After being dressed as the evil god
Chapter 108
If there is a small gap, you must take advantage of it, and if you have a small profit, you must gain it.Shaoyin, Shaoyang.
Liang Guo, Shezhou City.
This is one of the most prosperous places in Liang, and it is also one of the cities closest to Liangdu. It is facing Liangdu with the other two cities.There are troops stationed in the city, and practitioners are also sheltered.Therefore, even in the middle of the catastrophe, the city is still prosperous.The frost is approaching, and it is the time to prepare for the cold and tonic. There are people picking persimmons, enjoying chrysanthemums, and offering sacrifices to ancestors. The warm smell of mutton comes from the homes of many high-ranking families.There are delicate yellow chrysanthemums, gorgeous purple chrysanthemums, precious black chrysanthemums and jade-like green chrysanthemums.The child, who was lined with woolen embroidered gold-red jacket and looked like a doll with New Year pictures, held a round golden-red persimmon, ate a few mouthfuls with a spoon, and then threw it down again, refusing to touch it again.
The adult on the side hugged the doll and coaxed: "Why don't you eat it?"
"This is not sweet!" the child pushed the persimmon away childishly.
"It's all because it's too warm this year, and the persimmons aren't sweet. Let's eat mutton stew later, ah." The adult hugged the doll, full of love and affection.
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Separated by a wall, the garrison guards.
The naked refugees huddled in the dry grass, their stomachs were burning like fire, but their skin was turned dark blue by the cold autumn wind.
However, there is a wall.
A gust of wind passed through the refugees with dim eyes, shrunken and numb, passed through the formations on the city, and turned into a monk with a piano in the bustling and prosperous city of Shezhou.
The refugees who were swept by the wind raised their heads blankly. The wind just now...was it warm?
The incarnation of the gods walked quietly on the streets of the city, the vendors hawked, bargained with baskets, laughed and scolded the red dust rolling in the noise, reflected in those eyes, and turned into a vast cause and effect.
Chang Andu was picking radishes at a stall, negotiating the price while picking.
These days are simply not for people, the food is getting thinner and thinner, and the price is getting higher and higher.Frost's descent tonic, if he was at home, his mother would definitely pour him a large bowl of hot mutton soup, and there must be a few pieces of crispy stewed mutton and smooth tendons in it.He used to dislike the smell, but now that he thinks about it, it is full of fresh fragrance, and the hot air on his face can make people cry.
But Chang Andu didn't shed tears, he was negotiating the price with the radish vegetable vendor, so he finally got two pennies cheaper.Chang Andu was ready to go back with his basket, not to mention mutton, it would be good if he could afford carrots now, compared to those people outside the city, he still lived a decent life anyway.Eating radishes in winter and ginger in summer can be regarded as nourishing. He has been supplementing like this for half a month, how good it is.Chang Andu thought so hard to have fun, but in front of his eyes, he seemed to see his mother walking into the study with two bowls of steaming mutton soup, one for him and one for father...
Chang Andu blinked his eyes, and the dampness from the heat steam in his eyes dissipated.He raised his head and was about to continue walking when he suddenly saw an inexplicably familiar figure.
Mr. Lee?But it seems to be different.Mr. Li is dressed as a scholar in white, but this man is dressed in dark green robes, with a piano on his back, like a luthier.The temperament seems to be different, but it looks a bit like...
The man turned to look at him and smiled: "Chang Andu."
Chang Andu dared to admit it now, and said pleasantly, "Mr. Li! Why are you here?"
"I want to go to Liangdu and pass by here." Li Chi said.
"Do you have a place to stay, sir? If you don't dislike it, why don't you take a break at my place?" Chang Andu invited, seeing Li Chi's answer, he was overjoyed.
Meeting old acquaintances in a foreign land is even more rare in such troubled times.Although he only got along with Mr. Li once before, Mr. Li was his savior.That boat on the Jiuqu River...if Mr. Li hadn't been there, I'm afraid he would have been a dry bone at the bottom of the river.
Chang Andu brought Lichi to his residence full of joy, only then did he remember the embarrassment—his residence is not bad, but...the only thing he can eat here is radishes, it's fine for him to eat this, but how can he treat him? Where are the guests?
Li Chi saw his embarrassment, and said first: "I don't need food anymore."
"The noodle soup in Linjie's family is pretty good, I invite you to try it." Chang Andu earnestly invited, "My father left property here, although there is not much left, but a bowl of noodle soup is still affordable."
Seeing Li Chi's answer, Chang Andu was relieved.
Their family relies on the business between Lu and Liang for a living, and they also have a lot of assets in Liang.However, after the catastrophe, Chang Andu's father returned to the Lu country to avoid the catastrophe. It was impossible for him to return to the Liang country in a short time. The assets he left became fat in the eyes of many people.It's just a foreign businessman with no background. When he comes back, these things have changed hands countless times. Does he still have the ability to go back?
Chang Andu was exiled in Liang State by accident, but when he came here, most of their family's assets had been embezzled. Although the traces had not been erased yet, he was here alone without relatives to help him. Most of the old acquaintances here are also scattered.He didn't want to be troublesome, so he didn't pursue it. He just retrieved some easy things and kept the rest.
But during the disaster, prices kept rising. In such an environment, he had no business to do, and the assets he held would only be used less and less.He still doesn't know how long he will be trapped in Liang Guo before he can go home, so he can only save and save.
But Mr. Li saved his life, it would be outrageous for him to save on entertaining his savior.
The noodle soup shop that Chang Andu mentioned is on the next street, close to the city gate. The taste of their house is really good. Although it's past the time to eat, there are not too few customers in the shop, and there are even people carrying food. The box comes specially to take away.No, there was a temporary carriage at the entrance of the store, and there were probably female family members sitting in it. The man with the carriage dismounted and walked into the store, and ordered three soup noodles and some other side dishes to take away.
This man is well dressed, he is not a guard or something. The most special thing is the clothes he wears, which are white and soft, like light clouds in the sky, leaving a light and gentle fragrance wherever they pass.His background seems to be very good in the city of Shezhou, many people recognize him, Xiao Er has already approached him with a smile on his face, and the eyes of others will inevitably be attracted too much.
Li Chi also turned to take a look, but his eyes were not on that person, but more on his clothes.Chang Andu noticed it, and said: "Paper clothes have become popular in the city recently, and many high-ranking and wealthy families have begun to be proud of wearing paper clothes."
After he came to Shezhou City, he didn't want to sit and eat, and tried to find a way to make money, and he also paid attention to the paper clothes for a while on the way.People admire and love it because of its whiteness and elegance, but it is not easy to make paper clothes present such a beautiful state. It needs to be steamed and smashed repeatedly, and walnuts and frankincense are also used to cook it. Mixed with silk, the final formed paper will not be yellow and brittle, and it will be as white as a cloud, soft and light, and at the same time keep warm.
Not to mention the labor involved during this period, walnuts and frankincense are already very rare and expensive spices. After such operations, the cost of this kind of clean and simple paper clothes is no longer as high as that of good cotton or even silk clothes. cheap.With Chang Andu's current capital, he doesn't have the ability to get involved in this business, so he gave up after learning about it.
The poor and humble wear tree bark for fear of the cold, while the nobles praise paper clothes.
Li Chi has withdrawn his eyes indifferently, and the corner of his mouth seems to be mocking.
The noodle soup had to be cooked fresh so that there would be no confusion. All the customers in the store were waiting, but the man in the paper clothes was the last to enter the store, but he was the first to leave with a food box.The other guests did not show dissatisfaction, as if all this was taken for granted, but they inevitably used the freshest topics when chatting.
Whispering.
"...Now their Jiao family is doing well."
"what happened?"
"Not because of that rumor."
"What rumor?"
"You don't know? It's the king..."
Li Chi is holding a cup of tea and drinking slowly. What people are talking about is a rumor that has only flourished recently, but the foundation of this rumor actually has shadows as early as 20 years ago, but it was suppressed at that time, but now it is It exploded like sparks bursting into oil.
The content of the rumors is simple, but shocking enough—Xu Chang, the lord of the Liang Kingdom, united with Luo Jiao to kill his father and ascended the throne.
It may not be without cause.
23 years ago, the old lord of Liang State died of illness, and the current lord Xu Chang came to the throne.Xu Chang is the eldest son of the old lord, and also the heir who has been appointed long ago.Normally, as long as he waited until the death of the old king, he would naturally become the new ruler of the Liang Kingdom. Why would he risk the world's displeasure by killing his father?
However, although no one mentions some old things now, the old man Liang Guo still remembers them.In the early years of the previous old ruler of the Liang Kingdom, Xu Chang, the eldest son, was indeed appointed as the heir. However, more than 30 years ago, the old ruler obtained a concubine named Tu Yao. The world can have it, the old lord loves her very much.Tu Yao gave birth to a son 29 years ago, Huimin is beautiful, the old ruler loves him very much, and wants to make the youngest son the heir.
At that time, Xu Chang had already grown up, and the wife of the king also had power behind him.The old king's attitude was firm, and the two sides saw each other. This incident caused a lot of turmoil back then, and many people knew it.
The back-to-back tug-of-war has not yet yielded results, but Xu Chang and the mistress's wife have gradually shown signs of decline. Although the decree of changing the crown prince has not yet been written down, everyone can see the result. Xu Chang and the mistress's wife are just struggling. .
But at this stall, the old lord suddenly died suddenly. Xu Chang's status was originally in jeopardy, but at this time he was still the crown prince of the Liang Kingdom in name, and he succeeded to the throne and became the new lord of the Liang Kingdom. curtain.
As for the concubine whose color is said to be beyond the realm of human beings...
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Liangdu, deep palace and blue tiles.
They all wore thick cloaks embroidered with gold borders, and their hair was loosely tied behind their heads with silk ribbons. When the frost came and the wind chilled, a strand of black hair fell from his temples and hung down beside his white jade-like face, making his face more transparent White, pale lips, like a patient with thin blood and cold body, but his aura suppressed the feeling of sickness, so he no longer looked weak, but became bone-piercingly cold, just like this person Even breathing is cold.The colder he was, the more shockingly beautiful he appeared, which was the good looks he inherited from his mother.
But his color is still not as good as his mother's.With a smile full of flowers and a frown, it is a beauty that cannot be found in the world.
In Du Ji's memory, his mother often laughed. He didn't know what a beauty would do to a concubine, and he didn't think it was a beauty. He only knew that she was very gentle, would hug him, and make delicious food for him. The mother of the osmanthus cake.Only later did he realize that his mother often smiled only at him.But before he figured out why his mother was sad, the world changed.
The father died, and they said that Liang Wang's favorite concubine died because of excessive grief.
Duji was standing in a deserted yard, holding a jug of wine in his hand, the ordinary white porcelain jug was held by him, it looked like it was carved from beautiful jade.In front of a well in the yard, weeds were overgrown beside the well, and the mouth of the well was no more than twelve inches wide.It's so narrow that narrow people have little room to move while standing in it.
It was such a well that filled his mother.
He couldn't even find the bones. It is said that they were poured with medicinal powder that could melt bones.
How they hated her.
He was less than six years old back then, and his elder brother, who was old enough to be his father, first came to the throne, and brought him with guards and locked him in the old ancestral hall.
His parents are both dead, so he has to keep his filial piety.Xu Chang said so, and then sent someone to give him a meal of cold porridge with thin soup and little water every day.He was not allowed to go out, and no one was allowed to speak to him.
He can't die too fast, because Xu Chang can't be a tyrannical king who kills his younger brother, especially when there are rumors about his unstable position.But he can't live forever either.
Speaking of which, he had to thank Xu Chang's two sons and daughters.If it wasn't for Ah Ci, he wouldn't be able to survive in the ancestral hall, and if it wasn't for Xu Kang's strange disease, he wouldn't be able to save his life to see the light of day.
A small tablet was erected in front of the well, and the inscription on it was very simple, only two lines: "The tomb of my late mother Tu Shanyao" and "Zi Huanli" are all the names he used in Xuan Puritanism, Huan It's the name his mother gave him.The name that his mother circulated outside was Tu Yao, but in private, she once told him that her name was Tu Shanyao.She loves sweet-scented osmanthus the most, or making pastries or brewing liquid. Every time she drinks it, she looks far away into the distance.
After looking at it quietly for a while, they poured the sweet-scented osmanthus wine in the pot into the well.
The autumn wind swept away the withered grass, and there was no one in the courtyard.
In the palace covered with rattan pepper and green mud, Xu Yourong couldn't help trembling when he saw Duji suddenly appearing, and asked with a forced voice, "You... what are you going to do?"
"I'll take you to meet your parents." Du said very calmly.
Xu Yourong was pleasantly surprised at first, but in an instant he thought of more, his face turned pale, and he firmly grasped Duji's cloak, and asked, "You...me, my parents..."
Duji's voice was very calm, but there was frost in those dark eyes: "You should thank me. They never gave me such a chance back then."
Before I had time to see my mother for the last time, and I didn't know anything, I was dragged to the old ancestral hall by the guards.
Xu Yourong let out a mournful cry, and rushed up to fight him.They all easily restrained her, turned around and led her to disappear into the palace.
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In the noodle soup shop, people soon stopped discussing the rumor that Liang Wang Xuchang killed his father.
It is not a normal situation that this kind of rumors can suddenly become popular. Some people with keen senses have already smelled the smell of changing the sky. For example, in the city of Shezhou, the family that is the confidant of King Liang shrank, and the other family naturally became beautiful. .
However, at least the current king of Liang is still Xu Chang, so we should be careful when talking about these things in public.
Chang Andu took his own experience along the way as a topic, and chatted with Lichi.
"Saving my life is the most important thing." Chang Andu said with emotion, "I've been very lucky to have come all the way here since I got off the boat."
He entered Liang State from the bank of the Jiuqu River at the junction of Lu and Liang, and Shezhou City was already the hinterland of Liang State.This road is hundreds of millions of miles away, and evil spirits are rampant. He is just an ordinary mortal, not to mention cultivation, even his fists and feet have been practiced superficially. It is almost a miracle that he can come here safely.
"Perhaps it's...blessing." Chang Andu blurred the word in the middle, suppressing the joy of meeting Lichi by chance.
He wanted to talk about his father.Ever since he had that dream in Zhoujia Village beside the Jiuqu River, he felt that his father was indeed gone, died in that river, and died in the hands of the evil god.But no bones were seen, it was just a dream, and Chang Andu still had a small hope in his heart—maybe, maybe his father was still alive, but he was living in Liang country and couldn't return?Maybe that dream was just something he thought about day and night after listening to Da Zhou's words?
Maybe, as long as he doesn't admit it, his father is really still alive somewhere in the Liang country?
Just as he was talking, the shop waiter brought soup noodles, interrupting his sorrow.
The white porcelain bowl outlined in blue and white is steaming, and the yellowish clear soup contains half a bowl of snow-white fine noodles.The person who picks the noodles is a familiar hand, and the noodles lie neatly in the bowl, with a few sesame oil flowers and snow-white green onions floating on the soup.Stir with chopsticks, the noodles spread out clearly, exuding a tangy fragrance.
Chang Andu lowered his head, covered his eyes with the white steam of the noodle soup for a while, then raised his head and smiled at Lichi again: "Mr. Li, try it quickly! Their soup base is boiled with mutton bones. The noodles are strong and fresh. Very much."
There are not many noodles in the bowl, but they are flexible and elastic. The noodles are fragrant and soaked in the freshness of the soup. After a few mouthfuls, they are finished, and there is more than half of the bowl of hot soup left, which can be sipped slowly.The store is not afraid of people occupying seats, and there are mostly such customers in the store, chatting while drinking hot soup slowly after eating noodles.Warming up in the frosty autumn cold is very pleasant.
Chang Andu continued what he said before: "I didn't expect to make it to Shezhou City with Ben at the beginning, so I wanted to find a stable and sheltered place to live." Speaking of this, he couldn't help but smiled wryly.
He thought simply, anyway, he was living in Liang Guo, and his mother, wife and children were all in Lu, but he couldn't go back, so he could only stay in Liang Guo, try his best to let himself live well, don't wait until finally there is a way to return to Lu Opportunity, but he is already dead.
"As a result..." Chang Andu shook his head.
Because he traveled to and from Luliang with his father in the past, he claimed to be familiar with Liang Guo, but this time... Liang Guo has been turned upside down.It was as if all he had ever walked was the city by day, which dropped its disguise at night.
That's right, how can a country with a lot of evil sects and fish and dragons be in order?The catastrophe tore away the peace that was encouraged to maintain, and completely exposed the contradictions and struggles.
Starting from Zhoujia Village, Chang Andu has not been able to find a fairly stable place to live, which means having an asylum who is willing and able to protect his domain from the demons and ghosts that are rampant in the troubled times. The price demanded by the asylum is something he can afford.
And this kind of existence, in Liang Guo, is even rarer than flawless jade.
Chang Andu had to wander around all the time. He escaped from seemingly peaceful towns, and temporarily took refuge in cold and terrifying wilderness temples. s help……
"My journey can be regarded as the help of noble people who turned danger into good luck." Chang Andu smiled, "The two most dangerous times, one was on a boat on the Jiuqu River, and you rescued me, and the other time was when I was forced to live in the countryside when……"
He is a cautious enough person, he will calculate the distance and time, and try not to let himself be forced to settle in the wild.Although he has a talisman and other evil spirits on him, when he encounters a really difficult target, those things will not work at all, such as the white-faced evil god on the Jiuqu River.
But in such an environment, accidents are inevitable.At that time, Chang Andu originally thought he had found a good place to stay. The town was small and somewhat depressed. This was a common sight in the Liang Kingdom during the catastrophe, but other than that, it was generally stable.He originally planned to live there for a while, but at dusk, he discovered a problem - all the shadows in that town were in the opposite direction from the direction of the sunlight.
This discovery made Chang Andu's hair stand on end. Although he didn't know the reason behind it, he didn't need to know either. All he had to do was escape.
He managed to escape from the town before the last ray of sunlight disappeared, but he had to find a foothold in the wild. If he was lucky, he might not encounter anything and spend the night safely.His luck that night wasn't good, but it wasn't bad either.
"I met some ghosts..." Chang Andu's pupils dilated slightly when he said this, and he tensed up in fear as if being brought back to memory. He didn't elaborate on what he encountered, but just skipped it and continued. , "But fortunately, when I thought I was going to die, I met another person."
"That is a powerful chivalrous man. He is a really good man. He protected me for the second half of the journey, until I came to the city of Shezhou. It is close to Liangdu, and there are guards, so it is safe. I I just stayed there. That chivalrous man..."
Suddenly there was some noise outside the store, which attracted people's attention. Some curious and impatient people looked around for a while, but they still couldn't see what happened, so they called the waiter to ask.
The guy who had been running errands had gone out to find out what happened, and when he came back now, he just passed it on to the worried guests.
"The guards retreated to the city wall and put the refugees at the base of the wall. There was a commotion when some hungry and crazy refugees stopped people and cars entering and leaving the city gate to beg for food."
As soon as the news spread in the store, the guests immediately exploded.
"Why is it placed so close?"
"What are the guards thinking?"
"How can I go out of the city after this!"
"It's better to be Liang Du. I heard that the refugees were stopped thirty miles away."
"I heard that a carriage was forcibly stopped by refugees, not to mention things, even people are gone. Those refugees are crazy!"
The people in the store were either angry or sighed, and Chang Andu also felt uneasy.Refugees are certainly worthy of sympathy, but people who are hungry and crazy... can do anything.
Many people hurriedly downed the noodle soup left in their bowls, checked out and left the store.Those who can still go out to eat at this time have some wealth. Whether they can enter and leave the city safely has a great impact on them. The impact of refugees on themselves and their assets requires them to respond as soon as possible.
The noodle soup was exhausted, and after leaving the shop, the noise outside became a little louder.
Lichi cast a look from afar, someone is releasing food under the city wall, but it is far less professional than what King Lu and Xuan Qingjiao did in Gannan City.The refugees huddled together, because they were afraid that they would run out of food when it was their turn, so they all scrambled like crazy. If they got a little food, they desperately stuffed it down their throats, and some even choked to death.As for trampling and bruising, there are countless.The food delivery people have disappeared, only a group of starving people are left.The soldiers in iron armor stationed on the city wall just watched all this silently and indifferently.
This distribution of food is not saving people, it is killing people.
Shezhou City.Gongwei Liangdu, prosperous and prosperous, Shezhou City.It should be Liang Guo's power that protects this place, and it should be like this.
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"You shouldn't hate me."
Xu Yourong shivered in the corner, digging his nails into his flesh: "Xu Huan, after you let me see you killed my parents, how can you still say such a thing?"
"I let you see them for the last time. Your father also killed my parents." Duji said.
"You're lying to me!" Xu Yourong hissed sharply.She had cried until she had no more tears, only her bloodshot eyes were left staring.
Xu Chang and Xu Huan have the same father, Xu Huan killed her parents, he was killing his own brother and sister-in-law, but if Xu Chang killed Du Ji's parents, he was killing his own father!
Xu Yourong had also heard the raging rumors now, but if Xu Chang had the ability to kill the old Liang king, how could he be suppressed so much that he couldn't keep his heir apparent?
"He really raised you so naively." Duji said indifferently, "The cities of She, Jing and Hong defend Liangdu, and they are the most powerful barrier for Liangdu. Even though the domestic forces are chaotic, these three cities have always controlled In Xu's hands. But since your father came to the throne, Shezhou City has fallen into Luojiao's hands. Guess what kind of deal he made with Luojiao with Shezhou City?"
"This is impossible!" Xu Yourong's voice was louder than before, but she also trembled even more.
The Luo Sect is one of the most influential evil sects in Liang. They believe in a god called Luo Sheng Patriarch. The most famous teaching is "no biological parents"...
Duji was still talking unhurriedly: "The Luo religion believes in having no biological parents. Everyone in the world is the child of Luo Sheng's ancestor, and everyone should worship Luo Sheng's ancestor as their own parents, just like respecting and caring for their own parents. Respect and support Patriarch Luo Sheng, as for my real parents..."
They all laughed ironically.
"Xu Chang hit it off with them."
Xu Yourong rushed towards him like crazy, but that person, the one who forced her brother away and killed her parents, could still say that she shouldn't hate him!He just stretched out his hand, and pressed his long, pale hand on her head, and she fell into a dream uncontrollably.
Before she passed out completely, she heard the man's voice: "I'll at least let them die happily, Ah Ci..."
She didn't fall to the ground, they all supported her and hugged her back to the bed. The bed was soft and warm, but Xu Yourong was extremely unsteady, curled up with frowns.Duji stood by the couch and watched quietly for a while, then suddenly said: "Take care of her."
There was a yes in the air.
Duji turned and left the palace.
23 years ago, his world was turned upside down in one day.During the ten years of imprisonment in the ancestral hall, Ah Ci was not only the one who kept him alive, but also the only one who spoke to him and showed him kindness.Even after she was able to leave the ancestral hall due to Xu Kang's illness, she was the only one in the palace.All the people in the know kept silent and did not dare to communicate with him. Xu Chang would not let his son have any contact with him. Xu Kang didn't even know that his disease needed to be treated with blood transfusion. He only thought that he was cold and weak by nature. Uncle.Only Ah Ci, she already knew of his existence, and Xu Chang didn't want his daughter to know the truth behind it, so he has been innocently showing kindness to this frail and sick uncle.
Xu Chang killed his own father, but he is willing to be a good father to his children.
But regardless of the antecedents, he cherishes this kindness.so……
Ah Ci, you better be able to figure it out.
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Ah Ci fell into a dream.
She felt cold and hot, her lips were chapped, her throat seemed to be smoking, her stomach was on fire, but her body was shivering with cold.There was pain everywhere in her body, and the cold stone bricks under her body made her tremble uncontrollably, but she was so weak that she didn't even have the strength to support herself to crawl.
Her head hurts too, accompanied by unbearable dizziness.Every sound was amplified into a harsh noise in her head, like the sound of iron nails drilled in the brain.She even wished she could die, but another emotion was torn out from her heart.If you want to live, you must live!
So she tried to support her body, the pain where her palms touched the ground made her want to give up, she was too thin, as if there was only a layer of skin wrapped around the bones, the bones collided with the cold ground, and the joints were forced to prop up It was terribly light but already made it hard to bear the weight.
Ah Ci wants to give up, so just fall to the ground, even the feeling of falling to the ground is much better than the feeling of having to get up.
But the body, which seemed to have been raised after dipping the skeleton in wax twice, was still crawling.She can't control it.
This is not her dream.She's just attached to this body, feeling the body's feelings... and emotions.
She was forced to get up in this agony, but instead of standing or sitting up, she just crawled, to the place where the rasping voice was loudest in her head, and fell down again.
After the cold thing hit her lips, she finally understood why she crawled here.The sound she heard was the sound of rain, the rain leaked from the roof, freezing her internal organs to the point of solidification, but she had to swallow, even though every time she swallowed her throat hurt like swallowing coarse sand.
She needs water, and if she doesn't drink water, she will die.
And he wants to live.
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Xu Yourong woke up suddenly. She was lying on the side of the bed, throwing up as if her heart and lungs were going to come out.Tears streamed down the trembling hands, wet and cold.
She dreamed of being locked up in the old ancestral hall, but hunger was not the most unbearable thing.No one communicated with her, no books, no pens and paper, the doors and windows were always closed, and even the midday light was dim.She counted every brick and remembered exactly how many cracks a brick had.
She felt like she was going crazy.
Later, she stopped counting bricks.She started counting her own bones.She was so thin that she could clearly touch herself and count her bones.
Her head hurts and she is dizzy. Every time she counts her bones, the number of bones seems to be different. Sometimes she counts a few less bones, and sometimes she counts a few more bones.Sometimes when there are too many bones, she will think, if there are too many bones, can she bite them off and eat them into her stomach?Will this make me less hungry and uncomfortable?
Has she gone mad?
Xu Yourong lay on the bedside and vomited with tears streaming down her face.
That was not her dream, it was Xu Huan's dream.
That was what her father had done to Xu Huan.That was Xu Huan's experience of being imprisoned in the old ancestral hall.
That was Xu Huan's hatred.
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Shezhou City.
The god withdrew his gaze from afar, and his eyes were full of cause and effect.
The author has something to say: Chang Andu, who appeared in Chapters 72 and 73 of the first volume, went to the country of Liang on a ferry to find his father.Where there is a small gap, you must take advantage of it, and if you have a small profit, you must gain it.Shaoyin, Shaoyang. —— "36 Strategies"
Liang Guo, Shezhou City.
This is one of the most prosperous places in Liang, and it is also one of the cities closest to Liangdu. It is facing Liangdu with the other two cities.There are troops stationed in the city, and practitioners are also sheltered.Therefore, even in the middle of the catastrophe, the city is still prosperous.The frost is approaching, and it is the time to prepare for the cold and tonic. There are people picking persimmons, enjoying chrysanthemums, and offering sacrifices to ancestors. The warm smell of mutton comes from the homes of many high-ranking families.There are delicate yellow chrysanthemums, gorgeous purple chrysanthemums, precious black chrysanthemums and jade-like green chrysanthemums.The child, who was lined with woolen embroidered gold-red jacket and looked like a doll with New Year pictures, held a round golden-red persimmon, ate a few mouthfuls with a spoon, and then threw it down again, refusing to touch it again.
The adult on the side hugged the doll and coaxed: "Why don't you eat it?"
"This is not sweet!" the child pushed the persimmon away childishly.
"It's all because it's too warm this year, and the persimmons aren't sweet. Let's eat mutton stew later, ah." The adult hugged the doll, full of love and affection.
……
Separated by a wall, the garrison guards.
The naked refugees huddled in the dry grass, their stomachs were burning like fire, but their skin was turned dark blue by the cold autumn wind.
However, there is a wall.
A gust of wind passed through the refugees with dim eyes, shrunken and numb, passed through the formations on the city, and turned into a monk with a piano in the bustling and prosperous city of Shezhou.
The refugees who were swept by the wind raised their heads blankly. The wind just now...was it warm?
The incarnation of the gods walked quietly on the streets of the city, the vendors hawked, bargained with baskets, laughed and scolded the red dust rolling in the noise, reflected in those eyes, and turned into a vast cause and effect.
Chang Andu was picking radishes at a stall, negotiating the price while picking.
These days are simply not for people, the food is getting thinner and thinner, and the price is getting higher and higher.Frost's descent tonic, if he was at home, his mother would definitely pour him a large bowl of hot mutton soup, and there must be a few pieces of crispy stewed mutton and smooth tendons in it.He used to dislike the smell, but now that he thinks about it, it is full of fresh fragrance, and the hot air on his face can make people cry.
But Chang Andu didn't shed tears, he was negotiating the price with the radish vegetable vendor, so he finally got two pennies cheaper.Chang Andu was ready to go back with his basket, not to mention mutton, it would be good if he could afford carrots now, compared to those people outside the city, he still lived a decent life anyway.Eating radishes in winter and ginger in summer can be regarded as nourishing. He has been supplementing like this for half a month, how good it is.Chang Andu thought so hard to have fun, but in front of his eyes, he seemed to see his mother walking into the study with two bowls of steaming mutton soup, one for him and one for father...
Chang Andu blinked his eyes, and the dampness from the heat steam in his eyes dissipated.He raised his head and was about to continue walking when he suddenly saw an inexplicably familiar figure.
Mr. Lee?But it seems to be different.Mr. Li is dressed as a scholar in white, but this man is dressed in dark green robes, with a piano on his back, like a luthier.The temperament seems to be different, but it looks a bit like...
The man turned to look at him and smiled: "Chang Andu."
Chang Andu dared to admit it now, and said pleasantly, "Mr. Li! Why are you here?"
"I want to go to Liangdu and pass by here." Li Chi said.
"Do you have a place to stay, sir? If you don't dislike it, why don't you take a break at my place?" Chang Andu invited, seeing Li Chi's answer, he was overjoyed.
Meeting old acquaintances in a foreign land is even more rare in such troubled times.Although he only got along with Mr. Li once before, Mr. Li was his savior.That boat on the Jiuqu River...if Mr. Li hadn't been there, I'm afraid he would have been a dry bone at the bottom of the river.
Chang Andu brought Lichi to his residence full of joy, only then did he remember the embarrassment—his residence is not bad, but...the only thing he can eat here is radishes, it's fine for him to eat this, but how can he treat him? Where are the guests?
Li Chi saw his embarrassment, and said first: "I don't need food anymore."
"The noodle soup in Linjie's family is pretty good, I invite you to try it." Chang Andu earnestly invited, "My father left property here, although there is not much left, but a bowl of noodle soup is still affordable."
Seeing Li Chi's answer, Chang Andu was relieved.
Their family relies on the business between Lu and Liang for a living, and they also have a lot of assets in Liang.However, after the catastrophe, Chang Andu's father returned to the Lu country to avoid the catastrophe. It was impossible for him to return to the Liang country in a short time. The assets he left became fat in the eyes of many people.It's just a foreign businessman with no background. When he comes back, these things have changed hands countless times. Does he still have the ability to go back?
Chang Andu was exiled in Liang State by accident, but when he came here, most of their family's assets had been embezzled. Although the traces had not been erased yet, he was here alone without relatives to help him. Most of the old acquaintances here are also scattered.He didn't want to be troublesome, so he didn't pursue it. He just retrieved some easy things and kept the rest.
But during the disaster, prices kept rising. In such an environment, he had no business to do, and the assets he held would only be used less and less.He still doesn't know how long he will be trapped in Liang Guo before he can go home, so he can only save and save.
But Mr. Li saved his life, it would be outrageous for him to save on entertaining his savior.
The noodle soup shop that Chang Andu mentioned is on the next street, close to the city gate. The taste of their house is really good. Although it's past the time to eat, there are not too few customers in the shop, and there are even people carrying food. The box comes specially to take away.No, there was a temporary carriage at the entrance of the store, and there were probably female family members sitting in it. The man with the carriage dismounted and walked into the store, and ordered three soup noodles and some other side dishes to take away.
This man is well dressed, he is not a guard or something. The most special thing is the clothes he wears, which are white and soft, like light clouds in the sky, leaving a light and gentle fragrance wherever they pass.His background seems to be very good in the city of Shezhou, many people recognize him, Xiao Er has already approached him with a smile on his face, and the eyes of others will inevitably be attracted too much.
Li Chi also turned to take a look, but his eyes were not on that person, but more on his clothes.Chang Andu noticed it, and said: "Paper clothes have become popular in the city recently, and many high-ranking and wealthy families have begun to be proud of wearing paper clothes."
After he came to Shezhou City, he didn't want to sit and eat, and tried to find a way to make money, and he also paid attention to the paper clothes for a while on the way.People admire and love it because of its whiteness and elegance, but it is not easy to make paper clothes present such a beautiful state. It needs to be steamed and smashed repeatedly, and walnuts and frankincense are also used to cook it. Mixed with silk, the final formed paper will not be yellow and brittle, and it will be as white as a cloud, soft and light, and at the same time keep warm.
Not to mention the labor involved during this period, walnuts and frankincense are already very rare and expensive spices. After such operations, the cost of this kind of clean and simple paper clothes is no longer as high as that of good cotton or even silk clothes. cheap.With Chang Andu's current capital, he doesn't have the ability to get involved in this business, so he gave up after learning about it.
The poor and humble wear tree bark for fear of the cold, while the nobles praise paper clothes.
Li Chi has withdrawn his eyes indifferently, and the corner of his mouth seems to be mocking.
The noodle soup had to be cooked fresh so that there would be no confusion. All the customers in the store were waiting, but the man in the paper clothes was the last to enter the store, but he was the first to leave with a food box.The other guests did not show dissatisfaction, as if all this was taken for granted, but they inevitably used the freshest topics when chatting.
Whispering.
"...Now their Jiao family is doing well."
"what happened?"
"Not because of that rumor."
"What rumor?"
"You don't know? It's the king..."
Li Chi is holding a cup of tea and drinking slowly. What people are talking about is a rumor that has only flourished recently, but the foundation of this rumor actually has shadows as early as 20 years ago, but it was suppressed at that time, but now it is It exploded like sparks bursting into oil.
The content of the rumors is simple, but shocking enough—Xu Chang, the lord of the Liang Kingdom, united with Luo Jiao to kill his father and ascended the throne.
It may not be without cause.
23 years ago, the old lord of Liang State died of illness, and the current lord Xu Chang came to the throne.Xu Chang is the eldest son of the old lord, and also the heir who has been appointed long ago.Normally, as long as he waited until the death of the old king, he would naturally become the new ruler of the Liang Kingdom. Why would he risk the world's displeasure by killing his father?
However, although no one mentions some old things now, the old man Liang Guo still remembers them.In the early years of the previous old ruler of the Liang Kingdom, Xu Chang, the eldest son, was indeed appointed as the heir. However, more than 30 years ago, the old ruler obtained a concubine named Tu Yao. The world can have it, the old lord loves her very much.Tu Yao gave birth to a son 29 years ago, Huimin is beautiful, the old ruler loves him very much, and wants to make the youngest son the heir.
At that time, Xu Chang had already grown up, and the wife of the king also had power behind him.The old king's attitude was firm, and the two sides saw each other. This incident caused a lot of turmoil back then, and many people knew it.
The back-to-back tug-of-war has not yet yielded results, but Xu Chang and the mistress's wife have gradually shown signs of decline. Although the decree of changing the crown prince has not yet been written down, everyone can see the result. Xu Chang and the mistress's wife are just struggling. .
But at this stall, the old lord suddenly died suddenly. Xu Chang's status was originally in jeopardy, but at this time he was still the crown prince of the Liang Kingdom in name, and he succeeded to the throne and became the new lord of the Liang Kingdom. curtain.
As for the concubine whose color is said to be beyond the realm of human beings...
……
Liangdu, deep palace and blue tiles.
They all wore thick cloaks embroidered with gold borders, and their hair was loosely tied behind their heads with silk ribbons. When the frost came and the wind chilled, a strand of black hair fell from his temples and hung down beside his white jade-like face, making his face more transparent White, pale lips, like a patient with thin blood and cold body, but his aura suppressed the feeling of sickness, so he no longer looked weak, but became bone-piercingly cold, just like this person Even breathing is cold.The colder he was, the more shockingly beautiful he appeared, which was the good looks he inherited from his mother.
But his color is still not as good as his mother's.With a smile full of flowers and a frown, it is a beauty that cannot be found in the world.
In Du Ji's memory, his mother often laughed. He didn't know what a beauty would do to a concubine, and he didn't think it was a beauty. He only knew that she was very gentle, would hug him, and make delicious food for him. The mother of the osmanthus cake.Only later did he realize that his mother often smiled only at him.But before he figured out why his mother was sad, the world changed.
The father died, and they said that Liang Wang's favorite concubine died because of excessive grief.
Duji was standing in a deserted yard, holding a jug of wine in his hand, the ordinary white porcelain jug was held by him, it looked like it was carved from beautiful jade.In front of a well in the yard, weeds were overgrown beside the well, and the mouth of the well was no more than twelve inches wide.It's so narrow that narrow people have little room to move while standing in it.
It was such a well that filled his mother.
He couldn't even find the bones. It is said that they were poured with medicinal powder that could melt bones.
How they hated her.
He was less than six years old back then, and his elder brother, who was old enough to be his father, first came to the throne, and brought him with guards and locked him in the old ancestral hall.
His parents are both dead, so he has to keep his filial piety.Xu Chang said so, and then sent someone to give him a meal of cold porridge with thin soup and little water every day.He was not allowed to go out, and no one was allowed to speak to him.
He can't die too fast, because Xu Chang can't be a tyrannical king who kills his younger brother, especially when there are rumors about his unstable position.But he can't live forever either.
Speaking of which, he had to thank Xu Chang's two sons and daughters.If it wasn't for Ah Ci, he wouldn't be able to survive in the ancestral hall, and if it wasn't for Xu Kang's strange disease, he wouldn't be able to save his life to see the light of day.
A small tablet was erected in front of the well, and the inscription on it was very simple, only two lines: "The tomb of my late mother Tu Shanyao" and "Zi Huanli" are all the names he used in Xuan Puritanism, Huan It's the name his mother gave him.The name that his mother circulated outside was Tu Yao, but in private, she once told him that her name was Tu Shanyao.She loves sweet-scented osmanthus the most, or making pastries or brewing liquid. Every time she drinks it, she looks far away into the distance.
After looking at it quietly for a while, they poured the sweet-scented osmanthus wine in the pot into the well.
The autumn wind swept away the withered grass, and there was no one in the courtyard.
In the palace covered with rattan pepper and green mud, Xu Yourong couldn't help trembling when he saw Duji suddenly appearing, and asked with a forced voice, "You... what are you going to do?"
"I'll take you to meet your parents." Du said very calmly.
Xu Yourong was pleasantly surprised at first, but in an instant he thought of more, his face turned pale, and he firmly grasped Duji's cloak, and asked, "You...me, my parents..."
Duji's voice was very calm, but there was frost in those dark eyes: "You should thank me. They never gave me such a chance back then."
Before I had time to see my mother for the last time, and I didn't know anything, I was dragged to the old ancestral hall by the guards.
Xu Yourong let out a mournful cry, and rushed up to fight him.They all easily restrained her, turned around and led her to disappear into the palace.
……
In the noodle soup shop, people soon stopped discussing the rumor that Liang Wang Xuchang killed his father.
It is not a normal situation that this kind of rumors can suddenly become popular. Some people with keen senses have already smelled the smell of changing the sky. For example, in the city of Shezhou, the family that is the confidant of King Liang shrank, and the other family naturally became beautiful. .
However, at least the current king of Liang is still Xu Chang, so we should be careful when talking about these things in public.
Chang Andu took his own experience along the way as a topic, and chatted with Lichi.
"Saving my life is the most important thing." Chang Andu said with emotion, "I've been very lucky to have come all the way here since I got off the boat."
He entered Liang State from the bank of the Jiuqu River at the junction of Lu and Liang, and Shezhou City was already the hinterland of Liang State.This road is hundreds of millions of miles away, and evil spirits are rampant. He is just an ordinary mortal, not to mention cultivation, even his fists and feet have been practiced superficially. It is almost a miracle that he can come here safely.
"Perhaps it's...blessing." Chang Andu blurred the word in the middle, suppressing the joy of meeting Lichi by chance.
He wanted to talk about his father.Ever since he had that dream in Zhoujia Village beside the Jiuqu River, he felt that his father was indeed gone, died in that river, and died in the hands of the evil god.But no bones were seen, it was just a dream, and Chang Andu still had a small hope in his heart—maybe, maybe his father was still alive, but he was living in Liang country and couldn't return?Maybe that dream was just something he thought about day and night after listening to Da Zhou's words?
Maybe, as long as he doesn't admit it, his father is really still alive somewhere in the Liang country?
Just as he was talking, the shop waiter brought soup noodles, interrupting his sorrow.
The white porcelain bowl outlined in blue and white is steaming, and the yellowish clear soup contains half a bowl of snow-white fine noodles.The person who picks the noodles is a familiar hand, and the noodles lie neatly in the bowl, with a few sesame oil flowers and snow-white green onions floating on the soup.Stir with chopsticks, the noodles spread out clearly, exuding a tangy fragrance.
Chang Andu lowered his head, covered his eyes with the white steam of the noodle soup for a while, then raised his head and smiled at Lichi again: "Mr. Li, try it quickly! Their soup base is boiled with mutton bones. The noodles are strong and fresh. Very much."
There are not many noodles in the bowl, but they are flexible and elastic. The noodles are fragrant and soaked in the freshness of the soup. After a few mouthfuls, they are finished, and there is more than half of the bowl of hot soup left, which can be sipped slowly.The store is not afraid of people occupying seats, and there are mostly such customers in the store, chatting while drinking hot soup slowly after eating noodles.Warming up in the frosty autumn cold is very pleasant.
Chang Andu continued what he said before: "I didn't expect to make it to Shezhou City with Ben at the beginning, so I wanted to find a stable and sheltered place to live." Speaking of this, he couldn't help but smiled wryly.
He thought simply, anyway, he was living in Liang Guo, and his mother, wife and children were all in Lu, but he couldn't go back, so he could only stay in Liang Guo, try his best to let himself live well, don't wait until finally there is a way to return to Lu Opportunity, but he is already dead.
"As a result..." Chang Andu shook his head.
Because he traveled to and from Luliang with his father in the past, he claimed to be familiar with Liang Guo, but this time... Liang Guo has been turned upside down.It was as if all he had ever walked was the city by day, which dropped its disguise at night.
That's right, how can a country with a lot of evil sects and fish and dragons be in order?The catastrophe tore away the peace that was encouraged to maintain, and completely exposed the contradictions and struggles.
Starting from Zhoujia Village, Chang Andu has not been able to find a fairly stable place to live, which means having an asylum who is willing and able to protect his domain from the demons and ghosts that are rampant in the troubled times. The price demanded by the asylum is something he can afford.
And this kind of existence, in Liang Guo, is even rarer than flawless jade.
Chang Andu had to wander around all the time. He escaped from seemingly peaceful towns, and temporarily took refuge in cold and terrifying wilderness temples. s help……
"My journey can be regarded as the help of noble people who turned danger into good luck." Chang Andu smiled, "The two most dangerous times, one was on a boat on the Jiuqu River, and you rescued me, and the other time was when I was forced to live in the countryside when……"
He is a cautious enough person, he will calculate the distance and time, and try not to let himself be forced to settle in the wild.Although he has a talisman and other evil spirits on him, when he encounters a really difficult target, those things will not work at all, such as the white-faced evil god on the Jiuqu River.
But in such an environment, accidents are inevitable.At that time, Chang Andu originally thought he had found a good place to stay. The town was small and somewhat depressed. This was a common sight in the Liang Kingdom during the catastrophe, but other than that, it was generally stable.He originally planned to live there for a while, but at dusk, he discovered a problem - all the shadows in that town were in the opposite direction from the direction of the sunlight.
This discovery made Chang Andu's hair stand on end. Although he didn't know the reason behind it, he didn't need to know either. All he had to do was escape.
He managed to escape from the town before the last ray of sunlight disappeared, but he had to find a foothold in the wild. If he was lucky, he might not encounter anything and spend the night safely.His luck that night wasn't good, but it wasn't bad either.
"I met some ghosts..." Chang Andu's pupils dilated slightly when he said this, and he tensed up in fear as if being brought back to memory. He didn't elaborate on what he encountered, but just skipped it and continued. , "But fortunately, when I thought I was going to die, I met another person."
"That is a powerful chivalrous man. He is a really good man. He protected me for the second half of the journey, until I came to the city of Shezhou. It is close to Liangdu, and there are guards, so it is safe. I I just stayed there. That chivalrous man..."
Suddenly there was some noise outside the store, which attracted people's attention. Some curious and impatient people looked around for a while, but they still couldn't see what happened, so they called the waiter to ask.
The guy who had been running errands had gone out to find out what happened, and when he came back now, he just passed it on to the worried guests.
"The guards retreated to the city wall and put the refugees at the base of the wall. There was a commotion when some hungry and crazy refugees stopped people and cars entering and leaving the city gate to beg for food."
As soon as the news spread in the store, the guests immediately exploded.
"Why is it placed so close?"
"What are the guards thinking?"
"How can I go out of the city after this!"
"It's better to be Liang Du. I heard that the refugees were stopped thirty miles away."
"I heard that a carriage was forcibly stopped by refugees, not to mention things, even people are gone. Those refugees are crazy!"
The people in the store were either angry or sighed, and Chang Andu also felt uneasy.Refugees are certainly worthy of sympathy, but people who are hungry and crazy... can do anything.
Many people hurriedly downed the noodle soup left in their bowls, checked out and left the store.Those who can still go out to eat at this time have some wealth. Whether they can enter and leave the city safely has a great impact on them. The impact of refugees on themselves and their assets requires them to respond as soon as possible.
The noodle soup was exhausted, and after leaving the shop, the noise outside became a little louder.
Lichi cast a look from afar, someone is releasing food under the city wall, but it is far less professional than what King Lu and Xuan Qingjiao did in Gannan City.The refugees huddled together, because they were afraid that they would run out of food when it was their turn, so they all scrambled like crazy. If they got a little food, they desperately stuffed it down their throats, and some even choked to death.As for trampling and bruising, there are countless.The food delivery people have disappeared, only a group of starving people are left.The soldiers in iron armor stationed on the city wall just watched all this silently and indifferently.
This distribution of food is not saving people, it is killing people.
Shezhou City.Gongwei Liangdu, prosperous and prosperous, Shezhou City.It should be Liang Guo's power that protects this place, and it should be like this.
……
"You shouldn't hate me."
Xu Yourong shivered in the corner, digging his nails into his flesh: "Xu Huan, after you let me see you killed my parents, how can you still say such a thing?"
"I let you see them for the last time. Your father also killed my parents." Duji said.
"You're lying to me!" Xu Yourong hissed sharply.She had cried until she had no more tears, only her bloodshot eyes were left staring.
Xu Chang and Xu Huan have the same father, Xu Huan killed her parents, he was killing his own brother and sister-in-law, but if Xu Chang killed Du Ji's parents, he was killing his own father!
Xu Yourong had also heard the raging rumors now, but if Xu Chang had the ability to kill the old Liang king, how could he be suppressed so much that he couldn't keep his heir apparent?
"He really raised you so naively." Duji said indifferently, "The cities of She, Jing and Hong defend Liangdu, and they are the most powerful barrier for Liangdu. Even though the domestic forces are chaotic, these three cities have always controlled In Xu's hands. But since your father came to the throne, Shezhou City has fallen into Luojiao's hands. Guess what kind of deal he made with Luojiao with Shezhou City?"
"This is impossible!" Xu Yourong's voice was louder than before, but she also trembled even more.
The Luo Sect is one of the most influential evil sects in Liang. They believe in a god called Luo Sheng Patriarch. The most famous teaching is "no biological parents"...
Duji was still talking unhurriedly: "The Luo religion believes in having no biological parents. Everyone in the world is the child of Luo Sheng's ancestor, and everyone should worship Luo Sheng's ancestor as their own parents, just like respecting and caring for their own parents. Respect and support Patriarch Luo Sheng, as for my real parents..."
They all laughed ironically.
"Xu Chang hit it off with them."
Xu Yourong rushed towards him like crazy, but that person, the one who forced her brother away and killed her parents, could still say that she shouldn't hate him!He just stretched out his hand, and pressed his long, pale hand on her head, and she fell into a dream uncontrollably.
Before she passed out completely, she heard the man's voice: "I'll at least let them die happily, Ah Ci..."
She didn't fall to the ground, they all supported her and hugged her back to the bed. The bed was soft and warm, but Xu Yourong was extremely unsteady, curled up with frowns.Duji stood by the couch and watched quietly for a while, then suddenly said: "Take care of her."
There was a yes in the air.
Duji turned and left the palace.
23 years ago, his world was turned upside down in one day.During the ten years of imprisonment in the ancestral hall, Ah Ci was not only the one who kept him alive, but also the only one who spoke to him and showed him kindness.Even after she was able to leave the ancestral hall due to Xu Kang's illness, she was the only one in the palace.All the people in the know kept silent and did not dare to communicate with him. Xu Chang would not let his son have any contact with him. Xu Kang didn't even know that his disease needed to be treated with blood transfusion. He only thought that he was cold and weak by nature. Uncle.Only Ah Ci, she already knew of his existence, and Xu Chang didn't want his daughter to know the truth behind it, so he has been innocently showing kindness to this frail and sick uncle.
Xu Chang killed his own father, but he is willing to be a good father to his children.
But regardless of the antecedents, he cherishes this kindness.so……
Ah Ci, you better be able to figure it out.
……
Ah Ci fell into a dream.
She felt cold and hot, her lips were chapped, her throat seemed to be smoking, her stomach was on fire, but her body was shivering with cold.There was pain everywhere in her body, and the cold stone bricks under her body made her tremble uncontrollably, but she was so weak that she didn't even have the strength to support herself to crawl.
Her head hurts too, accompanied by unbearable dizziness.Every sound was amplified into a harsh noise in her head, like the sound of iron nails drilled in the brain.She even wished she could die, but another emotion was torn out from her heart.If you want to live, you must live!
So she tried to support her body, the pain where her palms touched the ground made her want to give up, she was too thin, as if there was only a layer of skin wrapped around the bones, the bones collided with the cold ground, and the joints were forced to prop up It was terribly light but already made it hard to bear the weight.
Ah Ci wants to give up, so just fall to the ground, even the feeling of falling to the ground is much better than the feeling of having to get up.
But the body, which seemed to have been raised after dipping the skeleton in wax twice, was still crawling.She can't control it.
This is not her dream.She's just attached to this body, feeling the body's feelings... and emotions.
She was forced to get up in this agony, but instead of standing or sitting up, she just crawled, to the place where the rasping voice was loudest in her head, and fell down again.
After the cold thing hit her lips, she finally understood why she crawled here.The sound she heard was the sound of rain, the rain leaked from the roof, freezing her internal organs to the point of solidification, but she had to swallow, even though every time she swallowed her throat hurt like swallowing coarse sand.
She needs water, and if she doesn't drink water, she will die.
And he wants to live.
……
Xu Yourong woke up suddenly. She was lying on the side of the bed, throwing up as if her heart and lungs were going to come out.Tears streamed down the trembling hands, wet and cold.
She dreamed of being locked up in the old ancestral hall, but hunger was not the most unbearable thing.No one communicated with her, no books, no pens and paper, the doors and windows were always closed, and even the midday light was dim.She counted every brick and remembered exactly how many cracks a brick had.
She felt like she was going crazy.
Later, she stopped counting bricks.She started counting her own bones.She was so thin that she could clearly touch herself and count her bones.
Her head hurts and she is dizzy. Every time she counts her bones, the number of bones seems to be different. Sometimes she counts a few less bones, and sometimes she counts a few more bones.Sometimes when there are too many bones, she will think, if there are too many bones, can she bite them off and eat them into her stomach?Will this make me less hungry and uncomfortable?
Has she gone mad?
Xu Yourong lay on the bedside and vomited with tears streaming down her face.
That was not her dream, it was Xu Huan's dream.
That was what her father had done to Xu Huan.That was Xu Huan's experience of being imprisoned in the old ancestral hall.
That was Xu Huan's hatred.
……
Shezhou City.
The god withdrew his gaze from afar, and his eyes were full of cause and effect.
The author has something to say: Chang Andu, who appeared in Chapters 72 and 73 of the first volume, went to the country of Liang on a ferry to find his father.Where there is a small gap, you must take advantage of it, and if you have a small profit, you must gain it.Shaoyin, Shaoyang. —— "36 Strategies"
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