"Sir, your accent sounds like ours. How long have you been away from home? In the seventh year of Tianjian, His Majesty has changed the name of Qingshan County and put it under the jurisdiction of Jiangcheng County. Think about it for twenty years.
, It’s been two years since Datong. Sir, do you want to eat first, or..."
The nagging shopkeeper talked for a while, but when no one responded, he put down his bookkeeping pen and raised his face. There was no one at the door opposite. He was stunned for a moment, and he laughed and cursed: "This is not a joke.
"
Immediately, he asked the clerk upstairs not to clean the room, and then he lowered his head and continued to calculate the accounts. Suddenly, he heard a "huh" sound, and there were a few copper coins next to the account book.
"Did I forget to put these three coins in my account... Hey, I've never seen this kind of money making. When did you get it?"
The shopkeeper doubtfully picked up the three coins and frowned to identify the coins he had never seen before. On the street outside, Chen Yuan was walking in the market wearing dirty and old clothes, looking at the world that had not changed much.
, his brows furrowed even more.
After reversing time and space, twenty years have passed. What year is this Great Year?
What happened to Master, Fatty, and Tianshi Mansion?
Fortunately, the mana was still there. Chen Yuaneng could feel that he was still in the Nascent Soul realm, but he seemed to be pressed by something and could only use a small amount of mana. It was almost as if he had just entered the golden elixir.
The withered trees are no longer withered, and the old cow is nowhere to be found...
"This is troublesome."
Chen Yuan looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar town in front of him. The market was noisy and lively, with people and donkey carts coming and going. Most of them were people from nearby villages who came during the market day and set up stalls along the street, selling home goods and woodworking.
Amid the noisy shouting, men pushed wheelbarrows and carried curious and wide-eyed children through the street; an embarrassed woman carrying a parcel looked left and right, as if she was a relative who had defected to Funiu Town here; the courageous salesman yelled a few times, and came in.
Stopping in front of the vendor, he opened the hot steamer, took the thick-wheat steamed buns handed to him, held them in his hands, and continued walking down the street while eating.
"Ghee fried pancakes~~Freshly oiled pancakes are more fragrant than those big white steamed buns~~"
"...Ceramic pots. We sell clay pots. Sir, don't you want one?"
"You idiot woman, why are you throwing water downstairs? No one is there!
"
The shouts and curses were mixed together, and it was the atmosphere of human fireworks that Chen Yuan was familiar with, but walking in it felt strangely strange.
As I walked forward, I saw a thin man struggling to put two bags of heavy objects on the donkey cart. He went over to help and then lightly threw them into the cart.
The thin man thanked him gratefully, and Chen Yuan just smiled, taking this opportunity to inquire about the current world.
"Brother, I am escaping from the north and returning to my hometown. May I ask how to get there from Jiangcheng County?"
His question was actually a clever one. It led to the commander-in-chief. If there was anything involved, the other party would definitely dissuade Chen Yuan. Following the trend, he was able to figure out who the current emperor was and what the name of the country was. Then he knew everything.
There is no need to appear so abrupt and arouse suspicion in your way of life.
"We heard that there was chaos in Wei State. You should flee back, otherwise you will lose your life. But what are you doing in Jiangcheng County? It is close to Liangdu. Recently, for some reason, there have been many official officials along the way. Clean the roads along the way, like
If you encounter me like this, I will inevitably be whipped, and I will probably arrest you and use you as a labor force."
Wei State...
Liang Du...that's what Liang Guo means.
Liang, Wei.
This is another useful piece of information. If I ask again, Chen Yuan probably won't be able to get anything out of this man. It just so happened that the shopkeeper came out and scolded the man. The latter quickly agreed and didn't say anything more to Chen Yuan.
, drove the donkey cart away.
On the dirty street, a group of children chased and quarreled from side to side. They passed by Chen Yuan and then turned back. They jumped and jumped around Hu, a slovenly man, wiping their faces with their fingers and singing.
"A shy, slovenly guy, with long hair that makes people dislike him!"
"A shy, slovenly man, with dirty and disgusting clothes!"
"Shy..."
The crunchy children were playing and shouting, and most of the passers-by glanced at them. Most of them were used to it, and there was nothing strange about them. Some of them were unhappy, so they stepped forward and scolded and waved to drive these naughty children away.
Chen Yuan smiled at the group of urchins who ran away as if nothing was wrong. He was not angry. In the eyes of others, it was just a silly smile, which made people sigh and shake their heads.
Turning the corner in front, Chen Yuan walked into a deserted alley. After a few steps, he came out again. His messy and tangled hair had been neatly combed and tied up on his head. Although his dirty robe was still old, it was
He has become much cleaner, his half-foot-long beard is neatly groomed, and there is a string of ghost-headed bells hanging around his waist, swaying gently.
At first glance, he looks like a teacher.
"Then go to Jiangcheng County and have a look..."
There have been a lot of changes in the past twenty years, but most of them will not change. If San'er had not died, he would have been over fifty, but I don't know if he still remembers me.
The town is not big, so I walked out in a few steps. There were a few mountain people carrying baskets on the road outside, standing on the roadside selling some leather goods to people leaving the town. They sold them as soon as possible before the sun went down, and hurried back.
The setting sun hangs over the top of the mountain, like a piece of rosy clothing draped on the mountainside. The noisy life of the town gradually disappears and the mountains and forests become quiet.
The mountains were gloomy and there was a thin mist. Chen Yuan looked back at the town and continued walking along the muddy mountain road at his feet.
The setting sun gradually dimmed its light after sinking into the mountains.
As night fell, insects chirped in the dark forest, and a sad wolf howl occasionally came from the winding mountain roads. However, Chen Yuan was too lazy to pay attention to such a gloomy scene. He simply reached out and grabbed a branch on the ground.
Remove the branches and leaves, cut off both ends, and let the sawdust fly in your hands, creating a small wood wither on its own.
"Second Master?"
But there was no response, which made Chen Yuan frown. Then he found a new branch and withered a little bird. In an instant, it flapped its wings in the palm of his hand and flew around him, making a cry.
Wow--
The sound of birds caused the crows in the forest to neigh, and gradually there was a firelight in front of the mountain road. Standing in the dark forest was an abandoned building.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! There are many travelers passing by in the mountains. Occasionally they cannot keep up with the sky, so they have to rest in an abandoned temple in the nearby mountains. When Chen Yuan came in, there were four people sitting around a bonfire, looking at him.
He glanced at it, then ignored it, and continued to tell some interesting anecdotes from all over the world.
"There have been a lot of police officers on the road recently, and we were inspected several times when we came here."
"I heard that a high-ranking official wanted to escort a clan member of the Wei Kingdom back, and the leader seemed to be a general named Chen..."
The two people on the other side of the bonfire were talking with smiles, while the two people on the other side looked a bit unnatural.
"It is better not to talk too much about the affairs of the country and the government."
"That's right, stop talking and talk about something else. You two are from Funiu Town. I want to ask something. Is there a powerful mage nearby?"
The four of them were obviously not companions together.
The faces of the other two people in question were blocked, and only half of their faces were illuminated by the firelight, and they were smiling brightly and dimly.
"Yes, I will take you there later."
"But it's not peaceful here recently. Are you afraid? I heard..."
The furnishings in the temple were dilapidated and in disrepair. There was a huge hole in the top. The moonlight was pouring down from above. The statues in the temple were also moved to the new temple down the mountain, leaving only an empty altar and abandoned altars.
Half a mud tire.
The dilapidated plaque was brought in and placed under the dusty altar. It was used as a bed and covered with thatch. After hearing these words, Chen Yuan glanced at them and leaned against the wall of the ruined temple, playing with the wood in his hand.
Bird, thinking about what happens next.
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The night was getting darker, and there were a few faint crackles of dead branches in the fire. Occasionally, a sad wolf howl sounded from the foothills outside, setting off the mountain wind, and the woods between the mountain paths outside the temple roared.
Among the four people chatting over the fire, a man who seemed to be the youngest felt a little scared when he heard about the ghosts of the two people opposite him. At this time, he heard a sound in the corner, so he turned around and saw the wood in Chen Yuan's hand.
The bird flew to the shoulder.
The man's eyes widened immediately, and he turned back tremblingly, raising his elbow to nudge the older companion next to him. His words were trembling slightly, and he glanced at the corner of the ruined temple from time to time.
"Brother...over there...that person's bird..."
The companion turned around and took a glance, which was not surprising at all.
"It's none of your business."
The timid man was slapped in the face, rubbed his head and looked back with some reluctance.
Outside the scope of the firelight, the man's face in the shadows in the corner flickered in and out of light from the bonfire. He was sitting there alone, with no one else around him.
swish swish...
Outside, the branches and leaves of the forest are swaying gently in the wind.
"It shouldn't be like this..."
The men all muttered, and the next moment, the wooden bird in Chen Yuan's hand came to life, flapping its wings and tilting its head at him.