Cherish the lunch with wine and meat, don’t forget the hard work
"Forget it, I'm too lazy to argue with you." Song Wan knew that what the Demon Lord said was of course the truth. He could hold the Demon Emperor back, but it was really not appropriate for the two of them to take action. The best way was to wait for a while before telling the Demon Emperor their whereabouts.
, when the time comes, even if the Demon Emperor comes to the human world, he will still be looking for a needle in a sea of people.
"Can you find anyone with cultivation level above Immortal Lord in the human world?" The Demon King asked, "With just a few of us, it's not very safe. Wan'er, you'd better stay away, lest you can't help but get backlash.
It's hurt." The Demon Emperor strongly opposed Song Wan's participation, which was naturally agreed by Apeng. When the Demon Lord abstained without expressing his position, the minority obeyed the majority, and Song Wan was excluded from the action.
"Yes, yes, but we don't know where he is now. We did find out some information about him, but we don't know whether it is true or not." Song Wan knew that she was already a 'little talker', so she didn't say more.
"That's what you said, your Grandpa Ouyang?" The Demon Lord asked. Songwan's master is no longer in the world, so there are very few people she knows in the world, let alone a person with this kind of cultivation. Who is alive?
Antiques that are tens of thousands of years old are naturally one of them.
"Well, that's him. I plan to go to Xiyuan with Brother Apeng. It's best if we can find Grandpa Ouyang. If we can't find him, there's nothing we can do. The three of us can only break the formation. In the end, we can only
I can do my best and obey fate." Song Wan looked at the still prosperous capital city and was filled with emotion. This was the third stop on her journey down the mountain. How could she be willing to watch this place being destroyed.
"Do you want us to go with you?" The Demon Emperor was a little worried about Songwan's safety, but he had placed all his bets on Songwan. If something happened to Songwan, he could no longer withstand the blow.
"No, it's fine as long as Brother Apeng is with me. We will go back as soon as possible. You and Grandpa Demon Lord just stay here in Kyoto. Always pay attention to the movements of the formation and the underworld. If anything goes wrong, you can
Resist for a while." Song Wan's naturally noble leadership temperament was clearly revealed at this time.
Songwan and Apeng embarked on the road to Xiyuan. Besides Songwan and Apeng, there was another person.
"Is it easy for me to follow you here and there even though I'm so old? I'm my father's only son. If anything goes wrong, my father will settle the score with you..."
Song Wan was walking with the Qi, while Apeng was driving the Yulong Yin, but there was an extra oil bottle at the back.
Shao Mu hugged Apeng tightly from behind, with his eyes closed tightly. In order to keep his ears clean, Apeng did not set up protection for him, but... the result was that although the wind was very strong, making it difficult for people to open their mouths, but
Shao Mu's endurance was clearly inhuman, leaving both Song Wan and Apeng speechless.
Even though his speech was blurred by the wind, Shao Mu still didn't shut up and even said he was exercising his endurance.
"If you say another word, I will throw you down." Apeng couldn't bear it anymore, but this sentence really worked for Shao Mu.
"No, brother, I haven't married a wife yet, and I haven't given birth to a fat grandson for my father yet." A Peng tilted his feet, and Shao Mu's face changed. He knew that A Peng was a demon cultivator, so naturally
There is no moral bottom line.
"Then shut up." Apeng rubbed his painful temples and felt deeply tired. Even when facing thousands of troops, Apeng had never felt so powerless.
Because Shao Mu's cultivation level was too low, the speed of the three of them was not very fast. Even if Apeng later used his own power to protect Shao Mu, such a long journey still made Shao Mu dizzy and even caused nausea and vomiting.
"I didn't expect that you would also have times like this." Seeing Shao Mu's embarrassed look, Song Wan suddenly felt very happy.
"Master, I... this was an accident!" Shao Mu's words were now a little unclear.
"Come on, you are a country bumpkin who has never seen the world." A Peng struck, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, remembering that the first time he followed Master and the others to fly with Qi, wasn't it the same feeling? Looking at the slim Song Wan in front of him, his eyes widened.
A hint of warmth surged into my heart.
"This should be Xiyuan." Song Wan didn't notice A Peng's emotional changes behind her. She held a map in her hand and looked at it carefully.
"Let's find someone to ask." Apeng really couldn't compliment Songwan's ability to read maps, "Remember not to look at the map backwards next time."
After Song Wanjing was reminded by Apeng, she realized that she was holding the map upside down, and her pretty face turned red instantly, "This...ahem."
Song Wan wanted to say something, but when she saw the smile on A Peng's face, she felt embarrassed and turned away.
Song Wan saw a farmer taking a nap in the field not far ahead, and walked towards him.
As she got closer, Song Wan saw that the old farmers were taking a nap, and some hunchbacked old farmers were standing under the trees and sighing.
"Old man, the crops are growing so well, why are you sighing?" Song Wan could feel the old farmer's sadness.
"Hey, my dear, you are from out of town, right?" the old farmer said. The unfamiliar accent made Songwan confused, but fortunately, she could still use his telepathic communication with mortals.
"Yes, my two brothers and I came here to find relatives." Song Wan pointed at A Peng and Shao Mu in the distance and said.
"Daughter, you don't know something. There is a large-scale military recruitment here. My family used to be doing well, and my two sons were considered filial. But as soon as the recruitment notice came out, my two sons and my eldest grandson were all
They were forcibly conscripted into military service, but my grandson has just turned ten." Tears welled up in the eyes of the old farmer.
"After my son and grandson left, only my two daughters-in-law and me were left at home. My wife has been bedridden all year round, and we old and weak women and children have no one to care about or ask them. How are we going to live like this?" the old farmer said with tears streaming down his face.
"Old man, don't all the families of conscripts receive food and salary subsidies?" Although Song Wan didn't stay in the mortal world for long, she had read a lot about the mortal world from her master's books, and she knew something about it.
"Food and salary? The food and salary allocated from the treasury passed through the hands of many officials, and each one deducted a little bit. A total of ten taels of silver and ten stones of rice a year. How much can we get? Three of my family members went to serve in the military. One year
But I can only get two or three taels of silver and five shi of rice to make a living. My old man is very old and is about to die.
After being laid to rest, we still have to find ways to support our family. The eldest daughter-in-law is in poor health and suffered a cold during confinement when she gave birth to her eldest grandson. Now she only has half her life left. The second daughter-in-law is pregnant with Liujia and now she
She’s about to give birth. This year’s harvest will be around 10 o’clock in two months, and there’s nothing left to eat at home.” The old farmer burst into tears.
"Old man, please take me to your home. I have some things I want to know. I came here to look for my relatives, but I haven't found them after so many days. Alas, we still have some money with us, which can alleviate your family's worries.
Difficult." Song Wan pointed at Shao Mu, who was strolling over in the courtyard.
"Well, my house is right in front. If my daughter doesn't mind that my house is bare, she can rest at the old man's house." The old farmer pointed to the farmhouse not far away and said, "As for money, although the old man is poor, he will not take money from others casually.
."
Song Wan was a little moved by the old farmer's words, and at the same time she lamented that it really took half a penny to stump the heroic man.
"Brother Apeng, let's go sit at the old gentleman's house." Song Wan turned her head and winked at Apeng.
"Yes." Apeng didn't say much. They grew up together, so he naturally knew what Songwan was thinking. He also heard what Songwan said to the old farmer just now, let alone hundreds of meters, or tens of thousands of meters.
With his level of cultivation, it is not difficult to eavesdrop.
A few people were led by the old farmer to the farmhouse. There were three couples living in the four simple farmhouses, but now, all the laborers in the family were gone.
Looking at the farmhouse in front of me, not only are the four walls bare, but the remaining four walls are already crooked and about to collapse.
The thatch on the roof has not been renovated for who knows how long. A few bird's nests are hung under the eaves, which adds a bit of vitality to the thatched house. The dilapidated house has been in disrepair for a long time, and it is not known whether it will leak from the rain.
When Song Wan entered the house, a rotten smell hit her face, causing her to sneeze twice.
"Ahem, old lady, we have a visitor~" The old farmer seemed a little embarrassed. Looking at the clothes Songwan and the others were wearing, he knew they must be children of a noble family. They must not be able to stand the appearance of his own family. "I'm sorry, my family...sigh," the old farmer said.
He could only sigh and became silent.
A trembling old woman walked out of the house. She was leaning on a cane with both hands. She was as skinny as a stick. It seemed that the old woman would fall down with just a breeze.
"You old man, are you kidding me again? Our family is like this, how can we have guests coming?" The old woman raised her head with difficulty and saw Song Wan and the others. She was stunned at first, then rubbed her eyes.
"They are..." The old woman glared at the old farmer with some annoyance.
"Mother-in-law, we are here to find relatives. When we passed by your house, I heard about the situation at your home. Maybe we can help." Song Wan stepped forward and supported the shaky old woman without hesitation.
"I'm fine." The old man broke free from Song Wan's supporting hands.
"Daughter, what do you want to know? My husband and I know everything, but we still don't want to stay here for a long time." The old woman's eyes filled with tears.
"They're here again?" the old farmer asked angrily.
"Yes, I just left. You came back just after they left." The old woman sighed.
"Who is it?" Song Wan and others were confused.
"Well, it's a long story. The government here is recruiting troops everywhere. Since the army has been expanded, these troops naturally need to eat. Not only have they deducted our food and wages, they have also increased taxes and forcibly collected food. The people are suffering terribly.
Talk." The old farmer shook his head.
"Then don't you have anyone to complain?" Song Wan didn't speak this time, but asked Shao Mu, who had always had a cynical attitude.
"It's useless. Haven't you heard that the government office opens to the south. If you don't have money, don't come in. They have officials protecting each other, but it's not us who suffer in the end. The common people can only dare to be angry but dare not speak out." The old farmer's eyes were clear.