After a sleepless night, Shi Yu hurriedly summoned Mu Liu early the next morning and told him to go to the village where Old Man Xin lived, chat with Li Zheng there, and learn more about everything in this world, and asked him to guard the residence.
Mu Liu said that it was inappropriate. This world was too weird. Even ordinary people could control the soul-washing needle. If Shi Yu didn't resist it, it would be a farewell for a long time. Just think about it and you know that the city government would not let this place go. Wait.
If he brought people here again, when Shi Yu came back, there would be a piece of white earth with charred corpses. He had to go on the road with Shi Yu.
Shi Yu thought about it and nodded in agreement. Everyone dismantled and put away the courtyard, and the black and white waves followed the mark that Shi Yu left on Old Man Xin.
Sure enough, Shi Yu and others left for half a day, and a group of people fell here. The city governor with a bruised nose and swollen face was among them, but this time he was not the leader, but a man with three strands of hair under his chin and a beard with an immortal air.
There was a person who looked like a secular official who accompanied me respectfully.
Shi Yu and others had already left long ago, so naturally they knew nothing about it, but when they followed the trail and caught up with Old Man Xin, they were all dumbfounded - Old Man Xin was carrying a rag bag, wiping his sweat step by step while moving hard.
Stepping forward, he looked at the possibility of sweating and losing strength and fainting by the roadside at any time. How could he have the courage to knock down Thirty-One with three punches and two kicks?
Old Man Xin was unaware of Shi Yu and the others who were floating in mid-air and staring at him. They were walking and mumbling.
He was actually complaining that he had lost a good plowing cow in vain. If he could bring home a good ox, his descendants would not have to worry about plowing the fields for several generations, and he could have another daughter-in-law and more children.
Thirty-one heard Old Man Xin's soliloquy clearly, his already dark face was as angry as pig iron, hot air was blowing out from his nostrils, and his eyes were glowing red.
Although he had lost his memory, he still had a powerful temper. How could he endure being so despised by a dying old man who even wanted to capture him as an heirloom farm cattle? But he had to endure it if he couldn't. He really didn't have the guts to fight again
One day, a man was sulking behind the team.
"Mr. Xin, are you still on your way? I've brought you a cow!" Shi Yu greeted warmly.
Shi Yu had no time to accompany Old Man Xin on his way slowly. As far as he could see, there was no village within dozens of miles. According to Old Man Xin's speed, it would take him a day or two to walk to a village hundreds of miles away.
"Who?" Old Man Xin was immersed in self-blame and couldn't extricate himself. When he heard someone calling him and telling him what he was hoping for, he woke up suddenly and looked around but there was no one. It was not until he looked up in wonder for a long time that he saw...
Yu stood above his head with a smile and bowed his head.
Old Man Xin didn't think Shi Yu's smile was amiable. He screamed in fright and rolled over on the ground. He got into the bushes beside the dirt path. His clothes were torn in many places and his dirty skin was scratched.
bloodstain.
"Eh? Old man, what are you doing? I never hurt you, what are you afraid of?" Shi Yu gently stepped on the ground, stretched out his hand to lift out the old man Xin who was huddled in the bushes, and put it in front of him.
"Sir, please forgive me! The little old man no longer dares to talk nonsense. I still have three women and a dozen children to raise at home. Sir, please let me go..." As he said this, Old Man Xin began to wipe his nose again.
tears.
After Shi Yu tried to persuade him with kind words, he showed that he had no ill intentions and just wanted to go with him to the village to meet Li Zheng. Only then did Old Man Xin gradually calm down and nodded and bowed to Shi Yu, with a stiff smile on his face.
Old Man Xin was so excited about the next journey that he completely threw away his fear of Shi Yu and others. He did not expect that he could fly through the clouds like the Immortal Master, even though he was held in the hand by Thirty-One angrily.
Marveling all the way, with hundreds of miles of scenery in his sights, Old Man Xin turned around and looked at Thirty-One who was holding him, and suddenly felt so aggrieved. He obviously beat him half to death, so he should be the master of this guy. Why?
A cow can fly, but he can't.
Seeing him looking at her, Thirty-One snorted with big nostrils, which frightened Xin
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The old man was excited and quickly turned his head and pretended to continue admiring the scenery.
What he was afraid of was not Thirty-One, but Shi Yu, the big demon slave who couldn't even be dealt with by Chengzhi using immortal treasures. He didn't dare to offend him at all.
After only a dozen breaths, everyone landed at the door of Old Man Xin's shabby thatched cottage.
Old Man Xin fell to the ground and yelled, "I'm back!" The dilapidated house, which was as quiet as death, began to boil. There were literally a dozen big and small babies running out to call daddy. A few of them were staggering and had runny noses.
Bubble.
Shi Yu couldn't believe what he saw. Just now he thought the old man was talking nonsense to gain sympathy, but now there were more than a dozen living dolls running around all over the floor. Shi Yu really admired this old man Xin who was growing stronger.
Following the doll came out three women. To be precise, they were an old woman with a wrinkled face, a middle-aged woman in her forties, and a young woman. The young woman looked no more than eighteen or nineteen, and she still had a big belly.
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"Old man Xin, you can do it!" Shi Yu praised sincerely, "Half of your village is your family!"
This old woman must not be able to have another child, so the children she gave birth to must have already grown up and left home. Even if the children born to this middle-aged woman are older, they should separate and fend for themselves. Think about it, at least half of them are gone, and there are still more here.
With so many minors, Shi Yu felt that Old Man Xin's farming ability was first-rate, whether in the field or on the kang.
"Hey, my family is poor and we can't afford lamp oil, so we have nothing to do at night..." Xin Han himself felt a little embarrassed and apologized with a smile.
"Can't afford lamp oil?" Shi Yu then took a closer look at each of Old Man Xin's relatives. They all looked sallow and thin, and several little guys tore off Old Man Xin's rag bag and dug in it with drooling eyes.
"Hehe, adults are just kidding. Sometimes I bring some dried fruit candies to the little ones when I come back, but not this time..."
Old Man Xin explained to Shi Yu, his voice getting lower and lower, and he kept looking at his three wives.
When the three women first came out, their eyes were filled with light when they saw Shi Yu and others. When they heard Old Man Xin calling you "Sir," there was only a hint of contempt in their eyes.
It wasn't until the children ripped the bag apart that there were no household items, only a few unknown herbs. Their faces darkened and their eyes completely lost their energy, and they slowly moved back into the house without even saying hello to Shi Yu.
"Old man Xin, weren't you going to buy oil and salt? Where are the things?" Shi Yu asked. He felt uncomfortable seeing the three women looking depressed.
"Isn't this uncle arrested by you before we even entered the city? After escaping, he didn't dare to go back to buy..." Old Man Xin was half-sent, because Shi Yu had already reached out to pick up a three or four-year-old baby, holding up both hands.
Look carefully in front of you.
"Brother, brother." The child didn't know what it meant to be afraid. Seeing that Shi Yu's face looked similar to that of his brothers who had just grown up, he yelled out randomly. Old Man Xin was so frightened that he rushed over and slapped his buttocks several times.
, and suddenly the little guy cried out in pain.
"Sir, please don't blame me. This little brat of mine doesn't understand anything. He's yelling and screaming!" As he spoke, he slapped her hard a few more times, and his bald little buttocks immediately became red and swollen.
"What are you doing!" Shi Yu twisted his eyebrows and shouted angrily. Old man Xin was so frightened that he threw the child aside and knelt on the ground, trembling.
The child didn't understand why his father knelt on the ground and cried louder. Several other younger children also started crying together for no apparent reason. The older ones stood aside blankly, not knowing what to do.
.Suddenly there was a mess in front of the thatched house, and cries and cries kept coming and going.
Old Man Xin's three wives were also frightened at this time. They quickly walked out of the thatched hut and knelt down with their husband regardless of the reason, kowtowing to Shi Yu.
Only then did the three women realize why Old Man Xin had treated these people so politely just now.
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The people began to tremble like chaff. The story of the demon slaves has long been a horrific legend that has been spread by word of mouth. But before, they had always thought that Shi Yu and others were ordinary abolition slaves.
Shi Yu felt bored for a while, then bitter. At first, he just saw that the child was similar in age to his younger brother. He hugged him and took a closer look, but he didn't know that such a chaotic scene would result.
"Get up, I don't mean to blame you, Old Man Xin, you don't have to be afraid." Shi Yu bent down and picked up Old Man Xin and his wives, then pointed at an older child casually, sighed, and said:
"Thirty-one, you go with this kid, dig out all the land that should be dug at Old Man Xin's house, and open up some wasteland for him."
"Well." Thirty-one had no objection to Shi Yu's order, but the child was panicked and at a loss. He looked at his father tugging at the corners of his ragged clothes. He had not recovered from the sudden kneeling of his father just now.
Wake up in fear.
Old Man Xin didn't know whether he should accept it or not. His mouth was trembling and he couldn't speak.
"Alas!" Shi Yu sighed again and waved to Thirty-One. Thirty-one understood, grabbed the child with one hand and flew away.
Seeing that the three women were still trembling, and one of them had a big belly, Shi Yu winked at Mu Li again. Mu Li quickly came over and helped the three of them into the hut.
"Old man Xin, it's still early. Let the children go out to play. You can find Li Zheng and I'll leave after asking." Shi Yu knew that no one would have an easy time with him here.
"But..." Old Man Xin was hesitant and embarrassed.
"What?" Shi Yu asked.
"Li Zheng is not something I can call out. I will only get beaten by him if I go like this." Old man Xin kept rubbing his hands, fearing that Shi Yu would be dissatisfied and give him a beating first.
"Alas!" Shi Yu slapped his forehead. He was used to living a high-ranking life. Even when he was in trouble, he still had some reserve and airs that could not be changed for a while. How could Shi Yu take such a low-level official in his eyes in the past?
"Let's go together, Mu Liu, you're coming too." Shi Yu lifted up Old Man Xin, and as soon as he floated up into the air, he saw the child who had followed Thirty-One to open up wasteland, stumbling home with blood all over his head.
"Dad! Dad! Our cow has been robbed!" The crying boy did not see his father in the air. He just pressed his forehead to the bleeding spot and ran along crying. Drops of blood fell all the way.
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"What!" Old Man Xin was so anxious that he twisted his body and struggled, trying to get rid of Shi Yu's arm and rush towards his son.
At first, Shi Yu held on tightly and fell to the ground. Seeing Old Man Xin keep exerting force, he suddenly let go of his arms when he was still more than ten feet away. Old Man Xin exclaimed, his limbs fluttered, and there was a "thud" sound.
He fell to the ground and was so dizzy that one of his legs was broken.
Not wanting to think about why Shi Yu intentionally left him behind, or that he had a broken leg, Old Man Xin hurriedly got up and limped toward his son who was bleeding profusely.
"Which bastard dares to hit my son! Don't be afraid, Dan'er, we're going to find your brothers to help you vent your anger!" Old Man Xin hurriedly helped his son stop the bleeding while yelling and cursing.
"Brother, the second brother is helping me hoe the ground, and they are both injured! The eldest brother is almost beaten to death! Li is leading people to rob the cow!" Dan'er cried and shouted.
"What? Li Zheng?" Old Man Xin's arrogance suddenly disappeared, "Why did he steal our things? Did you provoke him, you little brat?"
When the person he offended was a squire or an evil official, Old Man Xin, like all the low-level people, believed that it was his family's responsibility, and he only hated his son for being indifferent and offending someone he couldn't afford to offend.
"Li Zheng?" Shi Yu muttered silently. He had been watching all this quietly. Only then did he smile slightly. He felt that things were very interesting. Whoever he wanted to find would be sent to his door.