Xu Changge glanced at the beggar who was resting with his eyes closed, and thought to himself: "Although this man has no cultivation, he is righteous and does not look like a down-and-out person."
Xu Changge's main problem right now is to figure out where he is.
After a sleepless night, when the first ray of sunlight shone on the earth, some refugees left the ruined temple to see if they could get something to eat as soon as possible.
"The capital is not far ahead. When we get there, we will definitely be able to get food."
"I heard that the government is giving out porridge at the gate of the capital. If you go there late, it will be gone. So hurry up!"
"When will this kind of hard life end?"
A large group of refugees had left, and only Xu Changge and the beggar were left in the ruined temple.
Without the outsiders, Xu Changge took out half a piece of steamed bun given by the beggar last night and gnawed it directly without any disdain. Xu Changge now has no spiritual energy in his body, so he cannot activate the Linglong Tower and cannot take out the spiritual stones and various kinds of things in the Linglong Tower.
treasure.
"Brother, what do you call me?"
Xu Changge was very interested in this dirty beggar.
"No name." The beggar laughed crazily, took out a jug of wine, and drank several swigs.
"I'm surprised to see your skeleton. It's not like ordinary people. There must be some background."
Xu Changge looked at the beggar several times and quickly finished half of the bun.
The beggar glanced at Xu Changge, hesitated, and handed the few remaining drinks to Xu Changge: "Ordinary rice wine is a rare good thing in these troubled times, let's have a taste!"
"Thank you." Xu Changge said politely and took a sip.
Xu Changge never thought that he would become so depressed. He had not tasted the feeling of hunger for many years. It was uncomfortable and fulfilling at the same time.
"Don't finish the drink, leave some for me."
Seeing that Xu Changge was about to take a second sip, the beggar rushed over and grabbed the drink.
Xu Changge was not angry and smiled: "Brother, I want to ask you something."
"You can ask, it's my business whether you answer or not."
The beggar was lying on the ground, all dirty and smelly.
"What's the name of the biggest force in the neighborhood?"
Xu Changge asked.
"The biggest force?" The beggar's eyes lit up, he turned to look at Xu Changge, and looked at Xu Changge many times with strange eyes: "Why do you ask this?"
"Curious." Xu Changge said.
"There are seventeen countries in the world, and the most powerful one should be the Southern Wilderness Kingdom."
The beggar hesitated and replied.
Xu Changge lowered his eyebrows and muttered, falling into deep thought: "Southern Wilderness Country..."
After thinking for a long time, Xu Changge still couldn't find any clues.
At a certain moment, Xu Changge asked a question in his heart: "Isn't this the land of Jiuzhou and Ten Thousand Realms?"
If this place belongs to one of the thousands of star fields, with Xu Changge's eyesight, he should be able to identify his own location through celestial phenomena.
However, Xu Changge observed the celestial phenomena last night and saw no clues. Everything was extremely strange.
"Hey! If you want to go to the capital, leave as early as possible. If you don't reach the capital before it gets dark, you may lose your life. These days, human life is the most valuable thing, so take care of yourself."
The beggar looked at Xu Changge with some affection, and then he was willing to say a few more words.
"Since these are troubled times, why don't you go to the capital to hide?"
Xu Changge felt that the beggar in front of him must have a story. His eyes were very deep and difficult to understand.
"The capital..." The beggar glanced in the direction of the capital, lowered his head, closed his eyes, and ignored Xu Changge.
Seeing this, Xu Changge stopped talking and embarked on the road to the capital.
After a day's journey, Xu Changge followed a group of lonely people into the capital.
The government provided porridge, so the people who were in such a state of poverty would not starve to death. However, the porridge was very thin, with not a few grains of rice visible at all, and it was not enough to fill their stomachs.
It's not that Feng Lai Kingdom is so cruel, but that the country has wars every year and the treasury is empty. It would be good to give the people who have stutters.
According to the current situation, Feng Lai Kingdom has lost several cities and is about to be destroyed. Many dignitaries have packed their bags and are preparing to head to other dynasties to avoid disaster.
Xu Changge did not enter the refugee camp, but walked on the street and looked around: "It's really strange, there is not a single monk."
There are not even monks, let alone spirit stones. Xu Changge originally thought about whether he could get some spirit stones to speed up the operation and repair of Linglong Tower, so that he could use Taoism as soon as possible and figure out the current situation.
specific situation.
Unfortunately, Xu Changge's calculation was wrong.
Of all the people Xu Changge saw, there was not a single monk.
Suddenly, Xu Changge thought of a possibility: "A land abandoned by heaven!"
The so-called place abandoned by heaven refers to a place where all the ways of heaven and earth have been abandoned. The world without ways is filled with ordinary people.
"In order to help me escape the punishment of heaven, the spirit of the blood coffin took me to the land abandoned by heaven."
Xu Changge thinks this is very likely.
"In this case, we can only wait."
At worst, if you wait for a year and a half, Xu Changge will naturally be able to resume his cultivation.
But, how should Xu Changge survive this period of time?
Xu Changge was depressed.
A peerless emperor never thought that one day he would be troubled by life.
Xu Changge decided to work odd jobs in order to earn a living.
After going to many places, Xu Changge was rejected. Finally, the shopkeeper of a wine shop saw Xu Changge's miserable appearance, felt pity for him, and agreed to let Xu Changge come in to do odd jobs.
No wages were paid, and there was only one meal a day.
Xu Changge agreed, as long as there was a place to stay, everything would not be a problem.
Afterwards, Xu Changge stayed in this small wine shop and worked very diligently on weekdays, winning the favor of the wine shop owner.
The days passed by day by day, and before I knew it, it was two months.
Xu Changge was used to his current life, serving tea and water every day without any complaints. Compared with the previous fights and killings, the ordinary life now has a different flavor.
"It is said that Yuxiang Garden will be demolished and rebuilt."
In the small wine shop, some customers were discussing the recent lively events.
In two months, Xu Changge found out the general situation of Feng Lai Country from the guests' mouths.
"Yu Xiangyuan, I remember there seemed to be a big incident three years ago."
All the guests in the wine shop became interested and thought about the past.
"That year, an actor died in Yuxiangyuan. In the same year, I won a great victory in the war with foreign countries. After leading the army to Beijing, the general suddenly went crazy."
When the past events were mentioned, everyone started talking, as if they were back to that day three years ago.
"I knew about this. I was there at the time and saw with my own eyes the general going crazy while standing in Yuxiang Garden."
A big man stood up and fought for the right to speak.
Everyone looked at the big man, holding their breath and concentrating, and became very interested in the incident three years ago.
Xu Changge stood aside and also wanted to listen.
"As far as I know, the general five years ago was still an unknown soldier, rushing to the border to fight bloody battles with foreign enemies. After two years of fighting, the general suppressed the countries in the eight directions and quelled the chaos three years ago. When he returned to the dynasty, the general was attacked
He was canonized by the monarch. Later, the general, wearing battle armor, stood at the door of Yuxiang Garden..."
Yuxiangyuan is a brothel in the capital, where there are prostitutes and entertainers.
At that time, there was a famous actor in Yuxiangyuan. His pipa playing was very good, which attracted many high-ranking officials to praise him. As time went by, some people had thoughts about the actor's body, and they threatened and lured him from time to time.
Due to various pressures, the madam of Yuxiangyuan held an auction to spend a night with the actor. At that time, the wealthy people in the capital spent a lot of money just to make this pipa actor, who was a prostitute but not a pipa actor, humble and arrogant.
head.
No matter how much the actor struggled and begged, the madam never gave in.
That night, a wealthy gentleman in the capital spent thousands of taels of silver and won the auction. However, when the wealthy gentleman stepped into the door, he found that the actor had hanged himself, and his life had long been cut off.
Yu Xiangyuan returned the auction money to the wealthy gentry and cursed at the actor's body, saying it was bad luck.
In September of the same year, the general returned to the court.
After going to the palace to accept the canonization, the general went straight to Yuxiang Garden, with a heavy look of joy and expectation on his face. However, when the general heard that the pipa player had died, it was like a bolt from the blue and he went crazy on the spot.
After one night, the madam of Yuxiangyuan and the forces behind it were uprooted, and the wealthy gentleman who originally auctioned off the actor also died inexplicably.
As for the general, he disappeared from the world and never appeared again.
Because of this, Feng Lai Country lost its general who guarded the border, and all forces were ready to move, forcing Feng Lai Country to gradually lose its way of survival.
"According to rumors, the national army is preparing to demolish Yuxiang Garden and rebuild it in order to force out the general who disappeared three years ago. As long as the general appears, he will be able to save Fenglai Country from its predicament and suppress all foreign enemies."
The big man spoke enthusiastically, his eyes filled with respect for the general, and he let out a long sigh.
Five days later, it will be the day when Yuxiang Garden will be demolished and rebuilt.
Just like that, five days passed in a blink of an eye.
At the gate of the capital, a beggar appeared with a wine gourd on his waist, a beard-covered face and deep eyes.