Li Zijing has been a lonely person since he was a child. He has heard people from his hometown talk about it since he was a boy. When his parents were still alive, the old people from his hometown warned him not to take advantage of his youth and strength to have a baby. If you give birth to a daughter, you hope that in the future your son and son will be able to get out of this remote world, and one of them will be able to ascend to heaven, so that you can be lifted out of this world, which is equivalent to the scorched earth of the unjust ghosts, and enjoy a few days of peace and happiness. But the two of them didn't listen, and they still decided to protect Li Zijing, leaving all the meager food and rice with the young Li Zijing. Although they lived in poverty and poverty, they often didn't have enough to eat. But you can still make ends meet.
But there is only one thing that the two of them have never thought carefully about, that is, this place does not belong to that kind of fertile land. There are frequent disasters year after year. It is already extremely poor, and it is difficult to have enough time every time. If it is During the disaster season, it is no longer a rare thing for people to die of hunger everywhere.
When Li Zijing was just six or seven years old, disaster struck eight hundred miles around the village. The reason was that there was no sun for hundreds of days. From early morning to night, there was no sunlight at all. This lasted for almost several months. Even when going out, lights were needed to reach out. It was hard to see five fingers, and no vegetation was growing, let alone the seedlings in the fields. They were growing and dying in the fields, which made nine out of ten households in the village empty. Together with the bark and tender grass for more than ten miles inside and outside the village, or the cultivation of those who were relatively well-off. The cattle were all eaten up by the country people who were so hungry that they had lost their minds. There was nothing to eat except the floating soil. In the last hundred days, hundreds of families in a village with a population of nearly 1,000 have starved to death, leaving no one alive, especially the old, weak, women and children. If there is still some scattered food left in the family, if the news leaks out, many people will be killed. After hearing the news, the already unscrupulous and strong men came and robbed them, took away the remaining food, and then beat them to death.
On weekdays, everyone is a kind neighbor, and they have a good reputation both inside and outside the place. However, when faced with such a disaster, everyone only cares about protecting themselves, trying to kill people for just a meter or two, and some are even hungry. Even the man who went crazy looked at the old and young in the village. At first, he still had some humanity left, but at a time when he was so hungry that his whole body had lost dozens of kilograms and was swollen two or three times, it seemed that this so-called Human nature has become worthless.
But Li Zijing didn’t know one thing until many years later. In times of disaster, the easiest thing to kill is not the hungry man who has given up his humanity, but the plague left over after a few days of starvation on the roadside. .
If you don't see the sun for a hundred days, you will suffer disasters thousands of miles away.
Almost no one survives in just one village, let alone thousands of miles around. The luck is pretty good. The villagers who fall on the edge of the disaster can always take their old and young to flee to other places. Even if they leave their hometown, But at least one life can be saved, but those who are far away from the disaster-free land outside are always unwilling to leave their homes. They will not want to escape until there is not even a grain of rice to cook in the village, and even the bark of the trees is gnawed bare. , I regretted it long ago and it is too late.
So in just two months, the whole village was already filled with people dying of hunger. At the beginning of the season, because Li Zijing’s parents were always frugal and often saved a lot of grain and rice, they were afraid of starving the young Li Zijing. Therefore, compared with others in the village, they still had less to support. It would take a while, and besides, Li Zijing's father also practiced martial arts when he was young, so the hungry men in the village did not dare to come here to do random things, plunder and do evil. But even if the surplus grain is a little richer than that of the people in the same village, it still cannot last for so long. At first, it can be managed, but in the end, it is inevitable to suffer from hunger.
At the end of the third month of the disaster, Li Zijing's parents and Li Zijing walked hundreds of miles away from the village and contracted the plague. At first, they didn't care about it. They just thought it was a time of excessive hunger and didn't pay attention. However, after two or three Later, he would cough and wheeze, with countless blood spots all over his body, and he would often cough up blood. He knew that he was infected with the plague, so he had no choice but to throw scattered bark and grass roots into Li Zijing's hands from a distance every day. , and did not dare to come closer.
Within ten days, Li Zijing no longer took the bark and grass stems sent from her parents.
There were many people fleeing along the way, and they came forward one after another. By the light of the fire, the still young Li Zijing could clearly see the people's happy and greedy expressions.
Yun Zhong, who had always been focused on Li Zijing, could also see clearly.
No one knew that this child, who was only six or seven years old, picked up a few gravels from the ground, sharpened two hardwoods, and stood guard in front of his parents' graves, all the while staring fiercely at the tide of refugees. , like a vicious dog, without water or rice for several days.
The catastrophe suddenly disappears when children are drowsy and cannot wake up for more than a stick of incense. When the sun appears in the sky again, the refugees finally seem to have woken up from a big dream, facing strangers around them. The man laughed endlessly, but in the end he burst into tears, and the mournful howls resounded throughout the countryside. But whether it was because he was glad that he survived, or because of the pain of losing relatives and friends, or because he was sad for his lost humanity, who No one knew it.
When Li Zijing was in a state of drowsiness and about to die, he was taken away by a wealthy family. Firstly, it was because of his good appearance, and secondly, because the wealthy family, who was a well-known good person, heard that the child was here to replace his dead parents. After staying for many days, Dangjie felt compassion, and soon he took Li Zijing home and took him as his son-in-law's book boy.
Although he is a servant, Li Zijing is still very responsible. He studies with the young master every day. They are similar in age. Although Li Zijing is taciturn most of the time, he still gets along very well with this family. Well, I even talked to that young master about everything.
Yun Zhong also knew it, because through the eyes of the young man, most of the faces of those who fled were extremely blurred. Only the appearance of his own parents and the young master could be remembered very clearly.
"My family is a businessman, but not a businessman. I have heard from my father that he has made a lot of money over the years, and he has taken the back mountain trails, but I have never heard of how he made money. When you and I are old, , we should go together and see if my father is bragging or if it is true."
Whenever the kind young master spoke like this, Li Zijing usually curled his lips, stopped studying ink, and said with a simple and honest smile, "Young master does not have such talent for doing business. Even the price of pen and ink in the market is... I don’t know the general idea, but if I have the intention, I must deduct some from it and reserve it for future marriage, and I think the young master can’t see any difference in it.”
"You have," the young master sneered. "If you really become a very powerful businessman in the future, you will wish to replace all the furnishings in your home with gold, silver and jade. Don't forget to support my old friend who has no knowledge or skills." And Li Zi Jing does have some business ability. Although his monthly salary is not much, he still likes to go out to do business with others in his free time. He spends a small amount of money to buy a few rare items, and then joins several wealthy families in the city. The young master exchanged the price for a few percent more, and after going back and forth, he also saved a lot of money.
Li Zijing smiled happily when he looked at the money, and Yun Zhong also showed a slight smile.
Soon, several years passed by. The young master took over the family business. For the first business, the young master took Li Zijing out. The two shared a carriage and headed north.
It is still a disaster-stricken area.
The young master looked at Li Zijing who couldn't suppress the trembling with a complicated expression, but he didn't say a word.
It turns out that the business that wealthy people jokingly call Back Mountain Trail is to receive the food and wages allocated by the governments from various places into their own hands. The village where Li Zijing was located back then was also done by the businessman to allocate the government funds. All the money, grain and rice were collected into the bag.
After returning home, Li Zijing fell seriously ill. He was seriously ill for half a year. The young master came to visit him many times, but he rarely stepped inside.
When Li Zijing was just recovering from his illness, Li Zijing sat up from his bed. The first thing he did was to raise his eyebrows and quietly look at Yun Zhong who had been standing in front of him for some time, and said with a slight smile.
"This is the first half of Li Zijing's life. His parents died early. He thought he was living a peaceful life for many years, but he never thought that in the end, all the joy he had accumulated over the years would turn into a heavy burden, which made him unable to breathe. , almost died and ended up on the hospital bed."
"In the years that followed, Li Zijing was no longer Li Zijing, but became a capable person with strong skills and extraordinary abilities. He changed his name several times, and his last name was the Master of Bafang Street. ." Young Li Zijing's eyebrows were calm and his expression was natural. He slowly said to Yunzhong, "If it were me, I would make the same choice as you. Most of the women in Baiqiong Tower really have no way of making a living. Fa Zi voluntarily stayed in the building, but Qiao Lan and Tinglan were actually the owners of Bafang Street who instigated their servants to do evil, so they had no choice but to commit themselves to the building."
Yun Zhong frowned and looked at Li Zijing, who still looked sick but had a peaceful expression. After all, he still couldn't figure out the weirdness.
And Li Zijing also knew it, shook his head and sighed, "I will tell you something, young hero, and you will know the general outline of it. Being here is indeed my method, but unfortunately I don't know how long I can last."
Li Zijing told Yun Zhong that in ancient times, there was an animal with a head and a human head and a snake body. It was originally kind-hearted and never harmed anyone's thoughts, but later it was harmed by others. The immortals in the sky couldn't bear it, so they ordered him to die. After rebirth, for some unknown reason, his temperament changed drastically. He was stubborn and ferocious. He especially liked to eat people. He was shaped like a dragon's head and an ox's body, with a horse's legs and a human face. He caused trouble in all directions. He was later eliminated by the immortal family. His soul wandered in no fixed place and liked to attach itself to people. .
"I have no virtue at all, but I still have to ask you a favor. Both I and the beast know that there is a soul-catching object in your body. If you can use magical powers, can you help me with this? Remove the evil beasts.”
"Even if I take it with my life, I have no regrets."
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