The Xia Dynasty flourished for three years.
Eight hundred and sixty-four years in the immortal calendar.
Jinzhou City
Three years have passed since the previous dynasty, Great Yan, was overthrown, and everything seemed to be covered up by time.
The first ray of sunshine at noon shines into the city, bringing a lot of fireworks to the whole city.
The teahouses, inns, and taverns on the street were all overcrowded, and the laughter of the diners made the area extremely noisy.
On the official road, vendors were shouting to and fro, and ice gourd stalls were standing at the street entrance. There was an endless stream of pedestrians on the road, and children were running past playfully.
What a prosperous scene.
To the east of the market, there is a well-renovated pawnshop with tiled roofs, and the plaque on the door is engraved with "Huaizi Small Pawnshop".
"Shopkeeper Zhao, take a look, how much is this stone worth?"
A big man with a sweat scarf tied on his forehead threw an ordinary pebble in front of a young man.
It's just that this young man is so handsome.
Wearing a dark long gown, the clothes are neat and spotless, and there is a bunch of golden copper coins around his waist.
His facial features are fair and angular, his nose is strong, and he is as handsome as jade. There is a pair of eyes under his sharp eyebrows, which carry a heroic spirit, and there is a slight smile at the corner of his mouth.
He seems friendly and approachable.
His name is Zhao Huai, and he is the shopkeeper of this small pawn shop.
Zhao Huai picked up the stone and looked at the crystal pebbles in front of him for a moment.
Then, a golden copper coin suddenly appeared in his hand, and he tossed it inadvertently.
This seemingly casual action did not attract the big man's attention.
"Two hundred coins, what do you think?"
After looking at it for a long time and tossing the coins for a long time, Zhao Huai finally spoke.
"Two hundred coins?"
"No more."
"Two hundred coins, just two hundred coins...Oh, I'm unlucky."
The big man complained, but he couldn't hide the smile under his eyes.
"Wait for me to change."
Zhao Huai murmured quietly, and then started rummaging through the cabinet underneath.
Now that the big man got the price, he was not in a hurry.
Holding the counter with both hands, a pair of little eyes began to peek around.
But after looking at it for a long time, I couldn't help but be disappointed.
He found that the store was really poor, and there was not even a single valuable calligraphy or painting on it.
So he said casually:
"Shopkeeper, you're a pawnshop owner. Why don't you even have a treasure in the house that you can get? If you act like this, others might not dare to leave anything to you."
Zhao Huai took out a bunch of coins from the cabinet, which were all copper coins with square holes.
I counted them one by one and counted them all, two hundred in total.
"I can't help it, business is sluggish."
Zhao Huai raised his head and replied helplessly.
"That's right. Your reputation as a pawnbroker is not based on your reputation. It's a miracle that your shop has been open for three years."
The big man chuckled, which seemed to be teasing, more like sarcasm.
But after hearing this, Zhao Huai didn't show any anger on his face and said nonchalantly:
"The pawn shop is life. It's best to make money. You can't and don't have to force it."
Hearing this, the big man smiled and said, "The shopkeeper's mentality is quite tolerant."
"Everyone who has come here has taken it lightly."
"Here, you have to take the money."
Zhao Huai smiled and handed the money out.
The big man took the money and felt it was heavy in his hand. At the same time, he felt at ease and felt happy. He couldn't help but say something more.
"I said shopkeeper, you came to Jinzhou three years ago, right?"
When Zhao Huai heard this, he immediately became vigilant. Still smiling on his face, he asked:
"Why do you say that?"
The big man glanced around and whispered: "If it is, you have to be careful. Recently, for some reason, the government has been checking the new household registrations of people who came to various states in the past three years. No, Wang Erha, the cake seller next door, San The person who came to Jinzhou a few years ago was still a gangster. Yesterday, he was arrested by the government for questioning. Now he doesn't know whether he is dead or alive.
"If not, just think I farted."
The big man said with a smile.
Zhao Huai shook his head and chuckled: "Don't worry, I have been in Jinzhou for seven or eight years, so you don't have to worry about me."
"Okay, I'll give the shopkeeper some business some other time, and I'll leave first."
The big man tightened his grip on the money in his hand and said goodbye immediately without leaving any more.
On the way out, he was still chuckling.
"Ha ha!"
"A stone picked up from the mountains can be sold for two hundred coins. I'm sure the boss is not a fool. Hey, he has enough food for two days."
Zhao Huai sat on the chair and watched the big man leave. The smile on his face couldn't help but shrink and became very solemn.
He stood up, closed the door, and turned over the "Closed" sign.
Zhao Huai came to the dark warehouse behind the shop and lit the oil lamp.
The entire warehouse is filled with precious antiques and artifacts, and there are also many treasures such as jewelry and spiritual stones.
On the highest floor of the warehouse, there is an exquisite wooden box with a white jade dragon seal inlaid inside.
Zhao Huai held the stone he just got in his hand.
"Wow!"
In one breath, the stone in his palm immediately shattered into powder.
The dust dispersed, and a crystal-clear jade-like mysterious ring appeared in his hand.
"Who is the fool?"
At this time, Zhao Huai had a deep smile on his lips.
A pair of eyes as sharp as knives.
He is not actually a person from this world, but a time traveler.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he found himself in a magnificent palace, surrounded by a group of eunuchs.
Only then did he realize that he had actually traveled through time and turned into a fleeing prince.
The last prince of the Great Yan Dynasty.
The Dayan Dynasty was originally a unified dynasty, and his predecessor was a hedonist who had nothing to do all day long. He had to manage politics, but he was not good at it, and he had to practice, but he was not good at practice, which set the tone of mediocre qualifications.
If a son can be taught like this, his father is not a good person either.
All prosperous dynasties cannot escape the fate of decline. The Yan Dynasty was overthrown by the rebel army, and the emperor hanged himself on a tree behind the palace.
That day, my predecessor escaped from the palace. Unable to bear the humiliation of escape, he wanted to commit suicide by throwing himself into the lake.
The man died, but he also came.
The new dynasty that replaced it is today's Daxia.
Zhao Huai continued his exile all the way south, passing through a large number of states and counties, and finally settled in Jinzhou, a city in the south near the sea.
Zhao Huai looked at the golden copper coins in his hand and couldn't help but be lost in thought.
He traveled south all the way, evading search, and experienced war, plague, and famine. Everyone around him also died tragically on the road one by one, but why was he the only one who survived?
It was this golden copper coin that he relied on.
As long as you throw a copper coin, you can know the good or bad of things in your mind, and predict the blessings and misfortunes of future events in advance.
Zhao Huai relied on this small copper coin to survive. He sold the gold and silver accessories brought from the palace, opened a small pawn shop, and lived in seclusion among the people.
This stay lasted for three years.
In the past three years, Zhao Huai had no desire for revenge. To be honest, he didn't feel anything about the original owner's revenge for killing his father.
He just wants to live, that's all.
This is a world where immortals are respected, and humans and demons coexist.
The secular world is ruled by major dynasties, and monks are controlled by five ancient and powerful immortal cultivation sects with long heritage.
These powerful sects are also called immortal sects.
Immortal sects generally do not interfere in worldly affairs.
Therefore, Zhao Huai's intention is also very clear. Cultivating immortality is what he should do, and becoming an immortal is his goal.
Only by becoming an immortal can one be on his own.
As for the mere revenge of killing my father, well, I can take revenge in the next life.
Zhao Huai held the Xuan Ring tightly, silently, with a look of anticipation on his face, and then immediately tossed the golden copper coin in his hand.
He didn't know what was in the ring.
Is it a body-stealing demon?
Or a kind old grandfather?
Who knows, so when you are in doubt, throw a copper coin first.
In an instant, a line of words appeared in front of Zhao Huai's eyes.
[Misfortune and fortune depend on each other, let’s take a look at it]
[Both of them are sought after by themselves. There are thousands of hexagrams, all coming from the original mind]
[Hexagram 1: Opportunity, blessed people live here, mysterious ring, origin unknown, collect the ring, the instruction you get is "blessing". 】
Seeing the word "福" between the lines, Zhao Huai immediately showed a bright smile.
Since it is a blessing, it means that there is nothing bad for you.
Without saying anything else, Zhao Huai bit his fingertip and recognized the owner of the mysterious ring with blood.
A strange feeling came to his mind, and he could already see what was inside the Xuan Ring.
Before Zhao Huai had time to take a look, an orange light flew out and entered his mind.
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