Let’s not mention the name of the technique for now.
After three years of hard training in martial arts, three years of studying the bones of the witch bloodline, and four years in the deserted mountains and dense forests, Gu Dan finally integrated a set of Qi and blood movements that he was most satisfied with, and even interacted with others. The method of fighting.
This is definitely the most suitable technique in the world for his own strength. It is even more than a top-grade martial arts skill and is truly tailor-made.
If an ordinary master wants to create a high-grade martial arts, the time required will probably never be less than ten years.
It's just that Gu Dan's strength has already been promoted to Grand Master, and he is well-read, and from a high position, the time required is actually less.
At this time, the immortal returned, and Gu Dan asked himself that he had enough power to protect himself.
Unless you are unlucky enough to bump into a Jindan or Nascent Soul level existence, your life should be safe!
According to Qing Pingzi's understanding of the realm of immortality, existences at the level of Jindan and Nascent Soul are by no means casual encounters in the immortal realm.
If the immortal way is compared to the mortal world, the status of an existence of that level can probably be compared to that of a martial arts master in the mortal world. Most people have only heard about it and have no chance to see it.
As for the higher level?
That is no different from the legend.
Don't look at the grandmaster who is so amiable and talkative in front of Gu Dan, why don't you try it as an ordinary warrior?
Gu Dan asked himself that his luck was not that unlucky, and he only needed to be prepared to prevent the boat from capsizing in the gutter.
"The skills are almost perfected, it's time to go back."
Gu Dan stood up from the ground.
After four years of silent cultivation in the wilderness, he still looked clean, with a body free of dirt, a fair face, and a flawless body. Even the clothes are dazzling by the moonlight, and they look like immortals relegated to the world of mortals, unstained by dust.
Along with the steady improvement in strength, many troubles in the mortal world seem to be gradually disappearing without even realizing it.
"It's time to go back and take a look. It's been nearly ten years since I left."
There is no time in the mountains, and there is no year in the cold weather.
Gu Dan was also a little emotional.
After ten years, I wonder what changes have occurred in the world now?
Xia Dynasty, Yuzhou.
It is now the twentieth year of the Xia Dynasty.
Twenty years have passed since the Yuan River burst its banks!
The baby born at that time may have become the father of the child at this time, which is a generation ago.
Gu Dan did not return directly to his small courtyard, but first came to Yuzhou.
After the Yuanyuan River burst its banks, floods overflowed and sediment fell, causing unimaginable damage.
But luckily among the misfortunes, the war ended soon, and the damage caused by the flood was not long ago, so people were immediately organized to carry out rescue operations.
Now twenty years have passed, but the disaster caused by the original man-made disaster has not been completely eliminated. When Gu Dan returned to his hometown in the past twenty years, he could see the changes in the landform with his naked eyes.
In addition, the greater impact is that many fertile and fertile fields can no longer be cultivated, resulting in large tracts of cultivated land being blank.
These things can only wait for a longer time, and their impact will be slowly eliminated.
But the rest of the changes are finally able to make people happy.
There are many pedestrians on the street. This is just an ordinary small village, but there are still many pedestrians along the way, occasionally mixed with business travelers hawking.
Gu Dan glanced around and saw no attractive person.
I couldn't help but feel a little relieved.
The Xia Dynasty never gave up on Yuzhou, even if it suffered a horrific man-made disaster. After Wang Mang came to power, he continued to send people to send food and supplies, and he must rescue it.
When Xun Ke grew up, he was thrown to Yuzhou as the chief envoy, which showed his determination.
Disasters are merciless, but people are affectionate.
The reconstruction after the disaster was done very appropriately.
Gu Dan wore a green shirt and used the art of disguise to cover up his overly prominent appearance. He walked among the bustling crowds and got involved.
After observing silently for a moment, he saw an old man walking towards the village with a shovel in his hands, humming and singing, with a happy and contented expression.
"My father-in-law."
Gu Dan stepped forward in three steps and asked: "Is this Qiuye Village?"
The old man looked at Gu Dan for a moment and saw that although his appearance was ordinary, he had an aura that was hard to match for ordinary people. He stopped and said, "Akino Village? That was the name of it decades ago. ! Now our place is called Ping An Town."
"Ping'an Town?"
"Yes!"
The old man nodded, put the shovel directly on the ground, leaned on it and started chatting, "Just a few decades ago, there was a flood! Many people were swept away, and people in eight villages ten miles away were gone. What's the point of having so many villages? When the officials put it all together, it wasn't a problem. There were only a few people in one village and it couldn't be done, so they reorganized it for us."
Listening to the other party's strong local accent, Gu Dan nodded gently and said, "That's it."
It is a common thing for folk villages to change their names, but most of them have reasons, which is not difficult to understand.
"I don't think you look like an ordinary person. Are you coming back after being prosperous outside?"
The old man looked at Gu Dan familiarly. Although Gu Dan's disguise skills were excellent and it was impossible for the other party to notice any flaws in his appearance, his fair skin was naturally different from the farmer who faced the loess and turned his back to the sky. Come, one look and you will know that he is definitely not a farmer.
"That's about right."
Gu Dan thought for a while, nodded, and smiled.
"Let's go to my house to rest for a while. If you want to find someone, I'm afraid it won't be easy."
The old man said very familiarly.
"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey."
There is nothing wrong with taking care of yourself.
"Don't drag the text, don't drag the text, and speak properly. I haven't read what you are saying, so I don't understand it."
The old man waved his hands repeatedly.
"Ha ha."
Gu Dan laughed and said, "Sorry to trouble you."
After spending a long time with familiar people, it is probably the so-called "free trade", and some habits have been picked up without even realizing it.
Following my father-in-law's footsteps, I came to a home that looked quite prosperous, and I heard my husband-in-law yelling in a loud voice: "Old lady, we have a guest, let's eat some white noodles on the hour!"
"Eh."
The woman walked out of the room, glanced at Gu Dan, and didn't ask any more questions. She just said one word, "Chinese."
The old man put the shovel under the eaves, walked to a water tank in the yard, opened the lid, and took out a watermelon from the water town.
"Hey, that's too polite."
Gu Dan was also moved by this enthusiasm and said quickly.
"Why are you being polite to me? Since you came to our village, maybe our two families were of the same generation decades ago."
The father-in-law cut the watermelon open with a knife and found two small hams, "Here and eat."
Seeing this, Gu Dan was no longer polite and took the red melon pulp from his hand. When he took a bite, the juice overflowed. It was sweet with a hint of coolness, which made people feel comfortable all over in the summer.
After working in the fields for a long time, the sweaty old man even took a few mouthfuls of a piece of melon. He casually wiped the remaining watermelon water from his mouth with his hand and said with emotion: "These days are different, decades ago I’ve never tasted such good stuff before!”
"Oh? Where did this thing come from?"
Gu Dan also asked curiously.
"It's done by caravans, it's done from abroad."
Of course, my father-in-law couldn't remember clearly, but when he mentioned the caravan, he immediately sighed: "Life is getting better these days. No one wants to do farm work. They want to follow merchants all day long. There are so many people. Don't tell me, it's really happening. Let’s get something good. These watermelons are all from outside, and there are other random things, but they are too expensive, so I can’t bear to buy them. This stuff is cheap and delicious, and you can grow it at home, so it’s a good thing!”
Of course, there is more than just one Xia Dynasty in this world, and there are more than just countries such as Daqi, Dayong, Daqing, and Dayue.
In fact, no one has yet given an accurate estimate of how big this world is.
But for the vast majority of these people who may not even leave the homeland where they were born a few times in their lives, those existences are all far away. There is no need to even remember their names. As long as they are not from their own country, they will all be called foreign or abroad.
With the prosperity of the Xia Dynasty, it was of course not only trading with the four countries, but also more enterprising people had begun to travel to countries further away, bringing things that they did not have at home.
The prosperity of a country must be in all aspects, and it can be vaguely seen at a glance.
There is a big difference between Xia Dynasty and Dayue. It is definitely not just a change of name or royal family.
"Is life getting better?"
Gu Dan asked.
"It's much better!"
The old man nodded repeatedly, stared at Gu Dan's face, and said: "Looking at you, you're not too old, right? I'm going to be fifty soon! How could I have imagined that I could live like this a few decades ago? ?”
As he said this, he looked sad.
Gu Dan looked at the old man's face with an inexplicable expression.
He is approaching the age of fifty, but he is already looking old and wrinkled. Fortunately, he is still somewhat healthy and can still work in the fields.
Gu Dan's real age is already over fifty years old, and he is even "older" than the 'old father-in-law' in front of him.
"It's a good time to catch up!"
The old man clapped his legs and spit, "I couldn't even eat a decent meal at that time, let alone rice. All the wild vegetables were planed and the bark of the trees was stripped! How can I keep up with now? It took three days." I can still eat white noodles, and I can taste meat for a month!"
He was clearly talking about unpleasant memories, but the old man's face was full of joy and pride, as if he was talking about something great.
Gu Dan may not have much understanding of the changes in the mortal world.
Because he himself has broken away from that level.
In other words, he was lucky and never suffered too much from beginning to end.
But as long as you take a walk among the people, you will always see it.
Unlike before, when I stayed in the small courtyard and all kinds of man-made disasters broke into my eyes even if I didn't go out, life in the mortal world was indeed getting better.
Even if this kind of improvement is not enough for Gu Dan, who has seen the truly prosperous world, for these ordinary people who are used to suffering and disasters, the world in front of them is already what they want.
"Are you happy then?"
Gu Dan asked a rather classic question.
"Happiness? If you can eat and drink, you will be happy."
The old man was very happy, "Houchou, you haven't said who you came here to find. That is to say, you met me. In Ping An Town, there were people from eight villages in ten miles and eight villages, and there were also people who moved here from other places. Ask It’s not easy for others.”
"I want to find an old woman. Of course she should be gone."
Gu Dan thought for a while and said: "She was called Aunt Cheng, her husband was called Dingcheng, and her child was called Sheng'er. When the White Lotus Religion cholera broke out in Yuzhou, their whole family ran to the mountains, and everyone except her was called The mushroom soup was poisoned to death, but she was the only one who was not willing to drink the soup, but survived.
Then there was a flood and I lost contact. I remembered this incident and came back to take a look. "
In order to make it clear, Gu Dan explained the causes and consequences very clearly.
What happened to Aunt Cheng seemed a bit unique even in a world that was once full of suffering. If you use this clue to find it, you should be able to find it.
However, it has been twenty years now, and even if Aunt Cheng has lived a peaceful life, she will probably have passed away by this time.
Gu Dan came here just to unravel the past and give himself an explanation.
The tragedies I have witnessed with my own eyes should have an ending.
He sincerely hoped that even those who could not experience this peaceful and prosperous age could feel the dawn of it.
"Aunt Cheng?!"
Sure enough, after Gu Dan spoke in such detail, the old man raised his eyebrows and raised his voice seven or eight degrees.
Obviously, he must know this person.
"That's right."
Gu Dan nodded repeatedly and asked cautiously: "What happened to her later?"
The old man put the melon down, his eyebrows drooped, but he said calmly: "Dead."
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Gu Dan said nothing.
Twenty years have passed, and at Aunt Cheng's age, even if he had lived a peaceful life, it would be difficult for him to survive until now. Naturally, he could not hope to see a real person. Just looking at the expression on his father-in-law's face, I am afraid that this is not a worthwhile thing. Something gratifying.
"During the flood, many of us ran to the mountains, and Aunt Cheng was also there. The flood flooded her, and Aunt Cheng had to go down the mountain to go home. How could she still survive? It took several people to stop her, but she still He would catch and bite people, but in the end he could only tie her to a tree.”
The old man's face dropped, and his voice gradually became a little deeper. Not good memories came to his mind, "The water finally receded, and the village was buried in sand. It was impossible to go back. Fortunately, soldiers came and built houses. , building roads, and distributing food. Aunt Cheng went crazy again and hit the soldiers with stones.
That is to say, the people in charge of things at that time were our own people, who sent people to watch over her and give her food. The next day when no one was watching, Aunt Cheng jumped into the river by herself. "
Bland, ordinary.
A crazy peasant woman, even to the point of death.
Gu Dan didn't speak again for a long time.
The old man also lost his interest in the conversation and cursed, "It's a war in dog's day!"
Fortunately, this atmosphere did not last long.
"Let's eat!"
In the kitchen, the old woman shouted angrily, pulling the two of them back.
"Walk around, eat, good times are ahead!"
The old man patted Gu Dan on the shoulder, actually trying to comfort Gu Dan.
(End of chapter)
