Ahua was walking on the street. Because the city lord had raised taxes, the number of homeless people in the city had increased significantly. They fell to the ground. When they saw someone coming, those who had the strength begged a few times, and those who had no strength fell to the ground to fend for themselves.
"I don't want it! I don't want it!" The girl cried desperately but could not shake her father's heart.
The father, who was in his prime, carried the girl into a store like a little chicken. When he came out, only the father was left with a handful of money in his hand. Not only did he not feel any sadness or guilt, he was very happy with his thoughts.
The general idea is that "men are respected". Men are the backbone of the family and can decide everything in the family. In other words, if the father wants to sell his relatives, he can do so without any punishment.
Buying and selling people has long been commonplace in this world. It is just like the default unspoken rules of the world, and no one will pay attention or stop it.
"Alas..." Ahua sighed
Ahua looked at their pity-like eyes and felt very uncomfortable, but it didn't matter what it was like, her life was not much better than theirs, and she didn't have much dry food anymore.
Besides, I don’t owe them anything, so why should I care about them? When Ahua wanted to use this excuse to ignore them, a little girl ran into her arms.
The little girl immediately knelt on the ground and begged Ahua desperately. He begged her to give him some dry food. His mother-in-law was already very hungry.
It didn't give Ah Hua any time to react.
But no matter how hard you beg, the right to beg is in the hands of the little girl, but Ahua also has the right to refuse.
"Sister, I know you are hungry too. I don't need much, just a little bit. My mother is dying. I will pay you back when she gets better, okay?"
Ahua calculated the food at home in her mind, and after checking it several times in her mind, she gritted her teeth and took out a piece of dried meat about the size of her thumb, and handed it to the girl.
The girl took the dry food, her face full of joy and gratitude that could no longer be expressed in words.
"Thanks……"
Before the girl could finish her words, a man stopped in front of her.
The man has a neat appearance and a handsome face. He seems to have a snake in his eyes. The most conspicuous feature is his empty right sleeve.
"Little sister, I don't know where you got this dry food. I happen to be a little hungry now. You either give it to me or I take it from you."
Ahua was very surprised by the man's words. It was hard to imagine that this extraordinary-looking man would compete with a little girl for food.
"Hey! What are you doing! Why did you steal the dry food I lent... to her!"
The girl guarded the dry food with all her might, unwilling to do anything.
The man chuckled, "Why? Of course it's based on strength. If I want to grab food, you, no... no one on this street should be able to stop me, do you believe it?"
As soon as the man stepped on his feet, a strong gust of wind was instantly set off with the man as the center, making everyone present feel an inexplicable sense of oppression.
Ahua swallowed her saliva. If the man really wants to rob, I'm afraid it's true as he said, and no one can stop him.
"Let me introduce you formally. My surname is Wang Dan. I am a...casual cultivator."
Ah Hua mustered up her courage and said, "Isn't it honorable for a cultivator to compete with low-class people like us for food?"
Even she herself knew that what Ahua said contained a heavy vibrato, mixed with a very heavy emotion of fear.
Wang Zhan ignored her and continued to say to the girl: "Give it to me?"
The girl ignored Wang Zhan's outstretched palm and continued to protect the food in her arms.
"There's still some time until noon, and yours is just enough to give me some relief. Give it to me quickly, I don't like to exert force before eating."
After saying that, the girl felt a gravity on her shoulders, very heavy.
After thinking hard, the girl swallowed the dry food in front of Wang Zhan with an expression like "The dry food is very delicious but you just can't eat it." She knew that Wang Zhan might be angry, but she didn't want to give the dry food that saved her mother's life to the man in front of her.
Tears still rolled down unsatisfactorily.
Wang Zhan looked at her quietly, and the scene fell into silence.
"Snapped!"
Wang Zhan suddenly slapped the girl on the face, which made everyone unexpected but also expected it.
"Hello!"
Ahua hurriedly helped the girl who fell to the ground and wanted to reason, but when she saw the eyes that ignored everything, she gave up the idea.
"Remember it was me, a cultivator who robbed you of your dry food, so that your mother could not eat food in time. Do you hate me? If you want to hate me, then I hate you who have no strength..."
Before Wang Zhan finished speaking, the girl ran away from A Hua's arms.
Ah Hua couldn't stand it any longer, and the fire in her chest burned uncomfortably, so she went up and asked, "Do you still have humanity? That's her mother's life-saving food and you want to rob it. Are the hearts of you immortal cultivators made of stone?" "
Wang Zhan looked at Ahua calmly. After looking at each other for a few seconds, he said, "I know, but you should also take a good look around you."
A-Hua looked around. Wherever she glanced, people lowered their heads, as if they didn't dare to look at A-Hua.
"Is this what they are?"
"Did you just take out the dry food and lend some of it to the girl?"
"I know, but what's wrong with that?"
Wang Zhan yelled at Ahua, "Wrong! Big mistake! Do you know why those homeless people avoid your eyes? That's because they are going to snatch the girl's dry food. You gave the dry food to an unarmed girl." , and let her go home alone, have you ever thought about what she would experience?"
Ahua couldn't believe it, "This...is...not...at all..."
"It's impossible, right?" Wang Zhan sighed. "Have you ever seen someone who ate dirt because of hunger and ended up bloating to death? Have you ever seen someone who was about to starve to death end up eating "meat"? You haven't seen it, but I I’ve seen it before. It’s not surprising that a person who is about to starve to death will do anything to stay alive. If she is not allowed to finish eating in front of me, but is allowed to take it home by herself, I’m afraid..."
Ahua was greatly shocked, "None of this... will..." Ahua herself could hardly speak anymore.
Wang Zhan's words may be exaggerated, but his words are indeed the most true and closest to reality.
Wang Zhan sighed and said: "Although I have also thought about escorting her back, what about the next time, the next time, and the next time? I can't send her away for the rest of her life."
"The jungle eats the strong. Although the wanderers are wanderers, they will not take the initiative to cannibalize the same kind. This will only happen unless the opponent is extremely hungry and you are weaker than the opponent. In this kind of world, children and patients are the most likely targets."
"Although it is cruel, at least there is a target for girls to vent to. Even if their mother-in-law is gone, they still have the desire to survive."
"Maybe..." Ahua clenched her fists, "It would be better if I didn't give her dry food, right?"
This time Wang Zhan was silent
Ahua smiled. What are you waiting for, waiting for his answer? What on earth was I expecting? Ha ha ha ha……
"Now they're ready to rob you."
"!" Ahua subconsciously hugged her whole body
Ahua said: "Really? Then I have to pay more attention recently."
Ahua declined Wang Zhan's help and went home alone. It wasn't because she was very brave or powerful, but because she was relatively close to the city center where security was good at the time, which allowed them to give up chasing A-hua. Another reason was that what happened today made it difficult for her to accept help from others.
On her way back, she passed by a brothel* and Ahua looked at the women shouting outside the building.
If I... live on the street, where else can I live other than here?
[This is a brothel, not a brothel. Please note that there is a difference between a brothel and a brothel]
[The word brothel originally means "a building decorated with green lacquer". It can be seen that the original reference was not a brothel, but only a relatively gorgeous house, and sometimes it was even used as a synonym for a wealthy family. But in the Tang Dynasty, it gradually evolved into a special name for the land of fireworks. 】
[Everyone always thinks that a brothel is a brothel. But couldn't be more wrong. In ancient times, brothels were divided into three, six and nine grades, and only low-end brothels were engaged in the brothel business. 】
[The first and second classes are brothels: their names are elegant, they are called "courtyard", "guan", or "ge". There is a lot of traffic here, money is spent like water, and prostitutes can call slaves and maids, perform their crafts without selling themselves, and enjoy honor and favor. 】
[The third and fourth classes are brothels: Hanhan's name is called "room", "class" is called "dian", or even "xiachu". This is probably what we think of as a brothel, primarily dealing in skin and flesh. Prostitutes were also tortured]
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On the way, Ahua was unhappy and still worried about what happened just now.
When she was about to get home, for some reason Ahua had goosebumps all over her body. She felt very uncomfortable. The closer she got to home, the stronger the feeling became.
Ahua came to the door despite feeling uncomfortable.
"Huh? The door is unlocked?"
Maybe the second brother didn't lock the door. Ahua thought
The moment she opened the door, an invisible air wave surged toward A-hua. This air wave was not a heat wave or a simple air wave, but A-hua couldn't tell what it was. She just felt that this air wave was unusual.
When the air wave dissipated, Ahua opened her eyes and saw a stranger standing in her home.
He was wrapped tightly in a black robe. Apart from the white mask on his face, no appearance features could be seen, although the whole person was already very conspicuous.
When Ahua saw it for the first time, she was immediately alert and ready to shout to the sky for the guards!
The masked man was very calm and walked to the second brother who fell on the ground.
Ahua frowned: "Second brother!"
The masked man looked back and said, "It turns out there are people living in this house."
"Who are you? Why are you breaking into my house without permission? Let's talk about it first. It's still too late for me to call the guards." Ahua said as she retreated outside the door.
The masked man ignored her and turned the second brother over so that he was lying on the ground. The veins all over his body were bulging and his body was red, which shocked Ahua.
"Did you fail again? It seems that you have to find someone with talent to try next time." The masked man said disdainfully.
"Failed again" means even Ah Hua Zaidi knows that the second brother's current appearance is related to the person in front of him. Although he doesn't know what happened, for the sake of safety, he still doesn't let the neighbors secretly call the guards to stimulate him.
The masked man fumbled around in his second brother's arms and took out a book that was supposed to be a secret book or a skill, and then the masked man burned it.
Ahua was about to secretly pick up the wooden stick and knock the masked man unconscious. After taking a look at the masked man's position, he picked up the wooden stick and prepared... Suddenly the masked man grabbed Ahua's hand and hung her whole body in the air.
"Ah!" Ahua couldn't bear the pain in her arm.
The masked man looked at Ahua as if he was sizing up prey.
"Ah!!!" Suddenly, the second brother's whole body began to swell like a balloon.
"Second brother!"
Ahua struggled to break away and wanted to see her second brother, but unfortunately she didn’t have the strength.
Second brother? The masked man glanced at his second brother and then at Ahua. Speaking of which, the experiment hasn't started yet. Let's try it on blood-related people first and see how it goes.
"Who are you? What are you doing here?" the masked man asked Ahua
"I told you this place... is my home, what are you doing here?" Ahua said while struggling.
The masked man thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case.
"Okay, I believe you once. I'll let you down first and stop playing tricks."
The masked man put Ahua down as if he were putting something away. Ahua dragged her dislocated hand and hurriedly came to the second brother's side. Seeing the second brother's uncomfortable look, her mind went blank for a moment, and then she was about to pick up the second brother and run to the hospital.
The masked man stopped Ahua, who was about to carry someone, and asked, "What are you going to do?"
"Help!"
The masked man said indifferently: "Don't you see how uncomfortable he is?"
Ahua didn't have time to figure out the identity of the masked man, and now she just wanted to save her second brother, "Then what do you think we should do?"
The masked man became interested: "Don't worry yet, I have a way to save him, but it depends on whether you are willing to cooperate."
"Stop being so pretentious, I will definitely cooperate. Let's talk about how to save people first."
The masked man glanced at the second brother and said, "Don't promise verbally and then start to regret it when the time comes."
The masked man briefly talked about the situation between himself and his second brother. It was probably that he and his second brother had been friends for a while. When I came to see him today, I found that he was like this. But now the second brother's practice of wild skills has caused the muscles and veins to be disordered and the spiritual energy to flow randomly. In other words, the second brother is disabled and will die soon.
There are tens of thousands of immortal cultivators in this world, and among them, Kung Fu plays an indispensable role. Each Kung Fu is the result of countless ancestors spending countless time and energy. A family has its own martial arts, and a sect has its own martial arts. These are wealth that will not be easily leaked.
Therefore, some casual cultivators who do not have any skills will create their own skills. However, there are certain risks in creating your own skills. Where is the limit? How dangerous is it? They are all unknown, and it is not uncommon for people to die due to self-created exercises.
Although there were some loopholes in what the masked man said, Ahua wouldn't think about those things at all now.
"So? How can we save my second brother?"
"I know you are very impatient. Your second brother is also my "good friend" and I am equally impatient." The masked man took out the dagger and "lend me some blood."
The masked man scratched Ahua's palm without any hesitation.
Blood flowed on the floor, and the masked man began to chant runes, and the blood formed one rune circle after another with the second brother as the center.
Then the masked man turned the second brother over and exposed his back. The masked man used a dagger to cut a long gash in the second brother's back. Ahua became uneasy for a moment.
"What are you doing!" Ahua just took a step and was a little unsteady due to dizziness due to lack of blood.
The masked man said indifferently: "You have already promised to cooperate with me, do you think I will harm your second brother?"
"In addition to having certain talents for ordinary people to cultivate immortality, they usually go through three stages of refining Qi, building foundations, and cleansing marrow to open up the veins and build a spiritual sea before practicing. If you don't go through these three stages, you won't have innate talent. If you absorb spiritual energy and cultivate immortality, you will only use your whole body as a container to store spiritual energy like your second brother. Moreover, his muscles and veins are not as controllable as ours, and now he can only suck things but not spit them out."
"So in order to save your second brother, we must use the tendons of your brother and sister to repair it. I will risk my life today."
"That is to say, give the good parts of me to the second brother and give the bad parts to me, right?" Ahua said
"Yes, I understand it well. Now I regret it..."
"Let's begin." Ahua said without any hesitation.
"good"
The masked man peeled off his skin to reveal the spine on his back, because the spine of the human body is connected to all mental elements and tendons, and is the largest control center of the human body besides the brain. The only way to repair the tendons is from here.
The moment the dagger entered her back, Ahua lost consciousness from the pain.
The second brother with the masked man lying on the ground said disdainfully: "I gave you a better Kung Fu book at that time, but it turned out that you are not the material at all."
The masked man looked at Ahua's intact muscles and veins and said, "Your sister is quite talented. If I had given her the technique, the situation might have been different."
"It might be better if I feed your tendons to your sister. Although I want to do this, for the sake of future plans, I will try it on you first."
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Wang Zhan came to a small house in the southwest of the city (with the city lord's palace as the north) to meet his guests today.
The guest hid in the dark room and made a specially treated voice: "Welcome to the shopkeeper Wang, if you are disappointed, we will welcome you from afar."
"Stop saying these polite words, I brought what you asked for." Wang Zhan took out a folded piece of paper from the space ring.
The guest glanced at the content on the paper and said, "As expected of Shopkeeper Wang, he handles things well. After all, besides the person involved and Shopkeeper Wang, I really can't think of anyone else who can get this information."
After the guests read it, they burned the paper.
"Stop talking flattery. Where is what I want?"
The guest brought out the "thing" that Wang Zhan wanted, and Wang Zhan put the "thing" away and left.
The guest is walking on the street, no one pays attention to him
"Sages think they know everything. Only now do I understand the morality behind it."
"There is no so-called abandonment in a battle, because for this chess game, checkmate is not the final [end]"
"The absurd fool's show will eventually come to an end, and the closing gift of thanks will be the entire [Old World]"
