There is no future in making lamps

Yang Jian just looked at the person in front of him quietly, without much expression on his face, and without the slightest movement. The man in official uniform was also silent for a while, and said after a while, "Are you abandoned? Because you can't speak? "

Looking at that person with unwavering eyes, the Baolian Lantern floated in front of Yang Jian, looked into Yang Jian's eyes, Baolian Lantern closed his eyes and sighed, compared to his anger, Yang Jian didn't seem to care about anything Similarly, Yang Jian closed his eyes, with faint tiredness on his face, from the top of the mountain to the foot of the mountain, Yang Jian, who lost his mana and became a mortal, was already tired all the way down, but he couldn't stop.

"You can't stay here forever. It's getting late. There are not only wolves in the woods, but all kinds of beasts are hard to deal with. Don't you have a place to go? Then come with me." The man said to Yang Jian. With his hand out, the Lotus Lantern turned his head to look at him, his emerald green eyes reflected the figure of this man, there was a faint golden light on his body, which was particularly conspicuous in the darkening sky, the Lotus Lantern smiled For a moment, Yang Jian's luck is still good. Even in such a situation, even if he enters the mortal world, he can still meet a good person with merit.

It seemed that he was lucky too, Yang Jian stood up, and Xiaotian Dog followed beside him. Only then did he find the black dog that was so black that it almost blended into the night. The man frowned, "Is this your dog? It looks good. Were you a son of a rich family before?"

Yang Jian couldn't speak, so he didn't answer. The man nodded to himself, as if to supplement his guess little by little.Yang Jian didn't care what he thought of himself. It's been a long time since he wandered around the world last time. He couldn't remember whether it was decades or hundreds of years. How long has it been since he felt so tired in his body? Hungry, he remembered the time when he took his younger sister to hide while begging for a living. At that time, it was not like this. Wars and natural disasters hit the sad mortals one after another, making them breathless.

But now it is different.Yang Jian followed the man and looked at the bustling scene around him. He didn't know what festival it was in the mortal world. Even though the curfew was approaching, there were still some vendors selling on the side of the road. Men and women were wandering around. Ordinary people lived and worked in peace and contentment. Looking at the bustling scene around him, a sentence suddenly popped into his mind, "The prosperous age of the Song Dynasty." I didn't quite understand what it meant, but the Lotus Lantern didn't pay much attention to it. Dogs are timid because of too many people.

"It's really time for you to come." The man walked on the street with Yang Jian, "In two days, it will be the New Year here. On this day, the curfew will be lifted, and every household will sing and dance to welcome the new year, but unexpectedly Abandoning you when the new year is about to come, your family is really cruel." Yang Jian listened to his words inexplicably, for gods like them, the mortal New Year will not leave the slightest trace in their hearts , but Yang Jian is not such a fairy, he was once a mortal.

As a mortal, he still remembers that his family was busily preparing things for the New Year. At that time, his elder brother Yang Jiao was still alive, and he liked to tease him and his younger sister the most. His eyes warmed up, this is a precious memory.

Before the curfew, I brought Yang Jian to my home. The house was not big and slightly dilapidated, but I was able to allocate a room for Yang Jian. The man told Yang Jian to stay at home, and he continued to go out to patrol. On the bed, the Lotus Lantern slipped out of his arms. Yang Jian picked up the Lotus Lantern, looked at the clear figure of the Lotus Lantern by the candlelight, and moved his lips slightly. Although there was no sound, the Lotus Lantern could tell , he shouted his own name, Baolian Lantern.

On the other side, the man who brought Yang Jian back was patrolling the street, searching for those who hadn't returned home after the curfew. At this time, a man wearing the same official uniform walked over unhurriedly, but it was his partner.

"Hey, I heard that you brought a person back today?" The partner patted him on the shoulder laughingly, "I also heard that that person is extremely handsome?"

"Don't talk nonsense." He opened his partner's hand, "That's just a poor man, I'll take him in for a night, and I'll tell him to leave tomorrow."

"Poor? How pitiful?" My partner smiled and gossiped, "Is it more pitiful than you being treated as a broken sleeve, and you only like men stronger than yourself?"

He sighed, "This is different. He was probably abandoned by his family. When this is about to reach the end of the year?"

"Oh?" The partner finally put away his smiling face, "What do you say?"

The two were walking side by side on the dark street, he was silent for a moment and then said, "I see that the clothes on him are not ordinary, and the loyal dog behind him is also full of energy, you can tell that this is a noble disciple , but he does have things he can’t say.”

"You mean?" The partner frowned.

"That's what you think." He sighed lightly, "That man is dumb."

The frown became deeper and deeper, and the partner subconsciously lowered his voice, "I heard that some noble families cannot tolerate children with disabilities. If such children cannot create enough value for the family when they grow up, they will be exiled. .”

"I suspect he is such a person." He said calmly, "In a place with bright light, I saw a scar on his forehead. It is said that the favorite thing of those families is to engrave a mark on those disabled children. Tell them you're a natural waste."

"It's so pitiful." His partner sighed silently, and he nodded.

Yang Jian didn't know that these two partners not only did not pursue his sudden appearance, but also automatically completed his tragic life experience. After watching the lotus lantern for a while, he fell asleep unknowingly. As a mortal, food is the most important thing. Yes, sleep too.Breaking away from Yang Jian's hand, Baolian Lantern looked at Yang Jian who was already asleep, waved his hand, the candle was extinguished, and the room instantly became dark. Yan, smiled softly, "Erlang, good night."

Finally, the person who was on duty returned home, and what he saw was the light slowly burning in front of the door. He couldn't help but feel that this person had a heart, and he left a light for him, and blew out the light. He went to sleep in his room. Impossible to know, it was another lamp that kept the light for him.

The Lotus Lantern watched the man fall asleep in the dark, and slowly floated back to Yang Jian's side. This man helped Yang Jian, and the Lotus Lantern felt that he could treat this person better.

……

Before dawn, the city gate was already bustling with people. On the gate were yawning guards. Outside the city were people carrying goods or packages early in the morning. They stood under the city wall, waiting for the gate to open. A young man The young man ran up, and the guards guarding the city gate were stunned. With a cough, one of the guards shouted "It's time", and began to open the city gate with his companions around him.

The city gate was opened, and people lined up consciously waiting to be checked before entering the city. At this time, suddenly, dust was flying in the distance, and a man in red clothes galloped over on a horse, and stopped at the gate of the city. When they got down, a guard hurried forward and said, "You knight, this is the gate of the city, and you are not allowed to ride horses."

Originally, he was still thinking about what to do if this seemingly rich or expensive knight kept talking, but he didn't imagine that the person on the horse would get off the horse immediately, "I know the rules, I'm so sorry just now, little boy Don't worry bro, I'm going to line up now."

Thinking that this man is really going well, the guard felt relieved, not only did he look good, but he even had such a good temper. When he finally arrived at the young man, the guard accepted the ultimatum in his hand, only to find out that this man It turned out to be from Changzhou Prefecture, but a local, so I quickly exchanged greetings with him. The guards are very enthusiastic about every family member.

"Ah, what a young knight with a good personality, he is from Changzhou Prefecture." The guard had a good impression of him.

"Yes." The person next to him seemed to have a good impression of him, "Did you see what his name is?"

"Name?" The guard thought for a while, "It seems to be...Zhan Zhao?"

The guard next to him frowned, "Why does it sound familiar to me?"

"Who knows, maybe it's a decent disciple from some famous family. Let's forget about it. If you enter this officialdom, you will have no chance with martial arts."

"Too……"

……

Zhan Zhao led the horse along the road, looking at the familiar scenery around him, he was inexplicably relieved. At this time, he saw a man standing on the street, looking a bit pitiful, with a majestic cat standing at his feet. A stern big dog, he just stood on the street like this, and people passing by couldn't help but glance at him. In fact, this person is really good-looking. Zhan Zhao feels that he is still quite good-looking, but he really can't help but face this person. Not to be outdone.

He is a restless person, looking at that person, he always felt that he needed help, so he led the horse and walked in. Yang Jian raised his head and looked at the man who was walking towards him unbiasedly, and tilted his head slightly , It seems to be strange what this person is here for.

"Brother, I see that you have been standing here for a long time, do you need any help?"

Yang Jian didn't answer, just kept looking at him, Zhan Zhao had to repeat it again, but still didn't get a response, Zhan Zhao frowned, feeling like he was meddling, just when he was about to turn around and leave, a voice passed into his ears.

"This little brother, don't waste your energy in vain. He has been standing here for a long time. He is dumb and cannot answer your question."

Zhan Zhao looked at Yang Jian in surprise, never thought that this seemingly normal man was actually a mute, looked around, Zhan Zhao felt particularly entangled, and rationally told himself that it was not easy to deal with this matter when it was Chinese New Year, and It seems that this young man is fine except that he can't speak, but emotionally he feels that the New Year's Eve should help.

Yang Jian looked at this tangled young man, who lived too many years, Yang Jian could see the tangled young man at a glance, turned around and left, completely ignoring Zhan Zhao's voice behind him, even if he had no mana, he couldn't speak Yes, but it doesn't mean that he can't support himself, it's just that he can't find a job to carry heavy bags at the pier.Yang Jian is a mortal now, so he will be hungry.

Feeling a bit hungry and having no place to stay, Yang Jian was walking on the street, surrounded by laughing crowds, Baolian Lantern sat on Yang Jian's shoulder and hummed an inexplicable ballad, Yang Jian couldn't hear or see It turned out that the man who took Yang Jian in for a night watched Yang Jian wandering around not far away, and bumped into a wall several times. His partner poked him, "Is this really going to happen? The Chinese New Year is coming, and there is no one doing anything." Business, looking at the sky, I'm afraid there will be a heavy snow, he is wearing such thin clothes, he will freeze to death."

"I can't keep him with me all the time, he's an adult."

"But it's not right now. In these days, a big man, do you think someone will take him in?"

He sighed silently, and just about to go forward to take him home, but another person walked over earlier than them, it was the young man in red just now.

Zhan Zhao thought about it for a long time, and suddenly remembered that it was the end of the year. He was disabled, penniless, and had no place to stay. Zhan Zhao suddenly worried that this person would not be able to pass this year. He is the most ordinary ordinary person, with no signs of martial arts training in his body, nor internal strength. When he thinks that a young man may pass away at this time, he can no longer care about his own thoughts. There is only one day, at least, Let's talk after this year.

Looking at Zhan Zhao who warmly invited him, Yang Jian shook his head. He squatted down, picked up a small wooden stick, and wrote on the ground, "Thank you, but I don't want to continue to owe favors anymore. I will live a very long life." OK '

"It's not free, you have to pay it back." Zhan Zhao smiled slyly, "So let's go."

Yang Jian smiled, a white thing fell from the sky, Yang Jian raised his head, the white snowflakes fell on the ground, and gradually fell bigger and bigger, the cold wind whizzed past, Yang Jian shivered and exhaled, The white mist dissipated in the air, Yang Jian rubbed his frozen fingers, and was pulled onto the horse by Zhan Zhao. Zhan Zhao's martial arts is very strong, so at this time, Yang Jian couldn't break free for a while, roaring Tiangou They yelled and followed, leaving plum blossoms on the ground.

The Lotus Lantern poked out a head from the clothes on Yang Jian's chest. After a while, it shivered and retracted again. I don't know what happened, but the Lotus Lantern found that it could feel the temperature of the outside world. The biting cold Ah, of course Yang Jian's body is also cold, blown through by the cold wind, but it is always warmer than outside.

……

At night, when the snow stopped and the sky cleared up, Yang Jian sat silently by the warm fireplace and listened to the servants around him calling his young master's honored guest. Of course the young master was talking about Zhan Zhao. Knowing that this is a son of everyone, just different from others, this young man lived out his own person, and his gentle personality is his unique personality.

"Why did you bring me here? Aren't you afraid that I'm a bad guy?" Yang Jian wrote with pen and paper, he was considered to be the ancestor of this young man even though he looked quite young.

"It's nothing, my eyesight has always been good, you are not a bad person." Zhan Zhao said while eating the fruit on the plate, "Even if you are a bad person, I think I can definitely deal with you."

Yang Jian:……

The Lotus Lantern laughed, how confident this is, and a trace of helplessness flashed in Yang Jian's eyes. If Yang Jian was still the same Yang Jian as before, Zhan Zhao's words would be nothing but a dream, but now Yang Jian is being plotted by others, and he has lost his mana and power. He really wasn't sure if he could do anything about the young man in front of him.

Zhan Zhao is a young man who likes to talk. Yang Jian is a person who respects others very much and can listen to others seriously. Just like this, Yang Jian looked at Zhan Zhao and felt that this young man is not simple. After so much, he didn't leak much important news to him, but Yang Jian was very satisfied with just these anecdotes. He had nearly a hundred years of faults in the mortal world, but now he has made up for it.

It's just that a name was mentioned repeatedly in this young man's mouth. Yang Jian thought for a while and thought that this 'Bai Yutang' was probably his good brother or best friend, but it sounded like he was fighting all the time. So is it an existence that is both an enemy and a friend?That is, why does a big man have the title of 'rat'?

Bai Yutang, who was in the empty island in the distance, covered his mouth and sneezed. The four brothers looked at him in surprise, and Bai Yutang gave them a disgusted look. Don't think he couldn't see it. It said, 'Fifth brother can actually sneeze? 'The cat must have been scolding him behind his back again, really, the damned cat, always getting on with him.

The Lotus Lantern followed Yang Jian and looked at the bright lights outside. The fireworks exploded high in the sky, shining brightly in people's hearts. It's just that at that time, Yang Jian couldn't see the Lotus Lantern, and the Lotus Lantern couldn't express his existence.

"Brother Yang, the fireworks are beautiful." Zhan Zhao looked at the fireworks in the sky with a smile, "I really hope that such a prosperous world can always exist."

Yang Jian shook his head, impossible.

"Well, I know I'm just delusional. Brother Yang, after the next year, are you interested in going to Kaifeng with me?"

Kaifeng?Although Yang Jian ignored the affairs of the mortal world for a long time, he knew that Kaifeng is the place where the emperor of the mortal world is stationed. He shook his head, but Yang Jian refused.

Here is my home, although I can't go back temporarily, but I will always go back.

Zhan Zhao hesitated to speak, "Brother Yang is so amazingly talented, it's their loss to abandon you, I didn't expect you to still think about them even so."

Yang Jian:?What is he imagining?

The author has something to say: I suddenly discovered that the legend of the Lotus Lantern may have originated in the Song Dynasty, and the cat and mouse were also in the Song Dynasty. Zhan Zhao’s hometown is in Changzhou Prefecture, which is now Jiangsu, and Guanjiangkou is also in this area, so... ...Happy to wrap up!

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