in the ancient last days

Fire disaster, famine, plague....Starting from the north, horrible disasters gradually spread throughout the dynasty, and the "Tiangu Shiri" finally became the last straw that crushed the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Rumors that "the king's virtue is not good" are constantly circulating in the market, and rebel armies in provinces and counties have raised their poles one after another. This once prosperous dynasty has shown a decline in the setting sun.

The imperial court was furious and sent troops to suppress it, and the people were in turmoil. At the same time, the convoy from the Princess Mansion finally arrived in Jiangyin.

Chu Zhao is a man, there are not so many rules, so he just opened the curtain with one hand and looked out.

The first snow melted on the side of the road, and a touch of buds on the green branches quietly protruded from the corners of their heads, bathed in the faint sunlight, full of vitality and beauty.

Wearing a snow-white and soft cloak, Chu Zhao felt a tinge of anticipation in his heart. This is Jiangyin, the place where Chu's father grew up.

Across the river bank, near the wharf, there was an endless stream of crowds, hawkers walking the market, wood and bamboo craftsmen working as porters, wealthy businessmen who came to do business... mixed among all kinds of people, all dressed in wipe collars and clothes made of The noble son with a fine ground is obviously a bit out of place.

A few steps away, several domestic servants dressed as servants stood around him, with vaguely helpless expressions.

Looking up for a long time, Ye Ling still couldn't find the person his grandmother told him to look for. When he shook the paper fan, he felt a sore shoulder in the scorching sun: "Hiss, uncle, why haven't they arrived yet?"

The name of the idle son is Ye Ling, and he is the son of Chu's father's only sister.

The elders really didn't like it, so they kicked him out to do business, ordered him to receive the eldest princess and his wife well, and told him not to mess things up, otherwise he would go back and kill himself.

Ye Ling immediately lost face after hearing this.

Little cousin He Fangshen, he was so missed by the owner of the village before he returned to Zhuangzi, is there still a place for him to stand after the other party comes back?

The elder also sighed, alas, if they could choose, the Chu family would never let this bastard come to pick up Chu Changqing and the others without hesitation.But the second master went out, Ye Ling was the only male left at home, and he had no other choice.

Ye Ling agreed cheerfully on the surface, but he didn't know what was going on in his heart.

Standing by the side of the road shaking his fan, his thoughts flew away silently. They said that his little cousin had a prince as his fiancé, and he was the legendary No. [-] beauty in the Great Zhou Dynasty. How could he be a fairy?Ye Ling was very itchy. Chu Zhao asked him to be criticized, so he didn't care about it with the other party. When the other party came, he had to interrogate him carefully.

I was thinking silently in my heart, and there was an exclamation in my ear: "Oh, young master, look! Is the sign of our mansion over there?"

More than 20 meters ahead, I saw five carriages slowly approaching from the side of the path. The curtains at the beginning of the carriages were hung with bright blue silk, and the bright Chu characters were embroidered on the top. .

Ye Ling's expression lifted, he stopped shaking his fan, and strode forward with the servants.

Walking to the side of the car, the curtain of the carriage in front was lifted.Chu Changqing helped the eldest princess get out of the car. The handsome and tall man and the beautiful and magnificent woman accompanied each other. They were like a pair of immortals. They were exactly the same as the picture scrolls Ye Ling had seen in the mansion.

He bowed: "Uncle, Auntie."

Then he saw the curtain of the second car move, and was slowly opened by a slender hand. Behind the brown curtain, the heroic young man turned his head and looked up, with long black and long eyelashes.

His brows and eyes were sharp, and the light and shadow fell on his cheeks. His demeanor was arrogant and unruly, and his dark eyes carried some inexplicable taste.

Ye Ling's eyes lit up, and he, who was used to seeing Jiangnan beauties, couldn't help but feel a little fascinated.

"Uncle, aunt." Respectfully made a greeting to Father Chu and the eldest princess, and then Ye Ling turned to Chu Zhao with a smile: "Is this Cousin Zhao?"

Chu Zhao nodded.

Ye Ling looked a little disappointed when he didn't hear the pretty little cousin calling cousin.

Chu Zhao was unmoved.

Chu Changqing was helpless: "This kid has been like this since he was a child, don't worry about it, nephew."

Ye Ling shook his head, moved his eyes away from Chu Zhao's face reluctantly, and said with a smile, "Grandfather and grandmother have been waiting for you in the mansion for a long time, uncle comes with me!"

Chu Changqing hadn't returned home for many years, and was a little excited when he heard the words: "Then what are you waiting for, let's hurry up."

"Hey." Ye Ling answered with a smile, shaking his fan.

Several people led the guards to go back, when a sudden change happened.

On the pier nine steps away from them, a bearer threw down his bamboo pole and rushed towards his companion.

"Ah——!!" Before the companion had time to ask questions, he was bitten on the neck fiercely, and the strong smell of blood spread, but the face of the cook was not like ordinary people, but blue and white, as if from a ghost book. The sound of the monster who came down to devour people's lives, chewing raw meat made one's scalp tingle.

The eldest princess and the others swayed, and Ye Ling almost couldn't stand up. He was supported by Chu Zhao, and he held his hand tightly, his eyes trembling.

"Then, what is that?!"

"Ah!!!" Someone among the passers-by on the pier let out a high-pitched scream.

Shouts for help, angry roars, and the sound of horse hoofs coming from the end of the road, seeing the official flag, Chu Zhao hurriedly protected the eldest princess and Father Chu in the chaos, "Let's go!"

The coachman got the order, and quickly turned his gaze back, wiped off his sweat, and drove the car away in a hurry.

The incident of eating living people happened at the same time in every corner of the Great Zhou Dynasty, in the streets and alleys, in the government office, in the tile-roofed houses in the village...

Some people were panicked.

Most people were spared, or the government suppressed it immediately, and simply classified the disease as an intractable "rabid dog disease", which was not as serious as malaria.

On the way back, the veterans carefully inspected the few meters around the convoy, for fear that another sick person would rush up on the road and disturb the master.

Ye Ling originally wanted to have more fun with his good-looking little cousin, but now his mind is full of the biting cook, and he has lost all good mood.

Chu Changqing and the eldest princess secretly exchanged eyes,

[It seems that what Zhaoer said is true, the foreknowledge given by the old man in the dream]

[When did the child lie to us? 】

【...】

Chu Zhao propped his chin against the car window and closed his eyes slightly so that the rest of the people thought he had just been frightened, and actually communicated with the system in his head.

[Detected and eliminated a black meteorite egg, points +10, deposit into the account]

Black meteorite eggs, that huge meteorite that fell from the sky?

The densely packed worms flashed through his mind. Thinking of these things growing in them, Chu Zhao couldn't help but feel nauseous, and found that he got ten points for killing the giant worms unintentionally, and his mood eased.Points are definitely a good thing. Unlike ordinary game coins, points can be exchanged for more powerful items.

For example, more threatening prop weapons.

Such equipment is the most important thing in the doomsday, especially when the relatives around do not have supernatural powers and their own powers are not yet familiar.

Chu Zhao touched his chin and pondered.

[Sub-quests:

Arrived at Chu's house in Jiangyin, ready to stockpile supplies before the doomsday, is it acceptable? 】

"accept."

The road in front of the car gradually widened, and as soon as the scenery in front of me changed, a dense green forest just crashed into my eyes.

Finally arrived at the territory of the Chu family, Ye Ling, who was originally out of his mind, became lively again, and said to Chu Zhao with great interest: "Cousin, look!"

"Outside is Zhuangzi! Our house is here!"

Hearing that Chu Zhao got off the carriage with Chu's father, he stood halfway up the mountain and looked down from top to bottom. The large golden cornfields were like golden flowers in full bloom. Together with the clear white clouds after sunrise, they reflected a bright halo.

The bank of the field is a huge emerald green lake. With Chu Zhao's eyesight, he can clearly see the red koi swimming in it, occasionally leaping out of the water, and being carefully sent back into the lake by a passing farmer wrapped in his palm.

There are more than [-] kinds of plants, flowers, fruit trees and scallions planted by the lakeside. In addition to the commonly used fruit trees, some special medicines for congestion and phlegm are also planted, accompanied by purple bamboo, wolfberry, wisteria, five-needle pine, golden pine, seven Melon maple, feather maple and so on.Covered by green grass, low and small thatched huts are scattered among them. From time to time, farmers carrying hoes, straw baskets and dressed in sackcloth can be seen walking around. These are the people who have been attached to the Chu family for generations.

The line of sight turns to the other side with the sparrows, and the curved corridors and pavilions are integrated with each other, making the mansion grand and graceful.

The green hills are faint, and the green water is far away. This is the first scholarly family in Jiangyin, the Chu family?

Chu Zhao's eyes dimmed slightly. Standing here, he clearly felt for the first time what the concept of the Chu family was often mentioned in his father's mouth.

The nobles in the capital would definitely not live in Zhuangzi outside the suburbs, even in their own land, they disdain to be with the inferior people.

Needless to say, the eldest princess's mansion, Chu Zhaochang is so old, and he has never heard of any rich assets after his mother-in-law was seized and raped. From now on, his family will be poor and white.

Looking at the field of more than a thousand mu in front of him, Chu Zhao lost his voice for a moment, and twitched the corners of his mouth. He really didn't expect...

The Shutong Ranmo who grew up with him was very excited, and almost ignored the etiquette to grab the young master's sleeve, and said in a trembling voice, "Young master, young master, let's send it!!"

"Cough." Father Chu coughed softly behind him.

Ran Mo immediately shrank aside like a quail.

Shame!

Father Chu gave Ran Mo a hard look, and was about to say something when a group of people suddenly turned up from the path in front of him, and an old woman with a cane in the middle was surrounded by mighty people, seeing Chu Changqing's eyes lit up.

"Golden boy!"

"Mother?" Chu Changqing was excited. Back then, the Chu family was disliked and demoted from Beijing. Now the mother and son have not seen each other for more than ten years.

"Mother!" Chu Changqing knelt down with a "plop": "The child is not filial!"

Dai's eyes were filled with tears, and he choked up for a while. After regaining consciousness, he quickly helped his son up: "Golden boy, get up quickly."

golden boy?Chu Zhao looked at Dai Shi, and then at his father.

Seeing that Chu Zhao was puzzled, the eldest princess explained: "Golden Boy is your father's nickname. When your father was young, Yuxue was cute and studious. There is a saying, 'There is Yan Ruyu in the book, and there is a golden house in the book' , that's why some elders call him the golden boy."

Why not call Yulang?Chu Zhao couldn't help laughing, and felt that this nickname was romantic and cute in his heart. It's hard for his father to hide it so well all these years so he didn't let him know.

"This is?"

After Dai Shi wiped away her tears, she turned her head to see Chu Zhao, who had a graceful face and a heroic cheek in the sun, and was momentarily stunned.

Pursing his lips, Chu Zhao obediently called her.

Dai Shi stepped forward tremblingly: "Good grandson, sweetheart, grandma can't wait to see you!"

Ye Ling was pinching his fan with resentment at the side, why would he be called grandma but not cousin.

Chu Zhao didn't know what to say for a moment, his lips moved, and he looked at the neglected eldest princess with a little helplessness. The other party smiled and shook his head slightly at him.

"Ouch." The old man touched Chu Zhao's face, "He looks just like his father, handsome."

"That's right, he looks like a fairy boy made of jade." The beautiful woman on the side hid her smile, her eyebrows were gentle and agile, and she looked exactly like Chu's father.

Chu Zhao came out of Dai's arms and called her, "Auntie."

"Hey." Chu Yinyue responded with a smile after being elated by the aunt's call.

Instead, he found that Dai Shi looked at the eldest princess with a hidden indifference, and he didn't even talk to her, but just chatted with Chu's father, his words were full of distress and the joy of regaining what was lost.

During the conversation, Chu Changqing took the time to glance at the princess with guilt.

Chu Zhao secretly looked at the other party, and found that her face was very calm.

After recounting the past for a while, seeing a lot of people crowded on the road, Father Chu reminded: "Why don't we go back to the house first."

Dai Shi came to his senses and wiped away his tears with a smile: "Look at me, I forgot the time when I was reminiscing with you. Are you tired from traveling, eating and sleeping in the open? The meals in the mansion have already been ordered to be prepared by the servants."

Speaking of this, Chu Changqing thought of the weird things he had seen and heard along the way, and fell silent for a while, and the people accompanying him were also silent, and the atmosphere was a little stagnant.

Chu Changqing thought that the old man might not be able to accept it when he was old, and it would not be too late to talk to the other party when he returned home.

Ye Ling has already opened his mouth in a hurry. The grandson of the Chu family is not here. He is the one who has been domineering in the Chu family since he was a child and has been favored since he was a child. Naturally, he has no scruples.

"Grandma, guess what we saw on the way back?"

"Eating people alive! I was standing on the side of the road just now, you don't know, that scene was scary...!"

While talking, he danced and exaggerated the description, as if he was standing in front of that guy.

Listening to his description, the old lady of the Chu family supported her maid, and slowly widened her eyes in astonishment...

The author has something to say: the eldest princess and Father Chu got out of the car.

Ye Ling: Well, uncle and aunt are really a good match.

Chu Zhao got off the carriage.

Ye Ling fanned herself in a daze: beauty...(?﹃??)

Zhou Jing: (rubbing) Draw your sword.