Chang'an [Rebirth]

The old man was lying on the cabin, he was taking a nap, when he heard that he opened his good eye.

The curtains were lowered, and the bed cabin looked dim, only a kerosene lamp was lit, his eyes fell on the top of Ruan Linshuang's head through the dim light, and Chai Zheng clearly felt the person in front of him flinch.

Although she was afraid, Ruan Linshuang didn't flinch. She clenched her small fists and said courageously, "That golden branch is called 'Three Gods Wangyan'. It comes from the capital of the Musang Kingdom. The one I took out is just a counterfeit, compared to the genuine one, it only lacks the bottom snake head."

The old man's gloomy eyes were almost bleeding, and Ruan Linshuang's back was covered with cold sweat, but when she thought of the smaller Chai Zheng, she puffed out her chest again, and refused to show any timidity.

"Little girl," the old man smiled, "It's rare in the world to be so knowledgeable at your age, but I'm looking for you because I have something more important and dangerous. This kind of heavy hope and responsibility is not what you should bear. .”

The wound on his face was extremely ferocious, but his expression showed a kind of remote sadness, his whole body swayed slightly with the wall of the ship, Chai Zheng always felt that the old man was only holding on with one breath, and this breath would dissipate at any time.

The old man continued, "I didn't kidnap you out of malice. Even if my life's wish is not fulfilled, I will still send you away safely."

Chai Zheng didn't doubt this.

She is a person who spends most of her life in the midst of wars and intrigues, and she will catch even the slightest bit of murderous intent, but although the old man in front of her is good at calculating, she is unexpectedly frank. There is no candy in the dry food, and the old man may come over to coax the children.

"..." Thinking of dry food and sugar, Chai Zheng realized that he was hungry.

She yelled heartlessly, "Eat."

In her previous life, she didn't have much chance to act like a baby, but in this life, Chai Zheng can learn by herself without a teacher.

The old man was very embarrassed. When he kidnapped people, he really did not expect that the combined age of these two people was less than ten years old, so no matter whether it was a pancake or a steamed bun, it was not suitable for children to eat.

Chai Zheng saw the right opportunity, wrinkled her small face and felt aggrieved, "Hungry...but sister, don't worry about me."

Chai Zheng gave her performance a perfect score, and with this set of milk voice full of tears and pretending to be strong, the hard-hearted will soften three points.

"Don't pretend," Ruan Linshuang pierced her mercilessly, "It's true that you're hungry, but you haven't cried until now, so you must not be afraid in your heart... There is no one on board who sympathizes with us, and crying is useless. "

Compared with Ruan Linshuang's erudition just now, the old man is obviously more interested in the conversation between the two of them at this time.

In terms of appearance and clothing, these two little dolls came from rich and noble families. It is reasonable to say that they have not suffered much. It is normal to behave willfully and even forget to eat or beat. However, both Chai Zheng and Ruan Linshuang are a little bit beyond their age human intelligence.

They are not innocent, they even take advantage of their appearance and age, and know how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Chai Zheng was born again, carrying all the memories of her adulthood, while Ruan Linshuang seemed to be like this since she was a child.

Chai Zheng thought, "If my little Ruan really wants to become a monster, no one will be able to stop him."

Not only is she not worried about it, but she has some achievements and joys... Putting on the shell of a prosperous age, the world will eventually be dilapidated in more than ten years, and the loyal and pure people will not live long.

From the day Chai Zheng fell in love with Ruan Linshuang, he knew that a gentleman has something to do, and this "doing" can be mixed with many messy things, which is not so aboveboard.

"Little baby, come here." The old man beckoned suddenly, signaling Ruan Linshuang to get closer to him.

He lifted the kerosene lamp on the table and carefully observed the child in front of him, "Can you see who I am?"

Ruan Linshuang nodded hesitantly, "The high priest of the Musang Kingdom, Wu Hengluo."

Seeing that the old man didn't react too much, she continued, "Every high priest in Musang Kingdom inherits the surname of 'Wu Heng', and has been nourished by medicine since childhood. Make a noticeable difference, and keep only one."

Ruan Linshuang looked carefully at the old man's eye sockets, "It hurts... According to the book, it is because Wu Heng kept his eyes to see through all the secrets, so he didn't live long, so he had to sacrifice something."

Apart from what was written in the book, these things also had Ruan Linshuang's speculations.

The old man sighed, "Give you another ten years, and I'm afraid you won't be able to hide a single thing in the world from you."

Ruan Linshuang shook his head stubbornly, "These are all the history of a country, which can be said on the surface, but my father said that there are still some things that cannot be recorded, mentioned, or even allowed to know."

"There are still concealments between people, and they dare not tell everything about the world."

Ruan Linshuang's tone hardly resembles that of a four-year-old child, and what he has seen and understood is even more thorough than that of an adult.

Following her words, the old man was in a daze.

It must have reached the center of the river outside, and the shaking of the boat became larger. The boatman shouted from the outside first, "I am lucky today, I caught a few big fish, and I can make fish soup." He said, "Wait It's going to rain soon, guest officer, can you go to the shore first, I still have children in my family, I'm afraid the ghosts in the river will find a substitute."

The old man opened the curtain and took a look outside. The rain clouds had indeed subsided, and there were only a few strands of gold left in the sky, which couldn’t fit the palm of his hand when he squeezed them together. From time to time, the bow and stern of the ship bumped.

The boatman is used to this kind of scene, so he didn't panic, he just urged the old man to make up his mind quickly, "It's hard to hurry when it's raining, to put it bluntly, if the guest officer gets seasick and vomits, I still have to spend time to come Washing the boat is not cost-effective."

"Then let's go to shore." The old man said, "It happens that the children are also hungry."

The boatman didn't ask where the child in the bed cabin came from, he was just a ferryman, this old man looked gloomy and terrifying, he looked like he was going to die, but in fact he still had breath no matter how hard he struggled.It's been less than half a month since the old man hired a boat, and the boatman didn't dare to look at his face.

In case this is the ancestor of a Jiangyang thief, he doesn't want to be murdered at a young age——

In fact, the boatman had passed his thirties earlier, so he was a young man compared to the old man.

This river is long but not wide. If you make up your mind to dock, you will find your footing in half an hour.

The rain had not yet fallen, and it was as dark as midnight, and the wind picked up afterward, and the waves almost tore the boat apart.

The boatman felt sorry for his eating tool, so he stuffed the fish in his hand directly to the old man, and said, "There is an earth temple two miles ahead, which is abandoned and has no incense. You go first to avoid it. I tied the boat." just come."

The old man didn't care too much about him, he carried the fish and the two children, and headed for the Earth Temple.

Chai Zheng is not familiar with the terrain around Chang'an city, she has even been to the earth temple in this corner.

It is said to be an earth temple, but the earth inside has no surface at all. It is just a clay sculpture, not painted. If someone worships it, before the incense is burned, beggars will snatch food from their mouths.

Even if an immortal has been starved for three to five years, there is only one roof and four walls left. It is difficult to protect himself, so how can he protect others.

The old man wandered into the Earth Temple, and it was a coincidence that just as the three of them stepped into the threshold, it began to rain heavily outside, and the ground was battered with holes. With this posture, it was possible for a talent like Chai Zheng The knee-high doll was drowned.

"..."

It seems that the high priest of Musang Kingdom is not a rumor.

This place is filled with a bloody smell, which has been overwhelming Chai Zheng's body over the past ten years.

Before she was imprisoned in her previous life, she was urged to come back by Zhao Qian's three gold orders. Chai Zheng felt that something was wrong at that time, so she brought a dozen cronies and sneaked back to Chang'an City in light clothes.

Later, Zhao Qian turned his face and refused to recognize anyone. Hundreds of Yulin soldiers drove Chai Zheng to flee wildly. It was here that she lost her last brother who fought side by side.

Now that I think about it, Chai Zheng doesn’t want to miss her old friend. She muttered, “As long as I have a few days to prepare, let the three archers stay on the roof first, set up ambushes on both sides, dig traps to divert the river from flowing back, and a dozen of us can kill them.” Killed Zhao Qian hundreds of people!"

The old man's eyes suddenly swept over and lingered on Chai Zheng for a moment, that bright red pupil was full of sympathy and regret, as if he had witnessed a tragedy many years later with his own eyes.

Chai Zheng was afraid that he would see through her, so she trembled in her heart.

Fortunately, the old man had no intention of revealing the secret, so he just sighed and pulled out a large black wooden box from under the desk of the Earth Temple.

In the midst of the wind and rain, in an earth temple with no triple stalks, a ferocious old man took two kidnapped girls with him. The bottom of the wooden box was stuck with gravel, and it made a harsh sound when dragging it. What did Chai Zheng think? A harbinger of murder.

Sure enough, don't believe the promises. Back then, Zhao Qian also promised the prosperity of the Chai family for generations, and Chai Zheng ended up like this in the end.

The wooden box was opened, and the old man took out a kitchen knife first.

"..." Chai Zheng held Ruan Linshuang back, ready to take advantage of the heavy rain, which blocked his vision, and the old man was half-blind and easy to bully, so he ran away quickly when he was in a bad mood.

Then the old man took out a pot and some bowls.

Could it be that the Mu Sang Kingdom has some secret technique to catch children, kill them and eat them, so that they can rejuvenate?

Unexpectedly, there are green onion, ginger, garlic, salt, and a bundle of fresh Chinese cabbage in this wooden box. The old man sharpened his knife and began to kill the fish, saying, "You guys stay here...It's raining heavily outside, maybe you're going to get sick of."

"Since the boatman just now knows that there is a temple of earth here, if he doesn't live nearby, he often comes here to shelter from the wind and rain. I have heard that fishermen working in the river will find some safe havens along the coast to ensure safety. Bowls and pans, fire pockets and the like.”

Ruan Linshuang patted the back of Chai Zheng's hand, signaling her not to be nervous.

Ruan Linshuang continued, "It's just that old man, you are a real god."