The ethereal clouds collapsed, Ningzhou City lost its only support, and the situation was precarious. The people fled in all directions, leaving this land of right and wrong. And some lonely people choose to live and die with this hopeless city, and still live their original life, but life is not so satisfactory.

"Okay, sell us some rice!" begged an old woman dressed in shabby clothes, clutching a little bit of silver in her hand.

"Hurry up, go quickly, don't look at what time it is, your life can't be saved, who still has the heart to accompany you to do business here." It's not for sale, you can go somewhere else!"

After saying this, the man of the rice shop slammed the door with all his might, and from then on he was shut down, and like the others, he fled to the town outside, leaving only the woman who had not succeeded in buying rice standing in the depressed street, helpless.

"Auntie, what's wrong with you, you seem to have something on your mind?"

Liu Ruyin, who happened to be passing by, saw the woman's sad expression, and couldn't help but feel pity, and stopped and asked. And the woman didn't want to cause trouble to the other party, so she waved her hand lightly, and said lightly: "It's nothing! I'll go somewhere else!"

Liu Ruyin looked back at the rice shop that had closed, and her heart immediately became clear, and she shouted, "Wait, auntie, are you going to buy rice?"

The old mother nodded weakly, and said in a weak voice: "My old man is sick and hasn't eaten for several days. I'm not in good health, and if I wasn't afraid that he would starve to death, I wouldn't have come out myself. It's not open here, I'll go look at another house. ”

"Don't go. The rice shop in the south of the city is also open, and in fact, the people who can move at the moment are desperately running out of the city, and they will no longer trade here. I think you'd better go out of the city with your uncle!"

As soon as she heard this, two rays of light suddenly flashed in the old woman's empty eyes, and tears immediately fell out.

"What can I do, if I can't eat, the old man and I won't be able to live, where will we have the strength to escape from Ningzhou City." This short-sighted god finally lived a stable life for a few days, but as a result, the demon world made the chickens and dogs restless, and the people were panicked. It seems that people like us who are old and useless are destined to be eliminated. ”

The old woman shook her head in exhaustion, turned her head and set out on her way home again. He knew that if he went back, it would mean that he and his wife would die. But the situation has become the way it is now, what can she do as a woman?

"Auntie, you wait. ”

Liu Ruyin quickly ran to the old woman's side, grabbed the other party's arm and said, "Auntie, you go with me! Although it can't provide you and your uncle for a lifetime, at least it's no problem to survive this special period in front of you. ”

The old woman couldn't help but be moved by this, and said with tears in her eyes: "Girl, what you said is true?

Liu Ruyin smiled and shook her head and said, "I have no father and mother since I was a child, how much I used to wish I could have a mother like you." It's too late for me to be happy to see you, how can I dislike it. ”

The old woman nodded happily and said, "Very well, this is very good." Girl, good people have good rewards, and I believe that you will definitely find a good family in the future. ”

Liu Ruyin's jade face turned red, and she couldn't help but say coquettishly: "Auntie, I already have a sweetheart." ”

Following the old woman, Liu Ruyin came to a relatively remote location in a house on the edge of the city. As soon as the two mottled doors were opened, the mess on the ground and the rotten porcelain tiles everywhere made the poor family even more miserable.

"Auntie, ...... you are"

The old woman sighed, "Well, don't mention it. ”

Liu Ruyin couldn't help but say: "But, you and your uncle have become like this, can't the children do their filial piety and help a little?"

The old woman said gloomily: "Don't mention it, my two sons are very capable, one is an errand in the royal family, and the other is doing things for people in some dart game." But not long ago, the imperial city was destroyed, and my eldest son has disappeared since then, and has not been heard from since. Although I repeatedly affirmed that he was still alive, my daughter-in-law said that he was dead and had to remarry with her children. We didn't want to be that bad person, so we simply sold some of our property, scraped together a thousand taels of silver, and sent her away. But who would have thought ......"

Speaking of this, tears flowed from the woman's eyes again, but they came more and more violently than just now, just like a wronged child, and Liu Ruyin couldn't help but feel sad when she saw it.

"No, I don't know who came up with the idea of the Human Alliance, and also called my little son. I thought there wouldn't be a big problem with so many people present. But the world is unpredictable, and tens of thousands of lives will disappear overnight. It's a pity that my youngest son didn't even find his body. Yesterday, the second daughter-in-law brought his brother to the house to ask for the family property, and if he didn't give it, he would smash things. The old man and I were both old, and we couldn't toss the two of them at all, not only was the last bit of value in the house robbed, but the old man was also broken in the head, and he is still lying in bed. What kind of sin have I done to delight in the wake of one calamity after another? Without our two sons, the old man and I couldn't get by. But if you are starved to death at home, it will be too embarrassing. That's why I held on and sold a hairpin on my head to a neighbor next to me, in exchange for a little money. But I didn't expect that after I had money, I didn't have the land to buy rice, if it wasn't for you, the girl, we might have died in the pit. ”

Liu Ruyin turned her head, gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and then smiled happily: "Hey, aunt, you have to think about everything." If your daughter-in-law doesn't respect you, that's because they lack morality, and there will naturally be retribution when you look back. Since God let you survive, it means that your life should not be extinguished. ”

After speaking, Liu Ruyin and the old woman came to the house together. Judging from the decoration inside, the family must have had a prosperous life before, and the celebrity calligraphy and paintings on the wall are gone, but the traces of the long strips left behind are still faintly visible. The door frames of each room are carved with beautiful patterns and patterns, which may seem inconspicuous, but they contain the labor and sweat of craftsmen. Stepping out of the threshold and entering the back room, the old woman suddenly bent her knees, fell to her knees, and said in grief: "Old man!"

As the old woman's gaze looked forward, she saw an old man on his knees hanging above the bed, who had been dead for a long time. He hanged himself.

As soon as the old man died, the woman was left alone, and after Liu Ruyin removed the body from the bed, she put him back on the bed. Looking at the face that had turned blue, Liu Ruyin couldn't help but secretly say: "You, why are you so cruel, you left by yourself, but you left your aunt in the world to suffer, isn't this torturing her?"

But after thinking about it, the death of two sons has undoubtedly been a fatal blow to any parent. Maybe if it were her, she would have done the same.

However, in this way, Liu Ruyin's burden is reduced by half. With one less mouth, it would be much easier to go back and talk to other juniors and sisters.

The remnants of the ethereal clouds all lived in the buildings west of Ningzhou City. When the Human Alliance was established before, some of the disciples and elders left a group, so now this place is quite spacious, and it is not a problem to live at least one old man.

"No, this will definitely not work!"

Liu Ruyin stood in the living room, while the old woman stayed outside the door "obediently", waiting for a while. And sitting in the center of the hall right now is the big disciple at the top of the ethereal clouds, Xiao Ruyin. After the flying fairy left, Liu Ruyin should have taken over the position of the head of the sect and dealt with many large and small matters in the door. However, because of the special identity of the Flying Fairy, even the disciples at the top of the misty clouds also had doubts about Liu Ruyin's position. In order to avoid trouble, she took the initiative to give up the acting head, which gave Xiao Ruyin the opportunity to sit in this position.

However, at this time, Xiao Ruyin didn't seem to have a good impression of this sensible senior sister at all, not only did she not take into account the old relationship before, but she even scolded on the spot:

"Senior sister, do you think that we are a beggar gang at the top of the ethereal clouds? Besides, if you find an old woman, what do you think she can do for us, do laundry and cooking, or boil water and pour tea?"

In the face of Xiao Ruyin's accusation, Liu Ruyin said without showing weakness: "I just want her to live well, and I don't need him to do anything else." ”

"Liu Ruyin!"

Xiao Ruyin suddenly got up, and along with it, there was a surging murderous aura all over his body. You must know that what she is in front of now is the "benefactor" who was just given up to her as the head of the house not long ago. But instead of being grateful, he took revenge and scolded: "Liu Ruyin, you have to figure out who is in charge now." I don't agree, no one wants outsiders to come in here. If you're not convinced, you can give it a try, I don't mind having one less sister. ”

Hearing that the two people in the hall were arguing with each other, the old woman was not a deaf and stupid person, so she immediately stepped into the living room, first smiled faintly at Xiao Ruyin, and then pulled the corner of Liu Ruyin's clothes, and said softly: "Forget it, I don't live here." Anyway, your uncle is no longer here, and I still have a few distant relatives elsewhere, so I just go to them and take refuge in them. Although I haven't moved for many years, I still have the same lineage, and they won't leave me alone. Girl, you are a good person, a good person, and a good person will definitely be rewarded. ”

The old woman turned around and was about to leave, but Liu Ruyin suddenly shouted, "Wait!"

This is the third time Liu Ruyin has said such things today, and now she is unprecedentedly angry, so that every hair is contaminated with a terrible anger.

"I'll go with you!"