"Then you say, I'll listen. Shi Yuanji sat cross-legged on the ground, with mixed feelings in his heart.

"Thank you. The old man sorted out his emotions a little and pointed to the farming tools in the hands of the villagers. "Do you see the new hoes in our hands? Do you know where they came from?"

Shi Yuanji frowned, as if he had thought of something, and was silent.

"You probably think that we are robbed by the dead, right? No wonder you think so, there is no shame in starvation, and it is good to live. But these hoes in our hands are really not snatched, they are bought by the children themselves. ”

Before the old man finished speaking, some villagers could no longer hold back their tears and began to cry with their heads in their arms.

Jing Mu Qian couldn't stay any longer, he took three steps and made two steps, and walked up to the old man: "Who did the children buy themselves and sell them to?"

"Many people are members of the imperial court or wealthy families. For example, when the imperial history of the dynasty, Gui Yihu's family. The old man said cautiously, as if he had spit out a knife that would have broken his heart.

Shi Yuanji ignored Jing Muxuan, who was stunned on the spot, and got up to salute: "You told me so much, did you ask for something, right? I don't know why you are like this?"

The old man also stood up and said sincerely, "Young man, I do have a request for you, you and I come." After that, the old man went up the mountain road to climb to the top of the mountain.

"Don't come with me. The old man didn't look back, said to the villagers behind him, and walked towards the top of the mountain with Shi Yuanji.

Seeing that Shi Yuanji followed without any scruples, Jing Muqian was relieved and followed.

The old man looked at the sky and whispered, "Ever since you killed Liu Fenghua, the Heavenly Wolf has been watching you. Not long ago, he picked a new person to be his claw. This newcomer is ruthless and calculating, and he wants to deal with you. ”

Shi Yuanji didn't expect the old man to have this attitude: "You...... Don't believe in the Celestial Wolf God?"

"Why should I believe Him?" the old man suddenly became serious. "Taking advantage of the danger of others to give me the power of the claws, doesn't he have a plan?

"The claw who contacted me was either cruel and unkind, ruthless, or scheming, why did he arrange it like this? I accepted the transformation and became a claw in order to let more people live. But now, I find that things are out of my control. ”

Jing Mu Qian could no longer be silent: "Because the Heavenly Wolf wants to go to war?"

"Yes, He wants to go to war. The old man said categorically. "I've been a soldier for five years and I've fought countless battles, and I know war all too well. Seeing His arrangement of the Sweet Claw, and hearing His oracle to me, I knew that He was there to fight. ”

Jing Mu asked impatiently, "What is his motive? Uncle, since you are willing to talk to us so much, you must be on our mortal side, right? You tell us!"

"I don't know, the things of the gods are unfathomable, and I can't guess as an old man. The old man couldn't help but smile bitterly and turned his head to look at Shi Yuanji. "But I suppose this little brother should know, right?"

After hearing this, Jing Mu Qian couldn't help but be shocked, he suddenly pulled out his knife and subconsciously took two steps back.

"Don't be afraid, he's not a claw. The old man looked at Jing Mu Qian kindly. "The reason why I say this is because Shi Yuanji is the only mortal named by the Heavenly Wolf God to care about. He said, "If you do not use it for me, you will be slain for me." ”

I'm a mere mortal, except for my life experience, how can there be anything worthy of the gods' concern? My background is really peculiar, but I can't be happy at all, Shi Yuanji thought to himself.

"I don't know. Shi Yuanji's honest attitude made Jing Mu Qian relax his guard slightly. "Senior, you have to help us, the war between the gods is too terrible for us mortals to get involved in. ”

The old man sighed deeply and looked at the ground in distraction.

Shi Yuanji and Jing Mu Qian looked at the situation and found that there was already a grave pit on the top of the mountain, which was obviously prepared by the old man for himself.

The old man squatted in front of the grave, and his tone was gloomy, as if he was talking to himself, and as if he was making his last words: "I am alone in my house now, and I originally planned to go with my wife and son." Just looking at the people who fled with me, they were not far from death, so I used my own skills to help them. ”

"Who would have thought that by mistake they would become claws, and they were brought here like this, and they survived. Now, I'm waiting for you. ”

The old man stood up, stretched out his right hand, and slowly stretched out his heart, and after a low roar, he pulled out his heart.

The heart was still beating though it was gone. Dense dragon patterns wrapped around it, apparently the source of its power.

"I don't know the dragon pattern, so I'll leave it to you. You are a mortal who is concerned by the Great God of the Celestial Wolf, and I feel that you can keep us mortals away from the wrath of the gods. The old man smiled kindly and handed the heart in his hand to Shi Yuanji.

"I'm going to spend time with my wife and son. The old man lay down skillfully in the grave, as if he had practiced many times.

Shi Yuanji was on the back of the old horse, looking intently at the heart that was still beating in his hand, as if he was sad and seemed to be stunned.

He didn't quite remember how he had come back from the siege of the villagers and it seemed that it was Jing Mu who had blocked the stones thrown by the villagers to allow the two to escape.

He found that his promise to Niu Er seemed to be getting heavier and harder to fulfill. If it's just to recapture the land of Jinwuguan, it's just a matter of a word when facing the saint.

But now, the old man's death is in front of him for a long time, and things have become complicated.

"What's his name?" Shi Yuanji glanced at Jing Muxuan, only to realize that he actually had a color on his head. "Your head hurts?"

"It's a small thing, out of the way. Jing Mu Qian smiled slightly. "His name is Li Sifu, and he was originally an unknown person, but half a year ago, he forcibly broke through Ouyang Xuan's defense line with a group of corpses, and he was targeted by us. ”

"Didn't Xi Yushi say it again?" Shi Yuanji finished speaking, feeling that something was wrong. After thinking for a while, I reacted.

"Who is Ouyang Xuan, what line of defense does he have, and who is he guarding against?"

Jing Muxuan smiled helplessly: "Ouyang Xuan is the general of the dynasty, and the defense line he has set up is naturally for disaster prevention." ”

"Disaster prevention victims, shouldn't we help disaster victims? Why should we prevent them?" Shi Yuanji's eyes widened, he couldn't believe that this was actually the truth.

Jing Muqian was silent, and drove his horse towards Xingqing Mountain at a gallop.

I want to face the saint, I want the Emperor of Heavenly Destiny to make it clear to me, Shi Yuanji twisted in his heart, and drove the old horse to Xingqing Mountain.

Xingqing Mountain, Xinggong.

"Well done, I'm very pleased. The Emperor of Destiny lay on the chaise longue, smiling with difficulty. "Although you are not a member of the Twenty-Eight Star Monarch, I will still reward you with enough wealth. ”

Shi Yuanji knelt there, holding the beating heart in his hand, without saying a word. The promise of the Emperor of Heavenly Mandate did not make Shi Yuanji smile, and he kept kneeling there without thanksgiving.

"What? what else do you want to say?" the Emperor of Heavenly Destiny did not seem surprised by this, and patiently waited for Shi Yuanji's question.

"Does Your Majesty know about the old man?"

The Emperor of Heavenly Destiny smiled and said generously: "Of course I know, I also know his name, his age, the troops he serves, and even your meeting is what I mean." ”

"Why?" Shi Yuanji didn't know what Emperor Bai Ming wanted to do.

"It's just a test, obviously, you've passed. The Emperor of Heavenly Destiny dragged the sick body and got up from the recliner with difficulty. He came to the window and looked in the direction of the one-eyed stone man.

The fire in the valley had not yet been extinguished, and the face of the Emperor of Heavenly Destiny exuded a deep sickly look in the firelight, but it could not hide the firmness in his eyes.

"I have a big thing to do for you, so I want to test you, and I hope you don't refuse. The Emperor of Heavenly Destiny looked worriedly at the flaming valley in the distance, and his tone was pleading.

"Your Majesty, I have a few questions to ask. Shi Yuanji was silent for a moment, knelt down under the dragon chair, and said solemnly.

“...... You ask. The Emperor of Heavenly Destiny sighed softly and looked out the window blankly.

Shi Yuanji took a deep breath, straightened his waist, and asked solemnly, "How much does Your Majesty know about the displaced people in Hedong?"

“...... In Hedong, before I ascended the throne, there was the problem of land annexation. A large number of yeoman farmers became tenants, and a large number of tenants became displaced people. Last year, Hedong was hit by a disaster, and a large number of displaced people fled south to the famine, and they have reached the vicinity of Fenghao. ”

"Your Majesty, does it know that someone has sent troops to set up a defensive line to prevent the victims from fleeing south?"

"Yes. The Emperor of Heavenly Destiny simply replied without any hesitation.

"Did you default?"

"So to speak. The voice of the Emperor of Destiny became quieter and quieter, and finally, the entire palace was as quiet as a midnight cemetery.

Silence enveloped the palace, and the atmosphere became more and more awkward. Shi Yuanji sat motionless on his knees, looking at the weak back of the Emperor of Heavenly Destiny, his eyes were empty.