In the past, when he was in the Great General's Mansion, he didn't like the kind of smirk on the faces of many minions. In Yan'an City, he had seen the sinister faces of many powerful people, and he didn't like it either. Therefore, in Yan'an City, he rarely sees people.

Unexpectedly, seeing the kind smile now, Wu Zhizai's heart will also be afraid, afraid that the kind person will be close to him.

When Wu Zhizai was about to leave, the boss personally sent it to the door and told him to be careful on the road. Wu Zhizai thought to himself, only kind people would have such a kind smile on their faces. No matter what, being treated gently by others always warms my heart.

In this way, he lived in various inns for a month in Qicheng, and the weather became colder and colder, and the sky began to snow lightly, and Wu Zhizai put on thick winter clothes. Looking at the snow in his palm, Wu Zhizai sighed, it has been a year since he came to this world. A lot has happened in the course of a year.

All this happened because he was out of step with the world. No, the same can't be said either. In a way, Wu Zhizai thinks that he has integrated into the world. He has a noble status and can do whatever he wants, just like many gentlemen in Yan'an City.

The difference is that he crosses a line of doing whatever he wants, a line that cannot be crossed in any way. He beat the prince and offended the entire Blazing Cloud Imperial Family, and even the entire Qiyang Dynasty.

Wu Zhizai shook off the snow in his hand, not wanting to think about what had happened. He felt that his current life was not bad, not as depressed as in the General's Mansion. I don't know when I will fight with Hao Jifeng again and be scolded by my father.

Su Xiaowen's broken arm has not yet recovered, and it is not suitable to rush now, so Wu Zhizai decided to stay in Qicheng and continue to live. Since he wants to live in Qicheng, Wu Zhizai thinks that it is better to go to a poor area.

One of the advantages of the poor area is that it is full of fish and snakes. The good thing about mixing fish and snakes is that no one cares where you're from or where you're going.

In fact, there is no boundary between the poor and the civilian area. The difference is that the civilian areas are cleaner, while the poor areas are chaotic and dirty. But when you see the dirty ground, it means that you have stepped into the poor area.

Su Xiaowen said before that the so-called poor areas are not entirely poor. There are also various forces in the rivers and lakes, which are intricately intertwined. The poor area, in the words of Wu Zhizai, is a lawless zone. There are Jianghu forces taking over, as long as there is no big movement, the government will not interfere in the affairs of the poor area. On the surface, it is a place where the poor live, but in fact, in the darkness, in an invisible place, there will be something that outsiders like Wu Zhizai cannot predict.

Wu Zhizai remembered the Jian Weidi he had seen before, he was the force of the rivers and lakes in the poor area of Pucheng. At that time, the streets and rooftops were full of Jian Weidi's people.

After entering the poor area, Wu Zhizai chose an inn to live in as before. But the difference is that this time, I chose a larger inn, and the business in it is even better. This way, the innkeeper will not beat their minds.

This time, Wu Zhizai was obedient, in order to hide people's eyes, he pretended to be Su Xiaowen's follower, and Lan Ruo was Su Xiaowen's sister. Along the way, Wu Zhizai was holding the luggage, and Su Xiaowen didn't have anything in his hands. When walking, Wu Zhizai also walked behind Su Xiaowen.

At first, Su Xiaowen felt very uncomfortable, and all along, he walked behind Wu Zhizai. Now that he suddenly let his master walk behind him, he felt a sense of guilt in his heart.

Wu Zhizai pretended to be a follower, but it was not as simple as taking the luggage. In the morning, I got up as soon as possible to wash up Su Xiaowen and Lan Ruo. If you go downstairs to eat, you have to greet them first, and then you can sit down to eat.

Wu Zhizai pretended to be an entourage, and reminded Su Xiaowen from time to time that he should have the domineering spirit of walking the rivers and lakes. Walk with your head held high, sit casually, and don't have any restraints.

Sometimes they would go downstairs to eat, but most of the time, the three of them ate in their own rooms, reducing the time they spent outside. There are many people in the inn, although Wu Zhizai and the three of them have lived for a long time, but the shopkeeper and the shopkeeper will not pay too much attention, anyway, as long as they give money.

Wu Zhizai will not take the initiative to chat with the shopkeeper or the boss, every time the shopkeeper smiles and wants to say something, although Wu Zhizai is smiling, the feeling of rejecting people thousands of miles away is very obvious. The shopkeeper is interesting, although he will have a smiling face every time he comes, but he will never say anything else.

That time he was injured by the Night Spirit, Wu Zhi carried the method of locking the spirit as a buffer, although it hurt the internal organs, but the injury was not serious. The few days of recuperation in the territory of the wolf spirit clan have been all right.

Su Xiaowen's body was extremely injured, his arm was broken, and until now, his arm is still hanging around his neck and he can't move. During these days, Lan Ruo helped Su Xiaowen heal his injuries every day. The internal injury is almost healed, but this fracture is extremely serious, and it has not been a year and a half, so I am afraid that it will not be healed.

On this day, after lunch, Wu Zhizai said, "Sister Lan Ruo, I don't know if you have any way to return to your clan?"

When Lan Ruo heard this, his heart skipped a beat, "Didn't you say that we would go north and then go to sea from the northern sea?"

Su Xiaowen said: "Yes, that's what we planned before. ”

Wu Zhizai said: "These days, I have always had an uncertain factor about this matter. Sister Lan Ruo, do you know that the sea is actually much wider than the land. The size of the sea is at least the size of two lands. ”

Lan Ruo looked at Wu Zhizai in surprise, "The sea is wider than the land? Looking at the sea from the island, the sea is boundless. But when I look at the forest from the trees, the forest is just as boundless. Whether it's the sea or the land, we don't know. ”

Wu Zhizai was stunned for a moment, it seems that even if there are ships going to sea, people do not measure how wide the sea is because of this. It doesn't make sense that the Shark Spirit Royal Family doesn't know, but they have always lived in the sea.

Wu Zhizai said: "You Shark Spirit royal family have lived overseas for generations, although you are on the island, how can you not know the vastness of the sea?"

Lan Ruo said: "Although our family lives on overseas islands, we only live in one place all our lives. Like many people on your land, you live in one place all your lives. The sea is vast, we swim out, and if we can't find the shore of the island to rest, we will die in the sea because of fatigue. Therefore, our people generally do not go far away, and we do not know how vast the sea is. ”

Wu Zhizai drew a circle with water on the table, and then drew a line about a third of the way.

"The small side is the land, and the big side is the sea. So, now you know how big the sea is?"

The two of you, look at me, I'll look at you, Su Xiaowen said: "Xiaozai, how did you know that the sea is so vast?"

Wu Zhizai smiled and said, "It's hard for me to explain this to you, anyway, the sea is indeed very vast." You really have to trust me about that. ”

Seeing that they didn't ask, Wu Zhizai continued: "The sea is so vast, if we start from the sea in the north and return to the south, the road is very long. Sister Lan Ruo is the only one, what should I do if I am tired on the road and want to rest? I am not familiar with the place, and I don't know much about the northern seas. And there are also many passing boats, fishermen, etc., which are all potential dangers.

"Even if there is no danger along the way, this is the first time Sister Lan Ruo has come to land. In the middle, they were imprisoned, and they couldn't see the way they came. On the way back, Sister Lan Ruo will definitely not be able to find it for a while. I don't think it's a way to start from the north rashly, and we think about it in the long run. ”

Listening to Wu Zhizai's analysis, the two fell silent for a while. Wu Zhizai is right, starting from the north is not a solution.

"One more point. After that pirate attack, Lan Ruo's sister's clan left under the guidance of her brother and was not on the original island. The original island may have been abandoned by pirates, or it may have become a base for pirates. Even if Sister Lan Ruo goes to sea safely, it is still very difficult to find her clansmen. ”

The sea is the territory of the Shark Spirit clan, and Wu Zhizai thought that as long as Lan Ruo returned to the sea, then everything would fall into place. It's only a matter of time before you find your clansmen. But now that I think about it, things are far more complicated than I thought. If there is a slight accident, Lan Ruo is very likely to be caught again and sold to the Qiyang Dynasty.

Lan Ruo was the same, she didn't expect things to get so complicated, she always thought that as long as she returned to the sea, she would be safe. Now listening to Wu Zhizai's words, she remembered the danger in the sea.

"Xiao Zai, it's not just that there is no place for me to rest. Inside the sea, there are a lot of ferocious fish and sea monsters, just like tigers on land. Many of my people are sometimes hurt by them. ”

Wu Zhizai nodded, "Sister Lan Ruo, you're right. The sea is vast and bottomless. The creatures of the sea are certainly bigger than the creatures on land and in the sky. ”

Lan Ruo said: "That's right, some sea monsters are as big as an island. ”

The analogy was a bit vague, and Lan Ruo didn't make it clear how big the island was. In fact, Lan Ruo himself didn't know. Wu Zhizai felt that although it was not exactly how big it was, it must be as big as this inn. Lan Ruo's small body didn't know if it was enough for the sea monster to plug his teeth.

Wu Zhizai thought about it, in his world, a creature as huge as a whale only eats some shrimp or plankton. I wonder if that's the case with the huge sea monsters.

This question aroused Wu Zhizai's curiosity, "Sister Lan Ruo, what do sea monsters eat?"

Faced with Wu Zhizai's question, Lan Ruo felt strange, "The sea monster is fierce and eats some large fish. Therefore, when the clansmen go out fishing, they will not be alone. ”

Wu Zhizai remembered that Lan Ruo had said that outside the island where their clan lived, there was a group of sea monsters wandering outside.

"Sister Lan Ruo, I remember you said before that there are sea monsters roaming outside on the island where your clan lives. Your clan has tamed the sea monsters?"

Lan Ruo nodded and said, "Having lived in the sea for a long time, we know the living habits of some sea monsters. That's why we steal their cubs during the breeding season and keep them around our islands. Although the sea monster is fierce, it also has spirituality. They have grown up with us since childhood and will not hurt us. ”

Wu Zhizai asked again: "Then when your people go out to forage for food, will they often encounter pirates?"

Lan Ruo shook his head, "I don't meet it often, I've only heard of it once when I'm so big." And that time, the pirates were still far from our island. ”

Wu Zhizai scribbled and painted on the table, but Su Xiaowen and Lan Ruo couldn't understand it.