The evening of the Chinese New Year's Eve in 2017 is a day for family gatherings. It's not yet midnight, the streets are sparsely populated, and the shops are not brightly lit as they used to be, so they all close early. The bustling commercial street on weekdays seems a little deserted at this time.

Xu Zi'an stood on the roof of the department store, looking down a little lonely.

The winter weather in the north is bitterly cold, but Xu Zi'an only wears a single dress. A gust of cold wind hit, mixed with snowflakes blowing on Xu Zi'an's face. Xu Zi'an picked up the liquor in his hand, raised his head and took a big sip.

This is the fifth bottle he's drunk today.

When the cool liquor entered his body, it turned into a scorching airflow, driving away the chill on Xu Zi'an's body and the last vestiges of reason in his heart.

Xu Zi'an looked at the deserted street with drunken eyes and felt a little lonely. Suddenly laughed, but somehow shed tears again.

Stunned, he took a step forward.

One small step for you, one giant leap for human civilization. Xu Zi'an finally realized the meaning of this sentence......

The surrounding scenery was changing rapidly, and he had fallen into the abyss before he had time to take a closer look.

Huh?

Me, did I commit suicide by jumping off a building?

This was Xu Zi'an's last thought.

Xu Zi'an woke up again, the alcohol was all gone, and he found himself sitting on the bridge, with no edge visible at both ends of the bridge, and the surrounding fog was foggy. A boy was looking at him curiously.

"Where is this?" Xu Zi'an asked.

"This is the Nai Ho Bridge, and all those who are going to die will cross it from here." The boy replied with a smile.

Ya, is it really dead? Or did you drink too much and fall to your death?

Aggrieved!

But then again, the legendary Nai He Bridge really exists, Xu Zi'an thought, and looked at the little boy beside him.

The little boy is about ten years old, with delicate facial features, and a somewhat heroic appearance between his eyebrows. He was wearing a white robe and a golden coat on the outside, and he was dressed extraordinarily, not like an ordinary child.

"Are you also the one who is dying?" Xu Zi'an asked.

"yes, I'm obviously sick and lying on the couch, and I'm here in a daze." The boy replied.

"That's right." Looking at the boy's immature face, Xu Zi'an felt a little pity, "It's gone at such a young age, you are really pitiful." ”

"How did you die?" The boy asked curiously.

"I drank too much and accidentally fell to my death." Xu Zi'an recalled carefully.

"Then you're worse than I am."

"Who's to say it isn't!" Xu Zi'an recalled his previous life, "I think I'm a well-known thief, but I actually fell to my death, and it may be a shame to spread it!" Looking back on the past, he regretted that he only wanted to hit the wall, and subconsciously went to get wine, wanting to use wine to kill his sorrows.

But where is there wine on the bridge? Xu Zi'an was a little depressed.

"If you could live again, would you still be like this?" The boy asked.

"Of course not, at least change the way to die, blow up a plane rocket, a hero saves the United States or something, you can still be handsome!" Xu Zi'an laughed at himself again: "It's just that there is no more chance." ”

...... Shouldn't it be said that you will no longer live the life of a rooster and a dog thief? This kind of person is still a scum when he lives!

How could it be him!

"Nostalgia for the world?" The boy asked.

"Nostalgia, why not nostalgia. People can only change everything when they are alive, and when they die, they are nothing. It's better to die than to live. If it is for the sake of life, freedom and love can be thrown away. Xu Zi'an touched the boy's head, looking frivolous like he had seen the world, "How did that sentence come about, if it is for the sake of life, freedom and love can be thrown away. You're so young, I'm afraid you haven't even experienced the true taste of the world, pitiful. ”

"Who knows, but you're responsible for what you've said. People are going to die, how can there be no rules. The little boy was quite touched and did not forget to complain.

"Of course, if a gentleman says a word, it is difficult to chase a horse." Xu Zi'an said with a smile, "I was born like this, I am so unruly, so I can live until now." ”

The two were chatting about each other, when they saw two people faintly coming in the distance, one dressed in black and the other dressed in white. Walk slowly this way.

This is probably black and white impermanence, Xu Zi'an thought.

"Probably came to me, what was your name in your previous life?" The boy asked

"My name is Xu Zi'an."

"My name is Xiao Zhen, you have to remember me." The boy looked at him carefully and made up his mind. "You don't have much of a choice, but there's no other choice!"

"Xiao Zhen'er, it's time to let go, even if you still have any worries, let go." Black and white impermanence called.

Xiao Zhi agreed, but turned his head to Xu Zi'an and said

"Remember my name, you will be me in the future, and my wish to dominate the world must be fulfilled for me."

"What?" Before Xu Zi'an could react, Xu Zi'an was pushed to the side of the bridge by Xiao Zhi, although Xiao Zhi was young, he had great strength, and Xu Zi'an was pushed off the bridge all of a sudden. Loss of consciousness......

"Wake up, wake up, Your Highness wake up! The real dragon has appeared! Xu Zi'an woke up in a noise, only to feel soreness and pain all over his body, and he had no strength. On the edge of the bed sat an old woman dressed in rich clothes, holding a string of Buddhist beads in her hand, and chanting words in her mouth. Seeing that Xu Zi'an was awake, he quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat, and tears couldn't stop flowing down.

"God bless my grandson, the Buddha has appeared, this is the blessing of my Daqi, and the people of my Xiao family are all blessed." The old woman was so excited that she was a little incoherent.

A group of people next to him knelt on the ground in black pressure and shouted in unison, "The real dragon manifests, God bless the great Qi." ”

"Good, good, all rewards." The old woman was delighted.

"Go and tell the king that the true dragon has appeared, and the tree has survived and is saved."

Stopping at Shen'er's name, Xu Zi'an's head buzzed, and he suddenly thought of what happened on the bridge before.

Could it be......

Xu Zi'an lifted the quilt, ran around the hall regardless of others, and finally found a bronze mirror.

The person in the bronze mirror was none other than the little boy he met on the bridge, Xiao Zhen.

No way! Is this a crossing? How did this day get stimulated? Xu Zi thought about it with peace of mind, only to feel a splitting headache, and Xiao Zhen's memories kept pouring into his brain.

He was helped back to bed while thinking about Xiao Zhen.

Xiao Zhi's father, Xiao Li, was the king of Qi State, and in recent years he was weak and sick. And he is the second prince of the Qi Kingdom, and there is an elder brother who died early, and he is only twelve years old this year. The old woman sitting next to him was his grandmother, the current Queen Mother, whose real name is Helian Yu, and she loved him very much.

If it is for the sake of life, freedom and love can be thrown away. The casual words came true! Xu Zi'an was a little devastated.

The old woman watched him lie back on the bed with kindness, and carefully tucked the corners of the quilt for him. "Good grandson, are you hungry?"

"Grandmother, grandson is hungry." Xu Zi'an touched his empty stomach and replied honestly.

"It's good to be hungry, and you have strength when you eat." As she spoke, the Queen Mother asked someone to bring the food.

Seeing her grandson gobbling up her grandson while eating, the Queen Mother's hanging heart finally fell to the ground.

"Good grandson, eat well and rest well. Grandmother go to your father's side. The Queen Mother touched Xu Zi'an's head and said.

Xu Zi'an put down his chopsticks and said respectfully, "Grandmother, walk slowly, ask my father Wang An for me." ”

The Queen Mother was very satisfied and left with someone.

In the next few days, Xu Zi'an recovered quickly. Through the dialogue of the subordinates and the memories of Xiao Zhen, Xu Zi'an has a general understanding of this era.

The territory of this era is the same as that of ancient China, with some changes in historical events. According to Xu Zi'an's speculation, this era is roughly in 1360, that is, the period of the Yuan Dynasty in ancient China, and the previous history is no different from ancient China. But then it was very different because of the appearance of the "Tao".

During the Yuan Dynasty, there was a special force called "Dao" on the mainland, and those who mastered this power were called "Daoists".

The emergence of the "enlightened person" changed the pattern of the Yuan Dynasty's domination of the world. Heroes from all over the country have gathered the "enlightened people", on the grounds of crusading against the violence of the Yuan Dynasty, they rose up and established themselves as kings, and for a time the world rose together, and the Yuan Dynasty soon perished. And the remaining forces fought and continued to wage wars for a hundred years. It is known as the "Hundred Years of Strife".

After the "Hundred Years of Strife", large and small separatist forces were gradually eliminated or moved towards union, and finally five countries were formed. Qi, Yan, Three Dynasties, Later Han, Xiang.

The Qi Dynasty, that is, the country where Xiao Zhi is located, currently has the largest sphere of influence and is also in the most dangerous position, located in the center of the Five Kingdoms, the heart of the territory. The ancestor of the Qi Dynasty, Wanyan Liyuan, was the leader of an ethnic tribe in the north, who was able to fight well, and obtained the power of "Dao" by chance and became a Dao attainer. With his strong Dao power and righteous and free character, Wan Yan Li attracted many people who had attained the Dao, and a few tribes were good at riding horses and fighting, and soon established their own territory.

After the founding of the Great Qi, in order to better absorb the culture of the Central Plains and attract the people who have attained the Tao to join, he changed the surname of the country to "Xiao", which means to be brave and good at fighting. Although the strength of the Qi State is strong, the current king is weak, often ignores national politics, corruption is rampant, and the national strength is gradually weakening, and he is in danger.

In the north of the Qi State, the Yan State consisted of several ethnic tribes and the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty aristocracy, and the inhabitants were good at riding horses and fighting in wars, both men and women, and the folk customs were simple, but the domestic forces were constantly fighting. The relationship between Yan and Qi is good, and the two countries are also good in Qin and Jin, and the current Empress Dowager Helian Yu is the princess of Yan State.

The Three Dynasties, as the name suggests, is a country where the three forces are united. Located in the southern part of the Qi Kingdom, the Jiangnan region has the advantage of outstanding people, although the army is small, but it has many enlightened people. It has been fighting with Qi for many years, and a peace treaty was signed only fifteen years ago, but conflicts have also broken out from time to time. Now there are three kings in the three dynasties, Xu Zhong, Huang Jingzhong, and Bai Chenyi. Among them, Xu Zhong is the oldest and has the highest seniority. Different from the power disputes of the Yan Kingdom, these three kings are very united, and often regard themselves as the three brothers of Liu Guan and Zhang of the Three Kingdoms, and perform their duties on weekdays. This made the political situation of the three dynasties stable, the national strength became stronger, and they became an important opponent of the Qi state.

The Later Han Dynasty, a country founded on the grounds of "revitalizing the Han dynasty", is now Wang Liu Wen, who claims to be a descendant of the Han Dynasty. The Later Han Dynasty was located in the western part of the Qi Kingdom, and the terrain was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and in the name of reviving the Han Dynasty, it attracted many people who had the same ideals. Regarded the Yan State and the Qi State as mortal enemies, and believed that the Three Dynasties were thieves and thieves, which was a huge hidden danger.

Hunan is located in the southernmost part, separated from the mainland by the sea, the smallest territory, and the most mysterious country. According to legend, the strongest attainers on the road live in seclusion here. The current Wang surname is Chen, and the rest are unknown, and legend has it that he knows the profound Dao power of heaven and earth, and many outstanding Dao attainers will go to Xiang to practice and study, so other countries have great respect for Xiang. Hunan has also become the most unique country on the mainland.

What a complicated and dangerous world, Xu Zi thought with peace of mind.

In a trance, he seemed to see Xiao Zhen's shadow again, and those words were in his ears.

"Nostalgia for the world?"

"Remember my name, and you will be me from now on."

"My wish to dominate the world, you must fulfill it for me."

Xu Zi'an unconsciously clenched his hands.

If it comes, it will be safe.

Maybe this is fate, fate made him meet Xiao Zhen, fate brought him to this world, and fate gave him a chance to start over.

I want to fulfill his wish, and I will be Xiao Zhi in the future. Xu Zi'an said silently.

Thinking of this, he stretched out his hand and called the attendant, "Tomorrow I will go to school in the study." ”

"Your Highness won't rest for a few days, His Highness was still crying and unwilling to go before." The squire asked.

"No, I've been sick for so many days, and I don't know how much homework I've missed, so I have to make up for it quickly."

"Then the minions will tell the masters to prepare." The attendant smiled and said, "The king and the queen mother must be very happy to know that His Highness is working so hard." ”

I want to be stronger, no longer cowardly, no longer cowardly, no longer blinded.

Since Heaven has given me the opportunity to be reborn from the fire,

I must live up to the trust,

Reign supreme in the world.