In the late spring and early summer of the fourth year of the Eastern Han Dynasty (193 AD), an unnamed village more than 20 miles west of Tancheng in Xuzhou.

It is said that at this time, the era name of the Eastern Han Dynasty was first "Chuping (190-193 AD)", followed by "Xingping (194-195 AD)", if you take it literally, it means that the country is gradually stable and peaceful, but in fact it is not the case at all. Dong Zhuo, who troubled the country, has been dead for two years, but the Zhuhou Alliance, with Yuan Shao as the leader of the alliance, did not send troops to Chang'an to rescue the Son of Heaven, but fought with each other for territory, making the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River constantly in turmoil, and at the same time, Dong Zhuo's old subordinates Li Dao and Guo Yan were still in Chang'an to threaten the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty, and the Eastern Han Dynasty court simply existed in name only.

However, the situation is chaotic, but there are always a few peaceful places, such as Xuzhou, which is governed by Mu Taoqian, is reasonable. At least in recent years, Xuzhou "the people are prosperous, the grain and rice are abundant, and the displaced people return to it" (see "Three Kingdoms: Tao Qian's Biography"), so the wars and displacements between the candidates have nothing to do with this small village on the edge of Tancheng...... At least for the time being.

There are only 30 or 40 households in this nameless village, and many of them are displaced people who have fled here in recent years to escape the war. As you can imagine, the standard of living of these villagers is not rich, and at best they can barely make ends meet. But then again, although the life of these villagers is a little poor, it is already very rare compared to some other states and counties, at least they can have food here, and their lives are relatively peaceful.

It was the late spring and early summer of April, and it was already sunset. At that time, the peasant people had no entertainment activities to speak of, and the poor villagers were reluctant to waste firewood for unnecessary lighting, so many villagers were ready to go to bed early after dinner.

However, at the entrance of the small village, a young man in his twenties was sitting on a mound, looking at the setting sun. Speaking of which, this young man's appearance and body are very ordinary, and he is only wearing a coarse cloth clothes that are a little tattered and not very well-fitting, and the whole person is really inconspicuous if he is thrown into the crowd. But for some reason, such a young man, if you look at the past, it always gives people a feeling of being a little out of place in this small village.

"Brother Lu!"

With a child's voice calling, a child of seven or eight years old ran to the young man's side. Without waiting for the young man to speak, the child sat down next to the young man, and then looked at the young man with a blank look: "Brother Lu, why didn't you play the flute today?" ”

The young man laughed dumbly, and tapped his fingers lightly in front of the child's forehead: "You stinky little flat, the sun is about to set, you don't stay at home honestly, you come here just to listen to me play the flute?" Beware of your parents beating you. ”

The child named Xiaoping touched his forehead and grinned, "Don't be afraid! But ......."

Saying that, Xiaoping swept up and down to dry the young man's eyes, his eyes fell on the young man's short hair, and he hesitated: "But the family always told me that they wanted me to stay away from you, and they also said that Brother Lu, you have short hair, maybe it was someone who had been punished elsewhere and fled to us......"

The young man's face crossed a little helplessly, and he sighed and said, "Punishment, that word is pronounced 'Kun'." ”

Punishment, a kind of punishment in ancient times, simply put, is to cut the hair into inches.

The ancients paid attention to "the hair and skin of the body, and the parents should not be wasted lightly", so both men and women kept their whole hair. Although there was no physical/physical pain, the punishment had a strong humiliating and demeaning meaning at the time, at least it was to say that the person who had been tortured had damaged the hair and skin of his "parents" because of his own mistakes...... In fact, to put it simply, it is to label this person as "disloyal and unfilial". You must know that in the society at that time, if a person was labeled like this, he basically had no face to see people again. And this kind of punishment is often used by rulers to deal with intellectuals who value their face more than their lives.

However, Xiaoping, a child in a common family, still didn't understand this, and after hearing the young man say "punishment", he quickly nodded and said, "That's right, that's right, what they said is punishment." Brother Lu, have you really been tortured like this? ”

The young man snorted angrily, "! Where did I get tortured? How many times have I said it, this is a few months ago when I was still wandering, because it was too cold, I made a fire to keep warm, and then I slept next to the fire and accidentally burned my hair from the firewood. ”

Xiaoping clapped his hands and smiled: "I'll just say, Brother Lu is definitely not a bad person!" Hey, Brother Lu, can you play the flute for me? ”

The young man was obviously a little dissatisfied with the words that others said that he had been tortured, and he stretched his face and said, "If you don't blow it, you're not in the mood." ”

Xiaoping immediately put on a begging demeanor, and flatteringly walked around the young man's back, rubbed his shoulders for the young man, and begged: "Brother Lu, you just blow it!" Brother Lu Ren—"

The young man, whose full name is Lu Ren, really couldn't stand Xiaoping's harassment, so he reluctantly picked up the bamboo flute he had placed at hand and said, "I'm afraid of you!" Okay, don't make trouble, if you want to listen to the flute, just sit honestly. ”

Xiao Ping grinned and sat aside, while Lu Ren slowed down and played a song after trying a few notes. This song is not long, but the rhyme is melodious and elegant, gentle and soothing, and there is a faint sense of tranquility.

After the song was played, Xiaoping leaned towards Lu Ren's side: "Brother Lu's music is good." What kind of music did you just play? ”

Lu Ren looked at Xiaoping and said with a smile: "Zimo Toyota...... You haven't read a book, and you can't understand the meaning of this and explain it to you, so don't ask why it's called "Zimo Toyota". ”

Xiaoping probably knew that he would not understand, so he didn't ask. Seeing that Lu Ren didn't mean to play music anymore, after thinking about it, he asked Lu Ren: "Brother Lu, you came to our village more than a month ago, where did you come from before that?" Where are you from? ”

It's okay not to ask, Xiaoping asked, Lu Ren squinted at Xiaoping, and said with a wry smile for no reason: "Where am I from?" Where am I from? I've been wandering for years, and I don't remember it anymore. ”

Xiaoping hesitated: "That's it? How can you not even remember where you are? ”

Lu Ren's angry fingers tapped in front of Xiaoping's forehead again: "You are still a little kid, there are too many things you don't understand, don't eat enough, it's okay to bother me here!" ”

This time the knock was a bit heavy, Xiaoping lowered his head with an "ouch", and his hands quickly rubbed the sore spot, and he didn't dare to ask Lu Ren anything for a while.

Seeing this, Lu Ren's face once again appeared with a smile that was both helpless and a little bitter. Raising his eyes to look at the sunset that was about to set, he sighed secretly, and said secretly in his heart: "Xiaoping, Xiaoping, I really can't say many things." The name 'Lu Ren' is just something I took at random, and I almost don't remember my original name, where I am from, and what kind of background I have. ”

Glancing at Xiaoping again, seeing that Xiaoping was covering his forehead with both hands, staring at him with a pair of eyes looking at him with a very dissatisfied gaze, Lu Ren could only smile, and he could only say secretly in his heart: "Of course these are small things, it's not a big deal, the real thing is where I come from...... This must not be said, if it is really said, no one will believe it is still a trivial matter, in case those in power think that I am lying to confuse the public or something, my little life will be over! for I am hereafter...... Traverser. ”

Thinking of this, Lu Ren smiled bitterly again. Looking at the sunset that was about to disappear below the horizon, Lu Ren suddenly sang in a low voice:

"Don't ask me where I'm from, my hometown is far away, why wandering, wandering far away, wandering ......"

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Well, let's first come to the year 20XX, that is, the era where Lu Ren, the traveler, was originally located, and the location was a city on the southern coast of China.

It was about two o'clock in the evening, and a certain unlucky man was walking alone on the way back to the rental house after working his night shift and eating supper. In order to get closer, this guy walked through the dark and uninhabited streets, and as a result, he was knocked unconscious on the spot by the gangsters who smashed two bricks on the head. Then this unlucky guy was dragged to a no-man's corner by the gangsters, and all his mobile phones, wallets and other things were looted. Fortunately, the gangsters who abolled him had a normal sexual orientation, otherwise this unlucky guy would probably be in dire straits.

Then, naturally, the gangsters fled without a trace, and threw this unlucky guy in a dark and uninhabited corner. The gangsters actually know what to do, although the two bricks are heavy, but at most they are smashing out a brain oscillation, and people will never die.

It's a bit of a choking to say that a person is unlucky enough to do this, and this unlucky guy doesn't know when he will wake up. But after a while, a young girl dressed in clothes similar to overalls appeared next to the hapless fellow.

The girl wore a pair of glasses with a strange appearance, and when she found the young man, the girl pressed it on the side shelf of the glasses, and then carefully swept the unconscious guy on the ground. It didn't take long for the girl to nod lightly and say, "That's right, it's the master." The brain was hit quite hard, resulting in a concussion, and the owner's living memory chip was also damaged, so the alarm signal was sent in advance. Now we have to bring the master back first. ”

After saying this, the girl pressed on her glasses again and looked around, and after making sure that there was no one around and no cameras, she bent down and gave the unlucky guy ...... Carried on his shoulders, and without any difficulty, he showed a strange strength that was completely inconsistent with his weak and slender figure.

The next moment, the girl took out a free hand and pressed it on a device on her waist, and the figure of the girl and the guy on her shoulder began to become blurry and transparent. After a few moments, it completely disappeared into the night......