Yangtu prequel

Chapter 1: The Sin Star

The seven countries of the Donghua Continent compete for hegemony, and there are hundreds of schools of thought in Xianmen.

The demon clan hides in the mountains, rivers or the dirty places of the people, brutalizes the people, and the underworld outside the Great Wall in the north is the great enemy of the human race.

But there is a small town that stands between the seven kingdoms but is not disturbed by war, not invaded by monsters, and all the spells of the fairy gate are cut off.

There are many swordsmiths and sword furnaces in the town, and this town is called the end of the law town or Xuanyuan Town by the people of the Seven Kingdoms and the hundred schools of Xianmen.

Mr. and Mrs. Xu are poor people in the town.

Her husband, Xu Qian, is an ordinary swordsmith in the town's sword furnace.

His wife, Lin, subsidized the family in front of the embroiderers.

After autumn, the air in Xuanyuan Lane is refreshing and the climate is excellent.

The overseers of the sword furnace extended their working hours in order to rush the work.

All the swordsmiths had to go home late.

Just as everyone was wielding hammers and sparks splashing everywhere, a loud thunderclap suddenly sounded in the night sky outside the house.

If the weather changes suddenly and the rain pours, I am afraid that those swordsmiths who live far away will have to return home.

So they all ran out of the sword furnace curiously to see why the weather had suddenly changed when the night sky was clear and the stars and moon had just been clear.

But when the swordsmiths ran out, they found that there were no dark clouds in the sky.

Thunder in the clear sky, a celestial phenomenon that has never been seen in the town.

At this moment, among the hundreds of millions of stars, a scarlet star suddenly fell westward, drawing a huge streamer in the sky.

The crimson light is like blood, enchanting and weird, which makes people feel uneasy.

"When the star of sin descends into the world, the heavens will be restless. ”

The swordsmiths outside the sword furnace looked back, only to find that it was the most learned master of the Overseer who spoke.

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There was no rainstorm that night, and the swordsmiths were able to return home.

Xu Qian walked on the country road in Xuanyuan Town, and for some reason he was a little uneasy.

This kind of major event is originally a concern of the big men of the Seven Kingdoms and the hundred schools of Xianmen, isn't he a little worried about the sky like this?

Is it because he is afraid that the world will sweep through the town and break the happy life of himself, his wife and Zao'er?

Thinking of this, Xu Qian shook his head, wanting to calm his mind.

At this moment, he suddenly found that there was an abandoned baby on the side of the road.

Xu Qian's eyes widened: How is this possible, Xuanyuan Town has always been as simple as a paradise, who would have done such a thing that lost his conscience?

He hurried over to take a look.

The baby was still swaddling, but the things he was wearing did not look like those of ordinary people.

On the child's chest, there is a jade pendant with extraordinary color and luster.

The jade pendant has two big characters written on it: "Zhao Jing".

The word is Qin.

Looking at all this, Xu Qian knew that this child's background must be indescribable.

But why was it abandoned here?

Among them, I am afraid that the mystery is very wide-ranging, and it is not something that can be touched by such a mud embryo as myself.

After hesitating again and again, Xu Qian gritted his teeth and finally picked up the abandoned baby.

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In the dead of night, Xu Qian knocked on the door.

His wife, Lin, walked out of the back room and saw her husband's sneaky appearance with a child in his arms, and suddenly opened her mouth wide.

But before she could speak, she was stopped by Xu Qian with her eyes, and then forcibly dragged into the house.

After entering the house, Xu Qian closed the doors and windows, put the baby next to Zao'er, and then blew out the candle and pulled his wife to bed.

After lying down, he whispered: "This child was picked up by the side of the road when I came back, it is very unusual to see that he is wearing a dress, he may be the son of a big man in the Qin State, and it is possible that someone deliberately threw it there, waiting for someone to find out." Because he knew that there were more good people like Xuanyuan Town. ”

His wife Lin was angry and funny: "Since you know and pick him up, you are not afraid of getting into trouble, do you still want to live?"

Xu Qian said: "Could it be that I just left like this when I saw him, leaving him on the side of the road and leaving him alone? ”

Lin said: "This is called the loss of conscience? The person who threw him down is the one who lost his conscience, not to mention that you have said that there are many good people like us in Xuanyuan Town, and if you don't pick it up, someone will pick it up." ”

Xu Qian said: "A manly man, do things worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth!"

Lin knew Xu Qian's temper very well, and knew that he couldn't resist him, so he said angrily: "You like to pick him up, I'll throw him away tomorrow!"

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Early the next morning, Xu Qian went to work on the sword furnace.

And Lin is a knife-mouthed tofu heart, not only did not throw the baby away, but served it with delicious food and drink.

Because the jade pendant worn by the baby is written with the Qin character "Zhao Mirror", the baby is also called Zhao Mirror.

In order to avoid trouble, Xu Qian and the Lin clan decided to hide the jade pendant.

At night, the sword furnace got off work on time, and when Xu Qian came back, he suddenly found that there were many more people at home.

Not only the overseer, but also the mayor came.

Xu Qiangang entered the house.

The overseer asked with a straight face, "Xu Qian, have you forgotten the rules of the town?"

Xu Qian shook his head: "No." ”

The overseer said, "Then you say it again." ”

Xu Qian said: "Every time a baby is born in the town, the date of birth, the date of birth and the name must be reported to the superintendent, and then the sword talisman is cast for it in the sword furnace. ”

The overseer said, "Then why didn't you report it?"

However, before Xu Qian could answer, the town elder spoke: "Forget it, Xu Qian is a first-time offender, and he performs well in the sword furnace on weekdays, so spare him." ”

The Overseer pondered for a moment and nodded, "Okay, for the sake of the mayor interceding for you, I'll spare you this time." ”

Xu Qian wiped the sweat from his forehead and hurriedly said, "Thank you, Elder Town, it's just that I picked up this baby on the side of the road, and I don't know anything about the date of birth and the date of birth." ”

The mayor looked at the Overseer.

The overseer said, "It's all right, just tell me when you picked it up." ”

Xu Qian had no choice but to report it truthfully, and then took Zhao Jing to the sword furnace with the mayor and the supervisor to cast a sword talisman for him.

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Casting sword charms for newborn babies has been a tradition and custom in the town since its existence.

Breaking the rules can result in months in jail or expulsion from the town.

As for the purpose of the sword talisman, there are different opinions.

Generally speaking, the sword talisman represents the luck of a child.

If the forged sword talisman is lucky, when the child's roots and bones grow, they will be taken out of the town by the nobles.

If it's not good, he will stay in the town forever, just like Xu Qian and the Lin family, and live an ordinary life.

The overseer once said that Zao'er's sword talisman was extremely lucky, and a great nobleman would come to take it away, and I didn't know if it was true or not.

However, Xu Qian and the Lin family didn't care much about this, they just hoped that Zao'er could live an ordinary life.

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After the ordinary Xu family has one more Zhao Jing, they are still living an ordinary life.

Xu Qian arrived at the sword furnace on time every day to work, and he was diligent and diligent, and he was deeply liked by the builders.

On this day, in order to rush the work of the sword furnace, a small number of people were needed to stay for processing.

In order to make Zao'er, Zhao Jing and his wife Lin live a richer life, Xu Qian automatically stayed.

Just as he had finished processing, received the money, and was about to leave, he passed by the prison mansion.

Suddenly, I heard a conversation between the Overseer and a certain big man.

"How's the kids in town doing this year?"

"Very good, the Xu family has a little guy with great luck. ”

"Didn't that mud-legged Xu Qian pick up a child, it seems to be called Zhao Jing, how about it?"

"Although the luck is not as good as the little guy of the Xu family, it is still superior. ”

"Well, as long as there is no problem with the sword talisman, even if these children turn into dragons in the future, life and death will be controlled by us. ”

Hearing this, Xu Qian's whole body trembled suddenly, and he was stunned.

Sword runes?

Life and death in hand?

Puppet?

The life and death of Jing'er and Zao'er are controlled by others?

No way!

At that moment, this mud-legged man from Xuanyuan Town suddenly had a heartbeat and made a decision without hesitation.

Chapter 2 Fu Shattered

When the supervisor saw Xu Qian returning to the sword furnace, he asked kindly, "Have you forgotten something?"

Xu Qian nodded: "I don't have a good memory recently. ”

The supervisor said: "There is no need to process in the future, so go back to rest early, and take care of your body to carry the family." ”

Xu Qian nodded, said thank you, and entered the sword furnace.

He is an old worker in the sword furnace.

Naturally, the placement of those sword talismans is clear.

I also know what kind of mechanism there is.

But no matter how careful he was, he was finally discovered.

The overseers came with the sword furnace and all the overseers.

The mayor also rushed over with a dozen of the town's guards.

It is said that the protectors are actually some martial artists who focus on martial arts on weekdays, and they are better than ordinary people with brute strength and skills.

Xu Qian's left hand and right hand each held a sword talisman tightly, looking like a fish had died and the net had been broken.

The supervising envoy said: "Xu Qian, don't be impulsive, the sword talisman is the luck of the heavens, and it cannot be broken if it is not an immortal family. ”

Xu Qian said: "Shouyuan is gone, and I can't die well? I live in the world, that is, I want to give my children to others as puppets?"

The mayor said: "You are really pedantic, you stay in the town for a lifetime but the mud legs, out of the town, the dragon travels all over the world, even if they are controlled by life and death, you can see the scenery you can't see on weekdays." ”

Xu Gan looked angrily: "If life and death are controlled by others, such a beautiful scenery, even if you don't look at it, I will never allow anyone to threaten the lives of my children, even if he is a saint of Xianmen, even if he is the Emperor of Great Qin, it is impossible!"

If you are so obsessed, don't regret it, if you break their sword talismans, not only will your husband and wife be counterattacked, but also their luck will be dissipated. ”

Xu Qian laughed: "If there is really a destiny, why don't everyone go against the grain and accept it, what kind of effort do you have to fight, I Xu Qian doesn't believe in this evil, breaking this sword talisman today, is to make you no longer able to control the life and death of Zao'er and Jing'er, as for luck, I naturally believe that children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren." ”

After speaking, he actually smashed the two sword talismans without hesitation.

The crisp sound of the sword talisman shattering unexpectedly drowned out the sound of the fire in the sword furnace.

The protectors wanted to rush up.

But he was stopped by the prison envoy: "Forget it, a dying person, don't get your hands dirty." I don't want to see you in the Sword Furnace in the future, but you won't live long. ”

Xu Qian sneered: "You dog officials, you actually did such a hurtful thing without telling six or seven thousand people in the town, one day you will be punished." ”

The envoy said: "Since the existence of the town, the Seven Kingdoms have not committed, the demon clan has not invaded, and the hundred schools of Xianmen have not been asked, do you know how many people have been involved in this matter, and the dignitaries of the Seven Kingdoms and even the Son of Heaven are still the saints of the hundred schools of Xianmen? If they want to be retributed, they should be theirs first, but the saints have lived a good life for thousands of years." ”

The people in his words were too far away for Xu Qian to think of, let alone see.

Under the cold gaze of the overseer, the superintendent, the mayor, and the guard.

The back of this Xuanyuan Town's mud legs leaving was a little lonely.

Like a weed that has been crushed countless times in the dirt on the side of the road.

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Lin opened the door.

Xu Qian entered the house in despair.

For example, on the night when he picked up Zhao Jing, he carefully closed the doors and windows and blew out the candles.

Then, after sleeping with his wife, he told him in detail what happened in the sword furnace.

Lin said: "Lao Xu, you are really ruthless!"

Xu Qian said: "It's just that it has affected you." ”

Lin said: "What is there to be involved or not, marry a chicken with a chicken and marry a dog with a dog, you have done a good job, both of us have lived for most of our lives, and the future of Zao'er and Jing'er is important." ”

Xu Qian smiled: "Most of your life is so short?"

Lin said: "Short, I haven't had a good look at the world with you." ”

This topic was a little sad, Xu Qian couldn't help but reddened his eyes and choked up.

Lin suddenly said with some concern: "It's a pity that Zao'er and Jing'er are still so young, without us, their lives ......."

Xu Qian said: "Although there are many dog officials like the superintendent and the mayor in this world, there is no shortage of good people like us in Xuanyuan Town." ”

Lin said: "Yes, I hope that with our lives, we can let Zao'er and Jing'er have a good life." ”

Xu Qian said: "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings." ”

Lin suddenly thought of something and said, "By the way, Lao Xu, since Jing'er was adopted by us, it is better to go to the surname Zhao and follow our surname Xu." ”

Xu Qian suddenly became serious: "By all means, if you change your surname, wouldn't you change your ancestor, you have to make Jing'er sorry for your ancestor, not to mention that his jade pendant is a Qin character, and his surname is Zhao ......."

He didn't say anything more.

Because the Lin family also knows that the surname Zhao is the surname of the royal family in Daqin.

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On the second day, Xu Qian was dismissed from his job on the grounds that he had damaged the sword furnace equipment during working hours.

Not long after, he fell ill.

This disease came from a very strange place.

Even the best doctor in the town couldn't find the cause at all, and he couldn't prescribe the right medicine.

Some people say that Xu Qian accidentally got something unclean.

I also invited a famous Taoist priest in the town to do it, but it was still useless.

In the end, this mud-legged and good old man of Xuanyuan Town died in the heavy army.

The poor Xu family lost Xu Qian, the pillar of support, and life became even more miserable.

Even when Xu Qian was buried, he couldn't get a complete grave.

It's just that in the wilderness outside Xuanyuan Town, a pinch of loess, a locust tree, and a wooden rotten tombstone are hastily done.

Not even a decent funeral.

Not long after Xu Qian's death, the town ushered in the coldest winter ever.

His wife, Lin, also died of hunger and cold.

The invincible little prince

The invincible little prince