Chapter 2: Three Hundred Years Later
In early summer, over the river town, a black cloud rolled in from the north;
The pedestrians on the streets of the town saw the black clouds in the north, and their faces became extremely nervous, and they hurriedly hid towards the houses and eaves; Some travelers with umbrellas opened their umbrellas early and wrapped their ankles tightly, which was reassuring.
A fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy clings to the wall of a building, his eyes wary of the approaching black clouds; The juvenile's complexion looked very pale, sickly pale; It seemed that he was even more afraid of this black cloud, so he put two bricks under his feet.
Sasa!!
In just a moment, the black clouds pressed down, and the rain in the sky fell like arrows, hitting the ground and making a splash;
The pale-skinned boy named Zhang Yifan came out of the freezer three months ago, stumbled and fell unconscious on the road, and only after waking up did he know that he lived in a Jianghe orphanage; After three months of recovery, Zhang Yifan found that the world seemed to be different; In the past, the calendar was called the Common Era, and now, it is called the Immortal Calendar.
"What has happened to the earth in three hundred years?" Zhang Yifan looked up at the rain arrows in the sky, with mixed feelings.
Whether it is the change of the calendar or the strong acid rain that is now falling, it indicates that the world has changed dramatically; After only a moment of rain, the young grass growing in the corner of the street began to wither and fall; That's why people on the streets are so afraid of rain.
Retracting his gaze, Zhang Yifan's face became extremely solemn, in his concept, no matter what the world becomes, only if you are strong can you be qualified to survive, or in other words, only if you are strong can you have the right to choose;
Through some books in the orphanage, Zhang Yifan roughly deduced that more than 300 years have passed since the current 173 years of immortality in the 19th century and the 21st century; And the birth of this immortal calendar seems to have originated from the organization of an immortal immortal dynasty, and it was he who changed the pattern of the earth.
There are not many books in the orphanage, and it is impossible to find out the origin of the Immortal Dynasty;
"Yifan, Yifan, I'm here with an umbrella!" A delicate-looking, slightly emaciated young figure ran from one side of the street, holding an umbrella on one side and another in the other.
"Ah Yu!" Zhang Yifan smiled when he saw the boy; This young man's name is Chen Yu, 16 years old this year, and he is also an orphan in Jianghe Orphanage. During the time when Zhang Yifan was in a coma, many inconveniences were taken care of by Chen Yu.
Therefore, for Chen Yu, Zhang Yifan treats him as a brother.
"Give!" Chen Yu handed over the raincoat and umbrella in his hand, and said with a sunny smile.
"Thanks!" Zhang Yifan took the raincoat and umbrella, put on the raincoat, wrapped his ankles in another layer, and opened the old umbrella; The umbrella has three or four patches on it, which should have gone through several rounds of patching. After doing this, I took steps and walked in the direction of the orphanage.
Although acid rain is highly corrosive, travelers can still walk in the rain with sufficient preparation.
Jianghe Orphanage is located in the northwest of Jianghe Town, and there are many factories in this area, both of which are very noisy and sewage; Because of this, this area is vast and sparsely populated, and many civilians avoid it, not even considering living here;
Only if the orphanage has little money and needs a huge site organization, it will choose to live here.
Walking through the uneven rainy road, Zhang Yifan and Chen Yu finally saw the door of Jianghe Orphanage, there was a woman in her forties wandering next to the door, looking in the direction of Zhang Yifan and Chen Yu with a sad face, and only after seeing Zhang Yifan and Chen Yu did they show a relieved expression.
This woman was the one who took care of the orphanage, and everyone called her Aunt Wang;
When she came to the door of the orphanage, Aunt Wang looked at Chen Yu with a complaining face and said, "Chen Yu, don't you know that Yifan is not well?" How dare you take him out, if something happens, can you afford to take this responsibility? β
Chen Yu was taught a lesson, and buried his head in an aggrieved expression.
When Zhang Yifan saw this situation, he naturally knew that Aunt Wang was caring about them, so he stood up and explained: "Aunt Wang, this is not about Ah Yu, I asked Ah Yu to take me out to have a look." β
"You, pure playfulness; Come back with me. Aunt Wang looked at Zhang Yifan and scolded;
"Yes!" Zhang Yifan and Chen Yu glanced at each other and said in unison.
Through the observation of these days, Zhang Yifan found that not only the orphanage, but also the entire Jianghe Town seems to be a bit ancient; It is similar to the common rites of his teacher; This made him strange; It stands to reason that the development of the times should be constantly modernized, and what is popular is routine, not those vulgar rites.
There were showers, and at night, the sky was full of stars, and it seemed clearer and vaster than in the 21st century.
Every night, Aunt Wang would organize everyone to chat in the courtyard; The people present are all orphans, and there will be some psychological problems, so many times it is Aunt Wang who is speaking alone, and it is not until Aunt Wang starts playing games that many orphans begin to speak out.
The light of the stars illuminated the courtyard, and Aunt Wang organized the orphans to sit in a circle; Most of these orphans are four or five years old, and some are seven or eight years old; Only Chen Yu and Zhang Yifan are over ten years old.
"What story are you listening to tonight? Snow White and the Big Bad Wolf, or the Big Bad Wolf and Snow White. Aunt Wang walked into the circle and joked with the children in a clown-like tone.
However, most of the orphans present had a dismal experience, and although Aunt Wang tried to rap, she failed to resonate with the children, let alone laugh; However, Aunt Wang also seemed to be familiar with this, and continued: "Let's talk about Snow White. β
So, Aunt Wang began to tell the story of Snow White.
It was also from the story told by Aunt Wang that Zhang Yifan was sure that he was still on Earth and in China; Otherwise, seeing that this world has changed so much, you will definitely think that you have left the earth and gone to another world.
For the story told by Aunt Wang, Chen Yu seems to have survived many times, and he leaned under the tree early and fell asleep;
As for the four or five-year-old children around, although they have a lot of shadows in their hearts, as Aunt Wang enters the story, those bright eyes are wide open and very cute; Like a child who longs to enter the world of fairy tales, ignorant and innocent.
"Alright! Now it's time to ask questions about who wants to know who saved Snow White. Aunt Wang asked with a smile.
"I know, I know, it's the prince."
"I know, too, it's the prince."
The children began to raise their hands in reply.
Aunt Wang smiled with satisfaction when she saw the appearance of the children;
"Yes, the prince." Aunt Wang said with a smile.
"Okay, the next story to tell is that the Immortal Dynasty really slays the monsters." Aunt Wang continued.
Zhang Yifan frowned, looked at Aunt Wang and hummed in a low voice; Zhang Yifan has heard this story more than once; Immortal Dynasty, real people; What the hell is this, the story of ancient China? But he had never heard of it; After thinking about it, Zhang Yifan thought of the Immortal Dynasty that everyone was advocating.
What kind of organization is this Immortal Dynasty that has actually changed this world.
"Immortal Dynasty, Immortal Dynasty, Immortal Dynasty; Is there really an immortal in this world? Zhang Yifan looked up at the night sky and wondered.
In the 21st century, he entered the master at the age of five, and in addition to cultivation and cultivation, he also cultivated; He was once said by his master Di Zhenren that he had a once-in-a-millennium cultivation talent, but the Heavenly Dao of this world was incomplete, and it was impossible for anyone to be able to preach;
Because of this, Zhang Yifan reached the peak of martial arts at the age of fourteen, and he didn't go any further.
When infiltrating the rice research base once, Zhang Yifan strayed into the freezer; When he woke up, he realized that three hundred years had passed; The body has also become fragile because of the freezer, which is worse than ordinary people.
"If I hadn't exercised since I was a kid and my body was stronger than most people, I'm afraid I would wake up in a vegetative state." Zhang Yifan said with some rejoicing.
At this time, Aunt Wang also finished telling the story of the real people of the Immortal Dynasty slaying monsters, and asked with a smile: "Okay, children, is there anything else to ask?" β
"Aunt Wang, is there really an immortal in the Immortal Immortal Dynasty?" After hesitating for a moment, Zhang Yifan asked.
He wants to determine one thing, that is, whether there are really immortals in this world, and if there are immortals, it means that the Heavenly Dao has made up for it; In this case, his hard work in cultivation may not have the opportunity to become an immortal; This is very important to him, who is obsessed with martial arts.
"Of course, I've seen them fly by Rivertown?" Aunt Wang was stunned, she also had a strange exit to ask questions about Zhang Yifan; He replied with a smile.
At this time, Chen Yu also woke up in a daze, and looked at Zhang Yifan a little strangely.
"Really!" Zhang Yifan showed a happy expression and asked very excitedly.
"Ahem, Yifan! I know that everyone wants to become an immortal, but there are conditions for becoming an immortal, and I heard that there must be a spiritual root and a spiritual liquid to drink to have a little chance! So!! Seeing Zhang Yifan's expression, Aunt Wang seemed to see Zhang Yifan's thoughts, so she explained.
Zhang Yifan also felt a little out of shape just now and scratched his head.
However, the naΓ―ve child was different, and began to jump up and down and say, "I want to be an immortal, I want to be an immortal when I grow up, and kill those monsters, oh! β
"I want it too,"
"I want it too, I want it too."
The children, especially the boys, were desperate to become immortals, bouncing and fighting;
When Aunt Wang saw it, she smiled; Only with a little understanding of her does she know that there is a 1 in a million, or even 1 in 10 million chance of becoming an immortal; People like them who don't have the money to buy spiritual liquid to nurture spiritual roots, and if they want to become immortals, it's impossible.
"Yifan, don't think about it, even if the mayor's son wants to become an immortal, it's impossible, let alone us, let's go to bed early." Chen Yu turned over at the root of the tree and said in a daze.
"Uh-huh!" Zhang Yifan nodded to indicate that he knew, but in his heart, he was as solid as a rock; Because in the 21st century, he is probably the most powerful existence in that world; Because, who in that world can kill a whale with bare hands and cultivate naked in Antarctica; I'm afraid not.
Standing up from the ground, Zhang Yifan came to sit down next to Aunt Wang, handed over a glass of water, and said, "Aunt Wang has worked hard." β
"Yifan is really sensible, I'm used to it for a long time; It's just pity for these kids. Aunt Wang sighed and said.
"By the way, Aunt Wang, is it really difficult to become an immortal?" Zhang Yifan planned to inquire about some things in the form of chatting, so he asked.
Aunt Wang saw that Zhang Yifan was not giving up, so she said: "Yes, it is difficult to go to the blue sky, experts have said that people on the earth live in an environment without spiritual energy all year round, and it is impossible to have spiritual roots by nature, so they can only rely on spiritual liquid to conceive, so that there is a little hope of giving birth to spiritual roots and becoming high immortals." β
"Is the ichor expensive?" Zhang Yifan frowned and continued to ask.
"Of course, I heard that a drop sells for 10 million." Aunt Wang continued.
"Ten million?" Zhang Yifan frowned; If this money were in the 21st century, it would be nothing to him; But now, for him, who is penniless and disabled, it is unattainable.
"Yes! You see that now you can buy five steamed buns for one dollar, 10 million, how much can you buy. Aunt Wang continued.
"A lot." Zhang Yifan smiled bitterly and said subconsciously.
"Well, go to bed early." Aunt Wang saw Zhang Yifan smile bitterly, because he gave up, so she said; After that, start arranging for the child to sleep.
An hour later, Aunt Wang came out of the room, saw that Zhang Yifan hadn't slept yet, remembered something, and said: "Oh, by the way, Yifan, tomorrow there will be a city family to adopt the child, and when the time comes, dress and wash it cleanly, maybe it will be chosen!" If you are really chosen, it will be considered a blessing for you, and you will not have to suffer in this orphanage. β
Adoption, Zhang Yifan has seen it a few times, but most of those people are under the age of six, and the children have their own ideas when they grow up, and the adopters will definitely not accept a child with other thoughts back, because many people adopt to repay their kindness when they grow up.
As for suffering, it is true in orphanages; Every day is one meal, and when it is abundant, there are two meals;
Aunt Wang also knew that it was somewhat unlikely that the adopter would adopt a sixteen-year-old boy, and she shook her head slightly when she left;
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