Dongying World, Xiangqi County. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

In an ordinary izakaya, Xu Mengpan sat on a tatami mat, wearing a bright and delicate robe, and his hair was tied around his head with a white jade crown.

In front of him was a low table with a few side dishes and a pot of sake.

There were also some people sitting nearby, all of whom were the same as Xu Meng, a pot of sake and a stack of side dishes.

took a bite of the side dish and took a casual bite, frowning slightly.

This Dongying food really made Xu Meng a little uncomfortable, and the taste was very weird, but he couldn't ask for more.

Because the aristocracy of the Dongying world does not look down on poultry, they think that the meat of poultry is dirty, their staple food is rice, they think that rice is the food of superior people, in addition to eating some fish and some seafood, eat a little bit of vegetables and fruits, the aristocracy dominates the entire Dongying world, so this eating habit has become the mainstream.

If you eat some chicken, duck, and goose meat, you will be looked down upon by others and considered a lowly person.

Xu Meng had to sigh, this was really a distorted worldview, but fortunately, after his cultivation was successful, he didn't have much need for food.

The taste of sake is a little light, but it's okay, Xu Meng put down the wine glass, fell into deep thought, and carefully brushed off the information he had obtained in the past few days.

The world of Dongying is a world where ghosts and gods coexist, and ghosts and gods dominate the beliefs of human beings, and this system of eight million ghosts and gods is led by several ghosts and gods, and it is also the most powerful.

One is Amaterasu, the second is Susanoo, and the third is Izanaki.

Legend has it that these three have the ability to change the world and the earth, and they are very terrifying, but Xu Meng estimates that after so many years of mythological interpretation and compilation, the abilities in myths and legends must be exaggerated.

However, these three must have a lot of ghost and god subordinates, and they can be regarded as the mainstay of this ghost and god world.

In addition, there are famous big monsters in the world of ghosts and gods, Yazaki Orochi and Nine-Tailed Fox.

Among the human race, the emperor is revered, and it is said that the emperor is the person appointed by the three demons and gods himself, and has the power to rule the world, but in recent years, the three gods have not appeared in the world, and the emperor is dying of old age, and he has died of illness three years ago.

The war continued, the blood flowed like a river, and the corpses floated for thousands of miles.

The powerful blood qi has aroused the covetousness of many ghosts and gods, and they have been born one after another, plundering the evil qi and carrion on the battlefield to strengthen themselves.

In this case, many small villages can only worship a certain ghost and god and obtain shelter, just like the small village that Xu Meng experienced.

And the powerful city relies on not ghosts and gods, but armor, hundreds of people can form a formation to resist ghosts and gods, but they can only resist some weak ghosts and gods, such as the black devil temple that Xu Meng killed, in addition to the city There are also powerful warriors and onmyoji, they are the main force to resist ghosts and gods.

"Hey, have you heard, a powerful onmyoji appeared nearby, I heard that he controlled a powerful power, and he killed the ghost god enshrined by the He Jia family in just an instant."

At the table next to him, a ronin said.

"Really? Killed the ghost god in an instant? The companion next to him was shocked, "That's a ghost." ”

"Well, I heard that guy from the He Jia family was also killed by that onmyoji."

The ronin nodded, lowering his voice.

Hearing this, Xu Meng's eyes flashed, knowing that what they were talking about was his own business, and he listened carefully.

"Hmph, that guy from Hegargard? He is simply not worthy of the title of samurai, he has the name of a samurai, but he has no force at all, he is as weak as a woman, and he can still occupy the title of samurai, it is simply a shame. ”

The companion snorted lightly and said indignantly, although his face was extremely disdainful, but a trace of envy flashed in his eyes.

"Hey, his ancestors followed the Ida family to fight, and his military exploits were outstanding, so he was named a samurai, and He Jiade had the opportunity to inherit the name of a samurai, otherwise he could also become a glorious samurai?"

The ronin said this and sighed lightly.

For these ronins, the title of samurai is equivalent to the goal of their life, but some people are born to inherit the name of samurai.

"By the way, where is that Onmyoji now?"

The companion asked, most of the onmyoji are worshiped by some daimyos, and if you catch the other party, you can use this as a springboard to enter the army and obtain military merits.

And because of the relationship between the onmyoji, this position is not an ordinary pawn.

"Hey, that Onmyoji-sama has long been missing."

As if to see the other party's thoughts, the ronin let out a sigh, disappointing his companion for a while.

"Onmyoji ......"

A young samurai sitting in the corner drank the wine from his cup in one gulp, muttering to himself with an indescribable glint in his eyes, and got up and walked out of the izakaya.

Hearing this, Xu Meng shook slightly, knowing that there was no information he wanted, he got up, walked to the door, lifted the thick curtain, and walked out.

Seeing Xu Meng walk out, the two ronins sitting at the table next to him glanced at each other, comparable to each other's gorgeous clothes, a trace of greed flashed in their eyes, and they picked up the knife on the table and followed.

......

Xu Meng walked out of the izakaya and walked into the distance.

Xiangqi County is very small, very dilapidated, and very sparsely populated, far worse than the county seat in Liaozhai.

"My lord, how about you take a look at this flower basket, and if you think it looks good, could you please buy one?"

On the street, a weak child, dressed in dirty and tattered clothes, held several woven flower baskets in his hands and sold them to the pedestrians on the street, but each time he was rejected miserably, and many people even pushed him to the ground in disgust and shouted and cursed.

The child did not cry or get discouraged, but silently picked up the flower basket and continued to sell to the next person.

"My lord, do you need a flower basket?"

A timid voice sounded, making Xu Meng slightly stunned and looking at the child in front of him.

He was about five or six years old, his face was covered with dirt, his body was also covered with stains, and his body still smelled slightly.

The shabby clothes are a little leaky, and whenever the wind blows, the thin body trembles slightly, but the eyes are full of expectations for the future, and he is looking at Xu Meng with expectant eyes at this time.

The flower basket in his hand is not tightly knit enough, let alone beautiful, and with the other party's dirty clothes, it is no wonder that he will be hated and even beaten and scolded.

I hope that this adult can buy his own flower basket, Xu Meng can obviously read this expectation from the other party's eyes.

But Xu Meng still shook his head slightly, his footsteps did not stop, and walked towards the distance.

Originally, in this situation, Xu Meng helped casually, but unfortunately, the money he took from He Jiajia was consumed in the wine house just now.

Seeing Xu Meng shake his head and leave, the light in the child's eyes dimmed a little, but he quickly regained his spirits and continued to walk towards the next person with the flower basket.

The two ronins looked at Xu Meng's back, glanced at each other, and quickly followed.

Seeing this, the child bit his lip and stood there for a moment, then followed.

......

Xu Meng looked sideways at the two people behind him, frowned slightly, kept walking, and continued to walk forward.

Soon, two ronins followed.

Unconsciously, the three of them became more and more remote.

Looking at the remote and empty street, the two ronins glanced at each other, and they saw a trace of greed and cruel smile on each other's faces, and slowly pulled out the sword on their waists.

"Be careful, my lord, someone wants to be bad for you."

A childish voice sounded, making the three of them stunned, and turned their heads, a dirty child stood behind, his little face was very nervous, and his body was trembling, obviously he shouted the previous words.

"Bastard, you actually want to spoil the good things of the masters."

One of the ronins turned around, a look of hideousness flashing across his ugly face, and he looked at the child viciously with a knife in both hands.

The other ronin pointed a knife at Xu Meng, "The kid in front, hand over your belongings." ”

Have you been robbed?

Xu Meng smiled, he had found the two of them before, and he thought that he had killed the He Jiade, who had been found by someone, but he didn't expect that these two people actually wanted to rob him.

Seeing that he was wearing a bright Taoist robe, he shook his head funny, knowing that it was this dress that caused the trouble, but these two people probably didn't expect that they had no money on them.

"What if you don't give it?" Xu Meng said lightly.

It seemed that he didn't expect the rich young man in front of him to behave like this, which made the two ronins stunned slightly, and then sneered viciously, "Don't pay? Then they will kill you, and take all your valuables and clothes from you. ”

"And this troublesome kid wants to ruin our good deeds?"

A ronin ran in a few steps, grabbed the child who wanted to escape, and threw it to the side.

"Poof!"

The child was slammed against the wall by the ronin, making a dull noise.

Immediately, a ronin stepped on his footsteps, rushed forward with a knife, and said with a cruel smile in his mouth, "Look, you'd better hand over the money, otherwise, this kid will be your end!" ”

The ronin raised his knife and waved his arm, and the silver blade slashed a dazzling round light.

At this moment, the ronin's arrogant laughter, the child's frightened eyes, and Xu Meng's indifferent eyes condensed into a moment.

"Sneer......"

The head fell to the ground, blood spurted, and the incision was neat and smooth, like a knife cutting tofu.

"This ...... How could it be, such a fast sword. ”

One of the ronins said in disbelief, and then his head slowly moved off his neck, and blood sprayed and splattered, and the scene was very bloody.

Blood sprayed, revealing a young figure behind him, slowly returning the sword to its sheath.

"Treading ......"

When the blood was almost sprayed, the young warrior raised his head slightly and walked towards Xu Meng, the clogs banging on the ground.

"You should be the onmyoji who killed the ghosts and gods of the He Jia family, right? I'm going to challenge you. ”

The young warrior stood still and looked at Xu Meng, the battle intent in his eyes burning like a flame.