Ling Fan sat on the street and watched the people in the town, unconsciously he had been in this town for a month, and this month could be said to be very difficult for Ling Fan. In the past, although he was not considered to be fine clothes and food in the mountain villa, it can be said that he did not have to worry about food and clothing, and he brought some food when he went down the mountain and the wolf meat he hunted in the mountains and forests when he came down the mountain had already been exhausted. Now Ling Fan is almost hungry every day.

And this month, there was no one from the villa who came down to look for him, Ling Fan thought that his departure would make some people worry, but now it seems that he is completely superfluous, maybe there is one less person to eat idle in the villa when he leaves.

For this town, Ling Fan has always been a fresh face, and the clothes on his body are also tattered, plus Ling Fan doesn't know how to communicate with people at all, no matter how you look at it, Ling Fan at this moment is no different from a little beggar.

Recently, Ling Fan can only rely on the mountains and forests at the foot of the mountain to hunt some hares to satisfy his hunger, this month Ling Fan's skills have improved a lot, Ling Fan has gone from being out of breath when he started chasing a rabbit, to now he can run continuously for several hours, after all, chasing prey frantically all day long in order to survive has gradually adapted his body.

The only thing that made Ling Fan a little relieved was that although he couldn't control the aura outside his body to attack, after a month of continuous trial and training, he was now able to slightly change the direction of the flow of spiritual energy around his body, which could be said to be of great help to Ling Fan, so that he could reduce the amount of aura absorbed by his terrible body as much as possible. Since he had been injured several times, Ling Fan's body had been in great pain every time there was an influx of spiritual energy, but his body had absorbed spiritual energy on its own, which made Ling Fan really feel helpless.

Ling Fan wants to change the current situation and solve his troubled physique, at least in this remote town, it is impossible to do so, most of them here are ordinary people, who work hard every day facing the loess with their backs to the sky, which also makes Ling Fan have some real understanding of the lives of ordinary people, no wonder those who only have a little talent will choose to cultivate, as long as they improve their lives a little bit, they will be much stronger than these ordinary people. Although the entire continent can be said to be Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, but for Ling Fan's cognition, he only knows this Tianyuan Mountain and Tianyuan Mountain Villa, and Ling Fan has no way of knowing where he is going to solve this troublesome physique.

While Ling Fan was thinking hard, many people in the town went to the entrance of the town, and there were more and more people, and Ling Fan also got up and walked towards the entrance of the town. The entrance of the huge town was already crowded, and Ling Fan saw a group of soldiers standing majestically at the entrance of the town with weapons in their hands. A burly man at the head sat on a horse, and he must have been the leader.

"Listen, because the war in front of the empire is urgent, so now we have to recruit troops from you, and all men over the age of fourteen must join the army. The burly man on the horse said in a loud voice.

"How can this be done, our town does not have much population in total, if so many more men leave, how can we live if there are some old, weak, sick, orphans and widows? At the head of the crowd, there was an old man, Nono, who said weakly.

"Yes, yes, what's more, we are all ordinary people, we just want to live in peace, and if we go to the battlefield, isn't that just sending us to death?"

"Don't dream, as long as you are still on the battlefield, wouldn't it be a loss to our Chiyang Empire if you go to the battlefield, let you go to the army is just to work in the rear to replenish and work, and to protect the soldiers who really go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, understand, and now I will give you a subsidy every month, if you perform well, your children can also be recommended to enter the peripheral colleges of the Chiyang Empire, which is a great opportunity for you." The leader said impassionedly.

There was a lot of discussion among the people around, it was true that for these ordinary people, the monthly subsidy could barely support a family, but more importantly, it was more important to enter the peripheral academy of the Chiyang Empire. These academies are all for the direct training of talents in the Empire. Once you enter, you will receive a good education, formal cultivation, even if you can't do it, you will just be dropped out, and if you really stand out, it will be an opportunity to completely turn over. For these ordinary people to turn over, it is indeed a great opportunity, and there is no temptation to resist.

"I sign up, I sign up". Many people in the crowd began to sign up for the army. "Hey", the old man who spoke first sighed, and Ling Fan felt very strange and walked over.

"Old man, why sigh, these people don't have to go to the battlefield to join the army, and they still have such good conditions, isn't it great?" Ling Fan asked suspiciously.

The old man looked at Ling Fan and gently pulled Ling Fan aside. "You're still a kid after all, and you don't understand anything. He turned around and walked away with his head on crutches.

Ling Fan followed behind the old man, "Old man, can you talk to me?"

The old man looked at Ling Fan, "Come to my house, you're hungry too." ”

Ling Fan followed the old man to a hut and entered the courtyard, the old man took out two steamed buns from the house and handed them to Ling Fan, "Child, eat." The old man continued, "I have lived in this town for decades, and I have never seen anything, how could a conscription come to such a remote town."

"Aren't those conscripts soldiers?" Ling Fan asked suspiciously as he ate.

"They are soldiers, and judging by the clothes they wear, they are indeed directly under the army of the Chiyang Empire. The old man sat next to him and said.

"Then old man, why do you say that? Ling Fan still didn't understand.

"Then it can only show one problem, this war is extraordinary, you think about why this conscription does not need to go to the battlefield but to do support in the rear, it can only show that the soldiers who have been supported by the rear have also been transferred to the battlefield, if even the soldiers who support the rear have been transferred to the battlefield, then this war is probably unprecedentedly huge, there will be sacrifices in the war, how can it be said that if the battlefield is not on the battlefield, if the front line is urgent, these people who join the army may only go to the battlefield to be slaughtered. As soon as Ling Fan heard what the old man said, he realized that what he was thinking was so simple.

"Old man, even if you said it, wouldn't it be a good thing that their children could enter a regular academy to cultivate?" Ling Fan continued to ask.

"You don't understand at all, those so-called peripheral academies are just responsible for selecting gifted cultivators in various places, and in the world of cultivators, if you have talent, you will be scrambled for as a treasure by various places, and if you don't have talent, you will only be eliminated in the end. So, it sounds tempting, but it's actually just an empty word. Ling Fan only understood when he heard the old man say this, this world is so complicated, and it is the coolest thing to people's hearts.

"Put this on, lad. The old man took a set of clean clothes from the house and handed it to Ling Fan, Ling Fan took it and put it on, although it didn't fit very well, it was better than the tattered beggar clothes on his body now. "Thank you, old man. ”

"Young man, you're not from this town, I see you've been here for a while, hey, after this conscription, it is estimated that life in the town will be more difficult, you better go to a richer place, and life will be better." Ling Fan nodded when he heard the old man say this, "Thank you, old man." ”

Ling Fan had already wanted to leave, but he didn't know where to go, "Old man, then tell me where I should go?"

"Let's go south, this town is the northernmost town of the Chiyang Empire, if possible, go to the imperial capital Chiyang City, if you are lucky enough, you may be able to change your current situation. Ling Fan bowed to the old man, "Thank you, old man." ”

After coming out of the old man's house, Ling Fan came to the entrance of the town again, the team of soldiers was still continuing to register for conscription, it was slowly getting dark, Ling Fan sat on the street, thinking with his eyes closed. The imperial capital of Chiyang City, this is the first time he has heard this name, there should be a solution to his body, but how can he get to Chiyang City is a problem. Ling Fan thought of what happened when he went down the mountain, and couldn't help but pinch a cold sweat, not to mention all kinds of fierce beasts, in case he met someone with bad intentions, even if an ordinary person could handle it with a child like himself, let alone a powerful person.

By the way, as long as you follow this group of soldiers, this is the northernmost part of the empire, anyway, they should also go south, just take one step at a time. After paying attention, Ling Fan leaned against the wall and slowly fell asleep.

The next day, the town was still crowded, and the conscription was also going on one after another, Ling Fan thought to himself, it would take at least a few days to see this state, so it would be best for him to prepare some food now, thinking of this, Ling Fan turned around and ran towards the mountains and forests, all he had to do was to pick as many fruits as possible and beat a few hares or something. After all, he followed secretly, it would be good if they didn't expel Ling Fan, it would be impossible for him to give him food, so he could only rely on himself to have enough food and clothing.

At the end of the day, Ling Fan picked some fruits, beat two hares, and carefully wrapped them in his shabby clothes, which could be regarded as some accumulation. By the time we returned to the town, today's conscription had ended. Ling Fan deliberately found a place to hide his food, keeping an eye on the every move of this group of soldiers for fear that if they suddenly left, then his plan would be ruined.

The conscription continued for another two days, and Ling Fan was carefully preparing every day for the past two days, and in the evening, a soldier stood at the entrance of the town, "Everyone, we will set off tomorrow morning, please gather on time." Finally about to set off, Ling Fan was about to embark on a new journey, he couldn't help but be a little excited, and a little worried.

The day was getting brighter, and Ling Fan had prepared everything in advance, his small body was carrying a large package, and the hares were also tied to his body with strips of cloth. I watched the soldiers in the distance lecture to the newly recruited soldiers, and then set off together in a line. Ling Fan followed from afar, if it weren't for the fact that his physical fitness had improved greatly this month, I was afraid that he really wouldn't be able to keep up with these people.

In front of them was a large group of men and horses marching quickly, and far away from the group of men and horses, there was a thin figure, but very bloated from a distance, quietly following behind.