"Hey, are you awake?"

Who, who's calling me?

Slowly opened his eyes, and in a trance, a boy's bright smile appeared in front of the man. The boy looked to be less than ten years old, but the spirit of the ghost was much more mature than his peers.

Seeing the man open his eyes, the boy suddenly grinned, and then ran out as if he suddenly remembered something, regardless of what happened to the man. Before going out, the boy stood at the door and suddenly turned around and shouted at the man: "My name is Xiaodui, you wait a little longer, I'll go and help you call Sister Qiao now!"

Sister Joe?

Who are they?

Where am I?

"Little building Qingyin is not well known, and the front desk is green and bullying. ”

In the mountains and wilderness, there is occasionally a wisp of pure nature, interspersed with small buildings. Among them, there is also a stream flowing through it, passing through one house after another from north to south, making this village called "Xiaoyin".

At this time, the boy named Twilight is walking through the village to find his sister Jo.

It seems that the village is too small, and almost everyone in the village knows each other well, and there are constantly people greeting Twilight along the way.

"Twilight, you're in such a hurry, you're looking for your sister Qiao again, right?" At the door of the house on the side of the road, a man who seemed to be about to enter greeted Twilight with a smile.

"Yes, Uncle Wang came to find Aunt Chen again today?"

"Ha, this ......" The man seemed to be a little unsure of how to answer, and at this time he only heard a woman's voice from inside the room: "Lao Wang, why are you coming in, come in quickly, if you don't come in again, the old lady won't wait for you!"

Twilight's Uncle Wang nodded awkwardly at him at the "call" of this voice, and immediately went into the house.

The boy didn't stay long, and continued to run forward.

Half an hour later, a woman in red with a delicate face was led back to her home by Twilight. Before stepping through the door, the woman spoke, her voice trembling slightly, and asked, "Are you sure...... Is he awake?"

The woman's voice was like a bird, but she hid an indescribable nervousness.

"Of course, Sister Qiao, I don't believe you. As he spoke, he pointed in the direction of the bed.

Looking in the direction of Twilight's finger, a terrifying sight appeared in front of her: in the corner of the room, a humanoid creature with a hollow, desperate look lay upright, and if it weren't for the fact that he was still breathing, it would be indistinguishable from a dried corpse.

Why do you say it's a humanoid creature? That person's arms have long been broken, and Qiao He knows that the wound under the gauze is extremely hideous.

Yes, that's right, Xiao Dui's "Sister Qiao" is the Qiao He girl who was saved by Jiuhan, who was the prince of the negative position.

Slowly approaching the man lying on the bed, each step seemed unusually heavy. It seemed that there was something Qiao He needed to be sure, but she didn't want to admit that result. Tightly covering his mouth and holding back the choking and tears on his face, it seemed that after a long time, Qiao He finally approached the bedside and saw the man's face and eyes.

This man is Jiuhan, the prince who once saved his life, and the man who escaped death for the third time seems to have completely lost his memory.

These two people who should have a deep intersection in their fate were unusually embarrassed when they met for the second time.

"Who am I, where am I?Who are you?" Lin Ze, who was lying on the bed, seemed to want to wave his arms, but the dual emotions of amnesia and excessive tension made him almost forget that he had lost two arms, and just writhed the bed, which was weird and abnormal.

Looking at Lin Ze's uneasy writhing body, Xiao Twilight on the side retreated to the corner of the room with a nervous expression. In his eyes, Lin Ze, who kept writhing, was as weird as a live carp or a big earthworm.

On the contrary to Xiao Dui, Qiao He straightened his clothes, and then walked forward and knelt down with a "poof", and said, "Little girl Qiao He, meet the nine-and-a-half adults." ”

"Who are you?" first surprised, then frightened, and finally helpless. There were three tones in the three words, and when this sentence came into Qiao He's ears, it really shocked her.

Did he forget me again?

Next, it took a lot of effort and a long time before Qiao He explained the ins and outs to Lin Ze.

It turned out that Qiao He's appearance was not accidental. On the day of the collapse of the country, the ladies in the entire palace were arranged to escape, Qiao He was separated from the large army in the flight because of nervousness, and finally broke into Xiaoyin Village by mistake. Because he was really homeless, and Xiaoyin Village was located at the junction of the two countries and close to the country of the negative village, Qiao He was accepted by the villagers and arranged to take care of Xiao Dui, whose background had been a mystery since childhood.

As for Lin Ze, Qiao He unreservedly informed him about his status as the prince of the negative state and the destruction of the country, and did not say much about the intersection between the two.

As for why Lin Ze lost his memory and what he experienced losing his arms, Qiao He didn't know, and he didn't say much.

Thinking about it, Qiao He is also a woman with complex and delicate emotions, and when it came to the martyrdom of the monarch of the country, she couldn't cry anymore.

After listening to everything Qiao He said, Lin Ze, oh no, it should be the ninth and a half princes of the dead country now, and he couldn't help but sigh: "It turns out that I have such a complicated past......"

Qiao He didn't answer, and at this time, Xiao Dui, who was just hiding on the side, stepped forward timidly and asked, "Brother Jiuhan, Sister Qiao said that you have saved many people, is this true?"

Facing Twilight's almost irresistible pure eyes, Nine-Half's heart suddenly tingled. Did he save a lot of people? Did he save them? So what? If according to Qiao He, he was the commander in the first battle of destroying the country, even if he had saved many people before?

Jiu Ban didn't speak, but Qiao He stood up, reached out and touched Xiao Dui's head and said, "Of course Brother Jiu Ban has saved many, many lives, he is a big hero!"

Xiao Dui, who got Qiao He's answer, was obviously in a much better mood: "Sister Qiao, then should we help Brother Jiuhan recover his memory.....?"

"What do you know?" Hearing Twilight's words, Nine-Half almost jumped up from the bed.

"I ......" seemed to be frightened by the rapid change of attitude of the nine and a half, Xiao Du suddenly jumped behind Qiao He, and said timidly: "I know..... I know of someone who should be able to help Brother Nine-and-a-Half recover his memory......"

Hurriedly touched Xiao Dui's head to calm him down, Qiao He said softly, "That crazy doctor?" Qiao He's voice was a little soft, as if he didn't want Jiu Ban to know about it.

"It's not a crazy doctor, it's Grandpa Tan!" Xiao Du resisted: "Brother Jiuban, you don't know, Grandpa Tan is amazing, he claims to be able to live and die human flesh and bones! Okay, although I don't know what life and death human flesh and bones are......"

In Qiao He's eyes, Twilight seemed to have said something that shouldn't be said, but when she looked into Jiuhan's eyes, she found that those eyes were extremely firm.

"Then please take me to him, Twilight. Jiuhan's tone was much firmer than his eyes, after all, no one wants to go through his life with a vague memory.

At the very least, I need to know who I am, where I've come from, and where I'm going.

This is the idea of nine and a half.

Although he may be a little reluctant, Qiao He didn't seem to have the intention of refuting Jiuhan, so after a few days later, after Jiuhan's physical strength was basically recovered, Qiao He, Xiaodui, and Jiuhan set out on the road to see "Grandpa Tan".

The "Grandpa Tan" in Twilight's mouth is not an old monster born with a master, just a strange person with very long hair who likes to live in a cave.

"My name is Tan Yiju, and Tan Yiju is me. When Tan Yiju opened his mouth, not only Qiao He and Xiao Dui, but even Jiu Ban himself was stunned. If it weren't for Tan Yiju's knee-length beard and ground-length hair, I'm afraid even Jiuhan himself would think that the other party was another self, right?

"You're not me, but I know what you're coming to me for. Seeing that the three people on the other side didn't speak, Tan Yiju added a sentence. This sentence brought the nine and a half people back to reality from shock, and seeing that they all came back to their senses, Tan Yiju continued: "I won't save the people whose lives are dead. ”

"Why?!Didn't Mr. Tan say that he wanted to 'treat what the world can't cure, but save what ordinary people can't'? If you don't save Jiuhan today, wouldn't it be against your medical heart?" Before Jiuhan could speak, Qiao He took a step forward and asked emotionally.

"I do save people, but I don't save the dead. ”

"Nine and a half years he is standing alive in front of you, why do you say he is dead?"

"Little Nizi, seeing is not necessarily believing. Seeming to disdain to theorize with Qiao He, Tan Yiju closed his eyes directly.

"But I only believe what I see, such as you, for example, Jiu and a half are still alive at the moment, you should save him!" Qiao He stepped forward, a little aggressive.

"Or do you have any reason?" Tan Yiju suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze was like a torch, and he looked at Qiao He, "For example, Qiao He, you have had a relationship with this Mr. Nine and a Half?"

didn't wait for the three of them to react, but Tan Yiju himself laughed first: "Okay, well, no matter whether you live or die, as long as you stand in front of me Tan Yiju, even if the king of heaven and Lao Tzu comes, I will save it!" It's just that Twilight and Qiao He are very calm, and they seem to have adapted and used to it. It's just that the sentence "leading edge" made Qiao He's face turn red all of a sudden.

After all, they are almost familiar with the seven words "hidden epilepsy doctor Tan Yiju".

Suddenly, I saw a strong emotion of reluctance in Tan Yiju's eyes when he looked at Qiao He and Xiao Dui, or regret. Although the appearance is extremely similar to Jiuhan, and the voice is also the same, the profundity brought by the vicissitudes of time in Tan Yiju's eyes is incomparable to Jiuhan. After tidying up himself, Tan Yiju spoke again: "Nine and a half, your life is already dead, and recovering your memory is close to a move against the sky, are you ready to pay the price for this?"

Almost without thinking, Nine Half replied, "I'm ready!"

"What about you?" This time, Tan Yiju's eyes looked at Qiao He and Xiao Dui, which made the latter almost panic.

With nervousness, Qiao He protected Twilight with one hand and asked, "I have no problem, but Twilight ......" Behind him, Twilight unconsciously leaned towards Qiao He.

"Retrieving the memories of the nine halves requires another person to exchange the most important parts of him, and recovering the two severed arms of the nine halves requires a pair of boys' ribs to reshape the flesh and bones. The former condition can be achieved with one of the two of you, and the latter condition must be small and cannot be changed. When he said these words, Tan Yiju's voice was extremely indifferent, full of meaning that could not be refused.

Hearing Tan Yiju's words, Jiu and a half didn't move. He stood in front of Qiao He and Xiao Dui, Qiao He couldn't see his expression, and Xiao Du was too.

Qiao He wanted to leave. She really wanted to help Nine-and-Half, and she could do whatever she wanted, but Twilight couldn't. Twilight is still a child, except for the stories she told him, he has almost no contact with Nine-and-Half, why should he lose two ribs for nothing?

She tried to back down, but Twilight stepped up.

"I'm willing to give Brother Nine and a Half two ribs. The boy's voice was clear and clear to everyone present.

"No, I can't...... If it were for me, I would ruin the lives of others, and this body would not be cured. Nine and a half turned, "Let's go." ”

Jiu Ban walked towards the door with steps, Jiu Ban felt a lot more relaxed at this moment, Qiao He is a good girl, maybe ...... This idea has not yet come to fruition. Just heard the sound of "boom", and the ninth half had already fallen to the ground.

"The people I want to save have the right to choose. Tan Yiju stood up and walked towards the back room, "Carry it in." ”

Qiao He just wanted to stop this crazy old man, but Xiao Mu grabbed his cuffs, Xiao Mu shook his head, "Sister Qiao, I really don't care, this may be the only chance to save Brother Jiuhan." ”

"But Xiao Mu, you're only nine years old, you have to ...... in the future"

"Two ribs won't affect anything, I will definitely marry a super beautiful daughter-in-law in the future, just like Sister Joe. Xiao Mu's eyes rolled slightly, "Sister Qiao, you won't be reluctant to give up your most important thing, right?" ”

"How is it possible! Your Highness has saved me many times, and my life is your Highness's. Qiao He said eagerly.

"What are you guys doing? Don't hurry up!" Tan Yiju's dissatisfied voice came out of the back room.

An hour later, Twilight lost both of his ribs, Qiao He lost her beautiful voice like an oriole, and Nine Half regained one of his arms and most of his memories. As for the memories before and after the destruction of the country, Jiuhan can't recall it. Every time I tried to recall, I was stopped by a huge terrible headache, and life was worse than death.

Holding Xiao Dui, who was physically exhausted, in his arms, followed by Qiao He, who also had pale lips because of Tan Yiju's technique, and Jiuban's ears still echoed Tan Yiju's warning when he walked on the mountain road: "Jiuhan, you are already a person whose life has died." Tianyan forty-nine and the remaining one is for the sake of the heavens to have a life and not to kill and cut off. But if you continue to do things against the heavens and live an unstable life, I am afraid that the people around you will continue to have calamities befall you. ”

Is the destruction of the Nation of Negative Beings also related to my own destiny?

I didn't think about it, maybe it's useless to think too much. Jiu Ban settled down with Qiao He's return to Xiaoyin Village, he needed some time to recuperate and recuperate his body that had not yet fully recovered. What he needs to think about more is where he will go in the future, and he also needs to find an opportunity to repay Qiao He, who saved him, and Xiao Dui, who helped him recover his arms.

Of course, it is obviously impossible to make a personal promise.

After living in the village for a long time, Jiu Ban gradually discovered something: although the people in Xiaoyin Village are very kind and simple, they don't seem to have more convenient and effective tools. Despite the outdated tools and inefficient work, they enjoyed it.

The first time I found out about this was when I followed Brother Wang and his younger brother up the mountain to collect firewood. Despite their unusually sharp axes, Brother Wang and his younger brother still had to take turns looking at the trees with their axes, sometimes taking half a day to cut down a tree that two people were hugging together, and then half a day to dismember the tree.

"Brother Wang, why don't you use a saw?"

"What's a saw?"

Well, if you don't know, I'll make one for you. For the next two days, he didn't go out, but sat in his room and tinkered around, and finally took out an object that the people of Xiaoyin Village had never seen before: an object that resembled a long knife, but it was very wide. The "knife" is single-sided and single-edged, but the place where it should be the blade is covered with serrations, like teeth.

At first, Brother Wang was very resistant to this "saw" that he had never seen, but when he sawed off three trees after learning it on the first day, people in the village continued to come to him the next day, begging Jiuhan to help them make a "saw".

In fact, even Nine and a Half himself didn't know where the name "saw" came about, but it was so suddenly in his mind that he groped to create it.

And it works very well.

When Jiuhan saw that the villagers were working hard to carry firewood and goods, he made the second novelty after the "saw" - Jiuhan called it "wooden ox", but in fact it was just a wheelbarrow.

The manufacture of saws and wheelbarrows made Jiuhan work non-stop for three months, and in these three months, the threshold of Qiao He and Xiaodui's house, where Jiuhan lived temporarily, was about to be broken by others, but the casting and training of these three months also made Jiuhan's body recover a lot.

With the recovery of his body, Jiuhan's desire to revenge the country became heavier and heavier, after all, at this time, he had almost lost all his memories of being Lin Ze, and only his memory of being the prince of Jiuhan remained.

What's even more terrifying is that the lack of memory of the First World War in the country of the negative country made Jiuhan feel a deep sense of guilt in his heart, and he always thought that his own mistakes led to the loss of the country and the displacement of millions of people.

As a result, under the suppression of various emotions, the emotion of revenge intensified and became stronger and stronger.

Until the advent of that day......