The preface to the first chapter remembers that in 2012, people were panickingly prophesying the end of the world, and on December 21, solar storms, meteorite impacts, volcanic eruptions, inundation of seawater, the spread of viruses, and so on, all seemed to destroy the world.

But when that day came, it seemed that everything was as usual, and it was only the anxiety and prayers of the people.

A day passed, and the promised end did not come, and people were glad for it, but at the same time, they were a little regretful. Most of what we hear is exclamations like "Why hasn't the end come!"

Perhaps because of the fact that they have watched too many movies, people are regretting that they did not see the apocalyptic landscape and could not feel the excitement of survival in a desperate situation.

It's funny to think about, the human mind is decisively contradictory. If there is an end time, should we hate our own life at the wrong time? But this is all in the past.

Chongqing Fengdu, formerly known as Xudu, is now known as "Fengdu County" because of the simplification of Chinese characters, located at the southeast edge of the Sichuan Basin, located on the north bank of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, belonging to Chongqing Municipality (belonging to Sichuan before 1997), 172 kilometers away from the urban area of Chongqing, with an area of 2,910 square kilometers and a total population of 740,000 people. Fengdu (Xudu) is an ancient city that faces the water by the mountains, more than 2,000 years ago in the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, Xudu is subordinate to the country of Ba, once made the national capital, called "Bazi Beidu" in the Spring and Autumn Period, the Qin and Han dynasties were the land of the county, the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Emperor Yongyuan two years (90 AD) were divided from the county to set up a separate county, because there is Pingdu Mountain in the east of the city, named Pingdu County.

The Sui Dynasty took the first word of "Xuwen Dam" in the Yangtze River and the word "capital" of "Pingdu Mountain" and renamed it "Xudu".

On October 7, 2022, it was the last day of the National Day holiday, in Sanhe Town.

Maybe it's the autumn tiger that is powerful, or God doesn't give face, Fengdu, which has entered October, the temperature is still so high, and it has been unusually maintained for half a month, with an average daily high temperature of 37 degrees, so that the residents of this town are honestly nesting at home.

"Tao can be Tao, very Tao, name can be named, very famous, the beginning of the nameless heaven and earth, the mother of all things" In a small shop, a person is hanging his head and reading something.

Halfway through his reading, he raised his head and glanced at the empty storefront, and he lamented: "There has been no business for seven days!"

"Meow. ”

A cat meow brought him back to his senses, and a black cat was lying at his feet.

"Ade, don't tell me you're hungry again. The young man rolled his eyes and touched the black cat's head helplessly.

"What do you say?"

Suddenly, the black cat opened its mouth and spoke!

The man held his forehead with one hand: "Ade, how many times have I told you, in a crowded place, don't expose your ability, otherwise you will be captured by those brick beasts, and you will be good-looking." ”

The black cat turned his head disdainfully: "Just your little broken noodle restaurant, who can come on this hot day?"

The man was choked, and he didn't get angry, but shrugged helplessly: "Yes, but it's because I have this little broken noodle restaurant that I can feed you." ”

"Cut, don't talk nonsense, it's the same as before, three catties of cooked beef, and less chili. The black cat didn't care, and jumped into the man's arms with a kick of his limbs, pointing to the kitchen and said.

The man's face suddenly turned into a bitter gourd face: "Ade, there is not much money." ”

"Two catties, the biggest concession!"

The man stood up and slapped his forehead: "Why did I, Chen Muqing, raise a foodie." With that, he went to the kitchen.

"Nima is a good cat, he doesn't eat mice, but eats beef, rub!" Chen Muqing angrily unloaded the beef into eight pieces, made it haphazardly, and finally sprinkled seasonings and stirred it before taking it out on a plate.

Smelling the aroma of beef, Ade ran over with small steps, greedily inhaling the aroma of beef: "The aura is so good." ”

"Enough for your sister, eat quickly!" Chen Muqing threw down the plate, ran back, sat in front of the computer and clicked on the game to play.

"Hey, I said Chef Chen, play less games, a guy like you who is not strong in the Tao will not be able to become an immortal after practicing for a lifetime. The black cat interjected with a piece of beef in his mouth.

Chen Muqing turned his head and stared at the black cat Ade unhappily: "I want you to take care of it!" The poor road is dedicated to the Tao, and the heart is sincere, and the cultivation is profound, you can draw talismans to catch powerful ghosts, and you can draw a sword to kill demons and evil spirits, you are a little demon who has not yet transformed, what qualifications do you have to say about me?"

"Yes, yes, after more than eight years of cultivation, my cultivation is still in the triple level of qi refining, and this cultivation is really profound. The black cat was sarcastic, and then continued to speak venomously: "The talisman drawn is a pure heart talisman, the ghost caught is a little ghost who has just died for the first seven, the sword drawn is an antique green steel sword of hundreds of yuan in a knife shop, and the demon that is cut is also a praying mantis demon who has just opened his wisdom, and he was almost killed by the monster, my immortal master, you are really good." ”

Chen Muqing's face blushed a little chubby, and he retorted: "It's better than ordinary people." ”

"Yes, yes, dignified cultivators are indeed much stronger than ordinary people, at least they can catch ghosts and subdue demons. The black cat looked at Chen Muqing playfully, how to look at that cat face and how to be beaten.

"Whew, I'm too lazy to tell you. Chen Muqing no longer paid attention to the poisonous black cat, and focused on the computer game.

Chen Muqing: Male, Han nationality, from Fengdu, 24 years old this year, high school degree (very watery). After graduating from junior high school eight years ago, because of study, I didn't go to high school, but went to New Oriental to learn to cook. Once I went to Geyue Mountain, as if the protagonist's aura exploded, I first accidentally picked up a codex left by an ancient monk, and then picked up a cat demon that was half dead at the time, that is, Ade, followed by, I was ready to start subduing demons and eliminating demons, but it was a pity for the great cause of Tianxingdao, at a critical moment, the protagonist Wang Ba's qi ran out to catch ghosts, and he was originally going to overtake people, but his hand shook and he destroyed them;

Since then, knowing the dangers of this industry, he honestly retreated to the mundane world, but due to poor qualifications and too strong inertia, he has been practicing for more than eight years, and his cultivation has only reached the triple level of qi training, and he is stronger than ordinary people, he can do some spells and martial arts, but in real terms, even if ten special forces come to him, he is not the opponent of this guy.

honestly opened a small noodle restaurant, relying on his own craftsmanship to make a living, if nothing else, when he is about to die, this life will pass.

"Open the door! Check the water meter!"

There was a loud roar outside, shaking the glass doors of the noodle shop, and the decibel index was almost deafening.

Chen Muqing rolled his eyes, and as soon as he got up, a strong man sweating profusely pushed open the door and walked in.

"I said old wolf, you want to die if your voice is quieter, isn't it just a water bill, as for it?" Chen Muqing scratched his ears and said unpleasantly.

"Don't complain, if you get the money, I have to go to a few other stores to collect it." The strong man pursed his lips and shook off the list in his hand: "This month, it's a total of 178 yuan and 3 cents, take it." ”

Chen Muqing opened the counter, took out the money from it, counted it and handed it to the strong man, and did not forget to complain: "Nima, I don't remember so much?"

"How do I know, you should ask the water and electricity department. The old wolf shrugged, threw the list to Chen Muqing, and then turned around and went out.

Chen Muqing sat back in front of the computer and continued his game career.

"Turn, shoot, shoot, pull up, pull up!" Ade, who had just had a full meal, also jumped on the computer desk, looking at the battle situation on the screen, roaring excitedly.

Chen Muqing skillfully shook the mouse, and at the same time kept clicking on the space bar of the keyboard with his left hand.

"Dadada!"

A fireball exploded on the screen, and a Rafale fighter that was hit in a fuel tank instantly exploded into shards all over the screen.

"Tsk, that's good. Chen Muqing flicked the mouse, and the scene on the screen changed instantly, a Jian-20 Linglong carrier-based aircraft soared into the sky, and behind it was a huge aircraft carrier, which showed that the mission was completed, and then he quit the game.

Stretching his waist and yawning: "It's three o'clock, I'm going to sleep for a while, Ade, you can help me look at the store." ”

The black cat man stood up and pushed him away with his paws: "Go quickly, it's time for me to play." ”

Chen Muqing didn't mind, walked back to his room, and lay down on the bed at once.

Closed his eyes, waited for a while, although he felt tired, but he couldn't sleep, he got up a little bored, and where he saw was a three-foot green steel sword hanging on the wall.

He stood in front of the long sword, stretched out his hand, and stroked the sword body, the place where he started was like frost, and the cold light flashed at the blade, there was no need to doubt that this was definitely a murderous weapon!

"It's been a long time since I've taken you out to play, Cold. Chen Muqing chuckled and said this to the sword, but the sword did not answer him.

As he spoke, he sat back on the bed, but he didn't notice that there was a chill in the dark room.