Chapter 1 Earthquakes and Stone Pillars
It's a bizarre world where everyone has their own story. Here, if you can successfully do something or do something great, you can be given the title of honor by the supreme emperor.
In an ordinary town, in an inconspicuous corner, the sound of striking iron came from a blacksmith shop from time to time, and a small line formed outside.
Xiao Lin wielded a hammer inside, skillfully turning a piece of iron into the shape of a knife, and then put the shaped knife embryo into the water to quench, and a hissing sound came from the bucket, and a slow white smoke came out.
"Okay, no, I'm still in a hurry. An impatient voice sounded outside the door. In order not to be disturbed, Xiao Lin was alone when he worked. His business has always been good, and it has gradually improved, from the cold at the beginning to the current repeat customers, Xiao Lin feels good.
This time he came to find him is said to be a rich boy in the town, because he is going to trade in other towns, he feels uneasy on the way, and wants a weapon to defend himself.
Brother Gongzi waited outside the door with Erlang's legs crossed, the sound of opening the door came from inside, Brother Gongzi jumped up, Xiao Lin handed the freshly made knife to him, Brother Gongzi's fingers gently brushed the smooth blade, he originally wanted to pick something bad out, but he couldn't find anything bad on this knife.
"Looks pretty good, how many gold coins do you need?" asked Childe, putting the knife in the scabbard.
"10 gold coins for iron blocks, 15 gold coins for labor costs, a total of 25 gold coins. Xiao Lin said, a few seconds later, a gold coin bag was placed in his hand, he checked it with his hand, and felt that the weight was not light. "All that's left is what I think the knife is worth. After speaking, Brother Gongzi turned around and left.
Xiao Lin opened the gold coin bag, and there were definitely more than 50 gold coins in it. "It's really rich. Xiao Lin said softly. Then ask the next customer what they want.
At night, Xiao Lin lay on the bed in the blacksmith shop, looking at the ceiling and couldn't sleep, always feeling that something was going to happen, but he didn't know what it was. It's a terrible feeling, like you know there's something nearby, but you don't know if it's a treasure or garbage, and you're always worried.
The light bulb next to him shook violently, and as soon as Xiao Lin jumped out of bed, he realized that there was a problem, there was an earthquake!
He stumbled out of the doorway, a pile of tiles shattering behind him, making a clattering sound. Xiao Lin struggled to stand firm in the bumps, and suddenly saw a huge black shadow slowly rising into the air at the foot of the mountain in the distance.
"That's ...... What is it?" he couldn't believe his eyes, and he suddenly felt that the direction of the dark shadow was the direction from which the tremor was coming. "Hell" A voice came from behind Xiao Lin, and when Xiao Lin looked back, the mayor of the town was standing behind him. Mayor Yuntao stood very steadily, as if he did not feel the earthquake, or the earthquake did not affect him at all.
Yun Tao put a hand on Xiao Lin's shoulder: "You lead the townspeople to escape to a safe place." Xiao Lin felt that this seemed to be a very important task for a while, and hurriedly asked, "Where is the safe place?"
"Lead the townspeople to flee to the Imperial City, and the closer you get to the Imperial City, the safer it is. Yun Tao rushed forward, leaving the last sentence, "Hurry up, I don't know how long I can delay." ”
Xiao Lin watched Yuntao get farther and farther away, and wanted to catch up and ask what the last sentence meant, how long would it last? Could the earthquake still be delayed?
It didn't take long for many houses to pour out of all sorts, some in pajamas, some still sleepy and rubbing their eyes. Xiao Lin shouted with all his strength: "The mayor of the town asked everyone to run in the direction of the imperial city, the closer you get to the imperial city, the safer it is!" After shouting, he only felt hoarse in his throat, and just wanted to turn around and run, a new round of tremors approached, and many people were shocked to the ground, Xiao Lin got up from the ground and glanced at the direction of the black shadow in the distance.
Yun Tao strode forward, getting closer and closer to the black shadow, and finally could see the black shadow clearly. It was a tall stone pillar, and the stone pillar continued to rise, albeit slowly. The stone pillars have exquisite and flashy patterns, like ancient battlefields, revealing bloody and fierce beauty.
"Are you back, and what is it for this time?" Yuntao grew faster and faster, and the air whirred around him. At a distance of 100 meters from Yuntao, the stone pillar stopped rising, and huge cracks appeared on the surface, as if someone had torn those patterns alive.
Yuntao began to slow down, stopping at a distance of 20 meters close to the stone pillar, looking at it at such a close distance, it felt like the stone pillar was standing on top of the sky. Yun Tao slid out of the long knife in his sleeve, held the scabbard in his left hand and threw out the long knife, and the sharp blade flew out and inserted it 2 meters in front of Yun Tao. At this moment, the stone pillar burst open, revealing an emaciated human form inside.
In the dark, the figure slowly walked out, and at this time it could be seen that he was not emaciated but slender, and the figure seemed to notice the murderous aura of the clouds, but there was no performance. Yun Tao clenched the white iron scabbard with his left hand and said softly, "After all, you broke through the seal and came back again." ”
The shadow stopped, and at this moment, all the tremors stopped. The black shadow looked at the long knife 2 meters away from Yun Tao, the familiar long knife, he said softly: "All seals will be broken one day, if you want to make a thing or a person disappear, the only way is to destroy it!"
Xiao Lin felt the tremor disappear and stopped. At this moment, everyone in their town was in this huge forest, and Xiao Lin led nearly a thousand people towards the direction of the imperial city. Just as they reached the middle of the forest, the earthquake stopped. At this time, someone suggested going back the same way, since the earthquake had stopped, it was better to return to the town and wait for the rescue of the imperial city. This proposal was approved by the majority of people, and more and more people began to shout to go back, and even some people have already packed their things and walked back.
Although Xiao Lin also felt that it was no longer necessary to go on, his mind kept echoing the last few words that Yun Tao said to him, and he vaguely felt the uncertain tone in Yun Tao's words, which seemed to reveal a meaning.
The farther you escape, the better! You must not come back! If you come back, you will die!
Xiao Lin looked at the townspeople who were walking farther and farther away, feeling that they were going to hell, and he wanted to shout loudly for those townspeople to come back, but he felt that his throat was hoarse and he couldn't shout anything. "Holy!" he whispered.
Suddenly, there was a rustling sound in the grass next to him, and Xiao Lin rolled forward, dodging the thing that suddenly burst out of the grass.
The fiercest predator of the night!