Dark, suffocating, a series of bubbles fluttering upward.

Beneath the surface of the water, black aquatic plants wander with the current, like the ends of a female ghost's hair. The surface of the water is like a broken mirror, unable to piece together a complete picture.

Ji Ning had repeated this dream countless times, and even in the dream, he had become accustomed to this feeling of suffocation.

Looking around, the Dawn was still floating away with the feeling. Behind him, there seems to be a single eye hidden in the darkness, supporting him in a certain direction. And as the black light emitted by the one-eyed shattered, it seemed that palaces were rising from the ground above the heart of Zheng Ning. Zhai Ning is accustomed to this established development, and there are no waves.

Beneath the dark deep water, the robbery kept falling. Little by little, the bubbles are scattered from the mouth and nose of the robbery. When he couldn't hold on, he would always hear some words of encouragement.

"Let's move forward... Something good will happen if you move forward! ”

"Let's move forward... The way forward may be a chance to rebel against fate."

"Let's move forward... Let's move on..."

The gloomy black water, depressed and silent, is lonely and throbbing inexplicably.

I don't know how long it took, and with a bang, the first robbery fell to the ground. A layer of smoke and dust was raised. The smoke and dust drifted away like mist, and the sand particles splashed like stars.

Ji Ning was stunned, it's been a long time, and today is the first time I have a different feeling.

It's still floating, but the soles of your feet feel real. It's really down-to-earth.

In the distance, a flash of purple light flashed. He even thought it was a hallucination. A series of bubbles fluttered around the Dawn. He observed the darkness all around. I always feel like someone is watching me from behind.

The feeling of horror in Ji Ning's heart became stronger and stronger, and he almost roared and asked inexplicably, "Who is there?" Come out! I found you..."

There was no response, only the muffled sound of water pressing down on the eardrums.

The one-eyed behind him was disillusioned under the tremendous pressure, and he wanted to hold on for a while and explore the surroundings, but the feeling of suffocation became stronger and stronger. In the dark distance, a huge hand seemed to be slowly clenching. The target is none other than the unaware Tranquil.

Kiss... It seems to be the sound of a bubble bursting.

"Ahh "Ji Ning sat up from the bed with sweat on his head, the starlight outside the window was brilliant, and the moon was bright. The breeze blows, and the curtains and wind chimes jingle in the curtains.

Inside, it was pitch black. After fumbling for a while, he found the flint beside the table and lit the oil lamp with two clicks. In an instant, the house was lit up by small flames like peas.

He thought of Makio going out to run errands, he shouted Makio's name, and walked out of the inner room, on the bed in the outhouse, Makio's clothes were neatly folded and placed at the head of the bed. It turned out that Makio had not returned.

"Bell, bell... Dead... Be careful of the candle..."It was the third watch, he pushed open the window, and the autumn wind blew away the sleepiness. He looked at the thick night and worried about Makio.

I don't know how long it took, but Jian Ning was woken up by the noise outside the house, and looked out the window, and it was already shining. The inn is built on the street, and the downstairs is very lively.

Turning around, he saw a letter on the table, which, if I remember correctly, was still empty on the third watch last night.

He looked at the door pin, and there was no sign of damage, and then at the window, where there was still no damage. In fact, he also knew that being able to put down the letter without alarming him would say a lot in itself.

He sat down, looked at the envelope closely, and opened it gently when he saw nothing unusual. Inside the envelope, there was only a simple piece of paper, which he slowly opened, only to see only a plum blossom mark on it.

Ji Ning smiled, and smiled very happily. He took it seriously for a long time, confirmed that it was not an imitation of some people, and was even happier, and he laughed heartily. The pent-up of envy for days has been swept away.

He lit the candle and set the paper on fire. Now that you've reached the starting point, I'm going to do it too!

After washing, Bao Ning walked out of the inn. The innkeeper respectfully hired a carriage from a local horse dealer for the robbery. The decoration is quite simple, it can be regarded as a tool on the simple road in Yunzhou Mansion for Jian Ning, and Jian Ning can't shirk it, so he can only go with him.

Yunzhou Mansion is considered prosperous in the Han Dynasty for two reasons. First, Yunzhou was close to the Great Chu, although the Great Chu was not lucky and was pressed and beaten by the Han Dynasty, but the wealth under its century-old rule was still extremely considerable. This made some powerful people in Great Chu extremely generous when they contacted the merchants of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, merchants naturally established various branches here, in order to better contact with the powerful of Dachu, after all, it is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and from luxury to thrift. The Great Chu magnates will need a lot of money and time to change.

The second is the identity of the minister of Yunzhou Mansion, this person studied under the merchant boss Shen Jinglun at a young age, and the means of a merchant are extremely clever, and in less than three years, Yunzhou Mansion has become the richest capital outside of Kyoto. Although it caused some nobles to attack, there was money in the pocket, soldiers in the barracks, and people in the court. ’

Walking on the wide road, Jian Ning lifted the curtain, and he looked at the crowd rubbing shoulders on the side of the road, there were stalls selling baked cakes, and there were big fat men shouting hot buns. There was also an extremely handsome woman selling tofu, and the shopkeeper was wiping the tables and chairs. The butcher was selling the steaming pork, and people were talking about family affairs, state affairs, and world affairs. Even a passing street patrol guard, still not very restrained, and even a small vendor selling baked cakes happily handed over two steaming pancakes, and the guards also popped out two copper plates on the board. One shirks no, and the other says next time with a smile.

Zheng Ning had never seen such a harmonious scene, and couldn't help but feel that the world seemed to be more beautiful under the governance of Confucianism, and the great Chu who admired the Mo family was not a soldier and the people were in hardship.

Each in its own position and each performing its own duties, this is the only conclusion that Jian Ning has reached after truly seeing the scene of Yunzhou Mansion.

He would only prefer such a world, and such a conclusion would be easier for a person who had been thinking about some anachronistic question for a long time to make him accept what he had done.

He smiled and shouted to the coachman outside, "Uncle Song... Hurry up, we're going to Yunzhou Academy, and we won't be able to enroll if it's late. ”

The coachman replied and whipped his whip in the air, but he was reluctant to whip his horse, but the horse snorted obediently, and noticeably quickened his pace.

The coachman asked, "Little boy, since you are going to school, are you ready to be restrained?" Yunzhou Academy is all good, but the requirements are too high, and our ordinary families are not qualified at all."

Jian Ning looked at his empty hands and fell into deep thought. He felt as if something was missing, and it seemed that the ancients said that happiness and sorrow were nothing more than that.

He hurriedly opened the curtain and asked, "What?" Still need to be tied? ”