Year?

When Hou Sizhou finished saying this, Zhou An fell into deep thought.

He searched for the books he had read before, and soon, he found some information about the year in his mind.

In the previous life, there were actually many legends about the year.

One of the most enduring is the Year Beast.

In ancient legends, the year was a magical beast.

It has two terrible heads, four ears, and eight legs, and specializes in eating people.

But Nian is lazy, and it sleeps groggily all year round, until the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, when it crawls out of the gloomy cave in search of its food.

Nian is afraid of daylight, does not like the color red, and especially hates loud sounds.

Therefore, according to the ancient custom, on the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, red couplets were posted on the gates, red paper flowers were pasted on the windows, dazzling lamps were lit, and at the same time, drums and firecrackers were played to frighten the year, so as to achieve the purpose of keeping peace.

These are all legends related to Zhou An's previous life.

But in the Great Chu State, the year is different.

years, is weird.

Weirdness is not limited to people after death.

As long as the resentment is enough, up to the mountains, rivers, lakes and seas, down to the birds, fish and insects, and even a flower and grass, a tree and a tree may turn into weird.

For example, the moon river is weird, and for example, the strange assembly.

It's the same with years.

It stands to reason that everyone is very festive during the New Year's holiday, and there should be no basis for resentment.

But on the contrary, during the Chinese New Year, there is actually not a lot of resentment, on the contrary, there will be a lot.

The reason is simple.

In this world, some people have a good life, and some people naturally have a bad life.

If you have a good life, this year is naturally a fat year.

If you don't have a good time, it's a poor year.

It's been a year of poverty, can there be less resentment?

So during the Chinese New Year, it happened to be the time when the town was extremely busy.

"I see, it seems that Lord Hou will not be able to live a clean year." Zhou An said with emotion.

Hou Sizhou said helplessly: "In his position, where his responsibilities are, Lord Zhou, I won't bother, I will leave first." ”

It's been talking for so long, and Hou Sizhou still has something to do, so he's ready to leave.

Zhou An nodded.

Next to him, Lu Zhou Ling also arched his hand and said: "Lord Zhou, I am also leaving, every year is also a time when our yamen is very busy, so I will stay soon." ”

The two of them, how can they have Zhou An idle.

Zhou An is completely a hands-off shopkeeper.

When I agreed to do this, it was also for the sake of the shopkeeper.

Zhou An understood in his heart that when others came to pay New Year's greetings, they actually gave enough face, and people also had important things, so naturally they did not force them to stay.

The visitor was a guest, and Zhou An sent Hou Sizhou and the two to the door, and did not close the door until the two left.

Beside him, Heiyu looked left and right, looking eager to try.

"In the morning, go out for a walk." Zhou Andao.

Raise a black jade at home, if you don't take it out, the black jade will look at him with pitiful eyes, which man can stand it?

When Heiyu heard this, he took Zhou An's hand with a happy face.

The two didn't say much and went out.

——

Zhou An took the black jade and walked for an hour before returning home.

The Chinese New Year is naturally festive.

Many vendors on both sides of the street are enthusiastic.

Zhou An also bought a lot of gadgets for Heiyu, and these things were enough for Heiyu to play with for a long time.

He wanted to buy a new chair for Heiyu, after all, the original chair was shaken by Heiyu every day, and Zhou An was afraid that it would be broken.

But Heiyu resolutely refused, saying that his chair was a treasure, and other people's chairs were just chairs.

In this regard, Zhou An was very helpless, but he also let Heiyu's thoughts go.

After returning home, he was not idle, and began to use the black jade liver to break the eyes of delusion.

The proficiency is slowly rising, and there are no waves on Zhou An's side.

——

The sun rises in the east, adding a touch of color to this winter.

Warm winter, is extremely comfortable.

There is both the beauty of winter and the warmth of the sun.

Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and the people are very happy.

After a busy year, this day is naturally full of joy.

The sound of firecrackers began to sound in the morning, and everyone was enthusiastic to welcome the arrival of the new year

Fu Jingui is naturally no exception.

He is a small vendor in this Maple Grove State, and he usually sells breakfast on both sides of the street.

Most of them are in some steamed buns, with some white porridge, in fact, you can also support your family.

Not to mention being rich and expensive, at least the family follows him, he doesn't have to go hungry, and he can eat a good meal from time to time.

"In the previous dynasty, how could there be such a day as now?"

Sometimes, Fu Jingui will sigh.

Today's emperor has risen from the end of the world, and he can better understand the suffering of the people.

Not to mention that everyone can eat enough, but at least they don't have to starve, which is already excellent for the Great Chu State, which has been established for ten years.

Today, Fu Jingui said goodbye to his home and did not accompany his children at home, but chose to visit the house for the New Year.

Bring the whole family and greet the New Year together, and the flavor of the New Year will naturally come.

He and his daughter-in-law, holding a five-year-old child, were walking towards a remote home.

Fu Jingui did not go to a relative's house, but prepared to go to another family to pay New Year's greetings.

Speaking of which, this family has nothing to do with Fu Jingui, but Fu Jingui feels that the first thing to go to this New Year's greeting should be that family.

"Xiao Tuanzi, after you go, you have to call Uncle Zhou, you know?" Fu Jingui teased his daughter.

The five-year-old doll was carved in pink and jade, nodding ignorantly.

Next to her, the woman quipped, "You are busy all day, but you can tease the children without being perfunctory." ”

"Yes, my daughter is my treasure." Fu Jingui said with a smile: "When you get to Zhou Gongzi's house, you have to talk less, don't talk nonsense, Zhou Gongzi has given us a lot of help." ”

"Got it." The woman nodded in response.

Only then did Fu Jingui lead Xiao Tuanzi again and walk towards the remote street.

To say that this Zhou Gongzi is a benefactor for Fu Jingui.

During that time, Fu Jingui's daughter was sick, and she sighed every day.

The money spent on treatment was too much, and he couldn't resist it.

He has never blamed the court for being bad, because the current court is already very good.

But when this happened, Fu Jingui felt that his life was gloomy.

The daughter is very well-behaved and sensible, but she suffered such a catastrophe, Fu Jingui couldn't wait to cut her flesh and sell it for money.

But these days, even if you cut meat, no one else will buy it.

Just when Fu Jingui was getting lower and lower, he met Zhou Gongzi.

That day, Zhou Gongzi was taking his daughter-in-law, a very beautiful woman, to eat at his stall.

When he learned about Fu Jingui during the chat, Zhou Gongzi asked him to go to the Hengtong Chamber of Commerce.

At that time, Fu Jingui was stunned, and he didn't know why Zhou Gongzi wanted him to go.

Because in the eyes of ordinary people, the Hengtong Chamber of Commerce is a behemoth.

But as soon as he thought of his daughter's illness, Fu Jingui gritted his teeth and tried it after closing the stall.

He thought that he would be kicked out, but what he didn't expect was that when the Hengtong Chamber of Commerce heard that it was Zhou Gongzi, he immediately arranged the best doctor for them.

Don't want them to pay yet.

It didn't take long for her daughter's illness to be cured.

Fu Jingui said to Zhou Gongzi, he couldn't wait to kneel down and thank him.

He saved his daughter, that is, he saved the life of his own family.

Fu Jingui is a person who knows how to repay kindness, since he was a child, his parents told him that he should do his best to give back to his benefactor.

He knew that he was a small person, Zhou Gongzi was a big person, and he couldn't give anything back.

But now is the time for the New Year, Fu Jingui feels that he must go to Zhou Gongzi to pay New Year's greetings.

With his own people, Fu Jingui didn't leave for long, and came to the remote Zhou Mansion.

"Zhou Gongzi is really low-key, obviously the house is so big, but it is built in a remote place." The woman sighed.

Fu Jingui nodded: "Yes, it's no wonder that Zhou Gongzi is rich and noble, and he has this strength." ”

With that, he stepped forward and knocked on the door.

It didn't take long for the door to be opened.

Zhou An looked at the family of three standing in front of him and was silent.

He was in the liver proficiency just now, and suddenly sensed that someone was at the door, so he opened the door.

At this time, Fu Jingui was a little restrained.

"Gongzi Zhou, happy New Year, let's come over...... New Year's greetings. ”

Beside her, the woman also responded.

Xiaotuanzi, a little girl who is only five years old, is the most free, and she has already jumped next to Zhou An, raising her little face, looking well-behaved and cute.

"Hello Brother Zhou, thank you Brother Zhou for saving me."

The crisp words brought Zhou An back to his senses.

Zhou An looked at the family of three with a complicated expression, and then moved out of the way: "It's cold outside, come in and talk." ”

"Thank you, thank you Gongzi Zhou." Fu Jingui hurriedly thanked.

He cautiously stepped over the threshold, as if he was afraid of stepping on the ground, and even looked down at the dirt beneath his feet.

This is the kind of caution of ordinary people, especially in this era.

Zhou An took Xiao Tuanzi's hand and led their family into the house.

He took a lot of food and gave it to the little dumplings to eat.

In the middle, he chatted with Fu Jingui.

"It's been a good day, haven't you?"

"Thanks to Gongzi Zhou, I've been getting better and better recently."

"That's good."

"I can live better and better in the future, I still have to save enough dowry for Xiao Tuanzi, and Xiao Tuanzi will be able to marry with peace of mind in the future."

When he said this, Fu Jingui's face was happy.

Zhou An looked at Fu Jingui's happiness and fell silent.

He didn't know how to speak.

In fact, this conversation did not last long.

Soon, Fu Jingui was ready to leave.

"Zhou Gongzi, we won't bother, it's the New Year, and you will have a happy New Year." Fu Jingui arched his hand and led the little group: "Don't you want to say an auspicious word to Brother Zhou?" ”

Xiao Tuanzi said crisply: "Happy New Year, Brother Zhou, everything is fine!" ”

Zhou An touched Xiao Tuanzi's head: "Xiao Tuanzi is also happy every year." ”

"Xiao Tuanzi is very happy, he can eat enough every day, and he is not sick, when he was sick before, he was uncomfortable." The little ball shook his head like a rattle.

"Then I'll be happy from now on." Zhou An said with a smile.

Xiao Tuanzi hummed hard, as if to cheer himself up.

Fu Jingui pulled the small ball and went out.

"Gongzi Zhou, you don't need to send it, let's go."

"Well, slow down on the road." Zhou An stood at the door, looking at the family of three who were gradually leaving.

It's winter, but the sun is shining.

Under the sun, the figure of this family of three gradually faded, and finally gradually disappeared.

Zhou An turned his head and looked at the New Year's gift brought by Fu Jingui in the courtyard.

It's not expensive, but it's all bought with the little money left.

These gifts were stained with red blood.

Zhou An was silent for a long time, and then said, "Let's go." ”

Next to him, Heiyu didn't know why, he felt that there was a cold aura on Zhou An's body, which was constantly emitting.

She took Zhou An's hand and nodded slightly.

Zhou An didn't speak, took Heiyu's hand and walked out of the door.

Along this street, Zhou An went out.

——

At this time, the streets outside were bustling with dust.

Zhou An walked on the street, without saying a word, silently moving forward.

Along this street, soon, Zhou An took the black jade and came to a remote alleyway.

The surrounding houses are a little dilapidated, but there are many people living in such dilapidated houses.

At this time, in the originally quiet alleyway, not far ahead, there were more than a dozen people wearing the clothes of the town commander, carrying three stretchers, and walked out of it.

The stretcher was covered with a white cloth and stained with blood.

As if sensing that someone was coming, the leading members of the Town Trick Division turned their eyes and happened to see Zhou An.

"Lord Zhou, what are you...... How did it come? The leading member of the Suppression Division said suspiciously.

Zhou An was expressionless, led the black jade, and came to the stretcher: "Come and see, open the white cloth." ”

Although the members of the Town Trick Division didn't understand what Zhou An meant, looking at Zhou An's appearance, he couldn't help but feel a chill, and hurriedly asked a few colleagues to open the white cloth.

Beneath the white cloth were three corpses.

The three Fu Jingui, who were still alive just now, have turned into three corpses at this time.

Especially Xiao Tuanzi, there is a fear in his big eyes, and there are dense scars on his small body.

Zhou An thought about the chat just now, and said in a deep voice: "Is it the year? ”

The members of the Zhen Wei Division nodded cautiously: "Yes, Lord Zhou, it's the year." ”

Today, they went on a routine inspection, and as a result, they encountered this incident.

Almost every member of the Town Trick Division was in a heavy mood.

They are all veterans, but every time they see the people who have been harmed by strange things, they will feel sad for no reason.

The town seems to have a lot of people, but it can't radiate to all of them.

Sometimes this kind of accident happens.

Although it seems reasonable, in the eyes of every member of the Town Trick Division, this reasonableness is their own dereliction of duty.

Because of the accident, several lives were lost, which they could not accept.

Zhou An said: "Don't blame yourself too much, cheer up, deal with more incidents, in addition, tell me, what are you going to do?" ”

The members of the Zhen Wei Division were slightly stunned: "Lord Zhou, are you planning to make a move?" ”

"Help as much as you can." Zhou Andao.

In fact, this morning, Zhou An had already seen that Fu Jingui and the others who came to look for him were actually dead.

is like the little girl I met in Anding County, and I can only have a trace of residual thoughts.

encountered this kind of thing, Zhou An felt quite uncomfortable.

He is not the Virgin, but he is still talking to him in the last second, how good the future is, and the next second he will become a cold corpse, and it will be uncomfortable for anyone.

Especially thinking about the appearance of the little girl, Zhou An felt that there was a kind of anger rising in this matter.

He always believed that he was not a good person because he was cruel enough to his enemies.

But he is not a bad person, and the scene in front of him is enough to empathize.

I can help as much as I can, it's easy.

"You say...... This kind of weird thing is actually quite unplanted. Zhou An said suddenly.

The members of the Town Trick Division didn't understand what Zhou An meant.

Zhou An continued: "Think about it, after a person dies, he turns weird, and he doesn't go to the person who harms him, but he kills the innocent, and this year, after becoming weird, he doesn't go to find those resentful people who make it weird, but he comes to harm this happy family of three, isn't it stupid." ”

The members of the Town Trick Division didn't understand what stupid criticism meant, but they understood the previous words: "Because of this, Your Majesty said that everything that is weird will be killed, and if one person can't kill it, then go to a group of people and must be completely erased." ”

"Hmm......" Zhou An nodded: "Tell me, what are you going to do?" ”

Since he wants to make a move along the way, Zhou An naturally wants to listen to what Zhen Weisi means.

The members of the Zhenwei Division were silent for two seconds, organized their language, and then said: "Actually, this depends on the characteristics of the year to solve the problem, and Lord Zhou also knows that this kind of thing is the resentment of people who are not doing well, and it will explode during the New Year." ”

"So we're focusing on those who are not doing well, focusing on testing."

"It's just that what I didn't expect was that there was an accident this time, and this family should be doing well."

When Zhou An heard this, he touched his chin and seemed to have figured out the reason.

Not long ago, Fu Jingui's woman became seriously ill, perhaps for this reason.

According to this reason, this kind of handling method, Zhou An feels reasonable.

But Zhou An felt that this year was going to be good, and he had to deal with it quickly.

Thinking of this, Zhou An activated the Qi in his body.

Everything has a root.

Once the root cause is addressed, the subsequent troubles will be alleviated accordingly.

At this time, Zhou An ran the fortune-telling skill.

Now, after the fortune-telling skill reaches level five, although it has not ushered in a qualitative change, it is strong enough.

Only Zhou An could see the golden gossip emerged.

When the golden gossip appeared, although the members of the Town Trick Division could not see it, they could also feel that everything around them had changed.

The most obvious change is from Zhou An.

The members of the Town Trick Division could sense that the momentum on Zhou An's body had changed differently.

He felt that Zhou An's eyes seemed to be able to see through everything.

Even if the fog as deep as the earth can be seen through by Zhou An at a glance.

The members of the Town Trick Division only dared to look at it like this, and immediately lowered their heads.

If you look less, you can live a long life, which is the most important principle in the world.

He knew very well that Lord Zhou had already reached a realm beyond the reach of many people in the industry, so he must not show his curiosity at some moments.

Even if Lord Zhou is usually amiable, but in these years, a big man like Lord Zhou, no matter how amiable he is, he can't cross the line.

Of course, Zhou An didn't know what the members of the Zhenwei Division were thinking, because he had already started to promote gossip and make calculations.

As Zhou An began to calculate, the gossip in front of him gradually turned.

Zhou An used Fu Jingui's family as an introduction and began to track down Nian's whereabouts.

In front of him, golden silk threads began to spread gradually from the golden gossip.

After a while, it spread to the endless margins.

It's a lot, it's messy.

This proves that there will be a very chaotic probability of the emergence of the year.

But it's not a big problem, the skill of fortune-telling is too strong.

With this skill, everything related to this aspect can be made easy.

It's as if the original hard mode has become easy mode because of the fortune telling.

Zhou An sorted it out carefully.

Not long after, he found a thicker golden thread in a piece of golden silk.

This means that there are more probabilities than others.

Seeing this, Zhou An has already got the results.

He turned, just said a word, told the members of the Town Trick Division to continue their business, and then left the street.

The members of the Zhen Wei Division subconsciously asked, "Lord Zhou, do you want us to cooperate?" ”

Zhou An had already come to the outside of the street at this time, and after hearing the words, he turned around and said: "I'm faster alone, and I'm also very professional in killing weird things." ”

The words fell, and he left completely.

The members of the Town Trick Division looked at the direction Zhou An had left, fell silent, and only sighed after a long time.

"Pack up the body and bury it properly."

Several members of the Town Trick Division began to get busy.

——

Zhou An didn't care about the follow-up, because he had already begun to chase the silk thread and run towards a place.

There are many threads, but he chases the thickest one.

Chasing and chasing, unconsciously, Zhou An took the black jade and was already far away from the downtown area.

At this time, Zhou An stood in front of an alleyway, looking puzzled.

He couldn't figure out why he was here.

The alleyway in front of him was already dilapidated.

A place like this is uninhabitable, and it's a place that is about to be abandoned.

Because of the prosperity of Fenglin State, it is planned to be completely demolished and rebuilt.

This is also what Zhou An doesn't understand.

Why is this the thickest line in this place?

Although Zhou An was a little puzzled, his fortune-telling skills would not deceive him, so he followed the golden silk thread and walked inside.

And when Zhou An walked inside, at this time, in a ruin deep in the alleyway, there were two men, looking at the things in front of them with a smile.

The two men, one fat and one thin, looked extremely discordant, but if you looked closely, they were extremely harmonious with each other.

Not far ahead, there is a huge wine jar.

And in this jar, there is a boy of seven or eight years old.

The boy's face was as pale as a blank sheet of paper.

If you look closely, you will see that inside the jar, the boy has no limbs, and is all soaked in a pool of transparent liquid.

The transparent liquid also seemed to be corrosive, emitting puffs of white smoke.

The boy's eyes showed a look of pain, and when he opened his mouth, there was no tongue in it, and it was all empty.

"If you can't scream, why waste time?" One of the fat men said.

"We two brothers, it took so much effort to make you out, just for this moment." The thin man laughed.

The two sang and harmonized, and after the voice came, the boy couldn't help but open his eyes.

In the eye, there is a black hole, and you can't see the eyeballs.

"Tut-tut, how else to talk about the essence of our country's poisoner?"

The fat man quipped: "Soaked in venom, unable to die, and having to endure great pain, this feeling is really amazing, and the resentment is really deep." ”

"The ears can't hear, the eyes can't see, the mouth can't speak, and the nose can't smell, so that the resentment can be stimulated to a greater extent."

When he spoke, the fat man even licked his lips, looking at the child in front of him, and even showed a hint of greed.

Seeing the fat man's expression, the thin man frowned and said, "He is still very useful, he can't eat it, you know?" ”

The fat man pursed his lips boringly and sighed: "I don't know what Your Majesty is going to do this?" It's really annoying to use resentment to test the probability of the year appearing. ”

"You know what? If we can test how much resentment can be weird, then a lot of special weirdness can be drawn out through techniques, which is good for our barbarian country. The thin man said.

The words were all said for this part, and the fat man naturally did not continue, he also withdrew his gaze and continued to guard here.

The thin man seemed to think of something, and said: "Be careful, this Fenglin Prefecture is not simple, I heard that Zhou An, who has been making a fuss in the rivers and lakes recently, is also here, so be careful." ”

The fat man smiled and said: "You and I join forces, but we can compete with the innate peak, in this Fenglin Prefecture, I'm afraid we can't find a master like us, as long as you are careful not to be surrounded by the Zhen Wei Division, as for that Zhou An, I don't know why you are so careful, it's just a vain name, and it's not much stronger at this age." ”

When the thin man heard this, he wanted to say something more.

The two of them are from a country called Barbarian, and this time they are using a special method to test whether resentment can lead to weirdness, and even how much resentment can be used to cause weirdness.

So you have to be careful.

But his partner is a little relaxed.

He thought about reminding him, after all, he had to be careful in someone else's territory.

But before he could say this, outside the street, a footstep suddenly sounded.

Two footsteps, to be exact.

Because there was a footstep that was particularly light, as if it was following the person in front of it.

The fat and thin were both masters, so they naturally reacted instantly, and looked towards the end of the street together.

At this moment, at the end of the street, a man led a woman in black and slowly appeared.

Men are extremely handsome, and women also have a kind of forbidden beauty.

But at this moment, this man's expression was like the coldness on the mountain.

As if sensing their gaze, the man smiled.

"Who should I be making trouble here, it turns out to be those savages from the barbarian country."

Savages?

When these words came out, the expressions of the fat and thin duo changed instantly.

His originally calm expression turned angry, like a volcano about to erupt.

The fat man, in particular, took two steps forward, as if he was going to do it at any moment.

The thin man's reaction was very fast, and he was calmer than the fat man, although he couldn't suppress the fire in his heart, he still slowly spoke: "Who are you and what do you want to do here?" ”

The man smiled, "Didn't you say it just now?" Zhou An is not afraid, so Zhou An is here, are you satisfied now? ”

As soon as these words came out, the fat and thin duo's eyes widened.

"Are you Zhou An?" The thin man asked gloomily.

Zhou An nodded, but did not speak, but looked at the boy in the wine jar.

His eyes were gouged out, his limbs were cut off, his ears were poked, and his tongue was cut off.

Seeing this scene, he fell silent.

He had heard it very clearly outside just now, and he knew what a barbarian country was.

In the books given to him by the emperor of the Great Chu State, there are also many about the situation between countries.

In fact, so far, there has been some stability between countries.

But there is only one country that is different.

This country is a barbarian.

Just like the literal meaning, the country is not producing, but is used to hunting.

In fact, it is true that he hunts for a living and can live well, but the people of the barbarian country are strongly aggressive.

They are good at invading everything around them, and they are good at waging war.

For example, many years ago, there was a battle between the barbarians and the neighboring countries.

That battle made the Great Chu State and other countries completely see this so-called barbarian country clearly.

At that time, the fighting was fierce, and the barbarians did not produce, so there was a big fork in the grain and grass.

As a result, the people of this country actually killed those captives and set up pots.

Since then, the image of Ru Mao drinking blood and being unreasonable has been completely established.

But the most important thing is that this country cannot be destroyed.

Because since that war, the barbarian kingdom has fled to extremely distant places, almost barren land.

The other countries seem to be at peace with each other, but no one wants to take action, after all, each family is just cleaning up the snow in front of their own door, and no one wants to be stolen by others after making their own move, and then change the situation.

When Zhou An read the information, he originally read it as a story, but now after seeing the truth, he feels that those stories may not be stories.

Especially the boy in the wine jar, which made Zhou An angry.

The fat man and the thin man glanced at each other, and the two quietly surrounded Zhou An.

"The two of us have a mission on our bodies, and we didn't want to trouble you, but you just want to come to the door. Well, let me taste what it's like to be a master of yours. The fat man sneered.

Zhou An smiled and didn't speak.

The thin man said: "Kill it directly." ”

"I know, I know, don't worry, I still understand the severity of the matter, you can see that this kid can still laugh."

The fat man said indifferently: "He didn't know that he would face a master at the peak of the congenital peak, yes, he shouldn't understand, but it doesn't matter, after we kill him, we will eat him well, and the woman next to him is very beautiful, there are too few women with this temperament in our country, it is better to ......"

The two chatted as if Zhou An was not here.

Zhou An still had a smile at first, but when he heard the last words of the fat man, the smile in his eyes disappeared.

The Chilling Marrow Knife was pulled out by him.

"Yo, I still care about the women around you, but you won't care about it later, because ......" The fat man wanted to tease a few more words, but he couldn't say anything later.

In front of his eyes, the dark cyan sword light in the sky filled the entire sky.

Zhou An glanced at the boy in the wine jar and said, "Soon, they will be like you." ”

The dark blue sword light fell from the sky, and it was unmatched. (End of chapter)