Chapter 34: Elder Du
Hearing the stealing word, Xian'er seemed to have been greatly insulted, and her face suddenly turned red. She subconsciously looked behind her, and there was nothing behind her, "My dog, my beans, sold." ”
"Really?" said the shopkeeper, still skeptical, "that dog of yours is not worth a silver dollar on the street!"
Xian'er was very angry, really angry. She can be despised, she can become a beggar, but she can't stand being accused of stealing. Her father had always told her that stealing was the most shameful thing in the world, even more shameful than prostitution.
Suddenly, she took out a black token-like thing from her purse, slammed it on the counter with a "bang"!
"Stinky girl, still wild!" The shopkeeper was just about to speak, but his face suddenly changed. He trembled slightly, and carefully held the black token, only to see that there was a "edict" on the front of it, and four square words on the back: Mo's Dingjue.
The shopkeeper wilted suddenly, immediately changed his face, put the token respectfully on the counter with a sneer, and then fell to his knees with a bang: "The grass people are ignorant, I don't know that it is Lord Ding Jue!
After the Immortal Emperor of the Eternal Night defeated the Heavenly Pole and unified the immortal world, he vigorously rewarded the followers of meritorious service or the families of the war dead, in addition to the 12 million officials, and 3.6 million knights before and after, a total of eight ranks: Gong, Hou, Bo, Zi, Male, Ministry, Qu, and Ding. Each lord has a fief. Later, he made a rule that although the title can be hereditary, if the descendants have no merits, each generation will be reduced by one grade. If there is merit, it will be rewarded according to merit, and the official can be added to the knighthood.
In the Immortal Continent, it is a very honorable thing to have a knighthood. Because the promotion or deprivation of each title must be decided by the Eternal Night Immortal Emperor himself. Many immortals, after working all their lives, no matter how strong the immortal power is, they may not be able to get the opportunity to be knighted.
The person who holds the title is the aristocracy of the empire, and generally speaking, he is an official of the governing class in various places, and has the privilege of raising a nobleman. Ordinary immortals, if they do not have a noble title and raise a nobleman without authorization, will be arrested on charges of misintention. Because, most of the immortals who do not have titles on the mainland are attached to the nobles. And these nobles, their ancestors were all born and died with the Immortal Emperor of the Eternal Night, and they were basically extremely loyal to the Immortal Emperor, which also made the situation in this Immortal Continent extremely stable, and they rarely heard of rebellion.
Nobles at all levels, even if it is a small Ding Jue, no matter where they go, they will be very respected by people. Because the nobility had the right to deal with commoners and ordinary immortals on charges of "disrespect". At the same time, Ding Jue's fief was at least a village, and he could raise less than ten immortals.
At this time, seeing that this little beggar-like girl actually took out Ding Jue's token, the pharmacy shopkeeper and the guy thought of their disrespectful words and deeds just now, and the two of them broke out in a cold sweat. They don't have titles, and if they offend a nobleman, if they are exposed by the other party and sued the local village lord's mansion, they are afraid that they will face prison immediately.
However, how could such a noble lord be dressed like a beggar in such tatters?
No one dares to impersonate the title, the Immortal Emperor attaches great importance to this, this is the basis of his own rule, once the impostor is caught, the evidence is conclusive, and the corpse will be exposed, and the ten clans will be punished.
At this time, seeing the two of them like this, Xian'er quickly withdrew the token and said, "I am currently down like this, but the remnants of my ancestors are still there. I will not pursue you for today's incident. But don't tell anyone else about it, or I want you to look good. ”
The shopkeeper nodded busily: "Yes, yes, the adult is an ordinary person, by no means a nobleman, we have never seen an adult." As he spoke, he leaned over again, "My lord, the frying method of this anthurium ginseng is more familiar to the villain." Boiled by villains, the medicinal effect can be increased by two percent compared with ordinary people. The villain may not be good at boiling medicinal soup when he sees the adult, so it is better to let the villain do the work for him? Some auxiliary materials are also easy to access and do not need to be bought. ”
Xian'er thought about it too. followed them to the back hall, saw that they were busy decocting medicines, and threw a handful of silver dollars over, "I won't trouble you in vain, this is the money for your decoction." ”
Sitting in a chair and waiting, I can't help but think of those old things.
She is the only daughter in her family. After his father died of illness three months ago, the hereditary Qu Jue was demoted to Ding Jue. It stands to reason that this Ding Jue is inherited by himself. However, those uncles and uncles, on the grounds that they were a girl and too young to undertake the great cause of the family, gathered together to force the palace to themselves, demanding that the title of Ding Jue be handed over to the uncle's son, Mo Feng, a senior immortal master, to inherit, on the grounds that Mo Feng is the family's immortal cultivation genius and the hope of the family's future development and growth.
She didn't refuse on the spot, this world is patriarchal, and she also feels that a girl herself is not capable of leading a big family forward. But after thinking about it for a few days, before they made a decision, they mistakenly thought that they refused to hand over power. The uncles of the family sent people to rob them, but they were repelled by their own guards and their father's fairy pet, a huge Howling Moon Dog.
This time, the two sides finally tore their faces. Xian'er was arrogant, and she refused to do so.
The family is divided into two factions, one faction is in the minority, supporting Mo Xian'er to succeed the head of the family and inherit the title, and the other faction is in the majority, supporting Uncle and Mo Feng. Several clashes broke out between the two sides, and finally the dead were killed. So it was out of control. In a fierce battle, his side was completely defeated, and his father's confidant Elder Du, a confidant, desperately protected himself with a knighthood token and rushed out. In the process of rushing out, the big Moon Howling Dog was killed, and Xian'er escaped with its child, the newborn Moon Howling Dog Bean, and a special dog chain specially made for the Moon Howling Dog. Naturally, he encountered all kinds of encirclement and interception along the way, and when he arrived in this Lingshan Township, although he got rid of the chasing soldiers, there were only two people left around him.
They are here to recuperate incognito. Elder Du was seriously injured and needed a branch of anthurium ginseng for self-diagnosis. Zheng Rong, another guard, a high-ranking immortal, went out to work every day to earn money to support the three of them. Because of the attack, they left in a hurry, and they didn't have any money with them. Xian'er had no choice but to disguise herself as a dirty little beggar every day, and when the money was really insufficient, she had to come up with a way to sell the dog. These days, too many acquaintances around her have left, and she really doesn't want her beloved Grandpa Du to leave her again.
She couldn't help but think of the boy she had seen in the morning, who was about her own age. He was so cute that he even told himself that the chain was very valuable, but he didn't know that it was the little moon dog that was really valuable. There seemed to be something about him that he couldn't see through, as if he was an immortal, but as if he wasn't. It was really interesting that he took out all the money he had to buy beans, and there was not a single copper dollar left.
The medicine is finally cooked, and a medicine jar is attached to the pharmacy. Mo Xian'er carried the medicine jar, walked for a while, turned a few corners, and came to a remote and dilapidated house.
The house, though spacious with three rooms, was very dilapidated, unfurnished, not even a decent bed, and the owner still charged them five denarii a month's rent.
The good thing is that it's remote and unobtrusive, and there are a lot of beggars in the surrounding alleys, which is perfect for hiding.
In the corner of the house, an old man in his sixties was lying reclining, with a large pool of blood stains on his chest, which had dried up and exuded an unpleasant fishy smell. In one of his hands, he held a somewhat deformed fine iron cane, which was also stained with a lot of dried blood.
A large swarm of flies buzzed around the room.
Hearing the footsteps of Xian'er, the old man opened his eyes, and sighed a little unbearably as he watched his little lord turn into such a beggar.
"Grandpa Du, don't sigh, hurry up and drink the medicine, it's important to get better. Xian'er struggled to help him up and handed him the medicine jar.
When Elder Du smelled the medicinal gas, his face was shocked: "Xian'er, did you really get that anthurium ginseng? Where did you get the money? You revealed your identity?"
Xian'er said, "Grandpa Du, you drink first." Don't ask. You must know that only when you get better can you protect Xian'er. You are injured like this, in case your cousin and their people come to the door, how can Xian'er beat it. ”
Of course, Elder Du understood this truth, or he would not have known that this anthurium ginseng was extremely expensive and he would have to get it from Xian'er. So he drank the medicinal soup cleanly, and there was no residue left, and he began to use the immortal power to prescribe the medicinal power to heal the wounds.
About half an hour later, Elder Du's pale face showed a flush, and when he opened his eyes, he seemed more energetic, so he asked about the origin of the money.
Xian'er couldn't hide it, so she had to say, "I sold the beans." ”
Elder Du looked extremely ashamed: "It's all old slaves who are useless, forcing the lord to sell his beloved pets." ”
Xian'er hurriedly said, "Grandpa Du, don't say this. I can feel that the man is a good person, and Douzi follows him first, and he can't suffer. I have his address, and I'll look for him when the time comes. And, you think, I'm so swaggering with this dog that they can recognize me at a glance. ”
Elder Du nodded, "That's what I said. However, it was a Howling Moon Dog, and I don't know if he should be able to handle it. ”
Xian'er was taken aback: "This, it should be possible." Isn't that chain able to suppress the bean's anger?" suddenly felt bottomless in my heart, as if, as if that kid had removed the chain?
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