Chapter Forty-Six: Entering the WTO and Falling into the Homes of the People
In the 117th year of the Warring States calendar, many incredible things happened in the Masano historical records of later generations.
For example, in some places, there is a large-scale insomnia among ordinary people, and a group of guys who were not even very energetic during the day in the past are so energetic that they walk on the street all night at night.
Not only that, but there are even more bizarre. There is another group of people, no matter day or night, they can't wake up no matter how they sleep, as if they are sleeping in their sleep, and their families ask doctors to come for diagnosis and treatment, and they can't find the slightest symptom.
This is not the case in individual regions, it happens in all six territories.
From the royal family and nobles to the pawns of the peddlers, they were all affected, and there were even rumors that this was some kind of unknown plague, which made everyone in the world panic for a while.
Qi and Zhao, who were originally at war, also had to stop fighting because a large number of soldiers fell asleep or lost sleep, which caused great chaos in the military and government.
Of course, there are those who talk about peace and those who raise up swords, and the same thing is a crisis in some people's eyes, but in others it is an opportunity.
Take, for example, the Qin state, the overlord in the west, whose rulers immediately realized that this was a great opportunity to expand their territory.
At the first time, the Qin State integrated an army with sleepless symptoms, and named it the 'Nightless Army', this army began to frantically attack the city from west to east with the momentum of sweeping thousands of armies, and in just half a month, it actually captured nearly 20 large and small cities in the Linguo.
Later generations speculated that if this 'plague' had not disappeared by itself a month later, it was very likely that the Qin State would have annexed all the remaining five kingdoms within one to two years, completing the establishment of the first great unified dynasty in history.
No one knows when this 'plague' of sleep quietly left.
Just on this day, a fifteen-year-old girl woke up in a farmer's house on the outskirts of West Qinyang Guancheng.
A thatched house, except for a simple and dilapidated square wooden table, is a few farm tools hanging on the wall, Meng Juntong opened his eyes and looked around, looking at everything around him.
Looking at the linen clothes she was wearing, which were made of rough workmanship, Meng Juntong was suddenly a little nervous, since she could remember, she had never been changed.
She tried hard to remember something, but her mind was so white that she couldn't remember anything for a while. She didn't know what was going on, why she was here, and she couldn't even remember her name at this moment.
At this moment, I heard a creak, and the crumbling wooden door was pushed open.
An old woman with gray hair walked in from outside the house, she saw Meng Juntong who had already sat up at a glance, her face showed a look of joy, and she walked a few steps into the house quickly, and asked in a slightly hoarse, but very gentle voice: "Little Nier, you have finally woken up." ”
"I, where am I?" Meng Juntong looked at the old woman in front of her with her big watery eyes, and the old woman was kind and kind, which made her feel very close.
The old woman sat on the edge of the bed and gently held Meng Juntong's hand: "This is Xiao Tangzhuang, you can call me Granny Tang." ”
"Granny Tang, my name is ...... Hmm~!" Before she finished speaking, Meng Juntong suddenly felt a sharp pain in her head, and she hurriedly reached out to cover her head.
Granny Tang was also very nervous when she saw this: "Little Nier, what's wrong with you? ”
Fortunately, the sharp pain of piercing the heart and skull came and went quickly, and the memory fragments in Meng Juntong's mind were quickly reorganized and spliced into a complete picture.
She looked at Granny Tang with a blank expression, she remembered everything, Shaohua City, her father, Liu Baicong, the Luo Shu priestess, the Yunzhu Holy Maiden, and the big black hole devouring everything.
Seeing Meng Juntong there in a daze, Granny Tang was in a hurry, for fear that something would happen to her, but she didn't dare to touch her, but she just called out anxiously on the side: "Nier, Nier, you have something to say, don't scare Mother-in-law." ”
Meng Juntong's eyes gradually regained their brightness, she looked at Granny Tang, tried her best to squeeze out a smile, shook her head and said, "Mother-in-law, I'm fine." Just call me Juntong. ”
"Juntong, well, it's a good name, and it's comfortable to listen to, and it's good. You should be a woman from a rich family. When my mother-in-law saw you, you were dressed in purple, and I had never seen it before, but it was really good-looking. Speaking of this, Granny Tang suddenly apologized: "It's just that this month, you can't wake up, and I don't have the money to find a doctor for you, so I have no choice but to take off your clothes and go to Yangguan City to exchange some broken silver, and invite a doctor to treat you." As he spoke, he took out the remaining silver money and handed it back to Meng Juntong.
It turned out that this was the case, Meng Juntong was suddenly, she hurriedly pushed back the old woman's hand: "Granny Tang, you saved my life, these silver taels are really nothing, you just take it, I will continue to repay you in the future." ”
Granny Tang smiled and waved her hand repeatedly: "How can it be so serious, it is your Nizifu who has a great life." Those doctors couldn't see what kind of illness you had, and they didn't even take the money and left. ”
"Granny Tang, I see here, do you usually live alone?" Meng Juntong began to ask about the situation of the old man's family, and the life of this kind old man did not seem to be very easy.
Granny Tang sighed for a long time: "Yes, the old man died on the battlefield early, and the eldest son was conscripted into the army the year before last, and there is no news until now, and most of them are gone." There is also a young daughter who married Zhao Guo a few years ago. Alas, it's good to go to Zhao State, now Zhao Country is rich and strong, and he will not suffer from sins there. After saying a few words, tears had already fallen from the corners of Granny Tang's eyes, and Meng Juntong felt very uncomfortable.
Thinking about herself, why didn't she leave her hometown from her background, her family, friends, and teachers, now she doesn't know whether she is alive or dead, and what happened to Shaohua Dream City, she doesn't know anything.
"By the way, Nil, you came with a sword with you, and I left it for you. While speaking, Granny Tang groped under the bed, and after a while, she took out the Qingfeng Sword and handed it to Meng Juntong.
"Come to think of it, this sword should be very important to you, so you didn't pawn it. ”
Seeing Qingfeng Sword, Meng Juntong's heart suddenly seemed to be greatly comforted for some reason, and the previous anxiety seemed to be swept away.
She stretched out her hand and carefully rubbed the scabbard of the Qingfeng sword: "Granny Tang, thank you, this sword is really important to me. ”
Granny Tang shook her head: "It's just that it's really rare to see a girl of your age who can carry a sword, this thing is not what we women should play with after all." Listen to my mother-in-law's words, let's go home, stay until I grow up, and find a good family to marry. ”
Meng Juntong smiled, daring to love this granny Tang for treating herself as a rebellious girl who ran away from home.
But when it comes to going home, she doesn't want to. Meng Juntong was suddenly a little confused, not knowing where he should go next, Priest Luo Shu said that if he could successfully cope with the catastrophe, he could try to complete the Oneiroi trial, but he didn't say what to do.
Where are we going next?