Chapter 824: Gray World
In this small cave that belongs to the demons, although the various human and animal countries are considered important assets belonging to their respective demon forces, there are no monsters to inspect the horse demon after being killed by the warriors in one city after another.
In addition to a few monsters in some big cities along the way, there are not too many monsters in cultivation, and it is only when Ji Yuan and the old beggar's escape through the border of the so-called human and animal countries that they saw some monsters patrolling, which shows that the history of the human and animal countries should be very long, and a kind of run-in rule has been formed between them, and the so-called demons rarely appear in front of people.
Of course, there are also some things that will inevitably make the people in the cave understand their situation, such as when the people of Tianyu Continent were taken captive to form a new country, some aborigines would bring food to pull the cart, and be swept by the demon wind to a specific location to deliver food, at this time, those who were numb could recall the fear deep in their souls, but they would self-anesthetize again when they returned.
Ji Yuan and the old beggar came to Feifu for about an hour, and they had already come to a country of people and animals, overlooking the earth from the air, the people in various towns were very low, not because the population was too small, but because the flames were too small.
The two of them landed in a city that seemed to be the largest in the land of passage, and it would be the busiest time of the afternoon, when the streets of the city were full of people, and there were shops doing business, and there were vendors selling all kinds of small goods, and people had their own expressions on their faces.
"Hmph, living in a false dream. ”
The old beggar sneered, and Ji Yuan shook his head and sighed.
"Everyone has seven emotions and six desires, joy, anger and sorrow, which is normal. ”
The two of them fell down the street, but as they walked, people frequently paid attention to them, not only positive people looked at them, but even passers-by kept looking back, some of them had curious faces, and some of them would show fear after returning to their senses, but they did not dare to leave in a hurry, but pretended to leave step by step.
"Interesting, Mr. Ji, what do you think?"
Of course, the old beggar and Ji Yuan saw people's reactions, the former also asked Ji Yuan quite playfully, and the latter thought about it.
"Mr. Lu's clothes are not too abrupt, but Ji's clothes are not very luxurious outside, but they stand out from the crowd here, here, dressed like Ji, what do you think the people will think of after being curious?"
The old beggar also sighed.
"The man-eating demon. ”
Unlike the millions of people who were newly captured in Tianyuzhou, almost all of these aborigines here have lived here for generations, and the clothes on their bodies have long been very different from the outside, and even many people do not cover their bodies, and the coarse linen clothes on the outside are several grades brighter than here.
Ji Yuan and the old beggar turned a blind eye to the fear of the people, just looking at the streets they passed through and everything they could touch, they also found more and more situations that were different from the outside world.
In addition to clothing, there is little etiquette here, and there is no literature to be seen, even the shops have no signs, only the shopkeepers will shout a few words, there is not a book or a word in the place, and there is almost no coin trading, but in barter, there will also be some "impractical" stones will be exchanged, and even gold has appeared, but the real hard currency is medicinal materials.
It doesn't seem that there is much shortage of food, and I think the youkai will still ensure that the weather is smooth here.
After walking for half a city, Ji Yuan and the old beggar seemed to be a little tired of walking, and sat down at an open-air shed, they didn't sit tightly, but they frightened the grandchildren who were in charge of the shed, but they didn't dare to pretend not to see it, and the pedestrians around them subconsciously stayed away from the stalls, or simply didn't go this way.
The old man looked at Ji Yuan and the old beggar with a numb scalp, and even Ji Yuan's feeling of being close to ordinary people was useless, he dragged his grandson who was playing on the side, lowered his head and whispered to him.
"Hide behind the car, your father and mother will come to you when it gets dark, remember to hide here, don't come out, wait for your father and mother to come, woo woo ......"
The old man wiped his tears as he spoke, and his grandson was stunned to help wipe them, and was hugged by the old man, and after a while, he stood up, picked up the tray and walked to the table of Ji Yuan and the old beggar with the teapot, and put the teapot on the table with a pair of slightly trembling hands.
"Two, two uncles, please, please drink tea......"
The old man trembled as he spoke, and looked up at him, and could see that the other party was terrified, while the old beggar frowned, and then shook his head.
"Do you think we're here to eat your monsters? Also, at your age, according to the rules of this human and animal country, it's almost time for 'natural elimination'. ”
The old man's body shook suddenly, his face was frightened pale, of course he has had his own joys and sorrows in life over the years, but there has always been a life-urging charm hanging in his heart, he can safely bring his life to this point, his luck cannot be considered bad.
Ji Yuan saw that the old man was frightened, and he couldn't bear to scare him anymore, so he comforted softly in a calm voice.
"Don't worry, old man, Mr. Lu and I are not monsters, sitting in your stall today is just to rest, not to eat you, you can take your grandson home by yourself at night." ”
"Thank you, uncle, thank you, the little old man kowtowed to you, kowtowed to you, thank you, uncle!"
As the old man spoke, he knelt down and was held up by the old beggar with one hand.
"Hey, Mr. Ji has said it, we are not monsters, you don't need to kneel, go make something to eat. ”
The old man wiped the sweat from his face, promised repeatedly, and hurriedly worked on the side of the cart stove, finding out all the meat he could find, anyway, he didn't dare to let the vegetarian occupy the majority.
"To live in self-deception will one day be awakened by nightmares. ”
Ji Yuan sighed like this, put out the teacup and poured tea for the old beggar and himself, after taking a sip, Ji Yuan frowned slightly, but still chose to continue drinking, and the old beggar did the same, but Ji Yuan didn't pour the second cup, and the old beggar didn't want to refill the cup either.
"Mr. Ji, at that time, you and I first saw Yunzhou, then I have traveled all over the world, and sighed that the world is not good, today is a long experience, to say that the hard days, there are more bitter places than this, but if you say that you are not a person, then there is no one who is unsurpassed, you say that when the cave is broken, the people and animals will see the light of day, how to deal with themselves?"
"Naturally, some people will be educated, the people here have been persecuted for a hundred years and thousands of years, and the deeper the repression, the greater the rebound, the previous people who went to the new country to send food, after witnessing the continuous killing of the three demons by Zuo Wuji, aren't they also hot. ”
Ji Yuan didn't convey his voice when he talked to the old beggar, let alone lower the volume, the old man in the stall was also listening when he was preparing to eat, and the sense of fear gradually decreased a little, and then looked at the two people who were sitting, and only felt that just looking at them, his heart calmed down faster.
Soon, the old man had heated and cooked the meat, and the best spices here were salt and a pitiful amount of spices, and he walked to the table of Ji Yuan and the old beggar with a tray, on which were two large basins, one full of meat, and the other with broth and vegetables, and a lot of noodle stuffed in the gap between the trays.
The old beggar shook his head and laughed at the sumptuous food.
"There are so many dishes, I didn't expect you and me to have the blessing of demons. ”
Ji Yuan raised his eyebrows and said lightly.
"It's going to pay. ”
"I'm a Hanako, of course, Mr. Ji. ”
The old beggar's face was not red and his heart was not beating, so he took the chopsticks from the chopstick cage and sandwiched a large piece of meat to eat.
Ji Yuan was a little helpless, and he also took chopsticks and ate them, maybe because he hadn't eaten anything for a long time, and he felt that it tasted okay.
"Old man, how comfortable is this life?"
The old beggar chewed the piece of meat in his mouth and asked the old man with a smile, which startled the old man again, but it was not as exaggerated as his previous reaction, and he just nodded.
"I have children and grandchildren, and I am still comfortable......
"Then do you want your children and grandchildren, your children and grandchildren, to live like this all the time?"
The old man didn't know how to answer, he looked down at his grandson, who was still hiding under the kitchen car, and was silent for a long time, he often had nightmares since he was sensible, his peers disappeared from childhood to adulthood, some elders left, and he heard a lot of "normal" things, and some things he never dared to say, but this will, after he was silent for a long time, he whispered a word in a ghostly voice.
"That's how our lives are...... What's the use of not wanting to?"
The old beggar knocked the bowl with his chopsticks.
"Ding~"
"There are still those who are saved. ”
"If you don't save it, you want thousands of people here to go to Yunzhou?"
Ji Yuan smiled at the old beggar, and then looked at the old man in the stall.
"Old man, we are not locals, and we have come here from a very distant place, so our money may not be suitable for circulation here......"
The old beggar would mumble.
"Mr. Ji has gold...... right?"
However, Ji Yuanquan didn't hear it, but continued slowly and softly.
"If that's the case, Ji will tell you a story, how about paying for this meal?"
How dare the old man say no, he agreed again and again, and Ji Yuan opened his mouth to speak.
"Between heaven and earth, all things are born, flowers and trees are born to the sun, birds and beasts inhabit each other, and man dwells in them as the prim......ate of all things."
Ji Yuan's voice was not loud, but it spread far away, and slowly, more and more people gathered in the old man's stall, listening to Ji Yuan tell bizarre stories outside the sky.
In the story, people have their own joys, sorrows, and sorrows, harmony and happiness, natural and man-made disasters, ups and downs in life, joys and sorrows, poems, books, rituals and music, and all walks of life......