In the winter months, the weather is getting colder.

After Xiao Jinyan and Zhao Lanjiang separated in Kaifeng, they went all the way south and embarked on the road back to Dingzhou. It's just that all the way down, what he did and saw, the mood was not very happy.

The longing for Yu Wenshuang was gradually diluted by the tragic world after the advent of the Heavenly Dao.

In this disaster, the most serious damage was to the south of Lingnan and the vicinity of Beijing. After the catastrophe, the imperial court's originally extremely strict population movement control system was shattered with the collapse of the Ming dynasty's royal power, and homeless displaced people could be seen everywhere, wandering around like headless flies.

The advent of heaven is a natural disaster, and the man-made disaster after the natural disaster is even more terrifying.

People kept falling, and the bodies lying on the side of the road, unburied, gradually decomposed, emitting a disgusting smell, while the wandering pedestrians turned a blind eye.

They have become numb.

Xiao Jinyan had seen the Yellow River flooding, which was fashionable and there was a court disaster relief, but this time, there was nothing, and people were resigned to their fate.

After the emperor's death, rumors spread like a plague. The government decree system has long been paralyzed, such as the king of Yu and the king of Shu, etc., have proclaimed themselves emperors, and other local forces have also set up armed organizations, some to protect their homeland, and some to invade and seize resources.

War is raging.

Xiao Jinyan once witnessed a fight between two villages over a land with a water source, killing and injuring dozens of people, and personally experienced two robbers stealing the food of pedestrians and then killing each other. At first, he would stop it, but then it became so commonplace that he couldn't do anything about it.

The world is so big, can he manage it?

I don't know what Dingzhou will be like? What will happen to Zhao Lanjiang after he returns to Yinyang City?

On the official road, Xiao Jinyan stopped to rest, he was full of martial arts, he hunted some pheasants and hares along the way, and smoked pine wood to make food, this kind of day used to be common, but there was no big problem.

There came a group of beggars in rags, some old men, some young people, some women, and some young children, although the clothes were tattered, but it could be seen that the material and texture of these clothes were not bad, and they looked like they should be a family, and they were also a solid family.

When they saw Xiao Jinyan, the mechanical ones came up to beg, and Xiao Jinyan gave them half of the jerky. The beggars wept gratefully, and an old man came up and said thanksgiving.

Xiao Jinyan asked, "Where are you going?"

The old man said: "We don't know, where to get food, just go, I heard that the disaster in the south of the Yangtze River is even less, and our family is going to go to the south to try our luck." He sighed, "I lived to be sixty or seventy years old, and I will come hungry and full in this life, but my grandson is only six years old, how can I live in the future?"

The old man's words reminded him of locusts.

They are like these insects, they go with the monsoon, where there is water and food, they go wherever they seem, they seem to be inconspicuous, but once they form a swarm, it will be a disaster, and wherever they go, there will be no grass left.

At noon, the whole family knelt on the ground, chanting words in their mouths, praying to God, hoping that their sincerity would move the heavens, but God was so busy, where could he take care of them?

After praying, the old man took out some leaves and distributed them to everyone, then took another one and handed it to Xiao Jinyan, who said curiously, "What is this?"

The old man said, "Forget the worries." After the great calamity, this kind of grass was grown in many places, which can not only satisfy hunger, but also make people forget their troubles, young people, you can also have some. ”

Xiao Jinyan held the leaf, the leaf was like a heart, the size of a palm, he seemed to have seen it somewhere, but he couldn't remember it for a while. Smelling it, there was a faint fragrance, but it was a desire to attract people, but he didn't eat it.

After the others finished eating, they all lay on the ground, one by one in a daze, their faces full of happiness, and they did not have the embarrassment of their previous faces.

The old man said, "Eating this leaf is like living in a fairyland on earth." ”

Xiao Jinyan saw a few people dancing with their hands, which reminded him of the appearance of those gentlemen in the capital after taking Wushi San in the past.

He asked the old man, "How long does the medicine work?"

The old man said, "An hour or two." But don't take too much, otherwise you will fall unconscious. ”

"It's bad for your body. ”

The old man said, "So what? It is better to have a moment of peace in the illusion and even see the dead relatives than to run around every day in order to survive? Without these leaves, we probably don't even have the courage to survive." ”

Xiao Jinyan suddenly understood Wang Banxian a little.

If the world of Datong is really built, the pure land of the world, wouldn't it be like them, living in the world of the spirit flag, like the paradise of Taoyuan, with no taxes, no servitude, and everyone living in peace, wouldn't it be okay?

But he quickly dismissed this idea.

Unreal

, no matter how real, is always unreal.

Escaping and anesthetizing oneself does not solve the problem.

Xiao Jinyan asked, "Where did you find this kind of forget-you-no-worry grass?"

The old man said, "There are rumors everywhere that there is a Taoist priest with great powers and who saves people in the world, sowing the seeds of forgetfulness grass in the world, this grass is extremely strong, as long as there is water, it can grow in ten days." ”

Taoist?

Wang Banxian?

Xiao Jinyan sensed the danger signal, no wonder he felt familiar, this forgetful grass, he had seen it in the field of the Soul Flag.

"Where is the Taoist priest?"

The old man shook his head, "We don't know, these leaves are picked on the side of the road." By the way, are you sure you don't want to come some?"

Xiao Jinyan shook his head, "No need. ”

He ignored them and fell into deep thought.

At this time, suddenly there was a sound of wind behind his head, and Xiao Jinyan sensed the danger.

Someone sneak attacked!

He grabbed the opponent's murder weapon with a backhand.

A hammer.

And the person who did it was a young man who walked with the old man.

Seeing this, the others picked up iron drills and axes one after another, and surrounded Xiao Jinyan.

Xiao Jinyan was angry in his heart, "I kindly shared what you eat, but you will take revenge." ”

The old man smiled, "There are so many of us, you just gave such a little, so help you share it." ”

No wonder he has been persuading himself to eat forgetful grass, it turns out that he has evil intentions. The two most common mistakes people make are that one is to use their own good intentions to measure the bad intentions of others, and the other is to use their own bad intentions to take advantage of the good intentions of others.

"Young man, there are many of us, and for your share of food, we will only take what you eat, and spare your life, in exchange for ordinary food, you are a good ration. ”

The old man's face showed a hideous meaning.

Xiao Jinyan felt a burst of disgust in his heart, and he remembered Wang Banxian's face.

"Second uncle, what are you talking about with him, just kill him!" said the young man who sneaked up. The old man thought for a moment, took two steps back, and acquiesced in their decision.

"Let's get on him and kill him!"

Xiao Jinyan was angry, in troubled times, compassion will only kill people. He had a killing intent, where were these village mortals his opponents, and in an instant, the five people besieging were killed on the spot.

The old man was shocked and sat on the ground in fright, this young man who looked harmless to humans and animals hated him even more than those Jiangyang thieves.

"Heroes spare their lives!"

Xiao Jinyan looked at him coldly.

In the distance, those women and children were so frightened that they cried, and their voices were extremely desolate above the official road.

The old man said in a trembling voice, "Good man, our people are also trying to survive, for the sake of women and children, spare the old man's life." ”

Xiao Jinyan picked up the package, hung it on his shoulder, and left slowly.

There is no point in killing.

In this world of the jungle, losing the youngest strength, the fate of this family is also doomed.

Xiao Jinyan just wants to return to Dingzhou and return to Yuwenshuang.

What Heavenly Dao, what Pure Land on Earth, he left all behind.

Even if the end is coming, he just wants to live with the woman he loves.

In the following days, he deliberately chose some remote paths, walked off the beaten track, and avoided a tragedy in the world. Fortunately, he has martial arts and can beat some birds and beasts, and it is not difficult to survive.

The further south you go, the better it gets.

The losses suffered here are relatively small, and many county and state capitals that have survived the disaster have taken on a new atmosphere.

Along the way, he encounters countless forces, some claiming to be kings and hegemons, others self-proclaimed generals, and after the initial chaos and chaos, in just a few months, the world is reshaping a new order.

In early spring, Xiao Jinyan came to the border of Dingzhou.

Finally returned to the familiar world.

He saw many people, with a hint of joy on his face, and walked in the direction of Dingzhou. After chatting with them, I realized that these people went to Dingzhou.

Because it was spread everywhere, the city of Dingzhou had food and was open to refugees in exile. In just a few months, the city had grown from less than 20,000 to nearly 80,000.

The fortress of doom that Yuwen Tianlu spent twenty years building was unscathed in this Heavenly Dao coming, and now it has become a holy place that many homeless people yearn for.

And he has completed the redemption for the sins he committed that year ago.

Turning over the green hills, he saw tens of thousands of acres of fertile land, as well as large fields under reclamation.

The people are right

The fields are full of life, as they are cultivating canals and drawing melted snow water from the mountains to irrigate.

Outside the city of Dingzhou, people are building villages, although they are a little simple, but they are enough to give people a place to shelter from the wind and rain, a place to call home.

In this world, there is a remote corner, there is no need to run around, I don't know where the next meal is, I don't know where tomorrow will be, for the people who have been wandering for a long time, it is already very satisfying.

At the mountain pass, there was a long queue.

There was a team of officers and soldiers guarding the entrance, and on the narrow valley, Xiao Jinyan also saw the outpost, the beacon tower, and many troops.

Yuwen Tianlu was born as a metropolitan governor, and marching and fighting is his specialty, and the places he chooses are all easy to defend and difficult to attack, even if there is an enemy attack, it is extremely difficult to capture.

Several scribes crouched in front of the case and registered those who had entered Dingzhou. After recording their names, places of origin, expertise, and characteristics, they received a numbered number plate of different colors, and the officers and men told them that this was a special period, and that they could only move around in the area corresponding to their number plate except for work, and that food was also rationed, and that they would receive supplies with the number plate every 10 days, although it was not much, but it also ensured that they would not starve.

This wartime supply system and physical restraint measures were effective and necessary for cities that were beginning to take shape.

Xiao Jinyan also received his own number plate, indigo, Geng 9527, the information he filled in was a carpenter, and after coming to the restricted area, he found that the people in the Gengzi area were mainly craftsmen, and they were distributed according to the type of work, which was convenient for management.

These villages are scattered ten miles outside the city of Dingzhou, and each area is managed by a special person. Of course, Xiao Jinyan ignored the restrictions, and after entering the Dingzhou border, he left the crowd and walked towards Dingzhou City.

He picked some unknown wildflowers on the side of the road and tied them into a bunch with grass stalks, ready to surprise Yuwenshuang.

In a field by the roadside, a group of people are building a newly built water wheel to water the fields. The waterwheel is more than a foot high, made of wood, and looks a little heavy. People pull the wheel with ropes, ready to attach it to the chassis, and it looks a little difficult.

Suddenly, it rained heavily.

The people working in the fields packed up their tools and prepared to go home, but they couldn't stop halfway through the construction of the waterwheel.

After a while, these people were drenched, but the wooden wheel had not yet been fixed, but fortunately, everyone was full of energy and was working hard to stabilize the support.

Suddenly, a strong wind blew.

Click.

The less stable bracket was blown down by the wind.

The wheel, which was more than a foot high, fell down with a bang, rolled down the canal, and drove towards Xiao Jinyan, if he couldn't dodge, this huge momentum would smash towards Xiao Jinyan.

Xiao Jinyan looked at this, and his eyes always fell on a woman.

The woman flashed out of the crowd, stepped on the mud, rushed over, and shouted, "Danger, get out of the way!"

Xiao Jinyan remained motionless.

The woman pounced suddenly, throwing Xiao Jinyan to the ground, and seeing that she was about to press over, Xiao Jinyan didn't have time to dodge, turned over, and pressed the woman under her.

Xiao Jinyan bowed slightly, and the wheels pressed against him.

This pressure has a thousand powers.

If it were an ordinary person, I am afraid that he would have vomited blood and died, but for Xiao Jinyan, it was nothing at all.

In the distance, everyone broke out in a cold sweat, shouted in their mouths, and rushed over to this side.

"Miss!"

"You kid is so reckless, you almost killed the eldest lady. ”

The two of them were covered in mud and looked very embarrassed.

The woman was worried at first, and then saw that the other party was fine, and couldn't help but say angrily, "You don't want to ...... death"

Before the word "yes" came out, she saw the person clearly, she suddenly stopped her voice and looked at Xiao Jinyan blankly.

The eyes are facing each other.

Suddenly the heavens and the earth fell silent.

Time freezes.

I haven't seen you for a year, and it's like a lifetime.

In the past, when I said goodbye, the spring flowers bloomed.

Today I meet, and the willows are still there.

Xiao Jinyan originally thought that she would have a romantic reunion with her.

It's just two people, mixed in muddy water, like two mud figures, how funny and funny it is, and there is no beauty at all.

He raised the bouquet of flowers from his hand, "For you!"

Yu Wenshuang smiled, laughed and cried.

"You scoundrel, why don't you die!"

She stretched out her fists and slammed Xiao Jinyan's chest hard, Xiao Jinyan was full of blood, turned into a ball of tenderness, lowered her head, and kissed Yu Wenshuang's lips.

This world is so beautiful.