Zhiming slowly opened his eyes, saw the roof tiles, saw the cobwebs, and saw a ray of sunlight coming in through the cracks in the tiles. He found himself lying on a wooden bed in a small room, covered with a quilt and wrapped in gauze.

"Where am I?" he sat up, realizing that everything around him was familiar.

At this time, a girl walked in and said, "Brother, you're awake." ”

"Alain!" Zhiming cried out excitedly, he subconsciously touched his face, "Is this a dream?

Alain smiled and sat down next to him. Zhiming clenched his hand for a long time, like holding the hand of a long-lost blood relative.

Alain looked at him in amazement, feeling like he had just returned from hell.

"Alain, is this really home?" Zhiming suddenly felt a little pain in the back of his head, remembered the unbounded thing, and thought that he was still in a dream.

When he pinched himself a few times to make sure it wasn't a dream, he felt incredible, he really came home!

"Do you know how we found you?" asked Alain.

Zhiming shook his head. Alain said: "We found you lying on the ground outside the house, your ......"

Seeing that she wanted to speak and stopped, Zhiming hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"

"Your ......," Alain said ashamedly.

"What's wrong with me? Zhiming couldn't wait to see what was going on.

Alain mustered up his courage and looked at the floor and said, "You were found unclothed. ”

"......" Zhiming then remembered that he was already naked when he was unbounded.

"Zhiming!" A familiar voice appeared, and Master came.

"Master!" Zhiming was as excited as he saw his own father.

"Brother, how did you come back? and you're still not wearing clothes. Alain asked, a little embarrassed.

As soon as Zhiming wanted to speak, the master grabbed the conversation and said, "Your brother came back to see us! Alan also said last night that he had a hunch that you would come back soon, but he didn't expect to come back today." ”

Master winked at him, and he said, "Oh... Yes, I couldn't bear to let you go, so I found an opportunity to sneak back to see you. ”

"That's... How could you ......" Alain puzzled.

"Oh, it was an accident, an accident. Zhiming couldn't find a suitable reason for his nakedness.

"Accident?" Alain squinted at him, "what did you do?"

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, the master hurriedly said, "Alain, let your brother rest for a while." Go cook, we're all hungry. ”

Alan still wanted to ask what was going on, but when he saw that the master was there, he had to go out with a puzzled expression.

Zhiming breathed a sigh of relief. Master sat down on the edge of the bed and looked at him with caring eyes.

"Master, what the hell is going on?" Zhiming wondered why he was at home.

"I don't know, but when I was chopping wood down the mountain, it was Alain who found you lying outside and carried you in. What the hell happened, how did you get home like this?"

"I fought in fierce battles before I fell unconscious. ”

"Is it with Cao Jun?"

"Yes, it doesn't. Zhiming told Master the ins and outs of the matter with some reservations.

Master nodded and said, "It seems that you have experienced a life and death tribulation! It is really unpredictable, this universe is so amazing, I didn't expect to be able to see you in this situation; moreover, I can feel that you have become stronger than before, and it is estimated that Master will not be able to beat you." ”

"The energy in my body is innate, and the tricks I use are self-taught, but I still have to thank Master for teaching me martial arts and guiding me how to control my qi veins. Actually, if you just talk about fist and foot kung fu, I believe that the master is still a step ahead. ”

The master looked at him with the eyes of an elder and said, "Zhiming, you are mature again. ”

Zhiming also looked at Master with grateful eyes and said, "Thank you, Master. ”

It's really a master-apprentice relationship... No, to be exact, it's a father-son relationship.

Although the mystery of the black hole is not solved, Zhiming thinks that the universe is originally a mysterious aggregate, and many mysteries about the transformation of time and space cannot be solved with the current level of science and cognition, and can only be solved by future generations after a few years. Anyway, just go home.

Suddenly, he remembered that he hadn't checked out of the Chijin Inn, and patted his head, but then he thought that the deposit and the horse were still there, and it was almost enough to pay for the room.

"Master, brother, it's time to eat!" Alan shouted.

"Here!" the master replied, "Zhiming, let's eat, you haven't tasted Alain's craft for a long time." ”

Zhiming nodded, got dressed, and came outside the house with the master, and couldn't help shouting, "I'm back!"

Looking at everything around him, he felt extremely intimate. This is where he grew up, the big stone for them to practice martial arts and rest, the two bamboo poles for drying clothes, the long-lasting laundry stone, the stream that provides them with daily water, and the grass and trees around, everything is so familiar. The wars he had just experienced made him cherish his life even more and cherish everything around him. At this moment, everything here is a treasure to him, although he has only been away from home for half a year, it is like three autumns for him.

"Master, brother, sit down. Alan said as he divided his chopsticks.

Master sat down, saw that Zhiming was still stunned, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Zhiming came back to his senses and said, "It's nothing, it's just nostalgic for the past." ”

Alan served him a meal and said, "Brother, eat it while it's hot, it's rare to come back, eat more." ”

"Good. Zhiming picked up the dishes and chopsticks. They ate outside the house to the afterglow of the setting sun.

Master said, "Let's pick up the chopsticks." ”

Zhiming began to gobble up, and he felt that the food cooked by Alan was better than that of the chef of the Xinye Prefecture. Master and Alain kept bringing him food, and he "did not refuse to come" and ate happily.

"Eat more, it's hard to fight. Alain said with concern.

Zhiming's mouth didn't stop, nodding while eating. Master and Alain watched him eat and were happier than they were to eat themselves.

While eating, Alan suddenly asked, "By the way, brother, you haven't told me how you came back, why are you not wearing clothes?"

Zhiming almost choked on the fish bones, he thought she wouldn't mention it again, but he didn't expect that when he was eating the hardest, she mentioned it again.

"Oh... That's right," Zhiming's mouth was full of oil, "When I was fighting, my clothes were burned by the fire, and I had to run back naked. ”

"Didn't you say before that you were looking for a chance to sneak back, how did you go to war? Where did you go to war, why did you make such a mess? Besides, even if your clothes are burned, you can find one to wear and come back. Alain asked, this tone was not like being a sister, but more like an elder's question.

"This...", Shiming muttered.

"Okay, okay," the master stepped forward to relieve the siege, "Let's wait for your brother to finish eating, he is already very tired from fighting, as long as the person is fine, you can change your clothes when you are gone." ”

Zhiming looked at the master gratefully, he was most afraid of others getting to the bottom of it in his life, especially when he was asked to make it up.

After the meal, Alain also gave him a way out, and no longer asked about it, but found a new set of clothes from the closet for him, and said, "Put on this." ”

Zhiming changed into new clothes. Master walked in and said, "Zhiming, let's sit down and talk." ”

"Yes, Master. Zhiming brought a chair for Master to sit on.

Master sat down and asked, "Can you tell me a little bit about your experience after coming down the mountain?" ”

"Okay. Zhiming began to tell his story, starting with meeting Liu Bei, to their trip to Xiangyang for a banquet, to how Liu Bei escaped from the banquet, to how he and Zhao Yun found Liu Bei in Nanzhang, how they met Sima Hui, and then how they met Xu Shu in Xinye, and took him to meet Liu Bei, and how they defeated Cao Ren, and so on. Later, he talked about Xu Shu's decision to sacrifice his preparation to save his mother, and they went to Beijing together...... Suddenly, he stopped.

"What's wrong?" Master saw that something was wrong.

"Alas, it's hard to put into words. Zhiming thought of Xu Shu's death again.

The Master wanted to continue listening, but when he saw that he seemed to have something difficult to say, he said, "Okay, I already have a general understanding of your situation, it seems that you have been through a lot over there, and besides, I didn't expect you to meet my uncle again." I used to hear from Master that the adventures of him and his uncle when they were young were quite interesting, but unfortunately they couldn't record it with a pen. Now, I don't have a chance to record it, alas. ”

"Senior Sima is indeed an incredible person, he saw me at the first sight that my identity was abnormal, but it was inconvenient to say it in public. I always had a vague feeling that there was an ineffable relationship between him and my mission. ... I'm sorry, Master, but I didn't finish the story. Zhiming thanked his master for his understanding, he still can't face Xu Shu's death, and his heart is like a knife every time he thinks about it.

"It's fine. ... Zhiming, when are you going to leave?" the master asked suddenly.

Zhiming was stunned for a moment, he had never thought about this problem. In fact, Liu Bei didn't know that he had returned, and he didn't need to rush back to report to work.

"Why don't you leave tomorrow and go back as soon as possible. "Master didn't want him to rest for too long, for fear that he would miss the right thing.

"But... I'm only coming back today, can't I leave in two days?" Zhiming asked weakly.

"It's not impossible, it's just that I hope you can understand that you are now a soldier, and you should be clear about the duties of a soldier. "Master's words are more subtle, but the meaning is very clear.

“...... I understand, Master, I'll go back tomorrow morning. Zhiming understood in his heart, he knew that the master was afraid that he would become dull if he stayed at home for a long time, and the master's order would be difficult to disobey, so he had to obey.

"Zhiming, you must put state affairs first, don't worry about your family all the time, you know? Distraction on the battlefield can easily lead to defeat. "Actually, Master doesn't want him to leave so quickly, but as an elder, he must be strict with him and not let him put the cart before the horse and ignore business.

Master said that the character of the master is the clearest, he has always respected the master very much, as long as the master makes a request, he will definitely do it.

"Get a good night's sleep tonight, and I'll send you down tomorrow morning." Master patted him on the shoulder.

"Well, Master also rests early. ”

That night, Zhiming lay on the bed and couldn't close his eyes for a long time. He regained the feeling he had felt before he left home, wishing that the night would be longer so that he could stay at home longer, and he even wondered how good it would be if he weren't a god.

At this time, the voice of the old fairy appeared: "Zhiming, don't forget your great mission, you are different from ordinary people, you have to fight for peace in the world! ”

"I understand, old fairy. Zhiming closed his eyes in distraught and forced himself to sleep, but tonight Zhou Gong (Dream God) did not want to patronize his brain. He took a deep breath and stopped thinking about anything else.

............

Zhiming had a dream that night, dreaming that he was still wandering around Xuchang City, and suddenly met Master Daoren and Shiqing, and asked in surprise: "Why are you still here? Didn't I tell you to leave the capital quickly?"

Master Daoren sighed and said, "Lei Daxia, it's not that we don't want to go, but we can't go, General Bai Mei has ordered the whole city to be blocked, saying that no one is allowed to leave the capital until the epidemic is over!"

"What is the epidemic? I have never heard of an epidemic in the capital?"

"Alas, don't mention it, it's all our fault, it's the epidemic caused by the so-called 'elixir', and we don't know what to do now!" Master Daoren spread his hands helplessly.

"How could the elixir cause an epidemic? Ghost Hong told me that people who take the elixir will become insane, but he has never said that it is contagious!"

"Daxia doesn't know, it turns out that the batch of goods that Shiqing finally went to find General Bai Mei to get is the medicinal enhanced version of the 'Poison Elixir'! What's more unfortunate is that the Poison Elixir has been stolen by the Snake Gang before it was trampled by Daxia, and they have already taken it, and they have entered the capital to spread the virus, causing several people to be poisoned. When General Bai Mei learned of this, he immediately ordered the city to be closed and all poisoned people were quarantined. Master Daoren looked helpless, and Shiqing also bowed his head and was speechless.

"It's... How is this possible? I obviously settled everything......" This news was like a bolt from the blue for Zhiming, "Could it be... The Hung Ghost is hiding some of the truth from me?"

"Hero, save us! Zhiming..."The two knelt down, pulled Zhiming's sleeves, and began to call him by his name.