Chapter 3: Insatiable Greed
Climbing over the fence of the quarry, Wu Di ran out of the ten miles without stopping.
"Ding! The host successfully completes the mission released by the escape system, and is rewarded with a 'Phantom Step' and 30 days of life. ”
Wu Di wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, looked around and found the abnormality, sat cross-legged on the ground and calmed down, and entered the system enchantment.
The same as the last time he left, there were still a large number of colored stones suspended in the sky, but an ancient scroll appeared in front of Wu Di.
"Phantom Walk?"
Wu Di stretched out his hand and was about to take it, only to see that the ancient scroll suddenly released a green light, which instantly shot into Wu Di's eyebrows, and a large number of mantras appeared in his mind.
"Good...... It's so fast!"
Stopping, Wu Di's eyes lit up.
He had never felt such speed, and it was no exaggeration to say that it was like the wind.
suppressed the surprise in his heart, and Wu Di opened the character attribute interface again.
Host: Wu Di
Shouyuan: 61 days
Cultivation: One-star immortal
Exercise: Phantom Step
Weapons: None
Pet: None
"After completing the tasks of the two system releases, the longevity has also increased to 61 days, which is still too little. ”
Wu Di knew very well in his heart that the moment he activated the system, his life was inseparable from the task of the system.
To put it simply, the more tasks he completes, the more longevity he has. Conversely, the more times he fails a mission, the less his lifespan will be, and once it reaches zero, it will be time for him to die.
"Completed the task released by the escape system, but did not receive a prompt from the system urging to pinch the colored stone to take a new task, presumably the twelve hour deadline has not yet arrived. ”
Wu Di touched his chin and pondered for a moment, and he was not in a hurry to crush another colored stone to take over the task.
Wu Di guessed that as long as he crushed the colored stone immediately, then he would have to re-time, which meant that he didn't even have time to rest, so he could only bite the bullet and do the next task.
This is extremely unwise!
The soul returned to the body, Wu Di did not rest, got up and went straight to Qingyun City.
There was a small river three miles outside the city, the river was not turbulent to the waist, Wu Di washed the blood stains on his body, and continued to hurry after half an hour.
An hour later, Wu Di arrived at the north gate of Qingyun City.
The city gate was wide open, and two officers and soldiers stood on their left and right sides and dozed off with silver guns.
In order not to cause trouble, Wu Di didn't dare to disturb the two and sneaked into the city.
"It's been five years, and Qingyun City has changed more or less. I remember five years ago there was a rice shop here next to a tailor shop, and my mother took me to set up a stall in front of the door to sell cakes. ”
Back in Qingyun City, scenes from the past surfaced in Wu Di's mind.
Wu Di will never forget that because his father was a gambler, his mother had to get up early and make baked cakes, and sell them at the gate of Beicheng during the day to fill the family.
It's a pity that the few copper plates he earns every day will be robbed by his father, and the rest of his mother will buy him white rice.
At that time, Wu Di didn't understand that his mother said that he couldn't waste food, and after he ate all the rice grains in the bowl, his mother always turned her head to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes.
And now, when he returned to Qingyun City, there was no one holding his little hand to sell cakes, and he also understood that the tears that his mother wiped away were full of guilt for his son, mixed with hatred for his father, and despair for life.
Slowly raising the left hand that his mother had held, looking at this slightly rough palm, Wu Di had mixed feelings in his heart, and finally sighed secretly and walked into the east of the city.
Walking through the streets and alleys, occasionally a few dogs barked in the distance, and half an hour later, Wu Di stopped under a big elm tree, his eyes blurred his vision with tears, but he still looked at the collapsed mud and straw house.
This is his home, there is no spacious mansion, there is no luxurious pavilion house, only this old elm tree that can grow elm money to fill his stomach when he was young, seems to have been devastated by the wind and rain and still stands, just to wait for a young man one day, tell him that this was once his home.
Wu Di didn't walk into the half-collapsed mud and grass house, raised his hand and touched the old elm tree, and let out a heavy sigh from his mouth, injecting the little spiritual energy of the dantian into the trunk, and then turned to leave.
He didn't know if the aura would help the old elm tree, but Wu Di still wanted to give it a try, even if it was to let the old elm tree grow a few new shoots, everything he did was worth it.
Leaving the collapsed home, Wu Di's mood was very low, walking in the streets and alleys in a daze, perhaps too many things happened this day and night, making Wu Di tired and haggard, at this time leaning on the doorpost of a mansion and looking at the crescent moon, he fell asleep unconsciously.
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"Everyone disperses, Luofu has been giving steamed buns for three months in a row, and there is no more today. ”
"Luo Ling'er, your Luo Mansion is too boring, right? We came from the south of the city to the north of the city just to beg for food, but you told us that the alms are over?"
"If you don't give us steamed buns, do you want us to starve? No, you go and tell the dining room, hurry up and steam out the steamed buns, otherwise we won't leave, and we will always surround your Luofu." ”
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A noisy sound sounded in his ears, Wu Di, who was leaning against the doorpost, moved his eyelids, rubbed his eyes and looked around after opening them, and was stunned.
It's already dawn.
Wu Di didn't know when this alley was crowded with beggars, each holding a wooden stick and holding a broken bowl, shouting at the seven people on the steps of Luofu opposite.
The seven people were headed by a girl, she was not very old, about fifteen years old and similar to Wu Di, with black green silk hanging down her waist, ruddy and standard duck egg face, and a purple gauze skirt dignified and generous.
But at this moment, Luo Ling'er's face showed embarrassment, looking at the hundreds of noisy beggars surrounding in front of the mansion, she seemed a little panicked and overwhelmed.
Behind Luo Ling'er, there stood a maid ring and five subordinates holding sticks, six of them had anger on their faces, especially the five subordinates, who were holding the sticks to death with horizontal eyebrows.
"Luo Ling'er, it's not difficult for us to serve you, hurry up and go to the house to steam steamed buns, we are willing to wait at the door. ”
"I'll be fair, even if you don't have steamed buns, you should reward some broken silver taels, right? We lined up here at dawn, and if you don't give alms now, aren't you deliberately making fun of us? We don't agree. ”
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More than 100 beggars were noisy, which made Luo Linger even more difficult.
But at this time, the maid behind Luo Linger stood up, pointed at the hundred people angrily, and said, "Can you be reasonable? Why are you still making trouble today?"
"Little girl, don't say it's useless. Either give steamed buns or silver, or we won't leave today. ”
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"I said, can you have a face? My young lady is kind-hearted, she has given you steamed buns and rice porridge for three months in a row, and occasionally gives you some loose silver, you can't always be so greedy, right?" said the maid Qingdie angrily.
"Little girl who hasn't grown all her hair, it's not your right to speak, get out of the way. ”
"Big guy listen to me, since there are no steamed buns in Luofu and we don't give loose silver, then we will block the door, when will we give steamed buns, and when will we leave again. ”
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