The sky is about to dawn, and a strange tree is blooming.

It is tall and old, and at this time of flowering, there is not a single leaf on the trunk, but it is full of countless jasper-like buds.

In the faint light of the sky, countless strange flying insects and usually invisible brocade birds fluttered above the canopy.

The buds bloom very quickly, and the pollen inside is quietly sprayed out like countless dots of silver dust.

The entire tree was bathed in a strange glow, and even the scars left by the insects and thunder fire on its body began to glow with new life.

However, in the next moment, all the brilliance dimmed instantly, and the pollen that flew like silver dust turned yellow like mud, and the jasper-like petals instantly withered and blackened and fell off, sprinkled with the wind like black snow.

With this strange tree as the center, exclamations and laments spread like a tidal wave to all parts of the city.

In a dilapidated courtyard in the north of the city, Lin Yi was also looking at this ancient tree that lit up and dimmed in an instant.

As a withered black petal flew in the wind and swept across his cheek, the first rays of dawn in the sky fell and illuminated the city.

Lin Yi sighed softly, shook his head, and began to fetch water from the old well in the yard to wash.

This is Jiankang City in the spring of the sixth year of the Heavenly Prison.

Since Emperor Wu of Liang ascended the throne, the year name Tianjian, the capital Jiankang, only six years, this city has been renewed, prosperous and prosperous, known as an unprecedented new city.

The city is a new city, but most of the people are old people, but with the change of imperial power, in just a few years, their experiences have been completely different.

Lin Yi has a classmate meeting today.

He was a student of Qiyun Academy in the former dynasty.

Qiyun Academy was the best academy in the previous dynasty, and those who could enter this academy were all children of high-ranking officials or wealthy families.

His father, Lin Wangbei, was a general of the Che Cavalry, and he was a powerful minister with heavy troops, but who would have expected that once there was a mutiny, Xiao Yan, the assassin of Yongzhou, seized the throne, and the country was called Liang, and became Emperor Wu of Liang. The bureaucrats who had previously supported Emperor Wu of Liang naturally rose to the top and became upstarts, but if they were opposed, they would naturally be convicted.

Lin Wangbei did not belong to the opposition, he was in charge of the border army, and he was considered a neutral, but he was not good friends with Emperor Wu of Liang in the past, so he was also cut off from his military power, exiled to the border county to train horses, and his family property was confiscated.

Lin Yi has also changed from a prominent son of a powerful person to a poor orphan.

Among those Qiyun Academy students in the same period that year, there were half of them in a similar situation to him, and some were even even miserable, some were punished as slaves, and there were also those who were beheaded all over the house, but there were also many who ascended to the sky in one step, and even directly became relatives of the emperor.

The classmates' association is nothing more than a place for classmates in a good situation to show off, Lin Yi, who fell from the clouds to the ground, may be deliberately ridiculed, but I heard that some friends also happened to rush back, and some people he wanted to see might also go, so Lin Yi didn't deliberately avoid it, and wanted to go and see.

The time of the alumni meeting was at noon, and the location was in Qingliufang, Sanyan Bridge in the city, he had already calculated in his heart, first walked to a few old bookstores in the south of the city, and then went to Sanyan Bridge, the time was almost right.

"Lin Yi. ”

But after he finished washing, he nibbled on a coarse grain bun left over from last night for breakfast, and just after going out a few steps, he heard a crisp and pleasant female voice.

He turned his head in amazement, and saw an inconspicuous carriage parked on the side of the road, with no driver in front of it.

At this time, the curtain was lifted, revealing a beautiful and delicate face.

"Chen Baobao?" Lin Yi was a little surprised.

This is a beautiful girl, and one of the few classmates he wants to meet.

Chen Baobao's name is actually Chen Baoyun, but her family is used to calling her her nickname Chen Baobao, Lin Yi and several friends are familiar with her, so they often jokingly call her Chen Baobao, and later shouted smoothly, but she didn't change it.

I guess I haven't seen it for more than three years.

Lin Yi was a little trance-like, compared with three years ago, she seemed more mature, and she was taller, about the same height as him.

She was just wearing an ordinary plain cloth robe, but when she walked in the morning glow, she still looked curvy and graceful.

"I haven't seen you for three years, you're prettier. Lin Yi smiled and praised sincerely.

"You still have no skin and no face before, and you are not afraid that I will think of you Meng Lang. Chen Baoyun made fun of Lin Yi, looking calm, even more youthful and beautiful.

"Why are you here early in the morning?" Lin Yi looked at her smiling face, and some warmth was born in his heart, in the past few years, many people have changed, but the other party doesn't seem to have changed, it is still the same as before, "There was no news from you before, where have you been in the past few years?"

Chen Baoyun understated: "I was sent out to study at home for a while, and I only returned to Jiankang yesterday to hear your news, and I came to you early this morning, are you not moved?"

"Think of me like this, can't wait?" Lin Yi's expression was also very relaxed.

"That's it. Chen Baoyun burst into a burst of laughter like silver bells, and looked at the courtyard behind Lin Yi: "Since you arrived at your door, don't you invite me in to sit?"

"As long as you don't dislike it. Lin Yi made a gesture of please, "I can't ask for it." ”

"Lin Yi, your house is really breathable. ”

Behind Lin Yi, Chen Baoyun, who was looking around with interest, couldn't help but laugh.

She saw three bungalows in Lin Yi's courtyard, but two of them had holes in their roofs.

"Those two rooms are just piled up with some miscellaneous items that are not needed. Lin Yi teased back easily, "I'm a lonely person, and I only use one room, but if you want to come and live occasionally, I can repair another one." ”

"How dare you? Aren't you afraid of reaching someone's ears?" Chen Baoyun sneered as if no one was around, "I guess you also want to see her in this classmate meeting, so you're interested in participating." ”

"I think so, but there is little hope. Lin Yi didn't hide it, looked at her and said very seriously: "No matter what, you are also one of the four people who made me want to go to the alumni meeting." ”

"There are four, who else besides her and the stone?" asked Chen Baoyun, who else suppressed his smile.

Lin Yi said: "There is also Lin Yuxuan, according to the relationship, she is actually my distant cousin." ”

Chen Baoyun looked Lin Yi up and down: "You have a good relationship with her, why didn't I see it when I was in the academy?"

Lin Yi explained: "I just care about her situation, because of my relationship with the Lin family, she should also be a little implicated, she was silent when she was in the academy, she didn't fight with others, and she was easy to be bullied." ”

Chen Baoyun couldn't help but shake his head: "Lin Yi, I didn't see that you were overflowing with protection. ”

Lin Yi smiled embarrassedly, "Even if it's a little, it's not all, you don't know, she's really good, if you help her a little, she will do her best to repay you, and she won't let you know." ”

Chen Baoyun was silent for a while and said, "But people also change. ”

"Of course, for the better, you haven't changed, the same as before. Lin Yi laughed, seemingly joking, but actually serious.

Chen Baoyun didn't laugh.

"You're the same as before, you haven't changed. She looked at Lin Yi's eyes, even a little serious, "I'm still as optimistic and confident as before, but I'm still so naïve, it seems that my worries are superfluous." ”

"Here's to you. Without waiting for Lin Yi to answer, she had already taken out a gray wooden box from her sleeve and handed it to Lin Yi.

Lin Yi was slightly stunned, "What is this?"

"There is a Yellow Bud Pill in it, and a letter of sponsorship that allows you to enter the South Heaven Courtyard directly. Chen Baoyun didn't talk nonsense, and said directly.

Lin Yi was stunned for a moment, and then shook his head, "This is too precious, I know that even if it is you now, such a thing is not a trivial matter, I can't accept it." ”

Chen Baoyun stood with her hands in her hands, and didn't pick up the wooden box that Lin Yi pushed back in front of her, but said quietly: "This gift was originally prepared for you, although I am the daughter of Shang Shuling in the eyes of others, but in your eyes, I am still the same Chen Baobao as before, and I am sure that if we lose a child today, it is me who loses power in the family, and you will also help me." ”

Lin Yi frowned, pondered for a moment and said, "I do need a letter of sponsorship, but in fact, I don't need Huang Yadan." ”

"I can see that you've curdled into yellow buds, too. Chen Baoyun smiled, but then she turned around, looked in the direction of the ancient tree, and said more seriously: "But this time is different from the past, since you have condensed the yellow buds and officially become a member of the cultivator world, I don't think I need to say, you should also be able to guess that the era of spiritual famine recorded in the book has officially arrived." ”

"It's really confirmed?" Lin Yi chuckled in his heart, and his face changed slightly.

"It's a lot worse than you think. Chen Baoyun hesitated for a moment, did not turn to look at him, and after a while, said slowly in a low voice that only the two of them could hear: "This is still a secret that cannot be passed on to the outside world, you remember not to tell anyone if you hear it, the aura of heaven and earth has indeed become thinner year after year, according to expectations, this year's aura of heaven and earth is not only difficult to support the opening of this emerald epiphany, but this ancient tree will die soon." In the future, the elixir used for cultivation will become more and more rare, although you no longer need to rely on the Yellow Bud Pill to condense the Yellow Bud, but the Yellow Bud Pill can refine and improve some of your cultivation. What's more critical is that the aura of heaven and earth is still changing from south to north, and the aura on our side disappears faster than in the north. ”

Her last few words were particularly low, but when they came into Lin Yi's ears, they were more shocking than any words she had said before, like thunder.

(At the beginning of the new book, I need a lot of support from everyone, I don't have much to say, this book must be written with 100% energy, I hope my serialization can accompany you every day in the future.) ）