Chapter 1 The world is declining
It was late autumn, and a faint chill enveloped the entire Qingping town.
The sky, slightly white.
On the street simply paved with bluestone, a few pieces of withered yellow fallen leaves are scattered with the wind, and after a few tosses, they are gone.
The streets are not wide, and at most only two horse-drawn carriages can barely pass in parallel.
Although it was very early, at this time, there were already signs of activity and busyness.
Qingping Town is an unknown place, but the people who live in the town are not a few, self-sufficient, and the prosperity of the old town is also here.
Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, located in the southwest of the town, in this Qingping town, can be described as a rich party.
At this time, the courtyard of the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, the lights are bright, the small courtyard houses are scattered, and the back garden is competing for beauty, all showing the luxury and luxury of the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall.
"Alas, Master Chen's disease, forgive the old man for being a shallow learner, he has never seen or heard of it before, and he can't find out the cause of the disease at all, and he can't start it!"
At this time, I only heard an old and slightly trembling voice, coming from the main room in the backyard.
In the room, the first thing that caught my eye was an obese old man who was too old, pale and lying weakly on the mahogany bed, looking at his expression, it seemed that he was seriously ill and could not be cured for a long time.
At the front of the bed, a richly dressed woman was reprimanding the doctor with an angry face: "Rice bucket, you Li Miao is still the best doctor in the town, and it is useless." ”
"Uh! This Mrs. Chen, old man, may have another way, but I don't know if it's feasible!" Dr. Li's face changed several times in a row, and then said cautiously.
"Speaking, if it works, the benefits will naturally be indispensable to you. Mrs. Chen's tone calmed slightly.
"Yes, the old man doesn't dare to be greedy, I just hope that this method can do some good for Master Chen's condition......
"Okay, okay, no more nonsense. Mrs. Chen frowned slightly and interrupted impatiently.
Doctor Li wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, and hurriedly said: "I heard a little about the old decay before, and I heard that if you do more good deeds, those legendary immortals with unfathomable and amazing magical powers may be moved, so Master Chen's illness may be hopeful." ”
"Bastard, do you mean to say that my master is heinous?" said Madame Chen angrily.
"No, no, no, Mrs. Chen, you misunderstood, old decay doesn't mean that. Doctor Li hurriedly bowed, and he didn't dare to defend himself.
"Forget it, stagger this matter, otherwise, hmph! There is no other way now, just try it as you say!"
By this time, the sky was already bright.
After a night of tranquility, Qingping Town once again returned to its usual liveliness and prosperity.
From a distance, the bluestone street that runs through the town is crowded with people at this time.
"Steamed buns! hot, freshly out of the cage!"
"Boss, let's have a big bowl of hot wonton stew, plus three catties of beef and two taels of white dry, haha!"
"Let's go and have a look! The people of the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall have actually sent people to open a warehouse to release grain, so let's go! If it's too late, there will be no more. ”
In the crowded street, an unusually loud voice suddenly came.
"What? It can't be a lie, right? He, Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, is thankful that he won't come to exploit us, when will he release grain?"
"Yes, those villains of the Chen family may be paying attention to what they are paying attention to?"
The civilians on the street gathered in groups and whispered about each other. However, from their mouths, it seems that this ancestral hall is in this small town, relying on its wealth and wealth, and it is usually used to being powerful and blessed.
Although everyone said so, they still adhered to the attitude of rather believing it and walked briskly in the direction where the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall was located.
On the second floor of Qingping Restaurant, the decoration is very elegant, with a faint sandalwood fragrance, which emanates from the corner from time to time, which makes people feel a sense of shock.
At the dining table near the window, sat four well-dressed and extraordinary-looking young men and women, the most eye-catching of which was the little girl who sat in the corner, closest to the window, about ** years old.
The black and white smart eyes, the delicate and small melon seed face, and a pair of shallow dimples appear and disappear from time to time, with a long dress as white as snow and the smart and flowing hair like waves, which makes people can't help but admire its unique spirituality.
"Senior Sister Li, what are those people doing outside?" the little girl asked suspiciously, looking at the fast-flowing crowd outside the window, and asked the woman in her early twenties on the left.
The woman who was called Senior Sister Li by the little girl first looked outside, then raised her eyebrows and smiled: "Little Senior Sister, there seems to be a big family doing good deeds over there, and these people are all going to see the excitement." ”
"Do a good deed, watch the excitement, go and see it, okay, Sister Li, let's go and see it?" the little girl looked at the latter with the pleading eyes.
"This can't work, this time, a few of us are on the order of the sect master, that is, your father, to go to the Huolin Sect to meet the Supreme Yang Venerable Master and discuss the matter of exchanging the Xuanling Pill, and we must not delay the trip. The woman surnamed Li shook her head and said.
"Don't! People are going to take a look, Senior Brother Chang, Xiaoqing knows that you are the best, help Xiaoqing talk about it!" After speaking, he got up and came to the young man sitting opposite the woman surnamed Li, took the latter's arm, and said coquettishly.
"Okay, okay, Xiaoqing! If you shake it again, your senior brother Chang's arm will be broken by you, can't I promise it?"
"Yes, great, hehe! Senior Brother Chang hurry up, you can't see it when you're late." After speaking, Xiaoqing hurriedly got up, pulled up a few people, and ran towards the staircase in a hurry.
The three people in the back looked at Xiaoqing, who was as cheerful as they were excited, and a doting smile appeared on their faces at the same time. He no longer hesitated, and followed quickly.
At this time, the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, outside the vermilion door, was crowded with civilians.
And at the front, there are five jars of white flowers, and behind each rice jar, there is a subordinate with a proud expression and wearing the costume of the Chen family.
At this time, I saw a slightly chubby middle-aged man slowly walking out of the gate, and judging by his dress, it seemed that his status in the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall was not low.
"Steward Zhang, now that the crowd has begun to crowd, you can start putting food!" After Steward Zhang walked down the steps, the man standing in the middle said with a flattering face.
"Well, it's three poles now, and it's not too early, after I say a few words, find a few guards to sort out the order, so that others don't gossip, you know?" Steward Zhang looked at the people below and said casually.
"Yes, yes, you can rest assured that the small ones will do it!"
Steward Zhang nodded with satisfaction, then stretched out his hands, made a quiet posture, looked down condescendingly, cleared his throat and said:
"Our Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, Chen Yuanwai, because of the Heavenly Heart of the upper body and the edict of the people, understand that some people live in hardship and cannot eat or clothing, so they open a warehouse here today to release grain, which is a great act of righteousness and goodness! Chen Yuanwai is really a living Buddha in Qingping Town!" Steward Zhang said with some vigor.
As soon as these words came out, a sigh of embarrassment sounded below, and the people began to whisper something to each other, although the voice was small, but if you listen carefully, you can still hear some clues.
There are insults, there are mockery, there are ridicule, all sorts.
On the other hand, Steward Zhang's face is not very good-looking, and there is a sense of grandstanding.
Although the face cannot be put down, the distribution of grain still has to continue.
"Without further ado, let's start distributing food. After dropping a sentence lightly, he stood aside to supervise and said no more.
At this time, the guards of the Chen family had already arrived below and sorted out the order.
Since there are five grain outlets, the people below are also under the supervision of the Chen family's guards, and consciously line up in five teams.
However, due to the large number of people, even if they were divided into five teams, they still looked extremely crowded.
The grain was being released in an orderly manner, and suddenly, an immature scream came out from the crowd below, which seemed unusually harsh.
I saw a little boy dressed as a beggar being squeezed out of the crowd and falling to the ground.
Unkempt hair, messy and thin rags, a shoe on his foot, lost for some reason, all kinds of signs, it can be seen that this little boy, living at the bottom of this Qingping town, lives by begging all day long, so not miserable.
And this scream also alarmed the guards of the Chen family and Steward Zhang, who was sulking on the side.
Seeing this, Steward Zhang immediately walked down, came to the little beggar, and pointed at the latter viciously and scolded: "Wow! It's you again called Huazi, Qin Yi, are you here to find fault, today our master is doing good deeds, but you are here to make a scene, come to someone! Give me a good lesson, let him know that the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall is not a pariah of his species." ”
Xiao Huazi, that is, Qin Yi, slowly got up from the ground, and said to himself with a cold snort: "If you want to add crimes, there is no excuse." ”
As soon as the words fell, the guards of the Chen family, who hurriedly rushed over, kicked him in the chest, and fell the bluestone ground again, and a muffled snort followed.
The originally thin body was hit hard by this blow, and he fell to the ground, and a mouthful of blood spurted out and sprinkled on the cyan ground, which looked extremely dazzling.
The people around them turned a blind eye to each other, and still blindly took care of their own food.
Qin Yi, who was lying on the ground, wiped the corners of his mouth with his small arm, his immature little face, and at this time showed a vicissitudes of life that was extremely inconsistent with his age, and tried to get up from the ground, although he failed several times, he finally stood up tenaciously, standing in front of Steward Zhang with his tenacious and unyielding eyes, staring at each other with tenacious and unyielding eyes, exuding endless anger.
Looking at Qin Yi's angry eyes, Steward Zhang felt that his face was slapped hard by a little beggar, which made him, who was used to being arrogant on weekdays, swallow this breath, and hurriedly said to the guards with a blue face: "What are you still doing standing, beat me, beat me hard, beat me to death, I'm angry." ”
After receiving Steward Zhang's order, the guards did not hesitate, picked up their huge fists, and beckoned Wang Qinyi's body.
The guards who knocked Qin Yi to the ground again did not stop the movements in their hands, and they shot more and more ruthlessly, punching and kicking, and after a while, Qin Yi's body was already scarred and miserable.
But what is surprising is that although Qin Yi, who was beaten badly, did not let out a cry for mercy, nor did he show a trace of painful moans.
It's just that he closed his teeth that had overflowed with blood, clenched his fists, and endured all this alone, and his dark and bright eyes were still staring at Steward Zhang, whose face was full of lust, and he couldn't wait to eat each other's flesh and drink each other's blood, and it was difficult to calm the hatred in his heart.
If Qin Yi's eyes could kill people, then Steward Zhang didn't know how many times he had died.
It can be seen that Qin Yi's resentment towards Steward Zhang has penetrated into his bones.
"Zhang Rende, you remember to me, as long as I, Qin Yi, have a day to get ahead, today plus the usual humiliation, I will definitely return it a hundred times and a thousand times, you wait. Qin Yi said unwillingly.
"Hmph, let's see if you can survive today! Steward Zhang greeted proudly.
"Yes!"
The guards were willing to let go of this good opportunity to perform, and they all seemed to be dying, adding punches and kicks, and showing no mercy.
Finally, after Qin Yi spurted out a few mouthfuls of blood again, his eyes slowly became sluggish, and his breath was already more than his breath, and he was about to be beaten to death.
At the last moment, Qin Yi remembered what his father said to him before he died: "Yi'er, you have to live well and revive my Qin bloodline......
A crystal teardrop fell along the tenacious and unyielding cheek, Qin Yi closed his eyes weakly, and muttered: "Dad, the child is not filial, please forgive the child, the child failed to complete your request, and he has no face to see you......"
"Stop!" This was the last sentence Qin Yi heard before he passed out, and then he fell into a deep coma and was unconscious.