[The twenty-sixth day of the first month of the tenth year of Daqian Jingyi, the time of Xu, Chang'an City, Xu House]

Everyone sat around in the front hall of Xu's house, and He Mao Tadayuki actually sent Kamimi Tomoko to get them exactly the same Fenyang drunk. Xu Ke was naturally overjoyed, and the four women next to him were also very novel. Even Yiqing couldn't help but secretly admire, I couldn't imagine that a small mulberry country in the east of the sea would have this kind of thaumaturgy, it seems that the world is really capable of producing people!

Seeing that everyone was in high spirits, He Mao reached into his arms again, took out a piece of paper, folded it into a human figure and threw it into the air, and there were words in his mouth, and a woman in green suddenly appeared in front of everyone. Xu Ke recognized that it was another Shenzhu Qianyu of the He Mao Mansion.

He Mao smiled at everyone and said, "How can it be so dim tonight?" With that, he slapped his palms a few times at the two Shishen gods, and then commanded them. Michiko and Takechiwa both disappeared suddenly, and before long, the two Shikigami came from the sky again. This time, they came with a large brazier in their hands, and the brazier was filled with a pile of black stones.

With a flick of the sleeve of his right hand, a spark appeared in the brazier, and the sparks turned into a raging fire in an instant.

With the light of the fire, the entire vestibule suddenly became bright and warm. The four women all clapped their hands and cheered: "Oh, how bright! These two 'paper figures' are really amazing!"

Xu Ke saw that there was only a pile of "stones" in the brazier, but it could burn, and he couldn't help but wonder: "Brother He Mao, how can the stones in this brazier burn?"

He Mao smiled: "This is not an ordinary stone, these stones contain coal, charcoal, black oil and other flammable things, which we Sang people call 'black stone'. In this demonized world right now, although the grass and trees have been burned and buried, there are more black stones everywhere. ”

Xu Ke asked: "Is there a black stone near our Chang'an?"

He Mao replied: "There are also near Chang'an, but the number is not too much, and six hundred miles to the north, near the left side of Yanzhou City, there are these black stones everywhere. ”

Yao Zibei saw that all the black stones in the brazier had turned red, but the raging fire was still burning, so she couldn't help but clap her hands and praise: "Great! With these black stones, you don't have to worry about running out of firewood for cooking in the future!" She suddenly said worriedly: "But, won't these black stones burn out tonight?" Brother Xu, can we also get some black stones in the future!"

He Mao said: "Miss Yao, don't worry, I'll ask Michiko and Zhu Qianyu to send you a cart of black stones tomorrow." ”

Xu Ke said: "Brother He Mao, how can you be so troubled by Xu's family affairs?"

He Mao said with a smile: "Brother Xu has seen the outside, Brother Xu entertained me with such a sumptuous banquet today, what is the point if I give you a few cars of black stones?" He looked around Xu's house again and said, "In a few days, I will ask the Shishen Rakshasa to help you carry some fine stones, and also repair and repair your 'Great General's Mansion'!"

"The Great General's Mansion?" Yao Zibei wondered, "What Great General?"

He Mao replied with a smile: "Miss Yao doesn't know yet, today the emperor of your Qianguo has crowned Brother Xu as the 'Demon Suppression General' and commands a thousand-man guard......"

"Really!" Yao Zibei said happily. In addition to her, Yiqing and Murong Yan's faces were also full of joyful and admiring expressions, but Hu Yiyi seemed to be preoccupied.

"Brother Xu, in the future, you will be my great demon suppression general......! It's amazing!" Yao Zibei praised loudly.

He Mao's heart suddenly moved, and he said loudly: "There is wine and delicacies, laughter, and scorching flames tonight, but there is still a song and dance missing! He Mao is fortunate to be able to gather and drink with everyone tonight, so I asked my Shishen to present a song and dance for everyone, which can be regarded as a celebration of Brother Xu's victory as a general, how about it?"

Hearing this, everyone naturally applauded. So, under the command of Kamo Tadayuki, Michiko sang lightly, and between her lips and teeth like a murmuring water, a soothing and gentle song flowed. In the melodious and tactful rhythm, the bamboo thousand feathers danced, the dance was light and graceful, like a fairy in the heavenly palace...... For a time, the singing in the front hall is melodious, the dancing is moving, between the guests and the host, there is a fire to accompany the fun, there are singing and dancing to help the fun, I don't feel the joy of it, and it is inexplicable!

......

Time flies, and before he knows it, an hour has passed, and He Mao saw that it was getting late, and it was already time, and he was full of wine and food, so he immediately got up and said goodbye. Xu Ke was about to get up to see him off, but Hu Yiyi suddenly stopped He Mao and said:

"Mr. He Mao, in three days, our General Xu will marry Sister Zibei, and you must come to their wedding at that time!"

Hearing this, Xu Ke couldn't help but be stunned, and he hurriedly asked, "I want to marry Zibei?"

At this time, Yiqing and Murong Yan glanced at each other, but they both smiled "poof".

And Yao Zibei had already lowered his head deeply, looking shy......

He Mao Zhongxing couldn't help but look at Xu Ke and Yao Zibei, and then replied loudly: "General Xu wants to marry Miss Yao? Great! Such a good match, a match made in heaven, how can He Mao not come to congratulate him on this great event? Fairy rest assured, I will definitely arrive in three days!"

After that, He Mao strode out of the door, and Xu Ke then sent him off. The two of them had not taken a few steps outside the gate when He Mao waved him to stay. Xu Ke still followed him all the way and asked:

"Brother He Mao, what is the 'wheel of life' you said earlier? Is the birth and evolution of everything in this world really changeable? How can it be changed?"

"Ahem!" He Mao saw that Xu Ke was determined to follow him off, and knew that he must have a mystery to be solved in his heart, so he had to sigh and replied: "Don't hide it from Brother Xu, I also 'only know one but don't know the other'! I once heard the master say that everything in the world is controlled by the wheel of life, and every time the wheel of life is changed, the trajectory of the world will change. Perhaps, there is another world right now, where there are also Brother Xu, me, and Brother Xu's ladies...... Moreover, in that world, the sky is clear, and there is not even a single monster!"

Xu Ke thought for a while, and then asked, "That'...... What is the wheel of life? ...... Where? And how can we change it? How can we change it?"

He Mao shook his head and said: "Let Brother Xu smile, so far, I don't know what this 'wheel of life' is......? As for how to change the wheel of life, I just know that an ancient artifact is needed......"

"The Divine Tower, the Ancient Artifact, ......?" Xu Ke couldn't help but murmur. He had heard people say several times before that there were "one tower, two mountains, three pavilions, and four gates" in the world. It is said that this "one tower is respected" is the Si Ming God Tower. Now, he actually heard that the Destiny Tower may be related to the wheel of life, and the wheel of life can control the evolution of everything in the world, and he is really surprised in his heart.

"I don't know what it is, though. Cough!...... Even if this ancient artifact is found, who can really know which world is good and which world is bad!" He Mao shook his head again and sighed, "I saw Brother Xu travel ten years later today, so I suddenly had a feeling. Actually, until this moment, I am also ignorant of the saying of the wheel of life in my heart......"

Xu Ke scratched his forehead and asked, "How does Brother He Mao know that I came here through time?"

"Hahaha!" He Mao couldn't help but smile and said, "Didn't Brother Xu already tell each other ten years ago? You are in the Divine King Pavilion at this time." When I see your face today, it is exactly the same as when Yagi Island was separated, so why didn't you come through time?"

Xu Ke sighed: "Brother He Mao, I won't tell you that Xu has crossed over here for less than two months. But I never imagined that the world today would become black and smoky, the vegetation and trees were completely destroyed, the land was full of monsters, and the living beings were ruined, and we human beings were worthy of the point of extinction! Brother He Mao knew that how could this good human world suddenly become a demonic world?"

He Mao said a little helplessly: "I have been trying to find out in the past ten years, but to this day, I still haven't been able to figure out how those demons broke through the barrier and invaded our human ......."

Xu Ke asked: "Yes, what Brother He Mao meant, is he trying to change the wheel of fate and lead the future world in another direction after he returns to the past?" He suddenly remembered that after the first crossing of the Cloud Shadow Building, he saw a sloppy man wearing glasses telling him about the "fate line".

"Well, that's exactly what I meant!" He Mao nodded and said, "Brother Xu, your 'fate line' is more appropriate! The world we live in may have countless fate lines. ”

Xu Ke said: "I understand what Brother He Mao meant! In any case, this world cannot be allowed to fall into a demonic state!"

No, He Mao shook his head again and sighed, "Ahem...... To be honest, before noon today, when I first met Brother Xu, I was full of hope that Brother Xu could go back to the past and change the wheel of life. But at this moment, I suddenly feel that after changing the wheel of life, the world may not be better!"

Xu Ke said: "Why?"

He Mao said: "Just as Brother Xu just said, every time you change the wheel of life, the world will change and enter another line of destiny. But who knows which line of destiny will be better than today's, and what if it gets worse?"

Xu Ke couldn't help but bow his head and think, and said to himself: "It won't be worse than the demonized world in front of you!"

"Not necessar......ily," He Mao waved his hand and said, "Forget it! It's too late tonight, Brother Xu should go back! If you don't go back, I'm afraid that so many ladies in your family will have to wait in a hurry!"

"That's not all ......" Xu Ke was busy trying to argue, but when he saw He Maozhongxing, he seemed to be preoccupied, sighed, and walked forward, and his figure had suddenly disappeared into the night.

Xu Ke scratched his forehead and had to turn back.

At this time, he felt a heat in his body again. Previously, he and He Mao explored the theory of the "fate line" together, and his mind was not in it at that time. At this moment, the faster he walked, the more he felt hot and dry. In the end, he was already running like flying, and he was looking forward to returning to Xu's house as soon as possible and returning to his sister Hu's side......

Finally, after Xu Ke returned to the house, he saw that the women had slept peacefully, so he didn't think much about it, so he flew into the Hazelling residence.

Naturally, this night, he still hugged Hu Yiyi.

The blue wave fairy naturally knew the medicinal effect of the long-horned essence, and she wanted to persuade Xu Ke to accompany Xiao Yan tonight. However, at this hour, she is not good at prevarication.

Hurried overnight, and it was extremely lingering......

......

After a tiring night, when it came to the next day, Xu Ke was still asleep and unwilling to get up. Hu Yiyi snatched his futon and forced him out of bed. It turned out that at this moment, the emperor had sent someone to deliver the holy decree.

Hu Yiyi can still deal with other things, and the holy decree of Emperor Jingyi will always have to be received by Xu Ke himself.

Xu Ke got up with great reluctance

, came to the front hall, and saw that the person who came to deliver the decree was Song Jinhua, the chief administrator of the capital.

Song Jinhua read out the emperor's decree aloud, to the effect that Xu Ke, the lord of Xuchang City, was appointed by Tsing Yi Wei to appoint 100 households, and he was actually the pillar of the imperial court and the country's dry city!

After Xu Ke received the order, he was about to kneel down to thank him, but was supported by Song Jinhua. Song Jinhua said with a smile: "Brother Xu, in this troubled world, there is no need for these etiquettes!"

Xu Ke said helplessly: "Brother Song, in fact, I didn't intend to be an official, but now that General Shen is helping the emperor, why should the emperor ......?"

Song Jinhua waved his hand and said: "Brother Xu, on the day of the Shangyuan Festival, you repelled the golden-winged madness with a sword, and the people of the city were all excited. Your Majesty saw it in his eyes, and said that the one who can keep Chang'an now is none other than Brother Xu! Brother Xu, don't shirk it anymore......

Xu Ke shook his head and stopped talking.

Song Jinhua said again: "Brother Xu, Your Majesty also asked me to bring you a gift." With that, he took a glittering pearlescent sword from the hand of one of the captains of the guard beside him.

"Kunwu Sword!" Xu Ke took the sword, and when he saw the shining orbs inlaid on the scabbard, he immediately recognized the famous sword given by the emperor. Ten years ago, this Kunwu sword had always been by his side, and it was almost his most beloved thing.

Xu Ke happily stroked the scabbard, his face full of love. At this time, he finally understood that Emperor Li Ci's "demon suppression general" could not be pushed away no matter what.

"With this Kunwu sword that sharpens gold and breaks iron, the next time you encounter those long-horned red-haired monsters with thick skin and thick hair, see if I don't kill them!" This was Xu Ke's first thought after getting the sword.

Song Jinhua was so happy when he saw that Xu Ke had won the sword, and said with a smile: "General Xu, in addition to this Kunwu sword given by the emperor, Your Majesty has also prepared other gifts for you......

Song Jinhua waved his hand to the captain of the guard, and the captain of the guard led more than a dozen guards to move in a lot of supplies from outside the door. Naturally, compared with the previous emperors, these materials are more abundant and precious. Finally, the soldiers brought two large heavy wooden boxes. Song Jinhua personally stepped forward and opened the wooden box, only to see that it was full of golden light. The wooden box was stacked with yellow gold ingots......

"Here's a thousand taels of gold, General Xu!" Song Jinhua said to Xu Ke with a smile.

"Your Majesty is so rewarded, Xu is really ashamed!" Xu Ke thanked him.

After Song Jinhua brought all the emperor's gifts, he took his leave and went out. Xu Ke wanted to stay, but Song Jinhua said that he still needed to return to the palace to restore his life, and he would have time to gather again in the future.

Xu Ke sent it all the way, and asked about the regulations of the current dynasty and the duty, Song Jinhua just smiled and said, these are all trivial things, now in this demonic world, everything is simple, ordinary people do not go to the court, and there are no daily regulations. Once there is something, the emperor will send someone to recruit him, and everyone will discuss matters together in Xingqing Palace. Now that you are the general of the demon suppression, you can just stay at home, and when you have time, you can come to Xingqing Palace, or you can go to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and someone will explain to him in detail......

After Song Jinhua left, Xu Ke returned to the house, but saw Hu Yiyi, Yao Zibei, and Murong Yan facing a room full of good goods, and they were overjoyed and excited.

Yao Zibei was the first to say: "Brother Xu, the emperor is really generous! He has given you so many good things, how much do you get for these two boxes of gold alone?" I think ...... At least five hundred taels or more!"

"I heard them say that here is a thousand taels," Xu Ke replied lightly.

"A thousand taels ......of gold! The emperor is really rich!" Yao Zibei couldn't help but exclaim.

"What's the use of having money? Even if it's a thousand taels of gold, what else can you buy in Chang'an City right now?" Xu Ke said with interest.

Ten years ago, he didn't have much interest in these yellow and white things, and remembered that as long as there was Shu Hate, he would have as much silver as he wanted. However, after all, the silver of that year still has a supreme use, and he can buy his favorite Fenyang drunk, his favorite Huayu tea, and his favorite Hangzhou osmanthus cake...... But now, even if you have more gold and silver, how much use can you use?

"That's still useful!" Murong Yan said with a smile: "At least, we can go and buy some wedding things, and on the wedding day of the fourth sister, we will be able to have a good time!"

"Third sister, it's still early that day......" When Murong Yan said this, Yao Zibei suddenly blushed, she looked at Xu Ke who was dumbfounded beside her, and felt even more embarrassed in her heart, and as soon as she turned around, she ran into the back garden......

Xu Ke heard that Murong Yan would talk about his marriage to Yao Zibei, and he really didn't know what to do. He kept scratching his forehead, and then asked Hu Yiyi:

"Sister Hu, what's going on? Why do I still want to marry Zibei?"

Hu Yiyi said softly: "What do you mean 'you still want to marry Zibei'? Let's tell you the truth, Zibei is your wife!"

"Zibei is my wife?" Xu Ke scratched his forehead harder and wondered.

"Speaking of which, Zibei is still the first wife you ever married!" Hu Yiyi said again. She looked in the direction of the back garden, and her heart seemed to be reminiscing about the past......