The scorching sun baked the heavens and the earth like a furnace, and the last drop of water in the river quietly evaporated.

The autumn wind swept down, the dry earth was covered with cracks, and only bare tree trunks were left on the dead trees on the roadside, and even the weeds in the corners of the walls were only jagged grass roots.

Leaning on the wooden stake at the head of the village is a dying old man, through the torn strips of clothes, you can vaguely see the protruding ribs on the old man's body, and there seems to be no trace of flesh and blood under the dry skin, it is very appropriate to describe the old man with skin and bones!

Not far behind the old man, there were several corpses lying horizontally, and from time to time there was a putrid smell on the corpses.

Looking at the extent of the decomposition of the corpses, these people should have been dead for a while, and no one has come to collect the corpses until now, which does look a little miserable.

When drought meets war, it is not easy to survive, and collecting corpses has become a luxury.

Perhaps death is the best relief, and the living still suffer from hunger.

The streets of the village are littered with refugees fleeing the famine, chewing on soil-stained roots in their mouths, and their chapped lips no longer have any extra saliva to soak.

Each of them has a deep exhaustion written in their eyes, and they don't know when such a day will end.

"Qing'er, I dug up some grass roots outside, you can get up and eat some quickly. A voice of joy rang out from the houses at the end of the village.

Qiao Qing'er opened her heavy eyelids tiredly, and in front of her was a pair of thin and thin hands, the small hands were tightly clenched, and a few grass roots were exposed between the hands.

Qin Yi handed the grass root in his hand to Qiao Qing'er and said, "Qing'er, I just dug out this grass root, and there is still some water in it, you eat it quickly." ”

Qiao Qing'er got up slowly, her long-term hunger made her body look extremely thin, but her beautiful face was like a flower that had not yet bloomed, fresh and refined.

"Brother, you can eat, I feel so tired...... I'm afraid ......" The girl's voice was a little choked, and her body trembled.

Qin Yi looked at the trembling girl, hugged her tightly in his arms, and comforted her with a smile, "Fool, with my brother here, what are you afraid of?"

Looking at the scorching sun outside the window, Qin had a deep worry in his eyes, he slowly stroked the girl's head, and said, "Everything will be fine." "It's like comforting the girl, and it's like talking to yourself.

Qiao Qing'er was lying in Qin Yi's arms, the boy's chest was not strong, but it was the only place in this world that could make her feel at ease.

The boy is not the girl's biological brother, Qin Yi is an orphan, and he can't remember what year he appeared in the village, but he only remembers that it was a sunset dusk, he fainted from hunger at the entrance of the village, and was found by the Qiao couple.

Later, the Qiao couple saw him pitiful and adopted him, so that he did not starve to death outside, and Qin Yi and Qiao Qing'er became brother and sister.

Seven days ago, the Qiao couple went out to look for food, and finally dug up some roots, but on the way back, they were snatched by several refugees.

In order to protect the roots of the tree from being snatched away, the two were seriously injured by the refugees, and they choked on the night they returned.

Qiao Qing'er will never forget the eyes of her parents looking at them that night, her eyes full of reluctance and worry.

That night, she cried all night, and the boy hugged her all night.

When he opened his eyes the next day, the boy came back from outside, with food, dry roots, which did not taste very good, but they were able to keep the two alive.

Every day after that, the boy would go out to look for food, and although he couldn't eat enough, he survived like this these days.

"Qing'er, let's eat quickly, with my brother here, don't be afraid of anything. Qin Yi handed the grassroots in his hand to Qiao Qing'er's mouth.

Chewing on the dried grass roots, a bitter taste spread on the taste buds, and Qiao Qing'er frowned.

"The taste must be very astringent, right?" Qin Yi asked.

"No, this is the best thing Qing'er has ever tasted!" Qiao Qing'er shook her head after listening to Qin Yi's words, and said with a smile.

"Qing'er, when my brother makes a lot of money in the future, I will definitely take you to eat delicious food every day!" Qin Yi touched Qiao Qing'er's head and said.

"Well, Qing'er believes in my brother, and my brother will definitely make a lot of money in the future!" Qiao Qing'er nodded obediently.

"Make a lot of money? maybe!" Qin Yi looked out the window and smiled bitterly in his heart.

These grassroots roots alone will not satisfy their stomachs, but they will keep them going for a longer period of time. For them, whether they can survive or not depends on the will of God.

"Brother, in the past, people in the village said that there were immortals in the sky, did you say that the gods in the sky would save us?" Qiao Qing'er looked at the sky outside the window, but unfortunately there was nothing in the sky except the dazzling sunlight.

Listening to Qiao Qing'er's words, Qin Yi raised his head and looked at the empty sky. A hint of complexity flashed on his emaciated little face, and then he grabbed Qiao Qing'er's shoulders, looked at her, and said, "Qing'er, you have to remember that there has never been a savior in this world, and from now on, everything can only rely on ourselves!"

Qiao Qing'er had never seen Qin Yi so serious, she nodded a little as if she didn't understand, "Mm-hmm, Qing'er knows." ”

Qin Yi put down his hands, and a hint of remembrance flashed in his eyes.

He knew that the gods in the village's mouth really existed in this world, because he had experienced it himself!

He had seen those people walk with their swords, and with a wave of their hands, they could turn mountains and seas with a wave of their hands, a piece of ordinary yellow paper could summon earth-shattering thunder, and a simple piece of jade could unleash a monstrous sea of fire......

He couldn't explain the methods of those people at all, and in his opinion, they were simply incredible, maybe this was the immortal means in the eyes of mortals.

For ordinary people, it is undoubtedly very rare to see such magical methods, but when these methods are all used on themselves, it is a nightmare!

And Qin Yi, that's it!

He clearly remembered that when the sea of fireworks poured towards him, the middle-aged man he had always called Lao Crook used his last strength to send him away, but Lao Crook turned to ashes in his eyes......

In his memory, Lao Wei was entrusted to protect himself, the person who entrusted him, Qin Yi didn't know who it was, Qin Yi also asked Lao Wei if his parents entrusted him, but Lao Wei didn't admit it.

"Boy, you have to remember that there is no savior in this world, and from now on, everything can only be up to you......"

This sentence was the last words of the man called Lao Crooked, and he remembered that the man who was extremely afraid of death on weekdays said this sentence with a smile.

As if sensing Qin Yi's low mood, Qiao Qing'er silently held Qin Yi's hand and did not speak.

Qin Yi's eyes moved, and he smiled at Qiao Qing'er, indicating that he was fine.

"Brother, look, it's getting dark outside. Qiao Qing'er said.

"It's getting dark?" Qin Yi frowned.

Normally it should be noon at this time, and it is the time of day when the sun is at its strongest, so why does it get dark?

Qin Yi ran out of the house, looked up, and saw dark clouds in the sky, and gusts of wind howling by.

From time to time, a silver-white lightning bolt streaked across the dark sky, lighting up the vast sky, as if silver snakes were churning.

"It's raining, it's going to rain!"

"God has opened your eyes! Thank you, God!"

"The gods have come to save us!"

......

Cheers of joy rang out from the village.

It's going to rain!

When the rain falls, it means they can survive!

For these ordinary ordinary people, what could be more important than being alive?

The ink in the sky is getting thicker and thicker, but the rain that people yearn for has not fallen......

Qin Yi raised his head and watched the change in the sky, a touch of solemnity appeared on his thin little face.

Suddenly, a red light pierced the sky, and a gust of wind suddenly blew around.

"Not good!"

The yin wind blew Qin Yi's back cold, his face changed, and he hurriedly ran back to the house, grabbed Qiao Qing'er and ran out.

"Brother, what's wrong?" Before Qiao Qing'er could figure out what was going on, she saw Qin Yi rushing in.

"Qing'er, we have to get out of here quickly, there is a disaster coming to the village!" Qin Yi said as he dragged Qiao Qing'er as he ran.

He had seen this scene in front of him before, and a group of people among the people who had chased and killed them had this kind of method, and they always called them the Demon Sect.

Lao Wei told him that most of the people in the Demon Sect have a brutal temperament, they all practice some vicious exercises, and some extreme people will use the flesh and blood of living beings to improve their cultivation.

The yin wind blowing around him stimulated Qin Yi's nerves all the time, making him sure that he didn't feel wrong.

Qiao Qing'er followed closely behind Qin Yi, she still knew what was going on, and what made Qin Yi so nervous.

She turned her head and looked behind her.

The village was still visible, and the entire village was plunged into darkness.

The long-awaited heavy rain did not fall from the sky, but it fell in horror!

From a distance, the huge village was shrouded in a cloud of black mist, which kept rolling, and sometimes there would be a flash of crimson blood, which looked extremely strange.

The people of the village gradually noticed the abnormality and shouted one after another, but they received no response at all.

The sky was still as dark as ink, and the wind was hunting all around, and a wail sounded in my ears.

Soon, panic engulfed the village, and the villagers fled in all directions to escape the silent darkness.

"Woo~Woo~"

There was a dark howl in the darkness, as eerie as a ghost crying wolf.

An eerie atmosphere enveloped the entire village, and the darkness that could not be seen magnified the fear in people's hearts.

In the darkness, in addition to those who were fleeing in all directions, there were more people who lay still and did not move, and the long-term hunger had left them with no strength to do anything else.

Maybe just lying down and dying slowly would be a relief for them......