At night, the camp was silent, only the sparse light of the fire danced in the wind, unknown insects squeaked, and two or three gray squirrels would suddenly emerge from the grass, chasing and playing......

Li Tianqi was chained to the edge of the stable, and at this time his feet were also locked by an iron chain, and a stone lock was set in the middle of the iron chain, and an iron ring was attached to the end of the chain, and the iron ring was fastened to a wooden stake deep into the ground. There is a large haystack next to it, and there are some fireworks on the side of the haystack, which seem to be used for roasting, but unfortunately there are only sporadic fire points left. It's an open space, and on a cold night, the wind blows in your face, which can be very biting.

"Hey......" came a hearty voice from behind the big haystack.

Li Tianqi followed the prestige, and it turned out to be a teenager who was older than himself. He was shackled to another stake.

"Little brother, where are you from?" the young man asked with a smile as he slowly moved over. I saw that his hair was like grass, and by the light of the fire in the camp, his facial features were sharp and angular, with a rustic face, his whole body was ragged, covered with patches, and his ten toes were covered with black mud, presumably from a poor background.

"Guyang County. Li Tianqi replied casually.

"Oh...... O land of plenty, good place. The young man said.

"Where are you, where are you from?" asked Li Tianqi.

"I don't know where it came from...... I've been wandering since I was a child. The boy smiled wryly.

"You don't have any impression of your family?" are all from poor backgrounds, Li Tianqi felt a sympathy in his heart, and he couldn't help but have a good impression of this young man.

The young man shook his head and said, "I only remember some big tents such as shadows, animal skins, and animal bones, and some human faces, but I really don't remember the others." ”

"Maybe that's your family. Li Tianqi said.

"Alas...... Maybe. But it doesn't matter anymore. The young man said, sighed, and lay down on the haystack next to Li Tianqi, "The people here are very evil, and they may want to take us to sacrifice." ”

"Sacrifice?" Li Tianqi was a little confused.

"Well, do you see the altar over there?" the young man gestured to a location on the north side of the camp. Li Tianqi looked in the direction he was pointing, and sure enough, he saw an altar about a foot high.

"What's the use of that thing?" asked Li Tianqi.

"Dedicated to the place where they believe in the gods. When the boy said this, his voice suddenly became a little shaky.

"Do you know who they are?" asked Li Tianqi again.

"I don't know. The boy sighed.

"Then how did you get caught here?" Li Tianqi still wanted to find out the origin of this group of people.

"I don't know, but if you see me passing by, catch me. There was a special glint in the boy's eyes.

"You were just passing through here, and this group of people arrested you here for no reason?" Li Tianqi felt a little surprised.

"yes. I wonder too. I've been locked up for two days, and they haven't let me go......" The young man took a deep breath, showed fear on his face, and said: "Last night they arrested a middle-aged man with two whiskers on his mouth, and they forcibly pulled it out, and then ......"

"Master?" Li Tianqi was stunned and hurriedly asked, "And then?"

"You...... Master?" The young man was also stunned, and then said, "And then he ...... He was bound by iron chains and knelt on the altar, and the man was unwilling to kneel, but he was cut with a knife, so he could only kneel on the altar honestly, and then ...... Then it was burned by fire and dedicated to the Moon God, is it the Moon God Cult? The man's tragic voice ......" The tone revealed a heavy sense of panic, and the young man straightened up again, and looked at Li Tianqi with a concerned look on his face, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Ahh Li Tianqi was stunned like a thunderbolt from the sky.

"Is that really your master?" the young man asked.

Li Tianqi shook his head: "I hope not." He glanced at the boy and asked, "Finally...... What's the matter, where did they put him?"

The boy suddenly laughed, and his face became a little weird.

"Why are you laughing?" asked Li Tianqi puzzled.

The young man suppressed his voice and said softly, "I lied to you, I made it up just now." ”

Li Tianqi secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Why are you lying to me?"

The boy said: "It's so boring to be locked here for two days, and it's hard to see another person, of course I have to tell some stories." ”

Li Tianqi shook his head and asked, "Which of what you just said is true and which is false?"

The boy did not answer his question directly, but said, "The altar did not burn people for sacrifice. I made it up. With that, the boy laughed again and lay back into the haystack.

Li Tianqi also moved on the haystack and sat down: "I was just startled by you." ”

The young man arched his hand and said, "My name is Nie Rulong." What is your name. ”

Li Tianqi also turned around and arched his hand: "My name is Li Tianqi." Shimizu Village's Clan"

Nie Rulong said: "I'm older than you, so let's call you the apocalypse." ”

Li Tianqi also said: "Well, then I'll call you Brother Rulong, how about it?"

"Good!"

Li Tianqi thought about it for a while, and asked in surprise, "Hey, aren't you called Nie Rulong?"

Nie Rulong didn't care, and said casually: "That's right." ”

Li Tianqi said: "Since you remember your full name, you should remember where you came from." ”

"Haha......" Nie Rulong smiled: "This is my random name, you see ......" He stretched out his left arm and rolled up his sleeves, revealing a dragon, which was a dragon tattooed on his arm, lifelike.

"The name is loud, right?" Nie Rulong put down his sleeves, stared at the moon on his head, and said slowly: "This dragon has followed me since he was a child, and now he has grown up slowly, he used to be bullied in that Wangniupo, and then he learned some skills from the people who sold the rivers and lakes, and beat those boys who cried for their fathers and mothers, and blinded the eyes of a rich boy by mistake, so he left that place, and I hope that Wangniupo is my hometown." However, I don't remember exactly how I got to Wangniupo. After I came out, I named myself Nie Rulong, hoping that I could become a dragon in the future and no longer be bullied. ”

"Oh. So that's ......" Li Tianqi thought for a while, then suddenly asked with a smile: "Brother Rulong, you shouldn't be passing by here casually, right? I don't think this group of people looks like bandits who arrest people at will." Besides, you don't look like a rich man, they didn't come here for your clothes. ”

Nie Rulong said with a smile: "Apocalypse, I won't hide it from you, but you still guessed my mind." Indeed......" Nie Rulong looked left and right, lowered his voice, and said, "I came here to steal books." ”

"Stealing books?" asked Li Tianqi puzzled.

"Shhhh......h ”

Li Tianqi lowered his voice and asked, "What book did you steal?"

"Martial arts cheats. Nie Rulong said softly.

"Martial arts cheats?" Li Tianqi's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this.

"Yes, don't be so loud, I also happened to see them holding a book of mysteries, presumably it must be a martial arts secret book. Nie Rulong saw Li Tianqi's expression, and immediately smiled: "Could it be that you are an apocalypse and also want to cultivate peerless martial arts?"

Li Tianqi nodded.

"I said, when I saw that you just heard the words martial arts cheats, your eyes changed. Nie Rulong said with a smile.

Li Tianqi said: "Of course, I also came out to learn from the teacher, and after I finish learning, I can do the Tao for the sky." ”

Nie Rulong said: "It seems that we all want to learn superb martial arts." He paused and asked, "Hey, did you get caught here for stealing books?"

Li Tianqi shook his head, "Of course not, I'm ......" Li Tianqi wanted to tell Nie Rulong the reason why he came here, but suddenly thought that this person had only known each other for a short time, and he couldn't reveal his deeds so casually, so he immediately changed his words and said: "I offended one of their hall masters, so I was deceived by them with a strategy." ”

"Oh, I'll just say it...... I saw them coming over in a carriage from afar, and I thought that I had brought some distinguished guests, and the person who actually captured it was you, and I took great pains to disguise myself as an armored guard of the imperial court, hehe......" Nie Rulong grabbed a straw and put it in his mouth and bit it, and continued: "Do you know? I escaped for a day and a night, and I was still carried back like a chicken by a masked woman, but I have never been treated so well by you, and I actually came here in a carriage. ”

Li Tianqi remembered the masked woman and said, "She is very powerful. ”

"No, how can I say that it is eighty or ninety pounds, she carried it like no one, and she moved it like a tiger. Nie Rulong showed a look of envy in his eyes, "If I can learn her one-and-a-half moves in the future, I guess I will be able to laugh at the rivers and lakes." ”

"Do you know where to put that martial arts secret book?" asked Li Tianqi.

"Of course, otherwise I would have come to this place?" Nie Rulong said.

"Then let's go and get it together, how about it?" Li Tianqi said.

"That's a good idea. Nie Rulong said, "But I've been waiting for two days, and I haven't found a chance, and when it's a little late, after they go to sleep, we will secretly escape from here and go and steal the cheats." ”

At this time, Li Tianqi's stomach gurgled, and Nie Rulong smiled: "Didn't eat?"

"Hmm. ”

"There's some roasted sweet potatoes in that fire. Nie Rulong pointed to the extinguished fire and said, "These people, threw a few sweet potatoes, lit a fire and left, they really don't treat us as human beings." Ay...... Anyway, I'm hungry too, so let's eat together. ”

Nie Rulong took out a few black things from the ashes and threw them to Li Tianqi.

Li Tianqi tore open the burnt skin of the sweet potato, revealing the meat inside, a sweet smell came to his nose, and he took a big bite: "Well, your roasted sweet potato is really good." ”

"Of course, I'm not like a dragon who has been fooling around for so many years. ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, and immediately devoured it.