Chapter 10: The Demon Race
Youzhou one hundred and eight county seats, Youtan belongs to a relatively large city, compared to others, the people here are also not rich, but there will be no other places where people generally starve to death.
At this point,
Lu Yu had already come to the outside of Youtan County, and glanced at the wanted notice posted on the city wall, although he was depressed, he didn't seem to care much.
Walk lightly to the city gate, pausing slightly, waiting for inspection.
The guard only glanced at the young man dressed as a hunter, and after handing over the entrance fee, he easily let him into the city.
Lu Yu, who had entered the altar, just looked back, and then walked around the county as casually as if he was nothing.
now
After his disguise, he has long since lost the appearance of a handsome child of the warrior clan at the beginning, but a young man who seems to be full of vitality.
Maybe a little heroic, but not all that spectacular.
Although Lu Yu is not very proficient in the disguise technique, there is no problem in deceiving the eyes of some ordinary people.
After walking around a little confused for a while, Lu Yu pulled the people along the way and asked the direction of the nearby inn, and then stopped wandering, preparing to rest for a while.
After he and Old Man Gao separated, after five days of continuous running, he was already a little tired. In addition, he is new to the altar and is not familiar with where the target he is looking for is, so he still needs to find out the news.
Fulin Inn,
Lu Yu looked up at the red flag planted at the door of the inn, and walked into it with his feet raised.
The shopkeeper in a gray robe was lying on the counter with his eyes closed, and a man in Tsing Yi leaned against the pillar in the inn, yawning boredly.
After seeing the guests, the guy hurriedly straightened his figure, took a few steps forward, and asked in a loud voice: "Guest officer, are you sharpening or staying in the hotel?"
"Stay. ”
Lu Yu sat on a seat near the door casually, took down the hat on his head, and said, "An upper room, and a few more of your specialty dishes, eat here." ”
"Okay. ”
Xiao Er answered, and screamed at the kitchen: "A few specialty dishes are made first." Then he made another pot of tea, and smiled at Lu Yu while pouring: "Guest officer, you drink tea first, and I'll prepare a room for you." ”
Lu Yu nodded and thanked him.
As a result, Xiao Er gave him a slightly surprised look. Lu Yu was stunned, and then remembered that the Kyushu world didn't seem to practice this kind of polite greeting to the little guys......
He shook his head slightly, not careless.
The habits of his previous life always appeared on him unconsciously, and Lu Yu felt that it was no big deal for him, at most he was noticed by some other people. For example, this time-
"The little brother is so cultivated, and he can have such a courtesy to a small guy, and his character must be not bad. ”
The only guest in the corner of the inn has been paying attention to the situation here since Lu Yu entered the store, and after seeing Xiao Er scratching his head, the man raised the teacup in his hand and smiled at Lu Yu.
Lu Yu also raised the tea in his hand to signal, and then used it as a drink and drank it all.
After this short greeting, the two did not continue to talk, the guests at the table turned around to continue eating, while Lu Yu turned his head to look at the scenery outside the inn.
There were beggars on the opposite side of the inn as always, and Lu Yu was used to this. This phenomenon has long been common in Yunzhou, and Youzhou, which is much poorer than Yunzhou, is even more serious.
Recently
For some reason, the land of Kyushu has been plagued by natural disasters, either floods or earthquakes, which have made people everywhere panic
Moreover, several emperors have done nothing, and today's Emperor Ling is even more absurd, the eunuchs are dictatorial, and the situation of selling officials and lords in various places has actually become the mainstream......
The officials were greedy and desperately oppressed the people, forcing some brave people to fall into the grass and become bandits.
As bandits, some people with good character may not attack ordinary people, while those with bad character have no scruples, cruel and bloodthirsty, and are more hated than those corrupt officials.
In fact, at the end of the day,
Lu Yu can also be regarded as a member of the bandits, because he often robs the rich and helps the poor, and robs those bandits with corrupt character, or those greedy and unscrupulous officials, but no one has ever known that he did it.
.........
"Guest, your dish is here. ”
A report from Xiao Er came from beside him, Lu Yu retracted his gaze and looked down at the four dishes on the table.
It's not all about the color, the flavor, but it's pretty good overall.
Lu Yu picked up the chopsticks and was about to pick up the dishes, but he inadvertently skimmed the pair of eager eyes on the opposite side of the door, thought about it, and instructed Xiao Er who was waiting beside him: "Please go and get an extra pair of chopsticks, thank you." ”
Xiao Er looked at the young hunter in front of him who didn't seem to be bad for money, although he didn't understand what his intentions were, but he wouldn't refuse, and after answering, he turned around and went to the back kitchen, ready to take an extra bowl, as for the chopsticks, there were chopsticks on the table.
After seeing Xiao Er turn around and leave, Lu Yu turned around and beckoned to the little beggar outside the door, signaling that he was near.
The little beggar was originally drooling over the dishes in the distance, and was stunned when he saw Lu Yu beckoning to him, and then he hesitated and wanted to shake his head to refuse, but he couldn't resist the temptation of food.
looked at Lu Yu,
Feeling that he didn't feel like the kind of person who took pleasure in beating beggars, the little beggar hesitated and came to Lu Yu.
"Guest, who are you?"
Xiao Er, who came back, happened to see this scene, his face changed, and he was about to take out this dirty unexpected visitor, but Lu Yu raised his hand to stop him.
After Lu Yu raised his hand and threw out a silver ingot, he didn't pay attention to Xiao Er's reaction, but smiled and said to this incompetent but lucky little beggar: "Answer me a few questions, and I'll let you eat this table with me." How?"
said that he was incompetent because he basically would not get food outside the inn during this time period, and said that he was lucky because he met Lu Yu, a person who did not play cards according to common sense. Of course, Lu Yu is not the only one who does not play cards according to common sense here, there is also the seemingly leisurely diner in the corner behind him......
The little beggar had a worried expression, and after seeing Lu Yu and him say the conditions, he secretly breathed a sigh, and finally thought that the person in front of him was not playing with himself.
didn't dare to look at Lu Yu's eyes, lowered his head, and replied to Lu Yu in a soft voice: "You, you ask." ”
The voice is like a yellow bird, but it seems to be very aura, surprisingly good.
Lu Yu looked at this dirty little beggar in surprise, dressed in tatters and covered in black, I thought it was a boy, but I didn't expect her to be a woman....?
The little beggar didn't hear a response for a long time, and quietly glanced up at the person in front of him, and found that he was looking at himself in amazement.
blinked in confusion, and then suddenly remembered that he had made a sound just now, his face was a little pale for a moment, and he wanted to escape from this place in a panic, but Lu Yu grabbed his arm.
"You let go, let go of me!"
His expression seemed to be saying this, but the little beggar obviously did not dare to make a sound.
After a moment of laborious struggle, the little beggar stopped doing useless work, but looked at him quietly with her helpless and slightly resentful eyes.
Facing these hateful eyes, Lu Yu was stunned for a moment, only to realize that his actions just now had stimulated the little guy in front of him, and he hurriedly let go of his hand, and then smiled apologetically at him.
This reaction made the little beggar a little confused, but it did not prevent her from escaping, and in the blink of an eye, she disappeared from Lu Yu's sight.
See this,
Lu Yu shook his head with a wry smile, secretly saying that he was a little excessive.
He just saw that the little beggar was suddenly leaving, and subconsciously grabbed her, but he didn't expect that he was hated by her, maybe he touched a string in her little head.
Seeing Lu Yu shaking his head, Xiao Er behind him recommended himself: "Guest officer, if you have anything you want to ask, just ask the little one, what can the beggar know." ”
When Lu Yu heard this, his expression was noncommittal, but he did not refuse,
Stretching out his hand to please, he motioned for Xiao Er to sit opposite.
There are no guests on the left and right now, Xiao Er looked back at the shopkeeper, and after seeing that he had no objection, he bowed down and sat down
"Guest officer, tell me, if you have anything to ask, the little one knows everything, and he has no end to it. ”
Lu Yu was also not polite, and after seeing Xiao Er sit down, he raised his eyes and asked, "Has anything strange happened in Youtan City recently?"
The shopkeeper said: "There are no strange things, but there are many strange things......
"Tell me about it. ”
Lu Yu pushed over a piece of broken silver, and Xiao Er immediately looked energetic: "Okay!"
No nonsense, get to the point right away:
"The second son of the Wang family of the Dongcheng Wang clan was in his house the night before yesterday and didn't know who broke his leg, the wound was strange, no one could treat it, and he is currently seeking urgent medical treatment. ”
"The three villages of Cinque Terre, Sihu Village, and Wulu Village near the county seat were suddenly slaughtered, and it is suspected, and it is .......suspected that the adult did it. ”
"There was a sudden wanted notice from above, and the matter of a young man wanted must have been known by you when you entered the city, and it is not unusual. It is said that the cry of a moonlight deer came from the grove outside the Altar City, and it is not clear how small it is, but some of our young people here have gone to look for it, hoping to catch one of these precious spirit beasts......."
After a pause, Xiao Er took a sip of tea, raised his head and said: "There is also the strange-looking Guan Er Gongzi in Guanjiazhuang outside the city, who was beaten half to death again, this is nothing strange in our opinion, but it seems that you are new to the guest officer, and you must not know that the strange Guan Er Gongzi." ”
"Second son Guan?"
Lu Yu asked curiously, "What's so strange?"
Shopkeeper said: "This Guan Er Gongzi has a strange appearance, and it is said that he has the blood of the legendary demon clan, but I don't know if it's really small." ”
"Majin ......"
Lu Yu frowned slightly, and subconsciously looked at the ground
The people of Kyushu have different opinions about the demon race, but because they have disappeared for countless years, they don't know much about it.
Some said that they were extremely wicked, and that they would kill anyone they saw. Some say that they are very insidious and use intrigue to deal with the enemy.
Some say they look scary and have green faces and fangs. Some say they are gifted with strange talents and can live to be more than 400 years old.
Some even say that they ascended to heaven and earth and could do anything.......
The last historical record of the demon race was before the founding of the Han Dynasty, when the God Emperor Xiang Yu and the Human Emperor Liu Bang competed for the world.
reputedly
The Great Qin, which disappeared in the long river of history, was built by the demon race.
It is said again
The vanished demon race has been living underground.
It's in
Under their feet!