The next morning, Yi Dan, who was asleep in the inn room, slowly woke up. She sat up from the bed, feeling her head swelling and struggling to remember what had happened before. She remembered the martial arts conference, remembered the rescue of Ouyang Yucheng, remembered being chased and killed by He Rang, remembered Mao Sanzhen, and the crocodile with a bloody mouth, and couldn't help but feel numb in her spine, so she shouted: "Master, Master, help..."

Li Xian was boiling medicine for her outside the door, and when he heard the shout, he quickly ran into the room and asked, "What's wrong Dan'er?"

"There's a crocodile, there's a crocodile, Master, save Elder Mao... Save him," Yi Dan cried out in fear.

"Dan'er, it's all over, don't be afraid..."Lixian comforted.

At this time, Ouyang Yucheng also walked in. Yi Dan took his hand and cried and said, "Brother Ouyang, save Elder Mao... He's fallen into the river, save him."

"Dan'er, Elder Mao, he's already..."Ouyang Yucheng couldn't bear to say.

Hearing Ouyang Yucheng's words, Yi Dan grabbed his hair with both hands, desperately trying not to let himself think about those pictures, the crocodile devouring Elder Mao, but his head was always disobedient, and the picture kept running out by itself. In addition to these, her mind flashed back to the scene of more than 100 people struggling in the crocodile pond at the foot of the mountain, and a voice echoed in her ears: "Sister, don't be afraid, take this... Sister, don't be afraid, take this..."

These blurry images flashed in her mind again and again. Yi Dan had an unbearable headache and shouted loudly: "Who am I? Who am I? Where is this?

Li Xian was frightened by Yi Dan's reaction, so he hurriedly asked, "Dan'er, what's wrong with you?"

"Master, I think it's very strange, I seem to remember some things from my past life, and although those pictures are very blurry, I believe that these things must have been experienced by me. Master, who am I?" Yi Dan asked Lixian in fear and confusion.

"Child, it's that you're thinking too much, maybe you're frightened by Elder Mao's death, you can rest well, it'll be okay when you're rested" Li Xian persuaded, and tried not to guide Yi Dan to recall the events of his childhood.

"Woooooo Elder Mao, he died so miserably, so pitiful, Master, I must avenge Elder Mao," Yi Dan said crying.

"Elder Mao sacrificed for my knife sharpening gang, one day, I will definitely seek justice for him," Ouyang Yucheng said.

"I didn't expect to come out this time, such a big thing happened, rest for a few days first, take care of your injuries, and when you are a little better, let's go back to Lingxi Valley," Li Xian said.

"Well, okay, thank you for saving your life," Ouyang Yu replied.

The next day, Ouyang Yucheng was writing a letter in the room, and Yi Dan came over and asked, "Brother Ouyang, what are you doing?"

Ouyang Yucheng turned around and saw Yi Dan coming, so he asked, "Dan'er, are you here?"

Yi Dan nodded and said, "Well, Brother Ouyang, what are you writing?"

"I'm writing a letter to Lord Han Yanhui of the Khitan Kingdom," Ouyang Yu replied as he wrote.

"Who is Han Yanhui, why are you writing to him?"

"Han Yanhui was originally the advisor of Liu Shouguang, the envoy of Youzhou Festival, and I was in Youzhou with the old hall master when I was a child, and I had several encounters with him. Later, he sent an envoy to the Khitan, and was detained by Yelu Abaoji's wife Shu Luping and recommended to Abaoji, Han Yanhui knew that Liu Shouguang was brutal, and Yelu Abaoji reused talents, so he stayed in the Khitan, assisted Abaoji, and established the Khitan State. He has a very high prestige in governing the Khitan government, and I wrote to him to ask him to dissuade Yelu Abaoji from invading the south, after all, the Khitans live as nomads and will definitely not get used to the settled life of the Tang people," Ouyang Yucheng said.

"Brother Ouyang, you are so good, if this Han Yanhui can take your suggestion, the people of the Central Plains will be spared from being killed, and you will be regarded as a great contribution to the people," Yi Dan said.

"I believe he will definitely adopt it, after all, he is also a Tang person, and he will not bear to see his father and relatives die under the chaos of the army. But how can he still protect the peaceful life of the people of Youzhou for a few years? I am not sure about this," Ouyang Yucheng said.

"It's up to you, Brother Ouyang, you have worked hard, as long as you have a clear conscience," Yi Dan persuaded.

"Hey, if it weren't for He Rang this time, these things happened, why would my Knife Sharpening Gang fall to this point? Youzhou would not face such a big danger, this He Rang, it's really angry" Ouyang Yucheng said angrily.

"These are all matters of the imperial court, and the master said that we people in the rivers and lakes don't have to care about so many disputes in the imperial court, otherwise we will get into trouble," Yi Dan said.

"Having said that, but this matter has already involved the safety of the people in the world, and the purpose of my Knife Sharpening Gang is to serve the country and the people, how can I sit idly by?" Ouyang Yu replied.

"Well, then let's do our best," Yi Dan said.

After Ouyang Yucheng heard Yi Dan's words, he nodded. He turned to look at her face again, and said with concern: "Dan'er, how are you doing, are you better?"

"I'm fine, maybe I'm too tired these days, I drank Master's stewed tranquilizer last night and slept well. It's much better today," Yi Dan replied.

"Well, it's good that you're okay, do you know, the way you looked last time really scared me to death," Ouyang Yucheng said.

"Brother Ouyang, you've worked hard too, are your injuries better?" Yi Dan asked.

After Ouyang Yucheng finished writing the letter, he put down the pen and said, "Well, I'm much better, Dan'er, are you in a better mood?"

"I still can't forget Elder Mao, I can't forget his appearance..."Yi Dan said.

"Elder Mao is loyal and courageous, and he is a person that I, Ouyang Yucheng, will always admire and appreciate, but don't think about it anymore, let's rest first, we will have to hurry in two days" Ouyang Yucheng explained.

"Well, thank you, Brother Ouyang," Yi Dan said with a slight nod.

"Silly girl, what are you thanking me for? If you hadn't saved me desperately this time, I'm afraid I would have been in the wilderness long ago, how can I Ouyang Yucheng have a friend like you who works hard for me, and Elder Mao, who sharpens the knife to help the righteous seniors die for me, thinking about this life, I really have no regrets" Ouyang Yucheng said with emotion.

"Brother Ouyang, don't say that, I believe that Elder Mao has a spirit in the sky, and he will definitely bless you, and you will get better soon," Yi Dan said.

"Well, I hope so" Ouyang Yucheng nodded, looking at Yi Dan affectionately, and Yi Dan also responded to him with a slight smile.

After another two days, Li Xian saw that Yi Dan and Ouyang Yucheng were in better health. So they packed their bags and set off together to leave Youzhou City and embark on the journey back to Lingxi Valley. Ouyang Yucheng insisted on sending Yi Dan back to Lingxi Valley to rest assured, so the three of them went all the way south.

When I returned to the territory of Liangdi, the scene I saw in front of me returned to an extremely desolate, depressed, and dead appearance. I still see many displaced people fleeing north along this official road, and the vast tracts of land are all bare and nothing is planted. The people ate chaff and drank porridge, and even ate the bark and grass roots, and the scene was terrible.

The three of them rode on their horses, and when they saw the scenes in front of them, their emotions were very low. The things he experienced in Youzhou this time made Yi Dan not as lively and naughty as when he was on the road before he came, and he was curious and naïve about everything, and the three of them didn't have much to say, so they walked silently for several days.

Finally passed Weizhou. When he was about to cross the Yellow River, he suddenly saw an old man in his seventies and eighties, running on the road with an eight- or nine-year-old child. He was followed by a young man dressed in a girder and dressed in an officer's and soldier's uniform, and the officer and soldier man was holding a saber and shouting after the old man and the child. Lao Su couldn't run anymore and fell, and the little boy quickly turned back and helped Lao Su up. At this time, the officer and soldier had already caught up, pointed the knife at the old man and asked, "Old man, why did you run away when you saw this military master?"

"Master Jun, I really can't hand over the food, you see that my family is now only me and my grandson, all the food has been handed over, now we can only eat weeds and tree bark, you can just let us go" Lao Su pleaded with the officer and soldier.

"The country needs money to fight a war, so if you don't have money, sell your children, you can't support them anyway, and if you sell them, you can get some money back," the officer and soldier said arrogantly.

"No, this is my only grandson, I can't sell it. If it is sold, my family will be cut off."

"If you don't sell it, you will starve to death and cut off the roots, I think it's better to sell it, why don't I sell it for you at a good price?" The boy struggled to break free of the hands of the officers and soldiers, his loose clothes were torn loose, and a jade pendant around his neck was revealed.

When the soldier saw the jade pendant on the boy's neck, his eyes lit up, and he asked loudly: "Okay, dead old man, didn't you say that you have no money? What is he wearing around his neck?"

"This is my only family heirloom, please be merciful, old man, I will kneel down for you," said the old man, and knelt down to the officers and soldiers, kowtowing vigorously and begging.

"Your family hasn't paid the military rations for several months, so let's pay off the debt with this piece of jade," said the officer and soldier who reached out and pulled the jade pendant around the little boy's neck. The little boy would rather die than give it, and bit the officer and soldier on the hand. The officers and soldiers were so angry that they pulled out the knife in their hands and slashed at the little boy, but the little boy did not dodge, his neck was instantly cut off by the saber, and he fell to the ground with blood and died. The soldier tore the blood-stained jade pendant from the little boy's neck and swaggered away.

"Ahh This voice attracted Yi Dan, who had caught up, and she quickly ran over, she drew the sword in her hand, and threw it at the officer and soldier who had left with dignity after robbing and killing. The blade of the sword passed through the heart of the officer and soldier from the back impartially, and the officer fell to the ground and died.

Yi Dan immediately dismounted, ran over and drew his sword, and then took back the jade pendant from the soldier's hand, and came to the old man's side. She handed the jade pendant to Lao Suo, and then said, "The old man will give this back to you."

"God, why are you so unfair, why don't you open your eyes and look at the world, God..." The desperate, helpless cry echoed in Yi Dan's ears and pierced Yi Dan's weak heart like a needle.

When Yi Dan heard this cry of grief and despair, some fragmentary pictures flashed in his mind: several officers and soldiers threw a boy into a vicious dog cage, and the vicious dogs competed to eat the boy's body. The boy in the picture was about the same age as the boy lying on the ground, and he was covered in blood, and his clear and transparent eyes showed helpless sadness, and those eyes stared at her, making her creepy.

In his mind, there was also an old man's desperate cry: "Jie'er, Jie'er...", the cry of pathos and despair was almost exactly the same as the cry of the old man in front of him, and these voices echoed in Yi Dan's ears.

"God, why are you so unfair, why don't you open your eyes and see the world, God...", the old man in front of him cried.

"God, open your eyes and see, this is the end of the good people in this world you created, I hate it, I hate you for being ruthless and unjust, I hate you for being unfair in heaven, I hate you for being black and white, my resentment is going to rush to the nine heavens, I want to hate you for life and life for your vicious sky, I want to hate you for life and for life for your vicious sky... I want to hate you for the rest of my life, this vicious sky..."At the same time, Yi Fang's voice echoed in her mind again.

Lao Suo's cry of grief stimulated Yi Dan's mind, and she remembered many fragments of memory, which kept flashing in her mind. She felt dizzy and her temples ached like pins and needles.

At this time, another picture flashed: it was eight-year-old You Zihan lying on the ground, crawling towards Zhu Youzhen, and said: "I have nothing to do with them at all, please don't kill me, don't kill me, I'll make you a slave, a maid, a cow and a horse."

Yi Dan held his head, very uncomfortable, at this time Li Xian and Ouyang Yucheng caught up, Ouyang Yucheng went over to help the old man on the ground, he took out some broken silver from his bag and gave it to the old man. The old man took his hand and could not say anything, still crying bitterly.

Yi Dan lost his soul and dragged his sword step by step towards the direction of the horse, Li Xian saw that Yi Dan's expression was a little wrong, so he hurriedly stepped forward to hold her and asked, "Dan'er, what's wrong with you? You're not injured, are you?"

"I'm fine, Master, I don't know why, there are always some strange memories in my mind lately, these memories seem to be from my previous life, and they look like I have experienced them," Yi Dan said as he thought.

"Child, you're too tired, you're thinking nonsense, don't think about it anymore, it's almost home, let's go back and have a good rest," Lixian persuaded.

"Master, please tell me, how old was I adopted by you?" Yi Dan asked suddenly.

"Five-year-old," Rikhyun blurted out.

"Where was I before I was five years old?" Yi Dan asked.

Li Xian couldn't lie and deceive him, so he had to say honestly: "Chang'an"

"Then what did my father and mother do, and how did they die?" Yi Dan asked Li Xian step by step.

Li Xian's eyes were in a trance for a moment, and he didn't answer, so Yi Dan continued to ask: "Master, do you have something to hide from me? Please tell me, how did my father and mother die? Did they die by someone? In my memory, there seem to be a lot of crocodiles and vicious dogs eating people, Master, tell me quickly, isn't it?" Yi Dan became more and more excited, and asked Li Xian in an almost questioning tone.

When Li Xian rushed to save people in Dongwang Mountain outside Chang'an City, he did see a lot of crocodiles competing for cannibalism, but he didn't see the execution ground above, and he didn't see the vicious dogs, but when he heard Yi Dan say this, he said inadvertently: "I didn't expect there to be a dog duel, it's really vicious."

"Are all the images in my mind true? I saw a boy covered in blood, put in an iron cage, torn to pieces by a pack of vicious dogs, and eaten up, that child should be about the same age as the child on the ground, who is that boy? Who is he? Master, can you tell me?" Yi Dan asked exactly, recalling the picture.

Hearing this, Li Xian also fell into deep thought, but did not answer Yi Dan's question.

"Master, did all those images in my mind really happen? You tell me who they are? Are they related to me? Are they my relatives?" Yi Dan asked anxiously.

"Child, you have been stimulated too much during this time, so you are cranky, let's go back to Lingxi Valley first, and talk about it after we go back" Li Xian saw that Yi Dan was in an unstable mood and didn't want to tell her everything for the time being, so he persuaded her like this.

Yi Dan saw that Lixian refused to tell her the truth, so she was clever and began to be alert, she actually began to suspect that those blurred pictures of memory were related to the master, since the master refused to tell her, so she didn't ask more, she secretly made up her mind in her heart, ready to find out slowly by herself, so she also responded lightly: "Okay, since the master won't tell me, then I won't ask"

Along the way, Yi Dan has always relied on Ouyang Yucheng, whether on the horse or under the horse, and is reluctant to talk to Li Xian more.