As the sun sets, the whole world will slowly switch between white and black.

On the ground, there is a well, and there is a boy by the well.

The boy was dressed in coarse linen clothes, his hair was shaggy, and he was dressed as a beggar. However, occasionally from the eyes that leaked slightly, you can see the helplessness of the young man, sadness and deep perseverance, and hope......

The boy picked up the freshly beaten water from the bowl and drank it all in one gulp. Next to the boy was a ruin, and the ashes of the fire were still visible. Looking around, there are the same ruins, occasionally a wisp of cooking smoke, and the weak voices of several people are mixed with a few crows' miserable cries, which makes people feel a sense of desolation from the bottom of their hearts......

As the silence slowly fell around, the young man finished eating the hardest black steamed bun on his hand, and licked the scraps on his hand before walking towards the "bed".

It is said to be a "bed", but it is made of two blackened wooden sticks and a wooden plank leaning together, and some weeds underneath.

But the boy is lucky to be alive in this troubled world.

Late at night, the sound of insects is no longer as powerful as in summer, and the time is already late summer and early autumn. On the weeds, the boy was not asleep, and a pair of confused eyes looked at the starry sky, destined to be another sleepless night tonight......

This young man's name is Wang Chen, speaking of which the family background is also considered solid, it is said that Wang Chen was born with the fall of the stars, and Mr. said that Wang Chen is a heavenly immortal, so he is named Wang Chen.

Wang Chen has been very smart since he was a child, at the age of four he followed the only literate gentleman in Wangjia Village to learn poetry and literature, and he could read "Hundred Family Names" and "Thousand Character Text" in three months.

Go back a little over a year. It was a scorching hot afternoon, and eight-year-old Wang Chen secretly ran out of his husband's school to play in the mountains a few miles away, and only returned to the village when he was tired of playing and it was almost dark.

However, back in the village, everything has changed: the original idyllic hamlet is gone, the original simple villagers are gone, and only the fires, ruins, and corpses are left everywhere...... The young Wang Chen found the bodies of his family and husband and buried them with the help of dozens of survivors from the village. On the second day of the disaster, the young Wang Chen began a miserable escape journey, because he heard that several survivors said that they were going to start fighting.......

In troubled times, human life is not as good as dogs, and the army is like robbers!

Nine months ago, on the way to escape, Wang Chen picked up a dead chicken, which was snatched by two middle-aged people who fled at the same time as it was just roasted, and was severely beaten.

Seven months ago, he was beaten again because of dozens of copper coins....Wang Chen's heart was full of bitterness, sadness, and unyielding. After these things, the young Wang Fan understood a truth: good things can't be known to others, unless you have the strength to protect them......

Six months ago, Wang Chen was on the way to escape. Everywhere there are homeless refugees... Grass roots are rarely seen anymore, and there is not much bark, and a group of yellow-faced and skinny refugees are driven by hunger to rob a young man on horseback for money....

Wang Fanchen remembered very well that it was a gorgeously dressed young man, carrying a sword on his back, glancing at the refugees with disdain, and then pulling out the sword, the sword shadow was raging, and seven or eight refugees died without a few swords, and the rest of the people also fled in a hurry....

Wang Chen was shocked, for the first time he had the idea of learning martial arts, wanting to become stronger....That night, during the conversation with the refugees, he heard about the three gangs in Cangzhou: the Dragon and Tiger Gang, the Giant Whale Gang, and the Golden Daomen. At the same time, he also heard that because of the strength of the three major gangs in Cangzhou City, even the armies of the two sides did not dare to enter....

This is a troubled era of the decline of imperial power and the rise of gangs!

Cangzhou City is one of the twelve state capitals of the Great Xia Kingdom, ranking eighth among the twelve cities of the Xia Kingdom. As the capital of Cangzhou, Cangzhou City has a history of 1,000 years, and the flow of people, lively wine shops, and gorgeous clothes all show the prosperity and wealth of Cangzhou.

The early autumn sunshine softly sprinkled on the earth, and it is no longer as vicious as summer. Outside Cangzhou City, a young man stood under a big tree in the distance outside the city, looking at Cangzhou City at hand.

The tall walls are more than ten meters long, all made of huge stones, and occasionally traces on the stones of the city walls can be faintly recognized, or knives or swords. These are the traces left by the flames of war and warriors. People who see it can't help but sigh, it is indeed an ancient city with a long history and full of heritage.

This young man is Wang Chen, six months of exile, Wang Fan has faded away from the shyness of ordinary teenagers of this age, and has the stability and depth of an adult, but the low figure and the heroic spirit shown between the eyebrows make it easy to find that this is still a child.

It's not bad that disasters make people grow.

A month ago, some of the survivors of the wanderings had settled down in the towns they had passed. Wang Chen didn't stop. Ever since he saw that young man's swordsmanship, Wang Chen decided to come to Cangzhou City. Because he heard that he wanted to learn advanced martial arts and become an awesome martial artist, the only ones closest were the three major gangs that went to Cangzhou City.

At the gate of the city, there was no strict inspection, and a few guards stood lazily, and they entered the city smoothly without any waves. As soon as he entered the city, Wang Chen found that the inside of the city was different from the outside, the streets were full of people, everyone was dressed luxuriously, and the shouting everywhere made Wang Chen feel very strange and surprised. It took a long time for him to come back to his senses with the contemptuous eyes of the people in the city.

"It's still too tender," Wang Chen thought to himself, blaming himself for acting like a child. Hurry up and run to a corner where no one is, but he didn't think about whether he should have such a young boy!

If you want to enter the gang, you must first inquire about the news of the gang, and to inquire about the news, you will naturally go to the restaurant.

Hongfu Restaurant, a slightly cheesy name, Wang Chen squatted by the wall, raised his head slightly and looked into the restaurant. The restaurant is noisy with laughter and laughter, and customers come in and out. It took nearly two hours for Wang Chen to hear the useful news.

"Li Wanfu, the day after tomorrow is the day when the three major gangs recruit gangs, your son is twelve years old this year, this year's gang selection, your kid still can't get by."

"Don't worry, my son can't get by, even if your dog goes, it's useless, the three major gangs can't enter any of them" A middle-aged man with a straight stomach looked sullen, as if these words poked his sore spot, and said without showing weakness.

"This year, I don't know how many people in Lu Dao can enter the gang and learn martial arts."

.......

Wang Chen listened to a few sentences and knew the beginning and end of the matter. He didn't listen down, but bowed his head and left.

In the south of the city, there is a ruined temple, in which several beggars often live. Wang Chen only lives here today, although Wang Chen also hid more than 30 yuan in his wanderings, but obviously he can't spend it just for accommodation.

At night, in the ruined temple.

A middle-aged man dressed in brown decipherment reprimanded the three little beggars who were about ten years old, "Tomorrow the three of you will go to participate in the test of the three major gangs, if you can pass, you don't have to suffer with me, become a dragon, I can also touch your light, don't come back if you can't enter the three major gangs" The middle-aged man's voice was fierce, the three children were frightened, and after waiting for a while, the middle-aged man encouraged the three children again. Wang Chen slowly fell asleep when he heard this.

The next day, Wang Chen spent five cents to buy a suitable coarse cloth short, although it was not gorgeous at all, but it was much better than the rags he wore when he entered the city. After that, I bought steamed buns and ate them to my heart's content, and slowly slept and waited for the test of the third day.

The three major gangs are the three tyrants of Cangzhou, and once a year, they recruit gangs, and they must be children between the ages of eight and twelve. It is difficult for ordinary children to learn advanced martial arts, if they want to get ahead and earn a lot of money, it is the only way to enter the three major gangs through screening, especially in troubled times, martial arts are the foundation of their existence, and they have entered the three major gangs, as long as they can survive, they can be clothed and fed, and ordinary people can't afford to mess with them, so many people are willing to send their children to the three major gangs.

In the north of Cangzhou City, there is a square about 100 meters long and wide, and there were already hundreds of people when Wang Chen came here. The crowd was clearly divided into three parts, each with dozens of carriages with pennants on them.

Wang Chen has learned to write, and he also recognizes the words on the pennant. The dragon and tiger, the golden knife, and the giant whale are embroidered with a dragon and a tiger that oppose each other, a golden knife, and a monster with a big head. The pennant fluttered in the wind, and it was protected by men in strong suits all around, which was very powerful.

Wang Chen thought for a while, and then floated towards the pennant with the dragon and tiger fluttering.

In front of the pennant of the Dragon and Tiger Gang, there is a copywriter horizontally, and in front of the copywriter sits a gentleman-like person, dressed in a long-sleeved brocade robe. On both sides of the copywriter are powerful men, very powerful.

Wang Chen lined up, and after a while, it was his turn, and the middle-aged gentleman asked without raising his head:

"Name", "Wang Chen", "Age", "Nine and a Half Years Old", "Hometown", "......"

In less than half a minute, Wang Chen finished answering. The man in the suit next to him hummed, "Come here." Wang Chen hurriedly ran over, there were already several teenagers behind the man, and Wang Chen hurriedly stood behind. Not long after, eight people stood behind each of the four men in strong suits, and Wang Chen entered the carriage under their orders.

The sound of the gurgling carriage was not unpleasant at all, and Wang Chen stayed quietly alone, with his eyes closed and not speaking. After a while, he heard the voices of several other people talking, Wang Chen turned his head to look at the few people in the car, one was a child with the same coarse cloth, looking simple, and no one spoke.

The other five people chatted together, obviously quickly getting acquainted, three young men in fancy clothes, one in strong clothes, and one girl with a peach blossom face.

"In this gang test, we have to help each other!"

"Of course"

"Definitely"

......

Behind the corner is a girl with a frosty face, with a beautiful face, but the breath of the living people on her body makes several teenagers very uncomfortable. Wang Chen didn't talk to others, and after waiting for a few hours for the carriage to still leave, he slowly fell asleep.

When the carriage stopped, Wang Chen heard someone shouting in a daze: "Get up, get up", and when he opened his eyes, he saw the simple young man shaking his body. "Xie Lu Xie" Wang Fan replied, the young man scratched his head embarrassedly, and then pulled Wang Chenbian and got out of the car together.

When I got out of the car, I found that they were at the foot of the mountain, and it was also afternoon, and there were dozens of carriages around, and hundreds of teenagers whispered around. Wang Chen and the Hanhan boy also communicated with each other, and after a few words, they knew that the young man's name was Zhang Tie, and he was a child of a poor family near Cangzhou City, maybe with the same background, the two talked happily and soon became acquainted.

After waiting for about two quarters of an hour, a few more carriages came, and when the teenagers got off, the old man in the Chinese costume in the center of the crowd snorted again, and the young man present quickly stopped talking and looked at the old man.

The old man looked around, and then said loudly: "Go forward along the mountain road in front, and the time of the three pillars of incense can only enter the outer gate when it reaches the mountainside, otherwise, hum, the Dragon and Tiger Gang don't want waste." The old man's voice was very imposing, like a bell. After speaking, a few flashing old men disappeared.

The teenagers couldn't help but marvel at the old man's swift figure, the Dragon and Tiger Gang was really powerful, thinking that they might soon join such a gang, the teenagers immediately hurriedly climbed the mountain.

Dragon and Tiger Mountain, named after the Dragon and Tiger Gang here, the mountain is wooded, you can see the gurgling stream from time to time, the scenery is very beautiful, but unfortunately no one dares to visit because of the strength of the Dragon and Tiger Gang.

However, the teenagers at this moment were not in the mood to look at the scenery around them. Heavy wheezing and a drop of sweat proved that the teenagers were tired.

It looks close from the foot of the mountain to the mountainside, but it is actually very hard to climb, and it may be a little difficult for adults who are not in good health to climb up with three sticks of incense, let alone these children.

As he walked, Wang Chen was already dizzy, his legs seemed to be filled with lead, as if he had to use up all his strength without taking a step. Looking up, the destination was almost there, and Zhang Tie followed Wang Chen closely behind him. Wang Chen saw that Zhang Tie was tired and wanted to sit down and rest, and hurriedly said: "Hurry up, the time is almost up," Zhang Tie reluctantly stood up after hearing this, but he didn't have the strength to walk, Wang Chen saw this and hesitated slightly, so he pulled him up and walked back together. Zhang Tie seemed to be motivated by his movements, and gritted his teeth and walked forward.

And next to him, several teenagers in the same car as Wang Chen.

"Don't you say that the surname Wang is good together, how can you go alone first?"

The young man in front of him walked forward without looking back, and there were a few shouts and scolding from behind.

Wang Chen ignored the scolding of a few people, but unconsciously produced an inexplicable emotion in his heart, this emotion is called careful, although it hindered Wang Chen's cultivation several times, but also saved his surname several times, this is not to be mentioned later.

After a long while, Wang Chen and Zhang Tie finally reached the halfway point of the mountain.

The old man in the fancy dress who spoke at the foot of the mountain stood there motionless, there were already more than a hundred teenagers behind him, Wang Chen was already too tired to stand it, and he wanted to sit down immediately, but when he saw these people, he quickly pulled up Zhang Tie and walked back. Wang Chen walked to the back and found a stone to sit down, panting heavily.

After less than a tea time, when Wang Chen was just panting too loudly, he heard the voice in front of him, "Waste, I haven't come up after so long, the most important thing to learn martial arts is to endure hardships, I can't endure this kind of hardship, hum!

When Wang Chen heard this voice, he secretly said that it was the old man, and he was lucky to be a little early. Then Wang Chen quickly stood up and pulled Zhang Tie to stand behind everyone. The old man turned around and glanced at the boys, his eyes were like swords, and the boys all lowered their heads. It was as if he were giving them a hint.

After that, the teenagers were arranged to go down to rest. At night, in the room on the mountain, Wang Chen, Zhang Tie and the other two people couldn't sleep excitedly in the room, and excitedly discussed the future life ...... the rivers and lakes.

Late at night, the rest of the room was lively for a while before going to sleep.

Wang Chen leaned against the window, and outside the window was the sky full of stars, like pearls. Wang Chen remembered his life with his parents when he was a child, and remembered the wandering life of more than a year... The last one fell asleep in anticipation of the future, with a firm smile on the corner of his mouth.