Qingfeng Town is a small town located on the border of the Kingdom of Wu.

It was the height of summer, and the scorching sun that had been hanging high in the sky for days was scorching the earth, and even a lake not far from the south side of the town was about to dry up.

By noon, a refreshing breeze blew, and the sky gradually became plastered with a layer of gray. Look up at the treetops swaying back and forth not far away, and then look out into the western skyline, and you'll know that there will be heavy rain tonight.

Xu is the reason for the cool weather, the pedestrians on the street are endless, the noise in the restaurants and teahouses on both sides is more than before, the little two are holding tea, shuttling between the guests neatly, low eyebrows and smiling, a comfortable sycophant blurted out, the grasp is just right, coaxing the guests to smile. Business is even more booming, and the town is full of bustling scenes.

A boy with ragged feet, walking cautiously on the street, his body is unusually thin, he looks yellow and thin, and the pedestrians on the street will always deliberately bypass him, and leak an expression of great disgust, the boy as if he had done something wrong, hanging his head, until he was about to walk into the street before stopping in front of a wooden sign.

The wooden sign was shelved in front of an inconspicuous-looking restaurant, and the sign was written in bright red letters, recruiting handymen, regardless of age, able to endure hardships, in good health, and with a monthly salary of half a tael of silver. The main entrance of the restaurant is open, and there is a dark blue plaque with gold edges hanging on it, on which four big characters are written on the dragon, flying and phoenix dancing, Huaixiang Restaurant.

Through the open main entrance, you can clearly see that the restaurant is full of all kinds of people, and you can see that the business inside is also booming.

"I said Brother Bat, why don't we go to the third floor for recreation, I heard that yesterday, there was another girl named Cuihua here, and it is still fresh!

"Fuck you, you know a piece of shit, tell you that I saw it with my own eyes, and if you don't believe it, I'll tell you a secret..."

The next words of the man named Brother Bat were a little unusual, the frolicking sound on the second floor disappeared instantly, and it took a long time for a voice to suddenly say, "So, Brother Bat, what can you do to enter that cave safely! I heard that there are many beasts on the Bear Demon Ridge that eat people and don't spit out bones, in case there is something living there, then..."

Before he could finish speaking, a slightly hoarse voice picked up and said in a deep voice, "Hmph! “

"What, what can you do. “

"If it's really like what Bata said... If this thing is true, then we will send it in the future, maybe we can become an immortal or something, but there is no need to risk ourselves. The man muttered for a moment, and then said, "Let the others go in and explore the way, while we wait outside, and if there is real danger, then the first person to die must be the one who explores the way, so that we can escape immediately, otherwise, if the person comes out alive, there must be no danger inside!"

"But who wants to go into that hellish place!"

At that moment, a loud movement came in from the outside, interrupting the conversation of several people.

"Go, go, little brute, stay there. I saw a fat man with a fat face full of fat and a round belly, muttering and cursing in his mouth, while carrying a boy with his feet and tattered and unkempt, who looked yellow and thin, walked to the side of the street, and with a little effort, he threw the boy several meters away effortlessly, and threw it on the street full of pedestrians, and then made a look of great disgust, turned his face away, and spat vigorously to the side. Then he stared viciously at the breathless boy who had curled up on the ground and was fallen, and said in a threatening tone: "If you dare to come here again, I will gouge out your eyes and mix vegetables, and cut off your legs for wine." “

Looking at the boy curled up motionless in the street, the pedestrians on the street turned a blind eye, as if they had seen nothing, and just went their own way.

I don't know how long it took, the boy struggled to stand up slowly, there was blood in his mouth, slowly flowing out of the corners of his mouth, the boy helplessly covered his stomach with one hand, the pain made him unable to stand upright, so he had to bend his waist, shake his body, limp towards a no-man's corner not far away, and the boy gasped for breath with every step.

The boy wanted to get that miscellaneous job, he hadn't eaten for a few days, who knows, not only did he not get a job, but he was beaten up by the guy in the restaurant and thrown on the street, he only felt that his internal organs were turning upside down, he was dizzy, and his body was weak to the extreme,* The heavy dirt and black blood scabs on his feet had already glued together, regardless of each other, he bit his lip tightly, his eyes were sometimes dilated, sometimes condensed, staring at the no-man's corner not far away, which was his destination, although the distance was less than a hundred meters, but every step challenged the limits of his body.

Leaning against a foul wall, the boy habitually folded his legs, then wrapped his arms around his knees and buried his head in them, his stomach rumbling, but he didn't realize it. The restaurant not far away is still full of laughter and the shouting of Xiao Er, if you listen carefully, there will be bursts of women's silver bell-like frolicking sound mixed in, at this moment he just wants to fall asleep deeply.

The boy's name is Qin Yu, and he fled here a few days ago from a place called Lousang Town. His father's name was Qin Wu, a well-known shabby in the town, who ate, drank, prostituted and gambled, but died not long ago.

Qin Wu is a legendary figure in Lousang Town, and all kinds of stories about him, men, women and children in the town are known to everyone, and there are different versions, but most of them are relatively mysterious, and no one will believe them.

It is said that Qin Wu when he was young was not only a talented man, his family was also quite wealthy, he was also a master of riding and archery, and his biggest hobby was to go out hunting, I heard that he had been hunting in his early years, and inadvertently saved a woman who was seriously injured and of unknown origin, although the woman was in a coma, but she still looked beautiful and moving, and her temperament was outstanding, Qin Wu was shocked, after careful care, the woman woke up from a coma, but she didn't know anything about her life experience, only remembered her name, Xia Yu.

Since Xia Yu woke up and knew that Qin Wu was his savior, he had a deep dependence on him, and Qin Wu was naturally overjoyed when he saw this, so he simply married Xia Yu soon after, and gave birth to a boy named Qin Yu a year later.

But when Qin Yu was just one year old, his mother Xia Xue mysteriously disappeared, and has not been heard from since, before that, about Xia Xue's origin, the people of Lousang Town had already made up various versions of rumors for her, most of the rumors were insulting and slanderous, and some rumors were even more unbearable. Because of Xia Xue's mysterious disappearance, all kinds of rumors about Xia Xue spread everywhere for a while, Qin Wu almost exhausted all the family's savings in order to find Xia Xue, but it was still fruitless.

Before Qin Yu was ten years old, his family had some savings, so he went to school for a few years, so it was natural for him to read and write.

Qin Wu's death was somewhat sudden, and it was rumored that he was hacked to death by thunder on a rainy day, and it is said that there were eyewitnesses. When he died, his home had become empty, he had nothing, and he still owed a lot of gambling debts that had not been repaid, and the debt collectors naturally targeted his little remaining land and house, and Qin Yu was only twelve years old at this time, and he was driven out of his home by these vicious debt collectors. Even the shoes were stripped away by these debt collectors.

The people of Lousang had long regarded him as an ominous person, no one wanted to sympathize with him, and when he was driven out of his home by debt collectors, he was left on the streets with nothing, even beggars did not want to stay with him, and all kinds of news about his mother he himself heard from those who slandered and insulted him, including his mother's name.

"Hey, look, look... That's the guy... Have you ever heard of his mother? It's the woman named Xia Yu... a*..."

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"Of course, it is said that the woman... And that waste father of his..."

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Unbridled laughter was heard everywhere, and a pair of red eyes leaked out of the dark corners, and bursts of rancid pavement came from the pavement.

He fled the town of Lousang barefoot.