Lingxian Zhenjun

Chapter 354

"Guest officer, your accent seems to be from our side. How long has it been since you left your hometown? In the seventh year of Tianjian, His Majesty has changed the name of Qingshan County to Jiangcheng County. Think about it for 20 years. It's been two years since Datong, guest officer, do you want to eat first, or..."

The nagging shopkeeper talked for a while, but seeing no one responded, he put down his bookkeeping pen and raised his face, seeing that there was no one else at the opposite door, he was stunned for a while, and cursed with a smile: "This is not a joke. "

Immediately, I told the clerk upstairs not to clean the room. Immediately, I buried my head and continued to settle the accounts. Suddenly, there was a sound of "Huh", and there were a few copper coins beside the account book.

"Did I forget to put these three coins into the account... Hey, I've never seen this kind of money, when did I get it?"

The shopkeeper picked up the three copper coins in doubt, and when he frowned to identify the copper coins he hadn't seen before, on the street outside, Chen Yuan was walking in the middle of the market in a dirty and old robe, looking at the world that hadn't changed much. , but the brows became more and more wrinkled.

Reversing time and space, 20 years have passed, what year is this Datong year?

What happened to Master, Fatty, and Tianshi Mansion?

Fortunately, the mana is still there, Chen Yuan can still feel that she is still in the Nascent Soul Realm, but she seems to be pressed by something, and can only use a little mana, which is about the same as she has just entered the golden elixir.

All the carved wood carvings are gone, and the old cow is nowhere to be found...

"That's troublesome."

Chen Yuan looked at the familiar but unfamiliar town in front of her. The market was noisy and bustling with people and donkey carts coming and going. Most of the people from the nearby villages came to take advantage of the market time and set up stalls along the street to sell mountain products and carpentry.

Amidst the noisy yelling, the man pushed the wheelbarrow and carried the curious and wide-eyed children across the street; the embarrassed woman with the package looked around, as if she was a relative who had defected to Funiu Town here; Stopped in front of the vendor, opened the steaming steamer, took the thick noodle buns, held them in the palm of his hand, and continued to walk through the streets while eating.

"Short fried pancakes~~The pancakes that have just been oiled are more fragrant than the big white steamed buns~~"

"... Pottery pots, sell pottery pots, guest officer, don't you want one?"

"That foolish woman, why are you throwing water downstairs, didn't you see anyone!!"

Yelling and cursing were mixed together, it was the smoke and fire of the world that Chen Yuan was familiar with, but walking in it was surprisingly strange.

When walking forward, I saw a thin man struggling to put two bags of heavy objects on the donkey cart, went over to help, and threw them into the cart lightly.

The thin man thanked him gratefully, and Chen Yuan just smiled, taking this opportunity to inquire about the current world.

"Brother, I have fled from the north and returned to my hometown. Dare I ask how to get to Jiangcheng County?"

In fact, his question was cleverly asked. If it was brought up to the big county, the other party would definitely dissuade Chen Yuan. Under the circumstances, it would be logical to figure out who the current emperor is and what the name of the country is. To behave in the world, there is no need to appear so obtrusive and suspicious.

"Wei State heard that there is chaos, you should flee back, or you will lose your life, but what are you going to Jiangcheng County, which is close to Liangdu. When you meet like this, a few lashes are inevitable, and maybe you will be arrested and used as labor."

Wei Guo...

Liangdu... That's what Liangguo means.

Liang, Wei.

It's another useful piece of information. If I ask again, Chen Yuan probably won't be able to get anything out of this man. It just so happens that the shopkeeper came out and scolded the man. , Drive the donkey cart and leave.

On the dirty street, a group of children chased and slapped around, passed by Chen Yuan, turned around, jumped and danced around the sloppy man Hu, wiped his face with his fingers, and sang.

"Shame, sloppy man, long hair is disgusting!"

"Shame, sloppy man, dirty clothes are disgusting!"

"Shame..."

The crunchy children were playing and shouting, most of the passers-by looked at them, they were probably used to seeing them, there was nothing unusual, and some were not angry, they stepped forward to scold and wave their hands, and drove these urchins away.

Chen Yuan smiled at the group of urchins who ran away as if nothing happened, and she was not angry. In the eyes of others, it was just a silly smile, which made people shake their heads in embarrassment.

Turning the corner ahead, Chen Yuan stepped into an uninhabited alley, and came out after a few steps, her messy hair was neatly combed and tied on top of her head. It has become much cleaner, with a well-trimmed half-foot long beard, and a string of ghost-head bells swinging gently around his waist.

At first glance, it looks like a teacher who teaches.

"Then go to Jiangcheng County to have a look..."

In the past 20 years, there have been great changes, but most of them will not change. If San'er is not dead, there will be more than 50, but I don't know if I still remember me.

The town is not big, and I walked out in a few steps. There were a few mountain people carrying baskets on the road outside, selling some fur goods to those who went out of the town.

The setting sun hangs on the top of the mountain, as if a rosy robe is draped on the mountainside, the noisy life of the town gradually fades away and the forest becomes quiet.

The mountains were gloomy, and there was a thin mist of water. Chen Yuan glanced back at the town, and continued to walk along the muddy mountain road under her feet.

After the setting sun sank into the mountain, its light gradually faded away.

As night fell, insects rang out in the dark forest, and occasionally there was a desolate howl of wolves from the winding mountain road. However, Chen Yuan didn't bother to pay attention to such a gloomy scene, so she simply reached out and grabbed a branch on the ground, Take off the branches and leaves, cut off the two ends, splash the sawdust in your hands, and carve out small wood carvings by yourself.

"Second Master?"

But there was no response, which made Chen Yuan frowned, and then found a new branch, carved out a little bird, flapped its wings in the palm of his hand, flew around him, and croaked.

Wow--

The sound of the birds drew the neighing of the old crows in the forest, and the front of the mountain road gradually became lit with fire. Standing in the dark forest was an old and dilapidated building.

There are many travelers passing by in the mountains. Occasionally, they can't catch up with the sky, so they have to rest in the nearby abandoned temple. When Chen Yuan came in, there were four people sitting around the bonfire. anecdote.

"There have been a lot of official missions on the road recently, and we have been checked several times when we came here."

"I heard that a high-ranking official is going to escort a clan of the Wei State back, and the leader seems to be a general surnamed Chen..."

The two people on the opposite side of the bonfire were talking with a smile, while the faces of the two on the other side were a little unnatural.

"Don't talk too much about the affairs of the state court."

"That's right, don't talk about it, let's talk about something else. The two are from Funiu Town. I have a question. Are there any powerful mages nearby?"

The four were obviously not companions together.

The faces of the other two people who were asked about it were blocked, only half of their faces were illuminated by the fire, and they smiled flickeringly.

"Yes, I can take you there later."

"However, it's not peaceful here recently. Are you afraid? I heard..."

The furnishings in the temple are dilapidated and in disrepair for a long time, and there are huge holes on the top. The moonlight is pouring down from above, and the statues in the temple have also been invited to the new temple at the foot of the mountain. Half mud tire.

The dilapidated plaques were brought in, placed under the dusty altar, and covered with thatch as a bed. Hearing these words, Chen Yuan glanced at them, leaned against the wall of the ruined temple, and fiddled with the wooden plaque in her hand. Bird, thinking about what's next.

The night gradually deepened, and the dead branches made a few "cracks" in the fire. Occasionally, there was a desolate wolf howl at the foot of the mountain outside, which set off a mountain wind, and the forest in the mountain road outside the temple rattled.

Among the four people chatting by the fire over there, a man who seemed to be the youngest was a little scared when he heard the ghosts of the two people opposite him. At this time, he heard a voice from the corner over there, and turned his head, just in time to see the wooden box in Chen Yuan's hand. The bird flew to the shoulder.

The man's eyes widened immediately, and he turned his face back tremblingly, raised his elbow to touch the older companion beside him, his words trembled slightly, and he glanced at the corner of the ruined temple from time to time.

"Brother, that man's bird over there..."

The companion turned around and glanced at him, not surprised.

"It's none of your business."

The timid man was slapped, rubbed his head and looked again unwillingly.

Outside the range of the firelight, the face of the man in the shadow of the corner flickered in and out of the light of the campfire, sitting there alone, with no one else around him at all.

rustling.
The branches and leaves of the forest outside swayed in the wind.

"It shouldn't be like this"

The man muttered, and the next moment, the wooden bird in Chen Yuan's hand came alive in his sight, flapping its wings, and tilted its head at him.

(End of this chapter)