I changed the world

As An Huiling gradually approached, he could see that the raincoat was very worn, and the brown skin on it had changed color and was even dirty. This kind of ancient rain gear used by the locals was rarely used after the popularity of plastic raincoats. It can only be seen during some folk performances.

An Huiling slowed down her pace and held her long sword in front of her. However, nothing unexpected happened until she reached the front.In addition to a strong sea smell, An Huiling noticed that the hanging man's knees seemed empty and had no legs. From this angle, his face could not be seen, only his hands could be seen. He seemed to be holding something on his chest.

Chapter 234 I saw that you will die here...

At this moment, the hanged man suddenly spun automatically as if there was no wind, as if someone had stirred him. His back was turned to An Huiling, and he slowly started to spin...

As his face gradually turned around, An Huiling saw what he was holding on his chest. It was a book with furry edges and a mottled black cover. Judging from the yellow and moldy appearance of the cover, it should be very... Some history.A pair of hands that were as skinny and shriveled as chicken feet protruded from the sleeves of the coir raincoat. It looked like the corpse had been dried for a long time.

However, Anhui assured her that she had passed by here before, but everything was normal at that time. She definitely did not see any dead people hanging here at that time.

An Huiling frowned and looked at the corpse carefully.At the same time, the corpse wearing a bamboo hat moved suddenly, and he slowly raised his head!

An Huiling subconsciously took a step back immediately, holding the long sword in front of her in a defensive posture.

At this time, she had clearly seen the face of the hanged man. The face of the deceased seemed to have been torn off by life and had disappeared.The bloody muscles were exposed, the veins and tendons were exposed, the white teeth were neat, only the back half of the nose was broken, and the bloodshot eyeballs. His entire face was bloody and bloody, making people sick to watch.

He looked at An Huiling, the corners of his mouth gradually turned up, and finally, he revealed a weird smile.

"Welcome to God's Game."

The deceased actually spoke, his lipless mouth opening and closing, his voice hoarse.

Perhaps because she had faced too many strange things in one day, An Huiling calmed down at this time. She took a deep breath to calm her fluctuating mind. She stared at the dead man hanging on the street lamp and asked: "Who are you? Here Where have all the people gone?!”

However, the deceased didn't pay attention at all: "I saw your future, you will die here..."

"Shut up! Stop talking nonsense!"

However, the hanged man obviously had no intention of answering An Huiling, and continued talking to himself: "You will die in a miserable way, and your friends and family will also die here..."

"If you keep talking nonsense, I won't be polite!" Hearing him keep saying vicious words, even involving his own family, An Huiling felt a surge of anger in her heart.

"...your blood will flow on the earth, and your souls will be sacrificed to our God..."

An Huiling was angry and struck him with a sword, leaving a deep sword wound on his body.Black blood flowed down the raincoat and dripped on the ground. However, the hanged man seemed to be unaware and roared with a louder voice:

"You are guilty! You are all guilty! Be afraid! Be miserable! Be **! You sinners who have abandoned God..."

An Huiling finally couldn't bear the noise of the monster. She gritted her teeth and slashed across its neck with her sword. The hanged man's head separated from his body, and then they both fell down and fell to the ground.

From the severed neck, a fishy and viscous liquid flowed out, just like the pus from a decomposed corpse. It was extremely disgusting.

However, even so, the head that had rolled to the side was still laughing strangely.

An Huiling stepped forward and inserted a sword into his head, finally making him shut his mouth.

Pulling out the long sword, An Huiling frowned and looked at the disgusting liquid stuck to the blade, shook it hard, then walked aside and wiped it on the raincoat of the hanged man.

Then, An Huiling noticed the book that she had held in front of her before. This black book, stained with a lot of blood, looked a little disgusting.

However, An Huiling still picked it up with a heavy hand. After opening it, An Huiling quickly understood that this was not a paper book, but made of leather.

As for what kind of leather is used... An Huiling rubbed the texture of the leather, it didn't look like sheepskin...

It’s not as thick as cowhide…

She suddenly had an uncomfortable suspicion...

Resisting the urge to throw the book out, An Huiling flipped through the contents.

The books were written in a language she couldn't understand. The handwriting was dark red and black with ferocious strokes. She didn't know what ink was used to write it.

However, the strange thing is that while looking at this book, An Huiling suddenly heard a whisper in her ears, as if there was a voice interpreting this book for her...

"Those who were born to be punished for original sin, a people who broke their contract with God..."

Just when An Huiling wanted to continue listening and figure out what the book was talking about, her chest suddenly felt hot, and a buzzing sound like a loud bell sounded, followed immediately by a sound of annoyance, It seemed like the roar of frustration was gradually fading away...

An Huiling suddenly woke up, as if she had been electrocuted. She quickly closed the book in her hand, panting heavily, her face was a little ugly, and she was afraid...

Although she had just entered the practice, she was ignorant about many aspects. However, although she was belatedly aware of the situation just now, she still understood that she almost fell into the trap...

Do not communicate with unknown existences, do not accept or listen to secret knowledge from unknown sources... This is what her senior brother has told her repeatedly.

But just now, she seemed to be affected by some kind of power. She completely forgot about this, opened the book rashly, and started to listen to the weird sound...

call!

A flame began to burn from the book in An Huiling's hand, and at the same time, the body and head of the hanged man on the ground also burned at the same time. Like ignited paper, it quickly blackened into ashes and soon dispersed in the air.

The ground was empty, as if nothing had happened.

An Huiling frowned and glanced at the empty ground. Then, as if she thought of something, she reached out from her collar and took out the small jade pendant that she had been hanging on her chest.

It seemed that this small jade pendant saved her just now.And, in my mind, this might not be the first time.

However, for this small jade pendant, An Huiling had made various attempts before, but they all turned out to be like a cow in the mud.I just vaguely felt that there seemed to be some kind of power sleeping in this jade pendant.She guessed that maybe it was because her cultivation was not enough, and it was not something she could use at this stage...

It was useless to think too much. An Huiling took back the jade pendant and continued to move forward with the long sword in hand. The fog in front seemed to be thicker than before, and it was a bit hazy dozens of meters away.

An Huiling checked the time on her phone. It showed 15:23. She still remembered that when she checked her phone earlier, it was the same time.

Chapter 235 End of the Year

Obviously, there is also a problem with the timing function of the mobile phone.

Looking up, the hazy sky has not changed much from before, as if the concept of time has been greatly weakened here.

In this environment, An Huiling walked forward while carefully paying attention to the movements in all directions to prevent sudden dangerous situations.

After walking for a while, a few hazy shadows appeared faintly in the fog ahead. An Huiling carefully dodged to the side of a house on the roadside and hid herself, revealing an eye in the corner to observe.

Those shadows wandered along the street, and as she got closer, she could clearly see the shapes of these shadows. They were monsters that looked like skinned humans. They had no eyes, and only exposed muscles in the eyes. The nose bones are exposed and the head looks like a skull, which is very scary.These monsters look very thin, with slender limbs. They stagger around on the streets, turning in one direction from time to time, looking aimless.

An Huiling hesitated, but finally decided to carefully avoid these monsters. She slowly backed away, changed direction, and continued walking towards the beach house.

***

承和36年西历2016年2月08日16:02云山坊张宅

"Hello, Taozi?"

"Well, haha...Happy New Year!"

"Hmm... um... I have to go back."

"Yes, go to my uncle's place."

"No need, I have something to do this year. I'll go back after the new year. Okay... well, give your parents a happy birthday for me."

Zhang Jing put down the phone in his hand. It was his friend Wang Tao who called him just now. The Spring Festival is the most important festival in Jozhao tradition. This year’s Spring Festival Eve is on February 2th. Neither Wang Tao nor Zhang Jing are locals. People, so it is customary to go back to their hometown for the holidays.

Zhang Jing's situation is a bit special. His parents are gone and there is only one old house in his hometown, so he doesn't necessarily have to go back on New Year's Eve.

Wang Tao's call was to ask him if he would drive back to his hometown together this year. Considering that he had many things at hand, Zhang Jing declined. He had already agreed with his uncle to go to his house to pay New Year's greetings on the first day of the new year.

In fact, in his hometown, his uncle's family is the only relative he still keeps in touch with. Since his parents died, his uncle and aunt have taken great care of him. For this, even though he has traveled through time, he still feels the same way. of.

People respect me a foot, and I respect others a foot. This is Zhang Jing's style of life.Basic etiquette is still required.

After returning from Yunxiao Temple, Zhang Taihe has been supervising the construction of the building complex in Lishan Cave. During the rest of the time, he explained some spiritual issues to Zhang Jing. In recent times, Zhang Jing has visited a lot of places. Step up your practice.

It's just a side effect of the wishing book. So far, he hasn't noticed anything major happening, which always makes him worry about gains and losses. Recently, he doesn't dare to continue using the wishing book.

As for the foundation, Jiang Shanlin has been very motivated recently, and various tasks are progressing very quickly.The basic shelf has been initially built and the initial running-in has been completed. The overall efficiency is getting higher and higher.

The foundation's internal database has been optimized for the second version, which is much better than the previous first version in terms of stability, security and user-friendliness.

What makes Zhang Jing even more happy is that his latest check found that there are currently 1812 cultural relics in the database, and the overall number of cultural relics has increased significantly compared to before.

In addition, the previous industry research reports of "Photosynthetic Management Consulting Company" and "Eagle Eye Research" have been issued, and Zhang Jing has read them. Overall, they are relatively professional.Among them, the report issued by "Photosynthesis Management Consulting Company" has a more international perspective, especially the research on companies outside Dazhao is more in-depth. From this point, it can also be seen that it does have strong strength in the professional field.

Under Zhang Jing's instruction, the foundation signed a long-term contract with him in this regard and issued an industry research report every six months to provide better guidance for the foundation's investment plan.

Up to now, the foundation has invested in 7 companies, and 5 companies are in the negotiation stage. In addition, some investment managers are conducting research on related companies in various places.

Overall, everything went smoothly.

As the New Year is approaching recently, according to Zhang Jing's original financial system, there will be a series of audits and other tasks at the end of the year, so the foundation is still very busy.

In addition, under Zhang Jing's initiative, the foundation also distributed year-end bonuses to every employee including Jiang Shanlin two years ago. Since the foundation has just started this year and most people have just joined the job, Zhang Jing finally finalized the principle. The year-end bonus will be paid based on half a month's monthly salary. The specific payment details will be drawn up by the personnel department.

In Zhang Jing's opinion, this is generally an act of buying horse bones with a lot of money.

However, what he didn't expect was that this action was unanimously cheered by the entire foundation, and also caused his popularity as a chairman who had barely appeared within the foundation to reach its peak in an instant.

The reason is also very simple. Most companies in the world, except for those famous large companies, do not have a formal year-end bonus system. At most, when performance is good, there are some uncertain subsidies at the end of the year, but generally not much.What's more, it's a unit like the Foundation that has just started to operate.

This made Zhang Jing unanimously considered a "generous" boss by everyone at the foundation.Many people are gearing up to perform well in the famous year.

Zhang Jing opened his mailbox and looked at it. As expected, there were a bunch of foundation work emails in his mailbox. It was the end of the year, and there were many matters that required his approval as the chairman.

In addition, Jiang Shanlin called him specifically yesterday and invited him to attend the company's annual meeting. However, he was still in Dinghai at the time, so he declined and just asked him to say hello to all the employees on his behalf.

After replying to the company's email, Zhang Jing opened the database again and used the filtering function to start filtering cultural relics that met his requirements.

After setting the time range, the database automatically selected cultural relics within the time range, a total of 1131 items. Zhang Jing opened the cultural relics list and started browsing...

In the end, Zhang Jing selected 27 cultural relics. For him, this was indeed a pretty good harvest.

Just as Zhang Jing was writing a new email, asking Jiang Shanlin to quickly arrange for people to purchase these cultural relics, the cell phone next to him rang again.

"Hello...um, is this Brother Ziyu?"

"This year... I won't go there on New Year's Eve..."

"Hmm... um... I'd better go to my uncle's place in the first year of junior high school."

"Um……"

"Is that so..."

"Let's go to the second grade of junior high school...I'll come over to visit my uncle on the second grade of junior high school."

"Hmm... um... OK, that's it... Happy New Year..."

Putting down the phone, Zhang Jing was silent for a while and sighed.

The person who called just now was his father's eldest brother, his uncle's son Zhang Xin, whose pseudonym is Ziyu.His father came from a declining noble family and had two brothers. His uncle Zhang Yue was the eldest son, and his father Zhang Jin was the second son.Speaking of which, it is also a rather bloody story.

When the dynasty was first established, according to the decree of Emperor Taizu, the clan and meritorious officials were ennobled. At that time, they were divided into eight levels, namely prince, county king, general of Zhenguo, general of auxiliary country, general of Fengguo, lieutenant of Zhenguo and lieutenant of auxiliary country. , Lieutenant Fengguo.

Since then, the system has been restructured many times, especially in the Huanzong Dynasty. After a major reform, the system of princes, dukes, marquises, uncles, sons, and sixth sons was gradually formed, which is roughly equivalent to the aristocratic systems of other mainstream countries in the world.

The system of this dynasty is different from that of many foreign countries. The noble titles are only awarded with title, food, salary and no title. This makes it common for some middle- and low-level nobles to have their family fortunes decline if their descendants do not manage well. .

The hereditary title of the Zhang family is the last baron. Because my great-grandfather tried to invest in business but ultimately failed, by the time his grandfather Zhang Hengbang inherited the family business, the family was already in decline. In addition to the salary that never increased every year, the family's There are only some fields and three shops in the county seat.Although overall, it can be considered a prosperous family, but compared with other nobles, it is no longer the same.

This also forced the Zhang family to gradually withdraw from the social circles of nobles. After all, social activities among nobles were quite expensive.

Revitalizing the family business has always been Zhang Hengbang's pursuit.Similar to the plots in many bloody dramas, the marriage of two children naturally has considerable expectations from their grandfather.

When the two children grew up, the eldest son Zhang Yue married the second daughter of a noble nobleman who was also a low-ranking nobleman, but whose family background was much better than that of the Zhang family. Generally speaking, she was a good match.

As the second son, Zhang Jing's father Zhang Jin was originally arranged to marry the eldest daughter of a wealthy businessman. From Zhang Jing's current perspective, his grandfather must have been greedy for someone else's generous dowry. This is common in all countries today. It's quite a common thing.Many wealthy businessmen with low family status are willing to marry declining nobles in order to gild their families.

However, who knew that Zhang Jing's father started free love at this time and fell in love with Zhang Jing's mother, who looked like a small family to his grandfather.

After that, it was a farce of beating mandarin ducks, running away from home, and not having contact with each other until Zhang Jing's parents died. He never returned to his hometown again.

On the contrary, Zhang Jing's uncle still has contact with his father occasionally. In Zhang Jing's impression, the relationship between his father and his uncle should actually be good, and his uncle has always had the idea of ​​​​bridging the relationship between his father and his younger brother. However, both of them were stubborn, and this idea was not finally realized until Zhang Yue's death.

It is said that after Zhang Jing's father passed away, Zhang Hengbang finally regretted it and wanted to take Zhang Jing back to his hometown to educate him. However, it was difficult to recover at this time. Zhang Jing was also ambitious and resented what his grandfather did to his parents. , I don’t recognize this grandfather at all.

Chapter 236 The Lost Resort

Until Zhang Hengbang's death a few years ago, Zhang Jing never returned to the Zhang family's old home.

However, Zhang Jing didn't mean to express his anger towards his uncle's family. Even before, Zhang Jing was short of tuition fees for his studies, and his uncle also wanted to help. Although Zhang Jing didn't accept the offer because of his pride, he still had some sympathy after all.Therefore, after his grandfather passed away, Zhang Jing would occasionally visit his uncle during the Chinese New Year.

However, neither the uncle nor Zhang Jing mentioned the matter of recognizing the ancestor and returning to the clan.Zhang Jing never participated in any events such as sacrifices in the clan.

The uncle has two children. The eldest son, Zhang Xin, is a few years older than Zhang Jing. Now he has a public position in the county. Like the uncle, he has a generous temper.The second daughter, Zhang Qian, is still in college and is relatively unfamiliar with Zhang Jing.

The main purpose of Zhang Xin's call just now was to invite Zhang Jing for his father to get together during the Chinese New Year, so Zhang Jing did not refuse and decided to have a party on the second day of the lunar new year.

***

承和36年西历2016年2月08日16:16苏禄岛竹港市

A box truck is driving quickly on the road from Zhugang to Ammani Resort. The truck is painted with yellow paint and there is a crossed double ring pattern on the compartment. It can be seen at a glance that this is a Nanhai Telecom company. maintenance vehicle.