The dim green light cut a slender figure on the west window. A gust of cold wind entered the room, and the silhouette swayed slightly.
Jiang Yao sat alone in front of the bedside table, tightly wrapped in the wolfskin coat, frowning and thinking.
The young man still has a childish and handsome face, and he looks to be sixteen or seventeen years old at most, but his eyes twinkling under the light, and his concentration in thought... don't seem to be what a young serf should have.
Jiang Yao stretched out his hand again and looked at a two-inch square Pisces jade pendant in his hand. He still couldn't identify the material of the Pisces jade pendant. He was Mr. Jiang's direct student. As long as he got his hands on any ancient jade in the world, he would know what it was.
Jade material.
It has been eight years since he was brought to another world by this jade pendant in the Kunlun Mountains of China. He occupied a nine-year-old body and grew to seventeen years old, but he has not lost any of his expertise. This jade pendant belongs to China and he cannot identify it.
That's outrageous.
Originally, he was not sure that he was brought to another world by the Pisces Jade Pendant, because what he was brought to another world was just his soul, which was similar to resurrecting the soul through a borrowed corpse.
It wasn't until today when he went out hunting and accidentally discovered this jade pendant again that he concluded that he was brought to another world by this thing.
Jiang Yao has heard the legend of the Pisces Jade Pendant, which is said to be a treasure that can replicate things. He is not sure if it is the legendary Pisces Jade Pendant. Even if it is not, the magic of this jade pendant is definitely not inferior to that of the jade pendant.
After discovering the Pisces jade pendant again today, Jiang Yao studied it for a long time. He hoped that this jade pendant could bring him back to China, but he couldn't bear to leave.
Because in this other world, he already has parents, a sister, and even a fiancée. It has been eight years. How is it possible to say that he has no feelings?
But thinking about the horror and cruelty of this world, he never wanted to return to China.
However, what disappointed Jiang Yao was that after studying it for a long time, there was no movement from the jade pendant. It did not suddenly emit a white light and make him faint like when he first discovered it in Kunlun Mountain.
The white light didn't appear. He couldn't go back at all.
In fact, even if the white light appears again, he is not sure that he will be taken back to China. However, he really does not want to stay in this world.
Jiang Yao was filled with disappointment. It was the disappointment that after seeing hope, hope suddenly disappeared.
The young man showed a bitter smile, hid the Pisces jade pendant under the bed, and thought about his next plan.
He is already seventeen years old, he cannot be a serf for the rest of his life, right?
He has occupied the body of Jiang Yao who has the same name for eight years. The more he learns about this world, the more desperate he feels.
He didn't know how big this world was, and he didn't know what it looked like further away. At least within the scope of what he heard, it was just as dark as a long night.
This place is similar to ancient China. But there is no emperor, no court, no government, no law, only martial arts clans competing for hegemony. You can imagine what the life of the people at the bottom is like.
The nature of these warlords is similar to the warlords of the Three Kingdoms, the Spring and Autumn Period, the clans of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Japanese daimyo, European nobles, and even tribal chiefs.
Don't know what it is.
If that's all, that's it. With his knowledge as a dealer in ginger medicine and cultural relics, he can become a staff member and break away from his status as a serf.
However, this is simply a luxury.
Because only martial arts cultivators can join the martial clan. Even if you want to become the lowest soldier in the martial clan army, you must be a martial arts cultivator.
The so-called martial arts practitioners are real people who practice martial arts.
To become a martial artist, you not only need to have some mysterious and mysterious qualifications, but also need to practice martial arts, and you also need precious training resources. The life span of such people starts at a few hundred years. It can be said that... they are absolutely extraordinary!
Therefore, the world is divided into two major classes, one is mortals, and the other is real people. Mortals make up the vast majority, and real people only have a very small minority. But real people are the rulers, and all mortals are slaves. The two are as different as the world.
It is as difficult for a serf to become a martial artist as to reach heaven. It is much more difficult than taking the imperial examination in ancient China.
It is said that cultivation techniques will never be passed on to outsiders. Cultivation resources are also treasures that mortals cannot obtain. Even if you have them, it is difficult for a mortal to have the qualifications to practice.
As a serf, Jiang Yao, even if he wanted to become a pawn in the Wulord's army, that would be a huge luxury.
Serfs farmed and worked for the Wu clan for generations. What they paid was not taxes, but spiritual grains, spiritual tea, spiritual fruits and other goods.
Ten acres of land can only produce one pound of spiritual grain at most, and the rest is ordinary grain. Every time when harvesting, serfs have to work hard to pick out the spiritual grain one by one and supply it to the martial clan to which they belong.
Martial cultivators also need to eat, but martial cultivators only eat food with the word "spiritual" on it. Although they have developed terrifying martial arts, if they don't eat food, their strength will be greatly reduced, and their life span will also be greatly reduced.
Serfs worked as cattle and horses to support the real people. They were trapped in land and labor all their lives, and were killed and taken away by martial cultivators. They were as despicable as ants and weeds.
The only "good" thing about the serfs of the Wu clan is that if the wild beasts in the mountains come out to poison the serfs, they are responsible for driving them away. Of course, they are not concerned about the life and death of the serfs, but are worried about the reduction of Linggu production.
The mortality rate of serfs was very high. They died of exhaustion, disease, being eaten by wild beasts, bitten by poisonous snakes and insects, killed by martial arts... Those who lived to be eighty years old were considered to have a long life. The average life span was only in their early fifties.
Thinking of these, how could Jiang Yao not despair?
He has a junior brother named Li Luo who is very tough. But he believes that even if Li Luo were placed in this world, he would be as desperate as himself.
It seems that there is no chance to change fate.
Oh, forget it.
I can't help it.
I've been thinking about it for eight years.
There's just no way around it.
Only when he thought of his current family and his unmarried wife did he feel the only comfort.
Go to sleep.
Despite the heavy snowfall in winter, I still have to work in the fields tomorrow morning to prevent the heavy snow from crushing the crops.
Jiang Yao turned off the lights and went to bed, listening to the wind and snow outside the house, and fell into a deep sleep.
In this world, he is the only one.
The overwhelming loneliness is like a small boat on the boundless sea... I don't know which way to go.
In the dream, he returned to China and met his teacher and junior brothers. He also dreamed that the policewoman named Cui Xiuning gave him a mission.
Junior brother, are you already in jail? It's okay, you'll be released in seven or eight years at most. I've already done what I have to do. I pity you, senior brother, I want to go back to jail but can't.
Junior brother, I actually did it for you. I didn’t betray you, really.
Many times, the young man hoped to wake up in China, even in a court or in a prison cell. But every time he was disappointed.
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Jiang Yao felt that he was still a little happy, especially when his mother brought him vegetables, his father asked him to eat more, and his sister showed him her big smiling eyes, he felt the warmth in his heart.
"Dad, Mom, you guys should eat more." Jiang Yao looked at the chicken in his bowl and gave a few pieces to his sister Jiang Cai. "Sister, I'm not in good health. Eat more meat."
"Xiao Yao is becoming more and more caring." Sister Jiang Cai smiled gently, looking very happy.
Jiang's mother and Jiang's father looked at each other and smiled, and the family of four looked very warm at the dinner table.
This serf's home in a remote village is now happy and full of the warmth of home.
But whenever Jiang Yao sees this scene, he feels very sad. This family is destined to be humble serfs.
"Yao'er, bring Meimei home for dinner tomorrow." Jiang's mother Wei Rong said with a smile.
Wei Rong is nearly forty years old, but she has a very healthy appearance and a smooth complexion, which makes her a little different from ordinary peasant women.
Jiang's father, Jiang Qiao, also nodded honestly, "Yes, yes, bring Meimei over for dinner."
Jiang Qiao has been working hard to farm and cut firewood every year, but for some reason, he is a little different from ordinary serfs.
Jiang Yao had always suspected the identity of their serfs, but after eight years of secret observation, he was still disappointed.
Although Jiang Yao has always had doubts in his heart, it did not hinder his basic recognition of this family.
His parents divorced when he was young, and the court ordered him to be raised by his father. However, after that indifferent father remarried and had children, he became even more indifferent to him. Needless to say, his stepmother.
His biological mother also paid little attention to him after she remarried. Growing up, he did not enjoy much family affection.
But when he woke up, he came to this world inexplicably and became the nine-year-old son of the Jiang family: Jiang Yao.
At that time, Jiang Yao seemed to be seriously ill and about to die. Because when he woke up as Jiang Yao, he saw Jiang's father and mother Jiang were very anxious. Even his widowed sister Jiang Cai was so anxious that she shed tears.
Seeing him wake up, the three of them were very happy and even said they were lucky.
Things that can only happen in novels actually happened to him.
However, Jiang Yao was a veteran, and he calmly adapted slowly without leaving any flaws.
Hearing her mother mention Meimei, Jiang Yao couldn't help but see a beautiful face that looked both happy and angry at the same time.
He has always been a little confused as to why a woman like Meimei is willing to marry him and is so kind to him.
Meimei is the most beautiful woman in eight villages within ten miles, and she is as smart as ice and snow. Although she is a serf, she has the opportunity to become a martial arts concubine or maid. Although her identity as a slave will not change, her destiny has been changed.
And what about myself? In the eyes of others, she just looks good, and nothing else.
Serfs were strictly prohibited from doing business to get rich. There was no government or court here, and naturally there was no way to study and become an official.
His fate is actually destined: he works hard every year farming the land, working as a cow and horse until he dies.
Meimei is destined to endure hardship when she marries herself.
But she never seems to dislike him, and is very gentle to him. She often takes the initiative to visit him, as considerate as a little daughter-in-law.
Jiang Yao was a little confused and had been doubting Meimei's feelings for him. However, after many years, he did not find any problems.
Thinking of Meimei, Jiang Yao couldn't help but smile.
"Dad, Mom. After dinner, I will go to Nanshan to try my luck and see if I can catch prey." Jiang Yao said. He has good archery skills and hunts as much as possible to supplement meat for his family.
"Go, it's dark and deep in the mountains, be careful of wild beasts." Jiang's father warned him. Although his son often hunted at night, he still reminded him every time.
After Jiang Yao finished eating, he picked up his bow and arrow and went out to hunt.
There were only three people left at the dinner table.
"Old place." Mother Jiang said suddenly.
Father Jiang nodded, "Old place."
Jiang Cai also stood up and said, "Let's go."
The three of them came outside and looked at the vast night sky. Suddenly they flew up like big birds and headed towards Beishan.
The cold wind blew the clothes of the three of them, making them look as if they were immortals, unlike ordinary people.
However, it was dark at this time and the three of them were flying so fast that the villagers didn't even notice.
The distance of more than ten miles was reached in an instant. At this time, the three of them had arrived at the cliff of Beishan Mountain, looking like ghosts in the moonlight.
Immediately afterwards, a chuckle came from the night sky, and a graceful figure fell from the sky and landed on a cliff. Under the moonlight, her figure and face were particularly beautiful.
If Jiang Yao were present, he would definitely recognize her as his fiancée Meimei.
"Meimei, you came very quickly and didn't keep us waiting." Jiang's mother Wei Rong said coldly. At this time, her expression and demeanor did not look like a village woman at all. Even her appearance was much more beautiful and younger.
Mei Mei combed her wind-tossed hair and smiled sweetly, "The day is getting closer and closer, and of course my fiancée is getting more and more anxious. Aren't you anxious? I don't believe it."
Jiang Qiao, Jiang's father, stood with his hands behind his back. He didn't look like a serf at all. His eyes were also very cold. This cold gaze was not only directed at Meimei, his future daughter-in-law, but also at Jiang's mother and Jiang Cai.
Jiang Cai sighed, "Hey, to be honest, I still can't bear it. After all, I have been that boy's sister for more than ten years and have been with him since I was ten years old."
Father Jiang snorted, "Are you kind-hearted? I've been his father for seventeen years, and he came earlier than you. I don't even feel bad for you, but you feel bad for him?"
Jiang's mother chuckled and said, "It's normal for her to feel distressed. Although she is a big brat, she was only ten years old when she came here. How could she be as cruel as us?"
"Okay." Meimei interrupted dissatisfiedly, "Don't talk nonsense. There is still one year before we can start. We can't expose any flaws and cause all our efforts to be wasted. That kid is not stupid."
"That's right." Jiang Cai nodded, "Yao Yinzi can only mature when he is eighteen years old. If his three emotions change, his heart and soul will not be able to refine the elixir. We have worked hard for so many years and we cannot fail."
The so-called three emotions are the love of parents, brothers and sisters, and the love of husband and wife. According to them, the three emotions of Yao Yinzi must be perfect, so that the heart and soul can be rounded and mature smoothly, and can be used to make elixirs.
Jiang's mother Wei Rong sighed: "For Jiang Yao, a one-in-a-billion medicine introduction, I have been his mother for seventeen years, the legitimate daughter of a royal family! Is it easy for me? If something goes wrong in the end, I might as well commit suicide
Meridians.”
Mei Mei sneered, "Isn't it easy for you? No matter how difficult it is for you, how difficult is it for me? I have to sleep with him, and I have to be a real couple with him for at least a few days. The one who suffers the most is me!"
If they don't become a true couple, the relationship between husband and wife in Yao Yinzi will not be perfect, and their hearts and souls will still not mature.
"It's not easy for anyone." Jiang Qiao said coldly, "I am the legitimate son of the Deng clan. I have been a humble mortal serf for seventeen years, farming and chopping firewood every day. How can it be easy for me? However, when you think about the peerless elixir, you still feel aggrieved.
What?"
This unique medicine primer, which is unique in millions, can refine a top-notch treasure elixir, which is extremely precious and has not appeared in the world for tens of thousands of years.
Even the top martial arts clan cannot help but be jealous.
Thinking about it, it's worth it. No, it's too worth it.
If it weren't for the fact that there are very few people who can discover Yao Yinzi's physique, Jiang Yao, the Yao Yinzi, wouldn't be able to reach a few of them.
"We don't actually have to grudge each other." Wei Rong said, "Anyway, we can refine five treasure pills, and everyone has a share, so no one will feel the loss."
The other three people couldn't help but nod, their expressions softened slightly.
"I can't bear the thought of extracting Jiang Yao's soul. Fortunately, he will never know that all three emotions are fake until his death." Jiang Cai said quietly.