Darkness covers the sky, rain is coming, and faint water spirits are rippling in the whole world. The greenery turns to gray and black, suppressing the heat wave of the midsummer day. The birds and beasts of the primeval forest are scattered in all directions. Even the most ferocious spiritual beasts have to avoid the power of nature...
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Dense rain fell, pattering on the trembling cornerstone sleepers and rails. The dark color rendered the civilization in this wild forest, and two red lights swept over, becoming more and more dazzling along the long rail path.
Woo——
The Huoling locomotive tore through the air with a huge impact, and the wind pushed open the dark forest trees. The clumps of branches and leaves rushed in the field of vision, passing by at high speed, and then pulled away. The rhythmic rolling sound of the steel wheels overwhelmed the wind, and only
The diagonal lines of rain hitting the glass window got wet, stretched, and connected... blurring the water world.
Warm yellow lights lit up in the train car. It was a little empty, and I could faintly hear the voice of the female flight attendant: "Dear passengers, be careful, please do not enter the dangerous area below.
Wow
Snow-colored jade hands closed the curtains, and the girl in white sat back in her seat, glanced at the Yu Liang handed over by the young man in military uniform on the opposite seat, took it, and then looked back lightly, without saying a word, she continued to read the book in her hand.
"Leave some for me..." the young man in military uniform said with a funny expression. He said that the mortal clone specially created by the gods should not be like this.
At this time, a spiritual light lit up on the thick French-patterned cloth, which was turned on and equipped with sound insulation. The female flight attendant's voice became clear: "A ferocious beast in the wilderness is attacking. Please pull down the curtains. Thank you for your cooperation..."
When the voice came closer, the female flight attendant in elegant Han attire saw that the curtain had been closed. She smiled and nodded at the young man in military uniform and was about to pass by. However, she caught a glimpse of the "Seventh Textbook of Imperial Imperial College" on the cover of the book in the hands of the girl in white, as well as Wei Weiying.
Guang's paper was painted with complicated patterns, and she exclaimed in her heart. She knew how difficult it was for only one in ten thousand to get into the Imperial Imperial Academy, so she admired her: "Sister, is she an imperial student from Xialuo?"
The girl in white didn't raise her head or speak, she just pointed her finger at the young man in uniform facing her.
"I am." The young man in uniform smiled apologetically at the female flight attendant, as if he were her spokesperson, and said, "Thank you for taking care of me along the way. My roommate is ill, so please bear with me."
"You're welcome, this is my duty... Are you coming to Yumen City to guard the border?"
"Well, after ten years of garrison duty, I was born in the orphan camp of the Yulin Army. I am the emperor's eagle and dog's claws. It is my duty to guard the border for the country." The young man said peacefully.
"Ah... you are the orphan of a martyr..."
Facing the warm yellow light, I realized that this young man was very heroic and had an indescribable magnanimity. His attitude was sincere and gave people a sense of credibility. The pretty face of the female flight attendant turned red. Seeing the thin body of the girl in white next to him, she couldn't help but
Concern: "How can Lunshi still bring his family with him? This is located in the westernmost border of the Han Dynasty, where conflicts between countries and wild beasts and alien races are in chaos. It's so dangerous..."
"My adoptive parents have passed away. I have to thank them for taking care of me in the past. My sister-in-law is helpless and has been sick since she was a child. She needs to be taken care of, so I can only take them with me..." The young man in military uniform smiled bitterly and looked at the girl in white across from him with a faint look:
"Furthermore, there are rumors that in the primeval forest after leaving the Jade Gate, some people have encountered fairy flowers and fairy fruits. This can make up for my sister's innate deficiencies. I want to give it a try..."
The girl in white did not raise her head, her long black hair moved slightly, showing that she was listening, and the atmosphere became warm invisibly, making the tourists around her wish her well: "Young man has a heart, he should fulfill his wish..."
The young female flight attendant's eyes were also bright, but a man who is too outstanding is just like a beautiful woman to an ordinary man, and there is a lot of pressure on her. She said a few words about travel safety, then lowered her head and went to the next carriage.
My steps are a little unsteady.
The brother and sister both had excellent ears, and they faintly heard the older waiter joking: "The one just now was a real person. His surname was Ji Yuanzhi in the records. He may be the real person Chang Yu who came last year and killed mountains of blood at the border.
You dare to come up and talk..."
"Hey, so young..." The faint exclamation was just a bunch of gossip about Emperor Yulin's army.
The girl in white turned her head to look at her graceful back, then looked at the eyes of the young man opposite her, and snorted coldly.
Ji Yuanzhi's young man looked innocent: "So what, I, Miss Xue."
The girl in white didn't know what to say and was reading in silence. After a long time, her expression changed and she said in a voice: "Huh, you are enjoying yourself."
"We haven't lived a mortal life for hundreds of thousands of years." The young man's expression also changed, and he looked around leisurely: "Besides, the Han Dynasty is indeed interesting. When we investigate the Qing Dynasty, we need to live it first-hand, right?"
"What do you think?"
"Don't you also have an idea... If you ask me, I have to say that I have seen all the emperors of hundreds of dynasties, and this earth seems not to be similar to any of them."
"Some people in Huangde say this is industry. From my point of view, although there are thousands of workshops for silk weaving, porcelain, refining, etc., springing up like bamboo shoots after a rain, it's not just this that's scary."
"Some people say that this is because the imperial court's donations are not heavy and the business is prosperous. I also think it may not be just like this."
"This business is growing more and more than ever before, and it's getting better and better. I can't see clearly." The young man in military uniform said calmly, but also with a hint of solemnity: "I'm afraid it will be difficult for Huang Zhi to dominate."
"To tell you the truth, this system is much better than all previous systems. Unless there is a big change, it will never be easy."
"If you tell the truth on earth, I'm afraid you can live a thousand and five years."
The girl in white clothes held a book and sat half-reclining in the seat without saying a word. She saw the blurry rain outside the car, hitting the glass line by line and making the scenery unclear.
After a long time, she sighed softly: "That's why we have to pay close attention to Ye Qing. Of course, this is not our mission, but no matter how wonderful this system is, it is still humane."
"That's true, but if the nine states on earth have this kind of system and it reaches this level, the annual income will not be trivial."
The girl in white nodded: "So I have lived in it for twenty years, and I still feel that I have not finished it."
The two of them arrived here and were silent all the way until they got off the train. Both of them had changed. She looked like a mortal girl again. She glanced at the blood stains on the wheel. The fishy smell hit her nostrils and she couldn't help but frown: "When I got on the train,
not yet."
"This is that dangerous area. The real person in the car killed the wild beast blocking the road, leaving only a few traces." Ji Yuanzhi said normally, not mentioning that the situation was tense just now, and he almost had to mobilize the real person and the real person among their passengers.
The magician joins the battle...
This is the frontier of the Han Dynasty, the land of alienation, or what foreign countries call the Central Continent.
The train platform where the train stops is a fully enclosed structure, with a crystal-clear array of light on the outside. The rainwater rushes down the waterfall. Through the water curtain, you can faintly see a majestic military city, everywhere.
Patrolling Taoist soldiers and magicians...
I don’t know if this platform array is turned on to protect against rain, wild beasts and alien enemies, or both?
The girl in white retracted her observation gaze, holding a Taoist book as thick as a brick, and turned to look at the young man in military uniform: "Ayuan, you don't have to hide it from me, don't forget, I also passed the exam of Taixue Taoist Academy, although I was born with a weak body and was unable to attend.
, but the department has read as many books as you, and I still know that the border is dangerous and I have seriously considered coming here."
"You are serious about considering it. Here are either homeless criminals or veterans for many years. There is not even a marriageable partner. If you stay for another ten years, you will be an old girl and you will not be able to get married..." Ji Yuanzhi pulled her out and squeezed out.
The crowd rushed to the high platform and glanced at the heavy rain outside the steel curtain roof. They felt a headache: "How can I explain this to my parents?"
The girl in white picked up her small luggage and held up an oil-paper umbrella to cover him until the two of them passed through the rain curtain. She looked at the shops on the street and judged that the economic prosperity was only equal to that of a small county town in the traditional area of the empire. She whispered: "I can't marry.
I can't get married if I go out. Anyway, I don't have any biological brothers, and the Tantai family doesn't count on me."
Tantai is a compound surname, and like the Ji surname, they are both derived from ancient Chinese surnames. Therefore, no matter how much the adoptive parents take care of them, they still follow the traditional sacrificial division. After the rise of the Taoist industry, men and women gradually became economically equal to equal power.
Cultural equality, although the father's surname tag is still retained as a tool for the expansion of the national system, women also have a say in family affairs.
Ji Yuanzhi can take care of many things for her, but after all, he is not from the Tantai family, and he has no say in the family history. He is speechless and can only change his words: "Then I will report to the military camp first. You are at the gate of the military camp."
Wait for me in the duty room, and we will go to the assigned yard later... There is nothing else here, the land is full of space, but I can't find a place to eat, and you don't know how to cook, little sister..."
"I've learned something new." Tantai Xue looked confident, holding an umbrella in one hand and waving a colorful book in the other. Behind her, the bustling crowd poured out of the platform and disappeared into the streets holding various umbrellas.
Every yellowish light in the window is on, as if they are waiting for the return of their respective families.
Ji Yuanzhi asked in confusion: "What kind of book is this?"
"The recipe, um, it's rumored to be a dragon-specific recipe passed down by Empress Henyun of Hongwu back in the day. I had a hard time copying it out by hand in the Imperial Library..." Tantai Xue's eyes were bright and she vowed to give it to her brother.
Show off your cooking skills.
"That was...the period of the Third Han Empire, right? Now we are all in the Seventh Han Empire. How many years have passed...it's still the Dragon Clan's recipe, don't make dark food." Ji Yuanzhi's expression was a little subtle, not too much.
Believing in such ancient cooking skills immediately caused Tantai Xue to glare: "Are you so distrustful of my sister?"
"I believe, I believe..." Ji Yuanzhi only responded, without any hint of authority.
"Anyway, you're not allowed to go to restaurants all day long." Tantai Xue said, feeling that her tone was too strong, so she slowed down: "A Yuan is lucky that the money he earns is not blown by the strong wind, but in exchange for his life. If you can save it, save it.
Take it easy and save some capital. You can use it to pursue other careers after you retire from the army..."
Ji Yuanzhi smiled and touched her silky and soft hair. Without saying anything, there was an atmosphere of home that filled the air between the two of them. Everything was unspoken.
At this time, the howling of wolves was faintly heard outside the city. Ji Yuanzhi held down his sword and looked over sharply.
A hundred miles outside the city, in a deserted land, there are some wolves.
This area, which has penetrated deep into the center of the earth, is the pinnacle of the empire in the heart of the continent. Although it is difficult to develop an economic city in the hilly areas, the slightly higher terrain can swoop down in all directions. It plays a key role in military geographical control. The four battles are always the place.
He was extremely sensitive to disturbances. For a moment, everyone on the street looked sideways, trying to estimate the intensity of the situation based on experience.
After a while, no city defense call was heard, and the atmosphere on the street relaxed a little. Someone said: "It seems that the enemy is provoking another provocation. Recently, they always say they are protesting against our colonization...
"We may have to fight a war to stabilize control of this area." A magician said.
"The Governor has issued an order, and all adult males from every household are ready to apply..."
After hearing these discussions about the war, the newly arrived young man and the girl immediately stopped bickering and looked at each other. After carefully observing that the city defense signal was normal, they were relieved. The two figures gradually moved closer together in the rain, silently blending into the city.