Zhang's grocery store located on the bustling street of Songyan City was reduced to ruins overnight.
Three months have passed.
On the bustling streets, there are row upon row of shops and noisy crowds. Everything is so lively. Only this place is as silent as a tomb. Pedestrians who pass by here must stay away from it, as if they are afraid of getting a trace of bad luck.
Here, there is still a ruin, and there are dark red mottled blood stains in the cracks of the broken roof tiles. This is the blood of Zhang's grocery store owner and thirty-seven talisman-making apprentices. Although the corpses have rotted and disappeared, the blood cannot
Erasing seems to be describing the fear, anger, and resentment in my heart...
A businessman came with a group of tall and powerful servants. He took a liking to this piece of land and wanted to build a shop on this ruins.
"Demolish it! I have already asked the Li family for permission, and I spent a lot of money to acquire this land. From now on, this will be Mr. Cui's land. Hurry up and clear away these rotten stones, rotten wood, and these dirty hair."
Wash away the smelly blood stains with water!"
The pot-bellied businessman shouted and ordered, but found that the group of powerful servants behind him all looked embarrassed and refused to come forward. He couldn't help but get angry: "What is there to be worried about? I'm afraid of getting the bad luck of a broom star.
Are you being treated by the Li family? Didn’t I say that I have already asked the Li family for instructions!"
"Master, so many people have died here, it seems unlucky to even open a shop, right? Besides, the broom star has stayed here for four years, who knows if he will be affected by his bad luck..." A servant looked bitter.
Explained seductively.
"Yes, everyone in the city related to Broomstick is dead now, and even the things he used have been burned to the ground."
"Master, we don't want this land!"
All the servants spoke out their worries in one voice or another.
"Do you still want to live?" Merchant Cui roared loudly: "Go to work for me. If you don't clean up this ruins tonight, I will take the heads of you cheap servants!"
The servants were silent, and they had no choice but to step forward one by one and start cleaning up the ruins of Zhang's grocery store.
Seeing this, Merchant Cui's face improved a lot, and he muttered disdainfully: "A bunch of trash, trash like a broom star. If I were a member of the Li family and dared not to listen to me, I would kill you to pieces..."
"Hiss, who is that guy? He has such a strong murderous aura, he looks like he just walked out of a river of blood and a sea of corpses!"
"It's Chen Xi! It's Chen Xi! He...he's back!"
"Chen Xi? Broom star?"
"No, I have to avoid him quickly. If I have any relationship with him, the Li family will probably destroy my whole family."
On the street in the distance, several screams suddenly erupted from the lively crowd. As if seeing an incredible ferocious beast, everyone's expressions changed drastically and they ran away in panic.
Suddenly the whole street was filled with people running away crying, as if something terrible had happened.
"Master, the broom star is back!"
"Let's run away quickly!"
"Yeah yeah."
All the servants were in mourning. If they were not afraid of Merchant Cui's power, they would have fled long ago.
"Shut up!" Merchant Cui's face also changed. He gritted his teeth and yelled: "He is just a useless person who can only make talismans. What are you afraid of? Those people ran away because they were afraid of the Li family. Sir, I have a close relationship with the Li family, so I need it.
Escape?"
Just as Merchant Cui was talking, there was no one left on the originally crowded street, and the merchants on both sides of the street also slammed their doors, as if to avoid the plague.
The atmosphere became silent, strange, and dull, like the calm before the storm.
"Don't panic, just do whatever you need to do. Today's wages will be increased tenfold!" Merchant Cui took a deep breath and said slowly.
Money moves people's hearts and can also drive ghosts and gods.
When they heard that their wages had been increased tenfold, even though all the servants looked extremely ugly, no one chose to leave. This is the charm of money.
Ta! Ta! Ta!
A burst of footsteps sounded on the deserted and dull street. The sound was as light as the misty wind, and as heavy as a big drum. Each hit was like a hit in the heart, making people's blood rise and their breathing heavy.
In the midst of this heart-stopping and strange footsteps, a thin and tall figure walked over. His expression was as cold as a dead thing without emotion, but his eyes were blood red, and his bright red blood eyes were like the legendary evil spirit.
Ghost, devil.
Murderous aura is like plasma that is too thick to melt, like a cold sharp knife that penetrates the bone marrow.
And his people are like a sword unsheathed in the sea of blood, eager to drink blood and soul.
Plop!
Merchant Cui's knees gave way and he fell to the ground. All the strength in his body seemed to have been drained, and his throat seemed to be pinched by an invisible hand. His eyes were round and wide open. Looking at the murderous figure approaching, he could no longer bear it.
He let out a shrill scream: "Chen Xi, you broom star, what are you going to do? The Li family is behind me, you can't touch me!!"
On one side, many servants were frightened and sat on the ground with trembling lips and pale faces. It was not until they saw that figure that they realized that no matter how much money they made, it was not as valuable as their own lives.
Chen Xi ignored them. He just looked at the ruins, and scenes from the past passed through his mind.
"Poor little guy, since no one is buying your talisman, then sell it to me. It is not easy to support a family at such a young age."
"Haha, Chen Xi, your talisman-making skills have improved again. You must keep working hard. Don't be proud. It's for your grandfather, brother, and most importantly, for yourself."
"I know there will be such a day, let's go, uncle, this place is too small, your life should not be imprisoned here, keep working hard, no matter what, remember to come back to see uncle when you have time, hahaha, I am
Aren’t you too greedy?”
…
Two lines of bright red blood tears silently fell down his cheeks. Chen Xi knelt down on the ground. Facing the ruins, the former Zhang's grocery store, and Uncle Zhang who always encouraged him to help him, he kowtowed heavily on the ground.
"Uncle, Xiao Xi has grown up, I will avenge you!"
After getting up, Chen Xi left without looking back.
On the side, Merchant Cui and a kind of servant all looked frightened and ferocious, bleeding from all their orifices, and died silently.
On the ground, there is another talisman written in blood. It is the first-grade talisman that Chen Xi is best at making, the Fire Cloud Talisman. The blood-colored talisman blooms like flowers, as if paying homage to the souls of the dead in the ruins.
Qingxi Restaurant.
On the empty and desolate ruins, there are bones and blood stains, and Chen Xi is cooking delicious dishes with all his heart. He is still mumbling something, and he can vaguely hear "Old Man Ma", "Pei Pei", "Qiao".
Nan'... such small words.
The scene of ruins, blood stains, bones, and a person cooking dishes and talking is very strange, even terrifying.
After a stick of incense.
Four dishes and a pot of wine were placed in front of the ruins, but Chen Xi was no longer there.
A wild dog smelled the scent and ran towards it, but before it could get close to the extremely delicious dish, it suddenly let out a whimpering sound in its mouth, fell to the ground suddenly, and died suddenly on the spot.
——
Chen Xi is back!
This news spread throughout Songyan City in an instant, as if it had wings, and the whole city was shaken.
Chen Xi, a broom star who grew up in Songyan City since childhood, his family was ruined when he was born, his parents disappeared, his engagement was broken, his grandfather died tragically, and his younger brother’s right hand was crippled...
A few months ago, it was because of him that the Li family killed civilians within a thousand miles, killed Zhang's Grocery Store, and killed Qingxi Restaurant. Anyone who had the slightest connection with him had died tragically, so why not?
innocent?
Now that this well-known broom star is back, is he going to bring a layer of bad luck and blood to the entire city again?
There was no one on the street.
Busy shops have also closed their doors.
Universities large and small have even banned students from going out.
The whole city seemed to have become an empty city in the blink of an eye.
Even the monks who claimed to be highly skilled were silent at this moment, waiting and watching. They seemed to be able to see that on this day, Chen Xi was destined to die tragically under the butcher's knife of the Li family.
——
General's Mansion.
Luo Chong, the number one master under General Qin, frowned and was worried.
At this moment, a guard ran over quickly, knelt down on one knee and said: "Return to Commander Luo, the general has said that I, the general's office, will not interfere in this matter."
boom!
Luo Chong slapped the desk on one side hard, causing sawdust to fly.
"Watching the Li family slaughter tens of thousands of civilians, watching Zhang's Grocery Store and Qingxi Restaurant destroyed. If this continues, how will the majesty of my General's Mansion remain? What can I do to convince the public?"
Luo Chong's anger, which had been accumulated for several months, could no longer be suppressed and burst out at this moment. His expression turned green and ferocious, and he roared loudly, "Why? Why are you ignoring me? Just because the Li family has the support of the Long Yuan Su family, they can trample on me."
The majesty of the General’s Mansion?”
"Luo Chong, you are too impulsive!" A very majestic voice sounded, and then a middle-aged man in purple robe walked over. He was nine feet tall, with a straight back, like a sword or a gun, as if he was being pressed by a mountain, full of majesty.
.This man is Qin Han, the most supreme person in the General's Mansion and the actual ruler of Songyan City.
"General!" Luo Chong was startled when he saw the middle-aged man in purple robe, took a deep breath, stood up and cupped his hands.
"The Su family is very scary, and the big forces in Longyuan City are very scary. Although you and I represent the will of the Chu Dynasty, in the face of these ancient family forces, we can only choose to compromise."
Qin Han sighed: "Not to mention you and me, even in Longyuan City and in the entire southern Xinjiang, no general's palace in any city dares to openly compete with it."
Luo Chong knew that Qin Han was telling the truth, but the anger in his heart only increased. He gritted his teeth and said, "We are dealing with the Li family, not the Su family!"
Qin Han shook his head and said: "Without the support of the Long Yuan Su family, do you think the Li family dares to be so unscrupulous?"
Luo Chong said in a daze: "Are we just going to do nothing? Just watch Chen Xi being killed? Hong Mian has a very good relationship with him."
"I know, that's why I locked up that girl." Qin Han replied casually: "There is nothing we can do about it. Once Chen Xi dies, maybe the entire Songyan City will be at peace. Besides, for the sake of a ruined family,
My son, if you offend the Li family and the Su family, you will undoubtedly burn my general's residence into a pit of fire, it's not worth it."
"Are big families and big forces so terrifying..." Luo Chong muttered to himself, feeling helpless.
"Indeed." Qin Han nodded, but did not explain any more.