Fairy Hunting

Chapter 1 The Madman
"Finally arrived at Changfeng City."

Seeing the huge city crawling ahead and the ancient city walls, Lu Yan really burst into tears.

It has been half a month since he came to this world, and he has also been in exile with the army of refugees for half a month. During this period, he was on the verge of death several times, and survived narrowly.

For example, once in order to snatch some wild vegetables, he was almost beaten to death by other refugees.

He sighed more than once that he was considered one of the most unlucky traversers.

That's right, he originally came from the earth and was a street writer. He went to work during the day and coded at night. Perhaps because he was too tired, he fell asleep while typing one night. When he woke up, his soul passed into a boy with the same name and surname in another world.

The original owner’s hometown was hit by a natural disaster, the land was thousands of miles away, the plants withered, not only the crops were not harvested, but even the bark and wild vegetables were not eaten. If they didn’t leave, they would starve to death and had to migrate to other cities.

The original owner went into exile with his parents, suffered a serious illness on the way, and was already dying. It happened that Lu Yanjiu occupied the magpie's nest and inherited most of the memories, so he didn't show his feet during this time.

"I don't know if the gatekeepers of Changfeng City will take us in?"

The person who spoke was an old man, everyone called him Uncle Wu, with dark and chapped skin, white hair all over his head, skinny and skinny, he was only about 50 years old, but he was older than the 70-year-old people on the earth.

There was deep worry in his voice, and his eyes were full of confusion about the future and helplessness.

"It's hard to say."

It was Lu Yan's father, Lu Qingshan, who answered the conversation.

Lu Qingshan is about 35 years old, with a square face. Because he is a hunter, he hunts all year round. Although he has been exiled for thousands of miles these days, he is still physically strong.

At least, compared to these refugees.

Lu Yan looked around, he saw that the people around him were all refugees, Lu Yan estimated that there were no fewer than ten thousand people.

An indescribable stench wafted in the air, disgusting, but fortunately Lu Yan was used to it.

The refugees looked blankly at the city ahead, waiting for the judgment of fate.

It is common for refugees to be rejected. Some elites not only refuse to accept, but also send troops to drive them away. If they do not comply, it is normal to have their heads chopped off.

If the gatekeepers of Changfeng City refuse to accept them, they will go into exile again and go to the next city.

But with their food reserves and physical condition, most of them would die on the way before reaching the next city.

Rumble!
Suddenly, the ground trembled slightly, and a roar came from Changfeng City.

The sound went from far to near, and came to the front in an instant, and everyone saw clearly that this was a cavalry, only about a hundred cavalry, but when it ran, it was magnificent, like a thousand horses.

"It's the armed forces of the powerful."

I don't know who yelled, and everyone's hearts were raised. Whether to accept or reject, the decision will be decided immediately, and this will determine their future fate.

Xi law.
The cavalry stopped in front of them, neatly and without any disorder, obviously well-trained.

"The horse is like a dragon, the knight is like a bear, what a terrifying aura."

Lu Yan looked at it curiously, secretly speechless.

The back height of the horses was almost more than two meters. The cavalry on the horses were dressed in red armor and held spears. They were tall and strong, like giant bears.

Lu Yan roughly judged that these cavalrymen were all over 1.9 meters tall, which formed a sharp contrast with the refugees.

Glancing with a cavalryman, Lu Yan's hair stood on end, his heart beat faster, and he felt as if he was being watched by a ferocious giant beast.

When he went to the zoo in his previous life, he had been in close contact with the Siberian tiger, but the feeling of the Siberian tiger was far less than that of the cavalryman.

Lu Yan hurriedly lowered his head, not daring to meet his eyes.

At this time, a middle-aged cavalryman came out more and more, looked at the wolf with eagle eyes, and said: "The master has ordered that the refugees come here. From now on, they will be the people of my Liu family. I will send porridge in a while, and arrange your residence later."

what?
The tens of thousands of refugees were stunned for a moment, and then they were ecstatic, with excited expressions on their faces.

They didn't reject them, and they would distribute porridge and housing. They were saved.

Not long after, large wooden barrels were pushed over from the direction of the city. The aroma of porridge was so tempting that Lu Yan's stomach growled in disbelief.

"Now the porridge is being distributed. Everyone queues up to receive the porridge. If anyone jumps in line indiscriminately, they will be killed without mercy."

A cavalryman yelled loudly, the sound was like a bell, and it was heard for several miles, and everyone could hear it clearly.

Soon, tens of thousands of refugees lined up in several long queues. Lu Yan followed his parents in line. After about two sticks of incense, he successfully received a bowl of porridge.

The porridge was no longer hot, so Lu Yan picked up the bowl and finished it with a few gulps.

The porridge is made of brown rice, and it is very thin. To be honest, it is far inferior to the white porridge on earth, but at the moment Lu Yan thinks it is extremely delicious.

These days, I rely on some dry food stored by my parents, plus wild vegetables and grass seeds to survive every day. The unpalatable ones can no longer be unpalatable, and I am constipated every day. It takes a lot of strength to pull a big one.

"Father, mother, eat."

Lu Yan saw that Lu Qingshan and Wang Cui had not eaten the porridge, so he called out.

"Yan'er, mother is not hungry, so let me give you this bowl of porridge."

Wang Cui handed the bowl to Lu Yan.

"Yes, we are not hungry yet, Yan'er, you have not recovered from your serious illness, and when you are growing up, you should eat more."

Lu Qingshan also said.

Although Lu Yan was still single in his previous life, he was an adult after all, how could he not know the hard work of being a parent.

"Father, mother, I'm full, eat quickly, we will arrange a place to live later."

Lu Yan smiled.

It would be a lie to say that Lu Yan had any feelings for the second elder just after crossing, but in the past half a month, what the second elder had to eat was first left to him. If there was any danger, he would stand in front of him and keep the danger out like a wall.

Human hearts are made of flesh. After half a month of getting along, Lu Yan has already recognized Lu Qingshan and Wang Cui, treating them as his own parents.

The couple wanted to talk again, but Lu Yan only said that he was full, and the two elders couldn't resist Lu Yan, so they picked up the bowl and ate up the porridge, even licking off the little porridge water left on the bottom of the bowl.

"Bold, you have already received the porridge and want to sneak in and get it again, thinking you can hide it from my eyes? You want to die."

With a loud shout, it sounded like a thunder explosion.

A cavalryman came out on horseback, pierced a middle-aged man with a spear in his hand like lightning, and held it high above his head.

The middle-aged man, like a pierced fish, kept struggling and twitching, his eyes full of despair.

hum!
As soon as the cavalry exerted force, the spear vibrated, producing a terrifying force. The middle-aged man's body was torn apart, and the internal organs were scattered all over the ground.

Seeing this scene, even though Lu Yan had seen countless dead people along the way, he almost spit out the porridge he ate just now.

On the way to exile, countless people starved to death, but this was the first time I saw such bloodshed.

"It's so powerful, is that Martial Arts? Just the vibration force generated by the vibration spear can shatter the body of an adult. What kind of power is this?"

Suppressing the discomfort, Lu Yan looked at the cavalryman, feeling overwhelmed and unable to calm down.

That kind of visual impact is too strong, and the fifty cents special effects of previous life movies and TV series can't be shot at all.

From the memory of this body, he knew that there was martial arts in this world, and it was only for casual martial arts masters to hunt tigers with bare hands, but he had never seen it before.

This was the first time he saw a martial arts master make a move.

"The child's father, why did he kill him, he just wanted to get another bowl of porridge for the child, woo woo woo, if you go, how will we mothers live."

At this time, a thin woman threw herself on the ground, crying.

"Cry again, and send you two to see him."

The knight who made the move before scolded, full of murderous intent, like a beast that chooses someone to devour.

How could the thin woman dare to cry again, she could only hug her child and tremble all over.

The other refugees were silent, and some people who also wanted to sneak into the team to get the second bowl of porridge dismissed the idea.

The delivery of porridge continued, and when the delivery of the porridge was finished and the bowls were taken back, military officers came to register the information of each household.

Registration is very simple, simply ask your name and age, where you are from, and what skills you know.

For those who can smelt, forge and make medicine, there are other arrangements.

Through the memory of his predecessor, Lu Yan knew that the place he was in was called the Great Chu Dynasty.

However, the imperial court is weak, and the area under its jurisdiction is only a few states. In other territories, the princes fight among each other. The clans stand on their own, train and raise military forces, and formulate laws. Each clan is an independent small country.

The aristocratic family is high above, and ordinary people are like pigs and dogs, taking life and death.

The big clans fought all the year round and plundered resources. Therefore, weapons and medicines became scarce goods, and those who knew these crafts were naturally popular.

"Lu Qingshan, Lu Chuan, Lu Daniu, Wu Si, Wu Hai"

"Fifty families of you come with me and arrange for you to live in Kaoshan Village."

An officer called the roll call loudly, and those who were called brought their family members and moved closer to the officer.

Kaoshan Village, backed by Wo Niu Mountain, hence the name, is more than ten miles away from Changfeng City.

An officer and two knights led the team, followed by a group of more than fifty households. Half an hour later, the mountain village in front of us was already in sight.

On the way, Lu Yan always had a question.

Kaoshan Village seems to be an old village, and this kind of village is usually full of people, so how can they 'stuff' fifty households into it?
Not only Lu Yan, but other people also had this question, but the officer and the knight didn't say a word, and they didn't dare to ask more questions.

The mountain village is surrounded by a wooden fence with a height of more than two meters, which is to prevent wild animals from entering the village at night.

The door opened, and Lu Yan caught a glimpse of more than ten people watching there.

Soon, they entered the village.

"Guoshan Village has arrived, next, I have something to announce"

As soon as the officer spoke, he was interrupted by a loud shout.

"Don't come, don't come, even if you come, you won't be able to leave, you will die, you will die here."

A village woman with a thin body and loose hair, with a pale face distorted, stared at Lu Yan and the others with deep fear and shouted at the top of her lungs.

"Where is the lunatic, drag it down quickly."

The officer's expression changed, and he sternly shouted.

A knight steered his horse and was about to charge out, but he saw several figures running out of the village in a hurry. Two villagers pulled the mad woman. An old man fell to the ground with a plop, trembling slightly with fear, and said, "My lord, please forgive me. My daughter is a lunatic and talks nonsense all day long. The old man will take her back now."

"I'm not crazy, I'm dead, all dead, this is a village that eats people, and there are ghosts who want to die"

The village woman still yelled, her hysterical voice, distorted face, and terrified eyes made everyone feel terrified and chilled.

A village man hurriedly covered the village woman's mouth to silence her.

The officer's face was gloomy, and he said: "If you don't take it away, if there is another time, I will definitely kill you."

"Yes, yes, thank you sir."

The old man kowtowed again and again, and then quickly retreated with the two villagers and the village woman.

Lu Qingshan and the others looked at each other in blank dismay, their hearts were still trembling, and the chill could not go away.

"It's nonsense for a ghost to kill."

The officer sneered, and said, "To tell you the truth, there was a plague not long ago in the mountain village, which caused many villagers to die of illness, so many houses were left vacant. But don't worry, the plague has already been brought under control, so you can move in with peace of mind."

"Also, the fields left by the villagers who died of illness will also be assigned to your names and cultivated for you. After the next year's harvest, you only need to pay [-]% of the tax."

And land allocation?

Everyone was overjoyed, and the chill in their hearts eased a bit.

As for paying [-]% of the tax, they directly ignored it.

I'm almost starving to death now, who cares about the [-]% tax, and in this era of war, [-]% tax is really not high.

"Next, there are two things to announce."

"First, the owner of the family is merciful and allows you to borrow grain, up to three buckets of brown rice per household, and you can also borrow potato seeds, but after the next year's harvest, you will have to pay [-]% more, which will be counted as interest. If you want to borrow, please register one by one."

The officer continued to announce.

There was a commotion in the crowd, it was because of excitement.

They can even borrow food and seeds.

One bucket is about twelve and a half catties, and three buckets is more than 37 catties. With wild vegetables, wild fruits, grass seeds, etc., the family can survive for several months without any problems.

And now it is the eighth day of September, which is the season for planting potatoes, and the harvest time of potatoes is short, usually it will mature in more than two months. If they are planted now, they can be harvested in November.

As long as they wait until that time, they can live on.

"I register"

"I register"

Each household is assigned a representative, and all are registered.

"After a while, food and seeds will arrive, and the second thing is announced now."

"The Liu family needs an army to defend their homeland, so they have recently recruited a group of young people for training. They can be between the ages of 14 and 20. Not only can they provide free food and drink, but they can also teach you how to practice martial arts. There is also a monthly payment of [-] Wen."

The officer continued.

This remark made many people's eyes shine.

Free food and drink, plus three hundred cash per month.

Because of the war, the price of grain has been rising year by year. Now the price of rough grain is about two yuan, and three hundred yuan is enough to buy 150 catties of rough grain. If you save some food, a family of three can eat for two months.

The most important thing is to be able to learn martial arts.

In this world, martial arts are paramount, and in times of war, martial arts are more important than literature. Once you are successful in martial arts, you can become a master in one fell swoop, and no one is tempted.

Although joining the army is dangerous, it is better than starving to death.

The good news one after another completely dissipated everyone's uneasiness caused by that crazy village woman.

Immediately, many qualified applicants will come forward to sign up.

"Father, mother, I want to sign up."

Lu Yan said.

In the past half a month, plus the memory of his predecessor, Lu Yan understands very clearly that as a lower class, he has no ability to protect himself and take risks. Life is in the hands of the strong, and if there is a slight problem, he will die.

As a human being, he doesn't want to live a life like this. He wants to practice martial arts, become a strong man, have the ability to protect himself and his family, and not be a fish on someone else's chopping board, which is slaughtered.

But it is not easy to practice martial arts, unless someone has a special talent discovered, otherwise, if you want to get in touch with martial arts, you will have to spend a lot of money to study in those martial arts halls.

But where did he get the money, he can't even pay for martial arts training by farming the land for a lifetime.

He didn't want to miss this opportunity.

He didn't ask Lu Qingshan and Wang Cui, and walked directly to the officer. He knew in his heart that Lu Qingshan and Wang Cui definitely didn't want him to join the army.

It was too late for Lu Qingshan and Wang Cui to stop Lu Yan, so they could only stand there and worry.

"Your body is too weak, your foundation is weak, you don't meet the requirements, step back."

The officer just took a look at Lu Yan and refused directly.

Lu Yan had no choice but to back down, and Lu Qingshan and Wang Cui breathed a sigh of relief.

In the end, a total of 12 people met the conditions and were registered. They will leave with the officers later.

An hour later, several carts of grain and seeds arrived, and everyone took the grain and seeds one after another.

Then each household was issued a wooden sign with the house number written on it, and the door of each house in the village also had a corresponding house number, just follow the house number above to find the house and move in.

The room number Lu Qingshan received was 36.

They took food and seeds and found Room 36.

The house is located on the edge of the village. It is not big, with mud walls and thatched roof. It has three rooms, a small hall and a small kitchen.

There are rusty hoes, poles, dustpans and other agricultural tools at the door, but the original owner of the house is no longer there.

Lu Qingshan and Wang Cui immediately began to clean up. Lu Yan wanted to help, but was stopped by the elders, who said that Lu Yan was not recovered from his serious illness, so he should have a good rest.

It was evening after cleaning, Wang Cui got some brown rice and cooked a pot of thick porridge.

A family of three gathered around the wooden table, eating with gusto.

Brown rice is mixed with rice bran, and the taste is extremely bad. It was difficult for Lu Yan to swallow in the past, but now it feels extremely sweet.

After eating a bowl of brown rice porridge, my body feels warm.

In the eyes of the two elders, there is no confusion and despair about the future on the road to exile. Instead, there is hope and anticipation for the future.

There are houses, fields, food, and seeds. This is hope.

"Yan'er, go to bed early, tomorrow morning I will go hunting in the mountains, and I will hunt a hare for you to nourish your body."

Lu Qingshan said.

At night, the moonlight covered the thatched cottage, Lu Yan lay on the wooden bed, his thoughts were messed up, and it was difficult to fall asleep.

For a while, I thought of the scene of starvation and death on the road to exile, for a while, I thought of the terrible power of the knight who shot and killed a person, and then I thought of the crazy village woman's hoarse and exhausted cry during the day
For some reason, he always felt a little uneasy in his heart, which was getting thicker and thicker like the darkness in the middle of the night.

"This world is full of dangers. I must have the power to protect myself. What is that book in my mind? Why is there still no response."

As a time traveler, Lu Yan is not without special features. On the first day after time travel, he found a book in his mind. As long as he concentrated, it would appear in his mind. However, Lu Yan tried many times and did not find any special functions.

After many attempts to no avail, Lu Yan could only give up.

After thinking about it distractedly for a while, sleepiness gradually came, and Lu Yan fell asleep in a daze.

Suddenly, a shrill scream resounded through the quiet night sky of the small village, and Lu Yan suddenly sat up from the bed.

　Lao Mu is back, and a new book is coming. This book took Lao Mu a lot of energy to conceive and set up. The follow-up is absolutely wonderful. Please collect it and read it every day. This is very important, thank you.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)