Wonderland

Chapter 1 The world is in chaos
South Territory.

At that time, the world was in great chaos. A war broke out between the Yuxi Kingdom in the south and the Jinshi Kingdom in the north. The two sides invested as many as one million troops. At one time, the two countries were in chaos, and the people were struggling. At this time, the house leaked and it rained overnight. In the drought, the people had no crops, and thieves were everywhere. For their livelihood, the people fled their homeland and embarked on the road of exile.

On an official road in Guohuai County, Yuxi, a group of refugees headed for Huai County, with a team of seven or eight miles, at least thousands of people.

12-year-old Xiao Lin was walking among the group of refugees. He supported his frail father Xiao Shan, and held his younger sister Xiao Zhi with the other hand. His small dark face was full of confusion and loneliness. lips, untied a gourd from his waist.

Shaking it gently, there was a faint sound of water inside.

"Xiaozhi, drink some water." Xiao Lin handed the gourd to his sister Xiao Zhi.

Xiao Zhi's tanned face showed a sensible expression, she shook her head: "Brother, I'm not thirsty, you drink."

Hearing this, Xiao Lin's nose was sore, and he almost burst into tears. It has been more than two months since he left his hometown, and the dry food he brought with him has long been eaten. Two days ago, his mother died of starvation on the road. If this continues. , Within two days, the frail father and sister would also starve to death.

There are still more than [-] miles away from Huaixian County in Nanzhou. Judging from the current speed of the refugee team, it will take at least three days. Xiao Lin has no certainty whether he can survive these three days. In Huai County, you may not be able to find food.

Looking at his father's weathered sallow cheeks, and at his sister's thin body, Xiao Lin was full of self-blame. If someone could give him a steamed bun now, he would definitely agree to any conditions.

Suddenly, there was a rapid neighing sound from the front, and a group of men and horses were running towards them under the billowing smoke.

Xiao Lin was startled, and his face was full of horror. He had heard adults say that on the way to Huai County, there were many thieves. If you don't obey, you will be killed. Along the way, he has seen many corpses displayed on the roadside, and only the bones are eaten by the wild beasts in the mountains.

If he really encountered a bandit, there would be no way out, Xiao Lin sighed in his heart.

Xiao Lin stared, staring at the smoke in front of him, until he saw the big "jade" word on the chest of the horse that rushed out of the dust, and then let go of his dangling heart.

"It's the official army." Xiao Lin murmured to himself, although the official army often did some things to oppress the people, but it was much better than the bandits and would not kill people at will, but he quietly pushed his sister behind his father. .

The man headed by this team of officers and soldiers is tall and thick, with distinct facial features and angular beards of the same length. The only scar on his face, from the left eye to the right cheek, gave him a strong aura of ferocity.

He looked at the refugee team in front of him, frowned deeply, and after a while, a sneer appeared on his face.

He waved his hand behind him, and after a while, one person drove his horse over, and the leading officer whispered a few words in this man's ear. At the same time, he looked at the refugees with a smile on his face.

After driving the horses away, the entire army of officials immediately began to lengthen, and began to gather the refugee teams from both sides. Seeing this scene, Xiao Lin's face was gloomy, and his heart sank.

Soon, thousands of refugees were gathered in a pile of blackness, and Wu dissatisfied looked at the scar-faced officer headed in horror, feeling uneasy in his heart.

Looking at the crowded crowd with satisfaction, a smile appeared on the scar-faced officer's face, but this smile did not bring him an amiable image, but added a little weird and terrifying aura.

"I am Liu Dali, Deputy Lieutenant of Huai County. I am ordered to exterminate the bandits in the Tianlu Mountain area of ​​Nanzhou. I need to recruit some migrant workers to carry the siege equipment. Any healthy man over the age of 12 can join. Anyone who joins will be issued Settling down five steamed buns, and when the bandits are wiped out in the future, the conscripts will be resettled, so as to save you from being displaced.”

The dark crowd suddenly became commotion. If it was normal, no one would care about the settling expenses, and it could even be said that it was pitiful, but now it is different. Most of these refugees have been hungry for several days and may walk at any time. He collapsed on the side of the road. In this case, five steamed buns are not a matter of meals, but a hope for survival. Soon, some people walked out of the crowd and expressed their willingness to be recruited.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Lin sighed. He understood that these people who came out were not for himself, but only for his family to survive. After all, with these five steamed buns, there is a glimmer of hope.

Soon, this group of officers and soldiers set up a few tents on the roadside, placed a few tables and chairs, and began to register the recruited migrant workers.

"Father, I'll go." Holding his father who wanted to sign up, Xiao Lin said with a smile. He knew that his father was very weak. In addition to the dark wounds left by hunting in his early years, it was even more so in this situation. Recurrence, if he really went to become a migrant worker, I am afraid that he will die on the road before he reaches the thief's lair.

"Brother." Xiao Zhi, who was one year younger than Xiao Lin, had red eyes. She knew that when her brother left, she would never see her brother again.

"Xiaozhi, darling, you must take good care of your father when your brother is away, and wait for your brother in Huai County. My brother will definitely find you." Resisting the grief in his heart, Xiao Lin forced a smile and said.

"Yeah." Xiao Zhi nodded obediently, and then smiled at Xiao Lin.

Seeing Xiao Zhi's forced smile in order to comfort him, Xiao Lin's nose became sour. He thought of his mother who died of starvation two days ago. He gritted his teeth secretly and told himself that his sister must never be the same as his mother.

Turning his head secretly, he wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his fingers and threw them away. Then, Xiao Lin walked out of the crowd without looking back.

The long queue stretched a few hundred meters. After a rough estimate, there were at least a few hundred people who signed up. Xiao Lin was in the middle of the line and felt a little nervous. He saw with his own eyes that several old applicants were driven back. , He understood that these old people wanted to use their lives to give their families hope of living. There were also a few young people who were thinner than Xiao Lin and were also driven back to the refugee ranks.

Xiao Lin was very worried, afraid that he would not be able to be hired.

"Xiao Lin, you have signed up too." A childish voice came from behind him. Without looking back, Xiao Lin knew that it was Xiao Shi who grew up with him. Xiao Shi's father was a blacksmith. The village is fairly wealthy, but he didn't expect that his father and eldest brother were drafted into the army a year ago, and they never returned. He was left with a younger brother and a younger sister. His mother had not come out to flee the famine a few months ago. He died of starvation. There was no other way. Xiao Shi, who was one year older than Xiao Lin, could only come out with his younger siblings.

"You came out, what about your brother and sister?" Xiao Lin showed a surprised expression on his face.

"What else can I do? Let Uncle Xiao help me take it. I hope we can exterminate the bandits as soon as possible, and then we can return to Huai County." Xiao Shi sighed.

Xiao Lin didn't say anything. He knew that Uncle Xiao Xiao Shi said was his father. This was something he couldn't do. Xiao Shi's situation was similar to his own. Without these steamed buns, the three of them couldn't survive. , it is better to change a few steamed buns, so that the younger brothers and sisters have hope of living.

Soon, it was Xiao Lin's turn.

"Name?"

"Xiao Lin."

"Nation?"

"Gouzi Village, Huai County, Nanzhou."

"age?"

"Thirteen." In order to increase the chance of being hired, Xiao Lin falsely reported that he was one year old.

Hearing the words, the Dengming officer looked up at Xiao Lin with a suspicious expression on his face.

"Guan Ye, we are both young. We are both 13 years old this year. You can see that we are both strong and can definitely work." The army showed the exposed tendons.

Since Xiao Shi was blacksmithing with his father since he was a child, he is very strong, he is half a head taller than Xiao Lin, although he is only 13 years old, he looks about the same as a fifteen or sixteen year old.

Obviously satisfied with what Xiao Shi said, the officers did not embarrass Xiao Lin, nodded and wrote the word Xiao Lin on the roster.

After receiving the steamed buns with Xiao Shi, they returned to the refugee team.

They took out four of the ten steamed buns and distributed them to Xiao Shan and the three children, then wrapped the rest in coarse cloth and handed them to Xiao Shan.

Xiao Shan took it and took out two steamed buns from the coarse cloth.

"You haven't eaten for more than two days, and you also have a steamed bun."

Xiao Lin and Xiao Shi looked at each other, Xiao Lin took a steamed bun, broke it in half, gave Xiao Shi half of it, and smiled at Xiao Shan: "Father, one is enough for the two of us."

Looking at his sister Xiao Zhi, nibbling on the steamed buns sweetly, Xiao Lin suddenly felt that he had done the right thing.

Three days later, Xiao Lin and Xiao Shi followed the army and entered the Tianlu Mountains. The Tianlu Mountains were located in the west of Nanzhou of Yuxi Country and connected to Jinshi Country to the north. , It is an endless virgin mountain forest. There are high mountains and high mountains. At first glance, you can't see the top of the mountain. For countless years, no one knows how big the Tianlu Mountains are, because everyone who goes deep into it has no news. .

The scarred officer Liu Dali led hundreds of officers and drove these hundreds of migrant workers towards the Tianlu Mountain Range. It has been four or five days. In Xiao Lin's view, he has penetrated at least 100 meters into the Tianlu Mountain Range. Dolly, they often heard the neighing of wild beasts along the way, which really made them tremble with fear.

If it weren't for the large number of people, I'm afraid they would have been attacked by wild beasts long ago. Xiao Lin is a little strange. It stands to reason that although the bandit's lair is also in the Tianlu Mountains, it is impossible to penetrate such a long distance. Bandits survive by robbing houses. Yes, it is a bit unreasonable that it takes ten days and a half to go out for a business trip so far.

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