Hedao

Chapter 1 Nightmare
"Hu! Hu! Hu!"

In the darkness, Qin Ziling sat up suddenly from the wooden bed, his chest heaved violently, and his forehead was covered with bean-sized cold sweat.

He had another nightmare just now.

He dreamed that he was sitting in a wheelchair looking up at the blue sky and the plane was approaching from a distance, making a rumbling sound of breaking the air, and trailing two long white tails formed by condensed water vapor.

Suddenly, the plane turned into a pair of wide fleshy wings, covered with golden scales, two fangs gleaming coldly, like sharp knives, a pair of black eyes, and a ball of ghostly fire dancing inside, it looked extremely A hideous and terrifying dragon-headed monster bird.

On top of the dragon-headed strange bird lay a tall, thin, old and ugly black-clothed injured old man.

And the two long white tails trailing behind the plane transformed into two huge swords that were radiant with cold light and extremely sharp.

In the dream, he suddenly turned into the old, ugly and injured old man, lying on the strange bird exuding a cold and gloomy aura, his whole body was extremely weak and powerless, facing the giant sword coming through the air, his heart was full of despair .

Suddenly, the two huge swords burst out with dazzling light like the sun, and countless sword lights roared, covering the sky and covering the earth.

"My life is over!" The injured old man in the dream, that is, Qin Ziling, felt an indescribable pain, and then he saw his body and the strange bird under him being pierced by thousands of sword lights , became riddled with holes, and then exploded suddenly.

The terrifying impact generated by this instant eruption even collapsed several mountains below.

Blood rains, pieces of flesh and rocks fly together.

The picture in the dream was frozen in a severed finger across the night, falling into an ancient well behind a dilapidated Taoist temple at the foot of the mountain.

A black ring was wrapped around the severed finger.

There is a dilapidated plaque hanging obliquely on the lintel of the Taoist temple, with the words "Chixiao Temple" written on it.

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After a long time, Qin Ziling in the darkness gradually calmed down. He glanced at the paper-pasted wooden window, and it was still pitch black outside. Then he lay back on the bed again, looking at the wooden beams with several large spider webs on top of his head, with complicated eyes. Confused gaze.

Ten days ago, he was living in a ward with bright glass windows and a white-painted ceiling.

On that day, his consciousness gradually became blurred and distant, and a great darkness enveloped him, trying to engulf him. At that moment, he thought that he was finally defeated by the disease, and his life was about to end.

But he was really not reconciled.

He is just over [-] years old. Three years ago, his career finally made a big improvement after going through all kinds of setbacks. A better life is beckoning to him.

So, he stood up suddenly and kept telling himself to hold on.He kept struggling in the darkness, not letting his consciousness sink.

He believes that modern medicine is changing with each passing day, as long as we persevere, there will be hope!

Eventually the great darkness that tried to engulf him lifted, and he lost consciousness.

When he woke up, he found himself lying in this dilapidated wooden house, covered with worn quilts, and he turned into a 19-year-old youth named Qin Ziling.

Ten days is not long or short, but because he not only possessed Qin Ziling's body but also received his memory, after ten days of confusion, he has slowly begun to accept and adapt to his new identity.

But these ten days of repeated dreams, as well as images of strangely shaped zombies appearing in his mind from time to time, and even the occasional evil and ruthless thoughts that popped up from his subconscious mind, made Qin Ziling who passed through Qin Ziling always have a kind of feeling. Thinking about the horror, the creepy feeling.

It seems that there is still a very dark, evil, and ruthless soul consciousness hidden in his soul.

"If my soul consciousness transmigrated to Qin Ziling's body like in the novel, why do I keep dreaming that I am that ugly and even evil old man? Why do I only have the memories of myself and Qin Ziling in my mind From time to time, there will be some fragmented, messy, dark and evil, and even many grotesque zombie images? These are definitely not Qin Ziling's memories! Could it be that I watched too many ghost movies and zombie movies in my previous life?"

"But this time, I actually saw the name of the Taoist temple clearly in the nightmare. The name of the Taoist temple didn't seem to appear in the previous few times."

Qin Ziling was thinking wildly, and then fell asleep in a daze.

When he woke up again, it was already daylight.

Qin Ziling's home is a courtyard with three entrances, east and west wing rooms of brick and tile structure, three fronts and four ears, hand-painted verandas, a mountain screen wall...all of these represent the Qin family's once rich and prosperous.

But now the house is tilted, and the red paint and mud walls are peeling off, showing the current decline.

The cross-shaped aisle covered with green bricks, and the seemingly elegant courtyard, has now become a vegetable garden and a place for raising chickens and ducks, and chicken droppings and duck droppings can be seen everywhere on the ground.

Qin Ziling lived in the East Wing. When he came out, a malnourished young woman in a coarse cloth dress, with a handsome appearance and a graceful figure, but with yellow skin, was feeding chickens and ducks.

"Master, you're up, I'll get you face wash." Seeing Qin Ziling push the door and come out, Yinranyue said hastily.

"No need, I'll do it myself." Qin Ziling waved his hands, then strode to the well and filled up the water to wash.

Seeing Qin Ziling fetching water to wash himself, Yinranyue's eyes were a little confused.

She was a poor waif who almost died of starvation on the side of the road once. It was Qin's mother who saw her pitifully and took her home.

At that time, the Qin family hadn't really fallen, and had quite some assets. Not only did they have fertile land outside the city, but there were also shops in the city, and there were several servants, maidservants, and tenant farmers at home.

It's just that the good times didn't last long. First, the store ran out of water, and all the goods were turned into ashes. Then the old man of the Qin family passed away, and then the old man of the Qin family, that is, Qin Ziling's father, fell seriously ill.In order to cure the disease, the Qin family's fertile land and cattle were all pawned and sold, and the servants and maids also dismissed and left one after another.

Only Yinranyue, who was only ten years old at the time, was well-behaved and clever. Qin's mother loved her very much, and also felt pity for her, so she stayed in the end.

But in the end, the master of the Qin family still passed away, making the life of the Qin family even poorer.

However, Qin Ziling was used to being a young master since he was a child, and he also knew that Yinranyue was a maid picked up by his family. He always took her service for granted, and sometimes even scolded her when he was in a bad mood.

It's just that since ten days ago, after a serious illness, Yin Ranyue obviously felt that Qin Ziling had lost the airs of a young master towards her, and even talked to her quite gently.

"Could it be that the young master can't think about sex?" Yin Ranyue looked at Qin Ziling, a blush appeared on his obviously malnourished face, and then hurriedly went to the kitchen to bring the prepared breakfast to the wooden table in the main room.

She served Qin Ziling since she was a child, and she was placed in a rich family's house. She was a housemaid, and she was not married. Besides, given the current family situation of the Qin family, it is very unlikely that she would marry Qin Ziling in a prosperous way. It was she, the servant girl, who directly became the daughter-in-law of the Qin family, so as to save the dowry.

So in her heart, Yinranyue had long regarded herself as Qin Ziling's woman, and it was nothing more than a matter of wife or concubine.

Now Qin Ziling is quite considerate and respectful towards women because of his ideas from the modern civilized world, which surprised Yinranyue, and at the same time, he was full of imagination and joy.

Seeing Yinranyue going to the kitchen to serve breakfast, Qin Ziling went into the back room, where his mother, Cui, was already up early and was weaving.

The Cui family is a well-known weaving expert in the village, and the cloth they weave is very popular, and it is also the main source of livelihood for the Qin family besides ten acres of Susukida.

Cui said she was only in her early 40s, but due to overwork, her hair was half gray and the wrinkles on her face were obvious.However, her hair is still combed meticulously. Although the clothes on her body are worn out, they are clean and tidy, and her temperament is good. She is not at all like an ordinary village woman.

When Qin Ziling was a child, he heard someone mention that his mother came from the prominent Cui family in Qinghe County next door.

It's just that since Qin Ziling became sensible, the Cui family never mentioned anything about her natal family, and she never saw any contact between the two families.

"Mother, you've worked hard, let's have breakfast first." Qin Ziling said softly, looking at Cui Shi with admiration and respect.

Coming from modern society, he not only integrated the memories of Qin Ziling in this life but also his feelings.

Of course, he took possession of this body by accident, and he should do his filial piety for the original owner out of emotion and reason.

"In the blink of an eye, it's dawn." Cui stopped what she was doing, said something with a smile, then got up and went to the main room with Qin Ziling.

Several black-faced steamed buns, a plate of scrambled eggs with chopped green onion, a plate of green vegetables, and a pot of porridge were already placed on the dining table in the main room.

Seeing Cui Shi and Qin Ziling come in, Yinranyue quickly scooped up a bowl of gruel for Cui Shi and Qin Ziling, and helped Cui Shi pull back the chair.

Cui and Qin Ziling sat down respectively, but Yinranyue stood on the side and did not take their seats.

"Ranyue, you can sit down and eat together, it will be like this from now on, I don't need to call you every time." Qin Ziling raised his eyes to Yinranyue and said.

"Yeah!" Yinranyue blushed slightly in response, and then sat down.

Cui Shi didn't say anything, but looked at Qin Ziling with a look of relief.

After the whole family sat down, Cui and Yinranyue each took a black-faced steamed bun and ate green vegetables and gruel, without scrambled eggs with chopped green onion.

"Mother, Ranyue, you should also eat some scrambled eggs." Seeing this, Qin Ziling wanted to give them some scrambled eggs with chopped green onions.

"You need to be strong in martial arts, and it consumes a lot of energy. You can eat all the scrambled eggs, and we will do some light work, and it is a woman's house. These are enough." Cui said.

"Yes, young master, your martial arts training is the most important thing!"

Seeing that Cui Shi and Yinranyue refused to eat scrambled eggs, Qin Ziling felt moved and helpless, as well as a deep sense of shame and powerlessness.

After ten days in this world, he has already understood that practicing martial arts consumes a lot of energy, and eating a few eggs is far from enough if he wants to strengthen his blood.

Those who practice martial arts with him have really achieved success in their practice. Who don't eat meat and medicinal materials every day, and even the real rich people can also supplement with exotic animal meat.

But the Qin family is now in decline, and the monthly tuition fees for the martial arts school are very tight, so how can they have any spare money to buy meat and medicinal materials for Qin Ziling?As for the meat of different beasts, don't even think about it.

Because the strange beasts live in the deep mountains, they are extremely powerful and ferocious, even experienced old hunters dare not go deep into the mountains to hunt them. Only martial artists who have cultivated to the level of strength dare to go deep into the mountains to hunt the strange beasts.

However, even for a martial artist in the realm of strength, it is extremely dangerous to go deep into the mountains to hunt strange beasts. Usually, it takes three or five people to form a team to dare to go into the mountains to hunt strange beasts.

"Sigh, without meat and medicinal herbs, with this body's fundamental talent, no matter how hard you train, it's useless!" Qin Ziling sighed secretly, but it was hard to say these words.

Although Qin Ziling didn't say anything, Cui seemed to understand what he was thinking, and said with a faint sigh: "Zi Ling, I know you have high ambitions, and you want to imitate your grandfather and practice martial arts perfectly. Revive the Qin family. However, our family is no longer what it used to be, and there is no meat and medicinal materials to nourish you. It must be a thousand times more difficult for you to learn from your grandfather. If you feel that something cannot be done, it is better to make a plan early. "

"Mother, I want to persevere." Qin Ziling said without hesitation.

How could he be willing to be a mediocre farmer in a small village after living a new life?
Moreover, this is a chaotic world where the weak prey on the strong, the strong are respected, thieves are rampant, and wars are everywhere. If there is no strong force, let alone protect your family, even your own life is at risk.

So no matter how difficult the road is and how small the hope is, Qin Ziling will never give up at this time.

"Well, as long as you have the determination, mother will definitely support you." Cui nodded with a complicated mood.

"Thank you, mother." Qin Ziling looked at Cui Shi's half-white hair and wrinkled face, his nose felt sore, and he lowered his head.

When he lowered his head, his eyes fell on the rice bowl filled with porridge in front of him, and Qin Ziling's mind suddenly flashed the ancient well he saw in his nightmare.

"Mother, is there a Taoist temple named Chixiao in our area?" Qin Ziling blurted out as his heart moved.

"Chixiao Temple?" Cui was taken aback for a moment, then looked at Qin Ziling with surprise, and said, "Why did you suddenly ask about Chixiao Temple?"

　After repairing for half a year, I finally set sail again. This time there is no city, and I am directly a fairy, which can be regarded as a semi-transformation work.During the new book period, every click, every collection, every recommendation ticket, every monthly ticket, and every tip of yours is related to the performance of this book on the new book list. Please support me a lot, I will Do your best to tell the story.

　　
　
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