Two Realms: I use martial arts to ask for longevity

Chapter 5: Peace and chaos, the guiding light

Zhou Ping'an was a little worried at first. His identity was not very visible and entering the city was a problem.

As a result, when I arrived at the city gate, I saw refugees with children and daughters in tow and half-clothed clothes everywhere...

Not only is there a large area outside the city, but it is also crowded inside.

From time to time, I saw sergeants wearing leather armor, holding whips, swords and guns to threaten and drive away people, causing them to disperse.

As he quietly blended into the crowd of refugees, he heard someone whispering in his ears.

"After a severe drought, there is a snowstorm. This year will be difficult."

"The Red Lotus Bandits and Black Mountain Bandits are making trouble, and people are dying everywhere..."

"I heard that here in Qingyang City, the county magistrate Mr. Li is an upright official, loves the people like a son, and orders all the big families to give porridge. When he comes here, he can always eat..."

"Lord Tian Baoyi Tian of the City Guards is extremely brave. This time he killed a divine envoy of the Red Lotus Thieves and defeated an army of 3,000 thieves..."

"Why did I hear that the third lady of the Lin family killed the God Envoy of Lie Yan with her own hands, and Tian County Lieutenant did not take action? Moreover, in this battle with the Red Lotus Army, all the city guards and various large families suffered heavy casualties."

"Also, the Red Lotus thieves who came to attack the city are just one of the Guangning branch. They lost a divine envoy. I'm afraid there will be a stronger counterattack in the future..."

"Shh..."

"Mom, I'm hungry!"

Zhou Ping'an eavesdropped on the whispers of the people around him with his ears raised, and his expression became very ugly.

Although he has left the battlefield, he is now considered safe.

However, being among the victims and seeing all kinds of miserable scenes, I couldn't cheer up.

While walking ahead, an old man fell down and lost his breath.

The faces of the people around were all numb, as if they were used to it and had no reaction at all.

……

"I would rather be a peace dog than a liar."

Zhou Ping'an sighed secretly in his heart. He couldn't do anything. The top priority now was to fill his stomach.

When I came here, it was yesterday morning. It had been nearly a day. I hadn't eaten anything seriously, and I could already feel a little weak.

The main reason was that when he first came to your place, he felt a sense of uncertainty and crisis that made him unable to settle down.

"Ten days..."

"If I hadn't taken a huge risk to get some money from the body of the Fierce Flame God, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to survive even three days. I have to find a place to settle down first."

Thinking of the horses rushing into battle, wheels and halberds, like waterfalls and swords, Zhou Ping'an felt a little warm in his heart a few days ago.

In a short period of time, Master Dong mastered Xingyiquan to the point where dragons roar and tigers roar, and the five internal organs thunder.

No need to ask, his opportunity must have come from this world.

In this way, there must be a complete inheritance of martial arts here, and it is not that difficult to learn.

if……

Thinking of Master Dong, Yao Zhenbang's gloomy and hostile gaze seemed to appear in front of Zhou Ping'an again.

He knew that the case of the missing cultural relics from the general's tomb was not over yet. Dong Qingshan was forced to hide in Tibet. Although he died in the end, the matter would not end like that.

And now we understand that Master Dong’s secret is the crescent-shaped broken mirror on his wrist...

I don’t know how much information a group of Yao Zhenbang mastered?
How many prying eyes are there in the dark?

If you want to protect yourself, you can't fool him. Tang Tang can block one or two calculations, but he can't block all kinds of overt and covert arrows and many temptations.

In the end, you still have to rely on yourself.

……

"Staff, please have a bowl of beef soup, three flatbreads, no, five flatbreads..."

Think again, look again, and eating is the most important thing.

When he walked to a shop filled with white steam, Zhou Pingan's stomach growled and he simply stopped to fill his stomach first before thinking about where to go.

Then, he saw the shopkeeper's eyes flickering as he looked at him, as if he wanted to say something but didn't dare to say it.

Zhou Ping'an followed the other party's gaze and looked at his torn gray clothes, which were stained with black and red stains and blood, and looked extremely dirty...

Understood.

"I won't spare you any money."

He smiled as gently as possible, stretched out his hand and pulled out a small piece of broken silver.

"Okay, sir, please wait for me. I'll be here soon." When the shopkeeper saw the money, he smiled so hard that his face burst into laughter and asked in a low voice: "Sir, would you like to prepare hot water for bathing and buy a change of clothes..."

"Thank you."

Zhou Pingan then knew that this piece of silver, which was less than one tael, had quite strong purchasing power.

It can be seen from the look in the shopkeeper's eyes that even after eating, taking a bath, and buying a new set of clothes, he still makes money.

The beef soup only had a little minced meat, not much better than clear soup.

The cooking cake, on the other hand, tastes pretty good. Apart from being a little scratchy in the throat, it has a faint burnt aroma that whets your appetite.

After eating three pancakes in one go, he raised his head and saw someone diagonally opposite, eating hard.

Zhou Pingan looked slightly startled.

Although this man lowered his head and did not raise his head... But from his thick eyebrows and his body shape and clothing, he could clearly tell that he was the young man with the red belt.

There is still a faint mark on the forehead.

He's here too.

Skillful.

Zhou Pingan's heart moved.

Let’s not talk about this man’s abilities. Judging from his performance on the battlefield, he is like a fish in water...

Pull the flag with the wind and change the direction against the wind.

Act in a measured manner and keep your hands from slipping.

As long as people with this kind of trait don't die when they are weak, they will never be like a thing in the pond.

Moreover, this person's current situation is exactly the same as mine, not to mention almost the same.

It should be an urgent need to live a good life, or even become stronger...

Then you might as well see how he behaves.

I have a plan in mind.

Zhou Ping'an ate it in a hurry and saw that the young man with thick eyebrows and phoenix eyes still had more than ten pieces of cooking cakes on the table, and he cherished it very much and was swallowing it carefully...

Immediately I went to the back hall, quickly changed my clothes, threw away my rags, and followed the young man out of the restaurant.

……

Maybe it was because he had changed into a brand-new blue short game outfit and had just taken a shower.

At this time, Zhou Pingan felt that he was majestic and energetic, completely different from his previous style of shabby, dirty clothes and dusty weather.

So much so that, after following that person for a while, he was not recognized by the other person.

Along the way, the thick-browed young man looked left and right, occasionally stopping at a few crowded places.

That's where people are recruited or slaves are bought and sold.

A normal person is not a desperate person, and he will definitely not sell himself out.

Of course, there are some places where you can’t sell even if you want to.

Such as this one.

There was a woman in heavy makeup who was shouting loudly: "I don't want men, I only want women. You are too old. You lost money when you bought the building..."

No need to ask, this must be which building, taking advantage of the disaster years, wants to buy "good seedlings" at cabbage prices.

This kind of "deal", which is considered extremely sinful by modern people, is actually very popular.

Zhou Ping'an just stood for a while and saw several poor families selling their "baby little cotton-padded jackets"...

After the sale, I was crying on the surface, but deep in my eyes, I could see some joy of relief.

On the other hand, the little girls who were sold had no idea what would happen next, and looked at their parents walking away with blank and helpless eyes.

There are two innocent little guys who even ask their parents and younger brothers to visit more often.

Zhou Pingan noticed.

In addition to the extremely prosperous business in the building, what is even more prosperous is that various big families come out to select their servants butlers.

When choosing livestock, we usually choose prostitutes, and they will also be very experienced in asking people to open their mouths...check the teeth, look at the skin and other things.

Of course, it is difficult to recruit strong people in these places.

The able-bodied people were basically attracted to the two stalls just like the thick-browed young man.

A stall was set up in a shanty, and a man in armor was sitting upright. The soldiers shouted loudly: "Those who are brave and brave, as long as they join the army, they will eat with their belly open and the meat will be enough. Money and food will be distributed every month." If you are rewarded for your meritorious service, you will be promoted and honored..."

The condition is really good.

Some strong men couldn't help but be attracted.

Zhou Ping'an discovered that the thick-browed young man curled his lips slightly, shook his head slightly, and quickened his feet, moving away from the place where the admiring soldiers were attracted.

"Yes, I overheard the discussions of those victims earlier, although there was just a big victory outside the city.

However, the city guards and various manpower suffered heavy losses, that is, many people died. "

"We can see that a bigger counterattack by the Red Lotus Thieves is coming. As the main force of the resistance, the City Guards must be under great pressure and are in urgent need of additional manpower.

Joining them at this time, Tie Tie is just cannon fodder.

Regardless of whether the treatment is high or not, it is certain that he will die quickly. "

What's more, Zhou Ping'an has never heard of the historical events of past dynasties in which the lower-level soldiers of any dynasty could have full stomachs and even distribute money and food...

If the meat noodles are enough, it will definitely be "dead rice".

As for the government, just break the bones and subtract three points to listen, and that's about it.

Zhou Ping'an still has some money, so he is not worried about losing his livelihood in a short time. What he really wants is development.

The thick-browed young man thought so too.

As he walked, he stopped at a noisy place.

The expression on his face was eager to try, and he was obviously very excited.

(End of this chapter)