[This is the beginning]
Xie Liang led a wolf by the side of the road and waited for a taxi.
[Xie Liang]
Xie Liang's light shirt was fluttering, and although a long sword was hanging from his waist, his appearance and demeanor did not look like a warrior, but more like a rich and well-clothed son.
[Wolf]
A wolf with a collar sticking out its tongue.
[road]
The road is a newly built road in front of Xiaoxiang Mountain Villa. It is flat and open, and you can see the crumbling sun hanging on the horizon at the end.
Xie Liang has been waiting for an hour looking at the horizon.
He was in a hurry to go to a post station outside Zhancheng, and the journey was far away. It is not convenient to ride a horse with a wolf on a leash, and the carriage in the villa is more than gorgeous but not light enough, so it is not suitable for traveling.
Fortunately, there are calls to take a taxi to solve this problem.
[Call for a taxi]
Calling for a taxi is a scientific and convenient system for calling horse-drawn carriages. Registered horse-drawn carriages are spread all over the main towns of Daliang.
From placing an order to getting on the bus, passengers only need a few simple steps to complete.
[first step]
Go to a nearby outlet to buy a female Gu worm.
This is a newly developed Gu worm with a registered trademark, named Li Ruo. Mature liruo is safe and non-toxic, transparent and slug-like. It will wake up when touched by the human body, and go back to sleep when it is away from the touch.
[Step 2]
When calling a car, lightly touch the female insect to wake it up. The female worm will emit a smell that attracts male Gu worms in all directions.
Every registered driver keeps a pigeon that has devoured the male worm. Driven by the desire to mate, the male worm will fly the pigeon to the place where the female worm is.
[third step]
After receiving the fastest arriving pigeon, the passenger releases the female worm to make it fall asleep, and the pigeon can get rid of the control of the male worm.
Then, the passenger tied the note with the address on the pigeon's leg and sent it to the driver. Just wait here for a moment...
"Wait a moment".
Xie Liang rolled his eyes.
He moved his numb legs, looked up at the increasingly dark sky, took out the female worm, and prepared to call another car.
Suddenly there was the sound of flapping wings in the air. The pigeon that was released an hour ago came back with a new note.
Xie Liang read: "Hi passenger, I'm in Jinxi Town, how can I get to your villa?"
The handwriting is scribbled and there are many typos.
[note]
Xie Liang decided to fully demonstrate the self-cultivation of the children of the aristocratic family, and replied with a pen: "Master, but you are a novice? I do have urgent matters, so I have to cancel the order. I am really sorry. I will attach a little money for tea."
The pigeon came back very quickly this time.
Xie Liang read: "I'm on Sanchang Street, please show me the way, is the front left or right?"
"..."
Xie Liang replied: "To the direction of the sun."
Xie Liang added: "Brother, don't come."
This time, the pigeon has come back before even taking back the pen and paper: "Hi passenger, please trust my professionalism, I will definitely pick you up."
"..."
Xie Liang gritted his teeth and said, "Don't fly, pigeon, come here and I'll stew you."
Hearing the word "stew", the wolf immediately stuck out his tongue and panted haha. Xie Liang squinted at it, and said angrily: "It can't really be stewed. I was complained and refused to accept the blacklist at the meeting."
The wolf bowed his head and said, "Ang."
[carriage]
At last the carriage came rolling in the light of stars at dusk.
Sure enough, it is a guy specially used for driving. From the shaft to the wheel, it is light, strong, and unattractive.
It is difficult for such a car to be late for so long.
[horse]
The horse is a fine horse, and it looks like it has seen the world. He was able to stride all the way to the wolf with his head held high.
[Wolf]
The wolf thoughtfully hid behind Xie Liang.
[driver]
The driver was surprised: "Hey, why did the young man bring a wolf? If I had known about this ferocious beast, I wouldn't have dared to take the order."
The driver was about thirty-six or seventeen years old, his brows were blurred in the night, and he seemed to have an ordinary face with nothing to show, but his voice was quite gentle and reliable.
Xie Liang said without changing his face: "This is not a wolf, but a wolf dog."
Xie Liang said and patted the wolf: "Hurry up and bark."
"..."
The wolf took a look at Xie Liang.
Xie Liang urged: "Bark, Wangcai."
"..."
The wolf let out a nondescript "woof", which sounded like a wolf howl with a different tune. Xie Liang turned his head and said, "Look, he is very obedient."
The driver stroked his chin and said, "Let me think about it."
Xie Liang sneered and said: "Okay, you can continue to procrastinate, and we will probably be able to drive ten miles by next year."
The driver said: "Don't worry, young man. Take a nap in the car first, and we will arrive at the inn in the middle of the night."
[Four hours later]
The driver raised the curtain, Xie Liang sat with his chest folded, and the wolf was sleeping sprawled at his feet.
The driver smiled apologetically, "Young man, we have found the inn, should we stay at the inn or continue on our way?"
Xie Liang raised his finger and said, "Look at what that is."
"..."
The driver said: "Sunrise."
"..."
The driver said: "I'm sorry, I've driven this road seven or eight times. I suddenly couldn't decide whether to go left or right in the middle of the road last night, so I tried each."
"..."
[Xie Liang]
Xie Liang is a cultivated person. Xie Liang said: "Master, I got out of the car a little earlier, so I will settle the bill here."
The driver said: "Don't worry, young man, I will definitely take young man to his destination, even if he misses a mile."
"..."
Xie Liang tactfully said: "Master, are you not able to give full play to your strengths in this line of work?"
The driver said modestly: "It's okay, I've always been more responsible."
Xie Liang couldn't bear it anymore and said: "You are responsible for finding the way!"
The driver thought for a while, and suddenly realized: "Young man is in a hurry? Then wait a moment, Young man."
"..."
The driver said: "Wait for me to find a car driver."
[Vehicle Sinan]
Car Sinan said: "Forty-five Wen, go to Xingdong Town."
The driver said: "We have less goods and faster cars. Forty-five yuan is enough to go to Jincheng."
Che Sinan said: "There is a policeman in Jincheng who is killing people. I dare not go if there is a fire. The farthest is Xingdong Town."
The driver said: "Forty Wen."
Che Sinan said: "Forty-three, don't pull it down."
The driver reluctantly said, "Come up."
Che Sinan sat down next to him, and said with a blank expression: "Welcome to Che Sinan, turn right two miles ahead."
[Shen Huaishan]
The carriage started again, and the driver turned around and said, "It's still a long way to Zhancheng. My name is Shen Huaishan. If you have any requests, please feel free to mention them. If you are satisfied, please give me a five-star praise."
Xie Liang didn't wash up in the morning, he was in a bad mood, and said reservedly: "It's a pleasure to meet you."
Car Sinan said: "Please go straight along the current road, there is a speedometer portrait three miles ahead."
Shen Huaishan took the reins as he said, and asked again: "Why is the young hero in such a hurry?"
Xie Liang thought for a while and said, "Human life is a matter of heaven."
[This is an interlude]
Seven days ago.
There is a tall building in the capital.
In front of the building is a plaque inscribed by the imperial pen, which reads: The landlord is a good man who will live a safe life.
Everyone in the world knows that the landlord is a close friend of today, a time traveler who is responsible for identifying time travelers.
Even so, it is rare for Sheng Enlong's family to call people into the palace to play cards.
After kneeling down, the host heard the emperor smiling and said, "Suddenly remembered the card of death you invented, come and play two games with me."
The emperor was still young, with a pale face and sharply raised eyes.
For some reason, this Great Liangtian family has the villainous face of a femme fatale.
The host handed out half a deck of cards for two people to play, calmly played out the cards and said: "One piece of 'Go back to my hometown to get married after finishing this ticket'."
The emperor said: "A piece of 'Did you hear a strange sound'."
The landlord said: "Four 'I have a secret to tell you tomorrow', bomb. How did your Majesty think of playing cards today?"
The emperor turned the jade finger in his hand, and said leisurely: "Yes. The world is not peaceful. I have held court meetings for three consecutive days. I want to find you to relax."
He was too kind. Not only is this world not peaceful, it's almost time to change my surname.
[This is the background introduction]
As early as when the first emperor was in power, there was a verbal war between the court and the central government over the large number of time-travelers. The folks have always regarded these monsters as catastrophes, not to mention the strange precedent of "suddenly falling to the ground while eating, raising his head and changing people" in addition to the resurrection of the dead.
Many courtiers advised that these guys are potential dangers and must be eradicated. Only a few civil servants, including Zhong Shuling, insisted that the arrival of these people was due to God's will, and they should not go against the sky.
The first emperor finally adopted Zhongshu Ling's suggestion that all transversal people must be tried in court, half of the capable ones will be used by the court, and the remaining half will be imprisoned in the prison.
Later, the first emperor passed away, and the new emperor, Zhou Jingyi, was determined to achieve a great cause. He not only bestowed a high position on the traversers, but also imposed tighter restraints. All traversers are prohibited from interacting with each other, and their words and deeds are closely monitored by Ouchi secret agents. If after transmigrating to the people and evading reporting, they will be tracked down and arrested.
But the facts have proved that those who can be oppressed by such a measure are those with little ambition.
Those who really harbored the evil intention of "re-creating the world" gathered in one place and hibernated for many years, concentrating on researching various killing weapons such as bird guns, artillery, and poisonous smoke.
Until a few months ago, the "catastrophe" in folklore finally showed its minions.
This group of radicals did not know who received funding, suddenly produced a large number of weapons, recruited troops everywhere, and under the banner of "promoting social development and fully realizing the modernization of Daliang", they took eight cities in a row with lightning speed, and approached Guanzhong. If it wasn't for the shortage of supplies, the offensive was temporarily slowed down, and it was only a matter of time before they took over the world.
At the time of the autumn locust famine, the local bandits are rising together, and the civil servants have long been unable to reason out countermeasures, but the military generals in the Quartet are watching the situation and are ready to move.
The traversers serving in the court were implicated by this, and all of them clamped their tails and dared not raise their heads. The emperor ordered them to step up the development of enemy weapons, but so far no results.
In the huge capital city, it seems that only the landlord is left, a wealthy idler who eats and drinks well.
[Landlord]
The landlord corrected his attitude and lowered his head, "It's all the fault of the grassroots for their ineffectiveness in handling affairs, the fault is—"
The emperor half-closed his eyes and said: "What is your crime? You have always been only responsible for identifying the authenticity of the transmigrators you sent, and I have never let you catch fish that slipped through the net."
The landlord said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."
The emperor said: "Speaking of which, you should also come up with countermeasures. You are also a time traveler, so your thinking should be similar."
The landlord was shocked, and immediately said: "The grass people are not similar to them at all. The grass people are determined to spend their lives eating together and waiting to die."
The emperor smiled and said: "Don't be so nervous. Come on, play cards. A 'must not be found'."