The bright moon is dim and the stars are sparse.
The night is like a block of ink that is so thick that it is difficult to dissolve, lonely and deep.
The prisoners walked in shackles under the scorching sun for a whole day, and both their bodies and minds were squeezed to the limit. That small, rotten and smelly cake became a delicacy.
After eating, I lay down on the ground. Soon, I could hear snoring one after another, and occasionally the "beep" sound of the burning campfire could be heard.
The officers gathered around the campfire, took out their wine bags and started drinking.
The dried meat in the ceramic jar has been cooked until soft, and then sprinkled with spices, which catalyzes it into a rich and overbearing aroma.
For these weak prisoners who haven't had a full meal for a long time, it has an almost fatal attraction.
Chen Tang could hear the gurgling sound of other people's Adam's apples rolling and saliva swallowing, as well as the rumbling sound of their stomachs. He lowered his head and touched his own shriveled stomach, lowered his eyes and sighed -
She is hungry too.
"Want some?" An official scooped a bowl of soup from the pottery jar, blew it to cool it down, and was about to take a sip. He noticed the eager eyes, which were either obvious or hidden. He rolled his eyes and immediately glanced at them with ill intent, and said with a smile, "This broth is very expensive. If you want to drink it, you have to exchange it for something."
The prisoners suddenly quieted down.
Upon hearing this, Chen Tang raised his eyelids, pursed his lips slightly, and a hint of anger flashed in the depths of his black eyes.
Just because she lost her memory didn't mean she had become a fool. She understood what the man meant - these were a group of female prisoners whose futures were uncertain and who were about to be sent to prison. Even if they had any money hidden on them, it would be searched clean. What could they use to exchange for the broth
The answer is imminent.
After the officer finished speaking, he glanced at the group of female prisoners frivolously, enjoying the hesitant or sad and angry expressions on their faces as if he was watching a play.
Another officer patted him on the back of the head with a smile.
He laughed and scolded: "Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself to see if you are qualified to climb on their couches? These are all Gong's 'noble ladies'."
He deliberately dragged out the word "noble person".
"A noble? What kind of noble?" The official touched the back of his head and deliberately raised his voice to shout, "The one who goes to the music hall to serve the noble?"
"That's right!" The third official also joined in the fun while drunk, "Isn't the Jiaofang a place where anyone can have fun if they have money? It's not like we brothers can't afford the dirty silver. If one of us can't afford it, we can all pool our money together. If we can't afford a whole night, we can buy half a night. You pay for half an incense stick, and I pay for half an incense stick..."
"Who are you looking down on, Third Brother? Whoever is half an incense stick away is a grandson!"
"It has to open sooner or later. Does it matter whether it opens here or in the Jiaofang?"
Faced with such a great humiliation, the male prisoners dared not speak out, and the female prisoners who were somewhat pretty were even more insecure and looked ashen.
Seeing that they were getting more and more outrageous, the leading officer had no choice but to come out to stop them.
"All of you should be quiet! You are getting more and more outrageous! When the mission is over, you can go to any music hall to have fun with Hua Niang. Why do you have to keep an eye on these guys? Pay attention and keep an eye on them! The higher-ups have given orders that if any of them escapes, everyone will be held responsible!"
The officers suddenly fell silent until one of them muttered something.
"Each of them has their literary hearts and martial courage shattered. What can they use to escape?"
Literary mind
Courage
Chen Tang keenly caught these two words.
Without warning, a sharp pain that was impossible to ignore came from the depths of my mind.
Then the officer whispered to the leading officer and said with a flattering smile: "No matter how glorious the Gong family prisoners were in the past, that is in the past. Although we brothers are only low-ranking officials, you are a third-class hairpin bird."
The other officers also said, "That's right, sir. These prisoners are either women or disabled people. How could they escape?"
A lowly official
Third-class hairpin bird
What is this
Chen Tang's eyebrows were gathered together, her teeth were clenched, and she endured the intense pain. Before she knew it, her forehead was covered with fine cold sweat and her face was pale. Although she was very restrained, her trembling movements still alarmed the prisoners around her.
The woman lifted her eyelids and glanced at Chen Tang, and saw that she was holding her forehead with her hand, looking in unbearable pain, snorted softly, and turned her back.
He muttered, "Mad man..."
I don’t know how long it took, but the pain seemed to have crossed a critical point, and with a bang, it receded like the tide.
Chen Tang gasped as if he had been pardoned, his eyes confused and dazed.
When she regained consciousness, she had a fragmentary and unfamiliar memory in her mind. She closed her eyes and sorted it out - two hundred years ago, the world was about to be settled, and stars fell like rain in the night. There was a rogue star that was particularly different, emitting an eerie and dazzling purple light, coloring the entire sky.
This meteor shower not only reversed the situation of the war, causing the overlord who was only one step away from reaching the top to suffer defeat, but also quickly changed the world.
Since then, there has been no leader, and warlords in various places have their own troops.
The world returned to chaos, and hundreds of nations were divided into endless wars.
People were living in misery, and at this time some people discovered that miraculous changes had occurred in their bodies.
By practicing both literature and martial arts, one can absorb the energy of heaven and earth and gather it in the Dan Palace to temper oneself.
The Dan Mansion is divided into civil and military. If one can condense the energy of heaven and earth into elixir, one will become "literary mind" and "martial courage", each with its own merits.
As these people continued to explore, a systematic division gradually emerged.
There are nine levels of literary mind: what you say can come true, something can be created out of nothing, and you can deploy troops and battle formations, and win a battle thousands of miles away while talking and laughing.
There are twenty levels of martial courage. One man can guard the pass against ten thousand men. Even an army of thousands can be defeated and all the soldiers and horses thrown to the ground.
Gongshi and Zanniao are both Wudan, the last and third class respectively, and the highest level of Wudan is Chehou, the twentieth class. Since the thief star fell from the sky, there have been only three Wudan of the Chehou level, all of whom are heroes with unparalleled strength and courage, and they are the pillars guarding a country!
Shen Tang sorted out these unfamiliar memories, and his expression gradually turned speechless.
Because she just guessed that she was a literary or martial artist of some rank, even if she was crippled, her physique was better than that of an ordinary person, and maybe she could use it to escape. But as soon as she had this thought, a small line of information popped up in her mind, dashing her extravagant hopes -
She is a woman.
In this world, the female body is like a broken bag. Although it can feel the energy of heaven and earth, it cannot gather it in the Danfu. Naturally, it does not have the so-called literary mind or martial courage.
Chen Tang: “… Damn!”
Is that broken meteorite also sexist
Just as he finished cursing in his heart, he heard the leading officer scolding his subordinate in a stern tone.
"What do you reckless men know?" The leading official was flattered and felt very comfortable, but he did not become complacent. "The Gong family's property was confiscated, but not all of them were arrested. I heard that there is still a fifth doctor on the run. If we run into him... Humph!"
The third-class hairpin bird could beat these inferior officials to the point of crying and screaming. The fifth-class doctor was the ninth-class doctor, and beating the hairpin bird was like a grandfather beating his grandson. If the fifth-class doctor came to rob people, they would not have time to escape...
Of course, this possibility is not high.
Everyone understood what he meant and felt a sense of empathy at the same time.
Because of this little episode, they had to put away their lustful thoughts and not act rashly.
The surroundings were so quiet that only the chirping of insects could be heard. Chen Tang was just feeling hopeless when he noticed the hemp rope around his waist moving, followed by the sound of a small stone being thrown and rolling.
The police officer who heard the noise came over.
He warned in a low voice: "What are you doing?"
The woman who had snatched Chen Tang's pancakes during the day swallowed her saliva and asked, "Does my dear have any broth?"
The dozing Shen Tang's eyebrows twitched.