Just do it, Li Chaoge stood up, looked around, and started to pack his luggage.
The night was dark, their house had run out of oil for a long time, and the house was so dark that you couldn't see your fingers. This kind of environment is very inconvenient for ordinary people, but Li Chaoge is a martial arts practitioner. Although his realm has fallen now, his previous life experience is still there, and the mere darkness can't help her at all.
Li Chaoge was the first to search the box in the corner. Sure enough, her memory was correct. Armguards, bows and arrows, daggers, etc. were all stored here. These weapons are completely useless in the eyes of Li Chaoge today, but something is better than bare hands. Li Chaoge is not picky, and equips himself with weapons skillfully.
After decorating the weapons, Li Chaoge thought about it, but couldn't think of what else he could bring. Old man Zhou jingled poorly, except for that mind, there is nothing valuable in this house, so it doesn't matter if you throw it away. Li Chaoge dug out the only two sets of clean clothes from the closet, wrapped them tightly in the bag, and planned to go out with her things when the sun rose tomorrow morning.
As for the money... There is no money at home, so there is no need to prepare.
Li Chaoge was counting for the last time, when suddenly his ears moved and he heard footsteps outside. Li Chaoge's eyes darkened, he put away the package calmly, and put his hands on his waist.
There was a dagger tied to that place. She had just quenched the anesthetic on the dagger, no matter whether it was a human or a ghost, she could kill him within three steps.
The visitor also seemed to be hesitant, the closer he got to Li Chaoge's house, the more hesitant his footsteps sounded. Finally, he stopped outside the gate and knocked cautiously: "Brother Chao, are you there?"
After a long time, Li Chaoge was stunned for a moment before he recognized the voice of his neighbor Xiaohu. Xiaohu was the one who yelled that Li Chaoge had no father or mother when he was a child. Later, he was beaten up by Li Chaoge, and he always walked around when he saw her.
If Li Chaoge hadn't practiced old man Zhou's mental technique, had clear ears and eyesight, and excellent memory, she really wouldn't be able to remember who it was.
Since it is someone I know, there is no need to attack. Li Chaoge put away the dagger, went out to open the door, and asked, "What's the matter?"
Xiaohu was struggling outside the door, when suddenly the door opened, Xiaohu was unprepared and was startled.
Now Xiaohu is no longer the ignorant and fearless little chubby boy in his childhood. After he was beaten up by Li Chaoge, he left a deep psychological shadow and dared not face Li Chaoge for many years. He had made enough mental preparations for coming here today, but he didn't expect that when he opened the door, he was caught off guard by seeing a bright, charming and shocking face, and Xiaohu's words froze, and all the mental preparations he had made before were wasted.
Is this the brother Chao who is like a tomboy? He avoided this area for many years, and Li Chaoge also walked alone, so that Xiaohu didn't notice that Li Chaoge had grown up like this.
Li Chaoge saw Xiaohu opened his mouth in astonishment, and stared at her in a daze. Li Chaoge slightly raised one eyebrow, and asked again: "What's the matter with you?"
After all, she has been the commander of the Demon Suppressing Division for many years. When she tortured prisoners in her previous life, whether it was a veteran who was used to Qianfan or a general who went to battle to kill the enemy, she couldn't help showing fear when seeing her, let alone Xiaohu, who was a seventeen-year-old year old boy? Xiaohu's body tensed inexplicably, and even the hairs on his arms stood up: "My mother said that today is the first day of junior high school after all, and you live alone, which is not good. My mother asked me to deliver dumplings. If you don't mind, you can Go to our house for the New Year."
Li Chaoge lowered his head and saw the rough porcelain bowl in Xiaohu's hand. Li Chaoge couldn't help thinking in his heart, did something similar happen on this day in his previous life
It seems to have happened, but was rejected by Li Chaoge. Li Chaoge, who was once sixteen years old, did not want to owe favors to others, but at this moment, Li Chaoge suddenly felt embarrassed when he saw the bowl in Xiaohu's hand.
When she was a princess, she was the center of attention and commanded the wind and rain, and she was supposed to enjoy endless love, but in fact, everyone wanted her to die, and her husband even killed her with his own hands. Unexpectedly, now that she has become a lowly, ordinary, powerless orphan, someone is willing to open a door for her.
After Li Chaoge experienced the past life, he knows how precious kindness is. Li Chaoge softened his expression, nodded and smiled, and said, "Thank you. But I've already had dinner and I'm going to bed soon, so I won't disturb your family reunion. Say hello to Aunt Zhao for me."
She refused, and Xiaohu let out a sound of melancholy and regret, and said, "If you are afraid alone, you can go to our house at any time. You keep this bowl of dumplings. They are all from the village, so there is no need to distinguish them. I will go back first." Come on, go to sleep."
Xiaohu couldn't help but stuff the bowl into Li Chao's singer. In fact, Li Chaoge could dodge it, but when he touched the rim of the bowl, Li Chaoge was not willing to push it away.
It's rare for someone to treat her well. After a few years, when they mention her again, they will all grit their teeth. Seeing that Li Chaoge accepted it, Xiaohu's face turned red for some reason, and hurriedly said: "It's windy outside, you should go back quickly. I'm leaving!"
As Xiaohu said that, he quickly ran out. Li Chaoge called him to stop him and said, "Xiaohu, when I went into the mountain a few days ago, I saw some land turned upside down. This area has always been restless, and after a while, maybe it will turn upside down. Discuss with your parents and choose a date to move to the city. It’s inconvenient to do anything in the mountains, so it’s better to go to the city to make a living, and you can still find opportunities to study.”
Xiaohu didn't expect Li Chaoge to call him to stop him. He scratched the back of his head, still embarrassed to look at Li Chaoge, and said with a smile: "Books are read by elegant people. I just need to have the strength to hunt. How can I expect things from aristocratic families?" , you have to go through the Black Forest to enter the city, which is impossible."
The Black Forest is the woods surrounding the village. It doesn't see the sun all the year round, and the trees are so dense that they turn black. Although the black forest is full of plants, it is actually a barren land. The forest is densely covered with miasma, insects and snakes are rampant. What's more frightening is that there are monsters in the deep forest.
Li Chaoge also believed these words in her previous life. Although she could easily bring down the beasts, she didn't dare to go deep into the forest. They have been trapped by a false rumor like this for many years. If it wasn't for the earthquake next year and the destruction of Black Forest Village, they had to cross the Black Forest. The people in the village don't know how long it would be to be deceived.
Li Chaoge said: "There are no monsters in the Black Forest, just a few little spirits pretending to be ghosts. As long as there are many people, you won't be afraid of them at all."
When Xiaohu heard Li Chaoge's words, his face frowned even tighter: "Brother Chao, where did you hear these words? You can't rely on your own martial arts skills to be arrogant. If you think like this, you will kill yourself."
Xiaohu thinks that Li Chaoge is arrogant, and earnestly advises her to act in a down-to-earth manner and not to be so ambitious. Li Chaoge felt helpless. She had seen it with her own eyes in her previous life, so she naturally knew that the monsters in the Black Forest were pure rumors, just a few ineffective little flower demons fooling people. But she couldn't explain it to Xiaohu, so she could only silently agree without arguing.
Seeing that Li Chaoge didn't speak, Xiaohu thought she had listened. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You can't talk nonsense anymore. Someone has seen it with their own eyes. The monsters in the Black Forest are very scary and can swallow people alive! You But you must not think about going into the Black Forest alone!"
Li Chaoge responded lightly, thinking that she was planning to do so. After Xiaohu explained, he realized that he really had nothing to say, he hesitated for a while, and tentatively said, "Then I'll go first?"
Li Chaoge suddenly asked: "How many years is this year?"
Xiaohu was stunned for a moment, not understanding why Li Chaoge asked such a question: "This year is the 22nd year of Yonghui, and today is the first day of the new year. Brother Chao, what's wrong with you, why is it so strange today?"
Sure enough, it was the same as her guess. This year is the 22nd year of Yonghui, and she is 16 years old. This year, Emperor Gao had not passed away, and Tianhou was still dignified and virtuous as the empress, showing no tendency to proclaim herself emperor. The town demon division was not established, and the lost Princess Anding never returned to Luoyang.
Everything went back to the beginning, even a year before she knew her identity in her previous life.
Li Chaoge confirmed his thoughts. He rarely smiled at Xiaohu and said, "It's nothing. I'm sleepy and can't remember the year. Xiaohu, your memory is not bad. When you go to the city, you should find a chance to read more. Take care of yourself."
Clouds came and went, the stars dimmed, and the black forest behind was like a giant beast with its mouth open, rustling, just looking at it was scary. Li Chaoge's back was facing the darkness, but her eyes were black and white, bright and shining.
Like a star falling into the world.
Xiaohu was stunned, and after a while, he came back to his senses: "Okay."
The sound of Li Chaoge closing the door came from beside him, and Xiaohu scratched his head, feeling that the ground seemed to be hot, and he couldn't even stand up. He chuckled twice, suddenly jumped three feet high, and ran quickly towards his home.
After sending Xiaohu away, Li Chaoge found out the medicine bottle old man Zhou had prepared and put it on the table, right next to the bowl of dumplings. Li Chaoge is used to being cautious and doesn't eat food from outsiders, but she accepted Xiaohu's kindness.
Revenge for revenge, repay kindness for kindness, this is the rule that old man Zhou taught her. Li Chaoge originally planned to take these medicines on the road, but she can be careful, these medicines should be left to Xiaohu's family.
Li Chaoge was carrying a knife, and she didn't feel uncomfortable, so she just lay down on the bed and fell asleep with her eyes closed. This is her habit for many years. If she is asked to untie the sword, she will not be able to sleep.
The next day, at just five o'clock, there was movement from the most remote courtyard in the southwest of Heilin Village. The courtyard door opened and closed gently, and a blue figure rode the dawn without looking back towards the endless black forest.
The black forest is huge, under the crown of the trees there is no sunlight all year round, and the fallen leaves have accumulated a thick layer, and there is something hidden underneath. Even if Li Chaoge had seen many monsters, he didn't dare to hold him accountable at this moment. She kept her eyes on the ground with every step, and walked southeast cautiously along the dry land.
In the previous life, the villagers came out of the forest from the southeast. Although it was a long way around, it was better to be safe. Li Chaoge planned to go out from the southeast first, equip the saddle when he arrived in the town, and then run at full speed to Luoyang.
The situation in the court is changing rapidly, especially if she still wants to seek a great cause, the sooner she returns to the center of the court, the sooner she lays out the layout, the greater the chance of winning in the future. In her previous life, she only returned to Luoyang at the age of eighteen, which was too late in many respects. In this life, she wanted to set herself on the right track from the very beginning.
Li Chaoge walked cautiously for five days. She calculated the route silently, knowing that she was close to the core of the Black Forest, the most dangerous and mysterious place. It is rumored that the man-eating monster haunts here.
As the sun went down, the forest darkened rapidly. It was impossible to travel at night in the dense forest, so Li Chaoge tied the package tightly around his body, found a nearby tree that was pleasing to the eye, and jumped onto the branch of the tree lightly, without even disturbing a single leaf.
Li Chaoge closed his eyes on the branch of the tree, holding the sword in his arms, planning to fall asleep like this. The light is getting darker, the wind is passing through the treetops, and there is a rustling sound from the depths of the woods.
Li Chaoge slowly opened his eyes, silently clenched the hilt of his sword.
Something is coming.