Chapter 0750 Crisis of Illusion

At dawn, Lei Chi turned over and sat up, quietly put on his clothes and shoes. His wife turned over in bed, murmured a few words, and continued to sleep.

Lei Chi walked out of the room and stood in the yard for a while, his eyes swept over the cowshed, pigpen, chicken coop, woodshed and granary in turn. He loved his home and was willing to give everything for it, but he could not forget what Mr. Tie once said: There is a more real world outside Zhibubang.

It was this sentence that often woke him up from his dreams. Occasionally, when he looked up at the blue sky, he would feel confused, as if there was something outside the sky staring at him. He used to cross mountains and rivers with his companions and sail across the sea, but they returned empty-handed every time. The mountains and seas ahead were endless, but they did not have enough food.

In recent years, with his wife and children, Lei Chi's heart has gradually stabilized. He no longer pursued those illusory legends and devoted all his energy to taking care of his home. However, the earthquake a few days ago made his heart restless again.

Everyone said that the continuous violent shaking was caused by an earthquake, but no one saw where the cracks were. However, some people swore that they saw cracks in the sky with their own eyes.

Lei Chi walked out of the courtyard and walked up the mountain along the rural dirt road. He knew this area very well and would not get lost even with his eyes closed.

Mr. Tie had been dead for many years and could no longer give predictions and guidance. The Lei tribe had also been torn apart, and everyone was at ease with their families. They no longer had the ambitions they had at the beginning. Lei Chi did not go to find them, but to see Old Man Shen.

Lei Chi did not want to see Old Man Shen from the bottom of his heart, because this old man would say some strange things every time he saw him, and without asking if he agreed, he would hold his hand and say "Er Qiu" one by one, recalling a lot of past events that Lei Chi did not remember at all.

"Yelin Town." Lei Chi muttered softly, but he could not remember anything. Trying to recall would only give him a splitting headache. This was the most important reason why he did not want to see Old Man Shen. No one was willing to endure this kind of pain.

Old Man Shen lived in a small courtyard halfway up the mountain. He insisted that the big guy was his son. The big guy was easy to talk to. He refused to call him father, but lived with him. ‘6’‘9’‘s’‘h’‘u’‘x’‘.’‘c’‘o’‘m’

Besides planting trees, the big guy could do nothing. Old Man Shen was old. Although he was also a demon slave, he didn’t have much strength and couldn’t farm. He relied on the help of the residents. Zhibubang had good weather every year and the harvest had never been bad. Therefore, the life of the father and son was not too bad.

The small courtyard was full of saplings. The big guy had gotten up early and was about to plant trees. This was his habit and he couldn’t change it. As long as there was vacant land in Zhibubang, he would keep planting. Sometimes, if someone’s field was idle after harvest, he would plant saplings.

"Haha, Yelin Town, haha, my wife ran away." The big guy said hello and left with a bundle of saplings and a shovel.

Old man Shen got up early and was sitting on a small stool in the yard, with his back to the sun, feeding the chickens with a handful of grains. He was too old, his eyes were cloudy, but he could recognize the identity of the visitor at a glance, "Ah, Erqiu is here, I heard that your eldest daughter-in-law gave birth last month, boy or girl?"

"Boy." Lei Chi found a broom to clean the yard. He couldn't sit still and couldn't stand the dirt.

"Just like your father." Old Man Shen said with a smile. The past has never faded for him. Instead, it is always fresh and can flash in his mind at any time. "Old Qiu's stable is always clean. Your brother Xiaoqiu is also a capable person. He herded horses alone when he was eight or nine years old. Alas, I can't do that. At that time, I was a rich man. There were no rich people in Zhibubang. You may not understand that rich people are people who have money and don't have to work..." The yard was full of saplings, and there was not much space left. Lei Chi quickly swept it, picked up a small stool, and sat opposite Old Man Shen. "Why... my father is called Old Qiu, my brother is called Xiaoqiu, and I am called Erqiu? It sounds a bit confusing." "Haha, there are very few people who have read books in Yelin Town, and children are always sick and disaster-stricken after they are born, so they are named randomly to make them easier to raise. My family is different. The children have formal names when they are just born. The eldest is named Xiaoerbao. Mr. Lu named the first son, and Mr. Qin named the second son. Mr. Qin is well-read and has named several children in the town. You know my second son, right? His name is Shen Hao. He is now a Taoist priest in Pangshan..."

Once Father Shen talks about his second son Shen Hao, he will talk endlessly. Lei Chi has to interrupt him, "Father Shen, tell me about my brother Xiaoqiu."

"Ah, Xiaoqiu is a good boy, able to endure hardships and courageous. Haha, I still remember that he rode my family's red horse, ran from the other end of the street to my door, and dragged my eldest son's wife away. Haha, when we were trapped on the island, we always talked about this incident. Everyone laughed and even felt better. Thanks to his robbery, a few people in Yelin Town escaped the invasion of demons, including my second son. Have you heard of it? Shen Hao has a very high status in Pangshan..."

"Did my brother really come to Zhibubang?" Lei Chi had to interrupt Father Shen again.

"That was decades ago. Xiaoqiu suddenly appeared and rescued us demon slaves from the crypt, and then suddenly disappeared. Alas, I thought I could leave Zhibubang and see my second brother before I died. There was another group of demon slaves who were left in the crypt because the demon seed had not disappeared. Not many of them came out. They were all poor people, just because they were infected with the demon seed..." "Mu Xingqiu." Lei Chi finally said this name. He heard it from others. Why? Every time he said or thought of these three words, his heart would always fall lightly.

"But life in Zhibu State is pretty good." Father Shen especially likes to talk to people in Yelin Town, regardless of whether they remember the past. "Although the outside world is vast, there are many things to do. Farming requires paying rent to the government. Raising a son has to serve in the army, and the horses he raises cannot be ridden by himself, so they have to be handed over to the Xuanfu Army of Xiaoerbao... Well, having said that, the rich man's son will not have such hardship, won't my second son become a Taoist priest? "

"Do you think my brother is still in Zhibu State, but can't show up for some reason?"

"Who? Oh, you said Xiaoqiu, that is a child who can do great things. If he falls from the sky one day, I would not be surprised at all. Maybe he will bring Shen Hao with him, because they are both Pangshan Taoist priests. I This is what I have been thinking about all my life, hoping that Shen Hao can still call me "Dad", haha, but I am very satisfied now. I know that Shen Hao is still alive and well, so I have no regrets. One point, I will always be grateful to your brother Xiaoqiu. He rescued me from the crypt. I am grateful, but he is the great benefactor of my Shen family who brought the news about Shen Hao..."

Lei Chi listened silently and did not interrupt Father Shen again.

The sun is gradually rising, but Father Shen's nagging has no intention of ending. Nine out of ten sentences are about his son Shen Hao. He even fantasizes that Shen Hao is already married and has children. He also has grandchildren, and there is more than one... …

If it weren't for a rumble coming from the north, Father Shen would have kept talking.

The rumbling sound continued, but there was no vibration on the ground. All the neighbors ran out and asked loudly on the road. Father Shen remained calm and composed, "Taoist priests are all gods. If Shen Hao is here, he will definitely be able to find out what is going on."

The big man moved his lips with great effort, and actually uttered a few complete sentences, "There are enemies in the north, there are enemies in the north, stop the country... it's dangerous, you have to resist... take up arms to resist."

Lei Chi was stunned, and Father Shen also raised his head and looked at his eldest son with cloudy eyes, "What did you say?"

"Haha, Yelin Town, haha, my wife ran away."

Lei Chi reacted, ran out of the Shen family's courtyard, and shouted to the residents on the road: "Gather, everyone gather! This is the call of the Lei tribe, gather! Bring your weapons and armor, stop dreaming, protect Stop it!"

Lei Chi repeated this sentence to all the residents while running. He ran home and saw his wife and children at the door, looking out in panic.

The rumble in the north continues.

Lei Chi rushed into the woodshed and found several black wood weapons and scattered brown wood armor. After going out, he threw them to his two stunned sons, "Get ready to fight."

Before noon, most of the young men and some women in Zhibu State gathered in the open space of the palace.

It used to be a royal palace, but now only a piece of broken stone remains. It is still the largest open space in Zhibu State.

Lei Chi stood on a stone, holding a black wooden spear in his hand and wearing some simple armor. He briefly discussed with the Lei tribe for a while and became the speaker without hesitation. He always believed that he had some important responsibility that he could not shirk because he had an older brother named Mu Xingqiu.

The crowd was dark, with panic and confusion in their eyes. The rumble in the north was getting louder and louder. Although the ground was motionless, the sky was shaking a little. It looked even weirder than the earthquake a few days ago.

"Recall that more than thirty years ago, most of us were still slaves and common people, trapped on the island working for the Fire Tree King. Do you still want to go back to that kind of life?"

Most of the people who lived more than thirty years ago were already old, but a considerable number of demon slaves were in their prime. They immediately shouted "I don't want to" under the leadership of the Lei tribe.

"Then come and fight with me to protect Zhibu State, protect your wife, children, and children, and protect the freedom you have finally obtained with great difficulty!"

Cheers sounded, and swarms of black wooden weapons stabbed into the sky.

But some people are puzzled, "Who are you fighting with? How do you know that the rumble in the north must be the enemy coming to attack the Stop State? Maybe it's just an accident and it will disappear later."

Lei Chi raised his arms and pointed to the sky, "I heard the reminder from my brother Mu Xingqiu. If you still remember this name, you will understand that Zhibu State is really in danger."

The black wooden spear in Lei Chi's other hand suddenly changed. The one-foot-long spear head turned from black to red, and heat seemed to sizzle out. Then, the weapons in the hands of other humans and monsters also experienced similar changes, so they all believed it.

The unique warm wind of Zhibo State blew by, and more than 3,000 humans and monsters put on various helmets, held swords with both hands, and transformed from farmers into warriors.