Mottled earthen walls, dim oil lamps.
The small bed, covered with old red cloth, smelled of rotten wood.
Shen Yi looked at everything in front of him, stunned for a long time, unable to accept the fact that he had traveled through time and space and become a small soldier in Baiyun County.
But everything around me is so real.
The scattered memories in my mind became clearer.
Demons and monsters are everywhere in this chaotic world, and evil spirits are rampant.
He was a scoundrel in his previous life. He worked his way up from the bottom of society and finally managed to wear the clothes of an official. From then on, he had no worries about food and clothing. It sounds very inspiring.
But why did the other party suddenly die?
Thinking of this, Shen Yi felt an inexplicable pain in the back of his head.
He reached out and touched it, and his hand was covered in blood.
The glaring scarlet between his fingers was like turning on a switch. In an instant, Shen Yi finally got rid of the drowsiness after a hangover, and severe pain surged over him.
"Hoo-chi!"
His eyes widened and he breathed rapidly and continuously.
Look down.
At the foot of the bed was a thin little girl, clutching her underwear with a look of fear on her face.
Right next to him, there was an old man in patched and tattered clothes. His hunched body was trembling constantly. He was holding a wooden stick tremblingly, and blood plasma was dripping from the top of the stick.
The two of them looked at him intently, as if they had seen some monstrous beast, full of despair and fear.
"I said..."
Shen Yi clenched his teeth, and under the stimulation of severe pain, the violent anger could not stop hitting his chest.
He stared at the old man, wanting him to put down the stick first.
At this moment, the girl suddenly frantically pulled up the only remaining underwear on her body, and entangled Shen Yi's legs, like a mad little animal, howling in a crying voice: "Master! I will give it to you! I will give you everything! Can you let my father go back to the countryside?"
The old man loosened his grip and the stick fell to the ground with a thud.
His face was numb and his eyes were dull, as if he had used up all his strength in that blow.
Given Mr. Shen's notoriety in Baiyun County, when the other party opened his eyes again, both he and his daughter would have been dead.
"Can you shut up first?"
Shen Yi's eyelids twitched in pain.
I was already in pain and annoyed, how could I withstand this girl's howling?
My previous life wanted to forcefully marry the girl from the Liu family tonight, but this old man's strike of the stick was enough to get rid of a scourge for the people, and he deserves praise.
But I am innocent, why should I take this blow for nothing?
Shen Yi was very upset, but he couldn't curse. After all, in the eyes of others, Captain Shen just woke up after a slight dizziness, but they didn't know that he had become a different person.
He pulled up the clothes on the bed and casually slapped them on the Liu family girl, waving his hands like he was shooing away a fly, and said weakly, "Get lost."
This is giving me hallucinations. If it were in my previous life, I would at least extort half of your house.
He rubbed his temples, but the illusion in front of him became a little clearer.
[Current Martial Arts]
Bone-penetrating Grasping Hand (Great)
Demon-Subduing Sword Technique (Beginner)
[You can inject your lifespan into martial arts and gain corresponding progress]
[When the life span is less than one year, the infusion cannot continue]
[Current remaining life span: thirty-four years]
…
Shen Yi read the words clearly and began to murmur in his heart.
Not to mention, based on the remaining memories, my predecessor really did have these two skills.
The bone-penetrating grappling technique is given by the government. Every officer must practice it. It is a signature skill.
It was precisely because he performed this set of grappling techniques so well that his predecessor was able to be promoted and became a small leader.
As for the Demon-Subduing Sword Technique, it was taught to the officers by the captain of the Demon-Suppression Division himself after Baiyun County was plagued by demons. It is a serious martial art for exorcising demons.
But at this time, his predecessor had already achieved some status, and was damaged by alcohol and sex. Compared with learning martial arts to protect himself, he had another way to survive the hands of demons.
In other words, this panel is real and not an illusion?
But this is too tasteless.
Injecting lifespan and gaining corresponding progress in martial arts is no different from what he thought in his previous life, which was to live a few fewer years and just get a salary.
The problem is that I had lived a miserable life in my previous life, with no hope and no worries, just like a walking corpse. If I could just get the salary and enjoy myself for a few years, it wouldn't be a loss.
But the purpose of learning martial arts is to save your life. If you lose your life, what is the point of learning it?
Can't I just practice slowly on my own?
"hiss."
Shen Yi turned his head and tried to dispel the panel.
I happened to see the father and daughter again.
The two of them were standing there like wooden stakes, looking as if they were out of their wits.
"I want you all to get out of here..."
Shen Yi pressed the back of his head with a grin, and was about to speak when he suddenly remembered something.
My predecessor came here late at night to forcefully marry Liu Yatou, so this is the Liu family, so the one who should leave should be...
Thinking of this, Shen Yi's eyes showed embarrassment.
Just get out of here.
He rolled his eyes, stood up, reached out to take his sword, and walked out of the yard in dishevel. It would be fine if he traveled through time, but he had to walk home by himself after being hit by a stick. I don't know what sin I committed. It's sad!
"…"
The girl from the Liu family clenched her father's hand tightly, and her thin body trembled under her clothes.
She didn't understand why Master Shen's temperament changed so drastically. Surprisingly, he didn't torture herself or beat her father. He just left in a depressed mood.
But there was still no relief in her eyes for escaping death.
On the contrary, as Shen Yi got closer and closer to the courtyard gate, Liu Yatou's pupils gradually shrank, and she was obviously terrified to the extreme.
Creak.
The tattered courtyard gate was pushed open.
Shen Yi walked out of the yard and took a deep breath of the dry night air.
He wanted to sober himself up a little, but the fishy smell that entered his nose made him frown subconsciously.
Did you forget something?
"Finished? It's my turn now."
A rough voice sounded in my ears, and the fishy smell instantly became several times stronger.
Shen Yi's whole body stiffened and he looked sideways.
I saw a human-shaped body as strong as a hill squatting at the entrance of the yard.
All I saw was a body of tightly packed muscles, high shoulders, shiny black fur, a neck leaning forward, and a dog's head on top.
It slowly turned its head and reached its claws into its waistcoat and pants to rummage around.
He then stood up, a whole head taller than Shen Yi, with shoulders more than twice as broad as his, and a huge shadow spread out on the ground.
"Be more efficient next time. Being hungry makes me angry."
Hearing this, Shen Yi lowered his head with a complicated expression. He finally remembered the way of survival of his previous life.
That is to collude with evil spirits and do some food business.
With people like him pulling strings in the yamen and busying themselves creating unjust cases, it is possible to satisfy the evil spirits without alerting the Demon Suppression Division.
For example, tonight, he had already paved the way for the Liu father and daughter. Once the dog demon had eaten them all, there would be no waves in Baiyun County the next day.
Think everything through.
After a moment, Shen Yi forced a smile, bumped the other person's arm with his shoulder, and said with a smile: "You don't know your ability, brother, how can you be so fast."
After saying that, he pushed the other person and wanted to move forward: "Come on, come on, I'll buy you a drink tonight, just as an apology to my brother."
However, the sturdy body remained motionless.
The dog demon lowered his eyes and looked at Shen Yi indifferently: "Do you think I'm a fool?"
After saying that, it turned around, lifted the roof, and walked into the yard.
Having his thoughts exposed, Shen Yi subconsciously reached out to stop him, but even he himself didn't realize why he dared to extend his hand.
Fuck! It has nothing to do with me.
He reacted quickly and tried to pull his arm back, but it was already caught by a furry, broad dog paw.
The dog demon suddenly turned around and got close to Shen Yi's face. Its bloody mouth had sharp teeth and sticky saliva dripped from its long mouth like silk threads.
"Mr. Shen, you really seem to think you are a thing."
"Have you forgotten what kind of demon I am? I heard everything going on inside clearly. How dare you betray me?!"
The two came together to commit the crime, but one of them gave up halfway. The meaning is self-evident.
As he spoke, the dog demon's sturdy thighs kicked out with a bang!
"No, you are a dog? You can turn against me so easily?"
An unimaginable force came from his abdomen, causing Shen Yi's brain to faint instantly. The veins on his neck exploded, and he flew backwards into the yard like a broken sack, smashing the door along the way.
He swore that this was definitely the closest he had ever been to death.
"You shameless person, I deserve to use you as a sacrifice to my internal organs."
Listening to the indifferent voices coming from outside the yard, Shen Yi collapsed to the ground, holding his belly tightly, and looked up at the father and daughter who were shaking like a sieve.
He retracted his gaze and said breathlessly: "Can't you two... remind me... to go out the back door?"
The old man and the girl swallowed frantically, as if this was the only way to suppress the screams in their throats.
Their faces were full of confusion. They couldn't understand why the villain in front of them, who was supposed to be on good terms with the evil spirits, was also kicked in.
"Forget it, knife..."
Shen Yi weakly raised his hand, and seeing that the two looked like idiots, he could only remind them again: "Pick up the knife for me."
Liu Yatou quickly picked up the saber and handed it over. She just couldn't figure out who the other party wanted to chop. It couldn't be the monster outside the door, right?
Shen Yi swallowed the fishy and sweet blood plasma and held the handle of the saber. Under the gaze of the father and daughter, he suddenly spat inexplicably: "How disgusting."
Whether it is the chaotic world in the memory, or the way of survival of the predecessor, or the fact that I have to imitate him and do the same thing in order to barely survive.
Not only is it disgusting, it's also boring.
"…"
Watching the dog demon push down the courtyard wall, bend over and walk into the yard, stick out its thick tongue and gently lick the center of its paws, it was ready to eat.
The thought of my head being held in that dirty dog's mouth, chewed up bit by bit, and then swallowed mixed with sticky saliva made me feel depressed.
Shen Yi's breathing became more and more rapid, and a hint of madness quietly appeared in his eyes.
Okay, okay, let's play it this way, okay?
My life was picked up, your life is your own, why do you want to risk your life with me?
The panel quickly unfolded in front of him.
Pour your life force into martial arts and gain corresponding progress.
"Yes, it is the Demon Subduing Sword Technique. Please help me fill it up."
"Thanks."
(End of this chapter)