Chapter 22

Lin Ziran stared blankly, and fell on that clean, fair, slender and beautiful hand.

Mu Yang doesn't dislike being dirty at all, it really is the kind of person described in the script who is kind and kind...

Lin Ziran slowly stretched out his hand to hold Mu Yang's hand. His hand was covered with dirty blood, which formed a stark contrast with that white and slender hand.

Mu Yang slightly pulled Lin Ziran up from the ground, and suddenly frowned, "Your foot is injured."

Lin Ziran looked down at his feet, only to realize that his feet were horrible. He lost his shoes when he jumped into the river. Later, he walked barefoot all the way through mountains and rivers. At this moment, the soles of his feet were bloody, and there were various bloodstains and scratches on his feet. terror!

Oops! Because I didn't feel anything, if Mu Yang didn't say he didn't notice... Mu Yang wouldn't have noticed something wrong with him!

No, don't panic.

Thinking about it carefully, in fact, this is completely explainable.

Li Ye has been bullied and tortured since he was a child, and it is common for him to be injured and beaten. Although this devil boy doesn't know his background, his forbearing and ruthless character is born in his bones. Hurt and yell.

So I must not make a fuss, just show the forbearance of a teenager.

Thinking of this, Lin Ziran clenched his hands, stubbornly turned his eyes away and did not speak, but the corners of his pale lips seemed to reveal the pain he was enduring...

Seeing this, Mu Yang sighed in his heart, and couldn't help feeling a little distressed. After being injured like this, he still kept silent, fearing that this kind of thing was already commonplace for him, so he was already used to how to endure pain.

Mu Yang was silent for a moment, and said, "Where do you live? I'll take you back."

He was afraid that Mu Yan would come back, so he planned to personally escort Lin Ziran home.

Lin Ziran lowered his eyes, turned his head and walked away without saying a word, fully showing the cold and withdrawn side of his character.

Mu Yang looked at him...

The young man was covered in blood and was very embarrassed. He limped, leaving a blood mark with every step. He walked slowly and with difficulty, but his back was always straight, revealing his stubbornness rather than bending...and the loneliness and rejection in his bones. People are thousands of miles away.

Mu Yang really wanted to step forward to help, but he was afraid of hurting Lin Ziran's self-esteem, because he was only a few steps behind and silently followed.

Soon they arrived in front of Li Ye's house, Mu Yang pondered for a while, showing a look of surprise.

He turned to look at Lin Ziran with clear eyes, and said, "You are not a servant."

Lin Ziran was suddenly a little nervous, thinking to Mu Yang what does this mean?

Mu Yang took a complicated look here, and said again: "Your mother used to be the pride of the Mu family, but it's a pity..."

Lin Ziran understood that Mu Yang had recognized his residence.

Speaking of which, Li Ye's biological mother, Mu Yazhu, was well-known in Chongzhou City back then.

Although Mu Yazhu was born in a collateral branch of the Mu family, before Mu Yang Hengkong was born, she was the most eye-catching daughter of the Mu family, and she was also the genius that everyone thought most likely to enter the Holy Palace at that time...

But unforeseen circumstances, an accident destroyed her.

Mu Yazhu was raped by an unknown man, and in order to give birth to Li Ye, she lost her spiritual power and her bones were destroyed.

How beautiful it was once, how miserable it was when it fell.

In this world, there are always people who make trouble. Mu Yazhu, who lost her spiritual power after giving birth to a child out of wedlock, has suddenly become an existence that everyone can bully from the proud girl of heaven who was sought after by everyone. This dilapidated corner...

Lin Ziran understood why Mu Yazhu paid such a high price, because what Mu Yazhu gave birth to was not an ordinary person—it was the blood of a demon. This child sucked up all the spiritual energy in her whole body, and for this reason, she was completely destroyed and turned into a useless person. Mu Yazhu's ability to survive shows that she is really powerful. It is enough to conceive their lives.

But this secret is still unknown for the time being, Li Ye's existence is not even known to his own father.

Having said that, Mu Yan always bullying Li Ye is also related to Mu Yazhu.

At the beginning, Mu Yazhu was so beautiful, and there were countless young talents who admired her. Even Mu Yan's father was her servant. Until Mu Yazhu gave birth to Li Ye, whose father was unknown, all the men who had pursued her disappeared. Without a trace, I can't avoid her...

Mu Yan's mother was jealous of Mu Yazhu because her husband once loved her, and even her son regarded Li Ye as a thorn in his flesh. To be honest, she still survived after suffering for so many years. …

Lin Ziran withdrew his thoughts and looked at Mu Yang.

Li Ye didn't know his own background, but everyone called him a little bastard. The humiliation and indifference he received these years was Li Ye's deepest pain, so he was very sensitive to his own identity.

Then Lin Ziran's expression changed, and he stared at Mu Yang with guarded eyes, a trace of hostility appeared in his eyes, as if he was ready to bite him.

Seeing him like this, Mu Yang quickly waved his hands and said, "Hey, don't be nervous, I have no malicious intentions."

But Lin Ziran didn't seem to believe it, and just stared at him coldly.

"I know this is because my father mentioned it to me when I passed by once..." Mu Yang smiled helplessly. In order not to irritate the sensitive young man in front of him, he tried his best to speak in a soft and soothing tone, "Father said that your mother was very powerful back then. Said that he fought against her back then, but some accidents happened later, um... Anyway, in my opinion, she is a very independent and strong woman, and a senior worthy of my respect. I just didn't expect to meet her today. you……"

His tone was very sincere, and his dark eyes looked serious, without any malice.

Lin Ziran slowly relaxed his body, and after a while, he spit out two somewhat blunt words to Mu Yang, as if he had never said a word in his life, so that it sounded a bit weird: "Thank you, thank you."

Mu Yang raised the corner of his mouth and showed him a bright smile: "It's a little effort, you're welcome."

Lin Ziran nodded to him, then turned and left coldly.

He pushed the door into the courtyard, and waited until the door panel cut off Mu Yang, then he breathed a sigh of relief and let go of his cold expression.

Looking around, the yard is really small, narrow and dilapidated, there is a broken water tank in the corner, in front of it are two dilapidated cabins, one is Mu Yazhu's and the other is Li Ye's.

After Mu Yazhu gave birth to Li Ye, she has been in poor health. She was bedridden most of the time, and she was weaker and sicker than sister Lin. Therefore, Li Ye took on the responsibility of taking care of her mother since she was very young, and the two mother and child depended on each other.

At this moment, Mu Yazhu should have rested, Lin Ziran quietly went back to his room, he really wanted to eat something to rest...

As a result, after turning around, not to mention food and drink, there is not even a change of clothes!

Sure enough, it was still the worst.

Lin Ziran clasped his hands together and fell on the bed, looking as if his heart was ashamed and lost.

Hey, Mu Yang is too gentle and considerate, taking care of his emotions too much... In fact, I really need your help to help the poor! Don't be afraid to hurt my self-esteem, it doesn't matter!

The clothes on his body were dried after tossing all night, there was nothing to change anyway, Lin Ziran pulled the torn quilt on the bed and fell asleep tiredly.

In the dream, it seems that I have returned to the previous world, living a profligate and extravagant life...

Waking up in a daze the next day, feeling the hard wood under his body, only to realize that it was Huang Liang Yimeng, heartbroken... He walked into the yard, and out of the corner of his eye, he accidentally saw a few things lying on the stone bench next to him. thing.

Lin Ziran went over to take a look.

A crystal clear emerald medicine bottle, a pair of sturdy boots, and a scented oiled paper bag.

Lin Ziran almost burst into tears, what kind of peerless sweetheart is this!

Quietly send warmth silently.

Even he was touched, let alone the poor little Li Ye who had never met a good person... It was not wronged at all.

Lin Ziran happily carried the things into her room.

He first applied medicine to the soles of his feet, which was obviously not a special product. As soon as his feet felt cool, Lin Ziran tore off a strip of cloth to wrap his feet, and then put them into his boots. Finally a person with shoes!

After finishing these, Lin Ziran looked at the oiled paper bag and swallowed his saliva, but he didn't plan to eat alone, he now has a mother to take care of!

Mu Yazhu and Mu Yang are the only two important people to Li Ye, Mu Yang is the light and hope in his heart, and Mu Yazhu is the close relative who brought him up.

Lin Ziran came to the yard, found a little firewood and boiled a pot of hot water, and then entered the mother's room with the oiled paper bag.

Mu Yazhu has already woken up. She has been sick in bed all year round and is very weak. Now she leans on the bed and frowned slightly. Seeing Lin Ziran coming in, she smiled slightly at him: "Ye'er..."

Lin Ziran obediently stepped forward and put water and food by Mu Yazhu's hand, and said, "Mother, eat something."

Mu Yazhu looked at the steaming steamed buns, then moved her gaze down to see Lin Ziran's boots.

Lin Ziran was suddenly a little nervous, thinking about how to answer if she asked... Mu Yazhu had already withdrawn her gaze.

She didn't ask anything, but said softly: "Okay, thank you Ye'er..."

This is a very wise woman, she will not interfere with Li Ye's behavior too much, mother and son have depended on each other for many years, so naturally they trust each other.

And Li Ye is indeed reliable, self-reliant and tenacious since he was a child, and never let Mu Yazhu worry about him.

Not long after, Lin Ziran left Mu Yazhu's room, went back to eat his half of the steamed stuffed bun, and while eating, his eyes fell on the emerald medicine bottle, which looked very valuable, and if he exchanged it for money, he could eat it for a long time the meat...

Stop your brain, stop your dangerous thoughts!

This is the first thing Bai Yueguang in your heart sent you! How can it be exchanged for money!

Lin Ziran reluctantly put away the medicine bottle like a treasure, and then sighed sadly. Now that he has eaten his last meal, he can't expect Mu Yang to bring him food every day. He still has to find a way to be self-reliant. .

Thinking of this, he went out with a sad face.

Li Ye usually survived mainly by stealing food or picking up leftovers... In fact, if he went to work as a coolie, he and Mu Yazhu could barely support him and Mu Yazhu. No one dared to take Li Ye to work, and Mu Yan kept making trouble for him every day, which made Li Ye's life so difficult...

But Lin Ziran neither intends to steal steamed buns nor pick up leftovers, just kidding, he would rather starve to death than eat those things, okay!

Besides, he is not the real Li Ye, and now he is not even familiar with where the gate of Chongzhou City opens, let alone where to steal it, and he is afraid that he will be caught and killed before he finds anything. Fighting, it's really not cost-effective or practical...

He was thinking while walking, and suddenly his eyes lit up: "I can pick some wild fruits to eat!"

The mountain forest where I accidentally wandered last time seemed to be pretty good. I left in a hurry and didn’t look at it carefully. I only vaguely remembered that there were a lot of colorful wild fruits... Lin Ziran thought of various jungle survival programs, and immediately developed fighting spirit and interest.

Lin Ziran said excitedly: "System, I want to go back to where I was last time. Do you remember the way? There are a lot of wild fruits to eat!"

[System: I remember, but are you sure you want to eat those wild fruits you don't know? I need to remind you that Chiyan Immortal Realm is a high-level world of cultivating immortals, and it is dangerous in the wild. Many spiritual fruits here are highly poisonous, and it is not a problem for ordinary people to eat a gut and rot...]

Lin Ziran: "..."

This is hard for Lin Ziran, he can't eat wild food if he doesn't steal or grab it, so what does he eat? eat yourself? ? ?

[System Supplement: Please don't eat things you don't know. If you are not sure whether it is dangerous, you can come to ask me, and I will provide you with answers and services. 】

Lin Ziran's eyes lit up again: "What do you know that can be eaten?"

[System: Of course, my role is to provide advice and help to players. 】

Lin Ziran sighed sincerely: "You are actually a very useful system!"

………………

Under the guidance of the system, Lin Ziran returned to the mountain forest again.

At that time, it was dark and we walked in a hurry, but now we can see that there are treasures everywhere, the sun shines after the rain, and the plump and bright fruits on the trees look extremely delicious...

Lin Ziran swallowed, pointed to a thumb-sized fiery red fruit and asked the system: "Is this edible?"

[System: One bite is no problem. 】

Lin Ziran: "..."

He walked around and found another ugly fruit with a hard shell about the size of a fist, and asked, "Is this edible?"

[System: If you can break it open, you can eat it. 】

Lin Ziran: "..."

Lin Ziran turned and turned, and finally found a beautiful blue and crystal clear fruit, which made his mouth water when he saw it, but he still asked cautiously: "What about this one?"

[System: Yes, but...] It's more spicy.

Before the system finished speaking, Lin Ziran impatiently stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it hard. He has been hungry all day and all night!

Two seconds later.

Lin Ziran: "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh—"

He ran around here like a headless fly, fanning his mouth with both hands, and finally fell into the cool stream of the mountain stream, dipping his head back and forth in the water several times, finally Sitting on the side in a daze...

I have never eaten anything so spicy in my life!

Lin Ziran said angrily with his tongue out, "Ni, why is it swollen, don't you tell me it's so spicy..."

[The system's tone is calm: You ate before I finished speaking. 】

Lin Ziran: "..."

Forget it, we can't be angry with the system father, can we?

Lin Ziran gained a lot of wisdom from a pitfall, and he was no longer reckless. Obediently and patiently obeying the system's guidance, and wandering around here for a long time, I finally found a good fruit that is more delicious and resistant to hunger.

When he was about to leave, Lin Ziran suddenly remembered the unlucky guy in the cave last time.

The reason why I was so impressed was purely because the other party was too miserable...

I don't know if I'm dead or not...

He thought it was better to go and have a look, after all, it was a life, anyway, it was also a way.

It's very close to the cave, Lin Ziran walked in with the fruit on his back, saw that the man was still in place, no difference from before he left last time, almost thought he was dead, but when he looked carefully, he found that he was on the ground. The steamed buns left behind are gone.

Yeah, you still ate it.

But how did this guy survive before? Lin Ziran looked around curiously, and finally his eyes fell on a piece of mouse tail by the man's hand, and a skeleton mouse head with blood dripping half of its bones...

Fuck! Eyes are blind ah ah ah ah ah!

Lin Ziran rushed out and vomited!

After he finished vomiting all his bile, he wiped his mouth and mustered up the courage to walk back. With his eyes closed, he kicked the bloody mouse head away! Then quietly opened his eyes, making sure that he would not see anything hot-eyed again, then let out a faint breath, and looked at this person with a complicated expression...

He survived by eating rats! I'm afraid it wasn't that the mouse thought he was a corpse and ran over, but it turned out to be the other party's meal...

This is the real ruthless person, Li Ye is willing to bow down!

But the problem is that rats can't be eaten, wild animals are full of viruses, you know? Especially eating wild animals raw is absolutely unacceptable! You might die of illness before starving to death, you know?

No, I can't let him eat rats and insects anymore...

No matter, who let you bump into me, you are lucky, today is really cheap for you.

Lin Ziran opened his package, picked out all the crooked melons, cracked dates, and bad-looking fruits, and piled them in the man's hand, saying earnestly: "I just picked these after a whole day of hard work. Share some with you, don't eat rats in the future, don't you know if you eat those dirty things?"

The man didn't respond, Lin Ziran thought he must be really deaf, he said tentatively: "Hey, can you hear it or not? If you can hear it, move it for me to see?"

The man remained motionless.

Lin Ziran was a little disappointed, forget it, anyway, it doesn't matter if you hear it or not, he said: "I'm leaving, I will come to see you again in a few days."

After talking about carrying the package on his back, he left.

………………

Lin Ziran returned to Chongzhou City, he was careful all the way, luck was better today, he didn't meet Mu Yan and his henchmen.

Lin Ziran was in a very good mood because he had found a new way of survival and had a good harvest, but considering that the human design could not collapse, he always kept a stern expression on his face.

He returned home and brought the washed fruit into Mu Yazhu's room: "Mother, I'm back."

Mu Yazhu slowly opened her eyes, coughed a few times weakly, then looked at Lin Ziran gently and said: "Ye'er is back..."

Lin Ziran quickly supported her, and said, "Mother, this is the fruit I picked outside. I tried it and it is not poisonous and can be eaten."

Mu Yazhu didn't eat it this time, but said to him seriously: "There are many wild animals and poisonous insects in the mountains and forests outside, and the fruits of spiritual grass are very poisonous. If you don't know it, don't try it casually."

This Scarlet Flame Immortal Realm is not a mortal world. Not only is it convenient for cultivation, but also there are many dangerous animals and plants. It is actually very dangerous outside the city... Li Ye has not practiced cultivation yet, so he never considered going out of the city to make a living before.

But Lin Ziran is different, he is a man with an all-powerful system father! knowledge is power!

Lin Ziran said obediently: "Mother, don't worry, I won't try randomly."

Mu Yazhu was silent for a moment, with sadness in her eyes, she suddenly said softly: "It's useless to be a mother, not only can't take care of you, but will drag you down..."

Her love for Li Ye is unquestionable, otherwise she wouldn't have to take the risk of ruining her whole body to give birth to a child, and it would be difficult to bring him up by herself. Even though he was just an npc, Lin Ziran respected Mu Yazhu very much, so it was no wonder that Li Ye would turn into a demon because of her death...

Lin Ziran grabbed her hand, said firmly and seriously, "Ye'er has grown up, I will protect you in the future, you must never say such things again."

The expression in Mu Yazhu's eyes was moving. After a long time, she touched Lin Ziran's head and said, "Promise mother, you must protect yourself."

Of course Lin Ziran agreed, and then left Mu Yazhu's room.

Now I have shoes to wear and something to eat, but the house is still crude and shabby. The dilapidated house leaks wind and rain, and I can't sleep well at night... So Lin Ziran went to pick up some thatch and repair the roof, and finally Let yourself live in this place, clap your hands and be very satisfied with the results of your day.

………………

During this period of time, Lin Ziran basically lived a life of two points and one line.

He doesn't hang out in Chongzhou city at all, and he doesn't go to the places where he usually picks up garbage and steals food. He basically doesn't deal with anyone. Every time before dawn, he quietly goes out of the city by himself, so he perfectly dodges Mu Yan's gang people!

Later, Lin Ziran could find his way back to the forest without the system.

After a period of meticulous care, Lin Ziran found that this place is really a good place, it is a paradise, it must be his luck that he jumped into the river and was washed here at the beginning!

Under the guidance of the system, he has now become a small farming expert, with remarkable results in front of him!

The weeds in the cave have been cleaned up long ago, the corners are full of fruits and vegetables, a fence is built around it, a few pheasants are raised in the yard, and a curtain made of vines is hung at the entrance of the cave, blowing gently in the wind... From now on, I will live a self-sufficient and happy life, and I will never have to worry about eating again!

Seeing that this place has changed a lot, Lin Ziran felt a sense of accomplishment in his heart.

The ground was covered with soft leaves, as comfortable as a carpet, and he put the blind man there quietly. Lin Ziran was tired after a long day of work. He lay down beside him, folded his hands behind his head as a pillow, narrowed his eyes, and looked sideways at the blind man beside him.

After getting along for this period of time, Lin Ziran found that this man was not only blind, but also deaf and dumb. He hadn't heard him say a word for so long, and gave himself a reaction. He was like a living dead. If he didn't come here every time Will find that he has eaten in his absence...

He would suspect that this is a dead person.

But it also has the advantage of staying by his side, you won't feel pressured, and you don't have to always act cautiously...you can sleep how you want, lie down how you want, eat how you want, in one word—— Cool!

And everything here is good, but it's a bit deserted, and it looks good to have such a person beside him, easy to raise and not troublesome, just treat it as a companion, and relieve the boredom.

After eating and drinking enough to be bored, Lin Ziran glanced at the blind man's pitch-black face, his eyes moved, ran outside to wring out the rag, and then wiped the blind man's face, it was so dirty, it took a long time Finally wiped his face clean!

Looking at Lin Ziran, he gasped, unexpectedly, he still couldn't see his face clearly, because his face was also full of knife marks and festering marks...

What kind of deep hatred is this, Lin Ziran suddenly showed a look of pity, you still won!

This blind man can be regarded as his friend... Lin Ziran couldn't help but feel proud when he thought that he would be an awesome young master of the devil world in the future.

"Hey, can't you really hear?" He leaned over and pushed the blind man with his elbow, and said out of curiosity on the spur of the moment: "Tell me who you offended, it's too cruel, wait for me to develop in the future To help you avenge your revenge, okay?"