Chapter 1 The Way of Survival in Troubled Times

  Big Xia, Jizhou, Stone Fire City.

  It's March, but the weather is still a bit cold.

  On the dilapidated streets, people dressed in simple clothes kept coming and going, and the hawkers on both sides shouted hard one after another, and there were some weak begging voices in the middle.

  Among the crowd, Chen Che was wearing a washed-up white book long robe, and hurried home with a medicine bag.

  This world is full of evil spirits, and the people are tough. He has been here for a few days, but walking on this street in broad daylight, he still feels a chill down his spine.

  He came from time travel.

  Transmigrated to Chen Che with the same name and surname in this world.

  Chen Che in this world is nineteen years old and a poor scholar.

  Father went to Beijing to take part in the scientific examination nineteen years ago, but never came back.

  Mother Wang Rou raised him up alone.

  Because of this, this Chen Che is well aware of his mother's difficulties, so he determined to study hard when he was very young, hoping to follow the scientific expedition team to Beijing in the future, and inquire about his father's whereabouts along the way, so as to give his mother an explanation.

  But what he didn't expect was that he encountered a fraud incident in the first pass of the county examination, and unfortunately failed the exam.

  Being out of breath, this Chen Che died, which allowed him to take advantage of the loophole.

   Of course, these are past tense.

  Now that he's here, it doesn't matter what looking for his father or scientific research.

  Now he has only one goal, which is to quickly activate the jade bottle in his mind that has followed him through time travel and is suspected of cheating, so as to obtain some life-saving abilities.

  The specific function of the jade bottle is still unknown.

   But as long as he drinks the medicine, part of the energy will enter the jade bottle.

  In the few days since he came to this world, he has been pretending to be sick, and his mother has been feeding him medicinal soup.

  If you keep pretending, it will take another three or four days for the jade bottle to be completely consummated, and there may be some qualitative changes at that time.

  But last night, the house was burglarized, which doubled his inner pressure.

  He couldn't wait any longer.

  That's why today he brought most of his private money to buy medicine.

   "I hope the jade bottle is a better cheat..."

  With such anticipation, Chen Che quickened his pace again.

  His home is in a dilapidated alley in the outer city of Shihuo City. There are only two low-rise bungalows and a small courtyard of more than ten square meters. The environment is not good.

  But in this troubled world, it is not bad to have a place to stay.

   Seeing that he had already reached the entrance of the alley where his home was located, the tension in Chen Che's heart had just eased, but at this moment, three people suddenly walked out of the alley.

  One of them was about 30 years old, wearing a black bunt, with a strong figure and dark skin. He was the uncle Wang Zhen of the original owner of his body.

  Behind him were two Yamen policemen with knives.

   Seeing this scene, Chen Che's heart skipped a beat.

  Uncle was a gangster in his early years, and later joined a gang.

  In today's world, gang vendettas are quite common.

  So in order not to implicate my sister and my nephew, my uncle seldom walks with the family on weekdays.

   But what is the situation today?

  Uncle not only appeared near his home, but also appeared to be captured by the government.

   Before he had time to think about it, Chen Che hurried forward to ask.

   "Uncle... you are?"

  Wang Zhen was very calm when he saw Chen Che. He didn't rush to answer, but first whispered something to one of the policemen, and then pulled Chen Che aside.

   "It's nothing serious, just stabbed someone, and I have to go in for a while.

   But don't worry, I'm familiar with it, and it won't take long to come out. "

   Speaking of this, Wang Zhen paused, a stern look flashed in his eyes, and said coldly: "Unfortunately, I couldn't kill that little bastard!"

   "No, uncle... what's going on?"

  Chen Che asked in a low voice.

  Although my uncle seldom walks around with the family, he has a deep relationship with his mother and his nephew. He secretly takes care of the orphan and widow of the Chen family.

  Wang Zhen said in a deep voice: "Didn't your house be burglarized last night? After your mother told me, I went shopping around your house. I didn't expect to meet that little **** Liu Agou!"

   "Agou Liu?"

  Chen Che recalled it carefully, and soon found such a person from the original owner's memory.

  This Liu Agou is a little beggar. He has been hanging around in the market since he was a child.

  About a few years ago, this guy stole into his own home, but was caught by the original owner of the body on the spot and sent to the government.

   Later, it seemed that he was sentenced to a few years of hard labor.

   Calculate the time, it will come out almost this year.

  The original owner remembered very clearly that this Liu Agou had a fierce expression on the way to the government, and he kept threatening, saying that if he was not let go, he would get revenge when he came out...

   "I remember...was him last night?"

  Chen Che's tone was complicated.

  Anyone will say a threat, but very few actually take it seriously...

  Wang Zhen's eyes were cold, and he said quietly: "When I met him this morning, his eyes were wrong, I guess it is him in all likelihood.

  If my guess is correct, he broke into your house last night to steal the Lieyang Stone. "

   "Stealing the Sunstone?"

  Chen Che felt a chill in his heart, followed by a burst of fear.

  The Lieyang Stone is a must-have item for every household to ward off evil spirits. If this thing is stolen, the home is easily invaded by evil spirits.

  According to the laws of Daxia, stealing the Lieyang Stone is a felony.

   "He wants to take revenge on you... Then I will naturally act first.

  It's a pity that this kid seems to have learned some skills in prison. I failed to kill him on the spot, but disturbed passers-by. "

  Wang Zhen looked regretful.

  Chen Che was speechless.

  The home was burglarized, and my uncle saw Liu Agou in the surrounding area, but his eyes were wrong, so my uncle judged that he wanted to steal the Sunshine Stone at home for revenge, and decided to kill him decisively.

  There is no conclusive evidence, it all depends on the feeling, the first move is the first, and there is no room for it.

   This may seem reckless...

   But this is how to survive in troubled times!

  At this moment, Chen Che felt depressed and angry.

   Did the original owner of the body make a mistake in sending Liu Agou to the government?

  But if he was let go at the beginning, who knows if he will make progress?

   Or should we turn a blind eye, close one eye, and let him steal?

   But let him steal it, what do you and your mother eat?

  So, no matter how you choose, it will not work.

   In this world of cannibalism, there is no reason to speak.

   Seeing Chen Che's solemn expression, Wang Zhen continued: "I stabbed that little **** and suffered serious injuries. He probably won't be able to trouble you in a short time...

  But the little **** at this age is the most vicious and ruthless, and he doesn't leave any room for things. When he recovers from his injuries, he might come to trouble you.

  Recently, you and your mother try not to go out as much as possible, wait until I come out. "

  Chen Che bowed his head in response, and then said apologetically, "I'm the one who got you in trouble, uncle..."

  Wang Zhen had a surprised expression upon hearing this, and then lightly patted Chen Che on the shoulder.

   "Don't say such things, I'm your uncle.

  But you have indeed changed, if it was before, you would definitely want to report him to the police, hehe..."

   After chuckling twice, he turned around and returned to the two arresting officers.

   "Okay, I'm leaving, you go back, take good care of your mother, you are not young anymore."

  Chen Che nodded slightly, but he did not enter the alley in a hurry, but stayed where he was and watched the two police officers take his uncle away.

   After the figures of the three disappeared completely in the distance, he clenched the medicine bag in his hand and entered the alley.

  (end of this chapter)