In the autumn of the eleventh year of Jiande, the world of Eastern Qi was in chaos.

When Cheng Ling woke up, she heard a cry.

"No! You go! Auntie, don't sell my eldest sister, we won't exchange for food, we won't exchange anymore!"

Another girl's voice said firmly: "Change! Give me five buckets of rice, and I will go with you."

Cheng Ling opened her eyes and felt pain everywhere in her body. She didn't know what kind of injury she suffered, but she couldn't care less about it.

First, I looked around and saw that there were many people surrounding me.

A short and stocky woman was standing there with her hands on her hips and spitting: "Five buckets of rice? Do you think you are the gold bird who wants to go to heaven? You are the only girl who wants nothing but a movie, how dare you ask for it?"

Five buckets of rice? Don’t urinate and look after yourself. Giving one bucket is considered a sign of our Lord Jin’s kindness and compassion!”

As he was cursing, Cheng Ling looked past these people and landed on a man with a mustache standing a few meters away.

The man with the mustache held his arms with his hands, his eyes were thin, and there was light shining in the slits of his eyes.

Somehow, at this glance, Cheng Lingtong immediately knew that this person was Lord Jin.

The girl standing in front, wiping her tears and crying, was the second sister Cheng Erni, and the one who said she would sell herself for five buckets of rice was the eldest sister Cheng Dani. The woman who cursed was actually their aunt in the next room, Mrs. Liu.

As for the people watching the excitement around them, there were some new faces and some familiar faces. Cheng Ling took a quick look and had no time to identify them one by one. He only had one feeling, that is, "ruined".

That's right, none of these people are neatly dressed, they are all tattered, dirty and gray.

Except for Mr. Jin and a few people standing next to Mr. Jin who looked like thugs.

Also, these people are all wearing... period costumes?

Cheng Ling, who was overjoyed, covered her head and realized with hindsight: She had traveled through time!

Mrs. Liu, who had scolded her a lot, smiled and said to Master Jin: "Master Jin, this is the girl. A bucket of rice will make it. You can take it away with you."

With that said, he stretched out his hand to pull Cheng Dani.

Cheng Dani threw her hands away and ran a few steps. Over there, Jin Ye, who had been keeping his arms crossed and silent, suddenly raised his hand and waved.

The thugs around him rushed forward, and some even laughed: "Little girl, there is no need to hide. Come back with our Lord Jin. You will have enough to eat when you enter the city. What are you doing outside? Are you waiting to starve to death?"

Another said: "Five dou? That was yesterday's price, and today's price is one dou! It was you who came to the city gate to spread the word that you wanted to sell people, not us who robbed people's girls. Our Lord Jin is a good person and will not do that.

Son!"

The thugs made fantastic claims, but the price they offered was just a fight. How could Cheng Dani be willing to comply?

He just struggled and said: "I won't sell a bucket of rice!"

Cheng Erni wanted to protect her sister, but while she was struggling, a thug pushed her away, while the one next to her raised a stick and hit her on the head.

Just as blood was about to splatter on the spot, someone suddenly rushed towards him with a diagonal stab.

The person who came pulled Cheng Erni away, and at the same time stretched out two fingers, like a poisonous dragon, and stabbed the thug in the eyes.

What would happen if it got poked?

The thug was so frightened that his heart was beating wildly, and he subconsciously turned around and closed his eyes. But he was obviously swinging the stick with all his strength, and when he turned around, he used the wrong force, causing him to swing the stick back wildly.

boom!

Immediately, he hit a thug next to him, causing a scream of "Ah yo". His nosebleed flew wildly, and the man fell to the ground on the spot.

The thugs who were pulling all turned their eyes around as if the pause button had been pressed.

Cheng Erni was so pleasantly surprised. She looked at Cheng Ling who had just pulled away from her, she was so happy that she burst into tears: "Brother Ling, Brother Ling, you're awake!"

In fact, Cheng Ling was still a little dizzy and her whole body ached, but she knew that she had to stand up in the current situation. What kind of world is this when you have to buy a big girl for a bucket of rice?

Cheng Ling raised his other hand, and the broken porcelain pieces in his hand were so sharp that they shone.

She walked up to Cheng Dani, pulled her behind her, and assumed a protective posture.

Maybe her eyes were too sharp and scary, or her skills just now made people feel fearful, or maybe the broken porcelain pieces in her hands were somewhat intimidating.

Of course, it may also be that the thugs are just a mob, and they are afraid of being stunned.

In short, no one stopped her from pulling.

However, a few thugs looked at Cheng Ling with sinister eyes, while Mr. Jin walked over with his hands clasped and his eyes narrowed.

"Little brother, are you trying to break the rules?"

Cheng Ling was dressed in men's clothing. Although she had not yet grown in stature, just standing there, she naturally had an uprightness like a small pine tree, which invisibly made people look up to her.

This is not an exaggeration. You must know that the people scattered outside the city are basically refugees who have no future today. After experiencing the hardships of fleeing famine, the energy and spirit of these people have basically disappeared.

Even if there are those who are not numb, the shrinkage and embarrassment coming from the lower class people are naturally there and cannot be concealed.

After all, temperament really requires environment and knowledge to develop. Otherwise, why would there be a saying that "the Qi of a person moves to a place to nourish the body"?

It is no exaggeration to say that Cheng Ling stands out among this group of refugees because of his spirit of "turning a willow tree into a sword".

So much so that Mr. Jin couldn't help but doubt her origins at this moment: Could this kid actually be from someone else? If so...

This is the problem caused by being too shrewd. If you change to someone a little more reckless, what if Cheng Ling appears to have a different temperament?

No matter how energetic you are, you are still a dirty poor boy. Who cares about you?

But Jin Ye has always been cautious and thoughtful. The more he looked at Cheng Ling, the more suspicious he became. Invisibly, his limit was retreating.

Cheng Ling said: "According to the rules, since I am here, there is no reason for the aunt next door to make the decision to buy my sister. As for my sister herself, it is still the same. Now that my brother is here, what does she say?"

When she spoke, her tone was slow and slow, imitating the tone of ancient vernacular novels, and she didn't look like a vulgar commoner.

As for belittling Cheng Dani in words, there is no need to be serious.

Mr. Jin raised his brows slightly and said with a sigh: "Little brother, think deeply. You must know that in today's world, you protect others, thinking you are doing her good, but you never thought that the world outside is a wild sand. In a few minutes

Today, even the best people wither away, so why bother?"

He described the outside world as wild sand, and Cheng Ling slowly said: "I would rather die holding the fragrance on the branches than blow it away in the north wind."

Mr. Jin was stunned and solemnly asked: "Little brother, have you read books?"

Mrs. Liu, the lady in the next room who was watching the two of them talking slowly, couldn't bear it anymore. She held it in for a long time, and finally screamed at this moment: "What are you talking about? Death! Kill with a thousand swords! Brother Ling!"

, you can’t do this! If you don’t sell Dani, how can you pay back my food?”

As she said that, she started to cry and howl: "You can't, you are killing my family..."

While crying, she took steps forward, her short and stocky figure making a sound as she stepped on the ground, and she was about to pounce on Cheng Ling.

Lord Jin's eyes flickered, but he saw Cheng Ling suddenly raise his hand.

A ray of cold light suddenly flashed through at this moment, and Ms. Liu who rushed towards her felt a gust of wind blowing towards her, causing a pain in her neck.

A biting chill flowed down her neck, and Mrs. Liu shook her legs, unable to walk.

She subconsciously just raised her hand and wiped it on the side of her neck, but she saw a bright red stain on her fingers.

Ms. Liu: "Ah! Killing someone!"

He rolled his eyes and fell down.

At this time, the broken piece of porcelain that flew past Liu's neck had just hit Mr. Jin's feet a few meters away.

With a "snatch" sound, the porcelain pieces fell into the ground.
Chapter completed!