Li Yu learned from the conversations between several people that it was the Republic of China period outside.

Last month, the Northeast changed its flag and surrendered to the Republic of China government, declaring national unity.

If Li Yu remembers correctly, this year should be 1928, that is, the 17th year of the Republic of China.

The mountain he is located in is called Xiaowu Mountain, which is located in the eastern part of the Qinling Mountains.

The people on the other side were all from the same village, and were vaguely led by the middle-aged man who had just given the soup.

Maybe it was because of the heavy rain outside, or it was really curious about Li Yu.

The middle-aged man who had delivered soup before took the initiative to talk.

"I don't know what you are doing? How could you come to this wilderness?"

Li Yu also wanted to know more about this world and followed the other party's words.

"I am just practicing leisurely in the mountains and fields. After years of seclusion, I finally achieved something. After feeling something, I decided to go out of the mountain and enter the world and experience the world."

The middle-aged man didn't understand it very well, but he knew that the other party must be a capable person.

"It turns out that Master... Taoist priest is a high-quality immortal cultivator. The villain really has no eyes to know the true cultivator. Please forgive me for your sins."

When men think about it carefully, they are like this in Taoism.

"But just people in the mountains and fields should not be able to practice high-quality practice."

Li Yu waved his hand slightly, and the above-mentioned mages in Taoist sects are generally called high-level masters.

However, it is a bit inappropriate to use on him, after all, he is not a Taoist priest at all.

But since he wants to walk in this world, it is always a good thing to have an identity and origin.

He neither refused nor admitted it, and let the other party think about it.

When the middle-aged man saw that Li Yu did not refute his name, he was quite happy and felt that he was also an insightful person.

Perhaps it was Li Yu's kind attitude that gave the man courage and started to talk more.

Li Yu listened carefully and occasionally replied, "Yes, okay, that's it."

Through conversation, Li Yu learned that the other party’s surname was Wu, and his name was Ping, and everyone in the village called him Wu Laosi.

The other people also had the surname Wu, and all came from Wujia Village a few miles away from the foot of the mountain.

They were actually helpless in going up the mountain to play jungle this time.

"The Taoist priest didn't know that a giant tiger suddenly ran down the mountain half a month ago, ate many animals in the village, and even women and children were affected."

Wu Laosi pointed to a young man behind him and sighed: "That boy's wife was eaten by a tiger, and there was only a scared child left in the house."

"Later, our village chief went outside to hire a swordsman. The other party went out to the wild three days before he came back with a tiger's body. We were all present at the time. Seeing that the tiger was bigger than a human, I was afraid he had become a spirit!"

"Fortunately, the tiger died in the end, and the swordsman also received the remaining reward and took the tiger's body to leave."

Wu Laosi shook his head and said, "Because the money raised by the whole village, and the tiger killed a batch of livestock, every household had no money."

"And some of our families have people who want to raise them, so they want to go up the mountain to get some wild game and exchange some money to subsidize their household income. But who knows that they haven't even encountered a pheasant for several days, it's really evil!"

"I was going down the mountain today, but it was raining again and my whole body was wet. If we hadn't been lucky enough to meet you, Taoist priest, we would have all died outside!"

The night on the mountain is extremely dangerous, and you may encounter mountain spirits and wild monsters.

Even if they didn't encounter it, they could not find the source of the fire after being wet, and Wu Laosi and others would be sick and they would be able to survive in a few days.

Wu Laosi’s thanks is indeed sincere.

Li Yu did not feel that he was kind to the other party, but instead comforted him: "Everything will be fine, at least the whole country is unified, and the government must issue policies to save people's livelihood."

"Government? Fart!"

Opposite, a thin young man sneered and said disdainfully: "Who knows what the Republic of China government looks like? How could he think of us farmers!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his companion next to him gently pushed him.

The young man reacted and quickly accused him: "Master, I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about the Republic of China government that suffered from plague!"

"You may not know that you stay in the mountains. Since the founding of the Republic of China government, our lives have not improved, but have been getting worse day by day."

"The county came to Marshal Liu today, and there was a change of Marshal Zhang in less than a month! The official had changed three batches of people in a month. Each batch of people was taxed, and even the wells dug by the village themselves had to be taxed!"

"With such a way of receiving, let alone money, we can't even eat! A government that is suffering from plague!"

The young man became more and more angry as he spoke, and finally started to curse.

The person next to him advised him for a few words, but he didn't care anymore.

In fact, everyone understands it, and they are also feeling angry.

Although it can't change anything after venting, at least I feel happy.

Li Yu was silent when he heard this. He didn't know much about this era.

It’s just that when I was in school, I learned some big things through books.

But as long as you think about the end of each dynasty, you can actually get a glimpse of the current era.

The great powers invaded, warlords broke out everywhere, and the government continued to collect taxes for war, and some places even collected taxes thirty years later.

The same is true for each warlord, and taxes are imposed locally in order to recruit soldiers and horses.

Officials also know that they can't do anything for a long time, and they make money as soon as they take office.

The people have to pay taxes to the government and to the warlords.

Then they were plundered by the officials, and finally they were plundered by the local gentry and landlords.

Even if the leeks are cut, the roots will be almost scraped away.

Before Li Yu officially entered this era, he had already seen the difficulties of ordinary people in survival.

The atmosphere in the deserted temple suddenly became dull, and Wu Laosi no longer had the intention of chatting and returned to his companions.

I don’t know how long it has passed, but a burst of rapid footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door, accompanied by scolding.

The gate of the deserted temple was pushed open, and four or five men walked towards him.

They were covered in straw raincoats, their clothes exposed outside were worn out, and iron knives hung around their waists shining with flames.

The temperaments of the few people are very different from those of Wu Laosi and others. They are fierce in aura and sharp eyes, and they are obviously a group of cruel characters.

The intrusion of the crowd made the originally harmonious atmosphere of the deserted temple suddenly become tense.

Wu Laosi and others held hatchets in their hands. One of the men also took out a bow and arrow, pointing the arrow at the ground, ready to lift it up and shoot it at any time.

"Brother!"

A man approached the leader's side and gestured to Li Yu's eyes.

The man in charge was sturdy and his hands were covered with calluses.

He glanced at Li Yu and then took his eyes back, and shook his head slightly at his younger brother.

He knew what his brother meant and felt that the other person was dressed in gorgeous clothes and was obviously very greasy.

But he has more experience in the world and sees more dangers than oil and water.

There are several types of people in the world who are the most dangerous: Taoist priests, elderly people, women and children.

The more you look at someone who is easy to bully, the more you should be careful.

Because the other party can appear in front of you alive, it proves that he must be outstanding.

The end of the trick is not clear, which is to reincarnate early.

"Brothers, we just passed by and stayed overnight. We hope to make a convenient journey and use a fire to make warmth."

The man showed a kind smile on his face, nodded to Li Yu to show his affection, and just bowed slightly when he turned to Wu Laosi and his party.

When he spoke at the end, his eyes had already fallen on the latter and others, and his meaning was self-evident.

"This is not our place, you guys just want to take the fire."

Wu Laosi held down the unhappy young man beside him, stood up and smiled at the big men and the others.

He took out a few fire seeds from the fire at his feet and handed them to the man in both hands.

The man didn't make things difficult for the other party when he got the fire. He asked his subordinates to find some dry firewood from the temple to light it, and then began to take off his clothes and bake it.

"This... young man, the villain Huang Chang, I wonder why you are alone here?"

The big man sat for a while, looked at Li Yu's gorgeous clothes and looked hot in his eyes, and took the initiative to show his kindness, "If it is a useful place for the young master to go to the villain, please make it clear that we brothers can still speak in this world."

Li Yu raised his eyes, glanced at the other party, and then closed it again.

The other party thought it was very well concealed, but he saw at a glance that the other party was testing.

If he really agrees, wouldn't he prove that he is alone?

Then the other party may have other thoughts on the spot.

He saw all the little movements of the other party and his younger brother when entering the door.

Moreover, the few people were all wearing obvious evil spirits, which obviously had never killed people.
To be continued...