The Third Section of Human World

  Rocks are scattered along the riverbank, Yun Yan walks steadily, just last night, he vowed not to be weak again, his wife and children are packed in his heart, warm and overflowing throughout his chest.

  He wants to take his whole family to venture in this unknown world, he believes that as long as they are not in a barbaric world, with his clever hands, it's not difficult to settle down here.

  He no longer fears any fierce beast, and the situation can't get any worse. Leaving the horse herd, he survives alone in this wilderness. Yun Yan considers it the first step to living here.

  The footprints left deep marks on the yellow sand, and behind it a small horse limped closely. This was a wounded horse abandoned by the herd, its hind leg skin torn by wolves, rotting quickly in the scorching sun.

  At dawn, the horse group went to the grassland to graze, leaving it alone by the river to await death. Yun Ruo cleaned its wounds and applied precious white medicine, believing that in a few days, the wound would heal. Yun Ruo considered this as his final repayment to the horse group.

  Then, waving goodbye to it, he set foot on the road to find the crowd. For some reason, the little horse struggled to get up, looked in the direction where the horse group was going, and walked hard towards Yun Ye. Yun Ye heard the sound of the little horse's footsteps, but did not turn his head, only slowed down his pace. Yun Ye stopped, the little horse stopped, Yun Ye walked, the little horse walked. Walking and stopping, one person and one horse, by this long river, walking with a lot of emotional meaning.

  The scorching sun at noon made the sweat soak through his clothes, Yun Ye found a shaded area under a huge pagoda tree with curved branches covering an area of half an acre, and only short green grass underneath, it was a good place to rest.

  Yun Yan sat heavily on the protruding tree root, unbuttoned his shirt, and took a big gulp of water, feeling refreshed. Just as he was about to take a short nap, the little horse walked over, gently nudging him with its head, looking like it wanted to drink water too.

  Yun Ye took out a flat pan, filled it with water, and the little horse didn't hesitate to lower its head and drink freely. Yun Ye put down his backpack and examined its wound, fortunately, the wound hadn't torn open, he didn't know if it was the effect of the medicine or the little horse's good physique, but a layer of membrane had grown over the wound, no wonder it could follow him for so long. Yun Ye rested his head on his backpack, chewing on the remaining wolf meat in his mouth, food was scarce, might as well save some, the little horse lay beside Yun Ye, occasionally nibbling on the wild grass that Yun Ye had cut for it.

  "You're just following me? I don't even know where we're going yet, serves you right for being unlucky,"

  "You know, following a boss with no future prospects, I told you, once you follow me, you're not allowed to regret it."

  "The damned heaven has abandoned me in the wilderness to fend for myself, but I've accepted it now. You and I will live a brilliant life on this earth from now on, and when you're enjoying good food and drink, remember that."

  "From now on, you'll be called Wangcai, bringing us a rolling fortune, how's that?"

  "This name is too cool, without a certain level of cultural refinement, you can't come up with this kind of name"

  "Don't spit, anyway I super like this name, you see you, your whole body is muddy, if you don't call it that, it's a waste."

  Yun Ruo muttered on and on, Wang Cai closed his eyes to listen, after a while, Yun Ruo's voice became lower and lower, until it was almost inaudible...

  A sudden horseshoe sound awakened Yun Ye, he sprang up and looked towards the dense forest on his right side in surprise, where the sound came from.

  Wangcai also stood up, standing quietly beside him, wagging his tail without making a sound. There were two horses, their hooves beating rapidly and rhythmically, this was not wild horses running. Yun Ye only felt blood rushing to his head, picked up the engineer's shovel and rushed towards the forest like the wind, cutting through the weeds, chopping down shrubs, startling countless birds into flight, Wangcai kept a safe distance away, not understanding why his master and big brother was going crazy. Until Yun Ye finally chopped down the last shrub, panting heavily.

  The hoofbeats had gradually faded away. Looking at the yellow earth road, the dust that was slowly settling down, Yun Ye burst out laughing loudly. Tears and snot all over his face, he didn't care, and fell to the ground, wailing loudly again.

  This is a trace of human civilization, winding its way into the distance, parallel to the Yellow River. Clouds feel that this must be the main road connecting Lanzhou, now perhaps called a highway. Just then, two ancient people rode horses past, and Clouds felt strange, although he had seen many ancient people before, but at that time they were mummies and dry corpses, even the beauty of Xin Zhui from Mawangdui was no more than this.

  The afternoon sunlight shines on the deserted ancient road, looking quiet and desolate. For Yun Ye, it is a path leading to the unknown, one step heaven and one step hell.

  Yun Ye found a place with people, at this moment when he was about to return to the crowd, he hesitated, heaven or hell? Should he take this step?

  In this world, he is a non-existent person, like a pool of stagnant water. If you throw a stone into it, can the ripples that rise up engulf him? The unknown is terrifying. To him, who knows nothing about this world, an enormous fear arises. Sweat drips down his chin and onto his jaw. Wangcai sticks his head out and licks my sweat with his tongue, as if comforting me.

  Standing by the river, carefully washing off the dirt on my body with river water. My clothes are already tattered and worn out, barely covering my body after a month of crawling and rolling around. Still, I washed them clean and tied them back on me. Luckily, my backpack is made of soft cowhide and didn't suffer any damage. Seeing Wangcai covered in mud, I also gave him a wash. The icy river water poured over his body, and he let out delighted "heh heh" cries.

  Taking big strides on the yellow earth road, it doesn't matter where to go, following this main road will always see people. The footprints, hoof prints, and wheel tracks on the road are getting denser, believing that the village, city is getting closer. The panic in my heart has long been gone, when things come to a head, I must be bold. Turning over a grassy slope, the sound of human noise comes.

  Following the sound and looking around, all he saw were a dozen or so ox carts parked in a circle by the side of the road, with a flag inserted on each cart, and a large Tang character fluttering in the wind. Yun Ye's heart skipped a beat.

  As expected, back in the Tang Dynasty and unaware of who the emperor is. Yun Ye looked at this group of ancient people with interest, blue robes reaching down to their knees, hemp-made trousers, cow-ear hemp shoes on their feet, and high buns on their heads held in place by wooden sticks. Is this the attire of ordinary people?

  There were still a few people wearing leather armor, with swords at their waists, looking very majestic. The leader, a robust man with a full beard, was standing at the front. Yun Ye glanced over and saw him, then strode towards him with large steps, hand grasping the hilt of his sword.

  "Qiang child, how dare you rob our grain cart? What a big nerve!" As soon as the words were spoken, the bright horizontal knife was drawn out of its scabbard and was about to chop down.

  "Great, familiar Guanzhong accent. Yun Ye hastily retreated, waving his hands wildly, and spoke in Shaanxi dialect: "This strong warrior, who is the Qiang person? You've mistaken him for someone else."

  The big Han's knife stopped in mid-air, his eyes full of suspicion; "Huh, Guan Zhong's kid, how did you end up in Longyou? Where are your parents?"

  "There is no adult, the master has passed away, I am alone from the mountain, just me."

  Dahan drew his sword and sheathed it again, staring at Yun Ye from top to bottom, then walked forward and sniffed him.

  "No sheep smell, it's a Shaanxi person, what's with the little kids running around?"

  "What's the point of feeding a wolf."

  Wang Cai saw the strong man grasping Yun Ye and not letting go, so he opened his mouth to bite. The strong man loosened his hand, raised his left hand to flash by, and with a lightning-fast move, grabbed Wang Cai's chin. Wang Cai cried out in pain, and the strong man burst into loud laughter, releasing his hand. He patted Wang Cai on the back and called out: "Good horse!"

  The other big men, seeing Yun Ye and Wang Cai in such a sorry state, burst out laughing. Wang Cai, afraid of strangers, hid behind Yun Ye's back and peeked at these people.

  The leader of the robust men was also looking at Yun Ye, seeing that Yun Ye's clothes were scratched by thorns and branches like a torn cloth. Although it was broken, it was well-made with an unusual style, and the material seemed to be hemp but not quite. It was definitely not ordinary. Then he saw Yun Ye's clear eyebrows, delicate skin, slender hands, and obviously wasn't a child of an ordinary family. He wore a pair of leather boots on his feet, which looked strange but fit perfectly. He couldn't help but regret his rudeness earlier. So he slowed down his tone:

  "Where does Young Master Sha want to go?"

  "I have been living in the deep mountains with my master since I was a child. Not long ago, my master passed away, and after mourning for three months, the place where I lived was destroyed by a mountain flood. With no other choice, I had to come down from the mountain. Unexpectedly, I encountered a pack of wolves at the foot of the mountain, but fortunately managed to escape. That's how I ended up in this state. Now, I've decided to head to Chang'an, and I hope you can tell me how far it is from Lanzhou."

  "Lanzhou is less than sixty miles from here, with your build, bringing a wounded horse, it will take two days."

  "Everyone, where are we transporting these grains? What year is it now? We don't know the years in the mountains, please tell us."

  "The foolish master and apprentice didn't even know that last year His Majesty Emperor Li II ascended to the throne, remember now it's already the second year of Zhenguan. As for where the grain is being transported, this is a military secret." The robust man responded to Yun He's question with disdain, as if everyone in the world should have known that his great emperor, Li II, had ascended to the throne last year.

  Yun Yan only felt that his head was heavily smashed by a giant hammer, in the second year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin, the King of Qin, after all, did not escape the sneak attack of the wormhole and was thrown back to 1,300 years ago. Thinking of his wife and children who were thoroughly far away from him, how could he bear it? He muttered to himself: "How can I live for so long?"

  "Don't you like it? Isn't His Majesty's ascension to the throne a great thing?" The burly man, Yun Ye, was pale and swaying, his eyes fixed on Pu Zhi with a fierce glare, as if he would chop off his head with the horizontal knife at his neck if Yun Ye uttered even half a word of dissent.

  "Like, how can one not like? Your Majesty's ascension to the throne should be a universal celebration."

  "Why are you crying?"

  Overjoyed to tears

  "Then you cry more, and also help your master cry."