Chen Xuan looked at them with a trace of unwillingness in his eyes, but he had lost hope.

"My lord, you don't know, the empire has been a thousand years, and the current empire is no longer the empire of a thousand years ago, countless people have been enslaved by the nobles, and let them kill for fun, my children and grandchildren, they have all died like this, and now it is our turn, it's ridiculous that they still want to serve the empire, but they don't know that they all died at the hands of the empire, the hateful minister of the empire, or he, it wouldn't be like this. ”

"Who are you talking about, not to mention that you know so much, and you don't look like civilians, right?" Chen Xuan asked curiously.

When the old man heard this, he was a little cramped, but he quickly said: "Yes, I used to be an official of the empire, and later I couldn't get used to the minister's misdeeds, and led the young emperor His Majesty astray, so I resigned and went into hiding, but unfortunately I still didn't expect it to be this ending. ”

Talking, speaking, the old man's face was gloomy, as if he was extremely angry at the hatred of this minister, but there was a deep helplessness, obviously he had no way to stop it, and he also made himself cowardly, unable to show up and be sad like those courtiers.

After hearing this, Chen Xuan couldn't help but feel unhappy for a while, but after all, it was someone else's business, and it had nothing to do with himself, after all, the mortal world needed mortals to challenge, what did he meddle with, not to mention that there was no one who resisted, so why bother.

"In this way, now this thousand-year-old empire has begun to decay, there are many enemies around the empire, especially ethnic minorities, right, there are rebels in the empire, interesting, it's really interesting, but old man, you don't have to worry about me, I'm just alone, okay, let's send you back first, don't worry, even if they come, what can happen." ”

Chen Xuan's strong infectious power made the people around him believe it inexplicably, and also raised the hope of survival, and they all laughed happily, even the old man said happily: "My lord, then I will trouble you, our village is not far away in the mountain recess, and it needs to be hidden, if it weren't for the shortage of things this time, I wouldn't dare to come out to look for food, it's really troublesome for adults." ”

"It's okay, it's okay, it's all the same, people, how can you live if you don't eat, let's go, you found these foods, bring them all, don't worry, there is no one else here, just live with peace of mind." Chen Xuan looked at the food scattered around him, and knew deeply that it was not easy for them, presumably their life was not very good, and there was all kinds of food.

A group of people happily went home with food, and Chen Xuan also went back with them, wanting to see the world?

Soon arrived in a hidden mountain recess, and saw a cave-like secret passage, which surprised him, but it was normal in retrospect, if he hadn't been hiding secretly, he wouldn't have chosen it this way, everyone is like this, this empire is afraid that it will not be long, you must know that civilians are definitely the foundation of a country, whether it is from the source of soldiers or the source of materials, it is.

"My lord, I'm really sorry, I humbled the humble place, and let the adults suffer. The old man took Chen Xuan to a thatched hut, and said very embarrassed, there was really a feeling of uneasiness in his eyes, not only saved them, but also gave them hope, but unfortunately...

Chen Xuan knew what he meant, the other houses were the same, and they were very dilapidated, and this one was exceptionally new, obviously just made, it was already rare to have such kindness, and he wouldn't ask for anything more, he waved his hand and said: "Old man, this is already very good, as long as there is a place to live, don't do anything else, you can rest assured, I am fine." ”

"That's good, it's best for adults to adapt, there's really nothing to get your hands on in a small place, forgive me. "The old man is also helpless, this place, there is really nothing to eat, but it is still entertained with the best food.

Chen Xuan did see the envy in the eyes of others, and this kind of food is just wild vegetables with a little fish fillet, which is already the best dish here, how can he compete with them, and hurriedly said: "Old man, no need, I don't need food, don't worry, you won't understand it, peace of mind, peace of mind is, give these things to those who need them, they all need it." ”

Chen Xuan's excuse made the old man very uneasy, but he still couldn't do it, and he didn't need food, so he insisted that he accept it.

In this regard, Chen Xuan could only take out a baked chicken patty and said: "Look, I have it here, I really don't need it, give it to those who need it, by the way, you can also take these and give them to the children, they are your future, you can't let them starve." ”

"How embarrassing is this, not only did the adults save us, but also gave us food, adults, adults..."

"Okay, okay, get up, as long as you have a heart, not to mention this is a little bit of my heart, you are not having a good time, if I am taking your things, isn't it a sin that is not forgiven, get up, get up, take it, and give it to the children, let them take care of their bodies, this is the most important thing, but your hope for the future, isn't it?"

"Thank you, thank you, thank you. The crowd thanked each other before they trembled and took the food.

"Alright, go on, old man, can you tell me about the Empire. Chen Xuan wouldn't pretend to know.

"Okay, okay, you go and send it to the children first, so that the children can have a good meal, and they haven't eaten meat for many days. The old man's face was sad, you must know that even the little fish fillet that was taken out just now was hidden for a long time before it was taken out.

The others listened and left with the food on their faces, and distributed it to the child, thanking him at the same time.

When everyone else left, Chen Xuan and the old man walked into the hut, and they didn't care about the simplicity, and after letting the old man sit down, he also sat down and said, "Old man, I can talk about the affairs of the empire, speak slowly, I have time." ”

"Since the adults want to know, the old decay will naturally not hide it. The old man said, couldn't help but sigh, and then said: "A thousand years ago, the empire was extremely powerful, and the emperor of that year also hoped that the empire could last forever..."

About 1,000 years ago, in order to maintain his long-term rule, the Founding Emperor gathered the world's most advanced craftsmen with the vast wealth and power of the empire, and used the legendary super-dangerous species as materials, as well as rare metals such as Ohari steel and a large number of long-lost secret arts, to develop 48 weapons that could not be replicated, and called them "imperial tools".

"Although the emperor at that time was for the good of future generations, unfortunately, after thousands of years, the current empire has decayed, especially the early death of the first emperor, leaving only one child to inherit the empire, naturally it was swayed by someone with a heart, that is, the minister of the empire, Earnest, who was ambitious, wanted to control the empire, and naturally needed to control the emperor, so for a long time, the emperor has been bewitched by him, and he only knows how to live in this world prepared by ministers all day long, and he doesn't know the suffering of the people at all, and he doesn't know at all. ”

Chen Xuan didn't interject when he listened, he knew in his heart that this kind of thing was very simple, and children who were not familiar with their minds were easy to control.

"And regardless of these, there are also those loyal ministers who want to stop it in time, and they are also used by Minister Earnest to eradicate them under various excuses, with the mouth of the emperor, the current empire is already rotten, as long as someone gently pushes it, but the most terrible thing is the hidden part of the power in the empire, and the old decay is also vaguely known. ”

Chen Xuan nodded, this is naturally certain, if there is no this part of the dark power, how can the empire last for a thousand years, this does not need to be questioned, but an absolutely certain fact, and then said: "Old man, are you afraid that those people who are hidden in the dark will come to exterminate here, or are other factors that make you have scruples?"

"Don't hide it from your lordship, the old man is worried about those hidden powers, you must know that you have heard these rumors many times, there is nothing they can't do, they must all be users of the imperial tools in the empire, one is stronger than the other, and one is more secretive than the other. The old man seemed to look at Chen Xuan as he spoke, and the meaning obviously told him that you should know this, so why bother asking?

Chen Xuan could only shake his head helplessly and said: "As for the emperor tools, I really don't have them, as for those emperor tools, they are interested in me, and the weapons that cannot be copied are very interesting, and now I can't wait to see them." ”

When the old man heard it, he didn't know if it was true or false at this time, did he really think that with his flesh and blood, he could confront the owner of the emperor's tool, impossible, it should be an adult for the sake of a secret relationship, yes, it must be like this, he will not let people know what his emperor is, so as to destroy his own advantages, the more he thinks about it, the more likely it is, and he doesn't want to pursue it.

Chen Xuan seemed to see the meaning of his eyes, he was really helpless, to be honest, no one believed it, maybe it was also because of the relationship between this world, plus the changes in this empire over the years, people's hearts have changed, one day at a time, it is impossible to live if you are not cautious, and there is no meaning to say it, so it's okay, give them a comfort, lest they lose control first.

"Old man, you don't have to worry, I will stay for a while, don't you say that there is a rebel army, or you go to them, right?" Chen Xuan suddenly remembered that there was a rebel army, presumably it was also a force to resist for the brutal suppression of the empire, and he believed that they would not be cocooned and bound themselves, so it was also a good way out.

"My lord, the rebel army is very secretive, and now the empire is still very strong, and it can only survive in the border area. ”