Chapter 2 Grandpa Ring
The next day.
The gloomy weather last night turned into a steady drizzle this morning.
In the room, Song Changming was wearing a raincoat, and his father's familiar coughing sound could be heard in his ears. In the woodshed, his mother was boiling medicine, and the bitter smell of medicine filled the air, as usual.
Whenever the weather turns cold, his old father will suffer from minor illnesses.
"Dad, Mom, I'm going."
After getting dressed, Song Changming said something and left immediately.
The rain splashed on the raincoat, making a splashing sound.
His boots were soon soaked with mud and water. Song Changming didn't care about this. He just stepped up and went to the patrol department to report, not wanting to miss the time.
Compared with the loneliness at night, even if it rains on the street during the day, there are many pedestrians, either wearing thick raincoats and bamboo hats like Song Changming, or holding oil-paper umbrellas, walking in a hurry.
In the morning, most people are busy with their livelihood, and not many people just come out to play.
Song Changming walked very quickly, and without stopping for a moment, he followed the fastest route to work at the Patrol Department on Houli Street.
In the patrol department, there are many armored patrols coming in and out during the day.
Song Changming closed his eyes, lowered his head slightly, and went straight to the night watchman's stronghold in the corner to sign in.
"Changming, let's go quickly. We have been told by the superiors to go to the east of the city to retrieve the body." Not long after, Li Fu'an walked in and said immediately when he saw Song Changming.
"Okay." Song Changming was not surprised.
The gangs fought in the street last night, and many people must have died.
You can't expect these gang members to dispose of the body and wash the ground for you in a peaceful and orderly manner after the fight.
The aftermath work naturally fell on them, the night watchmen.
As for why they had to wait until this morning to explain and let them transport the body out of the city for disposal, there was a little unwritten rule involved.
Those gang corpses usually leave some money or other relatively valuable items behind.
Naturally, the oil and water are not picked up by night watchmen like them. If it is at night, it will usually fall on the guards on duty.
After they had touched the corpse and passed their hands over it, they were allowed to work as night watchmen.
These are all tacit things, nothing to say.
Soon, the two of them headed towards the east city gate in the rain, where there was a temporary place for placing the bodies.
When they arrived, they saw corpses piled up like a hill. Song Changming roughly estimated that there were at least forty or fifty.
If he had just arrived and saw so many dead bodies at once, he would probably feel psychologically unwell.
But now, he has integrated into this world, and because of his position, he has long been able to remain calm and composed when facing these corpses, and his heart is as calm as water.
At this time, there was already a group of night watchmen groping for the corpse with skillful movements.
"Damn, these people move so fast!" Li Fuan couldn't help but curl his lips when he saw this.
Although the body had been passed over by the patrols, there was nothing valuable left in their hands.
But sometimes you can still pick up the pieces if you are lucky. For them, finding even half a penny is good.
Especially on a rainy night like this, the patrolmen don't have much patience to touch the corpses in the rain, so the probability of them picking up the corpses is higher.
Li Fu'an muttered, but he was not slow in his movements, and soon joined in the action of touching the corpse.
Song Changming is not unique, and even moves a little faster than Li Fu'an.
However, touching the corpse is purely based on luck, and it is still a second-hand corpse, so there are really not many valuable things.
After turning over several things in a row, they found nothing. However, Li Fu'an took something away without leaving any trace, and Song Changming accidentally caught a glimpse of it.
Everyone tacitly understands that this business is purely based on eyesight and quick hands, and whoever touches it belongs to whom.
"Um?!"
Song Changming's attention suddenly fell on the inside of the trouser leg of a corpse in front of him, and he felt the unusual thickness when his hand slid over it.
Without any hesitation, he used his hands to tear open the black trouser leg on that side.
I saw a piece of strange cloth as big as a palm sewn on the inside of the trouser leg.
Is this a hidden inner pocket?
If it can be hidden so secretly, it must have been shipped!
Song Changming immediately tore apart the attached piece of cloth and took out what was hidden inside.
Two folded parchments with dense writing on them.
There is also a thin black ring, which seems to be a ring.
It's just that I don't know what kind of metal material it is made of. It looks shiny and shiny, which is a bit unusual.
Song Changming didn't take a closer look, especially as there were many writings on the parchment paper, so he hurriedly put them away to prevent them from being scratched by the rain.
After a while, the body touching was over, and Song Changming and Li Fu'an moved the corpses one by one onto a wooden cart.
The two of them worked together to drag him out of the city, as did the other night watchmen.
No one discussed the results of touching the body. A few miles away from Donglai County, there is a vast river named Luolong River.
Usually the easiest and most trouble-free way to dispose of corpses being transported in the city is to throw them into the river.
As for the problem of polluted water sources, it has not existed since ancient times.
There are many ferocious fish in the river. This little body of flesh and blood sinks into the river, and within a day not even the dregs will be left.
"Hurry up. I've heard that banditry is serious outside the city recently. I can't wait any longer." Arriving at the riverside, Li Fuan wiped the rain off his face and said.
Song Changming also heard about this and didn't want to stay any longer.
The two struggled to grab the bodies and threw them into the river. After being soaked by the rain, the bodies were heavier than before.
After all, Li Fu'an was a little older. After finally moving, he was too tired to stand up straight.
"Chang, Changming, why don't you sit down for a while and let me take a breath." Li Fuan gasped.
"Okay, Brother Li, please rest while I look around." Song Changming nodded and looked around.
If there were really bandits, he would definitely grab Li Fu'an and run back immediately.
However, just as Song Changming took a few steps away, he suddenly stopped and vaguely heard something.
"Changming, what's wrong?" Li Fu'an was sitting on a big rock by the river, he noticed and couldn't help but ask.
"No, maybe I drank too much rainwater. Brother Li, I'm going to relieve myself." Song Changming turned around and said half-jokingly.
"What are you talking about? Go quickly." Li Fu'an laughed and looked away.
Song Changming immediately walked a little further, and after confirming that Li Fu'an could not see him, he felt in his arms with a strange expression and took out the black ring that he had just found from the corpse.
"Did you just make the noise?"
The ring is dark and shiny, and there seems to be a stream of light constantly spinning on its surface, making it look mysterious and even weird.
"Jie, Jie, Jie, I'm right, boy, your reaction is very fast." The voice came from the ring again, confirming that Song Changming was indeed not hallucinating just now.
"." Song Changming was silent for a while.
"Boy, don't be silent. Meeting me today is a great blessing for you and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity." Ring said slowly.
"Opportunity?"
"As long as you do what I say, I can help you achieve gold, silver, wealth, power, status, magical secrets, and even immortality!"
The ring's voice sounded like that of an elder with a high status, and his tone was old, majestic, and convincing.
And the words he said are full of temptation. If an ordinary person or a weak-minded person listens to it, he may immediately regard the ring as a divine object, worship the old man inside as an immortal, and bow before him.
But Song Changming was not so hasty and asked: "So, what are you? A person? Or a ring?"
"Boy, if my identity is known to you, it will bring you a life-or-death disaster. Are you sure you want to know?"
"No, thank you." Song Changming immediately lost interest, regardless of whether what the ring said was true or false.
Ring snorted softly and continued.
"The two pieces of parchment you got are exactly the Soul-Severing Knife and the Powerful Bull Demon Technique that I had previously copied. Although this technique is not very mysterious, it is also suitable for people like you who have not yet practiced martial arts.
If it hadn't been for that kid's bad luck and died before he even started training, this fate wouldn't have been your turn either. "
Song Changming understood clearly. It seemed that the old man's ring had been picked up by the gang members before. Now that the man died, it fell into his hands.
"Nothing is free in the world, so what do you need me to do for you?" Song Changming looked back at Li Fu'an's direction to confirm that he was not coming, and then continued to ask.
"Hide my existence and find what I need. Before that, I want you to bleed on the ring. From now on, our destiny will be one, and I will help you improve your strength as soon as possible and have everything you want!" "
Perhaps realizing that the kid in front of him was not that easy to fool, the tone of the voice in the ring became a little more serious.
"how?"
Song Changming stared at the ring, with no emotion on his face. This made the consciousness inside the ring a little unsure of what the kid was thinking.
"If you don't believe it, you can go back and practice the martial arts copied on the parchment first. There is no need for me to lie to you."
Jie Jie Jie, when it comes to this, how can ordinary people refuse.
After all, if it is true, it will be endless glory and wealth, as well as the ultimate temptation of immortality!
"Changming, it's time to go back?" Li Fu'an's voice came from the distance mixed with the sound of rain.
"Here we come." Song Changming glanced at the ring in his hand for the last time, and then he threw the ring and the boundless temptation into the river as if throwing a stone away, and turned around to leave.
Immortality?
For other people, or any other living being in the world, it may be an irresistible temptation.
But for Song Changming, this is something he has already obtained, so there is no need to covet it anymore.
As for glory, wealth, magic secrets, etc., he has a long life, and he has plenty of time to slowly figure it out and slowly accumulate it. All these can always be obtained, so why bother to rely on other mysterious external help to increase risks.
In addition, the laughter of the old man with this ring was also unpleasant. He didn't like it.
In the river, a fish happened to swim by. When it saw the black light thing, it swallowed it in one gulp.
With a flick of his tail, several circles of water rippled out, and this unknown but tempting opportunity disappeared.
(End of chapter)