Chapter 1 Rainy Night
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A shrill howl cut through the dark, cold rainy night. Through the dim candlelight coming through the crack in the door, the figure lying on the ground was seen slowly moving, and the people who were hiding behind the door and peeping finally breathed a sigh of relief.
If an honest farmer were involved in a murder case, his family would be ruined! Although this man stole their crops, he was not guilty of death. It was also the fault of the young men who were a little ruthless, but looking at his appearance, he should not die!
They immediately closed the doors, blew out the lights and candles, and paid no more attention to it.
A piercing pain made Li Yu scream! He suddenly opened his eyes, and everything was dark! A bone-chilling chill surged into his heart, causing him to shiver involuntarily.
He was stunned! Why was it dark? Why was it raining? Why was he lying on the ground?
Suddenly, the world was spinning, and his head was in excruciating pain! A huge amount of information rushed into his mind like a huge wave!
When the huge waves subsided, he could not help but be stunned! Then he was delighted again! I traveled through time! I traveled through time! Hahahaha! I finally got rid of that miserable life of hiding from place to place and traveled through time!
However, after he sorted out the disorganized information, he was greatly disappointed! Well, other people who traveled through time either met beautiful women on the road or had extraordinary backgrounds, but the body he traveled through and resurrected was simply a hapless person, even more unlucky than his predecessor!
I just made bad friends and got cheated by them, which put me in huge debt and forced me to hide from my creditors. But this guy seems to have been unlucky since birth!
This man, also called Li Yu, had been orphaned since birth. Before he was ten years old, his father was beheaded by the government, and his family property was seized by others, leaving him only two thatched huts to live in.
Therefore, he started begging on the streets with his old yellow dog when he was ten years old. However, because of his father, the villagers did not like him, so he was always hungry.
The children in the village not only refused to play with him, but also bullied him in various ways. At first, they only dared to spit and curse at him from a distance because of Lao Huang's existence. When Lao Huang was stolen one day, his misfortune finally came.
Those kids had no scruples anymore. As soon as they saw him, they would beat him up, leaving scars all over his body. Although he was filled with anger, he was helpless because he was alone and had no one to rely on, so he could only stay away from him.
In this way, he managed to survive until he was 15 years old. But he was short, pale and thin, like a child of 11 or 12 years old.
As he grew older, the injuries on his body became more and more serious. In order to avoid being attacked by the children in the village, he no longer dared to beg in the village and could only secretly go to the neighboring village.
I hadn't eaten for the whole day, so I had planned to go to Wangjiazhuang to get some food to fill my stomach. But I didn't expect to see several children from the same village running towards me as soon as I arrived at the village entrance!
Li Yu couldn't help but feel horrified! Without thinking too much, he turned around and ran! However, after all, he was thin and hadn't eaten anything for a day, so how could he outrun those strong guys? Soon he felt that they were catching up with him.
He could only sigh, and quickly squatted down on the ground, holding his head with his hands, ready to be beaten.
However, to his surprise, the guys who always bullied him continued to run as if they didn't see him. What made Li Yu even more puzzled was that the leader Yang Erdan turned around and shouted to him:
"Li Yu, run!"
Li Yu was startled! But he heard a lot of noise behind him, someone shouted:
"Stop right there! Otherwise, I'll break your dog legs!"
Li Yu looked back and saw the villagers of Wangzhuang chasing after him with wooden forks, shovels, hoes and sickles!
Li Yu didn't know what was going on, so he just ran away in fear! Suddenly, he felt dizzy and felt a heavy blow on his head, and then he lost consciousness!
When he woke up, this Li Yu had become that Li Yu!
It started to drizzle at some point. Although the raindrops were small, they were chilling! Li Yu shuddered and realized that the clothes he was wearing were just a few pieces of rags to cover his body!
At this moment, he was cold and hungry, and felt that his limbs seemed to be numb! He was shocked! He must not stay here, even if he didn't starve to death, he would be frozen to death! According to his feeling, it seemed to be autumn here, otherwise it wouldn't be so cold.
He immediately stretched out his arms and tried to crawl forward. However, a piercing pain almost made him faint again! He then realized that all the bones in his body seemed to have been broken. The broken bones rubbed against his tendons and veins when he moved a little, causing him unbearable pain!
He couldn't help but groan! He didn't dare to speak loudly, fearing that he would attract the villagers of Wang Village and be beaten again. He immediately endured the pain, dragged his muddy body, and slowly crawled!
Although his whole body felt like it was cut by a knife, he did not dare to stop. He was afraid that the villagers of Wang Village would not let him go if they saw that he was still alive. He was afraid that if he stopped, he would fall into a coma again and never wake up again. He did not know if he would disappear forever if he died here, or would return to his body. He did not dare to gamble. No matter how painful life was, he was willing to live, at least living would bring hope!
He saw that the protagonists of time-travel stories in fantasy novels, despite going through hardships, would eventually succeed. He hoped that he could become such a person!
The autumn rain was drizzling, the sky was pitch black, and it was lifeless! Only when he heard the occasional crowing of chickens and barking of dogs did he feel a hint of human warmth.
As he started to move, the coldness in his body receded, but the pain intensified! He held on to his belief in survival and gritted his teeth to persevere!
He could no longer tell the direction, but just mechanically crawled forward with a will! He didn't know how long he had been crawling, nor how far he had crawled. The belief in survival supported him, making him forget hunger and pain!
At this moment, he heard the sound of running water, which startled him. He sighed inwardly: Alas! It seems that God wants to destroy me! How did I crawl to the river? Once I get here, I can only wait to die!
Originally, he wanted to crawl into the woods and hide there to recover. But there was no shelter by the river, and there was no place to hide. As soon as the sun rose, he would be exposed! Looking at the dawn in the distance, he knew that it was almost dawn! Now it was too late to go back into the woods!
He couldn't help but resign himself to his fate! It seemed that his journey through time was just a joke! He was ready to give up, but at this moment, he felt dry mouth and throat seemed to be smoking. He had not eaten or drunk anything for a day and a night. Although the drizzle could moisten his lips, it was difficult to moisten his throat and lungs. He could still bear not eating, but it was unbearable not to drink water.
He thought: I would rather be beaten to death than die of thirst! He immediately crawled to the river again!
The river bank was steep, and he wanted to lie on the bank to scoop up a sip of water, but his arms were too short to reach out. He had no choice but to crawl forward a few steps and reach out for the water, but his center of gravity shifted forward, and he fell headfirst into the river!