Yu Chen ignored her, and the scene before them blurred, and they arrived in the town.
Time seemed to speed up. On Thursday, Zhou Shu was carrying sacks for people at the grain shop in town. Each sack was bigger than him. If he couldn't carry it, he would be whipped and his body would be covered in bruises.
The weather is getting drier and drier, food is scarce and work is scarce, so Zhou Shushu and his third brother's meals are also getting less, with only half a steamed bun and thin porridge a day, and life is getting harder and harder.
Until this day.
When Sisi saw that Sanguo had fallen ill, the owner of the grain shop came with people, not to treat Sanguo, but to sell them.
"How could this be?" The little one covered his mouth, tears welling in his eyes. "Where's San Guoguo? Where did San Guoguo go?"
"I don't know." Yu Chen lowered her eyes, her gaze filled with self-reproach, yet also bursting with hatred.
"Zhou Sisi, all of this is because of you."
Sisi bit her lip, unsure how to begin.
They were chained and shackled and driven toward the border between the two countries to reinforce the city walls.
The journey was not easy. It was hot during the day, and there was no water to drink, so their lips were cracked. It was cold at night, and they were only wearing a thin layer of clothing.
Third Brother was already ill, and now he couldn't hold on any longer. When the leader saw that he was unconscious and unable to walk, he simply threw him into the mass grave. Poor Third Brother was still alive.
Zhou Shu tried desperately to stop him, but was beaten severely in return. His leg and sternum were broken, and he had a persistent high fever. The leader threw him into the mud to cool him down.
Seeing that the fever wouldn't go down, they scolded him and gave up.
"How could he just leave like that? Why didn't he take you to see a doctor?" Sisi's heart clenched.
Yu Shen sneered, "In his eyes, we are no different from animals. Zhou Sisi, it's really stupid of you to say that!"
"and you…"
Sisi's eyes widened as the person in the mud gradually sank. She grabbed Yu Chen's arm and cried out excitedly, "Fourth Brother, you're sinking! You're going to die!"
With a cold, indifferent gaze, he said, "He is already dead."
Zhou Shu was only six years old at the time. How could he possibly endure the pain of multiple broken bones and high fever?
"Dead?" Sisi murmured as she watched the person sink, tears welling in her eyes. "Then who are you?"
The changing scene gave her the answer.
Above the Heavenly Palace, amidst swirling clouds and mist, a jet-black tortoise was scooped out of the Heavenly Pool by a fairy maiden. The moment it landed, it instantly transformed into the likeness of Zhou Sishu.
Sisi covered her mouth in surprise, "You're a turtle from Tianchi? Fourth Brother, so you're not an ordinary person after all!"
Yu Chen did not respond to her words, but stared fixedly at the fairy who had pulled him out.
He didn't know his own identity at first, but in the moment of his death, he saw everything.
The four immortals underwent tribulations, their sole purpose being to become a sharp blade placed in the mortal realm by the Jade Emperor. This blade was meant to be delivered to that person to ensure the peace and well-being of all living beings in the Three Realms.
“Yu Chen, you did nothing during this tribulation, the mission failed, and the Jade Emperor is furious.”
Yu Shen sneered, "Does the Jade Emperor know how much suffering I've endured? He's high above, but does he know how much death and destruction has befallen the mortal world? If I can't survive, I naturally can't complete the mission."
"Insolence!" the fairy maiden roared in anger. "How dare you question the Jade Emperor? Yu Chen, you've grown increasingly audacious!"
"Now that things have come to this, I have nothing more to say."
"Your records of tribulations in the mortal realm show no human-caused disasters other than natural calamities. Your death has nothing to do with the Jade Emperor."
"You mean, natural disasters don't kill people?" Yu Shen chuckled.
"How many people died in Qing'an because of the drought? Can't the Jade Emperor see it? And why won't it rain? He keeps saying he's protecting the Three Realms, but he just stands by and watches so many people die because of natural disasters?"
The fairy maiden, unaware of the Jade Emperor's thoughts, could not answer. "Yu Chen, you have already angered the Jade Emperor this time."
He closed his eyes.
"The Jade Emperor's decree is that Shen disobeys the imperial order and will be punished with ten bolts of heavenly lightning, banished to the mortal realm."
The fairy sighed, "Now you can only make amends by finding that person as soon as possible, completing your mission, and appeasing the Jade Emperor's anger."
Ten bolts of heavenly lightning left him severely injured, and he fell into the mountains of Peach Blossom Village, unconscious and his fate unknown. At the most critical moment, a figure appeared.
"The carp spirit saved you?" Sisi looked at Zhuang Rongrong as she used that red cloth bag to revive him.
The red cloth bag was full of demonic energy. He and Shen were saved by the demonic energy and had no choice but to fall into the demonic path.
Falling into the demonic path means becoming an enemy of the Heavenly Palace. He has no chance to redeem himself and can only hide everywhere.
As the past cycle came to an end, Sisi felt a jolt in her head and slowly opened her eyes, meeting Yu Chen's dark gaze.
"Four pots..."
"Your fourth brother died a long time ago."
Holding the mirror, Chen said, "Zhou Sisi, I can overlook the past, but you have to tell me about your past and your identity."
A fool, suddenly healed, and now he has so many things from the Heavenly Palace in his hands. What was on Chen's mind? He didn't want to admit it.
"I…"
Just as Sisi opened her mouth, Xie Yan's door suddenly opened, and his dark eyes narrowed. He wanted to leave, but Sisi grabbed the mirror. "Fourth Brother, don't go!"
"Who are you?" Xie Yan's voice was icy.
With a low growl, he shouted, "Let go!"
"No, Fourth Brother, don't go! Mother misses you too. Sisi sleeps in the same bed with Mother, and Mother calls for you and Third Brother in her dreams!"
Xie Yan strode over to grab him, but Chen let go of his hand and suddenly darted over the wall to leave.
Sisi also fell to the ground with a thud due to inertia.
Xie Yan pulled her up, "Who is that person?"
"He's the fourth son!"
"What?" Xie Yan exclaimed in astonishment. "You said he was Zhou Sishu? Then why did he run away when he came back?"
Sisi's eyes were red, but she didn't know what to say. Could it be that Siguoguo was dead, and the current Siguoguo was a demonic person?
"Are you sure it's Fourth Brother? Did he say anything?" Xie Yan asked again, remembering that Fourth Brother didn't like Sisi.
"He hit you?"
Sisi shook her head. "No, Siguo didn't say anything, he just kept looking at me."
It's better not to tell Wu Guoguo the truth, otherwise he'll definitely be scared.
Xie Yan wanted to pat her head, but then, remembering something, he clenched his fist and put it behind his back, saying in a deep voice, "I know, what are you doing at the door instead of sleeping?"
"Erguo gave me a hairpin, and I wanted to thank him, but he fell asleep and I couldn't wake him up."
Sisi touched the hairpin in her hair and asked, "Wu Guoguo, does it look good?"
"It's ugly."
The little guy froze. Xie Yan reached out, took the hairpin off, and threw it on the ground. "It's too ugly!"
"Why did you throw my hairpin!" Sisi picked it up, glaring at him angrily. "You annoying Fifth Brother!"
After saying that, he ran off.
"Look at her, she hates you now. Who knows how she'll curse you in the future? Just kill her."
The noisy voice rang out again.
Xie Yan pursed her lips, shifted her gaze to the spot where she and Chen had climbed over the wall, and asked in a low voice, "Was that person really Zhou Sishu?"
If he is, then why is he panicking?
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