Half a month ago.

Another world.

"Chase, there!"

Several shouts were heard in the dense forest.

Six burly men in tight clothes, with ferocious faces and fully armed were rushing towards them quickly.

It looked like they were chasing something, but due to the complex terrain here, they could only see vague shadows in front of them.

Soon, a wide river appeared in front of us. The water was fast and turbulent, which was frightening.

"There's no road ahead, chase!"

The leader shouted and everyone rushed forward with all their might.

We just came to the river and didn't find any signs of activity.

"Boss? Where are the people?"

Someone carefully drew out his machete and stared at the centuries-old trees by the river with sharp eyes.

The leader frowned, and suddenly, his ears moved slightly, staring at an inconspicuous small tree next to the old trees.

"Aim there and shoot!"

The leader gave the order.

Everyone put away their scimitars, took out their longbows, and then carefully took out an arrow. This arrow was a little special.

There is a small white cloth bag wrapped around its arrow.

"put!"

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Several arrows flew through the air and hit the tree trunk.

The small white cloth bag on the arrow head broke immediately when it touched the tree trunk and was hit by the arrow.

A light green smoke emerged from the broken cloth bag.

In an instant, the small tree was surrounded by green smoke.

"Hmm~"

A somewhat painful snort came from behind the tree.

"superior!"

The leader waved his hand, and everyone put away their bows and arrows, covered their mouths and noses with scarves, then drew their scimitars and surrounded them in a fan shape in an orderly manner.

Swish! A slender figure suddenly rushed out from behind the tree, but the speed was too fast to make out the specific face.

The leader was overjoyed.

"Catch her!"

Everyone rushed forward immediately.

However, the figure had no desire to fight at all. Seeing the six people attacking, it rushed directly towards the rushing river.

"Oh no, she's going to jump into the river! Chase her!"

However, the opponent's speed was too fast. When they rushed over, they only saw a splash of water, and then they were instantly extinguished by the surging river water.

"Bah, what bad luck! You wasted so much of my time!"

"Boss, it would be fine if you could bring the body back—"

"You went down to look for the body?"

Looking at the surging river water, the man shrank his neck.

"Let's look along the river, and forget it if we can't find it... What a pity, we were just so close, and wasted so much of my time and gold coins!"

Everyone followed the leader down the river until they reached a three-way intersection, but still found nothing.

"Forget it, go back!"

There was no way. The body had probably been crushed by the river water long ago. After all, there were many sharp rocks in the river, and even the boat could not pass through.

Reluctantly, the crowd went back along the river, but still found nothing.

…

Zhang Feng sat at the roots of a dead tree, looking a little dusty and dusty. He looked at the desolate land in front of him, and then at the forest behind him where the roars of wild beasts could be heard from time to time. He didn't know what to do.

How did we end up in this godforsaken place?

Another beast roar came from the forest behind him, and Zhang Feng shuddered subconsciously.

"No, we can't stay here!"

Probably because it was daytime, Zhang Feng didn't see any wild animals, but if it was night, it would be hard to say. Compared to the unknown forest, Zhang Feng felt that it would be more reliable to go to the wasteland.

What if I could see farmland or a village?

He touched his backpack and found that there was still a lot of food left, at least enough for him to eat for two or three days. He didn't have to worry about food for the time being. This was good news.

Zhang Feng usually pays great attention to exercise and has good physical strength. He didn't feel tired after walking for more than two hours.

But his mood was getting worse and worse.

In the past two hours, I didn't see any people or even any farmland.

Zhang Feng found it unbelievable that such a large piece of land was deserted.

“The people here are so rich!”

That’s all Zhang Feng could say.

After walking for half an hour, even Zhang Feng, who had always been in a good mood, felt a little overwhelmed.

Desolate and lonely, as if he had been abandoned by the world.

Zhang Feng wondered if he had come to an uninhabited planet.

If that were the case, he felt he might as well die.

Although he is not sociable, it does not mean that he likes solitude.

At least he is still very active online.

Now Zhang Feng feels that if he had chosen to go into the forest before, he would have encountered people by now, and of course he might have become food for wild beasts.

Just as I was daydreaming, a small forest appeared in front of me.

It's a real grove with very few trees, and you can see across at a glance.

There is still a desolate land on the opposite side.

A little desperate.

When he came to the grove, he suddenly heard the sound of gurgling water.

Zhang Feng walked over and saw a very hidden stream running through the woods.

"Hey, there's water!"

Zhang Feng looked a little excited.

According to what he learned in school, generally where there is water, there are humans.

Or maybe I'll meet someone later?

Of course, the premise is that there are humans here.

After washing his face, Zhang Feng felt much more awake.

He sat by the stream and rested for a while.

This grove is very small, so even if there are any wild animals there, they should be discovered immediately.

Zhang Feng took out his cell phone, which showed no signal.

I looked at the time, it was half past twelve noon.

It has been four hours since I came to this strange place.

Zhang Feng was somewhat suspicious that he might have traveled through time.

Although it sounds ridiculous, Zhang Feng thinks it might be true.

Feeling a little hungry, Zhang Feng opened his backpack and looked through it. He still had a lot of food that he had prepared before climbing the mountain, but he was not sure how long it would take him to find a place where humans lived, so he could only eat sparingly.

I ate two compressed biscuits and drank some mineral water.

Although he still felt very hungry, Zhang Feng could only endure it.

Zhang Feng hugged his backpack tightly and looked upstream at the stream, hoping that someone would come. This was the only source of water nearby. If no one came, Zhang Feng would choose to walk downstream along the stream.

No matter what, he won't give up.

What Zhang Feng didn't notice was that when he was observing his surroundings, a blurry shadow appeared behind him. A gust of wind suddenly blew, and Zhang Feng felt a little cold. He pulled his clothes and looked around, but still didn't see any human figure.

Zhang Feng felt helpless. Although there was the sun above his head, he still felt cold and hungry.

"Never mind, have another cookie!"

Zhang Feng was ready to leave, following the river, he didn't believe that he wouldn't be able to find anyone.

Zhang Feng opened the backpack and touched it casually.

"Huh? Where are my cookies?"

Zhang Feng remembered that he should have eaten two pieces just now, and there should be three pieces left!

Why is it gone?

Did he remember it wrong? Zhang Feng looked around nervously, but there was no other living creature except him.

"I guess I remembered it wrong!"

Zhang Feng shook his head.

It seems that he is very nervous.

Zhang Feng opened another bag of compressed biscuits, ate one, and then counted them. There were still four pieces left.

Put on your backpack and prepare to leave along the river.

Suddenly, the ground shook slightly.

Zhang Feng was startled. He stood on tiptoe and saw a cloud of dust not far away, as if a large group of people were coming over.

A look of joy appeared on his face. There was someone there!

But in a flash, Zhang Feng became worried again.

In this strange place, he was unsure of the characters of these people. What if they had bad intentions towards him? It was not impossible! And the most important thing was, what if they were not human?

Zhang Feng was shocked by his own thoughts.

He looked around and found some stones, big and small, beside the river. He quickly ran and hid behind a big stone, quietly watching the group of people.

No matter what, safety first.

It wasn't long before these people arrived.

However, the person who came was somewhat beyond Zhang Feng's expectations.

They were not aliens, nor were they ferocious gangsters, at least not in their appearance. They were a group of skinny, pale-faced people, some of whom were even half-naked.

They all have Western faces, some are tall, some are short, but most of them are very thin. Moreover, these people look very primitive, and there is not even a trace of technological elements in them.

Apart from that, there is no difference between it and humans. Fortunately, it is not a monster.

Zhang Feng breathed a sigh of relief.

These people came to the river and stopped to rest.

Zhang Feng thought they would make a fire and boil some water or something, but they didn't.

They took out a black stick-shaped unknown food, and then took out the water bottle they carried with them. They bit the black food hard and drank a sip of water at the same time.

They seemed to be communicating something, but Zhang Feng was a little far away and couldn't hear it.

这时，有一阵稀稀拉拉马蹄声传来，张枫眼尖，看到了远处出现的几匹马。

这些人先一惊，不过看到远处那些人后，他们放下了心，甚至还有人对着那几匹马上的人打着招呼。

张枫侧耳倾听。

好像说什么，最近路上有没有碰到意外，大家的收获如何之类的。

“咦？他们说的不是汉语，也不是英语，但是我能听懂？”

张枫有些吃惊，他不明白这是怎么回事，但是想到现在的处境，也就释然了。

毕竟穿越都能碰到，再遇到一些奇怪的事情，也很合理。

想了想，张枫决定露下面。

不管怎么说，张枫想要在这里生存下去，肯定是要和这里的人打交道的，现在这些人起码看上去还行，应该不会有什么危险。

张枫从石头后面露头，一开始没人注意到他，不过很快就有人发现了张枫。

这些人看过来，好像有些吃惊，但是当张枫回望过去时，他们又低下了头。

“呃……怎么感觉他们好像怕我？”

张枫有些奇怪，难道把他当成外星人了？

他低头看了看自己，一身运动装，冲锋衣，背着个包。

除此之外和他们并没有什么太大的差别啊！ 张枫的五官是比较立体的那种，像是混血儿，他和这些人对比的话，除了比较干净，比较帅以外，其他方面倒也不算突兀。

张枫有些不解。

他正准备开口询问。

可是能听懂他们说话是一回事，能流利地说出来又是一回事，张枫脑袋好像卡壳了一般，憋了半天，硬是没说出来一个字。

这时，一个小女孩出现在张枫不远处，有些怯怯地看着他。

小女孩儿不高，大概一米五多的样子，瘦瘦小小的，脸蛋有些婴儿肥，还有一些小雀斑，眼睛有些灰暗，像是营养不良的样子。

“你、你好！”

张枫总算是说出来一句完整的话。

那个小女孩儿并没有回答他，眼神有些躲闪，好像很害怕张枫一样。

这么一会儿时间，张枫总算是缓过来了，他再次开口： “你好，我能问你一些事情吗？”

小女孩儿摇了摇头。

张枫拿出一个棒棒糖，然后再次说道： “如果你愿意回答的话，这个棒棒糖就是你的。”

小女孩儿见到这个花花绿绿的棒棒糖有些好奇，但是她依旧摇了摇头。

张枫有些头疼了。

很显然，小女孩儿并不知道这棒棒糖是什么东西，他想贿赂也没办法，人家不识货。

小女孩儿的警惕性很强，但是张枫真的没有恶意啊，他只想了解一下这是哪里而已。

“这位大人？您有什么需要帮助的吗？”

一位脸上皱纹遍布的中年男人小心翼翼的走了过来，露出一口又黄又绿的牙齿，对着张枫有些讨好的说道。

张枫闻到了一股浓浓的馊味，不过皱了皱眉头，但是他也没太在意，反而是有些疑惑。

“大人？难道是在叫我？”

张枫感觉他是不是认错人了，但是转念一想，这不是正好嘛！

管他有没有认错，只要有人搭理自己就行，他需要搞清楚这里的情况。

“你好！”

张枫打了个招呼。

对方有些受宠若惊道： “大人您好！”

“我能问你们一些问题吗？”

“您请问！”

“这里是什么地方？”

张枫问的很模糊，他觉得这样问应该没有什么问题的，如果要是直接问这里是什么世界，或者这里是什么星球的话，怕不是被人当场傻子。

而且看他们的科技水平，也不一定会回答得上来。

中年男人赶紧说道：

“这里本来是没有名字的，只不过我们常在这里歇息，被我们称为曼特林。”

虽然张枫不知道为什么不叫“歇息林”而叫曼特林，但是起码知道了名字，张枫又问了一些其他的问题。

由于怕把自己的底细暴露出来，张枫问得都很拐弯抹角。

十多分钟后，张枫大概明白了自己的处境。

不出意外的话，他的确是穿越了。

穿越到一个科技落后的时代。

面前的这些人则是一些生意人和流民。

生意人顾名思义就是做生意的，或许也可以叫商人。只不过他们做的生意都很小，属于勉强度日的那种。

而张枫看到的那些衣衫褴褛的人就是流民，流离失所的平民。

这些流民们因为各种各样的意外，从一个平民变成了流民，为了生存，他们只能寻找一处可以安身的地方。

这两伙人的路程是有一些相似的，生意人是去其他的城市，流民也是寻找一个能接受自己的城市，路上遇到了，他们就会一起行动，顺路的同时，也算是有个照顾。

张枫询问这里最近的城市在哪里。

中年男人告诉他，这儿附近都没有城市，想要去往人类城市的话，起码要步行一天一夜以上的时间。

而且这些城市几乎都在不同的方向，想要去的话，只能选一个去。

张枫听到后，有些头疼。

步行一天一夜的时间，实在是有些太长了，了解到这里是个科技水平落后的世界后，张枫对独自出行就有些谨慎了。

万一路上出现什么事情的话，也没有摄像头可查，也没有电话报警，出了事儿只能自认倒霉。

而且这些城市都不在一个方向，张枫只能选择一个去，可是他又没去过，不知道选择哪一个好。

像是看出来张枫的纠结一样，中年男人说道：

“要不大人，跟我一起去红叶城吧，我家在红叶城外，我也正要回红叶城，如果大人不嫌弃的话，可以坐我的车。”

“哦？那就麻烦你了！”

张枫一喜，红叶城不红叶城的不重要，最重要是有车！ 在张枫看来，有车就代表着安全感，毕竟要是碰到野兽什么的，打不过总能跑得了吧。

不过在看到中年男人的车后，张枫一脸黑线。

一匹张枫感觉都快要入土的老马，拉着一辆仿佛随时会散架的马车，还是个敞篷版的。

说实话，张枫有些嫌弃，不过他看了一圈，这人算是为数不多有车一族，其他那些车也都差不多。

张枫没得挑。

中男人说他喂一会儿马就可以上路了。

张枫自然表示没问题。

而远处的那些人，看到中年男人和张枫搭上话之后，都有些羡慕，在他们看来，张枫就是一位贵族，虽然不知道贵族为什么会独自一人到这里来，但是贵族就是贵族，如果伺候好了，肯定有好处。

不过也正因为是贵族，他们这些平民不敢随意靠近，毕竟这是两个阶层，如果不小心惹怒了贵族，那后果可不是一个平民能承受得了的。

不过也不是所有人都这么想，有的人看到张枫这个贵族竟然一人落单了，他们脑子里顿时出现了一些危险的想法。

张枫那一身颜色鲜亮的衣服，看上去就价值不菲，哪怕他身上没有金币，光这一身衣服都能卖不少钱了……

张枫自然不知道别人的想法，这些人大多数都是瘦不拉几的，而且连和他对视都不敢，张枫下意识地把他们当成无害的小绵羊了。

见到小女孩儿还没走，心情大好的张枫把那颗棒棒糖扔了过去。

“哎！送你了！”

小女孩儿看着自己脚下的棒棒糖，低头捡了起来。

“很好吃的。”

张枫笑了笑说道。

小女孩儿歪着头看了看张枫，然后熟练地把棒棒糖剥开，捏着小木棍，塞到嘴里。

“没骗你吧！”

张枫很高兴她吃了自己给她的食物，不过张枫总觉得有些怪怪的，但是哪儿怪他又说不上来。

也许因为吃了张枫的棒棒糖，小女孩不那么害怕张枫，她走了一些，很好奇地打量着张枫。

张枫有些同情地问道： “你……是不是不会说话？”

他以为这个小女孩儿是个哑巴。

“会！”

然而小女孩用事实否定了张枫的推断。

“呃……哈哈，不好意思！”

张枫有些尴尬，然后又问小女孩儿的父母呢。

小女孩儿摇了摇头没说话。

张枫见状仿佛明白了什么，也不再多说，他想到了自己的身世，不由得对这个小女孩很是同情。

“来，再给一颗糖！”

张枫向他招了招手，叼着棒棒糖小女孩儿又走进了一些。

小女孩儿看着脏兮兮的，但是离近了，张枫却闻到了一股淡淡的清香，很好闻。

不过张枫却没工夫思考这些，而是疑惑地看着背包。

“我的棒棒糖呢！”

背包里一根棒棒糖都没有了。

Could it be that I ate all the candy?

Zhang Feng scratched his head. I have no impression! I am not that old. Am I suffering from Alzheimer's? "Forget it. There is no sugar. There is chocolate. This is also delicious!"

Zhang Feng handed the little girl a chocolate and helped her peel it open.

The little girl took it.

"tasty!"

"hey-hey--"

Just as Zhang Feng was about to say something, the little girl suddenly looked up at him and said:

"You are in danger."

"ah?"

Zhang Feng didn't understand what she meant.

At this time, a rumbling sound of horse hooves was heard.

A large group of people on horseback and holding swords rushed directly towards the grove.

Zhang Feng was startled.

But the little girl seemed to be more frightened than him and threw herself into Zhang Feng's arms.

Feeling the thin body in his arms, Zhang Feng's strong desire to protect him instantly emerged.

"Don't be afraid, it's okay!"

Zhang Feng held her gently, and the little girl's body trembled a little.

These small merchants and refugees were also frightened, and some even wanted to escape, but the people on horseback were too fast and there were too many of them, so they surrounded them all in an instant.

"examine!"

At someone's command, these people dismounted, drew out their shining swords, and waved them in front of everyone. No one dared to move.

Zhang Feng was also a little nervous. It was the first time he had seen such a big scene. However, Zhang Feng forced himself to calm down, at least on the surface.

"The target person is very good at disguise. Anyone here could be disguised as him. Search him thoroughly. Take off his clothes and search him!"

"yes!"

These people came with great force and did not care whether the refugees agreed or not. They started searching them directly and even stripped off their clothes.

The refugees did not dare to resist, and neither did the small merchants.

After all, the gleaming sword in the other person's hand didn't look fake.

Feeling the little girl in his arms trembling even more violently, Zhang Feng thought she was frightened.

But Zhang Feng didn’t know what to do because he was afraid too!

Zhang Feng didn't know where these people came from. He had thought they were robbers or something, but now it seems that they are obviously not. They look very disciplined and seem to be looking for something.

Soon, they found Zhang Feng.

Zhang Feng felt a little scared when he saw several strong men wearing leather armor and holding thin scimitars walking towards him.

The little girl in his arms seemed to be less nervous at this time, and her body stopped shaking. However, Zhang Feng did not notice it. Instead, he patted the little girl's back, signaling her not to be nervous.

What no one noticed was that the little girl's pupils turned red in an instant!

"Boss, there's a noble here!"

The sturdy man was a little surprised to see Zhang Feng, and then shouted to their leader.

"Nobles? Wait!"

The sound of horse hooves rang out, and the masked leader rode over on horseback and dismounted when he was still more than ten meters away from Zhang Feng.

Then he strode over and gave a fancy salute.

"What is your name, sir?"

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The timeline of this chapter is half a month ago, when the protagonist traveled to another world, the protagonist came to Hongye City, it was already the third day of the travel. This is what happened two days before that.