Secret Dice

Fan An was a Jinshi in the sixth year of Taihe. He had read poetry and books since he was a child and had the ambition to govern the country and bring peace to the country. After becoming an official, he worked hard to govern and achieved remarkable results. His highest official position was the Governor of Dongzhou.

Fan An was concerned about the people of the country. During his tenure as an official, he worked diligently and loved the people. Under his rule, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment and lived a prosperous life. But there is one thing that always weighs on Fan An's mind.

That's the green forest bandits!

[Martial arts] In the world of martial arts, Jianghu sects are prevalent. They rely on tyrannical force and do not pay attention to the king's laws. They even privately delineate their sphere of influence, occupy fields, and plunder people's money.

In many places, the people did not even know the emperor, only the local sect leader. As for whether the government yamen can be managed smoothly, it depends on the eyes of the local sect.

The imperial court has also been troubled by this for many years, and once organized an operation to suppress bandits. However, these martial arts sects have been operating in the local area for many years, have deep roots, and control a large amount of resources. Even the ambition of generations of young people is not to gain fame and serve the country, but to join a local sect, learn peerless martial arts, and become a hero. Especially those famous sects with tens of thousands of disciples and very strong martial arts. The separatists are no different from warlords.

Facing these big sects that have been passed down for hundreds of years, it is not easy to exterminate them. The repeated suppression of bandits has brought about nothing but depleted treasury and only turmoil and famine. Over time, the imperial court has acquiesced in their existence, and local officials and sects have reached a certain tacit understanding, and they live in harmony in a delicate balance.

But Fan An does not agree with this situation... In his view, national governance must be based on the law. These Jianghu sects are outside the law, act according to the so-called loyalty and Jianghu rules, and are above the common people and even local officials. Whether the people of a place can live a stable life depends entirely on the conscience of the local sect. This is a huge destabilizing factor for the country and the people!

And in Dongzhou under his rule, there was such a powerful sect—Dragon Palace.

This sect is located on the East China Sea, and its head palace master is one of the famous Four Saints and Three Wonders in the martial arts world, Dragon Mother Ao Zhen!

The main scope of activities of this sect is in the towns and fishing villages along the East China Sea Islands and the mainland. Whether fishermen go out to sea for fishing or caravans go out for trade, Dragon Palace takes a cut of the profits. Over time, the people have become accustomed to the existence of Dragon Palace, and even Submitting taxes voluntarily and consciously is more positive than paying taxes to the court.

These places are the richest areas in Dongzhou. The residents here only recognize the Dragon Palace and not the imperial court. This not only seriously affects local finance and taxation, but also threatens the prestige of the imperial court. For this reason, Fan An wrote several times, requesting the imperial court to send troops to conquer the Dragon Palace.

The imperial court is not stupid either. Ao Zhen, the Dragon Mother, is powerful in the East China Sea. She has tens of thousands of disciples and dozens of warships under her command. Not to mention that her Dragon Palace is alone overseas. Even on land, she is a force that cannot be underestimated. , therefore Fan An’s memorial has not been adopted.

But Fan An did not give up. He was not just a simple recruiter, he even personally went to sea to inspect and study the layout of the Longgong Islands. Based on the situation on the ground, he specially formulated a practical plan to suppress bandits and submitted it to the court.

At that time, the previous emperor passed away and the new emperor ascended the throne. The new emperor was young and vigorous. He was feeling angry because of the Sword Master Sect incident. When he saw Fan An's memorial, he immediately felt that he should attack these martial arts sects, so he made every effort to Everyone agreed and issued an imperial edict to mobilize troops to attack the Dragon Palace!

After receiving the news, Fan An was so excited that he stayed up all night and did his best to provide convenience and support for the troops who came to fight against the thieves.

However, not long after the army warship went to sea, it was ambushed...

Dragon Palace seemed to have known about the imperial court's bandit suppression plan for a long time. From the number of troops to the marching route, it even knew everything about the ambush deployed secretly. The navy had just gone on an expedition. The bottom of the ship was punctured, the commander was stabbed in the flagship, and a large number of soldiers were buried in the belly of the fish. Those who survived had no choice but to surrender and were absorbed by the Dragon Palace, which greatly strengthened its power!

This failure caused the court to lose tens of thousands of troops, and also caused the new emperor's prestige to fall to the bottom. In anger, the little emperor ordered Fan An to be dismissed from his post, his family confiscated, and he was demoted to a commoner.

That wasn't the end of it, Fan An also suffered revenge from the Dragon Palace. An assassin broke into his house at night and killed fifteen members of his family. In the end, only Fan An escaped death because he was born with a deformity and his heart was located on the right side.

With his official career ruined and his family ruined, Fan An completely lost hope in life. He mingled with the refugees and left Dongzhou, begging for a living. After many years of wandering, he finally came to Shannan Town...

On this day, he got a mouthful of leftovers from the oil shop. After eating, he felt dizzy and fell asleep leaning against the wall. When he woke up again, he found that the surroundings were pitch black and he couldn't see his fingers...

Fan An reached out and groped around, and soon felt a cold touch. He was locked in an iron cage...

Where is this place? Who caught him? Why are you arresting me? Could it be that Dragon Palace found out that I was alive and wanted to take revenge?

For a moment, he thought of countless possibilities, but he was already despairing. No matter what his fate would be, it didn't matter to him. If you wanted to take this life, take it...

At this moment, along with the sound of the mechanism operating, a ray of light broke through the darkness, and a person walked in from the light.

Fan An recognized this man. He was the owner of the oil shop. His surname was Xu. He was a very kind man. He would always give some leftover food to beggars like them... Today, it was after eating Boss Xu's meal that he fell into a coma...

The owner of the oil mill also had a man on his shoulders. He came in and opened a cage next to Fan An, threw the man in and locked the door.

Only then did Fan An notice that there were five cages side by side in this secret room...

Fan An didn't know what Boss Xu wanted to do, and he didn't care. When Boss Xu saw that he was awake, he seemed a little surprised why he didn't speak or cry. He looked at him a few more times and then went out.

In the next few days, the owner of the oil mill would transport one person in every day, and at the same time bring food to the previous people. Fan An also knows these newcomers. They are all beggars and homeless people on the street... They will beg the owner of the oil shop to let them go every time, unwilling to stay in this dark place, but the boss is indifferent and just sets the time every day. Come and bring them food.

Only Fan An is content with the situation, eating when there is food and sleeping when there is no food. He even looks forward to the day when he eats enough and goes to sleep and never wakes up again...

However, such "stable" days did not last long. Finally one day, the owner of the oil mill came in, opened a cage, and pulled out a person. After about a quarter of an hour, he sent him back, and then another person was taken away. I don't know. what are you doing.

It was Fan An's turn. He followed her out obediently. The boss tied her to a pillar and stuffed a rag into her mouth. Then he took out a strange transparent tube with a black liquid inside and a rag at one end. There was a silver needle inserted... The owner of the oil shop inserted the silver needle into his arm, and then pushed the piston, driving the black liquid into his body.

He didn't feel anything at first, but as the black liquid circulated through his blood, Fan An felt great pain. He was sweating all over his body, clenching his teeth and almost biting through the rag. After almost a quarter of an hour, The pain finally subsided...

Later, the owner of the oil mill sent him back to the cage, and Fan An fell into a deep sleep because he was exhausted from the pain just now...

In the days that followed, I resumed the rhythm of eating when I was full, sleeping, and eating when I was full. The only difference is that every day, the owner of the oil shop will take them out one by one, do some strange physical examinations, and ask if they have been feeling anything recently.

At first, Fan An didn't feel anything. He didn't know what the owner of the oil shop had done to him, but it didn't matter anymore. In the bottom of his heart, he even had a glimmer of hope that the black liquid was some kind of poison. Suddenly one day, the poison came out. If he has a seizure, send him back to the west and it will be over...

But as time went by, Fan An soon discovered that instead of showing signs of being poisoned, he felt that his body was getting lighter and lighter, his strength was getting stronger, and his old eyes that were originally dim became clearer...

After all, he was a former two-ranked Jinshi. Fan An immediately realized that the owner of the oil shop was developing a potion that could strengthen the human body!

Originally, in his sixties, he had no expectations for life, but this sudden power changed his mind.

At that time, he thought that reading the books of sages could clarify the righteousness and help the country, but he did not expect that his life would be ruined in the hands of a group of martial artists... No matter what classics or fame, in the end, they could not withstand the most primitive violence!

That setback completely shattered his outlook on life, and all his efforts in the first half of his life were completely negated.

But now, by chance, he has gained power! A power that he despised the most before, but it ruined his life!

There was light in Fan An's eyes again!

He felt the changes in his body, and the power became stronger day by day. Slowly, he even felt that he could no longer be considered a human being. Not only does he have extraordinary strength, he can also change his body freely, grow claws, split tentacles... Of course, these were secretly experiments when the secret door was closed and it was pitch dark. During the examination, he would return to his human form and pretend that nothing had changed...

Gradually, not only the physical changes, but also his spirit began to sublimate. Even in the darkness, he could feel the four other people in the cage. Fan An could feel that they contained the same power as himself, but Those powers are sleeping in their bodies and have not been stimulated...

Such a waste!

If I can take away those four powers, I will definitely evolve completely...

Finally, when Fan An felt that he could perfectly grasp the power, he took advantage of the darkness and released his tentacles, piercing the other four cages and completely devouring the experimental subjects inside...

This time, he did not experience pain. Instead, the power was like sweet juice, nourishing his body and making him extremely comfortable. At the same time, he also felt unprecedented power!

This is the purest, most primitive, and most violent power that is different from martial arts! In the face of this power, those martial arts heroes who claim to be masters can only become my food!

At this moment, the secret door opened and the owner of the oil shop walked in.

This time, what he saw were four empty cages covered in blood, and an old beggar smiling greedily at him...