At the foot of the green hills, on the west bank of the green water, a peaceful and peaceful village is located here.

This village is not big, there are only about 50 households, there are no rich and noble families in the village, every house is surrounded by wooden fences, mud houses, thatched roofs, wooden planks for windows, the whole village everywhere reveals a rustic atmosphere.

There is a courtyard on the west side of the village, where only an old couple lives, and the two of them make a living by fishing, and some crops are planted in the fields.

"Ha~, I'm so thirsty. ”

In the west room of this family, a young man lay on the earthen kang and opened his eyes in a daze, and then he felt that his mouth was unbearably thirsty, and his throat seemed to be on fire.

After a minute or two, the boy came to his senses, and then struggled to get up from his bed, and after looking around, he found a wooden table in the middle of the room, with a brown clay pot on it.

The boy was unusually thirsty at this time, he didn't think much about it and walked to the wooden table, and then lifted the clay pot and drank it, and after a while, the boy drank all the water in the clay pot.

After drinking the water in the clay pot, the boy felt that his stomach was a little swollen, but he still felt an unusually dry thirst in his throat, but fortunately it was not as uncomfortable as just now, so he carefully looked at the surrounding environment.

The boy found that the room in which he was staying was somewhat dim, and that the arrangement was very simple, with only a table and four benches, and a sickle and a few bamboo dustpans hanging on the wall, and nothing else.

Seeing this, the young man did not linger too long, and after reaching the door, he pushed open the door and walked out.

When he got out of the room, the boy saw an old man weaving a bamboo basket.

The old man saw that the young man came out, so he put down the bamboo basket in his hand, then patted the dust on his body and stood up, and then walked over to the young man with a smile: "Little brother, wake up, how do you feel?"

Seeing the old man coming, the young man scratched the back of his head with a smile, and then asked with confusion, "Uncle, where is this?"

"This is Ji Village, little brother, why did you fall into the river?"

When the old man saw the young man asking, he answered the young man's doubts, and at the same time was a little curious, this young man had a sword hanging from his waist, and it was obvious that he was a person from the rivers and lakes, how could he fall into the water?

"Huh, I fell into the river?"

After hearing the old man's words, the young man was full of surprise, didn't he enter the stele, why did he fall into the river, and why did he have no impression of what happened after entering the stele, and when he opened his eyes, he found himself lying in the house, what happened before?

"Yes, I was fishing in the river yesterday, and then I found you lying on the edge of the river, covered in water, and you didn't fall into the river and be washed ashore. ”

The old man saw that the young man's face was full of surprise, so he told him about his encounter with him.

At that time, he was about to go home after fishing, but found that the boy was lying on the river, and the lower half of his body was still soaking in the river.

As soon as the old man saw the situation, he knew that the boy was drowning, and if he left the boy here, he would lose his life.

"So you saved me, uncle, thank you so much, it's hard to repay the favor, if you have anything, just open your mouth, I will not be ambiguous. ”

Saying that, Chen Yan clasped his fists with both hands, and then bowed deeply to the old man three times, after all, if this old man didn't bring him back, he would have drowned in the river if he didn't do it, and the life-saving grace was naturally to thank him, if this old man needed any help, he would naturally not refuse, and he would help the old man do anything.

"Haha, old man, what can I do, little brother, you fainted by the river, I see it, do you want to see death and not save it, this is unreasonable. ”

When the old man heard Chen Yan say this, he immediately laughed, what trouble can a countryman have, he doesn't have to worry about eating or drinking, how can he need help from this young man.

"Yo, little brother, you're awake. ”

As soon as Chen Yan wanted to say something, he heard a voice coming from him, and when he turned his head, he saw an old woman walking over with a pot of green vegetables.

After the old woman walked to Chen Yan's side, she said with a smile: "Little brother just woke up, he must be hungry, wait, I'll go cook on the fire." ”

When the old woman had finished speaking, she turned and went to the kitchen, and then put the greens in her hand on the stove and got busy.

"Hehe, that's my wife, who just came back from the field. ”

Seeing Chen Yan looking at him inquiringly, the old man explained with a smile, and then sat down on the small wooden bench again, then picked up the bamboo basket and continued to weave it.

"Uncle, are you and your aunt the only ones at home?"

Seeing that the old man had made up the bamboo basket, Chen Yan sat down opposite him and chatted with him.

"Yes, there are only two of us at home, the child went to the city a few years ago, and we are not used to living in the city, so we continue to stay in the country. ”

The old man replied to Chen Yan with a smile while weaving the bamboo basket, but the movements in his hands did not slow down at all, and the skills of this basket weaving were really skillful.

"Uncle, you are so old, it will naturally be easier to live in the city with your children, so why bother working in the countryside. ”

After hearing the old man's words, Chen Yan was a little puzzled, after all, this old man is not young, and it is really hard to fish every day, if he goes to the city to live with his children, he can also have someone to take care of himself, why stay in the countryside.

When the old man heard Chen Yan say this, he shook his head with a smile, and then explained: "It's not easy for a child to live in the city, not to mention that he also opened a shop, and he is so busy every day, isn't it a mess for us to go." ”

Seeing that the old man said this, Chen Yan didn't want to say anything more, so he didn't continue to speak, but quietly watched the old man weave the bamboo basket.

......

Time flies in a hurry, since Chen Yan was rescued by the old man, two days have passed in the blink of an eye, Chen Yan is a person who practices martial arts, although his body is a little weak after drowning, but he still has his body well in the past two days.

After taking care of his body, Chen Yan naturally wanted to look for gold, so he got up early in the morning and planned to say goodbye to the old man.

After breakfast, Chen Yan took out the only two gold coins from his arms, and then handed them to the old man: "Uncle, you have taken care of me for the past two days, and the grace of saving my life cannot be repaid, but I still have to find my partner, so I can't stay to help you, these two gold coins are my thank you gifts, if I have the opportunity in the future, I will definitely come back to repay the favor." ”

After saying this, Chen Yan put the gold coin on the table in front of the old man, and then turned around and left, he knew that the old man was helpful, and this gold coin would definitely not be accepted, so he didn't stay too long, put down the gold coin and left the house.

"Xiao Chen, get the money back, old man, I'm ......"

Seeing that Chen Yan turned around and left after putting down the gold coin, the old man hurriedly picked up the gold coin on the table and chased it out, but Chen Yan had already disappeared.

"Hey, this kid, how can you keep money, it's not easy to make money these days. ”

Looking at the direction in which Chen Yan left, the old man shook his head helplessly, holding the gold coin and not knowing what to do.

"Old man, let's put the money up first, and when Xiao Chen comes back, let's return the money to him." ”

After the old woman followed the old man out, she didn't plan to keep the money for herself, but wanted to keep it and return it to Chen Yan in the future, after all, this is not her own money in the end, and it is not practical to use it, besides, they live in the countryside and there is no place to spend money, so there is no need to accept this money.

"That's all there is to it. ”

The old man looked at the gold coins in his hand with a wry smile, and then turned around and returned to the house, intending to find a place to hide the two gold coins properly.

After leaving Ji Village, Chen Yan used his true qi all the way to the west, intending to go directly to find gold, after all, he and gold had used the same essence blood, so they could vaguely feel each other's existence.

In Chen Yan's perception, the gold is in the direction of his west, and he believes that it won't be long before he can find the gold, and then go back to look for Xiaoyao.

"How the hell did I get to the river?"

Chen Yan thought about this question for two days and didn't seem to understand, he clearly remembered that he had entered the stone tablet, but why was he rescued by the old man, how could he go back.

"I don't know what happened to Xiao Yao, she must be worried about me now. ”

Thinking of this, Chen Yan's heart was also a little irritable, he thought that he would be able to go back in less than an hour, but he was directly delayed in Ji Village for two days, and he still hasn't found the gold.

"I hope Xiao Yao won't enter the stone tablet. ”

After all, this stele is very weird, he fell into the river in a daze after he came in, and he still hasn't figured out what the reason is, he really doesn't want Mu Yao to enter such a dangerous place.

However, what Chen Yan didn't know was that as soon as he entered the stele with his front foot, Mu Yao's hind foot followed, and Mu Yao also encountered the same situation as him, and he arrived in a strange place in a daze.

"Damn, I'm tired, no, I'll have to buy a horse when I get to the city in a while. ”

Feeling the consumption of true qi in his body, Chen Yan planned to buy a horse, otherwise with his legs alone, the ghost knows when he will find gold.

"Qiang, dang, ding, zheng......"

Chen Yan was hurrying on his way when he suddenly heard the sound of weapons clashing, and after a few breaths, he saw a group of masked men besieging a woman.

Seeing this situation, Chen Yan didn't hesitate too much, he pulled out the sword on his waist and rushed forward, after all, these masked people knew at a glance that they were not good people, at this time they wanted to commit murder and harm people, Chen Yan couldn't let them succeed.