Chapter 1 The Road to Simplicity

Kyushu country,

Northwest Frontier,

In the middle of a vast forest.

It is home to more than 100 families, who are said to have come at the beginning of the last century to escape the war, and have not been out of the forest since.

After 100 years of development, it has been able to become self-sufficient, and even developed a class of noble and lowly people.

The so-called relying on the mountains to eat the mountains and relying on the water to draft the water, this kind of self-sufficient economy of small countries and widows can still operate normally when the wind and rain are good, and if it encounters any natural disasters, it can basically only wait for death.

This peach blossom village has not rained for a year, the village originally planted many peach blossom trees, so named peach blossom village, every spring day before, the peach blossoms are in full bloom, the whole village is immersed in the fragrance of flowers, the trees are full of pink peach blossoms, and the ground is also full of colorful fallen flowers.

Now, there was no longer that beautiful scene, but a dead scene, the branches of the peach tree had not a single leaf, all black and swarthy, and the bark on the trunk had long since burst open, like naked flesh.

"Patriarch, you have to find a way to save us!" a villager cried with a sad face, followed by two yellow-skinned children.

"Our family ran out of food a month ago, and I have been eating the bark with my two children for a month, and if we continue to eat like this, my two hard-working children will die sooner or later."

"Yes. yes. Patriarch"

"Patriarch"

"Patriarch"

Hundreds of people knelt down in unison and begged an elegant old man.

The old man was on crutches in both hands. His face was solemn, and it took a long time before he spoke.

"Villagers, since our ancestors moved here a hundred years ago, the wind and rain have been smooth, there is plenty of food and clothing, and today there is a great drought for a year. It must have angered the rain god, and if you want to appease the anger of the rain god, you must sacrifice it with a living person, which is the solution I found when I was looking through the ancient books left by my ancestors."

At this point, everyone was in an uproar.

Everyone hugged their children tightly and subconsciously took a step back.

The patriarch coughed twice.

"This sacrifice requires four people, respectively sacrificed to the rain god in the east, west, north and south, in order to calm the wrath of the rain god, which of you is willing to sacrifice yourself for the lives of hundreds of people in this village?"

All the village names were suddenly silent, and they lowered their heads one after another, not daring to meet the eyes of the patriarch.

The atmosphere was extremely tense, and a long time passed.

"Since no one wants to complete this glorious and sacred task, then I have to call people myself"

The patriarch's eyes were sharp, sweeping through everyone.

Everyone was frightened, and they didn't dare to come out, only some children, who seemed to feel the terrifying atmosphere, began to howl and cry.

His mother was very anxious and afraid, for fear that she would become the center of attention, and then become a tribute to the god of rain.

"Okay, okay, baby, mom will give you grandma"

"Wow Wow Wow Wow"

The mother's gentleness did not seem to have the slightest soothing effect on the child, and suddenly her face changed greatly.

"Stinky boy, you shut up the old lady, are you trying to kill me?"

Everyone watched this funny scene with amusement, as if their previous fears had vanished.

"Wang Fugui, you come out!" the patriarch pointed to the name of the village before him with his cane.

When Wang Fugui heard this, his legs trembled, and he immediately knelt on the ground with his two children.

"Patriarch, patriarch, you can't choose me, I have eighty-year-old parents waiting for me to support, and newborn children waiting for me to raise, if I die, they will definitely not survive, patriarch, you should be kind." “

As soon as Wang Fugui's words fell, just now the village woman was holding the baby in her hand, followed by two old people, and squeezed out of the crowd.

As soon as the woman stood up, she burst into tears.

"Patriarch, look at it, our big family, can you bear to let my husband die?

The two old men also fell to their knees tremblingly, echoing their daughter-in-law's pleading.

When the others heard this, they all began to plead.

The patriarch was suddenly furious: "You Diao people, you don't let you go up the knife mountain and go down to the sea of fire, but you are asked to accompany the rain god to enjoy the glory and wealth, one by one, the elm heads are not enlightened at all."

The patriarch flicked his sleeves and panted.

Seeing this, Wang Fugui immediately stood up, came to the patriarch's side, and said softly: "Patriarch, you see that we all have old people to raise, and we can't go to accompany the rain god to enjoy the glory and wealth, but the old man Zhuang's family has no old people to raise, and there are just four people in their family, how good it is that the family is neat."

When the patriarch heard this, he smiled with a smile on his face: "Your proposal is not bad, okay, then the old man Zhuang's family, rich and noble, you can announce it to everyone." “

Wang Fugui bent his waist and said, "Haole, patriarch, listen to your orders"

Wang Fugui turned around, straightened his waist, and coughed twice like the patriarch of the scholar and said, "Everyone, be quiet."

The villagers immediately quieted down and looked at Wang Fugui in horror.

"The patriarch has decided that the four people who are going to accompany the rain god this time are ........"

Everyone didn't dare to come out.

"The dealer has four people!"

The people who were originally sad became smiling and congratulating each other to the people around them, but fortunately they were not chosen.

"Where are the four dealers, all stand up," Wang Fugui shouted angrily.

This Zhuang couple, more than seventy years old this year, the two of them have children in old age, gave birth to the eldest Zhuang Xiaodao, and the younger sister Zhuang Xiaodie, Zhuang Xiaodie is a demented child because the umbilical cord was around the neck when she was born, resulting in a lack of oxygen to the brain.

Hearing that they were the people who sacrificed, the dealer and his wife hurriedly said: "No, no", and the four of them hid in the crowd and shivered.

But under the push of everyone, the four were squeezed out and stood in front of everyone.

"No, patriarch, my two children are only in their teens, you can let them both go, our husband and wife will voluntarily become sacrifices," the old man begged.

At this time, a villager stepped forward and said: "Old man Zhuang, why are you so selfish, you go to the rain god to enjoy the glory and wealth, but you don't take your own children, the older you get, the worse your heart becomes."

A village woman also scolded: "Old man Zhuang, don't know what to do, you are still here to push back such a glorious thing, your two children follow you and your husband and wife don't know how much they have suffered, and now you finally have the opportunity to go to the rain god to enjoy the blessings, you are really a dog with a conscience."

The villagers also chimed in: "Yes, yes, old man Zhuang, his heart is too dark."

Old man Zhuang was helpless: "Hey, my hard-working baby." ”

Zhuang Xiaodao, who was standing behind the two old men, had a blue face, the corners of his mouth were white, and his eyes were staring at the villagers behind him.

Among them, there is the third aunt who gave him candy to eat, the second uncle who told him stories, and the uncle who took him up to the mountains to hunt .........

At this moment, they all changed, becoming like jackals, tigers and leopards, with this fishy saliva dripping from the corners of their mouths, and the essence of selfish and greedy wolves in their eyes.

The faces of each of them were deeply imprinted in Zhuang Xiaodao's mind.

"A few of you, come here, and arrest the four of them," Wang Fugui instructed the four big men.

The four of them immediately pounced like hungry tigers and clamped the four dealers to death.

Wang Fugui turned his head to the patriarch and said, "Patriarch, what to do next, please command"

The patriarch slowly turned around and said, "Throw the four of them into the ancient well next to the big peach tree, which is the passage to the rain god's residence."

After saying that, the patriarch left.

Like pigs and sheep, the four people were tied to wooden sticks and carried to the ancient well, and all the villagers consciously formed a circle, talking and laughing at the funny appearance of the four people.

"Lost"

"Knock"

"Knock"

"Knock"

"Knock"

"Cover"

A large stone slab covered the ancient well.

Wang Fugui said to the onlookers: "Okay, everyone disperse, wait, it will rain tomorrow."

"Also, the things in Wang Fugui's house, everyone will share them, first come, first served"

As soon as Wang Fugui's words fell, he ran away.

"Wang Fugui, this kid wants to swallow it alone, everyone hurry up and catch up with him, otherwise the old man Zhuang's things will be emptied by Wang Fugui."

When the people heard this, the birds scattered as beasts. Like a swarm of black-pressed ants, they rushed towards the old man's house.

at the bottom of the well.

Due to the long-term drought, there was no water at the bottom of the well, only black and swarthy silt, and the Zhuang couple was thrown down first, at this time, the silt was no longer above their knees.

The dealer brother and sister stood on the shoulders of the couple.

"Dad, mother, I'm sorry for you two elders, I don't have the ability to protect you, and my sister, I will definitely be a cow and a horse in the next life to repay your kindness for raising you": Zhuang Xiaodao cried.

Zhuang Xiaodie has no idea of their situation at this time, and with a smile on her face, a ray of sunlight shining through the gap in the entrance just happens to shine on Zhuang Xiaodie's face.

"Fluttershy, brother, I'm sorry for you," Zhuang Xiaodao lowered his head.

With the passage of the world, the mud has gone through the necks of the dealer and his wife.

Old man Zhuang's voice was weak but with a hint of surprise: "Xiaodao, I feel that this mud seems to have bottomed out, it seems that the sky will not die in my Zhuang family, pity you two brothers and sisters." “

Mrs. Zhuang also made a faint voice: "Xiaodao, when it is night, you can take your sister to climb up the wall of this well, and then escape from this place."

Between words. The mud poured into the mouths of the two, and they were heard whimpering a few times, and then there was no sound again.

When the mud was just above their heads, their bodies stopped falling. It seems to be the end.

"Daddy!" Zhuang Xiaodao let out a heart-rending cry.

The brother and sister stood motionless above their parents' heads until the evening.

During this period, Zhuang Xiaodie wanted to move when she couldn't support it. Zhuang Xiaodao immediately comforted his sister: "Sister." Let's play Wooden Man now."

As soon as she hears that she is going to play the game, Zhuang Xiaodie immediately becomes excited.

Clapped his hands and said: "Okay, okay, brother, after I count one, two, three, we are not allowed to move"

Zhuang Xiaodao said with tears in his eyes: "Okay, Fluttershy, you count one, two, three, if my brother loses, I'll buy you a sugar gourd, but if you lose, there will be no sugar gourd." “

Zhuang Xiaodie shouted happily: "Okay, there is a sugar gourd to eat, brother, you are doomed"

"One, two, three, wooden man, not allowed to move"

In this way, the two of them remained in this position until the evening.

The cold Yueguan shot into the faces of the two brothers and sisters through the cracks in the stone, and Zhuang Xiaodao felt that the time was almost up, so he took the initiative to move.

"Alright, alright, Fluttershy, brother lost, come and climb on his back, brother will take you to buy sugar gourds"

Zhuang Xiaodie jumped lightly and jumped onto Zhuang Xiaodao's back, and at the same time, several bubbles suddenly appeared at Zhuang Xiaodie's feet.

"Goo-dong"

"Goo-dong"

"Goo-dong"

Suddenly, Zhuang Xiaodao's mind exploded like a thunderbolt, and he realized that this mud was not at all at all, but their father and mother supported the surroundings with their hands and feet, and gave them a "stepping stone" to make with their bodies

"Mother"

Looking at his father at his feet, Zhuang Xiaodao said with tears in his eyes, "Dad, you can go with confidence, I will definitely take Fluttershy out"

After speaking, Zhuang Xiaodao, using both hands and feet, propped up on the well wall, due to the long-term drought, there is no moss around the well wall, so it is not slippery, plus Zhuang Xiaodao usually does some physical work, so he has enough strength to support himself and his sister's body.

The same scenario happened again.

"Goo-dong"

"Goo-dong"

Zhuang Xiaodao didn't pay attention to it anymore, and now he was only thinking about how to get out.

After a short time, he climbed to the mouth of the well, but the stone out of the well was too heavy, and no matter how hard Zhuang Xiaodao tried, he couldn't move it at all.

And as soon as he pushes hard, he slides down.

Fortunately, he found two gaps in the soles of his feet, just enough for him to put his feet in.

In this way, it is easy to exert force.

But in the end, it didn't help.

The boulder weighs at least two hundred catties, Zhuang Xiaodao is just a fifteen-year-old child, even if he usually does a lot of work, it is not easy to push away a boulder of two hundred catties, and he still has his sister on his back.

From noon to now, the brother and sister have not drunk a drop of water or rice.

"Brother, I'm hungry, let's go home for dinner, okay?" Zhuang begged weakly.

"Okay, sister, brother will take you home": Zhuang Xiaodao replied gently.

Now he is also exhausted from hunger, and he no longer has any strength in his body.

Zhuang Xiaodao's eyelids seemed to weigh a thousand catties, and he kept smashing down.

"No, I can't sleep, Zhuang Xiaodao, you wake me up": After speaking, he smashed his head on the wall of the well, and the warm blood immediately flowed out, and Zhuang Xiaodao was a little more sober.

"Useless"

"Useless"

"It's useless"

This time, he really couldn't hold on, and the bones in his body seemed to have been sucked away, and he suddenly went limp.

"Daddy, Fluttershy and I are here to accompany you two of you."

The last trace of cold moonlight disappeared from Zhuang Xiaodao's mind.

【 Ding, system: Dadao to Jane】

Host: Zhuang Xiaodao

Repair: None

Lifespan: 0

Zhuang Xiaodao's mind suddenly appeared, such a voice.

"Who is it?"

Zhuang Xiaodao was a little frightened, and immediately turned calm again.

"You are the ghost sent by Lord Yama to ask for your life, I have rough skin and thick meat, it doesn't matter what you do to me, but I hope you will be gentle with my sister. “

[A newbie gift package, whether the host chooses to open it]

Zhuang Xiaodao smiled: "What, is there a gift for the first time I entered the Hades Palace?" It seems that the ghost world is more humane than the human world, so let's open it, I'll see what kind of gift the ghost can give." “

[Ding, the newbie gift package has been opened]

【Gain a life span for one day】

[Get the power of a bull: 200 catties]

Zhuang Xiaodao opened his eyes suddenly, and found that he was still in the same position as before, and Fluttershy was already asleep, but her hands were clutched together, hugging her brother's neck.

"Just now, I had the help of the gods, yes, it must be like this, saying that I was given two hundred catties of strength, as if my strength has really become greater."

Zhuang Xiaodao immediately tried to push the boulder, and found that it was much easier than before, only to see him grit his teeth, and with a hard effort, he suddenly pushed the boulder away.

Then Zhuang Xiaodao kicked his feet and jumped out of the well.