Chapter 3: A New Beginning
Another 100 years have passed, and after 100 years of restoration, Huaxia Shenzhou is already rich in vegetation and fertile land. The sophisticated tools of human beings have enabled the rapid development of productivity. The Rhine Village of Shenzhou is close to Futian City, the capital of Huaxia Shenzhou. Because of its geographical location, Rhine Village can already enjoy the convenience of the city of Futian, as well as the tranquility of the suburbs around the city.
At the east end of the village of Rhine Village, there is a sinkhole, and inside the pit is an underground karst cave. There are always some strange noises coming from the cave, and the old people in the village say that it is the voice of the devil, and children are usually told to play underneath. But human beings are like that, the more you don't allow it, the more you want to go.
The grandson of the village chief, Xia Xizhou, has been eccentric since he was a child, and the key is that he is also handsome, but his fate is sad. The mother died in childbirth. His father took him up the mountain to collect medicine, and fell off the cliff, and because he was lucky, he was hung by a tree, but his face was left with a deep scar. Xia Xizhou was very skinny when he was a child, touching bird eggs, stealing corn, touching fish, and peeking at the neighbor's young lady taking a bath. The bad things that can be done are basically done. However, everyone was afraid of the village chief's face, that is, to count him, and did not really treat him well.
When Xia Xizhou was 15 years old, he took a group of children to go fishing, and came to the edge of the sinkhole, and the children said tremblingly: "There is a devil here, Brother Xizhou, let's go back" Xia Xizhou was afraid of his chest: "What are you afraid of, I am here, the fish in it are big and fat, don't you want to eat?"
"Let's go back, my dad said, it's very dangerous here," said a group of children, and the birds and beasts scattered, leaving only Xia Xi Zhou in front of him, standing alone on the sinkhole.
"A group of cowards, it's really useless, you don't go, master, I'll go down by myself, I want to see, who the monster is down here" Xia Xizhou said angrily. As he spoke, Xia Xizhou threw a stone into the sinkhole, and it didn't take long to hear the sound of splashing. Xia Xizhou smiled and said, fortunately, it's not very deep. Xia Xizhou fixed the rope ladder on a big tree in the distance, held a torch, and slowly leaned into the pit little by little.
The rope ladder was still a little shorter, and Xia Xizhou took the torch and shook it around. Gradually, the basic topography of the sinkhole can be captured. This sinkhole looks like a treasure gourd. The volume below is large, there is enough air, in the middle of the bottom of the gourd there is a tan, surrounded by land. In Tan, there are dark shadows shuttling, and Xi Zhou hangs his feet upside down on the rope ladder, bringing the torch a little closer to Tan Shui. The first thing he saw was some of the seven-colored small fish, and Xi Zhou grinned as if he had found a treasure. The Western Zhou has never seen such a beautiful fish. However, suddenly, a black skeletonized claw stretched out from the water, grabbed Xi Zhou's hand holding the torch, and dragged it down vigorously. Blackclaw was afraid of fire, so he immediately pulled back and disappeared into the pool.
At this time, Xizhou was frightened, and crawled back to the mouth of the sinkhole. In a hurry, he didn't even untie the rope ladder and ran in the direction of the village entrance. He turned back as he ran, afraid that the black claw would catch him again. A stumbling just hit the chest of the village chief, and Xi Zhou shouted, there are ghosts, there are ghosts. The village chief, clamped Xi Zhou's arm with both hands, and said anxiously: "What's wrong, grandson, what do you see" Xi Zhou saw that it was his grandfather, and immediately said: "Grandpa, there is a devil in the pit, I saw his hand, he grabbed me" The village chief immediately became serious, and quickly gathered the men in the village, holding weapons and torches to gather around the sinkhole. The village chief pulled Xi Zhou and said nervously: "Where is the devil" Xi Zhou hid behind the village chief and pointed to the bottom of the sinkhole. The village chief untied the rope ladder tied to the tree, smeared it with fire oil, and used a torch to pass the flame into the pond like a fire snake, and then kicked the rope ladder into the pool. led the people towards the entrance of the village.
Back home, Xi Zhou developed a high fever in the evening. The doctor in the village looked at it for a long time, but he couldn't find out the reason. In his sleep, Xi Zhou dreamed that he was riding a colorful fish, swimming freely in the water. But suddenly, the skin of the colorful fish began to rot, and the blood stained the originally clear water around it red. A mouthful of spicy and foul-smelling blood poured into Xi Zhou's mouth. Xi Zhou felt a sharp pain in his head, and from Xi Zhou's eyes, nose, ears and mouth, five black intestine-shaped tissues burst out, they became longer and longer, wrapping around Xi Zhou's head one after another, and the colorful fish under the crotch also became a fish bone with only a skeleton left, but since it could still move forward. The intestinal tissue became more and more entangled, and it became more and more difficult for Xizhou to breathe, and he was about to suffocate immediately. At this time, suddenly a golden light spread out in front of Xi Zhou, those original intestinal tissues instantly disappeared, Xi Zhou's breathing gradually smoothed, opened his eyes, and saw a feather phoenix's waving wings standing in front of him, Xi Zhou tried to see his appearance clearly, but it was always very blurry, and after struggling a few times, he fell asleep again.
"There shouldn't be any danger, this kid was eroded by the white devil and his spiritual power, so he would be like this" The traveling doctor of the Feather Phoenix Clan, Leibis.
"Dear Doctor Leibys, haven't the white demons already surrendered, aren't they all grounded in the Devil Canyon? It's been more than 100 years, and the statues of the gods in the Devil Canyon have been built, why are there still remnants?"
"Village Chief, it has been 100 years since Yu Sneered led the White Devil Demon to surrender, but it is not excluded that some low-level White Devil Demons who advanced to the Demon Emperor level after devouring their own kind, the current White Ghost Commander in the canyon is sneering, they fulfill the promise made 100 years ago, from Luoshui to the slotted canal, through the earth rock, into the Devil Canyon of Huaxia Shenzhou", only the Luoshui Shenzhou Youfa and the Earth Rock people of the Earth Rock Shenzhou often see them. And it was the time when the canals were dug at that time, and they are rarely seen now. Leibis said slowly.
"Then what should I do, do you want the white devil to make a comeback?" said the village chief worriedly
"I'll go to Futian City and report this matter to the human leader Xia Qin, and your side quickly contact the guards of Futian City and ask them to guard the sinkhole strictly," Leibis said
"Okay, Master Physician, I'll do it," replied the village chief solemnly, and then hurriedly disappeared into the night.
The next day, early in the morning, Xia Xizhou slowly opened his eyes, and his head seemed to be blown open. The village chief sat on the edge of the bed and fell asleep against the table. Xi Zhou squeezed his eyes, touched the back of his head, sat up, the village chief was awakened by Xi Zhou's movement, and was overjoyed when he saw Xi Zhou sit up, Oh, my precious grandson, you finally woke up. Scared grandpa to death. Xi Zhou said weakly: "The ghost gate has been broken, and I will definitely be able to be a big hero." The village chief slapped Xi Zhou's head fiercely, "It's a big hero, it's just a little dog bear."
Suddenly, there was a sharp knock on the door, interrupting the two of them laughing. The village chief opened the door, it was Xia Miao, the leader of the guards, Xia Miao saw the village chief, and said with his hands: "Village elder, human leader Xia Qin, please go to Futian City, he wants to know more details."
"This...."The village chief hesitated for a moment, after all, the west circumference is so big, and he has never left Rhine Village.
"I'm going, I just want to see the bustle of Futian City" Xi Zhou jumped up from the bed.
"Hey, you bear child, I haven't agreed yet," the village chief was a little angry.
"Grandpa, you don't want me to stay in the village all day and do nothing, and make trouble for you," Xi Zhou teased
"When are we leaving?" asked Xia Miao of the Western Zhou Dynasty
"If we can, we'll leave now," Xia Miao said with relief
"Okay, then let's go now, prepare the horses," Xi Zhou said briskly
Xia Miao looked at the village chief, the village chief looked at Xia Miao embarrassedly, the two looked at each other and smiled, and the village chief said embarrassedly, "This child is an acute child"
"Xi Zhou, you are recovering from a serious illness, so let's make a carriage," Xia Miao said with concern
"No, just ride a big horse, I want the black and shiny one, this little injury and illness, what's it, the little master is iron-clad, and he will be a big hero in the future" Xi Zhou said proudly
"Hahahaha, okay, the kid has a good eye, that horse is my mount, just for your young ambitions, let you ride" Xia Miao said briskly
Strange to say, Xia Miao's mount is a fire dragon horse, named Xiaochen, who travels thousands of miles a day. And admit the Lord, as soon as the living person approaches, this horse will be alert, let alone ride, which will definitely subvert the internal organs for you. But in the Western Zhou, the fire dragon horse was not disturbed when he walked over. Xi Zhou touched the horse's forehead with his hand, and muttered in his mouth, "Good horse, you are so beautiful, really mighty, just like me, hehe" Because he is too small, Xi Zhou always can't climb the saddle, surrounded by soldiers covering their mouths and laughing, Xi Zhou didn't put this situation in his eyes at all, while trying again, suddenly the fire dragon horse, knelt down, all around were stunned, this action, I have never seen it. Xizhou said gratefully, Xiaochen, thank you. Xi Zhou climbed on the horse's back, pulled up the reins, and the fire dragon horse straightened his body. Xia Miao was also stunned by everything in front of her, but then she thought about it, maybe children are born with some special connections and communication methods with animals, after all, children's minds will never be as dirty as adults.
The large army marched mightily towards Futian City. Entering Futian City, the city is really more lively than the countryside, and the shouting of hawkers on the street is endless. Men and women wear clothes that are also colorful. But everyone stopped and stopped, and they were quite interested in the Western Zhou on the fire dragon horse. In the ring not far away, a group of people were watching, and it turned out that the Yuhuang people were conducting the selection exam. Suddenly, a young human woman screamed, who was touching my ass. grabbed it with his backhand, turned around, and a rock man, particularly embarrassed, stood behind him, "Damn rock man, go home and touch your sister" There was a lot of laughter around him, and the earth rock man said timidly, I'm sorry, your hip shape is too beautiful, just like the rock cake, I really can't control it. The young human woman ran away shyly.
Lord Xia Miao, the people of Diyan, are they all so lustful, Xi Zhou asked. "Of course not, the Earth Rock people have a natural obsession with the shape of the circle or the sphere, which should be the reason why they regard regular, non-angular items as treasures, but it is not excluded that they use this as a cover for lust, hahahaha" Natsumiao explained.
When the guards passed by the ring, Xi Zhou was very envious when he saw the tall figure and golden wings of the Yu Imperial Family, and turned back to Xia Miao and asked Xia Miao, what kind of human warrior can be selected by the Yu Imperial Family to become the Yu Emperor? Xia Miao said: "First of all, an adult man who has to be at least 18 years old, secondly, he is strong, powerful, and most importantly, he has a tenacious heart, never give in, and sacrifice his life for righteousness" Xia Miao replied. "The first two things can be seen, this last one, how to evaluate it" Xi Zhou asked. "Haha, good question, have you seen the wings of the Yuhuang people, only when you give birth to wings, can you be called the real Yuhuang, even if you try it for the first time, drink the blood of the Yuhuang, and without passing the experience of the soul, you can't give birth to wings that indicate hope" Xia Miao replied. "So that's the case, if I can become the Feather Emperor, I will be one step closer to the big hero" Xi Zhou stared at the Feather Emperor selection officer with anticipation in anticipation, who was evaluating others. Coincidentally, the selection officer inadvertently glanced at Xi Zhou and grinned. Xi Zhou, shouted excitedly, you see, he smiled at me. Xia Miao looked at the Yuhuang selection officer, smiled and nodded.
The guards came, at the gate of the imperial city of Tianfu City, Xia Miao handed over the customs clearance token, and the entourage stayed at the gate of the city, Xia Miao led the Western Zhou, and the two passed through the arch and entered the imperial city. Just out of the arch door, the eyes suddenly opened, half surrounded by the stone fence made of white stone and jade, and the arch city wall connected with the city, forming a semicircle. In the center of the semicircle, there is a circular pool, and there is a stone bridge over the pool, and through the stone bridge, it is called a palace. Xia Miao said, Xizhou, let's come down and take a walk. Okay, Xizhou jumped off the horse, and the fire dragon horse seemed to be very familiar with this place, and he trotted for a while, and then disappeared. Xia Miao patiently explained: "In the palace, it is divided according to its function. The first four halls are the departments in charge of the people's livelihood, water conservancy, agriculture, commerce, and taxation, the middle three halls are the departments of justice, inspection, examination, and promotion, and the last hall is the department in charge of the military, and our leader lives in the military department."
The two came to the stone bridge, Xi Zhou leaned down, saw that in the pool, there were small fish shuttling back and forth, and recalled the scene in the sinkhole that day, and couldn't help but hide backwards, Xia Miao asked with concern, what's wrong? Xi Zhou endured his fear, calmed down, nothing, let's continue walking, pouting stubborn little mouth.
The two came to the military hall, and the human leader Xia Qin was listening attentively to the recent report of the sinkhole. Seeing Xia Miao and Xi Zhou outside the door, he waved his hand to signal that he would suspend the report first. Stand up and walk to the door. Xi Zhou had never seen a human leader, and when he looked closely, he was actually no different from his grandfather, just a white-bearded old man wearing different clothes. "Are you the child who saw the devil?" Xia Qin asked curiously. "Yes, Grandpa Leader" Xia Qin looked at Xia Miao, who nodded vigorously. "That's right, you continue to finish talking about the current situation of the sinkhole, Xi Zhou, Xia Miao, you also come and listen" Xia Qin motioned to the reporter to continue.
The reporting officer explained the current situation of the sinkhole in detail. To sum up, in a word, there is no shadow of a white devil for the time being. The army surrounded the sinkhole, but had not yet entered the sinkhole to investigate. "What's going on over there?" Xia Qin asked the reporting officer. "Your Excellency, the Leader has repeatedly denied it, claiming that it must not be a white ghost in the canyon," the reporter said. "Feather Emperor Sleeve Laika, Fairy Queen Caitlin, Earth Rock Gartres, is there any news?" Xia Qin asked. "Fairy Queen Caitlin is already on her way to Huaxia, and Jiyan Gatre said to come over together when the fairy queen passes by Diyan. As for Lord Laika, she's in the stage of shedding her wings," the debriefer said in a low voice. "Very well, you go down". The debriefer turned and exited the room. Xia Qin asked into the air, "Old Ancestor Youfa, what do you think of this?" Xia Qin asked respectfully.
Suddenly, a humanoid mist appeared in the air. But I only saw Xia Qin nodding frequently, Xi Zhou and Xia Miao, and couldn't hear anything. Suddenly, Xia Qin's frightened eyes revealed extreme uneasiness, and he gradually regained his calm. It seems to be another extremely complex issue.
"Boy, come here, may I ask you a few questions?" Xia Qin said solemnly.
Xi Zhou felt that there seemed to be something serious about the problem, so he ran to Xia Qin. "Ask, Grandpa Leader, as long as I know, I will tell you"
"You went down to the sinkhole, did you see colorful fish below?" Xia Qin asked nervously.
"Yes, I really saw it, colorful little fish," Xi Zhou said firmly
That seems to be the place. Xia Miao, you take Xizhou to rest. Turning around and walking to the table, looking at the sand table above. Xi Zhou looked at Xia Miao, Xia Miao made a quiet gesture, and the two exited the room.