Chapter 1: The Red Elves

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It's August, the weather is like some people's faces are changing, just a few white clouds floating in the blue sky just now, and it didn't take long for the vast sky to begin to gather dark clouds, a scene of wind and rain coming.

The branches and leaves of the poplars and willows on the side of the road also waved with the strong wind, accompanied by a deep wind roar, as if waving the flag for the coming storm.

A young man walked unhurriedly in the face of the winding winds of the gravel road, near which were the crops of the common people, and occasionally a few figures hurried home, and the dust danced with the wind, and they did not notice the young man who was going the opposite way.

The young man didn't seem to notice the abnormality of the weather, the white T-shirt and black slacks were blown against his skin by the wind, and he walked as if his leisurely steps gradually disappeared into the dust, as if there had never been such a person in the world.

"Look, isn't this the son of the old boy in the village, who has been at home for more than a month?"

"I heard others say that his son seems to be unable to find a job, that is, he is often unemployed on TV",

"He is the only college student in our village who has been admitted to university, so it is impossible to be unemployed".

"It's impossible, even if he's a college student, he can't be unemployed, and it's often not said on the news on TV that college students are grabbing a lot of money now, and it's normal to not find a job.

"Also, if you want me to see wow, it's not a big deal if you can't find a job, what I'm afraid of is whether his son is in trouble in the big city outside, and people want to clean him up, so he runs away and takes refuge in the village."

"There is some truth in what he said, alas, he has been back for so long, it stands to reason that he should leave, it is difficult to let his parents raise him, if he is really like you said, don't cause trouble for us",

"Because it shouldn't be possible, this kid can be said to have grown up with us, and I don't think he can do anything like that.

"Speaking well, knowing people and knowing faces but not hearts, who knows what he has learned outside over the years."

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The gray-headed, dusty young man kept thinking of the occasional conversation he had heard about him in the village in the morning, and in an instant, he remembered the whispers that his parents had whispered to him:

"Lao Tong, this kid has been back for so long, and he doesn't say when he will leave"

"I don't think he wants to leave, at least he doesn't want to go to Beidu anymore",

"Do you think this child is in trouble outside, or is he being bullied by someone",

"He's so big, who still bullies him"

"Why do you talk like that, you can't be bullied when you're so big, do you believe what you say?"

"Hehe, now this young man is tired of crying and doing some work, maybe he is tired and doesn't want to do that work."

"The child came back and told me before, what kind of photographer is he, he doesn't work hard, and the salary is not low, not to mention that he is a baby from the countryside, and he is not willing to endure hardships than those people in the city?"

"Who knows what he's thinking, anyway, it's not right to stay at home all the time"

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The more embarrassed young people think about it, the more aggrieved they become, the more uncomfortable they become, how do they know their own suffering, how they are tired, suffering and angry in a strange city outside, but they didn't expect to be like this when they return home.

Suddenly, the raindrops of soybeans fell like a big drop, as if out of control, and the sky vented his anger and dissatisfaction like a beast.

"Ah~"

The lost youth raised his head and roared vigorously.

"Boom", the white lightning wanted to tear through the black canopy, appeared in the sky, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

The young man, who had become a soup bird, suddenly came to his senses, and realized that he had long since left the village and had come to a wood.

The deafening thunder continued to sound, and the lightning flashed in the sky one after another, and the young man, who was already soaking wet, subconsciously remembered that he should hide from the rain, but suddenly he stopped his hurried steps again.

In an instant, all the grievances and discomforts seemed to come to his heart, and the young man couldn't help crying loudly anymore.

The boy doesn't flick when he has tears, but he hasn't reached the sad place.

The young man also forgot when the last time he cried, and he didn't dare to show the slightest discomfort when there were people, let alone cry.

Before the tears could flow out of the eyes, they had already been washed away by the rain, and before the cry reached the ears, they were drowned out by thunder in an instant.

At this moment, suddenly, a little red flashed in the deep space, and a lightning speed hit the already stunned youth.

Of course, the young man who had been looking up noticed this extraordinary vision, in his eyes, the red point was getting brighter and bigger, brighter and brighter, and in an instant it was like a red heavenly fire falling from the sky, he seemed to have forgotten to dodge, no, of course not, but this mysterious red was too fast, and the young man had not had time to react.

The young man closed his eyes with the blinding red light, and then there was a sharp numbness and severe pain, and then he fainted.

Damn, it turned out that he was struck by lightning, this was the last thought of the young man who fell into a coma.

If the young man knows some common sense of thunder and lightning, he will understand that this red should be an extremely rare red lightning ~ red elf, but what is incomprehensible is that the upper half of the red elf is red, and the bottom is light blue, and what is even more surprising is that this kind of lightning generally occurs at an altitude of about thirty to ninety kilometers above the ground.

No one has discovered this strange thing, and the doubts in it are destined to remain a mystery forever.

"Ah, have I come to heaven", the young man muttered to himself as he lay on his back on the damp ground, his eyes rolling.

"But it's not bad to come to heaven," the young man sat up slowly, holding up the ground, and whispered to himself as he looked at the familiar surroundings in front of him.

After sitting on the ground for a while, the young man got up and patted his ass and headed back to the village.

The young man did not return home directly, but first went to the river not far from the village to wash his face briefly, and cleaned himself up, the coolness of the river made him sober up a lot.

Yesterday's torrential rain caused the river to increase in water, and many women came to the river to wash their clothes, but the young people did not pay much attention to the eyes of the villagers, let alone go to say hello as usual.

Beigou Village is located in the mountains surrounded by mountains, although remote, but the environment is beautiful, there is a unique artistic conception.

There is a willow tree at the entrance of the village, a large willow tree that has grown for decades, there is a house facing north of red bricks and black tiles not far from the willow tree, there are two relatively small houses on both sides of the house, and the main house is surrounded by a wall made of red bricks, thus forming a large courtyard.

Several hens were looking down for food in the yard, and several roosters were playing in the open gate.

"Humph" The sound of pigs begging for food kept coming from the house on the left, and a big tethered yellow dog stared at the door as if waiting for something.

"Lao Tong, why hasn't this kid come back after the night? I asked you to look for it last night, but you won't say anything", in the room, Lin Wanru stared at the middle-aged man in front of him with an anxious face.

The dark-skinned middle-aged man stood at the door and argued: "He is in his twenties, can he still get lost, you are not a dog and a mouse to worry about."

"What do you say, is it like what a person says, what kind of dog is worried about a mouse, don't talk nonsense if you don't know how to say it, isn't he your son", Lin Wanru, who was sitting on the edge of the kang, roared, and Lin Wanru, who was too excited, was about to go to the ground, but because of the inconvenience of one leg, he fell on the concrete ground.

Tong Fucheng hurriedly walked a few steps, and hurriedly came over to help Lin Wanru.

Lin Wanru rejected him with a cold face: "No, I can stand up by myself, I don't need you", she said and slowly struggled to stand up with the kang.

Tong Fucheng couldn't stand next to him, and he couldn't help him, he couldn't help it, he saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart.

"Woohoo..." , just here, the big yellow dog with the rope pulled the rope and barked at the gate tightly.

Looking at the big yellow dog in front of him, the young man who was impatient with himself had a warm feeling in his heart, and he didn't hurt it in vain.

"Where did you go last night, I don't know where I went home, don't you know that your mother was in a hurry all night", Tong Fucheng didn't open the door yet, and the voice of dissatisfaction came out.

The young man was stunned when he heard this, he was in a hurry to go home, he knew very well that he had not returned for one night, his family must be in a hurry, and he had not had time to think of any excuse, did he really want to tell the truth, that was unlikely, he was still in a state of confusion, and he had not yet figured out what the situation was, a big living person was struck by lightning, and he could still stand here intact?

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