January 1, 2000 A.D., early morning.

Regardless of color, race, or country, this is a day to remember forever for all those who live on this planet. In the past years, human beings have experienced natural disasters, diseases, wars and disputes, and facts have proved that the pace of development of civilization has never stopped.

There are no warm candles, no sumptuous dinners, no gatherings of family and friends, no New Year's bells and no jubilant crowds......

This is the east of the world, this is the southwest of China, there are rolling mountains and rivers rolling east......

In this lonely winter night, a figure shuttled through the moon-dappled forest.

Night, Jungle, Shadow......

It was a woman, dressed in ordinary outdoor clothes, holding a long sword in her right hand and a swaddling baby in her left hand.

The woman was wounded, her clothes on her abdomen, back, upper arms, etc., and there were blood stains leaching out, and she didn't care about the injuries and ran alone in the dark jungle. But seeing that her body was agile and agile, she looked back from time to time, and her pretty face showed a look of uneasiness, either affected by her injuries, or running too fast and too far, and she was now exhausted, and her feet were somewhat vain, and she almost tripped over the roots of the trees that crisscrossed her several times.

There was movement in the woods on both sides, the woman frowned slightly, gritted her teeth and continued to run forward, and after another moment, she finally stopped, and on the left and right sides, suddenly burst out of several figures, blocking the way forward.

The woman looked down at the baby in swaddling clothes, then raised her head again, looked directly at the figures in front of her, pointed at the long sword in her hand, and said, "Since you have caught up, then come!"

"You were injured under the sword of the adult, and you ran so far, your physical strength was exhausted, and at this moment it is the end of the crossbow, put down the swaddling clothes in your hand, and kill yourself!" A voice sounded: "Leave you all corpse!"

The woman did not answer, but clenched the long sword in her hand, exerted force under her feet, rushed forward in a few steps, and stabbed the man who spoke with her sword.

"Beware, her sword moves are powerful!" said the man who spoke, retreating, "surround her." ”

Several figures spread out in all directions, and they gathered around the woman from different directions. The woman suddenly stopped rushing forward, her body was stunned, and she didn't look back, and slashed it with a backhand. The sword was not flat towards the other party, but with a strange arc, but when a sword light flashed, the person behind him covered his throat, and he could no longer make the slightest sound, and fell to the ground on his back, and after a while, a puff of fire burst out, and his body was burned to ashes and turned into powder.

"Hold her back, and your lord will be there!"

The woman's face was solemn, she didn't care about these people who stood in the way, what she was really worried about was what they called "adults". At that moment, he did not hesitate, with a wave of the long sword in his hand, he forced away the opponent in front of him, and ran wildly, intending to break out of the encirclement.

There was a sound of breaking wind behind her, two sword lights slashed, the woman turned sideways slightly, avoided the opponent's blow, the long sword went back, and the last came first, but seeing the sword light flashed, a hand holding the knife was broken at the wrist, "bang", and fell to the ground.

In an instant, two of them were hit, one killed and one was injured, and the remaining few people did not flinch at all, each holding their swords, and attacked again.

It's just that after a slight delay, several more figures rushed to disperse and surrounded the woman.

The woman's afterglow swept around, her face became more worried, the situation is urgent at the moment, she can't stay for a long time, if the "adult" arrives, I'm afraid that there will be no chance to get out, and the only countermeasure at the moment is to fight quickly.

The encirclement was constantly closing, and more than a dozen figures came from all directions, and the woman glanced at the swaddling clothes in her arms again, holding the long sword in her hand in front of her, and her whole body suddenly burst out with a fierce momentum.

Closer, closer, several sword lights came at the face, and a moment later, several more came from behind and from both sides at the same time.

At this moment, the long sword in the woman's hand had a strange change, as if it emitted a faint white halo, very faint, but it was so real in this vast night.

"Sword?" someone shouted.

It's a pity that it's too late!

The sound of fighting, screams, and the "clanging" sound of the blades are intertwined, and in this silent winter night, in this inaccessible jungle, a scuffle is being staged, with swords and swords, and flesh and blood flying......

After a few moments, the firelight flashed everywhere, and everything gradually calmed down, as if nothing had happened.

The woman held the sword in one hand, her face was pale, and she was panting for breath. There is no time left, no longer stop, simply pranayama for a while, and continue to run forward.

I don't know how long it took, but there seemed to be movement behind me, but it was too far away to hear clearly. The woman didn't dare to stop, she ran wildly, and two faint lights suddenly flashed not far away, and the woman quickly approached, closer, and looked intently, it was a medium-sized truck, pulling a full wagon of large and small stones, driving on the highway along the river.

Staring into his arms again, the little baby did not cry or make trouble, slept soundly, occasionally squirmed his little mouth, and was cute. The woman hesitated for a moment, as if she had decided something, but when she approached quietly, when the wagon passed by, she jumped lightly into the carriage, took off a layer of swaddling clothes, grabbed a large stone and put it in, and placed the baby in the pile of stones, and finally took a deep look, turned over and jumped out of the truck, and ran quickly towards the river.

On one side is the mountain forest, on the other side is the river, the river is under the cliff of more than ten meters, not wide, but the water flow is turbulent and abnormal, through the moonlight, you can faintly see the whirlpools that emerge from time to time.

Walking along the riverside for a while, the woman suddenly stopped, stood still, and at this moment, there seemed to be a very faint sound sounding, a ray of light flashed and disappeared, and looked fixedly, not far in front of her, a strange long sword was inserted in the trunk of a big tree, half of the sword body was submerged into the trunk, and the remaining half could not be shaken.

The woman sighed and said, "It seems that she can't leave." ”

A figure appeared from the darkness, came to the side of the big tree, raised his hand and gently pulled out the strange sword, and said lightly: "Put down the swaddling clothes, you, cut yourself." ”

The moonlight shone through the shade of the trees, leaving dappled shadows, and the man stood at the intersection of light and darkness, and he couldn't see his face clearly.

The woman stared at the figure more than ten meters away, as if talking to herself, and said, "I have heard of the 'Ten Heavenly Stars' of the Eastern Demon Clan, all of them are top masters, I don't know which Heavenly Star has arrived tonight?"

"Fang just took my sword and didn't die, even if he had some ability," the man said, "I am the 'Tianxiong Star'." ”

"The first star of the Eastern Demon Clan?" the woman remained silent on the surface, and said secretly: "Sure enough, ......"

The two had fought once before, and the woman knew that the other party was powerful, and her strength was far above herself, and she was in a desperate situation at the moment, she was afraid that it would be difficult to survive, but she must not let him notice that there was something wrong with the swaddling clothes in her arms, and then her right arm stretched forward, and the long sword pointed far away, and a faint white sword light lit up.

"It is rumored that the Celestial Male Star is dedicated to guarding the Demon Temple, but why is he chasing me all the way?" the woman asked again.

"I am ordered by the Great Elder to retrieve the infant child and your life," Tianxiong Xing said, "You trespass on our temple, and you should be punished for your crimes! Most of the people who came to intercept him have already died at your hands. ”

"You want me to kill myself with just one word?" the woman said with a wave of the long sword in her hand.

"Stubborn!" Tianxiong Xing sighed and said, "In that case, then let's fight." ”

The next moment, a white light flashed in the night, and the woman actually threw her long sword and shot it towards the opponent's chest.

Tianxiongxing staggered to avoid, but found that the woman had already stepped towards the river, knowing that she wanted to jump into the river, her death was small, and the swaddling thing in her arms was big, and she suddenly shouted: "You dare!"

As soon as the word "you" came out, Tianxiong Xing moved, and this movement was as fast as lightning, rushing towards the other party, and the strange sword in his hand flashed with a black light.

At the same time, the woman was approaching the edge of the cliff.

Before the word "dare" was finished, the strange sword in Tianxiongxing's hand had already stabbed out, this sword stabbed from the bottom up, the sword was extremely fast, and the direction was extremely accurate, avoiding the swaddling clothes in his arms, and inserting it obliquely into the opponent's back, as long as the arm was slightly forced, it could be dragged back.

At the same time, the woman felt a sharp pain in her back, and the tip of the sword pierced through her chest, and a strong force passed through the blade of the sword, pulling herself back.

The woman did not hesitate, holding the swaddling clothes tightly with one hand, grabbing the tip of the sword with the other, pressing down hard, the blade cut through the muscles, cut the internal organs, and a bloody arrow spurted out. It's just that this press has flattened the sword body, and the Tianxiong Star behind him did not expect it, in a hurry, if he wants to change his moves, it is too late, and the strength is not exhausted, the strange sword was pulled out by him, and the other party's body has fallen from the cliff.

"Poof!" There was a dull sound, it was obvious that the river was extremely deep, and the Tianxiong Star looked down, except for the rolling river water and the whirlpools everywhere, there was nothing else.

Tianxiong Xing stood by the river for a long time, sighed deeply, turned his head and left, and his figure gradually disappeared into the forest.

……

Besides, the truck driver, unaware that someone had ever boarded his car, humming a small tune, looking intently ahead, the winding road along the river, but also the way home, today is the New Year, it is New Year's Day, relatives are waiting for themselves to go home, spend the festival together.

The river is getting wider and wider, and not far ahead, it is about to merge into another great river, and then roll eastward to the sea.

The road is getting wider and wider, and not far ahead, there are lights scattered on the hillside, like stars, and home is near.

In the carriage, in the pile of stones, in swaddling clothes, the baby suddenly moved, opened his eyes, closed them again, but did not know that in this cold winter night, his fate had completely deviated from the established trajectory, what would happen in the future, who could know?