Taoyuan Village, located 100 miles east of Linhai City, originally surrounded by many villages, and a larger town.

However, due to the revival of the aura, this place is closer to the front line, so most of the surrounding villages have moved away, and now within a radius of ten miles, only Taoyuan Village still has people.

Walk out of the asphalt road, walk through two or three hundred meters of potholed dirt road, and arrive at the entrance of Taoyuan Village.

A row of crooked telephone poles connected two or three meters of cables meandered into Taoyuan Village.

Today, there are only about 50 households left in Taoyuan Village, and this row of power poles is the source of electricity for Taoyuan Village to enter the village.

It's not as clean and tidy as you remember.

Now that the aura has been revived, the vitality of the plants has become tenacious many times, and the spacious asphalt road in the center of the village has long been covered with weeds.

Only less than two metres of the road was cleared.

There are also all kinds of unknown plants crawling on the brick houses on both sides, and if it weren't for the figures in the distance, you would really think that this is a village that has been abandoned for an unknown number of years.

Walking slowly, some unknown plants also climbed on the cable, making the cable crumbling, and an old man, holding a scythe for weeding, laboriously harvested the unknown plant.

"Isn't this Xiaochen, coming back from Linhai. The old man smoked a dry cigarette, with a white towel wrapped around his head and some grass seeds on it, and he wiped the sweat from his face and said with a smile.

Shen Chen nodded: "Grandpa Lin, it's me." ”

Only a handful of people exist in their memories.

His real name, Shen Chen is no longer real, he only remembers his surname Lin, he used to be an electrician in Taoyuan Village, specializing in repairing electrical circuits, and Shen Chen used to call him Grandpa Lin.

I'm afraid I'm seventy or eighty years old this year.

I heard that when I was young, my wife fell ill and died, and I raised my two children by myself, and the two babies were also angry, and when they grew up, they were admitted to a good university, and they were going to work.

As a result, the aura was revived, and the two of them found out that they did not have cultivation qualifications.

I don't know what kind of madness I smoked, regardless of Grandpa Lin's opposition, I joined the army alone and went to the front.

"Xiaochen is better than the two stinky boys in his grandfather's house, and those two have no cultivation qualifications, so they have to go to the front line to join the army, which is not worry-free. He smiled and took a puff of the dry tobacco in his hand.

The smoke was full of smoke, and it seemed to be choking, and he couldn't help coughing twice: "Really, what people in the city talk about aura revival, I don't feel that aura revival should be, the taste of this tobacco leaf is not right, it's too choking." ”

"Grandpa Lin, your two sons are contributing to our human race, aren't they also trying to keep our rear peaceful. Shen Chen smiled and spoke.

Although it was choking, Grandpa Lin couldn't help but smack the dry cigarette in his hand again: "I don't know what the urine sex of those two goods is, I can hold back the farts and urine flow back without being scared for a few years, but my old Lin family burned high incense." ”

"Okay, the old man won't delay your time, go home quickly, your father's old boy must be happy to death when he sees you come back. Grandpa Lin continued to speak.

As he spoke, he slashed the scythe in his hand at the unknown plant wrapped around the wires.

"Hey, this creeper, it used to be broken with one knife, but now three or four knives are still ongoing, Xiaochen, what special herbicide you see in Linhai in the future, remember to bring some back to Grandpa Lin." The old man slashed with all his strength as he spoke.

The scythe was shiny and shiny, but when it was cut at the vine the thickness of the little finger, it left only a trace.

"Okay, Grandpa Lin, I've made a note of it. Shen Chen spoke.

He then walked slowly towards the village.

After the revival of Reiki, the lives of ordinary people became more and more difficult.

Although those vines and plants were unconscious, they also grew stronger because of the aura.

Most of the houses on the roadside are covered with plants, and there are a lot fewer people in the village.

Most of the houses have also been vacant and moved into the city.

"Oh, this isn't Xiaochen, Xiaochen is back. He hadn't taken a few steps when a rough voice rang out.

It was a street store.

The entrance faces the main road, and there are some snacks and daily necessities inside.

At this time, a shirtless man waved his hand at Shen Chen.

He was dark-skinned, honest, and looked thirty or forty years old, sweating profusely at this time, holding a bottle of cold beer in his hand, and when Shen Chen looked over, he was burping.

"Uncle Gong, rest. Shen Chen said hello with a smile.

"Come on, I haven't come back for so long, I've grown taller, do you want a bottle of beer?" the big man said with a smile, went into the house, took out a bottle of cold beer, and handed it to Shen Chen.

This big man's name is Gong Kang, and when he beat Shen Chen, he opened a commissary at home when he was a child, and it was also the place where Shen Chen came the most in his childhood.

Gong Kang's family was poor, his parents were sick, and when he was twenty years old, his parents died.

He didn't go to school again, he dropped out of school and went home, inheriting the commissary and a few acres of fertile land left by his parents, which was more than ten years!

Gong Kang and Grandpa Lin did not go to Linhai and stayed in Taoyuan Village, which was actually expected by Shen Chen.

Because these people don't have too many concerns.

Or rather, Taoyuan Village...... For them, there are many unforgettable thoughts.

When Shen Chen heard this, his eyes lit up slightly, and then he nodded and took the beer in Gong Kang's hand.

"Haha, come, take a sip, it's really boring, it's hard to find a drinker in this Taoyuan Village, it's rare for you to come back today." Gong Kang suddenly slapped his thigh, his eyes lit up, the wine bottle in his hand touched Shen Chen's wine bottle, and he raised his head and drank.

Shen Chen also smiled, this familiar Taoyuan Village with an unfamiliar carry his entire childhood.

"Drink!" came out, and Shen Chen raised his head and drank.

The cold beer is in the throat, cold and bitter beer, mixed with a hint of spicy, in this hot afternoon, it is really refreshing.

"Uncle Gong, why don't you go to Linhai? I think there are a lot of people left in Taoyuan Village. Shen Chen asked.

Taoyuan Village is too close to the front line, and it is really dangerous here.

"Hey, what are you doing in Linhai, isn't it that the dealer is difficult to plant, and you can't starve to death, mainly because you go to Linhai, and you have no relatives, which is like our village, and there are people who chatter and drink for a long time. Gong Kang waved his hand, and his rough voice was a little bold.

Since the death of his parents, Gong Kang has fallen in love with alcohol.

Not to mention, looking at his five big and three thick, it doesn't look like he has been hollowed out by wine.

Of course, Shen Chen felt that the reason why this was like this might be because there was no color.

The wine is wine-colored, and if you want to hollow out your body, it's difficult.

This Gong Kang has never married in his life, in fact, to put it bluntly, no one looked down on this poor boy back then, and after the aura recovered, those who moved away moved away, and there were no girls left, let alone nowhere to be found.

So Shen Chen didn't mention it.

"Come on, Xiaochen, tell Uncle about what you are doing in Linhai, Uncle listened to your father, you have a breath, you have a cultivation qualification, are you going to Xiuzhen Academy?" Gong Kang asked.

Shen Chen shook his head with a smile: "How can it be so powerful, it's just an ordinary Xiuzhen Academy, an ordinary student." ”

After a bottle of wine, Gong Kang was also talkative, talking about some things near the sea.

Shen Chen also introduced some things about Xiuzhen Academy to him.

He could see the yearning in Gong Kang's eyes, as well as a trace of envy.

But...... Nowadays, it's too late to say anything, and when people reach middle age, even if they have cultivation qualifications, it's already too late.

However, just as Shen Chen was about to go home, a middle-aged woman came from not far away.

"Eh, by the way, Xiaochen, I haven't introduced you yet, this is your aunt, Yu Wenjing. Gong Kang smiled innocently, and then pointed at the woman.

The woman also looked to be in her forties, dressed in washed yellow but still clean white clothes, she was not tall, and her appearance was decent, and the years had left some slight wrinkles on her face.

This Yu Wenjing, Shen Chen has never seen it.

However, he still spoke obediently: "Sister-in-law is good." ”

Yu Wenjing smiled: "Xiaochen, is it? I've heard of you, Brother Shen often comes to our commissary to mention you, my aunt is from out of town, the first time we meet, if there is anything you want to eat in the commissary, tell my sister-in-law at any time, it's free." ”

Although the words were refreshing, Yu Wenjing's face was still a little twisted, not because she was afraid of being free, but because she was probably not good at communicating with outsiders.

"Okay, if you have the word aunt, then I'm welcome. Shen Chen smiled and spoke.

In his previous life, he didn't know about it.

Before he died, he did not return home.

"Shen Chen is twenty-five years old, and Shen Chen can't look down on these snacks in our commissary, but you can find more uncles to drink at home these days. Gong Kang spoke.

"Mother-in-law's family, go back to cooking, Xiaochen and I will have some more drinks. Gong Kang said.

Yu Wenjing nodded, smiled at Shen Chen, turned around and walked into the commissary.

"Eh, Uncle Gong, I can't see it, such a beautiful aunt, when did it happen?" Shen Chen said.

He enjoyed this feeling very much, the peaceful village life, there were not so many intrigues, not so many life and death hatreds, and there was no fear of outsiders when the Immortal Venerable was invincible in his previous life.

Gong Kang, a man, knows nothing and is not afraid of anything.

In his eyes, he was just a little kid who followed his ass when he was a child.

"Hey, hey, your aunt is good, it happened a year ago, and you haven't been home for a year. Gong Kang smiled, not embarrassed, but a little proud.

He Gong Kang is also a person who has a mother-in-law.

"By the way, in front of your sister-in-law, try not to talk about cultivation, don't talk about war. Suddenly, Gong Kang glanced at the inside of the commissary mysteriously, and then whispered.

After that, Gu Dong Gu Dong drank a big sip of beer, which seemed to be a bit too much, and he was not taboo, and spoke directly to Shen Chen again: "Your sister-in-law was originally from a village closer to the front line, but who knew that the village was killed by demon beasts, and she was the only one who survived." ”

"When she committed suicide, she was saved by me, so don't advance the line or fight in front of him, I'm afraid she won't be able to stand it. At this time, Gong Kang was extremely serious.

Everyone in the village knows about this.

He was afraid that Shen Chen would inadvertently say something that would make his mother-in-law sad.

Shen Chen nodded heavily: "Don't worry, Uncle Gong." ”

But he sighed in his heart, another poor man......

"I know that your kid is reliable, let's go quickly, your father should be in a hurry, and he will have time to continue drinking with his uncle. Gong Kang patted Shen Chen's shoulder.

Shen Chen nodded, said hello, and continued forward.

Seeing from a distance, Gong Kang drank another big sip of beer, Yu Wenjing came out of the commissary, took some snacks, and scolded Gong Kang with a smile, basically speaking, and no longer left Shen Chen.

Gong Kang pointed to Shen Chen's back, smiled innocently, and seemed to say something, and then took advantage of Yu Wenjing's inattention, grabbed a handful of appetizers and stuffed them into his mouth, muttering something: "You mother-in-law, I don't see such a good dish at other times." ”

On the street, except for Grandpa Lin and Gong Kang and his wife, along the way, Shen Chen did not see anyone else.

In the end, there are fewer and fewer people in Taoyuan Village, and they are becoming more and more desolate.

Some of the trails may have been impassable due to the fact that there are fewer people walking, and they have long been occupied by plants.

Soon, Shen Chen walked to a house at the western exit of the village.

For so many years, the red bricks of the exterior wall have not been repaired, and the top is now crawling with verdant plants, and the painted iron door is rusty.

The sound of the dog barking came out, and Shen Chen walked into the house slowly with some emotion and apprehension.

A yellow-haired old dog was barking loudly, but after seeing Shen Chen, he immediately stopped barking, ran over wagging his tail, and rubbed Shen Chen's trouser legs.

Even though he hadn't seen him for more than a year, the old yellow dog remembered him.

The world has changed, 100,000 years of time flows from his heart, and this dog actually occupied Shen Chen's entire childhood.

This dog is already a teenager, and I can't remember exactly how old he is, but he didn't bully and scare this yellow dog when he was a child.

There is no breed, it is the little earth dog in the family, with yellow hair, half the size of a person, this dog is called Lao Huang.

"Lao Huang. He touched Lao Huang's head.

Lao Huang stretched out his tongue and licked Shen Chen's hand.

Reiki revival, although many beasts have evolved, there are also some ordinary poultry, which are still ordinary, and Lao Huang is.

However, Shen Chen believes that after more than ten years of getting along, even if Lao Huang becomes a demon beast, he will not hurt his family.

As if hearing movement outside, a middle-aged man with gray temples walked out of the house.

This person is only about one meter tall, slightly fat, his temples have been whitened, his complexion is slightly dark, his face is wrinkled, and his hairline is relatively high.

"I'm back!" Seeing Shen Chen, he smiled, although his face looked calm, his eyes were full of joy.

"Dad......" spit out a word, and Shen Chen had mixed feelings in his heart.

100,000 years......

It's like a world away!

Shen Chen's eyes were even a little red.

I thought that he had already left behind any seven emotions and six desires, 100,000 years, nothing he had never experienced, and nothing he had ever seen.

But after being reborn, he went through all kinds of things, and he seemed to be more like a person.

A person with seven emotions and six desires!

This person is Shen Chen's father, Shen Bo.

At the same time, a woman came out of the house.

She looks ordinary, her face is full of traces of time, she looks much older than Shen Bo, she looks like she is fifty or sixty years old.

This is Shen Chen's mother.

I can't check my father's actual age too much, and I'm in my forties.

It's just that over the years, I have spent too much time on running the house, so I look older.

"Oh, son, you're back. The mother opened her mouth in surprise, walked over quickly, and grabbed Shen Chen's hand.

Shen Chen smiled and nodded, all his worries disappeared in this quarter of an hour.

"Alright, let's go inside. Shen Bo's face looked calm, and then he spoke.

Shen Chen's house is not big, the yard is only fifty or sixty square meters, four rooms, four rooms, and a living room.

Lao Huang followed a few people to the living room, lying at Shen Chen's feet, as if he wanted to get closer to this little master who had not been seen for a long time.

Shen Bo lit a cigarette, his eyes were full of smiles, but his face looked calm, and he sat on the side, smacking and smoking.

And my mother, on the other hand, kept asking how things were going on lately.

"Don't worry, it's good to be in the Mountain and Sea Cultivation Academy, your son is now a cultivator. Shen Chen smiled and comforted his mother.

They didn't come back for a year, and they were very worried.

"It's good to be back, but I have something to tell you. Suddenly, after smoking a cigarette, Shen Bo spoke.

He frowned, a look of solemnity on his face.

Shen Chen's mother's name is Yao Ping, and when she heard this, her eyes widened: "What's the matter, the child just came back, and I'll talk about everything after eating." ”

"Day by day, what are you doing with this stinky face, you are not happy when the child comes back. Yao Ping crossed her hands on her hips and said.

In this family, in the end, it is the mother who oppresses the father.

Shen Bo's eyes widened, but how did he look inside, how could he be a little weak.

"I have to tell him about this, it's your Qi Gathering Pill's money, our family doesn't have that much money, and someone else gives half of it. Shen Bo stalked his neck and spoke.

Yao Ping didn't wait for Shen Chen to say something, and grabbed Shen Chen: "What are you telling your son to do this, your son is a cultivator, and he will definitely make a lot of money in the future, what are you anxious about that money!"

It's just that there is a little worry in her eyes, as if she is afraid of putting too much pressure on Shen Chen.

Shen Chen had a smile on his face: "Actually, I know everything." ”

"Well, it's good to know, Wang Xiaopang is a good friend, you are kind to others. Shen Bo lit another cigarette and then spoke.

"Also, when you go out, no matter how hard or tired you are, we can't do anything that hurts the heavens and reason, I don't care if you are a cultivator or not, you remember it for me. Shen Bo continued to speak.

Try to maintain the majesty of a father.

Now, without waiting for Shen Chen to speak, Yao Ping quit.

She glanced at Shen Bo fiercely with her eyes: "What are you doing, what are you going to do, what kind of truth did your son talk about as soon as he came back, I don't know what the son I gave birth to is like yet, and I still need your education." ”

Shen Bo also stiffened his neck: "You can't follow me back and give me some face in front of your son!"

"Give you face, give you a woolen face, your son is a cultivator now, and now your son is better than you, you are unbalanced in your heart. Yao Ping sneered.

Shen Bo's face changed: "Nonsense, I have lived for so many years, at least I have more truth and life experience than this little cub." ”

............

Shen Chen didn't speak, just looked at his parents' bickering.

Lao Huang at his feet fell asleep and snored, not affected by the quarrel between Shen Bo and the two in the slightest.

He's been through it too much.

The sunlight was just right, shining into the house from the window, looking at his parents' bickering, Shen Chen actually felt that this picture was a little warm.

The daily bickering of parents is often the defeat of the father, and in the face of the mother's indiscriminate bombardment, Shen Bo is as usual.

In the end, he threw down a sentence: "I don't know you as a woman, I went to cook." ”

As he spoke, he smoked a cigarette and walked sullenly to the kitchen outside in the East House and began to cook.

After another shush, Shen Chen's mentality gradually changed, and he was no longer a powerhouse in the universe.

Just the son of an ordinary parent.

"Mom, don't worry, I've had a good time in Linhai. Shen Chen finally spoke with a little helplessness.

In my memory, I didn't seem to feel that my mother was so difficult. Full of love, every word is the ultimate care, so that he can't bear it.

She seems to be going to give all her love to herself.

"Perhaps...... In my previous life, I didn't understand, I always felt that she was nagging. Shen Chen thought to himself.