Time flies, time flies, more than 20 years seem to be a snap of a finger.

Zhang Xiaopaw has changed from a seventeen-year-old young offspring to a forty-one-year-old middle-aged uncle with a beard, and his dark and rough face is engraved with the traces of time.

Liu Que'er has also changed from a sixteen-year-old flower girl to a forty-year-old middle-aged woman, but her appearance is well maintained, and she looks like she is only in her early thirties.

Over the years, Zhang Xiaopaw has loved her very much, and she hardly let her get her hands wet from the rough work in the field, and often goes to the county seat to buy some rouge gouache for her to use.

Liu Qi'er felt that the greatest luck in her life was to meet Zhang Xiaopaw, who made her live every day as sweet as honey.

In order to repay Zhang Xiaopaw for his love and care for her, she is ready to give Zhang Xiaopaw a bunch of sons and daughters, and spread branches and leaves for Zhang Xiaopaw. Because Zhang Xiaozhu is a branch of his own in Liujia Village, if there are fewer children, his branch will seem lonely and lonely.

She gave birth to two boys and a girl in one go, and made Zhang Xiaoshu grin all day long, and praised him for how smart his boy was and how beautiful his daughter was.

Seeing Zhang Xiaopaw's appearance full of spring breeze, Liu Qi'er's sense of accomplishment arose, and she was ready to make persistent efforts to give birth to Zhang Xiaopaw, but things did not fulfill people's wishes, and her stomach suddenly became uncompetitive and there was no movement, which made her very annoyed, and even once came up with the idea of marrying Zhang Xiaopaw again, but Zhang Xiaopaw sternly refused.

With two sons and a daughter, Zhang Xiaopaw has long been satisfied.

The eldest son was named Zhang Yanbei, the second son was named Zhang Yannan, and the youngest daughter was named Zhang Nianyo.

Niu Dawa joked that Zhang Xiaopaw was uneducated, and his son's name was not as good.

Niu Dawa also got married, married a girl from Zhangjia Village, and gave birth to two sons. The eldest son was named Niu Qi, and the second son was named Niu Chongtian, and the two sons together were Niu Qi.

Zhang Xiaopaw felt that Niu Dawa could come up with this word, and turned it into a name, it is definitely a super-level performance, and this must be a thumbs up.

The eldest son Zhang Yanbei married a wife four years ago and started a family, and the second son Zhang Yannan married a family two years ago, and they all married good girls from nearby villages.

The little girl was abducted by Niu Dawa to be the second daughter-in-law at home, saying that it was a happy event that was just held last month.

He and Niu Dawa have changed from brothers to in-laws, and their feelings and relationships have become closer.

At the wedding banquet, Niu Dawa asked what he meant, and Zhang Xiaopaw replied that he missed an old man, and he didn't remember who the old man was.

The passing time, trivial matters of life and all kinds of emotional fetters are like an invisible cage, which makes Zhang Xiaoshu willingly trapped in Liujia Village, and gradually grinds away his edges and corners.

"The world is so big, I want to see it. ”

The rhetoric of his youth has been empty, leaving a trace of regret in his heart.

Liu Qi'er knew that Zhang Xiaopaw had something in his heart that he had to do, but for the sake of her and the three children all these years, he had buried this matter deep in his heart and never mentioned it.

Now that the children are all married, and their lives are quite happy, there is no need to worry about it, Liu Qi'er feels that she can't be too selfish, it's time to let Zhang Xiaopu do that, and can't let it become a permanent regret in Zhang Xiaopaw's heart.

Despite thousands of reluctance and worries, Liu Qi'er resolutely packed her bags for Zhang Xiaopaw and handed them over to Zhang Xiaopaw one morning.

"Go, go everywhere and look for it, if you can find it, it is a great joy, if you can't find it, don't let you have regrets in your heart, at least we have tried."

I have nothing to tell you, only one sentence to tell you: no matter how long and how far you go, the heart of the finch will always accompany you, this will always be your home, and the finch and the children have been waiting for you to come back. ”

"I'm very fortunate to marry you in this life!" Zhang Xiaopu didn't expect that Que'er had been thinking about his search for relatives, and packed his bags for him, he was very moved, and hugged Que'er into his arms and promised: "Don't worry, I will definitely come back." ”

Zhang Xiaopaw took his bags and went out of the house, holding a silk cloth with his name printed on it while inquiring all the way to the north, passing through counties, prefectures, and prefectures, and finally arrived in Baiyun City.

However, it was too difficult to find someone to write in this vast sea of people with only three words without a beginning or an end, and he returned a year later.

He lived at home for half a year, hugged his grandson and grandson, and then left the house again, this time all the way south.

It has been five years, and there is still no receipt.

When he returned home, he was stunned to find that his grandson and grandson had grown into a child, and he had added a few more grandchildren and a granddaughter, but they didn't know him, his grandfather and grandfather, Zhang Xiaoshu woke up suddenly, instead of looking for the impossible, it was better to settle down and live the life in front of him.

The house is full of children and grandchildren, and there is nothing happier in the world than this.

He has not left home since.

Niu Dawa inherited his Laozi's iron-striking skills, and Zhang Xiaopaw went to the county seat to buy a large piece of good iron, and asked Niu Dawa to build a giant axe for him.

Niu Dawa asked him what he was doing, and he only said that he saw a chivalrous man walking the rivers and lakes outside, carrying such a huge axe on his back, and he wanted to feel the feeling of a chivalrous man.

Niu Dawa scolded him for lacking heart and eyes, and said that the axe could not have the majesty of a sword.

Zhang Xiaopaw insisted on an axe.

......

In the deserted village valley, Zhang Xiaopaw's phantom has turned white and bearded, and he looks older than the three Zhang butchers.

The same is true of the Qinglian Dao people on the side.

The Heavenly Martial Dao people were helpless to see the two of them aging rapidly, and their hearts were both depressed and painful, they clearly knew that the changes in the body in the illusion were real, because the human body was really pulled into the virtual world in the illusion, which was the wisdom and horror of this illusion array.

In other words, even if Zhang Xiaopaw and Qinglian Daoren are awakened now, the two of them will not be able to recover their original age, so it would be cruel to them to wake them up now, it is better to let the two of them spend the rest of their time immersed in a beautiful illusion.

At least from the smiles on their faces, you can know that they are living happily in the illusion.

"It's a pity. Butcher Zhang kept lamenting and regretting in his heart, he had already regarded Zhang Xiaopaw as a material that could be made, and wanted to cultivate him well, but he never expected that the world would be impermanent, and he would suffer such a catastrophe.

He got a soul revival grass in a deserted village, and he wanted to use this treasure to give Zhang Xiaopu ten years of growth time to Wen Buwu. After all, being remembered by a demi-saint all the time, the probability of being able to live in peace for ten years is too small, unless he follows Zhang Xiaopaw all day and night to protect him, but this is obviously impossible.

A soul revival grass can increase the longevity of the yang for ten years, to be honest, Zhang Butcher is quite reluctant, but he can think that Zhang Xiaopaw can save his son and let his old Zhang family pass on the incense, and he really feels that he is very close to Zhang Xiaopaw, so he gritted his teeth and decided to be cheap and not martial. But now it seems that it is not needed.

The Heavenly Martial Daoist suddenly took out the small yellow flag from the sleeve of his robe and began to arrange it around the range of Zhang Xiaopu's ten steps.

"Old Dao, what are you doing?

What?!" Wen Buwu asked in an unkind tone.

"Formation. "The Heavenly Martial Dao people answered.

"What formation do you want to take?" asked Wen Buwu with a twisted eyebrow. The Heavenly Martial Daoist only threw four small flags to the ground, and he felt a biting chill, and when he knew that the power of this array must be very terrifying, he immediately felt uneasy in his heart.

"God and Demon Extermination Array, I don't know if you've heard of it?" said the Heavenly Martial Daoist and threw two small flags in different directions, and within ten steps of Zhang Xiaopu, there was a sudden gust of yin wind, and the aura of murder was everywhere. And he still has six small flags in his hand that have not yet landed.

Wen Buwu's face changed greatly when he heard this, and he said hurriedly: "Let's not talk about whether this array can break this phantom array, just say that it is cruel to them to wake them up now, it is better to let them come to the end of their lives in a happy world." ”

"The old man is not trying to wake them up. The Heavenly Martial Dao responded and threw out two small flags at the same time, the more murderous the aura became, and the hidden blood light came out of the ground.

"Then what are you doing?" asked Wen Buwu with a glare.

The Heavenly Martial Daoist suddenly looked up at him and asked, "What are you anxious about?"

"Who knows what kind of array you are arranged. Wen Buwu snorted, looked away, and did not look at the Heavenly Martial Daoist.

The Heavenly Martial Daoist asked, "Do you retreat and retreat outside the formation, or do you just stand here and stay in the formation?"

Wen Buwu was only two steps away from Zhang Xiaopu, so the Tianwu Daoist had this question.

Butcher Zhang shook his head and stepped back ten steps away.

The meaning of the Heavenly Martial Dao people is already very clear, they want to drive everyone away from Zhang Xiaopu, and the intention is obvious, to wait for Zhang Xiaopu's death to take the strange treasure on his body. He is Zhang Xiaopaw's master, and it is understandable to do so.

But Wen Buwu is unwilling.

But everyone had already retreated, and he was still by Zhang Xiaopaw's side, and he was looked at by a group of people who were puzzled, and he was very embarrassed for a while.

Seeing that there was only the last flag left in the hand of the Heavenly Martial Daoist, and it had already been thrown out, and it was about to land in a formation, he had to grit his teeth and retreat.

He had heard of the power of the God and Demon Extermination Array, and it was one of the three forbidden techniques of the Three Qingguan, and it was said that even the saints had to be afraid of one or two. So even if the old man of the bull nose is very rough at the moment, he doesn't dare to underestimate it.

"If you want to take advantage of Tianwu Lao Dao, you think too much. Butcher Zhang looked at Wen Buwu, who was forced out of the range of the formation, and teased.

"Hmph!" Wen Buwu snorted coldly with an embarrassed expression.

Butcher Zhang took out a nine-leaf spirit grass and shook it towards Wen Buwu, and asked triumphantly: "A nine-leaf soul rejuvenation grass, are you greedy?"

Wen Buwu stared at the Nine Leaves Soul Restoration Grass in Butcher Zhang's hand, his eyes widened, and his eyes shot out of greed unabashedly, but when he thought that Butcher Zhang deliberately took it out to covet him, he immediately became angry, blew his beard at Butcher Zhang, and glared at him: "Dog, do you want to fight?"

"Not interested. Butcher Zhang pouted, put away the Nine Leaves Soul Rejuvenation Grass, and didn't forget to say: "It's good to have another ten years of yang life." ”

"——" Wan Qiuqing and the others were quite speechless when they saw the two of them arguing like this.

......

The cemetery in Liujia Village is on the slope of a hill to the west of the village.

Zhang Yanbei and Zhang Yannan wore linen and filial piety, and buried their mother in grief.

After everything was done and everyone dispersed, Zhang Xiaopaw walked out from a distance, walked straight to Liu Que'er's grave and sat down, stretched out his hand to stroke her tombstone and muttered: "Que'er, if you leave, I should go too." ”