Lao Feng, the head of Beijia Village, likes to tell stories about gods, devils and monsters. The adults and children in the village are frequent visitors to his house, and as the days go by, everyone knows that he has a soft spot for dragons, and he must be gushing about dragons.

On one occasion, Lao Feng said that he had seen a dragon.

Adults laugh and laugh at his love of bragging.

The children applauded excitedly. There was a little boy who had always been quiet and asked, "How powerful is the dragon?" This little boy is named Liang Yucheng, and he is a "dumb melon" with a stunned expression and slurred speech. At least, that's what most of his classmates call him behind their backs.

Lao Feng shook the ashes of his cigarette, shook his head and sighed: "It's not very powerful." If you're not mistaken, the dragons will be extinct!"

The little boy named Liang Yucheng lowered his head and stopped making a sound. He remembered the same dream he had been having for the past two years—

On the edge of a blazing cliff, a dragon's front paws were embedded deep in the crimson mountain, and the flames were devouring it. It roared at a young boy in a painful voice: "Horns, save them! only you can save them......"

Liang Yucheng wasn't sure if the Horns in his dream was referring to him, he couldn't see his face clearly, and he wasn't sure what kind of mood the dragon was in when it roared, whether it was anger, tragedy, or despair.

He vividly remembered the scales that had fallen from its body, and the tears that glistened in its eyes.

In addition to sympathy, Liang Yucheng likes this dream. He wished he was called Horns in his dreams, or more accurately, he wished he was the only hero who could save "them" in his dreams. Even if it's just in a dream, it's worth rejoicing for a long time.

But who does the dragon mean by "they"? Sometimes he ponders the dream, and sometimes he laughs at himself for acting like an idiot.

Soon after, Lao Feng passed away. I heard that he was suffering from an unknown disease, and suddenly lost his breath in the middle of the night.

Those adults who had listened to Lao Feng's story suddenly believed his words at this time. They think: Lao Feng casually told others about seeing the dragon, leaked the secret of heaven, and had to pay for his life.

"Since Lao Feng was punished for leaking the Heavenly Secret, I'm afraid that those who accidentally listen to the Heavenly Secret will not be spared, right?" one of them put forward this worrying idea.

When the others heard this, they were all terrified, and it was not until a few months passed in peace that their doubts were gradually dispelled, and they re-established that the fact that Lao Feng had seen the dragon was pure nonsense.

On the day Lao Feng died, Liang Yucheng was scolded by his grandmother as soon as he came home from school, and he was locked in a pigsty overnight.

"Don't listen to those deceitful stories in the future, don't you hear!" Grandma ignored his plea, leaving only this cruel sentence and walked away.

Liang Yucheng deeply regretted Lao Feng's death, and he still had many questions related to dragons to ask him.

For example: If the dragon really exists and is about to go extinct, then who defeated it? Another example: Since Lao Feng has really seen a dragon, what does that dragon look like? Liang Yucheng wants to know if this is the same dragon as the dragon in his dream, and wants to know if it has ever mentioned the person Horns to Lao Feng? In order to verify whether the person Horns exists in the real world.

It all became a mystery.

The smell of the pigsty came to his nose, and Liang Yucheng recovered from his delusion. He was used to smelling poultry and livestock since he was a child, and he didn't reject it much, but at the moment, his stomach was growling with hunger, and he just wanted to go out and find food.

He tried to pull the gate, and found that the wooden door was securely locked.

This is his grandmother, who has the same style of doing things as hers, fierce and ruthless.

Liang Yucheng really admires her tenacity and courage. It's a pity that she doesn't seem to like him very much.

Liang Yucheng has had a lot of speculations about his unlikability, maybe because he has a dull brain and slurred speech, maybe because his grandmother hates his mother and hates him, or because the burden of this family of four falls on her shoulders alone, maybe she doesn't hate anyone, but she is upset and irritable due to too much pressure......

There was a comfortable "hum" sound in the darkness, and the three big white pigs slept soundly.

Liang Yucheng felt more and more hungry, he touched his deflated stomach and said to himself: "It's really better to live a pig at this time! ”

At this time, a chuckle suddenly came from outside. It's a crisp girl voice. "It's just a little bit of fun, how can I help you?"

Liang Yucheng was startled, the whole person leaned on the crack of the door and looked out, this look, it was facing a beautiful and clear eye, he asked softly: "Who are you?"

The other party replied with what he thought was cool: "You don't have to know who I am, you just need to know that I can save you!"

"You don't have a key, you can't open the lock. ”

The girl was dissatisfied: "You dare to underestimate me, hum, let you see my power!" As soon as the words fell, the door was opened with a "clang", but the lock was intact.

The girl looked at Liang Yucheng with a stunned look, clapped her hands proudly, and raised her head: "What's the matter, I didn't lie, right?"

Liang Yucheng walked out of the pigsty, and by the moonlight, he saw clearly that this was a girl half a head taller than him with a ponytail. Her noble and delicate pale orange gauze dress makes people feel like they are in a dream.

After a long time, he asked, "How do you know magic?"

"It stinks!" the girl took a step back covering her nose, her frown slightly soothed, and she said, "Of course I know magic, because I'm a phoenix elf!"

"Phoenix elves?" This was the first time he had heard this term, he had only heard of dragons and phoenixes, and had never heard of any phoenix elves.

"It's a secret, and you're not allowed to tell it. ”

"Hmm. Liang Yucheng just thought she was talking nonsense and didn't take it to heart, so he nodded casually.

"Do you know where Feng Yuan's family lives?" she smiled embarrassedly: "I'm lost......"

Feng Yuan...... Isn't that Lao Feng, who just died? He asked, "Lao Feng is gone, what are you going to do at his house?"

Lao Feng has no wife and no children, and his house must be empty now. He couldn't understand why this girl had to go to Lao Feng in the middle of the night, could it be that she was the Grim Reaper? Thinking of this, he felt too ridiculous.

"One of the duties of the Phoenix Elves is to exceed, for some of the dead. Anyway, you're right to take me. ”

Liang Yucheng was a little scared. Even if it is during the day, he will not go to the third watch in the middle of the night. The head shook like a rattle.

The girl called him a coward and called him an ungrateful fellow.

Liang Yucheng also wanted to save face, and was scolded by her, so he had to take her hard. Of course, before you go, you steal two cold steamed buns from home to fill your stomach.

The road was deserted and deserted, and the sky was inky blue. The moonlight stretched their shadows for a long time, and occasionally one or two mournful bird calls came from the distant forest, and Liang Yucheng's scalp tingled when he heard it.

When he was about to reach the end of the village, he pointed to the small earthen house by the bridge from a distance and said, "That's Lao Feng's home." Then he stopped where he was, meaning that he could only walk here with her, and he would not do anything if he got any closer.

The girl said, "Okay, I see. Then you go back first. She waved her hand and told again, "It's a secret, remember not to tell it." ”

Liang Yucheng stared at her: "Are you really a phoenix elf, do you have the ability to protect yourself?" At this moment, he was a little worried that something would happen to her.

"Of course. Let's go!" the girl chuckled and walked briskly towards Lao Feng's small earthen house. Farther and farther away.

Her back looked thin.

Liang Yucheng turned around and walked a few steps, feeling upset, the more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became, and turned around and walked back to the same place. He just stood there and didn't move.

He saw a faint candle light in Lao Feng's house, slowly flickering and flickering. No sound was heard, and no change was seen.

The night cooled, Liang Yucheng was shivering, he didn't know why he followed a strange girl in the middle of the night to do something that seemed ridiculous. An inexplicable force made him persist until dawn.

But I didn't see the girl again for a long time. How did it take that long to go?

He thought of Lao Feng's enthusiasm for telling stories to everyone before his death, and his intimacy gradually overcame fear. He plucked up the courage to approach Lao Feng's house.

The candlelight in the little mud house had long since been extinguished, and he opened the window, and was surprised to find that there was no one in it except a fine coffin and a few tables and chairs.

That girl is long gone.