Chapter Twenty-Six: Mercy in Retribution
It is a forgotten ancient forest, with lush vegetation and fruit, and a natural mountain spring that never dries up, making it a paradise for birds of prey and beasts.
One of the white tigers had even begun to enlighten his mind, and after he had finished inspecting his huge territory today, he was lying on the ground basking in the sun with satisfaction, when suddenly a black shadow fell from the sky and smashed a large hole in front of him.
The sudden situation and the loud noise frightened the white tiger and quickly retracted into the hole.
After a while, he couldn't hear any movement outside, so he came out again to check. Cautiously walked to the edge of the pit to take a look, and almost blew up the tiger's lungs!
He had already killed several people who had tried to encroach on his territory, and such a provocation was unforgivable.
In addition, he lost his face before, so he pounced with an angry roar and bit him down fiercely on the throat!
However, the bloody mouth that was missing two tiger teeth stopped in mid-air, and the white tiger was stunned for a full three seconds, and then quickly retracted into the hole.
"Why is this damn guy here again, can't he get along with our tiger master!" Bai Hu licked the two broken teeth on the roof of his mouth in distress, and thought hatefully in his heart.
For the next few days, the white tiger had been circling around Chu Feiyan, hesitating whether to fight or not, because that guy looked like he had really passed out.
When the white tiger finally made up his mind to bite him to death, a large amount of cold white mist suddenly appeared on Chu Feiyan's body, slowly freezing it into ice cubes.
Then, after a few days of the ice melting, Chu Feiyan actually crawled out of the pit! And licked his chapped lips at the white tiger, and said, "I'm so hungry!"
"Monster!" the white tiger was terrified when he saw this, and fled as fast as he could in his life. Vows never to come back!
Chu Feiyan was actually still not awake, relying on his subconscious and instinct to act, he didn't take a few steps and fell to the ground and fainted.
I don't know how long it took, Chu Feiyan felt as if he had a dream, dreaming that a huge white tiger with two missing front teeth was rushing towards him, trying to dodge but couldn't move.
When he was frightened and helpless, the white tiger suddenly disappeared, and it seemed to hear someone talking.
"Grandpa, hasn't the big brother woken up yet?" spoke a little girl with a tiger tooth pendant on her chest.
Huang Changfu shook his head and said, "I don't know what he went through to get so seriously injured." ”
"Big brother must be fine if he is so powerful, and the white tiger was scared away as soon as he came, so we were able to successfully pick so many high-quality perched leaf grasses this time. Xiaohuan looked at Chu Feiyan with admiration.
Huang Changfu snorted coldly: "This kid was very indifferent to us last time, this time I took a lot of effort to carry him back, and when he wakes up, he has to repay us, or throw him back!"
"Grandpa!"
"Ahem... What's the matter, Xiaohuan, don't think that he pretended to help us last time, so we're not bad guys, let's see if he's awake again. ”
"Hmm. ”
Chu Feiyan seemed to see himself in a huge tomb, which was extremely eerie and terrifying. Suddenly, countless dry bones came out of the tomb at his feet, and he desperately grabbed his feet and dragged them to the ground, while whispering: You hurt us, you killed us!
"No, no, I didn't mean to!" Chu Feiyan woke up suddenly!
What caught my eye was a little girl of five or six years old, sitting on a stool shaking his trouser legs, muttering: "Lazy brother, wake up! Lazy brother, wake up!"
Severe pain came from all four of his limbs, and Chu Feiyan couldn't help but snort softly.
Seeing that he really woke up, Xiaohuan hurriedly ran over and looked at Chu Feiyan with big watery eyes, and said happily: "Big brother, you finally woke up!"
Huang Changfu leaned against the dilapidated wooden door and glanced back at Chu Feiyan: "Why did you get this weak look?"
"You saved me?" Chu Feiyan sat up and looked around, trying to recall the scene after falling off the cliff, but his mind was blank.
Huang Changfu said angrily: "Nonsense." ”
"Thank you!"
"And me!" Xiaohuan shouted at Chu Feiyan.
"Thank you too. Chu Feiyan smiled at her, and then asked a little embarrassedly, "Do you have anything to eat?"
"Well, there's some fruit from the mountains. Xiaohuan then got under the wooden board where Chu Feiyan was lying, turned out a few fruits and handed them to him.
Huang Changfu's face sank, and he said: "You'd better take care of your body quickly, remember that you have to listen to me when you arrive in Anlun Village, you won't raise idlers in vain here." Then he beckoned Xiaohuan out.
Chu Feiyan cultivated for about a week and finally regained his ability to move normally, but life was not easy, and he couldn't leave if he wanted to.
There was no other reason, Huang Changfu asked him to repay his kindness, and he had to work for him for at least half a year. Although Chu Feiyan was anxious in his heart, he didn't know where Nanji Mountain was, and secondly, he really owed people a great favor, so he had no choice but to agree.
Huang Changfu complained again: "Hey, boy, can you work quickly? I haven't chopped a bundle of firewood for half a day! Uncle Zhang of our neighboring village is over 80 years old, and he can work faster than you!" Then he heard a burst of laughter from his neighbors not far away.
Huang Changfu snorted coldly: "I don't know if I'm really lazy or lazy, hey, in short, I raised a person who eats idle food, and I am unlucky." ”
Chu Feiyan was actually already sweating, he really went all out, and he could only shake his head in embarrassment, in the case of not being able to use the true qi in his body, he was indeed not as good as an ordinary person.
Every now and then, he was a little disheartened, but fortunately, Huang Changfu never gave him any time to think nonsense.
"After the firewood is chopped, pick up a bucket of water and come back, otherwise you are not allowed to eat, it's really useless!"
Huang Changfu's scolding came from afar.
"Got it. Chu Feiyan wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked at the sun that was gradually setting westward, and had to continue to work hard.
Fortunately, Xiaohuan liked Chu Feiyan very much, and quietly brought him some water after a while, and then walked away again.
"Come on, big brother!"
Looking at the sweet smile on Xiaohuan's face, Chu Feiyan smiled knowingly: "Thank you." ”
When night came, Chu Feiyan, who had been tired for a day, fell asleep, because his mood had been much calmer recently, it was a dreamless night, and he woke up the next morning and felt refreshed. Just as he was about to get up to fetch water, he suddenly heard the conversation between the grandfather and grandson in the house.
"Xiaohuan, today Huang San's gang is going to come to harvest the leafy grass, these people have long lost their conscience, if they find that Chu Feiyan is not good here, you and him will try to avoid it. ”
"I know grandpa, but Huan'er doesn't understand, since this is the case, when Brother Feiyan was leaving, why did you force him to stay?"
"Hehehe, girl, do you remember that your eldest brother used to have nightmares when he first came. I see that he is too heavy and doesn't want to say anything, and he is really hurt and weak. How can I trust him to let him go with that kind of appearance? ”
"Ah, I see. Huan'er knew that grandpa wouldn't be so mean, giggle. ”
"What do you say grandpa!"
"It's wrong, it's wrong, grandpa is the best!"
"That's pretty much it. ”
When Chu Feiyan heard this, he only felt a hot current in his heart passing through, warm. Just as he wanted to go over and say thank you, there was a sudden sharp pain like a knife cut in his heart, and he stumbled and knocked over the wooden barrel in front of him.
"What's wrong with you, boy?"
Hearing the movement, Huang Changfu and Xiaohuan hurriedly walked over.
Looking at Huang Changfu's concerned expression, Chu Feiyan grinned, propped up the wall with one hand, and said, "Thank you, uncle, this is a small problem for me, just slow down." But in my heart, I was annoyed: I really can't tolerate half of my emotions.
"It's weird, I thought you were better. Huang Changfu shook his head, very puzzled.
"yes, big brother. Are you still feeling unwell?"
Chu Feiyan tried to calm down his emotions, and the colic pain in his viscera was indeed reduced a lot, so he straightened up and comforted the two of them: "It's okay." "It's just that his face is still a little pale.
"By the way, Uncle Huang, I just heard you mention the perched leaf grass and that Huang San, what's going on?"
Huang Changfu's face sank: "Did you hear it?"
"Well, thanks to Uncle Huang for taking such care of you, Ah Yan is very grateful. Chu Feiyan nodded and thanked him.
Huang Changfu heard him say this, so he sighed and said: "Actually, I also have a selfish intention, our Anlun Village has been rampant with bullies in recent years, and the taxes have become heavier and heavier, especially the Changsheng Sect has collected perched leaf grass from us in the past two years, which is even more miserable. ”
"So I thought that sooner or later I wouldn't be able to stay here, and I would just be old enough, but Huan'er was still young, and I was reluctant to let her suffer like this with me. After all, I hope that you can take care of Xiaohuan instead of me, and it is best to take her out of here. ”
After that, Huang Changfu's wrinkled face showed helplessness. Looking at the thin and thin Xiaohuan, it was very unpleasant in my heart.
"Grandpa, no matter how hard it is, Huan'er will not leave you. Xiaohuan's eyes were slightly red, and he said firmly.
If it was changed before, Mo said that he would take care of Xiaohuan, even if it was the entire village, Chu Feiyan was confident that he could take care of it, but now it is extremely difficult. He couldn't stay in Anlun Village for a long time, let alone take her on an adventure.
Huang Changfu saw Chu Feiyan's face embarrassed, and sighed in his heart: That's it. The old man's palm touched Huan'er's forehead, "Grandpa said to play, and grandpa was reluctant to let Huan'er go." ”
"Uh-huh!" Xiaohuan nodded vigorously.
Then he walked out of the house silently, turned around and said lightly: "Wait until today, you can leave, uncle, I can't help but leave you for so many days." Although I am a person from the mountains and wilderness, I can see that you are very human, and it may not be fortunate to let Huan'er follow you, but I am wrong. ”
Looking at Huang Changfu's lonely back, Chu Feiyan felt quite bitter in his heart, and wanted to say something but didn't say it after all: Yes, I am no longer the person who can be trusted, why disappoint them again, so he nodded silently.
Xiaohuan, who didn't have time to rejoice, immediately panicked and asked, "Big brother, do you really want to leave?" Xiaohuan is also very reluctant to let you go, can you not leave?"
Chu Feiyan shook his head, "Big brother has something very important to do." ”
Xiaohuan was a little sad, but bit his lip and said, "Then the big brother must remember to come to see me in the future, and don't have nightmares at night." ”
"Okay!" Chu Feiyan smiled, then squatted down and gently stroked the tiger tooth pendant hanging on Huan'er's chest, and said, "I hope that Huan'er will be as brave as a tiger in the future and can protect grandpa." ”
"Huan'er will be!"
Xiaohuan happily agreed, but was sad at the thought that she might never see him again in the future, and she didn't know what to say, and tears were about to flow out.
Chu Feiyan just wanted to say something to comfort, when suddenly there was an unusually noisy sound outside, and then he heard the sound of ping-pong pong seeming to be an object being smashed.
I saw Huang Changfu rushing into the house, his face was extremely ugly, and he hurriedly said, "Feiyan, you go through the back door quickly, and avoid Huan'er." ”
"What's wrong?"
"I want to go, hehe, it's too late!" a sinister laugh came from outside the door.