Chapter 1: Strange Flowers
As in the past, the sun was shining, the birds were singing, and Shilipo was as calm as ever. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoExcept for hunters and woodcutters, few people usually come here. 20 miles southwest here, is Shili Town, there is the southwest end of Zhongzhou, is the southwest into Youzhou, the Eastern Zhou and Beizhou must pass through, business travel is continuous, chivalrous bandits are also often haunted, lively and extraordinary. There you can always hear the strange things in the rivers and lakes. Ten miles to the east of Shilipo, the jungle is lush and infested with wild beasts. Few people want to go here, but it is strange to say that ten years ago, there was a hunter with his wife who lived in this deep mountain. Speaking of the reason for the relocation, at that time, it was because Orion listened to the words of a monk, saying that he would lead to a change, and if he lived in Shili Town for a long time, then he would only ruin his family. Orion's surname is Joe, he is in his 30s, and everyone in the town who knows him calls him Ah Hu.
Orion usually mainly hunts, occasionally also collects firewood, and his wife cultivates the land. The husband and wife have very gentle personalities and usually get along very well. Orion had a son and a daughter, and the son was picked up by himself at the door of his house, and he had just moved in not long ago, and when he opened the door and saw that the child was pitiful, he raised him as a son, and the daughter was born in the third year of moving in. The son was named Qiao Lin, and the daughter was named Qiao Yu. The husband and wife love their children very much, and although it is hard, the life of the family of four is still very happy.
"Wait for me, brother, you wait for me," this is the voice of the little girl, "Mother, we are back", this is the voice of the little boy, and with the noise, this is the son and daughter of Orion playing back. In the mountains, the two little ones also go around the house, occasionally hunting with the hunters.
With the sound of the fence, the two children entered the yard, and the chickens in the yard were also frightened. Orion's wife looked helpless and shook her head. "Mother, my brother bullied me again today," the little girl put on a very aggrieved look. "Lin'er, why did you bully Yu'er today," the woman smiled, and she didn't look like she wanted to blame Qiao Lin, because she knew that Qiao Yu must be naughty again. "When she saw a little white rabbit, I didn't help her catch it, she went to catch it herself, but she didn't catch it, so she started crying." I didn't bully her, and Qiao Lin didn't show weakness either, and said to the middle-aged woman. The middle-aged woman's surname is Li, and her name is unknown. "Okay, Yu'er doesn't cry, let my father help you catch it in a while!" "Really!" Hearing that his father helped him catch the little white rabbit, Qiao Yu's spirit was much better, as if nothing had happened just now. "Mother, we are hungry, is the meal ready!" On the side, Qiao Lin also began to be coquettish. "Okay, when your father comes back, I'll start eating, let's go to the yard to play first!" The woman said. Hearing the woman say this, Qiao Lin disappeared at once, and then the courtyard was noisy. The woman shook her head helplessly. In the blink of an eye, the little girl was nowhere to be seen, and then, the little girl's laughter came from the courtyard.
The woman continued to work in the kitchen, and it was almost time for her husband to come back, so she had better set the meal first, and when her husband returned, she could eat, and the two little ancestors might have really starved. I'm busy while thinking. After a while, there was a voice from the fence, and sure enough, Orion came back, Orion was collecting firewood today, and Uncle Hu specially explained yesterday that his family wanted 60 catties of dry firewood, so let him send it a little earlier. "It's time to eat, it's time to eat!" Qiao Lin jumped in, followed by Qiao Yu, and then, Orion also came in. The woman smiled, "I'm hungry!" Hurry up and wash your hands and eat. While busy, he beckoned the three of them to eat. After the preparation, the family of four gathered around the dining table and began to eat. At meal time, the two children were quiet for a while, occasionally saying a few words--- that is, asking for food and dishes that could not be reached. Orion said to the women, "I sent firewood to Uncle Hu today, and he told me that something big had happened. ”
"What's wrong?" Hearing Orion say this, the woman hurriedly asked. In the past 20 years, Shili Town has never heard of anything major happening, maybe it was moving into this deep mountain, I haven't heard of it, maybe there is nothing at all. Hearing my husband say this today, I was a little confused.
"The Ghost Sword Sect has encircled and suppressed the Valley of the Wicked," Orion continued.
"That's a good thing, God has opened his eyes, and in the future, we ordinary people don't have to be afraid of harassment from the Valley of the Wicked!" The woman sighed.
Although it was a good thing, however, the evil bully of the Valley of the Wicked ran away with a few disciples, and speaking of this, Orion shook his head slightly.
"How is that possible! The Ghost Sword Sect is the gate of cultivating immortals, and the mana of those old immortals is all over the sky, and with them out of the horse, the evil bully can still escape. The women were also a little surprised.
I heard that this time the old immortal of the Ghost Sword Sect did not go, but only sent his disciples to surround and suppress, so he let the evil bully run away, if the old fairy came out, the 10 evil bully would not be able to escape.
"That's right! What a pity! The woman sighed.
"Is the Ghost Sword Sect very powerful?" Hearing the conversation between his parents, Qiao Lin suddenly burst into words. Orion was about to say something, but he was confused by this stinky son's words, and began to answer Qiao Lin's question, "Of course. Each of them can go up to the sky and the earth, soaring through the clouds and mist, and they are particularly powerful, and they have fairy swords on their backs, some spears, and some long whips. "These are some of the downstream cultivators that Orion has seen, because they want to come out to experience and walk more rivers and lakes, so they can see it.
Hearing his father say this, Qiao Lin didn't believe it, and thought to himself, you adults, you know how to lie to us children, and I don't care anyway. He stopped asking, turned back to Orion and said, "Dad, I want to go to Shilipo to see the big bird!" "It was found in a valley in Shilipo a few days ago when he was hunting with Orion, when Orion was chasing his prey, and he didn't pay attention, Qiao Lin was playing on the side, but he could see clearly, those birds were huge, and their feathers were of different colors, and he saw this strange bird for the first time, so he kept it in mind. Orion nodded in agreement, and Qiao Lin hurriedly got up, ready to run out as soon as he slipped away. At this moment, Orion continued, "Take your sister with you, and take good care of her." Qiao Lin was naturally unhappy in his heart, but if he didn't bring it, he wouldn't be able to go out today, so he had to agree. Then he disappeared into the house with a puff of smoke, and then the yard was noisy, followed by the voice of the little girl, "Wait for me, brother, you wait for me!" The sound grew quieter and quieter, and in a moment it dissipated into the air. After the two children are gone,
The women began to complain, "You are used to them like this, let them run around, what is the problem, what are we going to do?" Hearing his wife's complaints, Orion said. "I know your worries, but you also know them, can you keep them in the yard? Having said that, don't look at Lin Er's young age, but he is very alert, there will be no major problems, with him with Yu'er, it's fine, besides, I'll go hunting over there in a while, just bring them back, and you can do your thing with peace of mind. ”
Different from the past, today he actually got his father's consent so quickly, now he can take a good look at those strange birds, Qiao Lin began to plan his own little abacus, as for his sister, he can play with her casually later. Although it has just entered autumn, the weather in Shilipo is still a little stuffy, looking at Qiao Lin's forehead, the crystal beads of sweat have rolled down, and then look at Qiao Yu, he is out of breath. Today's Shilipo is quiet, except for the sound of the wind driving the leaves, you can't see the slightest trace of animals, let alone human figures. Along the path, Qiao Lin continued to walk, the mountain road was very difficult, not only the road was narrow, but it was also full of thorns, even if the children were born in the deep mountains, it was very difficult, but they still moved slowly.
"Brother, are you coming?" Qiao Yu finally couldn't help but ask Qiao Lin.
"It's almost there, it's only a short way!" Qiao Lin said as he walked in front of him while pulling the branches and weeds on the side of the road. Go ahead by yourself, clear the road, and let my sister walk better. It's the sound of the water, "It's here!" Qiao Lin hurriedly said to his sister. Pointing to the ancient trees in front of you, these trees have large trunks, estimated to be hundreds of years old, and have luxuriant foliage. "What's the big bird then? You see, not even a sound, let alone a bird! Qiao Yu looked at the ancient tree and said to Qiao Lin with a little loss.
I saw it here that day, did I fly away? Qiao Lin was also a little puzzled when he heard his sister's words, but his eyes kept staring at the big trees, looking for something, and he didn't mean to give up.
Qiao Yu looked disappointed, sat on the side, looking at the stream, maybe he was tired of walking, but it was very quiet now. The autumn wind blew, and a few fallen leaves floated in front of Qiao Yu's eyes, flying gently in the air, which attracted her attention and turned her head to look at the place where the fallen leaves had drifted.
"Brother, look, what is that, what is that?" Qiao Lin was still staring at the ancient trees, and he completely heard Qiao Yu's shout.
Seeing that his brother ignored him, Qiao Yu did not cry this time, but walked in which direction he went. A few small flowers, a few grasses, and a few fallen leaves, which are the leaves that have just fallen. Qiao Yu tiptoed, slowly approaching the little flower, closer, three steps, two steps, one step, the little hand slowly approached the flower, just when the little hand was about to get close to the little flower, a butterfly flew up and flew towards the side of the jungle, this is a particularly big butterfly, and the color is also very strange. Qiao Yu also followed, as if he didn't plan to let it go, it was still the same method, this time Qiao Yu was more cautious. But as soon as the little hand approached the butterfly, the butterfly flew away, but the butterfly flew very close, as if it was deliberately teasing her. Qiao Yu tried once, and this time it was a little better than the last time, but the butterfly still flew away. flew back and forth a few more times, making Qiao Yu almost fall. Qiao Yu finally couldn't help it now.
"Brother, brother, you come to help me catch it!" This small valley is finally no longer quiet, Qiao Lin seems to be tired, and when he heard Qiao Yu's shout, he shifted his attention and walked slowly in the direction where Qiao Yu was. Qiao Yu talked about the situation, and heard that it was to catch a butterfly, so Qiao Lin agreed.
Qiao Lin rolled up his sleeves and said to Qiao Yu, "Listen to my command." "The brother and sister are ready to make a big move. When the two were ready to tie it, the butterfly waved its wings and flew towards the side of the jungle, as if they had found something, the two hurriedly followed, the butterfly flew back and forth, and finally stayed on a flower, the flower was of different colors, from the inside to the outside, in turn it was red, yellow, orange, green, blue, and white, the butterfly stayed on it for a while, and then flew away, the two children had never seen such a peculiar flower, Qiao Yu began to shout, "Brother, I want this flower, I want this flower," seeing that the butterfly could not be caught, so he could only pick this flower, Qiao Lin thought of the scene where Qiao Yu went home crying, and he didn't hesitate and agreed.
Just when Qiao Lin was about to pick the flowers, the wind in the forest suddenly became stronger, and after a while, the screams also came, appeared, appeared, it was these big birds, Qiao Lin screamed excitedly, but the wind was a little strong, so that the two children were a little unable to parry, and the big birds hovered in the air, screaming from time to time, as if warning something. Compared to the one Qiao Lin had seen before, the birds were larger. After circling a few times, a large bird suddenly swooped down from the air and crashed directly into Qiao Lin, as if to take Qiao Lin as a prey. Although there are trees in the way, the speed of the big bird is extremely fast, and it seems that it is too early to dodge, Qiao Lin's eyes are closed, and his life is about to be buried like this. Qiao Yu on the side also cried loudly, and then the cry disappeared from the woods.
The little boy's eyes were closed, and his life was finally buried by his curiosity, and he also caught up with his sister. When the big bird approached the little boy, when the little boy's life was about to end, a magical scene happened, which flower, no, that strange flower, exuded a fragrance, slowly formed a cover, surrounded the little boy, and protected this weak little life. But the big bird still rushed over desperately, squeaked, the big bird retreated a few meters, circled, and was knocked back into the air, and the other birds in the air, constantly chirping, the big bird that was bounced back, whispered a few times to the sky, circled, and hit the little boy again, but was still bounced back. Seeing this, the other birds in the sky were still hovering, and none of them dared to hit the shield again, but they kept chirping in the air, and then, there was a mess.
The little boy's eyes were kept tightly closed, just now, he was so close to death, but in the end, he escaped this fate. As the scent of the flower became lighter and lighter, a drop of dew appeared in the center of the flower, and when the dew condensed into a small ball, the dew slowly floated up, and finally entered the shield, from Qiao Lin's head, slowly seeping into his body. Then, the fragrance of the flowers slowly dissipated, and the shield slowly dissipated, and eventually, disappeared into the woods. The birds in the air are still hovering and chirping. It's just that at this time, there is less sharpness and more wailing. Slowly, the stroke in the forest also became smaller, Qiao Lin opened his eyes and looked ahead blankly, "Is he dead?" Where is this? He pinched his little face with his little hand, it hurt. He was still alive, Qiao Lin looked around again, saw the ancient trees, saw the fallen leaves, and then made sure that he was still alive. As for my sister, she was still by her side just now. Suddenly, Qiao Lin ran deep into the woods, as if remembering something. While running, he shouted "Qiao Yu". Butterflies, strange flowers, and big birds are all left behind. Which direction, which direction, the direction where Qiao Yu's voice disappeared last, he remembered. Qiao Yu, Qiao Yu, Qiao Lin shouted while running, but he didn't respond, yes, Qiao Yu's voice disappeared from this direction just now, and he firmly believed.
On the other side of the forest, "Master, is she still saved?" A little girl's voice came from a short distance in the woods. Qiao Lin hurriedly ran over. "Although I gave her a life-sustaining pill, it still depends on the creation, and if she can survive two days, she will be fine. How could a child run to this deep mountain and old forest, and adults are not easy to manage. "It's a woman's voice. The little girl was dressed in white, the woman was dressed in a gray robe, with a sword on her back, and a little girl lying next to her. When Qiao Lin ran here, he found that Qiao Yu was really here.
"How is it a little boy?" The woman frowned, Qiao Lin looked at the woman's dress, remembered the image of the immortal that his father had said, and then looked at Qiao Yu who was lying down, and quickly knelt down for the woman. "Fairy Niangniang, you save my sister, you must save her!" The little girl next to her saw Qiao Lin's appearance, and immediately laughed, "Fairy Niangniang? "Master, he calls you Fairy Niangniang." The woman was also amused by Qiao Lin's actions and laughed too. "You're mistaken, it's me who saved her, not my master!" The little girl pointed to Qiao Yu on the side. Said to Jolin.
Qiao Lin hurriedly kowtowed to the little girl, "Thank you, little fairy, thank you little fairy for saving your life!" ”
Hahaha, hahaha, "Little fairy, Master, this is the first time someone has called me a little fairy. This kid is so cute. "Don't mess around, Meng'er!" The woman said quickly to the little girl. I'm afraid she will tease the little boy again.
Hearing Master's order, the little girl stopped laughing and said to Qiao Lin, "What's your name?" How did you come to this place? What just happened? Qiao Lin said to the woman. My name is Qiao Lin, she is my sister Qiao Yu, by the way, I talked about why I came here and what happened just now. Then he bowed his head and said nothing. It's just that he was protected by that strange flower, and the part that escaped the disaster was omitted, perhaps, he might really not know. "And such a thing!" The woman was a little puzzled, and said to Qiao Lin, "Where do you live?" We'll send you back. I still have to explain your sister's injuries to you adults. At this time, Qiao Lin suddenly thought of something and said to the woman, "Fairy Niangniang, my sister is fine!" "It's okay, I see the little boy's concerned look." The woman said to Jolin.
Hearing the woman's words, Qiao Lin got up, looked at Qiao Yu, then at the little girl, and slowly walked towards Shilipo. Along the way, Qiao Lin was silent until the little girl was more lively, and asked Qiao Lin some questions, and Qiao Lin answered very concisely.
"Master, how long will it take for us to get to the Ghost Sword Sect?" As she walked, the little girl said to the robed woman, "Send them back, and we'll be on our way, and we'll be there tomorrow."
"I heard that their swordsmanship is also very powerful, is it true?" The little girl then asked.
"Well, their swordsmanship is also very good." The woman replied.
"Compared to our Flower Language Fairy Sword, which one is more powerful?" The little girl chattered.
Each has its own strengths, you will know later, and the woman in the robe is also very patient. Before they knew it, they had come to Shilipo, and from here, through a mountain, they reached Shilipu.
"Master, look, it's a lot of smoke!" The little girl pointed to the sky not far away and said to the woman, she just walked all the way, and the woman and Qiao Lin didn't pay attention to it. Jolin glanced at it and ran in that direction. The little girl and the woman were confused, and hurriedly followed, closer, closer, and could see the fire, several houses, the room where their family was still eating, turned into a raging fire, and the flames drifted into the sky, burning incessantly, as if to turn everything here into ashes.
"Dad, mother, we're back, where are you, where are you?" Qiao Lin looked at the fire and shouted and cried, where are you. A child in his teens shouted with all his might, but there was no response.
Seeing this scene, the little girl, who was still lively and cheerful just now, was silent for a moment, just staring, constantly glancing, searching for something.
Master, look over there, the little girl pointed to the other side of the sky, there were several figures, just disappeared, and then, another figure, flew towards this side.
Qiao Lin kept running towards the fire, where, with his parents, but was pulled back by the woman again and again. "Yu'er, you go around and take a look!" See if you find anything.
"Yes!" When the little girl had answered, she flew towards the edge of the fire, and in a few moments she disappeared into the flames.
Immediately afterwards, a man in a green robe fell from the sky, and not far from Qiao Lin, after seeing Qiao Lin and the woman, he walked straight over and said to the woman in the robe.
"May I ask if Your Excellency is a master there, why don't you even let go of a child?"
Hahaha, "You said I didn't even let go of a child, but do you have a certificate?" You are so powerful that you even burned down the house, and the wicked people sued first. Hearing the question of the green-robed man, the gray-robed woman also became sarcastic.
"Your Excellency misunderstood, it was not us who set the fire, but another group of bandits, and we were chasing them." Hearing the gray robe woman's reply, the green robe man felt that it was a long misunderstanding, and hurriedly explained. "I am Lin Kun, the second disciple of the Chaoyang Sect of the Ghost Sword Sect, and I don't know that Your Excellency is a master.
Hearing that it was the Ghost Sword Sect, the Dao robe woman also recovered her expression, it seemed that it was a misunderstanding, "I am the Flower Language Heavenly City Flower Tears." The Dao-robed woman replied lightly.
Hearing the words Tiancheng, I heard the tears, and then looked at the appearance, she couldn't be wrong, she should be the city lord of the words Tiancheng, "It's the juniors who offended the seniors, please forgive the seniors!" Lin Kun hurriedly apologized to the woman.
"That's it, that's it, it's a misunderstanding, why did you Ghost Sword Sect come here?" Flower Tear asked. "The evil bully has been evil for many years, mutilating the common people, the sect master discussed it with several senior elders, and decided to eliminate the harm for the people, and sent our disciples to encircle and suppress, but the result was that he still let him run, we chased all the way, or a step late, looking at the fire!" Lin Kun sighed.
"Master, there is still a person alive here, come here, come here!" The little girl shouted loudly to this side.
When Lin Kun still wanted to ask the gray robe woman, the voice of the little girl in the distance came, and Qiao Lin ran desperately in the direction where the little girl's voice came from, which was the place he wanted to go most now.
"Mother, Mother, wake up! I'm Lin'er, I'm Lin'er! The little boy shook the woman lying on the ground, the woman was covered in blood, and slowly opened his eyes in Qiao Lin's shout, "It's Lin'er!" The voice was choppy and tears welled up in the corners of his eyes.
"It's me, I'm Lin'er, what's wrong with you, don't scare me! Mother," Qiao Lin knelt on the ground with his feet and grabbed the woman's big hand tightly, this was the first time he had held his mother's hand so tightly, for fear that it would be released, and he also felt for the first time that his mother's hand was so thick.
"Lin 、、、'er, you promised your mother one thing!" The woman's voice was still choppy, some trembled, and even some couldn't tell, live well and take care of your sister. The woman's voice grew weaker and weaker, slowly, without a hint of breath.
"I will, I will, Mother!" Qiao Lin choked up, too.
When Qiao Lin finished speaking, the woman's hand slowly fell, and her head slowly leaned to one side, but her face was serene.
"Mother, wake up! Mother, don't leave me and Qiao Yu! Mother! 、、、、" This voice echoed in Shili Pass and did not disperse for a long time.
Maybe he was tired from crying, maybe he was frightened, and Qiao Lin fainted.
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