Chapter Five: Burning Fanghua (I)

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The inner house of the Zhou family was in chaos at this time, the furniture was thrown everywhere, there were smashed tea sets on the ground, the mattress was torn and the cotton was flying everywhere, Zhou Tongxuan held his head and shrank in the corner, muttering the evil spell he learned in the Taoist temple years ago, but the strange screams in the house not only did not go out, but became louder and louder, and the noisy people's brains ached.

"That's enough." Zhou Tongxuan shouted, "It's already over the New Year, why are you still pestering me." ”

"Huh?" The little beast with a dark blue body looked at Zhou Tongxuan, and his eyes were full of innocence.

The little beast is shaped like a lion and has a single horn, with a dark blue body, and it looks like a young beast that has not been born for a long time, and it is not as scary as the fierce beast in the calligraphy and painting, but that hideous little face still makes Zhou Tongxuan feel terrifying.

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When the Chinese New Year was approaching, Zhou Tongxuan went to the mountains to find some game, wanting to make some preparations for visiting relatives and friends during the New Year.

Although Zhou Tongxuan is a three-foot-tall, strong body, and a big man with a beard on his face, he is very timid, and he speaks loudly, and the people in the village laugh at him for being less courageous than the heart of the widow Zhang at the head of the village, and he doesn't dare to fight back every time, so he can only turn his head and leave, no longer speaking, and there are strings of laughter behind him.

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The sky was overcast, and a snowstorm was coming soon, and Zhou Tongxuan was holding two or three hares in his hand, speeding up his pace, wanting to drive down the mountain before the blizzard.

Careless, he wanted to catch the rabbit and go down the mountain to go home, who knew that the rabbit ran too fast, in order to chase the rabbit, he ran to the depths of the mountain.

"It is rumored that there are man-eating beasts on that mountain, Xiao Xuan, don't run around, remember the route that your father taught you, and you won't be able to be with your father when you grow up."

"That strange cry came from the mountains again last night? The voice was weird and scary. ”

The rumors about this mountain were all in his mind, and Zhou Tongxuan's legs were a little weak.

"Roar~~~" There was a roar in his ears, Zhou Tongxuan hugged the rabbit in his arms, and the sky had begun to snow.

The wind was blowing, his cheeks ached, the rabbit in his arms was frozen stiff, this time the blizzard came too late, the trees on the mountain were still a little green except for a few pines and cypresses, and the rest was a dry gray branch, which was blown away by the strong wind.

As a last resort, Zhou Tongxuan braved the wind and snow, wanting to find a cave to escape the cold and keep warm.

Zhou Tongxuan braved the wind and snow while squinting to find the cave.

The half-human high cave can only let him half-squat into it, the cave is a little narrow, and there seems to be a glimmer of light when looking inside, Zhou Tongxuan didn't dare to go too much inside, he was afraid that there were hunters resting in it, in case he disturbed them, he would definitely be stripped of a layer of skin.

There are wild beasts in the depths of this mountain, but no one has ever seen them.

Every year, many hunters come to the mountains to look for the beast, but most of them return in vain, a few are besieged by wolves and killed, and the black market even fried the fur of this beast that has never appeared to a sky-high price, Zhou Tongxuan felt that these people must be idle and have nothing to do.

Using the flint in his arms to ignite some dry firewood picked up in the cave, Zhou Tongxuan was dizzy from hunger, and resisted the wind and snow for more than half an hour before finding this cave, if he didn't eat something, he was afraid that he would not be able to survive this blizzard.

Pick out the smallest rabbit from the ground, take out a dagger to peel the snow-white fur from the rabbit, handle the internal organs, and roast it on the fire.

Soon after, the smell of barbecue came from the cave, and Zhou Tongxuan fainted with hunger, regardless of the smell of blood on the barbecue, he devoured it.

The snowstorm outside the cave became more and more intense, and the biting cold wind mixed with a few snowflakes blew into the cave through the gap between the branches blocking the entrance of the cave.

It gets dark very quickly, the cave is covered by branches and the white on the snow outside, it is pitch black, Zhou Tongxuan shivered coldly, the dry branches have been used up, I don't know how to spend this night, I just hope that the blizzard can stop early, so he can rush home to make a fire to keep warm.

When he was dazed by the cold, he suddenly felt something on his cheek, and he jumped up, but the cave was too low, and before he could jump, he hit the top of the cave.

Zhou Tongxuan grinned in pain, rubbed his head and looked at his right hand, through the light that penetrated from the outside, he could only see a pair of round eyes that were somewhat bright.

It looks like a small beast, but when you put it down, it should be a hunting dog raised by the hunter inside.

Picking up the bones on the ground and throwing them at the little beast, it just looked down and sniffed, and didn't seem to like the flesh and bones at all.

Seeing it look up at him, Zhou Tongxuan couldn't help but stroke the head of the little beast with his hand, and what he started was a warm and supple hair, so that his body, which had been frozen for most of the day, couldn't help but hold it in his arms with both hands, sighing that this hound was so well raised, there was not a single hard hair on his body, and his whole body was soft like the fat cat next door.

"Woo~" The little beast seemed to be touched very comfortably, lying in Zhou Tongxuan's arms, as if people would sigh. Zhou Tongxuan couldn't help but laugh softly.

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The sky was about to be bright, Zhou Tongxuan put the little beast in his arms on the ground, picked up the branches blocking the entrance of the cave, the blizzard finally stopped, and the whole world became white, white and shiny.

Glancing at the little beast that was still sleeping, he went out of the cave and put the branch back at the entrance of the cave, afraid that it would follow him.

The snowdrift was half a man's height, and it took him most of the day to make a way for himself, and when he came down, his whole body was already soaked, and his lips were purple from the cold.

Zhou Tongxuan, who finally got home, hurriedly gave birth to the earth dragon at home, took a hot bath, and gradually eased up.

The harvest in the coming year will be good, and the ancestors said that the snow will be a good year, and it will definitely not be wrong.

Zhou Tongxuan, who was about to sleep beautifully, heard a sound of loading the door, at this time, the villagers should be drinking tea and chatting around the stove at home, how could they come to his house?

When he opened the door, he saw a snow-white patch, snow-white snow everywhere, and there was no one at the door, Zhou Tongxuan was a little speechless, which child was teasing him.

Closing the door and walking into the house, Zhou Tongxuan yawned and lay on the warm bed.

After a while, there was a loud snoring sound in the room.

There seemed to be something moving in the quilt, Zhou Tongxuan slept soundly, and the movement on the bed didn't disturb him at all.

A small blue head with horns was revealed in the quilt, and its face was a little hideous, but because of its small size, it didn't match the hideous face, but it looked a little cute.

The little beast listened to the earth-shattering snoring beside him, felt funny, put away his paws, rubbed Zhou Tongxuan's neck with his head, and saw that he was just scratching the itch and did not jump up in fright like when he was in the cave, and the little beast rubbed the ground more vigorously.

Zhou Tongxuan slept very uneasily, because in his dream, someone took a dog's tail grass and kept scratching him, but he was so tired that he couldn't open his eyes no matter how much the person disturbed him, and he felt that the person finally stopped, and then fell asleep again.