The village was unprecedentedly lively and noisy, and the village chief organized people to go door-to-door to convey the order of the immortals before dawn: children under the age of 14 and over the age of six gathered under an osmanthus tree at the entrance of the village. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

There is only one skinny osmanthus tree in the village, which is about 100 years old and has thick branches. At this moment, there were about dozens of children under the big tree, large and small unevenly arranged in three rows, and the family scene was more than a few children dressed in silk and satin, and the children in gorgeous clothes were lined up, one row was wearing cloth clothes, and the other row was a little beggar, wearing ragged clothes, with dirty faces, and a pair of big eyes bright and bright, not caring at all about the exclusion of other children.

Lin Ruoran heard everyone's discussion about the little beggar, and knew that this little beggar came a few days ago, lived in a thatched hut not far from the village, and relied on well-wishers to get food in an emergency.

All the children looked at Hua Zi, who was dressed in a robe with wide sleeves and dusty qualifications.

The village chief cautiously walked up to Hua Zi and said with a respectful and flattering face: "Shangxian, fortunately, I live up to my fate, all the fifty-six children of the right age in the village are here, I don't know what else Shangxian commands?" ”

"The village chief is so polite, the village chief only needs to ask someone to pronounce the name of a village boy and come forward"

The village chief beckoned to a young man, who stepped forward and whispered to him, who nodded and turned away. Bai Ruxue and Lin Ruoran were standing beside Hua Zi, the young man had thick eyebrows and big eyes, his face was like a crown of jade, the jade tree was in the wind, and he was handsome and extraordinary in a dark robe. Lin Ruoran and Bai Ruxue glanced at each other, looking meaningfully at the back of the young man leaving.

The village chief personally stood on a high place, looking at the fifty-six children, his eyes showed ardent anticipation, and he shouted loudly: "Today our village has ushered in a great event in recent years, and the immortals are going to accept apprentices!" This is the Hua fairy of Xuanji Gate, this fairy wants to measure the spiritual root of the children in the village, as long as this spiritual ruler can emit light, it will be considered a pass, and the parents of the children who pass the test can get one hundred taels of gold."

As soon as these words came out, at the end of the day, it suddenly became a mess, and there were many discussions. The village chief snorted coldly, and the child shut up.

The village chief began to read the children's names, and the people who read the names came forward with trepidation, and after half an hour all the children had been tested.

There are only five children in the village who have passed the test, excluding Lin Ruoran and Bai Ruxue, who have passed the spiritual root, and the children who have passed the test are full of excitement, and some of the parents at home exclaimed, shouting: "My family has an immortal, my family is going to have an immortal" as if Fan Jinzhong was crazy, and some parents were tearful in their eyes, reluctantly looking at their children, unable to bear the pain of separation, holding their heads and losing their voices.

Only the little beggar was alone, without a father or mother, without any worries, standing there alone and helplessly, Lin Ruoran felt pity, stepped forward, and comforted softly, "Little sister, are you hungry now?" Would you like to go back with me? You can eat and clothe yourself, learn knowledge, and identify herbs. ”

The little beggar looked at her coldly, there was no sadness or joy in his eyes, as if he had seen through the red dust, as if he was not keen on cultivating immortals, his dirty little face was slightly raised, looking at Lin Ruoran's delicate face of immature baby fat, the sincere and eager gaze in his eyes, his eyes were full of eyes involuntarily, and the little beggar couldn't help but be in a trance, and muttered two vague words in his mouth, mother.

Lin Ruoran didn't hear her words clearly, her eyes looked at her without blinking, she was just stunned for a moment, and then she came to her senses, she took a few steps back quietly, and pulled out the hand that Lin Ruoran was holding her, with a hint of vigilance in her eyes, and said unceremoniously: "Who are you?" How could it be so kind? It's not a good value for me."

Bai Ruxue sneered disdainfully when she heard this, and hugged her friend uprightly, "Do you think you still have the value of using it now, and you have a spiritual root?" Got gold and silver? Knowledgeable? ”

The little beggar was stunned, glared at Bai Ruxue fiercely with a clear gaze, but changed his face in the face of Lin Ruoran, and said with a smile: "Okay, I promise you." ”

Lin Ruoran looked at this little beggar who "knows the times and is a handsome" with some amusement, and asked with a smile: "What's your name?" How old are you now? ”

She stretched out her two hands, made a posture of nine, and said in a childish voice: "Seven years old, I don't have a name, everyone else calls me a beggar"

"Yes! You can go back with us first! We'll talk about the name later! Lin Ruoran swept the light to Hua Zi and walked towards the south of the village, and immediately took the little beggar's hand and followed behind Hua Zi.

Lin Ruoran kept pulling the little beggar, the little beggar followed very obediently, silently, Bai Ruxue looked at this differently, looked at the beggar with a gentle gaze, she stretched out her thumb and raised it to Lin Ruoran, signaling that you are awesome, and accepted a good subordinate.

Lin Ruoran lowered her head, missing her gaze, she took out a piece of candy from her purse, and said in a tone that seduced the child, "This is sweet, I like to eat it the most, give you one." ”

Lin Ruoran couldn't help but be slightly surprised when he saw the little beggar sneering at the piece of sugar, and then his eyes flashed slightly, and he looked at the little beggar's young and old behavior in detail, and was silent in thought.

Hua Zi walked to the fork, stopped, pointed to the way home, and looked at the three little radishes following behind him, "What is the matter with the three of you following me?" He glanced at Lin Ruoran with sternness and warning, "You three don't play tricks on me, and if you are found, you will be severely punished."

Lin Ruoran strode in front of Hua Zi and whispered, "Sister Hua Zi, I don't want that one hundred taels of gold, I want some elixirs, the kind that can cure mortals if they have diseases and live a long life." I will return Sister Hua Zi twice as much in the future. ”

Hua Zi took out a jade box from the storage bag, whispered to her, and then turned around and got on the flying boat and left.

Back at the Bai family's mansion, Lin Ruoran looked at the sky, it was about three o'clock in the morning, Mrs. Bai was restless wandering in the living room, her pale face was a little ruddy, it can be seen that her illness has improved, she is very conflicted, that is, she hopes that her daughter can fly away, Cheng Xian asked, life is eternal, and I hope that my daughter can live a plain and leisurely life, live a peaceful life, give birth to children, and enjoy the happiness of mortals.

When Mrs. Bai heard the door creaking, she immediately saw her daughter and Lin Ruoran holding hands and coming in towards Mrs. Bai with a smile on their faces, followed by a child in shabby clothes, about five or six years old.

Mrs. Bai saw that they were smiling like sick willows, which made people feel pity, and sure enough, Lin Ruoran saw a trace of distress and emotion flashing in Bai Ruxue's eyes.

Bai Ruxue walked a few steps quickly to Mrs. Bai's side, and called "mother" sweetly, smiling with a happy face, and there was a hint of joy in her voice, "Sister Ruoran and I can cultivate immortals in the future and live a long life."

"Good! Good! Good! Mrs. Bai said three times in a row, and as soon as she finished speaking, she coughed, her face was red and her neck was thick, Bai Ruxue walked behind Mrs. Bai with a distressed face, and beat her back for her to relieve the pain.

Lin Ruoran looked at such a sick and weak Mrs. Bai, her heart was also sour, and she secretly made up her mind in her heart: she must let Mrs. Bai's family be safe and smooth.

Lin Ruoran took Bai Ruxue's hand, as if to comfort her emotions, Bai Ruxue smiled at her, there was a feeling of smiling and not smiling, and it looked pitiful.

Seeing that the children cared so much about themselves, Mrs. Bai's heart was full of emotion, and tears flowed from her smiling eyes.

Madame Bai changed the subject and asked the child standing aside, "Which child is this?" Is there something uncomfortable? ”

Bai Ruxue smiled and said to Mrs. Bai, "This is a lonely and helpless child, my mother has always been the most kind-hearted, and I can't look down on this kind of person who is drifting away from home like duckweed, shall we take her in?" Is it okay to think of her as a righteous daughter? ”

Madame Bai laughed happily, her hand stroked her daughter's black hair, and Bai Ruxue let Madame Bai caress her with a happy face, without any annoyance.

Lin Ruoran took the opportunity to say goodbye to Mrs. Bai and left the space to the mother and daughter, who would definitely have a lot of intimate things to talk about.