Chapter 49: A Touch of Mystery

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The afternoon sun is lazily sprinkled on the ground, it is the most pleasant time of the day, the newborn puppy Kuroko in the yard is yawning boredly, its eyelids are getting heavier and heavier, and it is about to fall asleep. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Woo woo, mother! My brother bullied me! Woo woo woo ...... "A girl doll who was only about three or four years old cried and ran into the yard, breaking the original tranquility, and the puppy Kuroko seemed to feel the grievances of the little master, and followed behind the girl and barked, and for a while the small yard was a little lively.

"It's coming... It's coming..."

At this moment a woman wearing an apron came out of the house, her hands wet and she seemed to be tidying up the house.

"What's wrong, Tiny?" The woman asked softly, "Why did your brother bully you?" ”

"Woooooooooooo Mother! Brother, they went to the river to catch fish and didn't take me to play, woo woo! When my brother comes back, I want my mother to spank my brother! ”

"Okay, okay, don't cry, wait for your brother to come back, and my mother will spank him!" The woman comforted, "Hee-hee! Mother is the best! After all, it was a child, and when she heard the woman's comfort, the little girl immediately burst into tears and laughed, and the woman comforted her a few more words and took the girl's hand back to the house to clean, and the sunspot was no longer sleepy without the company of the little master, and ran out to play with her tail wagging her tail.

In the evening, the last rays of afterglow emit before the sun sets, reflecting the clouds on the horizon into a brilliant sunset.

A group of seven or eight-year-old children caught fish in the river and played enough, each with their own trophies and walked home, Jiang Xiaoyu excitedly frolicked with other children, today's results were very good, and two fatty fish were caught in an afternoon, which was enough for the family to have a hearty dinner.

The village where Jiang Xiaoyu lives is called Wafang Village, dozens of families in the village are hunting for a living, although some land outside the village can be planted with crops, but every autumn will also attract a large number of wild beasts to wreak havoc, at this time can not be wantonly rounded up, otherwise the hordes of wild beasts will come to the village to protect themselves. On weekdays, the men go up to the mountains to hunt and chop wood, while the women and children stay at home. Every other month, the village will send people to pull the whole car of prey, animal skins for the items needed by each family, and the news outside the village, but this time the convoy has been out for a long time, and the convoy that can usually come back in three or five days took seven days this time, and at the same time, it also brought back a news that caused a sensation in the whole village - the Zhenjiang faction will recruit outer disciples in two months!

There is a small stone table in the courtyard of Jiang Xiaoyu's house, the family eats and chats on this table when the weather is good, the women in the village are used to living a careful life, and only one of the two fish brought back today has been eaten by Jiang's mother, and one has been cleaned up and hung up by Jiang's mother, and will be eaten again in a few days.

People in the village are two meals, and it is not too late after dinner, but the little day is tired of playing, and after dinner, it gradually begins to be sleepy, and Jiang Xiaoyu went back to the house to sleep with his mother, Jiang Xiaoyu secretly looked at his father while cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks, he and the little friends in the village stone, the dog made an appointment to go to the west of the village to catch crickets after dinner, and the little fish secretly made up his mind that he must catch a fat and big one back today, the last time the dog caught a big-bellied general was invincible among the little friends, and he was really proud for a long time.

Jiang Xiaoyu's father's name is Jiang Yichuan, among the hunters in the village, the means are only average, but he is a good hand at business, usually even ordinary goods can often be sold at a price of one or two more than others, so he gradually became the leader of the team in the village, and the news of the Zhenjiang faction's recruitment of foreign disciples was also brought back by him.

Jiang Yichuan is only in his thirties this year, because of the wind and rain in the mountains and forests for a long time, he looks much older than his actual age, at this moment Jiang Yichuan is holding a cigarette pouch in his hand and smoking one by one, but his eyes are looking at the tea bowl in front of him tightly, his brows are tightly locked, as if he is thinking about something in his heart.

Jiang Xiaoyu put away the dishes and chopsticks, secretly gave the sunspot a look, and was about to slip outside the yard, he knew very well in his heart that he would not dare to let his father find out at this time, because at night there would be occasional wild beasts passing by outside the village, although there was a fence to isolate the village, but no one guaranteed that no wild beasts would sneak in, and it was not a joke for a child of his age to run into it. Therefore, the adults in the village do not let their children go out after dinner.

Kuroko was originally gnawing on a fish bone with relish, but when he saw the little master's signal, he wagked his tail and chased after him. Jiang Xiaoyu pretended to be casual, peeking at his father, but he moved to the gate of the courtyard step by step on tiptoe, ten steps... Five Steps... Three Steps... It's to the door. Jiang Xiaoyu saw that his father was still thinking about things in a daze, so he took a quick step in one go.

"It worked! Today, I can finally catch crickets with rocks and dogs! I'm sure I'll be able to catch a big guy this time, and I'll name it when the time comes... Called the mighty general! Jiang Xiaoyu happily fantasized, one step had already been taken, and just as he was about to take the second step, his father's voice was like a sledgehammer, smashing his little fantasy.

"Come back!"

Jiang Yichuan's two words seemed to have mana, and Jiang Xiaoyu was firmly fixed in place.

Jiang Xiaoyu saw that he was caught, so he reluctantly closed the door and returned to the courtyard with a pout. Kuroko thought it was funny, and still wagged his tail and circled around him.

"Come and sit down", Jiang Yichuan seemed to have made up his mind, and he no longer thought sullenly, but beckoned to his son and said.

Although "Dad" Jiang Xiaoyu is naughty, he is very in awe of his father.

Jiang Yichuan looked at the son in front of him, although Jiang Xiaoyu looked ordinary, he was also delicate, I saw a clever look between his eyebrows, obviously he was a lively and active character on weekdays, the children of the Orion family grew up in the mountains since they were children, and they often climbed trees to catch fish, and their bodies were not bad.

Although Jiang Xiaoyu is slightly thinner than children of the same age, Jiang Yichuan knows that his son's strength is not less than that of his peers, and if he cultivates it well, he will become a good hunter in the future. However, he wanted his child to take a more productive path.

Jiang Yichuan stared at Jiang Xiaoyu for a long time, and Jiang Xiaoyu was frightened, "Could it be that my father is angry because I want to sneak out?" Jiang Xiaoyu secretly screamed badly, and when he thought that he might be beaten by his father, he suddenly felt that his buttocks were a little itchy, so he secretly rubbed his toes back, ready to slip away at any time.

Jiang Yichuan seemed to have made up his mind again, picked up the cigarette pouch and took a few puffs, and said to Jiang Xiaoyu:

"There are still two months before the Zhenjiang faction will openly accept apprentices, this time they only accept children under the age of ten, you are eight years old this year, just within the scope of recruitment, you should not run around these days, lest you fall and get injured and cannot participate."

Jiang Xiaoyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately his father didn't want to beat him. Thinking of this, he quietly moved his toes back again, and felt that his butt didn't seem to be so itchy, and then he remembered his father's words.

"Dad, what does the Zhenjiang faction do?" If Jiang Xiaoyu asked this question in the city, it is estimated that people will laugh at him and be ignorant, but for children who have not entered the city much, the Zhenjiang faction is just an unfamiliar name.

"The Zhenjiang faction is one of the best sects in our radius, with thousands of disciples and countless industries, if you can be selected this time and become a disciple of the outer sect, you will not only eat and drink in the future, but also be able to practice martial arts, if you can be sent out to take care of the outer business in the future, then you can become a decent person, respected, and it is said that the Zhenjiang faction and the immortals are inextricably linked, but this is a secret of the sect after all, and the specific outsiders like us are unknown." Jiang Yichuan thought that in the future, if his son entered the Zhenjiang faction and became an outer disciple, the corners of his mouth couldn't help laughing.

"Immortals?" Jiang Xiaoyu's eyes lit up, the legendary immortals are all powerful people who destroy the world with a single move! I heard the old people in the village say that many years ago, there were immortals flying outside the village, and the momentum frightened the beasts in the mountains one after another, and they didn't dare to make a sound! However, Jiang Xiaoyu's mind quickly shifted to another issue.

"Will the outer disciples be as decent as Brother Zhuzi?" Jiang Xiaoyu asked.

Jiang Xiaoyu's Zhuzi brother is the eldest son of the village chief's family, a few years ago he was sent to the town, followed by a pawnshop shopkeeper as an apprentice, last year he went to the shopkeeper's house, and when he came back for the New Year, he was dressed in new clothes, not only brought a lot of things home, but also gave the children a lot of candy and snacks, and the children in the greedy village hugged each other and ran for several days.

"More decent than your pillar brother!" Jiang Yichuan said affirmatively.

"That's fine! Father! Jiang Xiaoyu excitedly agreed, "When I come out, let my father be an outer disciple, and then my mother will be able to live a good life!" I'm going to let my little one have candy every day! ”

Hearing Xiaoyu's words, his father couldn't help but laugh dumbly, and said with a smile: "How can there be a reason for a son to enter the outer door and then introduce his father, as long as you work hard, you can get ahead in the future, and your father will rest assured!" ”

"Yes, Dad!" Jiang Xiaoyu said excitedly.

As if a good day was just around the corner, Jiang Xiaoyu couldn't sleep for a long time at night, and felt that time passed too slowly, and he wished that it would be two months later, and the Zhenjiang faction would elect him as an outer disciple in one fell swoop. With ambivalence, after a long time, Jiang Xiaoyu finally fell asleep in a daze.

Looking at his son's looming smiling face when he slept, Jiang Yichuan couldn't laugh at all, because he knew how strict the selection of the Zhenjiang faction was, and he was afraid that even ten children would be able to choose one or two. The huge sect wants to flourish, and it is absolutely sloppy in the selection of disciples. A few years ago, when the Zhenjiang faction recruited foreign disciples, the village also sent children to take the exam, but they were repeatedly not selected, which shows the strictness of the selection.

"Xiaoyu, Dad must let you choose! I can't let you just be a hunter who sleeps in the open like me! Jiang Yichuan secretly swore an oath.

However, Jiang Yichuan didn't expect that his decision would make Jiang Xiaoyu embark on an ethereal and extraordinary road.