Chapter Twenty-Six: The Shadow Boy
The liger's instincts were correct. It's not as merciful as Yunhe. Its character is that as long as there is a threat, it should be eliminated as quickly as possible.
It is said that on a hidden hill in Lihe Garden, there is an old man with crane hair and a childish face. The old man was dressed in a plain white robe, he was very short, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, and he looked like a father-in-law of the land.
However, this father-in-law of the land was dressed strangely, with a banyan leaf pinned to his head. The leaves were narrow and oval, and they looked very realistic and fresh, as if they had just been plucked from the banyan tree, and they still maintained an emerald green luster. Is this a headdress?
This kind white-robed old man was Elder Tianshi, one of the three elders of the Danshen Sect, and he was in charge of the Lihe Garden and the Dan Garden.
Elder Tianshi saw everything that happened in the Spirit Immortal Field just now, and he was very satisfied with Yunhe's performance.
He smiled and stroked his beard, and said to himself: "The former gardener succumbed to the clutches of the bull's nose, guarded and stole himself, and aided in abuse, if it weren't for his good planting skills, I would have fired him a few years ago." Now the newcomer recommended by Yan Boy is really extraordinary, not only maintaining the harmony of the Danshen Sect, but also knowing how to keep out the wrongdoers and protect the Lihe Garden. The most rare thing is that he has reached the cultivation of the Returning to the Sky Realm at a young age, but his mind is as calm as water, he is modest and courteous, and he is low-key, and he can have such a cultivation, which is really not something that ordinary families can cultivate!"
It turned out that the previous gardener was disgusted by Elder Tianshi, so Yunhe had the opportunity to get a job here.
The gardener used to be too greedy and always steal. At first, he only stole a few spirit grasses by chance, Elder Tianshi Nian had worked in Lihe Garden for many years, and he didn't take enough care of the alchemy crops here, maybe it was because people had three urgencies, so he was forced to steal them, and Elder Tianshi only opened his eyes and closed his eyes.
Unexpectedly, this gardener stole a few times, and found that no one knew, so he became bold and stole more and more. Sometimes, they even swallowed half of the harvest of a cycle of a grass spirit.
Elder Tianshi later learned that this gardener cooperated with Niu Bi and stole the spirit grass, a small part of which was used by the two of them for alchemy, and most of it was sold by Niu Bi to make a huge profit.
Does Elder Tianshi want to fire this rice borer? Helplessly, he couldn't find a replacement. Once the crops in Lihe Orchard are left untended, they will soon wither, and the losses will be even more severe. So Elder Tianshi had no choice but to continue to endure it, but he had already reminded the gardener a few times, telling him to be more restrained and not to go too far.
The old gardener just guessed that Elder Tianshi couldn't find someone to replace him, so he didn't take Elder Tianshi's words seriously. To be honest, the money you can earn by smuggling out and selling the spirit grass every month is more than 100 times that of working here! That is to say, stealing for one month is equivalent to ten years of wages, even if it is only for a few months, the money you save is enough to last a lifetime without worrying.
It is this kind of psychology that the gardener is still the same, but steals more and more, which can make Elder Tianshi angry.
At this moment, Zhao Yingyan wanted to introduce someone in, and this person was just right, so Elder Tianshi decisively fried the old gardener. And Yunhe also brought two assistants, these two assistants are also experts in planting. It is equivalent to one person's salary, and there are three people working at the same time, so why not do it.
The old gardener didn't feel a pity at all to lose the job of Danshenzong. He's saved enough, and he's a little rich now. With this huge amount of money, even if you leave the Danshen Sect and do whatever business you do.
Let's not talk about the negative story of the rice borer gardener.
Do you remember the war eagle? It's the thin black old man who is subject to the bull's nose.
In a remote wooded area far from the village at the foot of Zhengyang Mountain, there was a deserted house. The house has been crawled with vines, and only the outline of the house remains, and if you don't look closely, you can't tell that this is a house.
At this moment, Warhawk cautiously approached the green house while vigilantly looking around to see if anyone was following him. After making sure that there was no one around, Warhawk dodged into the house.
The house was dark and empty, and it was all covered with cobwebs.
"Xiao Ning, grandpa is back!come out!" the war eagle called in an excited and loving voice.
"Grandpa!" a little boy's voice came through the void, but no one was still visible in the house, as if it was a ghost's response.
At this moment, a dark shadow flashed in front of the warhawk. The shadow was small, shaped like a child, but it was just an illusory pale black shadow, disembodied, and you could even see the scene behind the shadow.
But the warhawk was not afraid at all.
"Xiao Ning, it's safe now, you can transform into a shape. Warhawk said kindly.
"Okay, grandpa. The shadow solidified into a seven-year-old boy.
The little boy was handsome, but also emaciated, with pale cheeks, blackened eyebrows and nails, and looked like a child who had been chronically undernourished and emaciated, and who had also been poisoned.
Seeing the pitiful appearance of the little boy, War Eagle was very distressed, stroked the little boy's head, and said sadly: "Xiao Ning, it's all because grandpa is not good, he has no ability to protect you, and you have suffered so much." ”
"Grandpa, it's okay, Xiao Ning is fine now. The little boy smiled.
War Eagle hurriedly took out the bottle given by Niu Bi from his arms, unscrewed the lid, handed it to the little boy, and said nervously: "Xiao Ning, this is the elixir that Grandpa got from Niu Ye this time, it can relieve your pain, hurry up and take it! Remember to take one pill a day!"
The little boy quickly took the bottle, poured out one, and swallowed it in one gulp.
In a moment, the blackness of his face dissipated slightly, but he still looked sickly.
War Eagle showed an indifferent and ruthless appearance in front of Tang Zixi and them, but in front of this little boy, he was like a kind old man in the twilight.
This little boy is indeed the grandson of War Eagle, called Zhan Ning.
This name was given to the little boy by the war eagle, which means that he hopes that the little boy can live a peaceful and peaceful life in this life.
When it comes to the identity of the warhawk, it is not ordinary.
The family from which the war eagle was born was made for the Duanmu family, one of the four major families in the imperial capital, for generations. This is because the ancestors of the Zhan family were saved by the ancestors of the Duanmu family. In order to repay the kindness, the warriors swore that they would pay tribute to the Duanmu family for generations and protect the foundation of the Duanmu family for thousands of generations.
The head of each of the Duanmu family is the master of the Zhan family. They all obeyed the orders of the Duanmu family master.
When Duanmu Ming was the head of the family, War Eagle was one of Duanmu Ming's hidden guards. Because of his loyalty, he was appreciated by Duanmu Ming, and his status was quite high.
However, a few months ago, the Duanmu family was reshuffled.
The current family Duanmu Ming was pulled down, and Duanmu Ming's cousin Duanmu Chen became the head of the new generation.
Duanmu Chen's succession is a matter of course. Because Duanmu Chen successfully passed the three levels of the Divine Tomb, bringing immeasurable opportunities to the Duanmu family, according to the regulations of the ancestors, Duanmu Ming must unconditionally give up the position of the head of the family.
Duanmu Ming sent Duanmu Chen to explore the Divine Tomb, the purpose was to get rid of Duanmu Chen, how could he be willing to give up the position of the head of the family? However, he miscalculated, Duanmu Chen had the opportunity to go against the sky, not only came back alive, but also brought back the priceless elixir and treasures, which was enough to raise the strength of the Duanmu family by a big grade in a short period of time.
Many clansmen immediately took refuge in Duanmu Chen, but Duanmu Ming refused to give up the position of head of the family and tried to take Duanmu Chen's life.
Originally, the head of the family was transposed, and the master of the war family was also transposed. However, the Zhan family did not abide by the agreement between the two families this time, but continued to support Duanmu Ming.
In this way, Duanmu Ming led the clansmen who were loyal to him and united the Zhan family to deal with Duanmu Chen's side.
Unexpectedly, Duanmu Chen went to the Divine Tomb and came back, and the realm broke through to the sixfold of the Returning Sky Realm, and what was even more terrifying was that all of Duanmu Chen's entourage were all returning to the Fifth Realm of the Divine Realm.
Duanmu Ming is also the fifth level of the Returning Sky Realm, and it is very difficult to deal with Duanmu Chen's servants, how can he defeat Duanmu Chen? As a result, he was defeated, and even the people of the Zhan family suffered heavy casualties. Duanmu Ming was executed on the spot by Duanmu Chen for violating the ancestral teachings. The remaining members of the Zhan family all fled, including the two grandsons of Zhan Ying and Zhan Ning.
Because of the sworn allegiance to Duanmu Ming, the war eagle once took the Black Star Pill, and now that the master has died, naturally no one has given him the antidote, and he only has half a year of life left. Half a year later, Black Star Pill had an attack, and his life came to an end. He has taken the lives of countless people in his life, and his hands are covered with blood, even if he dies, it is also retribution.
However, the only thing he can't worry about is his young grandson.
His grandson, Zhan Ning, was not spared because he was still a child, and he did not take the Black Star Pill. In the process of escaping, he unfortunately encountered the hunters of the Hunters' Guild.
Zhan Ning's mother is a monster, so Zhan Ning has demon blood. Although the cultivation of the war eagle is not low, and it is not easy to escape from the pursuit of the Hunter Guild, but the Hunter Guild's methods of dealing with the demon clan are extremely cruel, and Zhan Ning was poisoned by a hunter if he was not prepared.
That kind of poison is called the Nine Absolute Soul Snatching Scatter, which not only erodes the viscera, but also erodes the soul, and will make people eventually turn into an empty shell without a soul, which can only be solved by taking the Nine Soul Return Pill refined by the Hundred Phoenix Spirit Fairy Grass.
In order to treat his grandson, the war eagle had to turn to the Dan God Sect, but the Dan God Sect was a force of the human race, so how could he be willing to casually rescue his grandson who had a half-demon bloodline? Just when the war eagle was desperate, Niu Bi stretched out his hand to the war eagle and claimed that as long as the war eagle was willing to help him do things, he would help him Zhan Ning refine the pill and detoxify.
In this way, the war eagle willingly became the minions of the bull's nose. He did a lot of bad things for Niu Nose, but Niu Nose didn't refine the life-saving Nine Turning Soul Pill for his grandson, but every ten days, he only gave him ten Life Renewal Pills that could alleviate his condition.
Bullnose asked the war eagle to guard the falling forest for six days, and only after six days could he leave. On the day Tang Zixi reported to duty, the mission of the war eagle had already ended. Every time he finishes a mission, the eagle will not immediately return to the small house in the forest. After years of experience and fear of someone following him, he usually lurks for a day before returning.
It was the seventh day, and when the eagle thought it was safe, he quietly returned to see his grandson, still cautious along the way.