Volume 1 Cold Front, Troubled Times Chapter 0023 Memories of the past
The fish opened its terrifying mouth full of sharp teeth and jumped into Zhang Teng's fish basket, and in a few moments it devoured all the fish in the fish basket.
Then, the fish's body swelled even more, giving birth to slender limbs, like a sharp arrow, from the fish basket to Zhang Teng, biting Zhang Teng's throat.
Thanks to the power that turned into a dragon and drilled into Zhang Teng's body, when the strange fish just jumped into the fish basket to eat the fish, Zhang Teng began to perceive the evil existence in the strange fish's body.
At that moment, a strong sense of crisis suddenly came, and the inexplicable power lurking in his body was ready to move, as if it could burst out of his body at any time.
At that time, Zhang Teng had a mysterious cognition in his mind: there is something in the body of the strange fish! Soul devourer! Danger! Alert! Stay away!
So he was ready before the strange fish pounced on him.
The moment the strange fish attacked, he quickly took off the bamboo hat on his head, instantly covered the strange fish to the ground, and trampled it under his feet. Then he quickly pulled out the dagger on his waist and thrust it into the bamboo hat dozens of times in a row. After the strange fish stopped struggling, Zhang Teng grabbed a few handfuls of hay from the side and burned the strange fish to ashes.
Since then, Zhang Teng has repeatedly encountered the Spirit Eater, and he also avoided their attacks again and again with his special perception, and killed them one by one.
Not long ago, Zhang Teng relied on the immature Yi Tian Technique to step into the early stage of the Spirit Gathering Realm with difficulty. Probably because of the dragon-like power, Zhang Teng gained a new ability, that is, the ability to expel foreign bodies and purify evil spirits.
To put it simply, he is like taking a permanent and effective detoxification and deworming elixir, which can eliminate the toxins and evil qi accumulated in the human body, kill the parasites in the body, dredge the blood vessels, and relax the muscles and activate the nerves.
The reason why Zhang Teng was able to force out the soul devouring larvae from Lin Dong's body was mainly due to the ability of this kind to expel foreign substances and purify evil spirits.
In recent days, Zhang Teng has silently conducted an investigation on the soul eater.
He found that all the Soul Eaters appeared to have a source body. And all the Soul Eaters in Suining Town should be derived from this one source body. If we can find this source body and completely destroy it, we may be able to cure the damage of the soul eater.
Unfortunately, the area of Suining Town is too large, and the terrain is complex and diverse, so he can't explore all the places alone.
All he could do right now was to do his best to prevent the devourers, not eliminate them completely. Moreover, his cultivation is too low, and when he encounters some soul devouring larvae parasitic on high-level martial artists, he is afraid that he will be killed by the other party at once.
Because when he stepped into the Spirit Gathering Realm, he became aware of the existence of the Spirit Devourer. And before that, who knows how long the soul eaters have been in trouble, and how many creatures have poisoned.
If the Soul Eater had existed ten years ago, then the Soul Eater host that Zhang Teng was facing was probably a cultivator above the spiritual realm. Coupled with the fact that the Soul Devourer can increase the host's offensive and defensive force, now that Zhang Teng, who is in the middle of the Spirit Gathering Realm, meets them, he is afraid that he will be killed by the other party in seconds with just one face.
As mentioned earlier, the Soul Eater has intelligence.
The longer it is parasitic and the higher the cultivation of the parasitic host, the higher its spiritual intelligence and the more cunning it is.
Zhang Teng once encountered an ordinary monkey who had been parasitized by the soul eater for an unknown amount of time. The soul devouring worm actually passed through the monkey and spat out people's words, trying to trap Zhang Teng.
At that time, if Zhang Teng hadn't been able to detect its existence, he had secretly made preparations, and others might have already started the Tao.
Generally speaking, a soul eater that has been parasitic above the spiritual realm for ten years has almost the same spiritual intelligence as ordinary people. If they knew that Zhang Teng could detect them, I was afraid that they would strike first and kill Zhang Teng as soon as possible.
So, instead of revealing his ability to detect soul eaters, he must keep it hidden deep and keep it a secret from everyone so as not to be killed.
Having said that, Zhang Teng never planned to tell Yun Ying'er about his ability to detect and drive away soul eaters.
Because if she learned that Zhang Teng had such an ability, she might ask him to help people eliminate the Spirit Eater. And this is only a palliative rather than a cure. I'm afraid that he will run around, and even if he is tired to death, he will not be able to cut off the plague of devouring soul worms. What's more, Zhang Teng's strength is low, and when he meets an older soul eater, he doesn't know who will kill whom?
Gossip is not mentioned.
Besides, Zhang Teng had absorbed the aura in the spirit crystal and had returned to the courtyard.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw Yun Ying'er holding on to the door frame, looking east and west, as if looking for something.
"Little girl, what are you looking for? Zhang Teng asked strangely.
"Zhang Teng, where have you been? Can you help me get a basin of water and let me freshen up?" Yun Ying'er immediately said pitifully when she saw him.
Yun Ying'er has already put on his clothes, and his waist is tight, outlining his developing figure, slender and graceful, with a unique and moving soft charm.
Zhang Teng looked at her and nodded secretly: Well, this little girl fits me in my clothes, and it doesn't look bad like this!
"I'll take you to the bathroom, it's more convenient than fetching water. Zhang Teng said, he approached Yun Ying'er and suddenly picked her up.
Yun Ying'er was stunned for a moment, and then her little face was dyed rose, and she was delicate. She didn't speak, and turned her face away in shame in his arms, not daring to look at him.
Xiao Nizi is shy, but she is a little cute and seductive!
When Zhang Teng saw her appearance, he couldn't help but laugh dumbly. Without further ado, he carried her into the room, kicked open a door on the right side of the room, and stepped into the side room.
I saw that the side room was quite spacious, and there was a shutter at the back, and a little farther under the window was a rectangular bath about three feet deep.
Above the bath is a fixed bowl and a large bamboo shower. There is a wooden faucet in the pool, a bamboo pipe is connected from above, and on both sides of the bamboo pipe is a row of bamboo hooks, on which are hung a copper mirror, two pieces of cloth, and two bamboo handle brushes, one large and one small, and there is a bamboo cup and a gourd next to it.
Next to the bath, there is a bamboo chair, a hanger, and a wooden barrel. Above the barrel is a bamboo tube with a special plug at the mouth. Zhang Teng put Yun Ying'er on the bamboo chair and pulled the plug off the bamboo pipe, and a clear stream of water flowed from the pipe into the wooden barrel.
"This is a bath towel to wipe the water on your body. This gourd is a bath gel, a special medicine for cleaning, in addition to removing dirt, it also has an anti-virus and anti-inflammatory effect on your wounds. ”
He turned around and took down a piece of cloth and the gourd, handed it to Yun Ying'er, and said, "Just stuff the plug back when the water is full." If you want to take a hot shower, you should wait until the evening, because there is not much firewood and grass in the kitchen now, so you have to use it for cooking. ”
After finishing speaking, Zhang Teng walked out and closed the door.
Yun Ying'er looked at the shower faucet and other things in front of her, feeling very novel, but also a little shy and excited, and began to take off her clothes and freshen up.
After a while, there was a sound of pots and pans on the other side of the house, and the smell of fireworks was faintly audible, but it was quickly blown away by the wind.
When Yun Ying'er finished freshening up and sat at the table. There are three or four dishes of side dishes with color and fragrance in front of me. Two delicate bamboo bowls hold white porridge, and a pair of chopsticks are placed next to them, neat and simple, antique, and have a warm taste.
"It's so fragrant, Zhang Teng, you're welcome. Hee-hee......"
Yun Ying'er hadn't eaten for almost a whole day, she was already hungry, and she couldn't help but swallow her saliva when she saw the food on the table, smiled at Zhang Teng, and moved her chopsticks.
"You're welcome, just eat as much as you want. Zhang Teng smiled gently and said to her, "The porridge is a little hot, don't burn it." ”
Vaguely, he seemed to see a familiar and friendly figure.
He has a younger sister named Zhang Yun who likes the food he cooks very much. Every time I eat, I cheer and smile.
However, since she went to college and had a boyfriend, she has rarely gone home. He really misses the days when his sister didn't go to college, at least he has his sister with him, and he has a sister to work hard, and he won't feel lonely and boring, empty and boring.
Of course, he has also had one or two girlfriends. From beginning to end, he treated him with sincerity, but begged to grow old with him.
It's a pity that in a materialistic society, love is very cheap, and they have left him one after another and thrown themselves into the arms of the rich. In the era of laughing at poverty and not prostitution, it is also a sin to have no car or house at the age of twenty-three or four.
The day of the accident was his most frustrated time. Falling out of love, unemployed, dishonest, and even more hateful is meeting the old brute who touched the porcelain. Saving people and being injured, he was full of resentment, giving up the chance to survive, and just wanted to drag the old beast into hell and save him from causing trouble to the world again.
However, he now regrets it. His parents are old, he has not yet supported him, and he has no children left, but he asks a white-haired person to send a black-haired person, how unfilial it is!
Not long after eating, Yun Ying'er fell asleep in Zhang Teng's bedroom.
Zhang Teng looked at the sky, it was already afternoon, he went into the forest to catch a few hares, and then used light skills to rush towards Wangjiazhuang.
There is a pair of master and servant five miles away from Yejiazhuang, who have a life-saving grace for Zhang Teng. In gratitude to the two, he sent game to the pair every two days, without stopping.
Two years ago, if it weren't for the help of the two of them, even if he had gained the ability to spy on other people's exercises, he might not have been able to get to where he is today. Because the people of Li Village have been looking for him, it was the pair of master and servant who came forward to make the group of village mobs retreat and give up revenge for the time being.
Of course, Li Village's so-called abandonment of revenge is actually superficial. Secretly, Li Cun still let people look at Zhang Teng, just waiting for him to be alone, leaving the sight of the master and servant, he immediately took his life. It's just that Zhang Teng has been very careful since then, and his deeds are secretive, and it is not easy for the people of Li Village to assassinate him.
Besides, Zhang Teng lived in that house for more than ten days, and moved out by himself after his injuries were healed.
In fact, the owner wanted to keep him for another period of time, but Zhang Teng refused. On the one hand, he has obtained the ability to spy on the exercises and wants to test it as soon as possible, on the other hand, because of the awkward identity of the master, he doesn't want to cause gossip and trouble for her.
The other party moved to Suining three years ago and settled five miles away in Yejiazhuang.
Her name is Nie Qingniang, she is now sixteen this year, and she is a young and beautiful widow. There is also an old slave beside Nie Qingniang, a grandmother in her fifties, called Mother-in-law Duoli.
Nie Qingniang knows books and etiquette, is versatile, knows medical science, understands music and rhythm, is good at singing and dancing, and is proficient in embroidery women.
She opened a private school at home and worked as a husband for children under the age of nine in the neighborhood. Mother-in-law Duoli taught various etiquette to the children in the private school from time to time, and usually went to the villages to preside over red and white affairs, and at least half of the villages in Suining Town had asked her to be a master of etiquette.
On the same day, Zhang Teng fainted near Yejiazhuang, and happened to be met by Duoli's mother-in-law who came back from eating and drinking. Granny Doree ordered him to be carried home. At that time, Zhang Teng had lost too much blood and was already in shock. It was Nie Qingniang who came to the rescue and rescued Zhang Teng from the ghost gate.
The next day, the news that Zhang Teng was rescued back to Nie Qingniang's house spread far and wide, and Li Gang, the head of Li Village, brought people to the door to find Zhang Teng for revenge.
When Mother-in-law Duoli saw it, she scolded Li Gang and others with their heads and faces, scolding everyone to sweat and be disgraced. On the spot, they promised to give up their revenge, and only then did they mercilessly drive away the gangsters.
For Nie Qingniang's mother-in-law, Zhang Teng is naturally grateful. The so-called grace of dripping water is reciprocated by springs.
Not to mention sending some hares, pheasants, river fish, etc., he often fetches firewood and water for them, and tries to do what he can.
After all, both the master and servant are women, one is a widow and the other is an old man, and there are many inconveniences in life.