Jing Zhou, Yin Shou Town.

Where the flowers fall, the hearts of the people are full of glory.

Yinshou Town is backed by mountains, facing streams and springs, the fields are fertile, and the folk customs are simple.

The town is not big, counting before and after about 2,000 families and more than 10,000 people.

The houses in the town are neat, and in the middle of the town, there are seven statues of gods.

The adults work at sunrise and sunset, and the children are always noisy, holding a stick to catch up on a street.

You pretend to be a bandit, I act as a hero, and from time to time there may be a small contradiction.

The children are having fun, and the old people in the town are even more kind, they often sit in the streets and alleys, and the people in their twilight welcome the sunrise and send the sunset, telling the past of their youth, and talking about the children's tomorrow.

Adults always like to laugh in the street after dinner, and men always get together to take a sip of wine and tell interesting stories. The women discussed what to do with their clothes, or what to say about opera.

This, a paradise that has no quarrel with the world among outsiders, has long been accustomed to the people in Yin Shou Town, and they are very satisfied.

"Oh, you guys slow down, don't run so fast, beware of falling!"

Whenever a child runs over on the street, the old man will always tell him a word or two, the old people are kind, but they forget that when they were young, they also ran over like this.

"Old man Zhang, sit down, don't you have a leg ache?

"Hey, it's not, it hurt me all night yesterday, and I didn't sleep well. This morning, the Su family kid came over and gave two injections, you see, isn't this okay? ”

"The boy of the Su family is at your house, old man, my backbone is twisted, if he is at your house, let him show me. ”

"Hey, other people's children are also busy, aren't you still able to go, how good it is for you to go to him, it's not like to trouble other people's children for a long time. ”

"What are these words, the child of the Su family also grew up under my watch, what's the matter, I can't use him now? Su family doll!"

"Ang, Grandpa Shen, is there something wrong?" Hearing the shout, among the children who were playing not far away, a doll with a childish face ran over.

The child had just turned 12 years old this year, dressed in plain clothes, and had a lot of dirt on his shoulder, and a white cat the size of a palm was lying on his shoulder.

Behind him, there was a little girl who was younger than him, about seven or eight years old.

"Hehehe, it's nothing, it's just that my back is uncomfortable, can you show me?"

"Of course you can!" the little boy responded happily, and then handed the cat on his shoulder to the little girl behind him, and said, "Su Su, you take it to play for a while, I'll show it to Grandpa Shen, and I'll come to you later." ”

"Hmm.. All right. That brother needs to come back soon. Su Su hugged the kitten and watched Su Che walk away with some reluctance.

It's cold outside, and it's an old man, so he must go back to his house to see a doctor.

Grandpa Shen is right, he watched the two children grow up, and he is also spoiled by the two brothers and sisters.

"Doll, your sister is also clingy enough, you, you should let her stay by herself more, after all, you can't stay with her for the rest of your life. ”

"I know, but my sister is still young, and I can't let her run on her own now, until she grows up. ”

Grandpa Shen smiled kindly and said, "Your doll is very similar to the old man when I was a child." Hey, it's my sister who left early... Hey, don't talk about it, don't talk about it. Eh, Su family doll, what about your master, why haven't you seen him recently, and went to the city to see someone sick?"

"No, Master said some time ago that I have learned, so he can rest or something, and recently he has been reading at home by himself, and he is reluctant to go out. ”

"Hey, yes, they're all over eighty, and they should enjoy their happiness at home. But you have to work hard, your master is known as the king of divine medicine, and this mantle cannot be lost. ”

The little boy nodded repeatedly: "I know." Grandpa Shen, you lie on the bed, I'll look at your back, it shouldn't be a big deal. ”

On the street, Su Su pulled the kitten's ears a little boredly: "Miaomiao, why don't you never call it." Not.. Do you miss your mother?"

The kitten didn't seem to like it very much, and looked up as if hoping that the little boy would come back soon.

"Miaomiao, why are your ears so beautiful? and the pattern on your forehead is so beautiful!"

The kitten is indeed lovely, it is almost snow-white, with only a few other colors.

The little one's four paws are covered with fiery red fluff, the edge of the pinna is a very inconspicuous pale pink, and in the middle of his forehead is a strange pattern that resembles a swirl and a flame.

It has big eyes, delicate hair, and sometimes curls the corners of its mouth, making expressions like a human.

The kitten is not big, but the head is not small, occupying half of the body, and a pair of ears are also highlighted, but the length is just right, and if it is longer, it will look like a rabbit, and if it is short, it is not beautiful enough.

In addition, its tail is relatively long, and its furry fur is very beautiful. On the side of its neck, there is a circle of fluff like a lion's mane, which makes it look extravagant.

Su Su liked it very much, and named it Miaomiao, but it didn't seem to like Su Su very much, but the girl was still young and couldn't detect this emotion.

They were both waiting for the little boy to return, but the first to come to them were a few somewhat unfamiliar faces.

"Little girl, do you know how the Su family goes?"

Su Su was still young, and when he saw the stranger, he was instinctively a little scared, and held the kitten and retreated a few steps.

In the distance, several old people looked over, they seemed to know these strangers, waved their hands, and said, "You guys are here, come here and talk about it! That's the daughter of the Su family, don't scare the child!"

Several people smiled kindly at the little girl, but they were afraid of startling the child, so they didn't dare to speak, so they could only walk away.

The old people and the adults in the town seemed to know the strangers very well, and after a while they formed a circle and seemed to be talking about something.

However, it didn't matter to Susu, and she began to fiddle with the kitten in her arms again.

After a few more moments, the crowd slowly dispersed, and several strangers disappeared without a trace. At this time, my brother walked back.

"Susu, I'm back. ”

"Brother, you're back! Hmm, what about Grandpa Shen? Is he sick?"

"Grandpa Shen is fine, I gave him a needle, and he should be asleep now. Susu, didn't you say you want to catch butterflies? Let's go, catch butterflies!"

Su Su suddenly had starlight in his eyes: "Okay, okay, catch butterflies!"

Leaving the town and walking two miles down the avenue is the creek on the edge of the town, which is the most likely place around the town to gather butterflies.

"Brother, why is the bone of this big cow still here?" Out of the village, you can see a cow bone after walking a few steps, Su Su doesn't go out of the town much, but you can see it every time.

"Susu, look, there's a butterfly over there!"

The little girl looked in the direction her brother was pointing, and sure enough, she saw a very beautiful butterfly, and ran over quickly.

However, she couldn't catch up, and the butterfly fled and fled, flying into a large peach blossom forest, and the peach blossoms were in full bloom, but because no one had taken care of them for a long time, they couldn't go in.

The ground was already overrun by weeds, some of which were still climbing up the treetops like vines, leaving no place to stay.

"Oh, brother, the butterfly has flown away!" the little girl was very unhappy, and returned to her brother with a pout.

What can my brother do? He could only pat his sister on the shoulder and encourage, "It's okay, let's keep going, there will definitely be more butterflies by the river." ”...

In the night, although not a single butterfly was caught, Su Su was still very happy.

When I got home, I kicked off my shoes and fell asleep.

Looking at my sister who shows a smiling face when she sleeps, there is always a sense of accomplishment when she is an older brother, and even if she is tired, she will be willing.

"Okay, let her sleep, I have something to tell you with your father, I'm waiting, let's go." ”

"Mother, what do you want to say to He'er? Just say no, why are you mysterious?"

"You kid, you're so capable, you don't want to listen to what your father and mother are talking about! Come on, I have something serious to tell you." ”

In a different room, the parents sat on the edge of the bed, and the mother stretched out her hand to brush the child's face, and said, "Son, I called you here to ask you, where do you want to go in the future?"

Half of the little boy's body shuddered involuntarily, and then forcibly squeezed out a smiling face, "Mother, what did you say?"

The mother had a gentle smile on her face, but tears were dripping from her eyes: "Son, haven't you had enough of this dream? ”

"Mother, mother, what are you talking about?

Seeing that his son was running away, the father couldn't bear it, but he could only open his mouth cruelly: "Son, the year we died, we have suffered you." ”

The little boy was trembling, he thought no one knew, but in fact...

The father looked at his child, he held his wife's hand, and said slowly: "Child, don't be sad, we already know, and the fathers and elders in the town also know what is going on, and Su Su is too young to figure it out." Big guy, I know you're scared. It's time to wrap up, though. ”

"Son, everyone is waiting for you outside, let's go out and meet them. ”

"Woooooooooooooo I don't go, I don't die, I don't. I, I don't want one person, woo woo, it's all the seven gods who are harmed. Daddy and Mom are still alive, Grandpa Shen and they are still alive, woo woo woo."

Parents looked at their children who couldn't stop crying, and their hearts couldn't stop pantothenic acid for a while, but it was the right thing to do, and they also found a way.

Behind him, the door was pushed open, and several unfamiliar faces appeared, among which the leader sighed and said, "Your girl's soul, we have taken it back, according to the agreement, you and all the ghosts in the town should disperse to reincarnation." ”

Father nodded: "Naturally, it should be so." However, I consulted with the elders in the town and wanted to ask if you could take this child with you, so that he could learn some skills from you, and he would be able to make ends meet in the future. ”

"As for the remuneration. The sword in your hand should need to be slashed to open the spirit, right? An old man in our town learned some when he was younger, and he said he couldn't be mistaken. ”

The person nodded: "That's right, this sword does need to kill ghosts." ”

"That's good. The father smiled and said, "These ghosts in our town are willing to be killed by your sword in order to pay for raising this child, do you think it's okay?"

The person who came frowned: "This.. Truth be told, the pay is definitely adequate. However, even if you are ghosts, you will have to suffer if you are slain by this sword. I don't think so. ”

At this time, the courtyard door was pushed open, Grandpa Shen was in the head, and the girls behind him were full of people.

"It's okay, it's a death anyway. ”

"Daddy, Grandpa Shen, and everyone.." The little boy stopped crying, he looked at the crowd, but he couldn't speak...

The little boy was locked in the house by his father, and in the courtyard, all the ghosts stood under the sword, men, women and children, they were not afraid, and when the sword fell, even if it hurt, it still left a smile.

It was the first time that an outsider had killed so many ghosts in a row, which was very useful for the sword in his hand, but this time, it was so painful for him to kill ghosts.

"Ahh Don't die, don't die."

Inside the house, no matter how much the little boy screamed, no one paid attention, his cry was terrible, but it made these ghosts look like death...

After a long time, everything was quiet, and the child's father nodded to the outsider and passed away without a word.

In the courtyard, the ghosts were in a complicated mood, and they all bowed their heads and were silent.

After a few more moments, Suche stopped crying.

The door was opened, and the kitten ran in first, and as if it could sense its owner's grief, it climbed up to his shoulders and wiped the tears from his face with his little paws.

The outsider took a deep breath, walked up to the child, and handed a bell in his hand to the child.

"Child, your father is right, it's time to end. Still, your sister, I left her here. Your mother said that she is the most clingy to her brother, and you will take her with you, right?"

This is the retreat left behind.

Outsiders know, and ghosts know, if they are all killed, this child is estimated to not survive.

So, after discussion, they left their brother's most doted sister.

The little boy wiped a handful of tears, and he raised his head to look at the man in front of him, who had a white beard and white hair, and looked to be in his fifties. For him, there is no hatred in the child's heart, because it is right.

"My name is Xu Benji, kid, you know why this place is like this, right?"

The little boy nodded: "A year ago, one day at dusk, when I went to deliver food to the master, I walked in front of the statue... The sun, the sun, suddenly turned white, and then I heard what seemed to be thunder, and then the white light smashed the idol, and then I fainted. ”

"When I wake up, I'll just. . . Just.."

Xu Benji lowered his head and muttered, "Thunder Tribulation? ”

Then he asked, "Kid, what level have you reached in your cultivation now?"

"Cultivation, cultivation?"

Looking at the child's blank face, Xu Benji was not too surprised. Although the entire ghost town depends on him for its existence, it is not orthodox to learn, and it is difficult to know why.

However, Xu could feel that this child could last for two months at most, and then his cultivation would definitely be exhausted, and at that time, the ghost would no longer be under his control.

"Child, will you come with me?"

The little boy hesitated slightly, glanced at the clock in his hand, and nodded.

On the other side of Yin Shou Town, on the high mountains and in the dense forest, two figures, a man and a woman, stood side by side.

"Just let them go?" the man wondered.

The woman chuckled lightly and said, "Of course, if you don't let them go, you still invite them to dinner?" ”

The man asked again, "You are really weird, you have worked hard to make a ghost town, and it is gone." What a waste of time!"

The woman stretched out her hand and opened her palm, a gray-white flame was burning, and the man was a little surprised when he saw it: "You actually stole one of the doll's bones, are you not afraid of being discovered by them?"

"How can this be called stealing, I'm changing. This person may be useful in the future. Having said that, if it weren't for that, do you think he would be fighting with those outsiders? And you have to remember that one useful person is enough, like you. ”

When the man heard this, he immediately lost interest: "Compare him with me? Hmph! Whatever! I don't like brain-consuming things!"

The woman knew his temper and did not continue.

She looked at the moon, her heart was full of thoughts, and deep down she was quite satisfied with the result this time.

Not only the town below, but also the stupid pig next to him.

"Let's go, it's useless here. Hey~ I wanted to raise more ghosts, but it's a pity~"

"Hmph! women are really troublesome. ”

"Hehe, whatever you want. Eh~ By the way, what's the name of that doll?"

"Su Che! Su Che! You asked three times!"

"Huh, huh?"