South Sichuan, Ya'an, Liujia Village.

It was dusk, and the villagers who were working in the farmland outside the village began to lead the cattle in groups and carry hoes to return, talking and laughing all the way, talking and talking about the recent interesting things in the village, and in the chimneys of every household in the village, there were curling cooking smoke, wisps of ground, and the aroma of cooked rice and vegetables could be smelled from a long distance.

And in the corner of this small mountain village, a lonely little courtyard, but it is very special, there is no black smoke in the chimney here, but the sound of the spinning machine has not been broken, in the hall, an old woman who looks to be sixty years old, with a wrinkled face, and a green cloth scarf around her forehead, is stepping on the pedal of a spinning wheel with her foot, while pulling the shuttle on the spinning wheel, the difference is that only one of her right arms is intact, the left arm is empty, the sleeve is only to the shoulder, and she is leaning on this hand, Slowly, methodically spinning the yarn, her movements were not fast, but very calm, without a trace of shaking, as if the various noises outside did not affect her at all.

A short, thin black woman who was half-naked, wearing only a short coat and a thorn cloth skirt, with two dough cakes in her hands, walked into the small courtyard, and the man said, "Seventh mother-in-law, we have brought you food." ”

The old woman who was called the Seventh Mother-in-law didn't raise her head, and said coldly: "San'er, I'm not hungry yet, you should go back early." I'll have something to eat myself in a while. ”

A look of confusion flashed across the face of the man who was called San'er. The woman beside him seemed to be his daughter-in-law, and said with a smile: "Seventh mother-in-law, this little family has already started eating." Our family has finished eating, and seeing that you have no movement here, I took two cakes over, so you can eat them first. ”

The seventh mother-in-law suddenly raised her head, and the old eyes, which were originally dim and cloudy, flashed with essence, which made the woman a little frightened. took a small step back, but only heard the seventh mother-in-law say sharply: "My old woman is starving to death." Don't eat your leftovers, get out of here, the old woman doesn't want to see you today! ”

San'er hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Seventh mother-in-law, you misunderstood, these two cakes are by no means leftovers." We haven't touched a bite ourselves, so we've been keeping it for you. ”

The seventh mother-in-law sneered: "San'er, do you think I don't know? These two cakes are the lunch when you go to work in the field tomorrow, and your daughter-in-law has made them in the morning, and although my old woman's eyes are not very good, her nose is still very smart, and she can smell the smell when she smells it. Don't try to lie to me! ”

San'er turned his head and shouted at the woman: "What's the matter, is it really left over at noon?" ”

A hint of guilt flashed across the woman's face: "How can this meal be eaten all at once?" You went to work in the fields at noon every day, and you ate the bread baked at noon the day before. What kind of leftovers are this?! ”

San'er didn't say a word, but raised his hand and slapped the woman in the face. She fell to the ground at once, and the two dough cakes also fell to the ground, only to hear San'er scold: "Okay, you are an unfilial thing, give this kind of thing to the seventh mother-in-law!" Didn't I still have chicken to eat when I came back today, why don't you bring a fresh meal! Now go back to me and make another chicken. I brought it over with small rice, did you hear that?! ”

The woman's eyes were full of tears. Crying and crying, he picked up the dough on the ground, patted the dirt on it, put it in his arms and walked out, after San'er drove away his daughter-in-law, he knelt outside, his face was full of apologies: "Seventh mother-in-law, blame me for not being good, I didn't educate my daughter-in-law well, I will definitely clean her up after I go back, let her know what is dignity and order!" ”

The work in the hands of the seventh mother-in-law never stopped, she shook her head and sighed: "San'er, although I brought you to this village back then, but now you have married a daughter-in-law and started a family, my old woman can live alone, you can't come to bring me food every day like before, you have time to be with your daughter-in-law more, there is no need to come to bring me food every day before going to the field and after work." ”

San'er hurriedly said: "How can this be, my Liu San'er was just an abandoned baby thrown on the side of the road, if it wasn't for the seventh mother-in-law you saved me, I would have died a long time ago, in my heart, you are my mother-in-law, how can a son not be filial to his mother!" You have kicked me out of this house all these years and asked me to live alone, I really don't feel good in my heart, Seventh Mother-in-law, don't you want San'er anymore, don't treat San'er as your child, so you don't want to live with us? Or is my mother-in-law really ignorant and can't serve your old man well? If she is unfilial to you, I will turn around and divorce her! ”

The seventh mother-in-law sighed: "San'er, you are too careful, your mother-in-law just wants to be quiet alone, you have a daughter-in-law and a baby at home, it's too noisy, mother-in-law has no energy to take children anymore, by the way, I heard that there are a few strangers in the village today, what is the situation?" ”

San'er said with a smile: "I didn't enter the village, but I asked in the field, it was three merchants from other places, led by a strong man, with two entourage, saying that he was passing by our Liujia Village and wanted to ask for a bowl of water to drink, so I drank a few bowls of water from my jar, and they left after drinking." ”

The seventh mother-in-law let out an "oh", remained silent, and continued to ask: "These three people only asked this sentence, and left without asking anything else?" ”

San'er thought for a while and shook his head: "There is an entourage who seems to have asked casually, saying that there is no one named Liu Qiniang in the village, and there is no such person in my village, of course I said no!" ”

The pedal under the seventh mother-in-law's feet suddenly stopped, and her eyes flashed: "Is that entourage really asking Liu Qiniang?" ”

San'er nodded: "Yes, the women in our village are all married from other villages, and the daughters of our village are also married outside, so there is no such person as Liu Qiniang at all, Seventh Mother-in-law, is there any problem?" ”

The seventh mother-in-law suddenly shouted: "Hmph, I see that you are getting more and more promising, talking to outsiders all day long, and your mother-in-law hasn't told you that there are few good people outside, do you want to stay away?" ”

San'er lowered his head. Like a child who has done something wrong, he whispered, "Mother-in-law, it's my fault." Please punish you. ”

The seventh mother-in-law said coldly: "You go back, tell your daughter-in-law not to send food over, today my mother-in-law is unhappy and doesn't want to see you, stay good after you go back, think about it behind closed doors, I don't want to see you these days." Do you hear that? ”

San'er raised his head, still trying to distinguish a few words. bumped into the seventh mother-in-law's withered and gloomy old face, and she couldn't say anything, so she could only kowtow three times. Turning to leave, the seventh mother-in-law looked at his distant figure, her face sank like water, she stood up, closed the courtyard door outside, and then walked back into the hall, closed the two doors again, the light in the hall became extremely dim, and she carefully lit an oil lamp. Sitting at the table, the beating candlelight reflected her wrinkled face, I heard her say slowly, "Since you've been here for so long." Why don't you show up?! ”

The window at the back of the hall was windless, and it suddenly flipped upward, and a gust of wind outside shook the oil lamp, almost extinguishing it, and by the time the candlelight stabilized again, there were already three more people in the room. All dressed in black and masked, led by one person. The figure is plump, the black scarf is masked, and a pair of eyes are rippling like autumn water, and the two people standing behind her, one is strong and tall, with two sword eyebrows and tiger eyes, blazing, and the other is tall, with a blue cloth head, and a long sword on his back, which is extraordinary at a glance.

The seventh mother-in-law's face changed slightly, and she sighed: "I can't imagine that the old body has lived in seclusion here for more than 30 years, and I still found it for you, it's just that, you are all so powerful, the old body is definitely not an opponent, do it!" It's just that before the old body dies, the three of them are invited to show Wan'er, so that the old body can die clearly, so that he will not be a fool. ”

The woman at the head pulled the face towel down, revealing Qu Caifeng's beautiful face, with a smile on her face: "Aunt Seven, it's me, Caifeng." ”

Liu Qiniang (the seventh mother-in-law) opened her eyes wide, and stood up suddenly, she couldn't believe that the woman in front of her was Qu Caifeng, she rubbed her eyes vigorously with the only remaining hand, and then opened it to see, only to find that Qu Caifeng was standing in front of her with a smile, her nose began to sob, and she said excitedly: "Young village master, really, is it really you?" ”

Qu Caifeng also had tears in her eyes, grabbed Liu Qiniang's single hand, and said, "Aunt Seven, it's me, I haven't come to see your old man all these years, it's not mine." ”

Liu Qiniang's tears flashed: "I heard that the rudder was destroyed a few years ago, and the young village master is nowhere to be found, I Liu Qi Niang has always regretted it, why didn't I go to the village together, when the old village owner was kind to us, but I failed to live and die with the Wushan faction, I have been living like a walking dead all these years, and today I saw the young village master, which made my heart have a trace of comfort." That's right! Young master, why did you come to me today? Is it to reorganize the Wushan faction and take revenge on the dog thieves who killed us? ”

Qu Caifeng smiled slightly: "This matter is considered in the long term for the time being, Aunt Seven, how do you know about the affairs of the rivers and lakes in this remote mountain village?" ”

Liu Qiniang smiled slightly: "Although the old woman I have a broken hand, I can no longer follow the old village owner, but I am not blind, my ears are not deaf, every three months I will go to Ya'an City to sell some spun cloth, by the way, I will also inquire about some news on the rivers and lakes, but this southern Sichuan is remote, and there are few martial arts people, and many of the news that came over were a few months, or even a year ago, if it weren't for the old village owner's strict order that I was not allowed to leave the Ya'an area, I would have wanted to leave here a long time ago, and go to other places to inquire about the whereabouts of the young village master!" ”

Qu Caifeng nodded, turned his head and pointed to Li Cangxing and Mu Lanxiang, who had already pulled down their scarves and revealed their true faces, and said: "This is Li Cangxing, the senior brother of the former Wudang faction, that is, the famous Jinyi Wei Tianwolf who has been famous in the rivers and lakes over the years, is my Qu Caifeng's life-saving benefactor and best friend, the last time the Wushan faction was destroyed, if it wasn't for Li Daxia sacrificing his life to save me, I would have died a long time ago." ”

Liu Qiniang was almost about to kneel down in front of Li Cangxing, but was hurriedly held up by Li Cangxing: "Senior Liu, I can't help it, Caifeng also saved me, friends should help each other." ”

Liu Qiniang shook her head: "No, Li Daxia, the matter of you saving the young village master has long been spread all over the rivers and lakes, you are the great savior of our entire Wushan faction, and my wife should salute you." ”

Li Cangxing sighed: "Forget it, Senior Liu, it was because of my self-righteousness that I fell for the tricks of the gangsters, and I didn't save the entire Wushan faction, and in the end I just took Caifeng to kill, until today, I often dream of those people from the Wushan faction, it's all my fault." Speaking of this, thinking of the tragic situation when the Wushan faction destroyed Miè, Li Cangxing himself couldn't help but burst into tears, and Mu Lanxiang on the side saw him like this, his heart ached, and he stretched out his slender hand and put it on Li Cangxing's arm to show comfort.

Liu Qiniang looked at Mu Lanxiang, and didn't wait for Qu Caifeng's introduction, so she said: "This must be the Liangyi Fairy Mu Nuxia of the Wudang faction." I haven't seen you for many years, but it's still so beautiful and moving. ”

Mu Lanxiang smiled slightly, and bowed back: "I've seen Senior Liu." ”

Qu Caifeng said with a smile: "Mu Nuxia is also my good friend, now our Wushan faction has lifted the misunderstanding with the Fu Demon Alliance, the death of the master back then, and now we have also found out, I am afraid that it is a traitor called the master of the Wan Gu Sect, and the golden silkworm evil Gu was placed on the master, and I want to control the master, the master would rather die than obey, and then we will die at the hands of the villain, and we have been used by Yan Shifan for many years, driven by it, I am really ashamed to think about it, it is my leadership that has no way, so I have suffered the brothers and sisters of the family." ”

Liu Qiniang gritted her teeth and said: "Young village master, this revenge must be avenged, what is the master of the Ten Thousand Gu Sect, the old body seems to have vaguely heard it back then, but he can't remember it for a while." ”

Qu Caifeng's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "Seventh Aunt, when did you hear about this Ten Thousand Gu Sect?" ”

Liu Qiniang thought about it carefully, and her eyes were still confused: "It's been too long, I really can't remember it clearly, when did I hear the old village owner mention such a sentence, when did it come?" ”

Li Cangxing suddenly spoke: "Senior Liu, but what happened when you followed Lord Lin Zhai to Yunnan to escort Lord Yang Shen?" ”

Liu Qiniang slapped her thigh suddenly: "Yes, that's what happened, Li Daxia, how did you know?" ”

Li Cangxing and Qu Caifeng glanced at each other, Qu Caifeng frowned: "Aunt Seven, we came to you today to find out what happened to the master in Yunnan back then, this is very important, it may be directly related to the master's enemy, you are the only party in the world who has followed the master back from Yunnan, Uncle Liu and Uncle Zhang have already left, only you are still alive, so I hope you can recall the situation in detail at that time!" (To be continued) R466