Chapter 1 of the text

The warm sun is shining, the quiet and closed mountains and forests are full of blue colors, through the lush foliage, the creatures in the forest are active, or the birds sing through the forest, or the land foraging, or the pure water diving.

Woohoo!

Suddenly the silver light appeared, the sound swept the ears, a long arrow tore through the wind, the creatures fled with a long roar, and the silence turned into a commotion.

Chirp~

The silver light was dazzling, and the arrows pierced through the leaves, shooting towards a running sika deer in the distance.

The sika deer is nearly brown in color, with long horns spreading on the top of its head, and a sturdy body, apparently an adult male deer.

This stag is not afraid of arrows, and its hind legs kick vigorously, agile and flashy, and extremely sensitive.

There is no shortage of sudden crises in the forest, the roles of prey and hunters change from time to time, and as a low-level existence in the food chain, it has a high ability to deal with it, which is normal for any deer.

Woo Woo ~ As soon as the stag's front feet landed, a few silver lights flashed in the air, and another arrow broke through the air again.

“... You little deer, why are you so powerful?"

In the distance, a figure fell lightly on the branch, and his clear eyes looked at the sika deer who was quickly dodging the arrows, and a helpless look appeared in his eyes.

The figure is upright, with a basket on his back, when he holds a bow and arrows in both hands, his arms are lightly green, leading people to reverie the figure, wearing plain clothes on his body and the slightly bronze skin contrasting, although it is difficult to see the face covered by the light and shadow of the leaves, only the black hair is tied into a ponytail, but it can still be judged that it is a long-haired guy.

Perverse~

The silver arrow was fired again, the young man aimed accurately, and filled the dead corner, he calculated, this arrow, even if the sika deer had wings, it would not escape.

I saw that the silver arrow was as fierce as thunder, and in the next moment, it pierced into the body of the sika deer, and only heard a scream from the sika deer, and then staggered and fell.

When the young man heard the sound, his eyes lit up, his body was as light as a swallow, he drew his bow again, put his long fingers down, and the silver arrow shot towards the fallen sika deer in the wind.

The arrow in front of it was like the wind, making the sika deer stagger and fall, but it did not give up the struggle, and used the remaining strength to stand up and flee, but the young man's reserve arrow was not a random fire, and a sword sealed his throat!

The sika deer's body fell again, blood flowed from its neck, and it instantly lost the power to struggle.

“... Three arrows and one thing, the deer movement is much more agile now than before..."

The boy fell to the sika deer, put down the basket with a lot of weight on his body, looked at the arrows on the sika deer, helplessly spoke, pulled out the arrows on the sika deer and put them back in the quiver, recycled, and then took out the blood-stained dagger from the basket and cut the deer neatly.

The young man is not afraid of the troubles in the forest, calmly and skillfully cut and draw on the deer, and divide the deer into the basket in equal parts in three or two, from this point of view, the young man should be a "frequent visitor" in this forest.

"Ugh..."

The young man sighed tiredly, slowly got up with his legs, wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked at the scorching sun overhead, and found that it was noon.

And under the sunshine, the young man's face finally surfaced.

A long black hair was pulled up, and the already tall man was once again set off by this, with a pair of brown pupils clear and translucent, a tall nose with a slightly ruddy mouth, and the face shape is even more standard, needless to say, the whole person looks very comfortable, very gentle impression, it can be said that he is a very delicate teenager.

"I've been hunting for almost a day..."The young man looked down at the basket, his eyes were full of joy, "I have been hunting for a sore back, and I can finally go home." ”

The young man smiled heartily, the corners of his lips were slightly hooked, like clear waves rippling, rippling a beautiful arc, the small dimples overflowing on his face, the tenderness and kindness of the young man were all condensed in this smile, which was fascinating.

"Roar!"

"Whoa!"

As the boy was relaxing, there was movement in the depths of the forest, with most of the chirpings, accompanied by the sound of heavy steps, which did not move in the same direction, very chaotic, irregular, not like migration.

"Again?"

The young man looked into the distance with a slight expression, quickly put on the basket on his back, and walked quickly towards the exit of the forest.

The boy has been hunting in this forest for many years, and it is only recently that he discovered this strange phenomenon, although there was also turmoil in the depths of the forest before, but it was either migration or prey, and even regular movement, but now the situation is unprecedented, and the boy has never seen it before, and he can't find the pattern.

Out of the forest, the young man's footsteps stopped by a small stream, then put down the basket on his body, leaned down, held up the water with both hands, and hit his face.

Here, there is a small stream, which flows down from farther and higher, and the boys come here every time they finish hunting. The smell of a simple wash.

"Hmm..."The boy was halfway through washing, and suddenly stopped, his brows were surprised, "Why did the water become fishy?" The stream was clear and could be eaten directly, but the boy felt a fishy smell after just a few sips, which was really strange.

The boy swept the clear stream, found nothing unusual, and walked upstream.

"It's... Mutated creatures?"

Walking upstream, I found a foreign body, it was a long creature with a golden light, I thought it was a snake, but when the boy looked closely, this creature had a sharp mouth and limbs, not like a snake, but like a mutated creature.

"This little monster, it's pitiful. The boy slowly lifted up the foreign object, only to find that the foreign body was injured, and the young man couldn't bear to let it die, so he gently supported the body of the foreign object and carried it back.

Out of the forest, the boy walked across a crumbling suspension bridge, which was the only way home after hunting, and a mountain-to-mountain connection that was a source of food for many people.

After crossing the suspension bridge, the boy came to the foot of another mountain, sighed, and went up the mountain, and when he went up the mountain, he reached the boy's village.

The mountain peaks are continuous, but only this mountain has a village, because the terrain here is good, the villagers chose this place for the village they opened, and because it is remote, no one comes and goes, to avoid what the world calls "disaster".

The road on the mountain is very steep, but the boy walks very fast, because the boy has been walking on this road for more than ten years, and he is rotten and tired of walking...

The boy stopped in front of the entrance of the village called Yangqu Village, lifted the basket on his body, and entered the village, there was only this small village on the mountain, and there was no fork in the road, so the boy walked very fast.

"Uncle Wang, are you watering the flowers again?"

"Ouch, it's Xiao Ling... Hehe, it's not haha. ”

"Big Tiger!"

"Haha... Brother Qi is good!"

When the boy returned to the village, he greeted the surrounding villagers, and everyone responded to the boy's greeting, which shows that the boy's interpersonal relationship is very good.

Before entering the village, the surrounding flowers and plants are thick, and the bee saucers dance together, like a paradise, but after entering the village, it is diametrically opposite, the tile houses in the village are lined up, and the villagers come and go in plain clothes, compared with the outside of the village, it seems to be two worlds.

The boy went straight to the deepest part of the village, and finally walked into a small courtyard fenced with green vines, and put down the basket behind him, which was the boy's home, a tiled house surrounded by a simple fence.

The tiles on the tile house are dotted with soil, and the body of the house is also a clear crack at a glance, and the whole tile house is full of traces of time, and looking at the front of the house, it is somewhat incommensurate with the tile house.

In front of the house, there is a small field with fertile soil, and there are vegetables and fruits in the small field, and you can lie in the field with a full body, and you seem to have everything you need, so you don't have to worry about going hungry.

"Mother, I'm back!"

The puzzled gaze scanned the quiet and silent courtyard, and seemed to find that there was no one.

The boy searched in front of and behind the room, but never saw his mother, helplessly crossed his waist, first brought a wooden bucket, filled it with water, and pushed the little monster into the bottom of the bed, frowned, and finally seemed to remember something, and ran out of the yard.

"Yo, Xiao Qi, I just happened to bump into you, I just wanted to tell you that your mother went to the mountain to see your father. ”

"Well, I got Uncle Li. ”

As soon as the boy went out, he bumped into a young man head-on, and said the whereabouts of the boy's mother, making the boy even more convinced that his judgment was right.

The village is built on the mountainside, the mountain is warm and the mountain is cold, and the temperature on the mountainside is very suitable, which is more suitable for the villagers to live.

The top of the mountain is slightly cold, sparsely populated, there are no beasts to survive, only some small creatures pass by, so this place is set up by the villagers as a place to send their thoughts and mourn their ancestors - cemetery.

The boy has no father since he was a child, and he did not kill because of grudges or hatred, nor did he die of illness, but he lost his life in a great escape more than ten years ago, and it was at that time that the boy came to this small mountain village.

The boy's mother said that his father should have been able to avoid death in that escape, and complained that the "savior" came too late, and his father's life had been "booked" by Lord Yama.

Who is the savior, who is the killer, the mother did not say, maybe it is more to make the teenager forget the pain and the fatherly love that has been delayed for a long time...

The boy gradually reached the top of the mountain, and his body gradually felt the coolness, it was summer at this time, and it was like being at the top of the mountain, it was really cool.

Arriving at the top of the mountain, as far as the eye can see, a row of tombstones are located here, and people who approach here can feel the inexplicable "cold air", where are the long-placed fruits and livestock meat, as well as the burned incense and incense ashes, and of course, the breath of endless longing...

The boy glanced around and saw that there were also many people who came to worship, and finally his eyes were attracted by a crying woman not far away.

"Brother Feng! You died so miserably, you have never done anything unfortunate in your life, why did Lord Yama want your life?

The woman was dressed in brown, and after kneeling, her slightly fat body looked a little bloated, and it could be heard from the crying tone of the deceased that the woman should be a strong and powerful woman.

"Mother, why are you here again, didn't you just come here yesterday?"

"Shut up, you bastard, how can you talk to your mother and me, kneel down and have a good chat with your father!"

Listening to the cry of the woman in brown, the young man knew that it was his mother, and he was pulled to his knees by the woman in brown angrily.

"Brother Feng... Who's coming? This is our bastard... Good son, Qi Ling, he came to see you. ”

“... Dad, I'm Ling'er, I'm coming to see you again..."

Qi Ling put his hands together and kowtowed to his deceased father twice, the first worship was to miss his father, and the second worship was to feel guilty for not being able to give his father filial piety.

"Alas... Feng, let me tell you, in a few months, our son will be a year older... It's a pity you can't come, you this... Untrustworthy... Stinky man... said that you would accompany Ling'er on every birthday... Really... Men don't have a good one... Woooooo

The woman in brown sighed, talking about the recent big day, a smile gradually appeared on her face, and she fell to the trough in an instant, and she couldn't help her inner feelings, and let her feelings flow through her haggard cheeks like tears.

Qi Ling's mother has always been very emotional, and in the face of this unfulfilled relationship, she is even more out of control, as a son, he can also give her mother a shoulder, a hug, and comfort her instead of another identity.

"Mother... I... Want to see the outside world..."

"Woooooo What the... You say it again..."

Qi Ling comforted his mother, a thought flashed in his mind, and then he frowned and asked a little timidly, and sure enough, his mother was stunned at first, and she retracted her emotions and pushed Qi Ling to the ground directly.

Qi Ling said this idea more than once, and every time he said it, he would be scolded by his mother once, but so what, Qi Ling really wanted to see the outside world, he was not afraid of his mother's scolding, he was afraid that his wish would not come true.

“... I'll tell you, you'd better dispel this thought, or I'll hammer your head!" the woman in brown wiped a handful of tears and shouted at Qi Ling.

"Mother, why don't you let me out?" Qi Ling stood up, his face was angry and puzzled, and before the woman in brown could speak, Qi Ling said his thoughts: "You told me about the escape process of you and your father, but the result was unclear, I don't know where to understand it." ”

"There are some things you'd better not understand. ”

"If you don't tell me about the murderer and the savior, why don't I give it if I want to go out?"

"What are you going out for? How much do you know about the outside world? Can you cope with going out?"

Qi Ling's thought output again and again was blocked by his mother, leaving no room to block Qi Ling's every thought.

"Do you have any other ideas?" Seeing that Qi Ling suddenly fell silent, the woman in brown glanced over and found that Qi Ling's face had changed slightly.

His brows were furrowed, his eyes were firm, his expression was serious and swept out of the majesty, his fists were clenched, his steps were immovable, the sudden breeze seemed to be blowing for Qi Ling, his hair was blown up, and the woman in brown felt that Qi Ling was like a change of face, washing his bone marrow and blood, and seemed to be transformed...

"Mother... So many whys, why can't you tell me one by one, do I know that these are wrong..."

Finally, Qi Ling spoke, his face was a little cold, the bangs between his eyebrows were lightly raised, but the word perseverance was printed on this face, and the words he said were also cold and firm.

“... Why are you suddenly so fierce..."Looking at the handsome young man in front of him suddenly with a fierce face, the woman in brown was a little frightened, Qi Ling had hardly shown a fierce face since he was a child, let alone lost his temper.

Here, it belongs to a very remote place, surrounded by mountains, and everyone who lives here is full of curiosity about the outside world, even Qi Ling.

No, there is not only a mountain far away, but there is also a river, but it is precisely because of the existence of this river that the infinite extension of this river brings infinite longing to Qi Ling.

“... Do you want to know... Then I'll tell you tonight..."Seeing that Qi Ling didn't reply, the woman in brown was a little helpless but unconvinced: "However, I won't tell you everything, I'll tell you a story, and you can deduce it yourself." ”

Hearing this, Qi Ling was stunned, the cold color suddenly faded from his face, and his smile bloomed instantly: "Really, mother, don't break your promise, it's not early, let's go home quickly, otherwise it will be difficult to walk in the dark!"

With that, Qi Ling turned around and left.

“... Stinky boy, don't you help your old lady, your legs are weak on your knees!" Seeing that Qi Ling was so happy that she abandoned her mother and left, the woman in brown stopped her, and Qi Ling, who heard this, laughed, and hurriedly helped the woman in brown up, although her mother is usually very fierce to herself, but the relationship between mother and son is still very good, and it is also in the laughter and scolding of the two, the sky is also gradually sinking, and it is night.

Living in the mountains, eating nothing more than livestock meat or vegetables and fruits, although it is not abundant, but there are people you want to eat with, what is not happy?

Two dishes and one soup, this is the Qi Ling family's dinner today.

"Mother, do you particularly like Dad?" Qi Ling bit his chopsticks and looked at the woman in brown.

"Why do you suddenly ask like this?" Hearing this, the woman in brown was suddenly stunned, stopped her chopsticks and suddenly patted Qi Ling: "Why do you ask such a shameful thing?!"

"Ahh Qi Ling got up suddenly in pain, and even wondered if he was born to the woman in brown, so he didn't show mercy at all.

"Then I see you going to see your dad every once in a while, you must like dad very much. Qi Ling added, the woman in brown looked at Qi Ling with some sadness but was silent.

"Mother, tell me the story of my father's last days. ”

"Don't say it, go aside, there's nothing to say. ”

"Mother, just say it, I really want to know. ”

After the two of them arguing with each other, the woman in brown finally gave in.

"Well, seeing how you pleaded, I'll just say, it was a good night..."

To be continued...