Mystery of the Ancient Case (1)

I think that some cases are based on the legend of Xianxia, which may be more attractive to readers, so I hereby create the biography "Ancient Case Mystery".

A long, long time ago.

At the beginning of the chaos, the heavens and the earth have not yet given birth to life, the clouds in the sky are like smoke and dust, and the soil on the ground is yellow sand, but there is a big stubborn stone that is 17 zhang high and 31 zhang square.

The stars are moving, and the vicissitudes of the sea are changing. 4.5 billion years is only a flash in the vast universe. The stubborn stone has experienced wind, frost, snow and rain, and the changes of heaven and earth, and still stands majestically, but it is more smooth and crystalline, which can be described as a strange stone.

The place where the strange stone is located is now a mountain range continuously, the birds and flowers are fragrant, and the clouds and mist are swirling, like a fairyland. The world calls this place Shu Mountain, and according to legend, Shu Mountain is mostly a long-term residence of the sword immortals, and it is rarely visited.

One day, a white-haired immortal with a sword on his back went to the deep mountains to collect medicine, and accidentally found this strange stone between the mountains and forests. Immortal Dao was immediately attracted by the majestic immortal aura of the strange stone, and unconsciously stroked the smooth and crystal stone surface of the strange stone with his hand.

The fairy spirit is surging, if it is real.

The white-haired immortal Dao seemed to see the operation of heaven and earth and the birth of life in a trance. The fairy was shocked, and then knelt on the ground and worshipped.

The strange stone seems to have a feeling, suddenly trembling slightly, and a stalagmite grows from the stone surface, white and flawless, crystal clear, and a line of beautiful seal characters gradually floats on the stalagmite.

After the immortal ceremony, he saw the stalagmite shining, as if he was calling himself. So he respectfully got up and walked to the stalagmite.

I saw that the seal characters on the stalagmite were clearly visible: the eye of Pangu Huayue was mutilated, and it was left as a stone.

The immortal Dao knew that this strange stone was transformed by the essence blood of Pangu, and now it has cultivated spirituality, so it is called Pangu Stone.

The fairy road knelt down again and again, and respectfully bid farewell to the strange stone. After returning to his hometown, he informed his friends of this adventure. So the hidden sword immortals from all walks of life in Shushan came to pay their respects, and even practiced swordsmanship on the spot. I found that I practiced kendo in a strange stone with a radius of three zhang, and I was overjoyed to see how I practiced kendo in a thousand miles a day, and my skills were rising steadily. Practicing other exercises is no different.

At this point, there are often immortal Dao strangers next to the strange stone who come to practice swordsmanship.

Day after day, year after year, Qishi often watched the immortal Dao cultivators practice the immortal sword method, and they already had some enlightenment.

Meditation and meditation, meditation and dreams. The dream of the strange stone is like a fantasy, but it is a vast and vast world, which is completely different from the present world as it knows it.

One day, the moon was bright and the stars were scarce, and the strange stone entered the dream again. An ant staggered up to the smooth stone face at some point. When the ant climbed to the top of the strange stone in the middle of the night, the strange stone trembled slightly. A soft green aura slowly moved from the bottom of the strange stone to the top of the strange stone, the green light was elegant and holy, and it was extremely bright in the dark night.

When the aura reached the top of the strange stone and finally dissipated, the ant disappeared without a trace.

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Under a clear sky, high mountains and dense forests, among the greenery, a thin boy in his teens, dressed in rags, was bending over the ground covered with stumps and fallen leaves to collect dry firewood.

He was sweating profusely and busy, and suddenly felt some itching around his neck. So he scratched it lightly with his hand, and when he looked back, he saw that a small ant was spinning in the palm of his hand in panic.

"Little ant, you can't just ride on someone else's head, it's dangerous. If I had pushed a little harder, you wouldn't have lost your life. The little boy bowed down and put his hands on the ground. The little ant swirled around in his hand a few more times, left his fingertips, stepped on a fallen leaf, and sank into the mountains and forests.

The little boy stood up, wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked up at the sky from the dense leaves, and thought childishly: Little ant, you won't fall from the sky, right?

The little ant did indeed fall from the sky because it was sucked into another world by strange stones.

The Ancient World.

It may be on the other side of the universe, on the back side of the present world, or in a dream of strange stones.

The Xuangu World is composed of five continents, Mangzhou in the east, Zhuzhou in the south, Shuzhou in the west, Hades in the north and Houzhou in the middle. These continents are land, and although they are separated by oceans, there are still land connections between continents, except for the central continent.

Mangzhou, Zhuzhou and Shuzhou live on the three tribes of people, demons and ghosts. People die and turn into ghosts, but they can't practice demons; Demons can turn into people, but death cannot be ghosts; Ghosts can be reincarnated as human beings, or they can be reincarnated as living beings and cultivate into demons. Of course, there are also rumors that people, demons and ghosts can cultivate and become immortals. There are immortals and demons, and whether they can cultivate demons has been difficult to decide since ancient times.

Although the Underworld is bordered by Mangzhou and Huizhou, it is separated by thousands of miles of ice fields. The ice field is not only vast, but also extremely high in altitude, and the living conditions are extremely harsh. Therefore, for thousands of years, people thought that the Underworld was a barren snowy field, and no life set foot on it.

The central Houzhou is even more mysterious, and there are only a few records in ancient documents. In order to seek verification, how many adventurers braved the hardships and dangers to find across the sea, but they also returned in vain, and some even died in the vast sea. The existence of Houzhou is illusory or real, and it has been debated since ancient times. However, the people in the way of the sword are extremely sure that Houzhou must be the hidden place of the sword immortals, and how can mortals easily reach it.

Anyway, the little boy had picked up a large bundle of dry firewood of the same size as him, and was carrying it, staggering along.

The little boy's name is Yin Xiaofei, a villager from Wanteng Village next to the Zhilan River in Mengguo, Mangzhou, and he is thirteen years old this year. His mother died of illness when he was 12 years old, leaving him to live alone. And Yin Xiaofei's father, even he doesn't know who it is.

In the past year, Yin Xiaofei had to chop wood for a living in order to make a living. However, his physique is thin, and his strength to wield a firewood knife is still insufficient, and he can't cut high-quality firewood, and he is disliked, so no one cares about selling firewood in the village.

Fortunately, Lao Wu, the cook of the Guangliu Sword Sect, pointed out a clear path for him, and sent a bundle of dry firewood to the Guangliu Sword Sect every three days, and he could get two copper plates. Although two copper plates in three days is not much, for Yin Xiaofei, it is completely enough for him to support himself.

The Guangliu Sword Sect is located on the Splitting Teng Mountain twenty miles outside of Wanteng Village. On the day of sending firewood, Yin Xiaofei had to spend a whole day every time. Because the road from the Splitting Vine Mountain to the Guangliu Sword Sect was extremely rugged, and it was overgrown with weeds and vines. Cut out the road, and the next day it will be covered with weeds and vines. That splitting vine mountain, worthy of the name.

When he came to the Guangliu Sword Sect, Yin Xiaofei put the dry firewood in the firewood room, and then went to the kitchen to find Lao Wu.

When Lao Wu saw Yin Xiaofei coming, he didn't ask anything, gave him two copper plates, touched his little head, and concentrated on stir-frying.

Yin Xiaofei saw that Lao Wu had already started stir-frying, and knew that it was not early, so he muttered in his heart: "The road to this Vine Mountain is really getting more and more difficult to walk." So he put the copper plate into his underwear pocket and waved goodbye to Lao Wu. Lao Wu snorted and continued to stir-fry.

When I returned to Wanteng Village, although the unitary time had just passed, it was summer, and the sky was still bright. However, Yin Xiaofei's stomach was already rumbling. In order to save money, Yin Xiaofei only eats two meals a day, and at noon, he just drinks some cold water at random to satisfy his hunger with water.

Pushing open the dilapidated door, the hut was shabby, but it was also well-behaved. The first thing Yin Xiaofei had to do at this time was, of course, to make a fire and cook, and his rice was very simple, just to make a small bowl of white rice porridge.

When I opened the rice bowl, although the aroma of rice came from the rice bowl, there were less than ten pieces of rice in the rice bowl.

Yin Xiaofei slapped his head and scolded himself: "Stupid, I forgot to buy rice." So he picked up a patched rice bag next to the rice bowl and hurried out.

The villagers of Wanteng Village had already had dinner at this time, and most of them were sitting in front of their houses and pacing.

A two-year-old child staggered with a small papier-mΓ’chΓ© windmill and accidentally fell to the ground, his lip scraped and bleeding. The little windmill in his hand also fell to the ground.

The woman rushed up with a babbling and screaming, and when she lifted the child, she patted the dirt on the child's body and the child's buttocks, and said angrily, "Let you run around, tell you to run around." The child cried loudly.

At this time, Yin Xiaofei happened to walk past the woman and the child, and glanced at them casually.

"Look at what, get out of here, dead monsters, broom stars." The woman yelled angrily.

Yin Xiaofei frowned, walked away quickly, and the woman's complaining voice came from behind him: "No wonder my little treasure fell like this, it's all because of the hateful broom star." Ouch, my little girl, does it hurt? The child cried even more heartbreakingly.

Yin Xiaofei didn't stop walking, and simply ran up, because many villagers had also begun to point fingers.

"Miscellaneous monsters, why don't you starve to death?"

"Broom Star, if you keep him in the village, sooner or later you will invite trouble."

"This miscellaneous monster killed his own mother. Child, don't play with him, be careful of bad luck. ”

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Yin Xiaofei has long been accustomed to the abuse and complaining along the way, and he did not choose verbal or physical protests. Because he's going to live, to live. He has become the target of everyone, and only by forbearance can it be easier to live.

He ran faster, his messy hair fluttering, green and white, messy and ugly.

When he finally arrived at the rice shop, he bent over, rested breathlessly for a moment, took a few steps forward, and gently knocked on the door of the rice shop, which had long been closed.

"Who?" An old man's voice came from the shop.

"I'm Xiaofei, I'll buy some rice." Yin Xiaofei responded with some anger.

"Fuck off, get out of the way, close it, close it." The old man shouted unhappily in the shop.

Yin Xiaofei didn't knock on the door again, nor did he shout again, he lowered his head and listened to the distant footsteps in the shop.

Wiping away a handful of tears, he opened the rice bag and a smile suddenly appeared on his face. An innocent smile, the most childlike smile in the world that plucks the heartstrings.

Because there are still three grains of rice in the rice bag.

With a smile on his face, he trotted all the way. The abuse and complaints are still there, and the villagers are happy to do it.

Push open the door and take out the ten grains of rice in the rice bowl and the three grains of rice in the rice bag, a total of thirteen grains of rice.

Holding it in the palm of his hand, he smiled and said to himself: "Thirteen years old, eat thirteen grains of rice, and be full." ”

Take advantage of the fact that it is not dark, put the pot, add rice, mix with water, and make a fire. A bowl of thirteen-meter 'porridge', Yin Xiaofei ate it with relish. Although he was not satisfied, a large bowl of hot water and thirteen grains of rice also temporarily relieved his hunger.

The sky is getting dark, the moon is rising, and there are three or two stars.

There are no lights in the house. Yin Xiaofei was lying on the bed, looking sideways at the window, the dark sky, and there was no light in sight.

He tilted his head again, his dark eyes trying to find the location of the moon from the window.

I saw it, and the bright moon was reflected in his eyes, which was extremely bright.

Yin Xiaofei sighed, put his hands on his chest, and fell into thoughts.

Yin Xiaofei's mother, Yin Caihe, was originally a medicine picker who came to settle in Wanteng Village alone from other places. She was born beautifully, worked hard, and was very harmonious with her neighbors. I have lived here for a few years, and there are many matchmakers who come to mention family affairs. Yin Caihe is a lifelong event, and it should be decided by his parents to shirk it. She is here alone, where can any parents decide? Apparently a tactful refusal.

One day, Yin Caihe went into the mountains to collect medicine as usual, and he never came back. A few hunters in the village who were good friends with her also went into the mountains to look for them, but there was no trace of them. They all thought that she accidentally fell into a deep valley while collecting medicine, and her bones were gone.

Half a year later, Yin Caihe returned to Wanteng Village unconsciously. At first, everyone was happy about Yin Caihe's return to his hometown, and asked for warmth.

But after a few months, the villagers noticed that Yin Caihe's belly was getting bigger. As a result, most of the villagers whispered behind the people, and for a time gossip flew all over the village.

A few months later, the Incai lotus was in the pot. On that day, the lightning flashed and thundered, and the rain poured down, so frightened that Wen Po did not dare to come to deliver the baby.

The melon is ripe and has to land, where to wait. Insehe gritted his teeth and forcibly produced it himself. After a loud thunderclap, the doll croaked to the ground and let out a crisp cry. But because of this production irregularity, Yin Caihe was left with serious illnesses. When Yin Xiaofei was twelve years old, he passed away with regret.

Yin Xiaofei wiped his tears and stroked the jade pendant on his chest vigorously. The jade pendant is called Yuguang Liuli Pei, and when Yin Xiaofei remembered, it was worn around his neck.

Before dying, his mother told him that this jade light glazed pendant was a token of love given to him by Yin Xiaofei's father, and his father was by no means a monster, but an upright man. It's just that this 'man' didn't tell Insehe what his name was, and left this jade pendant when he left, saying that he would definitely come to meet him in fifty years.

Insehe firmly believed in what the man said, because at the time of separation, she saw the man's tears. The man left, just didn't expect that she was already pregnant with his child.

Yin Xiaofei has always remembered the most important last words of his mother: Fifty years later, your father will definitely come to meet you, so no matter how difficult life is, you must live hard, live bravely, and live with integrity.

Yin Xiaofei's eyes gradually closed, the moonlight gradually blurred, and a crystal tear slowly slipped from the corner of his eye to the pillow.

A meteor flashed in the sky, and the jade light glazed pendant also flashed slightly, emitting a faint green light, which was fleeting.

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"Lao Wu, I will also put the firewood for you today. I also picked some wild fruits, and you can taste them. Yin Xiaofei said to Lao Wu with a smile on his face.

Lao Wu was not polite, grabbed most of the wild fruit in Yin Xiaofei's hand, ate it in one bite, and said in his mouth: "Sweet." Then he turned his mouth in the direction of the stove, and continued to sit on the bench, cutting the kohlrabi on the ground.

Yin Xiaofei picked up the two copper plates on the stove, said thank you, and turned to leave. As soon as I walked to the door, I heard Lao Wu's reckless voice: "Xiaofei, wait, come here." ”

Yin Xiaofei turned around and said, "Old Wu, is there something wrong?" ”

Lao Wu said: "The Guangliu Sword Sect is going to recruit disciples, it is said that this time the conditions are relaxed, you also come to sign up and try." ”

"Really?" Yin Xiaofei was so happy that his face was full of flowers, as if he was already a disciple of the Guangliu Sword Sect. He was so happy and yearning to join the Guangliu Sword Sect, first because he wanted to learn swords, and more importantly, because after joining the Guangliu Sword Sect, it would be easier for him to live.

"Really. At noon the day after tomorrow, go to the martial arts training ground to sign up. After Lao Wu finished speaking, he lowered his head and cut those kohlrabi again, and the vegetables were fragrant.

"Okay." Yin Xiaofei answered and ran out of the door happily.

When passing by the martial arts training ground, Yin Xiaofei secretly glanced at it, but there was no one in the empty martial arts training ground. In the past, he would never glance at the martial arts training ground, because Lao Wu said that it was taboo to peek at others practicing swords, and it was necessary to gouge out his eyes.

Back at home, Yin Xiaofei was so excited that he didn't sleep well for two nights. He even danced around in front of the door with a firewood knife, feeling like a swordsman.

When the villagers passing by saw Yin Xiaofei dancing with a firewood knife, they were all afraid, and they didn't curse on weekdays, but hurriedly ran away. Seeing the villagers running away, Yin Xiaofei inexplicably felt a sense of pride in his heart.

It's just that those naughty dolls of the same age picked up the stones on the ground and threw them at Yin Xiaofei, shouting in their mouths: "Yin Xiaofei, little monster, dancing knives and guns like mother-in-law." Yin Xiaofei carried a firewood knife and pretended to open his teeth and dance claws and ran towards the children, and the dolls screamed and scattered, and there were bursts of laughter.

Yin Xiaofei also laughed, and there was bitterness and sweetness in the laughter.

Time flies quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it is time for the Guangliu Sword Sect to sign up.

Yin Xiaofei got up very early this day, he packed his clothes, and even packed the quilt and pillow on his back, which seemed to be inevitable.

The villagers knew that Yin Xiaotian was going to the Guangliu Sword Sect to sign up, and they all had an indescribable mood. The broom star in his heart left the village, of course, that's a good thing, but a little monster like this really joined the Guangliu Sword Sect, but he was inexplicably unhappy. That's not happy, I guess it's mostly jealousy. It's not to go, it's not to stay, in fact, what does it matter to them?

In a flurry of fingering, Yin Xiaotian packed his bags and left the village. After walking a short distance, I looked back at the village, and the villagers who were watching had long since dispersed, and the village was still quiet. He liked the tranquility because it was where his mother had lived, the hometown where he was born.

"Mother, I will live well and wait for my father to come and see me." Yin Xiaotian knelt in front of his mother's grave not far from the village, kowtowed.

He kowtowed a few more times, wiped the weeds and dew off the tombstone, picked up his bags, and set out on the road to the Guangliu Sword Sect.

The Guangliu Sword Sect's martial arts training ground was already crowded, so it was not lively.

Although the Guangliu Sword Sect is not one of the top factions in Meng, it is also quite famous in these ten miles and eight towns. The head of Zuoqiu Zhongyun, self-proclaimed Guangliuzi, his sword qi cultivation has reached the third level of the sword realm, which can be described as a dragon and phoenix among people, which is extremely extraordinary.

Speaking of this sword qi, I have to talk about it in detail.

The ancient world respects the sword, whether it is a demon, a demon or an immortal, they all take cultivating sword qi and improving the field of sword qi as their lifelong pursuit.

The sword qi realm is divided into five levels from low to high, and they are the Asking Sword, the Rising Sword, the Imperial Sword, the Robbing Sword, and the No Sword. Each level of sword qi realm is divided into nine layers, and if you break through the ninth layer, you can upgrade to the next level realm.

Ordinary people are very powerful when they reach the Edgeworth realm, and there are very few people who break through Edgeworth and reach the Sword Robbery. And the person who reaches the swordless realm is rare in a hundred years, and the successful one is the sword immortal.

Sword Qi cultivation is the basic, but making a good weapon is the key. According to the individual's physique and hobbies, there are also divisions of sword types.

A one-foot short sword, a three-foot long sword, and a seven-foot giant sword, divided into single-handed, double-handed, two-handed dual-wielding, and there are special multi-sword schools and shield sword schools. According to ancient records, the Demon Venerable even held a seven-foot giant sword with both hands.

Of course, with sword qi and sharp swords, swordsmanship is indispensable. Each sword qi field has a corresponding sword technique, and the sword technique is mostly distributed in the major sword sects, rivers and lakes and ancient tomb ruins. However, there are still some swordsmanship hidden in the hidden places of this ancient world, but they are so numerous that it is difficult to enumerate.

Of course, the best way to obtain swordsmanship is to join the sword sect and learn the orthodox swordsmanship of the sword sect. Some of the famous factions have the sword of the sword, and even the sword of the sword robbery field. These swordsmanship make them dominate one side, and the rest of the small sects are beyond their reach.

If you are blessed enough to obtain those hidden swordsmanship in the world, then you can only sigh that you are a well-deserved chosen one. Because the improvement of the sword qi realm is slow and difficult, and high-level sword techniques are even more difficult to find.

Having said that, the reason why the Guangliu Sword Sect was able to gain a foothold in the rivers and lakes and become famous was because the Guangliu Sword Sect had a sword technique in the field of imperial swords, called "Wuhan Sword Technique".

The sword technique is out, the heaven and the earth are cold, and the people are cold, taking the enemy's life, scattered all over the place, like ice shattering.

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The team that signed up had already lined up from the martial arts training ground to the main gate of the Guangliu Sword Sect, and Yin Xiaofei was late, so he had to take off the bag on his back and stand at the end of the line.

"Here we are." It was Lao Wu who patted Yin Xiaofei's shoulder and said.

"Well, it's coming, but it's too late." Yin Xiaofei said with some embarrassment.

"It's okay, wait." Lao Wu said a word, turned around and walked in the direction of the kitchen, and when he left, he glanced at Yin Xiaofei's heavy burden.

"Upper-middle, too." An old man's voice came, and a chubby teenage boy danced happily, and the richly dressed fat man behind him was also smiling, apparently the father of the little fat man.

"Down, though." The old man's voice came again, and a tall, but slightly thin girl was already crying. The woman dressed as a woman on the side took the girl's hand and said one word angrily: "Go." He angrily squeezed out of the crowd with the girl and went straight down the mountain.

Yin Xiaofei looked at the back of the mother and daughter, and was stunned. Rolled up his sleeves and looked at his arms, skinny and bones, looking pitiful. His brow furrowed.

It is said that the "middle and upper middle, lower middle" in the old man's mouth is actually the qualification for cultivating sword qi. This qualification is divided into nine grades, from top to bottom, they are upper, upper, upper, middle, lower,

Generally, the Sword Sect does not accept disciples with qualifications below and below, but for special reasons, this time the Guangliu Sword Sect has expanded the scope of qualifications, and children with qualifications and above are all included in the sect. It's just that the girl's qualifications are in the middle school, and she is the first child to be out today, how can her chivalrous mother not be angry?

How to judge the qualifications for cultivating sword qi? It's extremely complicated to say. Fortunately, there is a magic weapon, called "Ten Thousand Law Mirror", just a photo on the person's chest, you can immediately show the person's qualifications, saving worry and effort. As for the origin of the "Ten Thousand Laws Heavenly Mirror", I will talk about it in detail later.

"Kid, stand still, don't be nervous." The old man squinted, holding the 'Ten Thousand Laws Heavenly Mirror' in his hand and said to Yin Xiaofei, who was sweating profusely in front of him.

"I'm not nervous, I'm hot." Yin Xiaofei wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead and said helplessly. In fact, he is nervous, and when he is nervous, he will have a fever for no reason, and he has this problem when he is young.

The old man smiled slightly, and took a picture of the 'Ten Thousand Laws Heavenly Mirror' on Yin Xiaofei's chest.

The old man frowned slightly, glanced at the child, and said in a low voice, "Down, but." ”

Yin Xiaofei was dumbfounded, and tears were about to fall. Because of these 179 children, he is the second to be out.

"Down, though."

These four words swirled back and forth in Yin Xiaofei's mind for a long time. These four words, for Yin Xiaofei, are equivalent to a death sentence.

"I still have to live, my qualifications are not good, I still have hands and feet, and I can't starve to death. I still have to live until my father comes to me. Yin Xiaofei gritted his teeth and cheered for himself in his thoughts.

The old man saw that the child in front of him was stunned, so he shouted softly: "Little friend, little friend, are you okay?" ”

Yin Xiaofei heard the call, and then came back to his senses.

The old man looked at the big burden in front of Yin Xiaofei, even the quilt, shook his head a little helplessly, and said softly: "Little friend, go back and find a good livelihood." As long as you work hard, even if you don't practice swords, you can still live a wonderful life. ”

The old man knows that qualifications are destined and irreversible. I don't have the qualifications to practice swords, so it's completely misleading to say that I will go home and practice next time. Three hundred and sixty lines, the line is the champion, you can't practice the sword, and there are three hundred and fifty-nine lines to choose from. This kind-hearted old man still hopes that the child in front of him will not be discouraged and live his due life.

Yin Xiaofei pursed his lips, looked at the amiable old man in front of him, and nodded vigorously.

The old man saw the strength in the eyes of the child, which was the eyes that ordinary children did not have, and deeply touched the heart of the old man.

"What's your name, kid?" The old man asked.

"My name is Yin Xiaofei."

"Yin Xiaofei. Well, good name, hopefully one day you'll be able to soar to the sky. The old man smiled.

"I don't have wings, and I don't want to have wings, I'll be treated like a monster, haha." Yin Xiaofei said innocently and sincerely, with a frank smile on his face.

The old man also stroked his beard and laughed.

All this, Lao Wu, who was hiding on the side, saw it really clearly, he saw that Yin Xiaofei had actually chatted with the old man for so long, and laughed together, so he had a plan in his heart.

Yin Xiaofei bent down and picked up the slightly heavy burden. The old man saw that Yin Xiaofei's thin body still had to carry such a heavy burden, and he felt a little unbearable, so he bent down to help him.

"Uncle, it's okay, I'm used to it." Yin Xiaofei said with a smile.

The three words 'get used to' made the old man feel in his heart, how much has the child in front of him suffered?

Looking at Yin Xiaofei's departing back, the old man sighed lightly and shook his head helplessly.

Yin Xiaofei was carrying a heavy burden, only to find that it was easy to go up the mountain and difficult to go down. The mountain road is already rugged, and the cliffs on the side are even more terrifying. Those vines were trampled by pedestrians today, and the sap that flowed out made the road slippery.

If it was usual, Yin Xiaofei, who was used to walking this road, went down in a few jumps. But today, the big burden he is carrying makes it difficult for him, who is already thin.

Suddenly, he stepped on a sleek vine under his feet, staggered, and called out in his heart, 'Suffered', and his whole body was about to rush to the edge of the cliff. The cliff was reflected in his eyes, and his whole face turned pale.

His body suddenly shuddered backwards, and he hung on the edge of the cliff, only two toes could touch a little rock.

"Come up." Yin Xiaofei was lifted like a chicken, and he was put in the middle of the road.

It was Lao Wu's voice, although he only said two words, but he heard it really clearly, it was Lao Wu who saved him.

"Give me the baggage and come back with me." Lao Wu said and stretched out a big hand.

Yin Xiaofei, who was still pale, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, took off the burden, and handed it to Lao Wu with both hands, with an 'um' sound in his mouth.

Lao Wu turned around and left with his baggage, Yin Xiaofei followed cautiously, and did not speak along the way, but he was very puzzled in his heart. However, he walked a few steps and looked at the cliff under his feet tremblingly, gasped and said, "It's so dangerous." ”

Lao Wu took Yin Xiaofei back to the Guangliu Sword Sect, and the new disciples on the martial arts training ground had already lined up to listen to the master's teachings.

There was the old man standing next to the master, obviously the old man also saw Yin Xiaofei, only to see him nodding slightly with his white beard, which showed a fairy wind and bones.

Yin Xiaofei grinned at the old man, but he was even more puzzled in his heart. So he ran a few steps, followed Lao Wu and asked, "Lao Wu, where are you taking me?" ”

"Kitchen." Lao Wu spit out two words, but still strode forward. Yin Xiaofei could only trot all the way to keep up with Lao Wu's pace.

"What are you doing in the kitchen?" Yin Xiaofei said while trotting at Lao Wu's side face.

"Cook." Lao Wu still spoke so concisely.

Yin Xiaofei said 'oh', didn't ask any more questions, followed behind Lao Wu, and still trotted.

The two went to the kitchen one after the other. In fact, everyone has already eaten lunch, and it seems that it is a little early to cook at this time. However, this kitchen reminded Yin Xiaofei that he hadn't eaten lunch yet. However, it is not a matter of a day or two to skip lunch, and Yin Xiaofei didn't care too much. was about to ask Lao Wu for water to drink, but heard Lao Wu say: "There is a cake on the table, take it yourself and eat it." After speaking, he went out with Yin Xiaofei's baggage.

There were indeed two scallion pancakes sprinkled with sesame seeds on the table, Yin Xiaofei was salivating, so he simply grabbed one of them and ate it in a big gulp.

Lao Wu came back soon, and when he saw Yin Xiaofei eating a lot, he brought a bowl of water and put it on the table, and when he saw that there was a cake on the table, he said, "I also ate this." ”

Yin Xiaofei wrapped the cake in his mouth, and nodded violently with a gurgling sound.

Lao Wu turned around and went to the backyard, and there was a sound of porcelain colliding from the backyard, and Yin Xiaofei heard that Lao Wu had finished washing.

Yin Xiaofei gulped the cake in his hand, ate the cake on the table again, poured a mouthful of water, coughed twice vigorously, patted his chest, and was satisfied. So he trotted to the backyard.

Lao Wu was really washing the dishes, and the two large wooden basins were full of porcelain bowls, and those porcelain bowls were snow-white, much more exquisite than the bowls in Yin Xiaofei's house.

"I'll help you." Yin Xiaofei said.

"Come on." Lao Wu washed the dishes and said without raising his head.

Yin Xiaofei wiped his greasy hand on his waist twice, and then squatted by the wooden basin to wash it.

After washing the dishes, Lao Wu took Yin Xiaofei to the firewood room. One side of the firewood room has been cleaned, and a neat small bed is placed in it, and Yin Xiaofei's burden is placed on the bed.

"You just sleep here." Lao Wu said.

Yin Xiaofei looked at Lao Wu, a little puzzled.

"You help with the kitchen and take care of the food." Lao Wu said again.

"Really?!" Yin Xiaofei raised his little hand into a fist and said excitedly.

"Really."

Yin Xiaofei smiled even more happily. With a job to do, a place to eat, and a house to live in, he knew that he was less likely to die.

Since then, there has been an extra kitchen like Yin Xiaofei in the kitchen of the Guangliu Sword School, he is diligent and capable, and he rushes to do all the dirty work. Although Lao Wu didn't say it, he was very happy in his heart. Yin Xiaofei's idea is very simple, he wants to use his own methods to repay Lao Wu's kindness.

Lao Wu's kindness to him is indeed great.

Even so, some of the younger disciples in the Sword Sect didn't like Yin Xiaofei. The reason is very simple, the rumors have spread from Wanteng Village to the Guangliu Sword Sect, as for how did it come about? The villain's words, who can stop them, and who can control them?

"Look at that stray hair, isn't it a monster?" Several child disciples on the martial arts training ground saw Yin Xiaofei passing by with firewood on his back, and whispered in each other's ears.

"The qualification is inferior, I don't think it's even as good as the inferior, monster."

"I heard that my mother was killed, and I still have to wash the dishes and chopsticks before eating in the future, so as not to be contaminated with his bad luck."

"Yes, yes, yes, you have to wash it first, it's disgusting." A group of young disciples chimed in.

At this time, the little fat man who was practicing swords on the side couldn't listen to it, and shouted: "Is it interesting to talk about people behind your back?" ”

A tall and thin disciple shouted: "Fatty, don't pretend to be tall, we don't know the details of your family." Get out of the way. ”

The little fat man's face turned crimson, then he took a few deep breaths, suppressed his emotions and said, "My dad said, people can't look good, and the sea can't fight." Also, those who slander others after others are not good things......"

The tall and thin disciple pushed the little fat man away, and said disdainfully: "Chirp crookedly, I don't know what to do, get up." With a group of Tongsheng disciples behind him, he walked towards the main hall.

The little fat man was pushed back a few steps, and the sword in his hand almost fell to the ground, but his mouth was still muttering. When the group of disciples walked away, he looked outside the martial arts training ground, there was no longer Yin Xiaofei's figure, and muttered: "How can it be a monster, if it was a monster, the head would have already eliminated him." ”

......

Guangliu sword school study, the scrolls and calligraphy and paintings are displayed in a neat and orderly manner, a waterfall landscape map hangs on the main wall, and the momentum is simple and elegant.

There were two people sitting in the room, one was Zuoqiu Zhongyun, the head of the Guangliu Sword Sect, and the other was the old man.

Speaking of this old man, it needs to be explained in detail.

The old man's name is Lian Cuo, and he is in his seventies, but his identity is the eldest disciple of the Guangliu Sword Sect.

Lian Cuo was originally a merchant in Mengguo, engaged in the jewelry and agate business, although the business was not large, but his life was quite rich. In addition, his wife is virtuous, and he has an only daughter when he is old, and his daughter is also well-behaved and filial, and her life is also delicious.

But misfortune always comes unexpectedly, and when he made a mistake and moved his family to visit relatives at his wife's mother's house, he encountered robbers. The robbers were so brutal that his wife and daughter were killed in the ransacking. And Lian Cuo, who was stabbed in the abdomen, was also dying.

Fortunately, he was rescued by a passing swordsman at the time, and that swordsman was the current head of the Guangliu Sword Sect, Zuoqiu Zhongyun.

Zuoqiu Zhongyun was in his early twenties, and he had just developed his skills, and vowed to help the poor and eliminate harm for the people. When encountering such a tragic event, it is so angry that he grits his teeth. So after settling down, he went up the mountain alone to suppress the bandits.

In just one hour, the lives of the three hundred robbers were ended under the sharp sword of Zuoqiu Zhongyun.

Zuoqiu Zhongyun also became famous in a battle, and a Wuhan sword resounded in the martial arts. Who would have thought that at such a young age, he would reach the first level of the Edgeworth realm.

Lian Cuo learned that Zuoqiu Zhongyun avenged him, which was grateful to Dade and cried tears. Zuoqiu Zhongyun persuaded him not to be sad, to live well, and say goodbye.

What Zuoqiu Zhongyun never expected was that after Lian Cuo recovered from the knife wound, he sold all his belongings. Use these belongings to go to Puding Mountain Wanfa Guan to seek a magic weapon, and this magic weapon is the "Wanfa Heavenly Mirror".

As for why Lian Cuo asked for the "Ten Thousand Laws Heavenly Mirror", there is a small story here.

That year, on Lian Cuo's fifth birthday, a kendo master came uninvited to congratulate him. The ancient world values kendo, and of course the incorruptible parents are hospitable.

The Taoist chief also gladly accepted and stayed in Lian's house for fifteen days. On the sixteenth day, the Taoist chief suddenly said to Lian Cuo's father that he would accept Lian Cuo as a disciple and go to the mountains to practice. The incorruptible father did not want his children to suffer, so he politely refused. The Taoist had no choice but to leave, and there was no contact with him since.

I was impressed by this incident, but I didn't pay much attention to it.

After the catastrophe, he thought about it again, and felt that there must be some reason why the Taoist insisted on taking him as a disciple at that time. So I inquired in many ways, and I learned that the selection of disciples by talented people is extremely harsh, and it is not that the qualifications are extraordinary, even if they ask for it, it is difficult to enter their disciples. But the chief deigned to come to me to get started, and there must be an article in it.

Is his qualifications outstanding?

After thinking about it, Lian Cuo decided to find out. It's just that he was fifty-five years old at the time, even if he had excellent qualifications, what was the use of him who had never cultivated sword qi?

The old horse is attached to the horse, and the ambition is thousands of miles.

Lian mistakenly found out that the magic weapon "Wanfa Heavenly Mirror" can illuminate people's qualifications, so he decided to find the "Wanfa Heavenly Mirror" to give it a try.

He searched for several sword factions, and the head of the sword faction was reluctant to lend him the "Ten Thousand Magic Heavenly Mirror" for a try, saying that it was okay for this magic weapon to shine on children, but the elderly people would lose ten years of yang life if they were photographed by this magic weapon.

In the end, as soon as Lian Cao gritted his teeth, there was the matter of seeking treasure in front.

When the "Ten Thousand Laws Heavenly Mirror" shone on his chest, revealing two words, he was in tears.

Before last.

On the second day, Lian Cuo woke up and found that his hair and beard, which had been gray before, were now white.

Lian Cuo visited several Sword Sects one by one, hoping that the Sword Sect would accept him as an apprentice, but the Sword Sect categorically refused because of his advanced age.

In the end, Lian Cuo thought of Zuoqiu Zhongyun, so he took the "Wanfa Heavenly Mirror" and looked for him everywhere.

The emperor lived up to his wishes, and Lian Cao finally found Zuoqiu Zhongyun and moved him. A twenty-year-old young man accepted a fifty-five-year-old apprentice in this way, and he was also a closed disciple.

This incident was widely spread in the rivers and lakes and became a good story. It also laid a good foundation for Zuoqiu Zhongyun to start a sect in the future.

Lian Cuo has excellent qualifications, and although he is fifty-five years old, his sword qi has been practiced vigorously and has improved by leaps and bounds. It is now the second layer of the Edgeworth realm.

When Zuoqiu Zhongyun chatted with Lian Cuo, he often said: "Lao Lian, if you had learned from that immortal Dao back then, you must be the Taishan Beidou of martial arts now." ”

Lian Cuo just smiled slightly.

Perhaps, this typo in his name is his life.

Having said that, Zuoqiu Zhongyun and Lian Cuo gathered in the study, and the content of their discussion was related to Yin Xiaofei's rumors.

Zuoqiu Zhongyun said: "Lao Lian, what do you think of this kid Xiaofei? ”

Lian Cuo stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Boss, although Xiao Fei's sword qi qualifications are inferior, he is intelligent, hard-working, and good at teaching, and he will be a talent in the future." ”

Zuoqiu Zhongyun nodded, hesitated for a moment, frowned and said: "Recently, rumors about Xiao Fei being a monster have spread everywhere, not only are the sword sects spreading to each other, but also the four neighbors are also spreading rumors like this, which has a great impact on the reputation of this faction. It's not as good as ......."

Lian stood up, clenched his fists and said, "Master, how can you believe the gossip." Xiao Fei has been in the Sword Sect for more than three months, and he hasn't seen anything strange. And he does his best in the kitchen, and Lao Wu praises him. He is a hard-working child, and he will suffer criticism without his father and mother, I ...... I can't bear ......," Lian said with a choked up. Comparing hearts to hearts, people who are working hard always empathize with people who are suffering.

At that time, Yin Xiaofei was out, and he felt a little inexplicably sorry for his mistakes. Later, Lao Wu said that he needed a cook, so he reported to the head of the house, and the head of the house also responded casually. This is why Yin Xiaofei stayed in the Guangliu Sword Sect.

Now that he has been in contact for a long time, Lian Cuo loves Yin Xiaofei even more, and wants to accept him as a righteous son several times, but he has an old face that is difficult to say, so he didn't say anything. Listening to the current tone of the boss, now he wants to drive away Yin Xiaofei, and he is excited at this time, and he will be in tears.

Zuoqiu Zhongyun saw that Lian Cao cherished this child, so he said softly: "Just let the child stay in the Sword Sect, the rumors will eventually stop at the wise." ”

When Lian Cao heard this, he wiped his tears and hugged his fists to thank him.

Rumors stop at the wise. This is a good saying, but there are not many wise people after all.

Out of the study, Lian Cuo decided to find Yin Xiaofei, he wanted to learn more about Yin Xiaofei, his life experience, his past, and his strange young white.

Lian Cuo came to the kitchen and saw that Lao Wu was washing the vegetable roots, so he asked, "Lao Wu, where did Xiaofei go?" ”

Lao Wu raised his head and said, "I've gone to the back mountain." ”

"What are you doing in the back mountains?"

"I went to pick the first shiitake mushroom."

"Okay, wait for him to come back. Tell him to come to me. ”

"Okay." Lao Wu answered and continued to wash the vegetables.

Lian went out of the kitchen and looked at the sky casually, and there was a purple cloud on the horizon, which was peculiar but *.

......

"Nanshou shiitake mushroom, Nanshou shiitake mushroom, alas, it's really uncomfortable for you to find me." Yin Xiaofei used his left hand to swing away the weeds and vines, and scratched his leg with his right hand, and his leg was red several times, and it seemed that he was bitten by a poisonous insect.

In other words, the Nanshou shiitake mushroom is indeed not a good ingredient, and it tastes bitter and makes people's tongue uncomfortable. However, it is very helpful for sword qi cultivation, and it should be regarded as the lowest level medicinal material for improving cultivation. This shiitake mushroom is dried in the sun, then ground into a powder and put some on it when making a vegetable stew. Eating such a dish and drinking such a soup was of great help to the disciples in stabilizing their sword qi.

This southern mushroom generally grows in cold and damp places, and there are many poisonous insects and poisonous weeds in these places.

"Oops, it's itchy." Yin Xiaofei grabbed it indiscriminately, and scratched out the blood marks on his right leg, and the red spot was getting bigger and bigger.

He picked a few more Nanshou shiitake mushrooms and put them in the bamboo basket around his waist, he was so itchy that he couldn't stand it, so he simply sat in the grass and scratched it comfortably for a while.

Suddenly, I heard a hissing sound behind me, and a strong earthy smell.

Yin Xiaofei was stunned: "Mom, snake." ”

When children encounter danger, they don't have any strategy, they just run away, but these 36 strategies are often the most effective.

After running for a while, he felt that the snake should not follow, so he bent down again to look for the Nanshou shiitake mushroom. It's just that at this time, the leg is not itchy, it is swollen and swollen, and it is very uncomfortable. I turned my head and looked, oh my god, my legs were swollen into round turnips.

What kind of mushrooms are you picking here, let's find some water to wash your legs first.

Thinking of this, Yin Xiaofei walked towards the depths of the mountain forest, because he knew that there was a waterhole in front of him.

After walking for a long time, I found the waterhole, the oily water surface, as level as a mirror. There was not a single trace of weeds around the waterhole, and a few towering trees surrounded it, and it was quiet and serene, and the thick vines on the trees were obviously some years old, and they hung down into the water.

Yin Xiaofei took off the bamboo basket from his waist and placed it next to a big tree, and as soon as he lowered his head, he heard the sound of grass disturbing behind the big tree. When I looked up, the sound was gone, and I guess some small animal had run away.

He jumped to the edge of the pool, rolled up his trouser leg to rinse the turnip leg, the cold water benefited him very much, and the feeling of swelling was gradually replaced by a deep coolness.

It's just that the coolness seems to have passed a little, and Yin Xiaofei hasn't washed it a few times, but he feels his whole body tremble and his teeth chatter.

"This ...... The water is too cold. Thinking of this, I didn't scoop water to wash my feet. was about to get up, but found that the radish leg was no longer able to move, and he was completely unconscious.

This sudden situation made him panic.

Suddenly, the towering trees around the waterhole rattled. Yin Xiaofei looked around, only to realize that it was the vines that were thicker than an adult's arm moving, driving the branches and leaves of the big tree to rattle. A grassy smell gradually thickened.

"Wow!" The water splashed everywhere, and those splashes were sprinkled on Yin Xiaofei's face, cold and biting. After the splash, a dragon appeared in the pool.

No, it wasn't a dragon, it was a vine as thick as an adult's thigh.

Yin Xiaofei was already stunned.

Because of the agitation of the vines, the otherwise calm water of the pool became turbid, and some white things surged down the waves to the shore.

Yin Xiaofei trembled and glanced at the white thing that rushed to his feet, and he was so frightened that he almost stopped breathing.

It was a white bone.

It's a man-eating pool.

Yin Xiaofei struggled to crawl back, the horror on his face indescribable. But the vines had already stretched, from the trees, from the water, had completely surrounded Yin Xiaofei.

In an instant, Yin Xiaofei's hands, feet and neck were wrapped around vines, and some barbs on the vines cut into Yin Xiaofei's skin, and he was in pain.

Yin Xiaofei wanted to shout for help, but a vine had already strangled his mouth, and he felt that his breathing was about to stop, but the first thing to stop was his consciousness, and he completely fainted.

The vines had completely wrapped him, tightly sealed, just like Yin Xiaofei had completely disappeared into the jungle, without a trace.

'Bang! With a loud bang, the vines wrapped around Yin Xiaofei's body suddenly burst open, and the broken vines scattered. The power of the explosion continued unabated, and a green aura centered on Yin Xiaofei spread out in all directions. The vines, flowers and plants along the way were cut off at the waist, and finally left a deep cut on the towering trees, and the cut was bleeding like liquid and smelling fishy.

At this time, Yin Xiaofei was wrapped in a cloud of green light, suspended in mid-air, the green light was soft and warm, slowly healing his injured body.

The green light actually emanated from the jade light glazed pendant on Yin Xiaofei's chest.

After the treatment was completed, the green light slowly dissipated, all of which were inhaled into Yin Xiaofei's nostrils, and the jade light glazed pendant and lanyard also slowly dissipated, turning into green light dust and entering Yin Xiaofei's nostrils together.

Yin Xiaofei fell slowly and fell into a deep sleep.

"Dumbo, Dumbo." There were shouts in the mountains and forests, and dozens of torches illuminated the mountains and forests red.

"Here, here." A young disciple shouted in panic with a torch.

Lao Wu jumped to the edge of the pond and saw Yin Xiaofei lying in the shadows, not knowing whether he was dead or alive. Frightened, he hurriedly picked him up.

This hug stunned everyone, and Lao Wu looked at Yin Xiaofei's hair in horror.

Yin Xiaofei's hair is all white.