In a small village where the night lasts forever, an old man squinted at the white line in the distant sky, and sighed a little as if he were sighing. Eternal night is the hallmark of this village, in fact, it is the case everywhere in this area.

A little boy ran happily, and when he ran to the old man, he accidentally fell, and before the old man could help him up, he was already standing up. A very happy smile was revealed.

The little boy's skin was very white, to the point of being abnormal, because he had not seen the sun for many years. However, he looks like he has clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and a pair of big eyes are purring, which looks very energetic.

"Slow down, what can happen like this?" The old man patted the little boy's clothes and said complainingly.

"Grandpa, grandpa, guess what I saw?" The little boy said excitedly.

"What?" The old man was obviously aroused by his curiosity, and involuntarily asked.

"I saw two people coming down that mountain!" The little boy waved his arms excitedly, as if something unthinkable had happened.

"Down from the mountain?" The old man was stunned, he had grown up from here since he was a child, and he had tried to climb up, but after climbing for a long time, he found that there was a force pulling on him, trying to make his side to the ground, out of fear of the unknown, he did not dare to try again.

But now, two people have come down from the mountain?

After living here for a long time, the people who come and go are remembered by the old man, and in his impression, there are not many people passing by here at all, so where did these two people come from?

While he was thinking wildly, suddenly, the little boy grabbed his arm and shook it and shouted, "Look, Grandpa! They came down. ”

Following his grandson's gaze, the old man's gaze locked on a figure. Because the other petite one was being carried on the back of the tall one, both of them looked very tired, and their clothes were covered with dust, revealing a feeling of wind and dust.

Suddenly seeing a figure, the two people who had just come down the mountain were also startled. Only then did the old man see that these were two young people. The tall one was a young man who looked to be in his early twenties, and the edges and corners of his face were very distinct, especially the pair of sharp eyes that were even tired were even more impressive.

And the petite one is a girl of sixteen or seventeen, who looks very delicate, like a porcelain doll. It's just that in those big bright eyes, they are full of fatigue, and they don't seem to have any strength. The appearance of being carried on the back of a young man is very pitiful.

Seeing that it was just an old man and a young man, the young man was obviously relieved, and walked over and asked, "Old man, may I ask what kind of place is this?" ”

The old man understood, and the standard Mandarin of this young man was well understood. Nodding and replied, "This is Xu Zhuang." ”

"Xu Zhuang?" The young man was a little puzzled, as if he had not heard of this place at all. After thinking for a while, he added, "Then what race are you?" ”

What ethnicity?

What kind of problem is this?

It's no wonder that the old man has lived here since he was a child and has never received any education about Appa. Even if a few slave hunters came here, they were quietly afraid of being caught by the earthlings. So when he was so old, he didn't even know that there was such a thing as Apa.

"I'm from Huaxia!" The old man thought that Cao Luo was deliberately entertaining him, and replied with some dissatisfaction. In his opinion, a quarrel is indispensable after a while, but to his surprise, the two young people opposite obviously showed a hint of joy after hearing his answer.

"We're back!" The girl raised her arms and cheered, her eyes filled with tears. The young man was much calmer, and gently put his hand on the girl's shoulder and patted it.

The old man was almost confused, what the hell was going on?

"Old man, we are from the City Patrol, we lost contact with the organization some time ago, and we have been looking for a long time to come to this place." Cao Luo's face didn't blush when he made up nonsense, but his words obviously won the trust of the old man.

The old man's face, which had been trembling slightly with annoyance, relaxed, and it seemed that the impression given to him by the city patrol was not bad. Letting go of the vigilance in his heart, the old man looked extremely enthusiastic, let go of his body and said, "Then follow me to the house to rest······ The girl looked really tired. ”

These two young people are naturally Cao Luo and Cao Chen, who have traveled for many days to get here, and the difficult climbing work is still too difficult for Cao Chen, who has no cultivation at all, and he didn't walk long before he fell to the ground motionless because of his lack of strength.

After that, Cao Luo carried her on his back. Rao is Cao Luo's strength is extraordinary, and he can't help but be tired at the moment. When I heard that there was a place to rest, what was the reason for reluctance?

He nodded politely and said, "Then I'll trouble you." ”

The old man rubbed his hands together with a smile and said, "Come with me." ”

The old man's home was not far away, and there were very few people in the family, only three in total———— an old man, a little boy, and an old black dog. Listening to the old man's introduction along the way, the little boy's parents disappeared a long time ago without knowing what happened, and even after looking for many places, there was no trace of them.

Cao Luo listened silently, he understood that this matter was most likely a good thing done by Apa's slave hunters. This profession that Cao Luo is most tired of is always so ubiquitous, and it has brought almost ruin to many families.

When he entered the house, Cao Luo was knocked down by the low door, and touched his head a little embarrassedly, causing Cao Chen on his back to cover his mouth and chuckle. Cao Luo was very embarrassed, and put his eyes on the room, only to see that the furnishings in the room could be described in four words———— at a glance.

It's just one room, only one other room, and the rest of the kitchen, living room, and so on, are all compressed together, but surprisingly there is no clutter, because there are so few things that can be used for decoration.

To the satisfaction of the two, the environment in the house is very clean, and there is no dust or anything like that, which shows that although the old man lives in such a small village, he still loves cleanliness. Such people generally give people a good impression.

Sitting on a low stool, the legs of the stool squeaked, and Cao Luo didn't dare to push too hard, for fear that he would break this little thing with one butt. The old man filled a large coarse porcelain bowl with tea leaves, poured cold water, and placed it in front of the two of them.

What do you mean? Brewing tea leaves in cold water? What is this custom?

The little boy who had been watching the two curiously on the side stood up and held up two large porcelain bowls. As you can see, the bottom of the bowl is charred black. Just when Cao Luo and the others didn't know why, the boy opened his mouth, and a flame was spit out.

The tea was bubbling, but Cao Luo didn't have a trace of thinking about it, his eyes were tightly focused on the little boy, and he was silent for a while before he spoke:

"Fire of the Five Elements."