The sound of crackling and burning, coming from the dry grass and vines, in the quiet cave, people inexplicably felt a little uneasy, under the strange atmosphere, I saw that the master was still sleeping quietly, I don't know how long he will be asleep, maybe an hour or two, maybe seven or eight hours, or even longer, it is extremely unwise to exhaust his cultivation in this environment, but the master did it directly.

After a while, Jia Daoren still didn't come back, I was faintly worried, at this time, all the hopes were pinned on Jia Daoren, he must not have an accident......

"Rustling ......"

Suddenly, the slightest sound of footsteps, outside the cave, came from far and near, I was happy in my heart, Jia Daoren really came back, and hurriedly shouted outside the cave: "Senior brother! The fire is about to go out, you need to hurry up and renew the grass and vines! ”

"Senior Brother......

Inexplicably shouted a few times again, but what responded to me was only the intermittent echo of the cave, my own echo, and the clearer and clearer footsteps still resounded in my ears, listening to this footsteps, Jia Daoren should have approached the cave, why did I call him, but he didn't respond?

"Crunch!"

There was a crisp pause, as promised, at the entrance of the cave, there was a pause, and then, in an instant, fell into a deathly silence, quiet, very quiet, quiet a little terrible!

"Who?!"

No matter how stupid I am, I have no life experience, and at this time, I also resolutely realized that it may not be the footsteps of my senior brother Jia Daoren, that ...... So who will it be? Or ...... What is hiding outside?!

"Giggle...... Giggle......"

Suddenly, a creepy laughter came from outside the cave, and clearly reached my ears, and I turned my head tremblingly, and looked at the entrance of the cave...... At the edge of the cave, a child of seven or eight years old stood upside down, lying at the entrance, smiling a little, looking at me quietly.

"You, you...... Are you a human or a ghost?! Why is it upside down there? Yes?! ”

I couldn't calm down anymore, the master couldn't wake up, and the senior brother Jia Daoren went out for a long time and didn't return, leaving me alone and hanging half-dead on the stone wall...... Hey! Isn't that right?

"Giggle...... Big brother, it's you who is doing the handstand, not me! ”

Sure enough, after I came to my senses, the child grinned and said in a childish voice.

"Ahem! Got it, I'm asking you, are you a human or a ghost? Why is it here?! ”

Although I asked so, deep down in my heart, I already regarded this child as a living person, because from such a distance, instead of feeling a trace of yin qi emanating from his body, I sensed a trace of kindness, could it be that whose child was lost?

"Woooooooooo......oo Big brother, I'm lost here...... Woowoo...... My dad went up the hill to dig for herbs and left me behind...... Woowoo woo ......"

As soon as my words fell, the child suddenly rubbed his eyes, and sobbed softly while rubbing, hearing what he said, I snorted with difficulty, sure enough, it was a lost doll, his father must have been digging herbs, just in time for the green dragon to move the disaster, the south-to-north water diversion, the water flooded the hillside, so it caused their father and son to be separated, but ...... In such a strange place, such a small child can still be fine, what a creation......

"Little guy, don't cry first, since you met the big brother, the big brother will definitely help you find your father, you come in first to get some warmth, it's too cold outside, don't freeze your body."

I said with concern, but I still couldn't flip my body back, so I had to awkwardly invite the child into the cave.

"Giggle...... Thank you big brother......"

The boy burst into tears and laughed, and jumped into the cave, and sat down on a stone by the fire, and saw that his lips were purple and black, and it was really cold.

"By the way, what's your name? Where do you live? ”

I smiled and looked at the child, this child has clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and his ability to adapt to the wild is really several times higher than that of children of the same age, as the saying goes, the child of a poor family is in charge of the house early, maybe his family background is not very good, otherwise he would not follow his father to learn to dig herbs.

"My name is Little Ghost, by the way, big brother, what's your name?"

Suddenly, I heard the child call himself a "little ghost", and my heart struck suddenly, but seeing his natural expression, I was instantly relieved, and smiled: "Do you only have this nickname?" Do you have a name? ”

"Big brother, I don't know what you're talking about, by the way, my family lives near the valley mouth in front, and you can see my house when you get out of the valley."

The little ghost said seriously, and stretched out his hand to point me in the direction, isn't it the Taniguchi that my master and brother and I are looking for? That's the only way out of here!

"Dare to love that the children in your mountains are called nicknames until they grow up, well, when you grow up, you will know what your real name is, little ghost, big brother, my name is Chen Xiaojiu, this old man is my master, the world respects the dragon and tiger Taoist, I also have a senior brother who is now out looking for grass and vines, and will come back later, presumably my senior brother will definitely like you when he sees you."

I smiled and introduced the names and relationships of our master and apprentice to the little ghost, but when the little ghost saw the sleeping master, his face trembled obviously, and he moved to the side...... "Hehe! You don't have to be afraid, my master looks very fierce, in fact, he is very amiable, I guess I will like you when I wake up, this quirky little guy, an old naughty boy, a little naughty boy, hehe! ”

"Big brother! Is this old man dying? Why not bury it? It's scary! ”

Who knows, the little ghost's words suffocated me half to death.

"Imp! How do you speak?! My master is sleeping, and he will wake up later, children don't talk nonsense if they don't understand, it's not a good child to curse people casually! ”

I exasperated slightly, and glared at the imp.

Unexpectedly, the little ghost pouted, gave me a blank look, turned his head...... "Why are you still sitting here...... "People are dying?"

"You!"

I suddenly wanted to stand up and kick this little ghost, but as soon as I moved, I felt a burst of pain all over my body, and it was extremely unbearable.

"What is life and death?! Brother Xiaojiu, what are you talking nonsense in the cave? You ......"

Suddenly, Senior Brother Jia Daoren walked in with a Xuanwu knife carrying a large ball of grass and vines, and just teased me, but when he saw that there was an extra seven or eight-year-old child in the cave, he was so shocked that he couldn't speak, and after a long time, he asked coldly: "Are you a human or a ghost?" Why is it here?! ”

"Senior brother!"

Seeing the state of senior brother Jia Daoren's soldiers, I hurriedly interjected: "I had the same question as you just now, but now that I have figured it out, he and his father went up the mountain to dig medicinal herbs, and it happened that the river was rising, the sky and the earth changed color, and the father and son were separated like this. ”

"Oh? So, you're human, not a ghost?! ”

Jia Daoren kept the grass vine on the side of the fire, still on high alert.

"No, uncle, I'm a ghost!"

Suddenly, the child Huo Di stood up and said to Jia Daoren seriously.

When I heard these words, I was completely stunned, could it be...... Could it be that I have been wrong all along? Or am I too stupid and too easy to deceive? Why can't I tell if it's a human or a ghost? And the senior brother Jia Daoren even held the Xuanwu knife across his chest, and shouted angrily: "Bold! Dare to send it to the door to be presumptuous, Dao Ye will destroy you little ghost today! ”