There was no word all night, and the next morning, the sun was shining, and the cold mountain breeze became warm and soft, and it seemed that all the nightmares had dissipated, but I knew that the nightmares were never far away, and the image of peace in front of me was just an illusion. Because Maiva is still there, last night's wolf siege, coupled with the great changes in his family, has left me in turmoil. What's more, Master and I have to find the other six factions to gather the remaining six divine bones in exchange for the qualification to enter the Divine Cave to find the secret treasure.

Before everything was finished, everything followed, I got up and stretched, but I saw that Master had already gotten up early, and at this moment he was standing outside the entrance of the cave with his hands behind his back, watching the sun rise in the distance.

After waking Maiva up, we simply got some water to drink, and hurried to Maiwa's hometown.

On the way, according to Maiwa, there were five or six other families living near his house, about a distance between the mountains and the mountains. However, the families had all moved from other places, and since there were too few fields to cultivate on Maiwa's side, they opened up a few acres of land at the other end of the hill and settled down. It is not clear exactly when those families moved from other places, but a few of their families can write and write. Every once in a while, Maiwa's father asked Maiwa to learn some Chinese characters from those outsiders.

When Master and I met Maiwa, he had been away from home for three days and three nights, and his father had prepared a bag of dry food for him. I'm afraid that the child will be hungry, but Maiwa is still so young after all, where to carry so much, only walked for more than a day, even eating and throwing away, most of the dry food goes, after all, the less dry food, the more relaxed he is, the child's heart, is like this, he will not think about what to do in the future, just know that he can't stand it at the moment and throw it away.

By the night of the third day, he was left with half of the hard dry bread. I'm also angry, such an older child, you let him go over the mountains and mountains to find a way out, why don't you take the child with you?

But think about it, my wife died tragically not long after she became pregnant, as an old man, how can you not be angry or hateful. But there is still a child to live at home, if you stay at home and die like your wife, who will take care of the child? People in the mountains may think simply, as long as they get out of the mountains, they can have a way to live. But in that vast mountain, how can you let a ten-year-old child get out? It's nonsense!

Maybe it was because Maiwa's father was confused that he came up with such a bad idea, but a person with a normal head would not have thought of letting his child go out to find a way out.

I thought about it for a while, and suddenly turned back to Maiwa and asked, "Maiwa, aren't there still a few families near your house?" Why didn't your father take you into their house for the time being? But let you out of the mountains? ”

Maiva also didn't understand the reason and didn't say a word.

The master opened his mouth: "Everyone in the world has the heart to avoid disaster, Maiwa's family is in great trouble, and the people nearby must be extremely afraid, if Maiwa is taken in, it will inevitably set herself on fire, so it is reasonable for Maiwa to be abandoned alone." The terrain in front of us is much flatter, and the vegetation is gradually becoming more and more lush, so maybe Maiwa's house is almost there. Maiva, do you remember where your house is? ”

When Maiwa heard this, she immediately pointed ahead and said, "I remember, after passing the hill in front of me, you can see my house after a short walk." ”

Towards noon, we finally saw a simple house at the foot of the hill not far away. The houses in this big mountain are almost all the same, with a short fenced yard and a lonely high gate, which is the courtyard gate, and inside are a few small houses with thatched roofs and brick and stone piles. It's very simple, and you can see a touch of barrenness from afar.

She hadn't gone far before she ran briskly towards the door, shouting as she ran, "Daddy! Dad! ”

But until Maiva ran out into the yard, no one answered him. Master and I looked at each other and hurried to Maiwa's courtyard, but saw Maiwa wiping tears from her eyes and said, "Daddy is not at home, woo woo woo woo ......"

I glanced left and right, and suddenly I saw some animal fur in the little shed where the cattle were bolted, and the fur was bits and pieces, stained with horrific blood! Seeing this, I hurriedly asked Maiwa, "Maiwa, what was raised in this shed?" ”

After asking, I found out that there were several goats in this shed. But how did it become so bloodstained? What the hell is going on?! Master walked directly into Maiwa's house, walked out after a circle, and also saw the abnormality in the shed. Frowning, the master glanced down at the ground of this mansion, and suddenly said with some surprise, "Why is this happening?" ”

I hurriedly came to Master's side and asked curiously, "Master, what's wrong?" ”

The Master pointed to the ground and said, "It's all dry outside, and the ground is dry and hard, but you see that the courtyard of Maiwa's house is damp, how can there be such a heavy amount of moisture gathered here?" It's weird! ”

I couldn't help but raise my foot and stomp on the ground a few times, and suddenly staggered to my feet, and immediately said, "Master, this ground is very hard!" ”

If it is an ordinary ground, plus a damp piece, at least there will not be much anti-shock force under one foot, because the soil below must be soaked with water stains, a little soft, but the ground in the yard of Maiwa's house is extremely hard, and every foot can feel a force of anti-shock, which shakes me to the point of unsteady.

Master's face became even more solemn...... "The ground is damp and hard, and there is a sign of gathering yin, well, this mansion is indeed a little strange. But where did Maiva's father go? ”

I hurriedly came to Master's side and whispered, "Master, Maiwa has been away from home for three days, could it be that his father has died in these three days?" ”

Master shook his head and said, "If you were dead, you should be able to see the body, but it's clear that we don't see the body." In that case, you first appease Maiwa, live here temporarily, and look for the surrounding area for the teacher, to see if you can find Maiwa's father, Ergou, this house is a little weird, before the teacher does not rush back, you must be careful to protect Maiwa, don't make any mistakes, you know? ”

I nodded hurriedly and said, "Don't worry, Master, everything is with me." By the way, the Whisker Whip...... Can you give it to me for self-defense? As I spoke, I scratched the back of my head and smiled.

After thinking about it, the master took the whisker whip out of the yellow cloth bag and handed it to me, but said: "Once the master finds Maiwa's father, he will rush back as soon as possible, you should deal with it carefully, but don't be careless, even if you have this magic weapon to protect yourself, but your Taoism is insufficient, don't forget the lesson of fighting with ghosts and demons before." As a teacher, I can't save you every time, remember! ”

After saying that, the master turned around and walked out of the courtyard, and after a while, he disappeared into the vast mountains. I turned around, but I saw that Maiwa was preparing to fetch water, so I hurriedly ran to him to take over the work in his hands, and smiled, "Maiwa, what are you doing?" After a long day's journey, why don't you go into the house to rest or play for a while? ”

Maiwa said honestly: "Brother Ergou, I have to fetch water and wait for Daddy and Uncle Yang to come back and wash their faces, there is a lot of dust outside, and Daddy has a lot of dust on his body every time he comes back from outside." Also, Brother Ergou, let's boil some water, Daddy and Uncle Yang will definitely be thirsty when they come back. ”

Looking at such a sensible and good child, I was moved in my heart for a while, the so-called children of poor families are in charge early, and it is not false at all. At such an age, it is so rare to know that you can take care of the housework and take on the responsibilities of the family for your parents. I obeyed Maiva's instructions, and accompanied the little fellow to fetch water, cook, and clean the yard. In this way, we worked all afternoon, until the sky gradually darkened, and we still did not wait for Master to find Maiwa's father.

I anxiously persuaded: "Maiwa, you are too young to bear it, let's eat first, and I don't know when they come back." ”

But Maiwa had to wait for his father to come back and have dinner together, but after waiting for more than an hour, there was still no news, and the little one was a little sleepy, and the food was cold, so I had to heat it up a little, and then persuaded left and right, and then accompanied Maiwa to eat a small portion, and then put away the meal of Master and Maiwa's father, and put it in the cauldron of the stove house, so I coaxed Maiwa to lie down on the bed in the Westinghouse.

I breathed a sigh of relief, Maiwa's child was too sincere, although I suffered a lot with him, but I was willing. After watching Maiwa fall asleep, I quietly walked outside the courtyard, and looked around, there was nothing in the dark deep mountains and old forests. sighed, I don't know if the master can find Maiwa's father, in case Maiwa's father dies, Maiwa will definitely be sad and bad, what can such an older child do in the future......

Closing the courtyard door, I turned around and was about to return to the house, but I felt a cold breath rushing up and down, and a layer of goosebumps followed closely, I looked around in shock, and there was nothing, but when that breath ran to me just now, I obviously felt that it was yin!

After following Master for so long, I have been eye-opening in any scene, and I can still distinguish the difference between yin qi and cold air. If it is cold air, that is, blowing head-on, as long as you cover your clothes, you can resist it, but if it is yin qi, it will go straight to the person's body, and the body will go back and forth in the body, and the clothes and other things can't resist it at all.

With a frown, I walked briskly into the inner room and slammed the door shut. When I came to Maiwa's room, I was relieved to see that Maiwa was still asleep!