Volume 1 Heart of the Hungry Ghost Chapter 0002 Blacksmith Father and Son
A thousand years after the Gate of Senro was sealed.
Huazhen, a border town in the south of the Dongsheng Divine Realm, was crowded today, and the mayor and many people with heads and faces gathered in the square, standing respectfully and respectfully.
In the distance, in the sky, three people stepped on their swords, their aura was extraordinary, and their immortal aura was ringing.
The commotion stopped abruptly, and everyone looked at them in awe.
The mayor stepped forward, gave a big salute, and said humbly: "Welcome to the three envoys of Wuji Immortal Mountain!"
Among the three, a white-haired and flowing fairy wind bone old man said solemnly: "Quickly tell me the matter in detail!"
"Yes!" the mayor hurriedly replied, telling the three messengers about the terrifying and strange things that had happened in Huazhen recently.
At midnight the day before yesterday, a huge fireball flew over Huazhen, illuminating the night sky as if it were day.
The fireball fell on a mountain behind Huazhen, and many people in the town ran to see what was going on, only to see an immortal walking out of the fireball, with three eyes blazing, stepping on Shenglan.
The immortal spoke and behaved very strangely, and actually asked the townspeople what time and place it was, but his attitude was very kind and approachable.
The next day, the three-eyed immortal visited from house to house, saying that he wanted to find someone destined to teach peerless exercises, and even if no one entered his eyes, he generously rejuvenated and cured several terminally ill people in the town. Everyone thought that he must be the envoy of Wuji Immortal Mountain who came down to Huazhen to preach and teach.
However, just yesterday, four people from the demon clan flew in from the direction of Nanyanchuan Ridge, and they killed more than ten people in Huazhen as soon as they landed! Then the three-eyed immortal appeared, and fought with the four people, the grass and trees turned to ashes, the houses were destroyed, and finally the immortal was defeated, seriously injured, fled, and never came back. The mayor felt the seriousness of the matter and reported it overnight.
After listening to the mayor's account, the white-haired old man frowned, and asked sternly, "What kind of exercises did that person teach?"
The mayor trembled with nervousness, and said tremblingly, "As far as I know, no one in the town has ever been in his eyes......"
"Did that man leave anything else behind?!" asked another of the three messengers.
"I didn't ...... No, he left without leaving anything......" The mayor stammered in reply, he had thought that the three-eyed immortal was on the same path as the three messengers, but now it seemed that things were far from that simple!
"Call everyone over and check them one by one!" said the white-haired old man with a blank face.
Huazhen men, women, and children stood in a row, and the three envoys carefully checked whether each person's Origin Exercise was abnormal.
The town's blacksmith Li stood at the end of the row, holding a baby in his hand and looking forward nervously.
"Blacksmith Li, where did you get a child?" asked one of the people next to him curiously.
"Uh...... I picked it up yesterday when I went up the mountain to mine, maybe someone can't afford it. ”
"Oh, that's really God pity you, you can still have a child to raise as a 10,000-year-old bachelor, hahaha. There was a hint of mockery in the man's words.
Blacksmith Li nodded absentmindedly and continued to look forward.
The man next to him continued to say endlessly: "You are so lucky that you were not in the town yesterday, you didn't see how many people died yesterday......
Blacksmith Li didn't want to listen to his chatter at all, and said intentionally or unintentionally: "My old man is not in a proper position to hold a child, so I will send him back to the house first, and then go to see the messenger." With that, he trotted all the way back to the blacksmith's shop.
After a few hours, when everyone had finished checking in, a messenger called the mayor and asked, "Are they all here?
Mayor Mare nodded hurriedly.
The three messengers glanced at each other, shook their heads, got up and flew away with their swords.
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Time flies, 16 years later......
In the golden autumn of October, Huazhen once again ushered in the most important event of the year - the Five Elements Awakening Festival!
Wuji Immortal Mountain has set up "Deacon Mansions" in various parts of the Dongsheng Divine Realm, and every year today, messengers will be sent to the Deacon's Mansion to awaken the Five Elements attribute for those who have reached the age of 16.
All the people of the Dongsheng Divine Realm will awaken a five-element attribute, and after awakening the five-element attribute, they can cultivate the corresponding five-element exercises, and if they are gifted, they may be directly brought back to Wuji Immortal Mountain by the messenger for further cultivation!
The awakening of the five elements is the foundation of the cultivation of the Five Elements exercises, and the awakened attributes are divided into levels 1 to 9, and the difference in the level of talent has a great impact on the cultivation of the day after tomorrow. Generally speaking, if the attribute awakening can reach level 5 or above, you will have no worries about food and clothing in the future, and you will have a lot to do, if you can be above level 8, you will definitely be promoted to Wuji Immortal Mountain.
"Dad, I also want to participate in the Five Elements Awakening Festival!" said a brown-haired and red-eyed young man holding Blacksmith Li's hand.
Blacksmith Li said uneasily: "Meng Gu, isn't it good for you to accompany your father to run this blacksmith shop?
The brown-haired and red-eyed young man was named Meng Gu, the abandoned baby that Blacksmith Li picked up back that year. Because the cloth that wrapped the baby at that time was embroidered with the word "Meng", the blacksmith Li gave the child this surname, and the child must have been protected by the Ceres Continent if he did not die. Blacksmith Li Zizi has no children and no daughters, so he naturally regards this child as a baby.
"Dad, how can anyone not go to the Five Elements Awakening at the age of 16? Do you still think I'm being laughed at less?!" Meng Gu grumbled angrily.
Meng Gu was born with red eyes, and he was discriminated against since he was a child, and everyone in the town said that he was thrown away by his biological father because he had a red eye. Fortunately, Li Blacksmith protects his son, but if he knows who is chewing the root of Menggu's tongue, he will come to the door with a lot of noise to ask for an explanation!
Blacksmith Li shook his head helplessly, and said firmly: "If I say I am not allowed to go, I am not allowed to go! I will deliver goods to people, you stay honest!" After that, he picked up two hoes and walked out of the door, locked the outside, and locked Meng Gu in the blacksmith shop.
Meng Gu had long expected his father to come to this trick, and when he saw that his father had walked away from the crack in the door, he turned around and took out an iron piece, pried open the window, and ran towards the deacon's mansion with a puff of smoke.
The hall of the deacon's mansion was crowded with people, and dozens of 16-year-old boys and girls were full of longing on their faces, waiting for the awakening of the five elements. Meng Gu found a corner after receiving the number, and his eyes were firmly fixed on a crystal compass in the center of the hall.
The envoy from the Wuji Immortal Mountain stood in front of the crystal compass, and young boys and girls stepped forward one after another.
"No. 30 Sun Erniu, Awakening Earth Attribute, Level 2. ”
"No. 31 Quan Fucai, Awakened Fire Attribute, Level 5. ”
"No. 32 Wang Dabao, Awakened Earth Attribute, Level 3. ”
The envoy looked at the crystal compass and loudly announced the awakening results one after another, Meng Gu had already seen more than a dozen people, and few could reach level 5 or above.
"Please step forward No. 41!" the messenger shouted.
A young man in brocade walked forward, and his elegance and calmness looked like a famous child.
There was constant chatter in the crowd of onlookers.
"Look, it's Duan Ye, the eldest young master of the Duan family is really personable!"
"What else does the Duan family say, there are masters from generation to generation, even on the Wuji Immortal Mountain, they are also famous! I don't think this wilderness is far behind!"
Duan Ye smiled slightly, bowed slightly to the envoy, and gently put his hand on the crystal compass, the words on the compass turned rapidly, and a cold white light reflected from the center of the crystal compass! The ground was instantly covered with a layer of white frost, making everyone present shiver.
There was a hint of joy in the envoy's eyes, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly: "No. 41 Duan Ye, water attribute level 8!Please go to the inner hall of the deacon's mansion to register, and set off for Wuji Immortal Mountain on a certain day!"
There was a cheer from the crowd of onlookers, and everyone cast envious glances.
"Be quiet!, 42nd Mengu, please come forward!" the messenger shouted.
Meng Gu walked to the crystal compass nervously, and he felt his heart beat out.
Meng Gu followed the example of others and put his hand on the crystal compass, and the words on the compass did not change in the slightest......
Meng Gu timidly raised his head and asked, "Am I doing something wrong?"
The messenger looked at the compass with a confused look and then looked at Meng Gu's eyes, and asked carefully, "Your eyes?"
"Uh... That one... I ......" Meng Gu didn't know why the envoy of Wuji Immortal Mountain asked him like this, and he became even more nervous.
"He's a bastard!hahahaha!" shouted the boy in the crowd who didn't know what to say, causing a burst of laughter. Meng Gu's face turned red, but it matched the red eyes even more.
The envoy had a serious face, took out a small piece of purple spirit ore from his arms, and said to Meng Gu a little nervously: "You take this spirit ore in your hand. ”
Meng Gu curiously took the spirit mine, and the spirit ore instantly emitted a dazzling light in Meng Gu's hand!
The envoy was so shocked that he grabbed Meng Gu and pressed him to the ground! The crowd of onlookers all looked at this sudden scene with astonishment on their faces.
"This is the special spirit mine of Wuji Immortal Mountain, and it only reacts to foreign races!Who the hell are you?!Where did you come from?!" The envoy asked nervously and loudly.
The crowd of onlookers quickly retreated, and people looked at Meng Gu in horror as if he was a man-eating demon!
The mayor hurriedly ran out of the crowd and shouted, "Your Excellency, he was picked up from the mountain by Blacksmith Li, and it has nothing to do with my Huazhen!"
The envoy grabbed Meng Gu, released a strong energy in his hand, and carefully probed Meng Gu's internal cultivation, Meng Gu suddenly felt dizzy, and vomited on his knees.
The envoy threw Meng Gu aside and said solemnly: "Hold him in custody and deal with it after I report to Wuji Immortal Mountain!"
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The night of late autumn in Huazhen was cold and windy, Meng Gu buried his head and cowered in the corner of the cage, he couldn't understand how he was still smiling and laughing with his father yesterday, and how could he become a prisoner of the alien race today?
"Bang dang!" The sound of metal clashing frightened Meng Gu into a tremble, and he looked up to see Blacksmith Li smashing open the cage door with an axe, looking at him eagerly.
"Meng Gu, come with me!" Blacksmith Li stretched out his big hand, grabbed Meng Gu and fled out of the town!
Soon, the father and son noticed that there was a lot of noise and noise with torches not far behind them.
"Don't let that alien kid run away!
"I see them, right ahead!
Blacksmith Li picked up Meng Gu, quickened his pace, relying on the perennial mining in the mountains and was very familiar with the mountain roads, ran all the way along the cliff path, and quickly threw off the pursuers.
Blacksmith Li looked back, and felt safe before he put down Meng Gu and sat on the side, panting.
Suddenly, there was a layer of frost on the ground, and the grass and trees froze, which obviously did not match the weather in October!
"Who?!" Blacksmith Li looked around warily.
Two figures walked out of the darkness - Duan Pingchuan, the head of the Duan family, and Duan Ye, the eldest son!
Blacksmith Li stood in front of Meng Gu, knelt down and begged: "Master Duan, please, let my family Meng Gu go! I will go back with you, and I will bear everything for Meng Gu!"
Duan Pingchuan sneered: "You bear it, you privately raise the scourge of the alien race, can you afford it?"
Meng Gu shouted behind him, "I'm not a foreign race!
Duan Pingchuan smiled disdainfully: "Little bastard, how can you speak! None of you can run away today! Arrest you back, and it will be a great achievement for my son to reach Wuji Immortal Mountain!"
Blacksmith Li knelt down and moved forward a few feet, grabbed Duan Pingchuan's trouser leg and begged: "Master Duan, please, let Meng Gu go!
Duan Pingchuan kicked away Blacksmith Li with a disgusted face, Blacksmith Li fell to the ground, Meng Gu stepped forward to support his father in a few steps, and looked at the two fierce people in front of him in horror!
Seeing that there was no way out, Blacksmith Li got up suddenly, carried the earth attribute energy in his fists, and rushed towards Duan Pingchuan!
"With your level 2 earth attribute three-legged cat kung fu, you still dare to make a second?!" Duan Pingchuan sneered. A cold aura arose in his hand and slashed at Blacksmith Li!
Blacksmith Li was originally a false move, sideways dodged Duan Pingchuan's attack, grabbed Meng Gu and turned around to escape, suddenly felt a chill behind him, Duan Ye appeared next to Blacksmith Li, his eyes showed a fierce light, and a short knife was inserted diagonally along Blacksmith Li's ribs!
Blacksmith Li used all his strength to fly Duan Ye with a punch, staggered back two steps, and a mouthful of blood spurted out, and behind him was a cliff.
Duan Ye got up, rubbed his mouth and asked Duan Pingchuan, "Dad, what should I do?"
Duan Pingchuan said coldly with an expressionless face: "Of course I killed the old one, catch that little bastard and bring it back!"
With that, a cold breath swept through his whole body, and an ice pick flipped out and shot straight out! It pierced through Blacksmith Li's right shoulder! Then a palm of energy struck! A huge impact threatened to push him off the cliff!
"Dad!" Meng Gu cried, flying towards Blacksmith Li!
Blacksmith Li was so shocked that he tried his best to take Meng Gu into his arms, and the father and son flipped in mid-air for a few weeks and fell off the cliff together!
"What can I do about this?" Duan Ye looked down the cliff.
Duan Pingchuan sighed and said, "Let's go back, let's just say that the father and son stubbornly resisted and accidentally fell off the cliff and died." ”
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Meng Gu slowly opened his eyes and found that he and his father were hanging on a tree and had picked up their lives. The corners of Meng Gu's mouth were bleeding, and he turned his head to look at his father in severe pain, and couldn't help crying, only to see that his father's right arm had been lost, and half of his body had begun to fester, and he was dying.
"There's a cave ahead, help me over......" Blacksmith Li said weakly, pointing to his left hand.
Meng Gu staggered on his father's back and came to an extremely hidden cave.
"Son, I knew there would be such a day, and I was here...... Underground, there is your life experience......" Li Blacksmith was as angry as a gossamer: "...... Dad can't accompany you anymore, meet here...... Farewell here... It's good... It's okay......" Blacksmith Li slowly closed his eyes, and the corners of his mouth seemed to show a smile......
Meng Gu endured his grief and walked into the cave, dug up the ground according to his father's dying words, and sure enough, he found an iron box in a foot. Meng Gu opened the box with trembling hands, and inside was a black token and a piece of paper.
The letter reads: "When I was mining in the mountains, I met a seriously injured three-eyed immortal, and he took me to this cave, where a baby and a black token were hidden. The Three-Eyed Immortal entrusted you to me, and told me that the black token was a bad thing, and that no one should know about it, otherwise he would be killed! I am alone and have no children and no daughters, you are a blessing given to me by God, that day I deceived the envoy of Wuji Immortal Mountain to keep you by my side, ten years have passed, but the three-eyed immortal has not come to take the token, I am afraid that this thing will affect you, so I put your life experience and this token together in a box and buried it in this cave, in case there is any accident in the future, you can also know where it came from......
"Dad, I hurt you!" Meng Gu looked up to the sky and roared!
Endless grief filled the cave where he met his father and said goodbye......