The rain poured heavily overnight and did not ease until the early hours of the morning.

In the middle of the night, the door of the courtyard was smashed, and as soon as the dog barked next to the bed, Xi Huanyan woke up immediately, opened the door barefoot, and saw her mother coming out of the north house with an oil-paper umbrella and walking towards the door.

"Master, Master, open the door, something happened to Master!"

Gu Jianxuan quickly turned into a trot, turned his head to see Xi Huanyan, and shouted, "Go back to sleep, don't catch a cold, go back!"

The gate opened and closed, and Xi Huanyan vaguely only heard "falling off the cliff" and "quickly find the villagers to find it......

Xi Huanyan understood something, but didn't understand anything, and sat on the threshold with the black dog and waited all night.

The second aunt came over with food and hugged her for a long sigh.

For the next two days, she never saw her father and his apprentice, as well as her mother who went out on a rainy night, until the fifth day, when the men and women of the village came in with Gu Jianxuan and a coffin.

During their journey over the cliff, they found not only the remains of the missing people, but also the bones of Xi Canggu and his three disciples.

Xi Huanyan couldn't understand how these two things came together, and Gu Jianxuan fell into a coma as soon as he got home, and the second uncle Xi Cangjin said to her, "Your mother has been looking for us at the bottom of the cliff for five days and four nights, you are obedient, don't bother her." ”

Xi Huanyan saw that they all had sad looks on their faces, and saw the village chief and uncle, who were rarely seen on weekdays, with a straight face.

The brain is dizzy.

The adults couldn't control her, they were busy arranging the mourning hall, busy reporting the funeral, and busy killing chickens and sheep.

Xi Huanyan still sat on the threshold, looking at the coffin in the lobby.

"Huan Yan, don't sit here, go back to the house. ”

The speaker was a sturdy young man, named Xi Qiongdong, the grandson of the village chief, and Xi Canggu's apprentice.

He was in disarray, short brown and mud on his trouser legs, and a bloody streak on his face that had been pulled by a tree branch.

Xi Huanyan didn't cause any trouble, and returned to the house with the black dog.

After another night in a coma, the sound of gongs and drums suddenly sounded, and the suona screamed violently, waking her up from the nightmare.

Gu Jianxuan took her to the lobby where the coffin was stopped, and let her see Xi Canggu for the last time, saying that it was the last side, but he didn't let her get close to the coffin to take a closer look.

The source master is not a god, and if he falls down from a thousand cliffs, can he look good?

The face was pieced together stitch by stitch.

...... But why did you fall?

Isn't it amazing?

She didn't know what to do, but after seeing Gu Jianxuan busy with red eyes, she followed her step by step.

Until the person is buried, she feels unrealistic.

On the night that Xi Canggu was buried, Xi Huanyan was called to the lobby, where Gu Jianxuan, the village chief, the clan elder, and her second uncle Xi Cangjin and the only surviving apprentice Xi Qiongdong were sitting.

Xijia Village has the same surname, different branches on a tree, all relatives, different relationships between distance and proximity, the patriarch is the village head, named Xi Xushui, and is also one of the three source teachers in the village.

Gu Jianxuan did not enter the genealogy of Xijia Village, and Xi Huanyan did not enter the genealogy of Xijia Village, so he was often called the village head, not the patriarch.

"The people who should be there are all here, so I'll say it again. Xi Xushui sat on the chair, his face was calm, his eyes turned around on Gu Jianxuan's face, and then he looked between Xi Huanyan and Xi Qiongdong, and knocked on the table twice-

Combined with Qiongdong's narration, it is roughly like this, at that time, the snow needle pine tree that Canggu wanted to cut down grew on the cliff wall, he tied a rope, went down the cliff to cut down the tree, and the four disciples including Qiongdong joined hands on the cliff, when several disciples pulled the tree up, they suddenly heard Canggu's shout, and at the same time a black shadow jumped up the cliff, except for the escaped Qiongdong, the other three apprentices died. ”

"The rope found on Canggu's body has mucus that can't be washed away, we can't recognize this thing, but it can definitely come from the alien demon, and he was killed by the alien demon who broke the rope nine times out of ten. ”

Xi Xushui sighed, and then said, "The seven of the academy were found on the southern slope of the Fengguo Cliff, which was the way up the mountain from the village, so it can be speculated that the alien demon ate the people on the cliff, came down the mountain, ran into them, and ate a piece. ”

A clan elder named Xi Gaolan said with a straight face, "There are strange demons near the village, and eleven people have been killed in a row, and the situation is very urgent, but some things are still clear. ”

She stopped at this point, and Xi Xushui opened her mouth and waved her hand at Xi Qiongdong, "Dong'er, you go and get some tea for everyone." ”

"Hey, okay. Xi Qiongdong glanced at the teapot he had just brought on the table and left with interest.

Pushing him away, Xi Xushui looked at Xi Xulan, "After all, he is my grandson, you can talk about it." ”

The others didn't know why, and waited quietly for them to clear their doubts.

Xi Xulan said, "After the loss of Canggu, the source master in the village is only the oath of the oath of the aunt Yan and the sue of the water patriarch, the oath of the aunt is already old and has difficulty moving, only the water patriarch still has the strength to spare, the gratifying thing is that the east of the dome has suffered this change, and the soul power is felt, and there is another spiritual awaken in the village!"

Xi Cangjin showed an excited look, "Good things, good things!"

Gu Jianxuan also said to the seat, "He Xi village chief." ”

Xi Xushui nodded with a smile and motioned for Xi Zhaolan to continue.

"It's just a few of us here, and I'll just spread out. Xi Xulan stared straight at Gu Jianxuan, "I feel the oath to the sky, believe in benevolence, righteousness and etiquette, the Xi family is arranged according to the word, what is grasped is the hearts of the people, and what is emphasized is unity, if not, how can it be passed down from generation to generation?"

"And the source master, has always been the core of the clan, retaining a source master, can protect the clan for a hundred years, so according to the ancestral rules, Canggu's family will be inherited to Qiongdong, and Qiongdong will raise you in the future, as for Huan Yan will be thirteen years old in another year. ”

...... What kind of good calculation is this?

Gu Jian smiled angrily, "The clan elder made a mistake, why did Canggu's family background be inherited by Qiongdong?"

After Xi Cangjin was stunned, he pondered something and persuaded her, "Sister-in-law, don't worry, listen to the clan elder's explanation first, in fact, my brother also received a lot of help from the clan back then." ”

"Your brother told me that as soon as you lost your parents when you were young, the house property was allocated by the clan to the so-called great meritorious, and then the family took turns to support you.

It wasn't until Canggu showed his source power that he was taken up by Mrs. Oath and taught the craftsman skills.

I have no problem with your practice of relying on the strong for any benefit, but have you forgotten that I am a martial artist, and even if I cultivate martial arts alone, I can beat you as the patriarch.

Don't mention this, how many families do you think Canggu has, except for this courtyard, didn't other belongings be subsidized into the village earlier?"

Xi Xushui felt that he had been disgraced, but for the sake of his grandson's future, he still said in a good voice, "Just as the patriarch, in order to keep Qiongdong, the future source master, I must put all the good things in front of him, not only that, but I will also use blood relations to stumble him, what about you, I also hope that you can use the teacher to stumble him."

It's true that you are a martial artist, but everyone knows that the source master who also cultivates martial arts is the future powerhouse with real potential, if he can stay in the village all the time, how can he also give a guarantee to the more than 500 people in the village. As long as you are willing, you and Huan Yan's food, clothing, housing and transportation are all covered by the clan. ”

"You still want my martial arts?"