Night Raven (1)

["The First Volume of the King of Python Mountain Zhou" has ended, first write a few articles about the first volume, and then write the second volume, in the second volume, I will let you see what kind of story this is, this one inherits the deception of "The Reincarnation Door Opens, Six Dao Jiazi", which tells the story of the young Taoist named Night Crow, who entered the mountain with the "grandfather" of the Python River girl. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info】

Sixty years ago, twenty years after the incident in the village of Jedo, and seven years after the wreck of the archaeological team, people began to forget about it and live a hectic but fulfilling life again, and everything in the village was as calm as a pool of stagnant water that could not stir up any waves, at least on the surface.

It was a time of horror when a black scroll had been turned over, and no one spoke of it again, and everyone discarded it in the deepest corners of their memories, except for a few young people who would talk about it when they were idle and bored.

This series of events seems to come to an end, but fate is so unpredictable, it is like an undercurrent under the calm sea, always inadvertently setting off monstrous waves.

Yes, everything was very calm, until one day, a young man arrived.

It was a blind fortune teller, around thirty years old, wearing a dark black robe, carrying a cane that could not be seen to be made of wood, a pair of sunglasses covering half of his face, and the corners of his mouth under the sunglasses always had a faint smile, full of mystery, and naturally exuded an incomparable charm, just standing beside him, it would make people feel like a spring breeze.

Because he is obscured by sunglasses, no one can see his face clearly, but if he is mixed in the crowd, he can be recognized at a glance, people say that he always feels that he is not the same as ordinary people, but no one can say what is different, he always feels that he has something more than others, and it seems that there is something missing.

None of the people in the village had ever seen an immortal, but they felt that this was how an immortal should be.

His fortune-telling methods are not the same as other Mr. Yin and Yang, but they are very accurate, and the people in the village can get satisfactory answers when they come to him, and he also has a characteristic of fortune-telling, that is, he does not take a penny, but as a reward you have to leave a secret, a secret about this mountain.

Finally, one day, he announced to the villagers that he was going to that place, and that place was the area where the archaeological team had been wrecked.

He said that he needed a guide, and if someone was willing to take him, then that person could get a large sum of money, and also get a promise from him, or even anything he wanted.

But no one wanted to take him to that place at all, firstly because no one had set foot in that place for twenty years, and they were not familiar with that place, but more because people had the most fundamental fear of death, and no one was willing to put their life and death aside because of an ethereal promise, after all, life is always more important than money or anything else.

Someone in the village asked him, "Actually, even if we are locals, we don't know much about that area than you, since you are so powerful, why don't you go yourself?" He smiled and pointed to his sunglasses, "Because I need a pair of eyes." ”

Time passed in a hurry, but he was not in a hurry, he still asked fortune tellers, scalded a pot of wine in his spare time, sat at the entrance of the village and chatted with the villagers, and more often sat there quietly alone.

Rich can make ghosts grind, and under the heavy reward, there will be brave men. Finally, one day, the man he was waiting for arrived.

That person was that girl's grandfather.

The sister-in-law's grandfather's name is Li Zhanwen, who was just twenty years old at the time, and there was nothing else in the family, only a seriously ill old lady.

Li Zhanwen has no father since he can remember, it was his mother who raised him with hard work, so he was very filial, his mother was sick, he spent all his savings, sold all the things that could be sold at home, and owed a lot of debts, but it was still to no avail, just when he was desperate, he heard the news.

Li Zhanwen was young and vigorous at the time, with that fire that he was not afraid of, plus he was really crazy at that time, thinking that if the old lady died, then he would not live, anyway, he would die horizontally and vertically, so he would try his luck, maybe that place was not as evil as the village was rumored, and he was born after his death, and he made such a large sum of money, which was also a blessing from his previous life, if he really died, then he could only blame himself for his bad life, anyway, he was poor, and there was nothing to be sorry for dying, thinking so, He found the young fortune teller.

When Li Zhanwen found the young man at the entrance of the village, he was about to close the stall, and it seemed that he heard his footsteps, and the young man stopped what he was doing and said lightly: "You are here." ”

"I can take you to that place." Li Zhanwen didn't say any nonsense, his mouth was straight to the point, he hadn't studied, he didn't know how to read, but he heard the buddies in the village who had gone to school say that the word "you" was a respectful title for those elders and big people.

"Hmm." The young man stopped what he was doing, and the expression on his face did not fluctuate at all, as if he had expected it a long time ago.

"Yes...... Can you tell me why you went there? Li Zhanwen's voice trembled a little, which was a phenomenon that only happened when he tried his best to suppress fear.

"Are you scared? It's a dangerous place, isn't it? The young man smiled lightly, his voice was full of magnetism and very soft, like a spring breeze, which slowly eased Li Zhanwen's nervousness, "Then why did you go to that place?" β€œ

"Because I need money, my mother is her...... She was very sick and I wanted her to live. Li Zhanwen was stunned for a moment and told him his purpose.

"It's a set of money for you, and there's more to come back again." As he spoke, the young man took out a heavy flannel money bag from his arms and handed it to Li Zhanwen with both hands, Li Zhanwen took it and opened it to look at it, and the hand holding the money bag trembled uncontrollably, because the money in this money bag was too much, enough for him to eat and drink for half his life, if this was just a fixed money, then how huge would the real bounty be?

"I don't want the rest of the money," Li Zhan swallowed two mouthfuls of saliva and calmed down his excitement, "But I want to ask you to promise me one thing." ”

"I heard that your medical skills are also very skillful," after seeing the young man nodding first, Li Zhanwen continued, "My mother's illness is a cold disease brought out of my mother's womb, coupled with overwork in the early years, and now I am bedridden, in short, this disease is very difficult, and several doctors in the township and outside the township are helpless, do you think you have a way?" ”

"Hmm." The young man nodded slightly, "It's not a difficult thing for me, I promise you." The two were silent for a while, and then the young man suddenly spoke again: "Aren't you afraid of death?" ”

"I'm afraid, of course I'm afraid, everyone is afraid of death, and I'm the same," Li Zhanwen was stunned for a moment, and then said in a trembling voice, "But I want my mother to live more." ”

"You are really a dutiful son," the young man suddenly stretched out his hand and patted him lightly on the shoulder, "That place is indeed dangerous, especially that mausoleum, there are no more than twenty people in this world who can enter and retreat, but follow me, I can guarantee your safety." I don't know why, this young man looks like he is only six or seven years older than himself, but when facing him, Li Zhanwen always has a feeling of facing his parents or even his grandparents.

Li Zhanwen smiled bitterly and shook his head, he knew that it was impossible for the young man to see his movements.

"Are you hungry?" The young man asked suddenly.

"I ...... I haven't eaten for two days. Li Zhanwen touched his shriveled stomach and lowered his head, and said with some embarrassment.

The young man took out a stack of baked cakes from the cloth bag under the table and handed them to Li Zhanwen, Li Zhanwen was not polite, reached out and took it, and stuffed it in a big gulp.

I don't know if it's because he hasn't eaten for two days, but he always feels that this is the best thing he has ever eaten in his life.

In the blink of an eye, a stack of baked cakes fell into his stomach, Li Zhanwen lifted his clothes and rubbed his belly held high without grace, and his mouth kept burping, like the chirping of a frog after the rain, he suddenly felt an unprecedented sense of satisfaction after having never eaten a full meal in his life, and he was so moved that he almost cried.

The young man gently tapped the porcelain cup on the table with two slender fingers, and motioned for Li Zhanwen to drink some water to slow down, Li Zhanwen realized his gaffe, smiled embarrassedly, and took the porcelain cup and drank it all in one gulp.

There is tea brewed in the porcelain cup, the taste is very light, but the aftertaste is very long, a cup of tea is in the stomach, the teeth and cheeks are fragrant, and the whole body is very comfortable.

After drinking tea, Li Zhanwen took a closer look at the porcelain cup in his hand, and didn't find it just now, in fact, this teacup is also very exquisite, the whole body is crystal clear, and there are graceful and delicate lines carved on it, which is round and smooth in his hand, with the texture of glass, and the warmth of jade, which can be called a beautiful work of art.

At this moment, Li Zhanwen has a faint guess about the young man's life experience in his heart, this kind of mysterious temperament that is different from ordinary people, can use such a delicate teacup to make the best tea, and spend money like dirt, this kind of person's identity and status are definitely not ordinary, it should be a child of a family, but why did this blind child of a family not have bodyguards and servants to follow, just a person wandering outside, what kind of purpose did he want to go to that place, Li Zhanwen couldn't figure it out.

"Forgot to ask, what should I call you?" Li Zhanwen suddenly realized that after so long, he still didn't know the other party's name.

"You may call me blind, but," the young man muttered, "I prefer to be called a night raven." ”

"Night Raven, what a strange name." Li Zhanwen felt a twist, and thought secretly in his heart.

"So...... When do we depart? Li Zhanwen asked again.

"For now," said the young man, taking out a bag from under the table, slung it over his shoulder, picked up the cane beside him, and got up to leave, "I will wait for you at the mountain pass, you can go back and get ready, and if you leave later, you should be able to come back at noon tomorrow." ”

"Well," Li Zhanwen nodded, suddenly realizing something, patted the table and shouted to the young man, "These things of yours ......"

"They're of little use to me anymore, so, don't do it." The young man did not look back and continued to walk forward.

Li Zhanwen stared at his distant back for a long time, and he suddenly found that this young man had an inexplicable sense of vicissitudes, just like the ancient acacia tree in the sunset that he saw at the entrance of the village when he was a child.