Chapter 3: The Dusty Past
Why are you so unconscious, the elders discuss things, what are you doing when you stay here? Seeing that after the little one left, the slightly chubby red-faced old man looked very iron-clad and slanted towards Lin Feng, and his tone was quite dissatisfied.
Lin Feng was stunned for a moment, and suddenly stared at the big eyes like copper bells, and then white smoke began to rise from his nose, his eyes looked like he was about to kill, and he stared at the red-faced old man with indignation, and he was speechless for a while, the red-faced old man's surname was Qian, his name was Qian Haoran, and he was an elder of the previous generation.
Look at you, don't say that you have poor talent, you are as stupid as a pig, you are mentioned a few words, and you are still dissatisfied, your temperament is so irritable, what will you achieve in the future, Qian Haoran looked like a fool and made an evaluation quite calmly.
I have a very serious internal injury, I can't walk, I want to heal here, Lin Fengtie blushed, gasped a few breaths of cold air, and wanted to say something cruel, but he really didn't dare, the six old people in front of him were all top hunters of the previous generation, all of them were meritorious, the key is that the temper is not good, a few old people, who have not fallen alive in their hands A few pythons. As for the disobedient juniors who fall into their hands, they don't take off eighteen layers of skin, but at least nine layers, not to mention how uncomfortable that kind of sin is.
Of course, if it was in the past, without the old man to speak, he would have left a long time ago, but today the old people discussed things must be related to Xiao Xiao'er, I am really curious, and I want to stay with a dead face, no, there is cold sweat on my forehead slowly oozing, like sitting on a needle carpet, I dare not wipe it off.
Forget it, let him listen if he wants to, it's not a secret, the old patriarch Lin Batian said softly;
What I heard today, if you dare to talk nonsense outside, I picked your dog skin, Elder Qian Haoran still looked at Lin Feng and warned, out of caution, he didn't want Lin Feng to know about it. But think about it, it's been a long time since this happened, and they don't want to bring this secret to the coffin, and it's good that a few juniors know about it.
When Lin Feng heard this, he was overjoyed, and immediately opened his eyes, eager to know about Xiaobu. Although Xiao Buer is a member of the village, he is not the heir of a villager.
On a night of thunder and lightning and a violent storm, a baby's cry came from the ancestral shrine, and the cry overshadowed the thunder, spread throughout the village, and alarmed all the villagers.
On the second day, the sixth floor of the ancestral hall that had been closed for decades was finally opened on that day, in the shock of the villagers, the stone hall walked out of the nine villagers had never seen the withered old man, the nine old men were skinny, ragged, but the old man headed by was holding a newborn baby, it was a little bit, the nine old men looked at the baby softly, their faces were very kind, extremely excited, but there was also a sense of relief.
And strangely, since then, the ethereal village, which has been raining heavily for three months, has finally ushered in the sunshine that has not been seen for a long time.
On that day, the nine old people jointly announced to the public that the little one is a "God-given child!" and needs to be carefully raised, but they did not explain too much, so they handed over the little one to the care of the contemporary patriarch, and the third day later, the elders of the previous generation walked out of the main hall, announced that the nine old people had sat in the ancestral hall, and also informed the villagers that the nine old people were all elders of the previous generation. He has been in retreat in the ancestral shrine.
The appearance of Xiao Bu Er out of thin air and the sudden retreat of the torrential rain that had been going on for several months made the villagers believe that Xiao Bu Er was really a "God-given child." "It brings them good luck, so the villagers love him and regard him as a treasure in their hands.
However, Lin Feng still had some slight doubts in their hearts, for example, the appearance of the nine old men, he had not seen these nine old men since he was born, which meant that these nine old men had been in retreat in the ancestral hall for at least forty years. The sixth floor of the ancestral shrine can be said to be the only forbidden place in the village, and there are a few words on the stone pillar at the entrance of the sixth floor: "The clansmen are forbidden to enter, and those who violate the order will be killed!"
There are indeed corresponding village rules in the village, but the most serious village rules are only to punish people for suffering some flesh and skin, and none of them are going to take people's lives, which shows the serious consequences of trespassing on the sixth layer of the ancestral shrine.
Therefore, Lin Feng and the others couldn't figure it out, how could these clan elders have not eaten or drunk for more than 40 years? Could it be that they had already broken through to that legendary realm? But why didn't the clan leave a corresponding mental method, and what secrets did the sixth layer of the ancestral shrine have, and how could a "heaven-given son" be born? These questions made him eager to know.
Calculating the time, more than a century has passed since the events of the year, and an old man seems to recall the dusty past.
At that time, we were just teenagers, time was fleeting, and in the blink of an eye, we all became a group of bad old men, and even several of the eldest brothers had passed away, and another elder sighed with emotion and a look of remembrance in his eyes.
Uncle Zhao, what happened more than sixty years ago? Lin Feng was curious, looked at the old man who had just spoken, and asked. Lin Feng's question made the hall suddenly quiet, and the six old men stared at each other.
"Hey!" "Go and call all your brothers! We may not have much time, it's time for you to know this secret, a little, Lin Batian sighed, and his expression was very solemn.
Uncle, what are you talking about? Your uncles are still so healthy, and their days will be numbered? Lin Feng was shocked, and he was very worried, not to mention that they were all elders and blood was thicker than affection, just with a few clan elders who had been taking care of their growth and teaching them various survival skills, he also hoped that all clan elders would live a long life.
Soon after, we are going to enter the deep mountains to take the "Fruit of Recklessness!" There may be no return, you go and call Zhao Feng and them, take this opportunity to explain some things, patriarch Lin Batian said lightly;
"Reckless Wasteland?" Lin Feng heard the words and wanted to say something, but when he saw the calm faces of several clan elders, he couldn't say anything, and his heart was very blocked. Then he jumped off the stone platform, and with a dull mood, he grabbed the door.
"Uncle, father-" It didn't take long for Lin Feng to enter the stone hall with six or seven strong men, and the person at the head was the contemporary patriarch of the Ethereal Village, Zhao Feng.
Now I have something to explain to you, Lin Batian said;
After a few people sat cross-legged on the stone platform, Zhao Feng opened his mouth and asked;
The person who was called Uncle Zhao by Lin Feng before nodded and said, "I won't say much else, let's tell you about the origin of Xiao Bu first!"
This is said from more than 60 years ago, when there were only more than 200 households in our village, and at that time, our village would be attacked by several fierce beasts every month, and every time the villagers would die, it was difficult for the population to grow, and even gradually decreased. At that time, we were desperate, and if we continued like this, our village would perish sooner or later. Zhao Bo recalled the dusty past.
Lin Feng and the others listened in horror, but they did not interrupt the old man's words.
But what's worse is that there is a beast king in the mountains who is waiting to give birth, this beast king wants to give birth, needs to eat a lot of food, the beast king is very cruel, it is not enough to eat seven or eight percent of the demon beasts in the mountain, one day, the beast king came out to hunt for food, found our village, and was very brutal and killed.
In front of this beastmaster, we have no ability to resist at all, we are fragile and dare not dare, like ants, but in one bite, the beastmaster swallowed half of the villagers.
The rest of the village was paralyzed by fright, and they could only wait for death in despair and powerlessness.
Later, Lin Feng and the others began to break out in cold sweat on their foreheads, and their hearts beat violently.
Later, just as the beastmaster was about to swallow the remaining villagers, there was a slight turnaround, and I saw a middle-aged man covered in blood and scarred walking through the air, holding a baby in one hand and a sword in the other, his face was eager and seemed to be fleeing for his life.
It was the cry of the village child that attracted the man's attention, he paused in the air, hesitated for a moment, and suddenly a golden light shot out of his eyes, and the beast king, which was eight or nine feet tall and like a small mountain, disappeared in an instant, leaving no trace.
When Lin Feng and the others heard this, they breathed a long sigh of relief, as if they had unloaded ten thousand mountains from their bodies.
Which senior benefactor and what happened later? Hearing this thrilling scene, Zhao Feng and the others shuddered, as if they were there.
The senior was chased and killed by a strong enemy, and he was worried that the enemy would soon find him, so he entrusted the baby to the living elders in the village, left the sword in his hand, and said a few words to the elders of the previous generation, and left without staying too long.
Later, we realized that in fact, the elder was going to lure the enemy away from this place, and he was even worried that the baby would be found, so he did not hesitate to wear and tear up his cultivation, cast anti-heaven means, seal the baby's vitality, and forcibly promoted the cultivation of the elders of the previous generation.
In order to be grateful to the senior, several clan elders made an oath to protect the baby for life and raise him to adulthood. Lin Batian sighed;
The bloodstained iron sword at the entrance of the village was left by that senior? Everyone had already thought of the little one, and they also quickly thought of the iron sword standing at the entrance of the ethereal village, and the lower half of the iron sword was inserted into the ground and only the upper half was left, but Lin Feng and his generation did not know the origin of the iron sword.
Exactly, as for the fact that the elders of the previous generation said that Xiao Bu was a godsend, there is actually a reason, before the elders sat down, they called us and talked about some secrets.
The little ones came from a place called "above heaven", and of course, the elders of the previous generation did not know what the "above heaven" was and where it was. And because of the appearance of the little one, our village can continue to this day, so call him the son of heaven, I think you should also understand the meaning, Qian Haoran said;
I see, Zhao Feng and the others suddenly realized, and then Zhao Feng hesitated for a moment and asked, Uncle, is there any news from the benefactor's predecessor behind?
There is no news, most of them have been robbed, Lin Batiandao, and the unspeakable sadness in his heart.
By the way, is that senior the father of the little one? Who is his surname? Lin Feng suddenly thought of a key question.
No, the senior didn't leave a name, and the senior called Xiao Bu'er "Young Master", we can still remember this.
Zhao Feng is very uneasy in their hearts, from the descriptions of the elders of the clan, they can know that the predecessor has the means to reach the sky and the power of the world, however, such a big man actually called Xiao Bu Er the young master, it can be seen that Xiao Bu Er's life experience is very extraordinary, and his origin is very big.
A few of us discussed, it's time to give Xiao Bu Er a name, Xiao Bu Er has a pendant hanging on his body, and the pendant is carved with a "leaf" word, we think, that Ye character is most likely the family surname of Xiao Bu Er, and Xiao Bu Er comes from the sky, so he took Ye as his surname and Tian as his name, Lin Batian did not let others refer to it, and directly set Xiao Bu Er's name, and the other elders nodded slightly, as if they already knew, obviously they had discussed.
Ye Tian: This is a good name, a bit domineering.
Suddenly, Zhao Feng and the others had a bad premonition in their hearts, as if something big was going to happen, and several clan elders seemed to be explaining what was going on. Only Lin Feng was a little gloomy, and his heart was full of worry.
No matter what, you have to treat the little ones well, and don't wait for Zhao Feng to ask, Qian Haoran commanded with a solemn expression and a serious tone;
Uncle, sixth uncle, who are you? Zhao Feng and the others chuckled in their hearts and hurriedly asked;
In a few days, we will go into the depths of the mountain range to pick the "reckless fruit", there may be no return, if we can't come back, don't tell Xiao Bu about it, and you have to raise him well, Lin Batian said lightly;
Zhao Feng and the others frowned.
Xiao Bu has strange bones, is talented and intelligent, and is a good material for cultivation, we can't bury him, we want him to go out and find his parents, an elder said;
And, as you all know, the little guy has been having the same dream for half a year, and has been having the same dream for half a year, we have never seen such a thing, and we can't explain it, Qian Haoran said.
Zhao Feng and the others frowned, showing a thoughtful look, Xiao Bu had to have the same dream almost every two or three days, and a woman asked him for help in the dream. In the story of Xiao Bu Dian, the woman called Xiao Bu Er "child" and called Xiao Bu Dian to save her father.
Although we can't explain this, we have some conjectures in our hearts that the little family has suffered a great disaster, and his father may have suffered an accident, but he should still be alive.
As the saying goes, mother and son are heart-to-heart, we think that this is his mother entrusting him with a dream, asking him for help, let Xiao Bu'er save his father, Lin Batian took the words and said;
As a son of man, the father is in trouble, and he must be saved, Zhao Feng murmured, his heart was a little sour, in this way, the little one had to go, in the past two years, he and the little one were commensurate with the father and son, and established an indelible emotion, although the little one was not biological, but it was better than his own child, he was reluctant to leave the little one, and he was even more reluctant to suffer outside the little one.
You are right, "For the Son of Man and the Father in trouble, you must not save it," this dream can be said to be a small knot in the heart, if he does not go out, then his life will not be happy, and even a life of melancholy and pain.
We are all old and don't have that much ability to save his father, we can only rely on himself, and we can only do our best to help him, Uncle Zhao looked gloomy.
Then, an old man analyzed: The outside world is vast, and the masters are like forests, and those super clans must have special methods to cultivate their offspring, and we can't let the gap between the little ones and them get bigger and bigger, and using the reckless fruit to temper him, baptize the flesh, and lay a solid foundation is the best way we know.
Lin Batian sighed and said, The remaining classics in the ancestral hall record that many large clans will provide their descendants with the blood of the emperor, various elixirs, holy medicines, etc., to increase the potential of their descendants, and the foundation laid will have a far-reaching impact and be related to future achievements.
Speaking of which, Xiao Bu is in our village, there are too many congenital deficiencies, there are no various elixirs, there are no powerful cultivation methods, and there is no guidance from famous teachers, an elder sighed;
It is recorded in the scriptures that taking the fruit of the wilderness in childhood is only a middle-class strategy, but we only know this method, and we can only do our best to give the best to the little ones.
"Uncle, father, clan uncles!" "The clan needs you to sit in the town, go deep into the mountains, let us go! We must bring back the reckless fruit, Zhao Feng spoke, he didn't want anything to happen to the old elders.
Clan elders, leave the matter of picking the reckless barren fruits to us! I promise not to disappoint you, Lin Feng's voice was sonorous and powerful, and the others were also trying their best to persuade them, and they didn't want a few clan elders to be in danger.
Okay, okay! Even we are not sure, what is the use of you going, this matter is decided, we will set off in a few days, Lin Batian is final, there is no doubt.
When Zhao Feng and the others heard this, their hearts were a little sour, they understood the feelings of several elders, if it weren't for that senior, the Ethereal Village would have disappeared in the long river of history, the grace of the continuation of the bloodline was greater than the sky, and they couldn't help but repay it, and they didn't want to watch Xiao Bu suffer for a lifetime, but let a few elders fall into a Jedi, they really couldn't bear it in their hearts, and they only hated their own low strength.
Tonight's night sky, starry sky, silver moon shining, and white moonlight put on a particularly mysterious dress for the Ethereal Village, but the atmosphere of the Ethereal Village was a little more depressing and dull.