The sunset was red, a thin horse carrying a thin man came slowly, the shade of the trees on both sides covered its shadow, the fog was thick, the warbler song was everywhere, just like this stepped across the small bridge, stepped across the forest road, I don't know how long he walked, the man suddenly tightened the thin horse, stopped, in front of it there was a faint behemoth, at first glance it was a towering ancient tree.

This big tree was hidden under the clouds, and at first it was impossible to see its true face, but now it seemed unusually tall, reaching into the sky, and its branches and arms stretched out, like coiling dragons, and the low dragon groan, and the momentum was compelling, as if it was about to wake up.

The thin man dismounted, walked into the old tree, stroked the tree's Lianli, and sighed: "Old friend, I'm here." ”

The ancient tree had apparently been asleep for a long time, and there was no answer, and there was no more noisy bird chirping around him, except for the man's own words.

"You still chose this path, Xiang Chu, if we all chose ordinary at the beginning, it would be a different ending."

The ancient trees are still silent.

But at this moment, the earth shook, and the sound of the horse's hooves disturbed the man's thoughts, and he came back to his senses, looking at the dust not far behind him, and there was an army of people in the coming way, estimated in the hundreds, each wearing gray armor and wielding a large sword, and a young general with a red feather on his head shouted, "Who is coming, dare to trespass on the forbidden land." ”

The man laughed dryly and said, "I'm an old friend of this tree. ”

"Be bold, dare to be disrespectful to the Emperor of Heaven, take it for me. Hearing only one order, hundreds of people rushed with red eyes and lifeless.

The man's thin body stood under the ancient tree, and he didn't want to run away, and his age-inappropriate withered face showed a satisfied smile, and then gradually disappeared...

Small mountain village

The smoke is wisps, and this place seems to be indisputable. The dogs barked in front of the door, calling the owner to come home, and groups of farmers unloaded the day's fatigue, put down their hoes, took off their straw hats, and pushed the door home. Their wives warmed the flatbread and talked to her;

In the field not far away, an old ox was gnawing on the withered grass as if nothing had happened, and a little boy dozing off on the back of the ox, the boy's name was Xiang Sheng, nine years old, with a horn on his head, a collar around his neck, and his face was yellow, and he looked malnourished at a glance. Suddenly there was a strong wind, and a row of white birds looking for food fluttered and flew up, and the old ox took a few steps back in fright, and the little boy flipped over and fell to the ground.

"Ouch, it hurts! Damn old scalper, you're full, you're full, you're drinking, and you're playing tricks on me. ”

Xiang Sheng touched his ass and complained to the old scalper with a bitter gourd face, "It's useless to be nice to you." ”

After saying that, his stomach screamed.

He swirled his hand on his stomach and said: "Don't scream, I've called seven or eight times a day, and I can't help it, let's sleep, I won't be hungry when I fall asleep, where did I dream just now, oh yes, it's time to eat a flower chicken", Xiang Sheng muttered to himself, then lay on the grass and closed his eyes,

Suddenly, a stone hit Xiang Sheng's shoulder.

"Monster, don't get out of our village yet. The call was a ten-year-old boy, nicknamed Wang Fat, he relied on his age than other children, big man, so he called himself the child king, today he lost face in a bet with other children, he was very annoyed, and wanted to take this monster that everyone avoids to be angry, "Don't get out, I'll make you worse than dead." ”

Wang Fatzi showed a pair of tiger teeth, and his hands clenched into fists, looking like he was in control of the fate of others.

Xiang Shengbian was born with a stubbornness, he stood up, and said unmoved, "If people don't offend me, I won't offend anyone, if people offend me, I will pay it back." ”

Wang Fatzi laughed when he heard this, he felt that the thin Xiang Sheng was born a calf and was not afraid of tigers, so he sneered, "Do you know, all hard words are ridiculous in the face of absolute strength, don't think that those people are afraid of you, I am afraid of you!" Wang Fatzi shouted, picked up a stone from the ground and smashed it.

If it was when he had eaten, Xiang Sheng would easily dodge it with his dexterous body, but when he was hungry, at this moment Xiang Sheng only felt weak and dizzy, and he had been hit in the head by a stone, and suddenly a big face of a fat man appeared in front of Xiang Sheng's eyes, and a fist hit the bridge of Xiang Sheng's nose again, and he lost consciousness in an instant.

The world became smaller and smaller, and finally shrunk into a black dot, the black fog was vast, and a hoarse voice came: "It's really bad! Little bug, it's a pity that you die like this, but you can't do it, uncle." The black fog continued to shrink until it was gone.

I heard a saying: When my eyes are closed,

Will it be true that there will be another pair of their own eyes open?

Xiang Sheng opened his eyes tiredly, and what greeted him was a dark night sky, no moon, no stars, he only felt a trace of cold, and tried to stand up with his hands, but suddenly touched something cold, like an arm, he turned his head in surprise, and was speechless in fear, this arm is Wang Fatzi, he is dead!

What's going on, Xiang Sheng, who was still young, couldn't care about all this, he stood up with his legs shaking in a panic, and he didn't know how to go back, he only felt a headache and swelling his brain, and crashed into a wooden door in a daze.

a rickety wax lamp, three dark shadows, one tall, one thin and one small;

The tall man spoke: "Where's the old scalper?"

Xiang Sheng said hesitantly: "I have a headache..."

"Where's the old scalper!," the tall and mighty man asked, "I've lost it, am I?"

This man is Xiang Sheng's adoptive father, named Gao Laosan, and the thin and small are Xiang Sheng's adoptive mother and a 'little deflated three' who always grabs his own food.

"I don't know!" Xiang Sheng was fed up with the days of not having enough food and clothes every day, and at this moment, Wang Fatzi's face shook in his own mind, this is a kind of fear that the hairs stand on end, and this is also a kind of anger!

Gao Laosan continued to scold: "Okay, you! Your wings are stiff, you can fly, right?" ”

"Are you my parents? Every day you eat well and dress warmly. And what about me? I'm just watching the cows for you, and I only eat one meal a day! Have you ever cared about me?" Xiang Sheng completely broke out, and he endured it to the extreme.

After hearing this, Gao Laosan suddenly spewed out from his nostrils, his eyes were almost red, and he was looking for something on the ground.

The adoptive mother on the side whispered softly at this time, as if to stop it, "Okay, Lao Gao, you see that his face is full of blood, as if he was beaten by others, it should be very painful."

Gao Laosan completely ignored the dissuasion of Xiang Sheng's adoptive mother, and he picked up a firewood stick, which was as thick as the mouth of the bowl! He said coldly, "I'm angry, you know? Didn't you ask me why I treated you badly? Because you are a complete disaster star! Do you know that you ruined my family? Whenever I go out, the people in the village say that I am the father of the disaster star, do you know? Our family can't hold up their heads for you, do you say you still have the meaning of existence?" Gao Laosan roared angrily, and he approached step by step with a blue face.

Xiang Sheng had a premonition that something was not good, and he wanted to break out of the door directly, but he was blocked by a big hand and the wooden door, it was Gao Laosan.

"Don't beat him, aren't you afraid that 'that person' will come and retaliate?" Xiang Sheng's adoptive mother stopped.

Gao Laosan paused, as if thinking about something, but suddenly laughed again, "I'm not afraid, what do you know? It's been six years, and 'that person' is already dead! Besides, even if he comes, what can he do, just say who I'm afraid of! You two will let me into the back room, don't chirp crookedly."

As soon as Gao Laosan finished speaking, the little san put down his chopsticks and ran into the back room, and Xiang Sheng's adoptive mother also sighed and walked in.

"Are you scared now, and dare to say those stupid things!"

"I've killed everyone, and I'm afraid of you. Xiang Sheng's eyes began to become indifferent, the original panic, fear, and weakness turned into a mouthful of blood stuck in his throat, he wiped the blood dripping from his face with his hand, and said expressionlessly, "Let go!"

Gao Laosan was a little surprised, but then he picked up the firewood stick and prepared to hit Xiang Sheng, Xiang Sheng kicked Gao Laosan's crotch, and with a sound of "ah-", Xiang Sheng took advantage of the gap to open the door and ran out.

"Stinky boy, stop me!" Gao Laosan shouted while holding the ball.

Xiang Sheng didn't look back, thinking that he could escape from the cage here, but he stopped.

Because the night that should have been dark and silent was brightly lit at this moment, hundreds of villagers held torches, axes and kitchen knives in their hands to block Xiang Sheng's way.

They whispered, this is the most hated language of Xiang Sheng!

"This scourge can't let him run!"

"Can't let him run!"

The village chief at the head stood up, and he muttered to Gao Laosan, who was covering his crotch, "Gao Laosan, do you want to live, even kill children." The village chief also had something to say this time, he pretended not to see Xiang Sheng, but in fact, he peeked at Xiang Sheng a few times, which means that he doesn't take Xiang Sheng, a child, in his eyes at all.

Gao Laosan was immediately stunned, he smiled bitterly, "No, village chief, I didn't treat this kid well, just a lesson, no, blame, how could I kill it." After speaking, he muttered a few words, "What's so great about this village chief, you must know that your village chief's life is given by me."

The village chief got serious, "Gao Laosan! It's not him, it's the child of the Wang family, Wang Fatzi is dead!"

"Ah——, I didn't do anything! Village chief, you have to believe me, it doesn't matter at all, I have Lao Li Tou as a witness, and I played chess with him in the afternoon. ”

"Yes, village chief, I can testify. Lao Li Tou said.

"Hmph, who knows where you went after playing chess, don't quibble, Gao Laosan. ”

"Wronged, village chief, wronged, besides, what evidence do you have. Gao Laosan's eyes were red, he looked at these hundreds of people, and his heart was extremely scared, he didn't know that the village chief didn't care about his dog's life at all.

The village chief said, "The fat man died next to your cattle, and he was dragging the stinky clothes and rags of your family, what else are you arguing about!"

"No, no, village chief, wait, I know, it's him, it's him! Gao Laosan seemed to grasp a life-saving straw, he grabbed Xiang Sheng's clothes almost frantically, and said excitedly, "Village chief, look, it is completely consistent with your rags, it is him, he killed it! After speaking, Gao Laosan breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiang Sheng stood there motionless, he couldn't suppress the despair and loneliness in his heart at a young age, and a tear fell from his eyes.

The village chief in the distance saw that the goal had been achieved, and said with satisfaction, "Okay, okay, Gao Laosan, your life has been saved, and I won't thank the immortal zun in the temple tomorrow." ”

"It must be, no, it must be more enshrined. Gao Laosan kowtowed and thanked him.

"Eh~ Xianzun doesn't care how much" The village chief waved his hand, and after singing the official tone, he began to return to the topic, "Son, don't kneel down yet!"

Xiang Sheng didn't move, his eyes became hollow, and there was a cloud of black gas around his eyebrows.

Gao Laosan hammered Xiang Sheng's leg and shouted, "Stinky boy, kneel down, it's not for fun, I don't want you to die."

"Okay, backbone, folks, take him away, our Immortal Venerable hasn't come to us for more than a month, I'm going to use him to worship Immortal Venerable!" the village chief ordered.

The villagers also waved torches in response to the call:

"Good, good, good..."

"Take him!"

"Worship the Immortal Venerable, worship the Immortal Venerable!"