Zhou Chu's two hands were tightly clenched into an iron fist, and he only felt that his body was as hot as a high fever, and he didn't feel cold when the cool autumn wind blew on him.

Now he felt that the universe had completely abandoned itself, grandpa was gone, Sun Yuandao and Ying'er were also leaving, and there was no one to listen to him confide in his inner pain and joy, he told himself to be strong but he couldn't, his heart was still so painful and desperate, the two emotions of sadness and anger were intertwined in his chest and brain violently surging - he was almost exploding.

Zhou Chu walked briskly along the lakeside path towards the mountains and forests in the distance, he didn't know where he was going, and he didn't know where he should go. He didn't want to see anyone or talk to anyone now, there were already more than a dozen fishing boats in the whitewater lake that were fishing, and the sound of oars, nets, and the hearty shouts of the fishermen was mixed into a lively and very noisy noise, but Zhou Chu couldn't hear it at all, and his ears were buzzing all the time......

I don't know how long I walked, Zhou Chu's anger gradually subsided, he had already walked along the mountain road to the east of Baishui Lake Cuishan halfway up the mountain, his mind calmed down a little, he felt tired and abnormal, just now he walked all the way too fast and too fast, coupled with the anger consumed too much energy, Zhou Chu felt like he was tired of a day's farm work, so he was ready to find a place to rest for a while.

Look up and see a cave in the distance, this cave is very familiar at the beginning of the week, I used to play with my friends, the entrance of the cave is just a person high, the inside is bottomless, the villagers all say that the hole is not clean, there were many people who wanted to go in to find out in the end and did not come out alive, so the people in the village no longer go to the cave, Zhou Chu naturally did not go in, but the mouth of this cave is an open land, there are many smooth big stones, Zhou Chu went to the mouth of the cave to find a smooth stone with a slope to sit on it to rest,

The entrance of the cave is located in the middle of the mountainside, the field of vision is very broad, Zhou Chu can overlook the entire Baishui Lake, at this time the Baishui Lake is more lively, you can vaguely see that there are dozens of fishing boats fishing, Zhou Chu sighed, a little angry in his heart, the villagers learned the news of the water ghost surrendered today, so they couldn't wait to go down to the lake to fish, and completely left the matter of the mysterious disappearance of the grandfather behind, thinking of this, Zhou Chu couldn't help but feel sad again, his nose was sour, and tears finally couldn't help but gush out......

The mountains and forests are silent, occasionally you can hear the cuckoo sound of the cuckoo in the open and far away, no one sees it anyway, Zhou Chu sat on the stone and cried for a long time, crying out of his heart is a lot more comfortable, and the boredom in his heart is also a lot lighter, Zhou Chu took out the handkerchief that Lin Yuwei left for himself from his sleeve, he wanted to wipe his tears, but he was very reluctant to think about it, so he put the handkerchief back in his pocket.

Zhou Chu sat alone on the stone for a long time and gradually felt bored, a cool mountain breeze blew in his face, and he was a little sleepy, so he lay on the smooth stone with his hands behind his head, squinted his eyes and fell asleep.

I don't know how much time has passed, I heard a burst of giggling and laughing in a daze, Zhou Chu woke up and opened his eyes, and saw that it was already afternoon, and then listened carefully, it was the sound of several people walking and talking, they were walking along the mountain road above, it seemed that they were coming to the cave, Zhou Chu guessed that maybe it might be Sun Yuandao and Ying'er They didn't see themselves going back to the village to look for them, and they were a little happy in their hearts, and they couldn't help but blame themselves for being so angry with the two of them just now, and hurriedly got up and prepared to meet them.

But it turned out that it was not the two of them but someone else, the tall young man who walked in front was named Da Zhuang, carrying a gray hare that had died in his hand, they had just beaten a rabbit and thought of the wide land at the mouth of the cave to set up a fire for barbecue, and it was also a little surprising to see Zhou Chu alone here.

These three teenagers are also from the same village as Zhou Chu, several years older than Zhou Chu, already fifteen or sixteen years old strong young man, tall and bulky, big-handed, a little stupid, and very reckless, in the village on weekdays, the most like to fight and fight, especially the leader Da Zhuang has the most stubborn temperament, often bullying the children in the village who are weaker than them, asking them for benefits or ordering them to help their families do farm work, although they also want to bully Zhou Chu but are afraid that the village chief will blame, often can only verbally bully, every time at this time, Zhou Chu does not dare to fight back。

When Zhou Chu saw that it was not Sun Yuandao and Ying'er, he couldn't help but feel a little lost, and he saw that they were bored and panicked in their hearts.

Zhou Chu knew that they liked to cause trouble, in order not to cause trouble, so he was not ready to ignore them and leave quickly, just got up to leave, he was shouted: "Isn't this Zhou Chu, why is it here alone, I have been crying at home for a few days, I didn't expect to come out to hang out, just now we put a hare in the rabbit cage in the back mountain, and was about to come here to roast and eat, since you are here, hurry up and help find some firewood to come over......" Da Zhuang stepped forward and threw the hare in his hand at Zhou Chu's feet, his tone was very domineering, and he directly issued an order instead of discussing.

Da Zhuang had a strange smile on his face, he knew that Zhou Chu was sad about his grandfather's death, but he wanted to order him.

Zhou Chuxin understood that Da Zhuang's father had always coveted the position of village head, but his grandfather was resolutely opposed, and had already informed the villagers that he had designated Uncle Wu Zi to be the village head for him in the future.

Judging from the situation where Uncle Wu Zi led everyone to fish in the lake today, the villagers have now accepted Uncle Wu Zi as the village chief according to Grandpa's previous wishes.

So Zhou Chu knew that Da Zhuang would not be too polite to him today, so he ignored him and hurried away, Da Zhuang angrily stepped forward and grabbed Zhou Chu's clothes, blocked his way, crossed his eyes, and mocked with bad intentions: "I know, you must be hiding in the mountains and forests and crying alone Your grandfather, right? It's okay, since the village chief is dead, he can't cry anymore, it's better like this, in the future, you follow me, how about I protect you, it's many times stronger than you following your grandfather......"

Da Zhuang's words caused the two teenagers to laugh together.

Zhou Chu was furious, and his right hand was clenched into an iron fist, but he knew in his heart that he was not the opponent of the three of them at all, if it was in the village, Uncle Wu Zi and others could help teach them a lesson, but now they were in a secluded mountain forest, and they could only be beaten in vain, although Zhou Chu was angry, he was not confused, glared at Da Zhuang fiercely, forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, and walked quickly to the other side of Da Zhuang.

Da Zhuang didn't expect Zhou Chu to ignore him like this, and he couldn't help but be a little annoyed in his heart, so he deliberately wanted to stimulate him, and sneered at Zhou Chu's back: "You have all heard about the village chief, right?" ”

"No one in the village knows, it's spread all over, the village chief, like those people in our village, has been killed by water ghosts, it's really miserable......"

......

Zhou Chuxin understood that the three of them said this on purpose to say it to themselves, and wanted to leave quickly, but he really wanted to hear what they were talking about grandpa, so he couldn't help but slow down again to see what they were saying.

Seeing that Zhou Chu had slowed down, Da Zhuang deliberately raised his voice again, and sneered: "Hey, if you want me to say that our village chief is a fool, he knows that there are water ghosts in Baishui Lake and he has to die, do you think he is stupid......

"Brother Zhuang, you can't say that, the village chief is also doing this for the good of our village, he is at this age, and he ended up like this, hey......" The other teenager was a little unbearable, and wanted to help the village chief say a few words.

Da Zhuang immediately smacked him, and scolded with a smile: "What do you know, for the good of our village?" I heard my father say that the reason why the village chief has been unwilling to ask the Taoist chief to do it is because he wants to wait for more people to die in the village, everyone is more afraid, and there will be more money to be scraped together...... Waste ......"

"If that's the case, even if you're dead, you deserve it......," the other man chimed intently.

......

Every time the three of them spoke, Zhou Chu felt like he had been hit by a muffled thunderbolt, and every part of his body began to tremble with great anger.

"No, grandpa is not like that!" Zhou Chu sharply interrupted their conversation.

Zhou Chu's angry appearance made Da Zhuang a little surprised, and for a while he felt that he was a little faceless, so he wanted to regain his face, his voice raised a lot, and he sneered:

"Hehe, Zhou Chu, I haven't beaten you before, it's because I'm not a fool, I know that beating a dog depends on the owner, and now you still want to fight with me, your grandfather is dead, from now on, you are an orphan with no father and no mother, why are you crossing with me, believe it or not, I beat you every day......!

"If you call your father, then you have to call me uncle in the future, good nephew is obedient, hurry up and honestly find firewood......"

......

As the saying goes, rabbits bite when they are in a hurry, and they slander grandpa like this!

Zhou Chu couldn't hold back any longer, all the sadness and anger in his heart in the past two days turned into a force at the same time, this force pushed him hard, Zhou Chu turned around and rushed towards Da Zhuang with an arrow step.

Zhou Chu almost jumped up and punched Da Zhuang's nose hard, this punch was very powerful.

Da Zhuangzheng said this without thinking that Zhou Chu would do anything with him, so he didn't have time to parry, and punched him in the nose, his nose bleeded, his eyes were full of gold stars, his body shook a few times, and he stumbled and fell to the ground, and Zhou Chu rode on him and continued to punch him in the face more than a dozen times......

On weekdays, Zhou Chu is a sick dog with a weak and sick body in the eyes of the three of them, they categorically did not expect Zhou Chu to be so brave, they were stunned for a while, Zhou Chu's strength and the ruthlessness of the punch completely exceeded Da Zhuang's expectations, and the other two people were stunned for a long time and then suddenly came to their senses, and immediately scolded a few words and hurriedly stepped forward to help Da Zhuang relieve the siege.