The village was empty, deserted, and the villagers were closed to their homes, and no one wanted to come out and cause trouble.

The rain is getting heavier and heavier, making a crackling sound on the eaves and stone roads, the lower road in the village is paved with black green tiles, and the moss has been covered under the rain for days is very slippery, Zhou Chu walked in front alone with an umbrella and a jar full of sobering soup, Ying'er and Sun Yuandao walked to the back with an umbrella, and the three of them walked slowly towards the ancestral hall.

"At the beginning of the week, you walk slowly, the stone road is too slippery, be careful of falling. Ying'er said softly with concern.

"Hmm," Zhou Chu whispered in response.

"Brother Yuandao, is it true that you just said that you want to go to the Immortal Mountain to cultivate immortals on the Qingxuan Dao?" asked Ying'er.

"Of course it's true, my father and mother agreed, in a few days I will live at my cousin's house in the town, waiting for the Taoist masters who participated in the Qingxuan Dao to come down the mountain to pick their children......" Sun Yuandao showed a kind of pride in his words.

"Oh, it looks like you're ready. Ying'er heard that Sun Yuandao was about to leave the village, and knew that he must be prepared, otherwise he would not say such a thing, thinking of the little friends who play together every day, and when she was about to leave, she felt a little lonely and sentimental, and her voice was also sad.

"I don't want to make a living fishing in this village for the rest of my life, and now everyone says that troubled times are coming, since it is troubled times, there needs to be a strong man to stand up, I want to be a big hero...... It's not my character to shrink my head and feet, it's just that I'm afraid that I don't have the fairy fate that my grandfather said......"

If these bold words are said in other people's mouths, they will definitely give people a taste of incompetence, arrogance and conceit, but when they are said in Sun Yuandao's mouth, it does not sound abrupt, but makes people admire and inspire.

Zhou Chu couldn't help but look back at Sun Yuandao and cast an admiring gaze at him, Sun Yuandao was really much more mature and heavy than ordinary people, and there was no smug look on his face.

"Brother Yuandao, you don't have to worry, with your qualifications, I believe you will definitely have a fairy fate, it's just ......" Ying'er's voice suddenly decreased when she said this, and she didn't say any more in the second half of the sentence, and the expression on her face darkened even more, revealing a look of pity.

Zhou Chuxin knew that the reason why Ying'er couldn't go on in the middle of her words was because she, like Xiaoshi just now, hoped that Sun Yuandao could go to Xianshan to cultivate the Tao, but she was reluctant to let him leave the village, Zhou Chuchu couldn't help but feel a little jealous, thinking in her heart if she wanted to leave the village, would she be so reluctant.

"Ying'er, you are a smart and brave girl, we can cultivate immortals together. Sun Yuandao is half serious and half joking.

"Me?" Ying'er had never thought about it, so she was a little stupid for a while.

"So that we can continue to be together and not separate, I believe you also have a fairy fate, do you want to bet?"

"I've never heard of a girl going to cultivate immortals, and you're going to make fun of me again. Ying'er was in a slightly better mood.

"I'm not making fun of you, I'm telling the truth, who said that girls can't cultivate immortals, you can rest assured that I will protect you when you get to the top of the fairy mountain, and no one will bully you." ”

"Hmph, if you really go to Xianshan, you don't know who protects whom, don't underestimate me. Ying'er smiled.

"It depends on whether you have the ability or not, I, Sun Yuandao, am a person who will not admit defeat...... If you lose to a little girl......"

"Nasty"

......

Sun Yuandao and Ying'er teased as they walked, and once again threw Zhou Chu aside.

After a while, Sun Yuandao remembered Zhou Chu again, and when he felt a little out of shape, he stopped laughing with Ying'er, walked two steps forward and walked side by side with Zhou Chu, and asked Zhou Chu seriously.

"What about you at the beginning of the week, do you want to give it a try?" Sun Yuandao looked at the beginning of the week.

"Me?" said "I didn't know how to answer for a while.

"That's right, don't you want to go with me, and Ying'er, the three of us will go together, and we will definitely be able to do a great career in the future......"

"I don't have the talent of yours, I'm afraid I don't have a fairy fate, and when the time comes, I will make people laugh ......" Zhou Chu's words were sincere, all of which were his true thoughts in his heart, and he did not mean mean.

"Besides, grandpa is so old, I have to stay with him and take care of him......" Zhou Chu's voice was a little quieter.

The surging blood in Zhou Chu's heart just now gradually cooled down, he knew that he was different from Sun Yuandao, he had neither family support nor talent, just an ordinary mountain village boy, thinking of this, Zhou Chu only felt that he was much shorter than Sun Yuandao, and he couldn't even compare to half of him.

Sun Yuandao is a kind person, he knows that Zhou Chu's words are all true, and he can't help but feel a little regretful.

"If you have the opportunity to discuss with the village chief, it is unknown if he supports you. ”

"Hmm".

Zhou Chuxin understood in his heart that even if his grandfather supported him, he couldn't leave, and his grandfather worked hard to pull himself up, so how could he just leave his grandfather alone.

"Okay, don't talk about this, it's so easy, do you think that cultivating immortals is like playing at home, I don't know how many dangerous mountains and how many bad waters I have to cross......" Ying'er persuaded the two of them to talk, and for a while, the three of them were silent and continued to walk while thinking about their own thoughts.

After a while, the three of them walked to the ancestral hall, just entered the courtyard and heard the sound of snoring like thunder, the smell of wine and meat scraps came to the face, the three of them walked to the door of the living room on the east side, the doors and windows of the living room were wide open, and a strong man was sleeping on the table, but he did not see the grandfather and the Taoist.

The three of them hurriedly walked in with a strange feeling in their hearts, and on the table they were snoring like thunder, it was Uncle Dahai, a villager who stayed behind at noon to accompany the village chief and a few people to drink with the chief.

Zhou Chu stepped forward to wake up Uncle Dahai, Ying'er found a tea bowl and poured a bowl full of decanting soup to his mouth, Uncle Dahai poured this bowl of decanting soup in a daze, and after a while, he burped and sobered up a little, Ying'er poured him another bowl, and Uncle Dahai couldn't drink half a bowl anymore.

Uncle Dahai wiped his eyes and finally saw the three of them clearly, and said with a smile: "Why don't you three dolls stay at home and hide well, what are you doing here, it will be dangerous for the Taoist to subdue demons in a while, you should go home quickly......"

"Uncle Dahai, let's not talk about this first, the village chief and the Taoist chief, why aren't they here. Sun Yuandao asked anxiously.

"I drank too much and couldn't remember clearly, and I was dazed as if I heard them say that they were going to the lake to subdue the water ghosts...... Wrong...... It should be the god of water...... The village chief wouldn't let me go with him, saying that I should just wait here......"

"Didn't the Dao Chief drink too much, how could he go to subdue demons...... Ying'er asked.

"The Taoist is a great immortal, and after only a little spell, he immediately sobered up, as if he hadn't drunk a drop of wine...... I also want to learn such a spell from him, so that I won't be afraid to fight with the big bulls in the future......" Uncle Dahai hadn't really sobered up yet, and he was dizzy and talking nonsense.

"How much time have they been there. Zhou Chu interrupted Uncle Dahai in a hurry.

"I don't know about this, it seems that I went there just now, and it seems like it's been a long time, I don't know how much time I've been asleep......" Uncle Dahai was still a little confused, yawned and lay on the table to sleep.

"Let's not ask Uncle Dahai, let him continue to sleep for a while, now it seems that the village chief and the Taoist chief must have gone to Baishui Lake, but I don't know how much time they have been there......" Ying'er showed a worried look.

Zhou Chu also knew that there was no point in asking any more, since Grandpa and Dao Chang had gone to Baishui Lake, let's hurry up and find them there.

Zhou Chu raised his legs and walked out of the living room, Sun Yuandao and Ying'er followed and chased after them, out of the ancestral hall door, Zhou Chu didn't care about the umbrella, and immediately prepared to run towards Baishui Lake, Ying'er grabbed his sleeve and said: "The village chief said that we won't let us go, so don't go, so as not to cause trouble for them." ”

Sun Yuandao felt that what Ying'er said was reasonable, and knew that Zhou Chuchu was worried that his grandfather would definitely not go home, so he found a middle way and said: "Although that Dao Chang is not a master from Xianshan, but judging from what he did today, he still has some Taoism, he acts like this, he must be very confident in subduing the monsters in our Baishui Lake, we don't need to be too anxious, we might as well wait here first, not only can we not help anything if we go rashly, but it may disturb the Dao Chief's practice...... ”

Zhou Chu knew that the two of them were not reluctant to go because they were afraid to find a reason, so it was difficult to refute, and they had to stop after hearing what Sun Yuandao said was very reasonable.

"Let's just wait here, and the village chief will be back in a moment. Ying'er smiled and comforted Zhou Chu, Zhou Chu saw her so cute, and the anxiety in her heart was much better.

The three of them sat side by side on the threshold under the eaves of the ancestral hall gate, and Ying'er began to close her eyes, put her hands on her chest, and silently recited the scriptures that her grandfather taught her, praying for the village chief and the Taoist chief.

The seven or eight coffins placed in the open space in front of them were very eye-catching, and in the distance were the village houses that were connected together, and the low green tiled eaves were scattered, and the rain began to fall heavier and heavier, and the raindrops fell on the eaves and the green tiles smashed white water splashes, making a loud sound.

Zhou Chu looked at Sun Yuandao and Ying'er sitting on both sides of him, and felt a little relieved in his heart, his heart was hot, and he was glad that he could have such two friends.

He understood that the two of them could have gone home first, but they were worried that they would stay and not leave, and he tried not to embarrass himself.

At this time, if there were no two of them staying here to accompany him, Zhou Chu really didn't know what to do.

......

After a while, although it was not long, the beginning of the week felt very long.

A dog bark suddenly sounded behind the coffins in front, a black dog suddenly jumped out and jumped a few times and ran away, several crows were disturbed by the barking of dogs, and suddenly flew up from under the lid of a coffin, let out a quacking scream, and rushed towards the three of them, Sun Yuandao picked up the umbrella in his hand and hit the crows, dispersing them, the sky was darker, and the uneasy atmosphere became heavier and heavier......

After a while, they still didn't see their grandfather come back, and the crackling rain made Zhou Chu's feelings even more impetuous.

An ominous premonition spread through the heart of the week, and his heart began to beat faster and faster, as if it was about to jump out of his chest, and it was beating so fast that he gradually felt a little difficult to breathe.

Zhou Chu suddenly thought that two years ago, one day his grandfather went to Diancang Mountain alone to check the cage he had put to catch wild rabbits, and was accidentally bitten by a poisonous snake in the valley, his legs and feet were paralyzed and he fell to the ground unable to move, and the wound kept bleeding...... In the midst of the crisis, fortunately, he was found by the villagers passing by and sent to Uncle Zhou in time to get his life back by taking medicine, and that day Zhou Chu did not follow his grandfather up the mountain alone at home, but he has been restless as he is now, and his heart is beating so fast.

Zhou Chu understood that his grandfather must have encountered some difficulties at this time, but he could only sit here and wait.

No, I can't just wait, I'm going to find Grandpa!

Zhou Chu thought of his grandfather's thin figure, in contrast, those villagers who hid in the house and didn't dare to go out were afraid that the water ghosts would jump out of the lake and take their lives, only grandpa and the Taoist chief were fighting against these demons and monsters to protect the village, thinking of this, Zhou Chuxin spontaneously felt a sense of pride, even if he was not as good as Sun Yuandao, but he was the grandson of the village chief, and he couldn't be afraid!

Thinking of this, Zhou Chu was determined to go to his grandfather, but he knew that if he went rashly, Ying'er would definitely stop him, and he suddenly had a plan in the anxious center.

Zhou Chu pretended to be calm and calm, and said to the two of them: "Just now Uncle Zhou asked us to send a sobering soup and go back, we haven't gone back for so long now, I think Uncle Zhou should be worried, it's better to send Ying'er back first, anyway, Ying'er has nothing to do here, seeing that the rain is getting heavier and heavier, Ying'er's clothes are thin and she is careful to catch a cold, it's better for me to wait here, and I'll tell her carefully when the matter has a result......

Ying'er knew that Zhou Chu was tormented in her heart and wanted to stay with him, but at the same time, she didn't want her grandfather to worry, so she had to nod and agree.

Sun Yuandao got up and went to the living room of the ancestral hall to bring back the porcelain jar containing the sobering soup, Ying'er held the umbrella, and the two left together.

"You just wait here at the beginning of the week, and I'll be back in a moment. Sun Yuandao instructed.

"Well, I know, you walk with caution. Zhou Chu nodded in agreement.

When the two of them turned the alley and disappeared, Zhou Chu immediately raised his legs and ran in the direction of Baishui Lake.

Because he ran too fast and the stone road was too slippery, Zhou Chuyi was careless, and the soles of his feet slipped and fell the bluestone road.

Zhou Chu felt as if his knee had been slashed by a knife, the sharp stabbing pain was unbearable, Zhou Chu struggled to get up, threw the broken umbrella aside, and then continued to run.

Suddenly, there was a thunderous sound, and dark clouds rolled in the distance, and the whole heaven and earth suddenly became dark as if it were night.

The torrential rain poured down and smashed on the ground, making a loud crackling sound on the eaves of the houses, like a whip whipping the embarrassed little mountain village.

The village cowered on the ground like a lost dog, not daring to resist, and let the torrential rain ravage.

At the beginning of the week, I ran out of the village quickly, and the roads outside the village were in the countryside, and the dirt roads were now more difficult to navigate, and the heavy rain for days had already made these dirt roads rotten.

At the beginning of Zhou, he only felt that his feet were very heavy as if they were tied up in thin mud, and it was very difficult to lift every step.

The rainstorm blocked his vision, Zhou Chu wiped his eyes vigorously, I don't know if it was a hallucination or a reality, I vaguely saw a small boat floating on the lake in the distance, it must be grandpa!

Zhou Chu continued to run forward, but fell into the mud again because he was too anxious.

Zhou Chu felt that his eyes were blurred by muddy water and rain, and he couldn't see anything, and a mouthful of yellow mud soup choked into Zhou Chu's mouth, making him breathless, and his eyes were dark and almost fainted.