The hot June passed quietly unconsciously, and what awaits people is the same hot July, and life may be like this, day after day, but still full of anticipation.

The village was soon busy in the early summer morning, the hard-working peasants took up their hoes early in the morning and went to their fields, the women laughed and scolded and drove up the children who were sleeping in a daze to go to the school, some went out early and had already nibbled on the hot white-flour steamed buns on the path, the country road twisted and turned, and after three or two turns, you will see a winding river, there are a few bushes of reeds growing by the river, and next to the reeds is a smooth and smooth stone, on which sits a young man in white.

The boy was about fifteen or sixteen years old, with fine eyebrows, and his black hair was tied up by a blue cloth band. He had a book in his hand, and he was looking at it with fascination, and he had been sitting for some hour, and the cuffs of his white coat were soaked with the moisture of the river.

The young man, known as the Star Demon, had come to this small village two years earlier, and most of the people in the village knew him. Although the name of the star evil has the word "evil" in it, many people mention that their impression of him is that he is simple and kind, warm and gentle. Half of the hundreds of families in a village have been favored by him in the past two years, and because of this, this small place, which has a xenophobic atmosphere like most villages in the Sunset Empire, quickly accepted this foreigner.

Xingxie will sit here and read until noon every day when the sky is slightly bright, this is something that everyone knows, at the beginning there will be passers-by to say hello to him, but after a long time, people look at the serious appearance of this young man reading, they are a little embarrassed to disturb him again, people think, this child will go to those big places in the future to take the top prize, a radius of a hundred miles, I have never heard of anyone's children studying so hard.

A gentle cough broke the sound of the water, and the star demon put down the scroll in his hand, and looked back in some surprise, behind him, there was a middle-aged man, the man had a long beard, a little thin, and he also held a book in his hand.

Xing Xie knew this man, this was the teacher of the small private school in the village, because he was one of the few scholars, so he was quite respected, but at this moment, his expression was a little embarrassed, or rather..... Shameful?

Xing Xie got up, bowed like a man, and asked softly, "Sir hasn't gone to teach at this time, but what problems have you encountered?"

The man returned the salute and said: "I want to tell some poems to the students today, but I don't know a few things about it, and I am afraid that I will understand it wrong and mislead people's children, so I came to ask for advice." ”

"Don't dare to ask for advice, there are more than 10 million poems in the world, if Mr. doesn't know, I may not know, let's take a look first." Xingevil stretched out his hands and solemnly took the book from the man's hand.

"The clouds and the moon are locked thousands of times. Float up, float away, don't meet. It's just a few sentences, some of which I can't figure out, do you know?" the man asked.

Xing Xie pondered for a moment and replied: "The clouds and the moon should refer to the heavenly palace in the mythology, and the floating chariot in the next few sentences should also refer to the raft that travels between the sea and the heavenly river in the mythology.

"Isn't it Tanabata today, just teach some poems that are appropriate to the situation. ”

"Tanabata, it's so fast. Star Demon was stunned for a moment, a glimmer of brilliance flashing in his eyes.

The man looked at the appearance of Xingxie, and an inexplicable smile appeared on his face, "You young people, don't you pay the most attention to these festivals, Xingxi, you are knowledgeable, delicate and gentle, you may not look down on our rough people from the poor countryside, but in your hometown, have you already made a lifelong agreement with the young lady of which family, study hard every day, just wait for one day to return from school, return to your hometown, so that you can marry your sweetheart?"

Xing Xie smiled, he thought of the girl who had not been seen for a long time in the distance, cute and beautiful, and nodded in response: "There is indeed a junior sister waiting in my hometown, I came here two years ago, except for letters and exchanges on weekdays, I have never met once, I read every day, but I feel that time is in a hurry, Mr. Today reminded me, thinking of her playful nature, I am afraid that she has worked hard for the past two years." In the end, there was a little gloom in the eyes of the Star Demon.

The man patted Xingxie's shoulder and said with a smile: "The big husband is ambitious in all directions, and the love of children is a trivial matter, if you become the dragon and phoenix among that person in the future, it is not impossible to make up for the hardships of the past few years." Anyway, that girl is much more handsome than the people in our village. ”

Xingxie's face was a little strange, he looked at Mr. Teaching's man's expression, and he didn't know how to answer, "Actually, there are benefits here, but since I have an agreement with her, I shouldn't promise others anymore." Sir, if you don't go to the academy, it's going to be too late......"

"Oops, it's broken, it's broken. The man patted his head, waved at the Star Demon, and hurriedly stepped onto the path not far away, disappearing from sight in a short time. Starevil sat down on the stone again, and instead of continuing to read, he looked at the river in front of him.

Before I knew it, two years had passed. Xing Xie thought, with some emotion, he sits here every morning and reads, but unlike most scholars, in order to seek fame and get ahead in the future, he reads for the sake of cultivation and to find his own way in books.

Tao is a very mysterious, but ordinary thing that is everywhere. It is also what a person should look for in the first step of his spiritual journey. The so-called three thousand avenues, these three thousand are imaginary fingers, the way of the world is remembered in hundreds of millions, it may lie in the mountains and fields, it may lie in the alleys of the market, it may lie in the stars and the sea, or it may lie in the barking of dogs and chickens. Everyone is in a different environment, the ideas they accept are different, their life experiences are different, their views on things are different, and the way they find is of course different, once people find their own way, then they step into a new realm, the so-called enlightened realm.

The most fundamental difference between the cultivators of the Ming Dao realm and ordinary people is that they obtain the energy of heaven and earth through meditation or perception, accommodate their own bodies, and awaken their own abilities, while a person's ability is mainly affected by their own bloodline and the Tao of perception. For example, the four most powerful bloodlines in the world, the four major families, once their clansmen become enlightened, the abilities they gain correspond to their own bloodlines, and they are born with incomparable strength, and they can defeat several people in the same realm, or even dozens of people, with the power of one person. However, these families are too powerful, they are no longer mortal forces, and the head of the clan is on an equal footing with the emperor of the Sunset Empire, ruling billions of people under his command, and inheriting it for nearly 10,000 years.

On the third pole of the day, the weather is obviously hot, the clear water surface is sparkling, and occasionally a few small fish jump out of the water, splashing sporadically. Xingevil rolled up his sleeves, picked up the river water and washed his face, then picked up the book next to him and read it carefully. He had found his own path a few months ago, but if he wanted to go further on this path, he knew that he had to continue his studies.

The book, the paper is a little yellow, it should be an old book that has been old, Xing Xie looks very attentive, sometimes he will show a happy expression, and he will even praise softly when he sees satisfaction, and he does not have the sad face of a teenager of his age when he reads.

"It's cool here, come down!" There was an excited shout not far away, followed by the sound of rustling through the reeds, a black boy staggered down the hillside, beckoning behind him, and after a while, another girl carefully pushed aside the reeds and walked over, the girl looked at the river in front of her, obviously very happy, but seemed to be in the way of face, but instead pouted, and complained to the boy: "Tanabata, just bring me here, what is there to see in this water." ”

The boy smiled "hehe", went up and took the girl's hand, the girl symbolically pulled her arm back, of course, she did not break free from the "brute force" of the teenager, so she followed the boy, talking and laughing all the way along the river beach.

Xing Xie shook his head helplessly, thinking that he didn't seem to be able to read books today, he tied the book around his waist and looked at the pair of young boys and girls.

When the black boy saw the Star Evil, his face immediately froze, and he remembered that this was the place where the Star Evil had to come to study every day, but his mind was full of "something else" today thing, so naturally forgot about it, and Xingxie also knew this young man, this is the child of a farmer's family not far from his residence, the child's father is not in good health, Xingevil sometimes goes to help with farm work, and the child's mother will always enthusiastically keep Xingevil to eat a hearty dinner at home, and at the same time teach her own unsuccessful rabbit cub a good lesson. This young man is the same age as the Star Evil, and the Star Evil is easy-going and gentle, and has a more calm temperament than his peers, and he has nothing to say to the Star Evil in his spare time from farm work, including the distress of how to pursue this girl.

"Read...... Reading......." The young man scratched the back of his head, and the girl behind him blushed even more, of course she also knew the star evil, but she didn't expect that she finally made up her mind to come out with the young man once, and she bumped into this person who was like a brother in her heart.

Xingye laughed, he nodded at the young man, and said in a harmonious voice, "I won't read this book today." Tanabata, this place should be reserved for those who really need it. ”

"But Brother Xing Evil is going to take the top exam, how can we delay your study, let's change places. The girl said worriedly, and the young man's face was anxious, but it was difficult to speak.

"Haha, don't get in the way, don't get in the way, I don't take the top prize, I just like to read books on weekdays, I've walked through this radius for several miles, and my favorite is the sunset here, it's really beautiful. This sentence was said by Xing Xie to the young man, and the young man was stunned for a moment, understood what Xing Xie meant, and thought to himself that you are really the most understanding.

"That guy's ability to grill fish is a must, it's almost noon, you must ask him to catch two and give you a taste, you don't have to worry about it at home, I'll help you talk about it later." This is what Xing Xie said to the girl, the girl lowered her head and said "um" softly, which was considered to be an agreement, and the young man looked at the back of Xing Xie in the distance, and his heart was even more moved. The title of that guy shows that Xing Xie is familiar with him, and he can make Xing Xie shout like this, and his character must be reassuring, and the grilled fish helped the boy solve the problem of showing his expertise to the girl, and the last sentence naturally made the girl stay here at noon, so that she could wait until sunset to see the sunset. Sure enough, it's a scholar, and it's really a brother who is worth befriending, the young man thought, and became more and more comfortable.

Xingxie walked on the way back, he thought of a lot of things, he had to go to the girl's house to say, he also had to go to the boy's house to ask about the situation, and then after a while, he had to write a letter to her, today is Tanabata. Xing Xie thought of his junior sister, thought of Qixi two years ago, thought of the river in his hometown that was many times wider than here, and thought of the same shyness as this young man at that time, standing on the gravel of the river beach, holding his sister's hand, looking at the red sunset on the horizon, and the red face of his junior sister.