Walking forty or fifty miles south of the big city of Luoyang, you can see a rural mountain village with curling smoke and living and working in peace and contentment. The population of the village is about 180 households, who make a living by cultivating the fields and weaving cloth. Although life is poor and simple, the villagers are self-sufficient, worry-free, and happy.

There is a strange stone at the exit of the village, which falls from the sky, smooth as a mirror, and can reflect the sky. The villagers thought that they were gods, killed pigs and sheep, worshiped day and night, and prayed for good weather and good harvest in the village. It is very strange to say, since the appearance of the strange stone, there are no natural disasters and man-made disasters here, the villagers are happy, so the name of the village is changed: Shiwang.

On this day, the sky was cloudless and the sky was clear. I saw an uncrowned young man dressed in a cloth robe and looking about fifteen or sixteen years old, standing in front of the strange stone with a sad face, knocking on the ground, and bowing sincerely.

"Wangshi Wang is merciful and blesses his grandfather with a speedy recovery, and Yang Qi swears here that in this life and the next life, he will be willing to be a cow and a horse, serving his side, and repaying his kindness. Yang Qi's eyes were wet and red, and he was worshipping.

Yang Qi has no father and mother since he was a child, and his grandfather picked up waste, and he has been dependent on each other for 15 years, enjoying his family. How do you know that just yesterday, my grandfather was suddenly weak and bedridden, and the only three famous doctors in the village were all in unison and could not do anything, so Yang Qi appeared in front of this stone king today.

At this time, a middle-aged man came out of the village, his expression was hurried, and he said to Yang Qi from a distance: "Huzi, you go back with me now, your grandfather has something to say to you." ”

Huzi, Yang named his milk, because he always shouted in his mouth to go up the mountain to kill the tiger when he was young, so he has this name. Originally, it was just a joke between adults, but over time, it became so customary.

When Yang Qi heard this, he immediately left with him. The village is not large, and after passing a few houses, Yang Qi soon returned home. I saw my grandfather lying on the bed, looking unnatural and sick. Yang Qi immediately sat beside the wooden bed, concerned about visiting, with flowers in his eyes.

"I want to say a few words to Huzi alone, Wang Er, you go out first, thank you so much today. Grandfather said to the middle-aged man in a weak voice.

Wang Er nodded slightly, then turned to leave, closing the door by the way. At this moment, there were only two people in the room, Yang Qi's grandfather and grandson, and his grandfather slowly spoke.

"Huzi, do you know your true background?" asked my grandfather.

"What is the real background, isn't Huzi an orphan who was scavenged by his grandfather and has no father and mother?" Yang Qi asked with a puzzled face.

Grandfather shook his head lightly and said, "Actually, you have a biological father and a biological mother. Fifteen years ago, when I was chopping wood in the mountains, I met a middle-aged general covered in blood, holding a newborn baby tightly in his arms, it was you. At first, I planned to carry the general back to the village so that Dr. Zhang could heal him, but the general refused anyway. ”

Yang Qi couldn't help but ask, "Why?"

At that time, the general was already dying and could not live longer, even if the gods descended to earth, he could not be cured, and the general himself did not agree. At that time, the general said, 'Old man, who is seriously wounded in the lower body, and is afraid that he will not be able to live long, I hope that you will be merciful and raise the child in your arms.' At this moment, you should go home quickly, leave it alone, I will leave this place as soon as possible to avoid the enemy family and children. ’”

"I have never seen such a righteous person, and it was on this basis that I raised you. In the past fifteen years, I have been secretly inquiring about the general, but to no avail. Now that I have few days to live, I am fortunate that you have grown up and can live on your own, and you finally have a clear conscience. ”

"When I parted ways with the general, he solemnly gave me a silk parcel and told me to hand it over to you when you became an adult. But now I can't wait for you to become an adult, so I can only choose to fulfill the promise I made today. Grandfather stretched out his finger, fell to the stove, and said, "Now you go to the bottom of the stove, there is a hidden compartment there, and when you open it, there will be a silk package inside, which was given to me by the general." ”

When Yang Qi heard this, he immediately turned around and walked under the stove, where there was indeed a dark grid. The design of the dark grid is quite rough, but Yang Qi has never discovered its existence in fifteen years, which is another evidence. Yang Qi opened the dark grid, and sure enough, he saw a silk package, and Yang Qi carefully took it out gently, for fear of breaking it.

Yang Qi picked up the package, walked to the bedside, and asked, "Grandfather, is this it?"

Grandfather nodded lightly and said, "Yes." Then he took the package and opened it carefully, only to see that there were three things hidden in the package: a dagger, a jade pendant, and an old book.

Yang Qi asked curiously, "Grandfather, what is this?"

"I don't know very well, when the general handed me this package, he only told me that I would pass it over to you when you became an adult. In the past fifteen years, I have never opened it. Grandfather shook his head slightly, his breath faint, and his voice became quieter.

"The general also said that this package is closely related to your background, and if you want to find out about your origin, you can go to Jinling with the contents of the package, where you can find all the answers you want to know. Grandfather said again.

"Jinling?" Yang Qi muttered to himself.

Jinling, the royal city of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the capital is full of covers, outstanding people, and has the reputation of heaven and earth since ancient times. At the beginning of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it was established as the national capital for more than 500 years. Because of the feet of the Son of Heaven, it is now even more prosperous, like heaven.

Grandfather nodded lightly and said: "That's right, it is the ancient city of Jinling, the capital of the Great Zhou Kingdom, which is certainly under the feet of the Son of Heaven and has layers of laws, but it is not a good place. If you have already decided to go, you need to be cautious and not reckless in order to protect yourself. ”

"Is my biological father and mother really alive?" Yang Qi asked in a choked voice.

"Yes, that's exactly what the general said. Grandfather affirmed.

Yang Qi's heart jumped, it turned out that in addition to his grandfather, he had other relatives in this world. Yang Qi clenched his fists, the imperial capital Jinling, he had to go, not for anything else, just to visit the whereabouts of his relatives and find out his life experience.

"Huzi, you still have a long way to go, grandfather can only accompany you here, you have to take care of yourself, remember not to trust others. There is no one in this world who you can trust and rely on with all your heart, except yourself. With that, my grandfather closed his eyes and died.

"Grandfather!" Yang Qi hugged his grandfather's body tightly, his voice choked, he cried prostrately, tears did not stop, and he was overwhelmed with grief, his only relative at present, just left him, and the sadness was self-evident.

The next day, Yang Qi burned his grandfather's body on fire, and the ashes were scattered all over the world and flowed to Sichuan Mountain. My grandfather had a wish before his death, that is, to let his body merge into the five lakes and seas, with the gentle breeze fluttering, free and carefree between the world and the earth.

Yang Qi held back his grief and tidied up his home, and went to Jinling City, the capital of the Great Zhou Kingdom, with the three items in the package and the ten taels of silver left to him by his grandfather.