As soon as the sky was bright, Mo Li left Xuantian Sect alone.

This time he went down the mountain, and he didn't plan to fly to the place where Ling'er had appeared immediately, to search for Ling'er's footprints. From Qing Xuanzi's mouth, he learned that Ling'er's had appeared in the southwest direction, and the master still had ears and eyes in the mortal world to help him continue to explore Ling'er's news, so he was not in a hurry. After descending the mountain, he chose to hike, planning to return to Trois-Rivières City first to take a look at the things and things that had been.

He stayed in Sanhe City since he was a child, until Ling'er had an accident and he entered the Xuantian Sect, he never went down the mountain, he wanted to take this opportunity to take a good look at the mountains and rivers, and feel the beautiful scenery of different regions. At this time, he had already taken off his brocade clothes, dressed in green mountains, pinned a wine gourd to his waist, leisurely walking through the mountain paths, holding a scroll in his hand, reading aloud all the way, while drinking endless sake, it was also very comfortable. When you are tired or tired, you will take the earth as your bed, the sky as your quilt, the stars and the moon as your lamp, and your head rests on the mountains and rivers, listening to the wonderful sounds of nature.

"Weicheng is light and dusty in the rain, and the guest house is green and willow-colored. Persuade you to have a glass of wine, and there is no reason to go out of Yangguan in the west. ”

"Thousands of miles of yellow clouds and daylight, the north wind blows geese and snow. Don't worry about the road ahead, no one in the world knows you. Liu Wei Piao pitied himself privately, and he left Jingluo for more than ten years. The husband's poverty should not be enough, and there is no wine money when we meet today. ”

On this day, when the sun was setting, Mo Li chanted poems all the way, and staggered to the end of a mountain road and found a village under the mountain. I have been walking through the inaccessible mountains and forests, and I haven't seen anyone for half a month, but now I see a village, but I have a little more expectations. So, he quickened his pace and walked towards the mountain village.

When he came to the entrance of the mountain village, Mo Li found that the village seemed to be a little deserted, full of weeds, and it seemed that no one had taken care of it for a long time, and the houses looked much dilapidated from a distance. It was the laughter of children and the sound of chickens and dogs from the village that made him feel that this village was a little more lively.

He suppressed his doubts and walked towards the village.

When he entered the village, he felt even more strange in his heart. It was going to be dark, and there should be smoke in the air, but it wasn't. Door to door, all closed doors, a few villagers in the latitude were also walking hurriedly, when they saw Mo Li and other uninvited guests, their eyes were full of vigilance.

Suddenly, two little girls came out of the dim corner and hit Mo Li's body directly, Mo Li was startled and hurriedly supported the two little girls.

"Little brother, what's your name?" Mo Li asked with a pleasant face as he looked at one of the girls.

The little girl's face showed a look of horror and said tremblingly, "My name is Xibao. ”

Mo Li smiled, then looked at another little girl and asked, "Then what's your name?"

Another little boy dragged his snot, but he was a little bolder, and said, "My name is Xingxing, big brother, are you from out of town? Why haven't I seen you before?" ”

Mo Li squatted down and said with a smile: "My brother is from out of town and is passing by here. What about your father and mother?"

Just as Mo Li was asking, a young woman shouted in a loud voice not far away, "Xibao, Xingxing, come back soon." ”

The little girl, named Xingxing, pointed to the young woman and said, "Big brother, she is our grandmother." ”

Mo Li pulled the two little girls and walked towards the Zhongnan women, the young woman pulled the two girls down in front of her, reached out and slapped the two little girls' buttocks a few times, and reproached sternly: "Didn't Grandma not let you out, why are you so disobedient?"

The little girl named Xibao immediately had tears in her eyes, and she was so aggrieved that she was about to cry.

"Sister-in-law, Xibao and Xingxing are still young, and it is also the nature of children to come out to play, why do you still do it. Mo Li frowned and said.

When the young woman heard Mo Li's words, she pulled the two little girls down in a panic and asked vigilantly, "Who are you? ”

"Sister-in-law, don't be afraid, I'm from out of town and passing through here. Seeing that the sky was dark, I wanted to find a place to spend the night. ”

"Hurry up, strangers are not welcome here. The young woman said with a softened face.

"Xiulian, Xiulian~"

There was a rush of footsteps, accompanied by the call of the old man, only to see an old woman who looked like a withered tree walked out, after seeing Mo Li, the steps were a little faster, and the young woman who was called to cultivate hurriedly held the old woman.

The old woman looked at Mo Li in horror and asked, "What are you going to do?"

The second monk Mo Lizhang was confused and asked, "Old lady, I'm just a passerby, I don't know why everyone is so afraid of me?"

"Oh, it's a passerby. The old woman muttered to herself, then looked at Mo Li and asked, "Young man, you should leave quickly, it is already getting dark, and it will be dangerous to stay here." ”

"Old lady, don't say whether you can let the kid spend the night, the kid thinks he still has some ability, but he is not afraid of danger. Seeing the young woman and the old woman behaving so strangely, Mo Li was even more curious, so he said tentatively: "Boy, there are some scattered silver taels here, which is the cost of tonight's stay, so I don't say anything." ”

After speaking, Mo Li took out a few taels of broken silver from his arms and handed them to the old woman. The old woman didn't think about it, and directly pushed back the silver taels in Mo Li's hand.

"Old woman, is that too little? It doesn't matter, the boy can add more. ”

"Young man, these silver taels you gave us are enough to eat for a year, it's not that the old woman is cruel, it's really dangerous for you to stay here, I advise you to leave quickly, right?"

Mo thought about what kind of danger could make the old woman and the young woman in front of him so bad, so he said: "Hehe, old lady, the kid has learned some skills in the mountains, why don't you tell me?"

After speaking, Mo Li's feet were off the ground, and he stepped on a flying sword under his feet, and turned around twice in front of the old woman, which made the two little girls excited, and kept saying, "Grandma, look, the big brother is flying." ”

The old woman's cloudy eyes showed a bright light, and her hands trembled and pulled Mo Li's sleeves and asked, "Young man, are you the legendary immortals?" Xiulian, Xibao, and Xingxing quickly meet the immortals. ”

After speaking, the old woman pulled the young woman and the two little girls and wanted to kneel, Mo Li saw this, waved his long sleeves, dragged the old woman, the young woman and the two little girls with a true anger, and said: "Old lady, sister-in-law, how can this be, the boy can't stand it." ”

At this time, the old woman was already convinced that the young man in front of her must be an immortal, so she quickly turned to the young woman beside her and said, "Xiulian, take the immortal home quickly, and make a table of good dishes to entertain the immortal." ”

The old woman beckoned Mo Li into the house, while Xiulian was eating her meal. Entering the house, Mo Li carefully looked at the house, although the house where the family lived was not big, it was also the layout of the east and west compartments and the middle hall, and it was very neatly cleaned, but the house had been repaired for many years, there were a few cracks in the corners of the wall, and the roof was dilapidated.

A kerosene lamp flickered on the table, Mo Li and the old woman sat around the table, the old woman picked up a black bowl on the table, added some water to Mo Li, and said, "Immortal, please drink water." ”

Mo Li stretched out his hands to take the bowl, drank the water and said, "Old lady, the kid is an ordinary person, he just learned some skills, you call me Mo Li directly." ”

The old woman didn't believe it, and said, "How can you not be an immortal, and how can you be a mortal out of thin air." ”

Mo Li smiled and said, "Old lady, that's just a spell. ”

Seeing that Mo Li didn't want to admit it, the old woman didn't say more, and poured some water into the black bowl in front of Mo Li.

Mo Li chatted with the old woman about family life, and not long after, Xiulian came in from outside the door, brought two side dishes and a large bowl of rice and put them on the table, turned around and immediately closed the door, tied the door bolt, and went to the east and west wings to check the doors and windows, and then returned to the hall to sit down.

said to Mo Li: "There are no good dishes in the mountains and villages, coarse tea and light rice, and I hope that the immortals will not be surprised." ”

Mo Li looked at the two small dishes on the table, although they were some ordinary food, they were also fragrant, he picked up the dishes and chopsticks, pinched some before putting them in his mouth, and said: "Sister-in-law is outside, I can take me in, the kid is very grateful." ”

"Sister-in-law, old lady, you haven't eaten either, how about eating together, you see Xibao and Xingxing are hungry. ”

The young woman saw that the fairy in front of her had no shelf, so she sat down with her two children, and began to talk while eating.

"Sister-in-law, old lady, I have some doubts in my heart, and I don't know whether to say them or not. ”

"You're asking, why are the people in the village so wary when they see outsiders?"

Mo Li nodded and said, "I walked all the way and found that there were not many people in the village, why did it seem so dilapidated. Also, it's all women and children, but they don't see any man, not even a boy, what's going on?"

When the old woman heard Mo Li's question, she sighed on the side, full of sadness. Xiulian's face was also full of sadness, and she said, "You don't know, there are no men in this village anymore. ”

"What?!? Mo Li asked in surprise.

"They're all dead. The old woman said with a long sigh.

Speaking of this, tears welled up from the corners of Xiulian's eyes, and she sobbed in a low voice. The old woman continued: "In this village, when a man has a family and has an heir, he will die. Even if you don't start a family, as long as you reach the age of establishment, you will still die. ”

"Some say the village is cursed. There were only women and children, and there were no men. ”

"Curse?

"This ......" The old woman seemed to have something unspeakable, and she was speechless for a while.

"Old woman, you say it's okay, I have everything. ”

"Hey, okay. The old woman sighed, and the reason for this was to be revealed.