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Carefully plucking the wick, there was not much black oil in the pottery bowl, standing there silently, the firelight flashed and lit up Lao Ah Shui's face.

It was a wrinkled face, originally only in his fifties, but as old as sixty or seventy.

Old Ah Shui learned the Dao method, but that was already after adulthood, at that time, he was only sixteen years old, and he had just had a son, his eldest son Ah Shan.

Because there are more people in the family, the already difficult days have become more and more difficult.

At first, he could barely survive this poor life by relying on some tribal work, but as the children grew older and their appetites became more and more insatiable, the whole family was hungry most of the time.

Whenever seven or eight-year-old Ah Shan hid in the arms of his mother and cried, old Ah Shui felt a little upset.

Perhaps there was a time when the child was too noisy, and this old Ah Shui gritted his teeth, and ran away from a hundred ox inquiries, and came to a place where those warriors did not dare to easily touch, intending to hunt alone.

In order to get more food, Lao Ah Shui almost didn't want his life, he had to learn from the warriors of the tribe and hunt a prey out.

All day, Lao Ah Shui held a sharpened bamboo spear tightly, standing in the cold wind and shivering, but he never encountered any prey.

Later, he also thought that if he was unlucky at that time and encountered an invincible prey, he would definitely be a fate of being divided and eaten, not to mention Ah Shan, even the later Ah Ba, it would be difficult to survive, after all, in this era of scarce resources, an ordinary person does not have much self-protection ability at all, and it is already the most luxurious wish of every ordinary person to live a peaceful life under the protection of the tribe.

Just when Lao Ah Shui was standing in the cold wind and thinking nonsense, the yellowing grass suddenly began to tremble.

Lao Ah Shui thought that it was some kind of terrifying prey, and he was suddenly trembling with fright, and even his teeth couldn't stop chattering.

Although he muttered the blessing of the God of Flame, when the matter came, the God of Fire was afraid that he would not be able to protect him in person, so he stood there for a moment and gradually became calm.

Holding the bamboo spear tightly to pick open the weeds, what he saw was not the expected prey, but a strong man, lying on the grass covered in blood.

The old Ah Shui was stunned for a while, and when he found that the other party had nine holy shells hanging around his neck, his eyes suddenly widened slightly.

probably understood that this man was a big man in the tribe, and Lao Ah Shui couldn't care about hunting, so he carried the man covered in blood to his body, and carried him back to the gathering place of "Jiang" through gritted teeth.

As a result, the next morning, an elder of the tribe came to see him himself, not only brought some food and cloth, but also asked him what he wanted, and the elders would try to accommodate him.

It turned out that the man he carried back was a strong man in the tribe, and he was an extremely important figure for the entire "Jiang", and Lao Ah Shui saved this kind of big man, so he would naturally get a rich reward from the tribe, if he was willing, he could get food that could not be eaten for ten years, and cloth that could not be worn for twenty years......

However, the first thing that Lao Ah Shui thought about at that time was not these, but wanted to learn the Tao and become a character that everyone envied like the tribal warrior.

Because there is always a time when the food is finished, the cloth will always wear out one day, and he will have descendants, as well as Ah Shan, if he has learned the Tao and made meritorious deeds, he is qualified to pass on the Tao and let future generations enjoy this most abundant reward.

The elder listened to his request, did not look impressed, did not hesitate, and after a few words without pain, he left the old Ah Shui's house.

During the period of suffering from gains and losses, Lao Ah Shui was in a trance until the third day later, when a tribal warrior informed him to go to the hunting party.

Lao Ah Shui was overjoyed, because most of the soldiers of the hunting team were clansmen who had attained Taoism, and even a small part of them were also reserve members of the hunting team, often teaching some things related to cultivation.

Since then, Lao Ah Shui started from the foundation of Taoism and embarked on the advanced path of tribal warriors step by step.

In any tribe, even if food resources are scarce, there is no reason for the warriors to starve, so after solving the most important problem of survival, Lao Ah Shui's family began to get better.

In the second year, Ahsan's mother was pregnant with another child, but unfortunately, this child was not born yet, because of the curse of the devil, it was devoured by the devil, in this era, there is no miscarriage and the like, most unfortunate things will be entangled in the devil doing evil, so at this time, to pray for the protection of the gods, with full of blood, wash away the evil curse.

Lao Ah Shui didn't understand those things, but it didn't prevent him from becoming more heroic in the hunting team, maybe it was the stimulation of this kind of thing, from that time on, Lao Ah Shui began to become famous in his own hunting team.

In the following years, Lao Ah Shui Salted Fish turned over, starting from a civilian with a shell, and finally became a small leader with six shells.

Of course, at this time, his second son also came to the world, and in order to commemorate the place where he first started, he named his younger son "Ba", because the place where he turned his back on the strong of the tribe was called "Ba" by the tribe.

Later, as his merits accumulated higher and higher, he was finally able to let his two sons practice Taoism, and under the auspices of the white-clothed sacrifice, the two sons entered the "Data Ling" that year, the place where the most effort was made to train tribal warriors.

After so many years, the two sons gradually grew up, and they had several children, at this time, Lao Ah Shui finally breathed a sigh of relief and gradually considered the future of the two children.

Because last year, when a small tribe in the south was cleared, Lao Ah Shui captured the small leader of the other party and made a great contribution, for which the tribe not only gave him a sharp long knife, but also let the eldest son take over his class and became a small leader of the tribe.

As for the youngest son, Abba joined the hunting team, and the old man who followed his partner for many years has been wandering outside to hunt and collect food for the tribe.

The surrounding neighbors have changed one after another, but none of them do not envy Lao Ah Shui, after all, the father and son are all tribal warriors, and they are rich families who do not have to worry about food and clothing, and can often see meat.

At this time, people are still relatively single, perhaps because the materials are not abundant, as long as they are full, or have more meat, it is enough to make most people jealous and envious.

It's just that this kind of life will not be static after all, in a hunting trip, the youngest son Aba's hunting team was hit by a strange beast and suffered heavy casualties, and Abba strayed into the mountains and forests when he escaped, and disappeared into the vast forest and sea.

The people of the entire tribe know that if they are in the forest for a long time, even the most powerful warriors of the tribe may not be able to retreat with their whole body, because those dense jungles, some terrible things that are often bred can swallow the living creatures silently......

During this time, Lao Ah Shui was restless in sleep, in addition to the younger son's mother-in-law crying all day long, some messy things did not let him worry.

Fortunately, it was not long before the little son returned safe and sound, and according to him, he had met a terrible flower demon in the mountains and forests, and if it had not been for the powerful desolate man who saved him, he would have died at the hands of the flower demon.

Although the tribe will plunder some desolate people as serfs, but for those desolate people who are burdened with Taoism, any tribe hopes that they can join, after all, in this environment, whether it is to clear the small tribe, or to clean up the terrible creatures around them, the consumption of tribal warriors is very amazing, only relying on the natural system to supplement, may not be able to meet the needs of the tribe itself, so if it is not necessary, the tribe is not willing to come to a large-scale tribal war, but is very willing to accept those desolate people, from the natural power of the tribe。

Since there is no prejudice against the person brought back by the younger son, and the other party is still the kind of desolate strong man who can't even see through him, the most important thing is the younger son's savior, for various reasons, Lao Ah Shui is naturally very polite to this person, although the language is not understood, but Lao Ah Shui still took the most enthusiastic attitude to treat the little son's savior.

Who knows, before the family banquet began, because of the knife on the cabinet, it actually led to some unexpected changes.

Originally, the language was incomprehensible, although Lao Ah Shui was well-informed, he didn't know what was going on, until the youngest son's benefactor waved his hand and inserted his finger into the younger son's eyebrows, Lao Ah Shui was suddenly startled.

However, he has experienced a lot of things, and probably understands that this desolate man is supposed to cast a special spell on his second son, so he forcibly suppressed the eldest son who wanted to make a move, intending to wait and see what this desolate man wants to do.

In the subsequent exchanges, relying on the communication between the two sons, Lao Ah Shui probably understood something.

The desolate man should have a companion, and was later killed by Lie Yuan, and the companion's long knife was captured by the tribe, because he had made a meritorious service a few years ago, the tribe rewarded the long knife to himself, and was finally recognized by these two desolate people.

In fact, although this kind of thing is complicated, it doesn't have much impact on Lao Ah Shui, after all, it wasn't him who killed the desolate companion, even if he really came to find someone to take revenge, he shouldn't find his head.

However, this kind of thing has to be guarded against, if the desolate man is angry, he really runs to the Lie Yuan where to kill, whether it succeeds or fails, as his son's savior, Lao Ashui's family is caught in it, it is not a good thing, after all, in essence, they are still a member of "Jiang".

Standing there and thinking for a moment, Lao Ah Shui planned to talk to that desolate man, even if the other party didn't plan to give up revenge, at least he had to tell the other party not to go to Lie Yuan so blatantly to seek revenge, after all, as the seventh candidate of "Jiang", Lie Yuan's rights in the tribe were unimaginable, especially for people like him, he was a big man who was untouchable.

Thinking about it like this, there was a sudden knock outside the door, and Lao Ah Shui looked at it with some hesitation, then stepped forward and opened the dark door.

The one who knocked on the door was his eldest son, Ah Shan, with a solemn face, as if he had something on his mind.

Lao Ah Shui noticed that the eldest son was holding a roll of animal skins in his hand, so he let the eldest son into the house.

At this time, the light was already shaking even more, and looking back at the oil lamp that was gradually drying up, Lao Ah Shui frowned, and took out a black clay pot from under the bed.

Carefully poured out a little black oil, and Lao Ah Shui covered the lid with some pain. It was the spoils he had snatched from that tribe a year ago, and if it weren't for the exceptional circumstances of today, this jar of black oil would probably have become a family heirloom all the way to his grandson.

Where did Lao Ah Shui sit, frowning slightly, and asked, "Say, what's the matter with coming to me so late?"

Then Ahsan went into the house, scooped out a little water from the clay pot, and drank it from a bamboo tube, and said, "Abba, if you want me to say, just give those two desolate people some food and cloth, and it will be a disaster sooner or later to keep them." ”

"Bastard-" Hearing Ah Shan say this, the old Ah Shui's eyes widened and glared at him fiercely.."Although that desolate man has a grudge against Lie Yuan, but after all, he saved your brother, and the beast still knows the kindness, you are a warrior who has cultivated under the blessing of the God of Flames, is it not as good as those beasts......"

"I, I'm just saying, Abba, don't be angry......" That Ah Shan's expression was bright, and something probably sounded.

This is a story that is widely circulated in "Jiang", about the second in line to the throne of the tribe, the holy woman taught by the high priest.

Legend has it that the saint Zhu Li went to the deep mountains to practice, on the bank of the Qianhe River, encountered a wounded dragon turtle, the saint did not hesitate to use the vitality to guide, the dragon turtle was treated, and after the dragon turtle was injured, it drifted away.

Later, the saint encountered danger in the ghost realm, was besieged by the ghost party, and was in danger, at this time, the mountain suddenly shook, and a huge dragon turtle broke out of the ground, saving the saint in distress, and breaking the ghost formation.

After that, the dragon turtle never left, and accompanied the saint for the rest of his life, practicing in the dry lake of Nanshan.

This story has been widely circulated in "Jiang" as an exact embodiment of good retribution.

Of course, Ah Shan knew this story, but he didn't expect Abba to lose such a big temper, so he temporarily changed his words and wanted to divert the matter... ”

"Over the mountain?" Old Ah Shui was slightly stunned, and he didn't care about scolding him, so he immediately became serious.."To the sacrifice, how could I send you to go over the mountain?"

"I don't know......" Ahsan scratched his head, "However, the priest asked me to take people to check the surrounding underground and explore the way first, maybe just to find out what was going on over there." ”

Hearing the eldest son say this, Lao Ah Shui frowned, his face was still a little pale, "Just understand the situation, that's good, if it's for other reasons, it's ......"

Lao Ah Shui didn't say the latter words, but Ah Shan pursed his lips and couldn't help but lower his head.

Both of them knew that if it was for other reasons, the warriors of the "Jiang" tribe might have killed many people.

It turned out that the tribe in the valley of the four hundred cattle to the south, there was a tribe called "over", the tribe was tens of thousands of people, occupying the right time and place, it was an extremely difficult bone to gnaw, but at this time, some elders in the tribe wanted to exterminate the tribe, plundering the resources and population of "over", if this idea was implemented, "Jiang" was bound to face a tragic war.

"I really hope that day doesn't come, otherwise, I don't know how many people ...... The family will be ruined......"

Old Ah Shui muttered to himself, with a slightly embarrassed look......

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