Chapter 5: Zhuang Han's Death
Since the death of her father, her mother has lived on her own. Living in an environment like Black Magic Mountain, hunting is the only way for the villagers to survive. Although his father only had the cultivation in the early stage of blood refining when he was alive, he would not return empty-handed every time he came back from the mountain, and although his life was not rich, the family of three was also happy.
But those days didn't last long. Five years ago, a heavy snowfall that lasted for half a month caused a food shortage in the village, and the villagers gathered all their meat and switched from three meals a day to two meals, which lasted only three days. So the young men of the village formed a hunting team and braved the heavy snow and cold to go deep into the Black Magic Mountain to hunt.
Three days later, the hunt party returned and brought back a large green-maned pig. This green-maned pig with more than 300 catties is enough to solve the urgent needs of the village. But the hunters who came back were not happy, but one by one they wept and mourned.
The young Zhuang Xuan danced happily around the big wild boar, and quickly looked back at his mother, his clear eyes full of surprise. But Zhuang Xuan found that his mother was anxiously looking for something in the crowd. Zhuang Xuan found out that his father was missing among the people who came back.
At this time, Zhuang Xuan's young heart already faintly felt that something was wrong. Quickly grabbed the hand of one of the hunters and asked, "Where is my father?"
The hunter's face changed, but he didn't say anything.
Zhuang Xuan was in a hurry, "Tell me quickly, where is my father?"
A group of hunters looked at each other, but still didn't say anything. At this time, the village chief came, and saw that the scene was strange, and saw that the hunters who came back were more or less scarred. counted a few more people, one less, plus Zhuang Xuan was shouting on the side, and he suddenly understood in his heart, looking at the young Zhuang Xuan and the dumb girl with tears streaming down his face, the village chief felt a little unbearable.
"Village chief!" A group of hunters didn't know how to explain to Zhuang Xuan's mother and son, and when they were in a dilemma, they saw the village chief coming and hurriedly walked over.
"What the hell is going on?" the village chief's face was not very good.
The hunters looked at Zhuang Xuan's mother and son, and then at the village chief, all of whom were silent.
"Shatuo, you say!" the village chief looked at the hunter standing in the middle.
Sha Tuo sighed and told the story in succinct words.
It turned out that the hunting team composed of Zhuang Han and others had not encountered prey for two days after entering the Black Devil Mountain due to heavy snowfall. Seeing that it was getting late, the hungry and cold hunters had to spend the night in the woods near Baizhang Cliff. Who would have thought that just when they seemed to be asleep, a green-maned pig was attracted by the firelight.
The adult green-maned pig has the strength of the early stage of blood refining, with a huge body, a mane as hard as a steel needle, and sharp fangs with great lethality. Zhuang Han, who was closest to the green-maned pig, heard the movement, and got up with a grunt and woke up the others with a loud shout. At this time, the green-maned pig had already rushed to Zhuang Han's eyes, and he hurriedly drew his saber, and before he could cut down on the prey, he was hit by the green-maned pig in his arms.
Zhuang Han, who hadn't eaten well for two days, was already tired, and the blue-maned pig's powerful impact suddenly made Zhuang Han feel cramping in his abdomen, afraid that he would hurt his abdominal organs. He gritted his teeth and staggered to his feet with a steel knife. By this time the other hunters had already gotten up, pulled out their guys, and surrounded the green-maned pigs. Looking at the big man in front of them, the hunters were very excited, if they could bring this guy back to the village, they should be able to hold the village for a few days.
Unexpectedly, at this time, the green-maned pig that sensed the danger suddenly burst out and rushed towards the injured Zhuang Han. In its simple thinking, Zhuang Han, who has been knocked over by himself once, is the easiest to deal with.
Zhuang Xuan was already injured, and he was in the next position, the strength of the green-maned pig's swooping was so strong, it was too late for others to rescue. Zhuang Han is like a sandbag that has been thrown, flying upside down two zhang away in the air, and rolling out of the snow after landing.
At this time, Zhuang Han's mouth and nose were bleeding, his mind was no longer clear, and he struggled to stand up in the snow. He was seriously injured, unsteady on his feet, staggered a step, and his body was short, but his feet slipped and he fell off the cliff.
At this time, Sha Tuo and the others had already put the green-maned pig in a pool of blood. But when they were about to come to save Zhuang Han, they happened to see Zhuang Han falling off the cliff. Sha Tuo's eyes were cracked, and when he rushed to the edge of the cliff, only a cold steel knife was left in the snow.
After hearing what happened, the dumb girl had already burst into tears. The faces of the people in the village were also full of sadness. If it weren't for the food shortage in the village, Zhuang Han and the others would not have gone up the mountain to hunt in such bad weather, and the tragedy would not have happened. Hearing that his father fell off the cliff, Zhuang Xuan's behavior was very strange, but he walked to his mother's side with a blank expression and stood there quietly.
Seeing that Zhuang Xuan's mother and son were grief-stricken, the village chief couldn't bear it in his heart, thinking back to what Sha Tuo had explained, he had an idea, and said in a deep voice: "Don't be in a hurry to be sad!"
Hearing the village chief say this, the villagers looked at the village chief suspiciously, not knowing what the village chief meant.
"Everyone heard what Sha Tuo said. They knew that Zhuang Han had fallen from Baizhang Cliff, but they had never seen Zhuang Han die with their own eyes, maybe ......" Speaking of this, the village chief looked at Zhuang Xuan, saw that a bright light flashed in his wooden eyes, sighed in his heart, and continued: "Perhaps, Zhuang Han did not fall. ”
"Is this true?" Hearing the village chief's words, Zhuang Xuanmuran's face regained a little brightness, and he hurriedly asked.
The village chief nodded, and then said, "Your father, Taji, has his own natural appearance, so it may be fine. It's just that I don't even believe in this sentence.
What kind of place is Baizhang Cliff? The bottom of the cliff is shrouded in fog all the year round, and I don't know how much, even if it is in his heyday, it will be a lifeless end if he falls, and it is Zhuang Han who has been badly injured! However, Zhuang Xuan, this kid is really pitiful, let me lie to him for a while, and after a long time, he should be able to accept this reality.
Just when the village chief sighed, Zhuang Han swept away the woods. There was a smile on his face, and he muttered to himself: "I knew that my father would be fine, he promised me that when I was over twelve years old, he would take me to hunt with him, and he would do what he said, and he would not lie to me." ”
When the villagers saw Zhuang Xuan like this, they couldn't help but feel angry. Many of the women turned their heads away and hid their faces and wept.
Since then, the villagers have taken good care of Zhuang Xuan's mother and son, and every time they come back from hunting, they always give them the best meat. Zhuang Xuan is also sensible, and often goes to the old hunters in the village to ask for hunting skills and practice his skills. He firmly believed that his father was still alive, and that he would only be able to go hunting with him when he had perfected his skills and when he returned.
Time flies.
Five years have long passed. The little hairy boy at the beginning has become a young and handsome teenager. In the past five years, while Zhuang Xuan has been practicing his skills, he has gradually understood that his father may not be there. If he is still here, why hasn't he come back in the past five years? It's just that after the initial sadness, now he has slowly accepted this fact, but he has suffered from his mother.
"Brother Zhuang Xuan!"
A gentle call brought Zhuang Xuan back to his senses, but found that the village chief and others were gone. Putting aside the chaotic thoughts in his mind, Zhuang Xuan smiled at Lin'er and said, "Let's go, don't let the village chief and grandfather wait for a long time!" After saying this, he walked forward.
Lin'er looked at Zhuang Xuan's back in a daze, her face full of worry. She knew about Zhuang Xuan's father. For so many years, that incident has been a forbidden area in Zhuang Xuan's heart, and she has the heart to comfort her, but she knows that this forbidden area cannot be touched. So she always makes Zhuang Xuan happy in her own way, hoping to dilute the pain in his heart.
"Brother Zhuang Xuan, you must be well. No matter what happens, you and me, and your mother, as well as Ah Hu and Brother Cang'er, we are all your relatives!" Lin'er said in her heart. Seeing that Zhuang Xuan had already gone away, he hurriedly chased after him, "Brother Zhuang Xuan, wait for me!"