Located at the foot of the mountain, the villagers have been living by hunting for generations, and although it is hard, they can still live a self-sufficient life. Most of the houses in the village are made of wood, and occasionally one or two large families are built of stone, Chu Qing's house is located in the southernmost part of the village, and the house is not large, with only three rooms, two bedrooms and a kitchen, which is one of the closest houses to the mountain.

"Brother Feng, sister-in-law, don't worry, it's useless to be anxious. The sky will soon dawn, and as soon as the day dawns, Yongan and I will immediately go up the mountain to look for Xiaoqing. Shi Datou sat on the chair and persuaded, he didn't know how many times he had persuaded himself this night, looking at Chu Feng's pale and bloodless face, listening to the sound of Qin Su's non-stop crying that night echoing in the room, he was a little irritable and helpless, but more anxious and sympathetic. Guo Yongan didn't know what to say, and his voice was hoarse all night, so he could only sit in a chair.

"It's all my fault, if I had stopped him from going up the mountain yesterday, wouldn't it have been all these things. Li Heizi was a little frustrated, it seemed that all this was caused by him, he heard that Chu Qing hadn't returned home before dark, so he hurriedly ran to Chu Qing's house and told them about what he saw Chu Qing this evening. If he hadn't informed Chu Feng's two good brothers, Shi Datou and Guo Yongan, Chu Feng would have said that he would have to struggle to get up from the bed that had been lying for several years and enter the mountain overnight, with his current body, he might not even be able to get out of the village.

"Forget it, it's too late to say this, you don't know Xiaoqing's temperament, even if he stopped him at that time, he would secretly go up the mountain later!" Guo Yongan said, he was in a low mood, he and Chu Feng and Shi Datou were playmates who had played together since childhood, and Chu Feng also saved their lives during a hunt in the mountains! If he lost his son, I don't know if Chu Feng would be able to last a few days. Chu Qing didn't return overnight, and he actually knew very well about the result Guo Yongan, Shi Datou and Li Heizi, but Chu Feng and his wife didn't want to accept the reality, after all, they were the only son, and they couldn't stand it for anyone.

The darkness receded slightly, and the roosters in the village began to crow, Shi Datou and Guo Yongan no longer procrastinated, quickly stood up, first comforted Chu Feng and his wife, and prepared to carry weapons up the mountain to search. There are already villagers who get up early to farm on the roads between the villages, and even if the land is not good and the harvest is small, they still have to work, and one more bite of food can reduce hunger. Everyone was talking about the roar of the berserk beast in the mountains last night, after all, it was not far away, and the sound of that movement could be heard more or less. They didn't know that Chu Qing hadn't returned overnight after going up the mountain last night, and even if they knew, they would probably only sympathize with the couple's experience, since Chu Feng was seriously injured and sick, this family has slowly faded out of everyone's field of vision, if it weren't for sympathy and Shi Datou and Guo Yongan are now in important positions in the hunting team, I'm afraid they wouldn't even want to share the food they came back from hunting to his family. After all, going up the mountain several times a month may not be able to get much prey, and from time to time they will be injured or even killed, who will use the food they exchange for their lives to share with a worthless person.

Li Heizi didn't come out, he stayed at Chu Qing's house to take care of the husband and wife, and when Shi Datou and the two turned around the corner, they happened to meet Chu Qing who was going down the mountain to go home. The two were a little surprised, they had no hope in the first place, who knew that there would be a miracle. At this time, although Chu Qing was much better, he was still a little weak, after all, for a rookie like himself, the slightest injury at the soul level was fatal. Seeing that Chu Qing's face was pale and seemed to be weak, the two hurriedly stepped forward to support him.

Guo Yongan checked Chu Qing's body and found that there was no major problem, and he was even more surprised for a while: "Xiaoqing, how did you go down the mountain?"

However, before Chu Qing could answer, Shi Datou interjected: "Don't worry about this for now, he is very weak now, you help him home first, and I will go to Huang Yaoshi to show him." Dr. Huang Zhong is a very famous physician in these ten miles and eight towns, known as "Huang Yaoshi", and since the death of the old doctor over the years, he has been the one who has been treating the villagers.

Chu Qing was finally dragged home by the two of them, and when his mother saw Chu Qing, he instantly stepped forward and knelt down to hug him and cried bitterly, and his father was also relieved, and tears also swirled in his eyes. Everyone didn't blame Chu Qing, after all, he was also out of filial piety, he took out the herbs in the back basket he took back before going down the mountain, and there were a few pairs in it that Xuan Lao gave him when he came down the mountain.

Everyone asked him what he had met on the mountain, but Chu Qing didn't say much. Because before going down the mountain, the master told him not to reveal his existence to outsiders, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble, even if he didn't know what the trouble meant, so he just said that because he was attacked by an unknown transparent object at night, fortunately he was able to escape not far from the way out of the mountain, and then he was too tired to faint at the foot of the mountain, and only hurried back to the village when he woke up. Although the reason was a bit far-fetched, everyone didn't ask, after all, it was a blessing that the person came back, and after Huang Yaoshi saw that Chu Qing's body was fine, several people left together after nagging a few words about Chu Qing.

After they left, after calming their father's emotions, Chu Qing boiled a bowl of the medicinal herbs he found with a few pairs of medicines given by the teacher, and drank it for his father.

"Qing'er, it's good to come back, it's good to come back, you must not be so stupid in the future. Qin Su was still a little choked, this time she was almost scared to death, if something happened to Chu Qing, she would not live.

"Okay, Su Su, go and prepare some food for Qing'er, he shouldn't have eaten since last night, he must be hungry!" Chu Feng said that he was a little depressed, after all, all this was caused by himself, if he hadn't been injured back then... Thinking of this, he remembered everything in that cave again.

"Qing'er, I heard your Uncle Shi say that in a few days, a group of people will come down from the city, and some talented children from various villages will be selected to enter the city to learn the cultivation method, if you succeed in learning in the future, you don't have to worry about life anymore!" Chu Feng said to Chu Qing.

"I'm not going anywhere, it's good to stay at home. Chu Qing shook his head, because he already had a master, so he didn't need to go to learn cultivation from others. But in Chu Feng's opinion, the reason why his son was reluctant to go was all because of himself.

"You don't have to worry about me and your mother, we can take care of ourselves at home. If you can really be chosen, you can rest assured to go, and if you stay here for the rest of your life, you will only be a hunter who is struggling for food and clothing. Chu Feng was a little depressed, looking at his son in front of him, he felt even more that his existence was dragging down the family. Without themselves, they should be better and happier!

Chu Qing looked at his father's lifeless and sad face, for fear that he would not be able to think about it, so he could only cheer him up in advance: "Dad, don't worry, I have found the master now! "Although Chu Qing himself doesn't know whether the master is powerful or not, it is not bad to be able to live in the mountains alone, so far he has not heard of anyone who can stay on the mountain at night and come down safely!

Chu Feng was a little surprised, and hurriedly asked about the specific situation, Chu Qing saw that there were no outsiders, so he told his father about the situation he encountered in the mountains, and told him not to talk about it to outsiders. When Chu Qing said that he had the dream after seeing a strange painting, Chu Feng's face was a little moved! After thinking for a while, he asked Chu Qing to take out the small wooden box in the secret compartment under his bed, Chu Qing really didn't know that there was a hidden compartment under his father's bed, and slowly climbed in and took it out.

It was a small dusty box, and when Chu Qing opened it, he found that there were some items scattered inside, and Chu Feng asked him to take out one of the folded pieces of paper and a very small bronze mirror. The paper is very thin but unusually soft, and I don't know what material it is made of. When he spread out the paper, he was shocked to find that it was a painting, and the content of the painting was exactly the same as the one he had seen on the master's wall last night, and the same face was not clear. I picked up the bronze mirror again, and found that the bronze mirror depicted a woman's face, which was very beautiful.

"Dad, where did you get these things?" asked Chu Qing.

"Well, if it weren't for these things, I wouldn't have ended up like this," his eyes looked at the roof, recalling the events of that day, "I led the hunting party of the village to hunt in the mountains, and I got separated from the large army because of the pursuit of prey. While searching for the team, they stumbled upon a cave that looked like it had once been inhabited and a small tomb. I found some artifacts in it, but I didn't expect to find other people in this cave at the same time, and all of them were extremely powerful. I was forced to hand over everything I was given, but after handing over the things, they still did the same thing to me, beating me to the point of being seriously injured and unconscious. In my coma I had a dream similar to what you said, and when I woke up, I was the only one left in the cave, and they must have thought I was dead and left! On the way back, if he hadn't been found by the old doctor who went up the mountain to collect medicine, I am afraid that he would have died on the mountain!"

"But didn't you say that it was the beast that attacked him and caused him to be seriously injured?" Chu Qing said in shock.

"Well, I'm still afraid that those people will come back and kill people when they hear the news! It only takes one trick to make me lie in bed for so many years, and if I really know that I am still alive, I am afraid that it will affect you. ”

I didn't expect that there are such vicious people in this world, my father gave them things and even killed them, the hardships suffered by the family over the years are caused by these despicable people, if one day I meet them after I have the strength, I must let them pay for their blood debts!

"After I came back, I studied these two things for several years and didn't come up with any results, and I lost them and was worried that someone would find them after they were picked up, so I have been hiding in the dark compartment for so many years. Since your master has the same painting, he must know something about these things. If he's really interested, I'll give it to him, because it's useless and dangerous to leave these things in our hands, and my gratitude to him for saving your life. After all, our family is poor and has nothing to do, and I hope your master will not see outside. ”