Out of the cave down the mountain, along the river, all the way to avoid strange warriors to meet, Wu Youdao did not see a small village not far from the river until the afternoon.

Although it is winter, there are still some women washing clothes and vegetables by the river, and some men are fishing with nets in the river, and children are running back and forth on the shore with adults, screaming and frolicking.

Looking at this scene, Wu Youdao was sure that these people should be residents of distant villages.

Walking towards a young man who was staring at him boldly, Wu Youdao stopped and asked:

"This little brother, may I ask what kind of place is this, is there a town nearby?"

was stared at by Wu Youdao and asked, the young man who was originally a little bold and curious became shy, and only after exerting all his strength did he whisper:

"We are here in Niujia Village. Walking along the road by the river, there is a place called Longjin Town for about 200 miles. I don't know how far away the town is. ”

Wu Youdao groaned slightly.

In this way, I am afraid that I will not be able to reach Longjin Town today, and based on my own footsteps, I will have to walk two hundred miles for a day. This village is quite large, but it is inhabited by ordinary people, so I don't think I will run into my enemies, so why not rest here today and leave tomorrow.

So I made a decision and asked again:

"Little brother, there is a place to live in your village. I'd like to stay in your village for the night and leave tomorrow. Is it feasible?"

The young man in the river had now adapted to dealing with strangers, looked at the ragged man in front of him, and boldly asked:

"Who are you, our village doesn't accept strange scoundrels casually. ”

Wu Youdao said in a deep voice: "I have mysteriously solved the road in the mountains and forests, if there is a place to live in your village, I will give you two gifts of silver, and I will not trouble you blankly." ”

"Alright then, I'll take you to the village. The young man did not dare to say anything more, put away the fishing nets and fishing gear, and led the children side by side.

Along the way, Wu Youdao learned that the young man's name was Niu Nan, and the two children who followed him were his younger brothers, named Niu Xi and Niu Bei.

"So, you should have a brother named Niu Dong?"

Wu Youdao guessed casually.

"yes. My eldest brother is amazing, he is a martial artist. Niu Xi said proudly.

"It's a pity that my eldest brother is dead. The youngest Niu Bei spoke, but there was not much grief on his face.

Wu Youdao guessed that Niu Bei might have never seen his eldest brother, but just heard others talk about it.

Then he asked Niu Xi: "Your eldest brother is a martial artist, so powerful." How did you die?"

"My eldest brother is very powerful, but some demon beasts in the mountains are even more powerful. Last autumn, my eldest brother took the villagers to hunt in the mountains, but when he went too deep into the mountains, he ran into a powerful demon pig, and only one of the dozen or so people who went with him escaped back. My eldest brother died in battle to protect the rest of the village. ”

This time, it was Niu Nan who answered.

Then, he said with a look of regret: "It's a pity that our village finally produced a warrior, and he was still so young, so he went. A young martial artist like my eldest brother, with his qualifications, if he continues to grow, he may be able to enter the human rank martial artist in the future!"

Speaking of this, remembering the young martial artist in front of him, Niu Nan asked enviously:

"You must also be a martial artist, right? You look as young as my eldest brother, and I am afraid that you will have the opportunity to become a human-level martial artist in the future. ”

"I'm a warrior. ”

Wu Youdao replied affirmatively, "As for the achievement of the human rank, this will be talked about in the future, who knows? In order to go further, our martial artists go around to experience and find resources, and we often fight to the death with other martial artists, and we may die at any time. It's not enough to just be qualified. ”

"Oh, I see. I thought that as long as I had qualifications, I could slowly cultivate to the human level. Niu Nan realized.

Wu Youdao explained slowly:

"Cultivating slowly, it's not that you can't advance. But this kind of martial arts achievement will not be too big, and those who continue to cultivate like this will degrade no matter how good their qualifications are. The path of the warrior is destined to be a battle. We must fight with others, with the sky, and with ourselves, so that we can break through many obstacles and break a way out. If we can always break down the obstacles and walk on this path of life, then we will be able to achieve supreme achievements and live forever. ”

This explanation is not only for Niu Nan, but also for Wu Youdao's own inner monologue, and after saying it, he can be more clear about how he should go in the future.

After Niu Nan heard this, he looked unaware and responded: "I don't understand these either." Since I was a child, I have been cultivating according to the method taught me by my father, but unfortunately I can't cultivate my true qi. ”

Talking all the way, they soon arrived at Niu Nan's house. His father is the head of Niujia Village, no wonder when a stranger passes by, Niu Nan will subconsciously stop and explore.

It was still early, Wu Youdao first took out some broken silver from his waist and gave it to Niu Nan, which was regarded as a capital for the night. His memory was shattered, and many things needed to be recalled, so he pulled the three Niu Nan brothers to talk, so as to understand more or recall some things that he had forgotten.

Niu Nan got the silver and was willing to chat with him.

As he spoke, Niu Nan mentioned the vision of heaven and earth a few days ago.

Wu Youdao wanted to understand, so he asked by the way.

"I remember very well that I was going out of my house to collect nets in the river. Suddenly, the sky darkened, and there was no sign at all. After that, there was lightning and thunder, and the thunder hit really urgently. Several times, I almost thought the sky was cracking. There was light and darkness between heaven and earth, and the thunder in my ears continued, and my soul was blasted out. Really, the soul came out! At that time, I wanted to go home, but I couldn't move. That's it, I don't know how long it took for me to return to my soul. At this time, the sky began to rain and snow again. ”

Niu Nan recalled the scene at that time, and he is still a little afraid.

After hearing this, Wu Youdao imagined the scene, afraid that something extraordinary would happen. I thought of the so many corpses I had seen by the river, and the blackened places should have been struck by lightning and died.

Then he asked, "Is there anyone in your village who is injured by such terrible thunder?"

"Why not, of the dozen or so people who went into the mountains to hunt, none of them came back, and they all went. ”

Niu Nan sighed, "That thunder struck, how could it be that it was just a little injured, and they were all dead." It's good to get a whole corpse, there are still several corpses in our village that have not been found. ”

After a pause, Niu Nan continued: "However, many of the beasts in the mountains have died because of this. My dad picked up a lot of them two days ago, and I will continue to pick them up today, and it is cold and freezing at this time, and it is not easy to break. After picking it up, it is smoked and dried and kept to eat for the winter. ”

Hearing that all the people in the village who entered the mountain were killed by thunder, Wu Youdao secretly thought, "Why didn't I die? Was it lucky to escape? Oh, no, it was Ling'er who saved me, I was already dead." No, there are no lightning injuries on my body, only sword injuries. Alas, I really don't know what it was like at that time. I hope that my enemies have been struck to death by thunder, otherwise I will not know that I have an enmity with the other party when I meet them in the future, and it will be troublesome. ”

Then he thought: "However, the Guiyuan True Qi I have cultivated feels unpredictable, and my own qualifications should be considered good, as long as I move forward bravely, I will definitely be able to advance bravely on the martial path." At that time, if I really want to meet my former enemies, as long as I am careful at all times, I will have a chance to take revenge. ”

Niu Nan saw that Wu Youdao seemed to have no room to talk about, so he got up and said, "Brother Wu has traveled all the way from the mountains, he must be tired, you should rest first." When it's time for dinner in the evening, I'll call you again. ”

Wu Youdao returned the salute and let him go. Niu Nan took his two younger brothers to pack up and leave.

Nothing was said all night. Early the next morning, Wu Youdao got up and washed, and then used breakfast with Father Niu, and then said goodbye.

Walking along the road, it is common to encounter people who carry corpses from behind and rush forward. These people rode on various mounts or galloped under their feet. When Wu Youdao met these people, they all avoided giving in, and he could know from the speed that his cultivation was definitely far lower than these people. Besides, there was no more trouble.

After traveling for more than four hours, I saw five or six villages on the road, and when it was getting dark, I finally came to a large town.

When I asked about the missing person, it was the Longjin Town that Niu Nan said that day.

I found an inn on the street, settled down, and went down to the lobby. I asked Xiao Er for some wine, food and meat, and began to drink slowly, while listening to the tea and wine around me.

When he was careless, Wu Youdao suddenly heard the shopkeeper's loud and angry reprimand.

"Dead girl, I've already given you something to eat. You're not leaving. You're dirty, you're going to scare the customers away when you stand here!"

Xiao Er said angrily: "If you don't leave, I'll beat you!"

Wu Youdao looked for prestige, but saw a little girl standing at the door, looking at him with shining eyes. The sky was dark, and apart from the shining eyes, the outline of the face was blurred, and it was difficult to see clearly.

Although Xiao Er was scared, it was not good to really beat people. Seeing that the little girl still refused to leave, Xiao Er had no choice but to persuade him softly:

"Don't stand at the door, it's dark now, go find a corner under the eaves next to you and sit down and eat." You see, this bowl of meat I gave you is fragrant and delicious. ”

The little girl didn't say a word, didn't pay any attention to Xiao Er's meaning, and still stood there fixedly looking at Wu Youdao, if it weren't for Xiao Er's cleverness blocking the door, I'm afraid she would not hesitate to walk to Wu Youdao's side.

Seeing that she was stubborn, Xiao Er's heart was on fire, and he shouted:

"Okay, don't you go, right? Then I have to drive you away, if you don't leave, I will really beat someone. ”

As he spoke, he had to do it.

"Wait!" Wu Youdao shouted.

"Let her in, I have something to ask her. ”

Xiao Er is not sure how to deal with this little girl, and when he heard that there were guests who wanted to let him go, he was in the middle of it.

Sure enough, as soon as Xiao Er gave way, the little girl walked straight to Wu Youdao's table.

After entering the store, the lights shone on, and Wu Youdao saw the little girl's appearance clearly.

It's really ugly, and there are nine black tires of different sizes on his face, and the smallest one is the size of a tail finger.

I couldn't help but sigh in my heart: "What an ugly girl." ”