Jiu Ye originally wanted to call Lu Yangsheng to go home together, but he opened his mouth a few times, but he couldn't say it, and in the end he had to give up, no matter what else, this kid is really likable, but it's a pity.

Not long after the ninth master went home, he came out with a few nests in his hand, walked a few steps away from Lu Yangsheng and threw it gently, and threw it to Lu Yangsheng: "Take it and eat, today is the old man who took a big advantage, the old man doesn't have much money in his hand, so he won't give you money, it's okay to eat." ”

Lu Yangsheng caught the head of the nest, didn't say anything, wiped his clothes with his two hands, and then held it with both hands, and walked under the old ginkgo tree behind the ninth master.

The Ninth Master walked to his place and sat down, and asked, "Baby, isn't that story you want to hear?" Tell me, what do you want to know from the old man? Know that you are not the kind of unreliable second laizi, and a single story is not worth a cheese. ”

Lu Yangsheng stood not far from the Ninth Master, like a student listening to the class, lowered his head and said, "Kid wants to know what the horned tiger in your story is." ”

The Ninth Master looked at Lu Yangsheng strangely: "Why are you curious about this thing?" That's not a good thing. ”

Lu Yangsheng lowered his head and didn't speak, and the Ninth Master couldn't wait for an answer, so he had to talk about the fierce beast.

"That thing you need to know, it's called a horned tiger, it looks like a tiger, but it has a single horn, as the old saying goes: the cloud comes from the dragon, and the wind comes from the tiger. So the horned tiger is the best at calling the wind, but this thing is much more powerful than the tiger, in addition to calling the wind, this beast horn is indestructible, it can also make thunder, and this thing eats people. The ninth master couldn't stop when he opened the chatterbox.

"Legend has it, in addition to the human world, there are also demon worlds and god worlds in this world, collectively referred to as the Three Realms, this horned tiger is a peerless beast that ran out of the demon world. Do you know why Luoxian Town is called Luoxian Town? The ninth master said the key point, took out the cigarette stick and picked it up, tilted his head and asked Lu Yangsheng.

Lu Yangsheng replied, "It is said that an immortal once came to our Luoxian Town. ”

The ninth master took a puff of dry smoke and answered: "That's right, it's just that I've been to the immortals, but you kid is wrong about what you said, that is, this fall is not a fall, it's a fall, you know what a fall is?" ”

Lu Yangsheng shook his head.

"Baby, remember, this immortal or something, their death is very different from ours. When our little people die, that's called death, this emperor is dead, that's called collapse, the princes, that is, the emperor's relatives are dead, what's it called, this immortal is dead, it's called falling. The Ninth Master said sadly. So, let's fall into Immortal Town, that's the death of immortals. ”

Lu Yangsheng raised his head in shock and looked at the Ninth Master: "Is it because of the Horned Tiger?" ”

The Ninth Master seemed to be very satisfied with Lu Yangsheng's reaction, and knocked on the cigarette stick on the sole of his shoe and said, "That's right, it's because of the horned tiger." Once upon a time, I don't know how many years ago, we here the cow turned over, and a horned tiger jumped out of the mountain, at that time we were still a small village that didn't know what the name was, a total of hundreds of people, and they died at the sight, suddenly an immortal fell from the sky, and the horned tiger fought, it is said that after three days and three nights, the mountains have leveled a large place, but unfortunately, the road is one foot high, the magic is one foot high, and the immortal is still defeated in the end, defeated. Seeing that the last few people in the village were about to be swallowed by the horned tiger, the immortal fought hard to move a few mountains from the outside and pressed on the horned tiger? ”

"The Horned Tiger is dead?" Lu Yangsheng interjected and asked.

"Nope." The Ninth Master shook his head and continued.

"I heard from the older generation that when the mountain was pressed down, there was no movement, and none of the villagers dared to enter the mountain, and they didn't know what was going on in the mountain. A few days later, an old Taoist priest came out and told the villagers that the horned tiger had been suppressed and asked the villagers not to enter the mountain casually. Later, a few big officials came to the village, who were the prime ministers in the court, and that was really a big official, at this time the old people knew that the old immortal died, oh no, it was fallen, the court gave the name Luoxian Town, and built a big temple to worship the old immortals, this is the origin of our Luoxian Town. ”

After the ninth master finished speaking, he seemed to feel that he was talking a little far, smashed his mouth, and wanted to drink tea to moisten his throat, only to find that he had put the teapot at home before, so he had to swallow his saliva, and continued to speak: "The prime minister who came at that time said that Jiaohu was suppressed in Nanshan, which is our current Nanshan. This Nanshan, it was banned at the time, that is, the kind that did not allow everyone to enter the mountain, but there was such a thing, and no one dared to enter the mountain. ”

The old man raised his hand and pointed to the highest mountain next to the guide. "No, it's that mountain. At that time, there were only a few dozen people left in the small village who survived, and the court did not let these dozens of people go, and there were no people in the village who had the capital to go out, so they rebuilt the village, and finally developed into the current town. Later, I don't know how many dynasties have changed, and there are few branches that have been handed down at that time, which has led to fewer and fewer people who know these things, and finally the temple of the old immortals collapsed, and the village has become a small town, and even the plaques sent by the court were re-engraved later, and there are fewer and fewer people who know these things, and the mountain ban is useless. Coincidentally, the old man's ancestor was among those dozens of people, and he happened to know these things. ”

"Nanshan." Lu Yangsheng was stunned at Nanshan when he heard Jiu Ye say that the horned tiger was pressing on Nanshan, which caused Lu Yangsheng to listen to what Jiu Ye said later.

After the ninth master finished the story, he saw Lu Yangsheng looking at Nanshan, suddenly thought of something, looked shocked, and then looked at Lu Yangsheng who was motionless, stood up and walked next to Lu Yangsheng, raised the cigarette stick in his hand and rushed at Lu Yangsheng's head.

"Stinky boy, when your father and mother entered Nanshan, they entered the periphery, and they encountered fierce beasts, the old man saw your mother's arm, which is an ordinary beast, although it looks like a bite mark of a big insect, but it is definitely not a horned tiger, if it is a horned tiger, your mother will only lose an arm?" Lu Yangsheng was hit the head, and when he turned around, he saw the angry old face of the Ninth Master.

"Baby, what the old man told you is a story, although it is not why do you have to inquire about the horned tiger, and why do you think that the horned tiger has something to do with the death of your father, but the old man can tell you for sure that your father's affairs have absolutely nothing to do with the horned tiger, that is a story."

Lu Yangsheng looked at the Ninth Master, tears began to ooze from his eyes, and he bent down and said to the Ninth Master: "Ninth Master, the kid finally wants to ask, will the Horned Tiger control the ghosts?" ”

"The old man doesn't know." The Ninth Master was furious, and his eyes seemed to be able to breathe fire.

"Ninth Master." Lu Yangsheng suddenly shouted. But the voice was getting weaker and weaker. "Please, boy. I really beg you. ”

"Stinky boy. Tell you what you can do? Rushing into Nanshan to find the horned tiger desperately? Let's not tell the truth of the story, even if there is a horned tiger, what are you going to do? Sent to death? Even if there is no horned tiger in Nanshan, there will definitely be fierce beasts, your father and your mother are folded there, and you plan to fold inside? Why did your father and mother enter Nanshan back then? Isn't it to make your family feel better? After your mother went crazy, the old man also met a few times, holding a rag in his arms, and he didn't remember anything and could remember to feed the baby, and in the end your kid was going to die? You are the only one left in your family, and you don't know where to hear some gossip and go into the mountains to die? Lao Tzu killed you unfilial thing. As he spoke, the ninth master raised the cigarette stick in his hand and hit it.

Lu Yangsheng listened to the Ninth Master's temper, and waited motionlessly for the Ninth Master to beat him out of anger. waited for the ninth master to lose his anger a little, and then said: "Ninth master, the kid knows, and the kid doesn't plan to enter Nanshan now." ”

After Lu Yangsheng finished speaking, Jiu Ye immediately stopped, snorted angrily, and thought that this kid was going to find death, although it was the first contact, but Jiu Ye really liked this baby, in case he was stupid and went to Nanshan to die, it would be a pity. I heard that I didn't go to Nanshan, and the old man breathed a sigh of relief.

"Baby, live well, although you are the only one left in your family, you have to live well. Although there are all kinds of demons and monsters in the legend, the old man has lived so long that he has never encountered it once, don't think too much, live well, and live for your father. Don't think about Nanshan, that's what the beast did, and when you grow up, you will go, and the old man will definitely not stop you. ”

Listening to the words of the ninth master, Lu Yangsheng lowered his head and hummed softly.

"It's a good baby, your father and mother are not bad." Seeing that Lu Yangsheng agreed, the Ninth Master patted Lu Yangsheng's head, turned around and walked home.

After listening to the words of the ninth master, Lu Yangsheng straightened his waist, gritted his teeth, and clenched his hands, but the tears in his eyes couldn't be stopped.

Seeing that the Ninth Master was leaving, Lu Yangsheng shouted: "Ninth Master, you haven't told me yet, can the Horned Tiger control the ghosts?" Don't worry, I will never go to Nanshan. ”

The Ninth Master stopped and didn't look back.

"No one knows, but I heard that tigers eat people, and when people become ghosts, they are called ghosts, and they will be controlled by tigers, and they will help tigers eat people, and horned tigers look like tigers, so they may also have this ability."

After speaking, the ninth master walked home directly.

Lu Yangsheng saw that the ninth master had gone home, and he also turned around and walked home.

Horned Tiger, the name is deeply engraved in the heart of this twelve-year-old boy.