The old farmer's gray-black long-sleeved shirt and trousers were covered with a layer of red gauze clothes.

The blood of the chickens and ducks that had just been killed on his hands was also smeared on the red clothes, leaving a cloud of dark red on the clothes.

The face was full of rough wrinkles, full of red light, and full of smiles.

The woman next to her was also smiling all the time, and before going out, she greeted Xu Feng and Ah Meng again.

The man's face was still pale and stiff, and he smiled stiffly, and he was carrying a woven bag containing freshly killed chickens and ducks, and the bottom of the bag was still soaked in blood.

"Two guests, you also come to touch the joy of my ascension to heaven."

The old farmer smiled and walked out of the house first.

The woman laughed and followed.

The man with a stiff body and a somewhat pale and blue face walked at the end with the slaughtered chickens and ducks.

Just when Xu Feng looked at the family again, and Xu Feng was about to step out of the house.

Next to him, the man with a pale face walked to Xu Feng's side, and paused as if he froze his body.

The already pale and blue face revealed some painful struggles, and there was something other than a look on the face that had been smiling stiffly.

“…… Run...... Run......"

Difficult, the man turned his head, struggled in pain, and said hoarsely to Xu Feng and Ah Meng.

Xu Feng looked at the man's painful appearance, paused, and patted him lightly on the shoulder.

"It's okay, I know."

“…… Eh, come along, two guests...... And you, when you ascended to the sky, you didn't know how to be pious and serious, looking at the stiff appearance now, you can walk slowly. ”

Outside the door of the house, the woman who had already reached the edge of the courtyard turned around and saw Xu Feng and Ah Meng, and the stiff man still in the house.

She first greeted her, and then said a man, but she always had a smile on her face.

I don't know if I heard Xu Feng's words or the words of the woman outside the house.

The struggling look on the man's pale face disappeared, and he regained his previous stiff and always smiling appearance, and walked out first with the killed chickens and ducks.

Xu Feng looked at the man again, and the old farmer and woman who were waiting on the side of the courtyard with a smile on their faces.

After a pause, he also walked over with Ah Meng.

“…… Eh, the two guests came at the right time. The heavenly feast in our village is festive and lively. ”

"As soon as my father ascends to heaven, it will be your turn. Maybe when you see Daochang Hu at the banquet, Daochang Hu will let you ascend to the sky first. ”

Xu Feng and Ah Meng followed the family and walked towards the entrance of this village.

As the sun seemed to be approaching, the village shrouded in the fog grew darker earlier.

At this moment, the sky was already a little dark, and the light of the red lanterns hanging under the eaves of the abandoned houses on the side of the road was highlighted.

The red light was reflected from under the eaves of the roadside to the road in the village, and on the people who walked by on the road.

Along the way, the smiling women on their faces said something to Xu Feng and Ah Meng,

It looks like an ordinary hospitality.

Xu Feng didn't answer, but the woman didn't care, just smiled and kept talking.

"Oh my god, my dad, he's been thinking about it for a long time. can be regarded as a queue for him. The two guests also came by coincidence. ”

The woman smiled and said again.

The old farmer next to him was dressed in bright red and was also smiling.

Finally, the group walked along the road covered with red light and walked to the place.

It is indeed the mouth of the village,

But it's not the family where the two middle-aged men were called before.

It is next to the entrance of the village, and in the two courtyards of the two opposite households, the dining table has been set up, and many figures have gathered.

The dining table, sitting or standing, occupies the road between the two households.

At a cursory glance, it seems that this is no different from the usual happy event in this village.

Next to the courtyard, the cooks were killing chickens and ducks, washing the vegetables brought by each family, and the cook in charge of the spoon next to him was already next to the makeshift stove, turning on the fire and burning the oil pot.

In the courtyard, the guests standing and sitting by the courtyard also had red faces, wearing the most festive and brand-new clothes, and laughing and talking about something.

On the eaves of the two courtyards, and on the poles erected in the courtyards, there were also red lanterns.

Let this courtyard shine with a misty red light, like dark red blood, swaying on the body and face of every figure in the courtyard.

"Second Uncle is here, Second Uncle Qian is here!"

Someone noticed that the protagonist of today's feast, the old peasant, shouted loudly.

"Second Uncle...... Old money, come here. ”

The people in the courtyard on both sides gathered around and beckoned to Lao Qian.

"Eh, everyone's already here so early."

"Isn't this a good day for you to ascend to the sky, old money, we must come to help early and be happy."

"Thank you."

The old farmer smiled and thanked the crowd around him.

Then he hurriedly greeted his son,

"Son, give the chickens and ducks you brought."

"Huh...... Old Qian, your happy event, our village will help you make it up. Why do you still bring so many chickens and ducks here? ”

"Eh, it's all said that it's my happy event, why don't I make any effort. Anyway, I'm here, and these chickens and ducks won't be needed, so I'll live a good life. ”

"Yes, yes. Then let's have a good night and be lively. ”

"Lively, lively......"

"Who are these two?"

"Oh! By the way, this is a guest who came to my house. ”

"Eh, hello, hello, it's really time for you to come, waiting for the old money to ascend to the sky. It's going to be your turn again. ”

A figure looked towards Xu Feng and Ah Meng, and said enthusiastically.

Xu Feng looked at this person, then turned his gaze and looked at the entire courtyard.

The figures in the courtyard were probably all villagers from this village, and they didn't see the two middle-aged men they had seen before.

“…… The Taoist is here...... The Taoist is here. ”

Just then, someone shouted.

From the room behind the courtyard next to it, and then walked out of the Taoist figure,

This figure is particularly special in the crowd here, and it can be seen at a glance.

Dressed in a robe that was completely different from the others, he didn't have the full smile on his face that other villagers looked at.

It was a man in his thirties, dressed in a gray robe, who walked out into the courtyard with a blank face.

The people in the village in the courtyard on both sides noticed the gray robed man, so they hurried over and rushed over one after another.

"Dao Chief...... Daoist Hu, when will I ascend to the sky, I can't wait. ”

"Dao Chief, and my ......"

"Don't worry, it's a matter of fate. Every house comes in turn, and there will always be a turn. ”

Facing these villagers, the man in the gray robe, who was expressionless before, also smiled,

This man is the nonsense chief that people in this village often mentioned before.

"Nonsense long...... I'm ...... tonight."

At this time, the old farmer in the big red robe hurriedly squeezed through the crowd,

When others saw that it was an old farmer, they hurriedly got out of the way and let him go to Hu Daochang.

In front of Hu Daochang, the old peasant was full of smiles, lowered his body, and asked a little anxiously.

"It's your turn to ascend to the sky tonight, are you ready?"

"It's done, it's done."

"Then sit down and wait for the feast to begin."

Hu Daochang didn't seem to care much about the old peasant's words, and when he answered, his eyes were still looking around.

"Okay, okay...... Nonsense, I brought a few chickens and ducks...... I brought all the chickens and ducks at home to make a banquet for ......."

The old peasant said even more happily, as if he was asking for credit,

"It's good that you have this heart. Everyone in the village, who has ascended to the sky, will help you. ”

"Thank you...... Thank you big guys......"

"You're welcome, old money...... Old money, we have all ascended to the sky, how can we just enjoy ourselves and not think about you......"

The old farmer thanked the people around him,

The people around the people with red light on their faces were all smiling and responding, and their voices were a little noisy for a while.

But at this time, the thirty-year-old Hu Daochang raised his hand again,

The surroundings hurriedly silenced again.

"But although Qian Er, you ascended to the sky today. However, the gift of the gods can also allow two more people to ascend to heaven today. I'm afraid there are still two people who want to be with Qian Er. ”

The Hu Daochang was still looking around, not knowing what to look at.

When the old farmer heard this, he smiled even more,

"That's good, it's the best, it's a happy event for me to ascend to the sky alone, and it's a great joy for two more people to be together. Daochang Hu, I don't know which two people are with me? ”

"Well, there are guests visiting our village today, why don't you give this joy to the guests who come to the village in advance?"

Hu Daochang's words made some figures in the courtyard who were about to move stop their movements, and they also stopped their voices,

However, his eyes turned towards Xu Feng and Ah Meng.

Xu Feng met the gaze of these people, very calm, Ah Meng just stood beside Xu Feng, as quiet as most of the time.

"This guest, you don't want to thank Daochang Hu, thank Daochang Hu for your grace."

The old farmer was a little happy, and said to Xu Feng and Ah Meng,

"yes...... The Taoist is truly compassionate...... I thought it would be my turn......"

"It's time for the two guests to come, I don't know when the last time the gods were so graceful......"

Even when he said this, these figures in the village still had smiles on their faces.

That Hu Dao Chang was in the crowd, and he also turned his gaze towards Xu Feng and Ah Meng.

However, looking at Xu Feng and Ah Meng, he paused, and then shook his head.

"It's not them. Their words, they have to wait. I heard that there were also two guests in the fourth room of Qian, why didn't they come to the banquet. ”

Hu Daochang said loudly, and the people around him were quiet again.

In the crowd, Qian Si walked out with his wife.

"Daoist, I have told them, but they do not want to be happy, saying that they are not hungry, but they are willing to stay in the house. Is the Taoist going to give them two places to ascend to heaven? ”

"That's a great thing, I'm going to go back and tell them to come over quickly."

"Hmm...... Never mind. After the feast, first send Qian Er to ascend to the sky, and then go together to invite the two guests to ascend to the sky. ”

The chief said more, then turned and went back to the house by the courtyard.

The courtyard, gradually, became lively again.

“…… Eh, that's a shame. I thought it would be the turn of the two guests. How do you know that the two guests in Qian Si's family have a better chance. ”

The old farmer walked back in front of Xu Feng and Ah Meng, with a smile on his face, and said to Xu Feng and Ah Meng.

Xu Feng glanced at him, did not answer, the old farmer did not mind, with a smile on his face, he was busy back and forth in the courtyard, helping, and preparing for his heavenly banquet.

Xu Feng turned his head and looked in the direction of another house outside the courtyard, not far away,

There was also a bright red lantern under the eaves of the house, but there was no other light except the misty red light from the red lantern.

The house was also dark.

Xu Feng could feel and see that by the bedroom window of that family, someone was peeking into the courtyard here.

That house was the house where the two middle-aged men had entered, and the peeking figure was the two middle-aged men who hadn't come.

……

"Open the table...... Opening ......"

"Congratulations to Qian Er on his ascension to the sky today...... Everyone is happy, celebrate! ”

"After tonight, there will be one more person in our village who will ascend to the sky, no, three more people who will ascend to the sky."

It was completely dark, and the sun, which might not have been visible outside the fog, had completely set.

The night completely enveloped the village, and only the red lanterns in the village still emitted red light.

The banquet at the entrance of the village was also under the red light of the lantern here, and finally opened.

A plate of food was brought to the table.

Qian Er, that is, the old farmer did not move his chopsticks at the banquet again, it may be the so-called ascension ceremony here, just holding a glass of wine, walking back and forth next to the table of guests, respecting the guests one by one.

The chief Hu Dao came out of the room again, and sat alone at a dining table, on which were the most sumptuous meals, and the best dishes were placed.

It's just that this nonsense chief seems to have something on his mind, and he is a little absent-minded, and he has to pause from time to time while eating, and look into the distance.

And the other people at the banquet were like normal banquets, pushing cups and changing lamps, eating and talking lively.

Everyone was happy, and their faces were full of red light.

Xu Feng and Ah Meng also sat down at a dining table. glanced at the table, it was a normal dish, Xu Feng didn't eat it, although the people around him warmly greeted the two of them from time to time, but no one cared.

What's more, Xu Feng looked at the gray Taoist chief in the courtyard, and then paid attention to the two middle-aged men in the house not far away, secretly looking at this side through the window.

The chief sat there, and no one bothered him the whole time.

And the two middle-aged men who secretly looked at this side were always tense, lifting their spirits and paying attention to the situation.

This banquet,

In the excitement of pushing the cup and changing the lamp, it gradually ended.

Until a certain moment, the last few people put down their chopsticks.

The whole feast fell silent.

At the dining tables, none of the people sitting around got up, and they were still sitting in their places.

just turned his eyes to the only figure standing, that is, the old farmer in red clothes,

The old farmer met everyone's gaze, his face smiled brighter, and his face wrinkled with a smile,

was a little excited, even trembling, and bowed down to the Hu Daochang who was sitting alone at the dining table,

"Chief Hu, everyone has already used the table. Isn't it time to ......?"

"Hmm. Everyone got up and sent money to the sky! ”

The chief Hu stood up, then looked at the figures in the courtyard, and let out a long breath.

"Send money two, ascend to the sky......!"

The figures sitting in the courtyard stood up and shouted.

The face that had always been full of smiles finally changed.

The red light reflected the faces of these people, all of whom were expressionless.

Only Qian Si, who was surrounded in the middle, was still excited.

"Can the Ascenders fast?"

"There is a fast."

This nonsense chief shouted for a long time.

Qian Er responded with some excitement every sentence.

"The fast is not enough, there is no need to eat and drink after ascending to the sky, and someone will search for food from him."

Hu Daochang let out another long breath.

Immediately, the two of them came up and groped on Qian Er.

I found out half of the steamed bun and put it in Qian Er's pocket.

It seems that it is specially pretended for this ceremony.

The two people who came up, after taking away the steamed buns, searched them again, and pushed them away again.

"Can the Ascenders have a bath?"

"I've bathed."

"Not enough bathing. Cleanse again. ”

Another occasion.

Two buckets of water, which I don't know whether cold or lukewarm, splashed on the old farmer from the hands of the two people next to him.

The old farmer shuddered, his face showed a sickly ruddyness, and he looked at Hu Daochang with excitement.

After the person next to him poured water on the old farmer, he stepped forward and took off the wet clothes on the old farmer's body, leaving the thinnest piece of clothing tightly.

"Ascend to the throne!"

There were four figures who moved a chair lifted by two bamboo poles,

The old farmer was helped to the chair, and two belts fixed the old farmer to the chair.

The four figures raised and walked in the front, and Hu Daochang walked beside him,

The other figures in the courtyard followed one after another.

Xu Feng and Ah Meng are still sitting in their original positions,

Looking at the figures in the courtyard, they left the road one after another.

Probably guessed something that might happen,

But Xu Feng didn't stop it.

From seeing one of the two middle-aged men, Xu Feng knew that this moment was just a reflection of history.

Something has already happened.

Xu Feng wants to see what is going on here.

stood up, looked at the figures who had gradually walked away,

Xu Feng turned his head again and looked at the two middle-aged men who were hiding behind the window in the room not far away,

Two middle-aged men witnessed a strange scene in this courtyard in its entirety,

Both of them were holding a magic weapon in their hands that was sure to have some effect, and their bodies were a little tense.

I even felt my temples thumping violently.

“…… Old Yan, what should we do now? ”

"Lao Yang, what did you say that fellow ......?"

They saw the old farmer put on the seat.

They were a little worried about the fate of the old farmer, and the fate of the two of them.

Frowning.

So if they want to do something, they can do something.

“…… Call...... If we don't do anything, that fellow will be dead. Both of us too. ”

"The magic weapon we hold in our hands doesn't seem to play much role here."

……

Xu Feng withdrew his gaze from the window of the house not far away, turned his head, and then looked at the figures who had walked away from the village road along the village road, and then looked at the end of the village.

With Ah Meng, Xu Feng took a step forward.

Immediately after, the two turned into two birds and followed.