In the spring of the sixth year of Shengyang, last year's sword appreciation accident did not seem to have any impact on the rivers and lakes.

In a place far away from the disputes in the Central Plains in southern Xinjiang, there is only an old sect or an old Taoist temple - the view of the stars.

At the foot of this Taoist temple there is a place called Fengcheng, which is considered a relatively prosperous city in this area. On the side of the road in the east of this city walked a thin boy in a short shirt, at this time he was worried about running away from home and not helping to take care of the shop for the family, staying at home in the shop is really difficult, there are no guests and no crickets jumping in the field, where to stay every day is not to be bored to death.

I thought that I was in my early fourteens and should do some things that adults should do like adults, such as drinking at a wine stall on the side of the street, squatting on the edge of the city wall with a group of buddies chatting together, and urging the mother-in-law in the field to work on the ridges.

The boy's name is Lin Manliu, in his opinion, it is a very stupid and stupid name, the neighbors and children next to the house call him Xiaoliuzi, he hates the name his parents gave him, the family is in Dongcheng here to make pastries and sell sugar gourds to open a shop, and in recent years, the business has been very bad and there are no customers.

Today, I sneaked out to play for a day, and now I was on the road nervously, thinking about what reason I should use to fool the past to prevent being punished by my parents, and the short-shirted boy looked at it and really couldn't think of a way, and suddenly saw a bunch of people around a wine shop, shouting loudly, the old fairy save my child, see if my child can follow the old fairy to the mountain to cultivate, and so on.

The boy has a good memory, and he can remember very carefully some of the things that have happened since he was a child and the things that he will encounter in the realm where he can move around at will, as well as the stories he has seen or heard and those acrobatic performances, he can linger in his heart as long as he remembers them.

Lin Manliu stared at the overcrowded wine shop and muttered quietly: "It's this group of stinky Taoist priests on the mountain who came down the mountain to cheat money, how can anyone believe everything, if they know how to use immortal magic, why does this old man still collect your money."

The short-shirted boy muttered and continued to walk aimlessly, before he got home, he must come up with a way to solve the problem of sneaking out today, when he passed through a dark alley, he saw two people standing in the same robes as the old man just now, as if they were talking about something, out of curiosity, he quietly leaned to the wall and listened carefully.

"After this is done, the elders above will reward you, and you must remember to report the news if you find the trace of that woman, and then make plans when we all arrive."

"The disciple understands that the senior brother is also knocking on the side of passers-by to ask about this matter when he collects the incense money from the Taoist temple on the street, and the master can rest assured that the disciple will obey ......the teacher's orders."

Suddenly, it seemed that the people in the alley noticed something and looked at the young man in the short shirt, and said sharply: "Who is there, dare to eavesdrop on my private visit to the stars, do you know that we are disciples of the mountain and the stars, and the children in the countryside also dare to come here." As he spoke, he walked towards Lin Manliu, and the young man in the short shirt was so frightened that he turned his head and ran.

He walked through the lively liquor shop just now and planned to continue running to the street around the corner in front of him, where there were many people who might be able to run away, and suddenly felt like someone was being grabbed by the back of the neck like a rabbit and dragged into another alley, and quickly ran to the depths of the alley, Lin Manliu looked at the alley where the light was getting dimmer and dimmer, and his head was dazed.

"Don't make a sound," a cold female voice came.

The boy in the short shirt was so frightened that he didn't dare to speak, and immediately covered his mouth and nose for fear that he would make a little noise because he was too scared, and he would be dealt with in this alley by unknown people, until he couldn't see a little light and was thrown to the ground.

The female voice sounded again: "Where did the little fart come from, don't you know that curiosity kills the cat?" Those who hide in the alleys and talk are generally not good people, so what are you doing when you come up and listen?"

Lin Manliu seemed to be too frightened to speak, so he could only squat on the ground and tremble, and the person who grabbed him in saw that he should be too frightened and said loudly: "Okay, okay, although I'm not a good person, but I won't do some indiscriminate behavior like those sanctimonious stinky Taoist priests, you can rest assured that you know where your home is, I will take you out of the alley, and I will watch you go home."

The short-shirted young man gradually eased up, looked at the black shadow standing in front of him and said, "Why did those Taoist priests arrest me just now, just because I whispered bad things about them before, I see that someone is fierce and vicious as if I robbed him of his money." As he spoke, he was still holding his thighs with his hands and trembling.

The woman's voice sounded again: "There are some things you never need to know, just spend your time in this Fengcheng with peace of mind, where is your home, I will send you home, I still have something to do."

Lin Manliu only saw the appearance of the black shadow clearly at this time, it was a black-robed woman with a hat and couldn't see clearly, but when he saw a huge object wrapped tightly in cloth on his back, he looked at the woman and said: "My house is not far from here, selling pastries and sugar gourds on another road in front, I can go back later, but I am still thinking about how to deal with my mother, I ran out to play......."

After speaking, he lowered his head silently again, probably because he felt that he had escaped from danger, and now the thing he needed to worry about became how to deal with his mother so as not to be punished

The woman suddenly chuckled, and then Zhengse said: "You just said that you know a guest who wants to buy some pastries to eat, and let them be sent over so you just go out, and I will give you some money to take home in a while, and I won't need to use the pastries." I thought that there were some poor families in the east of the city, and it shouldn't be easy for people to open a shop, so this reason should be able to fool over, after all, he used to sneak out when he was at home, and he was also a good hand.

The short-shirted boy probably regained some strength because of the woman's proposal and tone of speech, patted his leg and stood up to thank him: "This can't be helped, how can I take people's money for nothing, my sister can wait for me to go home in one place or take some pastries for my sister so that ......."

Before Lin Manliu could speak, he was interrupted by the woman in black: "Isn't it normal that you don't need to trouble others to act in this way, if you want to excuse yourself, use your brains more, the little kid still wants to play with me" After speaking, he let out a chuckle.

The short-shirted boy instantly became very embarrassed, after all, he was a child with a stubborn personality, how could he suddenly meet a master who could make fun better than himself, it was really a big knife in front of Guan Gong, so he could only get up embarrassed and thank him and prepare to go home.

"I've thanked my sister for her kindness, I'll go home."

"In the next few days, there will be some things in the city, try not to leave the house if you can, and try to persuade the elders in the family as much as possible."

"Why is this, is there anything going on in the city, and the county magistrate didn't say anything?" Lin Manliu looked at the woman in black in front of him with some confusion.

"In short, try not to go out."

"Well...".

"I used to be like you... You are curious about everything and want to see everything, but there are some things that not everyone can see, you should enjoy spending your future days, study hard and strive to go out and see the outside world. I'll watch you get home, it's okay to go quickly," said the woman in black, after a moment's thought.

The "......" short-shirted boy was speechless for a while.

Listening to what the woman in black said to him before walking out of the alley, Lin Manliu looked at the woman who was not much taller than himself, thinking about what he had encountered before and what she said, maybe something was going to happen behind Fengcheng. After leaving the alley, he found that he had a little more money in his hand, but the woman in black beside him disappeared, as if she only existed in the alley just now.