The person who came came bent up, crossed the threshold with great difficulty, and walked forward with deep and shallow steps.

Through the bonfire, the three of them could see the faces of the people who came.

A hunchbacked old woman with inconvenient legs and feet, holding a cane in one hand, a shabby yellowed lantern in her hand, and an old red lacquered food box in the other.

The old woman tried to put on a kind smile, but it became more and more terrifying in the eyes of the three of them.

"Old man, is there anything wrong?" Jiang Ze boldly stepped forward to ask.

Just now that the realm of the heart plate was opened, Jiang Ze did not detect anything abnormal from the old woman.

It should be a secular person, if so, Jiang Ze dared to come forward to talk.

"The inn at the head of the village burned down, and I saw that the three young men had nothing to eat, so I brought some coarse food from home, hoping that I would not be disgusted. The old man replied in a low voice.

Probably worried that others would be afraid of her appearance, she immediately lowered her head after speaking.

"That kid thanked the old man first, and he was worried that his stomach was hungry. Jiang Ze wiped a wooden stool with his sleeve and helped the old woman sit down.

The old woman was flattered and sat down tremblingly.

Seeing that the crisis was resolved, Lianshan and Arashi also breathed a sigh of relief and sat cross-legged on the ground.

The old man opened the food box and took out a few stacks of side dishes and steamed buns wrapped in gauze that were still steaming.

Green vegetables, bean sprouts, tofu, and pickles have a very bland taste, and they can't get a little oily when thrown into the water.

The old man was a little cramped: "There is nothing else to eat at home, so these are the left." ”

"It's okay! It's very appetizing!" Jiang Ze took it, secretly turned his hand and took out the silver needle, and after checking them one by one, they were non-toxic.

Jiang Ze nodded at Lan and Lian Shan, and the three of them ate.

The old woman watched them gobble up their all, and her face was full of relief.

If your children were still alive, they would be the same age as them by now.

After eating, Jiang Ze took out an ingot of gold and put it in the food box as a thank you gift.

The old woman hurriedly stuffed the gold back, and excused herself in a panic, "It's too precious to be used!

"What about the old man's family?" asked Lian Shan.

Hearing Lianshan's question, the old woman wanted to cry first, and the old tears were all over the place in an instant.

It took a long time to calm down the grief in his heart, and he said: "Ten years ago, the old man went out to visit relatives with his husband and son, but he didn't know that he encountered a bandit on the way. The bandits not only killed my husband, but also kidnapped my 10-year-old son, who is still unknown to this day. The old man's face was also slashed by them..."

The old woman choked up and said, "Although the old body is lucky not to die, but he washes his face with tears all day long, and lives in grief, which is no different from the dead!"

Jiang Ze calculated in his heart that ten years ago, his son was ten years old, and now the old woman is only in her forties, and she is so old, which shows that the grief is extremely painful and hurts the root.

Speaking of the sore spot, the woman became more and more sad: "The reason why the old body has survived so far, I only hope to see my son again, but unfortunately the old body is not good, I'm afraid I can't wait... ”

"I shouldn't have mentioned this, and the people in the village were tired of hearing it. The old woman hastily wiped away her tears, put away the dishes and chopsticks, and prepared to leave.

"Old... Auntie, I'll give you a ride. Jiang Ze changed his words, it was no longer appropriate to call him an old man at this time.

"No, I have walked the road of the mountain temple for ten years, and I have worshiped the Buddha for ten years, but now my legs and feet are inconvenient, so I neglected to go up the mountain. The woman got up and departed.

Looking at the fading firelight, the three of them felt sad in their hearts.

Suddenly, he stood up, pushed the statue to the ground, and said hatefully: "What kind of compassion is for all sentient beings! It's just some foolish things!"

Pick up the double axe and cut the statue into several pieces!

After venting the anger in his heart, Lian Shan sat down and threw the two axes aside.

"The Mahayana Temple, known as the Buddha country for thousands of miles and the people of the world, did not expect it to fall to such a point, the Buddha does not save good people, so what to do with it!" Lian Shan was indignant in his heart, "The great monk threatened that as long as there is a Buddha in his heart, there is a pure land everywhere, and now it sounds like just some bluffing words!"

Jiang Ze was silent, sighed and said, "There will also be shadows under the sun. ”

Lian Shan got up suddenly, raised his double axe, his body was tall, and his righteousness was awe-inspiring: "Tomorrow I will go to help her find her son and kill all those damn bandits, since the great monk can only speak empty words, then I will win the day!"

"Then I'll go with you!" Arashi, who had been silent, suddenly spoke.

"Well, then we'll go through it tomorrow. Jiang Ze also agreed.

With a heavy heart, the three of them had no sleep all night.

The next day, the three of them went down the mountain and returned to the village to ask where the eldest lady lived, and asked about the situation before making plans.

"Alas, he is also a poor man, who became a loner at a young age, and was tortured by this world to look like that. The uncle who sold breakfast at the door sighed, "If I hadn't met those bandits, maybe my children and grandchildren would be happy around my knees now." ”

She lives in a thatched hut southeast of the village. The uncle pointed to the direction and went on to work, although there were not many customers, but he also enjoyed it.

The three of them followed the direction pointed by the uncle to find a dilapidated thatched hut, and the thatch on the roof was blown away by the strong wind last night.

Pushing open the door, the house was extremely simple, and rats avoided it, and the broken pots and bowls were scattered on the ground to catch the sewage leaking from the roof.

The eldest lady was lying on her side on a straw-paved kang, covered only with a thin quilt full of holes.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Ze's nose was slightly sour, and he remembered his mother.

Once upon a time, her mother, who had a gentle personality, was so lonely, but she insisted on taking herself everywhere to seek medical treatment, but now she is separated forever.

In the past, I was unable to protect my loved ones, and I was unable to do anything when the tragedy happened.

Now, we will never let this kind of tragedy happen again! Jiang Ze secretly vowed.

"Auntie?" Lian Shan called softly.

"Ahem. . . Ahem.." The eldest lady opened her eyes with difficulty and wanted to sit up, but she was helpless and weak, so Lan hurriedly helped her up.

The lady's pale face was a little swollen, as if she was infected with wind and cold.

"Young man... I'm sorry.,The old body is a little unwell.,I can't get up to entertain you.。。 The eldest lady had a look of shame on her face.

"The kid happened to have learned a little medical skills, so I'll call the pulse for the eldest lady. Jiang Ze sat in front of the kang and put his index and middle fingers on the eldest lady's wrists.

The pulse is vain, sometimes urgent and sometimes slow, and the body has long been overwhelmed.

Jiang Ze slowly injected a breath of true qi, and the eldest lady's face slightly recovered a trace of blood.

"The eldest lady boiled this herb into a soup, fried it into three bowls, and it will slowly get better after drinking. Lan took out a few Qi-boosting herbs from her body and placed them at the head of the bed.

The Qi Herb has the effect of replenishing the middle qi and regulating the qi and blood, and is an adjuvant prepared by Lan for refining the Pulp Cleansing Pill.

"Thank you... The old body feels much better, and the whole body is warm," the eldest lady said gratefully, "No one has been here in this grass hut for a long time, and there is nothing to eat to entertain everyone, I am really ashamed..."

"Don't get in the way, we have already felt the kindness of the eldest mother, this time I came to disturb the eldest mother, I just want to ask, the group of bandits you met back then, do you know their roots?" asked Lian Shan.

Hearing Lianshan's question, the eldest lady's expression became panicked, as if the tragedy had just happened yesterday, and she screamed and shouted: "Why are you asking this?! Those bandits are extremely vicious, don't provoke them, you gave your life in vain!"

The eldest lady lay on the quilt and cried, "The old body shouldn't have mentioned this matter, causing you to have such thoughts, sin!!"

Lian Shan hurriedly explained: "We just want to help you explore the surrounding area, and we will never conflict with them." ”

"Auntie, don't look at us young, the three of us are cultivators... Cultivate as a strong warrior. Lan also helped Yuan and said that the eldest lady is in this state now, and she can't stand the twists and turns.

Even the mountain also cooperated with the two axe tricks, and the tiger was vigorous.

"How many heroes have been planted in the green forest, and the government has also sent troops to recruit them, and they have returned in vain. The eldest lady was sad, "My hard-working child may have been..."

"The eldest lady doesn't have to despair, since she didn't kill him on the spot, it is very likely that he will be killed. Jiang Ze comforted.

"I hope so," the eldest lady gradually came to her senses.

"Ahem... Auntie, do you still remember the situation back then?" Seeing that the aunt no longer resisted, Jiang Ze took the opportunity to ask.

The eldest lady had blurred tears and told intermittently.

During the Mid-Yuan Festival that year, she and her husband took their ten-year-old son to pass through the Qingfeng Cliff, which was 50 miles away.

Unbeknownst to him, a new nest of mountain bandits gathered nearby, set up camp on the Qingfeng Cliff, and started to rob the house.

On that day, when it was getting dark, my husband was galloping on the official road with a carriage and happened to be hit by them.

They frightened the horses, knocked over the carriages, robbed all the money, killed her husband, took her children captive, and their own premature child died in the accident.

Speaking of sadness, the sadness on the eldest mother's face became stronger.

"By the way, Auntie, what's your son's name?" Arashi asked.

"His nickname is Wang Goudan..." The eldest lady wiped her tears and couldn't stop sobbing.

Aomine Cliff?

Jiang Ze remembered in his mind that the location of Qingfeng Cliff was clearly marked on the "Xuandao Continent Atlas".

It is recorded in the book that on the cliff wall of Qingfeng Cliff, someone has picked seven-leaf phoenix spirit flowers from there.

Jiang Ze told the two of them the information on the map.

"Seven-Leaf Phoenix Spirit Flower?!" Lian Shan suddenly exclaimed, "Sister A-Ning's chronic illness cannot be cured, it is the lack of the main medicine of the seven-leaf Phoenix Spirit Flower!"

Although the seven-leaf phoenix spirit flower is not a high-grade medicinal material, it is extremely rare, and it has always been priceless and unmarketable, and occasionally monks pick it and keep it for their own use.

Lian Shan turned his head and said to the eldest lady, "Auntie, look, we are looking for the seven-leaf phoenix spirit flower, but we are not looking for your son on a special trip! ”

The eldest lady was in tears, choked up and couldn't speak, she knew that the reason why these three enthusiastic descendants said this was just to alleviate her guilt...

"I can't go, I can't go..."The eldest lady pulled Lianshan's sleeve and muttered.

Ten years later, the shadow left on her by those bandits still haunts her.

Lan bought some food from a nearby farmhouse and stored it in a rice bowl for the eldest lady.

The eldest lady is weak, and if she gives the money, she is afraid that she will not be able to keep it.

After settling down, the three of them set off for Qingfeng Cliff.

With their footsteps, they arrived in half a day on a fifty-mile road.

At the foot of the mountain, the three of them decided to divide into two routes, Lan went to the vicinity of the village to inquire about the situation, and Lian Shan and Jiang Ze went to Qingfeng Cliff to find the seven-leaf phoenix spirit flower.

The cliff of Qingfeng is like a sword inserted into the sky, and several mountains connected to it stand abruptly in the dense forest.

The bandits are said to have taken refuge in the mountains.

Lianshan looks up, the neck pantothenic acid, Qingfeng Cliff is more than 300 zhang high, one side is steep and rugged, one side is a nearly vertical cliff, and the record of the seven-leaf phoenix spirit flower collection point is just on the cliff.

A few emerald green trees can be seen swaying at the upper end of the cliff, and several giant eagles are circling and flying between the cliffs, and there are clear chirps from time to time.

"The second-order Demonic Beast Wind Splitting Eagle is a little tricky. Lian Shan scratched his head.

Although the combat power of the second-order demonic beast is similar to that of the military realm, the Wind Splitting Eagle is extremely fast, with a sharp beak and sharp claws, and what is even more difficult is that it can shoot the wind blade between the wings and attack from a distance.

Even the mountain is not afraid, put down the double axe, rub up and be eager to try, a pair of plate axes together a total of more than 300 catties, not only can not be used on the cliff, but will be too heavy and hinder.

"You don't move here and now, I'll go up there and get some medicine. ”