As they spoke, they continued on their way, but they saw that the fields were all cracked, and even the weeds had not grown, and they were extremely desolate.

Chen Jiusi gradually felt hungry in his belly, and when he saw that Huang Xiaoya was fine, he secretly admired in his heart: "Xiaoya knows more than me, I am a man in vain, but I am not as good as a girl like her." ”

After walking for a while, I saw corpses lying on the roadside and in the field from time to time, shriveled and thin, and I knew at a glance that they had starved to death.

They are accustomed to starvation, and it is not strange that many people close to them also die in this way.

Chen Jiusi saw him again at this time, and he couldn't help but sigh with emotion, thinking: "If I am extremely hungry in the future, I will find a clean place, wipe my neck with a knife, and save myself such suffering." ”

In the evening, the two came to an ancient temple. From a distance, I saw white smoke rising from the temple, which was the smoke from the cooking stove for making a fire.

Both of them were overjoyed. Since leaving the village, there has been no one on the road, and today there is no water in the water, and I am already hungry, and I am walking quickly towards the place where the white smoke rises.

When I got closer, I saw that the ancient temple was very dilapidated, and the two gates were mottled. In the middle of the temple sat an old Taoist with a childish face and crane hair, holding a feather fan and shaking it gently, looking at a pot of steaming boiling soup in front of him.

The old Taoist heard the footsteps, turned his head, saw Chen Jiusi and Huang Xiaoya, and beckoned: "Two little dolls, where are you from?" Where is this going? ”

Chen Jiusi was about to speak, but Huang Xiaoya kicked him from behind, and said loudly: "We are the children of this neighboring village, who lost the road due to playfulness, and are waiting here for the adults at home to pick him up." ”

While he was talking, he saw two or two ragged men walk in, and when he saw the three of them, he clapped his hands and was overjoyed.

One said: "Wu Na Lao Dao, what are you doing here with two little dolls?" What is boiling in that pot? ”

The Taoist smiled: "These two little dolls are here alone, not with me. As for the things in this pot, you can see that it is rolling in the clouds and mist, and it is endless, but it is boiling a heaven and earth. ”

The two men looked at each other and laughed, and said, "You old man, looking at the appearance of the fairy wind bones, I thought it was an old fairy on the mountain, but it turned out to be a madman. ”

A man said: "Li Si, teach us to be lucky today." Bai picked up two fat sheep and an old sheep. ”

Another man sneered, "Exactly." In the past few days, I have always eaten those dead sheep, and I don't have a few taels of meat all over my body, and I have to eat too much, and I have stomach trouble. These two lambs are different, their skin is tight and their flesh is tender, which is enough for us to have a full meal. ”

Chen Jiusi said in a low voice: "Little girl, what do they mean by fat sheep and little sheep?" How is it that I have not seen a sheep? ”

Huang Xiaoya was already trembling at this time, and when she heard Chen Jiusi's words, she couldn't help but laugh, and scolded angrily: "You idiot, the little sheep they are talking about are referring to us." ”

Chen Jiusi was frightened and exclaimed, "Little Sheep refers to us? Then they say eat lambs, that's ...... Do you want to eat us? How could they do such an unconscionable thing? ”

A man sneered: "Lao Tzu hasn't eaten grain of rice for three months, and if he doesn't eat people, what do you want to eat, is there really a cow or sheep to eat?" In a few months, the bark of the grass roots in a radius of 100 miles will be eaten. ”

As he spoke, he reached out and grabbed Chen Jiusi and the two and shouted, "Let's eat the male or the female first?" ”

Chen Jiusi said indignantly: "You dare to eat even the living, aren't you afraid that it will violate the peace of heaven and be punished by the king's law?" ”

The man snorted lightly and said, "Now in this world, human life is like a mustard, but you came to talk to me about the king's law?" Doesn't it teach people to laugh off their big teeth? ”

The man named Li Si said: "Zhang San, you chatter with this little doll, what are you doing so much? ”

He glanced at Lao Dao, then looked at Huang Xiaoya sideways, swallowed his saliva, and said, "His grandmother's, these days, Lao Tzu has gnawed on some bark and grass roots, and today it finally bloomed." Slaughter this female doll first, and fill your stomach is the right thing. The boy doll kept Ming'er and ate it again. ”

Chen Jiusi saw that his eyes were fierce, like a hungry wolf, his expression was really terrifying and terrifying, and shouted: "You wicked people, you must know that the way of heaven is good for reincarnation, who does the sky forgive?" There will be wicked men who will punish you in the coming day. ”

Li Si let go of Chen Jiusi's palm, slapped him the head, and sneered: "Heh, there are wicked people who will kill us, and you can't see it." ”

He reached out and pulled out a bull-eared knife from behind his back, and said with a smile: "This female doll is stronger than the male doll, I'm afraid it is a little chewy." ”

Huang Xiaoya saw Li Si holding a sharp knife in his hand, and the bright blade was facing him, and she was terrified, howling and crying, and said, "I don't want to die!" I don't want to die! I will be a concubine for you, a maid for you, and serve you for food and clothing. Please, don't kill me. ”

Li Si covered Huang Xiaoya's mouth with one hand, beat her up with the other, and said, "You little doll, the milk stinks and hasn't dried up, who wants you to be a little wife?" Lao Tzu can't support himself yet, after eating the last meal, without the next meal, what will he use to feed you? You better eat it obediently. ”

The man named Zhang San was afraid that Chen Jiusi would wait for an opportunity to escape, so he reached out and grabbed his head and neck.

Chen Jiusi slapped the man in the face, his head hurt, covered the top of his head with one hand, grabbed the man's clothes with the other hand, and said loudly: "You thieves who don't know the height of the sky, do you know who my master is?" If you hurt me and the two of you today, how can my master stop in the future? ”

Zhang San smiled and said, "Hey, you little doll, you're bluffing people here." I don't believe it, with your stumbling appearance, what can you do? Could it be that your master can still be an immortal in the Nine Heavens Ethereal Tower? ”

Chen Jiusi pondered: "What is this Nine Heavens Ethereal Tower?" Listening to the meaning of his words, could it be that it is a place where immortals live? Now I can't care about that much, and I will recognize it first, save my life, and then make plans. ”

He had already made up his mind in his heart, so he said: "My master is the immortal of the Nine Heavens Ethereal Tower, he has invincible supernatural powers, and he can fly to the sky. If you kill me today, my master will avenge me by slaughtering the heads of your two dogs. ”

The two men were stunned for a moment, then looked at each other and laughed, and said: "Lao Tzu is so hungry that his chest is close to his back, and half of his life has been gone, you are Lao Tzu, the king of heaven, and I will eat you first." Besides, you are sure to be a disciple of the Nine Heavens Ethereal Tower, and when you are in my belly, who knows except God knows? ”

Zhang San glanced at the hot pot in front of the old man, and said, "Quickly slaughter the little sheep, and there is no need to regenerate the soup to cook, so I will stew it in the old sheep's pot and eat it." ”

Li Si answered, tore Huang Xiaoya's clothes, and slashed the sharp knife on her a few times.

At this moment, the old man suddenly jumped up and shouted, "Ah, Wu Na man, stop quickly." ”

Zhang San was stunned for a moment and said, "Old Dao, what are you going to do?" You old arms and legs, Lao Tzu patted you gently, and he may not be able to eat it, can he even try to stop it? ”

When the old Taoist heard this, his face changed sharply, and he immediately stopped talking, but he couldn't help shaking his head and sighing.

Chen Jiusi saw that the matter had come to this point, and knew that it would be impossible to escape death, but he only hated himself for being young and weak, and he couldn't save Huang Xiaoya's life, and said: "Two masters, you must eat people, so eat me." I just ask you to let this little girl go for the sake of everyone being from a poor family. ”

Huang Xiaoya was crying in a daze, and when she heard Chen Jiusi's words, she knew that he was going to sacrifice herself to save herself, her heart warmed, and she choked up: "Jiusi, you treat me so well." But...... But ......"

She wanted Chen Jiusi to find an opportunity, so she fled alone, but somehow, she couldn't speak.

Li Si was stunned for a moment, and said: "Lao Tzu has looked away, you are quite chivalrous at a young age, but you are a little foolish and dreamy." Today I let one go, and tomorrow when I'm hungry, where will I find something to eat? ”

He was moved by Chen Jiusi's words, and he felt a little admiration, and said, "Little doll, seeing that you are so affectionate and righteous, I can't bear to let you suffer." Lao Tzu promises you that when he kills you tomorrow, his hands and feet will be neat, and he will let you die with a knife without the slightest pain. ”

Zhang San also smiled: "Little doll, you can rest assured, if you say killing pigs and sheep, it is his specialty." If he says so, there will be no half-point difference. ”

After he said that, he turned his head to urge Li Si and said, "If you don't go to slaughter the lamb yet, when will you wait?" I'm hungry. ”

Li Sidao: "You are here to watch the old man and this little lamb, I will come as soon as I go, but don't run away for them." This little doll has sharp teeth and a sharp mouth, a belly full of twists and turns, and a lot of flowers. Holding a sharp knife in one hand and Huang Xiaoya in the other, he walked towards the door.

Chen Jiusi's head and neck were grabbed and he couldn't turn around, and when he saw that he couldn't beg for mercy, he had to kick and move blindly, shouting: "Thief, you stop for me." If you really dare to kill Xiaoya, I will be a ghost, and I will never let you go. ”

Zhang San couldn't stand him struggling so much, only to feel that his fingers were sore, and scolded: "You little brute, Lao Tzu is kind enough to spare you to live one more day, but you come to beg for death." He lifted Chen Jiusi up and threw him to the ground.

Chen Jiusi was thrown to the ground by him, only to feel that his body was in severe pain, and he was about to get up prostrately, but he grabbed Zhang San from behind and punched him a few times.

Zhang San shouted: "You little brute, if you don't give you some hardship, how can you know how powerful the uncle is?" ”

Chen Jiusi clung to him, and he struggled to get out, so he had to fly up his feet and kick and beat him indiscriminately.

Li Si had already walked outside the temple, and when he saw that the two were arguing, he shouted: "That little beast is so unmanaged, let's just slaughter the two of them together?" ”

Zhang San nodded and said, "Okay, let's slaughter it together." Anyway, you always have to kill, one day sooner and one day later, what's the difference? ”

He walked out with Chen Jiusi in his hand, and when he saw that the Taoist was following behind him, he was also about to come out, and said with a smile, "Old man, what are you doing with you?" Do you want to escape? ”

Li Sidao: "Old man, you are old and weak, but we can't win." Or obediently watch the hot pot in the temple, and wait for fresh mutton to eat. The uncle will be served comfortably, and you will be rewarded with a piece of meat to eat. ”

The Taoist shook his head and said, "Heaven has the virtue of a good life, isn't it a loss of humanity for you to do this to innocent children?" Lao Dao advised the two to stop here, it was not too late. ”

The two men were stunned for a moment, then laughed heartily and said, "Old man, when we caught the two of them just now, you didn't speak, but at this time you came to talk nonsense. Aren't you afraid of death? ”

The Taoist shook his head and sighed: "The life and death of the old Taoist has its own providential arrangement, but it is not up to you. This little brother just said, the way of heaven is good reincarnation, aren't you afraid of retribution? ”

Zhang San grinned and said: "Lao Tzu has eaten human flesh more than once or twice, and he is not alive, how can there be retribution?" Oh, old man, you said that we have retribution, and Lao Tzu slaughtered this little beast in front of you, and taught you to see, where is the retribution? At that moment, he snatched the sharp knife from another man's hand and stabbed Chen Jiusi's body.

Chen Jiusi was caught off guard, and was stabbed in the shoulder by a sharp knife, only to feel a stinging pain coming, roaring for the rest of his life, and fell unconscious. Blood gushed out from his shoulder and shot on Huang Xiaoya's face.

Huang Xiaoya was born in poverty, and it is rare to kill pigs and sheep on weekdays, let alone kill living people, at this time, she suddenly saw Chen Jiusi's blood spurting out, and she was so frightened that she couldn't bother to wipe off the blood stains on her face, so she only said in a daze: "Ninety-four...... He's dead...... Ninety-four is dead......"

Zhang San pulled out the sharp knife and laughed, "Ha...... Ha ......, old man, how is it now? But where is the retribution that you speak of, and how have I not seen it? ”

The Taoist snorted and said, "Heaven is forgivable for sin, but you can't live for your own sin." I thought that the two of you were not human, and you would not do this to two children, but it was the old way wishful thinking. ”

Li Si also laughed, and suddenly saw that there was a cloud of black gas gushing out with blood from the wound on Chen Jiusi's shoulder, and he was taken aback, so he let go of Huang Xiaoya, walked closer, and said, "Zhang San, look at this kid's shoulder, what is it that gushes out a lot of black?" ”

Zhang San was stunned for a moment, and said strangely: "What are you talking nonsense!" As he spoke, he lowered his head and saw a black gas on Chen Jiusi's shoulder, as thick as black ink, tumbling out.

Seeing this, the Taoist muttered, "If this is the case, if it is so!" ”

As he spoke, he heard a thunderclap, and black clouds in the sky churned. In a moment, the earth was made to alternate day and night, as if it were darkness.

The two men were already frightened at this time, left Chen Jiusi, hid behind the Taoist, trembled, and said in a trembling voice: "Dao Master, what happened here?" Why is it getting dark all of a sudden? ”

Without waiting for the Taoist to answer, several lightning bolts suddenly burst through the sky, and a cloud of black gas swirled above the heads of several people.

In the black aura, a thin golden light shot out and threw it on the wound on Chen Jiusi's shoulder.

The Taoist's face sank, and he raised his head and said loudly: "Evil animal, why are you here?" As he spoke, he waved his hand and slashed, and saw that in the ancient temple behind him, the hot pot for boiling soup suddenly boiled, and the hot gas flew out like a feather arrow, hitting the golden mang, breaking it.

In the black clouds, three voices came out, saying in unison: "Who are you who dare to spoil my good deeds?" ”

The voice snorted again, "You're not mortal!" No wonder he is so bold, it seems that he has a bit of a way. ”