It was a desolate village, desolate, dilapidated and riddled with bereaved objects from people who had fled the area. A cool wind blew and patted the door of one of the huts, as if a ghost was silently complaining. It seems to be a forgotten place in the world, and even the sun shines here, and there is no extra temperature, just quietly watching everything that happens in the village.

The sun was about to sink, and just as the village was gradually ushering in a more mysterious night, a child came slowly at the entrance of the village. His steps were a little swaying, as if he had drunk wine, and his steps were unsteady, but if he looked closely, he could find that he was not actually drinking, but he was weak, so from a distance, he looked like he was drunk.

The child's expression was vigilant, and it could be seen from the distance from the entrance of the village that he had actually been walking in the grass all the time, using withered yellow weeds to cover his figure, but fortunately, he was thin, tattered, and his clothes were black and yellow, and he shuttled through the grass like a moving piece of mud, and if anyone saw it, he could not see it clearly, and when he wanted to look closely, the child was no longer there, not to mention, how could anyone bother to pay attention to such a child like a little beggar.

When the child entered the village, he did not let his guard down, and did not go down the avenue, but turned into an alley on the left, and then went around left and right, and finally stopped in front of a hut, and first carefully observed the situation in front of the hut, and found that it was no different from before he left. Since then, the child's face has been relieved and a shallow smile has appeared.

But he didn't go in immediately, but continued to walk about a hundred and ten steps, and walked to a small land temple. I saw the child kneeling down reverently, muttering in his mouth, "Thank you for the blessing of the father-in-law of the land, so that I can come back safely, and thank you for the father-in-law of the land for bless the grandma!" After saying that, he walked to the back of the Land Temple, and took out a bowl out of nowhere, and the strangest thing was that there was still some water in the bowl. When the child saw the water, his smile deepened a little.

He returned to the statue of the god of the land with the water, took out a small package from his bosom, and carefully and respectfully spread it out, and it turned out to be two spoiled cakes. He put the water and the baked cake in front of the land lord, and then sat quietly aside, looking at the already dark sky in a silent daze.

The moon rose slowly, and the moonlight pulled his figure long, and under the reflection of the moonlight, the bowl of water emitted a brilliant light. The child looked at the bright moon in the sky, and didn't know what he was thinking, if someone saw it at this time, then he would find that the middle part of the child's eyes was different from ordinary people.

His eyes were gray.

After the bright moon hung high, the child got up, silently packed the package, and returned to the hut with a bowl of water. He gently pushed open the fence and door, and walked into the inner room with subtle steps.

There was no kerosene in the house, so naturally there was no light, but fortunately there was still moonlight. Through the moonlight, I found out that there was still a person lying on the bed in the inner room, but from the outside, it seemed to be motionless, and I didn't know whether I was dead or alive, or half dead.

The child skillfully walked to the bed, carefully put the bowl with water to the mouth of the person on the bed, and said, "Grandma, grandma, wake up and drink some water." ”

The person on the bed turned out to be an old woman, who was called Grandma by the child, I don't know if she heard it or because of the physiological reaction of thirst, she opened her mouth and drank some water slowly, watching Grandma drink water, the child looked relieved. He took out the baked cake again, carefully broke it into a small amount and fed it to her, and whispered, "Grandma, you can eat something, you will be fine after eating." ”

After Grandma's mouth moved a few times, the child fed her some water again, and after repeating this, she unconsciously finished eating a baked cake and drank half a bowl of water. When the child wanted to feed it again, Grandma refused to eat it again.

Such accuracy, if people who don't know know it, they will definitely think that Grandma is open-eyed and conscious, so she will save half of the food to her grandchildren to eat, but only after seeing it with their own eyes can they know that in fact, she simply relies on instinct to save half of the food and water for her grandchildren. And I don't know how many times this instinct has been trained, or how many times similar things have happened, before it can be engraved in their bones.

When the child saw that his grandmother refused to eat any more, he gently wiped the corners of his mouth with his sleeve, and after tucking the corners of the quilt, he ate carefully with the last baked cake and half a bowl of water, without wasting at all. After he finished eating, sat quietly and regained his strength, he picked up the bowl, closed the door, walked back to the Land Temple, put the bowl back behind the Land Temple, returned to the statue, and expressed his gratitude to the Land God Statue devoutly, "Thank you Grandpa Land for bless me and Grandma." ”

At this point, he ended his day, returned to the hut, made a bunk in front of his grandmother's bed, and fell into a deep sleep, motionless.

Just when he fell asleep, the night outside the window was like being thrown into a stone, swinging a circle of strange ripples, out of the ripples came out of a middle-aged Taoist, he looked out of the window two people, one lying on the bed half dead, the future life and death do not know, the other lying under the bed, the body is thin, the fire lamp and candle flickering.

The middle-aged Taoist thought thoughtfully for a while, but he still didn't decide what to do, and after standing and watching for a while, he retreated into the night and disappeared. The child under the bed may have dreamed of something at this time, his body turned in the direction of the bed, and the whole person curled up together, and the small quilt wrapped him like a chrysalis.

The next day, just after dawn, the sun poured in through the window and shone on the child's face, and he began his day. After he got up, he first crawled at the head of the bed, his face was a little worried, he stretched out his little hand to probe his grandmother's snort, fortunately, and snort, the child breathed a long sigh of relief, but his relaxation did not last long, after staring carefully at the old woman on the bed for a while, his face became more and more heavy, and then turned around and entered the stove room, reached into the stove hole and digged out, then tiptoed out of the door, and after going out, he closed the door and the fence, and then went to the land temple, and respectfully kowtowed three times, "Father-in-law of the land, I'm going to find something to eat, I hope you will bless my grandma today and not be taken away by things on the mountain, thank you father-in-law of the land. ”

After speaking, when he was about to get up and leave, he saw that a straw coat on the statue of the god of the land was a little tattered, so he first went to the nearby haystack and folded a few handfuls of grass and re-woven it, and then replaced the old one. After doing all this, he turned into a small alley in front of him, and his figure was gone.

The middle-aged Taoist didn't know where to come from, looked at the direction where the child disappeared and was silent for a long time, and then glanced at the land god statue again, and suddenly, a burst of green smoke rose from the front of the statue, and the green smoke turned into an old man after it dissipated, "The immortal master has arrived, and the little old man has lost his welcome, and he hopes to atone for his sins." As he spoke, he hurriedly saluted.

"Were you sheltering them last night?" The middle-aged Taoist asked expressionlessly.

The land is fair, "Immortal Master, yes. ”

The middle-aged Taoist asked again, "You also gave the water?" ”

"Yes, Immortal Master. Small have limited abilities and can only draw one bowl of water a day from the depths of the earth. ”

Before the middle-aged Taoist could continue to ask, the land lord seemed to think of something, and hurriedly added, "It's not that the small deliberately only protects this family, it's really a small ability and a weak heart." ”

The middle-aged Daoist's face did not change, as if he knew that he would say this, "I don't blame you, can you come here to see the Heaven Survey Jian?" ”

"Not long after the drought, I reported the situation, but the reply I got was that the time had not yet come, so I should leave it alone. ”

Hearing this, the Taoist man's expression changed, and he gradually became solemn.

"How long has it been dry here?"

The land lord replied, "It's been half a year." ”

The Taoist asked again, "No one has been here during this period?" ”

The land lord thought for a while and said, "There have been a few righteous people from the traveling side, but after they entered Hongquan Mountain, they either entered and did not leave, or they were seriously injured. Gradually, the place became infamous, and no one came. In addition, some mountain spirits and ghosts hurt people later, and the people in a radius of 100 miles in Hongquan Mountain have all gone, and those who can't have already died a long time ago. ”

After hearing this, the middle-aged Taoist said playfully, "Then why are you still manifesting in the world?" It stands to reason that even if you can't leave the land as a party, you can still sink into the depths of the earth and stay for the next day. ”

The land lord said with some sentimentality, "Don't dare to hide the immortal master." Xiao Lao'er can't let go of this family, since the family settled in the Land Temple, Xiao Lao'er has been worshiped by them on weekdays, and it has not changed since the wind and rain. Even now, that child does not forget to tie a straw coat for me to eat. ”

As if thinking of something, the land lord became a little expectant, but he didn't dare to say it, and he was extremely hesitant. When the middle-aged Taoist saw it, he didn't wait for him to speak, so he said, "You follow me to see the old woman." ”

After hearing this, the land public was overjoyed, and hurriedly said, "Okay, well, there is a Lao Immortal Master, there is a Lao Immortal Master." ”

The two of them didn't go through the fence and the door, but they didn't know what magical spell they used to go directly from the outside to the inside.

Before, the middle-aged Taoist only observed the child from a distance outside, and did not come in to inspect it, but after coming in this time, he found that this home that was regarded as a treasure by the child had already been surrounded by four walls, and at a glance, in addition to the table and bed, it was four walls. The middle-aged Taoist walked to the bed, put his palm and sword finger on the old woman's eyebrows, and carefully watched the situation in her body.

After a while, he said, "There is no help." ”

The land lord originally thought that there was hope, but he didn't think that it would still be such a result, but he felt that it was also reasonable.

The middle-aged Taoist took in his expression and said, "Do you think I cherished my cultivation and deliberately didn't save her?" ”

"Little old man doesn't dare." Although the land lord didn't dare to directly say that he thought like this, his words were not as submissive as just now, and he seemed to have a little resentment.

Seeing this, the middle-aged Taoist also felt that he had become interesting, "Your little land is a bit interesting. ”

Although the land lord didn't say anything after hearing this, he restrained his expression and became more and more respectful.

"Her natal vitality has been sucked away, if it weren't for the support of the water roots you drew from the depths of the earth and her own obsession, she is afraid that her soul would have been scattered three days after losing her natal vitality."

After hearing this, the land public still did not give up, and asked, "Is there really no way?" ”

The Taoist said lightly, "Land, although you are a god, you must also understand that birth, old age, sickness and death are the destiny of heaven, and the mandate of heaven cannot be violated. What's more, it is already her blessing to live until now, and she can't ask for it anymore. ”

After hearing this, the land lowered his head for a long time, and asked, "Then dare to ask the immortal master, how long can she live?" ”

"Depending on the situation, it's only a day or two." ”

The land prince looked tired, as if he had thought of this day earlier, but he did not expect that when this day came, he still felt so powerless, but what made him even more sad was that from now on, what should the lonely ghost-like child do?

When he was in a trance, he did not notice that the old woman on the bed seemed to be relieved when she heard that she had only one more day or two to live, as if she was finally about to finish one thing, but in an instant she frowned, as if she was worried about another thing.

The middle-aged Taoist saw the change in her expression in his eyes, and thought to himself, "It seems that her limit is approaching, and her soul condensation is about to leave her body, and she has regained a little clarity and can hear what we are saying clearly." But what can I hear, even if I find her natal vitality now, she is powerless. ”

"Let's go." With a wave of their sleeves, the two disappeared from the spot, and in a blink of an eye, they were in front of the statue of the land god.

The middle-aged Taoist continued, "Let's talk about it. What happened during this time. ”

After hearing this, the land did not continue to immerse himself in his sentimentality, and said, "After a month of the great drought, the mountain spirits and ghosts on Hongquan Mountain here somehow ran out, and they sucked the vitality of the surrounding people everywhere. I tried to block them, but there were too many of them, and I could only protect some of them, but even so, there was always a limited amount of ability, and once I didn't pay attention, the old woman of the family was sucked away, and by the time I arrived, the mountain spirit had already run away. ”

The Taoist asked, "Do the people of the Huangquan Sect know about this?" ”

"I don't know if they know, I can only report it in time when it happens." ”

Before I knew it, it was noon. But these words came out of the mouth of the land lord, and then fell into the hearts of the Taoists, but they cooled the surrounding air for no reason.

The Taoist asked, "Have you ever seen the mountain god?" "He asked to see, not to appear.

"I went to look for him, but now I can't enter Hongquan Mountain, and he never comes out again." ”

After hearing this, the Taoist's face showed a solemn solemnity.

"That kid was also secretly protected by you so that he was not sucked away?" The Taoist asked.

"No, this village is the closest to Hongquan Mountain, so the people here are the first to be sucked away. But in the beginning, they didn't seem to be able to see the child, so the child became their fish that slipped through the net, and has lived until now. ”

"Have you looked closely?"

"I have probed because of curiosity, and that kid probably has a magic weapon on his body that is specifically aimed at demons. ”

After pondering for a while, the Taoist then asked, "Don't you think that the kid caused this disaster?" I'm sure you've noticed his unusualness, his eyes are gray, but he can pass through yin and yang. ”

The middle-aged Taoist came to this village as early as three days ago, and when he first saw that there were still living people in this village, when he was still a child, he followed him for three days, and found that the child's route was very regular, it seemed to be swaying left and right, in fact, every time he chosen, he picked the heaviest direction of yang, but he had not practiced, so if you want to explain, there is only one, that is, the child is born with yin and yang.

There are not no people in the world who can understand yin and yang, but people like him, who are born to recognize yin and yang, and see the changes of yin and yang in their eyes, are very few, and it is sometimes an abnormality to be too different.