After everyone left, Granny Li took him into the house and brought him water and food, Li Yu looked at the food in front of him, and couldn't believe that he had really settled down.

Granny Li took his hand and asked softly, "Little doll, where is your father?" ”

Li Yu didn't answer immediately after hearing this, but lowered her head and didn't say a word, Granny Li also guessed when she saw this, and when she was about to reveal the past, Li Yu said weakly, "They are dead." ”

Granny Li guessed that his father and mother might be dead, but when she heard him say it, she still couldn't bear it. But there are some things that should be asked, not to doubt his origin, but to see if he can help him find someone back home.

Granny Li asked again, "Then are there any other people in your family?" ”

At this time, Li Yu did not hesitate, and immediately shook his head and said, "No." ”

After listening to Li Yu's answer, Granny Li couldn't help but want to cry, she didn't dare to think about how such a young child survived in the fleeing army, and how much he suffered during that time.

Granny Li took his hand, pulled him into her arms, wiped off the mud marks on his face for him, and said lovingly, "Then you will live with me in the future, okay?" ”

He raised his head rarely, looked at Granny Li, and said with a little disbelief, "Why did you take me in?" ”

Granny Li smiled softly and said, "Have you forgotten?" Did you save an old woman on the west side of the village two nights ago? ”

The child is very intelligent, and it can be seen from the fact that he was able to survive such a world at the age of three, and of course he has not forgotten what happened two days ago, but he does not know what it has to do with taking him in.

"I remember, and I know that old woman is you, but what does it matter?"

Granny Li didn't expect him to be so organized in her conversation, she continued, "I fainted under a tree when I went back to the village before, and before I fainted, I was thinking that I was going to die this time, and those people in the village wished that I would die soon, how could they save me, but then I felt that someone fed me some water, and I vaguely saw that it was probably a child, and then I saw that his eyes were gray. I was thinking that someone would help me, but I didn't expect to meet you so soon. After a pause, he continued, "So, you have been kind to me, why don't I repay you!" ”

The child understood a little after hearing this, but he didn't understand it too much, at that time he just felt that someone had fallen on the side of the road, and he saw it, so he couldn't ignore it, if it didn't matter what was different from the people who bullied him before, this was the first time someone had told him this.

Then, Granny Li thought of something again, and continued with red eyes, "Actually, I didn't leave you just because you were kind to me, I looked at the way you saluted, and I thought of the way my child came back from school for the first time to salute me. ”

The child looked at the old woman in front of him and cried, and wanted to reach out to wipe her tears, but he thought that his hands were very dirty, so he wiped them vigorously on his body, and then wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes for her, and said, "Don't cry, you will get better and better in the future." ”

Granny Li looked at the little person in front of her comforting her, her heart was also soft, and the smile on her face became more and more gentle.

Granny Li said, "It's us, and we will get better and better together." ”

Since then, the child has settled in the village. Granny Li sent him to school, cut and cook for him, and provided him with a place to live, he also took care of Granny Li, doing what he could, and also making her happy.

The Taoist continued to look at the time scroll, speeding up the flow of the scene, from the age of three to his five, his days flashed in front of the Taoist's eyes frame by frame. Although the days are still hard, compared to children, it is also a sheltered home; Similarly, for the old woman, life is no longer so lonely and lonely, and there is warmth and care between the two at home.

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, and it didn't take long for such days to be taken away by the drought and mountain chaos two years later.

The Taoist shot out to stop the picture at the time he wanted to see, this time was six months before the time of the Taoist's life, at that time, the people in the village were already leaving, the old woman was so weak that she closed the door this day, and then went to the kitchen stove, stretched out her hand and pulled in, and the child was on the side, a little worried, as if afraid of something coming.

The woman finally pulled it out, and it was a few taels of silver wrapped in broken steps.

The woman pulled the child aside, panting in a low voice and gently, "Xiaoyu, this is the money that Grandma has accumulated in the past few years, although it is not much, but it also has some confidence in it." You remember to hide it, don't let others know, otherwise it's a question of whether you can keep it or not. ”

After speaking, he stuffed the money into the child's hand, and the child hid back with both hands, refusing to accept it.

Seeing this, Grandma knew what the child's thoughts were, and she was moved and unbearable, and continued, "Xiaoyu, you go with them, Grandma is old and can't walk, you are different, you are still so young, you shouldn't die here, listen to Grandma, go out, maybe you can still live." ”

The child still ducked back, lowered his head, and shook his head desperately.

Seeing this, Grandma didn't continue to force him, but pulled him into her arms, hugged him gently, and said softly, "Grandma knows that you don't want to leave me, and Grandma doesn't want to leave you, but there is no way, Grandma is old, and going with you will drag you down." ”

The child finally spoke, and he said firmly, "I'm amazing, Grandma." I used to wander here and know what to eat and who to hide, so don't be afraid, I'll take care of you, Grandma don't be afraid. ”

The old woman felt very uncomfortable after hearing this, but she still held back the tears in her eyes and said, "Of course Grandma knows that you will take care of me, but you are still so young, and Grandma is old, and if I go with you, I will drag you to death." After saying that, he asked him with a smile, "Do you know what death is?" ”

The child's eyes were slightly sad and said, "I know." I've seen many people fall down while walking, and I've seen people who fell on the side of the road being eaten by wild dogs, crows, and those who died, they didn't know the pain. ”

This was the first time the old woman had heard a child talk about these things, and she was afraid that she would be bitter and sad when she mentioned the child's past, so she tried to avoid mentioning these things. But today I learned that the child had experienced far more than she imagined, and I didn't know how he had survived before.

The old woman thought distractedly, and when the child saw that the old woman didn't speak, he touched her face with his hand, and the old woman came back to her senses, looked at the child's gray eyes and said, "Isn't that Xiaoyu afraid?" ”

After hearing this, the child said softly, "I was afraid before. As soon as he finished speaking, he didn't know what he thought, his face regained his look, and he raised his voice and said, "But now I'm not afraid." At the end, he added, "Now that I have Grandma, I am no longer alone, so I am not afraid." ”

Later, Grandma didn't force the child to go, and the two of them kept the simple house and stayed up day by day.

Often only when it comes to life and death can you see the good or bad of people's hearts, whether it is family or relatives, it is the case, those who have a conscience, smash the pot and sell iron, they also have to take away the old people in the family, those who have no conscience, take everything that can be taken away at home, except for their elderly parents.

In the end, the old people who remained in the village, who were still alive, watched the children guarding the old woman, never abandoned, and their hearts were not good, they did not expect that in the end, they were abandoned by the children raised by themselves, but the children picked up by Li Wang's family never left her and took care of her every day.

Eventually, only the old woman and the child were left alive, and the village became a deserted village.

The old woman became a living dead and lay in bed every day, waiting to die. And the child became a lonely ghost, shuttling between various paths every day, hiding the food he didn't know where to find it and going home, and sharing it with his grandmother. In fact, when Grandma was still conscious, she forced the child again, but the child stubbornly stayed in front of her bed and refused to leave.

"Why won't you go?"

"I don't want to leave Grandma."

。。。。。。

After reading it, the Taoist thought quietly for a long time, he was thinking, is this world really what he wants to see after escaping the world? And does that person know about these? If his retreat is such a result, then what is the point of his concession?

He didn't see a single place, he had more or less been the case in other places, but because of his current situation, he couldn't do more to change the world. I had no choice but to let out a long sigh.

Maybe it's time for a change, he thought.

The life of the people in Changlin City is not easy, and the big families arrange for their children and part of the family property to flee to other places, in order to achieve the worst result, so that they can leave incense for their own inheritance.

Doesn't the city lord want to go? He did, too. It's a pity he can't go.

On the one hand, because he is in his position, he must guard this city, even if all the people are gone, he can't leave his post without permission, Changlin City has a large array of city protection, this large array connects the Sifang Mountain Range, just to form a siege of Hongquan Mountain, just to form a barrier to the disaster. On the other hand, he couldn't go because someone didn't let him go.

This is a two-way siege situation, the disaster traps him and makes him unable to leave, and he is also trapping the disaster and preventing it from spreading outward.

But how long can this method last? Wu Shouzhong has thought about this problem, but he can't do anything about it. There are some things that cannot be turned by manpower, or there are, but they are not in a high position.

When he was in a state of boredom, he didn't know that the disaster in Changlin City had attracted others to come over.

Changlin City is surrounded by mountains, Hongquan Mountain only occupies a corner of it, and the disaster spreads outward with Hongquan Mountain as the center, and then, Changlin City is the hub of the city protection array, connecting the Sifang Mountains to form an invisible enclosure, so that the disaster cannot spread outward.

Therefore, if the people inside want to hide from the world, they only need to ensure that the protective cover is not broken, and the people inside do not go out to report to the outside, so as to ensure a smooth scene in Changlin City.

But there are always places that can't be counted, middle-aged Taoists are counted as one, and three young people are also counted as one.

The three of them were originally just passing by the mountain forest in Changlin City, but the spirit pet brought by Shui Linglong among the three heard that there would be a spiritual object born here, so they took the lead in running in. After the three of them entered the jurisdiction of Changlin City, the more they walked inside, the more they felt the unusualness of this place, and their expressions became more and more cold, and there was an enchantment in the entire Changlin City, forming a siege and shielding trend for everything that happened inside.

When they arrived at a village and saw the scene of abandonment and decay in front of them, one of them finally couldn't help but ask.

"Senior Brother Lie, this place is so abnormal, have you ever heard the people above mention it?" Shui Linglong asked in a cold voice after using the method of earth exploration.

Lie Yankong probably knew the meaning of Shui Linglong, according to what they saw along the way, the village was withered, the wilderness was alive, and the population was not one, so it was conceivable that this situation did not happen overnight. But if it had happened a long time ago, then why didn't anyone report it, and the people who surveyed the heavens didn't come down to investigate? If you think about it, you can find a lot of problems.

Although the three of them were a temporary investigation team, their personalities were almost evident in the last mission.

Although Shui Linglong is cold on the surface, she is jealous and hateful in her bones; The other person, Lu Ming, doesn't talk much, but people are like their swords, and the edge is hidden in the sheath, and the flame is probably because the growth environment is different from theirs, he thinks more, so his personality is more mellow and calm.

Lu Ming didn't speak, but looking at his expression, he could also think that he probably had the same idea as Shui Linglong, so after Shui Linglong asked, he also turned his head to look at the scorching sky.

Flame Hollow's head was heavy, but he really hadn't heard anyone above mention it. But his identity doomed him to not be able to make more opinions before the matter was clear, so he didn't answer directly.

Lie Yankong checked the jade slip of the journey with his divine thoughts, and found that this place was not far from Changlin City, so he said to the two, "This place is not far from Changlin City, let's go to the city lord's mansion here first." ”

When the two of them heard him say this, they thought that he had some concerns, but when they thought of the many times that Lieyankong had taken care of them in the previous mission, although they had opinions, they also suppressed it, and just waited for the city lord to ask carefully.

The three of them decided to postpone their return to Tianjing, and went straight to the City Lord's Mansion.

Just when the three of them were flying in the sky, Lu Ming suddenly felt something, looked in one direction on the ground, and sensed that there was a person below, which seemed very incredible in their eyes now, from the beginning of their entry, the more they walked in the direction of Changlin City, the more they couldn't see living people, but who knows, in the center of the disaster, you can still see mortals.

After Lu Ming explained his perception to the other two, the other two also felt incredible, and after a little thought, they flew to the ground to check out.

Li Yu was originally hiding in the weeds and moving forward, and suddenly felt a gaze staring at him, he didn't think much about it, he could only let go of his steps and run forward, he didn't know what that gaze was, he only knew that it would not be something to be happy about being targeted for no reason, in order to live, he could only run. But how could he outrun the cultivator of Edgeworth's flight.

Just as the three of them were about to catch up with him, he stumbled and fell due to his lack of strength, and when he struggled to raise his head, he saw three well-dressed young men standing in front of him.

When Li Yu raised his head to look at them, they also happened to meet Li Yu's eyes. When the three of them saw each other, their hearts were stunned, and the child's eyes were gray.

Shui Linglong immediately performed the unique method of Shenshui Palace to investigate demons and evil spirits on the child-Water Traces. In fact, each sect has its own investigation technique, but if there is a intention to hide, some methods will not be able to achieve their function. The traces of the water in the Shenshui Palace take the traces and trace their traces, even if the true identity is hidden, there will be traces, so that you can find his true place of origin.

After investigating, the two looked at Shui Linglong, Shui Linglong shook his head, and the three of them felt a little relieved. Lu Ming was originally attracted to it, and he had suspicions in his heart, but when he saw the child and examined the child carefully, he let out a cry of surprise, "Huh! ”

Lie Yankong thought he had found something, so he asked, "What did Senior Brother Lu find?" ”

Lu Ming restrained his expression, and then said lightly, "It's nothing, I just see that he has the skills of a sword embryo." ”