In the depths of the Astragalus Mountain, the clouds and mist are shrouded, and the birds chirp endlessly. The mountains are undulating, the lush trees are endless, and the blue clouds and blue sky shroud this landscape.

But even in this vast beauty, there are also dangers that are rare in the world.

Poisonous insects are everywhere, and monsters are rampant.

The mountains and rivers here are everywhere.

And in the desolate mountains of this Astragalus Mountain, there is an inconspicuous mountain stream, in which a small river flows.

The water level of the small river is crooked, and the water level hardly changes throughout the year.

This river is different from other rivers in the Astragalus Mountains, and the terrain that flows through it is relatively gentle, so the waves are not large, and it appears calm and peaceful.

On the cliff wall at the corner of the mountain stream, there is a huge boulder protruding, and under the cover of the boulder there is a hidden space, where there is the only village in the Astragalus Mountain.

The village is small, but there are dozens of families living together in this remote and poor land, living in isolation from the rest of the world by primitive hunting and farming on the few plots of land along the river valley.

Directly below the cliff there was a small house, built the highest, closest to the cliff, facing the opposite cliff.

From the window of the small house, you can see the strange rocks and cypresses on the cliff wall opposite, as well as the small waves of the unknown river in front of you.

This small cabin is not big, but it is very clean and organized.

Next to the innermost wall was a small tall bamboo bed with two brown bedding on it, the fabric was rough and had been used for many years, and the patches were almost all over the quilt.

This small village is located in the mountains and by the river, so the humidity is very heavy, and there are many poisonous insects on the ground, so the beds here are made of bamboo, and the location is relatively high.

In the middle of the room was a small, rudimentary table, about half a man high, with two small black bowls with several broken corners, and a red candle head that was only half cut in length.

In the corner of the house there was a large jar containing the water of the river in front of the door, which was clear and sweet, and could be drunk directly.

A tall girl, sitting on a small bench, looked sadly at the bed next to the wall at the innermost part of the room, and sighed heavily.

Sitting opposite her was a middle-aged man, not tall, a few points shorter than Xu Huaigu, but his body was very strong.

His eyebrows and eyes were rough and magnificent, his face was angular, and he had a long beard, but he was very clean. Even in the early spring, he wore only two thin clothes, and the strong outline of his arms could be faintly seen.

The girl asked sadly, "Do you think this man will survive?" ”

The man was also puzzled, and after thinking for a while, he nodded heavily and said, "It should be able to come back to life." Seeing that he is not a hunter like this, he can kill two big wolves, he is definitely not an ordinary person, and he should be able to survive. ”

But the girl's face was still gloomy.

She helped the bench that was dangling due to the unevenness of her four feet, let her sit upright, and then said worriedly: "But he has been in a coma for three days, and the scratches on his chest have reached the bones, and even a piece of flesh has been torn off his neck." This is really the most terrible injury I have ever seen, even the last time Uncle Zhao was attacked by a leopard, it was not so serious. ”

She then accentuated her tone and said suspiciously, "Have you ever seen someone who can survive such an injury?" ”

The man shook his head decisively and replied, "I really haven't seen it." ”

The man suddenly laughed and said, "However, I have never seen a person of your age who can kill two big wolves alone, and even I have to avoid one big wolf when I see it." ”

Big wolf is the common name for wolf monsters here. Beast demons are very rare, and if you want to take on a human form, you need a greater creation.

Bai Xiaoyu's situation is actually very special, he is a demon who has only been cultivated by stealing incense, so he can turn into a human form. Like the vast majority of ordinary demons, they can only survive in the form of demon beasts, and only when the realm is high enough can they turn into human form.

The girl gave him a blank look, and said in a muffled voice, "If he dies in our village, what will we do?" ”

Dahan said casually: "Then find a random place to bury him." ”

When the girl heard this, she was a little angry, twisted her eyebrows, crossed her hands on her hips, and said angrily: "No, how can you be so hasty? At least have to give his stuff back to his family, right? ”

The man muttered helplessly in his heart: I don't know where this ghost boy comes from, how can I return his things?

However, when he saw that the girl still had a sad face, he was a little unhappy and jealous.

Since the last time he went out hunting, he met this boy who only had one breath left, and moved him here from outside Astragalus Mountain, his daughter has not been happy for a day. It's not a sigh, or I'm in a hurry to go to the mountains to find medicine and decoction for him, but I've been busy all the time.

Watching his daughter's elbow turn out, taking care of a wild boy who didn't know where to come, not to mention that this wild boy was really good-looking, he gritted his teeth a little.

But he didn't dare to show it in front of his daughter, so he just replied with a smile: "Okay, okay, I'll listen to Qin'er." ”

The girl ignored him, pondered for a long time, and said solemnly: "I'll go to Uncle Yang's house again, there seems to be a jar of snake wine in his house, it is said that the medicine is very effective, I will ask for a little to come, maybe I can make him wake up." ”

……

It was another mountain night, the water was murmuring outside the window, the moonlight was draped, and it was beautiful and elegant.

And inside the window, Xu Huaigu was still in a dead coma.

He had been dreaming and dreamed of many things.

When I was a child, I had the experience of picking stones and fishing by the Lingjiang River, and I also studied with Mr. Chu and Zhang Xiaohe in a private school.

Then there was the horrific scene of the day Mo Long was born, as if the end had come.

After that, he saw Li Zi and Taoist priests, Bai Xiaoyu, Deng Zhiyuan, and Feng'er, and these figures flashed in front of his eyes in turn. He reached out to grab them, but they were quickly gone.

Then he fell into a chaotic darkness, with nothingness and nothing on all sides.

And he seems to have no feelings, floating in the endless void. I don't know where I came from, where I should go, and I don't know the meaning of my existence.

Even...... I don't know if I still exist.

This time in the void, as if hundreds of millions of years had passed, he finally felt an extremely spicy and bitter feeling coming into his mind.

This spicy smell entered his throat, like a sober medicine, and Xu Huaigu's body on the bed immediately trembled sharply.

After a while, he finally regained his breath and struggled to open his eyes.

His consciousness broke free from nothingness and slowly recovered, and the first thing that hit his mind was a sharp pain all over his body!

The pain, as if tearing his flesh and skin apart alive, was heartbreaking, and made people almost faint again.

Xu Huaigu's eyes that wanted to open closed again, and his body twitched because he couldn't stand the pain. But as long as the body moves, the injuries all over the body will be pulled again, and the pain will only get worse.

A faint crisp female voice came from his ear, and she seemed to be very anxious: "You're finally awake!" Wait, don't you pass out......"

The sound stopped abruptly here, and Xu Huaigu was so hurt that he lost consciousness again.

I don't know how long it took for him to regain consciousness again.

The injuries on my body still hurt, but it seems to be much better than the last time I woke up. It's still unbearable, but at least it doesn't twitch from the pain.

He remembered the girl's voice he heard last time, and felt that he should have been rescued, and he couldn't help but secretly rejoice in his heart.

Sure enough, God still favored him and did not let him die in this astragalus mountain.

He tried to move his fingers, but found that he couldn't move them, and he was shocked.

Didn't you lose an arm?

He struggled to open his eyes, and was greeted by the dim, flickering lights that reflected the straw piled up in the cracks between the logs in the ceiling.

He moved his head with great effort, tilted his head slightly to see where the light was coming from, only to see a figure sitting by the light.

The figure was a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl, who was sitting on a small bench with one hand on her chin and leaning against the edge of the bed, taking a nap.

Her face was facing to the side, so Xu Huaigu could only see her side face.

Probably because she grew up in this mountain, her appearance is not very good, but her eyebrows and eyes are delicate, with a lively aura, which also makes people feel good.

Under the flickering lights, her side face was a little blurred, like a mountain peak covered by clouds and mist on a rainy day, which was a little more mysterious.

It's just that it is a little contrary to this beautiful scene, that is, the traces of saliva that inadvertently flow from the corners of the girl's mouth in her sleep.

I don't know what she saw in her dream, Xu Huaigu just saw her frowning for a while, and then smirking again, which was quite interesting.

Seeing her innocent appearance, Xu Huaigu felt that she should not be a bad person, so he relaxed his vigilance and began to carefully look at the environment he was in.

The house was poorly built, with only a few basic pieces of furniture, and was surrounded by walls, a picture of the standard dress of a poor family in the countryside.

Xu Huaigu estimated that he was rescued by people passing by in the mountains, and it should be no big problem when he healed his injuries, so he was relieved.

With nothing to do, he turned to look at the girl beside him again.

In fact, the girl is still very eye-catching when you look closely.

The slender eyelashes loom in the shadow of the lamp, and the eyebrows are like clouds and mist in the sky, ethereal and unsearchable. A green silk like a waterfall, washed on the shoulder, revealing an elegant temperament.

Xu Huaigu just looked at the girl, and the girl seemed to feel a little in her sleep, so she shook her head slightly, removed the hand holding her pointed chin, and woke up on her own.

She turned her head to look at the bed at first glance, and then was surprised to find that Xu Huaigu had opened her eyes and was staring at her.

The girl panicked for a while, and she didn't know how to respond.

The atmosphere froze at this moment.

The four eyes were facing each other, and the two were speechless.