Chapter 1: The Sick from Heaven
Yuancheng is clear of dust in the rain, and the suburbs are green and willow-colored.
In the morning of Xiaoyuan City, it rained a dripping light, and the dust that had been drifting on the road for a long time was washed away by the rain, making the air exceptionally fresh. In the distance on the outskirts, there is a house, because it has just rained, showing a pale blue color, and the green willow leaves next to it, giving people a sense of refreshment.
"Gah!"
The wooden door of the house was opened, and out came a kind old man and a young girl, who carried a large bamboo basket on his back and a small worn-out medicine hoe in his hand. It's just that the shape of the medicine hoe is a little peculiar, the hoe is not a general ladder shape, but round, thick in the middle, and thin at the edges, like a pot lid.
The old man took a deep breath of air and said, "It's better to have better air after the rain!
The girl looked at the road and said, "Fortunately, it is only a light rain, and the road is wet but not muddy." Otherwise, I won't come out to collect medicine with you. ”
The old man's childlike innocence was not sleeping, he rolled his eyes, and said: "You dare! There is a great training waiting for you today, if you don't come, see that I won't punish you for facing the wall for half a year." ”
"What kind of training, I'm not afraid of suffering, but I'm afraid of getting dirty, grandpa, can you reveal a little bit to me in advance?" said the girl, shaking the old man's arm as she walked.
The old man shook his head firmly and said, "Don't say it, you'll know when you get there." Why do you need to know now, hmph, I resolutely don't say it, even if you go back and make me something to eat, I won't say it. ”
The girl's bright eyes rolled and said, "Grandpa, don't you like the phoenix chicken I roast the most, if you tell me what the hone is, I will definitely make it for you in the next few days." ”
The old man clicked his mouth and said, "No, even if you bribe me."
In the time of a few words of dialogue, the grandfather and grandson have already walked a long way, and it is obvious that neither of them is an ordinary person.
Gradually, the scenery around the two of them turned into a dense forest, and at this time, the sun just rose, and a light appeared in the forest. Suddenly, the sunlight disappeared, and it turned out that the two had come to the front of a cliff in the deep forest.
But the two of them did not stop, but raised their legs towards the cliff, and strange things happened, their feet stuck to the cliff like geckos, and their bodies walked up flat.
When the sun rose overhead, the two finally stopped. Now where they stood was a large platform, on which was a thick layer of snow. It can be seen that the mountain is too high and the temperature is too cold, and the perennial snow cannot melt.
At this time, the girl gasped a little and said, "Grandpa, we used to collect medicine, and we have never been to such a high place. Could it be that today's test is here? ”
The old man made a silent gesture to the girl, and walked cautiously towards the part of the platform, but there was no sound from his feet on the snow. It turned out that there was not a trace of footprints in the place where the old man passed, but there was no trace of stepping on the snow.
When the girl saw the old man's expression, she suddenly became solemn, so she walked carefully on the snow, leaving no trace.
When the two of them were about to reach the center of the platform, the old man motioned for the girl to stop. It turned out that in the snow not far away, there was a small white flower. The most peculiar thing is that every once in a while, the florets slowly close and then slowly open again.
When the girl saw such a small flower, she liked it very much, and she always had the urge to plant it in her own home.
At this time, the old man gently stepped back to the girl's side and whispered, "Your training today is to pick this withered flower into your hands and beat away the strange beast that guards the flower. That beast is about the same strength as you. Be careful!"
After the old man's instructions, he jumped onto the small hill next to the platform and disappeared without a trace.
The girl knew that every time she practiced, her grandfather would let her face it alone, even if her life was in danger. Because grandpa said that if you want to become a real strongman, you must go through the trials of life and death.
The girl was silent, carefully observing the surroundings of the withered flowers. Because she had once encountered strange beasts in the snow, most of them were pure white and hidden in the snow, as long as the prey leaned in, they would open their bloody mouths and swallow the prey into their stomachs.
After a moment, the girl reached down, and several flames were born in her palm. She threw the flames around the withered flowers, only to see that the snow around them melted half a meter in an instant.
Suddenly, two small snow caves appeared around the withered flowers, and then, a roar sounded. A white tiger sprang out of the snow.
The tiger is snow-white all over, without a trace of variegation. It stared fiercely at the maiden, the alien intruder. At the same time, it was still spinning back and forth around the withered flower, to see if the elixir it was guarding had been damaged.
Seeing that the tiger was so vigilant, the girl first moved her body backwards. Then flames began to erupt from the hands again.
Because the white tiger was born to live in this ice and snow, when he sees fire, his heart will be extremely irritable. It let out another long howl and lunged at the girl. On the way, there was a fierce snow storm, which shows the speed of the white tiger.
The girl was fearless and dodged aside. Although the speed of the white tiger is fast, it must not be easy to turn around on the snow.
Unexpectedly, the white tiger saw the girl flash to the side, swing his tail, and his body was tilted towards the girl.
The girl drank slightly, and with a push of both hands, a pillar of fire rushed towards the white tiger. The white tiger also opened his mouth and spit out, and a ball of white gas met the pillar of fire, and after a few snorts, the pillar of fire and the white gas were annihilated at the same time.
The White Tiger and the Maiden fought for a few more rounds, and at this time both sides had their own victories and defeats. At this time, blood had already been seen, and the white tiger and the girl had a little blood on their bodies.
It's just that the white tiger is a beast after all, and the more injured it is, the more ferocious it is. Although the girl is also high-spirited, she is inferior to the ferocity of the white tiger.
At this time, the white tiger roared again, because of its ferocity, it shook the snow and fluffed it up. At the same time, he didn't spit white air in his mouth, but with a white cold air on his body, he rushed towards the girl.
The girl knew that the victory or defeat was in one move, and when the white tiger pounced in front of her, a fire suddenly appeared all over her body, forming a fireball to wrap the white tiger up.
Unexpectedly, the white tiger was in the fireball, his body flicked, and his tail stabbed straight at the girl. The girl didn't expect the white tiger to use its tail as a weapon, her body reacted half a beat slower, and her shoulder had been stabbed by her tail.
When both sides fell like snow, the white tiger's snow-white fur had been burned black. The girl, the blood from the wound on her shoulder also stained the snow red.
It's just that the white tiger, with his injuries outside, stopped for a moment and staggered up. It slowly walked towards the girl, revealing the sharp teeth in its mouth, ready to bite down on the girl's neck.
Suddenly, a big thunderclap sounded in the clear sky, causing the white tiger to listen. Suddenly, there was another sharp sound in the air, causing the white tiger to look up hesitantly.
At this moment, there was a little black spot in the sky, and it fell towards the platform. The direction where it fell turned out to be the place where the withered flower was.
The girl exclaimed, because if the withered flowers can't get it, then this training will be considered a failure. But the white tiger was even more angry, because of the elixir, he had been guarding it for a long time, and he would never allow anyone to destroy the elixir.
When the black shadow was about to smash into the withered flower, the white tiger jumped and deflected the black shadow from its position. It's just that he was also pressed to the ground by the black shadow. Something squirted out of the white tiger's mouth.
The white tiger spurted several mouthfuls of blood, and the blood was mixed with fragments of internal organs. When its blood sprayed on the withered flower, the withered flower unexpectedly released a burst of enticing aroma. The withered flower ripened, but the white tiger that had guarded it for many years closed its eyes and died.
The girl got up and looked at it, and found that the black shadow that fell down turned out to be a person, but the flesh and blood were blurred, and she didn't know what kind of injury she had suffered.
The saddest thing for her was the white tiger, in order to protect the withered flowers, he was smashed like this by that person. Now she has completed the task, but there is no joy in her heart.
She took out a pill from her bosom, crushed it, and applied it to the wound, and the blood immediately scabbed. She slowly walked in front of the white tiger and lifted the person from it. Then he dug a deep pit in the snow and pushed the white tiger into it. At the same time, she put a petal of a withered flower into the mouth of the white tiger. Silently, he covered the white tiger's body with snow.
At this time, the old man suddenly appeared behind the girl, and he said, "This mission has been well accomplished. Then he turned and walked over to the man's side and examined it.
The girl said, "Grandpa, do you think this person can still be saved?"
The old man frowned and said, "The bones and meridians are all broken, and the body has been struck by lightning. It's not easy to save him! But now there are ripe withered flowers. This person may be able to be saved, but are you willing to save this person with withered flowers now?"
The girl looked at the withered flower in her hand, the previous pure white color had been dyed a faint red by the blood of the white tiger. She sighed and said, "Yes, yes." If this man can't be saved, I want to bury him next to the White Tiger. ”
The old man nodded, and then took the withered flower from the girl's hand. With a rub of his hands, the flower turned into a cyan-colored liquid floating in the air.
With a flick of his hand, some of the liquid melted into the man's flesh and blood, and the rest went into the man's mouth.
The old man took off his coat, wrapped himself around the man, and said, "Okay, don't be sad, it's important to save people now." After saying that, he and the girl walked down the mountain.
When they arrived at their residence, the old man and the girl were busy at the same time. The old man looked stern and carefully mixed all kinds of potions, while the girl kept pinching the various parts of the person's body, and the crisp sound of bones could be heard from time to time. It turned out that she was breaking bones all over his body and picking them up.
When the old man had mixed the medicine and applied it to all parts of the man's body, the girl was holding a bandage and wrapping it around him quickly. When the two of them were done, the man was mummified.