The rain kept falling, the thunder and lightning kept flashing, and the wind kept blowing, Tao Qian hung Jin Pang's body on the tree on the top of the mountain, let him be beaten by the wind and rain, let him rot and stink, let him peck at the eagle, let his corpse never rest, let him never fall into reincarnation.

Little by little, he picked up the fragments of the senior brother's body on the ground, spliced the senior brother's body, dug a big pit, and buried them together. Set up two monuments, the first one reads: The tomb of Xu Lin, the seventy-sixth head of the Great Benevolence and Great Courage Shouyang Mountain. Next to the line of epitaph: Defend the Death Day with your body, full of compassion.

The second piece reads Hai Anbang, the seventy-seventh generation of Shouyang Mountain's all-loyal and sincere disciple, and the epitaph is written next to it: Hanging the golden talisman with the will of death, isn't Anbang a big husband?

Tao Qian knelt in front of the tombstone, lowered his head and was silent, silent for a long time, Tao Qian slowly kowtowed, his head hit the wet ground, and made a crisp sound, resounding on the top of the mountain.

For a whole hour, Tao Qian knelt on the ground like this, constantly kowtowing his head without the slightest pause. Until the forehead is red and swollen, then the skin slowly breaks and bleeds, and finally a large piece of flesh on the entire forehead is rotten, which looks extremely terrible.

It wasn't until the rain stopped, the wind calmed, the stars hidden, the clouds faded, and the moon was missing, that Tao Qian slowly, with his kneeling numb legs and painful knees, braced up his strength and stood up.

Cut the palm of his hand with a knife, let the blood spill on the ground in front of the tombstone, penetrate into it, and then catch it with a pot, the remaining water in the pot was mixed with blood, Tao Qian took a sip violently, with some bitter fishy smell, with a little chill, into the throat, into the stomach. Then, slowly pour the rest in front of the tombstone and pour it on the earth, stirring up a splash of water and bringing up some dirt and blood.

Tao Qian hung the pot back on his waist, stretched out his hand to wipe the tears on his face, and swore fiercely: "If you don't avenge this revenge, Tao Qian is in vain, please rest assured, master and brother!" ”

Finally, he picked up a handful of soil, put it in a small bag, hung it around his waist, reminded himself of today's events, and then turned around and walked slowly down the mountain.

All the way, I saw that it was full of messes, the steps were covered with unknown blood, and there were several slanted corpses lying under the trees on both sides, looking miserable, so that people couldn't bear to look at them directly.

Halfway up the mountain, Tao Qian entered his cave, only to see that even the extremely simple furnishings were chaotic at this time, which was the result of being rummaged through. Tables and chairs toppled, beds were messy, and books were turned open or torn.

Tao Qian didn't say a word, just silently packed up everything, and then walked inside, bathed, washed, and came to the bed again, feeling restless, but gradually fell asleep because of mental fatigue.

"Senior brother! Let's go catch fish! ”

"Okay, my brother will take the things, and let's go to the back mountain to catch fish!"

"Senior brother, senior brother! The fish are running away! ”

"Let's look at Senior Brother!"

"Caught, caught!"

"Master, look! The village is so lively! ”

"Oh haha, follow closely as a teacher, don't run away!"

"Master, Master, it's a sugar man!"

"Buy one!"

"Senior brother, be careful!"

"Senior brother is relieved to attack, and I will continue for my brother!"

"Look at the move!" "Hey!" "Hah!"

"Why did Senior Brother win again!" "Haha, don't be uncomfortable, brother, I'll take you down the mountain to eat delicious food!"

"Master, you are secretly drinking again, be careful that Senior Brother catches it!"

"Oh Qian'er, don't say it, old man, that's what I love to do."

"Is the wine so good? Phew, it's spicy! ”

"Hahahaha, Qian'er is still young, and he will know what wine is in the future!"

"Senior brother! Slow down, wait for me! ”

"Master, slow down, I can't catch up with you!"

"Master!"

"Senior brother!"

"Where are you? Why can't I see anything? ”

"Brother, keep walking, senior brother will watch for you."

"Qian'er, walk slowly, walk slowly, walk slowly, and you'll come to a place where there is light......"

A gust of wind and snow blew, and the vision was blurry.

"Master, look, there's a baby here!"

"God is pitiful, which parent is so ruthless, they actually left this child and ignored it, Anbang quickly hugged him up the mountain, don't damage the child's body!"

"It's Master!"

"Master, I have a little junior brother!"

"You know how much you have to take care of Qian'er in the future!"

"It's Master!"

In the swaddling clothes, the child looked at the old and young in front of him, and suddenly laughed happily.

"Master, my godbrother smiled! Laughed! ”

"Good boy, good boy......"

"Master, Senior Brother, are you there?"

“……”

"Master......" "Senior Brother......"

Tears wet clothes, sorrow comes from relatives, the road is finally empty, and ask where the relatives are.

Tao Gan woke up from the dream with tears, the pillow was already wet, the collar and sleeves were also wet, Tao Qian sat up from the bed, looked at everything around him, as if he had returned to the past, to the carefree time, to the warm memory.

But reality told him that everything was false, everything was empty, and everything was a dream. Now that the dream has woken up, it's time to get back on the road.

"Keep your head down, don't ask ...... future"

Tao Qian, with infinite melancholy and sorrow, read this sentence softly, and then packed his luggage and went out of the cave.

It was raining again, the drizzle was like silk, weaving a hazy light veil, with a mist shrouding Shouyang Mountain, Tao Qian carried the burden on his back, and walked into the distance without looking back.

He'll be back, but I don't know when; He will definitely come back, but he doesn't know where he came from; He will come back eventually, but he will no longer be a teenager. With hatred and pain, he embarked on a path of no return

……

Shanglin, located 8,000 miles south of Shouyang Mountain, can be described as unreachable. Shanglin Castle is the largest town in the entire southern region, and it dominates a large area of surrounding land. There is a large family in the city, which is the Chen family. There have been three ancestors on the ancestors of the Chen family, which have a profound heritage and have been inherited for hundreds of millions of years.

At first, the Terrans did not have a family concept, but in the ancient era, a human emperor appeared, unified the Terrans everywhere, established a loose state power, divided the feudal clans, and created surnames to divide the princes. And the Chen family, it was during this period that because of their outstanding military achievements, they were divided into a country in the south, given the surname Chen, and the country was called Chen Guo, thus beginning to form the clan surnamed Chen, and the first generation of the head of the family was called "Chen Zu".

Up to now, the Chen clan is centered on Shanglin City, ruling and governing the surrounding towns and cities, and the sphere of influence radiates nearly one-third of the southern land, and it is one of the largest families in Nanhua.

However, there is no country on the continent today, and the reason is that the problem left over from the original feudalism is that the country is loose, more like a united tribe. As a result, with the development of the times, there was no convincing monarch after the death of the emperor, and various localities became self-reliant, and their respective spheres of influence were managed by large families that were trusted by the people everywhere.

This situation has continued until now, so although there are no countries in various places, they are essentially small countries, independent of each other, interconnected, and each has developed a different appearance. Shanglin City has developed a unique feature with the Chen people as its ruler, which is the Shanglin Festival held once every ten years in Shanglin City.

The place where Shanglin is located is rich in resources, abundant aura, beautiful mountains and rivers, and outstanding people. To the east of Shanglin City, there is a place similar to a secret realm, which will be opened every ten years to allow all cultivators to enter and explore. Because of this, Shanglin has a developed economy and prosperous commerce, and belongs to the richest and most developed area in South China, so it can be said that the Shanglin Festival is the most grand and important event in Shanglin.

Although Tao Qian was asked by the master to go, he didn't know why the Shanglin Chen family would help him, so he couldn't understand the master's words for a while, but secretly guessed in his heart that maybe the master had a friendship with Chen Tiannan, the head of the Chen family.

However, after all, the road is far away, Tao Qian only has the strength of his feet, and there is no means of transportation, so although he walks fast, the speed is still very slow.

From Shouyang Mountain to Shanglin City, you have to pass through three important places on the way. One of them is Finzawa, a large lake with dense swamps and numerous lakes, among which there are many sinister creatures and evil spirits, which cannot be avoided.

The second is the palm plain, which is named because it is shaped like a palm. Although the palm was originally a plain terrain, the plain was often filled with fog, and anyone who passed by here would fall into the fog, and there would be no one out of ten who finally succeeded in getting out, so even if it was the Shanglin Chen family, there was no way to solve it.

The third is the Quli River. This river is very strange, the river water is as clear and transparent as glass, and you can directly see the bottom of the river and many fish in the river on the shore, but the strange thing is that this beautiful river is turbulent, and there are often big waves churning, and boats cannot pass through the river at all, so crossing the river has become a problem.

These three places are connected in a line, and it is the only way to go to Shanglin City from Shouyang Mountain, and it is impossible to bypass it at all. Therefore, no one dared to take this path for a long time, and only a very small number of cultivators who had great cultivation in their bodies dared to take the risk and try it. Tao Qian naturally knew in his heart that the road ahead was difficult, but the master's advice must be followed, even if the road ahead was bumpy, Tao Qian had to go on a walk.