In the simple house, all kinds of farm tools and sundries are also arranged a little messy, the life of the people in the village has always been poor and informal, Uncle Sheng just waved his hand and beckoned Tianjihong to sit on the crooked bench, and poured a glass of white water for him. Tian Jihong has long been accustomed to the temperament of the people in the village, and he doesn't care about this. "Trouble Uncle Sheng! I'm here today to hear you say yesterday that there are some things you want to give to my brothers, I don't know what they are? ”

"Hehe, don't worry, don't worry. Let's talk about your brother first, have you been doing well lately? If you two children are alone and there is no adult to take care of them, if you encounter any difficulties on weekdays, remember to tell your uncle in time, and the uncle will help you get it. ”

"Thank you Uncle Sheng for your concern, thanks to you, the two of us are doing well these days, but... There is still no news of my father's mother. Tian Jihong said.

"Alas, the uncle also helped ask the kid from the Lin family, and he really didn't know the whereabouts of your father." The Lin family kid in Mo Sheng's mouth is the messenger in the village, who is responsible for the transmission of letters between the village and Dongsheng Town, which is not far away, and continuously brings a lot of information from the outside world, and can be regarded as the most well-informed person in Donglin Village. As early as two months after his mother left, Tian Jihong asked him to help inquire about the whereabouts of his parents, but there was no result.

"Don't be discouraged, you kid," Mo Sheng patted Tian Jihong's shoulder and comforted, "Daddy's biggest worry outside is nothing more than his own children." Look at your Uncle Sheng and me, my son has been wandering around for many years and I don't know how to go home to see his father, uncle, what I miss all day long is nothing more than this stinky boy. Listen to the uncle's words, as long as your two brothers take care of themselves and don't worry your parents, they will naturally come back to reunite with you. ”

"Oh yes, what I'm going to talk to you about today happens to have something to do with your father." Mo Sheng said suddenly, turned around and took out a delicate wooden box from the cabinet, "This thing was entrusted to me by your Aunt Yan, so that I can find a suitable time to hand it over to you, saying that it seems to have been deposited by your mother with her before leaving." ”

"What?!" Tian Jihong immediately became excited. Aunt Yan is also one of the first kind-hearted people the family met when they came here, and they also have a lot of contacts with their brothers on weekdays. A few days ago, I heard the news that Aunt Yan had decided to move far away, but I never heard her mention the utensils left by her mother. "My mother even left something else before leaving? Why haven't I heard about it until today? ”

Mo Sheng's face added a bit of seriousness, "This is what your Aunt Yan specially ordered, according to what she said, in fact, this thing should be returned to you on your twelfth birthday, this is what your mother repeatedly told before leaving, saying that it is harmful to you if you give it to you in advance." ”

"You also know, Uncle Sheng, I am a person who can't hide things." Mo Sheng continued to explain, with a little helplessness in his tone, "Such an important matter, uncle, I can't hide it in front of you." I see that you kid has become more and more mature in the past two years, and he is a little more stable in doing things on weekdays, presumably even if there is really any dangerous thing in the box, you will not come nonsense. In addition, it is only a few days before the said day, so I plan to give this thing to you in advance today. ”

Tian Jihong took the wooden box tremblingly, he couldn't get the news of his father and mother for so long, and today he suddenly received something left by his mother, and the excitement in his heart was difficult to hide. "Thank you, Uncle Sheng. Since my mother has arranged it this way, I will definitely be cautious, please rest assured. ”

"Haha, that's good, that's good, you obviously can't wait, right? Then open it up and take a look! Mo Sheng said with a smile.

"No," although the joy in his heart was beyond words, Tian Jihong was not carried away, "Although this thing was told by the mother that it was left to me, but now that she has been away for a few years, Xiaofei's thoughts about her mother are not below me, and there is such a thing that should be opened with Xiaofei." ”

In fact, Tian Jihong has other reasons in his heart that have not been spoken, this thing is obviously his own private property, although the people in the village are simple and honest will not care about these, but if it is opened in front of outsiders, it is indeed a little inappropriate; He was not worried that Uncle Sheng would covet the family's secrets, but that he was worried that he would be involved in the grievances of his own enemies after knowing too much, and eventually invite disaster.

"Well, you can say this to show that you are indeed a lot more mature, and you are more secure in handling things, so I am also relieved to be uncle." Mo Sheng touched his beard and said approvingly, "It's hot now, you can sit down at your uncle's house and go back after an hour or two." ”

"No need Uncle Sheng, this temperature is nothing. Xiaofei is still waiting for me at home and no one takes care of me, if I delay too long, he will be worried, so I will leave today! At this time, where did Tianjihong still have the heart to rest, and just wanted to go back quickly to see what his mother left behind with his brother.

"Okay, then Uncle won't keep you longer, pay attention to safety on the way back." Mo Sheng also saw Tianjihong's thoughts, so he said, "In the past few days, in the Dongyun Mountain Range in the north, there have been several caravans again, and it is said that this time they seem to have encountered mountain bandits or something on the way." Although most of them are heading to Dongsheng Town in the south, there are many of them who will come to the village to rest and recuperate, and you see that the inn of your Uncle Lin's house is almost full. Recently, there are many people in the village, strangers in strange costumes often appear on the road, and the matter of mountain bandits is also spreading, you have to be careful when you are a child outside, don't be deceived by bad guys. ”

"Well, I'll pay attention, thank you Uncle Sheng for reminding me!" Tian Jihong had lived in the village for a while, and he knew that every few months, a caravan would cross the mountains in the Dongyun City to come to the vicinity to do business, and he was no stranger to this. Due to the rampant beasts in the Dongyun Mountains, and even a few wild beasts that know some cultivation methods and have mana, the mountains are full of dangers, and the people in the village do not dare to go deep into the mountains to hunt on weekdays, and the caravans that cross the mountains often hire some martial artists or cultivators as bodyguards to prevent the beasts and spirit beasts in the mountains from attacking.

However, this was the first time he had heard of the caravan being hijacked by mountain bandits; You must know that ordinary people who have not set foot on the path of cultivation, even if they rush up with a sharp blade in their hands, they will not be able to help the monks who have cultivated spiritual power at all. This shows that among the mountain bandits, there must also be masters who know how to practice; But not to mention such a thing, even the people in the village who have lived here for a long time have never heard of such a powerful outlaw nearby.

The sun outside the house was still dazzling, and the steam rose from the treetops beside the road, and the branches and leaves hung weakly as if they had been drained. Under the continuous heat, the village was still empty; Tian Jihong looked at the overcrowded inn mentioned by Uncle Sheng, but except for some horses and cargo boxes outside the inn, he still didn't see any people around, and most of the people were huddled in the house and didn't want to come out to suffer.

However, just as Tian Jihong was about to withdraw his gaze, an abrupt figure at the edge of his vision caught his attention. From a short distance, Tian Jihong couldn't see this person's face clearly; But judging from his body shape and demeanor, Tian Jihong knew in his heart that this person must be an outsider and not a resident of the village. What interested him the most was that this man was now naked and leaking a strong muscle, and he was wielding a sword and practicing martial arts outside the woods next to the inn road, and the ground around him had been wet with sweat like rain, and a faint white mist was emitted in the residual temperature of noon. The sword technique is fierce and powerful, and it seems to have the potential to split gold and stones; The stake in front of it was cut into several pieces in an instant like slicing tofu under the blade, leaking a smooth incision; Even if they were so far away, Tian Jihong could feel the greatness of this person's strength and the strength of his sword skills.

"Looking at it like this, this person must be a cultivator, and his strength is obviously far superior to those mediocre martial artists in the village, but I don't know what his cultivation realm is." Tian Jihong muttered in his heart. People who can still persist in practicing martial arts at such a temperature, Tianjihong also has a little admiration for them in his heart, and he can't help but come forward to get acquainted; It's just that now he still has important things to do, and he doesn't know the identity of the other party, so he finally had to dispel such thoughts and turn around and go home.

Half an hour later, Tianjihong, who was facing the scorching heat, finally stepped into the house. After a short break and changing clothes, Tian Jihong hurriedly told his younger brother about this incident, which made him really excited for a long time. So, in the impatient eyes of the two brothers, Tian Jihong slowly opened the wooden box left by his mother.

There weren't many things in the wooden box, just three: an inconspicuous brown sachet, a dull octahedral spar, and a letter pressed down on the bottom. The two brothers tacitly put aside the sachet and the spar, and what they wanted to see most at this moment was naturally the words left by their father. The envelope looked very well sealed, and both Aunt Yan and Uncle Sheng consciously did not open the letter. Unexpectedly, the two guessed that most of the letters were from their mothers. However, the moment he opened the envelope, Tianjifei, who liked to read and write since childhood, recognized it at a glance and exclaimed: "This letter is my father's handwriting, and my father left it to Brother Hong!" ”