It turned out that most of these mountain people were originally native residents of Lujia Town, and when the Otto Empire invaded the Zonghao Kingdom more than ten years ago, the mayor of the town led the young and strong to resist on the one hand, and on the other hand, arranged for Dong Damiang to lead the old and young women and children to avoid the disaster. After the bloody battle, all the soldiers were killed, and only more than a thousand bloodlines remained in the barren mountains.

These fleeing residents were arranged here on purpose, firstly, the mountains here are steep, and the iron horsemen of the Otto Empire cannot enter on a large scale, and secondly, it is said that this place is a retreat place for monks, especially the boundary of Xiangshui Lake, which is also regarded as a holy area, Lujiazhen has arranged people to take care of it here very early, and as a feng shui master, Dong Damiang is one of the successors of the caretaker, and it is precisely because of this that she was entrusted with an important task.

Soon after the fall of Lujia Town, the flames of war soon spread throughout the country, and even the royal capital Dongyang City was not spared the catastrophe. Over the next five or six years, resistance groups rose up in various places, especially in the north, which clashed with the invaders of the Otto Empire several times, but after the conflict, the two sides reached an agreement, and the entire territory was handed over to the new leader, Jiang Ping.

The fleeing mountaineers thought that disaster was over, and they discussed their plans to return to their hometowns. Unexpectedly, the new leader's new policy was immediately released, which relocated the barbarian civilians in the north to the south on a large scale, and used this to introduce a series of new regulations, ostensibly to be gentle with the world, but on the ground, to demagoguery with brainwashing tactics, and to purge the conservative forces. Thanks to Dong Damiang and the others who saw the opportunity quickly, they still lurked in the barren mountains when they saw that something was wrong, and at the same time, they worked hard to spread the feng shui array and set up this isolated and secret place. As the years went on, it took in some poor homeless people like Ruth, and now there are 2,000 of them.

According to Mrs. Dong, what kind of secrets are hidden in the forbidden land of Xiangshui Lake, the locals also have different opinions, only know that Zhu Lai came here to learn art when he was young, but the inside story was only revealed to the mayor Mr. Lu Duan, but the old mayor and his family have already died in the war, leaving only the grandson Lu Huan and Mrs. Dong to live together, and at the same time asked Mrs. Dong to carefully guard the holy area, but nothing else was left.

In fact, in the process of talking, Qi Lang always felt that Aunt Dong seemed to have something to hide, because whenever she talked about Shengshui Lake, she always diverted from the conversation in a few words. This situation is also easy to understand, after all, he and the old lady are only meeting for the first time, and it is naturally unlikely that the confidential matters will be brought together, anyway, there is still time, it is better to wait quietly to see what happens.

In the blink of an eye, although Qi Lang had the heart to say goodbye and return to the base, Gulf, who had a very shallow amount of alcohol and was extremely greedy for glasses, had already drunk and fell to the ground, and was thrown to the broken wooden bed by Lu Huan and Lu Silian to fall asleep. Because Aunt Dong's thatched hut is not large, and the two little guys Lu Huan and Lu Si don't know how to be humble, they put away the dishes, and grabbed the house with a smile and went to sleep first, but Qi Lang, a distinguished guest, and Dong Auntie's own son had nowhere to rest.

According to Aunt Dong's thoughts, she originally planned to go to the neighbor's house to ask for a bunk, but it was too late, and most of the neighbors had already fallen asleep, Qi Lang repeatedly insisted that he was used to living a life of eating and sleeping in the open, anyway, the climate was pleasant in early summer, and the mountain breeze was mostly shaded by the surrounding forests, and it was not difficult to sleep on the stone slab overnight. In this way, a pair of mortal enemies who were originally swords against each other have now become vigil partners lying on a kang.

The night in the mountains is not as good as the ordinary town, and there are almost no lights in the four corners, and the stars in the sky appear unusually clear and bright, as if you can catch it by leaning out, especially the full moon, which is extraordinarily round and bright, and hangs brightly in the middle of the day, and clearly refuses to let people sleep peacefully.

Qi Lang couldn't sleep here and over, and Dong Hong also repeatedly baked cakes, but neither of them spoke, as if there was an invisible diaphragm blocking them. At this moment, a burst of fiery meteors flew in the western sky, one after the other, and the mountains were as bright as day for a while. Finally, the strange scene in the sky broke the awkward silence, and Qi Lang sat up suddenly: "Look, look!

Dong Hong slowly sat up straight, although his eyes flashed with joy, he still had to come up with a rare and strange tone: "What's the big deal, it's just a fire meteor, it's not that I haven't seen it." If you live in this mountain for a few more years, it won't be strange, I've seen meteors against the moon, when the moon was brighter than the sun. ”

"Yes...... Qi Lang still tilted his head, watching the last few red lines disappear into the sky, and sighed sincerely, and then slowly lay back. But at this time, Dong Hong tilted his head and stared at Qi Lang with a puzzled look. Qi Lang thought that he had rice on his lips as usual again, so he hurriedly reached out and wiped it: "What's wrong?"

"Uh...... It's nothing. Dong Hong hurriedly turned back and lay on his back, intending to re-enter the state of not saying a word like that, but he couldn't hold back in the end, and finally added, "Your demeanor just now reminds me of a person...... I remember he always said, 'yes', 'yes', like a fool, he didn't understand anything. ”

Qi Lang smiled, not feeling offended at all, and at the same time he thought carefully in his heart, he did have that habit when he encountered embarrassing scenes, would that mean that he was the person he knew?

"Tell me about that fool, okay?" Qi Lang couldn't help but say 'yes' this time, "I suspect we've met before...... But something went wrong with my brain, and I can't remember a large part of the past. ”

"This is really surprising, you have amnesia?" Dong Hong was a little interested, it seemed that the misfortune that happened to Qi Lang was the source of his fun, "To be honest, I also suspected that you were him at the beginning, but I just doubted it, because you are completely different." ”

"That's my luck," Qi Lang laughed, "because that means I'm not a fool in your eyes." ”

"I'm kidding. Dong Hong scratched his head a little embarrassed, and at the same time he sat up again, faced Qi Lang, and said like a good friend, "The person I know is also surnamed Qi, but his name is Xiao Cai, and we all call him that, because he is so vegetable, like a little girl." ”

"Yes...... As soon as Qi Lang spoke, he realized that he had made a mistake again, and laughed hehe, causing Dong Hong to laugh too.

"'Yes', hehe, isn't that a fool?" he said in a tone imitating Qi Lang, "but you're definitely not him, because he's thin and small, and although he looks a year or two older than me, he always follows me like a hench in fights and naughty things." ”

"Then you must be good partners, playing together every day?"

Dong Hong shook his head: "I've only played with him for a short time, because he is not from Lujia Town." He came from out of town, and my mother knew better, and according to her, he seemed to have come from far away, and every year he would come over for a few days, and then a big carriage would pull him away. By the way, when it comes to that, you don't look like him even more. It is estimated that their family is well-off, and there are many servants who follow him wherever he goes, and I once secretly saw that when he first got off the carriage, he was dressed in gold and shiny, and was even more beautiful than the eldest girl's house. And you, definitely not that fateful ......"

"Yes, I'm just like you, we're poor boys. Qi Lang laughed and said the second half of the sentence for Dong Hong, "But there is one thing that I find very strange, because I seem to have heard of your name." Just when I first met you, as soon as you said that your name was Dong Hong, I felt that this name was definitely not the first time it appeared in my ears. ”

Dong Hong showed a proud expression on his face: "That's not strange, because that's my father's name." He was the first warrior of the palace guard, did he see my sword, it was left to me. I dare to say that as long as it is an old man in the Zonghao Kingdom, they have heard his name. In the battle to defend Dongyang, he single-handedly killed more than 300 villains, and finally died on the battlefield, and my mother specially asked me to change my father's name in order to let me remember my father's bravery. ”

Speaking of this, Dong Hong's voice was low, and part of his voice was sadness, and part of Qi Lang also heard it, which was frustration.

Qi Lang wanted to comfort him in his heart, but he had never been very good at it, and at the same time, he also knew that the deep wound could not be healed no matter how beautiful words others came up with. Fortunately, Dong Hong probably accepted the fact that his father died in battle, and his pride in it was even greater than his sadness, and what really bothered him was the depression that he couldn't get away.

"My mother told me, you are very good at fighting, and I guess all the people in our entire village combined are no match for you......" he sighed and said.

Qi Lang smiled faintly: "That's nothing, as long as you practice hard, you will become very powerful one day." After all, you have the blood of a warrior flowing in your body, and no one can compare to you in this regard. ”

Dong Hong heard that it was a kind comfort, and his facial expression did not change in the slightest: "My father is dead, and he doesn't even have a teacher, so it's useless to practice." Relying on my own foolishness, I don't think I will be able to reach the level of my father in my life......" However, when it came to this, he himself was relieved first: "But that's not a big deal, I still have a mother, and her skills are not small, the most unfortunate thing is that I will learn that messy feng shui from her, and sooner or later I can become a generation of grandmasters...... Forget it, let's tell me about you, what are your fathers and your mothers doing?"

This question was so difficult that Qi Lang thought about it all night, but couldn't come up with an answer......