The northern border of the Wind Country, the village of the Relic Garden.

Hmm......

Outside the village, a man walked slowly from the direction of the village and gradually came into view.

This man is tall and powerful, handsome and masculine, heroic and extraordinary, but somewhat unkempt and disheveled. In his right hand, he held a small wine gourd, while his left hand was slightly pulled back, and he saw a finger-thick hemp rope wrapped around it, which was used to drag things behind him.

Hmm......

Looking back along the hemp rope in his hand, he found that the man was dragging a huge water tank in his left hand alone—this water tank was half as high as the man's waist, and from the appearance alone, this water tank looked more like a wine jar without an altar seal. The thick hemp rope was tied around the neck of the altar, allowing it to be dragged forward by its predecessors.

This water altar is not only huge, but the texture is also quite thick, and it is not less than a hundred catties at a rough glance, but this person drags it effortlessly, and even his pace has not been affected.

Hmm......

When the man approached, the water jar three feet behind was able to follow, but he accidentally collided with the bulge in the grass, and flashed a small stumble. Fortunately, its balance is good, and it only takes a small roll to stabilize itself again. But the shallow ditch that suddenly broke and jumped open in the winding back happened to confirm its embarrassment.

Hmm......

Amid the sound of the water altar being dragged, the man walked steadily and straight forward without pause.

He kept his eyes down, not knowing what to see, and he held an old gourd in his hand, but its owner didn't seem to notice it, and only took a sip from time to time when he remembered it.

Not far in front of the man there was a small river that ran east to west, with a high and low slope, and an old willow downstream.

The river bank below the old willow is relatively flat, and the water level is not very high, at this time, there are a few men in cloth clothes talking and laughing here to wash clothes.

"Hehe, you know, right? In the morning, Lao Li went hunting, and happened to see something strange in the bushes, and then ......" The tall man at the front said today's joke with a smile while washing the clothes in the wooden basin.

Just before he finished speaking, the thin boy in second place took the conversation out loud: "Hahaha! I know this, I know this, he bent his bow and shot an arrow on the spot, and he hit with one shot!"

"Hey, hey, but what about when he went to get it?" the tall man asked with a grin, stopping what he was doing.

The thin boy couldn't help but smile and said, "Then ......"

"Then Lao Li stepped over with an arrow, and he saw clearly in an instant that the eyes exposed by the beast in the bush were not owned by the birds of prey, so he did not hesitate, did not hesitate, and pounced, but it was okay not to pounce, but he was attacked, he jumped out of it with a strange scream, and then ran out with a thorn on his face......" Without waiting for the thin boy to open the conversation, the middle-aged man in the third place finished talking like a cannonball, and then threw the clothes in his hand into the basin rather helplessly, shook his head and sighed: "Alas, who knew it was a hedgehog?

Speaking of this, the middle-aged man sighed helplessly: "Alas, the world is impermanent, where does Lao Li suffer......

This man has a fast mouth, and there is no pause at all.

"......" The tall man and the thin boy looked at the man with blank eyes, and then they both shook their heads and smiled bitterly, and said no more.

"Hahaha, let me tell you, the day before yesterday I heard Lao Li's guy say that he was going hunting......" On the contrary, the handsome boy who was at the end suddenly stood up with a chuckle after hearing this.

Swish!

After the handsome boy got up, he first shook the clothes that had just passed the water in his hand twice, and then turned to look at the three people on the right with a smile, and said with a flirtatious smile: "Except for this matter, Lao Li'er's hunting skills are still excellent......

As the man was talking, his eyes suddenly moved, and he happened to see the man dragging the water jar passing uphill.

After seeing each other, the handsome boy immediately grinned, and then waved his hand to the other party with a smile and shouted: "Hey!

However, the man did not seem to hear the shouting, although the two were not far apart.

"Huh?" Seeing this, the other three were stunned, and then they also got up to look.

"Yo, isn't this ironwood?"

"Ironcarpenter, why is it so early today?"

"Hehe, it's been a long time since I've seen Uncle Tie......" Seeing that the person was correct, the three of them also smiled happily and said happily.

Hearing this, the man known as the "Iron Carpenter" couldn't help but move, and then he stopped his steps and turned his head to look.

Seeing the ironcarpenter's eyes, all of them grinned in response.

Seeing this, the ironcarpenter paused with a slight smile, and then walked without stopping towards the section of the river ahead.

"Hehe, how many years have passed, this guy is still the same, and he hasn't changed at all. The middle-aged man shook his head with a chuckle helplessly, then squatted back down and began to return to his old job.

"I think it's very good, Uncle Tie, although he doesn't talk much, but he has a good heart, he is serious about things, and he is not surprised by things, although he is not very good at expressing ......" In the words, the thin boy also squatted back, and then said while washing the clothes in the basin: "I think Uncle Tie is quite charming and generous." ”

"Not pretending," the tall man nodded slightly...... agreed.

"Hehe......" Jun Boy chuckled.

......

On the other side, the ironcarpenter who walked to the old willow on the riverbank raised the wine gourd in his hand and took a sip with some absent-mindedness, and then stopped silently in front of the riverbank.

Gargle......

Although it is an uplink and downstream section of the river, the current here is not turbulent, but the current speed is not slow, and fish can be seen bubbling and jumping out of the water from time to time.

Goo –

Another fish jumped out of the water, splashing and rippling in circles.

The ironcarpenter was attracted by the fish, but only glanced at it, because the fish had gone into the water and was hidden.

The ironcarpenter looked silently at the place where the fish had disappeared, and stood there motionless, even when the handsome boys who had finished washing their clothes and were about to leave in the distance greeted him.

Behind the ironcarpenter, on the slope not far from the old willow tree.

"Let's go, this guy Lao Tie is wandering out of the world again. The middle-aged man shook his head helplessly, and then turned around and left here.

The three of them shrugged their shoulders unavoidably, and then turned around to follow the middle-aged man.

The four of them talked and laughed all the way, and after a while, they approached the village.

By the riverbank.

The water was silent, the fish were gone, and only two fist-sized lotus leaves drifted upstream, quietly and leisurely.

The ironcarpenter looked silently at the river, and only after a long time after the two lotus leaves had drifted past, did he withdraw his gaze as if he were composure, and then silently raised the wine gourd, intending to take a sip.

However, before the wine could be drunk, he suddenly stopped his hand with a fixed gaze, and then lowered his right hand holding the wine gourd with a slight frown, and silently turned his eyes to the upper reaches of the river.

Gurgle......

The flowing water at the bend of the slope has a sound, but there is not much fluctuation, and after a while, I saw a lotus poke out of the head first, and then came out with a ball of lotus leaves.

From a distance, the lotus leaves are like boats, and the lotus canopy is used as an umbrella, only one leaf is verdant and one canopy is wilted.

......Seeing this, the ironcarpenter was silent, and then he raised the wine gourd and took a sip of the wine without looking at it further.

"Bah--" With a sip of spirits, the ironcarpenter couldn't help but close his eyes and breathe a sigh of relief.

However, before this breath of heart was finished, his eyes suddenly opened in anger, which suddenly became sharp and full of vibration!

Call!

I saw that the essence in his eyes was at a moment, and his person had suddenly made a move-the huge water altar was actually thrown away by him with his arm and used as a net to salvage the lotus leaf.

Call!

The water jar was retracted by the ironcarpenter's arm in an instant when he finished fishing, and his movements were as simple and casual as a horseman's whip.

Boom!

The water jar slammed down not far to the left of the ironcarpenter, and although the clear stream inside it was suspected of overflowing, not a drop was poured out.

The ironcarpenter looked at the water altar in front of him with a solemn expression and a flickering gaze, or rather, the lotus leaf floating in the center of the water altar, and for a moment, he hesitated.

"Huh—" After a moment's pause, the ironcarpenter lifted his chest slightly, and then slowly walked towards the water altar in front of him.

One step, two steps......

The distance was not far, but it also made him dare not slack off, and when he walked to him, the look in the altar suddenly made him like a thunderbolt, his heart was shocked and his expression was shocked, and his eyes were full of shock and gloomy.

In that altar, there was only one green lotus leaf and one withered branch, but above the lotus leaf, under the lotus canopy, there was half a white jade-clear eggshell! In the eggshell, lying was a baby......

The baby was asleep, curled up in an eggshell, flickering from time to time...... Own tail!

This son is not human!

In its sleep, there is a canine tooth with a sharp edge, ten fingers are sharp and cold, a white hair is like winter snow, long and long to its buttocks, and a snow-white tail is soft and fluffy and full of luster, which looks very demonic.

However, in addition, this baby is no different from ordinary people, except that his skin is warm and fat-like, and when it is more subtle, there are some strange textures that are fleeting.

"......" The ironcarpenter looked at him with a solemn and gloomy expression, and unconsciously, he slowly clenched his left fist wrapped around the hemp rope, but slowly released it as his mood changed.

The boy looked delightful and lovely, and he lay soundly in the eggshell, and when the lotus flower above his head suddenly swayed, he grinned a little as if he had dreamed of something interesting.

......Seeing this, the ironcarpenter was silent, and his expression slowly eased.

The ironcarpenter stared at him with lowered eyes, and for a long time there was no movement or expression. His gaze was deep, a little distant, a little hollow.

"Boom, Boom......"

After a long while, the ironcarpenter suddenly lifted the wine gourd and poured a few large sips of spirits, then turned and walked away, grabbed the mouth of the water jar with his left hand, and dragged the water jar away without saying a word......