Thousands of years later, Xishui Village

It is a small village nestled between mountain passes, and it is named because it is surrounded by mountains and the only place where flowing water flows down the mountain into the village.

"Boy, stop for me and see that I don't break your legs!"

A middle-aged man, armed with a wooden stick, rushed out of the village, angrily scolding.

"Hahaha, come on, catch me......"

A teenager had a hippie smile on his face, and he turned his head from time to time to tease the middle-aged man.

"Okay, okay, you wait, see me catch you, I look good with you!"

The boy made a grimace and immediately turned around and ran away, the middle-aged man chased after him, after all, the boy was young and energetic, and the middle-aged man was already angry and shouted after not running for a while.

"Whew...... Call...... No, stink...... Stinky Boy...... It's up to you to do your job, see if I have a chance to catch you in the future, and I look good with you. ”

The middle-aged man muttered breathlessly, then turned away and gave up chasing again.

"Heh, you won't be able to catch up with me for a few hundred years... Hmph..."

The young man proudly shook the bag in his hand, walked into the alleyway, looked around, and sat on the ground to make sure that no one was there, and couldn't wait to open it.

"Bring it to you!!"

"Hey!!"

I don't know when, a person suddenly appeared, snatched the bag, and suddenly came out of the alley three or five young people with fierce faces, surrounded the boy, judging from everyone's outfit and face, anyway, he was not a good person.

"Mochen, it's time to pay back today, right?"

The man who took the lead had a hideous face, and scolded angrily with the corners of his mouth crooked, his exposed teeth were uneven, and a scar on the corner of his face was very obvious, which gave people a lot of fear.

Mo Chen was surrounded by several people, and his body subconsciously leaned back, his back pressed against the wall.

"Didn't you already rob my purse?"

Although Mochen has always remained calm, his body can't help but tremble slightly.

"Huh?"

The man looked at the money bag he had just snatched in his hand, shook it, and put it in his pocket.

"This money?"

"I just have this amount of money, no matter how much I don't have, anyway, today I am planted in your hands, and I want to kill or chop at will!"

Mo Chen looked at the money bag he had so hard to get, but he was accidentally snatched away by the bastard in front of him, and there were so many people that it seemed that it was impossible to run, so he simply mixed up.

"Hahaha, it's good, it's good, it's natural to repay debts, since it's like this, I don't know what to do!"

As soon as the man's voice fell, he gave a look to a few people around him, and turned to leave: "Stop in moderation, don't make trouble!"

"Yes, Boss!"

Several people rushed up, punching and kicking, and had no power to fight back, so they had to curl up in a corner, let others beat them, for a teenager, how to afford it, Mochen didn't say a word, gritted his teeth, clenched his fists with both hands, and hugged himself tightly, it seems that this kind of thing has been more than once or twice.

"Okay, that's the end of today, the kid has the ability, he won't say anything about it, and next time he won't pay back the money, you'll feel good!"

Several people shook their arms, each kicked again and left, Mo Chen's body trembled continuously, and it took a long time before he slowly relaxed. Looking at the blue sky, how beautiful it is, and then thinking about how unfair your fate is.

His hands slowly supported himself, his feet were still trembling a little, and he leaned against the wall with the weak strength of his body to stand up.

"Poof!"

He spit out the blood in his mouth, wrapped his arms around his hands, rubbed them lightly a few times, and frowned, which was very painful.

"Hiss ~ bastard thing, it's really ruthless. ”

Mochen swayed, bent through the alley, slowly walked out of the village, and left along a mountain road. In the depths of the woods was a dilapidated thatched hut, the thatch on the roof was sparse, the wooden stakes supporting the house seemed to be crumbling, there was no fence for the yard, there were no domestic chickens and ducks, and there were a few tattered clothes hanging on the bamboo poles next to the house, which were blown by the breeze.

That's right, this is Mochen's home, he lost his father when he was very young, due to the poverty of his family, he was raised by his mother alone, and now the only relative is also seriously ill and bedridden, and he is young, he has not been well taken care of, and his body is not strong enough, and many places are unwilling to accept him as a worker, so he can only rely on these sneaks to make a living on weekdays.

"Ahem, ahem... Is it dust?"

Inside the house was Mochen's mother lying on the bed, hearing a trace of movement in the outhouse, and asked weakly.

"It's me, mother, are you better?"

Mo Chen didn't dare to enter the house, but responded outside, if she knew that she was covered in injuries, it would be fine.

"Well~coughcoughcough~much better~~~"

"Why don't I take you to the village and ask Lang Zhong to take a look?"

For his mother's illness, Mochen is also very anxious. Since there is no money to see a doctor, it is simply not enough to rely on the money that has been stolen, so it is delayed again and again, and it is impossible to steal it every day.

"Silly boy, we have the money to go to see Langzhong? Ahem, ahem, ahem....."

Mochen sat on the stool in the outhouse, looking at the outside of the house with stupid eyes, feeling very uncomfortable, the money that was originally stolen can be invited to Lang Zhong, at least a few doses of medicine is also very good, who knows if you will encounter....

"Hey!"

The more I thought about it, the more it didn't taste, and I sighed deeply.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem.... cough cough cough .... Bang dang!!"

Hearing the coughing sound in the house getting worse and worse, coupled with the sound of breaking things, Mochen had forgotten his pain and flew in.

"Mother, mother, are you okay?"

Ran into the house, saw his mother's pale face, without a trace of blood, his hands were holding on to the side of the bed, trembling constantly, half of his body was exposed outside the quilt, the stool next to the bed had been overturned, I don't know if it was the medicine bowl a few days ago, it was broken to the ground, the herbal residue had dried for a long time without a little moisture, there was a pool of blood on the ground, Mochen hurriedly helped him up, and covered the quilt.

"Dust!"

Mo Chen's injuries still couldn't escape his mother's half-empty eyes.

"How did you get this injury?"

"Mother, the child's injury is not serious, but you. We can't delay, let's go and see Langzhong, I don't believe they will die and not be saved. ”

"Ahem, cough, cough"

Mother firmly grasped Mochen's hand and patted it gently.

"Dust, it seems to me that it is.... cough cough cough... No... No, I didn't take good care of you, and let you suffer at such a young age, cough cough cough .... I don't know, what are you going to do if I'm gone!"

Mo Chenniang said weakly, tears fell from both sides of her cheeks, she raised her arms with difficulty, and gently stroked Mo Chen's face with her hand, Mo Chen leaned down slightly, and put his face next to him, he could feel the weak and trembling body.

"Mother, don't worry, you'll be fine, tomorrow at dawn, I will go to the village to invite Lang Zhong to come to my house. ”

Mo Chen held back his tears, thinking about tomorrow in his heart, as long as he went to the village tomorrow to find a way, his mother would be fine, he thought about it like this, closed his eyes slightly, no matter how sick his mother was, as long as he was by her side, there would be an inexplicable warmth, only lying in his mother's arms, such a feeling was the most comfortable, and he could forget his sorrow and the injuries on his body.

Following

The sun shines through the trees, through the rooftops, and the breeze chirps insects and birds.

"Mother, are you better?"

Mo Chen slowly opened his eyes, and wanted to remove his mother's arm, but he looked a little stiff and even cold, and immediately got up.

"Mother, what's wrong with you? Mother!!"

Mo Chen pressed his face against his mother's cold and pale face, and cried out heartbreakingly, he couldn't believe his eyes, nor did he believe the existence of the facts, and rushed out of the room one by one, stumbling all the way down the mountain road to the village.

"Wait for my mother, I'll be in the village soon, and I will definitely ask Lang Zhong to heal"

"This little brother, why is he in such a hurry?"

On the way to the village, Mo Chen inadvertently bumped into an old man, who was wearing a green coat and holding a whisk in his hand.

"Ahh

Mo Chen grabbed the sleeve of Dao Chang's coat, knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing and pleading.

"Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up. ”

The Taoist chief looked at the young man whose clothes were shabby, sewn everywhere, and covered with dust all over his body, and immediately helped him up, and the dust on his face had already shed two tear stains with tears.

"Why is the little brother in such a hurry?"

"Dao Chief, please save my mother," Mo Chen cried, his whole body barely able to support it.

"Come, I'll take a look with you. "How can this life-saving thing be delayed, the Dao Leader immediately followed Mo Chen.

Mo Chen brought the Taoist chief to his home, and couldn't help but sigh when he saw such a simple thatched hut and some simple furnishings.

"Dao Chief, quick, enter the house, look at my mother!"

The Taoist opened the curtain, the dust was raised, it was very obvious under the light, and he strode into the inner room, and saw the middle-aged woman lying quietly on the bed, with black lips and white face, judging by his years of experience, he knew what was going on without saying anything, but looking at the young man beside him, he did not have the slightest intention of giving up.

"Dao Chief, how is it?" Mochen asked anxiously.

"Don't worry, let me see!"

The Taoist chief moved and sat down beside Mochen's mother's bed, still pretending to have a pulse, and then slowly got up, shaking his head and sighing.

"Child, your mother has no skills to return to heaven, and there is nothing she can do about it, so she has to mourn!"

"Mother!!"

Mo Chen was full of grief, the pain of losing a loved one was not something that a teenager could bear, he collapsed on the ground, grabbed his mother's cold hands tightly, his body trembled, and he cried out heartbreakingly, and the Taoist had no choice but to walk out of the room.

"Cry, it'll be better when you're done!"

The Taoist chief sat on the bamboo chair outside the house, took a sip of the herbal tea on the table, and looked very bitter, no wonder, for a family condition like Mochen, it is already very good to have such a bitter cup of tea. The crying in the room gradually disappeared, and Mochen slowly walked out of the room with his head down.

"Child, people can't be resurrected after death, don't be too sad, the pain of loss is common in the world, you are still young, and there is still a long way to go. Open your heart to the facts. ”

"Thank you, Chief"

"No need to be polite. ”

"Dao Chief, can I ask you for one thing?"

"Let's be blunt. ”

"Can you lend me some silver taels, I want to bury my mother." ”

"Well, don't worry, you and I naturally met because of fate, leave this matter to me, and I will help you deal with it. ”

The Taoist chief readily agreed, and Mochen didn't know how to thank him, so he immediately knelt down and kowtowed.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!

"Hurry up, hurry up. ”

The Taoist stood up and walked over to Mo Chen's side and helped him up.

Soon the Taoist went to the village to buy some funeral items and buried Mochen's mother behind the hut.

"People return to the loess and turn into clouds of smoke, and the wish before death is worry-free after death. ”

The Taoist Master muttered as he threw the paper. The ink dust kneeling in front of the grave was no longer crying.

"Mother, Chen'er is not filial, I didn't take good care of you, don't worry, don't worry about me, I will live well, and I will definitely get ahead." ”

"Well~ such a sensible child, presumably your mother's spirit in heaven will also rest in peace. ”

The Taoist chief picked up the kneeling ink dust, and the two returned to the hut.

"By the way, what's your name?" asked the Dao Chief.

"Ink Dust"

"Ink dust, abide by the rules, humble and realistic, the heart is like a grain of dust, small and indispensable. Nice, nice!"

"Dao Chief, I don't understand!"

Hearing the Taoist muttering, Mo Chen didn't understand what he meant at all.

"Hahahaha, you'll find out later. ”

The Dao Leader smiled slightly, took a few steps towards Mo Chen, and continued:

"Everything is about a fate, although you and I meet in Pingshui, it can be regarded as fate creation. And you have a good character and a good state of mind, but this world is uneven, and you have not been properly educated. ”

"Thank you, master!"

After hearing this, Mo Chen immediately knelt down to apprentice, he knew that he would not know anything, and now his only relatives had left, and he couldn't last long by relying on those sneaks in the past, he didn't know what the Taoist chief in front of him was capable of, but he knew that he must be stronger than him, and maybe it would be good to learn some skills.

"Okay, get up!"

The Taoist chief picked up the ink dust, and took out a round object from his sleeve, this thing is very much like a jade pendant, but it is dull, there is no jade translucent at all, and there are four dragons carved in the middle, although it is small, but it can still be seen that this process is extraordinary, the dragon's eye is firm and aggressive, surrounding a bead, as if in a fight.

"There is no good treasure in traveling all over the world as a teacher, since you worship me as a teacher, you should also give my apprentice a gift. ”

"Thank you, Master"

Mochen took the gift and looked at the sky.

"Master, is this a jade pendant?"

"This is what I have passed down from generation to generation--- jade dragon blood jade, it was given by my teacher, but I don't know when this thing became dull, since it was passed down by your ancestors, it must be collected. ”

"I know!"

Because the jade pendant rope is too slender, the twine at home is specially used to make it firm, and the jade pendant is carefully hung around the neck.

"Alright, Ink Dust, it's time to get out of here!"

"Leave?"

"What?

"Without a master, you should follow wherever you go. ”

"Okay, you pack up, let's go immediately!"

A few minutes passed, Mochen walked out of the hut, looking back at the place where he had lived with his mother, it was inevitable that there was some reluctance, although it was simple, but it was very happy, every place had his good memories, and his mother was buried behind the house.

"Mother, rest assured, the child will come back to see you. ”

At this time, the Taoist chief was already waiting outside the house.

"Packed up so soon?"

Seeing that Mo Chen walked over empty-handed, the Dao Chief asked suspiciously.

"Of course, master, you also know the apprentice's situation, there are no heirlooms, only this pair of shoes made by my mother for me, my mother left, and I have nothing to bring. ”

Looking at the cloth shoes worn by Mo Chen's feet, they are not valuable, but they are like heirlooms to him.

"Alright, it's getting late, so we'll leave. ”

Mo Chen followed the master, and left the hut and Xishui Village.