Chapter 175: Red Fire Red Fox
The old woman took Shui Hao and Twilight Chi to sit down in the room, and turned out some dried fruits from the house like a trick, and handed them to Shui Hao and Twilight like treasures.
"When the peaches were ripe, the old woman dried them by herself, and she specially left them for you. The old woman looked Shui Hao up and down, her eyes flooded with love.
"Mother-in-law......"
Shui Hao's voice paused, and he saw the old woman looking at him expectantly. He shook his head helplessly, and hurriedly put the dried peach in his mouth.
"How's it going?" the old woman stared at Shui Hao with burning eyes, until she saw him nodding his head, and his wrinkled face was like a golden chrysanthemum blooming.
"You! How can you come to the old woman quietly, and do not taste my craft first, but care about those things that do not matter. Although the old woman blamed Shui Hao, the concern in her voice could be heard by anyone.
"Mother-in-law, the peach blossom pass is between Qingqiu Mountain and Kewei Mountain, no matter which mountain comes down the beasts, it is not something that the villagers can resist. Shui Hao put down the dried peach in his hand and said seriously.
"The old woman knows. The old woman looked at Shui Hao lovingly, and said softly, "Soon after you left, a Dharma practitioner from the Shui clan came, and soon after, a Dharma practitioner from the Tushan clan came. Little Engong, what price did you pay?
"Mother-in-law, the patriarch of the Shui clan is our grandfather, and my brother is not only the uncle of the Tushan clan, but also the patriarch of the Tushan clan. He sent the Dharma Practitioner over, and the roots didn't need to pay anything. Twilight replied with a smile.
His mouth was stuffed with dried peaches, and the words he said were indistinct, but when they fell into the ears of the old woman, they were like thunder.
"Ah......" The old woman's hand was loosened, and the dried peaches were scattered all over the ground, and a pair of old eyes stared at the extreme.
The next moment, the old woman hurriedly got up and bowed her head: "The old woman has eyes but no beads, and she has seen Tu Shan......"
Shui Hao and Twilight Chi were shocked and held up the old woman.
"Mother-in-law, you can torment the boy. No matter what my identity is, in this peach blossom pass, in front of you, in the eyes of Tao Gu, I am just a child who needs your protection. And you are all my relatives. Shui Hao glared at Twilight Chi vigorously and said in a loud voice.
"But ......"
"Nothing. I call Taogu a mother, and you are my elders. Shui Hao turned his face and pretended to be sad, "Unless you don't recognize me as a child, I won't come from now on, it's ......."
"No...... Never!" The old woman waved her hands in a panic, her eyes full of horror.
At the beginning, it was Shui Hao who awakened their conscience as mothers. Although she rejected Shui Hao at that time, she had already regarded Shui Hao as her own child in her heart. It can also be said that Shui Hao is her only sustenance in life.
But the old woman is just an ordinary village woman who has been living at the bottom and has struggled to survive all her life.
In her eyes, the Dharma is a god-like existence, out of reach. What's more, the patriarch of the Tushan clan in front of him.
The three major families of Yingshui will always exist in legends, and they are unattainable existences.
"Mother-in-law, although you refuse to call me mother, you are my mother in my heart. I will provide for you in old age, and the inscription after your death will be engraved with the mother of Shui Hao. ”
"What you said is true?" the old woman looked at Shui Hao in disbelief, her body trembling with extreme excitement.
"Mother-in-law, my brother has never lost his words when he speaks. Twilight hurriedly stepped forward and helped the old woman sit with Shui Hao, left and right.
"Old woman, believe it! Old woman, believe it!" the old woman's voice choked, and as she spoke, she quietly brushed away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
"The rain god is above, how can the old woman be virtuous!"
"The old woman really has no regrets in this life. ”
"Even if I die now, under the netherworld, I can drink the water of Lethe with a smile. ”
..................
The old woman looked at Shui Hao with fiery eyes and muttered to herself.
It wasn't until a long time later that her emotions slowly calmed down.
"Mother-in-law, since both clans have Dharma practitioners coming, why can't I feel the breath of Dharma practitioners in the Peach Blossom Pass?" Shui Hao asked again.
"Tushan Patriarch ......"
"You still call me Shui Hao! or call me Xiao Engong!" Shui Hao hurriedly said.
"Well, the old woman has overstepped. Or call you Little Engong. The old woman's face was full of smiles, but her eyes slowly turned red.
Although Shui Hao was helpless, he had no choice. There is always a huge chasm between ordinary people and Dharma practitioners.
"Little Engong, you don't know anything. After the Shuiyi clan and the Tushan clan came to Taohuaao, they were arranged by us to live in Taoyuan......"
The old woman frowned slightly when she saw Shui Hao, and her voice slowly lowered.
"We really didn't have a better place, so we arranged them in Taoyuan. However, we have already removed all the traces left by the Hu family. ”
Shui Hao couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized that the old woman had misunderstood what she meant.
He hurriedly said, "Mother-in-law, I didn't mean that. They are here to protect the Peach Blossom Pass, not to enjoy the blessings, so they should not live in the Peach Garden. ”
"Yes! The Dharma Masters have already deigned to come to Peach Blossom Pass, and we should no longer neglect them. The old woman said solemnly.
However, they only stayed for a while, and then they went their separate ways. ”
"Mother-in-law, do you know why they left?" asked Twilight, curious.
"Squeak ......"
A voice suddenly sounded, and the three of them subconsciously looked for the voice.
I saw a small fiery red fox suddenly squeeze in through the crack in the door. It first glanced at Shui Hao curiously, then ran directly to the old woman's body, and swooped into her arms.
Immediately afterwards, the little fox's ears flickered, his tail wagged a few times, and he habitually found a comfortable position in the old woman's arms, his body curled up together, his eyes slightly closed, his breathing was slightly heavy, and he fell asleep like this.
Shui Hao and Twilight watched this strange scene in amazement, only to feel that their hearts were skipping half a beat.
Since when did Peach Blossom Pass start raising spirit foxes again? But the fox in front of him is obviously not the previous Soul Devouring Blood Fox, but it is also not an ordinary fox.
The demonic power implied in its body can be hidden from the old woman, how can it be hidden from Shui Hao and Twilight.
"It's called Red Fire, and it was brought by Miss You'er. She said that it was because of Xiao Engong, the babies in Peach Blossom Pass who should have been scattered turned into spirit foxes. Now they're back and protecting us. ”
"Mother-in-law, how can you believe it?" said Twilight Urn angrily.
Unlike Twilight, Shui Hao's mind is on the name in the old woman's mouth.
"We didn't believe it at first, but then Miss You'er explained that our children were all ingested into the blood map of the mountains and rivers of the Ten Mile Peach Forest, and it was Xiao Engong's big blood map that broke the blood map, which released them.
The poor children, whose bodies have been destroyed, have turned into spirit foxes. ”
"That's all foxes...... Oops!" Twilight yelled violently, turning her head to look at Shui Hao in surprise, "Brother, why are you kicking me?"
Shui Hao glanced at Twilight Chi without leaving a trace.
Shui Hao knew that the villagers in the Peach Blossom Pass were living in repentance all the time, especially these poor women. In any case, it was they who let their children die in the fox's mouth with their own hands.
Now, they treat these spirit foxes as their own children, which is a comfort to these poor women. No matter what Hu Youer's purpose is, he and Du Chi can't debunk it.
Although Shui Hao is secretive, how can he hide it from the old woman.
"According to legend in the peach blossom pass, a pair of lovers are imprisoned in the peach forest for ten miles, and they can only be consummated when the peach forest bears fruit. Now these ten miles of peach forest are full of fruits, and we can't help but believe it.
And after these spirit foxes came, they were really good to us and protected us everywhere. From time to time, it will bring a lot of food, and our life has become better because of this. ”
The old woman said that it was rising, but Shui Hao's heart was even more unpleasant. Although he asked the Dharma Practitioner to come and protect the Peach Blossom Pass, he still neglected their lives.
In the peach blossom pass, there are either old men or women, who barely survive on the barren land.
An indescribable emotion suddenly rose from the bottom of Shui Hao's heart and rushed straight to his throat. Whether it was the Shui clan or the Tu Shan clan, he had not heard anyone mention it.
On the other hand, Hu Youer has done so many things for Peach Blossom quietly, and it is in his own name.
"Hu You'er, you have done this, how can I be embarrassed. Shui Hao sighed, only to feel that there were thousands of thoughts in his heart, and he was in a mess.
The corners of Twilight's mouth twitched, and she didn't care. That Hu You'er regarded himself as Shui Hao's wife in the Lock Spirit Tower, protecting herself everywhere, and what is strange about what she is doing for Peach Blossom Pass now.
However, this Hu Youer can barely be her sister-in-law. She not only stood in front of Shui Hao at the critical moment, but also thought about Shui Hao everywhere. In the Giant Clan, a powerful star law, it is normal to have a few women. Twilight felt like she was in the right place. Need to fill up another fire.
"Mother-in-law, the Shui Yi Clan and the Dharma Master of the Tu Shan Clan left because of these spirit foxes?" Shui Hao confirmed again.
"Exactly. They stayed for a few more days after the fox came, and then they left, making sure they wouldn't hurt us. ”
“............”
Shui Hao and the old woman chatted for a long time, during which the little fox kept curled up in the old woman's arms, as if she was asleep.
Until the sound of the rain came from the window.
"Little Engong, are you leaving?" the old woman watched Shui Hao get up, and said reluctantly: "Are you really not informing everyone? They also miss Xiao Engong very much." ”
Shui Hao shook his head gently.
"Mother-in-law, we are here for a short time, and when we turn around, we will definitely live in the peach blossom pass for some days. At that time, I will meet you again. ”