There was a muffled sound of "poof", You Mingda raised his knife and fell, and he cut down the snow-spotted leopard that sneaked up and wandered away.

Seeing this, the other six snow-spotted leopards seemed to be shocked by this crisp and neat knife, but they were obviously not willing to leave, so they began to swim five feet away, looking for an opportunity.

You Mingda didn't care about wiping the bloody firewood knife, looked at his son with concern, and saw that his expression was calm and uninjured, so he was relieved.

"Doesn't snow-spotted leopards usually hunt alone, and why do they gather so much at once?"

You Mingda frowned tightly, and when he saw that he had pulled out the dagger, he grabbed a handful of fallen leaves, wiped the blade indiscriminately, and put the knife on his waist. Then he took out a black iron bow from Shi Songhan on his back, and pulled out an arrow from the quiver, and drew the bow with a full string, ready to shoot the snow-spotted leopard who dared to rush up.

You Li thought for a while and said: "They have expanded the range of activities, and it is estimated that they are a big family and have given birth to more than one litter. ”

Although it is already in the forest on the western slope, it is still near the entrance at the foot of the mountain. In the past, even in the middle of winter, when the snow covered the mountain, the snow-spotted leopard mostly lived on the mountainside at an altitude of more than 3,000 meters, and basically did not move at the foot of the mountain.

You Li took a deep breath, kicked his right leg, and flew forward, heading straight for the lead.

Seeing this, the leading leopard also pounced. At the same time, another leopard also pounced on him with the same fearlessness, trying to flank and swim away, but was shot through the head by a sudden arrow, and one stumbled and fell to the ground.

The leading leopard was frightened by this change, clamped his tail, and turned to flee. When the rest of the snow-spotted leopards saw this, they also scattered and fled for their lives.

Instead of pursuing, he used his dagger to relieve the pain of the snow-spotted leopard that had been hit by the arrow.

You Mingda put away his bow arm, rushed forward and said, "Let me come." ”

Subsequently, three times five divided by two, the action skillfully cut out a complete leopard skin, and then divided the best leopard meat and leopard bones, which were tied with rattan.

After doing this, You Mingda was already sweating profusely.

Looking at it in his eyes, he felt that his father was old for the first time. So he took the initiative to take the rattan and carried the heaviest bundle of leopard bones on his shoulder.

"Dad, when Master returns to the mountain, I will ask his old man for some pills for health and longevity, so that you and your mother can stay young forever. ”

When You Mingda heard this, his two old eyes narrowed into a slit, rubbed his hands and said, "That's good." This world has not gotten worse, and you have entered the immortal family again, and our family's life will only get better and better. Daddy also wants to enjoy a few years of good health. ”

When the two of them said this, the speed under their feet was not slow at all, and in less than an hour, they came to the side of the river. The surface of the river has begun to freeze, and there are snowflakes falling gently.

The two crossed the river from the shallows, and walked up the river for a while, until they reached the same stream where they used to stay when they were away from trials. The frozen blood clots on the leopard meat and leopard bones are washed and the meat is grilled on the side of the fire.

It was late afternoon, but the sky was gray, and the sun hid behind the clouds and refused to see anyone.

You Mingda looked up at the sky and muttered, "It seems that the first heavy snow in winter is just around the corner." ”

You Li handed over a large skewer of barbecue meat, and said with a smile: "Dad, eat it quickly, you have to hurry." If I didn't go back one night, my mother must have been in a hurry. ”

You Mingda ate barbecue and looked at his son from time to time.

Seeing that he wanted to speak and stopped, he reminded him: "Didn't Uncle Shi also send soju?

You Mingda then remembered, took out the water bag on his waist, poured a big mouthful, and then handed the water bag over, "Come on?"

You Li was surprised: "Dad, I'm not yet fourteen years old." ”

"What a big deal, you have entered the immortal family tree on the mountain, and the king under the mountain can control all the people in the world, but it can't control you. You're already a man, and you can drink as much as you want, just to warm up. ”

He didn't shirk it, took it and took a sip, his face was wrinkled, and his heart was hot, but it did dispel a little chill.

It was the first time father and son had drunk, and the first time they had been alone for so long, and it was inevitable that they would fall into an awkward silence.

"Dad, do you have anything to say?"

You Mingda looked at the bonfire that was blown by the north wind, but still didn't make a sound.

"If it's hard to speak, take a few more sips." Leave the vigilance to me. ”

You Mingda poured two large sips of wine as he said, his face gradually reddened, his chest opened, and a certain concern in his heart seemed to be really extinguished by the heartburn spirit, only to see him raise his head, staring at the two blazing drunken eyes, and made up his mind:

"Niu Wa, you are not born to your father. ”

After saying this sentence, You Mingda felt a sense of relief. However, after all, he was a little weak-hearted, and he unconsciously lowered his head, not daring to look directly at the "son's" clear eyes like water.

The reason why he chose to tell the truth to Youli at this point in time was mainly because the trait in this kid became more and more obvious with the increase of cultivation. But the child's mother has always objected to him telling the truth, which makes him can't help but wonder, is it right or wrong to let this child learn the Tao and push him onto a difficult road?

After waiting for a while, and not seeing a response from his "son", You Mingda raised his head, but found that He Li was looking at him calmly, his eyes were clear, as usual.

"You...... You already knew?"

You Li nodded, and generously admitted: "Last year, I started to cultivate my mind and refine my mind, and my thoughts gradually became clear, and I slowly remembered some things. ”

"Is that really the case?" You Mingda took a big sip of wine, and his mind drifted away.

When he found the swaddling clothes by the backyard door, You Mingda was deeply impressed by his eyes as deep as the starry sky. He looked at the child in his arms, and the child looked at him steadily. The moment the four eyes met, You Mingda's mind was in a trance, and various emotions such as doubt, fear, pleading, unwillingness, and love came from that pair of eyes.

"It was the seventeenth year of Wende, the fourth year that your mother and I experienced the pain of losing a child. When your mother saw you, she liked you very much, recognized that it was a blessing from God, and insisted on adopting you. ”

He took his father's wine, took a big sip, and listened quietly.

"Your mother's original intention is to wait until you get married before telling you about your life experience. But I will always remember the situation when I picked you up that day, and I think that you must not be an ordinary child, and you may still have some responsibilities on your shoulders, otherwise who would be willing to throw such a good baby into this barren mountain and wilderness?

"It wasn't until Daoist Xuanyu appeared that things took a turn for the better. I think this is an opportunity to change your fate. Daddy doesn't have any skills, so she can only do everything possible to help you seize the opportunity, and when you succeed in cultivation, you will have the ability to find the answer by yourself......"

"What if I don't want to look for that so-called answer?"

You Mingda was speechless.

You Li handed the wine bag up and said with a smile: "You and your mother have worked hard to pull me up, and you have given me a lot of love." In my eyes, you are my real parents. ”

You Mingda didn't know how to answer for a while, but he was already in tears.

The father and son said something to themselves, and after a long time they realized that the snow was falling.

Just as he was about to get up and leave, he suddenly gave his father a reassuring look. You Mingda understood, stood up quietly, and pretended to pack his bow and arrows and backpack.

Then he suddenly turned around sharply, pulled his bow, set up an arrow, pulled the string, released the arrow, and shot a powerful cold arrow into the dense forest dozens of feet away.

However, seeing that long arrow flew into the forest in an instant, it sank into the sea like a stone, and there was no movement.

How good my father's archery skills were, I couldn't have known better. Although the movement in the forest just now was extremely slight, it could not escape the ears of an old hunter like my father.

What this arrow missed, what it meant, both of them knew very well.

You secretly let out a stream of thoughts, trying to sense the movement beyond an arrow.

Mind consciousness is the sixth consciousness in addition to the five consciousnesses, such as eye, ear, nose, tongue, and body, and is generated by the mind. It is in contact with the outside world through the root of the five senses of the human body, so it can be controlled by the mind and is also easily influenced by the five senses and five senses, but it is a purer spiritual power than the five senses.

As soon as the mind came out, the wanderer really noticed a faint but very clear mental activity in the forest. So he unhurriedly picked up a cup of freshly brewed bitter spruce tea, took a sip slowly, and said loudly:

"Come out. ”