Chapter 3: Mortals and Immortals
"Stinky old man, let me go, I'm starving. A young but somewhat vicious voice sounded in the room.
I saw an old man with pale temples squatting at the door in a simple wooden house, concentrating on weaving baskets under his hands, and behind him was a beautiful female doll with her hands tied and hanging from a beam.
The female doll barely touched the ground only by hanging her toes.
"Stinky girl, when will I know if I am wrong and let you down, I won't starve you to death. ”
The old man had a cigarette pouch and pot in his mouth, but he answered the words of the female doll clearly.
The female doll looks like she's about ten years old, but in fact, she's only seven years old.
"Stinky old man, I'm not wrong.
"If you don't let me down, you won't have a granddaughter after you come down.
"Ouch, my arm hurts, ah!
"Hear no, I'm going to die, I'm going to break my arm.
"Dead old man, I'm not wrong, don't worry, I won't admit my mistake when I die. The female doll gritted her teeth and said slowly.
"Stinky old man, dead old man, I'm not wrong, obviously they scolded me for not having a father and mother being a wild seed, and then, and then let the dog bite me, woo woo woo ......" At first, he was still rightly evading and justifying, but as he spoke, his nose was sore, he choked, and finally cried.
"Alas......" Fan Zhen knocked his pipe, patted the crumbs on his body, walked into the house with his hands behind his back, and looked down at Fan Wu who had tears and snot flowing down his face but hanging on his face.
Fan Zhen's expression was a little serious, Fan Wu also looked up at Fan Zhen, looking at Fan Zhen's expression, the crying gradually stopped, and slowly only the sound of sobbing remained.
Finally, he choked up: "Grandpa." His voice was full of grievances.
When Fan Zhen heard this salutation, he sighed again, inserted the pipe into his waist, untied Fan Wu's rope with his free hand, and hugged Fan Wu into his arms.
"Wu'er, why don't you understand, grandpa didn't punish you for this. Did Grandpa tell you why your parents died?"
"Yes. Fan Wu lowered his head and whispered.
"You were born precocious, why don't you want to sharpen your temperament at this point?"
"Grandpa, you can bear it, I can't bear it, what kind of people my parents are, don't allow outsiders to talk nonsense!
"They don't have a good heart in or out of their words!" Fan Wu raised his little face and looked at Fan Zhen fixedly.
Fan Zhen looked at those eyes, and was in a trance, the appearance of the girl in front of him seemed to have become his grandson, and the surrounding area became the living room of the Fan family.
Fan Zhen sat on the main seat, looking at his grandson's firm eyes calmly, listening to his grandson's undoubted words about marrying a woman of unknown origin.
Fan Zhen blinked, and in front of him was still the great-granddaughter Fan Wu, who was very similar to his grandson.
Fan Zhen sighed secretly, glanced at Fan Wu, who was already apprehensive in his eyes, and said in a slightly soft tone, "Wu'er, let's get out of here, grandpa will take you out for a walk." ”
"Really?" said Fan Wu in disbelief.
"Naturally. ”
"Leaving today?"
"Let's go now. ”
Now that you have a mortal childhood, you should also see the vastness of this world and try to walk the path of immortals.
Fan Wu didn't know what Fan Zhen was thinking, but felt that he could finally leave the village, and finally didn't have to face these young men and women from the same village who were at odds with him. No matter how strong she is, in the face of so many people's fingers, in addition to anger, there is naturally fear.
I thought of being able to go far away and go to the big city, and a sense of superiority arose.
Hmph, when I make a name for myself in the big city, no one will slander my father and mother again. You bad guys, I want you to look good!
Fan Wu happily went to his room to pack his things.
Clothes, straw man, slingshot, bamboo sword, a grasshopper......
Half an hour later, I finally stuffed my little baggage and carried it out of the house.
When he went out and saw Fan Zhen in the yard, Fan Wu couldn't help but be a little surprised. "Grandpa, why did you only carry our chickens on your back?
I saw Fan Zhen standing in the courtyard with only the back basket he had just knitted, and there was a cooing sound in the back basket, and the chicken coop in the yard had been opened, and not a single chicken was gone, but all of them were in the basket.
"Grandpa is a person who has traveled thousands of miles, hmph, naturally he has brought it all. Fan Zhen said mysteriously.
Fan Wu didn't believe it, but she didn't care about the stinky old man, and after living together for so many years, the stinky old man was still quite reliable, huh...... Probably.
"Didn't you say you were going to the city? It's been three days, and we're still in the mountains, still climbing, and we haven't even crossed the mountain. Fan Wu huffed and held a wooden stick, and followed behind Fan Zhen with difficulty.
"Look at you, how far you have come, you can't bear this bit of hardship, see what you will do in the future" Fan Zhen stood and spoke without backache and despised Fan Wu.
Although Fan Zhen is not young, he has a strong physique, but he has polished most of his life, where can Fan Wu, a seven-year-old girl who only plays in the village, compare.
"Bai is such a big man, and he eats so many chickens for nothing, tsk...... It's not as good as me being a bad old man who is about to get into the ground. Fan Zhen continued to sarcastically mock Fan Wu.
"You ......" Fan Wu pointed at Fan Zhen angrily and had nothing to say, who made her really grow taller and eat more, and she had a bad attitude towards the stinky old man's legs and arms at every turn.
"Keep climbing, keep climbing!" Fan Wu said viciously to Fan Zhen.
"Don't rest for a while, Miss Daughter. Fan Zhen continued to scold Fan Wu.
Fan Wuqi's face turned blue, and the word "daughter" in the village was derogatory. It's about those girls who have no power to restrain chickens, and who give birth to a delicate young lady but are a maid.
Fan Wu continued to walk up angrily, passing by Fan Zhen's grandfather who didn't even give him a look.
It seems to be angry. Fan Zhen touched his chin and snickered secretly, little girl, you still want to fight with me. If I don't grind out your temperament, I won't be your great-grandfather.
Half a month later, the tall girl with light steps stepped steadily on the flat road.
It was as if I was looking through the trees in front of me, and I saw a castle in the distance that looked like a giant beast was lying there.
The girl's clothes were tattered, but they did not leak out of the skin, and if you looked closely, there were too many sewn places in the clothes.
The girl's expression was slightly trance-like, but more joyful.
The girl in front of her is Fan Wu, but in just half a month, the girl's temperament has been very different from when she first entered the mountain.
It's like a piece of jade being swept away from dust, so that people who know the goods can't help but shine in their eyes.
Fan Zhen used the smooth wooden stick as a crutch, and slowly walked behind Fan Wu, "What? ”
"Where, great-grandfather, your old man has deceived me from childhood to adulthood" Fan Wu pouted.
"Ahem......" Fan Zhen hurriedly covered up his gaffe, "There's no way, cultivators age slowly, how can I have a great-grandson as big as you in the eyes of mortals." ”
Fan Wu rolled his eyes.
Looking at the road ahead, he pursed his lips and squinted at Fan Zhen, "Let's go?"
"Are you scared?" Fan Zhen grinned when he saw Fan Wu's performance.
"How can you not be afraid! You told me so many things that should be paid attention to in the cultivation world, and so-and-so will die at every turn, although I can't understand how great the strength of those strong people is, but have you ever seen someone who came back from the dead? No, is it dead? Fan Wu excitedly confided in Fan Zhen and suppressed the panic halfway.
Fan Zhen saw that Fan Wu didn't scold himself as usual, and when he said what was in his heart, his heart involuntarily softened and touched Fan Wu's head. "Don't worry, the sky is falling, and the old man is barely half a tall man. It's enough to shelter you from the wind and rain. ”
Fan Wu was stunned for a moment, pursed his lips, and didn't say a word.
Half a month ago, she was still a tomboy who was not afraid of heaven and earth, but in the past half a month, she has seen too many things that she has never thought of before and never touched, even if she is attracted by these novel things and wants to pursue them, there are also great-grandfathers who lead the way for herself, but.
Fan Wu's eyes were in a trance, this road was between life and death, and it was too cruel.
In the past half a month, Fan Zhen has seen that Fan Wu has been silent for more and more time, and he is extremely anxious.
It is difficult for Fan Zhen to accept this, the heirs of the Fan family are not thin, but they all died unexpectedly and died young.
However, they had little hesitation in the face of stepping into the path of cultivation, and even the most cowardly descendants would grit their teeth and decide to embark on the path of cultivation.
The difference between a monk and a mortal is like the distance between heaven and earth, and who wouldn't want to be superior to others?
But even after listening to Fan Zhen's introduction to the Fan family's past and understanding the magical beauty of the cultivation world, Fan Wu still hesitated.
A child who is only seven years old should be very vague about life and death, and when his curiosity is the heaviest, Fan Wu is extremely sensitive to death and extremely resistant to the death of intelligent beings.
This made Fan Zhen have a headache. Could it be that the Fan family has completely separated from the cultivation world?
The two of them had their own thoughts in their hearts, but they still walked along the road with the sound of boiling people into this prosperous city - Zoucheng.
Fan Zhen took Fan Wu as a mortal into a large inn in the city.
"Guest officer, is it a hotel?" The sharp-eyed Xiao Er knew that he came out of the mountains when he looked at the two of them.
Generally, these people stay in the mountains for a long time, and they have to rest for a few days after they come out.
Fan Zhen has been a few steps behind Fan Wu, and it seems that he wants Fan Wu to negotiate.
Fan Wu glanced at Fan Zhen, but saw that Fan Zhen seemed to be looking around, and he didn't give him a look.
Fan Wu soothed a little uneasiness in his heart, and said as he heard in the story, "Two upper rooms." ”
"I'm sorry, guest officer, our store is full. ”
Fan Wu was stunned for a moment and thought for a moment, "Then what room is empty?"
"There is also a lower room, and five bunks. Xiao Er said with a smile on his face.
"Then you have to ......"
"The shopkeeper, five upper rooms. Before Fan Wu finished speaking, four big men and a beautiful woman appeared at the door, and one of the cold-faced big men casually ordered.
The shopkeeper behind the counter hurriedly ran over with a dog's leg, "Okay, please come with me." ”
Fan Wu watched the five people go upstairs, and several of them noticed Fan Wu's gaze, looked back and ignored it.
Only the middle-aged beauty looked at Fan Wu carefully and smiled charmingly.
Fan Wu looked at the shopkeeper and frowned, "Didn't you say that you didn't go to the room?"
"The guest officer doesn't know, the rules of our city, the upper room is for those adults who set foot on the fairy road. Mortals can only stay in other rooms. ”
Fan Wu glanced back at Fan Zhen, who was still looking around, looking like he hadn't heard anything.
Fan Wu has the attitude that more things are better than less things, "Okay, a lower room." With the intention of letting the great-grandfather lay the floor, he decided to settle down.
"Okay, a deposit of one or two silver, only one meal a day. Xiao Er stretched out his hand and spread his palm towards Fan Wu.
A trace of anger ignited in Fan Wu's heart, but because he was unfamiliar with the place, he still patiently asked, "Those adults also have the privilege of not paying a deposit?"
"Those adults don't need money to stay in the hotel, and they are recorded in the account of the city lord. ”
The shopkeeper still looked at Fan Wu with a smile, but his eyes were already full of impatience, didn't he see that the other guys had pulled several waves of customers?
Fan Wu couldn't help but be silent again, and Fan Zhen sighed secretly when he saw that Fan Wu began to think about things again.
The shopkeeper was looking at Fan Wu, and suddenly saw a hand stretched out behind Fan Wu, and was startled, and only made up his mind when he saw that it was the old man who was following Fan Wu.
The old man put a tael of silver on the little second-hand with a blank face, "Lead the way." ”