Zagin Island.

In the darkness of the night, there was a light rain, and a young man with beautiful bones and bright eyes walked in rags among the rocky alleys, holding a rickety lantern in his wet hand.

Although he was born very forward-looking, if you look closely, you will find that the young man's essence is slowly draining.

The young man's surname is Gu, and his name is Changzhou. It probably means "the galaxy lives long, and the four seas of Kyushu".

My father and mother went early, and the owner of the island took pity on him and left him behind. The people on the island are not bad, and they usually take care of the lonely Gu Changzhou.

"Changzhou, you're done!" A middle-aged woman, holding her hair tied casually, holding a steamed bun made at night, said as she carried it into Gu Changzhou's arms.

"Well, thank you, Aunt Wang. Gu Changzhou covered the steamed buns that still had residual warmth, and thanked him with a smile.

"Thank you, thank you! We are neighbors and take care of each other, and that's how we should be. Let's go back quickly!" After Aunt Wang entered the door, she sat by the window and did needlework.

Only to find that Gu Changzhou had not left, holding a steamed bun in one hand and a lantern in the other, he bowed deeply to the closed door in the rain before turning around and leaving.

I saw Gu Changzhou's figure gradually blurring in the dripping rain until it disappeared. The woman sighed, "This child's life is miserable. If we can help with it, we can help with it more, and I don't know what those people ......thought back then. The woman was about to break her thoughts, when a stout man on the side hurriedly came up and covered the woman's mouth.

"Woe comes from the mouth, woe comes from the mouth! If those guys hear about us, we're going to be in for a big disaster." ”

The woman was startled by this sudden action, pulled the man's hand down, and scolded: "Chen San'er, what is the disaster coming for you, how did I, Wang Yan, marry such a timid person as you." What about his Wenxian Academy, which is spread all over the three worlds, and what about the Ten Sages and Six Sages, if the old lady dies and the net is broken, I will also demolish his Holy Ancestor Temple and cut off his Taoist luck. ”

Chen San'er is honest and notoriously afraid of his wife, and when he saw Wang Yan angry, he just sat on the side and scolded her as much as she wanted.

After Wang Yan was confused for a while, she glanced at Chen San'er and said to her son. "Jiu'er, don't be like your father in the future. Grandpa named you Chen Jiu'er, which means gentleman's nine thoughts. Think more about things when you encounter them, not avoid them. ”

"Got it, mother. Chen Jiu'er replied while playing with the fish caught on the beach today.

Gu Changzhou sat in front of the old house in disrepair, the rain falling down the dilapidated eaves, and it was not an exaggeration to say that it was a family with four walls.

He took out the steamed buns in his arms and ate them in a big gulp, and the steamed buns made by Aunt Wang were as delicious as ever.

In the dark night, Gu Changzhou looked up at the sky, thinking that when he grew up and had a future in the future, he must repay Aunt Wang, Boss Du, Uncle Ge, and the island owner, many, many people.

The more I thought about it, the more I felt lost, because I didn't know if I could survive until that time.

Boss Du said that his Daoji was destroyed, Jingyuan was lost, and his qi and blood were gradually lost, and he was a short-lived person.

In the past few years, I have helped in Boss Du's shop and subtly learned some medical science, and every time I go up the mountain to collect medicine, Gu Changzhou will find some herbs to replenish blood and qi and go home to decoction by myself.

I don't know if it's really effective, or if it's an illusion. Gu Changzhou felt better than before.

When he was in a trance, a young man in splendid clothes appeared not far in front of him, and a middle-aged man with a strong and burly appearance was holding a cyan oil-paper umbrella for him.

"Thanks to you, I was able to get the second bite of the Wind and Fire Sword, the more I looked at it, the more I liked it, and I came over to thank me in person. ”

He threw out a small wooden box to Gu Changzhou, and said with a smile: "It's a thank you, Liangqing." ”

Gu Changzhou was about to speak, but the young man had already turned around and left.

The splendid boy just moved to the island a few days ago, and his name seems to be Ji Xiaofeng. It looks like a noble child, and I heard that it is only for a temporary period of time.

Gu Changzhou put the small eye box at his side and frowned.

Two days ago, I was playing chess at Uncle Dongyang's place, and when I saw that the two eight- and nine-inch wooden swords on the case were very exquisite, I won them back.

While he was playing, Ji Xiaofeng saw it and asked, "Can you sell the wooden sword to him?" ”

Gu Changzhou saw that he liked him very much and had just come to the island not long ago, so he thought that it should be a meeting gift, so he gave it to him without taking a penny.

Poked his head out of the mud wall that had not fallen, "Gu Changzhou, Gu Changzhou." ”

Gu Changzhou heard someone calling him, followed the sound and looked sideways, and found that it was his old neighbor Bai Yanbo. It is said that after a certain cultural sage, he is not very old and has a lot of knowledge. He is the only one on the island who can compete with the old show.

Gu Changzhou dragged his chin with his hand, thinking that this guy liked to play tricks on himself the most, and he was not interested, so he said lightly, "Something?"

"It's nothing! I'm going to leave Zangzhen Island to study in Haoran World, and before leaving, I thought about it for so many years and just a friend of yours to say goodbye. Bai Yanbo sat on Gu Changzhou's side in plain and elegant white clothes, no matter how he looked at it, he looked like a scholar.

"Lao Xiucai teaches very well, why do you want to go out to study?" Gu Changzhou didn't look at him, just spoke.

"Lao Xiucai said that I was born with rhyme, and I have my own gift, and it is the same wherever I study. However, to go to study is actually to travel thousands of miles and see the world. Bai Yanbo stared at the small wooden box and said.

"Are you really leaving?" Gu Changzhou sounded as if he was telling the truth.

"Well, let's go!"

"My father and mother died early, and I have no long things, so I am left with this old house to shelter from the wind and rain, and I can't take it away if I give it to you, and I have nowhere to go. Gu Changzhou grabbed the small wooden box and didn't look at what it was. "I'll give this to you!"

Bai Yanbo heard that Gu Changzhou even had the heart to give him this house, which was too serious. If others said that he would still be suspicious, Gu Changzhou said that it was true.

In Bai Yanbo's heart, although Gu Changzhou is a short-lived ghost, he is a strange person. The reason why it is amazing is because Gu Changzhou has always been a person who is consistent on the outside, no matter how others bully him, he never holds a grudge. At first, Bai Yanbo thought that he could endure it, and decided to try, because he was forbearing, he would definitely be able to suffer, so that time he went up the mountain to collect medicine and pushed him down a cliff, broke a few bones, and lay in bed for several months and almost didn't come back to life.

Bai Yanbo thought that he almost killed him, could he bear it this time? But after Gu Changzhou recovered, he didn't settle accounts with him, and he still lived as usual. Since that time, Bai Yanbo has rarely teased Gu Changzhou again, because no matter whether Gu Changzhou is forbearant or open-minded, Bai Yanbo admires him.

Bai Yan Boqi quickly took the small wooden box and said with a smile: "Then I'm welcome." He put his hands on his laps and got up.

Walking to the fence, Bai Yanbo stopped. "Short-lived ghost, don't die. ”

"It's still early!" Gu Changzhou got up and went back to the house, he could hear Bai Yanbo's affection.

On the sea outside Zangzhen Island, there were strong winds and rains, thunder and lightning went straight into the sky, and Bai Yanbo went away with a one-man boat, drifting thousands of miles east.

"This Qi Nourishing Pill is the supreme elixir of the Hongwu Dynasty, and he doesn't even know the goods. "A man in a Confucian shirt stood on the bow of the boat, the waves were raging, and the boat was alone.

"You really think that he doesn't know the goods, although Gu Changzhou has a short life, he is by no means stupid. His Dao foundation has been destroyed, and this medicine is a waste for him, but it is a wonderful thing for me at the moment. Bai Yanbo sat leisurely in the boat, and swallowed the pill as soon as he threw it.

"If you eat well, you can live for two or three more years, and your life is as thin as paper!"

"Gu Changzhou is a good person, I don't know if I have a chance to repay him if I accept his love, is it really a good person whose life is short?" Bai Yanbo said in a low voice.

"What's the matter?, eating people with soft mouths and short hands?" said the man in the Confucian shirt laughed.

"You know a!" Bai Yanbo rolled his eyes.

Gu Changzhou went back to the house and shrunk up the straw mat, the thin bedding couldn't keep the temperature, and he curled up until dawn.

The sky was faintly bright, Gu Changzhou was wearing straw sandals, carrying a basket on his back, and did not go directly to the pharmacy, but went up the mountain along the trail to collect medicine.

Zangzhen Island is the only high mountain, located in the center of the island, with peaks and peaks, and the stone path is steep, and the top of it is not visible.

Gu Changzhou has been collecting medicine for many years and is quite familiar with the terrain of mountain roads. It's just that every time he goes up the mountain, he is curious about how high this mountain is, and he wants to find out several times, but Boss Du is in a hurry to ask for medicinal herbs.

Yesterday, Boss Du asked him to find a few herbs, and he would use them when he came back in two days. Gu Changzhou quickly and skillfully prepared for the collection, and was about to go down the mountain with the basket on his back.

Suddenly, looking at the top of the mountain, I couldn't see it, only to see the verdant forest. Gu Changzhou turned around, intending to see how high this mountain was.

The young man in ragged straw sandals, with his head stuffed and straight up, was determined to climb without distractions.

I only looked at the ground under my feet, but I didn't notice the changes in the surrounding environment. I just feel that the further I go, the more rugged the road becomes.

The boy didn't know that at this moment, everyone's eyes on Zagin Island were on this mountain.

Lao Xiucai held half a cup of tea in front of the private school on the island, and drank it without drinking, "one on the top and one on the other, one up until the high mountain." Raise your head to the red sun and white clouds, and look at the five lakes and all over the world. After speaking, he took a sip of tea. I moved a chair and lay down, leisurely looking at the mountains that reached into the sky. "The children can be taught, and the children can be taught!"

"Old Xiucai, do you want him to go up?" a figure appeared.

"Nonsense, who is a teacher in the world who doesn't want his disciples to become successful. Gu Changzhou's life is hard, the owner of Yuan Island should take care of it more!" said Lao Xiucai.

"Gu Changzhou is perceptive and intelligent. But he won't live for a few years, and if Zangzhen Island entrusts him, he will only die faster. ”

It was the lord of the island that spoke, Yuan Zangji.

If this kid can get up this mountain today, my old Xiucai is a half-cut person who has entered the soil anyway, and it doesn't matter whether he fights for the title of the cultural vein. Lao Xiucai ignored Yuan Zangji and continued to watch.

At this time, the young man in the mountain still looked up with his head down. The surrounding white clouds turned into black mist, the mountain spirits wandered strangely, and the young man's lost essence attracted them to compete for food.

Gu Changzhou noticed something abnormal, and he didn't dare to look up left and right, he was afraid to go faster and faster, tirelessly.

He felt like he had been walking for a long time, for a long time, and had finally reached the top. There were several large blisters under the feet.

After coming up, I found that there was a heavenly lake on the top of this mountain. The sunlight is in the sky, reflecting the water of Tianhu Lake like a golden dragon. The breeze was blowing, the sleeves were cold, and Gu Changzhou felt very comfortable. Unconsciously opened his arms and inhaled heavily, and the abnormality of the ancestors had been forgotten.

Maybe because he was too excited, he ignored the corner of Tianhu, a woman in red with a handsome face and a peerless fairy posture, like an ethereal goddess. Zhengyu is full of rippling in the water, very cheerful.

Gu Changzhou was stunned when he saw it. How could he have thought that there was such a fairy sister on top.

The woman looked at his stupid appearance, and he was so cute. smiled: "You're also here to get a sword?"

Gu Changzhou was overwhelmed by this question. "Take the sword?"

The woman in red looked at the middle of the Heavenly Lake, "Why don't you take the sword!"

Gu Changzhou followed the other party's line of sight, only to find that there was a rusty sword hanging in the middle of the Tianhu Lake.

"I'm just coming to see it! I've never come up. Gu Changzhou scratched his head.

"On this island, there are three worlds, no one has ever come up, and you are the first. The woman in red said.

Gu Changzhou didn't understand the meaning of this sentence now, and thought to himself that the remoteness of Zangzhen Island was not for many people to come back.

"What's your name?"

"Gu Changzhou. ”

"It's a good name, but it doesn't last long. ”

"All things are the same dust, life and death are like home. ”

The woman in red got up and walked barefoot towards Gu Changzhou. Looking around, everything is good but shattering the Daoji. "Gu Changzhou, if you can ascend to the Twelfth Building of the Qi Refiner within a hundred years, the sword will be yours. ”

"Sister Fairy, I'm really not here to get a sword. Gu Changzhou said that he didn't dare to look at her face.

"Then don't you want to live? There is a glimmer of life when you take the sword and mourn, and if you abandon the sword, you will definitely die. The woman in red said.

"Of course I want to live, what's good about being dark when I'm dead. But I don't know how to practice ....... ”

"I don't understand either, it's easy to do that simple, there's no problem. The woman in red lightly tapped Gu Changzhou's eyebrows with her two fingers.

A feeling of coolness travels through the meridians of the whole body, and it is extremely comfortable.

"The three wisps of sword intent in your body are already the limit, and you can save your life at a critical moment, and you have a little bit of life-sustaining effect. ”

"Thank you! Gu Changzhou saluted.

"Sister Fairy...... I like that title. Can you have confidence in a hundred years?"

Gu Changzhou nodded heavily, for the first time someone was thinking about him, he secretly made up his mind in his heart, please do your best.

"Good! I'm going to sleep. The red shirt flicked his sleeves, and the next moment, Gu Changzhou had already fallen under the mountain.

Gu Changzhou went to the pharmacy with a basket on his back, and met many people on the way, greeting him warmly as usual.

"Gu Changzhou!" a childish voice sounded.

Gu Changzhou went to the pharmacy and put down the back basket, turned his head to look, and found that it was Chen Jiu'er. "Jiu'er, something?"

Chen Jiu'er trotted over and pulled Gu Changzhou to squat in front of the pharmacy. "You're up the mountain?"

"Up. ”

"You're not afraid! The mountain is haunted, it's so scary, my father asked me to go up, and I slipped back halfway. You're so bold......" Chen Jiu'er gave Gu Changzhou a thumbs up.

"I'm not afraid of your jokes, I'm going up with my eyes closed. But here's ...... It's not a ghost, it's a fairy sister. Gu Changzhou whispered.

"Gu Changzhou, just blow it hard!" Chen Jiu'er looked incredulous.

"Don't believe it, pull it down!" Gu Changzhou was about to get up and leave.

Chen Jiu'er dragged him back, "Really?"

"Really!"

"I don't believe it unless you show me it. Chen Jiu'er said.

"The boy is waiting for me here! I can take you up, you can't tell anyone about the fairy sister. Gu Changzhou said.

"No problem!" Chen Jiu'er rubbed his hands. "When are we leaving?"

"Let's take a few days! Take a break, I have several big blisters on the soles of my feet, and I can't go for the time being. ”

"Okay, remember what you promised me. Otherwise, I will put medicine in the steamed buns made by my mother and kill you. Chen Jiu'er said with an evil face.

Gu Changzhou shook his head and watched Chen Jiu'er leave, then packed the herbs he had picked, locked the door of the medicine shop and left.

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