Volume 1 The Rise of Fame at a Young Age Chapter 2 The Village of Wuyu
Wufu Village is the closest human habitat to the Black Abyss Forest, where there are nearly 100 families who make a living from farming and fishing.
It was fishing season, and dozens of small boats were scattered around the lake, with two or three young men in good shape. Some of them held boats, some cast fishing nets, and dozens of small boats cooperated with each other and communicated without hindrance.
Dozens of women on the shore were smiling, almost all of them were carrying baskets, standing in front of several elderly people in a neat and orderly manner, and there were a few children playing next to them, which was very comfortable.
One of the older men, with his hands brushing his gray beard, had a pair of old eyes sunken, and on his dry face, wrinkles like the bark of a tree, clearly visible. Even in the last years of the day, the old man was still in good spirits, and looked at the fish caught on the lake with satisfaction.
The old man turned to face everyone and said, "Folks, look at this momentum, this year will definitely be a bumper year, everyone is ready, and we will divide the fish from house to house for a while." ”
This remark seemed to ignite the crowd and make everyone boil, it has been a long time since there has been such a good harvest.
Obviously, the old man who spoke was quite prestigious in the crowd, because he was none other than the head of this Wufu village.
Just when everyone was immersed in the excitement, an eagle's cry sounded in the sky, which attracted everyone's attention.
In the distance, a large black eagle could be seen in the sky, grasping something in its talons, and galloping towards them.
"Everyone, protect your children!"
Someone in the crowd reminded everyone that they had just come to their senses, and the women with children rushed to the children and pulled them into the crowd. Looking at the size of the black eagle, I am afraid that it exceeds everyone's imagination, not to mention children, even a thinner adult can be caught by it.
While everyone was staring at the Black Eagle vigilantly, the Black Eagle only flew above the crowd, circled a few times, and then released its claws, only to see something fall from the sky under its claws. The black eagle chirped again, and the eagle struck the sky and flew off into the distance.
Suddenly dropped an object, everyone was a little panicked, they didn't have time to see clearly, let alone know what it was, whether they should catch it or not, and many people instinctively got out of the way.
There was only one young woman, with an expressionless face and a somewhat glazed gaze, who stretched out her arms and caught the falling thing steadily. But he saw a newborn baby wrapped in a white cloth, and a cyan jade pendant fell on his chest.
The baby was a newborn calf, and what had just happened did not scare him to tears. He looked at the young woman in front of him with great interest, and a wicked smile appeared on his face.
When the young woman saw the baby, her gloomy gaze gradually became hot, and her face showed kindness.
Could it be that this is God's arrangement, she just lost her flesh and blood and her husband a few days ago, her heart was like ashes, like a walking corpse, and she was not afraid of death, so she was stunned alone, and she never thought that it was a baby who fell.
Everyone gathered around, and when they saw the baby wrapped in white cloth, they all looked surprised.
"It's a baby boy!"
"An eagle left a baby boy!"
"Ah Xiu, put this kid down, his way is very strange. The village chief walked slowly at this time, his face was solemn, and said to the young woman, who was called Ah Xiu.
The village chief's words caused a lot of discussion, after all, this baby is indeed unknown, and he escaped from the claws of an eagle, and it is unbelievable to see that the eagle has no intention of harming him.
Ah Xiu disagreed, and said, "Village Chief, don't you think he's a lucky star? He just arrived here, and he had a bumper harvest this year, which has not happened for many years." ”
Ah Xiu's words do have some truth, and everyone has no way to refute them, waiting for the village chief's fate.
The village chief hesitated at this time, and he himself could not be sure whether the baby was a lucky star or a disaster star.
Seeing this, Ah Xiu suddenly knelt in front of the village chief and cried: "Village chief, you also know that my newborn child died a few days ago, and even my husband passed away unexpectedly. Heaven sent this child to me today, which is the only solace left for me in this world, this is the will of heaven in the dark!"
When the village chief heard this, he thought that Ah Xiu was going to decide to adopt the child. After all, this is a living human life. Besides, Ah Xiu is really pitiful, just a few days ago, her newborn child and husband left one after another, she was so sad that she committed suicide by cutting her wrists, but fortunately she was found by her neighbors early and picked up a life.
The village chief was relieved, helped Ah Xiu with both hands, and saw the baby in her arms, which was very cute, and his face was also charitable.
"Maybe you're right, then you'll leave the kid to you. ”
Ah Xiu nodded resolutely and hugged the baby tighter, for fear of being snatched away by others.
Everyone was also relieved, seeing Ah Xiu return to anger, thinking that the pain of losing a son and husband a few days ago must have eased a lot, and everyone was sincerely happy for her.
"Huh, what is this?" someone in the crowd exclaimed in surprise when they saw the cyan jade pendant.
Ah Xiu then focused on the jade pendant, she picked up the jade pendant, but saw that the jade pendant was glowing with a faint cyan light, revealing an ancient aura, shaped like a coiled dragon, the dragon had two horns and six claws. In their understanding, the dragon has five claws at most, called the "five-clawed golden dragon", which is a symbol of the emperor's status.
Ah Xiu picked up the jade pendant and handed it to the village chief, hoping that he would see something.
The village chief looked at it carefully for a while, but he didn't know what it was, so he shook his head and said, "This jade pendant must have an extraordinary origin, you have to keep it well, it may be related to the identity of this child." After saying that, he returned the jade pendant to Ah Xiu.
Ah Xiu nodded, put away the jade pendant, and said earnestly: "I haven't read a book, it's rude, and I asked the village chief to give this child a name." ”
The village chief stroked his beard, pondered for a moment, and said: "Your husband's surname is Ma, your surname is Fang, this child has a close relationship with this jade pendant, so let's call him Ma Fangyu." ”
"Good name......" Everyone echoed it, and Ah Xiu was pleased to thank the village chief. Immediately, there was a lot of joy and laughter.
Just when Ah Xiu was immersed in the joy of getting the child, a discordant voice sounded out of nowhere, the voice seemed to be far away, near and far, low and high-pitched.
"The fool's opinion, stupid to the extreme, this son was born as a demon, forever as a demon, in the future, he will definitely turn the world upside down, so that the life is ruined, poor Dao advises you to end his life now, in order to prevent future troubles!"
Everyone followed the prestige, but saw a long-eyebrow Taoist with a whisk in his hand, stepping from afar.