The refreshing evening breeze blows through the hills, the birds that return to their nests make a crisp chirp, and the wisps of cooking smoke drift in the air, causing the returnees to speed up their pace, the green mountains are hidden among the white clouds, and the market town is hidden in the green mountains. After a day's work, people enjoy the peace of the evening, leaving their homes in twos and twos to wander around the market town. The market town is very lively, with many vendors on both sides of the street, a wide variety of goods, and many shops as far as the eye can see, most of which are inns and pubs.

The market town is called Wangjiaji, located in the mountains of more than 30 miles northeast of Shaoguan, because of the special geographical location, the merchants who do not want to go to Shaoguan to pay tariffs come and go here, so Wangjiaji is becoming more and more prosperous, and the business is developed. The government turned a blind eye to this situation. Laifu Inn is the largest and most high-grade inn in the market town, favored by the businessmen who come and go, it covers a wide area, blue bricks and white tiles, simple and elegant.

It was already evening, and the front hall was full of people, staggered and lively. The shopkeeper walked to the Tianzi wing room with a plate of vegetables, full of joy, thinking that there would be a lot of reward later, and he sped up his pace. "Guest officer, your meal has arrived. The shopkeeper knocked on the door, but there was no response from inside the house. The shopkeeper was a little surprised, looked around and was sure that he had made a mistake, he stepped forward and pushed the door open, "Ah!" The moment he looked at the house, the shopkeeper screamed, his face turned pale and trembled, and he looked at the woman hanging in the room in fear, the woman's distorted facial features were faintly smiling, and her eyes were protruding and looking ahead.

The woman who died in the Rifle Inn did not cause much movement, and the shopkeeper Fu Bo knew very well that this matter must be dealt with secretly, otherwise the impact on the inn would be fatal, a pregnant woman who hanged herself, and the origin was extraordinary, this was the first feeling of the shopkeeper lifting the white cloth. But when Fauber looked closely, he was shocked, and his surprise flashed. Fauber turned around and asked the owner to tell him about the situation, and he led a few sturdy men to guard it at all times.

The owner behind the Laifu Inn is the Wang family, it is the ancestors of the Wang family who opened their address here more than 200 years ago, so the name is Wangjiaji, its generations of business accumulation are quite a lot, and the reputation in the vicinity is prominent, its family is kind and charitable, the family style is rigorous, and there are many loyal and upright people. The master of the Wang family at this time is the old man Wang Shen, who has reached the age of sixtieth year, although he is old, but his eyes are clear, his body is healthy, and he has a power in his actions. Everyone in the world is said to be an old man with mystical skills.

When the messenger was brought into the hall, the old man Wang was talking to an old man in a robe, the old man was tall, with a hooked nose and deep eye sockets, and the old man looked extremely vicious. "Elder Wang, Fu Bo, please go to the inn and lie down. Old Man Wang frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"

"A pregnant woman hanged herself in the inn, and Fu Bo is afraid that his extraordinary origin will lead to disaster. The messenger bowed

"Go down. After the people left, Old Man Wang got up and said to the old man, "Old Xu, there is an urgent matter today, and the hospitality is not good, please Haihan." ”

"It's nothing, don't be so polite" The tall old man waved his hand, and said suddenly after a while, "It's okay to be idle, I don't know if it's convenient to go with you?"

"Mr. Xu is grateful for his help. Old Man Wang was stunned for a moment, then smiled, and stretched out his hand sideways to make an invitation. "Wang Shen, you really know how to climb along the pole" Xu Lao shook his head, stood up, and the two went to the inn together.

The backyard of the Rifle Inn, a little far away from the inn's business place, is sparsely populated, the inn does not operate it to ordinary people, only special people know that they will move in, so it is mostly empty and idle throughout the year, and the female corpse is transferred here. "Xiaofu, that's why you invited me here. Old man Wang Shen looked at the strange snake-shaped pattern formed by the black distorted lines on the female corpse's neck, and his face was solemn: "Heavenly Snake Gu, that group of crazy women in Xiangxi." "It's not that simple, Xiaofu went to find a midwife. Xu Lao walked forward slowly, his eyes staring at the big belly of the female corpse, "Baby, no, there is still life, get out of the way!"

I saw Xu Lao start to walk around the female corpse, his body shook like a drunken person, but his footsteps were steady, flickering left and right, and the footwork direction he stepped on was all in line with the strange door. Xu Lao's eyes were closed, his mind sank into the mud pill official, and he looked at it with his heart, and saw that there was a faint vitality in his stomach. "Zhongshan Divine Mantra, Yuan Shi Yuwen, recite it once, but the illness is prolonged, go!" Xu Lao recited the mantra and fingered the fetus, a blue light did not enter it, stopped, took out a jade from his arms and placed it next to the corpse, turned his head to look at the old man Wang Shen, and smiled, "You don't seem to be in a small trouble." Old Man Wang's face was bitter, and he bowed his hand to Xu Lao, "This person's background is probably extraordinary, and it is unusual for the baby to survive to this day, and there are traces of Xiangxi Gu Technique, which is a headache." ”

"The origin is extraordinary, how can you see it?"

"This is what Xiaofu found on his body. Old man Wang handed out an iron plate, which was black and carved with cloud patterns, a very ordinary iron plate. But Xu Lao's expression was shocked, and after taking it, he pressed the center with his thumb, causing his whole body to run in one go, and the iron card trembled slightly, giving birth to a faint light that flickered continuously. "Identity nameplate, are those three?" Old Xu's eyes flickered and he thought to himself.

Fauber led the town's midwife to take out the baby from the dead body, and although the midwife was afraid and unwilling, she was forced by the royal family to agree with the influence of the town and the high remuneration. Fauber turned around and went to report to the owner.

"Old man, after investigation, the woman only came to Wangjiaji today, and as soon as she entered the town, she stayed in the Laifu Inn and never left until she died. Fu Bo reported to Old Man Wang in the house.

"Well, you don't have to investigate this matter. It would be good to have someone bury him later. Wang Lao replied

"However, there is a figure of Xiangxi Gu worm in this. Fauber was a little unsure. "It's okay, you can go, let the people below follow the wind. Wang Lao waved his hand and motioned for him to go out, but Fu Bo hesitated for a moment and turned to leave. "Elder Wang, what do you think should be done about this matter? Elder Wang asked Elder Xu, "Ha, this matter was originally just a trivial matter, but with this nameplate, the taste has completely changed." The old man surnamed Xu looked at the iron card in his hand and said slowly, "Now, just let people go to the government for the record, and there is no need to do more, and I will take the child up the mountain." ”

In a room in the backyard of the Rifle Inn, the midwife took out the baby from the corpse, the baby was extremely thin, very different from ordinary babies, his eyes were closed, and he did not cry and cry quietly and terrible, and the midwife trembled and wrapped it. "Put the jade in. Xu Lao walked in from outside the door and pointed to the jade next to him. Seeing that the jade was put into the baby's arms, Xu Lao nodded with satisfaction.

Early the next morning, at the gate of the royal mansion

"Old Xu, do you really want to take him up the mountain? His origin is still uncertain, and he is congenitally lacking, and he is stained with that turbid and dead air. Although you have to be old, you will be safe to save your life. But this practice?" Wang Shen asked in surprise, "Yes, if he doesn't comprehend the mysteries, he won't live long." Xu Lao held the baby in one hand and smiled back, the smile on his vicious face was particularly penetrating.

But in the eyes of Mr. Wang, it is very kind. This old friend of his, named Xu Fu, learned that strange technique from somewhere, and his Taoism is extremely profound. Although he is gloomy and vicious, he is quite warm-hearted, has the legacy of Moxia, and has helped him in times of crisis, and has always regarded him as a brother. Looking at the back that gradually disappeared, Old Man Wang was full of thoughts and couldn't calm down for a long time.

Xu Fu insisted on taking the baby up the mountain on a whim when he talked to an old friend yesterday, followed him to the inn, and decided when he saw the fetus. He had always had a knot in his heart, and in order to untie it, he had to find a disciple with great talent. But as a casual cultivator with no sect or sect, a vast sea of people, how difficult it is to find a disciple with a strange root! And how much time does he have? He looked at the child who was already asleep in his arms, smiled and said softly, "From now on, you will be my apprentice." ”