The Gu River is the largest river in the territory of Dazhong Province, and Wujialing is an ordinary small village in the upper reaches of the Gu River.

In the early winter, although it is not cold, it is a little cold. Several elderly people in Wujialing are taking advantage of the warm sun, sitting on a small wooden bench less than a foot high under the base of the wall to bask in the sun. In front of an old man leaned between his legs a little boy of five or six years old, who was playing with a grasshopper made of weeds. The old man was originally a boat leader, but since his son and daughter-in-law added this little grandson to him, he needed to be away all the year round to make a living, so he replaced it with his son and daughter-in-law. Originally, the old couple took care of their little grandson together, but the old man's wife was more blessed to die in front. The old man leaned lazily against the wall, squinting and smiling at his grandson in front of him, he was very satisfied after working hard for half his life.

The old man suddenly felt that his eyes were dark, and when he raised his eyes, it turned out to be a young man in black blocking the light. The young man in black called out with a smile on his face: "Brother Wu." ”

The old man straightened his waist, looked at it carefully, but he didn't know the young man, and said, "Baby, maybe you recognize the wrong person." ”

The young man in black said: "Nearly ten years have passed, it seems that the old brother doesn't recognize me, but I know that the old brother Wu has a carved black lacquered wooden box. ”

As soon as he heard this, the old man's smile retracted, and he was so excited that he stood up. Due to the excessive force, the little grandson in front of him was knocked to the ground, and the little boy named "Huzi" not only did not cry, but continued to lie on the ground and continue to play with the grasshopper that he had just arrived.

The young man in black lifted the boy up and held him in his arms, and the boy smiled at the young man without knowing his life, and the young man liked to pinch the boy's chubby cheek with his hand. The old man subconsciously wanted to take his grandson back, but the corners of his mouth twitched and he took his hand back and said, "You ······ How could you?Ah, it turned out to be Brother Wang. Huzi, this child is my only grandson and my life, and he is more precious to me than anything else. Brother Wang, do you understand?"

As soon as the old man said this, several old people around him stood up and picked up the wooden stool, and looked at the young man in black quite unkindly, which was one of the fruits of the old man's good deeds in the middle of his life.

Wu Laohan stretched out his hand and patted a few times, and said to several old people: "It's okay, it's okay." Indeed, the old knowledge is true. ”

Seeing this scene, the young man in black thought about it for a while and had an epiphany. He put the boy down, took out some loose silver from his arms, and said, "Huzi, there are people in the village who are selling meat, can you go and buy some and come back?"

When Huzi heard this, his hand movements stopped, licked the corners of his mouth, and stared at Wu Laohan. Seeing this, Wu Laohan was a lot more relaxed, nodded, and Huzi grabbed the silver and ran away. After Wu Laohan nodded to the old people again, the old people nodded to the young man with a smile on their faces. The young man Xu was shocked by the threatening behavior of the old people just now, and he was restrained and meticulous one by one.

Seeing the young man like this, the old people were a little embarrassed, but they finally put their minds at ease. Wu Laohan greeted him and was about to take the young man home. At this time, an old woman said to Wu Laohan: "Third brother, I'll go and help you." ”

Wu Laohan said: "Dog, it's still early!"

A dark-skinned old man next to him joked, "Son of a dog, don't you sit down quickly." I can't see it? Lao Wu is afraid that the meat bought by Huzi will tell you to divide it!"

When they heard this, the old people all laughed, and the old woman also smiled and didn't care. Wu Laohan was familiar with this person, and knew that he was joking, so he was not angry, and then took the young man home after giving him a white look. In fact, the young man in black was none other than Wang Changsheng, and Wu Laohan was the owner of the ship surnamed Wu who had helped Wang Changsheng at the beginning.

Wu Laohan's home is actually not far away, and Wu Laohan has been leading Wang Changsheng to the inner room to sit down. Open the lid of the pot and take out some cooking water that has been slightly cold, Wu Laohan said while handing it to Wang Changsheng: "Brother Wang, sit for a while, I'll come when I go." ”

After Wu Laohan rummaged through the cabinets, he handed a carved black wooden box to the table in front of Wang Changsheng. Wang Changsheng groped for the wooden box with his hand and looked at it carefully, then suddenly pushed the wooden box outward. Wu Laohan was suddenly startled, and hurriedly said, "Brother Wang, is there any problem?"

Wang Changsheng stood up, helped Wu Laohan to his side and sat down, and said: "Brother Wu! Brother Wu! You are an excellent person! Do you have no confidence in the way of the world today, or do you have no confidence in my brother? The world is not full of people who are ungrateful and do not repay their gratitude! My brother thinks of me so much that my brother feels cold. ”

Wu Laohan is a good person, his face turned red instantly when he heard this, and he quickly stood up and was about to say something. Wang Changsheng really blamed him, helped Wu Laohan to sit down again, and said with relief: "Brother Wu, don't take your few jokes seriously, just blame this thing for being too precious." Brother should quickly put it away, don't show it easily, so as not to invite trouble. Wu Laohan nodded again and again and hid the wooden box back in its place.

After Wu Laohan returned, he would boil water for Wang Changsheng to make tea. Wang Changsheng stopped him and said, "Brother Wu, don't look at the fact that my brother came empty-handed today, but he still wants to ask you for some wine." As for the tea, forget it!"

This is when it comes to Wu Laohan's self-satisfaction, hehe laughed a few times, and Wu Laohan said smugly: "It's not my brother, I'm boasting, I'm afraid that the wine of the whole village doesn't add up to my miles." ”

Wang Changsheng deliberately joked: "In my opinion, it's not that my brother drinks a lot, maybe it's because the year is not good, and everyone in the village doesn't drink." ”

Wu Laohan shook his head again and again, and whispered: "The new emperor is not bad, he has been much better over the years." However, it is true that the people in the village cherish food and drink less. ”

Wang Changsheng half-jokingly said: "With my brother's words, let the new emperor continue to sit on his throne." Wu Laohan laughed when he heard this.

Wang Changsheng said: "Brother, don't think about laughing and dodging, the wine is precious and you can drink less, but you still have to drink it." ”

Wu Laohan replied: "Wine is indeed a rare thing, but my brother's family does have a lot of it, just drink it." This is the result of my brother's hard work for half a lifetime, and I can drink it with peace of mind. Wu Laohan was very enthusiastic about wine, and after a while, a jar of old wine and two small bowls were served.

Wang Changsheng was not in a hurry, and said, "Brother, it's good to wait for Huzi to bring the meat back before drinking." ”

As soon as he heard this, Wu Laohan anxiously ran out and said, "It's bad, it's bad! Huzi, this kid is a little silly, don't spend so much money." ”

Wang Changsheng stopped Wu Laohan when he heard this, and said, "It's just a little money, brother doesn't have to care." ”

Wang Changsheng said this, Wu Laohan resolutely refused to believe it, and still wanted to go out. Wang Changsheng said again: "My brother has a life-saving kindness to me, and I don't really want to come to the door empty-handed, right? Besides, I think the butcher who sells meat is a simple man, and he will not sell all of them to Huzi." ”

Wu Laohan stopped and said, "That baby is good." ”

The two sat down together, and Wang Changsheng said: "I see that Huzi, this kid has wide shoulders and a wide body, maybe he is another general." ”

Wu Laohan said: "I don't dare to hope for this, it is great that he can work hard and have a wife and a baby." It's just that Huzi, the kid, came late, and I'm afraid I won't be blessed to see this day. Saying that, he couldn't help but feel a little sad here, Wang Changsheng silently opened the wine jar and poured two bowls. Wu Laohan suddenly smiled, and was about to divert the topic.

At this time, Wang Changsheng didn't know where to take out two bright green leaves, put one in each of the two wine bowls, and said, "Brother Wu, this is a good thing, it can double the mellow and soft feeling." ”

Wu Laohan immediately said, "I'm going to try it first." ”

After Wu Laohan drank it all, Wang Changsheng said: "In my opinion, my brother is too pessimistic, maybe even the great-grandson can see it when he marries a wife and has children." ”

Wu Laohan only thought that Wang Changsheng was saying good things, smiled disapprerovingly, and said, "What are you doing with such a big life? ”

Wang Changsheng took the wine bowl and drank it all, and said, "Brother Wu, from tomorrow onwards, your health will be better every day, and on the day you die of old age, you will still be able to go to the ground to chop wood! ”

Huzi returned, how to eat a mouth full of oil, not mentioned here.

In the void, a huge spirit bird with six wings and no feet, a red and featherless body, was flying towards the Jiang family of the human race in the spirit realm at great speed. The Jiang family is the number one clan of the human race, and the entire family's residence is shrouded in a huge defensive formation. But he didn't expect that the huge spirit bird faced the top defensive formation of the human race, and it just passed through with a clear sound.

The people of the Jiang family turned a blind eye to such an amazing spirit bird and let it fly. This spirit bird flew until the center of the Jiang family's residence before stopping, and then its body began to shrink sharply, and finally turned into a small spirit bird the size of a pill and flew into the room below. In the room sat Jiang Weiyou, the current patriarch of the Jiang family, an old man with a white beard. The small spirit bird hovered in front of Jiang Weiyou, and in a flash of inspiration, it turned into a humanoid phantom, and the figure was Jiang Yuanmeng's appearance.

The phantom first bowed, and then said, "Patriarch, there was a business trip to the Giant Hand Clan to collect medicine, and we didn't get the Spirit Rank Grass. Hearing this, Jiang Weiyou's face, which had almost no expression all year round, immediately became ugly.

However, the phantom is just an image and has no wisdom at all, and continued: "Jiang Xue'er successfully entered the formation but failed to come out. If Jiang Xue'er has died, the natal spirit card should be broken into powder. The strange thing is that Jiang Xue'er's natal spirit card is not completely broken, but it is indeed broken in a small part. This kind of situation has never been encountered, and it is difficult to judge whether Jiang Xueer is still alive. Combined with the intelligence of the insider, all kinds of speculations point to the fact that the Giant Hand Clan secretly intervened. However, from the moment our group arrived at the Giant Hand Clan, the Giant Hand Clan was cautious in both words and hospitality, and could not find the slightest fault. Jiang Shouyi, the clan brother who went with me, thought that this meant that the Giant Hand Clan had nothing to do with this matter, and was negotiating with the Giant Hand Clan on this matter. With that, the figure bowed again, and then the phantom shattered.

Jiang Weiyou regained his composure after hearing this, and said to the empty void: "Prepare a name post, I want to go to the Black Demon Gate to meet the ancestor." ”