The village was quiet again. As time passed, the villagers gradually accepted these three new visitors, and they also knew that the old man was from Kyushu, his family's surname was Zhou, and his name was never mentioned, and the villagers only called Zhou Lao on weekdays. The young man's name is Liu Zikong, and the little child's name is Liu Zifeng, these are the two brothers. When the villagers asked about the origin of the three people, they only said that they were from an unknown village in the land of Kyushu, and the reason for this was unknown.

After a long time, no one mentioned it again.

This week, the old man has a kind face, he doesn't talk much on weekdays, and he rarely steps out of the door, which is obviously a little mysterious. Among the two brothers of the Liu family, the older young man is very diligent, in addition to taking care of the old and the young, he follows the strong men in the village into the mountains to hunt when he has time, and his skills make these native men admire in their hearts. Every time he came back, he brought a lot of prey, and the young man only took his own amount of prey, and gave the rest to the strong men to distribute to the villagers. Over time, the villagers no longer regard this family as outsiders, and they greet them more cordially.

The little boy called Liu Zifeng, because of the relationship between young people, is also quite endearing in the village. It's just that this little boy doesn't talk much, not as naughty as ordinary children, and he is stunned for a long time from time to time. Only when Liu Zikong came back, his face would show a happy look, chasing him and asking questions.

In the blink of an eye, ten years have passed in a flash.

Liu Zikong's appearance is becoming more and more handsome, his thin face is angular, and although he often goes into the mountains to hunt with the hunters in the village on weekdays, he still has a temperament that is completely different from the people around him. Liu Zifeng has also grown a lot taller, and his appearance looks a little similar to his brother. Among the two brothers, Liu Zifeng has a more introverted personality, although he does not often talk to others, but he is as enthusiastic as his brother Liu Zikong, and often helps the villagers when they need it.

......

"Ahh

A low cry sounded, Liu Zifeng opened his eyes, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

The white moonlight shone through the window frames, and the room looked empty, with few decent objects, but it was unusually clean and tidy. There was only a table and a wooden bed, and a few miscellaneous items were piled up in the corner. Liu Zifeng woke up from his dream in an instant, and looked around in a trance.

Everything was as usual in the house, there were no ghosts seen in dreams, no mysterious* huge pillars, and no strange wooden doors.

Liu Zifeng exhaled a long breath, and then he felt a little anxious, hurriedly got up and put on the small coat placed next to the bed, and hurriedly walked to the outhouse.

However, as soon as he pushed open the door of the inner room, he was stunned by the scene in front of him.

In the wide open space in the middle of the outhouse, a familiar figure with gray hair lay quietly on the ground, his clothes covered with blood, and he was being stabbed in the back of the heart by a long sword, apparently no longer breathing.

Looking forward in the direction of the long sword, he saw a black-robed young man standing quietly aside, his expression indifferent and revealing a murderous intent, looking at him motionlessly.

In an instant, Liu Zifeng's eyes turned red.

......

On this day, Wuding Village is still the same as it used to be. Early in the morning, I saw a group of villagers whispering in front of a certain house, pointing and pointing from time to time. It wasn't until the village chief heard the sound that all the villagers dispersed, and whispers came.

"That's Old Zhou, why did you become like that......"

"It's miserable......"

"Maybe the enemy from outside has come to the door......"

The whispers of the villagers came from time to time, they were familiar with the Liu family brothers, but they knew very little about this old man, and now they were even more suspicious.

The little child has grown into a young man, but at this moment his eyes are blank, the grief on his face has not disappeared, and he is kneeling on the ground, it is Liu Zifeng.

In front of him, a white old man was lying in the coffin, his clothes were neat, and he seemed to have been tidied up. There were still a little traces of red blood on his chest, and it looked like he was killed with one blow.

The village chief stood beside Liu Zifeng, the corners of his mouth moved, as if he wanted to say something, but after a while, he just sighed, not knowing what to say. The scene when the three of them came to the village many years ago came to his mind, and he couldn't help but whisper: "Zifeng, what is going on?"

Liu Zifeng didn't answer, and let the village chief stand aside and didn't move for a long time. The village chief saw that he didn't mean to speak, so he couldn't help it, so he turned to the two strong men beside him and said, "You go to the town to buy some incense talisman paper money and bring it back to me." ”

The two strong men should be, and turned to leave. The village chief turned around and said, "Poor child, people can't be resurrected after death. You have to pay attention to your body, the weather is still cold, but don't freeze your body. ”

The corners of Liu Zifeng's mouth moved at this time, and he spit out a few words stiffly, and his voice was hoarse.

"Thank you, village chief, I'm fine. ”

Liu Zifeng, who listened to it, took a long breath, and his heart was a little more relaxed, but he seemed to suddenly think of something, turned his head and looked around, and asked, "Zifeng, where is your eldest brother?"

Hearing this, Liu Zifeng's body stiffened, trembling all over, and the grief in his eyes was replaced by hatred. After a while, he gradually calmed down and said to the village chief in a low voice:

"He's gone. ”

When the village chief heard this, his eyes showed suspicion, but he seemed to notice Liu Zifeng's abnormality, so he didn't ask any more questions, and after comforting Liu Zifeng a few words, he left.

When something like this happened in the village, the villagers were more or less blessed by Liu Zikong and were full of sympathy for Liu Zifeng. That night, with the help of a few people brought by the village chief, Liu Zifeng endured the grief in his heart and buried Zhou Lao in peace. Then, he thanked the villagers who helped him again and again.

It wasn't until all the villagers dispersed that the old village chief gave a few uneasy admonitions, and then turned around and left.

All of a sudden, in the entire empty grass hut, Liu Zifeng was left alone. He sat there quietly, and the scenes that had happened in the past two days kept appearing in his thoughts, Zhou Lao's death, Liu Zikong's indifferent eyes, and the blood-stained sword.

Suddenly, he remembered that dream again!

Liu Zikong in the dream is like this, cold-blooded, slaughtering the villagers of the entire village! Thinking of this, Liu Zifeng's heart was cold, like falling into an ice cave.

Could that dream be real?!!, the father, the mother, and the neighbor's aunt and uncle......

"Ah", Liu Zifeng had a splitting headache, and tears couldn't help falling from the corners of his eyes,

He didn't dare to think about it anymore. Closing his eyes, it seems that he can still see Liu Zikong's cold face and hear his faint voice.

"Liu Zifeng, instead of being slaughtered and doing nothing all his life, it is better to find a place to hide. Remember, unless you can kill me, never come out...... ...... forever"

The night was so dark, just like the depths of his heart, it was gradually swallowed up by darkness.

After a long time, I only heard a "squeak", as if a mouse had come in from nowhere.

The room was pitch black, and you could hear a needle dropping. The rat seemed to think that there was no one in the house, and ran in excitedly. Originally, it was going to look for any leftover grains, but when it saw a black figure in the corner, it couldn't help but squeak and scream, and slipped out of the distance.

In a hurry, it seemed that something had been touched, but I only heard a "bang", and I didn't know what fell to the ground.

I don't know how long it took, but there was still no movement in the house. At the doorway, a small thing stuck its head out and looked at it with a thief's brain.

It is estimated that seeing that the black figure did not move, the little thing sneaked back and forth, and actually climbed onto the shoulder of the black figure. At this time, Liu Zifeng's body moved, and he looked like he had a sore back after sitting in a position for too long, and he moved.

The little thing thought it was a dead man, but it didn't grasp it steadily, and it fell off Liu Zifeng's body all of a sudden.

With a "squeak", he was scared half to death, and the little thing rolled twice on the ground, and ran away in a hurry.

Liu Zifeng noticed the movement in the house, tilted his head slightly, raised his eyes slightly, looked at the fleeing mouse, and compared with the current situation, he actually gave birth to a sense of sadness for the dead rabbit and fox.

"Alone, I don't know if you are like this, do you have brothers and sisters, parents and teachers, ......"

He let out a long sigh and spoke to the little thing that was missing, as if he were talking to himself. At the same time, he reached out and touched his robe, took out a small piece of dry food, and placed it on the ground in front of him. Then, again, he fell into deep thought.

Strange to say, this little thing didn't know whether it was dead or curious, and after more than an hour, it sneaked back again. When he came back, he was just like Fang Cai, with two little paws on the threshold, poking his little head and looking around.

When it saw the piece of dry food on the ground, its little eyes flashed humanely, and the corners of its mouth couldn't help but drool.

But looking at the figure, the little guy was a little stunned. I was reluctant to give up the dry food, and I was afraid that it was a trap set by the figure.

Its small body, if it was slapped by the figure, it would be slapped half to death, and it would be killed on the spot.

Soon, having made up his mind, the little thing slowly retreated. If you don't eat this thing, you won't starve to death, and if you lose your life, you will have nothing.

Liu Zifeng seemed to have already noticed the existence of this little guy, and when he saw it retreat, Liu Zifeng grabbed the piece of dry food on the ground and threw it out.

There was a "bang", mixed with several "squeak" screams.

Before the little thing had withdrawn far, it was smashed by the block of dry food, and when it landed, it had Venus in its eyes, and its body swayed as if it was drunk, and it was obviously not lightly smashed.

After a while, the little thing saw that it was the piece of dry food, and pounced on it, regardless of the dizziness of being smashed, so he gnawed it up, and made a "squeak" sound vigorously.

After a while, this piece of dry food, which was even bigger than the mouse, was gnawed down by it, and it was not known how it ate it. I saw that this little thing looked satisfied, ran to the side of the jug to drink some water, squinted his eyes, and actually climbed into the willow wind house, found a corner to block the wind, and took a nap.