As soon as I entered the house, the ring was blocked, the scoop was empty, the mottled mud wall was full of cracks, the haystack roof was still wet, the room was dim, damp, and stuffy, Wang Lang smiled awkwardly, and hurriedly opened the window, and the evening breeze gradually dispersed the moisture in the house.

Wang brought a cup of tea and said, "The family is poor, but there is nothing to entertain, only some fruit tea, and I hope that Xiao Gongzi will not dislike it." ”

Xiao Shu took the tea, there were three red dried fruits floating in it, the tea was clear and red, fruity, a little drinking, sweet and sour, Xiao Shu people who didn't understand tea at all, also felt delicious.

"Xiao Gongzi and ......" The voice came from far and near, He Lao was like a dog skin plaster, and he couldn't shake it off, so he entered Wang Lang's house uninvited.

"What else?" Xiao Shu didn't have a good impression of this He Lao, and asked in a cold voice.

He Lao didn't care, "I don't know when Xiao Gongzi will catch that fox fairy, but what countermeasures are there?"

"Isn't it coming at the right time, I'll go to the mass grave and wait for it. Xiao Shu was a little impatient, this old man turned his face like a book, he used to regard himself as a demon, but now he licked his face to find out the news, which is really disgusting.

"The little old man saw that the son was unarmed, although the son was extraordinary, but the fox fairy was not an ordinary domestic animal, and he could be killed at will, so he specially gave the son a short sword, which is not a good sword, but the texture is not bad. He Lao took out a small sword from his sleeve, about half a foot, and pulled out the blade with cold light.

Xiao Shu did not refuse, even if for him at this time, all plants and trees can be swords, but after all, talk is better than nothing, take the short sword, bend his fingers on the sword and flick it lightly, its sound is like a piano, as if responding to Xiao Shu.

Seeing this, He Lao didn't say much, knowing that Xiao Shu was disgusted with him, and the Wang family repeatedly left him for a cup of tea, but he just stopped again and again, turned around and left.

In the depths of the night, Xiao Shu walked alone, quite comfortable, I don't know how long I haven't been so relaxed, the faint mist in the forest rises, making people can't see the distance clearly, the cold wind is blowing, and the bright moon that was originally hanging high is gradually dimming at this moment, hidden in the clouds.

Xiao Shu's heart is calm and waveless, whether it is walking or eating, he has never really rested, he has been practicing all the time, he has never left the realm of selflessness, even if he can only increase the inner yuan a little, let the sword intent sharpen a point, he will not stop, this is a habit developed in the Taoist temple for two years, not only to prove his own Tao, but also not to experience the feeling of powerlessness.

What he seeks is not the realm, not the way of the sword, but the right to choose, it is okay to be wrong, as long as it is his own choice, he will not regret it, but if he doesn't even have the ability to make a choice, isn't it like a puppet show, at the mercy of others, at the mercy of the so-called providence, the so-called fixed number?

Walking to the mass grave, it is still that bleak scene, the fallen leaves cover the grave, and no one comes to sweep it, the broken dishes, the rotten coffin, and the blue light disappears from time to time, adding to the coldness.

Xiao Shu found a tree at random, sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, and continued to practice the Ziyang True Solution without wasting a moment, this exercise he had already cultivated almost perfectly, and continued to practice at this moment just to deepen his own skills, although the sword moves are fine, although the sword intent is strong, but it is difficult to exert if there is no skill support, although the accumulation of bits and pieces is not as fast as those peerless exercises, but it can't stand Xiao Shu's cultivation method, and it is a lake of dripping water.

The night passed in a blink of an eye, although Xiao Shu closed his eyes, he had been paying attention to the changes in the outside world, but from beginning to end, except for the night wind, the sound of insects, and the leaves that fell from time to time, there was nothing else, not to mention the fox fairy, not even a ghost.

Xiao Shu dusted off the fallen leaves on his body, looked at the rising sun, shook his head, and returned to the village again.

"He's back!"

"Could it be that the fox fairy was really killed by him?"

"Shut up!"

Wang Lang and his wife pulled the child to greet them, seeing that Xiao Shu was unharmed, and immediately cried with joy when he returned safely, Xiao Shu did not speak, Wang Lang pulled his wife to kneel, and the surrounding villagers saw it and immediately knelt together.

If someone else sees this formation, it's really hard to say that he didn't do anything at all, but Xiao Shu is different.

"I didn't see any fox fairies, there was nothing. Xiao Shu said calmly, there is nothing to hide, but these villagers, he always feels that something is wrong.

"Presumably that fox fairy knew how powerful Xiao Gongzi was, and he didn't dare to do evil again. He Lao took the lead and said.

"Xiao Gongzi is really an immortal, saved us from fire and water, and drove away the fox fairy. The surrounding villagers cheered, but for some reason, their smiles seemed a little unnatural and stiff to Xiao Shu.

Xiao Shu looked at Wang Lang and his wife, but they were smiling from the bottom of their hearts.

"Han'er, this is your savior, without Xiao Gongzi, you would have been captured by the fox fairy. ”

The boy was not afraid of being born, and asked in a milky voice, "Brother, did you drive the fox fairy away?"

Xiao Shu was silent for a while, touched Wang Han's head and said, "If you listen to your mother's words, the fox fairy will not come to arrest you, and if you are disobedient, it will come back." ”

"Why do you want to get rid of it, I like Sister Fox Fairy the most......" Tears rolled in his eyes, Wang Han pursed his mouth, as if he had been greatly wronged, this sentence was like the frost and snow of the moon, instantly freezing everyone around him, silent.

"You kid, what nonsense! If you talk nonsense, I'll beat you again!" Wang Lang's eyes widened angrily, and this appearance frightened Wang Han even more to drill into Wang's arms, and tears couldn't stop falling.

"What are you yelling at, can a child's words be taken seriously?" Wang hugged Wang Han in distress and couldn't help comforting him.

Seeing this, Xiao Shu just wanted to say something, but Wang Han giggled again, "You lied to people, Sister Fox Fairy obviously didn't leave." ”

To Xiao Shu's surprise, most of everyone's expressions when they heard this sentence were fear and numbness, but a trace of annoyance flashed between He Lao's eyebrows, although it was fleeting, he was still seen by Xiao Shu.

Wang Han was taken home by the Wang family, He Lao smiled and said, "The words of the child can't be trusted, they must be stimulated to talk nonsense, you don't have to care." ”

"I don't know if Xiao Gongzi can stay for a few more days, and we can also have a good reception. Although Wang Lang said this, his stiff smile seemed to be asking Xiao Shu directly, can he stay and see if the fox fairy is gone.

"Xiao Gongzi is a noble person, since the fox fairy has been scared away, how can I delay him any longer. He Lao said, he couldn't wait for Xiao Shu to leave quickly, the sooner the better.

Xiao Shu glanced at the old man in front of him, thought for a moment, and handed the short sword back to He Lao, "That is the case, I will keep it soon, and this sword will be returned to you." ”

After that, Xiao Shu turned around and left the village, and only walked less than three miles away, a girl less than fourteen or fifteen years old suddenly appeared in front of him, dressed in a snow-white velvet coat, long hair and shawl mopping the floor, thin eyebrows and red eyes, a smile and a smile are charming, different from the white envoy's charm technique, it is a natural attraction.

"Are you leaving?" asked the girl with a grin.

Two sharp sword qi brushed her sideburns, and the big tree behind her was silently divided into several sections.

Xiao Shu had an extremely strong sense of crisis the moment she appeared, the sword qi came out of instinct, and the two sword qi that Xiao Shu couldn't avoid in his opinion failed one after another.

"Why are you so fierce, people talk to you well. The girl's words were coquettish, and her tears were flashing, which made people involuntarily have an illusion of wanting to protect and pity.

But this didn't feel anything for Xiao Shu, his mind was immersed in the realm of selflessness all the time, there was only emptiness in his eyes, and no matter how beautiful he was, there was no difference between white bones in his eyes.

"Are you the fox fairy?" Xiao Shu asked coldly, he didn't believe that a girl could avoid his sword qi so easily, dress up and charm like this, and don't think about it except for the so-called fox fairy.

"I hate your eyes, so I'm not telling you. The girl snorted, if ordinary people saw it and thought it was a coquettish child, where would they think of a spirit that eats people and doesn't spit out bones.

"You want to kill me?" Xiao Shu's whole body tensed, his sword fingers hidden in his sleeve, once the girl in front of him made any abnormal move, he would make a move, and this time it would not be just two sword qi as before.

"Why are you so stupid, I don't bother to kill a fool like you. Seeing that Xiao Shu was still vigilant, the girl couldn't help but be angry.

"What do you want to say?" Xiao Shu felt very abnormal, if this fox fairy didn't want him to stay here and make trouble, it wouldn't come to find it when he was about to leave, but if it had the ability to kill him, why didn't he do it last night, and he had to come to the village this morning to intercept himself, and he recalled the reaction of the people in the village in his mind, what was wrong?

"If you really want to save them, wait here until evening, and I will come after you. The girl left a word, and disappeared into the lush forest, and there was no trace of it, only the quiet fragrance lingered for a long time.

Xiao Shu still hasn't slackened, in case it is a means for him to relax his vigilance, once he believes it, with the other party's elusive body, how can he react and, or it has another purpose, he went to find a helper last night, so it is not impossible to make a mystery hope that he will fall into the net tonight.

Mo about ten minutes later, Xiao Shu looked around carefully, only to really make sure that there was no one, although he didn't fully believe the girl's words, but combined with what he had seen and heard in the past two days, he had a bad premonition in his heart, if the conjecture was true, then Wang Lang and his wife were really in danger at this moment, and they could die at any time.

After thinking about it again, he decided to stay here until the night, since he had promised to take care of this matter, then he naturally had to take care of it to the end, no matter what the result was, at least he had a clear conscience, if he retreated because of danger, how could he master his own sword path, and how could he control the realm of selflessness, this matter was just his own sharpening stone in his opinion.