A thirteen-year-old boy named Yuan Zhengqing. Sure enough, it is the same as what Yuan Xiaoshan said before, not only is he more sensible, but his personality is also relatively simple, which is somewhat similar to their father, Yuan He. Before sitting down at the dinner table, he deliberately nodded at Chen Yijian and smiled slightly, which was regarded as a greeting. The whole person gives people the feeling that he is a quiet little boy.

is a six-year-old girl named Yuan Xiaoxin, after seeing that she is a stranger. There was no trace of fear on his little face, but he ran to Chen Yijian's side and looked at him with a big grin. Look left, look right. Thinking that this man was good-looking, he opened his mouth and said to him, "What's your name?"

Chen Yijian smiled lightly and replied, "My name is Chen Yijian." ”

When the little girl saw that the other party was so easy to speak, she asked again, "I heard that you saved my sister?"

Chen Yijian still chuckled and said, "That's right!"

The little girl didn't know what she was thinking, tilted her little head, wrinkled her delicate nose like an adult, and said, "Are you very good?"

Chen Yijian replied: "It's okay!"

The little girl Nunu mouthed and said, "If it's amazing, it's amazing, what is okay." ”

Chen Yijian hurriedly added: "That's very powerful." ”

The little girl said disapprerovingly: "Then have you beaten Uncle Liang, he is the most powerful person in our town." I heard that when he went up the mountain alone, he dared to fight the big tiger with his bare hands. ”

Chen Yijian thought about it with a smile and said, "I haven't fought with the big tiger, so I don't know if you Uncle Liang is powerful." ”

The little girl seemed a little disappointed, and was about to say something more. But the woman who walked in from the kitchen outside the house patted her little head lightly and stopped: "Don't be so rude to the guests, hurry up and wash your hands and eat." ”

Although the little girl has a stubborn personality, she belongs to the kind of lord who is not afraid of heaven and earth, let alone her father Yuan He, in the town. But for her mother, who has always been easy to speak, she is a little afraid from the bottom of her heart.

Don't look at their mothers who are kind to everyone on weekdays, but once they start a fire. Not to mention her, even their father, and even Uncle Liang of the neighbor's house, could only scratch his head when he saw it, and he didn't dare to speak with a smirk.

The little girl still remembers that after the fight with that guy last time, she scratched someone's face like a little flower cat, a handful of snot and tears. And she is like a victorious general who returns triumphantly from the battlefield, and when she returned home, she was not less educated by her mother. Although she didn't get hit by the board, she just stood in the corner of the wall and listened to her mother's bitter two-hour lecture, which still made the little girl feel more frightened.

For her, she would rather be beaten by the board than listen to her mother's tirade. That thing, it's just torture. It's not the body, it's the soul.

So after her mother spoke, the little girl quickly ran towards the door. After a while, he ran back again.

Maybe it was because her mother was present, so the little girl didn't pester Chen Yijian to ask long and short questions this time.

The woman dressed in coarse cloth sat in the left-hand position, because of Chen Yijian's sudden arrival, so Yuan Xiaoshan, who usually sits in the right-hand position, can only sit in the left-hand position with her mother today, just opposite Chen Yijian.

The little girl Yuan Xiaoxin sat in the lower position with her brother Yuan Zhengqing.

Yuan He, who was sitting at the top, waited for everyone to sit down. Only then did he have a simple smile on his face, and said to Chen Yijian: "Chen Gongzi, our ordinary people are not as rich as those rich and noble families. The meals that can entertain guests, that is, these coarse tea and light rice, I hope you don't dislike it. ”

Chen Yijian said with a smile: "Uncle Yuan is polite, such a meal is already very good for me." ”

Yuan He smiled happily, only thinking that Chen Yijian was a sensible person, and didn't say much. Then he glanced at his wife and daughters at home, and said as if he had ordered: "Eat!"

Before the words fell, Yuan Xiaoxin, who was already sitting at the bottom, was the first to pick up the dishes and chopsticks on the table, and took a big bite of the white rice in the bowl. Only when there is no food in the bowl, the little girl will raise her little head, scan back and forth on the dining table with a pair of bright eyes, and finally reach out and pick up a large chopstick and put it in the bowl when she likes the dish she likes. Then, I buried my head and ate quickly.

In this regard, Yuan He, who is the head of the family, just smiled on his face and did not say anything. On the contrary, the woman, after seeing the little girl's impolite behavior again, can't help but say a word or two to her that is similar to that there are guests at home, pay more attention to the image.

Then he looked at Chen Yijian opposite, and there was a faint apologetic smile on the woman's not outstanding cheeks. said: "The little girl doesn't understand etiquette, which makes Chen Gongzi smile." ”

Of course, Chen Yijian didn't care about this, but looked at the little girl who was gobbling up, and his appetite was even better than before.

It's just that the only thing that makes Chen Yijian feel that there is a fly in the ointment is that since he sat down at the dinner table to eat, Yuan Xiaoshan on the other side has not said a word to him. This made Chen Yijian feel a little inexplicably lost in his heart.

But fortunately, Yuan and his wife chatted with him from time to time, and after eating with the little girl, there was a nonsense that didn't have a match.

So after eating a meal, in general, Chen Yijian was still very happy in his heart.

Coming down from the dinner table, the woman took Yuan Xiaoyi to clean up the mess. The little girl Yuan Xiaoxin didn't know where to go crazy again, and Yuan Zhengqing went upstairs alone. In the end, only Yuan He was left, and when he accompanied Chen Yijian out of the hall and stood in the small courtyard, he looked at the sky. opened his mouth and said: "Gongzi Chen, it's still early, why don't I talk with you again?"

Chen Yijian looked at the simple smile on the man's face, but shook his head and said, "No, Uncle Yuan, while the sky is not completely dark, I have to find an inn to settle down as soon as possible." ”

The man's face was a little regretful, and he said, "Since this is the case, then I won't keep Chen Gongzi." In the future, if there is a chance, Chen Gongzi will come to the house as a guest again. ”

Chen Yijian said: "If there is fate, I will definitely come." ”

But in his heart, he was thinking. I have to come, and if I don't come, I won't have to face the long night alone. However, in this case, it is absolutely impossible for Chen Yijian to say it in front of Yuan He.

didn't go out of his way to say goodbye to Yuan Xiaoshan, Chen Yijian said goodbye to Yuan He. He picked up the bronze tripod placed in the small courtyard, and walked towards the outside of the small courtyard with one person and one tripod.

Yuan He, who had been standing in the courtyard and watching the young man leave, had been walking away until the young man walked away. Then he turned back to the house and walked straight to the room where he was sleeping.

Yuan He pushed open the door, and his wife was already waiting for him. Seeing him come in, he hurriedly lowered his voice and asked, "Are you really going to take your shirt to the river tomorrow?"

Yuan He did not rush to answer his wife's words, and looked at the room across the hall. After making sure that there was no movement, he closed the door casually, and said in the same low voice: "You also heard Sun Ren's words before, if I don't take my shirt to the river tomorrow, what else can I do? Could it be that you want me to study that Tuesday and run away with your mother overnight? This kind of thing, I Yuan He can't do it." ”

Tears glistened in the woman's eyes as she looked at her husband who was standing in front of her. She said with tears in her voice: "You can't do it! Can you do it by taking Xiaoyi to death? How can you be so ruthless!"

The suppressed anger in my heart could no longer be suppressed after listening to my wife's words.

Looking at the sad look on his wife's face, Yuan He said a little anxiously: "Cry, cry, you know crying." Xiaoyi is your daughter, isn't it my daughter? You say I'm ruthless, then you tell me, what should I do? Take you to run away, and then let the whole town poke my Yuan He's spine in the back? Don't say that I Yuan He doesn't agree, and our ancestors and ancestors of the Yuan family won't agree either. ”

The woman cried, "Isn't Xiaoshan's life worth being poked in the spine?"

Yuan He said angrily: "What do you know as a woman!"

"Yes, I don't understand! Anyway, I know that Xiaoyi is my flesh and blood, and I will never allow anyone to hurt her. ”

After saying that, the woman could no longer control her emotions. He sat down on the bed in such a dejected manner, put his hands on his cheeks, and began to cry bitterly.

"Can you be quieter and let Xiao Shirt hear what's going on for a while. ”

"You can even give away Xiaoshan's life, you don't care if I will be heard by Xiaoshan. ”

Yuan He, who was already irritable in his heart, became even more irritable when he heard his wife's crying in his ears. I couldn't help but take a step and walk back and forth in the room. Suddenly, Yuan He stopped and looked at his wife, who was still sitting on the bed crying. said: "Don't cry, ask you something." ”

The woman did not look up, but still covered her cheeks with her hands. But the voice came from between the fingers: "What?"

Yuan He said with some uncertainty on his face: "Do you think Chen Gongzi can help us?"

At first, the woman didn't react, but just replied casually. Suddenly, she seemed to remember something. Hurriedly removed his hands from his face and looked up at his husband. His eyes were immediately filled with eagerness, like a drowning man, but he grabbed a life-saving straw in the water. Hurriedly said: "Yes, since Chen Gongzi can get off the shirt from the mouth of the monster, maybe he can help us get through this difficulty." ”

Yuan He nodded and said, "I'll go and find Chen Gongzi to come back, and you can hurry up and prepare some wine and food." Also, wipe the tears off your face and don't let the shirt see it. Hear me!"

After speaking, Yuan He didn't wait for his wife to answer. In a hurry, he turned around and opened the door, and hurried outside.

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Sun Ren's family.

It is not as magnificent as the rich people in the city, and the room is full of rare treasures, and celebrity calligraphy and paintings. It's just a little more spacious than ordinary people. This is a little incompatible with Sun Ren's jewelry-filled atmosphere.

Sun Ren, who had eaten dinner, was lying on a comfortable rocking chair at this time. Holding a wine jug in one hand, he played with a palm-sized jade pendant in the other.

The color of the jade pendant is shiny and lush, turning dark yellow. It was not carved into the shape of something, nor was it carved on it, it was just such a simple flat jade pendant.

But I don't know why, Sun Ren has a soft spot for this jade pendant. Looking at the jade pendant in his hand, Sun Ren couldn't help but say to himself a little strangely: "Baby, baby, when will you really grow up." When you grow up, Daddy will take you out of here. No matter where you're going, Daddy promises you. Even if you want to practice martial arts at that time, your father will never stop you. Grow up quickly, my son!"

Yu Pei was speechless, and the wind blew through the open window, driving the mahogany window door, making a babbling sound. Just like the baby's response, Sun Ren couldn't help but show a happy expression on his face.

He held the jade pendant high above his head, and said happily: "My son, did you hear what your father said to you again." If you hear it, promise your dad that it's okay to grow up quickly. ”

Suddenly, there was a crisp knock on the door outside the room. Someone said, "Master, I just got the news." Huang Zhixian has already sent his men to find the monk. ”

Sun Ren didn't put away the jade pendant in his hand, and still looked at it with joy. But he said indifferently to the people outside the door: "Let him go, I really don't believe that he can find a monk after one night's work." ”

When the people outside the door heard this, they stopped answering.

After a while, it was certain that the man was gone. Sun Ren continued to look at the jade pendant held high above his head, and said softly: "I have a baby, you can grow up quickly." When you grow up, your father will marry you a daughter-in-law. If one is not enough, Dad will marry you two. Two is not enough, so Dad will marry you three or four. As long as you open your mouth, as many daughters-in-law as you want, your father will marry you. Haha~"

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On the official road at dusk, there are fewer and fewer pedestrians. The occasional person walking on it was also in a hurry, dragging a narrow shadow behind him, and walked forward.

A young man in his early twenties, thin as a penny, wearing a dark green robe. Long hair is coiled on top of the head, and a fishtail crown is worn. The face is brittle, the complexion is sallow, and it gives people a sickly look when they look at it.

However, behind the teenager. But he carried a huge long sword, which was about a head taller than the boy. Moreover, the blade of the long sword was extremely wide, and even behind him, the bladeless blade of the long sword could be seen revealing from the sides of the young man's body.

Perhaps the greatsword was too heavy, and the young man walking with it on his back bowed forward a little. But the boy gritted his teeth, as if he was trying to support his waist straight.

Suddenly, the boy looked up and looked ahead. The clenched teeth were a little loose, and a big smile appeared on his face. Reaching out and patting the greatsword on his back, he seemed to say to it, "Brother, we are finally here." ”

After speaking, the young man quickened his pace and walked quickly forward.

When the young man with the sword on his back finally caught up with the last rays of sunset, the gate of the county government was about to be closed. He hurriedly opened his mouth and shouted to the county office: "As soon as I was tired, I said that the Longhu Mountain Trail came to visit." ”

The gate of the county government, which had not been closed by the general, stopped after the young man spoke. One of the night watchmen looked at the boy inside the door, and then at the greatsword behind him. didn't speak, turned around and walked straight towards the county office.

It didn't take long for Huang Ye, who learned the news, to hurriedly walk out of the county office. Standing at the entrance of the yamen, he looked at the young Taoist priest who claimed to be from Longhu Mountain. With some doubts on his face, he asked, "Are you a Taoist priest from Longhu Mountain?"

The young man nodded, and said with a warm smile on his face: "Poor Dao is a Taoist priest from Longhu Mountain. ”

Huang Ye sighed and asked again, "What is Dragon Tiger Mountain?"

The young man was stunned, but there was no anger on his face. Still smiling, he opened his mouth to explain: "Dragon Tiger Mountain is not in your Middle Earth Divine Continent, but a mountain peak in Dongsheng Divine Continent. ”

Huang Ye seemed to understand completely, nodded and said, "Then what is a Taoist priest?"

The reason why there is such a question is not that Huang Ye is rude and unheard. But in the Middle Earth Divine Continent, there is no Taoist priest at all.

The young man was not angry, but still said to Huang Ye calmly: "The Taoist priest is the person who goes out of the house, in your words. It is a kind of person who lives in seclusion in the mountains, but asks all kinds of things in the world. ”

After listening to the young man's explanation, Huang Ye really understood. An excited expression immediately appeared on his face, and he rushed in front of the young man. Reaching out and grabbing the young man's arm, he said in a trembling tone: "Then you must be a monk, you came just in time." Now there is a way, there is a way. ”

To this, the boy just smiled.

Huang Ye, who suddenly woke up, hurriedly said to the young man: "This young man, great hero, great immortal, immortal venerable...... Alas, no matter what it's called, hurry up and please inside, let's talk inside. ”

As he spoke, Huang Ye firmly grabbed the young man's arm with one hand and led him to the county office. Looking at him, it was as if he didn't hold the boy's arm like this, and the boy would slip away at any moment. The young man felt helpless for a while, so he had to shake his head with a smile and follow him into the county office.

Go through the front lobby and go around the screen to the back lobby to take a seat. There are already maids who have prepared tea and fruit snacks.

The boy took off the greatsword from his back and placed it in the corner. After sitting on a chair and taking a sip of tea that was not too good. Only then did he take the lead in speaking and tell Huang Ye the reason for his coming this time: "Lord Huang, the poor Dao is a Taoist priest from Dongsheng Shenzhou, Lotus Dynasty, and Longhu Mountain. This time I went down the mountain to practice, and when I went to your Middle-earth Divine Continent, I found that for some reason, your Middle-earth Divine Continent was filled with demonic energy, filling the heavens and the earth. Along the way, I have encountered countless demons and monsters, causing trouble to the people.

Although he was a monk, he had the obligation to protect the peace of the people. So I followed the road, all the way to the demon and demon to your Fuze Town. When he first arrived at the entrance of the town, Poor Dao faintly sensed a demonic aura, and I don't know if the adults knew about it. If the adults know a thing or two, I hope that the adults can tell all the information about the poor road, so that the poor road can do more things for the people. ”

After listening to the young man's words, Huang Ye couldn't help but put down the teacup in his hand and gave him a thumbs up. His face was even more sincere admiration: "The immortal master is worthy of being an immortal master, just a glance at the gate of the town, you know that our town is not peaceful." Sure enough, it's amazing, it's amazing. But I don't know if it's a monster or not, after all, I've only heard about it. ”

The young man smiled and said, "It's okay, the adults just listen to what the poor say." ”

Huang Ye nodded, and then told the young man all the things in the town.

"At the end of the town, there is a river called the Eishui River. The river is turbulent and there is no bottom in sight. There is a temple on the shore called the Water Temple. According to the people of the town, it was built there a long time ago. I heard that it is enshrined in it, which is the river god of the Qishui River. In the beginning, the people just went there to burn incense, and at most they would pay tribute to pigs' heads and sheep's heads. But I don't know when it began, and a saying spread in the town. It is said that in the future, when worshipping the river god, you can't just just do these things. Every month, a boy and a girl must be sacrificed to the river god, otherwise the river god will be angry. The river will pour into the town, drowning everyone.

At first, no one believed it, but at that time at the time of the sacrifice, the river fruit was really like a rumor. It poured out of the river and almost drowned the entire town. Since then, the people have dared not agree. Even if you endure the pain of your heart, you have to send your children alive to sacrifice with tears. ”

The more the young Taoist priest listened, the more his brows furrowed. But there was something unclear in his heart, and he opened his mouth to ask Huang Ye: "Since this is the case, then why don't the people flee from here?"

Huang Ye sighed deeply and said, "If you can run away, who wants to stay here." At the beginning, there was a man named Tuesday in the town, and because it was about to be their turn, he ran away with his family the night before. But who would have thought that early the next morning, their whole family of five would be corpses and hung at the gate of the town. When the rest of the people see such an end, who else dares to run. ”

The boy listened and nodded. said, "I see!"

Huang Ye picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip of tea to moisten his throat. said: "Please also ask the immortal master to help save this innocent people." If you say yes, let me kneel for you. ”

As he spoke, Huang Ye had already stood up from his chair. Walking up to the boy, he knelt straight down to his knees.

The young man hurriedly got up from the chair and grabbed Huang Ye's arm, stopping his body that was about to kneel. Besides, the poor Dao came here to subdue demons and eliminate demons, and adults don't need to make such a big gift. ”

After hearing this, Huang Ye sincerely thanked the young man again: "Thank you Immortal Master for your help!"

The boy smiled and waved his hand, saying that it was his business.

Next, the young man asked Huang Ye about the general situation of the town. This includes the time until the next sacrifice and the person whose turn it is to perform.

By the time the boy had learned everything, it was already completely dark. Huang Ye forcibly left the young man who wanted to leave in the county office, and prepared a simple table of food for the young man. Only then did he say goodbye to the boy, his steps were light, and he returned to his room with a spring breeze on his face.

As soon as he arrived at the room, he didn't wait for his wife Jiang to ask why he was so happy. After Huang Ye closed the door with his backhand, he was already the first to speak: "An immortal master came just now, saying that he came from Dongsheng Divine Continent, Lotus Dynasty, and Longhu Mountain. Although I had never heard of any Dongsheng Divine Continent, any Lotus Dynasty, or any Dragon and Tiger Mountain, the man nodded and said that he was a monk. Now the people of Fuze Town are saved, and I don't have to worry about this matter all day long. ”

As he spoke, Huang Ye had already walked in front of Jiang. hugged her in his arms, without giving her a chance to react, and hugged her and kissed her fiercely.

provoked Jiang Shi in his arms to blush his cheeks, hanging his head and moaning shyly.

And Huang Ye, who was in a good mood, didn't care about the woman's shyness. Holding her delicate body, he strode towards the high bed beside him.