The originally sunny weather of the country of Rizhao was also affected by the cloud capital of the neighboring country, and the clouds began to circle in groups, but there was no rain at all, and as soon as the weather was hot, people began to be restless.

Lu De and his wife never came to pick up their son Lu Youling, although this was expected by Guo Qingquan for a long time, but what happened, he was in a different place and didn't know anything. Taking advantage of Lu Youling's deception by herself, she has settled down a lot, why not take advantage of this time to sneak into the business travel and pretend to be a vegetable vendor, go to Yundu to inquire about the news of Lu De and his wife, go in the morning, and come back in the afternoon.

After Guo Qingquan made up his mind, he went out with a flat shoulder early the next morning, and before leaving, he called Lu Youling to his side.

"Youling, I went to the city to sell vegetables today, I should be able to get home in the evening, you are not allowed to leave the house today, I will tell you to do something before leaving, and I can send you back to your parents as soon as possible." ”

"Uncle Guo, I'm almost tired to death these days, you want me to cut wheat for a while, and plough the ground for a while, and I can't do without a fire for cooking, I really don't have the strength to do it. ”

"If you don't do it, don't do it, anyway, if you don't do one less thing, you will return to Yundu a day later. ”

"Do it, Uncle Guo, tell me quickly, just don't let me go to the ground again, the weather is hot, and I'm about to faint from the sun. ”

"I promise you, what I asked you to do today is to let you stay at home, make your lunch and wait for me to come back, if you do well, I will naturally bring you some small gifts. ”

"What kind of gift?" Lu Youling once again showed a cute look that couldn't wait, Guo Qingquan made a 'shhh' gesture, "Of course it's a secret, if you want to see it, just wait for me to come back." ”

"Okay, Uncle Guo. ”

Guo Qingquan nodded with satisfaction, and then wore a straw hat and went out with a flat shoulder.

After Lu Youling secretly stared at him and disappeared in the direction of the village, she put her mind at ease, "Hmph, I'm also a ten-year-old child, how can I be so easy to deceive, if it wasn't for my mother to let me listen to Uncle Guo, I would have left here a long time ago, by the way, Uncle Guo told me not to go out, but he is not here, how can I know." ”

Thinking of this, Lu Youling jumped up, and the soreness on her body disappeared in an instant.

Anyway, I should go out and find a bird's nest to dig it out, and the noon lunch will be settled, and I will never be able to eat those sweet potato leaves and green bean sprouts again.

This is the first time Lu Youling has walked out of Guo Qingquan's house, and there are actually no people living in the entire village, and most of them should choose to go away to avoid disasters because of the war. Leaving only traces of once inhabited people, everywhere you can see thatched huts with only half a roof left or mud walls that have been pushed to, and there are some shiny things hidden under some broken bricks and tiles.

Lu Youling rummaged under these stones for a long time, and finally found a complete arrow, but the feathers at the end of the arrow had already fallen off, Lu Youling was ecstatic to hold it in his hand, the length of the arrow matched his height, and it looked like a slender spear in his hand.

He learned to see the figures in the shadow puppet paintings before, and then waved them in a careless way, and he ran from the west end of the village to the east end, and several village names along the way glanced at them, and wondered in his heart: Where did this wild child come from?

There is a towering willow tree at the east end of the village, the branches and leaves are verdant and dense, and a huge shade is cast under a few plates, and when Lu Youling walked below, he felt that it was not as hot as the direct sunlight.

Ten Lu Youling couldn't hug the thickest part of the trunk, he thought that there must be a lot of bird's nests on this tree, maybe Uncle Guo dug it out of this tree. It's just that these stems towered into the sky, how could they easily climb up.

Lu Youling suddenly had an idea, he turned back to the hut and took a straw rope and ran back to the tree, he tied the straw rope to the end of the arrow he picked up, and then threw it at the shortest branch with all his strength.

Unexpectedly, he threw it once, and the arrow got stuck between the branches and branches after a circle on the branches, and Lu Youling pulled the end of the straw rope underneath, and found that it could fully carry its own weight.

Lu Youling tried to swing the rope with her feet off the ground, and after confirming that it was stronger, she pulled the rope and climbed up, making such a big movement, the birds perched on the willow tree were startled, and they scattered like fireworks, and Lu Youling was even more convinced that there was a bird's nest in the tree.

He finally climbed the branch of the erection tree, and then ran to the upper layer as he could, and there were several dangerous situations along the way, Lu Youling was actually not afraid at all, but after throwing a few arrows, Lu Youling glanced down, and found that he had climbed to a very high place.

Not up to the sky, down to the ground, and did not find the bird's nest, Lu Youling fell into a dilemma, he felt that his hands were a little different from his own, his fingers were blistered by the bark, and his feet did not have the strength to climb up again, but it was not easy to return the same way, fortunately, the branches he relied on were relatively wide, and he could lie on the branches to rest for a while.

The occasional sun stinging in the dark clouds was a little dazzling, and Lu Youling was exhausted and fell asleep all of a sudden. I don't know how long I slept, but I suddenly felt a trace of itching on my face in a daze, and when I opened my eyes, I found a white hand holding a willow branch and playing with his face.

Lu Youling sat up with a 'poof', only to hear a hearty laughter in his ears, and after the laughter, he saw a man standing in front of him with a willow branch in his hand, his figure was elegant and handsome, dressed in azure light brocade, the white silk belt swayed with the wind, fluttering, and the hair was scattered and went down, but I saw that there was a trace of crane white hair mixed in it, the facial features were concave and convex, and the complexion was as white and pure as a jade plate in the night.

Lu Youling was originally sleepy and tired, and she was disturbed when she was napping, and she was suddenly unhappy in her heart.

"Who are you, and why are you teasing me?"

"Hehe, where did I tease you, it's clear that you tease me. ”

Lu Youling couldn't believe her ears, the handsome man in front of her spoke in a voice like a middle-aged man with a sickly face, his voice was low but weak.

He argued and said: "I have never seen you, how can I tease you, it is clear that I am sleeping in this good place, and you wake me up with a willow branch." ”

"I have slept in this tree for three days and three nights, and it was you who climbed this tree that disturbed my dreams. ”

"You've slept in this tree for three days and three nights, won't you starve to death if you don't eat?"

"How can you eat when you sleep, and besides, you have already tasted good food and wine in your dreams, eh...... Who is the prophet who wakes up from a big dream!"

The handsome man stretched his waist while answering, looking like he hadn't woken up yet, and Lu Youling's face was full of suspicion.

"Can you eat in your dreams?"

"Of course, it is not difficult to travel the world overnight. ”

"I believe what you say, I'm not a three-year-old kid anymore. ”

"Oh, how old are you, little hairy boy?"

"I'm ten years old, I'm not a hairy boy anymore, I don't believe anything you said about wandering in dreams, but I'm curious, how did you get up. ”

The man smiled and asked, "Then how did you get up?"

Lu Youling handed the arrows and straw rope to the man to see, and the man was delighted when he looked at the back.

"I can't imagine that you are such a ten-year-old child who is so smart, but unfortunately you are not a person who cultivates fate, if you were born in Yundu, maybe everything will be different. ”

The man's face was melancholy, and Lu Youling smiled and said, "I was originally from Yundu. ”

"You are from Yundu, why are you in the territory of Rizhao Country?"

The man's question stopped Lu Youling, he suddenly remembered the instructions of his father and Guo Qingquan, he must not reveal his identity as a Yundu person, just now he said his origin by the way, he was really confused, but he really didn't understand, why didn't his father and mother let him admit that he was a person from Yundu?

"My father and mother won't let me tell it, so I won't tell you, it's a secret. ”

"Haha, okay, since it's a secret, I won't ask. But what is the purpose of climbing the tree?"

"Come up and dig out the birds' nests, so that I can get some eggs and go back for lunch. ”

"I see, okay, I'll help you go up and get some eggs down. ”

As soon as the man's voice fell, his figure flashed, and he disappeared without a trace, Lu Youling rubbed his eyes, the willow branches in front of him swayed in the wind, and there was still half a figure.

"What about people, they're not going to fall, are they?"

Lu Youling leaned over the branch and looked down, but saw nothing. Suddenly, he heard the sound of birds flapping their wings overhead, and he hurriedly looked in the direction of his head, but saw a figure descending from the sky.

"The eggs you asked for helped you get them down, so hurry up and pack them so they don't fall to the ground. ”

The figure was the handsome man, holding a bird's nest in his hand, and when he handed it to Lu Youling, Lu Youling's attention was no longer on the nest of birds' eggs.

"That's amazing, what method did you just use to fly so high?"

"This is also a secret, how can I tell you so easily?" the man stuffed the bird's nest into Lu Youling's arms and stroked his head with one hand, "You go down quickly, I have to go back to sleep!"

"Why do you like to sleep so much, why don't you teach me how to go to heaven and earth?" Lu Youling looked at the man in front of him with a pleading face, and the man leaned on the trunk of a tree with a lazy look.

"No, no, I still have something to do here, although I have a fate with you, but you have no fate with cultivation, wouldn't it hurt you if I taught you. ”

"I don't want to delay you, but I really can't go any further. ”

"You're really troublesome," the man got up and snatched the straw rope from Lu Youling's hand, and put one end into a trap around Lu Youling's waist, and he pinched one head and jumped down, Lu Youling didn't react at all, only felt that his waist was tight, and he fell headlong, but in an instant, he felt an upward force dragging his waist, and before Lu Youling could call, his feet felt the calmness of the earth.

An echo came from overhead: "Little hairy boy, don't come up again, take your bird's nest and go home quickly!"

Lu Youling walked back with a stupid face, the villagers ploughing along the way were still working in the fields, and the sound of chickens and dogs barking came from time to time in the alleys of the fields. The more he thought about it, the more curious he became, the person who could go to heaven and earth mentioned in the villain's book was not a god? Could it be that the man he met was not a mortal, he said that he could go without eating or drinking for three days and three nights, and it seemed that he must be an immortal with great powers.

Returned to the thatched hut and put the bird's nest on the dry side, and then walked to Guo Qingquan's bedroom and took a few incense candles on the desk, these incense candles were used by Guo Qingquan to sacrifice his deceased wife.