Tracing the Origins of the Past Chapter 20
Twentieth round
This time, it was noon, a cloudy and sunny day, and Jieyin, who was sent to the border city of the Jin Kingdom by the disciples of the Beast Valley last night, was overcast in his inner world, which formed a sharp contrast and contrast with the graceful weather. He looked at the colorful clouds in the sky, thinking that he was unaccompanied, alone, and his mind was full of nightmares, and he didn't know where to go.
I saw him wandering alone in the bazaar, looking at the strange passers-by coming and going, and the faces he didn't recognize, and his young heart suddenly intensified the growth rate a little. It was as if a voice shouted to him in the depths of his heart: Jieyin, you have to be strong, although you are only seven years old, but grandpa has taught you a lot of survival skills and cultivation methods, you should understand and study well, become a mature man as soon as possible, be able to live independently and take care of yourself, and no longer let grandpa worry and worry about you.
Walking and walking, several beggars who were sitting on the side of the street begging, saw him such a little hairy child scurrying around the street, and there were no elders beside him to protect him, so they thought about pulling him into the gang. I saw one of them, a beggar in tattered clothes, holding a bamboo pole and a half-torn pottery bowl, walking up to his side and asking, "Little friend, hehe, are you lost? Isn't your father and mother nearby? Don't be afraid! Uncle, although I am not very good-looking, I am not a bad person." If you are lost or left alone, or homeless, don't be afraid, follow your uncle. By the way, have you eaten? If you haven't eaten, there is a way, you can follow our example, sit on the side of the street, and wait for the handouts of well-wishers. Look at you, dressed so brightly, it's hard to beg for food. Otherwise, my uncle will take you to the cave and stove where our beggars live, where there are all kinds of tattered clothes, and you can change them, and then mess up your hair, dirty your cheeks, and your unfortunate appearance of being born with a pouting mouth (sharp-beaked monkey cheeks), and your uncle will ensure that you can eat just by sitting. Kid, do you think about it?"
After hearing this, Jieyin scratched the back of his head, stared at the unkempt beggar in front of him, rolled his eyes, and then said: "Uncle, my stomach is indeed a little hungry, if I don't trouble you, I am willing to go with you, I can carry water." Chopping wood, you can do a lot of work, as long as you can have food, it's enough. ”
Jieyin's first thought is how to live, as long as he doesn't starve to death and his life is still there, one day he can think of a way to rescue his grandfather, and then he can reunite with his grandfather.
Later, the beggar led him to a huge cave a few miles away from the city, which was crowded with all kinds of men, women, and children. However, everyone was empty, waiting with sad faces, trying to get something to eat.
"Look, everyone, see who I've brought back, we have hope in the future!" called the beggar holding Jieyin's hand outside the entrance of the cave.
"A little doll, whose child is this, why did you bring him to our stove?" a female beggar in the cave came out and interrogated.
"If you want to say that you are stupid, you may not believe it! If such a white and pure baby amputates one of his legs, or saws off one hand, and then puts on makeup for him, and sits on the side of the road with a bowl, how distressed passers-by should be when they see it! When the time comes, won't all the gold, silver, and swords, and coins come? Many wealthy businessmen are most disgusted by the fact that children lack arms and legs, and their compassion will rise up at once!" The male beggar explained his reasoning in an orderly manner.
"So you have such a bad idea, you are too despicable, no, I don't agree. The female beggar sank her face and rebuked angrily.
"Do you think I want to do this? Now dozens of us are hungry here, and the big guys don't eat? Watching each other's partners starve to death? After all, isn't it because of us that he is not treated well with old bacon? Old beggars don't like it, but children are a treasure for fortune!" The male beggar continued to bark like a mad dog.
Unexpectedly, the female beggar suddenly became angry, rushed over directly, pushed the male beggar away, picked up Xiao Jieyin and ran, and ran back to the city in the opposite direction.
"Eh, big guy, look, the kid was snatched away by that slut, hurry up and chase me! That stinky girl, I don't want to live, and I want to drag us down. The male beggar called out to the other beggars in the cave.
At that time, stimulated by the words of the male beggar, many beggars were stunned and indignant, and raised wooden sticks, sticks, nail rakes, hoes and other agricultural tools, and chased them in the direction of the female beggar's escape, like a pack of jackals released from a starvation prison.
Halfway through, I luckily met a cold-faced Taoist wearing yellow rain boots, who happened to pass by this road. He is also an immortal cultivator, studying under the current world's most decent sect - Tianyi faction.
Previously, the Yellow Boots Daoist had also been to Yongcheng, the capital of the Qin State, and spent the night in a large inn, but unfortunately after many days of investigation, no trace of the person holding the "longevity formula" was found in Yongcheng. When he found nothing, he left angrily, preparing to go home and return to the division.
Seeing a female beggar running with a child in her hands, and a large group of male beggars chasing desperately not far behind him, he felt that something was wrong and the situation was wrong, so he immediately stretched out the magic weapon "Topaz Ring" on his index finger, and urged the spiritual power to the group of vicious chasers, releasing a burst of yellow smoke.
"it...... Don't meddle with rats, get out of here, it's none of your business. What's more, do you know that our lives and deaths are at stake?" one of the pursuers shouted emotionally.
"I don't need to know anything inside about you! What I see with my eyes is that you are bullying the weak, bullying the young, a large group of old men, chasing orphans and widows, and I don't know how to be ashamed! I am the big disciple of the Tianyi faction, Yellow Boots, if you know each other, just get away from me, my temper is not very good, don't force me to kill!" Yellow Boots threatened.
"What kind of heaven and earth, I haven't heard of it, in our Jin Kingdom, except for the Marquis of Jin, we only know the four major families of Zhi, Han, Zhao, and Wei, don't talk to us about other things! In the crowd, there were still madmen shouting.
"Look for death!" Yellow Boots, a decent man, has a very short temper. Angered, he couldn't bear it anymore, he didn't need to endure it anymore, he directly clenched his fists, and the soul power of a few wrenches hit out, and in the blink of an eye, the beggars who were chasing him died violently.
"Hurry up and report to the king of Yama in the Senluo Palace! In my eyes, injustice is evil, and punishing evil and eliminating evil is righteousness!" The Yellow Boots Taoist comforted himself after killing people, in order to avoid the condemnation of his conscience.
The Yellow Boots Taoist approached the female beggar and Xiao Jieyin, and said kindly: "As soon as I see them like that, I know that they don't look like good people, don't panic and be afraid, in today's world, killing people is a common thing." Anyway, now your mother and son are safe. Well, in the future, whether or not you can survive while I am not there depends on your own creation. This is a little entanglement, you keep to buy some food and drink, and say goodbye!"
The female beggar looked at the distant hero, but she was speechless. Immediately, he looked at the beggar compatriots who had shared the hardships with him, and he also felt compassion for the heavens and others. Although the compatriots want to do the evil thing of exterminating humanity, they are really helpless, forced by the days without rations, and they are not directly cannibalistic, which is already reasonable.
Little Jieyin witnessed and experienced all this, and knew what was happening. But he also didn't speak, whether he was sad or happy, angry or sad, he didn't show it on his face at all, and since then he has also cultivated his introverted character, which is deep and introverted, unknown, quiet, and unexpressive. He uses practical actions to practice his grandfather Jie Zitui's teachings and entrustment to him, his whole life, if he wants to live in this world of the jungle, what he has to do is a "hidden" word.
I saw Jieyin, who was put down by the female beggar, hugged the female beggar's waist, and completely attached his eyes, nose, and mouth to express his gratitude to the kind female beggar.
As everyone knows, at the same time, Tang Dangyang and Li Lu, who were looking for him all over the world, had come to the nearest city to him, but unfortunately, the communication was not smooth, even if it was in such a small border town, if you want to find someone in the vast sea of people, it is also like looking for a needle in a haystack.
"Brother Tang, is that kid really so important to you?Oh, I don't mean anything else, I'm just worried that we won't find him in case we ever find him, Brother Tang, can you have peace of mind?" Li Lu walked around the streets of the city, and suddenly asked Tang Dangyang beside him.
"Jie Zitui Daxia is a model of my generation of fellow cultivators, his righteousness, character, and character are the most admirable and respectable I have ever seen. Anyone can see that the most important thing in the life of Jie Zi Tui Daxia is his little apprentice, the deceased has gone, I help him complete his unfulfilled wishes, is the only way I can think of to repay Jie Zi Tui Daxia. If it weren't for him, Nian Niansheng would have been squatting in our tent, and Miss Li, you wouldn't have a chance to rescue us. You say, what to do if you can't find the child, I haven't thought about it yet. I can only say that we must find it until we find it!" Tang Dangyang said solemnly.
Li Lu didn't make a sound, but she admired Tang Dangyang's personality.
The camera teleported, and on another boundary, on the vast and boundless yellow sand of the Hanhai Sea, a few scattered people were sitting on the backs of several camels walking slowly. The leader was none other than the high-ranking disciple of the Beast Control Valley. I saw him sitting in the middle of the two humps of the camel, holding a roll-shaped "iron piece" with both hands and looking at it, seeing how fascinated and obsessed, it was really a forgetfulness of things and me, and there was only a picture of the desert labyrinth on the "iron sheet" in his heart, as if his soul had already been immersed in the scene, to feel the strange scenery of the labyrinth in the painting.
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