"What do you mean by 'stone'?" Shifang asked with a frown. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Li Gongfu, Xu Jiaorong and Crowhead also showed doubts, obviously not knowing what they meant.

The fireworker explained: "There is a village called Sujiazhuang about thirty miles east of Lanruo Temple, and most of the people in the village are surnamed Su, and there are very few people with foreign surnames. More than 10 years ago, there was a woman surnamed Su in that village who was not yet married, and suddenly became pregnant. At the beginning, the patriarch surnamed Su thought that this woman had an affair with someone, and at that time, he would be punished with clan rules for the crime of violating morals and customs.

The woman said that there was nothing to do, because one day when she went to the water's edge to wash clothes, she saw a pebble in the water faintly growing a five-colored light, she thought it was a treasure, so she picked it up and looked at it carefully. Unbeknownst to her, as soon as her fingers touched the stone, the five-colored brilliance disappeared immediately, and what she got in her hand was still an ordinary pebble. Although the woman was a little disappointed, she did not care, and after washing her clothes, she went back to her home. But after a while, she felt unwell, and later asked Lang Zhong for diagnosis to find out that she was pregnant.

At that time, how could the old man surnamed Su believe the woman's strange words, and still have to use the clan rules to deal with her. Although the woman surnamed Su is just a village girl, she also has a lot of insight and courage, and offered to be willing to verify her identity to show her innocence. The elder of the Su clan sent several old women in the clan to check her body, and the conclusion she came to made everyone stunned, and the woman was really still perfect.

Since the woman has no selfish feelings, the patriarch surnamed Su has no excuse to deal with her, but people still can't help but look at the woman with strange eyes, and they all guess whether the woman is a monster or a monster in her belly. Even her parents and brothers were skeptical. But the woman never showed the slightest peculiarity, and like a normal pregnant woman, she conceived in October, and once she gave birth, she gave birth to a lively and good child. The child had no father and no surname, but only took the nickname 'Shi'er', which alluded to his origin.

"The stone was no different from an ordinary child. As I grew older, I gradually revealed some miracles. At only seven years old, he was not only born with divine powers, but also able to enter the water without drowning or burning. The whole village was shocked and frightened when they saw that he had such skills, and some people at that time pointed out that this son was a demon, and they wanted to get rid of him before he became a climate. But the stone was clear-sighted, and the villagers had bad thoughts, and he already knew about it. But he did not rely on his skills to embarrass the villagers, but quietly sent his mother to live in the mountains, and since then he has never had contact with Sujia Village.

At that time, the news spread widely, and the people in the nearby rural market towns had heard about it. Later, a person who went into the mountains to hunt and collect medicine once saw a young man chasing a tiger across the stream, which was vaguely the appearance of the stone back then. There are also some people in the villages near the mountains and forests who sometimes lose some cloth, cooking utensils, oil and salt and other daily necessities, but the thieves leave behind game or medicinal herbs of enough value to offset them, many people speculate that this is the work of Shi'er, but there is no evidence. ”

Listening to the fireworker Taoist talk about the origin of the "stone", everyone's reactions were different.

Li Gongfu once again lamented that the world was bizarre, Xu Jiaorong and Crowhead were very sympathetic to the plight of the stone mother and son, and Shifang's face was still calm, but a trace of imperceptible excitement flashed in the depths of his eyes.

After waving his hand and ordering the two Huogong Daoists to retreat, Shifang said to Li Gongfu: "Brother Gongfu has some ideas about that stone?"

Li Gongfu smiled: "Shifang, you are really my confidant. The stone was of a rather mysterious origin, and his conduct seemed to be good, and I was going to observe him closely, and if it was a manufacturable material, I would intend to take him into the Heavenly Punishment Division. ”

A meaningful smile appeared on the ten sides: "The poor monk thinks that the stone will definitely not disappoint Brother Gongfu, so I wish Brother Gongfu his wish come true!"

Li Gongfu didn't know why he was so sure, and replied with a little doubt: "Cheng Shifang's auspicious words, I also hope so." ”

enjoyed a delicate and delicious vegetarian meal in Lanruo Temple, and Li Gongfu also drank the best vegetarian wine in Shifang by the way. He rested in the meditation room for a long time, and when the red sun fell in the west, and a full moon as bright as a jade plate rose to the sky, he explained a few words to Xu Jiaorong and the crowhead, and then went to the residence of the mother and son of the stone by means of the escape technique.

As soon as Li Gongfu arrived, he saw the woman send the stone out of the cave door, and solemnly admonished: "Tian'er must be more careful when he goes, especially remember not to underestimate the enemy!"

Shi'er smiled: "Mother, don't worry, the child knows it." ”

He didn't have any weapons in his hand, he was still dressed during the day, and walked out with his bare hands. After leaving his yard, he immediately quickened his pace and ran through the mountains and forests.

Li Gongfu still used the technique of Mu Dun, turning into a blue light and following far behind.

Although the stones were only running on the ground, their speed was extremely fast, and the steep cliffs of dozens of feet only jumped over in one foot.

The two of them went one after the other to a secluded valley deep in the mountains.

The stone looked around in the valley, and when he reached the crown of a towering ancient tree, he found a stable maid, and lay down very easily.

Li Gongfu appeared on the top of the stone cliff on the side of the valley, chose a flat and clean bluestone on the edge of the cliff and sat down, looking down.

Time passed little by little, the full moon in the sky gradually rose to the middle of the sky, and the bright moon shone in the valley, reflecting the mountains, rocks, grass and trees as clear as washing.

Suddenly, a breeze blew from afar, and Li Gongfu smelled a faint trace of fishy smell in the wind, and immediately cheered up and looked in the direction of the valley.

After a short time, I saw fierce beasts rushing in from the valley mouth, including the golden leopard, the man and the bear, the wild boar, the giant ape, and the tiger...... Li Gongfu noticed that one of the three tigers met Shi'er during the day.

These beasts are usually the overlords of a mountain and forest, and most of them have to fight to the death after seeing each other, but at the moment they are all peaceful. Once in the valley, they spontaneously formed a circle in a clearing in the valley, and then stood there with bated breath, as if waiting for something.

After another moment, heavy footsteps came from Taniguchi. Li Gongfu on the top of the cliff looked intently and saw a behemoth walking in manpower, swaying into the valley. This monster is more than three feet high, with black hair more than three inches long all over its body, a short single horn on its head, a green and green face like a melon skin, its eyes are like two ghost fires, its huge mouth is like a blood basin, and its fangs are like jagged teeth.

Li Gongfu's vision is quite extraordinary now, and after just one glance, he recognized that the monster that came was an extremely rare mandrill.