"Don't light it up when it's dark!"

Since ancient times, there has been this unwritten rule of the wilderness.

Savage, a place abandoned by the gods, where the people who live here are not allowed to light their lamps at night. Legend has it that in the midst of the endless darkness, there are all kinds of demons and monsters, who hate light, and if they find even the slightest light, they will swallow it all.

The wilderness is not only a god-forsaken land, but also a ruin. Legend has it that a long time ago, this was the capital of the Southern Wei Dynasty during the Northern and Southern Wei Dynasty, and after the fall of the Southern Wei Dynasty, it fell into ruins, and I don't know how long later, it was gradually abandoned by the gods.

After that, when night falls, the whole wilderness is shrouded in endless darkness. In the darkness, it is extremely dark, and it is impossible to see, and there are all kinds of demons and monsters that are rampant, they not only devour flesh and blood, but also ingest souls. And those who are devoured by the ghosts in the darkness cannot be reincarnated forever because their bodies and souls are devoured.

The people who live here often place their villages next to stone statues, which are incarnated by ancient powers after their deaths. Although they are dead, they can emit a faint light at night, which can not only deter the demons and monsters in the darkness and make them dare not approach, but also provide the last light for the people in the darkness and bring them hope for life.

The Min River, a large river that flows from west to east. The legend originated from the Heavenly Saint Palace in the Western Regions, traversing the Western Regions, the Sacred Tang of Middle Earth and even the wilderness east of the Holy Tang.

The Minjiang River spans the wilderness and directly divides the wilderness into two halves. The water of the Minjiang River, the waves are rolling, the river is endless, whether it is drought or flood, its water level can always remain unchanged. The savage people thought it was a miracle, so every time there was a drought or flood, they often sacrificed people to the river god in order to ask for good weather and good weather.

There are many big goblins in the river, which are extremely fierce and often cause chaos, or the people on both sides of the river, or directly swallow the fishing boats fishing on the river.

Although there are demons and monsters, there are still many people who risk their lives to survive by fishing in the river.

When darkness fell, all the people of the wilderness retook refuge near the stone statue.

Above the Min River, there was a sudden cry of a baby, but the sound was finally drowned in the darkness.

The baby lay on a lotus flower and went down the river. The lotus flower is white and flawless, extremely holy, and there seems to be a streamer flickering on the petals, which is colorful. The faint light lit only a foot away, and the baby's whole body was enveloped in the streamer of light emitted by the lotus flower.

"Hiss!"

There was a rustling sound in the darkness, as if there were demons whispering, and they kept surrounding the lotus, but they never dared to take a step closer.

On the bank of the river, there is an old man sitting fishing, the fire next to him is burning, making a "pop" sound, and a pot of spirits is warm on the fire, exuding a strong aroma of wine.

"Hiss!"

There was a rustling sound in the darkness, and they were all attracted by the firelight, but they only wandered around, not daring to take a step.

It turned out that the old man had carried a stone statue behind him out of nowhere. The faint light emitted from the stone statue illuminated the distance of three zhang around it, and the ghosts and monsters in the darkness were all shocked by the light of the stone statue, and they did not dare to step forward.

The old man closed his eyes slightly, as if he was waiting for the fish to take the bait. With a dead face, it seems that he has experienced some strong winds and waves, and finally falls lonely and depressed in this life. He has silver hair, but there is a unique tuft of black hair on his forehead, which stands out against the background of the full silver hair.

There is also a walking stick beside the old man, the walking stick is completely black, and there are some unknown lines engraved on it, in addition, it is extremely rough, if you don't look closely, you will think it is a burning stick.

"Wow...... Wow......"

The cry of a baby can be heard above the Min River.

The old man didn't pay attention at first, and continued to maintain his original position, waiting for the fish to take the bait.

Imagine, in this wilderness, and it is night, people have already hidden within the protection of the stone statue, how can there be a baby's cry on the Min River?

"Wow...... Wow......"

The baby's cry came again, and seemed to get closer.

Only then did the old man open his eyes and look at the river, only to see a white lotus floating on the river in the distance. On top of the lotus, there was really a baby crying in Taotao.

The lotus flower went down the water, getting closer and closer to the old man.

"Huh?"

The old man muttered softly, looking at the lotus flower that was slowly floating towards him with some surprise, and rubbed his eyes for a while, unable to believe what he saw.

He never thought that on the Minjiang River on this wild night, a baby would appear here.

"Who abandoned him on this Minjiang River?" Although the old man was puzzled in his heart, he was only slightly curious.

I saw the old man put down the fishing rod in his hand, poured a glass of the warm liquor on the fire beside him, and brought it to his mouth to taste it carefully.

"The old man is not a good man who meddles with things!" the old man continued to sip the liquor in his hand as if talking to himself.

"Wow...... Wow......"

As the lotus flower got closer, the baby's cry grew louder.

The cry entered the old man's ears, but it seemed to tell his poor life experience.

"What does it matter to me whether he lives or dies, I'm just a bad old man who fishes for a living!"

The old man continued to taste his wine, still muttering to himself. But at this moment, his hand holding the wine glass began to tremble slightly.

"Wow...... Wow......"

The lotus flower had floated in front of the old man, and the old man looked into the lotus with curiosity. But he didn't expect the baby's little eyes to look at the old man as well.

The baby on the lotus flower grinned, and immediately stopped crying and began to laugh.

The smile seemed to hit the old man's heart, and at this moment, the bottom of his heart, which was already lifeless, seemed to have been suddenly thrown into a small seed, which quickly took root and sprouted, bringing him new hope.

The old man sighed slightly, and casually threw the pitch-black cane beside him.

The crutch suddenly turned into a streamer, directly forcing back the monster in the darkness and flying towards the lotus.

After flying to the lotus, the crutch seemed to be conscious, gently hooked the lotus with the handle, and slowly approached like the shore.

Leaning against the shore, the crutch turned into a streamer and returned to its original place.

The old man looked inside the lotus flower, and saw a white and tender baby lying inside, with a cyan jade pendant hanging on the baby's neck, and the word "Gu" engraved on the front of the jade pendant, which was related to his life experience.

The baby was a little chubby and very cute, and when she saw the old man, she began to laugh.

"It seems that everything is fate!"

The old man shook his head slightly and picked up the baby.

After the baby left the lotus, the white and flawless lotus seemed to have completed its task, and it turned directly into a little starlight and dissipated on the surface of the river.

"You come from the river by lotus, it's like walking on the river in a light boat, so it's better to call you Gu Qingzhou. ”