Chapter 176 Frontier Towns Delve into the past
Because in addition to this rumor, news also came out from Sanping Town at the same time.
When Jian Chen was fighting against Tart Xue in Sanping Town, many soldiers had seen the winged fire phoenix that appeared behind Jian Chen.
And this situation is the same as when the fire phoenix performed its evil skills back then.
One person says he doesn't believe it, two people say he doesn't believe it, and when all the news comes together, people can't help but believe it.
And there is another crucial figure who confirms this news.
The bitter Zen master of Shaolin Temple.
Under the careful care of Shaolin Temple, the Kuzen master has already woken up.
Hearing that Jian Chen had been abolished from martial arts and fled from Wulin Yuan, and a frenzy of chasing and killing him was set off on the rivers and lakes, Kuchan personally rushed to Wulin Yuan to explain the reason.
He was not injured by Chen Jian, and the grievances of the previous generation could not affect the innocent next generation.
Kuzen's original intention was just to prove that Jian Chen had not done those things that hurt heaven and reason, but his words made outsiders more certain of the fact that Jian Chen was the son of the fire phoenix.
Not everyone is like a Kuzen master, who is a high-ranking monk who sees through grievances.
Not everyone can distinguish grievances and grievances, and one person can do things and one person should do it.
Instead of calming the waves on the rivers and lakes, Master Kuzen's clarification burned the fire even more.
Everyone said that Chen Jian and Xuan Lie's father and son wolf bèi were adulterers, and they were a big devil who everyone got and punished.
Strangely, no one went to find Xuan Lie's whereabouts, looking for the culprit who had been hiding in the shadows and doing so many hurtful things.
There seems to be only one goal for everyone.
The demon who has never hurt others, but has been branded as a murderer, Chen Jian.
In response to this dangerous situation, Shangguan Yunrui secretly sent people to secretly look for Jian Chen, but he had no results.
Since he escaped from Wulin Yuan, it seems that he has disappeared from this river and lake.
But Chen Jian has lost his martial arts at present, and has become the public enemy of martial arts, his life is in danger, and Shangguan Yunrui does not dare to slack off.
He planted Wulin Yuan's eyeliner everywhere, and as soon as he found out about Chen Jian's whereabouts, he immediately sent out a flying pigeon to contact him.
Moreover, all the dark lines distributed on the rivers and lakes have received an order from Shangguan Yunrui.
Protect Jian Chen with all your might.
It's just that after a long time, Chen Jian never appeared in front of the public again.
Some villains who were gearing up to take advantage of the loss of Chen Jian's martial arts secretly blamed Wulin Yuan for their faults.
"It must have been Shangguan Yunrui who secretly hid Jian Chen. β
Hearing this inexplicable accusation, Shangguan Yunrui didn't care.
At least, he knew that Jian Chen should be safe now.
Just as Shangguan Yunrui thought, Chen Jian is indeed safe at present.
Because he is not in Huachen at the moment, but has gone to the border of Tart Snow, a place called the Huofeng Tribe.
At that time, not long after coming out of Wulin Yuan, he disguised himself and went all the way to the border.
At that time, Ye Lufeng had told him the location of the Fire Phoenix Tribe, so he kept looking for the junction of Huachen and Tartxue.
In the end, the emperor lived up to his painstaking efforts, and after countless encounters, he finally inquired about the location of the Fire Phoenix tribe.
It's just that the news he heard didn't make him much happy.
Legend has it that the Fire Phoenix tribe was extinct ten years ago, and the only surviving clansman is now eighty years old.
With great effort, Jian Chen found the surviving clansman in a dilapidated thatched hut.
It was an old woman, and the first time Jian saw her, he thought he had seen a dead person.
The old woman lay face to the air on the dusty bed, her eyes glazed and her hair disheveled.
Jian Chen called many times in a row, but the old woman did not respond.
Looking closely, Jian Chen found that the old woman's lips seemed to be trembling slightly.
Listening to his ears, Jian Chen heard an extremely faint voice.
"Waterβ"
Turning around, Jian Chen scooped a scoop of water from outside the house.
Slowly lifting the old woman's shoulders, Jian Chen sent water into her mouth drop by drop.
There was a violent cough, and the old woman's bony body seemed to be about to fall apart.
Jian Chen frowned and gently stroked the old woman's back to help her breathe.
Finally, the coughing stopped, and Jian Chen picked up the scoop in his hand again and sent water into the old woman's mouth little by little.
Looking at the corners of the old woman's mouth, there was finally a hint of wetness, and Jian Chen put down the water scoop in his hand.
Slowly laying the old woman on the bed, Jian Chen looked at her blankly for a long time.
Look around, what kind of accommodation this is.
Apart from this bed, there is basically no intact furniture.
The tables and chairs had long since broken their feet, and they were either lying crooked on the ground or lying in the corners.
There was nothing life on the stove, only thick cobwebs swaying in the wind.
There was no light in the house, just a glimmer of light from the outside sunlight that poured in through the dilapidated window lattices.
Jian Chen didn't know how the old woman survived in such an environment.
Now, it was no longer important to inquire about the Huofeng Tribe, and Jian Chen felt that his first priority was to save the old woman from the brink of death.
Fetching a broom from outside, Jian Chen gently dusted off the dust inside the house.
Flatten the tables and chairs, sweep away the dust, sprinkle water, scrub, and Chen Jian sweated profusely.
The old woman on the bed tilted her head and kept watching the young man in the room in and out, and between her eyes, which were originally like stagnant water, there seemed to be a flash of anger at this moment.
The sun has turned to the west, and Chen Jian's work seems to have come to an end.
Walking over to see that the old woman was looking at him gently, Jian Chen smiled slightly, and turned around and left the room.
The old woman's eyes instantly dimmed the moment Jian Chen walked out of the door.
Her gaze was fixed on the ceiling again, and her faint aura disappeared.
It was only soon that there was movement outside the door again.
In Jian Chen's arms, there are a few more handfuls of millet at the moment.
The old woman watched in amazement as Jian Chen put the rice into the cauldron while she got into the stove.
The smell of rice came slowly, and the old woman greedily sucked on the long-lost aroma and closed her eyes.
"Old man, take a sip of porridge. β
When the old woman opened her eyes, she saw that Chen Jian was carrying a bowl of white porridge to her.
Helping the old woman sit up slightly, Chen Jian began to lower his head and feed the porridge and water in the bowl spoonful by spoonful.
The old woman did not speak, but opened her mouth for food.
Her gaze kept staring at Jian Chen, and never wandered.
With a bowl of porridge in her stomach, the lifeless old woman finally had a breath.
Chen Jian sat opposite the old woman, looked at the old woman silently, and did not speak for a long time.
"Who are you?"
The old woman finally spoke.
Jian Chen hurriedly got up and sat down.
"It's not too late for the old man to rest first. β
"Are you here to inquire about the fire phoenix tribe?" the old woman's voice was very low.
"How would the old man know?" said Chen Jian in surprise to the old woman.
"A lot of people have been here - just - " The old woman stopped talking.
"There isn't one, like youβ"
"Them?"
"They, just wanting to know what they want to know, saw that I couldn't say much, and they went away in a rage. The old woman's words finally stopped breaking.
"The old man is like this, how can he have the strength to tell them, those people are really-" Jian Chen sighed.
"So, you are the first and last person to listen to me talk about the Fire Phoenix Tribe in the past ten years. β
"The last one?" Jian Chen hesitated.
"I'm already terminally ill, and although I have to give you porridge, I will eventually lack the ability to recover. The old woman smiled faintly.
"How could the old man be?" Chen Jian couldn't help but feel pain in his heart.
Do you have to face the death of others again?
"Eighty years old, enough. The old woman's expression was unusually indifferent.
"Don't talk about frustration in the old man. Jian Chen wanted to be relieved.
"Young man, don't persuade me, my own body, I know it, it's just in vain that you have tried so much to clean this place so cleanly. The old woman's eyes glanced around.
"It's a gesture. Jian Chen lowered his head.
I don't know why, he feels very uncomfortable in his heart, he feels that the old woman's words now seem to be saying her last words.
"I don't have much time, so I'll tell you everything I know about the Fire Phoenix Tribe. The old woman straightened slightly.
Jian Chen straightened up and nodded silently.
"The people of the Fire Phoenix Clan originally lived in a border place in the Western Regions in Tart Snow. β
The old woman looked up, her eyes as if looking into the distance.
In his expression, he slowly exuded bursts of brilliance.
"The people of the clan have always lived very happily. The men made a living from hunting to support their families, while the women worked at home and educated their children. β
"The simpler life is, the happier it is. Listening to the old woman's words, Jian Chen couldn't help but interject.
In his heart, he has always longed for that kind of life.
"You should have encountered a lot of difficulties when you have such thoughts at such a young age. The old woman looked at the longing emanating from Jian Chen's eyes, and her heart moved.
Realizing that he was a little out of shape, Jian Chen hurriedly retracted his thoughts, "The younger generation is abrupt, please continue, old man." β
"All of us thought that life would go on like this, until one day. β
"That day, a man from the village went up to the mountains to hunt and came back with a giant fiery bird. β
"The fiery giant bird?" Chen Jian was shocked.
"You should also guess that the fiery red giant bird is the legendary lord of the sky, the fire phoenix. β
"That's just a legend, no one has ever seen a real fire wind. Jian Chen hesitated.
"Yes, no one has ever seen the Fire Phoenix, so we didn't think it was true at the time. β
"Everyone thought it was just a big red bird, and no one would have thought that it was the legendary fire phoenix. β
"Then you later, put the fire phoenix-" Jian Chen's heart suddenly tightened.
The clan will not take the fire phoenix, after all, it is a living being.
"Although the clansmen don't know the fire phoenix, in the face of such a huge bird, the clansmen regard it as a divine beast and dare not touch it lightly. β
With a long exhale, Jian Chen pressed the surge in his heart and continued to listen to the old woman.
"The fire phoenix was injured at that time, and some of the people who practiced medicine bandaged the fire phoenix's wound and sent it back to the forest. β
"It's just that what I didn't expect was that since the fire phoenix was sent away, strange things began to happen in the village. β