"Brother Shi, do you believe that there are immortals in this world?" asked a delicate, shy girl with a sturdy look at the swarthy man in front of her.

"I don't know, there should be, otherwise how could there be a White Dragon River. The boy looked at the desert in the distance, wondering what he was thinking.

"Brother Shi, let's go, it's getting dark, if you don't go home, you will be beaten by Uncle Zhang again. The little girl showed a liveliness that is not common on weekdays, and only in front of Zhang Yuan, that is, the stone, can she have such a side.

Looking at the little girl in front of him, who had become beautiful and moving, Zhang Yuan couldn't help but think of one afternoon many years ago, a little boy asked a little girl for protection money, and since then, no matter when it is, he can always see a group of children running away after doing bad things, with a beautiful little girl following at the end.

"Good. Let's go. ”

Zhang Yuan is a well-known child king in the village, and his milk name is Stone, because he is in the desert, so taking a nickname that can melt into the desert is conducive to growth, everyone says so. Stone has been the king of children since he was a child, his body is black and powerful, he is not afraid of injury in fights, he has many ghost ideas, he is righteous and righteous, and most of the children in the village like to play with him. The most important thing is that Zhang Yuan has a big man who looks like a bear, and only recognizes Zhang Yuan as the brother of the eldest brother, called Wang Dong, and the people in the rivers and lakes call him Brother Xiong.

As soon as Zhang Yuan and Xiuxiu walked into the village, a tall figure appeared in front of them. "Stone, where are you taking Xiuxiu to play, and you don't take me with you. It's hard to imagine that the rough voice has a bit of resentment that only girls have.

"Brother Xiong, it's not that your brother doesn't take you, but you are too big, you don't have to be caught, you know it's me when you see it from afar, so how can you do something fun, Xiuxiu is different, you look like a good child, and you won't suspect us if you do bad things, right? Zhang Yuan said in a ruffian tone, and Xiuxiu kept nodding in agreement.

The honest Wang Dong didn't understand Zhang Yuan's flowery intestines, because he was discarded by his playmate, he felt a little lost, and silently lowered his head, "Oh, I know." ”

Zhang Yuan also knew that he was sorry for his brother, so he took out a few sand scorpions and a few dried radishes from his arms. Seeing these Wang Dong's originally listless eyes instantly brightened, and the different changes before and after made Xiuxiu laugh, and the laughter like silver bells danced melodiously in the clear night sky of the desert.

"Brother Xiong, brother, I have nothing to say, hurry home, it's dark, remember that the scorpion made wine for your father, the autumn wind has risen recently, the weather is cold, your father and his old man are not in good health, give him supplements." After speaking, he didn't leave a chance to thank Wang Dong, and pulled Xiuxiu to run home.

Wang Dong, who looks like a bear but has an agile name, this is a stalk that Zhang Yuan often laughs at him, and Zhang Yuan calls Wang Dong Brother Xiong, Wang Dong is happier to hear it, he is honest, and he is a neighbor with the stone, because he stole the dried carrots that Zhang Yuan's house hung outside when he was a child and was beaten by his father, and Zhang Yuan stood up at this time and said that he gave it to Wang Dong, and then he was beaten by his father. From then on, Wang Dong made an oath to make the stone his only eldest brother. With Wang Dong's loyalty and Zhang Yuan's ghost ideas, the two became the child kings of the whole village. And Wang Dong didn't have any ideas, and always felt that Zhang Yuan's decision was the best.

Running all the way, Zhang Yuan slowly walked home after bringing Xiuxiu home safely, his mind was the image of Xiuxiu and her father, and Zhang Yuan, who was quiet at this time, also felt a little strange, why Uncle Lin, that is, Xiuxiu's father, never forbade Xiuxiu to play pranks with him everywhere, nor scolded himself for bringing his own daughter, and always defended himself everywhere, and often excused himself, every time he took Xiuxiu out to play, the most important thing was only to pay attention to safety, never ask what to do, good or bad.

Walking and walking home, Zhang Yuan's boundless thoughts also stopped, looking at the busy back at home, the frightened child Wang in the village also has self-blame, and occasionally feels that he is not filial, Zhang Yuan also once asked his father, why he doesn't ask what he does, and he will support it unconditionally, and it is always his father who will take the blame when he does something wrong, and Zhang Yuan's father will only smile and shake his head.

"Dad, I'll come back, I ran out with Xiuxiu to catch sand scorpions today, and I gave a few for Uncle Wang to drink. The boy said as he helped to put away the herbs.

Zhang Yuan's father is the only doctor in the village, and all the sick and injured people in the village come to Zhang Yuan's father, and Zhang Yuan's father also has an extraordinary name - Zhang Zhidao.

Zhang Yuan's father brought his wife to live 20 years ago, saying that it was because he and his wife were not allowed to be together by the family, so they eloped together, and the people in the village admired them and let them live from then on. He said that he came from a family that had been a doctor for generations. But ironically, Zhang Yuan's mother, Zhang, died of the venom of the pit viper. This also made Dr. Zhang feel guilty all the time, and he was also indulgent to his son.

The father and son simply had dinner, and Dr. Zhang taught Zhang Yuan a little medical knowledge, which is also a compulsory course for Zhang Yuan every night, according to Dr. Zhang's words, if a man does not have a skill, how to walk the rivers and lakes, marry a wife and have children.

And Zhang Yuan also learned more carefully, after all, it is a family inheritance, and there is no room for child's play. Zhang Yuan would go to Wang Dong's house every day after studying, and find Wang Dong to go out to make trouble together, and the two of them also called it a task. In fact, Zhang Yuan and Wang Dong ran out every night just to the desert, catching gerbils to roast and eat, gerbils came out at night to forage, specializing in eating small centipedes, small sand scorpions or something, as long as there is a bright place, they like it, so it is also easy to catch, this is the news that the two brothers are stalking and fighting. The two brothers went back to their respective homes after eating and slept beautifully.

The night in the desert is the clearest, without a trace of impurities, such as the bottom of the heart of a teenager. As with the countless nights that have passed, silence, serenity, and the carefree nature of youth are the best medicine for sleep. At this time, of course, there are also people who have trouble sleeping.

"Village chief, the amount of water diverted through our village is getting less and less, what can I do? A taller and stronger, weather-beaten man walked around with a sad face, as if there was an insurmountable chasm in front of him.

"Zhen'er, don't worry, tomorrow you take someone to Bailong Town upstream to have a look, and ask the town mayor what is going on, it's useless to think about it now, let's go to sleep first." "The village chief who speaks, and the father of the big man, is still full of energy, has experienced many ups and downs, and his wise eyes are trying to come up with a reason.

"Yes, father, you should rest early, and I will call the two brothers of the family to the town tomorrow to ask. "The big man's name is Wang Zhen, and he has been refining the veins under the guidance of the village chief since he was a child, and he has refined them to the Yin stilt veins so far.

Speaking of refining the veins, it is the first cultivation method in this world, opening up the meridians of the whole body, allowing the true qi to circulate with the whole body, and the meridians of the whole body are divided into 12 meridians and 8 meridians. In addition to the Ren and Du two meridians, the eight meridians of the Qi Jing have their own independent acupoints, and the acupoints of the other six meridians are attached to the twelve main meridians and the Ren and Du meridians. Follow the twelve canons to open up the eight veins of the strange scriptures to lay the foundation for cultivating immortals. Although the alchemy can be bought all over the street, it is inferior and unbearable, and it is impossible to do much, and there is also alchemy, and it is said that the adventures of the village chief are obtained, and only the village chief himself knows the specifics, and they unanimously advertise to the outside world that they are inferior goods that are exchanged for money from the black market in the town.

A quiet night. The dawn of the next day always arrives as scheduled, waking up everything in the desert.

Early in the morning, Wang Zhen found the two brothers of the same family surnamed Wang to go to the town, but the difference is that there is a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy with him, this Wang family is the largest family in the village, it is the branch of the Wang family in the town, originally yes, but the family has a large population, each of them went out to fight, after decades of accumulation, it finally became one of the three major families in the town, the other two are Ouyang and the Chen family. And the mayor of the town is the only one in the town, although the mayor's family is not in business, but has the most powerful force.

The highest cultivation in the town is the mayor of the town, and he has been refined to the Yin Dimensional Vein, and he is only short of the last vein to be able to practice Qi and become a real immortal. However, the alchemy technique is only one of the mayor's family, and the other families use a lot of money to bribe the mayor to send their children to study, and only accept five every three years.

Speaking of the distance, speaking of which, as soon as Wang Zhen and his entourage walked out of the entrance of the village, Zhang Yuan took Wang Dong to block the entrance of the village, and asked in a flamboyant tone: "Wang Qiyang, where are you going to play with a few Uncle Wangs?" Why don't you take us with you, you see that we are strong and strong, so it's okay to help you move things, right?" Wang Dong nodded vigorously on the side, this day Xiuxiu didn't come out with him because he was a little uncomfortable.

Wang Qiyang is the best relationship with Zhang Yuan among Zhang Yuan's many younger brothers, and Wang Dongna is a brother. Moreover, Wang Qiyang's family is in business, the largest household in the village, and he has a relationship in the town, so Zhang Yuan often takes care of Wang Qiyang, but he originally wanted to compete with Zhang Yuan for the throne of the child king, but after being beaten by Wang Dong, he became honest. It is said that the ancestral house of the Wang family has a treasure left by the gods, but it has not been able to take it out because of the village chief, and the village chief's family is also a side line of the Wang family, but it is a forgotten family.

"Okay, then let's go together, you two are not too young, and at the end of this year, we will start refining the veins. It's good to take you to see and see. Wang Zhen didn't care about the other people's faces, and agreed. Wang Qiyang is still young, and he is even happier to see his playmates on the road together.

"Wow, Brother Xiong, look, it's a salamander! I'll catch one and roast it." Zhang Yuan gave full play to the curiosity and liveliness of a child at this time, although this made Wang Qiyang on the side speechless for a moment, but Wang Zhen's joy to have such a living treasure added a bit of fun to the boring itinerary. And Wang Dong will only respond to Zhang Yuan with a tiger's head.

"You're going to provoke the salamander, you haven't refined the veins yet, you beware of letting the salamander roast you in turn. Wang Zhen said angrily.

"Brother Wang, what are the veins you are talking about all day long, should we also refine them?" Zhang Yuan asked.

"Since you have also reached the age, I will tell you, refining the vein, it is not easy. Only by refining the meridians on his body can he have the slightest possibility of becoming an immortal, although this may be small enough to ascend to the blue sky. The meridians are the ditches that connect the human body, and the acupuncture points we want to refine are lakes, and finally flow into the sea of dantian together, and the main cultivation of our people who connect the veins is this, which is called the eight veins of the Qi Jing, which are divided into Ren vein, Du vein, Chong vein, belt vein, yin stilt vein, yang stilt vein, yin dimensional vein, and yang vein. Relying on the twelve meridians of the human body to run through the human body, and open up the two veins of Rendu, you can feel the qi slightly, and only those who have opened up the yang stilt veins can use the internal force stored in the four veins that have been refined, and can use martial arts. And Brother Wang has also begun to cultivate martial arts for a while. After speaking, Wang Zhen had a proud look on his face, and a group of teenagers such as Shi naturally cooperated and burst into a look of worship, only the remaining Wang Qiang, Wang and the two brothers had a little subtle faces, a little jealousy, a little vigilance.

"Brother Wang, can we also refine the pulse?" asked Wang Qiyang excitedly.

"Yes, it's already the ninth month of golden autumn, and at the end of the month, you can get the exercises from the village chief and a copy of the Qi Induction Pill. At that time, he was a vein refiner like Brother Wang. ”

Wang Zhen looked at the three children in front of him and showed their determination to do a big job, and secretly thought in his heart, even if he couldn't solve the problem of the river this time, it could be regarded as another receipt, these young people are the future, and salamanders and pit vipers have become more and more rampant recently.

"Okay, children, let's hurry up, get to the town before dark, and we'll have a good meal!" After hearing this, Shishi, Wang Dong, and Wang Qiyang hurried with all their might.