Chapter 2: The Strange Old Man
There is a black dragon pond not far from Linjiazhuang, the grass near the black dragon pond grows much more lush than other places for some reason, so the villagers of Lin Village also come here to herd cattle, this kind of cattle grows strong, and there is a lot of grass here, so Lin Yu comes here every time he herds cattle.
Of course, the most important thing is that Lin Yu likes to swim, it seems to be innate, Lin Yu has learned to swim since the first time he went down to the Black Dragon Pond, and he will, so Lin Yu will go down to the Black Dragon Pond every time he herds cattle to swim a few laps up, but unfortunately there is an undercurrent under the Black Dragon Pond, Lin Yu can't go down, otherwise he has to go down to dive.
On this day, Lin Yu still came to herd the cow, led the old cow of Lin Zhen's family, came to the grass, and then let the old cow eat tender grass over there.
Every time she herds cattle is Lin Yu's happiest time, unrestrained, no one cares, if it weren't for the fact that it was difficult for Lin Yu to survive after leaving Linjiazhuang, Lin Yu would probably have fled.
"Rustle!" there was movement in the grass.
Lin Yu heard the sound with a slight movement of his ears, and rushed out like a rabbit, as if he couldn't wait to see what it was.
"Sand!" Just when Lin Yu was about to approach, a rabbit sprang out of the grass, Lin Yu's eyes lit up, his feet stepped on the ground, and he pounced forward with the help of the power of his feet, the rabbit was very alert, and immediately sensed Lin Yu's intentions, and jumped under his feet to avoid Lin Yu's tiger pounce, but how could Lin Yu be stopped by a tiger at this moment? I haven't eaten meat for so long, Lin Yu said that he would eat it once.
The forest feather did not drag at his feet, and immediately pounced and scratched like a rabbit again, and the rabbit seemed to be frightened and immediately jumped away.
Lin Yu took a step to chase the rabbit, and after some tossing, the rabbit was still caught by Lin Yu.
"Haha, it's time to open meat again. Lin Yu said with a smile.
Why is it said that herding cattle is the happiest, for Lin Yu, in addition to freedom, that is, sometimes you can fill your stomach.
skillfully lit a fire and killed the rabbit and roasted it on the shelf, obviously it was not the first time Lin Yu had done this kind of thing.
Lying leisurely on the grass, with a dog's tail grass in his mouth, watching the white clouds in the sky slowly fluttering, Lin Yu was thinking, "What is the outside world like?
From time to time, he turned his head to look at the rabbit, and saw if it was ripe, but obviously, it was still some time before it was ripe.
Lin Yu sat up, looked at the Black Dragon Pool in front of him, and felt that his body was sticky, because he had left too much sweat chasing the rabbit just now.
"Why don't you take a bath before eating?" Lin Yu said to himself, so Lin Yu took off his clothes and jumped towards the Black Dragon Pond, swimming happily and comfortably.
I have to say that Lin Yu's talent in swimming is very strong, and his speed is probably faster than on land, and he swims out a long distance after a while.
Happily swam a few laps in the pond and went ashore satisfied.
trotted all the way to the place where he roasted the rabbit, thinking that he could have a full meal, but found that his roast rabbit was in the hands of a strange old man.
I saw that the old man was in rags, living like a beggar, wrinkled, bald, and very strange-looking.
At this moment, he grabbed Lin Yu's roast rabbit in his hand, grabbed his front feet and ate it, his black and yellow teeth kept chewing, as if he hadn't eaten for a long time.
However, Lin Yu can't care about the life or death of this old man, looking at the old man's way of eating, I'm afraid that this rabbit can really be eaten directly by him, and when the time comes, how can there be good meat left for him, at this moment, he was furious, angry, and couldn't help but rush over and shout: "You old ghost, you actually steal other people's things, and you have to be shameless." ”
The old man did not answer, and continued to gnaw on the rabbit.
Lin Yu became even more angry when he saw this, "Damn." Then he punched the old man.
The old man didn't seem to see Lin Yu rushing over, he just stretched out his dirty hand and pushed it, and Lin Yu was pushed out somehow and fell to the ground.
"It's hateful. What kind of person is this old man, so shameless. The more Lin Yu thought about it, the more angry he became.
stood up and rushed over again, but this time Lin Yu learned wisely, he didn't hit it directly, but flashed to the side, raised his foot, and hit the fire with the rabbit is leg, and the firewood with the fire flew directly to the old man.
But I saw that the figure of the old man seemed to be blurred, and the firewood passed directly through the old man, and he saw that the old man was not even stained with ashes.
"Well, how is it possible?" Lin Yu wiped his eyes and looked at the old man in front of him in disbelief, "How is it possible?"
Seeing that the old man was still eating roast rabbit over there, Lin Yu was puzzled in his heart, he didn't dare to go over for a while, but he repeatedly thought about the situation of the old man just now in his mind.
"Just now, his body seemed to be directly blurred, and then the firewood passed through directly?" Lin Yu thought, but he couldn't understand, how could this kind of thing happen?
He simply sat on the ground, observing the old man, swallowing saliva in his mouth, and did not dare to step forward.
After a while, the whole roast rabbit was eaten by the old man until the bones were left, and the old man threw the bones away, stood up, and wanted to leave.
"Hey, wait a minute. Lin Yu hurriedly called the old man, "Old guy, did you just leave after eating the master's things?"
The old man was stunned for a moment, looked back, and saw Lin Yu, "Your thing? That rabbit is yours?"
"Otherwise, what do you think?" Lin Yu said.
"Hehe, little doll, why be so stingy, it's just a roast rabbit, you must be a child from the village in front of you, and you can go back to the village to eat when the time comes." The old man said with a smile.
"Hehe, I haven't had anything to eat when I go back to the village. Lin Yu's eyes were dim, and he said weakly, thinking of what he ate and what Lin Tian and them ate, it was simply a heaven and a place.
"Oh, what's going on? The old man noticed Lin Yu's strange appearance and asked with interest.
So Lin Yu told him what he had experienced over the years.
The old man seemed to be upset with Lin Yu when he heard this, and said indignantly, "These people are simply too deceitful, drought ** is a natural law, they all blame you, this is simply unforgivable." ”
Lin Yu felt a little warm in his heart, after so many years, he finally met someone who was willing to speak for him.
"Old man, seeing that you are so good, the roast rabbit should be regarded as a welcome gift for you and me, and I will not pursue it. Lin Yu patted his chest and said, as if he was very generous.
The old man smiled, his eyes flashing, and said in a deep voice, "Child, what's your name?"
Lin Yu was startled by this voice, but still replied, "Lin Yu." ”
"Okay, Lin Yu," the old man continued, "You, do you want to be ashamed of blood." ”
Lin Yu was taken aback again this time, and subconsciously replied, "I want to think about it, but I don't have that ability." ”
The strange old man laughed, "What are you afraid of, I'm here, it's not easy to take revenge." ”
"Easy, how, and, old man, who are you? The more Lin Yu talked to this old man, the more he felt that this old man was not an ordinary person.
"Who?" said the old man, smiling strangely, "to you, I am an immortal. ”
"What?!" Lin Yu was shocked, his mouth opened slightly, but he couldn't say a word.
The old man laughed and said, "Haha, Lin Yu, don't worry, I won't hurt you." ”
After a while, Lin Yu came back to his senses and muttered to himself, "Immortals, they turned out to be immortals." "Lin Yu has not heard the word immortal, but too familiar, when I was a child, I heard the old man often talk about the word immortal, they said that in addition to human beings, there are immortals in this world, and it is said that immortals can go to heaven and earth, can do anything, can spell, can turn clouds and rain, and have the power to overwhelm mountains and seas.
When Lin Yu was a child, he was very disdainful, how could there be such a person, if so, why didn't they show up to help him, but today, he saw a real immortal, "How do you prove it?" Lin Yu asked, although he already believed it, because Lin Yu was a little strange when the old man was pierced by firewood just now, but he still asked.
"Hehe, look at it, little doll. The strange old man said, and then stretched out a finger, suddenly, a flame burst out from the strange old man's finger, the strange old man waved his hand, the flame flew to the firewood next to him, and the firewood was ignited in an instant, and the flame shone on Lin Yu's face, Lin Yu stood stupidly, not knowing what to say.
"Hehe, little doll, do you believe it now?" the old man looked at Lin Yu with a smile, but there was a hint of cunning in his smile.
"En!" Lin Yumu nodded, this was really incredible for him, and flames erupted from his hands, what is this not an immortal?
What Lin Yu didn't see was that after the old man released the fireball, his face turned a little pale, and his fingers were still trembling slightly.
"Little doll, the old man is destined for you, since those people treat you like this, and you want to take revenge, why don't I teach you some tricks and let you deal with those mortals?" said the old man.
"Well, really, are you really willing to teach me?" Lin Yu said happily.
"Hehe, why should the old man lie to you little doll, it's just that the old man never makes loss-making deals, I teach you spells, and in exchange, you have to help the old man do one thing. ”
"Well, what can I do for you as a child?" Lin Yu was puzzled.
"Hehe, the old man just saw you swimming out of this pool of water, you must know water very well. ”
"yes, I don't know anything, I just like to swim, and I don't need to be taught to do it. ”
"Have you ever been in this pool?" asked the old man.
"No, there is an undercurrent in the pool, I have tried, and I almost can't get out, the undercurrent is too dangerous, I can't do it. ”
The old man nodded, indeed, it is difficult to resist the undercurrent with your mortal body.
"Grandpa, why are you asking this?" Lin Yu unconsciously changed his name, and as for the hatred of the roasted rabbit, he had long forgotten it.
"Hehe, it's not a secret, the old man needs a medicinal herb in this Black Dragon Pond, called Tianshan Ganoderma lucidum, this herb can cure all kinds of poisons, just to save the old man's life. ”
"Poison, old man, have you been poisoned? And old man, how do you know what kind of Tianshan Lingzhi is in the pool, you are an immortal, how can you be afraid of that undercurrent?" Lin Yu asked.
"Yes, I'm poisoned, if it weren't for Tianshan Lingzhi, I'm afraid I wouldn't have many days. As he spoke, the old man stretched out his arm.
The pupils in Lin Yu's eyes instantly narrowed, "Oh my God." What did Lin Yu see? He saw that the old man's arm was purple, and he could even see the blood vessels in his arm, and he could clearly see that there were purple insects one after another on the blood vessels, as if he was sleeping at the moment, and it looked terrifying.
The old man retracted his arm and hid it in his sleeve, "This is called Purple Worm Gu, it is a kind of witchcraft, the old man unfortunately fell into this demonic art, so he can't cast too strong immortal magic, and his skill is also contained by this worm, now I use my own internal force plus some pills to make these insects fall asleep, once they wake up, my death period will come, and the only way to save is to find Tianshan Lingzhi." ”
"But I can't get into that pool at all. ”
"It's okay, I still have some time to live, these days I will ask you to have some methods of breathing, use foreign objects to enhance your physical strength, so that you can withstand the impact of that undercurrent, as long as the time is enough, you can go down for me to find the Tianshan Lingzhi, and when the time comes, the old man will owe you a great favor." ”
"How did the old man know that there was a Tianshan Lingzhi underneath?"
"The old man passed through here in his early years, accidentally entered this black dragon pond, and found that there was a Tianshan Ganoderma lucidum here, but unfortunately this Ganoderma lucidum was not mature at that time, the old man couldn't bear to take it away, so he let it grow here, I didn't expect to return to this place after many years, I think it's fate, calculate the time, this Tianshan Ganoderma lucidum should also be ripe. ”
"That's right. ”
"Little doll, don't say much, the old man is now suppressed by his internal strength, he can't do it, and he still needs to take the food of the world, so from tomorrow onwards, you have to bring a chicken every day, and I will teach you some methods of breathing from tomorrow to help you practice. ”
"A chicken a day, where do I get it?" Lin Yu was puzzled.
"Steal. The old man left only one word, and then turned and left.
Lin Yu wanted to say something, but found that the sky was already gone, and if he didn't go back, he was afraid that he would be whipped again, and he couldn't help but feel resentful at the moment, he had enough of this inhuman treatment.
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