CHAPTER XLII

Shen Xingsoul packed up, left the wild phoenix, and rushed to the location of this mission.

It was a small village, not very far from the phoenix's nest, and it was a two-day journey on horseback, Shen Xingsoul came to the market to buy a horse, prepared some dry food and drinking water, and set off for the small village.

Along the way, Shen Xingsoul thought about how to get close to Lin Xincheng, but there was no good way to think about it, so he had to live in the village first.

Two days passed in a flash, Shen Xingsoul looked at the small village under the mountain, there are not many people, there are only a dozen households, the houses are built very casually, there is no pattern, you can build a house wherever you want, there is a big willow tree at the entrance of the village, and a winding stream surrounds the village.

Some women came to the stream with their own clothes to wash, and there were also people cultivating in the fertile fields not far away, Shen Xingsoul dismounted, and the little white beast lazily lay on his shoulder and snoozed.

Walking into the village, I saw some children running around playing, and when I saw Shen Xingsoul, I was not afraid, but came forward to say hello and ask Shen Xingsoul what he was doing.

Shen Xingsoul just said that he was passing by here, and when he saw that it was not early, he didn't know if he could beg for saliva and spend the night.

These children ran away, returned home to get drinking water, and handed it to Shen Xingsoul, and after a while, Shen Xingsoul already had four or five water ladles in his hand.

Shen Xingsoul took out some candy in his arms, distributed it to the children around him, and with the candy, these children went home one after another.

The little white beast saw that his candy was given to others by Shen Xingsoul, and he was a little unhappy compared to his little paws, and closed his eyes and took a nap.

Shen Xing led the horse and continued to walk forward, passing by one of the most dilapidated courtyards, knocking on the door, and an old man walked out.

The old man looked to be about seventy years old, but he was in good spirits, his face was ruddy, his body was straight, and he looked quite fairy-like, but his coarse linen clothes were very shabby, and they had been patched a lot, but they were very clean.

The old man looked at Shen Xingsoul and said:

"Childe, I don't know why I detain the old man's house?"

"Uncle, I passed by here, it's getting late, I wonder if it's convenient for my father-in-law's house to spend the night?"

Seeing that the person who came was polite, the old man smiled slightly and let Shen Xingsoul walk in.

The old man lives alone, has no children and no daughters, and his wife died more than ten years ago, and it is very difficult to live alone. Shen Xingsoul tied the horse and followed the old man into the house.

The house is not big, there are two rooms, the outside one has some miscellaneous items, and a table, a few chairs, and the inner one is a bedroom, with beds, and some wooden boxes for clothes.

Motioning for Shen Xingsoul to sit down, the old man made a pot of tea and poured a cup for Shen Xingsoul.

"Childe, where are you going?"

"I came out to explore the rivers and lakes, and I didn't know where I was going to go next. ”

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. If you don't dislike it, you can live here first, as your home, and then leave if you have a plan, anyway, I'm alone, and it's rare to have someone to chat with me. ”

The old man smiled, and the arrival of Shen Xingsoul's soul made him very happy.

The two chatted for a few words, the old man got up to prepare dinner, and Shen Xingsoul came to the courtyard to help together.

While the two were busy, the little white beast came back with a flower in its mouth.

Not long after entering the village, the little white beast disappeared, Shen Xingsoul was not worried, there were no monks here, ordinary people couldn't hurt it, the little white beast had a docile temperament, and it wouldn't hurt people for no reason, so it went.

When I came back at this moment, I brought back a pink flower, which was very large, about the size of the body of a small beast, and it was picked by it when it was in full bloom.

The flowers are very fragrant, but the fragrance is not strong, it is very light and light, you need to feel it carefully to smell, intermittently if there is nothing, the first smell makes people can't help but chase the fragrance.

The old man was stunned when the little white beast appeared, and when he saw it standing on Shen Xingsoul's shoulder, he understood that it was raised by Shen Xingsoul.

Shen Xingsoul explained to the old man that the little white beast was his friend and would not hurt anyone, so that the old man could rest assured.

The old man nodded in understanding, and the two of them were busy preparing for dinner.

It wasn't very rich, but it tasted really good, and the little white beast also snatched a lot of food from under Shen Xingsoul's chopsticks, and after eating, it was contented to lie on Shen Xingsoul's shoulder and didn't move.

Shen Xingsoul stabbed the little beast with his finger and said:

"What are you fat into, and you will sleep after eating, and you are not afraid of being fat. ”

The little beast stood up and squeaked, compared its own body, and pointed at Shen Xing's soul again.

It means that no matter how fat I am, I am not as fat as you.

Shen Xingsoul's face was black, and he didn't know how to explain it to the little beast.

From this day on, Shen Xingsoul lived in the old man's house, helping the old man do some farm work every day, sometimes going up the mountain to catch some game, but he didn't eat and live in vain.

These days, the old man is very happy, smiling every day, and slowly treating Shen Xingsoul as his own relative.

The little white beast disappeared every few days, and when it came back, it had a flower in its mouth, Shen Xingsoul didn't care about it at first, thinking that it was just a flower growing between the mountains and fields, until one day he passed by a courtyard and saw a small garden inside.

The garden is full of these flowers, but a few have no flowers on them.

Shen Xingsoul came back and grabbed the little beast and started ideological education for it.

Telling it that it can't steal the flowers and plants that others have worked so hard to plant, the little beast nodded as if he didn't understand.

A day later, the little beast disappeared again, and it didn't come back in the evening, Shen Xingsoul was a little worried, under normal circumstances, it should come back at this time, with the character of the little beast, it wouldn't skip dinner for no reason.

Shen Xingsoul was about to go out to look for it, and when he walked to the door and was about to open the door, he heard a knock on the door, Shen Xingsoul opened the courtyard door, and there was a man in black standing outside.

The man looked to be about forty years old, with a majestic and tall figure, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and his eyes were full of righteousness, Shen Xingsoul looked at the man and saw that he was holding a small beast in his hand.

The original white beast was now covered with dirt, and its little face was full of resentment, with its two claws held in front of its chest, and when it saw Shen Xingsoul, its big eyes were full of tears, and it pointed at the man in black, and then made a gesture to hit it.

Shen Xingsoul hugged his fists and gave a salute first, and said:

"What is the matter with the gentleman's arrival?"

The man in black looked at Shen Xingsoul and said:

"Are you the owner of this little beast?"

Shen Xingsoul shook his head.

"It's not the host, it's my friend. ”

"No matter what your relationship is, it has stolen my flowers repeatedly, and this time it blatantly snatched it from me!"

Shen Xingsoul complained bitterly in his heart, he didn't let the little beast steal it, but he didn't expect him to rob it directly.

Without waiting for Shen Xingsoul to speak, the man in black continued to speak.

"Needless to say, I give you two choices, first, help me plant flowers and take care of the garden. Second, I peeled it and stewed it, and I haven't eaten meat for a long time. ”

Speaking of this, the man in black picked up the little beast and looked at it, licking the corner of his mouth.

The little beast was scared, covered his eyes, didn't dare to look at the man in black, and looked at Shen Xingsoul pitifully.

Shen Xingsoul sighed and promised the man in black to help him plant flowers, and then changed back to the white beast.

took a bath for it, the two of them finished dinner together, and Shen Xingsoul gave another education to the little beast, so he felt that the tone in his heart was smooth, and he packed up and went to bed early, and he had to help people plant flowers tomorrow.