Finally saw the familiar mountains, fields, ravines and villages. Wu Yan's mood was agitated, and he looked at the familiar village crawling at the foot of the mountain, and it seemed that there was no change at all.

"This is a hundred taels of silver, and you can take it to settle down at home. I'll pick you up again in three days. Once you leave this time, if you can't practice the mantra to the fourth level, you can't come back. Standing at the junction of the mountain leading to Wujiagou, Pharmacist Feng glanced at the small village at the foot of the mountain, then left this sentence, threw him a money bag, turned around and left.

Wu Yan rushed to the village excitedly. Along the way, familiar faces and familiar voices made him feel more cordial.

"Yo, Wu Yan is back. I've grown a lot taller. ”

"Rock boy is out, I heard that you are learning a trade outside, and you are making so much money, look at your house has been newly renovated. ”

"Brother Yan, take us out together?"

......

Wu Yan coped with them one by one and walked towards his yard. The familiar dilapidated thatched cottage is gone, and a high-walled compound with blue bricks and red tiles has appeared in place, and the lime on the wall is still half-dry, and it looks like it has just been built, which is quite conspicuous in the village.

In front of the gate, his younger brother Wu Shan was playing with a slingshot, and when he looked up and saw Wu Yan, he was stunned at first, and then jumped up and shouted: "Big brother, are you really back?"

Wu Shan came up and affectionately grabbed Wu Yan's arm, pulled him into the house, and kept shouting. A jumble of footsteps came out of the courtyard. When Wu Yan saw his father, he finally couldn't help it, ran over, and shouted with a choked throat: "Dad, mother, the child has finally seen you." It's great to see you guys. ”

Wu Yan's father's temples were dyed white, and he was a cropper in his forties, but he was already showing some old age. He was carrying a hoe and was about to work in the field. Wu Yan's mother is also full of frost, perhaps because there has been such a big change in the family, so her complexion is much better than before.

The little sister is only six years old, her eyes are timid, she is wiping her nose, and she seems to be crying just now. She tugged at the corner of her mother's clothes, saw Wu Yan, and recognized it, with a sweet smile on her face, she ran over to Wu Yan, shook his arm and shouted: "Big brother, big brother, where have you been? People miss you so much, they think that the second brother is lying to others." ”

The family happily entered the house, and the whole house was filled with laughter and laughter. After a while, Wu Yan and his parents talked about the situation when they were separated at the border of Qingxian County that day, and they were all embarrassed about the turbulent life they lived after saying goodbye.

"Yan'er, is that old man who came here some time ago really your master? What is he doing, by the way, what are you doing now? That old man is so nice, saying that you work with him, and he has saved all the wages for you, and there are fifty taels of silver. Alas, my father and mother have never seen so much money in their lives. Listening to his mother's words, Wu Yan was silent.

The father also looked at him with a puzzled expression, frowned, and said, "Boss, what your mother said is right." The old man's family is very good, but my father and mother are totaling these days, and I am worried about whether you have done something improper outside. ”

Brother Wu Shan and sister Wu Duo looked at Wu Yan with admiration and curiosity.

Wu Yan thought for a while and said with a smile: "Dad, mother, where do you want to go." My master opened a big pharmacy in a neighboring county, and I worked in the pharmacy. I'm studying medicine with Master now, and I usually help people see doctors, so my salary is naturally higher. Father, Mother, this is some money that Master asked me to advance, you can take it. Master asked me to come back this time to settle down at home, and then go back to study with him so that I can inherit his mantle in the future. So, after I'm gone in a few days, I may not be able to come back for several years. ”

Wu Yan handed over the money bag that his master gave him to his father. Wu Yan's father, Wu Laosan, took the money bag, opened it, was taken aback, and then his face showed joy: "This must not have a hundred taels of silver! Our family is lucky this time, damn, you go get a few dishes, Xiaoshan, you go get a pot of wine, Dad wants to have a good drink with your eldest brother today to celebrate your eldest brother finally growing up!"

The family happily got busy. Xiaoshan took a dozen big money from his mother and ran out happily with a wine bottle. Mother and little sister also went to clean up vegetables.

Wu Laosan and Wu Yan, father and son, were left in the hall gossiping. That night, Wu Yan made an exception and drank wine for the first time, and the family not only escaped the famine, but also reunited safely and lived a good life, so they were naturally very happy.

The time spent together is always short-lived. Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Wu Yan carried a large bag of things, and in the wave goodbye of his family, although he was reluctant, he still left resolutely. The master treated him well, and even gave his family a one-time settlement allowance of 150 taels of silver.

If it is managed properly, this 150 taels of silver is enough for parents and younger siblings to have food and clothing for decades.

Parents sent out of the village, mother and younger siblings wiped tears and waved, Wu Yan did not dare to turn back, and strode out of Wujiagou.

Pharmacist Feng stood quietly in the place where the two of them had separated three days ago, holding a wooden crutch, and the old medicine gourd hung on the wooden crutch. Wu Yan saw the gourd, remembered the experience of that day, smiled bitterly, followed the expressionless pharmacist, walked out of Wujiagou, and went all the way to Xiaogu Mountain in Guxian County.

Two days later, the two walked to the fork in the road and walked on the official road connecting Qinggu and Guzhou counties. The pharmacist said in a cold voice: "Wu Yan, the few thieves I met a few days ago are all from the Broken Knife Hall. Their disappearance has already attracted the attention of the Broken Knife Hall. The border line has been closely checked in the past few days. I'm afraid it's hard to get away with it this time. Bring me the dagger I gave you. ”

Wu Yan took out the dagger and handed it to the pharmacist seal, looking at him suspiciously. The pharmacist pulled out the dagger and took out a small white porcelain bottle from his bosom. He opened the mouth of the small porcelain bottle and dripped a few drops of blue liquid into the blade of the dagger.

The liquid was colorless and odorless, dripping onto the blade, and disappearing after a few moments. The pharmacist carefully raised the dagger in front of his eyes, squinted at it carefully, and then blew it on it for a while.

After doing this, the pharmacist Feng inserted the dagger back into the sheath, returned it to Wu Yan, and said, "Be careful when using it." Just now, the old man smeared a kind of poison on the dagger that seals the throat with blood, don't scratch yourself. This poison has only been prepared by the old man for a short time, and the antidote has not yet been prepared. ”

Wu Yan was a little depressed and took the dagger with two fingers, pinched it in his hand, and felt very uncomfortable.

"The people of the Broken Knife Hall have been very rampant in the past two years. The old man couldn't see it for a long time. This time I left, and simply taught them a lesson. Remember, the old man's cough will be used as a sign, and this time the shot must not be merciful. Either you die or they die. ”

Wu Yan nodded. Now that he has entered the rivers and lakes, he should also have the consciousness of the people of the rivers and lakes. Either you die or your enemies die. Happiness and revenge, isn't it the desire to move hidden in my heart, I didn't dare before, because I didn't have the power to cross and cross, and now I have a stunt, why should I hold back and be patient?