Update time:2008-07-31

Outside the Dead Lake, on the ancient road heading west from Dawang Village, Yiyi Xian and Xiaohuan walked slowly.

Xiaohuan looked around with bright eyes and saw that this ancient road was overgrown with weeds and desolate. After walking out of Dawang Village for a long time, he didn't even see a single person.

Looking far into the distance, I can see that this place is in a wilderness, with no mountains around, the sky is high and the grass is long. From time to time, the wind blows through the fields, and the green wild grass rolls like waves. It is quite beautiful and makes people feel broad-minded.

Zhou Yixian's voice came lazily from the side, saying: "What are you looking at?"

Xiaohuan smiled and said: "Grandpa, when I came here a few days ago, I was in a hurry and didn't look around carefully. The weather is fine today. You can see that the scenery here is pretty good!"

Immortal Zhou Yi looked at the wilderness outside the ancient road, and felt refreshed, but then he said to himself: "Isn't it just a piece of weeds? Is there anything good to see? If it is made of gold, then..."

"Grandpa!" Xiaohuan called out, interrupted him, glared at him angrily, and said: "Why do you only think about money all day long? It's a pity that you have the word "fairy" in your name.

How vulgar!”

"Vulgar?" Immortal Zhou Yi was furious and said, "You dare to call me vulgar? I am an expert from outside the world. I am famous all over the world for being the Buddha who has brought blessings to the people and saved all sentient beings..."

Xiao Huan stared at him. Under the bright eyes of his granddaughter, Yi Xian's voice became smaller and smaller for some reason. The more he spoke, the less confident he became. Finally, he simply raised his head, snorted and said: "How do you know, little girl?"

How powerful is grandpa?"

Xiao Huan chuckled, shook his head and looked away. Zhou Yixian was laughed at by his granddaughter, and felt depressed for a while. He sighed: "How could I have met you in the first place? If I had known, I would have left you crying to death on the roadside without caring about you!"

"

Xiaohuan stuck out her tongue, her snow-white face looked innocent and cute, and said with a smile: "Isn't that kind of you, grandpa?"

Zhou Yixian glared at Xiaohuan and said angrily: "You're such a kind-hearted ghost. I raised you so big that you'll hate me all day long!"

Xiao Huan was not afraid, let alone angry. It seemed that he had heard these words a lot. He approached Zhou Xian, rolled his eyes, and suddenly said: "Hey, grandpa! Why did you take me away in the first place?"

of?"

Zhou Yixian was startled. In fact, he and Xiaohuan had always been used to being casual. How could he be really angry? However, when Xiaohuan asked this question, it brought back some past memories, and he looked melancholy and sighed softly.

, said: "Back then in Heyang City, I saw your little girl, no more than two or three years old, lying on the side of the road. She was dying of hunger and could not even cry. I felt soft-hearted and picked her up."

At this point, he suddenly glared at Xiaohuan and said: "At that time, you were so young and so smart that you stopped crying right away, which made me think that I was really destined to you. As soon as this thought occurred, I

I can’t let go of it anymore.”

Xiao Huan made a face at him, stretched out his hand to grab Zhou Xian's clothes, and said with a coquettish smile: "Grandpa, aren't you kind? You will definitely be rewarded in the future. Ah! Look, over the years, I have helped you all day long.

How much money have you made from reading people's faces?"

Zhou Yixian nodded subconsciously and said with a smile: "Well, that's true..." Suddenly he woke up, turned around and said angrily: "What is it? That's nonsense!"

Xiaohuan covered his mouth and snickered. After a while, he seemed to have thought of something again and said: "Well, grandpa, what were you doing in Heyang City? Isn't it at the foot of Qingyun Mountain? I remember that you have always been reluctant to get close.

There, in all these years, it seems that only ten years ago, for the sake of that Qingyun disciple named Zhang Xiaofan, we looked there out of curiosity, but we didn't get close."

Immortal Zhou Yi's face turned slightly gloomy, and he sighed and said: "The remains of your father whom you have never met are still in Heyang City. I stayed in front of his tomb for a long time on the anniversary of his death.

When I came out, I saw you on the street. I felt sad and looked pitiful at you, so I adopted you."

Xiaohuan was silent for a while after hearing this. After a while, he said: "Grandpa, speaking of which, we haven't visited dad for ten years."

Zhou Xian made some calculations in his mind and nodded: "Yes, ten years have passed in the blink of an eye." At this point, he smiled bitterly and said: "That's all, we don't have anywhere to go at the moment anyway, so why not go to Heyang City?

Look at your dad!"

Xiaohuan nodded immediately and said, "Okay!"

Zhou Yixian waved his hand and said, "Let's go! This wilderness is depressing."

The two of them walked forward. Xiaohuan was young after all, and those were all old things. In addition, she had a lively temperament, so she quickly got rid of her sadness. As she walked, she looked around at the scenery, unintentionally

When Zhongyi turned around, he was suddenly startled and said to his grandfather: "Grandpa, look behind us."

Zhou Xian was stunned and asked: "What's wrong?" He looked back.

Xiaohuan said: "It seems that the wild dog Taoist priest is still following us?"

Zhou Xian took a closer look and saw that Taoist Taoist Wild Dog was following them from a distance for some unknown reason, walking slowly, always keeping a distance from them. At this moment, seeing them suddenly stop and look back, the wild dog seemed to be startled.

Startled, he actually stopped. There was hesitation and a little bit of embarrassment on his face, and then he stood aside and looked up at the sky.

Zhou Yixian looked suspicious, stared at him twice, turned around and pulled Xiaohuan and continued to walk forward, while whispering: "What's that guy doing here?"

Xiao Huan asked curiously: "If you ask me, who should I ask?"

Zhou Yixian was suffocated for a moment, then suddenly stared at Xiaohuan and said, "Is that guy lustful and wants to do something wrong to you?"

Xiao Huan was startled, her face immediately turned red, and she said angrily: "Grandpa, you can say such things!"

Zhou Yixian snorted and said: "Why can't I say it? In today's world, bad people are rampant and you are beautiful. It's hard to say!"

Xiaohuan rolled her eyes at him and said: "The way I see it! In the past, Daoist Wild Dog Master was in the Demon Sect. Although his reputation was not very good, I never heard that he had harmed women. Instead, he had committed murder, arson, and robbery during the day.

Rumor has it that he has done it a lot."

Zhou Yixian's face turned pale and he suddenly became nervous and said, "Isn't that guy trying to rob us two paupers?"

Xiaohuan snorted and said, "It's hard to say. Besides, grandpa, you probably have much more money than a pauper!"

Zhou Yixian quickly lowered his voice and said: "Shh! Don't speak so loudly." As he said that, he looked around, frowned, and said: "Oh no, there is no one here, it is the best place for robbery. We still

Run faster?"

Xiao Huan was startled, but saw Zhou Xian reaching into his arms and taking out a yellow paper charm. It seemed that he wanted to use his "Secret Master's" escape technique to escape. He couldn't help but feel angry and funny, and quickly pulled it away.

Resident Yiyi Xian said: "Grandpa, please wait for a while."

Zhou Yixian glanced behind him and said, "That guy is following me again. What are you waiting for?"

Xiao Huan smiled and said: "Grandpa, although your escape technique is a secret technique passed down from the ancestors, you can't control where we come out after escaping. I can tell you, we are now far away from the dead lake.

It’s not that far away, if you actually get into it, we’ll be really in trouble.”

Zhou Yixian was stunned and said: "Our luck can't be so bad, right?"

Xiaohuan rolled her eyes at him and said, "Do you think your luck is good or bad?"

Zhou Yixian thought for a while, and then said firmly: "No!"

Xiao Huan smiled and said: "Then it's over, so we can't take risks." As she said that, she approached Yi Xian, pointed to her left hand with her eyes, and whispered: "Grandpa, you forgot, I still have it here.

There is a magic weapon for self-protection given by Sister Ping'er, and besides, Taoist Wild Dog is not an expert in magic, so it won't be difficult for us to deal with him."

Zhou Yixian lowered his head and pondered, then took a deep breath and said: "You are right, alas! I don't know why, I have been frightened and uneasy these past few days. It seems that I saw it mostly in the dead lake.

There are too many masters in Taoism, and they think highly of that wild dog."

Xiao Huan pursed his lips and smiled, and then said: "Besides, that Taoist Wild Dog doesn't seem to be a bad person. Didn't he lend us his umbrella in the first place?"

Zhou Yixian let out a "poof" and said: "What, we lent it to you. I was soaked in the rain and almost died. You girl is so indifferent. It's really unfilial."

Xiaohuan stuck out her tongue and said with a smile: "Grandpa, I covered it for you, but you don't want it yourself."

Zhou Yixian snorted again, stepped forward, and said to himself: "Anyway, you are the same as your unfilial father. You make me angry all day long. How rebellious!"

Xiaohuan smiled and shook his head, then followed.

Behind the ancient road, Taoist Wild Dog faintly heard laughter coming from the front. He frowned and his expression changed, but he finally followed.

Between heaven and earth, the wind blows through the wilderness, making a "whirring" sound.

After walking for another half an hour, Zhou Yixian felt a little tired. He grabbed Xiaohuan and said, "Take a rest."

Xiaohuan nodded, looked at a half-large bluestone on the side of the road, walked over, patted it, and said, "Grandpa, sit here!"

Zhouxian Xian nodded, leaned the bamboo pole with the white cloth "Immortal Guidance" hanging on it beside the bluestone, and sat down on the stone. He couldn't help but gasp a little, shook his head slightly, and said: "Why do I always feel that my health is not good recently?

, how long did you walk before you started to out of breath?"

Xiao Huan was taking out a kettle filled with water from his bag. When he heard this, a trace of worry flashed in his eyes. He walked over and handed the kettle to Zhou Xian, and at the same time said: "Grandpa, drink some water!"

Zhou Xian nodded, took the kettle, drank a few sips with his head raised, took a deep breath, then turned his head and looked back, and sure enough he saw a figure behind him, standing there in the distance.

Zhou Yixian looked at it for a long time, suddenly smiled, and stopped caring about him. He handed the kettle to Xiaohuan. Unexpectedly, when he turned around, he was startled. He saw Xiaohuan sitting next to him. He didn't know when he started.

There was another branch of bright red candied haws, which I ate with relish.

Zhou Yixian shook his head and said earnestly: "I mean Xiaohuan! You don't even look at how old you are, how come you still act like a little girl and love eating these candied haws so much?"

Xiaohuan spat lightly toward the roadside, spit out a small seed of candied haws, smiled coquettishly at Yi Xian, and said, "But people like to eat it!"

Zhou Yixian was dumbfounded and sighed: "More than ten years ago, there were so many pastries and snacks in Heyang City, why did I just go to the roadside alley and buy this candied haws for you?"

After saying that, she shook her head and sighed. Xiao Huan smiled and said nothing, gently tasting the food in her hands. Perhaps under the influence of the red appearance of the candied haws, her lips seemed to have a touch of color.

Zhou Yixian sat for a while and felt that his strength was gradually recovering, so he planned to call Xiaohuan and continue on his way. Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned his head, he suddenly glanced in front of him from the corner of his eye, and a pair of human feet suddenly appeared in front of him.

Zhou Yixian was shocked and thought: Could it be that because of this negligence, the wild dog took the opportunity to sneak attack? It seems that I can't believe the little girl's words. I have been walking around the world for more than a hundred years. Could it be that today the turtle fell down and the boat capsized in the gutter?

?

He was thinking wildly and was about to ask Xiao Huan to get up when he suddenly heard the gentle and calm voice of the man in front of him saying calmly: "Are you still reading people's faces?"

Zhou Yixian and Xiao Huan both stood up and looked up, only to see a middle-aged man in front of them, with thin eyebrows and a square face, elegant eyebrows, bright eyes, full forehead, and an elegant and powerful aura.

.Wearing a Confucian robe and a lavender jade pendant at the waist, it is exquisite and clear, and has a faint aura of auspiciousness. It is very beautiful and absolutely extraordinary.
To be continued...