"Brother, have you seen your father? Where is he?"

"Father, he...he went to the wing, where we live..." Ma Jun looked surprised and pointed to the wing.

What was even more incredible was that his father started to curse after entering, and Ma Jun had a vague feeling that not only was their father entering the room, but he might even be...

Jing Gan also felt that something was getting more and more wrong, so he immediately pulled Ma Jun and ran to the window of the wing...

"Father, Ma Er hasn't eaten all day, please stop beating him." Ma Jun's pleading voice came from inside the house.

"If I don't beat you to death, you won't know that Lord Ma has three eyes!"

Jinggan was beaten and huddled in the corner but remained silent.

"Brother, wasn't this last year? Do you still remember that we went to the teahouse and stole a large pot of bracken?" Jing Gan said with certainty.

"That's right! How did the boss know that we stole it? I still don't understand how this got to my father's ears. Let's listen!".

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"You are unrepentant and I told you not to be too public and ruin the reputation of our ancestors. Although I can't practice it personally, I will never dare to forget the family motto. It would be better for you, because you have ruined all the virtues of the Ma family!"

Jing Qian outside the house blushed when he heard these words. Ma Jun on the side was very surprised. It was rare to see this boy with such a side. It turned out that he was just pretending to be confused. Suddenly, he saw his father throw down the stick and grab the As he walked away from the door, the three brothers hurriedly chased after him, only to see their father go to the latrine to get the basket...

"Brother, do you also know that my father left in a rage and didn't come home the whole day and night. When he came back on the third day, he went back to the back room without saying a word?"

"Remember, the situation after my father taught you a lesson was exactly the same as today. But I don't know where my father has gone. Let's go and have a look. Maybe we can find out what happened to us that day!"

"Let's go! Take Holly with you. Don't leave him alone at home. We don't know whether things are good or bad here!"

Jingqian's mind has always been so meticulous, and this time after studying the art of war, his insights and observation of small things are even more exquisite and orderly. This also makes Ma Jun panic, and he doesn't know whether they can join hands in the future.

I saw my father walking out of Tea Horse Town to Fengshan with a basket. He was not careful, and he and the basket fell off the cliff... Although my father is not usually like a loving father, the love between father and son is deep, and their fingers are connected to each other. Such a somersault could shock them, but they did not dare to approach him for fear of seeing that fierce face.

Ma Jun was doubtful at this moment, "Jingqian, why did your father come here? Is it because you were hurt from being beaten, so he felt pity and came to find us something to eat?"

"Don't think too much. Have you forgotten that he didn't even bring the basket with him when he came back? He went back to the back room without paying any attention to him!"

"That's right, then why do you think you are here?"

"Who knows, anyway, since it's here, let's follow it and take a look!"

Fengshan is surrounded by red soil. Every morning, there are clouds and mist surrounding the mountain. People say that a phoenix once fell on Fengshan, which brought peace to the people. Some people also say that although the stone gate entrance in the mountain is overgrown with weeds, It can only be passed down by one person, and it becomes more and more spacious as you go inside. The murals in the cave are all about animals that have lost their humanity, imitating people working in the fields. The further you go down, the more difficult it becomes to breathe, so you have only heard the rumors from your ancestors. , lied that there were ferocious beasts in this cave, so no one in Fengshan has dared to stay before dark...

"Holly, there are tigers in the mountains, so don't go up there. It's empty here and it's still early. You stay here. Don't move around when we go up!" Ma Jun warned Dongqing, who said that Dongqing was also an obedient child. , but now there are only three brothers left who can take care of each other. I don’t know what else is going on in the mountain, so the young Dongqing has to leave him in a safe place.

The further they walked up, the faster they became breathless. They saw that their father was already approaching the beacon tower alone. The two brothers wiped the sweat from their heads and hurried after them. As people say, Fengshan is close to the beacon tower. It was indeed overgrown with weeds. It was almost winter, but there was evergreen grass here. Pushing aside the weeds, they saw a stone cave that was small enough for one person to enter. The two brothers followed in and saw strange paintings on the wall, with large A mouse is working with a hoe on its shoulder, and a lion is shaking a millstone. What's even weirder is that there seems to be an elder in the painting who only shows his beard and is holding a cane. The rest of his head is covered by something like cloth or something...

The further down you go, the cooler and more spacious it becomes, but gradually it gets darker. You can only slide down along the wall, touching each other's shoulders. The only sounds in the silence are breathing and sliding footsteps. Jingqian feels some inexplicable fear in his heart, which makes him understand best. Yes, who created it, arranged all this, and even came to this cave today, couldn't it be driven by this mysterious force? Why did my father come here?... Breathing became more and more uncomfortable, and the cave was so empty. A dropped stone can make an echo...

Suddenly something seemed to be blocking it, "Jinggan, there seems to be something here!"

"Don't move, don't touch!"

"Then let's take a detour!"

"No! I'll do it!"

Jingqian said, tearing off a piece of cloth from the corner of his clothes and wrapping it in his hands. He slowly touched the covering object in front of him. It seemed to be wet. After smelling it, he smelled blood. He called Ma Jun in a panic: "Brother, catch me." Stay with me, don't leave, this seems to be a corpse! Do you see any light in front of it? It shouldn't be very far away, let's drag this corpse over."

Ma Jun nodded in response, but dragging a body would not be difficult if it was outside in an open and bright place, but it would be a little difficult to do it here. Ma Jun seemed a little reluctant, but now that he has reached this point, he will be cruel. See what happens.

The bottom of the cave gradually became brighter, and breathing became much easier. However, the two of them were completely exhausted. They sat down on the ground and their hands had no feeling. After resting for a while, Jingqian was very curious about the corpse in front of him and stepped forward to open the cover. The cloth on his face turned out to be a very familiar face. There was a sob in his throat. He touched his eyes with both hands and was already crying...

Ma Jun, who was too tired to squat down, saw Jing Gan like this and hurriedly

They rushed forward to look at the body. When they saw it, their whole mind went blank, and they felt a kind of pain in their hearts... It was their father! The two of them hugged the body and cried loudly throughout the cave... until they gradually woke up. , Jingqian suddenly seemed to remember that his father came home safely at that time. What on earth was going on?

"Drag my father's body to a bright place in front, and also understand what is underneath!" Just as he lifted the upper body of the body, something fell from the body. Jingqian immediately picked it up. It was a piece of sheepskin wrapped with a wisp. There seems to be writing on the hair and sheepskin, as if a long time has passed.

"Jingqian, you are very literate, open it and see what is written!"

Jingqian handed the strand of hair to Ma Jun's hand with one hand, opened the sheepskin with his mouth closed with the other, turned around and put the sheepskin in a bright place, frowning, as if he had seen an unprecedented deed...
Chapter completed!