Sun Changming has a secret. Three years ago, he picked up a loach that fell from the sky. This is a very special loach. His soul can be attached to the loach and swim around in the water.
He did not dare to tell anyone this secret, fearing that the people in the village would report him as a monster to the fairy gate in the mountains, and the fairy gate would send out immortals to eliminate him as a monster.
He didn't know that on the same day three years ago, two creatures fell from the sky. An injured huge white cat fell to the Qin Kingdom in the Xiling Mountains. The King of Qin personally went to the Qinling Mountains to welcome it back to Xianyang and worshiped it as a sacred beast to protect the country. During the three years, the white cat fell into the sky.
Cat united with the King of Qin to conquer the east and west to destroy the six kingdoms and unite most of Xiling.
Another divine fire Zhuniao fell in the Southern Wilderness of the Great Zhou Sect. Wu Fu, a disciple of the Great Zhou Sect, went deep into Daze for training and met the Zhuniao by chance. Three years later, Wu Fu was born out of nowhere. He first defeated the guardian elders of the Great Zhou Sect and then the leader of the Great Zhou Sect.
, and then conquered the nineteen sects in the Southern Wilderness, and without a single defeat, the Southern Wilderness was frightened, and the Great Zhou Dynasty became the number one force in the Southern Wilderness.
However, no one knew that on that day three years ago, it was not two creatures that fell from the sky, but three!
But compared to the fierce white cat and red bird, this loach was too weak! It was so weak that no one noticed that three creatures fell from the sky that day.
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"Wow--"
In a small river near the village, after three years of training, the little loach finally stopped being sick and swung its tail and dived into the bottom of the river.
Sun Changming was huddled in a tree hole by the river. His soul controlled the little loach and searched for it in the river.
Before the sun sets today, it is the last moment to pay the "life tax". If they miss the next half month, Sun Changming and his sister will not have a grain of rice and will have to starve to death.
This is the river closest to the village. I don’t know how many times it has been searched, but it is the safest. There are many ferocious water monsters in the farther waters. The small loach is too weak and will be swallowed up in one bite.
The little loach dived deeper and deeper, and the light became darker and colder. Sun Changming's body on land was also shivering.
The sun was gradually turning westward. Sun Changming felt anxious. He swam into a body of water and suddenly felt a touch of warmth. Sun Changming was overjoyed and quickly searched for it. A faint yellow light came from somewhere at the bottom of the river.
A river clam opened and there was a small pearl inside.
The little loach swam back the way it came. Sun Changming went to the river to collect the little loach and put it into the gourd he carried with him.
Then he moved his body, took out a knife from his waist, and plunged into the river. A cold feeling made his whole body tighten.
When I swam to the position of the river clam, I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my left leg. I looked back and saw a palm-sized vicious fish biting my leg hard.
Sun Changming had no time to pay attention. This was already his limit. If he delayed for a moment longer, he might be frozen stiff and sink to the bottom of the river forever.
He plunged his knife into the clam, grabbed the pearl and left.
His body became stiffer and stiffer, and the coldness had penetrated into his bones. Sun Changming tried his best to jump up, and finally put his hands on the river bank.
He crawled out of the river exhausted, his whole body trembling and his face pale.
He was lying on the ground holding the pearl tightly in his hand, feeling no warmth from the sun's rays.
It took a while for Sun Changming to recover. After his body regained consciousness, he lowered his head and saw that the vicious fish was still biting his leg and swallowing his own blood.
Sun Changming used a knife to pry off the vicious fish, and tore a bandage from his tattered clothes.
There was a sudden throbbing in the gourd he carried with him. Sun Changming patted the gourd and said, "These things are poisonous and cannot be eaten."
The little loach may be hungry for meat these days and always wants to eat these fierce fish in the river.
Sun Changming opened his palms. The soybean-sized pearls were the food for himself and his sister for the next half month, and by the way, the little loaches were included.
But the little loach in the gourd was still restless. It was throbbing and bumping hard.
Sun Changming was a little surprised: "Can you eat it?"
Sun Changming cut off a small piece of fish meat with a knife and threw it to the little loach. It was a small amount and it should not be fatal. It would not make trouble after it suffered.
The little loach swallowed it in one gulp, but instead of being frozen and stiff as Sun Changming expected, it became more energetic, fussing around in the gourd, and wanted to eat more.
"Huh?" Sun Changming looked at the vicious fish, could this one be eaten?
He cut off a piece, hesitated and threw it into his mouth. After chewing it twice... his teeth chattered, and he fell straight to the ground with a thud.
Suddenly, a warm current came from the little loach and spread into Sun Changming's limbs, dispelling the coldness on his body.
Sun Ji looked at the little loach in confusion, then cut a piece of fish meat and threw it to it. The little loach ate it in two or two bites, but nothing happened.
This vicious fish was only the size of a palm, but its size was more than ten times that of a small loach. It actually ate it all bit by bit.
Sun Changming spread his hands: "No more."
The little loach refused to give up and continued to hit the gourd. Sun Changming simply released it. The little loach twisted and ate up the scales, teeth and internal organs of the vicious fish on the ground bit by bit!
Then, finally satisfied, his little body curled up into a ball.
Like a snake.
Then, the familiar warm current came from the little loach again. Unlike the last time, this warm current did not dissipate, but began to swim in Sun Changming's body.
With every turn, the coldness in the surrounding environment will weaken a little. Sun Changming has never felt so comfortable in his entire life.
Suddenly, he slapped his head: "It's too late."
The sun was about to set, so he quickly put the small loach into the gourd, grabbed the knife and ran to the entrance of the village.
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Outside the dilapidated village, several government officials were shivering from the cold.
One of the big-eyed government officials kicked the stone at his feet and complained: "This Juehu Village is really an evil place. The sun hasn't set yet, so why is it so cold."
The squad leader said: "Otherwise, why would it be called a village with no households? Everyone who enters the village will die within three years and become a village with no households."
A government official who had been studying for a few days sighed: "The living tax here is the lowest, and the people who move here are all poor people."
Big Eyes sneered: "Who in this world can control others?"
He looked up at the sky and said, "I don't think anyone is coming. Boss, let's go. Staying in this damn place for a little longer will shorten my life by three years."
The squad leader was also a little afraid of Juehu Village, and he agreed after a little hesitation: "Okay..."
While the government officials were packing their things, a thin little boy rushed from the village, holding a pearl in his hand: "Pay the tax, pay the tax..."
The yamen officials secretly cursed at the bad luck. The yamen servant who had been studying for a few days said: "The sun has not set yet."
The government officials glared at him and had to stop and wait.
Sun Changming was out of breath from running: "Fortunately, we arrived." He felt a little strange, as he seemed to be running much faster today.
The squad leader took out a scale, put Sun Changming's pearl on one side, and the grain on the other side, and finally balanced the two sides.
The squad leader grabbed three handfuls from the grain and threw the rest to Sun Changming.
There was only a small bag of grain left. Sun Changming sighed secretly, this was the "rule", but he was still angry in his heart. The grain he had worked so hard to get back was not enough for himself and his sister, so why did these government servants still have to eat it?
Want a card?
The big and small eyes glared at him fiercely: "What, you are not convinced?"
An old man from the village quickly came out, grabbed Sun Changming, and said with a smile: "The kid is not sensible, so don't be as knowledgeable as him."
With that said, he pulled Sun Changming back.
"Huh!" Big Eyes snorted angrily, and he and the class leader packed up their things and walked away.
The old man sighed and touched Sun Changming's head: "Ah Ming, be patient. If something happens to you, what will happen to your sister?"
Sun Changming lowered his head, but there was a bit of unwillingness in his eyes.
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On the edge of the village, there was a half-collapsed house. A little girl of seven or eight years old was sucking her fingers and sitting on the broken threshold, looking around. When she saw Sun Changming's figure, she rushed out excitedly: "Brother!"
Silly girl collision - start!
Sun Changming smiled and opened his arms, and then at the moment when his sister jumped up and threw herself into his arms... he suddenly dodged away.
Baji!
"Wow……"
My sister cried loudly and couldn't be broken. This girl has been extremely strong since she was a child. Sun Changming smiled. In the past few years, 80% of the food rations for the two of them have gone into Hanmei's belly. Sun Changyan must be the strongest child in the village.
Every day, the brother and sister greet their brother affectionately, which makes Sun Changming hurt.
Sun Changming told her, and she wrote it down carefully, but forgot about it when she got up the next day. After her brother went out, she sat on the doorstep and ate her fingers, giving the impression that she had been waiting all day just to confront her brother.
"Wow... wow... bad brother!" The silly girl flattened her mouth and shed tears.
Sun Changming took out the grain and waved it in front of her, and his crying suddenly stopped: "Eat?"
Sun Changming handed the grain to her: "Let's cook." Sun Changyan held the grain in both hands and entered the house reverently. For a silly girl, cheating on a bad brother is the second biggest sin in the world and the biggest sin.
It's just a waste of grain.
In the small shabby house, the smoke was rising, and in a short time a pot of porridge was cooked.
Sun Changming sat and waited for the meal to start, taking a deep breath of the aroma of the food. The silly girl was not good at anything she could do, and she ate everything she wanted. She only had one talent that was very scary: her cooking was really delicious.
Simple white porridge can control the heat just right and bring out the aroma of the food to the maximum extent.
Sun Changyan scraped the bottom of the pot clean, and then the brother and sister each had a bowl. Sun Changming poured more than half of his bowl to his sister as usual: "I ate wild fruits outside, and I'm not too hungry anymore."
After half a bowl of gruel, Sun Changming really didn't feel hungry anymore - in the past, this small portion was not enough to fill his stomach.
Thinking of all the abnormalities today, Sun Changming guessed: Because of that warm current?
The silly girl put the bowl on her face and licked it clean. She also wanted to lick the pot, but the charcoal fire in the stove was not extinguished, and it made her burst into tears.
It was getting dark, and Sun Changyan dozed off.
Sun Changming closed the door and held it firmly with a wooden stick as thick as his arm. Then he hugged his sister and got into a hole next to the furnace. He patted his sister on the back and said, "Go to sleep."
Sun Changming did not dare to sleep.
At night in Juehu Village, it was much colder than anywhere else. The remaining warmth in the furnace prevented the brother and sister from freezing to death.
But compared to the real danger, the cold is nothing worth mentioning.
The ground suddenly shook, and a muffled thunder-like sound came, as something huge came step by step. Sun Changming hugged his sister tightly, lowering his head and not daring to look.
The old men in the village have said that the big mound behind the village is the tomb of a very ancient demon god. These huge monsters are all the descendants of that demon god. At night, the descendants of the demon god will come back to worship their ancestors.
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There are many deaths in Juehu Village, not only because it is extremely cold here, but also because these big monsters occasionally enter the village when they pass by.
With just one kick, people and houses are flattened.
But I don’t know why, these big monsters usually don’t pass through the village.
But today, Sun Changming clearly felt something was wrong. The roar and vibration were getting closer and closer! His cabin seemed to be on the route of the big monster.
Boom...
Boom...
It was very close. Sun Changming mustered up the courage to look up. There was a crack in the roof. Sun Changming saw a foot that was bigger than his house, slowly falling from the sky.
At this moment, Sun Changming felt cold all over, and the small gourd hanging on his body suddenly moved, making the little loach restless.
The scary foot slowly stopped, and the cold sweat on Sun Changming's head fell drop by drop, just on the side of his sister's mouth.
The silly girl slept soundly. She stretched out her little tongue and licked it a few times. The salty taste seemed pretty good, so she smacked her mouth twice in her sleep.
That terrifying foot moved away, and Sun Changming felt as if everything had stopped and time became extremely slow.
I don’t know how long it took, but a huge blood-red eye suddenly appeared outside the crack!
After looking into the room for a long time, Sun Changming felt that his heart had stopped beating and the eye suddenly disappeared.
Boom...
Boom...
The sound gradually faded away, and Sun Changming took a deep breath, only to realize that his whole body was soaked with cold sweat.
Chapter completed!