In the forest, Chu Hong lowered her head and carefully searched for herbs to reduce swelling and blood stasis in the grass.
But Lu Yuan's thoughts were not here at all. He didn't care at all about the scars on his face.
He ran around in the mountains and forests, looking here and there, hoping to remember something. He was like a newborn child, full of desire to understand the world. This was not only
It's just instinct, but also some kind of invisible instruction deep in the heart.
After a while, he had left Chu Hong far behind and disappeared.
I don't know when, but he reached the top of the mountain without realizing it.
The scene in front of me is vast and vast.
This is not an isolated mountain, this is a continuous mountainous area surrounded by mountains. There are mountains in the distance, and the green carpet stretches from here to the distance.
Lu Yuan stood on the top of the mountain and looked in front of him for a long time. Slowly, his eyes dimmed.
He still couldn't think of anything.
The scene in front of me was so unfamiliar.
With disappointment, he slowly walked down the top of the mountain.
Unlike when he went up the mountain and ran around looking everywhere, now he just lowered his head and felt inexplicably melancholy.
But suddenly, something moved in his heart.
I seemed to see something out of the corner of my eye.
Something absolutely incompatible with this mountain forest was hanging on a branch not far away.
As he got closer, Lu Yuan's expression changed, and then he almost couldn't help but vomit.
It was a hand, a stump, hanging shockingly on a low branch, with the flesh hanging there, and the fractures were uneven. It looked like the severed hand had been torn off from the body. Lu
It seems that I can still hear the screams at that time.
The blood has dried, and spots of blood can be seen on the grass under the tree.
How could there be amputated limbs in such an inaccessible place?
What is going on here?
Who is the deceased?
Could it be someone from the Zhuli Pavilion? That’s not right. No one in the pavilion is missing.
Lu Yuan's eyes moved again. He carefully stretched out his hand, played with the broken hand for a while, and carefully took off something, which was the bracelet on the broken limb.
The bracelet is dark copper in color and looks rather primitive, as if it has been around for a long time.
Lu Yuan carefully put the bracelet on his wrist and gently stroked it. He felt a sense of sadness in his heart. He didn't know how much pain the owner of this bracelet suffered during his lifetime.
Then he took off the severed hand and buried it carefully.
No matter what, let's rest in peace.
"Xiaodie, Xiaodie!" Chu Hong's voice came from the distance.
Lu Yuan had no choice but to leave here in a hurry.
"Xiaodie, where have you been? I have prepared these herbs. Apply them quickly." Chu Hong put several herbs in her mouth, chewed them into a paste, and then applied them to Lu Yuan's face. She moved very quickly.
She was gentle and careful. When applying the medicine to Lu Yuan, she seemed to be attentive. "Remember, try to stay away from Yu Yan in the future. I feel like she doesn't like you."
"She's like this, why do you and Master Qingzhu leave her alone?" Lu Yuan said.
"It's not that easy to manage. Yu Yan's status is unusual."
"Is it unusual?" Lu Yuan carefully tasted the meaning of this sentence.
"She is half fairy."
"Fairy clan?" Lu Yuan felt as if something was shocked in his head. Although he had never heard this word before, when he heard this word, he seemed to think of something.
"I heard that a woman from the fairy tribe came down below and gave birth to a child with a mortal. Later, the woman's family found out about it, killed the mortal, and took the fairy woman away, leaving only the child behind.
In the human world, the master raised her, she is Yu Yan. Therefore, you'd better stay away from her so that she can't see you and don't give her a chance to cause trouble for you."
"Okay, I understand." Lu Yuan nodded.
Chu Hong applied all the herbs to Lu Yuan, "Let's go, we should go back. You just said you wanted to see the master and ask her some questions, so I will take you to see her."
The two returned to Zhuli Pavilion, and Chu Hong took Lu Yuan to meet Qingzhu.
"Xiaodie, what do you want to ask me?" Qingzhu asked.
"Master, I have forgotten where I came from and who I am. Can you tell me?" Lu Yuan did not hide anything and asked everything he wanted to ask.
"You really don't remember?" Qingzhu stared at Lu Yuan carefully for a while, then sighed, "Poor child, you must have encountered too many dangers on the way here, which were beyond your ability to bear, so you lost your memory.
Well, it’s not your fault. After all, no one has ever come here from you before. I think you wouldn’t have come here if it weren’t for necessity. Coming here from you must be a person.
It’s been a tortuous journey. No wonder you forget a lot of things.”
"Let's do this, Chu Hong. During this period of time, you first teach Xiaodie some self-defense techniques. After Xiaodie learns it, you can ask her to go back to her hometown to have a look. Maybe she will remember it."
"Yes, Master." Chu Hong also looked very happy.
For the next period of time, Lu Yuan stayed in the Zhuli Pavilion and learned some basic skills from Chu Hong.
So unknowingly, a month passed.
"Okay, Xiaodie, you have learned the skills for more than a month. Although you are not completely transformed, self-protection will definitely not be a problem. Master will feel more at ease if you go back like this. Chu Hong, please send Xiaodie away from the mountain."
Qingzhu said.
"Yes, Master."
"Xiaodie, after you leave the mountains, you keep walking eastward until one day you will see a town and you find the shabbiest house in the town. That's where you came from. When you get there,
I will definitely think of everything you have had."
At this time, Lu Yuan had separated from Chu Hong.
He set foot on the path to the East alone.
When he left Zhuli Pavilion, Master Qingzhu's words kept lingering in his mind.
The path was indeed very long. Lu Yuan could not remember how long he had walked. It might have been more than a dozen days and nights. Over the past ten days, he had walked from the rugged mountainous areas to the flat plains. Finally one morning, he walked
Sure enough, a town appeared in front of me.
Wisps of morning smoke filled the sky over the town.
It seems to be a very peaceful and relaxing town.
Lu Yuan also became excited. Will he be able to figure out his identity soon?
Although he couldn't remember anything about his past, he always had a feeling that his identity was a huge secret. Once he figured everything out, something big would definitely happen in this world.
Qingzhu said that his home is the shabbiest house in this small town.
Lu Yuan walked around the town and finally identified a thatched house in the southeast corner of the town. It was the most dilapidated and oldest house in the town.
The small thatched house was very low, with only two rooms in total. There were some old earthen jars piled outside, making it look as if no one was living in it and it was abandoned.
Lu Yuan walked over slowly.
He only felt his heart beating faster and faster.
Who could be in this hut?
Is it really possible to unlock one's own identity?
Lu Yuan was cruel and stepped directly into the hut without any further hesitation.
It was dark before his eyes. After all, he had just come in from a bright place outside. However, even after Lu Yuan got used to the light inside the small house, it was still very dark inside.
The inside of the house is very simple, it can be said to be very crude. There is no decent furniture, let alone furniture. There is not even a piece of wood in the whole house. There are only some simple pottery on the floor, some shabby bedding in the corner, and in the middle
It's a pile of firewood.
But Lu Yuan's attention was focused on the quilt, where an old man was sitting.
"Yuanyuan, is it you, Yuanyuan..."
The old man suddenly turned to the door and looked at Lu Yuan.
"You..." Lu Yuan looked at the old man carefully, hoping to find something familiar in his memory, but he was disappointed. He found nothing. He did not know this old man.
"Come to grandma, let grandma touch it." The old man moved on the quilt and said eagerly.
Although he didn't know her, Lu Yuan didn't resist this request. After all, he came here to find answers. If he got closer and closer, he might be able to find out something.
Coming closer.
Lu Yuan was surprised to find that the old man's eyes were invisible.
I couldn't help but sympathize with him. How did this old man survive in such a poor living environment and unable to see?
"Ah, you, you are not Yuan Yuan...your wrist is a little thicker than Yuan Yuan's..." The old man trembled as soon as he touched Lu Yuan's hand.
Lu Yuan's heart suddenly sank.
"No, no, you are Yuan Yuan, you are really Yuan Yuan... Ah, Yuan Yuan, my Yuan Yuan..." At this time, the old man's hand touched the bracelet on Lu Yuan's wrist again.
, as soon as he touched the bracelet, the old man's tears suddenly fell down. He hugged Lu Yuan tightly and started crying, "Ah, Yuan Yuan, you are fatter than before. You must have reached Qingzhu."
Master, Master Qingzhu must have taken you in. You have eaten well these days, so you have gained weight. That’s great, my child. You can finally live a good life in the future. You have been living with grandma all these years, and you have really endured hardships.
..." The old man murmured while stroking the bracelet on Lu Yuan's wrist, "Good boy, you still keep this bracelet..."
When Lu Yuan heard this, he didn't understand what the old man was talking about at first.
But suddenly, his head buzzed, and he seemed to understand everything at once!
The severed hand in the forest.
Severed hand with bracelet.
Lu Yuan felt dizzy and almost couldn't stand up. It took him a while to regain his composure.
The old man was convinced that he was Yuan Yuan because of the bracelet, so the owner of the severed hand was Yuan Yuan, which meant that the person the old man had always cared about was dead!
Moreover, the old man also talked about going to Yuanyuan to find Master Qingzhu.
Master Qingzhu also asked himself to come here to find the answer.
Therefore, Master Qingzhu should have thought that he was the girl named Yuan Yuan from this small town, and the real girl had been killed in the mountains and forests. He happened to appear at the Zhuli Pavilion at that time, so he was mistaken for
It's the original.
Of course, Master Qingzhu must have never met Yuan Yuan. She may just know that there is a girl from this small town who goes to Zhuli Pavilion to become a disciple.
What she didn't know was that something happened to the girl on the way, and she happened to appear in the Zhuli Pavilion inexplicably.
"Yuanyuan, why didn't you speak? You called me grandma. Don't you resent grandma? If it weren't for those things, grandma wouldn't have the heart for you to leave." The old man hugged Lu Yuan and started crying.
Lu Yuan stood there stupidly, thinking about the severed hand hanging on the branch.
That was the hand of a girl. He could imagine that a girl who was forced to leave her hometown for unknown reasons walked for more than ten days and nights, overcame many difficulties and obstacles, and finally came to Zhuli Pavilion.
In the mountains, she gritted her teeth and persisted, and she was about to reach Zhuli Pavilion. As a result, tragedy happened and she died, and her death was still so miserable.
Maybe just before the tragedy happened, the girl felt a sense of joy that was about to arrive.
Thinking of this, Lu Yuan's heart felt very painful.
Although he had nothing to do with the death of the girl named Yuan Yuan, this series of events made Lu Yuan always feel that he was involved with that girl.
"grandmother……"
Lu Yuan gently hugged the blind old man.
The old man was already pitiful enough. Lu Yuan didn't want her to know that his granddaughter had been killed. If he told her the truth, I'm afraid the old man wouldn't suffer such a huge blow, and he would probably...
"Yuanyuan, your voice has changed..."
"Grandma, I walked all the way from Master Qingzhu. I was so tired that my voice became hoarse. Grandma, don't worry, Master Qingzhu is very good to me, and the sisters inside are also very good to me. Master Qingzhu will give me back
Named Xiaodie..."
"Ah, great. Master Qingzhu is an immortal. When an immortal gives his disciple a name, it means he has officially recognized it. I, I will burn incense to Master Qingzhu every day from now on. Xiaodie, this name is so nice. It's exactly like you when you were a child.
, you are like a butterfly, so beautiful..."
The old man was murmuring when suddenly, there was another noise at the door.
"Ah, it's Juju who's back. Juju, your sister is here to see us. Come in quickly." The old man shouted happily.
Lu Yuan's heart suddenly sank.
Now that it's over, who would have thought that that poor girl actually had a younger sister?
At this time, Lu Yuan knew that he could no longer hide it.
He turned around, and the girl in front of him was only thirteen or fourteen years old. Although her clothes were in tatters, she still couldn't hide the beauty and aura on her face.
Girls aged thirteen or fourteen have entered puberty. The childishness in girls is gradually disappearing, and there is more of a girl's vigorous and upward feeling.
"Grandma, tell me, sister, sister..." The girl stared at Lu Yuan with her big black eyes, a little stunned for a moment.
"Yes, Yuan Yuan is back to see us. Hurry up and call me sister. It's only been a month since I last met you. Haven't you been saying that you miss your sister..." Although the old man was urging, his tone was full of emotion.
kind of happiness.
The girl was still a little confused, but when her eyes moved to Lu Yuan's wrist and saw the bracelet, her big, calm eyes were filled with tears almost instantly.
At that moment, she seemed to finally understand something.
Her eyes completely stayed on the bracelet on Lu Yuan's wrist, as if it was nailed to it. Her tears fell down her cheeks as if they were broken. Her mouth opened wide, as if she wanted to
She cried desperately, but was covered by her hands. She was very excited and sad, and her whole body was twitching from crying.
However, she didn't make a sound.
Lu Yuan felt that he would never forget that kind of silent and violent crying.
"What's going on, you kid, you still don't call me sister, grandma is angry!"
Although Juju was crying, he didn't make any sound, so of course the old man didn't know what was going on.
"Sister, sister, you are finally back. I miss you so much. Sister, are you eating better than before? You are a little fatter than before..."
Finally, Juju spoke, her voice was a bit coquettish, and there was nothing unusual about it, but when she said these words, Lu Yuan could clearly see that her tears were still flowing freely.
"Okay, you two sisters go and have a heart-to-heart talk. Remember, don't let outsiders see it. It wouldn't be good if Yuanyuan is seen coming back." After the old man finished speaking, a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
Lu Yuan did not dare to delay any longer and hurriedly pulled Juju out of the thatched cottage.
Because he knew that even if he stayed in the thatched house for one more minute, he might no longer be able to control himself.
After all, she is only thirteen or fourteen years old.
Outside, by the river, water grassland.
"elder sister!"
The girl knelt on the ground, crying so hard that her heart was broken. Her tears condensed into a stream on the ground and slowly merged into the river. Lu Yuan could not bear to look at that kind of pain.
Although he didn't know what the relationship between the dead girl and this girl was like, but think about it, the two sisters depended on a blind grandma. The two sisters must help each other and take care of the grandma. The relationship between the two should be better than
Sisters from other families should be closer to each other.
Lu Yuan did not comfort her or stop her.
Just let her cry.
Just like that, I don’t know how long it took.
The girl finally got tired and cried all her tears. She slumped down by the river and looked straight at the water, not knowing what she was thinking.
Lu Yuan finally took off the bracelet and put it on the girl.
His heart felt heavy.
"Sister, you're dead, what's the point of me staying in this world? You said that after you go to Master Qingzhu and learn the skills, you will come back to visit me, take care of me, and protect me. Now that you're gone, and
Who will take care of me, there are so many bad people in the world..." the girl murmured.
"Don't be afraid, I will take care of you. From now on, you will treat me as your sister. From now on, my sister will take care of you and protect you! My sister swears that no one will ever bully you in the future!" Lu Yuan hugged you gently.
girl.
When he finished saying these words, for some reason, a familiar sense of power suddenly surged through his heart, as if he had said such words before.