Time flies, and one year has passed in the blink of an eye.
Under Uncle Niu's careful guidance, both Ding Meng and Zheng Ming grew up very quickly. This year, the star weaving grass harvest was bumper, and the two children no longer suffered from cold and hunger. Together with hard work every day, their bodies gradually became stronger.
stand up.
It's midsummer night again. Zheng Ming and Ding Meng are pushing a wooden cart back from the town. This time the cart is empty. The food they have hoarded is enough to last for a long time, so the recent star weaving grass is directly exchanged for
coins.
After a tiring day, the two rested under the big tree in front of the shed.
"Brother Zheng Ming, what are we doing with this money?" Ding Meng expressed confusion. In his concept, food is much more precious than money.
Zheng Ming smiled and said: "Ding Meng, I want to save some money and then leave here!"
Ding Meng was even more puzzled: "Aren't we living a good life? Why did we leave?"
Zheng Ming's eyes fell into the distance: "I want to walk around and see the outside world. At least we have to go to the capital of our Dasheng Kingdom to have a look? I think Uncle Niu is right, we
A good man should not stay in the mountains all his life, we have to go out and make a career..."
Ding Meng said: "If we leave, what will happen to Uncle Niu? Who will take care of him?"
Zheng Ming patted his shoulder: "Don't worry, when this year is over, we will collect all the star weaving grass here in winter to collect enough travel expenses. Then we will take Uncle Niu with us..."
Ding Meng nodded: "Yes, Uncle Niu picked up my life. We can't abandon him."
Zheng Ming smiled and said: "Well said, this is my good brother. Let's go and get some well water over there to relieve the fever."
As soon as the two of them left, the door of the cowshed was slowly pushed open, and Uncle Niu climbed out again with his old body crouched. He had no expression on his face as usual, but the music this night was particularly melodious.
, also extremely low:
Drunk and singing wildly, the sword shines coldly, the lonely shadow of the cold moon covers the snow-covered mountain. When I wake up, I am in a dilemma between grudges and grudges. After being drunk, everyone forgets about each other...
The dying old man has been expressing his feelings over the years with music, because he knew that the time of farewell was coming, but he never imagined how sudden this farewell would come.
In the middle of the night, Ding Meng was suddenly awakened by the muffled thunder.
There are often heavy rains in the summer on this border, and there are always lightning and thunder before the rainstorm, but this time the thunder was very strange, like someone stepping on a wooden board above your head, very close to you, it was strange to be able to sleep.
Ding Meng quietly slipped out of the shack, and he found that Uncle Niu was also alarmed. He climbed out again and looked up at the sky with a solemn expression.
"Kacha kacha kacha——"
Several twisted bolts of lightning pierced the night sky, and Ding Meng and the other three felt their hair almost stand on end. This showed that the lightning was very close to this place.
Sure enough, a few seconds later there was an explosion, and the entire canyon seemed to be shaking.
"Chachachacha————"
Lightning cracked the sky again. This time the lightning turned out to be twisted and thick purple-red, biting the sky like a strange insect. Ding Meng and the other three were shocked, because this was the power of heaven and earth, enough to make any human being afraid.
of wrath.
With a "bang bang" sound, a thunder struck the top of the valley, as if it blew something into pieces. After a few sparks flashed across, Ding Meng's and Zheng Ming's expressions changed at the same time. These sparks scattered, and suddenly
The grass was set on fire.
Vegetation such as star weaver grass is particularly resistant to fire. It catches fire at once. Once ignited, the fire spreads very quickly and is difficult to extinguish.
not good!
Zheng Ming has already dragged the water-soaked animal blanket towards the hillside!
To the rich and powerful, Starweaver Grass is really not worth mentioning, but to Ding Meng and the others, this is the only treasure land that can provide them with a livelihood, and they must not let the grassland be burned by wildfires.
Ding Meng was not slow in his movements. He rushed into the grass and raised the animal blanket to fight with all his strength. However, the fire spread very fast. The wind blew the flames and flew twenty or thirty meters away. Zheng Ming couldn't fight at all. The two of them jumped on it.
After a while, the fire grew stronger and stronger, and the sudden increase in temperature prevented them from getting closer.
When Ding Meng reacted, he was horrified to find that fire was burning everywhere in the canyon, and it was spreading from top to bottom on the two ridges.
Ding Meng rushed into the fire, hugged Zheng Ming's waist and pulled hard: "Stop rushing, brother Zheng Ming, move quickly, it's dangerous here!"
"My grass! The grass that I have worked so hard to plant!" Zheng Ming shouted in despair.
The two returned to the foot of the mountain and found that the big trees and shanties were on fire. Zheng Ming said: "Get out of here quickly, we can't stay in this place!"
Ding Meng looked at the shanty anxiously: "Uncle Niu is still over there!"
"I'll go!" Zheng Ming dodged into the fire, picked up Uncle Niu on his shoulders and ran away.
Ding Meng was behind him and used an animal blanket to beat the flames on the two of them. After a long time, the fire on Zheng Ming's body was extinguished, but Ding Meng himself was ignited by the mountain fire and rolled on the ground.
Screams of agony.
"Brother, hold it back!" Zheng Ming took the animal blanket and slapped Ding Meng hard.
After a fuss, both of them were burned to the point of being burned. Uncle Niu sighed: "Run away quickly at this time, don't worry about me, old man."
Zheng Ming gritted his teeth and said: "Never! Uncle Niu, I will carry you! We agreed to go together!"
He never knew how much influence these words would have on Ding Meng later. It was from that time on that Ding Meng felt that his life had been influenced too much by Zheng Ming and Uncle Niu.
Zheng Ming rushed toward the mouth of the canyon with Uncle Niu on his back, but no matter how fast he was, he could not spread the fire faster. As soon as they left, the flames swallowed up several rotten shanties like monsters.
Ding Meng and Zheng Ming were dumbfounded when they rushed to the entrance of the valley. The mountain road out was surrounded by fire. The mountain fire at this moment no longer looked like fire. It was just like the clouds in the sky rolling and surging crazily. The entire canyon was a sea of fire and there was no way out.
To escape, he could only stand there and wait to die.
Zheng Ming gritted his teeth. He wanted to escape, but this mountain fire was not a bandit or a soldier. Even with great determination, he could not escape.
Not to mention running away, I couldn't even get close. If I got even slightly closer, I couldn't open my eyes.
"Zheng Ming, put me down!" Uncle Niu suddenly spoke.
This time Uncle Niu didn't curl up on the ground. He sat up cross-legged, looking at the fire dancing in front of him like a demon. His expression seemed very calm: "Ding Meng, did you know? My hometown is also Caiyunping!"
At this time, I don’t know why Uncle Niu suddenly said this, but Uncle Niu still said: "I have never seen a source energy user in my village, but I am the first!"
Ding Meng and Zheng Ming turned their heads at the same time, looking at him in surprise.
How could Uncle Niu still look half dirty and slovenly at this moment? His waist was straight, his eyes were bright, his expression was full of confidence, and his whole body exuded an unprecedented brilliance.
He is like a sword that has kept a low profile for many years. Usually the sword is in its scabbard, and the scabbard is mediocre and even a little bit rotten. But now the sword is out of the scabbard, and the brilliance shines in all directions. Ding Meng and Zheng Ming are completely shocked by his momentum.
:
"I have guarded that village for twenty years, but unfortunately I was defeated and became disabled. Everyone thought I was useless and turned into trash. I wonder if I will be useful this time?"
When he said this, Ding Meng and Zheng Ming felt a slight chill, and the temperature around them seemed to be decreasing. When they looked up again, they saw that Uncle Niu had pressed one palm on the ground, and the ground began to fog up, obviously due to moisture.
Been vaporized.
But soon a thin layer of ice formed on the ground, and the ice layer gradually spread into the fire, and the surrounding flames were fading away. This was clearly the source of the ice source energy being released.
Ding Meng and Zheng Ming's eyes lit up, and they saw hope of escaping.
"Hula!" There was a sharp sound, and the flames that had been dispersed by the ice energy gathered together again, and the sea of fire submerged the mountain road again like a flood.
Uncle Niu's expression changed, and Ding Meng and Zheng Ming also looked ashen. It seemed that Uncle Niu could not dispel the raging fire, and everyone was doomed to die.
Looking at the approaching fire, Uncle Niu suddenly burst into laughter. The laughter seemed very heroic, as if it was the spirit of his youth, but the laughter also seemed very sad: "I have lived a lifetime, and only now do I understand this truth. It turns out that
A person's biggest enemy is his own inner demon. Zheng Ming, Ding Meng, you two are good boys. You have served me for so many years and you don't deserve to die here. Uncle Niu will give you a ride for the last time, ah————
—”
As he shouted angrily, a bright white flame ignited all over his body. This was the "Secret of Returning to the Yang", a miraculous technique of the foreign demonic kingdom. It burned the origin spirit body at all costs and doubled its potential.
"Go!" Uncle Niu struck the ground with his palm again, and the ice spread into the fire at a speed visible to the naked eye. This time, it was like a glacier breaking through the sea of fire and opening up the mountain road.
"Go!" Uncle Niu shouted angrily.
Ding Meng hesitated: "But Uncle Niu..."
Uncle Niu has completely turned into a pupil, but his voice is still ringing: "Boys, you must live a good life to be worthy of me. Remember, no matter how difficult you encounter in the future, never bow your head and compromise. Let's go quickly. I
I can’t support it for too long…”
Ding and Meng rushed up the mountain road and ran out quickly.
It was not until they rushed into the safe zone that Ding Meng and the two men turned back. The mountain road that the glacier rushed out was slowly eroded by the fire again, the pupils of light gradually dissipated, and Niu Bo's figure disappeared forever in the canyon.
Zheng Ming knelt down on the ground with a plop, and kowtowed respectfully towards the mountain road.
Ding Meng also knelt down and kowtowed along with him. This was the first time he had seen an originator, but it was not the first time he had seen such amazing courage.
Uncle Niu, Ding Wenhe, the tribune, and the little girl all have the courage to move forward and never bow down. It is this courage that has always inspired him to move forward bravely and never give up...
…
Ding Meng slowly opened his eyes, and the strange ripples in front of him disappeared. The scene of the bridge reappeared in front of him, and it was extremely clear. His low mood was all dispelled. He stood up slowly, and a feeling came into his heart.
