South of Bones Beach.
There are many islands in the vast sea, and there is an island that is covered in fog all year round.
A middle-aged man with brown hair and a well-proportioned figure grabbed a woman's hair with one hand and held it tightly.
The other hand slapped the opponent quite hard, both front and back, one after another, with a crackling sound, slapping the woman's cheeks.
After about a dozen blows, the left and right sides of the woman's face were all red and purple, and she couldn't bear to look at her!
She just suffered it silently. It was clear that she was very conscious and in great pain, but she did not resist, did not move at all, and did not say a word.
Let the man slap her mercilessly.
Every blow was very strenuous, without any mercy, as if he was torturing an enemy with a hatred of blood.
While beating someone, the man's eyes widened with anger and showed no sign of stopping. He shouted at the woman he slapped: "You're so brave, Ling Yishui! I dare to carry you on my back!" Husband, I secretly wrote a letter to contact my family, right? Fortunately, I intercepted the messenger flying sword in time, otherwise you would have succeeded in tipping off the messenger!"
The woman named Ling Yishui had blood dripping from the corner of her mouth, her eyes were ashen and lifeless, as if she had given up the hope of living on her own accord, and had lost all thoughts.
After hearing her husband's roaring anger, her lips trembled and she spoke in a voice as delicate as a mosquito's fly: "Jiang, you will not die well..."
Apparently stimulated by these words, the man with yellow hair suddenly stood up, his eyebrows stood up, his eyes were burning with anger, and the hand that was grabbing the woman's black hair didn't loosen even a little bit, as if he was trying to catch someone. Mountain hare, he raised his voice and cursed violently: "You are a bitch raised by the Ling family. You are only worthy of licking people's shoes. What's wrong with you now? You dared to curse me to death after eating the courage of a bear's heart and a leopard's." ?! Okay, let’s see if I don’t beat your biological mother today… No, your mother is already dead, then I will beat you until your biological father, Ling Pu, doesn’t even recognize you!”
At this time, an ethereal and unfamiliar voice came from above and came into the room. The man said loudly: "Master Jiang, how does it feel to beat your wife with your own hands?"
The man surnamed Jiang was startled, raised his head, and asked loudly toward the roof: "Who are you? Why are you meddling in my family's private affairs?!"
The voice above said leisurely: "My surname is Xiao. If you are from the north, you can call me 'Mr. Xiao'. I came here specially to discuss a good deal with the owner of Jiang Island. I wonder if the island owner is interested." ?”
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In the Niu Mountain, facing the compliments of the black-robed Han Gong Yeji, Ling Zhen responded with a faint smile and said modestly: "Brother Gongye, my cultivation is shallow and my skills are just clumsy. I can't talk about it." No matter how clever you are, of course, you don't need any sophisticated swordsmanship to deal with a group of beasts."
The big man with thick beards was slightly stunned at first, and then he laughed loudly, his voice was like thunder, extremely powerful, and said while laughing: "Brother Ling is really a humble man, haha, I dare to ask brother about his current cultivation level, Have you reached various realms?”
Ling Zhen thought for a while and felt that his real name could not be disclosed at will. This realm matter was just a matter of course, so he said bluntly: "I am not talented, only the third level of Pingxu realm is perfect."
Gong Yeji, who was about half a head taller than Ling Zhen, suddenly opened his eyes wide with a look of disbelief on his face, "I didn't expect Brother Ling's talent to be so extraordinary. I also barely entered the Pingxu realm when I was thirty years old. Even now, I only have the foundation of the third level of Dzogchen. At this rate, I am afraid that in a few years, I will not be as good as you, Brother Ling!"
Then, he couldn't help but pat Ling Zhen's left shoulder, "With extraordinary qualifications and outstanding appearance, Brother Ling is truly a talented person!"
Ling Zhen smiled calmly a few times and just uttered five words: "Brother Gongye is so complimentary."
Ling Xiaoxiao and the two swordsmen Zhao and Zhang, who were standing aside and listening to the conversation between the two, were sincerely surprised and admired the realm of the man named Gongye.
Entering the third level at the age of thirty, he is currently less than forty years old, less than ten years old, and has already achieved Pingxu Dzogchen.
This level of cultivation talent is far beyond that of ordinary people, and it really can't be called "poor"!
As Ling Zhen put the sword Ji Le into the sheath on his waist, Gong Yeji's eyes fell on the sheathed sword again.
The man in black robe and big beard had eyes shining, as if he had seen a divine object. He exclaimed in amazement: "What a sword! It's such a good sword in excellent condition! It's no wonder that Brother Ling was able to kill so many people easily with this sword." The beast..."
At this time, Ling Zhen thought of something and asked curiously: "By the way, brother Gongye, how did you retreat from the beast wave just now?"
Gong Yejin laughed heartily and explained without thinking or hesitating: "I have a secret book passed down from my ancestors called "Lingxi Miaojue", which specifically teaches people the skills to communicate with the world's spirits and creatures."
The big man touched the emerald jade flute on his waist and grinned, "After years of hard practice, I have mastered all the formulas in the secret method. Now I can use the chimney to make sounds, channel the inner energy, and forcibly order people to be eliminated." All living things outside of human beings, listen to my command. I just used this method to exhale and turn into sound, and played the flute sound to make those beasts go back obediently!"
"That's it. I didn't expect that there is such a magical method of kindness in the world."
Ling Zhen nodded thoughtfully, and after thinking for a moment, he suddenly asked, "But brother Gongye, I have something I don't understand. Why does the beast tide come at this time every year, and since you Such a method is extraordinary, why not go back to the source and directly pull out the root cause of the problem?"
The man with thick beard, whose black robe was unusually wide and even part of it was dragged to the ground, thought for a moment, and a trace of embarrassment appeared on his face.
But it was quickly swept away, and he still said in a cheerful voice: "I don't have that spare time! What the hell? They are just a group of crazy animals. The devil knows why they gathered here, I am too lazy It doesn’t matter if you have to take care of so many things. It doesn’t matter whether you kill them or not. In short, it’s enough that the beast tide subsides first and everything is fine.”
Ling Zhen always felt that what this person said was incomplete and untrue, but he didn't ask any more questions because he knew that no matter how much he talked, he wouldn't be able to get anything out of the question and it would just be a waste of saliva.
Then he turned around, wearing a green robe, bowed and saluted the two swordsmen beside him, and said with a smile: "I'm really sorry. I told a lie just now and lied to you two. I hope I can forgive you."
Zhao and Zhang Erque were in such a bad situation that they felt so ashamed that they did not dare to look directly into Ling Zhen's eyes. He lowered his head slightly, like a young child who had made a mistake, facing the elders of the family.
Among them, Zhao Xian, the swordsman in white clothes, lowered his head in fear and said first, "Zhao is short-sighted. He has offended Mr. Ling many times before. I hope that Mr. Ling will be generous and don't mind!"
In addition, Zhang Jing, the swordsman in green, no longer had the same arrogance as before. He looked like a timid young man. He put his chin back and said: "Yes, yes, the two of us were shameless and received a few compliments from the young master." 'Hero'... How can this be done? I'm really unworthy of it! The young master has a heroic spirit and can resist the beasts with his sword. This is the real great man!"
After Ling Zhen listened, they laughed out loud on the spot. He couldn't help but laugh a few times. He thought to himself that he was lucky that he didn't reveal the identity and title of the "Prince of Shenyuan".
If he really did that, I'm afraid the courage of these two swordsmen would be shattered!
The young man in green robe waved his hands with a smile and said: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. The two of them are working together to fend off the enemy. What they are doing is the right path in their hearts. This move should be called chivalrous. Why should I not accept it? ?”
Ling Zhen came closer, stretched out his hands, and placed his palms on the chests of Zhao and Zhang Errao. Before the two people could react, a mysterious cyan energy emerged from the young sword cultivator's palms. Flowing into the opponent's Tanzhong Fuhai.
Zhao Xian and Zhang Jing both opened their eyes wide, feeling the true current surging in their chests and acupuncture points all over their bodies, with shocked expressions on their faces. Zhang Jing stuttered a little: "This, what is this..."
Ling Zhen smiled with squinted eyes, released the palms attached to their chests, and then said in a comforting tone: "Don't panic, this thing is called 'Qinglong Zhenqi', and it is a great tool for healing wounds in the world. Spiritual things. The internal injuries you two suffered are obviously not light. If you don't have this true energy to treat you, your cultivation level will plummet. From now on, it will be difficult to lift the sword! Now I have poured some Qinglong into your bodies. With just one tael of Qi at most, all internal and external injuries can be fully healed.”
The two swordsmen in white and blue were still in great shock.
The black-robed Han Gong Ye Jin was in an excited mood. He gave Ling Zhen a thumbs up and praised him without hesitation, "Brother Ling, I have yours! How many treasures do you still have on your body? It's really disappointing. Can’t guess.”
Ling Zhen thought to himself: "If you could see through me at a glance, if I don't take many good things with me when I go out, I'm afraid it will be very difficult to survive until now."
With this thought in mind, the expression on his face remained unchanged, and he responded: "Brother Gongye, please don't praise me anymore. I am very thin-skinned. I will be easily embarrassed when someone praises me."
These words reached Ling Xiaoxiao's ears. The eighth daughter of the Ling family, who had always known how thick-skinned her ninth brother was, quietly rolled her eyes again, disapproving or not, and of course she didn't say much.
Gong Yejiu, who always had a straightforward and unrestrained temperament and was full of recklessness, smiled for a while, and with a rather heroic voice, he said loudly: "Okay! Since Brother Ling doesn't like to be praised, then I won't do anything more." It’s getting late, we should go down the mountain, haha, we can’t let the people in the village wait for us for too long!”
Ling Zhen felt quite confused and asked: "Are the people in the village waiting for you?"
The white-clothed swordsman Zhao Xian helped Gong Yejin talk to him: "Master Ling doesn't know something. Over the years, senior Gongye has calmed down several beast tides for the people at the foot of the mountain. He has made great contributions and the people love him very much. Every year on this day We will all gather together from time to time to celebrate another great achievement of the great hero and to defeat the beasts."
Ling Zhen understood now and nodded, "So that's what happened. Since the chivalrous feat has been accomplished and it is sought after by the secular people, it is only natural!"
He turned to look at the loose black robe and said, "Brother Gongye, let me go down the mountain with you."
After hearing this, Dahan Gong Metallurgy's mood became even higher. He slapped Ling Zhen on the back again and said loudly: "Okay, the people can't wait in a hurry. Let's go down the mountain now!"
When we arrived at the foot of the mountain, the light had completely disappeared. At night, the sun set and the surroundings were quite dark.
The big man named Gongye was originally dressed in black. Now that he was walking through the dusk, it became increasingly difficult to see his figure clearly, as if he had become one with the thick night.
Not far away, there were no less than a thousand people standing, crowded, and many red lanterns were carried in their hands, with lights in the cages for lighting purposes.
That was all the villagers in Niniu Village. No one was out that night, and they all gathered here.
There is no other purpose, just to meet the hero in the village who has great kindness!
Men, women, old and young, sick and disabled women and children, no less than a thousand village residents, everyone is standing here, the formation is really not true.
Thinking about it, only this kind of enthusiastic and non-missing group attitude can be worthy of Gong Metallurgical's great kindness to retreat from the beast tide and give the people a peaceful life.
The few people standing at the front were holding a large banner high, with thick ink and colorful colors, and a very domineering momentum. You could easily see the eight big characters written on the banner without getting close.
That is the horoscope of "a hero among men and a hero in controlling beasts".
Each word takes up a lot of space, and the person he praises is of course Gong Yejin!
When Ling Zhen, Ling Xiaoxiao, Zhao Xian, and Zhang Jing, headed by Gong Yejin, came to the crowd of common people, all the men and women stepped forward together, and they were very enthusiastic.
Two people were holding bright red satin tied with bright red satin, which they put on Gong Yeji's chest. Several people were holding a large wooden disc lined with red cloth, and the cloth was filled with fine silver pieces. Blocks and copper plates, similar to a valuable mountain.
Everyone looked happy, grinning heartily, and kept repeating "Gongye Hero", a title that symbolizes the love and support of the people.
That is an extremely glorious title they gave Gong Metallurgy!
The big man in black robe, who was admired by the stars and enjoyed infinite respect and admiration, moved skillfully, stretched out his hands, wrapped the red cloth spread on the wooden plate, and wrapped it around those who were no less than a hundred taels. The "money pile".
Gong Yejin held a red cloth-wrapped wallet in one hand, with a bright smile, and shouted to the crowd around him: "Dear fellow villagers, thanks to my great love, I have eliminated this year's beast tide, and there is no need to worry about it anymore. You can enjoy peace all year round!”
As soon as this was said, cheers and cheers erupted one after another.
The thousands of people present were all extremely happy and beaming with joy.
Now that there are no more beasts that are madly descending from the mountain and trampling on the land and housing, in the next year, even if the weather is not good, we can still enjoy the peace and prosperity of the country and the people.
The people in the village have always suffered the most from the beasts. It is natural and logical that they respect the great hero Gong Yeji who fought back the beasts on the mountain and made great achievements.
It's not just a simple respect.
But it is supreme, nothing in the world can shake it, and the respect and admiration is like that of a god!
After collecting all the money and the respect of the people, Gong Yeji, the hero in the eyes of the villagers, had a strong voice and the volume was released so that everyone could hear it clearly.
He said loudly: "Thank you for gathering here. My father-in-law Metallurgy has accepted your wishes. Thank you very much. Folks, please come back. It's so late at night that it affects everyone's rest, haha!"
After saying this, on the ground in the dark night, among the crowds of heads, the figure in black robe disappeared without a trace in an instant, and the people looked at each other in confusion.
Only Ling Zhen was able to discern its whereabouts in time, and it turned out that it was running towards the dusk in the distance.
After briefly bidding farewell to the two swordsmen Zhao and Zhang, Ling Zhen asked his eighth sister Ling Xiaoxiao to book two restaurants and inns in the village, while he was alone and secretly followed the man in black robe with extremely fast footsteps.
Late at night, in Niu Mountain.
In a very secret valley on the backside of the sun, there was a light on in a wooden house.
A very tall and bearded man with a black robe that covered the floor entered the room and gently placed a red package containing a lot of silver and copper coins on the table, letting the money spread out. .
He looked tough and rough. He did not count the money at the moment. Instead, he took off the big satin red flower on his chest and threw it aside. He immediately ran to the jar to scoop some water and poured it into the jar. Put it in the pot, light the fire, and start boiling the water.
At this moment, the boy who had been lying on the bed slowly opened his eyes and said in a weak voice: "Dad."
The boy was estimated to be in his early ten years. He was extremely skinny, with deeply sunken cheeks and no trace of fat. His eye sockets were black, and his complexion was pale, without any trace of blood.
Its appearance is so bleak that it can be described by the four-character idiom "shape is broken and bone is standing".
One can't help but sincerely doubt that this body, which is extremely thin and gaunt, no different from a skinned skeleton, will fall apart if it moves even once, and then shatter on the spot like a crispy snack?
After hearing the sound of "Dad" in his ears, the big man with a thick beard quickly turned his head, looked at the skinny boy on the bed, frowned and said: "Why did Xin'er wake up? Daddy's voice was too loud. I'm sorry. I'll be gentle next time. I thought I'd let you sleep a little longer...Son, just lie down. Dad is heating hot water for you. When the water boils, you can take the medicine. ."
The poor boy called "Xin'er" obeyed his father's words and lay down again obediently.
The man in black robe, whose identity is Gong Yeji, the "Beast Master", squatted on the ground with his legs bent, staring at the fire without looking at his son. He said with a smile on his face: "Your father and I I got money again today, and it’s the same as in previous years, there are people of all ages! Hehe, the herbs are expensive, but it doesn’t matter, I can get the money. I use the magic secret of telepathy to attract thousands of beasts, and then I direct and act in a movie. It was a good show, and I drove all those beasts back. Out of gratitude, the villagers at the foot of the mountain would give me the money for free from the bottom of their hearts, haha! Son, don’t think of daddy as a liar, daddy is all here to cure you. I'm sick, and I've only cheated once this year, so it's not a big deal..."
Suddenly, the door of the wooden house was pushed open from the outside.
Then there was a cough, and the person who pushed the door stood still and said: "I guessed it right, you are indeed acting!"
After the wooden door was pushed open, Gong Yejin's eyes widened and he looked at the young man in green robe standing at the door. The big man in black robe said in a trembling voice: "Brother Ling, you..."
Ling Zhen leaned on the door frame with one hand, leaned back, and sighed softly, "Brother Gongye, you have gone through all the trouble just to get such a small amount of silver that can only fit between your teeth. Why are you doing this?"
