On the outskirts of the Danhu Mountains in northern China, there is Liangxiang Village.
At dusk, when the twilight was closing, several old people were enjoying the cool under the big trees at the entrance of the village. Suddenly, they saw a shirtless young man in ragged clothes outside the village, walking toward the entrance of the village carrying a black gate that was as tall as a man, followed by a man. The big man wearing animal skin also carried a thick piece of cloth on his shoulders, as if there was something wrapped in it.
"Hey, isn't that a boy from the Situ family? Who is that behind? He's a bit unfamiliar."
"The one at the back isn't from our village, right? I've never seen one in my whole life."
"What are they carrying? It's as big as someone."
Several village elders gathered together and talked a lot, with different expressions on their faces.
Jingfeng entered the village silently, and the strong man also followed behind, holding his breath.
"A boy from the Situ family!" An old man holding a cattail leaf fan called to Jingfeng. He seemed to see several wounds on the young man's back, with blood oozing out from time to time.
"Elder, do you have any advice?" Jingfeng asked calmly.
"Your back is seriously injured, and you are carrying this black box like a coffin."
The old man then asked: "Did something happen to you in the mountains?"
Jingfeng stopped and remained silent.
The strong man behind him put the thick cloth on his shoulders on the ground and said: "A man is alone and has suffered so many hardships. A small injury is nothing."
He opened the rag, revealing Ge Yijian's blackened body, which scared several village elders and backed away.
"The clothes this corpse is wearing are the clothes of the servants in the village chief's house. What exactly happened to you in the mountains?"
"The veins all over the body are black, I must have been poisoned!"
Several knowledgeable village elders said, but it still caused a commotion.
"I hope some elders will inform the spirit worshipers and the villagers to come to the village. I did... encounter a lot of trouble this time."
After saying that, Jingfeng bowed slightly to the old men, turned around and walked towards the village.
After entering the village, he walked all the way to the door of the village chief's house and gently put down the cold black box. The shoulders were so cold that they lost all feeling due to being exposed to the air-conditioning for a long time, and even felt a dull pain.
He hesitated again and again and knocked on the door of the village chief's mansion.
After a while, a middle-aged man in plain clothes opened the door. It was Ge Yijian's father, the housekeeper of the village chief's mansion.
"It turns out it's the boy from the Situ family who came to see Miss Xu. She went into the mountains with my son."
Jingfeng glanced at the middle-aged man, slowly lowered his head and said, "I'm here to see the village chief and Mrs. Xu, and I would like the housekeeper to inform me."
The middle-aged man caught a glimpse of the black box placed behind Jingfeng, responded, and closed the door.
The mountain village where Jingfeng grew up is close to the outer ring of the mountain. Although the village chief is old, he is still highly respected in the village, and he is powerful in offering sacrifices to spirits. He has not been worried about wild beasts for many years.
The village elder had a son, Xu Qinglian, who was only in his late 50s. If he knew that his daughter was in danger to protect him, I don't know if the old village elder could bear it.
In less than a cup of tea, a woman followed the housekeeper and opened the door.
"It's Jingfeng. What do you want from me?"
"Mrs. Xu..." Jingfeng frowned, unable to speak.
Mrs. Xu looked Jingfeng up and down and said in surprise: "Why are you covered in wounds? If I remember correctly, you must have become very powerful through your physical training."
"Mrs. Xu, let me apologize to you first.
Jingfeng slowly lowered his head, "It's all my fault. I didn't protect Lian'er well."
Mrs. Xu and the old housekeeper looked at each other, frowned slightly, and both looked a little nervous.
"When I was looking for Lian'er and Ge Yijian in the mountains, I was besieged by the mountain master and the cave master."
Mrs. Xu and the housekeeper both took a breath. Not to mention the mountain master, the cave master alone was equivalent to a strong man in the wild energy realm in the human world. There was a huge difference between ordinary humans and practitioners, not to mention the fierce and powerful ones. of monsters.
"The black box behind you looks a little ominous. What's in it?" Mrs. Xu pinched her sleeves and asked, pointing behind Jingfeng.
Jingfeng glanced at Mrs. Xu, lowered his head and thought again and again, and then slowly opened the black box. The girl lying inside was Xu Qinglian. Due to the severe poison, his face was pale at the moment, his lips were purple, and there was a blood hole penetrated in his stomach. The only difference was probably that there was a ball of light yellow zhenqi swimming in his heart.
When Mrs. Xu saw it, her face was filled with sadness. After a few more glances, she felt that the world was spinning and her legs and feet were a little unsteady.
"Lian'er! My Lian'er!"
Mrs. Xu knelt on the ground, raised her head and cried in grief. She crawled toward the Xuanling Ice Box without any regard for etiquette.
"Mrs. Xu, this is very cold..."
Just when Jingfeng wanted to remind her, Mrs. Xu's hand had already touched it and she shivered from the cold.
She raised her head and stared at Jingfeng with resentful eyes, tears still in her eyes.
"It's all your fault, it's all because of you! Lian'er became like this!"
Jingfeng was startled by Mrs. Xu's resentful gaze and couldn't help but take a few steps back.
She struggled to get up, and out of the corner of her eye she caught sight of Xu Qinglian lying in the ice box. She felt a surge of energy and blood, rolled her eyes and fainted.
"Madam, madam, are you okay?" The housekeeper supported Mrs. Xu who almost fell to the ground from behind, with surprise and worry in her eyes.
Mrs. Xu made such a fuss at the door, and many villagers gathered here. Some who were close also saw Xu Qinglian lying in the Xuanling ice box, and started talking quietly in twos and threes.
The housekeeper of the Xu Mansion still had a look of surprise on his face and asked, "Jingfeng, my son and the young lady went into the mountain together, where are the others?"
Jingfeng looked at Xu Qinglian, then at the housekeeper, lowered his head and remained silent.
When the housekeeper of Xu Mansion saw that he was silent, his face became angry. He handed Mrs. Xu to the maid next to him and walked towards Jingfeng step by step.
"Here it is!"
At this time, a rough man wearing animal skin squeezed in from the crowd. He spread a thick cloth in his hand on the ground, revealing Ge Yijian's body.
When the middle-aged housekeeper saw his son's body, he felt weak in his limbs. He staggered back and suddenly fell to the ground, looking ahead with empty eyes.
The villagers who were watching suddenly exploded, pointing at the scenery and the boys and girls on the ground.
Jingfeng's mouth opened slightly, and he felt that he was drowned by the noisy noise. In his eyes, it seemed that everyone was getting further and further away from him.
"What are you arguing about?" An angry shout interrupted the surrounding villagers, and a man in his sixties with gray hair and wrapped in thick cotton clothes walked out of Xu's residence with the support of a maid.
"village head."
The villagers who were closer shouted and retreated silently. It can be seen that the prestige of the village chief is still quite high.
The village chief coughed twice. It was clearly March in spring, but he wrapped his thick cotton clothes tighter.
"Let's all disperse." The village chief said, and the surrounding villagers left in twos and threes.
He looked at Ge Yijian's blackened body on the ground and Xu Qinglian lying in the Xuanling ice box, and couldn't help clenching his withered fists.
"Jingfeng, close this black box." He called.
At this moment, he saw the strong man beside Jingfeng and asked, "Your Excellency, you are a little unfamiliar, haven't you asked me for advice?"
The man laughed and said, "Wandering people are not worth mentioning. Just now I happened to meet the Jing family boy in the mountains, so we went down the mountain together."
"Someone, please carry this black box into the Xu Mansion."
He said hello, then looked at Jingfeng and said, "You come too, I have something to ask you."
Jingfeng remained silent. He clenched his fists tightly and followed the servant. The strong man patted his shoulder gently, making him feel more relaxed.
On the other side, Jing Jieying was pounding medicinal powder in the backyard. She was now dressed in a smart gray cloth, and her long hair was tied on top of her head.
"Sister Jing, something happened to your young master!"
When she heard someone shouting in the front yard, she put down the stone mortar, wiped her hands with a handkerchief, and went to the front yard.
A fat woman called her at the door of the store. At this moment, many villagers watching the excitement went home. This woman had some contact with Jing Jieying, so she came to talk about it.
"What's the matter, Sister Zhang?"
"Your boy got into a big trouble and made the village chief's wife faint. Now he is apologizing to others in front of the village chief's house!"
"ah?"
The woman spoke with joy, and Jing Jieying's beauty turned pale as she listened.
She didn't bother to clean up the store, so she took off her apron and ran to the village chief's house.
When Jing Jieying arrived, the servants of the village chief's residence were carrying the Xuanling ice box through the gate. Jingfeng lowered his head and followed behind them a man wearing animal skins and a sturdy back.
"Feng'er!"
Jing Jieying shouted, Jingfeng was startled and stopped when he heard it.
On the other hand, the man on the side turned around and saw Jing Jieying with a slightly surprised expression on his face, perhaps because the woman's beauty was astonishing.
But he didn't look back, and still walked into Xu's house with his head held high.
"Wait, Feng'er, don't leave yet!"
Jing Jieying shouted while running towards here.
The village chief made a gesture inside, and several servants carried the Xuanling Ice Box and Ge Yijian's body to go ahead, leaving the village chief and the grieving housekeeper standing at the door.
"Feng'er, why didn't you answer when Mom called you?" Jing Jieying pulled Jingfeng to her and asked.
Jing Jieying was a slim and tall beauty, and Jingfeng was nearly a head taller than her mother. But at this moment, he lowered his head, did not dare to look at his mother, and did not speak, just like a child who had made a mistake.
"Village chief, what happened?"
Jing Jieying asked hesitantly when she noticed that Jingfeng's clothes were torn and his body was almost completely missing.
"My young lady and my son went to the mountains to collect herbs together, but they met this brat. When he came back, he was already sending a man with white hair to a man with black hair!"
The housekeeper spoke in a high voice and stared at Jingfeng fiercely.
Jingfeng said nothing, but the man next to him sneered and curled his lips in disdain.
The village chief raised his hand to stop the housekeeper and said: "Your Excellency just told me that Jingfeng, my daughter and Ge Yijian were attacked by monsters when they were collecting herbs in the mountains. Unfortunately, my daughter and Ge Yijian... ahem..."
The village chief was a little excited as he spoke and couldn't help coughing.
"Is that so, Feng'er?"
"I didn't protect Lian'er well." Jingfeng closed his eyes, his voice a little hoarse.
"It's not your fault." The man said.
"Feng'er..." Jing Jieying looked at Jingfeng with some affection, and gently stroked the young man's cheek with her hand.
"How come something happened to my son and my young lady, but you were left to live alone?" Butler Xu's housekeeper suddenly yelled.
Jing Jieying was stunned when she heard this, her beautiful eyes widened and she said angrily: "What did you say?"
The village chief stopped the housekeeper again and said, "Jingfeng, please tell me the whole story."
Jingfeng finally raised his eyes and looked at Jing Jieying. The strong man nodded to him, and then he slowly told what he had experienced.
When Jingfeng finished speaking, the sun was almost setting, and everyone gathered around in silence.
The village chief was the first to break the silence.
"Your Excellency, can you lend me this Xuanling Ice Box for a while? As for Yinliang, please just ask."
"It doesn't matter, just give it as you see."
The man continued, "Since everyone knows the whole story, don't blame Jingfeng for this matter."
Jing Jieying patted Jingfeng's back gently and said, "Village Chief, my family Feng'er is also responsible for this matter. I will definitely go to your house tomorrow to apologize to you."
"Feng'er, you go back first."
Jingfeng looked at Jingjieying, but didn't say anything or move.
At this moment, the village chief suddenly glared at Jingfeng and said, "You clearly know that Lian'er likes you, how can you let her fall into danger!"
After saying that, a loud slap hit Jingfeng's face.
"You!" Jing Jieying did not expect the village chief's sudden action, and immediately protected Jing Feng behind her, glaring at him with beautiful eyes.
Jingfeng endured it silently and suddenly ran away.
"Feng'er!" Jing Jieying shouted. She turned around and glared at the village chief angrily, then chased after him.
