In the evening, a sheep was cooking in the heavy cauldron.
Below is a firewood that is burning brightly. The old man knows how to live his life. Everything in the yard is decorated in an ancient style. You must know that nowadays, almost no one uses a tripod to cook.
Li Dou'er looked forward to it as he sat cross-legged beside the cauldron, holding two pieces of chopped firewood in his hands. His face was red from the smoke. He didn't know if it was because of his martial arts training. He followed Cao An and slept in the open air. Walking through the mountains and fields, this little face is still as polished as jade, even much better than when I saw it in the village before.
The aroma of meat fills the courtyard. Those with a lower level of cultivation can even be directly stimulated by this aroma to activate their own blood and become more active. After all, there is a sheep demon stewed here. Since the last time I tasted the hot pot in Ziyunjia After learning the taste of mutton, Chang Qing developed a different kind of love for mutton.
When he went out to buy groceries, he sold some of the unused treasures he had accumulated in exchange for some money, and specially selected a sheep demon with the strongest energy and blood to bring back.
The fresh aroma and abundant vitality of the mutton aroused the taste buds of the diners. Cao An had anticipated this situation early on and raised his hand to set up a barrier around the yard. This was a rare leisure time for the three of them, and he did not want to worry about other people. Disturbed by people.
"Can't wait?"
Li Douer smiled and had already swallowed his saliva countless times. Hearing Cao An's question, he nodded hurriedly, like a chicken asking for food. Cao An stood up from the recliner and put the Feng Wu Zhi in his hand. On the table, he rolled up his sleeves and strode up, stretched out his hand and waved on the cauldron.
"Okay, let's start eating." After saying that, he started to take out the stewed sheep from the big cauldron. Chang Qing ran over carrying the big basin that he had prepared early. In the small courtyard, there were two Although the table was for three people to eat, it was filled with a sense of ceremony. There was a large basin on one table with the mutton that Cao An had picked out, and the other table was filled with large and small dishes of condiments.
Each person had a big bowl and sat on the edge to eat.
"I don't know if Mr. Shen Shen and Princess Fengyang are back." Chang Qing thought of Shen Shen while eating. It was not to flatter Cao An, but because he only knew a few people. As we gathered here to eat delicious food, we naturally thought of the heavy weight of the person who was also recognized by Cao An as one of our own.
"With Shen Zhong's current strength, ordinary warriors can't do anything to him. Even if he is dispatched to the realm of heaven and man, the puppet is enough to deal with it. Everyone has his own opportunity. There is no need for too much interference. We only need to do our part. I have tried my best to help with the internal affairs, and the rest is up to me."
Cao An's mood was not affected and he said calmly.
Regarding Cao An's attitude, Chang Qing was stunned for a moment. For some reason, there was a hint of awe and fear in his heart. It was not just because of Cao An's words and attitude, but in this specific environment, a person's mentality, A feeling formed by the combination of words and momentum.
He didn't feel that his relationship with Cao An could compare with the heaviness that accompanied him from his weakest childhood, a kind of determination and ruthlessness that could never be changed by individual emotions and bonds, just like... like... When we faced the calamity of heaven and earth that day, the calamity of heaven and earth was there, and it would not weaken or increase in the slightest.
All you can do and rely on is yourself.
"What are you thinking about? Eat quickly, otherwise Little Dou'er will eat it all in no time."
Chang Qing came back to her senses and said, "Okay."
Getting rid of those thoughts in his mind, he looked at Cao An out of the corner of his eye, only to find that everything before seemed to be an illusion. Cao An was still the same Cao An, the one who could calmly deal with no matter how big the problem was and find a way to solve it. Cao An seems to have no temper, which makes you completely trust Cao An.
Snapped!
A soft sound interrupted Chang Qing. It was the sound of Li Douer putting down his bowl and chopsticks after finishing his meal.
"Brother, I have a question."
"Say!" Cao An ate slowly. This was just an illusion given by his movements. In fact, he didn't eat slowly.
"Do they really exist in the secret kingdom?" Li Dou'er held his cheek curiously. Although he didn't show anything along the way, Cao An still heard it from his words. This obedient child finally He still misses home. For him, home is the village, but the village is gone and it is inconvenient to mention the dead people, so the secret kingdom becomes the best entry point.
"homesick?"
However, Li Douer's answer was beyond Cao An's imagination.
"No, I'm thinking about a question, but I don't have an answer. That is, in the secret kingdom, I have many friends, many teachers, and many people. Each of them is so real. They have flesh and blood, just like the big brother and Uncle Chang I met here."
Cao An had a vague feeling that this question might be beyond what Li Dou'er should ask at his age, but it was extremely important. He put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hand, looked at Li Dou'er calmly, and motioned for him to continue.
"So which side is real? Or are both sides real? When I was very young, I asked the village chief this question. He looked very ugly and warned me seriously that this side is real. Then It was like a dream, and he warned me that I must carry the reminder device he gave me in my arms when I fall asleep, and I must come out when the time is up."
"But he never told me why. He has never been to the secret kingdom. Only I can enter the secret kingdom, just like I can only come out of the secret kingdom. For me, which side is true? Which side is fake? They all seem to be the same."
Chang Qing stopped what he was doing and frowned.
"Can you grow up in the secret kingdom you talk about?" The two of them had a lot of exchanges along the way. Chang Qing also understood Li Douer's so-called secret kingdom.
This is the most direct and fundamental sign. Whichever side you grew up in naturally determines which side is true.
"Similarly, when I come back from the secret kingdom, my body will return to the way it was before entering the secret kingdom. When I wake up in the secret kingdom, my body will return to the way it was when I first left. In both worlds, my body and age are about the same. , I seem to have faintly felt that world calling me recently, and it must have been almost a day."
Li Douer's words made Cao An's expression change slightly.
The village chief has never mentioned that Li Douer has this problem before...
