The young man stood up and sighed. He wanted to land in a chic posture, but when he looked down from the branches to the tree, he immediately felt dizzy and had some heart palpitations. He had to hold the tree trunk and swallow.
The pink-faced girl walked under the tree, looked up at the young man and hummed: "Zhang Bairen, why don't you come down quickly?"
"Let me tell you again, please call my name Zhang friend from now on!"
The young man said seriously: "Besides... I'm having a good time up here. What are you going to do down here? Come up if you have the skills."
At the end of the sentence, he felt a little proud and simply sat down, staring at the girl who was no more than twenty-seven years old as if to demonstrate.
In Zhangjiawan, there are two families named Zhang and Yao in Zhangjiazhai.
Later, children from the two families were born one after another. The Zhang family's son was named Bairen and his surname was Youren. The Yao family's daughter was named Chi.
The two families have had a very good relationship for many years, with frequent visits. The children of the two families often meet and grow up together.
only……
Zhang Youren sighed, but for some reason, he and this sister seemed to have some natural conflicts and disliked each other. No matter how you look at it, it doesn’t look pleasing to the eye.
They would start bickering within a few words of each other, and soon they would start to fight.
Don't forget that Nizi is three years younger than him, but she is born with great strength, and he is too embarrassed to take action because of the boys' face, so he always suffers the most.
If that's all it is, then that's it.
When they grow up, the boy will get married and the girl will get married. When he gets married or the girl gets married, then he will be free.
What makes him a little strange is that according to the custom in the village, men can get married when they are fifteen or sixteen years old, and women can get married when they are thirteen or fourteen years old, but there has been no response from his parents.
Until two days ago, when he passed by his living room, he accidentally heard his parents' words. Suddenly, he was stunned like a thunderbolt from the sky.
It turned out that his parents were discussing whether it was time to put the marriage of their two children on the agenda now that Yao Chi was old enough to get married.
In an instant, all the doubts in his heart were cleared up, and he was suddenly enlightened!
But when he thinks about how he will spend the rest of his life with this girl...
Zhang Youren suddenly felt bad. At that time, the idea of running away from home popped up in his mind like mushrooms after a rain, and he could no longer erase it.
What a joke, he is only seventeen, and he still has a great life to live. If he doesn’t run away now, will he spend his whole life in it?
"You know I can't climb trees..."
The girl stared at Friend Zhang and groaned through gritted teeth.
"No, I mean Yao Chi, Yao Chi, why are you always pestering me!"
Zhang Youren helplessly spread his hands and said: "Tell me, what do you think is good about me? Why can't I change it?"
"Who is pestering you? Uncle Zhang asked me to come to you?"
Yao Chi narrowed his eyes and sneered: "What do you think is so good about you? Take a closer look at you. How can you find anything good about you?
You are such an adult, but you don’t think about making progress every day. You either fish in the river or dig out bird’s nests in the trees, and hang out with these little brats. Aren’t you ashamed?
People who were your age have long since become fathers and have begun to support the family. When will you grow up? "
A group of young children around him burst into laughter as he spoke.
"you……"
Zhang Youren was so angry that he stood up from the branch: "You don't have such personal attacks!"
"Am I not telling the truth?"
Yao Chi smiled lightly, then casually raised his foot and stepped towards the century-old locust tree.
Although she was not an earthworm, her stature was still very different from that of this century-old tree, so she didn't want to kick Zhang Youren down, but just kicked her deliberately.
However, the century-old tree after she stepped down was as tangled as a human being, and then swayed lightly.
However, this slight sway also caused Zhang Youren to lose his balance and fall from the tree.
"this……"
Yao Chi looked at his beautiful feet, and then looked up at the thick tree trunks of several big men. He was stunned, with disbelief written all over his beautiful little face.
Why have I never discovered that I actually have the power to shake centuries-old trees?
Moreover...it seemed that the tree was shaking just after I kicked it for a long time, so it was not because of her that Friends Zhang fell down...should it be?
After thinking about it, Yao Chi's eyes flashed, and in order to verify his suspicion, he raised his feet wearing embroidered shoes and stepped towards the century-old locust tree.
But before her feet landed on the tree trunk, she suddenly opened her mouth. Before her feet touched the old locust tree, the tree began to shake violently in an exaggerated way.
There seems to be...a certain fear in this shaking!
"Friends!"
"Baren!"
But before Yao Chi could continue his research, a group of teenagers surrounded him in shock, shouting names.
Yao Chi had just woken up from a dream and no longer studied the old tree. When she passed by, she found that friend Zhang was already unconscious.
…
"Little friend!"
"Little friend!"
In a daze, Zhang Youren seemed to hear someone calling him, and when he opened his eyes, he saw a vast expanse of white surrounding him.
Suddenly, an old man with wrinkled skin on his face, vines growing on his head, and a wooden staff appeared in front of him from a distance.
"Ghost!"
Zhang Youren exclaimed, looking around for something to defend himself, but found that there was nothing around him, and suddenly showed a smile that was uglier than crying.
Then he hurriedly bowed to the old man: "Uncle Ghost, I was born to do my duty. I have never hurt anyone or done anything bad. At most... at most, I accidentally bumped into that little girl from Yao Chi taking a bath... …”
Seeing that Friend Zhang was about to bow, the old man quickly stepped aside, not daring to accept the courtesy.
Then, when I heard Zhang Youren ramble on and talk about his life like dumplings, he immediately couldn't laugh or cry, and said hurriedly: "Little friend, I am not a ghost, and I am not here to harm you."
"Not a ghost?"
Hearing this, Zhang Youren raised his head in surprise, blinked and said, "Then who are you?"
The old man laughed dryly and said: "My little friend, I am not a ghost, but the old Sophora japonica tree outside the village today..."
"Ah, monster?"
Zhang Youren was shocked and muttered: "To be honest with you, I have not had enough yang energy since I was a child, and my kidneys are weak. If you want to inhale yang energy, you have found the wrong person..."
The corner of the old man's mouth twitched when he heard this, and he couldn't help but interrupt: "No, no, no, birds and beasts are demons through cultivation, and flowers, plants, and trees are elves if they are successful in cultivation. How can they be confused together?"
"Oh, that's right!" Friend Zhang nodded and said cautiously, "Then what's the point of my visit today?"
After hearing this, the old Sophora Jing remembered the business, and hurriedly bowed and said: "Today, my little friend accidentally fell off my body, and I feel deeply uneasy. I am here to apologize."
He is an elf who has practiced Taoism for many years in the mountains. Although he does not have much magic power, he also has some sharp eyesight.
Every time this young man approached him, he would always be trembling and frightened. Therefore, he guessed in his heart that this young man was either a powerful person or a reincarnation of an immortal. He came to the human world to undergo a calamity or something.
This was also the reason why he didn't dare to accept the other party's gift, let alone get close to him.
Unfortunately, the little girl also had the same background. Being caught between these two people today was really embarrassing for him. During his hesitation, he accidentally moved his body, which caused the girl to fall off him.
The more he thought about it afterwards, the more panicked he became. In order to avoid misfortune caused by today's incident in the future, he came to apologize.
"Apologise? How dare you!"
Zhang Youren said quickly, his face darkening as he spoke: "It's all the fault of that stinky girl Yao Chi..."
When Gu heard that this man was starting to settle old scores, how could the old Sophora japonica spirit dare to get involved? He quickly turned it over with his left hand, and a glowing Sophora japonica leaf appeared, saying: "Thank you for your magnanimity, little friend. I don't have much, so it's a small gift. Not respectful."
As he spoke, he raised his hand and tossed it, and the locust leaf flew over and landed in the hands of Zhang Youren.
"Locust locust leaf?"
When Zhang Youren looked at the leaves, he saw that the leaves exuded the luster of jade, and the texture and veins were clearly visible.
Just when he was about to ask what the use of this thing was, he saw Lao Huaijing smiling and nodding: "Then what? I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave."
As he spoke, his figure turned into a cloud of smoke and began to dissipate.
It seems that I can only do my own research... Zhang Youren sighed, clasped his fists and saluted: "Old man, go away!"
Following this ceremony, the dissipating smoke suddenly exclaimed:
"No, don't give it to me..."
Before he finished speaking, there was a rumble, as if there was thunder roaring between heaven and earth, covering up his voice.
Click!
With a loud noise, Zhang Youren suddenly opened his eyes, sat up from the bed, and saw that the room was illuminated by lightning as bright as day, and then the room became dark again.
"It's thundering, is it going to rain?"
Zhang Youren said to himself, then thought of the old Sophora Jing just now, and said sadly: "Are you dreaming? Huh?"
Suddenly, he saw a locust leaf next to the pillow, which was exactly the same as in the dream.
"There really are spiritual locust leaves, that old locust spirit..."
Friends Zhang was twisting the locust leaves, his eyes flickering, and he couldn't tell whether he was frightened or excited.
The theory of gods and spirits has been around since ancient times and has been recorded in books, but he has never seen it before. This is the first time he has encountered a supernatural event.
"Since there are spirits and monsters in this world, then...of course there are gods?"
Zhang Youren raised his eyebrows, then touched his forehead, and found that he was wrapped around him. He took a breath of air: "Hateful stinky girl, huh, since you can't stay at home anymore, why not go out and ask for a visit from an immortal?" Say it again."
Click! Click!
Thunder shook the sky, and a heavy rain poured down, just like Zhang Youren's inner decision.
The next day, the sky cleared after the rain.
"Wow, the thunder last night was so scary!"
"More than that, have you heard that the old locust tree at the entrance of the village was struck by lightning..."
Friend Zhang was enjoying his last sick meal comfortably. Suddenly, he heard the maid talking at the door and was startled: "The old locust tree... was struck by lightning?"
Hearing these words made him feel mixed. He was twisting the jade-like locust leaf in his left hand, and the rich and delicious hospital meal seemed a little off.
"I heard that the cultivation of grass, trees, birds and beasts is not as good as that of humans. After becoming spirits, there will be many disasters on the way to cultivation."
Zhang Youren sighed: "It seems that the old locust tree's doom has come. Although the old locust tree has become a spirit, it has not harmed anyone. Even if I fell from the tree and had nothing to do with him, he came to apologize."
"So... he can be called a moral model, a model among trees! Well, later, I have to go see how he is and see if there is anything he needs help with."
Friends Zhang nodded with admiration on his face.
This old locust tree... is a good tree!
After the meal, Zhang Youren sneaked outside the village and saw the old locust tree lying on the ground, with shocking black cracks covering his body.
The originally dense tree trunks were completely bald, as if something had been chipped away.
At this moment, many people in the village were gathered around the old locust tree, talking and laughing...
"This old locust tree existed in my grandfather's generation, but I didn't expect it to be gone today."
"Yes, when I was a kid, I rode on it and spread... Oh, it's a tree. Why was it struck by lightning?"
Looking at the people talking and laughing, Zhang Youren felt a little sad and complicated: "It turns out that human emotions are not the same..."
No one can understand his sadness at this moment!
"Wait a minute, this old locust tree... can't become a spirit anymore, so it was struck by lightning, right?" a voice said cautiously.
These words immediately made everyone fall silent and look at each other.
Gradually, the people watching the excitement dispersed. When there was no one left, Zhang Bairen approached the tree trunk and whispered: "Lao Huai, Lao Huai, are you still alive?"
After waiting for a long time, nothing happened.
"Lao Huai, you..."
Just as Zhang Youren was touching the trunk of the tree, his eyes reddened by the loss of his friend, and he was so sad that he could not help himself, he suddenly heard a faint voice in his ears:
"--Um!"
"Lao Huai, you're not dead! That's great!"
Zhang Youren said happily: "How about it? Do you need my help?"
Then, the voice said intermittently:
"I... need... you... to stay away... from me..."
Who is this guy?
Why are the consequences of being polite to him so serious?
It's a good thing that he doesn't commit murder, otherwise this life would have been lost long ago!
If God gives him a chance to come back, he will never appear in front of this kid...
Zhang Youren: Σ(⊙▽⊙“a
Was it you...did you hear it wrong?
Suddenly, Zhang Youren felt something slipping from his face and falling into the soil.
Just when he was a little surprised, suddenly, he covered his heart and murmured expressionlessly: "Why...does it hurt here?"
…
Boom!
As a big mountain collapsed, two figures rose gracefully with satisfied smiles on their faces, indescribably free and extraordinary.
And behind them, the entire treasure house collapsed.
"The Emperor of Heaven... is indeed a master at hiding things."
Jade Cauldron sighed with emotion: "The treasures here are beyond my expectation. It's really an eye-opener for me."
Long Ji smiled and said: "As I live for a long time, some of them are no longer needed, so naturally I have more collections. Fortunately, I know how to get in, otherwise I would have a headache."
"Collecting... is a good habit!"
Jade Cauldron thought deeply and said: "By the way, disciple, I estimate that... these three treasure houses alone are almost enough to compensate, right?"
"Let's stop by and check out the other ones. Anyway, you have nothing to do."
Long Ji curled his lips and said: "It seems that the one we went to is still the worst. I can't get in with the good two. It will be good if the master comes. Then we will see what the master needs..."
"How can this be so embarrassing..."
The disciple has said so, so why are you embarrassed not to go and take a look... Yuding coughed dryly, swept the dust away: "Lead the way!"
