Early the next morning.
Houqiu Village, about ten miles away from the capital, is surrounded by mountains and rivers. In front of the village is a small river that is neither wide nor narrow. The river mud is sticky, fine and white, and connoisseurs call it "jade mud."
And precisely because of this jade clay, there were two official kilns in Houqiu Village, which were dedicated to firing all kinds of porcelain for the palace. The name of the seal hall - "Houqiu", was once the favorite of the late emperor.
But the good times didn't last long.
More than ten years ago, the superintendent responsible for the management of these two official kilns annoyed a certain big shot for some reason. Not only did he say that his body was missing, but the official kiln in Houqiu Village was also closed down by the Chief Secretary with a notice, and the whole village was also shut down. No more porcelain kilns are allowed to be built within the boundaries for fifty years.
Since then, the entire Houqiu Village has been in rapid decline. The registered population has been decreasing year by year. The few remaining old, weak, sick and disabled people cannot even farm, so they can only make ends meet by selling some jade mud.
This day was already very sad, but it happened that I had trouble again recently.
A wild boar demon with a fat head and big ears was not very powerful, but it was not something ordinary people could deal with. It had already eaten more than a dozen people in the village in half a month.
The Yamen couldn't take care of this kind of thing, so they could only report the situation layer by layer and hand it over to the Liuye Department of the Xuanjing Department, which was responsible for the affairs of monsters and monsters.
But who would have expected that when the two "Bronze Leaf" adults at Willow Leaf hurriedly arrived today, the pig demon had already taken the lead and raised his hooves in the air.
…
"Young Master Xiao! You are truly the savior of our village!"
The river was shallow but fast. The water flow hit the body of the pig demon as big as a small elephant, and the droplets splashed were crystal clear.
Two men with lancets on their waists were standing in the river to check on the monster corpse, while a group of villagers in ragged clothes were surrounding the bank. The leader, the white-haired old man, was looking gratefully at a The young man said something.
He was able to act bravely even when he was on his way. This person could only be Xiao Feng.
"Old man, I'm just doing it casually, don't take it to heart."
Xiao Feng's expression was gentle and he raised his fist politely: "Since the officials are already here, I will take the first step..."
"Wait a minute!"
The white-haired old man grabbed Xiao Feng's sleeve, turned to a pretty little girl next to him and hurriedly said: "Granddaughter, go and get the jade plaque handed down from our ancestors!"
"I understand, Grandpa."
The little girl responded and then turned and ran away with small steps, her face seemed to be a little red.
Xiao Feng was a little confused: "Old man, what are you..."
The old man replied with a serious expression: "Young hero, since you killed the pig demon, you are the benefactor of our Houqiu Village!"
"Our village is poor and cannot afford gold, silver or jewelry, but we do have a jade plaque passed down from our ancestors. It is said to have great magical powers."
"We are willing to give this jade medal to the young hero in return for saving his life!"
"this……"
Xiao Feng pondered for a moment, but did not refuse: "Okay! In that case, I will be disrespectful."
"Young hero, please don't say that..."
"..."
As a protagonist, no matter what trivial things you do, it is bound to be accompanied by big gains and big opportunities.
Obviously, this jade token will naturally be a rare treasure.
Xiao Feng has long been used to this.
And while he was dealing with the villagers and waiting for the treasure to be obtained, the conversation between the two men wearing lancets not far away made him frown slightly.
"Bright eyesight and understanding" is a magical power that can only be mastered by the fifth level, which can greatly improve the sight and hearing range.
Xiao Feng was only at level 7, but he had practiced a mysterious technique, so he could clearly hear the conversation between the two.
"...Although this pig demon has just transformed, the man named Xiao can actually kill him with one blow... Do you want to take it back and ask?"
"If you have any questions, it would be better to have too many things in this world than to have too few things. Just write it down in the records truthfully."
"That's right...Brother Li, since we have half a day free, why don't we go to Pingchangfang for a drink before we return to the city? I heard that there is a new handsome boy in Huayue Tower who is good at singing and dancing."
"I think it's okay. Anyway, the masters of the company have gone to the Wei Mansion to express their congratulations... Speaking of which, the Lu family is also unlucky. Only one of their daughters has been favored by the demon king. I heard from the brothers at the stick that Lu Jingyao had sought death several times. …”
"Be careful! You don't want your life!"
"Hi, it's just you and me here..."
"..."
After a while, the two stopped talking, and the expression on Xiao Feng's face became extremely gloomy.
He returned to the capital this time for a big opportunity, but who would have thought that he would hear such bad news before entering the city.
The confidante was raped by the enemy!
You know, Wei Xianzhi, who controls the Xuanjing Division, is the culprit who ordered the killing of his entire family!
A total of seventeen people were killed overnight. Only he escaped because of his travels.
Although his luck has become very good since then, there is no reason why such a bloody feud should not be repaid!
What's more, Lu Jingyao is also involved now.
The overwhelming anger surged into his heart. Xiao Feng took a deep breath and quickly forced himself to calm down without being overwhelmed by the anger.
He knew very well that with his current strength, if he directly killed the Wei Mansion, it would be like throwing an egg against a stone, and he would just lose his life in vain.
Fortunately, the people of the Wei family did not recognize his appearance. As long as they hid in the dark and waited for opportunities, they would not necessarily miss the opportunity...
A plan slowly took shape in his mind, and at the same time, the little girl who just went to get the jade token came back.
"Grandpa, jade token!"
"Well, Young Master Xiao, this is our village..."
The white-haired old man took the jade token and handed it to Xiao Feng. He was about to say something cheerfully, but the latter's cold expression made him shut up instantly.
Xiao Feng knew that it was difficult for him to look good at this moment, so he simply stopped talking nonsense, put the jade token into his arms, turned around and walked away quickly.
This kind of farewell without saying goodbye would undoubtedly make people very uncomfortable under normal circumstances, but the villagers present were not dissatisfied except for being a little surprised.
Especially the little girl with a pretty face, she even blushed and whispered:
"This is a real man."
"I don't know when I will see Brother Xiao again..."
The resolute and unrestrained back, the grateful villagers, the budding young girl...
If Wei Changtian were here to see this scene, he would definitely curse - Damn the halo of the protagonist!
In addition, there may be a trace of doubt.
Because the plot in Houqiu Village seems to be slightly different from the novel.
It was as if the illusory way of heaven was actively correcting the wheel of fate that had been changed by him.
