Li Haoyang was about to speak, but Ling Yun said first: "Then... tell us about this legend, please, Uncle Ming?" Li Dongming was also very helpless. He had just finished speaking a paragraph during the day and was thinking about it at night. Go to bed early. It seems that these two little guys will keep you awake again. If you don't tell them, you will be noisy all night. You can only sit up helplessly and continue: "Okay, tell them. You can listen, but we have to agree in advance. This time we came here to hunt and have already caught some prey. The quantity is not large and the weight is not light. Although the temperature in the mountains and forests is low now, if we just leave it like this , it will be broken in two days. If this smell spreads out and attracts nearby beasts, it will be bad. We have to go back with these prey early tomorrow morning. When I finish telling you the legend, you You two need to rest early!" Ling Yun and Li Haoyang responded in unison: "Okay, definitely!"
So, Li Dongming began to talk about the ancient legend...
Legend has it that there were originally seven realms in this world. Although the creatures in the seven realms mainly live in their own worlds, they also have interactions with each other. Therefore, thousands of years ago, there were not only humans in this world, but also six races of creatures, including immortals, demons, demons, spirits, beasts, and ghosts, living together. People at that time were not as weak and powerless as they are now, but there were many capable people and strangers, and even some top powers had the ability to destroy the world. Its strength is comparable to that of other immortals and demons. Originally, these creatures lived in peace with the human race in the human world and lived in peace for thousands of years. Later, for unknown reasons, chaos began to appear in the Seven Realms. Ethnic groups from all walks of life began to attack each other and fights continued, resulting in the world being devastated, people living in dire straits, and the number of human races declining sharply.
Let’s go back to Juelong Ridge. It is said that at that time, there was not only our town of Meilin nearby, but many towns. There was even a large city to the north of Juelong Ridge. Life here was very peaceful and peaceful. calm.
But one day, three evil dragons appeared on Juelong Ridge, some said they were black dragons. They can all transform into human forms and live in the mountains. They usually do evil in this land with a radius of hundreds of miles and cause harm to the neighbors. The nearby villagers were frightened and miserable by these three evil dragons. Within a radius of a hundred miles, anyone with some ability could not see them doing evil, so they all went to Juelong Ridge to find those evil dragons and wanted to get rid of them, but without exception, they were all eaten by those three evil dragons. It went into the stomach and turned into fertilizer in the mountains. For a long time after that, many capable people and strangers came, wanting to capture or destroy these evil dragons, but like everyone else, most of the people who went there never returned, only a few with strong cultivation. The person came back alive, but he was seriously injured and returned in vain. He was helped by his companions to leave here. Therefore, many people later fled here and scattered to make a living hundreds of miles away. Those who did not have time to escape He could only hide in Tibet all day long and survive. From then on, the people nearby called the mountain "Evil Dragon Ridge".
Just when the nearby villagers were on the verge of despair, one day at noon, two young men, a man and a woman, came to a village at the foot of Yangxian Mountain. The two men looked to be less than thirty. The man was more than eight feet tall, wearing white clothes and white clothes. He had a handsome appearance. He had a baggage on his shoulder and a long sword in his hand. The woman is about seven feet tall, wearing a red dress and a red skirt, with long hair reaching her waist. She is as beautiful as a fairy, and she also holds a sword in her hand.
When the two came to the village, they saw no one along the way. While I was wondering, I saw people constantly sticking their heads out of the houses on the roadside to look around. After careful questioning, I found out that because of the three evil dragons, people in this village did not dare to go out on weekdays. I saw a stranger arriving that day. I didn't know what the situation was, and I didn't dare to approach easily. But seeing that they looked extraordinary and their words and deeds were not malicious, they all stuck their heads out to check.
The two young men identified themselves to the villagers, but they were just passing by and asked the villagers for directions. The villagers gradually let down their guard and walked out of the house.
When they learned that the two men were planning to capture the three evil dragons, the villagers tried to dissuade them, saying that the three evil dragons were extremely ferocious and extremely powerful. Half a year ago, three powerful immortals came into the mountain and said they would destroy those dragons. The evil dragon never thought that after leaving, only one person would come back. The man came back covered in blood and had a broken arm. As soon as he escaped back to the village, he fell to the ground and lost consciousness. The villagers carried him into the house and bandaged his wounds. The man was unconscious for ten days and nights before he regained consciousness. He was raised in their village for three months but did not improve. Later, several more people came and took him away. .
The two young men listened to the villagers' story. The woman clenched her fists and her face was full of anger. The man comforted him: "Yingying, you are always calm when things happen. It's just a few demon dragons that hurt people. There is no need to get angry." The man said: "Brother Yang, you don't know something. The person they are talking about is me. Master!" The man was startled and said, "Uncle Guangling, whose magic power and cultivation level are superior to those of you and me, was seriously injured by those demonic dragons?" The woman shook her head and said, "I I don’t know, but after the master came back, it didn’t take long for him to get drunk!” The man said: “In my opinion, there must be something fishy about this matter. We must be careful when we go this time and find out the situation first!”
When the villagers heard that the demonic dragon was so powerful, they even more discouraged the two from going to Evil Dragon Mountain, but the man said, "You don't need to worry about my safety. We'll wait until we get there to see the situation before we make any arguments!" When the villagers saw that the two men were determined to go, they no longer forced them to stay. They could only remind them to be more careful.
After asking about the location of the evil dragon, the two of them took off into the air and flew towards the direction of the evil dragon ridge.
Watching the two of them leaving, the villagers still felt sorry for the lives of these two young men. Some good villagers climbed up to Yangxian Ridge and looked in the direction of Wulong Ridge to see what was going on there.
The two men flew in the air and soon landed on the Evil Dragon Ridge. They floated down and soon disappeared into the mountains and forests and lost their traces.
The villagers looked nervously in the direction of Evil Dragon Ridge, but saw no movement. In the past, when those immortals went to the Evil Dragon Ridge, they would inevitably have a fierce battle. Even if the fight was not as earth-shattering as it was half a year ago, it was still a tsunami in the mountains and forests, causing quite a stir. But these two people have been there for an hour, but there has been no movement. At this time, among the villagers standing on the mountainside watching, some people had begun to talk about it. Some even speculated that these two people were not in the same group as those evil dragons, right?
While the villagers were wondering, there was movement from the direction of Evil Dragon Ridge. Although it was far away, it was still vaguely visible. First, large swathes of forest trees swayed, and several long black shadows could be vaguely seen flying up and down over the Evil Dragon Ridge.
Suddenly, a red firebird jumped out of the forest. It was already dusk, and the firebird was brightly colored and covered in flames. Everyone could see clearly that the firebird was actually a phoenix whose body was burning with flames. The phoenix flew up and down over the Evil Dragon Ridge, and the flames from its wings soon ignited the trees in the mountain, turning the Evil Dragon Ridge into a sea of fire.
The villagers were marveling when they saw bursts of lightning flash across the sky. The thick lightning struck the mountain forest and caused broken branches to fly everywhere. Everyone was astonished, and their hearts were in their mouths. After all, the people who had gone there a few times before had made such a big noise, but in the end they still ended up dead. Therefore, they not only hoped that the two young men could successfully subdue the dragon and return, but they were also worried about their safety.
The fight lasted for half an hour and still didn't stop, and the sky gradually became dark. In the midst of anxiety, the phoenix suddenly disappeared, and then a scene that stunned everyone appeared. First, a dazzling light flashed over the Evil Dragon Ridge, and then, a large piece of thick lightning fell at the same time, covering the entire Evil Dragon Ridge. Dragon Ridge was wrapped in it, and lightning kept falling, with a lot of golden lightning mixed in between, and it lasted for a full quarter of an hour.
After the lightning, white smoke rose up from the entire Wulong Ridge, and all the trees on the ridge were turned into charcoal. After the lightning, there was no movement on that hilltop. The villagers present clenched their hands and felt very uneasy. They didn't know what happened to the two young men. Did they eradicate the three evil dragons, or turned into mountains again like the previous people? Fertilizer.
When the villagers saw that there was no movement on the Evil Dragon Ridge, and it was already getting late and there was no light, they could no longer see clearly. They all felt uneasy and sighed as they got up and prepared to go down the mountain. At this time, there was another burst of fire on the Evil Dragon Ridge, and the fire phoenix rose into the sky from the forest, turned around and landed on the small hill in front of the Juelong Ridge. When the villagers saw this scene, they were shocked. They all thought that the phoenix was injured and could not fly. The two young people must have lost. Seeing this scene, the villagers began to panic and hurriedly ran up and down. Presumably, the two young men had also been defeated and became the food of the three evil dragons, who would turn into dragons in two days. The fertilizer in the mountains is supporting the destroyed forest trees. If this is the case, then we must find a hidden place to hide as soon as possible, lest those evil dragons come to take revenge.
The villagers had just returned to the foot of the mountain and were looking for a hiding place when they suddenly heard someone shouting in surprise: "Look, everyone, the phoenix is flying towards us!" As soon as the words fell, the villagers all looked up. Looking to the northwest, I saw a big red bird flying towards the village in the sky in the direction of Evil Dragon Ridge.
Seeing this, everyone knew that the two young men must have eradicated the three evil dragons. They were so happy that they stopped hiding and started cheering. The villagers lit torches from their homes and gathered at the entrance of the village with lanterns, waiting for the phoenix to arrive.
Soon after, the phoenix appeared above the village, and two young men floated down from the phoenix's back. After the two came down, the Phoenix disappeared. Everyone went up to meet them, and it turned out to be the young couple they met at noon. The crowd burst into cheers again, surrounding the young couple.
After the cheers, the scene gradually became quiet, and everyone looked at the two of them again. I saw that the man's clothes were a little scorched, and there were still some wet blood stains on his body. The man still had the baggage on his shoulder and a long sword in his hand. The woman held a sword in her hand, but nothing else.
A middle-aged man in his forties among the villagers asked: "Two young heroes, where are the three evil dragons?" The man said to everyone: "Fellow fellows, the two of us have just got rid of the two evil dragons. The other two are. There is a black dragon that has not yet transformed, but has been seriously injured by the two of us. It has broken its tendons and fled elsewhere. Don't worry, everyone, this black dragon will no longer be able to cause trouble in a short time!" The woman added: "Wait for me Brother Heyang will repair it for a few days, then he will chase the black dragon, and he will definitely kill it to avoid future troubles and restore peace to everyone!"
The villagers were relieved after hearing what they said. The middle-aged man said: "You two young heroes, if you don't mind, come to my house tonight. I will prepare some wine and food on behalf of our village to entertain you two." Thank you both for your kindness!" The man cupped his hands and replied: "The two of us happened to be looking for a place to rest. Since my elder brother invited me, I didn't dare to refuse, so I had no choice but to disturb everyone!" After a pause, the man He asked again: "How do you call me brother?" The middle-aged man replied: "We are all from Huangni Village under Yangxian Ridge. My surname is Luo. The two young heroes can just call me Luo Wei. In this village Most of them are members of my clan. My late father was the clan leader of this village, and he was persecuted by this evil dragon a while ago!" After hearing this, both of them felt a sense of regret.
Xiao Yang comforted: "Brother Luo, please express your condolences. Now that the evil dragon has been eliminated, brother can continue to live peacefully here with the clan!" After saying that, surrounded by a group of villagers, he walked towards Luo Wei's house. go.
Luo Wei asked: "I don't know the names of the two young heroes, how to call them?" Xiao Yang said: "My surname is Xiao, and my single name is Yang. This is my younger brother's wife, her name is Ye Ying!" After that, The woman also nodded to everyone, which was regarded as saying hello.
A group of people came to Luo Wei's home and sat together, chatting about what had happened over the years.
Xiao Yang said to everyone: "Ying'er and I have killed two of the evil dragons in the mountain, took the dragon pill and dragon tendon, cut off the head and buried it in the mountain. But the dragon's body was huge, and neither of us had any I took advantage of the tool and let it stay in the mountain. If you can help me, take your tools tomorrow and go to the mountain to bury it, so as not to be eaten by other monsters or wild beasts, and if you get the opportunity, come again and harm the neighbors!" Everyone kept shouting! Agree. After chatting for a while, since everyone had not had dinner yet, except for a few villagers who stayed to help, everyone went back to their homes.
That night, every household in the village hung red lanterns at the door. It was like celebrating the New Year, with lanterns and colorful decorations, so lively.
Early the next morning, the two young men said goodbye to everyone and left the Huangni Village.
After the two young men left, Luo Wei also followed Henry Zhang's instructions, gathered a group of villagers, brought hoes and shovels, etc., and headed towards the Evil Dragon Ridge. It is said that the corpses of the two evil dragons were nearly a hundred meters long. A group of people spent a lot of effort and worked all day to bury them on the mountainside.
Since then, people have never seen such monsters in the mountains, nor have they seen people cultivating immortals. As for the Evil Dragon Ridge, since there was no evil dragon, it was renamed "Juelong Ridge". The nameless hill in front of Juelong Ridge is also called "Fenggang" by nearby people, and it has been still used today.
After finishing the story, Li Dongming looked out the window. It was dark outside the house, and wolf howls could be heard in the distance from time to time. After confirming that there was no danger outside the house, Li Dongming opened the door and went out to relieve himself. Then he returned to the house and locked the door of the mountain room. He saw Ling Yun and Haoyang still sitting motionless by the bed. Li Dongming picked up the bamboo tube on the cabinet and took a sip of water, patted the two of them on the shoulders and said: "The story is over, you two go to bed quickly, you have to get up early to go back to the village tomorrow morning!" At this time, Ling Yun and Li Hao Yangcai woke up from the story, shook his head, smiled, and said: "Okay, Dad!" "Okay, Uncle Ming!"
After a night of silence, the three of them fell asleep amidst the howls of wolves that came and went.
Early the next morning, the three of them reheated the rabbit meat they had not eaten the night before, ate a few hastily, and then took bows and arrows and other tools and carried them on their backs. Li Dongming carried the wild boar and the pheasants and hares tied with straw ropes. Li Haoyang carried the muntjac, and Ling Yun carried the arrow basket. He rolled up the bundle and stuffed it into the arrow basket. He held the bow in one hand and the live rabbit in the other. Just as he was about to go out, Ling Yun suddenly remembered something. He lay down on the ground, took out a pair of cloth shoes from under the bed and stuffed them into his arms.
After cleaning up, there was still a bamboo tube filled with water hanging around each person's waist. Since they could not bring many things with them, the two spears and hatchets they brought were left in the hut. The three of them went down the mountain one after another, Xiao Hei followed at the end, passed the fork at the foot of the mountain, and headed straight towards Baiyun Village.
Since the journey was mainly downhill, even though they were carrying prey, it was much faster than when they went there. Within two hours, the group of people returned to Baiyun Village and arrived at Li Dongming's house.
Speaking of Li Dongming's house, it is much better than Ling Yun's house. The house is also divided into two buildings: the kitchen and the bedroom. There are two kitchens in the front and back. Although it is extremely simple, the area is more than double that of Ling Yun's house.
As soon as they entered the yard, an old man came out to greet them. Hearing the commotion, two women, one old and one young, also came out of the kitchen. This old man was Li Dongming's father. People in the town just called him Old Man Li. Those two women were Li Dongming's daughter-in-law and mother. Ling Yun saw him. The two women ran over with open arms, calling grandma, aunt, and threw themselves into the arms of the old woman.
The old woman touched Ling Yun's head and said, "Good boy." The old man helped Li Dongming and his son remove the wild boar and muntjac from their shoulders and threw them to the edge of the pond. A long bamboo tube was connected to the top of the pool, which led the spring down from the mountain and filled the pool with spring water.
The young woman handed each of them an old towel and gently wiped Ling Yun's face with her sleeves. Ling Yun put down the bow and arrow in his hand, took out the pair of cloth shoes from his arms and showed them in front of the young woman, and said happily: "Aunt, Uncle Ming said these are the shoes you gave me, and I don't want to wear them. Look, I've protected you so well, there's no stain at all!" The woman smiled and said, "How can this silly kid carry his shoes in his arms and go up and down the mountain with bare feet? Come on, Auntie, put them on for you. !" After saying that, he took Ling Yun and went to the pool to wash his feet and put on his shoes.
The elderly woman here exchanged some pleasantries and went back to the kitchen to continue preparing lunch.
Li Dongming said to the old man Li: "Dad, we went into the mountains this time and the harvest was pretty good. Today I will cut up the wild boars and muntjacs and leave some to make dried meat. The rest will be taken to the town to trade." Some rice, flour, oil and salt!" Old Man Li patted Li Dongming on the shoulder and said, "Come on, help me!" After that, the two of them went to the pool to collect their prey, leaving Li Haoyang dumbfounded there. At a loss, Li Dongming turned around and shouted: "Yangyang, what are you doing there, come here and help!"
In this way, since Ling Yun learned hunting from Li Dongming, Ling Yun often went to the mountains and forests of Niu Shi Ao with Li Dongming and his son, and the two families often lived together. Li Haoyang and Ling Yun occasionally went to the creek at the entrance of the village to catch some fish and shrimp, or went to the Xiangyun Lake to fish for some snails and shells. They lived a simple but comfortable life.
