(I'm very sorry, this chapter has been broken, and it has been corrected, thanks to the readers who corrected it.) ）

The man chopped wood with an axe, the beads of sweat on his bare arms glistening in the sun, and the children ran around the yard, frightened by the chickens and dogs, with no purpose but excess energy, and occasionally moved a piece of firewood, which was not sent to the kitchen, but piled up under the fence wall, as if to put on some kind of pattern, and it never took shape.

The woman sat in the shade with a cradle by her side, sewing a few small stitches of clothing, and looked up at the man and the child, with a conniving smile on her face and happiness in her heart.

Kou San noticed his wife's gaze, the axe swung higher, and the chopping harder, as soon as the axe went down, the firewood was split in half, and the axe blade sank into the wooden pier for several inches, and it took more force to pull it out, but he didn't care, as if there was endless strength in his body.

Mu Yushi left a paper talisman to light the fire, a small note can be used to make a meal, but Kou San still likes to chop out a pile of firewood, the talisman is a good thing, but you can't always rely on it, and you still have to support yourself in the end.

Jiang Huo'er was probably tired of running, squatting on the side, holding his cheeks with both hands, watching the axe fall into the firewood, his eyes following the axe up and down, watching with great interest.

Kou San turned slightly sideways to prevent the separated firewood from collapsing into the little one, and after chopping a small heap, he began to feel his strength collapse, so he had to stop, panting heavily.

"It's so hard to chop firewood. The wife said pityingly, grabbing the wet wipes beside her, "Come here, I'll wipe your sweat." ”

Kou San walked towards his wife with a smile, and after a few steps, he found that his wife's eyes were wrong, and when he turned to look, Jiang Huo'er actually climbed up the wooden pier, hugged the handle of the axe with both hands, and pulled hard.

Kou San smiled, and his wife said dissatisfiedly: "Hold on quickly, beware of him falling." ”

"If only he could hold an axe......

As soon as Kou San was halfway through his words, Jiang Huo'er actually pulled out the axe. The posture was clumsy and ridiculous, but it didn't seem to be much effort. Kou San was startled, ran over in two steps, pinched the axe, and wanted to take it back, the first time he used force, the axe did not move, and the second time he used force, the axe was picked up, but Jiang Huo'er did not let go. Also take off.

"Hey, this little guy is not small, a bit like when I was a child. Kou San said with a smile, gently shaking the axe, and Jiang Huo'er hung on it and swung around.

"Put it down quickly, he is only such a little child, if he has a mistake, how can he explain it to Master Yu? ”

"Mu Yushi is a weirdo. The children he brought with him were certainly not simple. Having said that, Kou San still put down the axe and let Jiang Huo'er hit the ground with both feet, but the little guy still refused to let go. Holding the axe handle stubbornly, "You want to chop wood?"

"Don't talk nonsense, how can a two-year-old child chop firewood?" the wife said angrily, and called softly: "Jiang Huo'er." Come over and try on your new clothes. ”

Jiang Huo'er is more interested in axes, and refuses to let go. Kou San held the middle of the axe handle with one hand, "I'll hold on to the point and let him play for a while, it's okay, the little guy has suffered in the past, and there is nothing to play with." ”

The wife still wanted to object, but the baby next to her was crying, so she had to shake her head helplessly.

Kou San held the axe in one hand and a log in the other hand and placed it on the wooden pier, aiming the blade of the axe, "I said okay, you can use it with force—okay." ”

With a snap, the log and the wooden pier below were split in half, Kou San stumbled forward, almost thrown out, looked down at Jiang Huo'er with round eyes, and was extremely surprised, "You kid...... You kid......"

Jiang Huo'er let go of the handle of the axe and ran into the shade, looking at the new clothes.

The wife smiled, "So you can understand me." ”

His wife stripped off Jiang Huo'er's old clothes, and when she saw the traces left by the chains on his body, she couldn't help but sigh again, "Who is so ruthless and would abuse such a young child?" Thanks to Master Yu for rescuing him. ”

Putting on pants first and then a blouse, his wife looked at Jiang Huo'er's back, "What kind of word is this?" It looks like it's printed, and it looks like it's grown in flesh." ”

"That is the talisman that Mu Yushi wrote for him, and it will definitely be good for him. Kou San walked over, picked up a wet towel to wipe his sweat, and also took a look, "It seems to be more obvious than a few days ago." ”

The wife dressed Jiang Huo'er, snatched the wet wipes from her husband's hands, and wiped the mud off Jiang Huo'er's hands and face, Kou San smiled bitterly.

"The one who abused the little guy must be a loose cultivator, they are looking for Yuan Ying everywhere, and they don't have a good heart. Kou San guessed.

"Hmm. The wife was still wiping the circle mark on Jiang Huo'er's forehead, her eyes were full of pity, Jiang Huo'er tilted her head slightly, motionless, like a kitten and puppy that had been tickled.

"You've wronged you. A voice said.

The three husbands and wives were all shocked, and when outsiders arrived, they didn't know anything.

A tall, elegant-looking man came out of the back of the house, walked straight to the gate of the courtyard, glanced at the firewood door, made sure it was closed, and turned to face the couple and a child by the wall.

Jiang Huo'er wanted to rush over, but was grabbed by his wife, he didn't use his strength, and stayed where he was, Kou San picked up the steel fork against the wall, walked to Jiang Huo'er and his wife, stared at the intruder, and said coldly: "Who are you?

The man was wearing a blue robe, with a bun on his head and a long hairpin, and he didn't answer Kou San's question, but glanced around, "You are good here, you live in a deep valley, enjoy yourself, thirst for mountain springs, hungry for vegetables and fruits, and there is a small city a few days away from the valley, so you can exchange some things." ”

"I'm a hunter, I eat meat, and I eat wild vegetables occasionally. "Kou San was very vigilant, Mu Yushi said when he was leaving, it was difficult for ordinary people, even Fu Gong Master and Sanxiu to enter his house, but this person appeared quietly, his trap and Mu Yu Shi's talisman did not sound the alarm, "You are a Taoist priest?"

"Have you ever seen a Taoist priest?" the middle-aged man asked.

Kou San shook his head, even in the peaceful and prosperous times of the past, Taoist priests were rare figures, he had never seen them, and he didn't care, "I'm here is a wild ravine, nothing can be worthy of a Taoist priest, you want to eat, I have cured meat and bacon here, I can give you a little, but I have women and children at home, it's inconvenient to stay overnight, please take food and leave." ”

The Taoist priest took two steps forward and shouted at the watchdog who had been barking incessantly, and the dog fled back to the den with his tail between his legs, and did not dare to come out again.

"I did come here to take a little something, but not food. ”

"Except for meat. I don't have anything else good here, gold and silver have long been useless, and I have exchanged animal skins for things...... There are a few paper talismans, do you want them? They are worth more than animal skins. ”

The Taoist priest laughed briefly, "You don't just have 'a few paper talismans' here, there are at least seven talismans in force outside the courtyard, and there are even more talismans inside and outside the house, and there are talismans on the steel fork in your hand and the axe there, which is why they are so bright and like new." And in your house, the talisman blocks out ants and insects and removes peculiar smells...... If the talisman is worth more than the hide, you will be a rich man. ”

Kou San knew that the person who came was not good, so he held the steel fork tighter with both hands, "If you can take it, give it to you." ”

"Hey, it seems that you don't know anything about Taoist priests, and we are not interested in talismans. ”

Kou San was silent for a moment. "What exactly do you want?"

"I'd like to ask you to do me a favor. ”

Kou San was stunned, "Say it, as long as I can do it." ”

"I want you to turn around and pick up your wife. Pick up your only child and walk slowly into the house without looking back or looking outside. That's it. ”

The Taoist priest's voice sounded very kind, without any threat, but Kou San felt a chill in his heart. "Okay, let's all go inside, and you can take whatever you want outside. ”

The Taoist priest smiled and shook his head, "You have to leave a child, what do you call him?" ”

"I can't leave my son outside. Kou San's voice trembled slightly.

"Of course, the relationship between father and son is difficult to part, even for Taoist priests, but he is not your son, you have only known each other for a few days, and a man named Mu Xingqiu brought him to your house. ”

"How do you know ......"

"Well, I know, because Mu Xingqiu stole him from me. ”

Kou San's heart sank, he hadn't heard Master Mu Yu'er say about Jiang Huo'er's origin, but he knew that there must be something strange about this child, maybe it was the legendary Yuanying.

His wife, who had been hiding behind Kou San, suddenly stood up and asked loudly, "The chains you put on him?"

"A group of mortals imprisoned him, and I rescued him, and he should remember me. ”

The wife looked down at Jiang Huo'er, the little guy did remember this Taoist priest, remembered that he cried bitterly on the mountainside against the pool water, remembered that he used a spell to force himself to spit fire, which brought great pain.

Jiang Huo'er's face was full of anger, and the red circle on her forehead was clearer.

The wife had no doubts, and pulled Jiang Huo'er behind her, "We are ordinary mortals, you are a Taoist priest with great powers, if you have the ability, go to Mu Yushi to ask for someone, we don't dare to hand over Jiang Huo'er, otherwise we won't be able to explain to Mu Yushi." ”

The wife said, and Kou San nodded.

Di Yuan, the mountain lord of Laoyue Mountain, sighed, "Mortal, annoying, I really hope you can be a little more self-aware, how much trouble will be saved in this way." The world is in turmoil, and many Taoist priests have become ruthless, but I don't, I don't like to kill, especially indiscriminately killing innocents, killing will make me depressed. I gave you a chance, but you refused to accept it, that is to say, from now on, you are no longer innocent, you shield Mu Xingqiu, stand on his side, and be my enemy. ”

"Master Mu Yu is a good person, he entrusted Jiang Huo'er to us, you don't want to take it away. Kou San said loudly, he knew that he was not the opponent of the Taoist, but he was not particularly clear about the difference in strength between the two, for him, the Taoist priest is powerful, the tiger is also powerful, the future is always hazy, it is not worth taking a serious look, so he will not retreat because the future is not good for him.

Di Yuanfu laughed, put his hands behind his back, and did not summon any magic weapons, but he was ready to cast a spell.

Kou San put the steel fork up in front of him, slightly bent on his waist, and was also ready for battle.

At this moment, Jiang Huo'er walked out, his wife didn't hold him, Kou San didn't have time to stop him, the little guy stood in front of the husband and wife, his legs apart, his hands on his hips, and he seemed to be more prepared.

Kou San and his wife didn't move, because they were surprised to see that the talisman on Jiang Huo'er'er's back had turned fiery red, and the new clothes seemed to be about to burn.

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