Fate is immortal

In the whistling wind, the taut bowstring creaked accompaniment to the pounding heartbeat.The trembling arrow tip firmly locked on the jumping gray shadow——

"Here! ... Hit it! Haha! Hit it!"

A young man jumped up from the branches of the tree, like a cheetah pouncing on its prey, screaming and waving its teeth and claws in the air until it hit the ground on all fours, almost falling to the ground.He grinned and crawled a few times, pulled out his prey from the grass, held it high above his head, and shouted: "Grandpa Wan! Grandpa Wan! See? What else can I say now? "

On the opposite tree, an Orion leaned out half of his body. Although his temples were gray, he still jumped lightly and landed firmly on the ground.The first thing after landing was to find some dead branches and leaves, take out flints and start a fire.Then he pulled out the cigarette rod pinned to his waist, leaned into the weak flame and took a puff until he slowly exhaled a puff of smoke, then he replied disdainfully: "Isn't it just a rabbit, look at you , like a bear descending a tree."

The young man blushed with excitement, shook his head and said: "Grandpa Wan, don't be sloppy! The man is a daughter of gold, we have agreed, now I use your method of 'waiting for the rabbit' to hit the rabbit, you have to intercede for me , let the 'old man' teach me the magic of immortality!"

"Immortal method, fairy method, you are the only one in the whole village who is not doing business properly, thinking about some kind of fairy method all day long."

The young man giggled, stepped forward and took Wan Orion's arm and said, "Why don't I go out of business, why don't I go hunting with you all day long? Besides, I learned the magic of immortals to be chivalrous and righteous, to eradicate violence and protect the good. Did you teach it? If you hadn’t told me the stories of those fairy knights since I was a child, how would I know these things?”

"This brat! It's all on my head!" Wan Orion finally didn't hold back his face, and smiled, his eyes were full of kindness and warmth.

The boy in front of him was already comparable in size to him.He spent all day climbing and rolling on the mountain, his skin was tanned, his whole body was full of wildness and vitality, he looked like a country boy.It's just that the pair of bright and energetic eyes are still a little different.

"I didn't promise to help you say anything. At most, if your father comes back and asks, I'll just say a few nice words for you." Wan Orion smoked tobacco leaves, looking like he had nothing to do with himself .

"Grandpa Wan! You are cheating!" The boy became anxious when he heard this.

"Ah Yuan, how old are you this year?"

The young man was about to make a fuss when Grandpa Wan suddenly asked him. He didn't know what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd for a while, so he waited quietly and replied with a straight chest, "I'm thirteen this year. After the new year, I will be fourteen, and I will be an adult."

"It's fourteen... How about it, if you want to go to Xishan in the future, I won't stop you. This is the head office, right?"

The young man rolled his eyes and quickly weighed the compromise plan in his mind. He felt that it was not a loss, so he clapped his hands and said cheerfully: "That will work! But, Grandpa Wan, let's make an agreement. If the old man asks, You must speak up for me."

"All right, all right, I'll tell you that you are hardworking, willing to help others, and a treasure in the village!" Wan Orion waved his hand impatiently, with a wry smile on his face.

"Hey, it's fine with your words. When I learn the magic of immortality, I will never forget you. At that time, watch me ride the sword and ride the wind, and get some ten-thousand-year Ganoderma lucidum for you to smoke..."

The old and the young like grandparents bickered for a while, the young man finally couldn't hold back the joy in his heart, said goodbye to Wan Orion, picked up the rabbit, and hopped down the mountain.

The boy swung his stride and sang folk songs, running and jumping all the way, as if flying through the clouds and fog, he reached the foot of the mountain in a short while.Looking at the hometown surrounded by mountains and rivers, thousands of emotions welled up in my heart...

This small village surrounded by mountains and rivers is called Xiyuan Village. Our "A Yuan" has lived among the green mountains and green waters since he was a child. Under the care of kind-hearted folks, he has no worries about food and clothing.He is active by nature, going up and down mountains and rivers all day long, running and playing, becoming crazy like a runaway wild horse, and everywhere he goes is a wild horse.But as the years got older, not only did it not restrain itself, but it refurbished its pattern, and its destructive power became more and more amazing, and it has faintly become a scourge in the village.

And Wan Orion is an old neighbor of A Yuan's family. The old man has waited for more than ten years and has not embraced his grandson. The love of grandparents and grandchildren falls on A Yuan. It is not an exaggeration to say that A Yuan was brought up by him.Wan Orion went out and wandered when he was a teenager, so he had some knowledge. Under his influence, A Yuan not only learned a good hunting skill, but also had a good understanding of the so-called "Xian Xia".Although the "enlightenment" is nothing more than what Wan Lie has seen and heard in the past few years when he went out, and some messy stories about gods and ghosts, but A Yuan was born with a special liking for knights who wield wine and swords, and immortals who fly in the sky with swords. Already green out of blue is better than blue.

Don't think that A Yuan is just a country boy who doesn't know much about Chinese characters. His great wish is to "learn all the magic of the Three Realms, get rid of demons from all directions, travel all over the world, and benefit the common people." Rage?

It should be known that in Ah Yuan's house, the rice jar is only half full, but there are several bookcases larger than the rice jar.The books inside are all-encompassing, and although most of them are about shabby things like learning and art, there are also treasures such as fairy tales and ancient legends.A Yuan spent many years playing in the sea of ​​books, picking up shells in the sand, and selected more than a hundred good books such as "Xian Xia", such as "The Legend of the Great Wilderness", "The Best Sword in the World", etc., I feel that the chapters are beautiful, Word by word, each book has been read no less than dozens of times.Therefore, although A Yuan is not very old, he has extraordinary knowledge and bearing. Whenever he talks about immortals and knights, his eyes light up, he can talk endlessly, and he can always throw out some ancient and elegant words inadvertently.

The so-called "applying what you have learned" means that the stories in the book have been memorized backwards. After it was difficult to have a sense of novelty, A Yuan began to weave his own stories.The stories in the book are classics, but after all, they are old-fashioned and always have shortcomings. How can there be any wonderful ones that I personally concocted?According to A Yuan's idea, if he is the protagonist in the book, he will be invincible in the world as soon as he is born. He will be able to learn all kinds of magic arts, refining tools and making talismans. , what kind of elixir and panacea, god iron spar, everything is available, what kind of immortals and old ghosts, magical beasts and strange insects, all are for me to drive, what kind of icy jade girls, coquettish young women, all fall into my arms, what kind of evil spirits, crooked, rival villain , All bombarded and killed into slag.

After visiting the three mountains and five mountains, friends and younger brothers are all over the world, the world knows the prestige of a hero, and there is no injustice in the rivers and lakes, and then take the person you love to live in seclusion in Taoyuan, and never care about world affairs.Life is like this, Fang Yi fulfills the wish of the man...

A Yuan is immersed in these dreams all day long. Every time he lays down on the mountain, or bows his head to go to the toilet, looking at the white clouds in the sky and the ants on the ground, he can realize the truth of martial arts and give birth to a touching story.

"Happy alone, happy with others, who is happier? Not as happy with others!" A Yuan has read poetry and books, and he thinks deeply about this.He is not a person who hides secrets, no matter strangers or acquaintances, he can talk for hours with just anyone.It's a pity that the song is high and few, and it's hard to find a bosom friend. However, all the "inspectors" around are "little-sighted, vulgar and vulgar". How can they appreciate the wonderfulness of the original hero's story?It's always just the beginning, before saying a few words, people have already patted their buttocks and left.

Even though there are thousands of styles, how can I tell anyone...

The only person who can listen to him is another "learned person" under the same roof, A Yuan's nerdy sister, Mengmeng.

Mengmeng seems to be born to contrast with A Yuan, and is always the opposite of his brother.Mengmeng has been well-behaved and sensible since she was a child, and when she grows up, she is even more gentle, quiet and polite. She always tries her best to manage the housework and help the villagers—or at least cause less trouble.Correspondingly, I either wash and cook at home every day, or go around to thank and apologize.When the seven aunts and eight aunts in the village saw Mengmeng, they always let out a long "ah" first, then went up to hold her little hand, and sighed: "My Mengmeng..." Listening to the trembling voice The ending sound, as if the heart and liver fell to the ground.

Mengmeng's only hobby on weekdays is to change into plain clothes after finishing the housework on a sunny afternoon, open the window, and clean the house, letting the warm sunshine fill the house, and the fresh mountain breeze blowing over the case Before going to bed, brew a pot of tea, slowly open the book, and read it carefully - if it's just like this, it will be a beautiful picture.It's a pity that at this time, there will always be someone squatting on the stool next to him, spitting and telling his clichéd fairy tales.

In fact, this can’t be blamed on A Yuan, after all, Mengmeng is the only one who seems to have some interest in his story—at least she can sit there and listen to it without moving.Sometimes after listening too much, I would give a comment or two, such as "You have said this eight hundred times...", "Is there anything worse than this?..."

A Yuan has great ambitions, of course he will not just be satisfied with his fantasy, but has been working hard since he was a child.Going up the mountain and down the river every day is not just for fun, but also a journey of seeking immortality.When you see a remote and dangerous place, you must explore it. If you encounter an injured or dying bird or animal, you will save it. If you encounter any weird mushrooms and wild fruits, you will taste it. Unfortunately, in addition to causing a lot of trouble over the years, it has added a lot Apart from the wound, there was no adventure.In the end, he never expected that the fairy fate he had been pursuing so hard would actually fall on the "old man" whom he had always ignored.

The "old man" is actually not too old. When he moved to the village with his two children, he was just a young man in his 20s. "Old man" is just what A Yuan calls him now, and Mengmeng has always called him "father".

The "old man" is undoubtedly a terrible father. He has neither any ability to earn a living nor the slightest common sense in life. He can barely live by himself, let alone take care of his children.In A Yuan's impression, when the old man was at home, he would just read books leisurely, play with some broken things, and rely on his neighbors to deliver rice and meat to his door, and then hand them over to Mengmeng to cook, so that the family can have a meal.Moreover, there is no paternal demeanor at the dinner table, and they often tore with A Yuan for a long time over a piece of meat.

Even so, the "old man" spends only a few days at home all year round, leaving his children at home all year round, and he doesn't know where to go to have a good time.

If so, how can it be so embarrassing?

Originally, A Yuan had already removed the name of this messed-up father from the family, who knows how good luck tricks people, once Grandpa Wan accidentally made a slip of the tongue, and A Yuan knew that the useless old man had actually learned the magic of immortality!

At that time, the young A Yuan felt the earth-shattering shock, and for the first time in his life, he doubted the authenticity of the fairy tales in the book. The image of the "old man" is far from the immortal and heroic knight in his mind.If the person he yearned for looked like that, what else could he pursue?

Fortunately, A Yuan quickly found an explanation that could calm him down—the old man just learned some fairy arts by accident, but he didn't learn anything.As is often the case in books, within two days of getting started, he was kicked out of the mountain because of his mediocre aptitude—no, he was too stupid.

Thinking about it this way, everything suddenly became clear.Just because the old man can't learn, doesn't mean he can't learn!A Yuan seemed to see a road leading to the sky, and for the first time in his life, he had a little respect and expectation for his father.But it didn't last long. After repeated refusals and prevarications, "father" officially became "old man".

Cultivating immortals and being a hero is what A Yuan has been pursuing all his life, so naturally he will not give up easily.But the old man's ability to pretend to be deaf and dumb is at its peak, and even Fei Jian is helpless with his thick skin.The frontal attack was fruitless, so A Yuan had to take a roundabout strategy and mobilize his family and villagers to help him speak well.The two neighbors who take care of his family the most on weekdays are naturally the top priority. The dull Uncle Shitou is invulnerable to fire and water, so he had to play Grandpa Wan's idea.After his unremitting efforts day after day, Grandpa Wan finally couldn't bear the noise in his ears, and made a bet of "waiting for the rabbit" in order to silence A Yuan's mouth.It's just that no matter how amazing this coup is, it can't stand someone trying every day...

A Yuan, who "seeks the Tao with all his heart", squatted on the mountain for half a month, and today he finally got his wish.

Immortal magic is in front of his eyes, A Yuan looked at the beautiful and quiet hometown, and for a moment he was so proud that he raised the hare in his hand above his head, like a hero who has returned from the head of a demon after slashing blood, he shouted at the foot of the mountain : "Folks - I'm back -"

There was no thunderous applause, no villagers to greet each other, and A Yuan didn't take it seriously. He carried the rabbit on his shoulders, his chest was raised high, and he strode into the village with a bright smile on his face, saying hello to everyone he met. , shaking his shoulders while nodding, as if he was carrying a bear.

The folks in the village have long been used to it, and they didn't show the slightest interest in the hero's return. At most, they just smiled and shook their heads, busy with their own work.

"A Yuan? Did you go hunting with that old thing again?" A Yuan just walked to the door of the house, just in time for Grandma Wan to come out of the house next door, and was caught straight, "What are you talking about? You can listen to it over and over again? Look at the clothes you rubbed, and you have to let Mengmeng wash them for you at night! You said you are old, so read more serious books at home! If you have nothing to do, help Mengmeng with some work, even if you accompany It’s okay to have a little fun! You’re fine, just follow that old bastard to the mountains, what can he do in his life?..."

A Yuan was most afraid of this nagging grandma of the Wan family, and suddenly lost the slightest bit of heroism. He hid the rabbit behind him like a thief, nodded with a playful smile, and suddenly ran past her with a cat waist, and rushed into his house in a few steps. The door of the house, shut the endless nagging outside.

In her own courtyard, Mengmeng was drying the freshly washed sheets, and said without turning her head when she heard the door knocking: "Why are you back so early? I don't have anything to eat at noon today."

A Yuan looked at the beautiful back, coughed heavily, and said in a deep voice: "Sister Xian, I brought back some wild game from the mountain today, you can use it to cook some side dishes, the three of us, brothers and sisters, tonight Have a good meal."

Hearing this, Mengmeng turned around, saw the hare in A Yuan's hand, smiled slightly, and said in a thick voice like him: "Brother, how did you do this? You searched hard on the mountain for more than half a month before you hunted this rare rabbit in a hundred years." See you—a gray-haired hare. In my opinion, it’s better to set up an incense altar on it to commemorate the great achievements of the elder brother.”

A Yuan choked up, glared at his snickering sister bitterly, and took the hare into the kitchen to tidy up.When he came out, he had a serious expression again, and said loudly: "Sister Xian, you also know that you have always had great ambitions as a brother. It's just that as the eldest brother, you have always been unable to let go of your two sisters. Now that you have grown up , Brother can finally relax and go out to wander the rivers and lakes. This time, I went looking for immortals and friends, and asked about self-cultivation. I won’t be able to come back after ten or twenty years. You must take good care of Xiaoxiao at home..."

Mengmeng interrupted him without looking back: "Brother, take care all the way, don't worry about home. There are fish and meat for dinner, it's best if you don't come back. Oh, by the way, I remember you promised Xiaoxiao last night, today If you want to play with her, remember to think about how to coax her when brother comes back."

When Ah Yuan heard "there is fish and meat", he swallowed immediately, looking helplessly at his younger sister who is not getting enough oil and salt, feeling very bored.But that was only a matter of a short while, and in a blink of an eye, A Yuan happily straddled the courtyard wall again, and shouted to the next door: "Uncle Shitou, thank you for the fish!"

Uncle Shitou, who was drying fish in the yard next door, didn't change his stern face, as if he didn't hear him at all, he still kept his head down and went about his work.Uncle Shitou's only son, the little Shitou with a tiger head and a tiger brain, said with a simple smile: "Brother A Yuan, what's so good about being so happy?"

Finally, someone took up the conversation, and A Yuan immediately started to talk: "It's a long story. This morning, Grandpa Wan came to me and insisted on betting with me to compare hunting skills. I have business to do , but thinking about how lonely Grandpa Wan is hunting alone in the mountains all day long, I will accompany him. Originally, I wanted to let him win with a respect for the elderly, but Grandpa Wan's accuracy is really bad today, so much good Given the opportunity, he couldn’t shoot. In the end, I became impatient and watched the bushes move tens of feet away. I didn’t even aim and raised my hand to shoot an arrow. It really bent like a full moon, and the arrow went like a shooting star—no need Said, of course I won in the end. Grandpa Wan was willing to admit defeat, and promised to let the old man teach me the magic of immortality as soon as he came back. Little Shitou, I will teach you after I have learned it. As long as you are willing to work hard, I see you It's okay. When the time comes, the two of us will go to the rivers and lakes together..."

Xiao Shitou shook his head, and said seriously: "I'm so stupid, I can't learn."

Ah Yuan was amused, and said to Uncle Shitou: "Uncle, Grandpa Wan said that I can go to Xishan to play."

Only then did Uncle Shitou raise his head, glanced at A Yuan, and asked slowly, "Why?"

A Yuan thought for a while, and replied, "He said, I'm already an adult."

Uncle Shitou bowed his head in silence, went back to his own work, and said after a while: "Go, go back early..."

A Yuan jumped back into the courtyard with a cheer, and rushed out of the house like a gust of wind.But as soon as he went out, a petite body bumped into his arms head-on.

"Brother? Where are you going?..."