Fate is immortal

"Brother! Wait for me!"

In the distance are continuous green hills, and there is a bend of clear water in front of you.Among the green mountains and green waters, a little girl is desperately chasing the boy in front of her.

The little girl was dressed in a red short jacket and trousers, with buns on her head, and beads of sweat hung on her pink face.In her arms, tightly hugged a fiery red fox.

A Yuan stopped helplessly, turned around and said, "Xiao Xiao, I told you earlier not to follow, I didn't come out to play today. Go home and pester your sister, okay?"

The little girl finally caught up with her brother, and she dragged A Yuan's clothes with her pink forearm like a lotus root, panting heavily.

A Yuan hugged her in his arms, wiped the sweat off her face, frowned and said, "Look at you, you're so tired, why do you have to hug Xiao Qi? He runs much faster than you."

"Huh...huh...but in that case, both of us have to run. In this way, I only need to run alone."

A Yuan was speechless, so he had to smile wryly: "Alright then, I'll hold it for you."

"No, you should bully it again!"

"........."

Speaking of the origins of Xiaoxiao and Xiaoqi, we have to mention the evil "Old Man".

The "old man" travels outside all the year round, and spends only a handful of days at home throughout the year. He always goes home for a few days at the end of the year, which can be regarded as a family reunion year.According to A Yuan's guess, it was because everyone's money was tight during the New Year's Eve, and he had nowhere to beg for food, so he had to come back.

In any case, the old man was away for a year, and he would always bring back something left on hand, sometimes small gadgets, sometimes pastries and fruits, and more often some messy things.For example, Xiaoqi.

In my impression, Xiao Qi became A Yuan's pet when he was very young. The old man said that he picked up this little fox on a nearby mountain at random.But according to a fortune teller who passed by Xiyuan Village, Xiao Qi is not an ordinary fox, but a very rare spiritual species called Firefox.It is red like fire, full of spirituality, and has a life expectancy of more than a hundred years.

This may be true, because Xiaoqi is indeed very smart, and after so many years, he has not fully grown up...

A Yuan loves to be busy and lively, but among the dozens of families in this remote village, there are very few children of his age.Therefore, teasing his sister became his main pleasure when he was a child.It's rare that Mengmeng still believed in him when she was a child, and she would be fooled every time she believed what she said.It's a pity that as the age grows, Mengmeng is getting harder and harder to cheat.Just when A Yuan's life gradually reduced to being with foxes every day, the old man brought back the fifth family member in a timely manner--that is, the little sister in front of A Yuan at this moment, Xiao Xiao.

A Yuan still clearly remembers that night, when the snow was pouring all over the sky, the old man whom he called "father" actually brought back a living little girl for the first time ever.The little girl was only three or four years old, and she was as tender as a lamb. She timidly hid behind her father, pulled her father's clothes, and peeked out to see him.After several urgings, he finally called out vaguely: "Brother...Sister..."

A Yuan was so happy that he rushed forward, picked her up and turned her around several times, shouting, "Finally we have a younger sister to play with!"

In order to enter the state as soon as possible, A Yuan desperately showed his brother's kindness, consideration and reliability to the new little sister.But Xiaoxiao is very shy of strangers, and A Yuan's behavior on the first day probably scared her even more, so A Yuan showed very hard.However, Huang Tian paid off, and A Yuan's return was also very good.Xiaoxiao is easier to cheat than Mengmeng when she was a child!Believe what you say, do what you ask, this happiness has continued to this day.

The fly in the ointment is that Xiaoxiao is a bit annoying.It would be easy to pass it off if it was changed to the past, originally it was Ah Yuan's pleasure to bully Xiao Xiao and Xiao Qi.But now, because of the immortal technique that is about to be obtained, he is quite hesitant to even get rid of her.

As A Yuan said, today is not out to play, but a long-awaited adventure.The mysterious West Mountain is now at his feet.

Xiyuan Village is surrounded by mountains. A small river named Mengxi originates from Beishan, hence the name.Mengxi flows through the west of the village, turns southeast and joins Ningjiang River.

There is a saying that people rely on mountains to eat mountains, and water to eat water. The village is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and there is plenty in daily life.According to the flatness and fertility of the land, farming, animal husbandry, fishing and hunting are mostly in the north of the river east of the river, and few people set foot in the west of the river except for chopping firewood occasionally.

Although few people come, it is not forbidden - only A Yuan can't.A Yuan grew up in Hengxing Township, and no one may take care of him when he goes up to the house, uncovers the tiles and goes to the fields to pull out the rice seedlings, but he can't go to Xishan to play, and no one can explain why.

With A Yuan's temperament, naturally the more he is not allowed to go, the more he will go. However, Grandpa Wan and Uncle Shitou have a mountain god and a river god, and their eyes are like torches, watching him dead.After going back and forth, Ah Yuan became more and more curious about that mountain, and it was almost tied with cultivating immortals as the two major things he had to think about every day.

Now that he has finally grown up, Grandpa Wan and Uncle Shitou are not stopping him, so A Yuan naturally wants to find out.It's a pity that I was covered by this little trouble as soon as I went out...

"Brother, I can't move anymore!"

"Great, let's go home."

"No! You agreed to play with me today!"

"My precious sister! How long will you go if you walk like this? You refuse to help me hold Xiaoqi, what do you think?"

"Then...then..." Xiao Xiao shook her body a little shyly, her face was flushed, she didn't know if she was running in a hurry or she was a little shy, "Then, brother hug me..."

"...How old are you, how can I still hug you?!"

Ah Yuan fights hard, but in the end he can't beat his younger sister who can only play tricks, so he has no choice but to compromise.Xiao Qi finally got off his back, jumping up and down, circling around him non-stop.A Yuan was holding a piglet in his arms, and there was a stumbling fox at his feet. It was really difficult for him to walk, not to mention how hard it was to walk this way.

After finally reaching the middle of the mountain, A Yuan raised his eyes to look at the other side of the mountain, but was stunned there for a moment.

On the other side of the mountain, there is another world.

Dark blue sky, tawny earth.

It was a broken world, full of broken boulders and deep pits.There is no water, no wind, no sound, and no sense of time passing.

But there were people there, people fighting.The whole world is a Shura field.

In the middle of the world is a piece of white light, as pure as moonlight.And all around, countless people turned into streaks of starlight, annihilated in the halo like moths to a flame, dyeing the pure white into blood red.

At that moment, A Yuan walked into a strange and desolate world, and there was only that moment...

The next moment, everything returned to normal. There was a lush forest at the foot of the mountain. In the distance, the breeze was blowing the sea of ​​grass. Under the warm afternoon sun, Qingshan was dressed in a blue-yellow grass skirt.This was supposed to be a peaceful picture scroll, but A Yuan's heart was churning like a stormy sea.

What did you see just now?Hallucination?That scene seemed to evoke something deep in his memory...

"Brother, what's wrong with you?" A timid voice came from next to my ear, and the cold little hands finally brought A Yuan back to reality.He patted the little chubby face lightly, and said with a smile: "It's nothing, maybe I'm a little dizzy because I climbed too fast."

"Oh, is Xiaoxiao too heavy?" Xiaoxiao pouted and asked a little uneasily.

"You know it too? You're so old that you can still be hugged."

Putting down Xiao Xiao and Xiao Qi while playing, A Yuan quietly looked at the green grass sea below the mountain, trying to grasp the memories that flashed in his mind like a fleeting image.However, just like waking up, everything he saw in the dream left only a few afterimages, no matter how he recalled it, it was useless.

A Yuan was in a daze for a while, and when he came back to his senses, the sky had changed drastically.The clouds were thick, the wind was howling, and the raindrops the size of beans fell down in a blink of an eye.Ah Yuan yelled that it was unlucky, quickly took off his clothes and covered Xiao Xiao's head, looked around, and before he had time to think, he dragged Xiao Xiao and ran towards a forest in the valley.

The rain was really heavy, and before he could go far, A Yuan was drenched to the ground.Rushing into the woods, those small trees can't cover the downpour.A Yuan ran around like a headless chicken, suddenly, his eyes opened up, and a scene that only appeared in a dream appeared before him.

In the depths of this forest, there is actually a dreamlike small lake hidden.The dripping raindrops fell on the lake, like pearls falling on a plate, causing ripples.The transpiring water vapor envelops the entire lake in a white mist, like a fairyland in the clouds.And in the depths of the clouds and mist, a small isolated island was faintly visible, and a small wooden house stood quietly in the middle of the lake in the heavy rain, as if it had been waiting for his arrival.

A Yuan was stunned for a moment, then jumped into the lake like a madman, holding Xiao Xiao and struggling to swim to the island in the middle of the lake.When he stood on the isolated island with both feet and pushed open the wooden door of the cabin, his heart was suddenly filled with a wonderful sense of fulfillment, as if he had already opened the door of the fairy world.

There was a smell of damp mixed with dust, and there was no one in the house, and it must have been a long time since no one lived in it. There was a lot of dust on the walls and the ground.

This is just an ordinary and simple cabin, several feet square and without partitions, so it is clear at a glance.There are two windows in the east and west, a bamboo bed beside the east window, and a wooden table and several bamboo chairs in the west.Facing the wooden door is the stove connected to the chimney, and there are pots, pans, brooms, firewood and firewood next to it. There are even some residual charcoal in the stove, and I don’t know how old it is.

The broken window was creaked by the wind, like a leaf in the wind.The rain poured into the house, and a large area of ​​the ground was already wet.Although the sound of sadistic wind and rain is loud, the flimsy log cabin is like a quiet harbor behind the waves, extraordinarily slender and delicate.

A Yuan closed the doors and windows, swept away the dust and accumulated water, and then tried every means to light a fire, baking his and Xiaoxiao's already soaked clothes.The innocent little boy ran around, looking at this and that, while fiddling with the fire, singing a nursery rhyme he learned from somewhere.After playing for a while, his eyes began to blur, and he curled up in A Yuan's arms, and fell down with a thud, and fell into a deep sleep.

The fire crackled slightly, and the room gradually warmed up.The wind outside the window was also much quieter, only the patter of rain remained.This warmth and tranquility seemed familiar.A Yuan got up and opened the window, took a deep breath, the unique refreshingness in the rain with the fragrance of the earth, it was very comfortable, the slanting wind and drizzle hit his face, unexpectedly gave birth to a bit of happiness.

What is it called?adventure!Surviving a desperate situation, accidentally breaking into a hidden fairyland by accident-all these are like the plots in the book.Day after day, he dreams of strange dreams, but has to live an unchanging life. What A Yuan longs for is this kind of novelty, excitement, even if it is just a different experience.Even a small discovery can make him excited.What's more, how could a small lake be born out of thin air in the mountains?There is another small island in the lake, and there is a small wooden house on it.Just imagine, who would live alone in a deep mountain, in a lake deep in a dense forest?Only immortals!

No wonder the villagers didn't let him come to play, they were obviously afraid of disturbing the immortals!Grandpa Wan must have watched him grow up and wanted to learn fairy arts all the time, so he hinted that he came here!

Thinking about it this way, A Yuan couldn't sit still any longer. If he didn't look for a few magic weapons and secrets of immortal skills, when would he wait?

A Yuan cheered up, turned the cabin upside down with [-]% enthusiasm and care, not even letting go of the charcoal ashes in the stove.After all, even the most inconspicuous firestick can be a terrific and unrivaled magic weapon.It's a pity that he searched back and forth several times with his eyes full of light, but he didn't find anything strange in texture, faintly glowing or cold to the touch, so he finally had to cast his eyes on the dusty bookcase in the corner.

Of course, A Yuan couldn’t look through the large bookcase that was Zhang Xu’s height. He just glanced at the titles of the books, and was disappointed when he saw that there were some ancient studies and techniques.However, at any rate, I should be able to find a few fairy tales that I have never read, not to mention that there may be scriptures sandwiched between some books, or some strange articles such as "Ha Hu Wen Bo Ying" Well, something to discover is better than nothing.

After reading the book patiently, seeing that the rain was over, A Yuan couldn't wait to go out and start further exploration. As a result, there was a huge surprise immediately - the forest around the lake was actually a fruit forest!The flat peaches that are as delicate as fire, the jade pears that are crystal clear, and the yao fruits that are as smooth as creamy fat are all smooth and plump, and they are particularly alluring against the backdrop of dewdrops.A Yuan is not too polite, and has tasted all the fruits after a round.The fruits here are big and sweet, much more delicious than wild fruits elsewhere.In particular, there are several kinds that A Yuan has never seen before. They have strange shapes and each has its own taste.

What questions do you have?Living in a secluded mountain, eating fairy fruits, what is it if you are not a fairy?

This is clearly the legendary fairyland!The more A Yuan thinks about it, the more excited he becomes. A lake hidden deep in the mountains lives in an omnipotent fairy, surrounded by delicious fairy fruits that can't be eaten, and a younger sister who sleeps stupidly—this is clearly what A Yuan has in his heart. dream!

The brilliant sunset is reflected on the mirror-like lake, refracting the gorgeous glow.A Yuan was flying like clouds and fog, jumping up and down to look around, maybe that kind-hearted old fairy with white beard is standing under a big tree at the moment, waiting for him to apprentice with a smile...

When A Yuan returned to the entrance of the village with Xiao Xiao on his back, it was completely dark.Mengmeng waited there anxiously, complaining and scolding must be indispensable.The fairy hasn't been found yet, so A Yuan can't easily reveal the secret of the fairyland.The little novel is not a whistleblower, but as for Xiaoqi, its mouth has always been very strict.

The days that followed were the happiest in A Yuan's life.He moved all kinds of books, snacks, and gadgets he cherished into the cabin, and built a simple pontoon bridge on the lake, and he has been able to shuttle freely ever since.Explore the mountains and forests every day to find immortals, go back to the cabin to eat some fruit when you are hungry, read a book on the bamboo bed when you are tired, and take a nap when you are sleepy. It is a fairy-like life.The only fly in the ointment is that the fairy he was looking for has never shown up.

Xiaoxiao is also very happy, her brother brings back delicious fruits for her and Xiaoqi to eat every day.

Mengmeng didn't care at first, but gradually became suspicious.It's a good thing that the family's food expenses have been reduced by more than half, but where did my brother go when he was away all day?What kind of nice place was that for him not to eat at home?And he brings back a lot of fruit every day...

Mengmeng is a clever girl, and soon guessed that A Yuan must have found a treasure in the mountains.

The process of questioning was not tortuous. In fact, it was not in line with A Yuan's nature to not show off after making such a discovery.In this way, A Yuan complacently brought Mengmeng to visit his fairy mountain treasure land, thinking that she would scream with joy, but Mengmeng just frowned, picked up the broom and began to clean the small wooden house that A Yuan had messed up... …

Next, A Yuan announced his discovery to the whole village. The adults in the village didn't react at all after hearing it, but the children, big and small, were more excited and went to play together several times.However, the children in the country have long been in charge of the family, and they have long been an indispensable labor force in the family. How can they be as idle as A Yuan?In the end, A Yuan was the only one who went there all day long.

After coming and going, A Yuan simply moved to live in the mountains. The small lake was officially named "Little Mirror Lake" by him, and the cabin naturally became "Living in the Lake".He declared to the outside world that he had worshiped the immortals in the mountains as his teacher, and since then he has "lived in seclusion in the mountains, not caring about world affairs, and seeking the Tao wholeheartedly".It's just that the so-called "seeking the Tao" is nothing more than looking for traces of immortals across mountains and mountains.

In fact, A Yuan is not a single-minded person who believes that there must be immortals living in "Dwelling in the Lake".It's just that with such a wonderful dream, I can live happily every day.So why destroy it?

What's more, "Lake Residence" is always a special place anyway.The quiet little mirror lake is like a moat, and the cabin is his castle.In this vast mountain forest, he is the only one, and he seems to be the master of everything, nothing can stop his footsteps - between the heaven and the earth, let me roam, this is what A Yuan has always been secretly yearning for.

However, the reality is always cruel...

No matter how fun the mountains are, there will always be a day when you get tired of playing, and no matter how delicious the fruit is, there will always be a day when you will get tired of eating.Gradually, A Yuan began to feel that it might be more fun to play tricks on Xiaoxiao, and the food made by Mengmeng was more delicious.The hard-to-find fairy is hard to find, but the wind in the mountains is getting colder every day, and this day is not so happy.It's just that, just going back like this, there is always a feeling of embarrassment on the face.He hoped that the two younger sisters would take the initiative to come to him, tugged at his sleeve tearfully, and begged, "Brother, come back quickly, we miss you so much..."

In order to make it easier for the two younger sisters to come and see him, Ah Yuan not only strengthened the pontoon bridge on Xiaojing Lake, but also spent a lot of effort to repair a small wooden boat that was abandoned by Uncle Shitou by the Mengxi River—after all, Mengmeng is never Will take off naked and swim around like him.

This move really had immediate results, and the sisters came to Hexi almost every day for the next few days.A Yuan was very excited, believing that they really missed him, but they were too embarrassed to speak up, so he sat in the room every day, waiting for them to come and beg him to go back.

It's a pity that things backfired, the two sisters ignored him at all, and the elder sister was busy picking half-ripe fruits, and it seemed that she had plans to store them.The younger sister is busy playing with Xiao Qi and is responsible for destroying the overripe fruits.Mengmeng only goes to the cabin to rest for a while when she gets tired occasionally, and by the way, she throws a few rotten fruits to A Yuan, and she dare not let Xiaoxiao and Xiaoqi eat any more.

Even the small wooden boat, the final use is far from his original intention.Every sunny day, Mengmeng takes Xiaoxiao and Xiaoqi to drift down in a small boat, blending into the mountains and rivers on both sides of the strait.Occasionally, when I came to his field, I went straight to the fruit tree, and didn't even bother to say hello to the master.

After the autumn wind turned cool and the leaves turned yellow and fell, A Yuan finally gave up...

Although it is a fairy house, I don't see any fairy tree that will bear fruit in winter.A flimsy log cabin may be a good place to escape the summer, but it is by no means a good place to live in the winter.

Going home is inevitable, the question is how to go back to save face.A Yuan thought about it again and again, and decided to go back openly, as if nothing had happened.

However, when Ah Yuan pretended to be nonchalant and returned home at night, he found that there was no place for him to sleep in the house.The place where four people used to sleep is now only two sisters and a little fox, so it is naturally much more spacious.Xiao Xiao curled up into a ball with Xiao Qi in her arms, and she simply turned over sideways, her sleeping appearance was extremely blissful.Seeing him coming back, Mengmeng just turned on the light and went to sleep without saying a word...

A Yuan loses all her face, so she has to run to the next door to Uncle Shitou's house in desperation.Uncle Shitou laughed out loud when he heard what had happened to him.Xiao Shitou hadn't seen A Yuan for a long time, and he was even more happy from the bottom of his heart, but he couldn't say anything.This rare warmth somewhat comforted A Yuan's battered heart.

The next day, under the persuasion of Uncle Shitou, A Yuan went home and surrendered.However, seeing Mengmeng's pursed mouth and narrow smile, she still couldn't say it...

This feeling is called unwillingness!Call humiliation!Think about the little girl who was played around by me a few years ago, but now she has the upper hand, how can I swallow this breath?

Under the pressure of great frustration, A Yuan simply used the thickness of his skin to the extreme, climbed into bed without saying a word, and went to sleep with his head covered, making up his mind that he would never get up again.Mengmeng had no choice but to call him up during dinner to negotiate.

Although A Yuan changed from passive to active and regained a victory, but the means were not glorious.The smile unique to a winner on Mengmeng's face still deeply hurt his fragile heart, making him keep silently saying: "Damn girl, wait..."

Fortunately, Mengmeng's conditions are not harsh. In fact, it was the first time that Ah Yuan found out that this nerdy sister was not staying, so she came up with such a good idea.

Mengmeng plans to transport the picked fruits to Yunji Town, more than ten miles away, and exchange some firewood, rice, oil and salt for the winter.If this method is feasible, the family will no longer have to worry about food - although in fact, she is the only one in this family who will worry...

To say that the food problem has a long history.With so many mouths in the house, the food consumption is naturally not small, especially when A Yuan travels up and down the mountains and rivers all day long, how can he survive without eating enough?But the father is not at home all the year round, the family has no land, no job, and no one who can work. It depends on the care and relief of the villagers, so the three brothers and sisters will not have nothing to eat.

But going on like this is not the way to go, A Yuan's stature and appetite are increasing day by day, Mengmeng has already started to have a headache.Forced to do nothing, he could only use his brains on the fruit forest.

Mengmeng is not A Yuan, she never regards the fruit forest as her own property.She went door to door to tell the folks about her plan and ask for their opinions.The villagers nodded repeatedly when they heard it, saying it was a good idea, as if the forest belonged to their family as it should be.I think the folks have long been worried about these children. Now that there is a solution, it is too late to help, so why would they object.Uncle Shitou even said on the spot that he would leave the fruit selling to him, since he would go to Yunji Town to sell fish anyway.

Uncle Shitou asked Xiaoshitou to help pick the fruit, but Mengmeng stopped him anyway.My elder brother has been running on the mountain all day, but he has to ask others to help him. How can he be ashamed of such a thing?Fortunately, it was just autumn, and she picked it up slowly when there was enough time.

Mengmeng thought she was going to pick the fruit, and her brother would always come to help when he saw it.I hate that elder brother as if it has nothing to do with him, and he can't even take a look.A few times she was really tired and wanted to ask him for help.But when he saw his haughty look and the expression "Finally come to beg me" written all over his face, he became very angry and had no choice but to throw a few rotten fruits at him. He, curse him for having diarrhea.

In that case, he should go home...

It's a pity that Mengmeng knows her brother very well. Since when did he ever see him get sick?On the contrary, I often need him to take care of me when I get sick... Of course, his "care" will never make people feel comfortable.

Just like that, the fruit was picked and the weather turned cold, but that damned brother still didn't intend to come back.This morning, Uncle Shitou asked when he would go to sell fruit, and he said wait, but when will he wait?Before going to bed just now, Xiaoxiao asked his brother when he could come back and when we would go to the city to play.

"Hey...how about it, it's better not to be awkward and come back to him tomorrow. Anyway, he has always had the upper hand..."

Just as Mengmeng was thinking wildly, the courtyard door rang and footsteps came. "Is that brother? It doesn't look like it, the steps are too small, the voice is too soft..."

Fortunately, it was indeed my brother, but his expression was a little stiff.Mengmeng was overjoyed, she quickly turned on the lamp and pretended to be asleep, she didn't want that guy to see her happy face.Unexpectedly, there was no movement for a long time, and my brother actually left. Hearing the sound, it seemed that he had gone to Uncle Shitou's house next door.

What's wrong?Mengmeng got up suspiciously and looked out the window, then looked at Xiaoxiao beside her, and suddenly realized.It turned out that the little guy rolled around and took up half of the bed. My brother must have thought we were deliberately making things difficult for him.

Uncle Shitou's hearty laughter came from next door. It's been a long time since Uncle Shitou laughed... Since he already wants to go home, let's give him a step down tomorrow and take the initiative to find him and come back.However, he had to promise to help the family with the work in the future!

Five days later, on a clear autumn day, Uncle Shitou drove a small boat full of fruits, fish and crabs, and took four excited children with him, riding the autumn wind with the waves, heading for Yunji Town.

"What kind of work is this to me? Gathering firewood, burning fire, hunting and picking fruits, everyone is good at it. I used to do these jobs too, so it can be seen that they finally know the importance of me when I am not at home. As for selling Things, then I can’t be less, what can the two little girls do?” A Yuan sat on the bow of the boat, thinking happily...