Fate is immortal

Chapter 3 Gathering

Surrounded by the Ningjiang River and backed by the Lema River, there are five small countries, which are often called the "Five Kingdoms of Xining".

To the northwest across the Lema River is the majestic Wind Country, to the south of the great river is the magnificent and majestic Lei Country, and to the northeast is the Kingdom of Heaven—the ancient and mysterious Cloud Country.As a buffer between the three great nations, Ningguo, the largest of the five nations, only covers a few hundred miles of land. Even if they were huddled together, they would not be able to condense any decent strength.

The Ningjiang River originates from the Lianyun Mountains, winds its way through the territory of the Five Kingdoms for hundreds of miles, and pours down southwards before merging into the Great River.Luo Kingdom is medium in size among the five kingdoms, located in the east, along the Ningjiang River like a stuffed pancake, squeezed between Yun Kingdom and Lei Kingdom.

Yunji Town is a small town at the easternmost end of Luo Country, and it hangs on the skin of the bread.This is the first market where many small merchants and vendors from the Eastern Kingdom can rest after crossing the vast and sparsely populated Yun Kingdom in order to avoid the heavy taxes of the Lei Kingdom.Driven by the efforts and interests of the merchants in the Eastern Kingdom, the forces of the surrounding countries withdrew from this small place and allowed it to develop freely.Naturally, Luo Guo would not be ignorant of good and bad, and his management of this was just pretending.Therefore, Yunji Town is prosperous and free, like a town in the Eastern Kingdom.The surrounding people also followed suit. On the first day and the 15th day of every month, they could gather here to open the market, sell their local products, buy some grain, oil, rice noodles, or needlework and cloth to go back.

This day is a big day for the autumn market, and the market in the north of Zhenbei is full of people.

"Ah! There are so many people!... Hurry up, Uncle Shitou, there is a space over there! Sisters, come with me!"

Along the way, A Yuan's excitement kept fermenting, and when he arrived in Yunji Town, the lively scene in the autumn market ignited it instantly.As soon as the boat touched the shore, Ah Yuan jumped off with a stride, shouting like a wild horse and running wildly in the market, waving two huge baskets, trying to squeeze out a big space among the dense crowd Come.

Although Mengmeng's cheeks were blushing and she almost wanted to draw a line with this person, but for the sake of the family's livelihood, she still had to drag Xiaoxiao to follow behind and help him set up the stall.

The three young brothers and sisters contrasted sharply with the huge basket, and immediately became a small focus in the crowd.Seeing countless eyes looking over, Ah Yuan blushed with excitement, poured the fruit onto the stall with a slam, beat his chest and shouted: "Fathers and folks, look out, this is not an ordinary fruit, but a fruit on the fairy mountain." The freshly picked fairy fruits are big and sweet. After eating, they prolong life and prevent all diseases. Taste first before buying, and you will regret it if you don’t buy it!..."

This messy cries came from a young man, and the people around were all laughing, rushing up to taste his "fairy fruit", and A Yuan was generous and generous, and he would not refuse anyone who came, half selling and half giving away.His fruit was indeed big and sweet, and it was very popular all of a sudden, keeping the three brothers and sisters very busy.As a result, after one morning, A Yuan was sweating profusely, and he insisted on selling two large baskets of fruit.

The three brothers and sisters have no experience, and they don't know whether to sell expensively or cheaply. In short, they got a lot of windfall, and all of them were very happy.Clutching her bulging purse, Mengmeng has already started planning to buy a few pieces of fabric to buy new clothes for her family, and A Yuan hurriedly closed the stall and went to a restaurant in the town to have a big meal.

But on the other hand, the business of Uncle Shitou and his son is not doing very well.Most people in the autumn market want to buy something that can be saved for the winter, but few people care about fish and crab.Seeing that the day was past noon and the number of people in the market dwindled, the unsmiling Uncle Shitou even knit his eyebrows together.In desperation, Uncle Shitou picked up two baskets of fish and went to the restaurant in the town to try his luck. Little Shitou was left alone to guard the stall without knowing how to yell, and the fish couldn't be sold anymore.

"Mengmeng, let's close the stall. Uncle Shitou still has so many unsold fish, let's go over and help." A Yuan looked at the bewildered little Shitou, and couldn't be happy for a while.

It's rare that this brother wants to go with her, Mengmeng nodded quickly and said: "Yeah. You can sell the leftover fruit casually, Xiaoxiao and I will go over to help first."

As soon as the two younger sisters left, A Yuan's yelling became: "There are only so many fairy fruits that are rare to see in a century, and I leave them to those who are destined..."

Xu Shi bought all the fruits in the morning when he wanted to buy them, but now it was A Yuan's turn that the fruit stand was deserted, and no one came over for a long time, and he couldn't even deliver them.A Yuan has been busy all morning and didn't eat anything, and when he was free, he was a little hungry, so he simply raised his legs, grabbed an apple with one hand and gnawed leisurely.

After eating two sweet and crisp apples, A Yuan burped in satisfaction and was in a good mood.Turning his head, Xiao Qi, who was "staying behind" with him, happened to coincide with him. His two little paws were firmly pressing on a big round apple, and his fluffy head was shaking from side to side, gnawing on it. It is fragrant.

Seeing this scene, A Yuan felt a little itchy in his heart.One must know that when Xiao Xiao didn't come, Xiao Qi had always been his pet.A Yuan liked Xiaoqi very much since he was a child, especially his big tail.It's just that the way I like it is either pinching or twisting. Poor Xiao Qi was still young at that time, how could he escape A Yuan's clutches?

The small appearance saved Xiao Qi, but this rescue was a bit like giving up his life to feed a tiger... Fortunately, Xiao Qi has grown up a lot now, not to mention running fast, and also learned to bite people, which made A Yuan more or less A little jealous.However, the rough-skinned and thick-skinned A Yuan didn't care about being bitten. What he was really afraid of was a small complaint, which would give the "old man" an excuse not to teach him the magic technique.But now...

"Hey, you won't sue anyway."

A Yuan smiled maliciously, and quietly stretched out his black hand towards that big fluffy tail...

"Little brother, is this fox a Firefox?"

A voice suddenly came from next to his ear, startling A Yuan who was about to do something evil.Looking up, there is a handsome young man in front of him, wearing an E crown belt, dressed in white, holding a folding fan, and dressed as a scholar.This person is slender and fair-skinned, and he bows and salutes, showing elegance.

It was the first time A Yuan talked to such a person, he quickly stood up, and replied: "I seem to have heard people say that it is a spiritual seed and can live for 100 years."

The scholar nodded, and said: "That's it. I don't ask for my surname, Fengguo, people from Fengguo. I love to travel around the world in my life, collecting some rare and rare things. I have only heard about this Firefox, but I have never seen it before. , can you let me take a closer look?"

A Yuan smiled and said, "Of course it's fine, but it likes to bite, so be careful."

Feng Buqiu cupped his hands again, and looked down at the rare spiritual species carefully.The fiery red fur was brilliant under the reflection of the sunlight, it was indeed a beautiful strange beast.Its body is smaller than ordinary foxes, but its tail is very thick, almost covering half of its body.According to legend, the tail is the foundation of the wisdom and morality of the fox clan. This alone shows that this Firefox is indeed supernatural.

Xiao Qi finally noticed it, and looked up at the strange man who had been staring at it.This made Feng Buqiu suddenly discover that there was a hint of silver in the pupils of this little fox, and he trembled in his heart, "The pupils are silver? Isn't that..."

Feng Bu begged and couldn't help stretching out his hand to grab it, which startled Xiao Qi, and ran to A Yuan's feet in a flash.This time it was a self-inflicted trap, A Yuan couldn't bear it anymore, and twisted its big tail fiercely.Xiaoqi suffered from pain, turned his head and bit A Yuan's arm, then pulled away and ran to Xiaoxiao.

"A Firefox that loves to bite people?" Feng didn't seek pleasure, and became more interested in this little guy. He thought to himself: "This Firefox is supernatural, and its eyes are silver, so it has a bit of spirituality. What's even more rare is to have a relationship with people." Get close, if you can train it into a slave beast, it will be a little baby..."

After making up his mind, Feng Buqiu cupped his hands and said: "Little brother, I have a very close relationship with this fox, and I fell in love with it at the first sight. I wonder if the little brother can part with it and sell it to me? What's the price, hehe, gentleman It’s not about profit, but it must satisfy the little brother.”

A Yuanwan never expected that someone would make such a move.Want to buy Xiaoqi?A Yuan wanted to laugh, as if asking how much his sister sold, so he said casually, "That little guy is inseparable from my sister, if you want to buy it, you'd better buy it with my sister."

The wind does not ask to hear the words and take a look, not far away is holding the Firefox is a little girl like a jade carving, a pair of black eyes are as bright as jade, her white and tender hands and face are like lotus roots, she is leaning against a delicate girl. Beside the girl, she acted like a baby.The girl was wearing a water-colored dress, her hair was tied behind her head with a goose-yellow ribbon, her hands were around her mouth, and she yelled crisply...

"These sisters are all rare beauties! When they grow up, they will definitely be enchanting beauties. I never expected to find such a treasure in this remote village..." Feng Buqiu was overwhelmed with surprise, thinking secretly Said: "The older one is about the same age, so I will stay at home and raise it first. Give the younger one to my husband, the old guy likes this kind of small one, and I will definitely get a lot of benefits..."

Feng Buqiu suppressed the pride in his heart, and said calmly: "That's fine, but that older girl is also your sister? I want to buy them together so that they will not suffer from the separation of sisters. You country people beg for food." It's not easy, I'm willing to pay twice the price to buy these two girls. Don't worry, they will follow me, and they won't have to suffer anymore. But, do you have parents in your family? I wonder if you can make this decision..."

A Yuan was dumbfounded and shivered.He never imagined that such words would come from such an elegant scholar, and his expression didn't seem like he was joking.A Yuan couldn't help but said with a bit of anger: "Are you crazy? People can buy it too?"

After hearing this, Feng Buqiu realized that what this kid said was ironic. All the wishful thinking in his mind was instantly thwarted, and he couldn't help but angrily said: "Good you bastard! You said that even your sister bought it together, do you want to go back on your word?! "

As soon as A Yuan heard the word "scumbag", and then saw his suddenly ferocious face, he realized that this gentleman was the legendary man with a human face and a beast heart.When he thought that he dared to attack his sister, he became even more furious. He grabbed a stick and yelled loudly, going forward to beat up the shameless scholar.

Feng Buqiu was only furious for a moment, and calmed down in an instant, with countless thoughts in his mind: "You bitch, killing you is not the same as trampling on an ant to death! ... This Yunji Town involves many interests. , it seems that no one cares, but in fact, I don’t know how many pairs of eyes are staring at it. I can’t make a mistake so easily... I’d better snatch the fox first by surprise, and keep an eye on their residence. The two little girls can’t escape from me. The palm of your hand...be patient first, and if you can't bear it a little, you will make a big mess."

The anger on Feng Buqiu's face disappeared, and he said loudly: "Little brother, if you don't sell it, don't sell it, why bother to speak ill of each other? When you are young, you should accumulate some morals, I don't have the same knowledge as you." After saying that, walk away.

People around looked over at this moment, and saw a country boy carrying a stick with an angry expression on his face, and then saw a refined scholar drifting away, immediately understood the whole story, and pointed at A Yuan.

After all, A Yuan is a country bumpkin, who has seen such a person?Standing there stiffly, unable to utter a word, I just felt that my breath was stuck in my chest, which made me maddened.After a long while, he held back his breath, casually stuffed the leftover fruit on the stall to a passerby, and went to Mengmeng and the others.

Mengmeng's fish is selling well, the quarrel between A Yuan and her just now was only for a moment, she didn't notice it at all.Seeing A Yuan walking over with a livid face at this time, he was surprised and said, "Brother, what's the matter?"

A Yuan said angrily: "It's nothing! A bastard wants to beat you up and says he wants to buy you and Xiaoxiao."

Xiao Xiao's eyes widened when he heard that, and hurriedly stepped forward and pulled his sleeves, and asked worriedly: "Brother, brother, what did you say?"

Seeing Xiaoxiao's real appearance that day, Ah Yuan felt a little better, and said casually: "I said that the big one is called Mengmeng, you can just give me a price. That beautiful and cute little girl Xiaoxiao is my heart and soul." Baby, if you trade gold and silver for me, I won't even bat an eye, so you should die!"

"Brother...Brother is so kind..." Xiaoxiao threw herself into A Yuan's arms with a face full of happiness, raised her head again, and said seriously: "However, my sister can't be sold. If my sister is so good, it is not worth the money. It was changed..."

Those big tear-filled eyes were like black pearls reflected in a clear spring, and the resentment in A Yuan's heart was swept away immediately, and he laughed loudly and said, "Okay, okay, if you don't sell small novels, we won't sell them... "

On the other hand, Feng Buqiu was very angry.

He searched for half an hour, asked countless people, and was stared at by countless people before he found a "boss".But this guy in front of him is stupid and rustic, no matter how you look at it, he is a farmer, how can he look like a gangster?

"Where are your subordinates?" Feng Buqiu held back his breath and asked in a deep voice.

As soon as the "boss" heard the scholar's self-reported surname, he knew that he couldn't afford to offend him, so he quickly replied: "There were two brothers, but today they have farm work at home, so they didn't come..."

Feng Buqiu was so angry that he kept patting his head, thinking that this is not Fengguo after all, and he couldn't even find a decent hooligan.

Feng Buqiu thought for a while, and said: "Then you must have some beggars, find me a few smart and brave ones, and I will give each of you a tael of gold when things are done!"

The boss gasped. Although he didn't know how valuable gold was, he always knew that it was worth more than silver. If you gave him a tael of silver, he would do whatever he wanted. He hurriedly said, "Wait a minute, the town There are two little beggars, I will find them for you right away!" Said and ran away.

"Two little beggars!" Feng Buqiu was going crazy. In the Five Kingdoms of Xining, could it be that they were all a group of grassroots people who were so lowly that their bodies were half buried in the soil, digging food in a piece of soil as big as a palm all day long?

"They come, the security!"

Feng Buqiu calmed down by suppressing his anger, and carefully considered the plan in his heart: "Anyway, it's just those few brats, it's enough for that idiot to pick things up, so it won't be conspicuous. Then pick someone who dares to attack." Sap, I took advantage of the chaos and grabbed the fox and ran away. After that, I immediately left the wrong place, and then found another person to cover them with a shelter, and the two cubs would not be able to escape in the palm of my hand sooner or later..."

As for A Yuan, he didn't consider it at all, that kind of country bastard could just be slapped to death.

Just as he was thinking about it, the "boss" had already returned with two teenagers, and when he saw him from a distance, he called out, "Master, these two little bastards have been sneaked by me, just order them."

When Feng Buqiu saw the appearance of these two little beggars, his heart suddenly became cold again.The little beggar on the left is chubby, with dull eyes and a smirk, one can tell he is a fool at a glance.And the one on the right, although his eyes are still alive, is skinny and pale, and looks like he might fall down at any time.

Feng Buqiu rubbed his temples, it seems that the two young children can only let go first, and let's talk after snatching the fox.

So Feng Buqiu tried his best to put on a kind and unfathomable expression, and said, "Don't talk nonsense. You help me with something, as long as you are obedient, I will give each of you a tael of gold after the task is completed, which is enough for you." These low-class people have spent half their lives."

As he spoke, he looked at the expressions of the three of them. "Boss" immediately showed greed on his face, and nodded with a flattering smile.The fat little beggar still smirked, showing no reaction at all.And the skinny little beggar looked at him with a cold expressionless face.

Feng Buqiu sighed secretly, and said in a deep voice: "Let's go, come with me."

Arriving at the market in the north of Zhenbei, Feng Buqiu looked at A Yuan's fish stall, found an inconspicuous corner, gathered a few people together, and said: "Listen well, I'll just say it once. When you see that Is there a stall selling fish? Big guy, you go up to find trouble in a while, play more lively, and attract their attention. You, little beggar, grab this stick, go over there, and take advantage of the chaos to get those two Down boy, wait for me to go and snatch that fox away, and then you can run away. Then you can get those two girls and find their place, and you can come to me to receive the reward. Go, whoever behaves well, I will Give me an extra gold or two."

Seeing the "boss" rubbing his hands, the skinny beggar squeezed into the crowd together with a stick, Feng Buqiu comforted himself secretly: "If it doesn't work, just grab it, a fox may not be stopped by anyone." The fat little beggar stared intently at the fish stall.

The good show started here, and the "boss" swaggered to the fish stall, pretended to be surprised, and shouted: "Huh? Isn't this my fox?" .

Xiaoqi, who was eating fish with his head down, was lamenting today's good luck, when he suddenly noticed that someone was rushing towards him, not like the one he was familiar with, and hurriedly jumped to Xiaoxiao's feet.Xiao Xiao was also taken aback, quickly picked up Xiao Qi, and hid behind A Yuan.

A Yuan was bickering with Mengmeng, and suddenly such a person appeared, and he couldn't help but wonder, why are you trying so hard at the fox today?Busily stopped him and said, "Uncle, what are you doing? See clearly, how could this be your fox?"

"Boss" stared and shouted: "What are you doing? Do you want to snatch it? Come on, who is afraid of whom?!" As he said that, he kicked the fish stall and scuffled with A Yuan.

"Really, what a fucking lack of quality!" Feng Buqiu trembled all over his body, "There is no such thing as finding faults! He is better than him in pulling a sow from Fengguo!"

Mengmeng hastily dragged Xiaoxiao behind her and backed away.When the people around saw the fight, a large open space flashed out with a whimper, and the little beggar with a stick suddenly appeared.The little beggar didn't hesitate, took two quick steps, swung the stick round and hit the back of A Yuan's head...

"Be careful!" Xiao Shitou took a step forward and raised his arms to block A Yuan.The stick hit his right arm, causing him to cry out in pain, but he still raised his left arm to protect A Yuan.

A Yuan knew at a glance that Xiao Shitou was seriously injured, so he flew into a rage, kicked the boss down with all his strength, turned around and rushed towards the little beggar.

Unexpectedly, the little beggar was very slippery, seeing A Yuanben coming by himself, he immediately ran away, circling around the stalls, holding the stick upside down in his hand, and when he saw the opportunity, he would hit it hard.After all, A Yuan had no experience in fighting. After a few rounds, not only did he not catch anyone, but his arm was so painful that he was so angry that he was half dead for a while, but there was nothing he could do about him.

Seeing that the time had come, Feng Buqiu took a deep breath, rushed to the side of the crowd with a few steps, leaped towards Xiaoxiao.But just as his feet were off the ground, suddenly a black shadow came from behind with the sound of the wind, and a force shot through his back, as if Mount Tai was pressing down on the top, hitting him flat on the ground like a dead fish with a "bang", Even though he had some internal strength, he was so painful that he almost lost his breath.

The wind didn't ask for a long time before struggling to get up. I saw a country man in his 40s standing behind him carrying a shoulder pole.

Feng Buqiu shouted: "Man, this is none of your business, get out of the way!"

The man said coldly: "It's none of my business?..."

Feng didn't wait for him to speak, kicked his feet and rushed towards him, and the fan in his hand directly poked his throat.Unexpectedly, the man seemed to have expected it long ago, swung the shoulder pole from one side of his body, slapped him firmly on the back, and beat him up again.

After being beaten to the ground twice in a row, Feng Buqiu knew that he had met a tough hand.This man's strength is far above him, and his martial arts skills are more than one level higher. He didn't succeed in a sneak attack, let alone facing the enemy head-on.

Feng Buqiu climbed up, covered his face with his sleeves, jumped up a few times, and ran away like flying, without saying a word like "you wait for me"...

Here, A Yuan was still chasing the little beggar in circles, his eyes dazed with anger, and he didn't even notice the fight over there.Suddenly, someone from behind patted him on the shoulder, and when he turned around, it was Uncle Shitou.A Yuan hurriedly shouted: "Uncle Shitou, help me stop him! A few of them came over to make trouble, kicked over the stall, and even beat Xiaoshitou!"

Shibo Wei'an's body was as motionless as a mountain. He took a deep look at the little beggar, shook his head and said, "Forget it, I'm still a child. Let's go..."

The little beggar silently took two steps back, turned around and squeezed into the crowd.Unhappy, A Yuan wanted to chase him, but was grabbed by Uncle Shitou.A Yuan struggled twice but couldn't get away, so he could only grit his teeth and watch the boy disappear into the crowd.

When Xiao Shitou saw his father, he finally had an expression on his tense face. The corners of his mouth twitched, his eyes were filled with tears and he sobbed, "Father, they kicked up the stall and the fish are all dirty..."

"Snapped!……"

With a crisp sound, Uncle Shitou slapped Xiao Shitou hard on the face.

"Don't cry!"

Little Shitou wiped away his tears, bit his lips tightly, and looked up at his father's stern face.

Mengmeng was also a little frightened, so she hurried over and told the whole story.Uncle Shitou nodded after listening, and poked the old road on the ground with his pole: "Go away!"

The "boss" had been pretending to be dead for a long time, but when he heard that he was being pardoned, he quickly got up and ran away.

Uncle Shitou checked Little Shitou's right arm. Although the injury was not serious, fortunately the bone was not broken.Uncle Shitou was silent for a while, then patted his head lightly, and said, "Well done."

Little Shitou looked up at his father, gritted his teeth, and never let the tears flow down...

Feng Buqiu ran for several miles in one breath, and then found a ruined temple and sat down, panting heavily.

Looking around, this dilapidated temple should have been abandoned for a long time, one of the four pillars was broken, and the remaining three were dilapidated.The gods enshrined in the shrine have long since disappeared, and it is not known what kind of temple it is.

Feng Buqiu bit his lip hard.

I can get from a lowly commoner to where I am today, relying on being careful enough.Never mess with someone who is stronger than myself, and never do anything that is not sure.Unexpectedly, as soon as there was some improvement, he got carried away with complacency.

Eat this hard work well, let yourself be sober, and you are still a small person, so you have to continue to climb, and climb carefully.

After suffering, it means that you are not strong enough, your plan is not thorough enough, and your methods are not vicious enough.If you fail, you have to sum up, sum up all this, and sum up silently in your heart alone...

"I won't be like this forever!"

"I'm going to climb to the top of the sky and trample all of you untouchables under my feet!!"

Feng Buqiu opened his arms and roared loudly.The sinking sunset reflected on him, leaving a ferocious shadow on the broken divine case...

The next moment, Feng Buqiu stood up, straightened his clothes, and looked elegant again.

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