Chapter 133 Are the years really quiet?

It is the ninth autumn.

A hundred miles away from Liusha River, there is an unknown town.

There is no cloud in the blue sky, and the sun shines down from the dry and cold air, making people feel a bit of refreshing warmth.

“Baozi, freshly baked buns.”

"Grinding scissors, grinding vegetables, and knives."

The cries of vendors walking through the streets, together with the crows of chickens and the barking of dogs, can be heard all the time.

They either set up stalls or carried poles on their shoulders, walking around in the streets and alleys to solicit customers.

Chen Ye limped along the road, holding a bucket in his hand.

Pedestrians walking by the side of the road, seeing his appearance, wisely turned sideways and gave way to him.

There was only one young man with an ordinary appearance and dark skin who came forward rather ignorantly.

The young man spoke to Chen Ye with an eager tone.

"Master Chen, I heard from Brother Liu that you seem to know some kung fu!"

"Can you teach me some skills? I want to go for a walk outside the mountains." 
“If you still want to go out for a walk in this world, you should practice your strength honestly. When your body is strong enough, you can think about other things.”

Chen Yi shook his head, not bothering to persuade this young man who was always thinking about things, and walked away in a hurry.

He threw away the young man who was jumping with anger, went straight back to a small courtyard, and knocked on the door.

The door opened, and an old man with gray hair poked his head out, looking a little surprised, and hurriedly led Chen Ye in.

"Brother Chen, are you going to fetch water again today?"

"You are still injured, so there is no need to be so polite."

Chen Yi shook his head, poured the water in the bucket into the somewhat ancient vat, and responded.

“Always living in my father-in-law’s house, so troublesome, makes the poor monk feel bad.”

“In recent days, the poor monk has recovered quite well, so naturally he can contribute a little. You just need to stretch your muscles."

"Oh, that's okay, you can rest first."

"The rice is in the urn, I'm going to collect some firewood today. .”

"Please watch Zhu'er, don't let him run around."

Chen Hao responded and watched the old man put the firewood basket on his back and go out.

The wind blew the door, making a creaking sound.

The dead trees in the courtyard have fallen leaves, showing a little loneliness.

Chen Ye sighed and looked towards the corner of the yard.

A child who looked to be only eight or nine years old was squatting in the corner, playing with a nine-hole stone egg.

"Brother Chen, what's going on with your stone egg?"

"What can you hatch? Why is there no movement at all?"

"Leave it alone. Well, I don’t know what else can be hatched from it.”

“You’re so stingy, you won’t lend me the walking stick, so I’ll turn the rope myself.”

After the child finished speaking, he quickly ran into the house and ignored Chen Ye.

Chen Ye shook his head helplessly and sat on the rocking chair in the yard, staring blankly at the nine-ring tin staff and the stone eggs.

"Before I know it, it's been a month..."

He muttered to himself, his thoughts wandering.

Speaking of which, he is really lucky.

On the way out of Liusha River, I met many kind-hearted people.

Seeing him looking so scary, not only did he not dislike him, but he helped him everywhere.

Now that he has found this small town full of people, he can be taken in, recuperate, and settle down.

The people here treated him very well. Seeing that he had difficulty moving, they even helped him with his luggage.

Of course, the so-called luggage is actually just a collection of things he found after the Liusha River dried up.

Needless to say, the nine-ringed tin staff and the human skin paper.

Even if Chen Ye loses himself, he will not lose these things.

The only thing worth mentioning is that the human skin paper seems to have recovered some of its mottled spots since he retrieved his obsession.

Even vaguely, there were some mysterious changes.

Although it has not yet fully recovered, it can be considered a head start.

As for the nine-hole stone egg that the child was playing with just now, it is actually Shi Gandang.

If you look closely, you can actually find that there is a golden wire tied to the stone pebble, which is the forbidden hoop.

Obviously, on the Liusha River that day, Shi Gandang was severely beaten by the rolling curtain.

So much so that after Shi Gandang sank into the weak water and was discovered by Chen Ye again, he was only left in his current appearance.

But Shi Gandang is a big demon after all. Even if there is only a stone egg less than the size of a palm left, he is still alive.

And this was also the reason why Chen Ye took it with him.

Chen Ye was stunned for a while, as if he felt a bit chilly, and couldn't help but tighten the tight brocade cassock.

He stood up, walked into the dark room, and turned on a lamp.

The colorful glow illuminates the house brightly.

Obviously, this is the colorful glass lamp that Chen Hao got from Liusha River.

In the colorful glass lamp, the lights are burning.

If there are people with deep obsessions who are contaminated even a little bit, I am afraid they will be in agony and find it difficult to control themselves.

Chen Ye seemed a little tired. He lay on the hay bed and was about to fall asleep.

At this time, he is practicing the Heart Sutra.

But now, since leaving Liusha River, he has never practiced the Heart Sutra again.

To practice the Heart Sutra, you must learn to let go.

Only by letting go can we achieve purity.

But... no matter whether it is a toad spirit or a living being, he cannot let it go, nor is he willing to let it go, nor can he forget it.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

A knock on the door interrupted Chen Ye's sleep.

However, his face did not show any impatience.

He stood up slowly and opened the tattered door that was already ajar.

"Great, Brother Chen hasn't slept yet. There seem to be a few more monsters outside the town. I have to trouble you..."

Outside the door, a man dressed as a hunter appeared. The young man spoke in a hurry with an anxious look on his face.

“It’s easy to say, just take me there.”

Chen Yi looked solemn, and the Zen staff flew towards him as he waved.

He hurriedly closed the door and followed Orion out of the town.

On the road outside the town, several wolf demons were faintly visible, walking together.

"Hey, nowhere is safe these days..."

"Some time ago, I heard that the king of Huangfengling suddenly lost his life, along with all his descendants."

"Immediately afterwards, there were eight hundred quicksands and three thousand weak waters, which dried up overnight." "I'm afraid they suffered some disaster?"

"I heard that Gao Laozhuang was like this too. Like, when I was looking for a son-in-law, all the demons in Zhuangzi disappeared overnight."

"It is said that during that time, a sacred Buddha fell next to Gao Laozhuang."
 “But when I rushed over, I only found minced meat on the ground. Where was the slightest trace of the gods and Buddhas?”

"Then you are really lucky. I heard that those monsters who stayed for a long time and tried to take advantage of the opportunity are all dead!"

While the wolf monsters were talking and laughing, they suddenly discovered the mountain col. In the middle, there seemed to be the shadows of several houses

They immediately cheered up and beamed with joy.

“After walking for so long, we found a good place to rest.”

“Why don’t we go there to spend the night and find some food along the way.”

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say. In recent days, I have been either chewing on tree roots or catching insects. Birds are almost out of my mouth."

After saying this, the wolf demons started to walk all the way to the mountain col.

But then, they bumped into a monk head-on.

The monk has a handsome face, thin skin and tender flesh. He holds a Zen staff and looks calm and unhurried.

"Please go back, everyone. The front is the territory of the poor monks. If you go further, you will not be safe..."

The leader of the wolf demon couldn't help but his eyes glowed green when he saw Chen Ye's human face.

It was a little confused as to why it didn't smell any life just now.

But soon, it forgot about it and turned to look at each other with the other wolf monsters.

Then they laughed loudly and surrounded Chen Bao.

“You monk, you are so unreasonable!”

"I'm just looking for a place to spend the night, but you want to drive me away, so I'll give you a beating today!"

After saying this, these wolf demons waved their weapons and swarmed up to chop Chen Biao into pieces. Drink!

Chen Ye shook his head, slowly raised his Zen staff and faced the wolf monsters.

“After all, it’s hard to persuade the damn ghost with good words.”

Ding-ding-dang-dang-dang, after a burst of sounds of swords...

Within a moment, several heads were smashed.

The wolf monster lay dead in the mountain col, dying cleanly.

"As expected of Brother Chen, he is very capable!"

Orion, who had been hiding aside, saw this situation and hurriedly came out and flattered him with admiration.

Chen Ye nodded slightly, feeling neither happy nor sad about this.

When the hunter saw this, he wisely began to skin and cut the flesh of the wolf demon on the ground.

“Hey, game is hard to find these days!”

“This wolf is the most delicious, little brother, it’s just right for you to take it back and eat it.”

After a stick of incense .

Chen Biao returned to the small courtyard carrying a large piece of wolf meat wrapped in fur.

It was getting late, and the old man returned with firewood on his back, stuffed the firewood into the stove, cooked the wolf meat, and cooked some rice.

Chen Hao and the old man's family started eating.

In addition to the wolf meat which is still a bit sweet, the rice cooked by the old man is bitter and hard to swallow.

However, Chen Tao was very satisfied with this.

He has not experienced this quiet and peaceful life for a long time.

In a few days, he will be on the road again and will not be able to eat here.

I don’t know who these people in the mountains should ask to drive away the demons...

After drinking and eating, Chen Hao put out the glass cup and lay down on the hay bed to fight. nap.

In the dream, the figure of the toad spirit and the monstrous flood of Liusha River flashed one by one from time to time.

This made him sleep extremely uneasy.

The night wind blew, blowing open the rotten door.

Chen Yeo could not help but frown slightly while sleeping.

Early the next morning.

As soon as he got up, he heard the old man complaining about the damn wooden door, fearing that it wouldn't last a few days.

Chen Yi shook his head and smiled bitterly, carrying the wooden bucket and limping out to fetch water.

The swarthy young man from before was once again waiting at the corner of the street.

When he saw Chen Ye coming out, he went up to him with joy on his face.

"Master, I knew you were really capable. I heard what Brother Liu said yesterday!"

"You killed a group of green-faced and fanged monsters with just a few blows. ! ”

“Just teach me Kung Fu, otherwise how can I become a great hero and slay demons in the future?”

Chen Yi ignored this guy and limped towards the town's well with the bucket in hand.

The young man struggled hard but could not respond.

He gritted his teeth and took out a piece of steaming sesame cake from his arms.

"Master, do you want to eat the cake?"

The young man asked Chen Hao in a flattering manner, expecting a response.

And who is Chen Tao, who doesn't know this trick of his.

So, despite the young man chattering now, he refused to speak in response to his call of master.

"Hey, if you don't want to eat, I won't eat, then I will eat it myself!"

The young man grabbed the sesame cake angrily and followed Chen Biao, eating with gusto.

……

"Sister, is this the broken town that those little monsters say?"

"Yes, I heard that many little monsters have come here recently and were killed when they walked here."

>"My mother asked us to do one good deed every day. Since we are passing by here, let's see if there are any monsters doing evil here."

One green and one white, the beautiful figures of two banshees appeared in the small town. superior.

They looked around, looking quite curious.

At a glance, there are dilapidated and deserted houses everywhere, which look like they have been abandoned for a long time.

"This shabby town is hidden in a mountain col, otherwise all these houses would probably be destroyed."

"Is there really anything strange in this shabby place?" 
The Green Snake Spirit muttered and kicked the pebbles on the ground, not looking very interested.

"Qingmei, if there is a demon doing evil, it will be a blessing, don't be naughty, let's see..."

"Hmm! Who is it?"

The White Snake Spirit suddenly became vigilant and protected the Green Snake Spirit behind him.

Soon a figure with four heads and eight arms appeared in front of them.

I saw him, carrying a bucket and chewing dry mud.

While muttering vaguely to himself, he walked slowly down the dilapidated street...

(End of this chapter)