The Legend of Swing Sword and Execution of Demons

Chapter 3 Taoyuan No Longer

In a corner of Jiangnan far away from the Chaotang, deep in the mountains of Xishan Island in Taihu Lake, a village stands on a cliff and lives in a valley. The valley is full of green trees and flowers, and the scenery along the way is also beautiful. It is a rare sight in the world. The holy land of beautiful scenery, Xiaoxiang is the famous name in the valley.

Many of the elders living in the valley are people who used to be famous in the rivers and lakes. They are tired of the disputes between the rivers and lakes and hide in this paradise. The younger generation in the valley are either descendants of the valley or orphans who have been adopted for various reasons over the years. There are also many villages on the island.

An old woman wearing a headscarf and dressed as a village girl, carrying a basket of fresh vegetables just picked from the vegetable field and a few eggs just pulled out of the chicken coop, slowly walked to her wooden house.

Suddenly I heard the wind whizzing in the dense forest behind me, as if I guessed that someone was behind me, so I didn't look back and continued onward.

"Chen'er went to pick mountain bamboo shoots today, so I'm interested. Then we'll have bamboo shoot soup to drink today." When the young man stepped down in front of him, he caught a glimpse of a pile of herbs in the bamboo basket behind him. The abrupt mangosteen shoots in the middle said with a kind smile.

"Well, good." The boy called Chen'er replied, and then he "snatched" the basket from the old woman's hand and escorted her along.

The old woman's name is Huo Yinniang, and she can't be called old. She only has gray temples and a slightly haggard face. She looks a bit old, but those sharp eyes seem to have gone through vicissitudes of life and can see through everything.

This is a young man with curly hair, dressed in a light blue cloth, with shallow eyebrows and sword eyes.

He doesn't have much memory of Jiang Yichen when he was a child. There is only the kind face of an old man in the blur. Unfortunately, he already knows that the old grandfather has passed away for more than ten years. The people in the village also know very little about Jiang Yichen's life experience. Such young people on Xishan Island can use four words to sum up "desolate orphans".Therefore, since Jiang Yichen can remember, he has been dependent on Huo Yin's mother and son, and the name is also derived from her. The elders on the island call him "Chen'er", and those who are a little older or similar to him call him "Yichen". The younger ones are called "Brother Yichen".

The energetic figure in her eyes jumped out to fetch water and chop firewood, but the lightly dancing kitchen knife in her hand stopped slowly. With a soft sigh, the old woman fell into deep thought, remembering the first time she saw this boy 13 years ago .

That year, she had been on the island for three years, and for three years she lived in a daze, walking dead.

It was hard for her to forget that her most important husband and son in her life abandoned her on a rainy night three years ago.

Although Old Bert came to tell her that her revenge had been avenged last year, and brought the enemy's companions to prove it, the deceased relatives could not return after all, and it was still a lingering nightmare that haunted her heart day and night. , miserable.

Until that day, she caught a glimpse of the boy in front of her, yes, just a quick glance, she was as refreshed as she had been struck by lightning, and she was determined to treat the child and raise him as an adult.

That day, the sky was dark, the air was suffocating, thunder and lightning flashed, and a thunderstorm was about to come to the world.

Coincidentally, the old man brought more than a dozen children to be adopted by the villagers.With her state after she went to the island, the old man never called her to come, and he didn't dare to let her adopt.

That day, when she came back from worshipping her husband and son, she saw the boy at a glance, and saw that his face was pale and blue, different from the children next to him who were either crying or looking around. He buried his head, He closed his lips, trying to suppress something.

Tuberculosis!Yes, this child has contracted tuberculosis at such an age!He seemed to be doing his best to hold back his cough, but he was so stubborn.

She pushed aside the villagers in front of her as if she had lost her mind, ran into the group of children, and fell to her knees and hugged the boy, trembling and sobbing.

With both hands on the child's cheeks, tears were already flowing out of his eyes.

The surrounding villagers seemed to be frightened by her, but because the old man hadn't made a statement, he didn't pull them away.

The boy was a little panicked, but he couldn't hold back the discomfort. He turned his face away and coughed with great effort. A little spit fell into her hands and splashed on her face.She was shocked all over, as if she was afraid of losing something to move, she took the child's head into her chest and looked back at the old man, "Old man, I will take care of this child!" She seemed to be pleading, but she was very firm.

After a trace of puzzlement flashed in the old man's eyes, he immediately showed a sudden look, sighed softly, and acquiesced to her plea.

In 13 years, with a flick of a finger, although the boy's tuberculosis has not been completely cured, leaving some hidden diseases, he has grown up vigorously.

Originally, she thought she could live the rest of her life comfortably with this child, but now it seems that it is an extravagant hope, staying away from the rivers and lakes is not escaped from the rivers and lakes. The people on the island can't escape the rivers and lakes, and the child cannot escape either.

Two days ago, the craft of the Twelve Sects of Heavenly Demons was mixed in on the boat that was transporting supplies to the island. Although it was found in time and captured, it did not stop it from committing suicide.Although this matter has not caused any loss or harm to the people on the island, it also shows that this paradise far away from the rivers and lakes has already entered the sight of outside forces.

What worries her is the old man's right-hand man, Yi Zhongren, who can't resist the news revealed by everyone's concern. More than a month ago, the Shifu, the capital of southwest Chongqing, suffered a big change. It is even a microcosm of being destroyed and destroyed. The destruction of the Shifu this time can be said to make the Daoyi Alliance even worse. What is disturbing is that the shadows from the court can be vaguely captured in many conflicts recently. With the help of this huge dark tide, The Daoyi League and the Allied League have suffered losses many times, but it is difficult to make an effective counterattack. The original iron bucket-like system of rivers and lakes has repeatedly appeared flawed and will be fragmented.

The situation in the rivers and lakes is tense, and the Daoyi Alliance is under the enemy and beleaguered from all sides. The old man does not want these news to come to the island, but Yi Zhongren compromised because of helplessness. The people on the island were terrified, and many people wanted to return to the rivers and lakes to share the worries of the old man.Yi Zhongren thought about it again and again, and finally agreed to select some elite soldiers from the island, plus a few young talents worthy of training and experience, to help the Daoyi League get rid of the current predicament, and set to leave the island three days later.

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After lunch, Yinniang finally spoke up, "Chen'er, this time, you should go with your uncle Ren, to see if the old uncle needs help, and also to see the wonderful world outside the island. "

"But, mother..." Jiang Yichen frowned. He learned from the people in the village that Yinniang's mental state improved a lot after she adopted him, but in the rainy season, she often used wine to drown her sorrows, and her body was even worse. A year is not as good as a year. In such a situation, if he leaves, it would not be unfilial.

Before Jiang Yichen could say the following, Yinniang already knew what he was worried about, and interrupted, "Child, if my mother can take care of herself, she will drink less alcohol. My mother knows that you want to stay with your mother until she is old, but Don't you want to find your biological parents? They abandoned you out of frustration back then to protect you. Over the years, the old man has only heard about their last appearance in the Southeast Bay area. They are probably still alive. You don't want to see them. See them?"

"I..." The words came to the mouth, but did not know where to start.Yinniang's words touched Jiang Yichen's heartstrings, and he couldn't help but think about it. He only knew that his parents had to entrust him to the villagers in order to save the villagers and elders in the village. Buy time and hope to escape.Rumor has it that his parents fought with the rogues for seven days and nights, and the reinforcements of the rogues are continuous, so it is almost impossible for them to escape the enemy's encirclement and suppression.And what Yin Niang said to him now is really the news that was found out later, or is Yin Niang having any hidden worries and insisting on letting him go?

As for the child brought up by her own hands, Yin Niang already knew what Jiang Yichen was thinking, and sighed with a wry smile, "Silly child, you have too many doubts in your heart. The price will be paid for indecision. If you go out in the future, you will have to change. Either you choose to believe it, or you choose to explore the truth. The news of your parents was really told by the old man himself, how could my mother think about taking you Shi Kai, mother also hopes that you can stay with me for the rest of my life, but that was only once, Jianghu, after all, you can’t just leave if you want to leave.”

Yin Niang sighed and decided to reveal her thoughts and full details, "Xishan Island is no longer hidden, and the old man is now under attack from both sides. No accident, the connections between the Daoyi League forces in various places will gradually be isolated, and they will be broken one by one. Sooner or later, Xishan Island will become one of the battlefields where various forces clash. The people on the island also need to gradually evacuate and find another place to hide. Re-enter the rivers and lakes. You can go out to practice in advance now, you can better deal with the various situations in the future, and you can also take advantage of this to find news about your parents. Listen to your mother's words, go out to the island, and venture out. "

The wandering eyes struggled in the long silence, and after hesitating for a while, they slowly became firm, no more words, Jiang Yichen chose to follow Huo Yinniang's choice.

In the early morning of the next day, Jiang Yichen picked up the luggage that Yin Niang had prepared for her the night before and set off on the journey.When he left, he who didn't like to talk too much just said something to him, "Mother, I come back to see you every year", then he didn't look back and moved forward resolutely.

Yin Niang laughed, laughing at the child's filial piety, but also laughing at his stupidity. People are in the rivers and lakes, and they can't help themselves. After stepping on the road of the rivers and lakes, the time is not under her control.

With Jiang Yichen's back disappearing from the field of vision, tears had blurred her vision, Yin Niang couldn't help but recall that after she adopted the boy, the old man found her and said something to her, the child's parents hope that the child can stay away Chen Hao, at least don't set foot in the rivers and lakes, she named the child "Jiang Yichen", Jiang is the surname of the old man, and the word "Yichen" is to hope that he can stay away from the world of the rivers and lakes and enjoy himself in Taoyuan, of course, Things are unpredictable.

Turn your back, don't let the tears fall, comfort yourself, and let Chen'er go out on her own, it's better than falling into an inexplicable desperation in the future.

　2017.7.26 Second revision

　　

　

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