That night, when the moon was above the treetops, Jiunianggou was already dark.
People in the mountains don't have much entertainment at night, so they blow out the lights and go to bed early.
There lived a young couple at the entrance of the village, and the creaking and creaking in the room seemed to show off, and it spread far away, which made Lao Liu's heart itch.
Lao Liu, whose name is Liu Shunfu, is fifty-six years old this year and is the second-generation envoy of the Dragon King in the Outer Xing'an Mountains.
The first generation Dragon King envoy was his father, Liu Dechang, who died fifteen years ago.
It is normal for people in the mountains to have a long family history and inherit their father's career.
At this moment, Lao Liu was leading a gray donkey and carrying a comatose starling in his arms, walking on the village road in Jiunianggou.
Jiunianggou was considered as a stop in the middle of the thousands of miles of mountain roads when he presided over the Dragon King Festival in various villages.
Here, there is his small wooden hut, which is usually not occupied by people, only during the Dragon King Festival, when he passes by, he will sleep for a night or two.
After tying the donkey outside the door, Lao Liu opened the door and entered the house.
He didn't light the lamp, firstly because he was afraid that the light would shine through and attract people from outside the mountain, and secondly, lamp oil was very precious here, so he was a bit reluctant.
He took the starling out of his arms and put it gently on the kang. Lao Liu got up and went outside again, and took out a handful of herbs from the bag hanging on the donkey.
These herbs were picked by him when he saw them while running on the mountain road.
When he returned to the house, he was about to find a stone mortar to crush the herbs. Old Liu glanced at the kang, and was taken aback for a moment.
Mynah is gone.
Old Liu turned his head and found that the starling had just jumped onto the window sill and flapped its wings twice.
It's a pity that it didn't fly and fell headlong on the window sill.
"You bird is more stubborn than a donkey!" Old Liu quickly took a few steps, held the starling in his palm, and put it back into the quilt on the kang.
Starling Bird did not pass out this time, and looked at Lao Liu blinking.
Lao Liu found Shijiu, sat down on the kang, and looked at the bird on his bed.
"The eyes seem to be able to talk." Old Liu smiled, and began to pound medicine in his hand, "I know you."
The starling bird didn't make a sound.
"The way of the Lin family is called 'Yufeng', which was as famous as the 'Mulong' of our Liu family back then. You are the Phoenix of the Lin family, right?"
Starling Bird froze.
"Shepherding dragons and imperial phoenixes sounds so beautiful. But when a dragon swims in shallow water and is attacked by shrimps, a desolate phoenix is not as good as a chicken." Lao Liu stopped, shook his head, took out the medicinal mud from the stone mortar, and handed it to the starling bird, "Since the same It's Tianya who has fallen, so don't play tricks on me, I know you can understand people's words, lie down, and I'll give you medicine."
Myna stared at Lao Liu for a while, then rolled on the bed, exposing her belly.
While applying medicine to it, Lao Liu said: "The bullet scraped along the belly, and the internal organs were injured, but it's okay, put the medicine on it, sleep well and don't make a fuss. With your physique, you can go to heaven in a week. "
After saying this, Lao Liu laughed at himself: "Why does this sound wrong?"
"Who are you?" Xiao Ba finally spoke.
"Your master is the descendant of the six families of Liemen." Old Liu reported his family affiliation, "My family is called Mumen. Mumen is divided into flood and drought. I, Liu Shunfu, am the heir of the Liu Family of Shuimu."
"I've never heard of it." Xiao Ba said.
"Hehe, of course there is nowhere to hear about it now. If a hundred years ago, our shepherd's door would be no worse than the hunting door." Lao Liu shook his head and said with a sigh of relief, "It's just that the world has changed."
"Aren't you the envoy of the Dragon King?"
"It's just a part-time job." Old Liu looked a little embarrassed, "I always have to make a living."
…
Anne was so anxious that the two-kilometer mountain road was like walking on flat ground, and she came to the riverside in a short while.
Anne finally calmed down when she rushed to the edge of the forest and saw the sparkling river reflecting the bright moon in the sky.
She realized there was a gunman lurking around here.
Anne was about to find a safe place to cast "Listen to the Mountain" again to find out the current location of the sniper, but then she suddenly changed her mind.
Because she found that Lin Shuo was standing by the river.
Like standing in that river valley, Lin Shuo stood quietly by the water.
This man is really not afraid of death!
Anne murmured in her heart, but she learned how to behave this time, and didn't rush to push him rashly.
In addition to being unable to push, Anne also knew that there must be a reason why Lin Shuo dared to stand like this.
Lin Shuo obviously noticed her too. He turned around, waved at her, and signaled her to come over.
Anne walked out of the woods, and only now did she see clearly that there was a dark mass at Lin Shuo's feet.
Going closer to observe carefully, Anne felt her stomach churn, and immediately covered her mouth and nose with her hand, and turned her head away.
The mass of things on the ground was actually a corpse.
The way this corpse died was very strange. It seemed that a person was just standing there, and something fell on his head, smashing him flat all of a sudden.
It's just such a thin layer on the ground that nothing can be recognized, and it smells fishy.
Anne looked at Lin Shuo, and the faint affection she had for this man disappeared in an instant.
She finally remembered the great reputation of this man, and unknowingly took a small step back.
In her mind, Lin Shuo definitely had the ability to make a living person into this.
Lin Shuo was thinking about something, but when he saw Anne's abnormal behavior, he was a little confused and asked, "What's wrong?"
"You...you killed him?" Anne looked at him and asked softly.
"The skill I learned is not for dealing with people. I will not kill people easily." Lin Shuo looked at the sparkling water, "Something killed him before I arrived."
"Something?" Anne quickly looked around.
"Hmm." Lin Shuo twitched his nostrils, smelling the smell in the air, "It's the Black Water Dragon King."
"Ah?" Anne looked surprised, "Has the Blackwater Dragon King come?"
Lin Shuo nodded, and said, "This Dragon Lord does things neatly. When I arrived, he was already like this."
"Why did the Black Water Dragon King kill him?" Anne asked.
"I don't know." Lin Shuo shook his head.
…
"Old man, I want to go back." Xiao Ba said while lying on the kang.
"Don't worry, that master of yours will stay in Outer Xing'an Mountains for a while." Lao Liu shook his head, "When you recover from your injuries, I will personally send you back."
"Take me back personally?" Xiao Ba stared at Old Liu and asked, "Old man, do you have anything to ask Brother Shuo?"
Old Liu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "As expected of the Phoenix of the Lin family, he is really smart. I have something to trouble your master. It was really hard to tell about this matter, but now I am lucky enough to save you, so I should It’s time to speak.”
"Since you saved me, Brother Shuo will agree to you in general matters." Xiao Ba said, "However, if you make any unreasonable demands, old man, I advise you not to seek death. My brother Shuo has a bad temper. Well, the worst thing you can do is to be threatened by others."
"Don't worry about that." Lao Liu said, "My old Liu has lived for so many years, and I still know how to behave."
"That's good, but I still have to go back, right now." Xiao Ba struggled to stand up, "Don't worry, old man, Ba Ye, I am not an ungrateful person, you saved my life, I accept the debt .I will ask brother Shuo to return this favor to you later."
"Why are you in such a hurry?" Old Liu asked puzzled, "You're so hurt, how can you go back?"
"Even if you can't fly, you have to crawl back."
Xiao Ba staggered and jumped off the quilt, but was caught by Lao Liu.
"Old man, let me go!" Xiao Ba flapped his wings and struggled.
Lao Liu's hands, following Xiao Ba's struggle, kept rising and falling. When Xiao Ba stepped on his hands, it was like stepping on cotton, and he couldn't borrow any strength at all.
"Okay, little Phoenix, don't make trouble, or the medicine will be in vain." Lao Liu kept his hand, and said, "Let me guess, if you found out that some people in the Outer Xing'an Mountains were wrong, and wanted to report back Your master?"
Xiao Ba stopped struggling, and asked strangely: "How do you know?"
"I found out three days ago." Old Liu smiled slightly, "If this is the case, don't worry about it, I'm already working on it."
"You are already doing it? What can you do?" Xiao Ba asked.
Old Liu said lightly: "Our Liu Family of Water Animal Husbandry, although we are getting worse from generation to generation, we still know how to guard our territory.
Your master is too powerful, I can't afford to provoke you. But if other people use knives and guns here and dare to push me ten miles away, then my old Liu will not be so easy to talk to. "