Divine Ghost Domain, Chifeng Desert, a natural barrier in the northwest of the Central Plains.
No caravan has ever been able to cross safely, and even the ancient camel bells are disappearing.
There is no Populus euphratica cactus, no sand scorpion poisonous snake, and no oasis in this desert. The entire desert is occupied by a mineral called flame sand.
Squeeze a handful of yellow sand, and you can clearly see that there are some red particles evenly mixed in it. This is flame sand, which is a small crystal that appears after the complete crushing of the common mineral flame stone in the cultivation world.
Flame stone is a material for making alchemy furnaces. It easily absorbs heat and is also suitable for storing various spiritual powers. But broken into such powder is tasteless, it is useless to give it, and it is a pity to discard it.
Legend has it that in ancient times, there were gods and men who fought fiercely, from heaven to the world, and the mighty mountains that stretched thousands of miles collapsed and turned into yellow sand. The rich flame stone mines in this place also suffered along with them. They were broken into pieces and spread all over the vast Red Wind Desert.
Due to the existence of flame sand, groundwater is depleted, Populus euphratica does not grow, and there are only weathered bones in the desert, but no life.
The wind swept up the yellow sand, showing a strange red color, and the sandstorm here became extremely terrifying because of the flaming sand. The flame sand is full of the manic energy in the wind, and it can easily knock out pits on the pig iron, and it will explode when it encounters a spiritual barrier.
Most cultivators have heard that the Red Wind Desert has changed color, not to mention mortals.
Under the night, the rolling sand dunes flow slowly, and the wind blows a well-proportioned and beautiful sand pattern. Suddenly, an oval fat fireball fell from the sky, smashing a hole in the sand. The fireball rubbed leisurely and comfortably in the pit, and the flames and sand were absorbed one after another. It was like a ball dipped in icing sugar, humming and rolling in the pit.
The flame sand in the Chifeng Desert is full of the aura of the sun's true fire and violent wind.
For Fire in Stone, this is a paradise full of delicious food.
Shelter on the back of the dunes.
Chen He was half-lying with his palms on the sand.
Shi Feng used his spiritual power to probe Chen He's breath, his brows stretched slightly, the two forces remaining in Chen He's meridians had settled down, the cold aura was dormant, and the manic aura of the fire in the stone was drawn out by the flame sand.
Seeing that this method was effective, Shi Feng immediately stood up and spread his fingers slightly, and suddenly a large piece of scarlet flames floated off the ground.
Shi Feng's consciousness swept over, picked it up a little, and immediately released his spiritual power, causing the flames to collide with each other. The white light scorched, and the sound of explosions in the noise barrier continued. After a while, everything returned to calm. Shi Feng canceled the enchantment, took out the flame sand that had exhausted its energy and became dim in color, and exchanged it for Chen He again.
"Chirp!"
The fireball bounced, rolled down the sand dunes, fell into the flame sand that Chen He "used up", and swayed happily.
Once again, he stuffed the unconscious Chen He with a spiritual pill, and Shi Feng glanced sideways at the fire in the stone.
"Whoosh."
The fireball responded quickly, turned in a spiral, and the yellow sand flew in all directions. It successfully dug a hole in the sand and buried itself deeply.
"Hmm." Chen He moved his wrist unconsciously.
Open your eyes, the starry sky is far and wide, and the yellow sand under your body is warm and comfortable.
Chen He raised his hand in confusion, and the sand rolled down his arm. For a moment, he didn't understand how the pond in the backyard dried up and turned into sand. Did the Chen family directly drain the pond water in order to bring him up
Immediately after that, there was a green jade ball in front of him.
Chen He raised his head in confusion, unable to see Shi Feng's face against the moonlight, he only felt that this person was familiar and unfamiliar.
The round ball, Chen He could see at a glance that it was blue jade, which was used in the cultivation world to store pill recipes and exercises, and some schools used it to pass on. Without thinking too much about how he knew, the habit of the body is faster than the reason, Chen He has already picked up the jade ball and put it on his forehead.
After counting.
"Brother!"
Chen He just showed a smile on his face, and before he could touch his face, Shi Feng passed the second jade ball silently.
Under the half-round crescent moon in the desert, the crimson robes are flying, and the slender and tall figure is clearly visible. The half-bend and stretch-out movements make it even more obvious that the shoulders are wide and the arms are long. Half of the outline is soaked in the moonlight, and the sand is blown up. They fell to the ground before they got close.
"… "
After a pause, Chen He slowly took the jade ball.
The surrounding area is not the familiar Heiyuan Valley, something happened. Chen He seriously comforted himself: It must not be that the senior brother noticed that he wanted to go out of the valley, nor did he realize that he wanted to use a blue jade as a backup.
When he used his spiritual power to penetrate carefully, Chen He secretly glanced at Shi Feng's expression.
Soon, he was completely attracted by the contents of the jade ball. Surprise, depression, and anger alternated very quickly on Chen He's face. In the end, he let go, and the jade ball fell straight into the sand.
"Chirp." The fireball emerged from the bunker, swirls around the blue jade curiously, and made a happy leaking sound.
Chen He lowered his head and did not move.
After a long time, he murmured in a low voice: "Chen family, cousin... They want me to die because of this?"
The fireball that approached intimately was pushed back by Chen He's anger, and immediately rolled all over the ground, chirping and screaming, but accidentally rolled down the sand dune, slipping so quickly that he couldn't even see a shadow.
"Even if there is no fire in the stone, my aunt can't tolerate me... No, it's the entire Chen family. Even if I don't drown, when I go to school and get married in the future, I will inevitably ask someone to come to the house to measure the characters."
Chen He finally raised his head, without tears or depression. Once enlightened, he never grieves for those who don't deserve it.
He suddenly didn't want to know anything about the Chen family.
Cangyu reminded him of his cousin's hatred and hated eyes again. Although Chen He once wanted to ask where his father was when he was in the fire, if he knew about these things, and if he also felt that he was a scourge, But in the end he held back.
— He remembered that he had never seen his father since he was three years old.
He also vaguely remembered that his older cousin would always clench his fists and look gloomy when the servants secretly whispered "move out sooner or later" and "not a serious master".
Chen He even remembered that his grandmother looked kind but never hugged him. She called the maid to give him cakes, but when she turned around, she ordered the servant to drag his wet nurse out and sell it, just because the wet nurse didn't stop him, he was excited and ran early to disturb him. The old lady's lunch break.
The rules of the aristocratic family are so shackled that people can't breathe.
When the child is ignorant, he becomes a slave beside the child. This can frighten ignorant young children, and also frighten slaves.
They are on the air and don't teach the children, and those slaves who are naturally frightened by the discipline are whispering in the ears of the children. Children impatiently preach, and naturally feel that the servants are disgusting, and the elders are kind and amiable. The servant didn't have the guts to go against the old lady's wishes. Watching the child was like guarding an antique vase, and he just put it in the right place with trepidation. Who cares what the vase thinks
In front of these parents, who is more important than Chen He and the Chen family
There is no need to think about this answer at all. As long as the alchemists say that Chen He's life is numbered, no matter if it is true or false, as long as the old lady believes it, everyone in the Chen family will believe it. The aunt, who saves the family property from future troubles, can easily erase the traces of his existence in the world with any excuse.
What the Chen family wants is grandchildren who can inherit the family business.
- The indifference and senselessness of the aristocratic family is the root cause of the unscrupulous aunt.
"They're all gone."
Chen He said, looking up at Qing Leng Yuehui.
The wind was blowing with brown-red sand, and he suddenly thought that the Chen family was not only the past, but also ashes. Chen He was fortunate that he had a psychosis that could not be cured, so he didn't panic all day long when he first arrived in Heiyuan Valley. Otherwise, what would happen to a child who was lost in the mountains and pushed off a cliff, unable to wait for a familiar relative day by day
Shi Feng quietly waited for Chen He to sort out his mood before stroking his back and sat down beside Chen He.
Seeing that Shi Feng's single robe was obviously different from his daily clothes, Chen Hecai touched his body after realizing it, and found that his brother's coat was draped over him.
"Cough, that... Senior Brother, what are we doing in the desert?" Chen He held onto the red robe tightly. After checking his meridians, his face instantly became painful. How long would he have to recover from this injury? !
Thinking of the culprit, the fire in the stone, Chen He felt itchy teeth: "Wait, that ball was the fire in the stone just now? Brother, what did you do to it?"
There was no answer, and the wind blew the yellow sand back into the dunes with new scaly sand patterns.
Chen He leaned on his brother's shoulder unconsciously. Compared with Shi Feng, he was a bit shorter in size. The youth who had not fully grown was also very thin. This made the moonlight shine on the sand, as if there was only one person. shadow.
"Senior brother, you won't leave me, will you?"
Shi Feng nodded and reached for the blue jade ball that had fallen into the sand.
Chen He quickly picked it up first, and stuffed it into his arms without shaking off the sand, just like how he nervously hid the meat buns after he was tricked into eating food by the old monks in Heiyuan Valley when he was a child.
"Brother, give this to me."
"… "
"There are some things I must remember." Chen He said seriously.
Shi Feng paused for a few breaths, and the outstretched hand changed to stroke his junior brother's face. He would rather his younger brother cry, just like himself back then. Daoist monks are cold-hearted and affectionate, but they are also very affectionate.
Seeing that Shi Feng had no objection, Chen He put away the two jade balls together, and thought about stringing them together and putting them on his wrist.
"By the way, senior brother, what kind of cold real essence you used to attack Fire in the Stone?" Chen He asked suspiciously.
The fireball rolled back again, and was hopping on the sand dunes, jumping up to five feet, and it was a lot of fun. Chen He could easily tell that the white on the surface of the fireball was the cold white flame of the fire in the sealing stone.
As soon as Shi Feng moved his fingers, three round and neat characters appeared on the sand.
"Fire in wood?" Chen He blurted out.
He stared at Shi Feng with disbelief, "What is that? Something similar to fire in a stone?"
Shi Feng nodded.
Chen He carefully recalled that when he was in the Chen Mansion in Yunzhou, the senior brother finally input the cold and terrifying spiritual power in his meridians. The cold white flame was obviously fused with Shi Feng's true essence, like an arm, without any hindrance. Shi Feng was able to use it to repel, seal, and even swallow fire in the stone, which was obviously the result of years of practice. Shi Zhonghuo, the guy who just emerged from the stone shell, is not an opponent at all.
The fire in the stone is violent by nature, and the characteristics of the fire are obvious. As the name suggests, it is hidden in a pebble.
Then the fire in the wood, if it is like the fire in the stone, it is estimated that the wood that survives will be burned directly by it, so the possibility of the fire is very high. It is not hot, but it can also swallow everything.
"Senior brother, it's not easy to conquer it!" Chen He looked at Shi Feng in surprise.
Shi Feng raised his eyebrows. The fire in the wood he obtained had no intelligence, and at that time he had already cultivated to the top. He broke open the wood, and the cold white flame floated over as soon as he waved his hand. What's the difficulty
But I still can't tell the truth, especially the younger brother will have to deal with the fire in stone with difficulty.
So Shi Feng nodded reluctantly.
"Senior brother, why do you think we are so unlucky?" Chen He muttered, "Or, in the eyes of others, this is luck?"