Chapter 133 Are the Days Really Peaceful?

It is the ninth autumn.

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

There is not a single cloud in the blue sky, and the sunlight shines down from the dry and cold air, making people feel a bit of refreshing warmth.

"Dumplings, freshly baked dumpling."

"Sharpen the scissors and the knives."

The hawkers' cries and the barking of chickens and dogs are endless.

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

Chen Xi limped on the road, carrying a bucket in his hand.

Pedestrians passing by the roadside, seeing his appearance, all stepped aside and made way for him.

Only a plain-looking, dark-skinned young man approached him in a rather unkind manner.

The young man spoke to Chen Xi in an enthusiastic tone.

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

"Can you teach me? I want to go out and take a look."

"If you still want to go out in this world, you should practice your strength honestly. When you are strong enough, you can think about other things."

Chen Xi shook his head, too lazy to persuade this young man who was always daydreaming, and walked away.

He shook off the young man who was so angry that he jumped up and down, and 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 Xi in.

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

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

Chen Xi shook his head, poured the water in the bucket into the old vat, and responded.

"I feel bad for always living in my father-in-law's house."

"I've recovered quite well in recent days, so I'll do my best to help. I'll just take it as a stretch."

"Well, that's fine. You can take a rest first."

"The rice is in the jar. I'm going to pick up some firewood today."

"Please keep an eye on Zhu'er and don't let him run around."

Chen Xi responded and watched the old man carry the firewood basket on his back and go out.

The wind blew the door, making a creaking sound.

The dead tree in the yard, with leaves falling, looked a little lonely.

Chen Xi sighed and looked at the corner of the yard.

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

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

"What can be hatched? Why is there no movement at all?"

"Leave it there. I don't know what else can be hatched from it."

"You are so stingy. You won't even lend me your walking stick. I'm going to play with the flower rope by myself."

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

Chen Xi shook his head helplessly and sat on the rocking chair in the yard, staring blankly at the nine-ring tin stick and the stone egg.

"It's been a month without knowing it..."

He muttered to himself, his thoughts wandering.

Speaking of which, he was really lucky.

On the way out of Liusha River, he met many kind people.

Seeing his scary appearance, they not only didn't despise him, but helped him everywhere.

Now he has found this small town full of people, and was taken in, recuperated, and settled down.

The people here treated him very well. Seeing that he was inconvenient to move, they even helped him with his luggage.

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

The nine-ring tin staff and human skin paper are needless to say.

Even if Chen Xi lost himself, he would not lose these things.

The only thing worth mentioning is that the human skin paper seems to have recovered some spots since he took back the obsession.

Even vaguely, it has undergone some mysterious changes.

Although it has not yet fully recovered, it can be regarded as a goal.

As for the nine-hole stone egg that the child played with just now, it is actually Shi Gan Dang.

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

Obviously, on that day in the Liusha River, Juanlian hit Shi Gan Dang hard.

So that after Shi Gan Dang sank into the weak water, when he was found by Chen Xi, only the current appearance was left.

However, Shi Gan Dang is a big demon after all. Even if there is only a stone egg less than the size of a palm, it is still alive.

This is why Chen Xi brought it with him.

Chen Xi was in a daze for a while, as if he felt a little cold, and he couldn't help but tighten his brocade robes.

He stood up, walked into the dim house, and blew a lamp.

The colorful rays of light illuminated the house.

Obviously, this was the colorful glass lamp that Chen Xi got from the Liusha River.

The light was burning in the colorful glass lamp.

If there were people with deep obsessions, they would be in great pain and unable to control themselves.

Chen Xi seemed a little tired, lying on the hay bed, and wanted to fall asleep.

Usually at this time, he practiced the Heart Sutra.

But now, since leaving the 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 you get peace.

But... whether it was the Toad Spirit or the living beings, he couldn't let it go, nor was he willing to let it go, nor could he forget it.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

A knock on the door interrupted Chen Xi's sleepiness.

However, there was no impatience on his face.

He slowly got up and opened the tattered, half-closed door.

"Great, Brother Chen is still awake. It seems that there are a few more monsters outside the town. I have to trouble you..."

Outside the door, a middle-aged man dressed as a hunter spoke hastily with an anxious look on his face.

"Okay, take me there."

Chen Xi's expression became serious, and the Zen stick flew over when he waved his hand.

He quickly closed the door and followed the hunter out of the town.

On the road outside the town, several wolf monsters could be seen walking together.

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

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

"Then, the Eight Hundred Quicksands and the Three Thousand Weak Waters dried up overnight." "I'm afraid it didn't suffer a disaster?"

"I heard that Gao Laozhuang was also like this. They were looking for a son-in-law, and overnight, all the monsters in the whole village disappeared."

"It is said that during that period, a god and Buddha fell next to Gao Laozhuang."

"But when I rushed over, I only found minced meat all over the ground. Where was the shadow of the god and Buddha?"

"Then you are really lucky. I heard that those monsters who stayed for a long time and wanted to pick up opportunities are all dead!"

While the wolf monsters were talking and laughing, they suddenly found that there seemed to be the shadows of several houses in the valley.

They immediately perked up and showed their joy.

"After walking for so long, we finally found a good place to rest."

"Why don't we go there tonight and find some food nearby?"

"Okay, okay. I've been eating tree roots and catching insects these days. I'm almost thirsty."

The wolf demons said, and they were going to walk all the way to the valley.

But then, they ran into a monk.

The monk had a handsome face, delicate skin, and a Zen stick in his hand, looking calm.

"Please go back, everyone. The front is my territory. If you go further, it will be difficult to protect yourself..."

The leading wolf demon looked at Chen Xi's human face and couldn't help but glowing green.

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

But soon, it put it behind its mind and looked at the other wolf demons.

Then they laughed and surrounded Chen Xi.

"You monk, you are so unreasonable!"

"We just wanted to find a place to spend the night, but you drove us away. So let's have a treat today!"

After these wolf demons finished speaking, they waved their weapons and rushed forward, wanting to chop Chen Xi into pieces and eat with wine!

Chen Xi shook his head, slowly raised his Zen stick, and greeted the wolf demons.

"After all, it's hard to persuade the damned ghost with good words."

Ding Ding Dang Dang, after a burst of sword sounds...

In a short while, several heads were smashed.

The wolf demon's body lay in the valley, and died cleanly.

"As expected of Brother Chen, you have great skills!"

The hunter who had been hiding on the side saw this and hurried out to flatter him with admiration.

Chen Xi nodded slightly, with no joy or sadness.

Seeing this, the hunter began to skin and cut the wolf demon on the ground.

"Hey, it's hard to find game these days!"

"This wolf is the most delicious, it's just right for you to take it back and eat."

After one stick of incense.

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

As the sky gradually darkened, the old man returned with firewood on his back, stuffed the firewood into the stove, cooked the wolf meat, and cooked some rice.

Chen Hui and the old man's family started to eat.

Except for the wolf meat, which was still a little sweet, the rice cooked by the old man was bitter and hard to swallow.

But Chen Hui was very satisfied with this.

He hadn't experienced such a quiet and peaceful life for a long time.

In a few days, he would be on the road again and couldn't eat the food here.

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

After eating and drinking, Chen Hui extinguished the glass cup and took a nap on the hay bed.

In his dream, the figure of the toad spirit and the raging flood of the Quicksand River flashed by from time to time.

This made him sleep very restlessly.

The night wind blew and blew open the rotten door.

Chen Xi, who was sleeping, couldn't help but frown slightly.

The next morning.

He had just gotten up when he heard the old man complaining about the damn wooden door, fearing that it would not last for a few days.

Chen Xi shook his head and smiled bitterly, carrying a wooden bucket, and limped out to fetch water.

The dark-skinned young man from before was waiting at the corner of the street again.

He saw Chen Xi coming out and greeted him with joy on his face.

"Master, I know you have real skills. I heard Brother Liu say it yesterday!"

"You only need three or two moves to kill a group of green-faced and fanged monsters!"

"Just teach me kung fu, otherwise how can I become a great hero and slay demons in the future!"

Chen Xi ignored this guy and limped with a bucket of water to the well in the town.

The young man struggled hard, but got no response.

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

"Master, do you want to eat cake?"

The young man asked Chen Xi in a flattering way, hoping to get a response.

And who is Chen Hui, how could he not know his tricks.

So, no matter how the young man chattered, he refused to speak and responded to his call of master.

"Tsk, if you don't want to eat, then don't eat, then I'll eat it myself!"

The young man grabbed the sesame cake in a rage and followed Chen Xi, eating with relish.

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"Sister, is this the broken town that those little demons talked about?"

"Yes, I heard that many little demons were killed when they walked here recently."

"My mother told us to do good deeds every day. Since we are passing by here, let's see if there are any demons doing evil here."

The beautiful figures of two demons, one green and one white, appeared in the town.

They looked around and seemed quite curious.

At a glance, there were dilapidated and deserted houses everywhere, which looked abandoned for a long time.

"Only this broken town is hidden in the valley, otherwise these houses would have collapsed."

"Is there really anything strange in this broken place?"

The green snake spirit muttered and kicked the pebbles on the ground, not seeming to be very interested.

"Sister Qing, if there are really demons doing evil, it will be a great blessing. Don't be naughty. Let's take a look..."

"Well! Who is it?"

The white snake spirit suddenly became alert and protected the green snake spirit behind him.

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

He was carrying a bucket and chewing dry mud.

He was mumbling incoherently while walking slowly down the dilapidated street...