Exorcism

At dawn, Lei Chi turned over and sat up, quietly put on his clothes and shoes. His wife turned over on the bed, murmured a few words, and continued to sleep.

Lei Chi walked out of the room and stood in the yard for a while, looking at the cowshed, pigsty, chicken coop, woodshed and granary. He loved his home and was willing to give everything for it, but he could not forget the iron What the gentleman once said: There is a more real world outside the world.

It was this sentence that often made him wake up from his dreams. Occasionally when he looked up at the blue sky, he would feel confused, as if something was staring at him from outside. He and his companions once crossed mountains and ridges and sailed across seas, but returned without success every time. The mountains and seas ahead were endless, but they did not have enough food.

In recent years, as he married a wife and had children, Lei Chi gradually stabilized his mind and stopped pursuing those mythical legends. He devoted all his energy to taking care of his home. However, the earthquake a few days ago made his life miserable again. The mind becomes restless.

Everyone said that the consecutive violent shaking was caused by earthquakes, but no one saw where the cracks were. However, some people swore that they saw cracks in the sky with their own eyes.

Lei Chi walked out of the courtyard and walked along the country dirt road towards the mountain. He knew this area well and would not get lost even with his eyes closed.

Mr. Tie has been dead for many years and can no longer give prophecies and guidance. Lei's tribe has also been divided. Everyone is at ease running the family and has lost their original ambitions. Lei Chi will not go to them, but to see Father Shen.

Lei Chi was unwilling to see Father Shen from the bottom of his heart, because this old man would say some weird things every time he saw him. Without asking whether he agreed, he would just hold his hand and say "Two Autumn", recalling a year ago. There are past events that Lei Chi cannot remember at all.

"Yelin Town." Lei Chi muttered softly, unable to remember anything. Trying to recall would only give him a splitting headache. This was the most important reason why he didn't want to see Father Shen. No one wanted to bear this kind of pain.

Father Shen lives in a small courtyard halfway up the mountain. He insists on calling the big man his son. The big man is easy to talk to and refuses to call him dad, but he lives with him. ‘6’ ‘9’ ‘s’ ‘h’ ‘u’ ‘x’ ‘.’ ‘c’ ‘o’ ‘m’

Apart from planting trees, the big man knows nothing. Father Shen is old. Although he is also a demon slave, he does not have much strength and cannot farm. He relies entirely on the support of residents. The weather in Zhibu State has been good every year, and the harvest has never been bad. , so the life of the father and son is not too bad.

The small yard is full of saplings. The big man has gotten up early and is preparing to plant trees. This is his habit and he can't change it. As long as there is open space in the country, he will keep planting. Going down, sometimes someone’s fields would be planted with saplings if they were left idle for a while after harvesting.

"Haha, Yelin Town, haha, my wife ran away." The big man said hello and left carrying a bundle of saplings and iron bars.

Father Shen got up early and was sitting on a small stool in the yard, with his back to the sun, feeding the chickens with a handful of grains. He was too old and his eyes were cloudy, but he could recognize the identity of the person at a glance, "Ah, the second autumn is here. I heard that your eldest daughter-in-law gave birth last month. A boy or a girl?"

"Boy." Lei Chi found a broom to clean the yard. He couldn't stand idle and couldn't stand the filth.

"Just like your father." Father Shen said with a smile. The past has never faded for him. Instead, it remains fresh and can flash in his mind at any time. "Lao Qiu's horse pen is always tidy. , your brother Xiaoqiu is also a person who can work. He started to work alone at the age of eight or nine. Alas, I couldn't. I was a rich man at that time, and there were no rich people in Zhibu. You may not understand that rich people just have money and don't have to work. people..."

The yard was full of saplings, and there was not much space left. Lei Chi quickly finished the sweeping, picked up a small stool, and sat opposite Father Shen, "Why... my father's name is Lao Qiu, and my brother's name is Xiao Qiu. And my name is Erqiu? It sounds a bit confusing."

"Haha, there are very few people who have read books in Yelin Town. Children are always sick and prone to disasters after they are born, so they give them random names to make them easier to support. My family is different. The children have formal names when they are born. The eldest child was named by Mr. Lu from Xiaoerbao, and the second child was named by Mr. Qin. Mr. Qin read a lot and named several children in the town. You know my second child, his name is Shen Hao. Now. Be a Taoist priest in Pangshan..."

When Father Shen talked about his second son, Shen Hao, he would talk endlessly. Lei Chi had to interrupt him, "Dad Shen, tell me about my brother Xiaoqiu."

"Ah, Xiaoqiu is a good boy, able to endure hardships and courageous. Haha, I still remember that he rode my bay red horse from the other side of the street to my door, dragged my eldest daughter-in-law and ran away, haha , when we were trapped on the island, we always talked about this incident, and everyone laughed and even felt better. Thanks to his robbery, several people in Yelin Town escaped the invasion of the demon species, including my family. Second child, have you heard of it? Shen Hao is very important in Pangshan..."

"Has my brother really been to Zhibu Bang?" Lei Chi had to interrupt Father Shen again.

"That was decades ago. Xiaoqiu suddenly appeared, rescued us demon slaves from the cave, and then disappeared suddenly. Alas, I thought I could leave Zhibu State and see my old man before I died. Two. There is also a group of demon slaves who were left in the cave because the demon seed was not eliminated. Not many came out. They are all poor people, just because they were contaminated with the demon seed..."

"Mu Xingqiu." Lei Chi finally said this name. He heard it from others. For some reason, every time he mentioned or thought of these three words, his heart always dropped slightly.

"But life in Zhibu State is pretty good." Father Shen especially likes to talk to people in Yelin Town, regardless of whether they remember the past. "Although the outside world is vast, there are many things to do. Farming requires paying rent to the government. Raising a son has to serve in the army, and the horses he raises cannot be ridden by himself, so they have to be handed over to the Xuanfu Army of Xiaoerbao... Well, having said that, the rich man's son will not have such hardship, won't my second son become a Taoist priest? "

"Do you think my brother is still in Zhibu State, but can't show up for some reason?"

"Who? Oh, you said Xiaoqiu, that is a child who can do great things. If he falls from the sky one day, I would not be surprised at all. Maybe he will bring Shen Hao with him, because they are both Pangshan Taoist priests. I This is what I have been thinking about all my life, hoping that Shen Hao can still call me "Dad", haha, but I am very satisfied now. I know that Shen Hao is still alive and well, so I have no regrets. One point, I will always be grateful to your brother Xiaoqiu. He rescued me from the crypt. I am grateful, but he is the great benefactor of my Shen family who brought the news about Shen Hao..."

Lei Chi listened silently and did not interrupt Father Shen again.

The sun is gradually rising, but Father Shen's nagging has no intention of ending. Nine out of ten sentences are about his son Shen Hao. He even fantasizes that Shen Hao is already married and has children. He also has grandchildren, and there is more than one... …

If it weren't for a rumble coming from the north, Father Shen would have kept talking.

The rumbling sound continued, but there was no vibration on the ground. All the neighbors ran out and asked loudly on the road. Father Shen remained calm and composed, "Taoist priests are all gods. If Shen Hao is here, he will definitely be able to find out what is going on."

The big man moved his lips with great effort, and actually said a few complete sentences, "There are enemies in the north, there are enemies in the north, stop the country... it's dangerous, you have to resist... pick up weapons to resist."

Lei Chi was stunned, and Father Shen also raised his head and looked at his eldest son with cloudy eyes, "What did you say?"

"Haha, Yelin Town, haha, my wife ran away."

Lei Chi reacted, ran out of the Shen family's courtyard, and shouted to the residents on the road: "Gather, everyone gather! This is the call of the Lei tribe, gather! Bring your weapons and armor, stop dreaming, protect Stop it!"

Lei Chi repeated this sentence to all the residents while running. He ran home and saw his wife and children at the door, looking out in panic.

The rumble in the north continues.

Lei Chi rushed into the woodshed and found several black wood weapons and scattered brown wood armor. After going out, he threw them to his two stunned sons, "Get ready to fight."

Before noon, most of the young men and some women in Zhibu State gathered in the open space of the palace.

It used to be a royal palace, but now only a broken stone remains. It is still the largest open space in Zhibu State.

Lei Chi stood on a stone, holding a black wooden spear in his hand and wearing some simple armor. He briefly discussed with the Lei tribe for a while and became the speaker without hesitation. He always believed that he had some important responsibility that he could not shirk because he had an older brother named Mu Xingqiu.

The crowd was dark, with panic and confusion in their eyes. The rumble in the north was getting louder and louder. Although the ground was motionless, the sky was shaking a little, and it looked even weirder than the earthquake a few days ago.

"Recall that more than thirty years ago, most of us were still slaves and common people, trapped on the island working for the Fire Tree King. Do you still want to go back to that kind of life?"

Most of the people who lived more than thirty years ago were already old, but a considerable number of demon slaves were in their prime. They immediately shouted "I don't want to" under the leadership of the Lei tribe.

"Then come and fight with me to protect Zhibu State, protect your wife, children, and children, and protect the freedom you have gained so hard!"

Cheers rang out, and masses of black wooden weapons stabbed into the sky.

But some people are puzzled, "Who are you fighting with? How do you know that the rumble in the north must be the enemy coming to attack the Zest State? Maybe it was just an accident and will disappear later."

Lei Chi raised his arms and pointed to the sky, "I heard the reminder from my brother Mu Xingqiu. If you still remember this name, you will understand that Zhibu State is really in danger."

The black wooden spear in Lei Chi's other hand suddenly changed. The one-foot-long spear head turned from black to red, and heat seemed to sizzle out. Then, the weapons in the hands of other humans and monsters also experienced similar changes, so they all believed it.

The unique warm wind of Zhibo State blew by, and more than 3,000 humans and monsters put on various helmets, held swords with both hands, and transformed from farmers into warriors.