Godly Dragon Guard

Taoyuan Village is neither big nor small, with nearly seventy or eighty households.

The strong man's name is A Niu, and he has lived in Taoyuan Village for generations.

Taoyuan Village has pleasant scenery, fertile land, and the villagers live and work in peace and contentment.

Knowing that Shen Lang was a martial arts practitioner, A Niu yearned for him and was filled with envy.

"I didn't expect that there is such a wonderful world outside our Taoyuan Village. I always thought that our Taoyuan Village was the best." A Niu scratched his head and said with a smile.

"Life is good everywhere, and Taoyuan Village is just as wonderful." Shen Lang smiled faintly.

It's unusually relaxed and peaceful here. There's no fighting or killing from the outside world. The absence of those annoying things is really refreshing.

When a person has peak strength and power, he will also miss some things that have passed away.

"Brother Shen Lang came to us just to find the cave of Taiyi Zhenren?" A Niu asked.

Shen Lang nodded slightly: "That's right. Since Brother A Niu has never heard of Master Taiyi, you might as well tell me some secrets about Taoyuan Village, such as some strange events and some legends."

"We in Taoyuan Village don't believe in immortals or gods, so we don't have any legends. If we have to talk about the strange things that happened in our Taoyuan Village, there is one thing..." A Niu sighed.

Shen Lang couldn't help but ask: "Please tell me!"

"There is a very strange little girl in our village. Her name is A Cai, and she is said to have lived hundreds of years." A Niu said in a deep voice.

"How many hundred years have you lived?" Shen Lang raised his eyebrows.

It's naturally impossible for a mortal, but it's normal for a cultivator.

"We just heard about it, and we're not sure if it's true. About hundreds of years ago, a girl named A Cai was born to a family in Taoyuan Village. It's also recorded in the genealogy, and it's true."

"It is said that the child A Cai was playing on the hilltop in the north of the village one day and got lost in the mountains. The whole village searched for her for ten days and ten nights but could not find her. By the time A Cai came back from the mountains, it would have been hundreds of years later. . Because of this, the villagers think that the child A Cai has been cursed by some ghost in the mountains, which is very unlucky."

A Niu said calmly.

Shen Lang's eyes lit up, this was a clue, and he quickly asked: "Brother A Niu, is the child named A Cai still in the village?"

A Niu nodded: "Usually A Cai often plays alone by the river in the west of the village. That child is very pitiful. No one in the village dares to adopt her, but we villagers often give her some food and clothing."

"Thanks for letting me know!"

Shen Lang said gratefully.

After chatting for a while, Shen Lang left A Niu's home and went to the river west of Taoyuan Village.

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There is a small river to the west of Taoyuan Village, and the water is crystal clear.

Sure enough, Shen Lang saw a little girl swinging under the willow tree by the river, singing a clear and sweet song.

She looks like a girl aged 10, wearing a goose yellow shirt, with a ponytail, and her black hair turned into two strands. She looks very cute.

Even though he had lost his cultivation, Shen Lang's eyesight was still extraordinary. He could detect that this girl was extraordinary, and she naturally exuded a completely different aura of holiness.

Not sure if it was an illusion, but Shen Lang always felt that the aura of this little girl was somewhat similar to the aura of Zhang Daoling.

Seeing Shen Lang walking slowly, the girl made a face at him and threatened: "Bad guy, don't come forward again, or A Cai will curse you!"

Shen Lang felt a little funny. He came to the little girl's side and said, "Little sister, I'm not a bad person. I just want to ask you about something."

"I'm not my little sister!"

The girl raised her mouth and said suspiciously: "Bad guy, you are not afraid of Ah Cai's curse. Where did you come from? Ah Cai seems to have never seen you before."

"It is true that I am not a local. But don't worry, little sister, I have no ill intentions. I just want to know how to leave Taoyuan Village and go deeper into the mountains." Shen Lang asked tentatively.

The girl curled her lips, as if unwilling to tell Shen Lang the method, and hummed softly: "Why should I tell you, unless you can bring something fun to A Cai."

Shen Lang asked patiently: "Sister Ah Cai, I wonder what fun things you like?"

"A Cai likes some beautiful clay figurines, and more delicate puppets would be fine too." The girl talked about her favorite things with great interest.

Fortunately, it was not an outrageous condition. Shen Lang decided to coax her and said with a smile: "Okay, sister A Cai, please wait here for me. I will get you something fun right away."

"Okay, okay, as long as you can do it, A Cai will definitely wait for you!" Little stars flashed in the girl's eyes.

Shen Lang nodded and went to the mountains first to hunt a wild boar.

There are no monsters around Taoyuan Village, but there are still some ordinary mountain beasts. In less than five minutes, Shen Lang carried a huge wild boar back to the village market and sold it for a good price.

Shen Lang originally wanted to buy some clay figurines, but found that no one in the village was doing this now, so he simply bought a few carving knives and jade stones, preparing to carve some gadgets for A Cai.

After preparing all the materials, Shen Lang came to the river and started carving some gadgets himself.

He picked up the carving knife and began to carve it one by one, with great concentration and selflessness.

Ah Cai's pretty face was surprised when she saw how interested Shen Lang was. She immediately ran over and looked at Shen Lang's carving.

Shen Lang's hand speed was not very fast. He carved carefully and it took him half a day to complete an exquisite jade carving of flying phoenix.

The carved flying phoenix is ​​lifelike and magnificent. The flying phoenix spreads its wings and soars. Even every phoenix feather is clearly visible, as if it has come alive.

"Here, I'll give you this."

Shen Lang pierced the jade carving, tied a small red rope, and hung it around A Cai's neck.

Ah Cai was filled with surprises and repeatedly played with the flying phoenix jade carving in her hand. She couldn't put it down and said, "Wow, this is really beautiful! Brother, this thing seems very valuable. Do you really want to give it to me?"

"certainly."

Shen Lang nodded.

Ah Cai was full of joy, even a little touched, her eyes turned red: "Thank you, big brother, no one has ever given Ah Cai such a good gift."

Shen Lang smiled and shook his head: "Sister Ah Cai, this is nothing to me. If you like it, I can make some for you."

"No, no, no, one such valuable thing is enough! By the way, big brother, you asked Ah Cai before about how to enter the deepest part of the mountain. Actually, Ah Cai couldn't answer you."

Ah Cai's face was red and she looked a little embarrassed.

Shen Lang couldn't help but ask: "Sister A Cai, don't you know too?"

A Cai nodded weakly, then shook his head and said: "It's not that there is nothing we can do. At the beginning, A Cai followed three beautiful elder sisters into the Qianyuan Mountain, and later ate the peaches on the trees in the mountain. I played in the mountains for a while, and hundreds of years have passed since I came back.”