Immortal Refiner

Qingshi Mountain, Woniu Hill.

There is a village here, named Woniu Village. Looking at the whole Maple Country, this place is quite remote and inconspicuous. .

The hill is named after a huge rock shaped like a lying cow. Villagers who have been engaged in farming for generations live here. If there is no interference from the outside world, it can be called a paradise.

At this time, in the village, a family was hurriedly packing their luggage.

"Alas, it just happened that the horse thieves are coming at this critical moment, and the daughter-in-law here just got pregnant." An old man frowned and sighed constantly.

Since a few days ago, there have been rumors that the horse thieves' iron hoofs have stepped on Qingshi Town. Now many villagers in Woniu Village have hurriedly packed their luggage and prepared to escape the war.

"Danniu, you have to take good care of your wife along the way. This is the only incense of my old Li family." The old man instructed.

Just a few days ago, they learned from the village chief that there was a secret passage leading to the south of Maple Country, which could safely cross Xiaocui Ridge. The family then made up their minds to seek refuge in the south of Maple Country.

The young man named Li, named Daniu, looked very honest. He nodded and said, "Dad, of course I know about this. You should spend some time to comfort mom. After you and the village chief burned the mature fields yesterday, her face has been wrong."

The woman who has been engaged in farming for generations saw the fields that she had worked hard to take care of for a year and finally matured were burned. Naturally, she was not in a good mood.

In fact, even Li's father felt very distressed, but he still cursed and said:

"There is no way, this is called fortifying the walls and clearing the fields!"

"The bandits are coming, we definitely won't have time to collect the food, it's better to burn it, no matter what, we can't let those damn bandits get away with it!"

"If the land is gone, we can plant it again, but if the people are gone, then everything is gone."

Li Laozhang waved his hand, looking like he was pointing out the world, and then he hung an iron pot on the cart.

"Okay, get ready to go, the sooner the better, so as not to be caught up by the bandits."

"I'll go call your mother, she has been in a bad mood since the news of Erniu's death came back a few years ago."

As he said this, Li Laozhang left here with a somewhat lonely look.

Originally, he had two sons, one was the big cow next to him, and the other was called Li Erniu.

It happened to be the year when the imperial court conscripted young men, and Da Niu had just made an engagement. In desperation, the Li family had to send Er Niu to the army.

Er Niu was somewhat resistant to this matter, but he was very sensible. He knew that he was the only one in the family who was suitable to go to the army, so he didn't make much noise and silently accepted his predetermined fate.

Two years later, the Wu Li Army in the border area received bad news. Er Niu was probably killed in a sneak attack by horse thieves.

Whenever he thought of this, Father Li felt bad.

Er Niu was too sensible. He didn't even have a good meal at home before leaving.

Since the news of Er Niu's death came, Mother Li has suffered from heart disease and has been depressed for many years.

"It's almost packed, let's get ready to go."

...

On the only way to enter and exit Woniu Village, there stands a moss-covered boulder. The boulder is shaped like a lying cow, and the green moss on it is covered like cow hair.

On the day when the whole village planned to move south for refuge, a tall young man sat cross-legged on a giant tiger and came to the huge stone at the entrance of the village.

Li Qing looked at the huge lying cow stone, and there was a little nostalgia and melancholy in his eyes.

It has been many years since I came back, and this stone is still the same as before, without any change.

I left home when I was young and returned when I was old, but my accent has not changed, and my hair has turned gray.

Somehow, a feeling of homesickness came to my heart.

After all, I have lived here for fifteen years, and it is considered my second hometown.

Li Qing thought so, jumped off the wide tiger back, and touched the green lying cow stone with his hand.

"Stay in the valley, if there are horse thieves coming, just yell, understand?" Li Qing said to Fan Tong.

"Ahhh!" Fan Tong nudged Li Qing's hand with his head, indicating that he understood, quite spiritual.

After giving instructions, Li Qing walked into the village alone.

In this season, the fields beside the road, which should have been golden, were burned black and devastated.

If Li Qing hadn't known the situation, he might even have thought that horse thieves had already ravaged here.

The fields were filled with a lingering smell of burning, which was very pungent.

Li Qing quickened his pace and soon entered the village.

At this time, a considerable number of villagers in Woniu Village had already fled for refuge, and only a few families were still stranded in the village, but they all seemed to be packing their luggage.

Following the familiar path in his memory, the agile Li Qing walked through the staggered houses at a very fast speed, leaving only a vague figure, making it difficult for others to notice.

Finally, Li Qing stopped beside an old bluestone house.

He jumped up, stepped on the shadow-seeking footwork, and his figure landed on the roof like a feather without making any sound.

With the sharp hearing of an internal force warrior, Li Qing could clearly hear the noise coming from inside.

"Mother, get ready to leave. We can't delay any longer. Let's see if there is a chance to come back in the future."

"Daughter-in-law, I heard that the soil and water in the south support people. When you get there, you will definitely..."

"Those are deep mountains and old forests, how can it be as good as here!"

"..."

"This trip... God knows when we will be able to come back. The journey is long and dangerous. You might die on the way."

"Huh, let me see, that kind of field shouldn't be burned. If the horse thief wants to rob it, he can rob it. He can't kill everyone. Will it be possible that when the horse thief takes over the world, no one will be needed to farm the fields?"

"You! What a woman, you are so stupid. That horse thief is extremely vicious..."

"Teacher of Heaven and Earth Lord, your words are treasonous!"

"What Lord of Heaven and Earth? The emperor never took care of us. If he hadn't ordered the conscription, Erniu wouldn't have..."

On the eaves, after hearing this, Li Qing's eyes became moist without even realizing it.

Just by relying on these few words of conversation, the faces of his father, mother, and eldest brother were once again outlined in a very clear image on him.

Just when Li Qing was about to go down and recognize each other, a loud roar of a tiger came from the mountain col not far away.

"Ouch!"

This tiger roar was so earth-shattering that even the yellowing leaves in the forest were shaken off.

Soon, the rapid sound of gongs and drums followed.

"The horse thieves are coming! The horse thieves are coming to kill us!"

"Run! The horse thieves are coming! The horse thieves will enter the village soon!"

Almost in an instant, all the remaining villagers in Woniu Village who had not yet had time to leave rushed out of the house as if their souls had been broken, and fled for their lives.

At the end of the village, the old village chief kept shouting and greeting: "Here, here, follow me, leave through the secret passage, come here!"

Li Qing, who was on the eaves, watched a family of four leave in a hurry with a cart full of luggage.

The person responsible for pulling the cart was a cow. Li's father was driving the cow in front, and Li Qing's brother was pushing the cart behind, trying to make it go faster.

On the trolley, Li Qing's mother and another strange woman were sitting, presumably her sister-in-law.

In this way, Li Qing watched his family leave, his mouth opened, but in the end he did not go down to acknowledge each other.

"I remember... shouldn't there be two cows at home? Why is there only one cow left pulling the cart?" Li Qing murmured to himself.

Li Qing didn't know that his eldest brother had already sold a cow at home in order to marry his sister-in-law.

Without thinking much, the next moment, Li Qing turned around resolutely and rushed towards the entrance of the village.

His figure was very decisive, and his direction was completely opposite to that of other villagers who were running for their lives.

"Damn horse thieves, I'm here to kill your dogs!"

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