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Chapter 11 A Thousand Miles Journey

Shi Feng stood stunned in the cave wall for a while, then suddenly turned around and ran frantically outside, paying no attention to the jade box and vial on the ground. He ran across the col in one breath and climbed up a high slope. When he looked up, his feet gave way and he knelt down.

In front of his eyes, the Hongshi Town three or four miles away had long since disappeared, replaced by a scorched ruins. Shi Feng was crying and running wildly. When he got closer, he saw that all the snow and ice around him had melted, and the snow was falling. All the branches and turf were burned, and there was a burning smell in the air.

Shi Feng rushed forward and saw dozens of boulders pressing on the scorched earth in front of him. Less than half of the boulder has been smashed deeply into the ground. There are only about 20 households in Hongshi Town. The area as big as a palm is covered by the boulder without a trace. Apparently after the people of the Demon Puppet Sect burned the village, they used the boulder to The technique buried the village.

The snow melted into water, mixed with dust and ashes of vegetation, and the ground was muddy. Shi Feng dragged his feet through the mud and walked to the boulder, crying loudly, "Mother, little sister!" But no one answered. He tried to push the boulder, but it was like an ant shaking a tree, motionless.

Shi Feng sat in the muddy water, feeling despair. I don’t know how long it took, but the north wind gradually became biting, night fell again, and the muddy water turned into ice again in the cold wind. Shi Feng's whole body was frozen in the ice water. It was really uncomfortable and he had to stand up.

Hongshi Town is thirty or forty miles away from the surrounding towns. It was the coldest month of winter and the mountains were covered with heavy snow. Therefore, although the fire was blazing and the sound was astonishing, no one came to check on it. Shi Feng hadn't eaten for a day, but he didn't feel hungry. When he was thirsty, he grabbed a ball of snow and put it in his mouth.

The entire town of Red Rock is submerged underground. If you spend the night in the snow, you will definitely freeze. Fortunately, there are some cave dwellings around the village. In addition to hunting, every household in Hongshi Town makes pottery. Kilns cannot be fired in winter, so the villagers have paved the cave dwellings with straw poles to prevent snow from entering.

Shi Feng found a cave dwelling and crawled into a pile of straw. He was exhausted, but his heart ached so much that he couldn't sleep. After struggling for half the night, he finally fell asleep.

The next day, after Shi Feng got up, he searched around the boulder. He still had a trace of luck in his heart. Maybe his mother and younger sister were not in the village the night before, and they were lucky enough to avoid this disaster.

But after searching for a whole day, not to mention human figures, not even a living creature such as a bird or beast could be seen. In fact, he also knew that it was early in the morning when the incident happened. Man said that everyone in the village was asleep, even if they were awake, his mother My legs and feet are inconvenient, and I can't escape at all.

After searching for three days, nothing was found. Shi Feng went to the fields to dig some radishes when he was hungry, and ate some snow cubes and ice slag when he was thirsty. In the end, he gave up completely, but had to consider his own situation. He and his mother and younger sister depended on each other. His grandparents and other elders were all deceased. There was a cousin in the village who was also buried under a boulder. In addition, he had no relatives.

Hongshi Town has been completely destroyed, and with the freezing weather, it is impossible to stay there. The nearest town is Qiyang Town. Shi Feng has been there several times with the villagers selling wild animal skins. It's just that there is no one to turn to. How can a thirteen-year-old child stand on his own?

After thinking about it, I remembered Taoist Danyang's last words. Although this disaster was caused by him, it was not his doing or his wish. Moreover, this Danyang Taoist took great care of himself. He would not hesitate to burn his body to destroy his traces before his death, so as not to cause any trouble to himself.

Thinking of Taoist Danyang's regret on his deathbed, Shi Feng's heart suddenly softened. Now we return to the temporary wall cave at the foot of Lushou Peak.

The snowflakes and ice water had re-sealed the entrance of the cave. Shi Feng found a branch and re-opened the entrance. Nothing changed inside. The jade box, nameplate, and vial were still lined up on the ground. Except for these three items, Taoist Danyang passed away. But nothing was left.

Shi Feng put all three things in his arms, but thought about how to get to Tai Chi Gate. As soon as he thought about it, the words on the map left by Taoist Danyang immediately appeared in his mind. Shi Feng was secretly surprised and "looked" at it carefully. He couldn't help but click his tongue.

The Shigu Mountain Range where the Taiji Gate is located is actually close to a thousand miles away from here. It passes through many city outlines, mountains, and rivers. Naturally, Shi Feng, a child in the mountains, has never heard of it. He only knows the first place, Qiyang Town.

Shi Feng came out of the wall cave and was about to leave. After thinking about it, he moved some big rocks, stacked them at the door of the wall cave, piled them to make a tomb, and bowed three times.

Leaving the wall cave and returning to the small river near the village, Shi Feng found a dry place on the high bank and piled earth to make a grave. He placed some big stone markers around it, found a big tree trunk, peeled off the bark, inserted it on the grave, and carved it. As I read the names of my mother and little sister, my nose suddenly became sore and tears streamed down my face.

The day before he left, his mother sat by the bed, sewing his rotten leather jacket over and over again, and tightening the string of his mulberry bow. But the younger sister Shi Biyu pestered her and asked him to pierce and polish the big canine teeth of the green wolf to make a pendant, because Xiaoqing from the same village also had such a wolf tooth pendant...

Shi Feng sat in silence for a long time, then suddenly sat upright, kowtowed nine times deeply, stood up, looked back at the old village, turned around and silently headed south.

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After walking for a day, we arrived at Qiyang Town. Qiyang Town is much larger than Hongshi Town, but the people in the town obviously don't know what happened in Hongshi Town.

Shi Feng was hungry and tired, but he was too embarrassed to beg. He just sat under the eaves of a house and was driven away after a while. He looked around for a dilapidated temple to stay. He was hungry and cold that night, and he was too sad. He had been soaking in the ice and snow for several days, and he couldn't help but develop a high fever.

He had not eaten for several days, and had no money to see a doctor. He lay in the ruined temple and was dying throughout the day, feeling only the slightest trace of life slipping out of his body.

While dying, Shi Feng suddenly remembered something. He struggled to take out the small bottle from his arms, poured out a mung bean-sized pill, and swallowed it.

The pill was fragrant and sweet, and melted in his mouth. A warm current flowed from his throat directly into his chest and abdomen. In a moment, Shi Feng was sweating all over, his high fever subsided, and his stomach was bloated and his hunger disappeared.

What was even more amazing was that his muscles and bones were full of strength and vigor. Even if a tiger jumped out in front of him, he had the confidence to kill it with three or two punches.

Shi Feng was overjoyed and yearned for the magical powers of the immortals. He picked up the small bottle and took a closer look. There were still four pills in it. He tightened the bottle stopper and carefully kept it close to his body.

The next day, Shi Feng continued to head south according to the instructions left by Danyang Taoist.

Continuous spring rain, muddy roads, a young man, leaning on a stick, walking on the mountain path, barefoot, with cowhide boots on his back...

On the endless plain, the sun was blazing, a young man was wearing a big leaf as a hat, sweating all the way, his cowhide boots were worn out, and he could only make a pair of straw sandals with rattan...

On the edge of the town, a young man was carrying a longbow and holding two pheasants in his hands, exchanging a few steamed buns and dozens of copper coins from a woman...

In the bustling streets of Sijing City, a disheveled, ragged little beggar, holding a broken bowl with a missing corner in his hand, was walking slowly in the crowd. He was barefoot, and the mulberry wood bow behind him was gone. I don’t know if it was lost or damaged by wind and rain...

Shi Feng set out from Hongshi Town in the first month of the year, and after many ups and downs, he finally arrived at Anyang City near the Shigu Mountains in August.

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