MTL - Immortal Formula-Chapter 1 boy by the sea

   Chapter 1 The Boy at the Seaside

   (Minor repairs, so that everyone will not have misunderstandings such as crossing~)

  This is a small town on the border of Vietnam, next to the seashore. Every July and August, the tide is turbulent and the waves are empty. It's just that it's in a hurry to come and go, and after it recedes, there are seafood, fish, shrimp, crabs and so on all over the ground. Most of them are picked up by local fishermen, and the remaining conch and shells are the children's favorite.

   On a rock, squatting two seven- or eight-year-old children, a boy and a girl. The little girl had two braids on her head, resting her chin with her hands, and staring into the distance with dark and bright eyes. He seemed to be indifferent to what was under his feet.

The boy was a little thin, but his head was big, with a big head, as if he could not sit still. He kept jumping up and down, picking up shells one by one in the distance, and dangling them in front of the girl's eyes. Shake away. Seeing that her eyes didn't glance here, she threw it away in dejection, and then ran to a farther place to pick it up.

   He played like this for a long time, and when he saw that the girl's expression was still indifferent, he felt a little depressed. At this time, the children playing in the distance called him: "Hu, come and play."

He looked at the children who were shirtless and only covered with a bellyband or shorts, and were playing happily there, licking his lips, or running back to the stone, and said, "Ayan, are you worried? Is it your father?"

   The girl's head shook, and he didn't know whether to shake his head or nod his head. He added, "Your father is really amazing. He dared to go to sea in such a day. My grandfather said he took food from the Dragon King's mouth."

The girl pursed her lips and smiled, patted his head with her hand, and stood up, "Father is afraid that he won't be able to come back today, I'm going back to accompany my mother!" After saying that, she jumped off the big rock and quickly run home.

The boy stood there blankly. He usually likes to be close to Ayan, but Ayan's temperament is a little light, and he doesn't like to play with everyone. In the words of the village master, he is old and pays attention to men and women. What about defense.

  Although they were young, they could never think of Yan Wan's selfishness or anything. If he had the opportunity to squeeze Ayan's little hand, he would feel a little happy in his heart. It's just that she patted her head just now, why does it always feel... a little weird.

   This boy's surname is Lin, because he was born in the Year of the Tiger and has a long head and head, so he was nicknamed Ahu, and he is usually called Lin Huzi. The girl's surname is Gu and her name is Gu Yan. Only a few months younger than him. Her parents came to this deserted village ten years ago. Her father, who seemed to be somewhat learned, started teaching children to read and write in the village. The villagers were all in hardship, and they didn't have any belongings such as bundles to give away. Some of their own fish and shrimp and the like. Enough to feed the two of them.

   Later, Gu Yan was born. Her mother probably suffered from moisture in the confinement and sat down with the root cause of the disease. Her father stopped teaching and started to go fishing. In order to get more seafood, I exchanged money to buy tonics.

At that time, the villagers were surprised to find that the weak man had skilled boating skills, and every time he went out to sea, he would pick up those places with strong winds and waves or where there were monsters. inquisitive. But every time I can bring it back with a full load, and then take it back to the market town to sell it, the income is often three or four times that of an ordinary fisherman.

   It's just that most of the money was exchanged for thick medicinal soup, and then all went to his wife's stomach. So their family is still as poor as before, even more difficult.

  Gu Yan walked slowly on the path home with his hands behind his back, looking at the two dilapidated thatched cottages not far away. He couldn't help but sighed deeply, thinking that the wind was blowing last night, and there was some water leakage in the outbuilding. It seemed that the roof should be repaired again. The outer wall of the bedroom should be reinforced, so that the humidity will not be too heavy these days, and the mother's body will be cold again...

   She was thinking wildly when she heard a very loud voice calling her from behind: "Ayan, are you home?"

   Gu Yan took a long breath, turned around and shouted at the opposite: "Sister Hu, is my mother at home?"

   A sturdy woman with dark skin and a fishing net in her hand was looking at her with a smile. It is the mother of Lin Huzi who is not far from her home. He smiled and said, "Your mother is in the yard, isn't your father back yet?"

  Gu Yan nodded, then turned around and ran towards the house.

  Gu Yan's mother's surname is Yan. She sometimes wonders, is this how she got her name? Mrs. Yan was probably in her thirties. Due to her long-term illness, her face was very haggard and she looked a little old. But her demeanor was still very graceful, and Gu Yan felt that her parents must have some origins, but these things were not something she could inquire about.

  Sister Yan saw Gu Yan jumping in and ran in, and said a little strangely: "The girl's house, how can you be so wild. Let your father see it, and he will talk about you again."

   Gu Yan stuck out her tongue, she only showed this kind of childish attitude in front of her mother. Then he walked to Yan's side, helped her to wear needles and needles, and said, "My daughter went to the beach to see her father. The tide has receded. Father should come back."

Yan's face was a little disappointed, she coughed twice, and said, "Your father is very capable, he will be able to come back safely." Her weak but firm words moved Gu Yan a little, she changed her mind and changed her mind. After a topic, he said, "Mother, you said yesterday that there are immortal mountains at sea, will Dad meet immortals?"

  Mother seems to have a lot of knowledge, so she pesters Yan every day, telling some strange things in this world.

  Last time, Mrs. Yan said that in ancient books, there are three immortal mountains overseas, which are hidden and appear in the wind and waves, and it is difficult to find them. People often go out to sea from here to seek fairy tales. After encountering an immortal, you will be able to live forever and ascend to the sky in one step.

Yan Shi smiled: "Xianfan has a different path, how can it be so easy. Moreover, it is not necessarily a good thing to meet an immortal..." She suddenly showed a little desolation on her face, and she seemed to miss it. .

  Gu Yan opened her eyes wide and was very curious, Yan Shi smiled, as if she didn't want to continue the topic, she put down the fishing net in her hand, and was about to stand up when her legs suddenly softened and she sat down on the chair again. She put her hand on her forehead, feeling the qi and blood in her body surging, her mind fainting.

Gu Yan was taken aback and pointed her finger at Yan Shi's cheek in surprise. When she wiped it with her hand, she found two bright red bloodstains running down her nose, but she calmed down at this time and said, "Ayan, go get my Bring the medicine."

  Gu Yan hurriedly ran into the room, took out the medicine bottle from under the cabinet, and poured out two white longan-sized pills, which exuded bursts of fragrance. This was assigned by her father himself, and she didn't know what formula she used. It was just that his father spent most of the hard work every day on it.

   Mrs Yan took the medicine, and her qi and blood slowly calmed down. She caressed her heart with her hand, and frowned, showing a bit of worry. After a long while, he said to Gu Yan, "Ayan, you should go outside to play first, and remember to come back during dinner."

  Gu Yan ran out obediently. She always felt like her mother had something on her mind, but she was still treated as a child. In the eyes of adults, she couldn't understand these things. Gu Yan rubbed her head in distress, she still wants to grow up faster!

   She walked out of the yard, and suddenly saw a very noisy sound in the distance, a lot of smoke and dust, as if there were many people. She looked up and found that the source was the beach. Gu Yan was overjoyed and ran towards it.

  Lin Huzi was a little bored and threw the shells under his feet into the sea one by one. Although the children on the side were not as far as him, he still looked unhappy and unhappy. The children next to him called him to go to the beach to catch eels, and he liked to ignore them. You know, he is the best on weekdays. Every time the tide goes out, he can grab a big bag, and then everyone bakes and eats directly by the sea, making people drool just thinking about it.

   At this time, there was a very noisy sound in the distance. It seemed that many people were coming together, but the footsteps were very orderly. He looked up and saw that many children in the distance had run back in horror. On the other side of the beach, there was a group of two or three hundred people in the distance. They were dressed in neat leather armor, covered with scorpions, with spears in their hands, and bows and quivers on their waists. In front of him was a man in his forties, wearing armor and a dark complexion.

   He was tall, two heads taller than the average native. Lin Huzi suddenly remembered, they are the army! This fishing village is far away from the inland, and few outsiders usually come here. Why do such a group of sophisticated troops come here?

At this time, the children all ran away, and the leader of the group of soldiers didn't care. He looked around and found that only Lin Huzi's face did not show panic, so he walked in front of him and asked : "What about the adults in your village?"

   He spoke loudly and loudly, and Lin Huzi's eardrums were buzzing from the shock. I felt that the man's body was lying in front of me like a mountain. He straightened his small chest and answered loudly, "Who are you and what are you doing here?"

   The general was surprised for a moment, and couldn't help laughing. He felt that the child was very daring, and he couldn't help reaching out to touch his head.

  Lin Huzi dodged backwards, and he caught it empty. Seeing that Lin Huzi's steps were very skilled, he couldn't help but straighten his face, and said solemnly: "My surname is Gao, I am the third-rank General Guoyi under the command of the general of the Yue Kingdom, and I led the vanguard here to perform military affairs. Where are the adults in this village?"

  Lin Huzi saw that his face was stern, and he had an aura of killing. After all, he was still a child, so he couldn't help being a little scared, and said, "The tides these days, the adults are drying fish and shrimps in the east of the village."

  General Gao waved his hand, and the hundreds of sergeants behind him were neatly divided into three columns, and then quickly ran to the village. Lin Huzi looked at the mighty military force, licked his tongue and said, "What are you... going to do?"

   (end of this chapter)