[Houyi] How to fall in love with the sun

When Xie Xiaofei left Tianmu Mountain, the sky was already dark, the sun finally set, insects, fish, birds and animals went out to look for food, and people began to work while the weather was slightly cooler. The whole world was bustling, as if it had regained its vitality, unlike the lifeless look during the day Diametrically opposed.The Shaoxian Mountain mentioned in the guide is said to be in the extreme north, and it is impossible for him to walk like this. It is estimated that he will arrive before his [-]-day limit, so he must at least go home and get a horse. come over.

After a day of torment, I was tired and hungry, and I dragged my tired body for a long time before finally returning to the village.From afar, I saw the elderly Hou Yiniang carrying a basket on her back and holding a lantern to the back mountain to cut firewood.There were a few villagers with her, they were trembling and walking fast.

Xie Xiaofei suddenly felt guilty.This was the first time since he came here two days ago that he felt emotions other than complaining.If it weren't for the ten suns in the sky, people would still be able to live and work in peace and contentment, working at sunrise and resting at sunset, a peaceful scene.But now they can only take advantage of the dark to go out to work, and they must always be on guard against the attacks of ferocious beasts.What was the legendary Hou Yi like?He is brave and good at fighting, and dared to confront the authority of the heavens. He not only shot and killed Jiu Ri, but also helped people get rid of monsters and beasts to keep one side safe.But why is the self who has time traveled so cowardly?

After deeply despising himself for a while, Xie Xiaofei hastened to catch up with Hou Yi who was in a hurry to chop firewood. Although she was not as good as the real Hou Yi, since she took his place, at least she had to replace him Do a little filial piety.

"Mother, let me come, you go home and rest!" Xie Xiaofei snatched the machete and lantern from his mother.

"Son, you're back!" Hou Yiniang was very excited to see Xie Xiaofei, and quickly took his hand, "How's it going? Have you found the sun-shooting arrow?"

"Mom, keep your voice down!" After all, this matter is considered a mystery, and if everyone knows it, it will definitely bring a lot of trouble.Sure enough, the surrounding villagers all looked at Houyi mother and son with sarcasm, thinking that the mother and son were really frightened by the ten suns, and they actually wanted to shoot the sun.

After all, Xie Xiaofei can be regarded as someone who has seen the big world, he was too lazy to argue with these ignorant humans, and after appeasing his mother to go home to rest, he went up the mountain alone to cut firewood.

The night was as dark as ink, and the dim light of a lantern could barely illuminate the road under our feet. It was pitch black in the distance, and occasionally we could hear a few cicadas chirping.Xie Xiaofei put the lantern on the ground, found a dead tree nearby and chopped it up. He has lived in modern society for more than 20 years. Except for a few episodes occasionally played on TV dramas, he has never even seen chopping firewood, let alone actually operating it.I slashed the tree trunk with a knife a few times, but the dead tree was still stable and unresponsive.

Xie Xiaofei sighed. Not only does shooting the sun require a strategy, but chopping firewood in ancient times also required a strategy!He tried his best to hold back his strength, swung the machete round, and with a loud roar, he stabbed the machete hard on the tree trunk.Before he had time to be happy, Xie Xiaofei vaguely felt that something had fallen from the tree branch and landed in his arms.

Ignoring the need to pull out the machete, he quickly looked at the thing in his arms by the light of the lantern. It had orange feathers and small eyes like black beans. It looked like a turkey!

Xie Xiaofei, who had been hungry for a long time, drooled again with his chest stuck to his back, and couldn't help but think of the Xu Ji roast chicken downstairs before crossing. It smells delicious and never gets tired of eating!I was about to tie up this turkey and take it back, let his mother cook it for dinner, but suddenly remembered the rabbit in Tianmu Mountain.

What if the chicken is also a fighting chicken?

Be careful, Xie Xiaofei held back his saliva, and looked at the turkey in his arms solemnly: "Brother Chicken, are you okay?"

The turkey's small eyes stared at him without moving. "I'm really sorry to bother you to clean up. I have to cut some wood as a last resort."

Turkey remained unresponsive.

Xie Xiaofei picked up its wings and looked at it strangely, wondering if this is just an ordinary cockroach?Unexpectedly, the chicken suddenly got up from his arms, flapped its wings and flew away.

Can chickens still fly these days? !Xie Xiaofei was surprised and regretted at the same time, if he had known that this chicken was not a monster, he should have tied it up and brought it home sooner... Now another meal is missing...

After regretting all night, I finally chopped half a basket of firewood, and I was really exhausted.I had no choice but to carry the basket on my back and staggered down the mountain.Unexpectedly, when going downhill, he stepped on the air and rolled down the slope.The firewood was scattered all over the floor, and the skeleton was about to fall apart. The whole person was paralyzed on the ground and could not get up.

"Brother, are you okay?"

Xie Xiaofei lay on the ground, struggling to raise his head, only to see a tall man in common clothes standing beside him.The man bent down and helped him up with concern: "Is there any injury on your body?"

This person is probably a nearby villager. Seeing that he is also carrying firewood behind him, he probably came to chop firewood in the middle of the night.Xie Xiaofei was sore all over, and stood up grinning: "My whole body hurts..."

The man looked at him for a while, quickly removed the firewood from his body, and turned around to pick Xie Xiaofei up. "Which village do you live in? I'll take you home."

Xie Xiaofei was overwhelmed with gratitude, if it were in modern times, no one would care about him even if he lay on the side of the road for a whole day, they would probably think he was a philanderer.This ancient man has a good heart!He didn't shirk, and leaned on the man's back: "My home is in Wangwu Village, just below the mountain. Thank you, the strong man, for helping me..."

The man smiled and looked back into his eyes: "If you are tired, you can lie on my body and sleep for a while."

As soon as the words fell, Xie Xiaofei tilted his head and fell asleep.

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The alarm clock rang for a long time, as if it came from a very far away place, and it seemed to be right next to his ears. Xie Xiaofei opened his eyes in a daze, and saw the chandelier in the shape of Captain America's shield on the ceiling.

This is his room.What day is it today?Xie Xiaofei's mind was in chaos, and his memory seemed to be a little messed up, as if he had forgotten something.Just as he was thinking about it, his head hurt, when his roommate suddenly opened the door and came in: "Xiao Fei, are you not going to work today?"

Hold the grass!Finally remembered!Today is Monday!

He scrambled down from the bed, picked up the shirt and trousers from the closet, and quickly put them on.Usually the alarm clock rings at seven o'clock, but today it was an hour late, if he didn't hurry up he would be late!

Washing his face and brushing his teeth didn't even bother him, Xie Xiaofei put on his leather shoes and ran outside, it must be too late to catch the bus, it seems that today he has to bleed heavily and take a taxi...

Stepping into the company a little bit, and clocking in before 08:30, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.Since I arrived too late, there was no one in the elevator, but by coincidence, I had a face-to-face meeting with the boss, and the two of them took the elevator alone.Xie Xiaofei was so embarrassed that he was about to explode on the spot.

The boss looked very bad, and he stopped him when he got out of the elevator: "Xie Xiaofei, why are you late every day? Don't you want to do it anymore?"

Xie Xiaofei couldn't argue: "Boss, I... I'm not late, but I'm not in a good condition today, I came a little late..."

Their boss hates others arguing with him the most, so Xie Xiaofei hit the gunpoint like this: "Okay, you can go back and pack your things now, since you don't want to come to work, you won't use them in the future!"

Just like that, Xie Xiaofei, who had just been praised by his boss last week, was inexplicably fired because he came late.Frustrated, he returned home with his luggage, but saw another scene that made him collapse.

His girlfriend and roommate were both naked and lying on the sofa hugging each other.Throwing down the things in his hands, Xie Xiaofei rushed over angrily and grabbed his roommate by the hair: "What the hell are you doing?!"

"What the hell are you doing?!" Seeing him beating someone, his girlfriend pushed him away.

Xie Xiaofei panted heavily, gritted his teeth and said viciously: "You couple, I'm not dead yet! How dare you steal food right under my nose!!"

"So what? I just despise you as a loser!" The girlfriend looked disgusted, "I've been with you for five years and you can't afford to buy a house and get married. Why am I still following you? Let me tell you, my mother has already Enough of you!"

Xie Xiaofei was dizzy and confused. He didn't understand why his girlfriend who had always been gentle and considerate suddenly became like this. A few days ago, she kept encouraging him and said that she was willing to share weal and woe with him. Why did she become so cruel today?Xie Xiaofei suddenly felt powerless to struggle, and what his girlfriend said was right, he was indeed a loser.He has no money, no power, can't even afford a house, and now he has lost his job. He really can't give his beloved woman a bright future...

A man was wandering in the street in a daze, when a thunderbolt from the blue sky fell on him again.My mother called, but there was an unfamiliar voice on the other end of the phone: "Hello, is this Mr. Xie Xiaofei? Your parents died in a fire caused by improper use of gas...Please go home Let's deal with the follow-up matters..."

Xie Xiaofei couldn't believe his ears.

He was sitting alone on the railing by the river, unemployed, broken in love, bereaved of relatives, everything that could be lost was lost at this moment, what else did he have?What's the point of him being alive?Looking at the river water that was stirred up by the breeze, Xie Xiaofei felt hopeless and wanted to jump down.

Suddenly a bird flew over from the other side of the river, because of that bird, Xie Xiaofei hesitated for a moment.Orange feathers, black eyes, if not for a pair of huge wings, it would look like a turkey... Strange... Why is this bird so familiar?Where do you seem to have seen it?

The bird flew towards him and landed on the railing beside him.The bird seemed to be spiritual, tugging at the corner of his clothes, as if... persuading him not to commit suicide.Xie Xiaofei smiled, at the last moment of life and death, there are still "people" who care about him in this world, even though he is just a bird, that is enough...

He turned his head, closed his eyes, and jumped into the river.

But the moment he jumped up, a warm palm grabbed his wrist tightly and pulled him back.

Xie Xiaofei woke up instantly.

The banks were gone, the river was gone, the world he knew was gone.Surrounded by a strange jungle, and he...was tightly wrapped around his body by a giant python!

"You actually woke up... It seems that the dream and illusion haven't made you sad enough..." The giant python turned around while speaking.Although the moonlight was dim, Xie Xiaofei could still see the terrifying scene in front of him clearly.

That giant python actually has a human face!The man's face approached him, stretched out his long letter and licked his neck: "But such a rare piece of good meat, it's worth the effort to eat it..."

Seeing that person's approaching face, Xie Xiaofei finally realized that this face was exactly the one who just carried him down the mountain!It turned out that everything I experienced just now was an illusion created by this monster!

Xie Xiaofei struggled desperately, trying to get out of the tight snake body, but who knew that the monster was getting tighter and tighter, and he couldn't breathe.

"Xiao Jiao, let him live." A gentle voice came from not far away.