Self-denial System [Rebirth]

Anyu is a big town.

On weekdays, there are people coming and going, bustling with people. Although there are rumors of ghosts at this time, the people who should come during the day still come.

Xu Mu wandered leisurely among the crowd with his hands behind his hands, as if he was strolling in a courtyard, not paying any attention to the crowded crowds around him.

After carefully observing every stall and every household, I found that everyone was beaming, and the joy of the approaching New Year completely dilutes the panic of being haunted in the middle of the night.

Xu Mu just walked back and forth amidst the peace and bustle, slowly waiting for the sunset.

At this moment, a loud noise was suddenly heard from the crowd in front of them.

Xu Mu didn't intend to go forward to join in the fun, but when the people behind him heard the movement ahead, they rushed forward with expressions of curiosity.Xu Mu didn't even move himself, but was abruptly pushed into the first row by the frenzied crowd behind him to watch the show.

Now that we've all arrived at the best VIP viewing seats, let's take a look at it.

I saw a man who looked like a rich man standing in the middle of the road and yelling.A luxurious robe was embroidered with cumbersome gold borders, and even the hairpin on top of his head was gilded with gold, shining so brightly that Xu Mu couldn't open his eyes.

Looking at the ground again, there was a thin figure curled up, shivering at the feet of that young man in gold and silver.

The man kicked the man on the ground a few times and still couldn't let go of his hatred. While cursing, he lifted the man up, and his fists wearing ten golden rings were aimed at the face and were about to beat him down.

Xu Mu's heart trembled: If this fist goes down, it will not be possible to disfigure it.

So he stepped forward a few steps, walked in front of the man, and stopped his fist: "Brother, a gentleman doesn't use his hands to speak, what's the matter that can only be solved with fists?"

"You know what a fart!" The man shook off his hand and pushed him, "My lord is on fire today! Don't make trouble! Otherwise, I will beat you together later! You will be beaten all over the place! Get lost!" open!"

After hearing this, Xu Mu not only didn't go away, but took a step closer and said, "Then why don't you beat me all over the place right now, my lord. It just so happens that I have never experienced this feeling before."

"You..." Seeing that he was so determined to stop him, the man gave him a hard look, and threw his fist at him.

Xu Mu smiled and raised his hand to flick his shoulder.The man froze suddenly, unable to move any more, standing on the street in a strange posture.

Seeing this, the onlookers burst into laughter.

"You bastard! How dare you treat me like this! Let me tell you! I will never spare you!" the man kept yelling and cursing.

Xu Mu turned around and bent down, patted the people still huddled together on the ground: "Get up."

The thin figure moved when he heard the sound, and slowly raised his face.

Xu Mu was startled for a moment, and suddenly recognized her.The child in ragged clothes on the ground was the little girl who broke into his room on a snowy night a year ago.It's just that I haven't seen her for a year. Not only did the girl not grow taller, but she looked even more sallow and thinner, thinner and thinner. Anyone who said she was under five years old would believe her.

"It's you?" Xu Mu asked in surprise, lifting the scarf on the bamboo hat.

The girl also seemed to recognize him, with a flash of joy in her eyes, she nodded at him.

At this moment, a dozen young men who looked like servants rushed out from the street, shouting one after another: "Young master, young master, why are you like this, what happened!"

"Hmph! It's the two of them, hit me hard!" Although the man was unable to move, his voice was still loud and powerful.

"Hey, don't, don't, this young master, talk about what you have to say, why do you always fight and kill. Where did she offend you, I will apologize for her..."

"Aren't you sorry? No need! She stole my jade pendant! I kicked her a few times and she actually punched me! Hmph, it's quite strong!" the man said angrily.

"It's her fault if you steal something. I'll ask her to return it to you."

"No need! She just wanted to steal! I found out!"

"..."

Xu Mu was speechless for a moment, paused for a while, and then continued: "Since you didn't lose anything, and you beat someone, this matter should be settled."

"Hmph! What the fuck! She can touch my things too! After her dirty hands, the jade pendant will depreciate in value! You have to pay for it!" Seeing Xu Mu here, the man probably couldn't continue beating happily, but Seeing that he speaks well and behaves politely, he should be a rich master, so he wants to blackmail him.

Xu Mu thought to himself, young man, you are already covered in gold and silver, are you still short of these money?

However, he looked around at a group of evil slaves who were staring at him like a tiger, and felt melancholy, he couldn't fight in the street, it's better to spend money and eliminate disasters, less things are one thing.

So he took out a money bag from his bosom, threw it to a servant, and said, "All my silver is here, and there is no more. Now it's clear?"

The famous servant tore open the purse and walked up to the man for him to have a look.The man didn't say anything, he just grunted reluctantly.

Xu Mu smiled and said, "That's all." After speaking, he picked up the little girl on the ground and put it under his arms, put down the scarf on the bamboo hat, and walked away.

"Hey! You haven't untied it for me yet!" The man's voice was still loud and clear.

Xu Mu turned back and smiled at him, "It will be untied in a quarter of an hour." After saying that, he disappeared into the sea of ​​people.

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After walking briskly for a while, leaving the place where the incident happened just now, Xu Mu saw that the surroundings were a little deserted, and wanted to put the little girl down, and took the opportunity to preach.

But before he let go, the girl in his arms suddenly called out to him: "Father."

When Xu Mu heard this word, his hands shook, and he lost his grip, and threw her to the ground.

"You... what did you say...." Xu Mu was shocked, thinking that he was not married yet, so how could he become a father?

The girl patted the dust off her body, raised her head, and said stiffly, "Father."

Xu Mu was speechless, how could he still be able to speak two words a year ago, but only one word after a year?

After a while, Xu Mu squatted down and asked softly, "You mean, you want to follow me and recognize me as foster father?"

"Yeah." The girl nodded.

Xu Mu was silent for a moment, and said, "It's not impossible to follow me, but you have to promise me that you will never steal from others again."

"Yeah." The little girl nodded quickly.

Xu Mu looked at the child in front of him, and saw that her cheeks were deeply sunken due to long-term hunger, her eyes were extraordinarily large on her thin face, and her body was so thin that only bones remained.Can't help but ask: "How do you eat on weekdays?"

"Hungry."

Xu Mu's heart twitched, and he asked again: "Then where do you sleep?"

"The grave."

Xu Mu's heart twitched again: "The grave? Whose grave?"

"My mother."

Xu Mu sighed, rubbed her hair, and guessed in her heart how such a young child has lived these years: no one to take care of her, no one to ask her, she was cold and hungry, and the only thing she hoped every day was that her mother could return to her home. In this world, let yourself have something to rely on.

"Let's go, I won't sleep on the grave today." Xu Mu patted her and stood up.

The little girl quickly grabbed his hand and held it tightly.Immediately afterwards, Xu Mu's knuckles made a crisp sound.

"I haven't seen you for a year, your hand strength hasn't lost!" Xu Mu quickly pulled out his hand.

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In the evening, Xu Mu took the little girl and chose a remote inn in the town to stay.

Sure enough, as soon as Youshi arrived, the shop owner went to the courtyard, locked the gate tightly, and went back to the front hall to lock the door.

Several guests who were still sitting and drinking in the front hall said: "Your town is really like the rumors say, when you arrive, you close your account."

"The guest officer didn't know when he first came. The town is very haunted. The ghosts dare not show up before the sun goes down, so they closed the door early. Otherwise, when it gets dark, the ghosts will come in." Answer while locking it.

A guest laughed and said, "If it's as simple as you said, one door can prevent evil spirits, then those disciples of Fuyun Sect don't have to go to this place to get rid of the evil spirits." .”

"I heard that the disciples of Fu Yun sent them to patrol the streets all night after everyone in Ye Shen Town returned to their houses and closed their doors. From my point of view, there is nothing to worry about."

"You can't say that. The evil spirits can hurt the residents of the town, so naturally they can hurt them. What if they are not the opponents of those evil spirits?"

"This is why you are ignorant. Although the new head of the Fuyun Sect is young, his kung fu has not lost at all. You have heard about the Wushan Trial half a year ago. I heard that most of the immortals came. This little master of Fuyun Mountain won the laurels, and even Taoist Master Zeng Zhenxu, known as the "Invincible Sage", has become his defeat!"

When several people heard this, they became interested one after another, and leaned over and said, "How do you know such details?"

Seeing the attention these remarks received, the man proudly said: "My distant cousin is a disciple of the Immortal Sect. He brought me in for the Five Mountains Exam that day, and he witnessed the whole process with his own eyes!"

"Amazing!" Everyone envied.

After hearing this, Xu Mu called the little girl, "Go, go back to sleep."

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In the middle of the night, Xu Mu woke up on time, sat up and took the saber to go out to find out.

Unexpectedly, when he turned over, he found that the bedside was empty, and there was no figure of the little girl.

Tsk, why does this kid always like to run around, and he even picks on haunted people to run around in the middle of the night.

Xu Mu put on his outer robe and gauze hat, and turned out the window with his sword in hand.

The street was dark, silent, and empty, only the rustling of the wind and his own footsteps on the bluestone road could be heard.

The location of the inn is remote, and after a short walk, we arrived at a desolate place. The cold wind in the woods made the soles of Xu Mu's feet feel cold.

The ground is full of dry fallen leaves, swirling under the howl of the north wind; the bare tree trunks around are in strange postures, like ghostly silhouettes in the night.

After walking for a while, I suddenly heard a voice not far away.

Xu Mu's heart tightened, and he hurriedly quickened his pace. After walking a few steps, he saw a few figures and some lights in front of him, but the night was so dark that no faces could be seen.

Immediately afterwards, one of the figures suddenly ran towards him quickly.

The man was thin and small, and seemed familiar.

Xu Mu looked at the unknown object that was moving towards him quickly, and quietly put his right hand on the hilt of his sword.

Unexpectedly, at the next moment, a sound of "Father" resounded through the forest, shaking the surrounding branches that had lost all their leaves, and dropped a few pieces of wood residue.

Xu Mu was stunned for a moment, then he caught the group of people who were running towards him quickly, picked him up and carried them on his shoulders.

A few figures carrying lanterns in the distance also approached. Xu Mu took advantage of the faint light to glance at their attire.

I saw a group of young men, all wearing ocher clothes and white hairbands.All of them held long swords and stood tall and straight, as if they were members of the immortal sect.

Xu Mu knew in his heart that they should be the disciples sent by Fu Yun to suppress the evil spirits.

"Father," the little girl leaning on her shoulder suddenly said, "They are afraid."

Xu Mu seemed to be familiar with her way of speaking, which only skipped one or two words at a time, and said, "You mean you are afraid of them?"

"Yeah." The girl nodded.

"Since you're afraid, why run around late at night?" Xu Mu was about to seize the opportunity to ask her carefully.

"Come to the grave, bridesmaid."

"..." Come every night?Why don't you come all night?

Xu Mu shook his head helplessly, put her on the ground, then got up and said to the disciples of the Fuyun Sect on the opposite side: "The little girl is naughty, she came out late at night and disturbed everyone, I hope you don't care about it, we will go back right away."

Several men said after hearing the words: "It's okay, it's just that it's not safe in the forest at night, so try not to come out and walk around."

Xu Mu responded, "I'm sorry to trouble everyone."

After finishing speaking, he took the little girl's hand and turned to leave.

Several men behind saw them leave, and asked one after another: "Sect Leader, it seems that the ghost just now is just a little girl, do you want to look at another place?"

But no one answered.

Xu Mu thought as he walked: This sect master is really aloof, and he doesn't bring back his disciples' questions?

However, after taking the girl's hand and walking for two steps, Xu Mu heard a young man's voice behind him.

"Brother, I haven't seen you for a few years, but now you are a father?"

Xu Mu's heart trembled suddenly when he heard the sound, and he couldn't even walk steadily.

Although the voice was much more mature than before, and even faintly teased, he would never admit his mistake.

That was Gu Jingyin's voice.

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