[Journey to the West] Trees fall

"I'm sorry—"

There was a strong wind raging near my ears, and it hurt raw.Clouds and mist are everywhere, looking around, it is pale.

Jumping off the high platform of Beitianmen, I left the cold and clean land of the fairyland, and left the Tianhe River where all the beginnings and endings.

Unexpectedly, Tianpeng didn't feel sad, pain, disappointment, sadness...all the emotions he should have at this time.During the free fall, he pressed his left chest. There was obviously a steady heartbeat there, but why did he feel empty?

In the following 280-five years, Tianpeng traveled around the world, neither laughing nor crying, neither complaining nor hating, and never talking to anyone.

"Hey, how do you sell these leathers?"

Tianpeng raised two fingers, indicating two taels of silver.

"Tsk, he's actually a mute." The middle-aged man rolled his eyes twice quickly, and while no one was paying attention, he bent over and rolled up all the leathers he could get, and ran away. In the bustling crowd, he soon disappeared. figure.

Canopy stared blankly, but had no other reaction.

"Heh, he's not only dumb, he's also a fool!" The boy next door sneered.

The skins of wild animals hunted from the depths of the forest were snatched up in the blink of an eye.The people in this small village are aggressive, seeing that the seller is an idiot, they have to take advantage of it.

Some people didn't leave after grabbing the leather, but stayed aside and waited to see how he would respond.

"Let's go, let's go, you're a fool, you don't even have any fun." After waiting for a long time for the big fool to panic, a group of people dispersed in disappointment.

The canopy put away the blue cloth on the ground, rolled it up and tied it to the burden behind him, got up and left.

He had no money and was very hungry. After observing for a long time, he thought of going out to the mountains to hunt and sell money to support himself.It's not easy to make a living here, so go elsewhere.With such thoughts in mind, Tianpeng left this village with fierce folk customs.

Although it's only autumn, it's really cold at night.The canopy took off the blue cloth that had been spread on the ground as a leather pad during the day, spread it on the spot, and lay down on it.

There are rustling sounds in the cluttered bushes, probably some small animals that come out to look for food at night.The canopy is covered by the sky, sleeping on the damp ground, the eyes are full of messy branches, hooked and tangled, covering most of the sky.

The stars are covered with dark blue velvet, outlining a star map that cannot be easily recognized. When you close your eyes, it seems that you can still hear the non-stop waves of the Milky Way for thousands of years, and the sound is hypnotic.

In the middle of the night, Canopy woke up suddenly.

"Fucking bastard, you can fucking run. When I catch you, I'll kill you!" The vulgar man kept cursing, searching for something in the woods.

The canopy turned over, ready to sleep for a while.It's almost dawn, and after a while, it's time to get some more leather and bring it to the village ahead to sell.

As soon as he turned over, he saw that the bushes less than half a foot away from him were shaking violently.Without thinking too much, Tianpeng got up and walked over, peeling off the top layer of branches, revealing a small, dirty person.

Seeing being discovered by him, the little devil's head shook even more, trembling and hugging his knees into a ball, looking up at him, a face covered with mud, those eyes were extremely bright, full of watery light .

Canopy glanced at him, heard the scolding voices and footsteps gradually approaching, and subconsciously covered him with the branches again.

Three punches and two kicks drove away the man with a treacherous face, and he knew that he was not a good guy at a glance. The canopy returned to the simple "floor", closed his eyes and fell asleep again.

When I opened my eyes again, the small piece of sky above the woods was already slightly white.The canopy turned over and paused.

"Good morning." The mud kid from last night sat at his "foot of the bed" and greeted him spiritedly.

Canopy slowly got up from the "bed", put away the blue cloth on the ground, took out a pack of steamed buns from the bag, and ate one in the blink of an eye.

"Goo-"

Tianpeng looked at the mud kid, who was staring intently at the steamed bun in his hand, and when he saw him looking over, he hurriedly averted his eyes, very honestly.

Tianpeng withdrew his gaze and swallowed another steamed bun.

"Gu—" This time the voice was louder than before.The mud kid stood up in a panic, waved his hands and said, "It's not me, it's not me, I'm not hungry—"

Tianpeng slowly ate another steamed bun, and as expected, his stomach growled especially loudly in the quiet woods.

The mud kid stood beside the canopy, less than three feet away from him, looking down at the toes of his tattered shoes, where the toes were exposed.Suddenly, he was shrouded in shadows, and just as he was about to look up, there was a steamed bun in his hand.

Tianpeng turned around and put the few steamed buns left in his hand into the bag, and there was a "wow——" sound behind him.The mud kid held the steamed bun and cried like hell.

After packing up the baggage, Tianpeng straightened up and walked deep into the forest.As soon as he took two steps, the hem of the clothes was grabbed by a little hand that was so dirty that his skin color could not be seen.Canopy paused and looked over in puzzlement.

The mud on the mud kid's face was as dry as a shell, and it was softened by tears, which looked ridiculous.Canopy didn't smile, but just looked at him puzzled, waiting to see if the brat would explain.

"I, I'll follow you." The mud kid was a little afraid that this kind-hearted big man would be angry, and his tone was timid to be rejected, but his hands grabbed his clothes and deformed him. Even if he didn't agree, he would The suspicion of following with a dead skin.

Canopy was stunned for a moment, then slowly retracted his gaze, and walked forward again.

The mud kid let go of the small piece of hem he had just grabbed in a hurry, moved it up, and grabbed a larger piece. Seeing that he didn't object, he grabbed his hem with one hand and the steamed bun with the other, slowly I swallowed it.

By the time we reached the depths of the woods, almost two hours had passed.The mountain road was not easy to walk. At first Tianpeng walked briskly, but the mud kid dragged him by the hem of his clothes and struggled to follow, so he was out of breath.But in the forest, there was no way, and the mud kid couldn't keep up even with all his strength. After walking on the canopy for a while, he found that the little force on his clothes that was dragging him was gone. He stopped and looked back. , Only to find that the mud kid didn't know where it was left.

Canopy stopped in place and thought for a while, then turned back.

When the mud imp was found, he was sitting on the ground, hugging his knees, and curled up with his whole body.Canopy stood still in front of him, waiting for him to stand up and walk together.

The mud kid looked up, and cried again with a "wow". The child's clear voice was wailing, which was deafening in the quiet woods.Tianpeng stretched out a big palm-like hand and patted him on the head hesitantly, crying louder.

Canopy slowed down, trying to match the speed of the mud kid.Even if sometimes he forgets that there is someone beside him while walking, he will stop quickly and wait in place or go back to find him.

The mud kid contentedly tugged at the hem of the canopy blue geese bunt, and even if he was dragged on the ground occasionally, he didn't cry anymore.

It was almost noon, and the large animals were lurking in the deep forest and dozing off.Tianpeng took the mud kid around twice, but did not find the prey, and was about to go back.

"Ow——" The manic howling of animals came from not far away.

Canopy took two quick steps forward, stopped again, looked down at the mud kid next to his legs that was just as high as his knees, looked around, lifted the mud kid and put him on a thick tree protruding from the tree. On the branch, when he withdrew his hand, he patted his head hesitantly.

The mud goblin was placed, and the canopy walked like flying to the place where the howling sound came from.The mud kid hugged the branch tightly, his whole body was stiff, all his perceptions were focused on his ears, desperately trying to hear the movement coming from there.It's a pity that only the more ferocious and manic cries of the animals can be heard.

Suddenly, the creepy howling in the woods died away.A chilling silence returned to the deep jungle.

The mud kid trembled, and his black and white eyes stared straight at the direction where the canopy disappeared, as if he wanted to burn holes in the layers of tree branches, until a tall and generous figure appeared there.

Canopy dragged the blind Xiongzi back, dragging him to death.

As soon as the mud kid lost his strength, he fell from the tree trunk.Fortunately, the ground in the woods was not hard, and he only scratched his skin a little, but didn't hurt his tendons or bones.

Canopy put the breathless Xiong Xiazi on the ground, and before he could walk over, the mud kid rushed over and hugged his legs.

"Wow—I thought—I thought—"

Canopy looked at his bloody hands, but didn't pat him on the head.

market.

"Fresh bear skin! Come and buy it!"

The children's clear voices were particularly noticeable in the noisy market, and within a short time, the canopy stalls were full of people.

The shrewd but cute kid in ragged clothes and the silent and honest man earned a lot of sympathy.Before the market was dispersed, all the leathers were sold.

Canopy collected the blue cloth early, and took the cute little ghost who had washed his face to a noodle stall. The two of them were holding warm noodle bowls, and Xili Hulu had a full meal.

After eating, the kid patted his chubby stomach, laying down on the table not wanting to move.Tianpeng was not in a hurry to leave, and sat silently waiting for him.

After being silent for a while, the kid suddenly turned his face to the side, his young face still had red marks from being scratched by the table, he hesitated for a while, and then said falteringly: "I'm homesick."

Tianpeng looked at the guilty and embarrassed little guy in front of him in surprise.

Finally plucking up the courage to talk about what he had been thinking about all the time, the little ghost opened the chatter box: "The village where I live is called Gao Laozhuang, you, can you send me back? I miss my father, my mother, and me Sisters..."

Tianpeng listened carefully, finally nodded, got up and led him away from the noodle stall.

In the flower hall, Canopy sat alone.As soon as the little ghost arrived home, he was taken to the backyard by a large group of weeping female relatives, and the male master hurriedly followed after thanking him a thousand times.He thought, since he had sent the kid home anyway, he should go too.But for some reason, he still sat there without moving.

After a long time, someone finally came out.But there is something wrong with the appearance.

With his thin common sense in the world, Tianpeng could also tell that the little ghost who had been tidy up was actually wearing women's clothes. It turned out that the mud kid was actually a little girl!

Canopy was a little dazed.

The young Gao Cuilan tugged at her sleeve shyly, walked up to the canopy in small steps, and whispered, "Thank you."

Canopy shook his head and stood up.He was very tall, and Cuilan could look up at him effortlessly when he was sitting, but when he stood up, he was like a giant to her, and she had to raise her head vigorously to see his face clearly.

"Are you leaving?" Cuilan hesitated.

Canopy nodded.On the way he sent her back, the money was almost spent, and he had to find a forest to hunt.

Cuilan's big eyes were filled with tears of reluctance, and she looked at her silent parents for help.

Zhuangzhu Gao had already heard Yaonu talk about her experience during this period in the backyard. Although she gritted her teeth with hatred for the trafficker who abducted the child, she was even more grateful to the righteous Tianpeng.What's more, after hearing about Canopy's ability to hunt bears with bare hands, he was even more interested, so he immediately stepped forward and said, "The strong man should not rush away, don't rush away! I don't know the strong man's name? Where does he live?"

Tianpeng thought for a while and pointed to the sky, which means that his family lives in Tianting, also known as Tianpeng.

Master Gao looked up at the vermilion beam above his head, and said understandingly: "So it's Hero Zhu! Although it's a bit presumptuous, can I ask Hero Zhu to stay?"

Canopy froze for a moment, then shook his head.Manly man, don't do such a thing for nothing.

Master Gao expected that he would refuse, and was even more satisfied, and said: "It's not for other reasons, it's just that my little girl is very stubborn, and the servants and guards can't look down on her. Zhu Daxia is willing to stay and serve as the leader of the guards." As a job, on weekdays, give pointers to the skills of the servants and guards?"

After hearing this, Tianpeng thought for a while, then looked down at Cuilan, who was next to his legs and tugging at the hem of his clothes, and nodded hesitantly.

In this way, Tianpeng lived in the Gao family in Gao Laozhuang.

Time flies, that is, more than ten years.

Gao Cuilan has always had one thing on her mind, and for this, she has persisted for four years, from fighting alone to working with the whole family.

And Ji that day.

"Hey, do you want to marry me?"

The 15-year-old girl is like a freshly ripe peach, tender and juicy, green and fresh.

Tianpeng looked at her with a strange expression, and shook his head after a while.

"Hmph! If you don't marry, don't marry. I don't care about you, a big fool!"

The angry girl stomped heavily on him, and ran away with tears in her eyes.

At the age of 16.

"Silly old man, do you want to marry me?"

The girl's slightly opened eyebrows and eyes are reassuringly good-looking. She sits in the sun and watches him practice martial arts. On a scorching summer day, her bright eyes seem to make people dare not look directly at them than the sun.

Tianpeng paused his knife-wielding hand, clenched his fist, and shook his head hesitantly.

that year.

"Wang Xiucai's family from East Street came to propose marriage again, which is really annoying." She sat at the door of his house with her knees hugged, and her voice came muffled.

Tianpeng was by her side, and when he heard this, he stretched out his hand and patted her on the head.

Cuilan grabbed his big hand and said a little shamelessly, "Are you still unwilling to marry me?"

Tianpeng held his hands stiffly, not daring to look at her flower-like face. After a long time, he withdrew his hand with difficulty, went back to the room and closed the door.

At the age of 19.

"Little Zhu, why are you so stubborn? Our Cuilan is an outstanding girl from ten miles and eight villages. What are you dissatisfied with?" Grandpa Gao worried about his youngest daughter's marriage. It’s a lot of white, the children are all debts from the previous life!

"That's right, Xiao Zhu. You should think about it again. Although the child's father and I didn't agree with you two before and didn't want Cuilan to marry you, we have figured it out over the years. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, She doesn't want to marry someone else, and I don't want to force her." With tears in her eyes, Mrs. Gao said earnestly, "Although you are a bit older and have no family property, these are nothing. You can marry me. !"

……

Cuilan pushed open the door abruptly, holding on to the door frame panting, seeing Tianpeng sitting alone at the table, she felt a little relieved.

"If parents care about it, they will be in chaos. Marriage is all nonsense. Don't be angry."

Tianpeng looked at her for a long time, and when she was about to cry uncomfortably, he actually smiled.

"I promise."

I haven't spoken for too long, and even though I practiced in private for a while, my voice is still astringent.

"what?"

Cuilan only felt her body was weak, floating like a dream.

"Let's get married."