The history of the struggle of the God of the Stove

Chapter 371 Ma Gu
The cry was extremely immature, like the cry of a five or six-year-old girl.

Qi Yuan frowned, how could there be a little girl in the depths of the forest?
Could it be that some kind of monster is here to confuse passers-by and lure good people into the forest to observe, kill and eat them?
This kind of thing is not uncommon, and there are indeed some monsters who can make various sounds to lure others into being fooled.

So Qi Yuan swept his consciousness, and looked in the direction of the crying sound through the thick vegetation.

If it was really a monster here, he would naturally not mind getting rid of it so that no more people would be killed.

However, when his consciousness swept over the other party, he was taken aback for a moment.

Because, this is really a little girl crying.

There are two people, one big and one small, in the forest.

It's just that the other elderly woman was already so angry that she was lying on the ground weakly, obviously dying soon.

And that little girl was thin and thin, she was only a few years old, her clothes were torn, her face was dirty, and her hair looked a little messy. I don't know how this old and young girl lived in this mountain forest. deep.

However, what was even more dangerous was that there was a one-eyed old wolf not far from the two of them.

In the only remaining one eye of this hungry old wolf, there was a green light shining, and the saliva from the mouth dripped to the ground from time to time.

Obviously, it has already regarded the two human races, one big and one small, as food.

It's just that it didn't pounce directly, but slowly circled around the periphery, looking for a good opportunity.

According to common sense, the woman had already fallen to the ground, leaving only a little girl with little strength left, so this old wolf should not be afraid.

However, that little girl was holding a green bamboo stick in her hand. Whenever the one-eyed old wolf pounced on him, intending to tear a piece of flesh and blood from the helpless woman on the ground, the little girl just waved the green bamboo stick, which was no more than three feet long. With a bamboo stick, you can knock it out, and at the same time, you will feel a sharp pain where it comes into contact with the bamboo stick.

It's not that the little girl's strength is too strong, but that the bamboo stick has magical blessings, so even a light touch can repel the old wolf.

However, this old wolf hadn't eaten for too long, and it didn't have the energy to hunt other prey. The old and young wolf in front of it were the easiest food for it.

What's more, it can feel a strong sense of fear from the crying little girl in front of it.

So even though it was repulsed many times, it never retreated, still wandering around the periphery, waiting for an opportunity to attack.

The woman tried several times, trying to get up from the ground, but she was so weak that she didn't even have the strength to move, so she could only helplessly look at the child beside her.

A look of unwillingness flashed in her eyes. Although she was worried about this child in her heart, she had no ability to send this child to someone else.

Outside the forest, Qi Yuan was stunned.

He was in a daze not because the one crying in the forest was actually a little girl, but because he knew the woman on the ground.

The woman was obviously the Ma Po Chen Zhang that Qi Yuan met in Meiyi, a small city in Xiqi.

This Mrs. Chen Zhang is pure and filial. After her husband was conscripted into the army and died in battle, she served her parents-in-law and raised her son alone. Even though it was extremely hard, she never complained. She took care of her mother-in-law who was seriously ill in bed. He was praised by the neighbors for his hard work.

Later Qi Yuan saw that she was filial and her life was not easy, and there were rascals coming to make troubles, so he helped her, not only taught her to make mapo tofu dish, but also used it as a sign in her shop to attract customers, and in order to avoid If any rascal came to the door again, he would give her a bamboo branch for self-defense.

Now that the Conferred God War has long since ended, after so many years, although Chen Zhangshi has become much older, Qi Yuan recognized her iconic pockmarked face at a glance.

What puzzled him was, shouldn't Chen Mapo stay in the small town by the Weishui River? How could she appear here?

But now is not the time to think about these things. When the one-eyed old wolf was about to pounce on him again, Qi Yuan flashed his figure and rushed into the forest, kicked the old wolf away, and came in front of the two.

The little girl only felt a blur in front of her eyes, and found another figure in front of her. She thought that the old wolf had rushed over again, and instinctively hit the bamboo branch in her hand in fright, but it hit Qi Yuan.

But hitting him with such force naturally wouldn't bring him the slightest harm, and even Qi Yuan deliberately restrained the body protection spell on his body so as not to hurt the child.

The little girl's crying stopped for a while, and she looked at Qi Yuan with her big eyes dimmed with tears.

Chen Mapo, who was lying on the ground, saw Qi Yuan, her eyes lit up.

Although after so many years, she has grown old, but Qi Yuan's appearance has not changed much, on the contrary, she looks a little more immortal than before.

So she recognized at a glance that the person who suddenly appeared in front of her was their family's great benefactor, who was also the very popular Stove Lord.

Over the years, rumors about the white-browed sage becoming the Kitchen God have been widely circulated among the people. Of course, she also knows that even their family is still the most staunch believer of the Kitchen God.

Chen Zhang was excited and wanted to get up to greet him.

It's just that her injury was so severe that she didn't even have the strength to speak. She just opened her mouth slightly, looked at the child beside her, and then looked at Qi Yuan with a strong pleading look in her eyes.

Qi Yuan checked the injuries on Chen Mapo's body, and then couldn't help frowning.

Because, Chen Mapo's internal vitality has been exhausted, and her internal organs have been ruptured in many places. For a mortal, it is already a miracle that she can survive until now.

He also has a few elixir that can bring the dead back to life. Just in case, some time ago, when the forces of the three realms sent people to the Kitchen God Division to learn how to make immortal wine and the skills of spirit chefs, he communicated with all parties. begging to come.

Although it is said that this kind of elixir that can bring the dead back to life is too rare, he is not reluctant to let others use it, but Chen Zhang's mortal body cannot bear this huge medicinal power!
Qi Yuan thought for a while, then stretched out his hand to make a formula to mobilize the Yimu essence in the jungle, and under his formula, it turned into a wave of vitality and poured into Chen Zhang's body.

Chen Zhang was about to be unable to hold on anymore, but she was worried about the children around her, so she took a deep breath and did not close her eyes.

After seeing Qi Yuan at this moment, it is just a flashback. If Qi Yuan nods and agrees to take care of this little girl, if she fulfills her wish, she will probably die soon.

Therefore, Qi Yuan first condensed a stream of Yimu essence into Chen Zhang's body to maintain her vitality and prevent her from dying immediately.

After gaining this vitality, Chen Zhang's spirit suddenly lifted, and his face became rosy, even the pockmarks on his face seemed to be faintly glowing.

She felt that her body was full of strength, so she sat up suddenly, turned over and kowtowed to Qi Yuan: "Thank you sage for saving me..."

"Don't move around, the vitality in your body is gone, I'm just holding your breath temporarily."

Qi Yuan quickly stopped her movement, joking, her internal organs are broken at this moment, it's better not to move around.

"grandmother……"

The little girl on the side was looking at Qi Yuan blankly, she thought it was miraculous that Qi Yuan could summon a burst of green energy with a wave of his hand.

However, after seeing his grandma get up unexpectedly, she immediately threw herself into her arms, with tears streaming from her big eyes.

Earlier, Chen Mapo was lying on the ground and couldn't get up. As a little girl, she was naturally terrified in the face of such a ferocious old wolf.

If it weren't for the help of the bamboo stick, the old wolf could be knocked out by touching it casually, and the grandparents and grandchildren would have been swallowed by the evil wolf long ago.

"Good girl, don't be afraid."

Chen Zhangshi knelt on the ground, held the little girl in her arms and comforted her softly.

After coaxing her granddaughter to stop crying, she said to Qi Yuan: "I didn't expect to see a sage before dying, it's really a blessing for me.

I know my time has come, and I dare not ask a sage to save my life, but I am worried about my little granddaughter.

Now that the old man is about to die, he will no longer be able to take care of this child and grow up to be an adult. I have asked a sage to take care of her for a while. If you don't want to take her with you, you can find a family for her who is willing to take her in. "

As he spoke, Chen Zhang knelt down again, holding the child in his arms.

Qi Yuan waved his hand to stop her, and said: "You don't have to do this, although the vitality in your body is dead, but there is no other way to continue to live, as for this child..."

He turned his head to look at Yang Chan who just came with Duan Lei and Guo Xiaoshan, and said with a smile: "Junior Sister, are you willing to accept disciples?"

Yang Chan was stunned for a moment, she didn't expect her senior brother to tell her about accepting her as an apprentice.

However, the senior brother never targets indiscriminately, since he said these words, obviously there must be a reason for them.

There was a flash of inspiration in her eyes, and she looked at the little girl in Chen Zhang's arms.

After looking at it, I immediately found that this child was a bit different. Not only was the breath in his body pure and his meridians were clear, but also there was a burst of vitality in his body. He was actually a child with extraordinary talent.

Qi Yuan was not unwilling to accept this little girl as his disciple. Before he accepted Duan Lei and Guo Xiaoshan, two of his three disciples were girls.

What really made him decide not to accept this child was the vitality in her body.

The practice of swordsmanship, the first priority is killing, not everyone is suitable for practicing the way of sword immortality, at least this little girl is not suitable.

Her physique is more suitable for practicing orthodox Taoism. If she is allowed to practice the way of the sword, not to mention the slow progress, the power of the sword energy she cultivated will not be very powerful, and it will even make the originally extremely fierce killing sword energy become full of vitality. , How can he display the power of breaking all laws with a single sword?

Only by practicing those exercises that contain the vitality of nature will make her cultivation progress half the effort with twice the effort.

And Yang Chan just knew this method.

Although Yang Chan came a step late because she had to take care of Duan Lei and Guo Xiaoshan's two children, but with her morality, she naturally took into account what happened here.

With her kind nature, she has already felt pity for this pair of grandparents and grandchildren in her heart. Now that Chen Mapo's life is dying, she must not be able to take care of this little girl. Since she is not suitable for practicing with her senior brother, she naturally doesn't mind bringing her with her. .

Otherwise, it would be a pity if a well-cultivated seedling just gave up.

Although Yang Chan is still very young, she is also a generation of immortals after all, so she is naturally qualified to accept disciples to teach her orthodox tradition.

Moreover, Daoist qi refiners pay the most attention to chance, whether in their own practice or in the matter of accepting disciples. Since she met this child today, it means that there is a fate between them.

So after Qi Yuan mentioned something, she nodded: "It's okay, senior brother already has several disciples, and I haven't accepted any disciples yet, so let this child worship under my sect."

Qi Yuan turned to Chen Zhang and said: "This is my junior sister Yang Chan, who is also my Taoist companion. Don't worry, we will definitely teach your granddaughter well."

"Thank you sage, thank you fairy."

Chen Zhang hurriedly put the little granddaughter in her arms on the ground, and urged her: "My dear girl, kneel down and pay homage to Master."

The little girl knelt down on the ground and kowtowed three times to Yang Chan, then sat on the ground in a daze, feeling at a loss.

Yang Chan smiled slightly, squatted in front of the little girl, reached out to straighten her messy hair and clothes, and asked softly, "Tell Master, what's your name?"

The little girl could feel the kindness from Yang Chan, but she was still a little shy and shy. She buried her head in her grandma's arms and whispered, "My name is Magu..."

"Ok?"

Qi Yuan on the side was startled for a moment, turned his head to look over, and asked Chen Mapo in surprise: "Is her name Magu?"

Mrs. Chen Zhang coughed lightly, and said: "This child has not been named yet, but because the neighbors in the neighborhood call me Chen Mapo, and the shop opened by my family is also called Mapo Tofu Shop, so after this child is born, left and right The neighbors all called this child Little Mapo.

Later, I didn't think it sounded good, so I changed her nickname to Ma Gu, which was better than Little Ma Po. "

"Oh……"

Qi Yuan nodded, so it is.

However, he couldn't help but glanced at the little girl, and found a few small pockmarks on her dirty little face. While laughing in his heart, he was also secretly thinking that if she If cultivated into a fairy, it can become a veritable Magu.

It is said that among the various immortal systems spread among the people in later generations, Magu's reputation is not small, and she is also a widely circulated immortal.

Even when folks celebrate women's birthdays, there are often things like presenting Magu statues, which means that Magu presents her birthday.

At present, no one in the Three Realms has heard of this fairy. Qi Yuan felt that they seemed to be able to try to train this child to become a real Magu fairy.

Afterwards, Qi Yuan looked at Mrs. Chen and Zhang again, and asked, "You are not staying in Meiyi, why did you come here and suffer such serious injuries?"

(End of this chapter)