alone as a fairy

When the moon just rose, more than a dozen piles of bonfires of different sizes were lit on the square, some grilled the whole prey, and there were also rows of self-made bonfires, leaving a circular open space in the middle , Several teenagers took turns to wrestle and compete.

Chen Zining was standing by the campfire, holding a skewer of sliced ​​meat in both hands, and was rolling the meat. His younger sister, Chen Mushuang, was sitting on a small stool beside her, her hands were not empty either, with one hand holding the grilled meat skewer and the other hand A bright red mountain fruit, and then I took a bite with my left hand and a bite with my right hand, I was looking at it with relish, and I was eating it with relish.

At this time, Zhan Ping came over, holding two finger-sized, shiny spirit cores and a shackle tooth of an iron beast, and handed them to Chen Zining, "You can give this shackle tooth to the second elder tomorrow, and ask him to help You make it into a pendant."

Chen Zining took it, smiled and did not speak. This is also an ancient custom. Adult men make a pendant of the shackles of the beasts he hunted at the coming-of-age ceremony, to show their bravery and strength. When you fall in love with a girl you like, give it to the other party as a token of love.

Chen Mushuang at the side saw the beautiful spirit core, jumped up hastily, stretched out her little greasy hand, and shouted: "Give it to me! Give it to me! I want that shiny little stone."

Zhan Ping couldn't help laughing, and said, "This is not a small stone, it's a spirit core hunted by your brother, and it's used to increase one's skill."

Chen Zining smiled, handed one of the spiritual cores to his sister, and said, "Here you keep it, you can use the first-level spiritual core, remember to hold it in your hand when you practice, and absorb the spiritual power inside. "

A first-level spiritual core can be sold for [-] gold coins, which is almost equivalent to half a year's income of an adult hunter. However, a first-level spiritual core can enhance the power of people who are below warriors, unless it is for themselves It's useless, otherwise no one would think of selling it for money.

When the girls from the village appeared in neat and beautiful costumes and danced in the square, the atmosphere of the party reached its climax, with cheers, whistles and applause, one after another, endlessly.

That night, the bonfires in the square continued to burn until the crescent moon set in the west and dawn in the east, and then gradually extinguished.

Early the next morning, there were many people who went to bed late and woke up late due to last night's carnival. Chen Zining got up early and sat cross-legged on the bed, running the "Qian Kun Yin Yang Jue" several times. When he returned to the village, his spiritual power was almost exhausted. After a night of practice, he had fully recovered, and he was obviously improving, and he could use his spiritual power more freely.

Chen Zining now spends most of his time practicing "Qian Kun Yin Yang Jue" when sitting in meditation, because he found that as soon as the cultivation method progresses, after tempering and forging the spiritual consciousness and body, the cultivation of true energy will almost naturally follow. Going up, there is no so-called bottleneck.

After finishing his work, Chen Zining punched several times in the small courtyard. After completing the coming-of-age ceremony, he no longer had to go to the square for morning exercises, but he didn't want to change his old habits.

After the coming-of-age ceremony, the real autumn hunting begins. The villagers have to clean up the fat and strong prey before the winter. Once the snow falls, the hunting activities will almost stop. Start storing ahead of time for winter.

The corn and some crops planted outside the village have also matured. The old people and women in the village are busy harvesting. Of course, the figures of children playing and laughing are indispensable. They are usually confined within the walls of the village. Let's take a step outside. Although Chenjia Village is not small, they have visited every corner. They even know where there is a mouse hole and where there is an ant nest.

They are only allowed to follow outside when the adults are also working around during the rare occasions such as spring sowing and autumn harvest. This is like a bird out of a cage or a dragon in the sea, playing freely and freely. There were bursts of laughter in the vast field.

Chen Zining would go hunting with the hunting team in the village every other day or two. Although he didn't use obvious cultivation spells, with the help of spiritual knowledge and power, he still performed very well and won everyone's approval.

After the winter, the autumn hunting activities gradually decreased, and even if they went hunting, they no longer traveled far. The main reason is that the wild wolves in the mountains have begun to gather together and wander around. At this time, it is very easy for the beasts to attack the villages, which is what the mountain people are most worried about. For a period of time, but since Chenjia Village built the outer stone wall that took 100 years to complete 40 years ago, there has been no large-scale attack. Occasionally, some people who are not good-looking are guarded on the wall from a distance. people were shot.

The villagers began to organize the hunted animal skins and collected medicinal materials, and prepared to go to Taichang City at the foot of the mountain for trading.The clothes, food, salt, daily necessities, etc. needed for the whole winter must be purchased before the first snow falls.This trip has more than 200 miles of mountain roads back and forth, plus the need to carry goods, so I need to stay in the city for two nights, a total of three days and two nights.

Chen Zining also wanted to go with him. Speaking of which, he only went there once three years ago with his parents and a few fellow villagers. He was very happy to be able to accompany him this time. She didn't stop until she came back from buying delicious and fun things.

There were more than 40 people who went together this time, all of whom were young and middle-aged. Seeing that everyone had a big backpack, everyone had a good supply of spears, knives, bows and arrows, so he couldn't help asking Chen Daohong, the leader of the trip, "four Elder, is the road dangerous? Why are they all armed?"

"Of course, bandits, beasts, bandits and bandits, except in the city, there is no peace outside, not to mention that each of us is carrying goods, and we can tell that there is some oil and water at a glance. We must be careful along the way."

After a group of 47 people packed up, they set off before dawn the next day. Half of the teenagers who completed their coming-of-age ceremony this year were on the list, and they also brought two hunting dogs. Every time they went to a dangerous place, they would stop and rest for a while. After sending out hounds to search, it was quickly passed.

But they didn't encounter any troubles along the way, and several teenagers were also carrying packages that were one size smaller, marching in the middle of the team, Chen Zikang said: "It would be great if our village could raise a few pack mountain beasts. It’s much easier to get in and out of the mountains.”

The Pack Mountain Beast that Chen Zikang talked about was similar to the pack beast, belonging to the same species, but shorter, with shorter and thicker limbs, five-toed feet, excellent grip, and able to carry two to three hundred catties on mountain trails.

"Each pack mountain beast costs around [-] gold coins, which is too expensive! And it's only used three or four times a year, so it's not worth it." Chen Zitao replied.

Chen Zining also interjected: "Yeah, Zikang, why are you suffering? The packages we carry are the same as yours."

Chen Zikang said with a smile: "You have the nerve to be like us and dragged back a thousand-jin iron beast. You should really have to carry two bags on your back."

Another boy also said from the side: "Zining, do you really want to sell the hide of the iron beast? It would be nice to keep it for yourself to make a leather armor."

"I want to go to the city to buy some books. The most valuable thing in my hand is this animal skin. Of course I have to sell it." Books are not cheap in Shenglan Continent, at least dozens of copper coins.

"You kid, you don't want life-saving leather armor, but you want those useless books. I really don't know what's going on in your head?"