city ​​spirit pupil

The sky gradually darkened, Zhangwei County under the afterglow of the setting sun was dilapidated, like a beggar in ragged clothes, the long shadow looked a bit miserable.There were very few pedestrians on the road, and the only few people were in a hurry, for fear of encountering any trouble.In fact, it is no wonder that the law and order situation in Zhangwei County was notoriously poor during this period of time. There were cruel tomb robbers haunting the vicinity, and they had already harmed many young women in their prime.

Fu Qingyang crossed the bumpy dirt road with bleak steps, got into the narrow alleyway in the west area where only three people can walk side by side, and walked forward cautiously.This alley is not only curved and narrow, but also full of potholes. If you are not careful, you will have to stumble.Unknowingly, the sky was completely dark, and the street lamps in the far corner were dimly lit, and they looked listless, which made it hard for people to lift their spirits.The west area is an old housing area in Zhangwei County. Broken walls and ruins are randomly piled up on the side of the road. A few wisps of weeds grow on the half-collapsed thatched huts. When the breeze blows, the heads of the weeds sway a few times. How desolate!

With great difficulty, Fu Qingyang walked through the hard-to-walk alleys in the western district with one foot deep and one shallow foot, and took a shortcut to the ancient street.At this time, most of the shops on both sides of the ancient street were closed, probably because it was meal time, and the smell of food wafted from many shops, making his stomach growl.

The ancient street looks like a weather-beaten old man, trembling, as if a gust of wind could blow it down.The ancient stage has long been abandoned, and only the vaguely recognizable word "stage" on the plaque can be used to find the shadow of the past; to its former glory.However, the culture of the ancient street has been left behind. Since the Qing Dynasty, it has been a famous antique street. Until now, there are still an endless stream of locals and foreigners who come here to shop for treasures.

After a while, Fu Qingyang returned to the restaurant, and saw Uncle Fu standing in front of the restaurant worriedly from a distance, looking around constantly.Seeing Fu Qingyang's return, Uncle Fu showed a gleam of joy, and the stone in his heart fell to the ground.

"Qing Yang, are you back?" It was a simple sentence, but it contained deep concern.

"I'm back, Uncle Fu, I've made you worry!" Fu Qingyang felt warm all over his body, and the feeling of home hit his heart.

After Fu Qingyang entered the restaurant, Li Fu closed the door, and then went up to the second floor with Fu Qingyang. There was a table in the small living room where the food was already set.

"How is today?" Although Li Fu didn't know what Fu Qingyang was looking for in Zhangwei Mountain every day, he knew that what he was looking for was very important to Fu Qingyang, otherwise, it would have been absolutely impossible for him to search for a whole year regardless of wind and rain.

"I still haven't found it!" Fu Qingyang's expression was a little lost, but it was quickly replaced by the persistent light in Jean's eyes. He firmly believed that where there is a will, there is a way.

"Take your time, let's eat first!" Li Fu comforted Fu Qingyang, and handed a bowl of rice to Fu Qingyang.

"Don't worry, Uncle Fu, I'm fine!" Fu Qingyang smiled shallowly, and only when he smiled could he see the vitality that a young man should have.

Fu Qingyang looks ordinary at first glance, but if you look closely, you will find that his eyes are very bright, his face is full of determination, his whole body is like a sharp sword that has not been sheathed, with a calm appearance and a restrained edge .

A year ago, Fu Qingyang came to Zhangwei County alone, looking for a mysterious scripture.It just so happened that Li Fu's wife was seriously ill at that time and was in urgent need of money. He wanted to sell the restaurant, so Fu Qingyang sold it and kept Li Fu.Now, Li Fu's wife has passed away, and he and Fu Qingyang run the restaurant together.

"Fu Bo, has Hei Pi come here to make trouble during this time?" Although Fu Qingyang is running the restaurant with Li Fu, but he stays on Zhangwei Mountain all day long, looking for the treasures that the Fu family has searched for generations, and doesn't care about it at all. The restaurant thing.For a long time, Uncle Fu has been managing the restaurant by himself. As for Fu Qingyang, he seems to be a hands-off shopkeeper.

"It's okay this month. We paid the protection fee and we haven't made a fuss. It's just that the protection fee is too high. It costs 5000 yuan a month. If this is the case, we can't make much money at all!" Li Fu was a little bit aggrieved. But then he sighed in embarrassment, in the ancient street, they dare not go against Hei Pi and the others.

"It's good if we can maintain it, Uncle Fu, don't worry, after a while, we won't have to suffer from this useless anger anymore." Seeing Uncle Fu's angry look, Fu Qingyang said plainly, but his eyes flashed quietly A cold light.

"I see!" Li Fu nodded.

Speaking of this black skin, he was a guy who was shouted and beaten by everyone behind his back, and when he mentioned it, people would gnash their teeth with hatred.But on the bright side, no one dared to offend this rascal, more than half of the shops on the ancient street wanted to pay him protection fees.Originally, Fu Qingyang thought that the location of Juewei Building was perfect, opposite Zhangwei County Public Security Bureau, no matter how arrogant Hei Pi was, he would not dare to make trouble here, but unexpectedly, Hei Pi seemed to have something to do with the Public Security Bureau, and the Public Security Bureau treated him The act of collecting protection fees is simply turning a blind eye.

At first, Fu Qingyang refused to pay the protection fee, but after a restaurant was smashed, he saw the situation clearly, so he could only choose to forbear, pay the protection fee to Heipi, and decided to wait until he found the mysterious scripture before slowly getting along with him settle accounts.But just like that, Hei Pi often called friends to come to the restaurant to mess around, and never gave money for eating and drinking.The matter of Heipi was already a cliché, after Fu Qingyang and Li Fu said a few words, no one mentioned it again.

After eating, Fu Qingyang returned to his room. After closing the door, he carefully took out an old picture that had lost several layers of color from the inner pocket of his underwear, and fixed his eyes on the picture. on the mountains.If someone sees this ancient map and is familiar with Zhangwei Mountain in the southwest corner of Zhangwei County, they will find that the mountains drawn on the ancient map are very similar to Zhangwei Mountain. Although they are not exactly the same, the main parts are there.Fu Qingyang knew that some of the different places may be caused by natural disasters such as a major earthquake in Zhangwei Mountain due to the long time ago.

This yellowed ancient map was handed down from Fu Qingyang's family. It is related to a mysterious scripture. Every generation of the Fu family is looking for this scripture. However, the places marked on the ancient map are too general. There is only one The shape of the mountain, it is really hard to find this mountain in the vast land of China.

However, every generation of the Fu family has a spirit of never giving up until they reach their goals. I don't know how many years of searching, and the scope has been narrowed down step by step.In the generation of Fu Qingyang's parents, they finally set their sights on Dongzhou Province.Unfortunately, Fu Qingyang's parents were seriously injured during a treasure hunt. Before they died, they left him three things, an old yellowed picture, a rusty bronze mirror and a bank card.That year, Fu Qingyang was just 15 years old.

After burying his parents, Fu Qingyang did not feel dejected, but persistently continued to search for the mountains drawn on the ancient map.Hard work paid off, and a year later, he finally set his sights on Zhangwei Mountain, settled down in Zhangwei County, and began to search for ancient treasures constantly.

There is a prophecy circulating in the Fu family: "The ancient pictures are treasures, and they are destined to be given, and the pupils are bright, and the candles illuminate the world."

According to this prophecy, Fu Qingyang guessed that the mysterious volume of scriptures might be inextricably linked with the eyes.Although I still don't know what the scriptures are useful for, just looking at the sentence that "candles shine on the world" is enough to make people's hearts flutter.

However, Fu Qingyang did not tell anyone, including Fu Bo, about the secrets of the scriptures.It's not that he doesn't trust Uncle Fu, but that the Fu family has strict family rules. Fu Qingyang's father once told him sternly that no one outside the Fu family should know this secret.Therefore, Uncle Fu only knew that Fu Qingyang was looking for something, but he had never seen the ancient picture, let alone heard the prophecy that the pupil of the soul is bright and the candle shines on the world.

"Soon, soon, we will find that mysterious scripture soon!" Fu Qingyang's arm on the table was trembling. Over the past year, he has traveled all over the corners of Zhangwei Mountain, although he has not yet found the ancient book. The mysterious scriptures recorded, but it also locked the target within a certain range.He believed that as long as he was given some more time, he would be able to find the scripture.

The next day, Fu Qingyang got up early, but Fu Bo got up earlier than him, and had already prepared breakfast.A few beautiful female shop assistants downstairs also began to work. Most of these female shop assistants were plain-looking and in their twenties. They were curious about Fu Qingyang, a mysterious boss who left early and returned late. They secretly glanced at Fu Qingyang from time to time.Fu Qingyang didn't pay any attention to this. After wolfing down his breakfast, he picked up his backpack and left the Juewei Building.

The ancient street becomes lively in the early morning, and there are all kinds of strange gadgets here, and people who shop for treasure get up early in the morning, for fear that all the good things will be picked up by others.Even though he has been here for more than a year, Fu Qingyang still feels novelty everywhere when he looks at this street carefully.

In fact, Fu Qingyang is still very interested in traditional ancient culture. He used to be quite keen on collecting, but he ran around all day and didn't have time. After he got the scriptures, he really wanted to study them carefully. collect.

But now Fu Qingyang's thoughts are all on the high Zhangwei Mountain, so naturally he doesn't care about admiring the beautiful scenery on the ancient street, he once again walked through the alleys and alleys in the West District, crossed the dirt road, and came to the foot of Zhangwei Mountain .