Dao Fruit

After stopping and watching for a while, Qiu Yan shook his head.

"The things in the city have nothing to do with me. I should proceed step by step and calm down the spirit of the Eight Paths first. Besides, I don't know when Taoist Yuxu will come, so I have to prepare early. However, since he was invited this time Come to help me, there is a strange phenomenon in Dongdu City, I think I will be very busy. "

Thinking of this, Qiu Yan turned around and walked away, heading towards the house and temple.

After walking only a few steps, he stopped again, with a trace of surprise on his face: "Huh? I didn't expect that in the land of Five Marshes, there are people of Darui who believe in me, but it caused such a change! Since I am a believer, , then we can’t ignore it, besides, this is also an opportunity..."

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Yuan Shoufang stood on the fence of the stockade, holding the bow and arrow tightly in his hands. He was extremely nervous, but he calmed down his panic thoughts and stared outside, not daring to relax for a moment.

Although the night was dark, under the light of the torch, I could still get a general view of the surrounding scenery.

Their village has been surrounded!

Suddenly, a loud voice came from outside——

"Listen to the people in the village, surrender quickly, destroy the statue of the evil god, and welcome the Buddha into your heart! Otherwise, there will be no chickens or dogs left in the village!"

The speaker was full of energy and had good luck. The words came rolling in and spread throughout the village. The men, women, old and children in the village were already trembling with fear. Now when they heard this, many women and children immediately burst into tears. , clouds of sorrow spread all over the place for a while, everyone's thoughts were swaying, and the entire village was vaguely enveloped in thoughts of decadence.

"Dad, we can't hesitate anymore! Isn't that just converting to that Buddha? What does it count? Which god is worshiping but not worshiping? We must overcome the current difficulties first!"

Deep in the village, in a larger house, Zhang Xuezheng was arguing with someone.

Opposite him, sat a man with a strong back and a strong back. This man was pale, with blue eyes. He was wrapped in cloth, and blood could be seen on the cloth.

This person is the leader of Fenglin Village, Zhang Lin.

Zhang Lin looked sad: "Is it as simple as you said? I have heard about the Buddha's story for a long time. Many tribes in these five marshes have converted, but this religion is very evil and extremely filthy. There is no difference between human beings and beasts, and there is no such thing as the five nectars. They are made of excrement and urine. How can we, the descendants of the celestial dynasty, eat excrement and drink urine and behave like beasts?"

"We'll talk about these things later. If dad doesn't agree today, the village will be destroyed. How can there be a future?" Zhang Xue shook his head, and then gritted his teeth and said, "Speaking of which, it's all because of Yuan Shou Fang's misfortune. This person came back. Later, he preached about Zao Gong and asked us to worship him. Now that I think about it, maybe it was because of worshiping Zao Gong that he offended the Buddha, which caused disaster!"

After hearing this, Zhang Lin sighed, waved his hands and said: "I can't blame Shou Fang for this. Even if he doesn't come back, those tribes of marsh people who worship the Buddha will come sooner or later. I was negligent before, thinking that the Buddha and the The gods of Wunuma are the same, whether they can be trusted or not, who would have thought that they could actually force people to convert..."

Even so, it was difficult to dispel the resentment in Zhang Xue's heart. He couldn't help but recall the scene when Yuan Shoufang came back.

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Fenglin Village is as its name suggests. Although it was named after Zhang Lin, it is also located in a dense forest, adjacent to Jiuling Mountain.

This village is not in Darui, but on the south side of Jiuling Mountain, in the land of Five Marshes, and the folk customs are strong.

Like many villages in Shanbei, the people of Fenglin Village are not as keen on looting as the people in the swamp. Instead, they make a living by fishing and hunting, but sometimes they do some business without capital.

There are many monsters and beasts in the woods around Jiuling Mountain. Hunters from the forest village are also frightened when they enter the forest. Fortunately, there are fewer Darui people in Shannan, so the competition is not fierce. You don’t need to go too deep to gain something. But it is inevitable that some people will fall into trouble occasionally.

However, this situation began to change a month ago.

It was Yuan Shoufang who brought about the change.

Speaking of Yuan Shoufang, we have to mention his twists and turns.

Yuan Shoufang's father was a desperate merchant who was desperate to sell iron. He was discovered by the border troops, turned over his convoy, and was hunted down. He escaped into the forest under the protection of his guards, but encountered a small group of swamp people. The guards died tragically. He was seriously injured, but fortunately he had some quick wits and was able to save his life. He stumbled away to Fenglin Village, and finally married the daughter of an Orion.

With such a background, Yuan Shoufang has been ridiculed and discriminated against since he was a child. However, he has a ruthless personality. The more others laugh at him, the more he wants to make a name for himself. He took the initiative to enter the forest at a young age, and soon gained some fame.

Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. A few years ago, a caravan from the Central Plains passed by, which made Yuan's father think about it. Within a few days, he abandoned his wife and son and disappeared without a trace.

Yuan Shoufang was ordered by his mother and grandfather to go out to find his father. He was away for two years and did not return until a month ago.

After he came back this time, he immediately caused a commotion in the village. His martial arts skills greatly improved, and he challenged the brave men in the village and knocked them down one by one.

During this period, there were provocations, counterattacks, twists and turns, and not long after, Yuan Shoufang launched a challenge to the top master of the young generation in Fenglin Village——

This person is none other than Zhang Xue, the son of Zhang Lin.

The fight between the discriminated Yuan Shoufang and the superior Zhang Xue certainly arouses people's imagination. If a novelist knew about it, he might be able to compile a story worth tens of thousands of words.

The result of this battle was that Yuan Shoufang was slightly better. There was no drama of heroes cherishing each other. Instead, Zhang Xue regarded Yuan Shoufang as a thorn in his side and picked on him everywhere.

However, after experiencing this series of challenges, Yuan Shoufang's prestige in the village has greatly increased, and there is even a call for the next leader of the village. Especially since he originally had a low status and was not popular with others, but now he has made a comeback and turned around, he is quite legendary. It even attracted the admiration of the younger generation in the village.

With such prestige, Yuan Shoufang told the reason for his change. It turned out that he could not find his father. When he came back, he went into the mountains with hunters many times to hunt. During the attack and defense with wild beasts, he developed his eyesight and ears. and strength.

But this statement earned Zhang Xue’s sneer——

"What a joke! There are not only wild beasts in the mountains, but also monsters. Hunters don't dare to go deep into the mountains at all. They can only hunt some pheasants and hares. What skills can they learn? And you said you have entered the mountains many times? There are monsters that devour people. They can only go deep into the mountains in a month. It’s rare to get it once, but according to your statement, it’s almost once every three days, which is too exaggerated!”

In this regard, Yuan Shoufang gave this answer: "Now all the villages in the north of the mountain worship the Kitchen God, which can protect health and safety. When hunters go into the forest and silently remember the Kitchen God, they will not be attacked by demons, but they will fight against wild beasts." , I have to rely on my own abilities. The people in Fenglin Village are strong and can compete with the marsh people, but the marsh people are not as good as the wild beasts. "

This was just a curiosity at first, but in the next few days, bits and pieces of news came, which made the villagers eager to take action. They tried to erect a clay sculpture of Kitchen God, and then tried to enter the forest. However, they were not threatened by the demon. Overjoyed.

Speaking of which, although the villagers in Fenglin Village are also of Central Plains Miao descent, they have moved to the south of Jiuling Mountain for a long time and have acquired the habits of the Marsh people. They do not use temples or ancestral halls to worship gods. Instead, like the Marsh people, they erect a temple inside the village. Clay sculpture.

Such days lasted for a month, and Fenglin Village gained a lot. Although it also lost a lot of people, it was nothing compared to the gains. Compared with before, it was a world of difference.

As a result, although Zhang Xue was full of hostility towards Yuan Shoufang, he could not prevent the other party's prestige from increasing. Even Zhang Xue's father, Zhang Lin, admired Yuan Shoufang more and more.

Who knew disaster would fall from the sky.

Today, Zhang Lin led the villagers into the mountains again, but was ambushed and fought hard. Although Zhang Lin escaped alive, all other villagers were brutally murdered.

The sneak attack came suddenly and without any warning. The opponent was obviously well prepared and ambush Zhang Lin and others on the path they must pass. If Zhang Lin had not had some skills, the entire army would have been wiped out. At that time, the opponent returned to attack the stronghold, and the stronghold was leaderless. One can imagine the fate of Fenglin Village.

Not long after Zhang Lin returned to the village, villagers who were out in the village came back in twos and threes. They were all in a mess, many of them were injured, and they brought news one by one -

"There were a large group of swamp people sweeping around. There were more than a dozen of us in the group, and only the two of us escaped!"

"They were all killed! If I hadn't pretended to be dead and escaped, there wouldn't even have been anyone to report the news!"

"When I saw that the situation was not good, I came back immediately."

Regardless of whether the information revealed was bravery, fear, or timidity, after summarizing it, a serious question was placed in front of Zhang Lin——

Fenglin Village has been besieged, and many of its active forces have been wiped out.

You must know that in this crisis-ridden place, most of the people who dare to go out during the day are young and middle-aged people. Such people are the main fighting force of the village. Now that they are suddenly swept away, the consequences are not just a few deaths, but every encounter. Lin Zhai's force was weakened in his eyes.

"What is the purpose of this group of swamp people! Why did they suddenly join forces to attack?"

Having lived in Shannan Marsh Forest for so long, Fenglin Village is no stranger to the Marsh People. There is a lot of information about them. They have fought against each other many times before. Regardless of victory or defeat, the village has survived. Although this time things happened suddenly , but after a brief summary, Zhang Lin realized that it was not one tribe that took action, but multiple tribes working together.

This puzzled him. You must know that the Swamp people are not united with each other. They attack each other from time to time. They have even been used and provoked by Zhang Lin. However, it is not common for several tribes to join forces like today. .

Moreover, judging from what happened, the Swamp people obviously had unified command. They first ambushed, then raided, and finally besieged. They had a military atmosphere. From any aspect, it was by no means simple!

"Could it be that they know that we have a lot of hunting and want to rob it? That's not right. There are poisonous insects and ferocious beasts in the Five Marshes, and there is no shortage of my little mountain fur."

Zhang Lin's doubts did not last long. When night fell, the other party finally revealed his true purpose——

Such a big fight was made to convert Fenglin Village to Buddha!

This led to the quarrel between Zhang Lin and Zhang Xue and his son. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)