As the sun sets in the west, in the quiet little village, children laugh and scold one after another. Amid the shouts and shouts of their parents, they all stop and go home. The smoke rises from the kitchen, the water gurgles under the ancient bridge, and the willows on the river bank caress the water.

, not far away are endless wheat fields.

It is the autumnal equinox, when the fiery red wheat noodles are growing vigorously, and the breeze blows, raising a wave of wheat.

Tangning was leaning under the old locust tree in his yard, his clothes soaked with sweat.

Today is the last day of the month. There is a tradition in the village that on the last two days of each month, everyone does not have to work and just have a good rest.

For a child of his age, the rest days are naturally spent playing with his friends. No, he has been playing for a whole day since the morning, and he was just called back by Tang's mother for dinner.

?? She has to work again tomorrow, Tang Ning looked at the blue sky with great reluctance.

He is nine years old this year, and he looks pretty good-looking, but looks a little thin.

This is a village in the southern part of Chu State. Because the people in the village all have the surnames Tang and Liu, it is called Tangliu Village.

The endless wheat fields outside the village are not planted with ordinary wheat and rice, but with spiritual wheat, also called Immortal Valley.

???The Immortal Valley is specially provided for the adults of the Immortal family. Therefore, the land is fertile, and the air and soil contain a large amount of fire elements. It is very suitable for growing spiritual wheat, so all within a radius of fifty miles are planted with this kind of wheat.

???The Immortal Valley bears fruit every three years. When the fruits are mature, the adults of the Immortal Family will come to collect them. Each grain of the Immortal Valley contains a lot of energy. If a thin person accidentally eats it,

If the disease is serious, the body may explode and die.

???Although Tangliu Village belongs to the Chu State, it is not under the jurisdiction of the Chu State. It is subordinate to the Qianyi Sect.

???The Qianyi Sect is one of the top immortal sects in the Chu Kingdom. The area around Tangliu Village with a radius of 500 miles is under the control of the Qianyi Sect.

??People here mostly have a kind of awe, yearning and gratitude towards Qian Yizong. Qian Yizong not only exempts everyone in the village from taxes, but also gives a lot of silver every year to provide food and clothing for the people of Tangliu Village.

????It is the autumnal equinox now, and in a month or two the immortals from the Qianyi Sect will come here to collect the Immortal Valley.

???Every household in Tangliu Village has hidden a lot of Immortal Valley for their own consumption. Taking a small amount can enhance physical fitness.

They never care about these Qian Yizong, as long as they can harvest the Immortal Valley on time.

?"Xiao Ning, it's time to eat." Tang's mother shouted from inside the room

???Tang Ning hurried in because there was no other reason than that there was meat to eat today. On the last two days off every month, Tang Ning’s mother would prepare something delicious to reward the hard-working family.

???Before he reached the house, the smell of rabbit meat reached his nose. This was what Tang's father had hunted in the mountains yesterday.

??"When I heard that I was eating, I ran faster than anyone else. Look at you. You are covered in sweat. You know how to play around and not chop wood." Mother Tang complained in her mouth, but her eyes were full of doting.

???Tang Ning has no brothers or sisters, and he is the only child in the family. When Tang Ning gave birth to him, he suffered from severe bleeding and almost had an accident. Fortunately, the matchmaker who delivered him was a very experienced hand, so the birth went smoothly, but the root cause of the disease was also eliminated.

I can no longer have children.

???Father Tang was sitting at the door smoking a cigarette. He was a heavy smoker. He felt uncomfortable all over if he didn't smoke two packs a day. Because of his long years of hard work, he already looked like a man in his forties when he was in his early thirties.

Even his hair turned white.

??"Dad, it's time to eat." Tangning shouted while sitting on the stool in front of the table.

??"You eat first! I'm not hungry." Tang's father said without looking back.

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???Tang Ning couldn't bear it any longer. She picked up the bowls and chopsticks and started eating them three bowls in a row. She even felt full after eating.

??"Eat slowly, no one will compete with you." Mother Tang said with a smile and touched his head.

"Ahem, I made an agreement with your sixth uncle. He is familiar with the Immortal Envoys. The next year, let him take you to meet the Immortal Envoys and then go to the Luoyun Mountains." Father Tang coughed twice. He opened his mouth and said that maybe due to years of smoking, he had a cough problem, and sometimes the cough was quite severe.

??"Ah?" Tang's mother looked a little gloomy upon hearing this, and whispered: "The child is still young!"

??"What's the matter? If he missed this time, will he still have a chance next time? Ahem..." Tang's father was a little angry and coughed loudly after speaking.

???Mother Tang immediately went over and patted his shoulders and back gently.

???When Tang Ning heard Father Tang say this, she felt mixed emotions, including expectations, discomfort, and reluctance.

??Uncle Liu is the village chief of Tangliu Village. Luoyun Mountain is where the Qianyi Sect is located. The Qianyi Sect opens the mountain to recruit disciples once every ten years. The opportunity to join the Qianyi Sect is unparalleled for everyone. If you missed it, once you enter the Qianyi Sect, it means that from now on the carp will jump over the dragon gate, bid farewell to mortal life completely, and enter the immortal family, and your family will surely prosper.

???But he was the only son in Tang Ning's family. He said goodbye to the mortal world when he entered the Qian Yizong. What's the use of the family being prosperous?

???The first condition for recruiting disciples of the Qianyi Sect is to meet the age limit, which must be between six and sixteen years old, so everyone only has one chance in his life.

"When you're full, you can go wash up and go to bed first! Your mother and I... ahem... talk about something."?

??"Oh." Tangning nodded, stood up and went outside to fetch water for a shower.

??"From today on, the child will have to eat better every day. The travel expenses to Luoyun Mountains...and Uncle Liu's place can't be too..."

"We now have... last time Erdan..."

??"Uncle Dashan...I told him..."

???When Tang Ning heard the vague words of Father Tang and Mother Tang in the yard, she felt extremely melancholy in her heart, as if she had dropped some treasure.

???After taking a shower, I returned to the room, lay down on the bed, and thought about what my father said, about going to the Luoyun Mountains with my sixth uncle the year after next.

Where is the Luoyun Mountain Range! What kind of people are there? After going there, can I be like the adults of the Immortal Family? But what should my parents do if I go there?

???You have never left the village when you are this old. Are the people outside the village very vicious? Will your parents miss you when you leave? And Ruru...

???Thinking about these things in his mind, he fell into a deep sleep.

???The next day, at dawn, Tang Ning woke up as soon as the rooster crowed. She got out of bed and went outside to chop the grass. After chopping the grass, she put it in a basin and carried the basin to the pigsty. There were three pigs in the pigsty. Pigs are the most valuable treasure in their family. The three pigs are two males and one female. The whole family is looking forward to the sow giving birth to piglets.

???Put the fodder into the pigsty, wash his hands and come into the house. The table has already been set with dishes and chopsticks. Breakfast is the same as before, porridge and white flour steamed buns. But when he came to the table, he found that there was still food today. There is an extra egg.

???He thought of what his father said yesterday, and felt sad again.?

Father Tang and Mother Tang had already gone to see the Fairy Valley at this time. The Fairy Valley was good, but it was very difficult to raise and very delicate. It had to be watered and fertilized regularly every day.

??More importantly, we must prevent animals from stealing food. If animals peck at the fairy valley, not only will the fairy valley be damaged, but they themselves will also die suddenly.

??Even people with weak constitutions can’t bear it, let alone beasts!

??The village allocated three acres of Fairy Valley to Father Tang and assigned it to his family to take care of. For the people in the village, taking care of Fairy Valley is a top priority and should never be taken care of.

??After eating, Tang Ning put on her galoshes, carried the basket, took a hatchet and put it in the basket, and trotted all the way to the door of her neighbor Liu Erbo's house.

??"Ruru, Ruru, have you done it?" Tangning shouted loudly

???Not long after, a little girl ran out of the house and came to him. The little girl was very beautiful, with willow eyebrows, big eyes, a small nose and a cherry mouth, and her skin was as white as snow, like pink.

She looks like a carved porcelain doll, and she also carries a small basket on her back.

???The little girl’s name is Liu Ruhan. She has played with Tang Ning since she was a child. The two have the best relationship in the village. Father Tang and Father Liu also have a very good relationship. One thing I have to say is that the little girl is Tang Ning’s fiancée.

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The two were engaged to be married as babies. Liu Ruhan was a few months younger than Tang Ning. When Tang's mother and Liu's mother were pregnant, the two families had agreed that if there was a boy and a girl, they would be married.

People in the village don't have those formalities, such as documents, treaties and the like.

Anyway, what I said is what I said, it’s a matter of red lips and white teeth.

?Maybe it’s because God is jealous of beauty! Liu Ruhan is extremely good-looking. Both adults and children in the village say that this child is the most beautiful and has a docile temperament.

But she has been mute since birth and cannot speak. She has been treated by several outside doctors, but they can't cure her.

?She also had an older brother who died when he was three years old, so Uncle Liu was very kind to Tang Ning and treated him like a son.

"Let's go!" Tangning held her little hand and walked towards the back hill.

The task of the two of them today was to go up the mountain to chop wood and pick some fruits. Tang Ning had been going up the mountain with his father to chop wood and hunt since he was a child. Although the mountain road was rugged, it was very familiar to him.

???Tang Ning held her hand and hummed softly along the way, walking briskly, while Liu Ruhan followed behind him leisurely. The warm sunshine shined through the leaves on their two small bodies, creating a peaceful atmosphere.

peaceful.

???After walking for a while, the two came to a pear tree. Tangning unloaded the basket, held the branch with both hands and climbed up little by little: "Ruru, you can continue below."

???Liu Ruhan stood under the tree holding the basket in both hands. Tang Ning picked the pears off the branch one after another. Liu Ruhan walked around and put them into the basket one by one.

??After breaking this one, Tangning climbed to another tree trunk and picked the pears from this branch. He picked three or four branches before climbing down.

??There were already more than a dozen pears in the basket, and the two of them leaned against the big tree and ate one each.

??Tang Ning put the basket on her back and continued moving forward.

??Not long after walking to the place where he usually chops firewood, he took out his woodcutter and chopped down a tree. Liu Ruhan also took out his knife and chopped down another tree.

???After a while, two trees were felled, and Tang Ning filled the basket with firewood, sweating profusely.

??Liu Ruhan was also sweating. After all, we still have two children, and it is physical work. It would be strange if it is not tiring!

"Ruru, let's take a rest and then go back!" Tang Ning took out two pears and handed one to Liu Ruhan.

??The two of them rested under a tree, gnawing on pears.

??Halfway through the meal, Liu Ruhan pulled his finger and pointed to the grass on the left. Tangning heard it without her reminding him, as if something was making a noise.
Chapter completed!