Killing God

Chapter 180: Lost Orphans

After leaving the Xu family's mansion again, Shen Shi walked all the way to Nanbaofang in the south of Liuyun City. When he passed the entrance of the Fairy Club shop on the bustling long street, he glanced inside, hesitated, but finally shook his head Walk over and walk towards the Nantianmen Square at the end of the long street. *top*point*small* says

As in the past, Nantianmen, a place where casual cultivators gather and set up stalls, is still crowded and noisy. Countless monks are arguing and debating here for a little profit or various spiritual materials that don't know whether they are true or not. Every time Shen Shi sees this scene, he often feels that from another perspective, the so-called monks who are far above ordinary mortals are actually ordinary people, and they also have the seven emotions and six desires of ordinary people.

He walked in the crowd, looking aimless, and he looked no different from most of the monks walking around. It didn't take long before he came to the middle of the loose cultivator market, and there was something in a certain place. Stop in front of the familiar booth.Eight years ago, when he was still a teenager, he found an ordinary black pot at a stall here, and discovered the Qingxin Chapter of the Yin-Yang Curse, the secret method of the Yaozu, which led to his relationship with him today. Different paths of spirituality.

Shen Shi turned his gaze, and was startled for a moment, but saw that the person sitting on the booth was not the old waiter he had seen before, but another middle-aged man who looked a little wrinkled.At the same time, when the man saw Shen Shi stop in front of his booth, he immediately greeted him warmly: "My lord, have you taken a fancy to my spiritual materials? Which one is it? Just choose, I will The stuff is definitely good."

Shen Shi frowned, squatted down in front of his booth, glanced at the piece of silk cloth in front of him, and knew that six or seven of the top ten pieces were fake or inferior. The next few genuine products are also common goods.He shook his head, naturally he had no interest in these spiritual materials, but looked at the stall owner and said:

"Boss, let me ask, isn't this stall owned by that old waiter? Why isn't he here anymore?"

The man was startled, apparently he didn't expect Shen Shi to ask this question, he looked suspiciously at Shen Shi, and said: "What are you looking for, old man?"

"You know him?"

The man nodded and said, "Well, it's considered acquaintance."

Shen Shi was overjoyed, and quickly said: "Then do you know where he is now?"

The man hesitated for a moment, hehe laughed, but shook his head, and said, "It seems like he hasn't been here for a long time, and I don't remember clearly."

Shen Shi stared at him, the man spread his hands helplessly, but his eyes were a little dodgy and flickering, after a while, Shen Shi sighed, took out a shiny spirit crystal from his wish bag at his waist, and threw it over .

As soon as the man reached out and grabbed the spirit crystal, he immediately smiled, and after putting it in front of his eyes for a careful look, he laughed at Shen Shi and said:

"Thank you, Young Master, for the reward!"

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When Shen Shi left Nantianmen, he already knew something about Laohou from that man. In fact, this man really didn't know Laohou's current situation very well, because Laohou suddenly stopped coming to Nantianmen for a long time. The stalls are selling spiritual materials.But fortunately, this person has been setting up a stall near Lao Hou in the past, so he is somewhat familiar with Lao Hou. He actually knows Lao Hou's usual address. Basically, the spirit crystal he bought is This is something.

According to the address given by the man, Shen Shi walked all the way to the east of Floating Cloud City, which was near the old house of Hou's family.In fact, after Hou Sheng joined the Lingxiao Sect and became a direct disciple of the Yuan Condensation Realm, the father is more valuable than the son, and the old Hou's status in the Hou family has also improved. In this point, he is somewhat similar to Zhong Qingzhu, but the Hou family does not. Like Zhong's family in decline, there are many outstanding talents in the family, so Lao Hou is not as beautiful as Zhong Qingzhu's mother.

It was only later that the Hou family suddenly declined, and other families divided up all the inheritance passed down from generation to generation. Lao Hou was also forced to move away, and it was almost at that time that Lao Hou's life began to undergo unknown changes. He was not implicated because he was estranged from the Hou family's blood, but he never went to Nantianmen to set up a stall again, and few people saw him again.

Shen Shi walked along the avenue, stopped at the entrance of an alley hundreds of feet away from the once magnificent mansion, recalled it lightly in his heart, and found that the abnormal state of Laohou should be the Gaoling that day. Not long after the mutation occurred in the mountains, that is when he discovered that his only son, Hou Sheng, might never come back.

Shen Shi sighed in his heart, and walked into this alley.This alley is on the side of the long street, but compared to the dirty and filthy alley where Ling Chunni Ganniang lived, it is obviously much more lively, and many families live here.Most of the houses in the alley are dark and narrow, and most of the people who live here have numb and tired faces. Only a few young bare-bottomed children are still in this dark alley. Fighting and chasing, swaying innocence and joy that are somewhat incompatible with this place.

Shen Shi passed the children, walked to the end of the alley, and knocked lightly on the innermost broken wooden door.

"Dong dong dong." There was a deep knock on the door, and there were a few numb eyes looking here, but no one had the intention of interfering. For some reason, Shen Shi felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, while There was no response from the door either, he frowned slightly, wondering if the man in front gave him false news?Or does Laohou no longer live here?

He knocked again for a while, but there was still no sound from inside the door, Shen Shi couldn't help becoming a little anxious, with a little more force, the wooden door creaked, but it opened directly inward, unexpectedly it was not locked.

As the door opened, an abnormal stench came out from the door. Although it was not particularly strong and choking, it still had a very uncomfortable feeling. Shen Shi paused for a moment, and did not go inside immediately. Instead, he stood at the door and took a look, only to see a figure lying on the ground in the dark and narrow room.

His heart moved, he hesitated for a moment, but he stepped in, went to the side of the man and turned his body, when the haggard and skinny face appeared in front of his eyes, Shen Shi really didn't recognize that it was almost the same as a dead person The person in question is actually the old waiter.

This person didn't really die, there was still a breath between his mouth and nose, and his breathing was weak, but it seemed that as long as no one cared about him, he would die in this dark, dark room that no one cares about. .

And this old man who looked like a skeleton, from the only little outline of his face, Shen Shi finally managed to recognize that this was Laohou.

Looking at that face, Shen Shi didn't speak for a while. Although when he came here, he would have thought that the loss of his only son Hou Sheng would hit the old Hou, but after losing his orphan, he would fall into such a heartbroken state. , or out of Shen Shi's surprise.

Perhaps, a son, or a young man, after all, cannot understand the feeling of the old man losing the beloved child of his life.

Shen Shi squatted down beside Lao Hou, called softly, and said, "Old Hou, do you still remember me?"

In Lao Hou's muddy and empty eye sockets, the eyeballs were motionless, as if he hadn't heard anything.

Shen Shi was silent for a moment, then said again: "My name is Shen Shi, and I am Hou Sheng's fellow apprentice brother, do you remember?"

Lao Hou's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had suddenly received a little touch after hearing the word Hou Sheng, then slowly turned his head, and took a hard look at Shen Shi.

His eyes were dull and powerless, and soon after seeing Shen Shi's face, a look of indifference and disappointment flashed across him, as if he was about to return to the previous numbness waiting to die.

But at this moment, something suddenly appeared in front of Lao Hou's eyes. It was a puppy made of old cloth. And the tail on the buttocks has fallen off.

This worn-out cloth dog doll was held in Shen Shi's hands. I don't know where he got it and where he took it out. It was just placed in front of Lao Hou's eyes. After seeing this cloth dog, Lao Hou Suddenly, his body was shaken, and an unbelievable brilliance suddenly appeared in his eyes. It was the strength that came out of nowhere. He raised his head all of a sudden, and uttered a few vague words, but maybe it was too long. Didn't speak, or had no strength, Shen Shi didn't hear what he was saying clearly.

However, there was no surprise on Shen Shi's face, instead he sighed lightly and said in a low voice:

"Come with me."

Lao Hou turned his head slowly, looked at this unfamiliar young man, but quickly exhausted the remaining strength in his body, and nodded desperately.

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Floating Cloud City, Xu Family West Garden.

"Have you seen the ten sceneries of Tianhong City in Tianhong City? Are they really so beautiful and magical?"

Ling Chunni was lying on the side of the table in Zhong Qingzhu's room, slightly tilted her head to look at Zhong Qingzhu who was leaning on the bed not far away, and asked curiously.

Zhong Qingzhu shook his head, and said: "No, I probably only saw five or six wonders that time. Although Tianhong's ten sights are famous, some of them are not seen all year round."

Ling Chunni pursed her lips, with yearning in her eyes, and said softly: "When Shitou told me about this, he said that he only saw three wonderful sights when he was in Tianhong City, namely the sunset on the Dragon Bridge. , The Great Wall, Moon and the City That Never Sleeps, and the others, I didn’t go to see them because of the lack of time.”

Zhong Qingzhu said lightly: "These three places are indeed the most common. As far as I know, there are about five of the ten scenes that are common, and the other three scenes change with the seasons. They can only be seen at certain times of the year. And the last two scenes, in fact, have completely disappeared, never to be seen again."

Ling Chunni was startled, and said in astonishment, "What?"

Zhong Qingzhu smiled and said: "Qiuyang in the Emperor's Palace and Hongjun's Giant Pillar, these two scenery were once among the top ten scenic spots in Tianhong. It is in ruins, and the giant pillars in front of the Demon Emperor's Palace have been destroyed and taken away, it is no longer the grandeur of the past."

Ling Chunni nodded, and didn't speak for a while, but her eyes flickered, as if she was thinking about something, after a while, she raised her head slightly, and suddenly called out, "Qingzhu."

Zhong Qingzhu responded, "What?"

"Do you know how to go to Tianhong City?"