Chapter 5: Self-correction of destiny
The next morning.
Houqiu Village, about ten miles away from the capital, is located in the mountains and beside the water. In front of the village is a small river, neither wide nor narrow. The river mud is sticky and white, and experts call it "jade mud".
And precisely because of this jade mud, Houqiu Village once had two official kilns that specialized in firing various types of porcelain for the palace. The name of the kiln - "Houqiu" - was once the favorite of the late emperor.
But the good times didn’t last long.
More than ten years ago, the supervisor in charge of the two official kilns angered a big shot for some unknown reason, and not only was he beheaded, but the official kiln in Houqiu Village was also closed by a notice from the Governor's Office, and no porcelain kiln was allowed to be built within the village for fifty years.
From then on, the entire Houqiu Village declined rapidly, the registered population decreased year by year, and the few remaining old, weak, sick and disabled people could not even farm the land, and could only make a living by reselling jade mud.
These days are already very difficult, but to our surprise, something strange has happened recently.
A fat-headed and big-eared wild boar monster. It was not very powerful, but it was not something that ordinary people could deal with. It had eaten more than a dozen people in the village in half a month.
The government office couldn't handle this kind of thing, so it could only report the situation to higher authorities and hand it over to the Liuye Division of the Xuanjing Division, which was responsible for handling matters related to strange and bizarre things.
But who would have thought that when the two "Bronze Leaf" masters from Willow Leaf hurriedly arrived today, the pig demon had already taken the lead and raised his four hooves to the sky.
…
"Young Master Xiao! You are truly the savior of our village!"
The river was shallow but fast-flowing, and the water hit the corpse of the pig demon, which was as big as an elephant, and the splashing foam was crystal clear.
Two men with scimitars on their waists were standing in the river checking the condition of the demon corpse, while a group of ragged villagers gathered on the shore. The white-haired old man in the lead was saying something to a young man with a grateful look on his face.
The person who can do something brave and righteous while rushing on the road can only be Xiao Feng.
"Old man, I just did it casually, don't take it to heart."
Xiao Feng had a gentle expression and politely cupped his fist: "Since the official has arrived, I will go first..."
"Wait a minute!"
The white-haired old man grabbed Xiao Feng's sleeve, turned his head and hurriedly told a pretty girl next to him: "Granddaughter, go and get the jade token that was passed down from our family!"
"Got it, Grandpa."
The little girl responded and turned and ran away in small steps, with a blush on her face.
Xiao Feng was a little confused: "Old man, what are you doing..."
The old man replied with a serious expression: "Young man, since you killed the pig demon, you are the benefactor of our Houqiu Village!"
"Our village is poor and we can't afford gold, silver or jewelry, but we do have a jade plaque passed down from our ancestors, which is said to have magical powers."
"We would like to give this jade token to you, young man, to repay you for saving our lives!"
"this……"
Xiao Feng hesitated for a moment, but did not refuse: "Okay! In that case, I will be honored to accept your offer."
"Young man, please don't say that..."
“…”
As the protagonist, no matter what trivial things you do, they are bound to be accompanied by great rewards and great opportunities.
Obviously, this jade pendant would naturally be a rare treasure.
Xiao Feng has long been accustomed to this.
While he was dealing with the villagers and waiting for the treasure, the conversation between the two men with lancets not far away made him frown slightly.
"Bright eyes and sharp ears" is a magical power that can only be mastered by the fifth level, which can greatly improve the range of vision and hearing.
Xiao Feng was only at the seventh rank, but he had practiced a mysterious technique, so he could hear clearly what the two were talking about.
"...Although this pig demon has only been practicing Taoism for less than ten years, the man surnamed Xiao was able to kill it with one strike...Do you think we should take it back and ask him?"
"What's there to ask? In this world, less trouble is worse than more. Just write it down in the record."
"That's right...Brother Li, since we have half a day free, why don't we go to Pingchangfang for a drink when we return to the city? I heard that there's a new handsome girl who's good at singing and dancing in Huayue Tower."
"I think it's okay. Anyway, the senior officials have gone to the Wei Mansion to congratulate... Speaking of which, the Lu family is also unlucky. They only have one daughter, but she was favored by that devil. I heard from the brothers in the stick-sticking department that Lu Jingyao tried to commit suicide several times..."
"Be careful with your words! You're going to die!"
"Hi, there are only you and me here..."
“…”
Soon the two stopped talking, and the expression on Xiao Feng's face became extremely gloomy.
He returned to the capital this time for a great opportunity, but who would have thought that he would hear such bad news before even entering the city.
His confidante was abducted by his enemy! You know, Wei Xianzhi, who controls the Xuanjing Division, was the culprit who ordered the killing of his entire family! A total of 17 people were killed overnight, and only he escaped because he was traveling outside.
Although his luck had improved since then, it was impossible not to avenge such a blood feud! Moreover, Lu Jingyao was now involved.
A huge rage surged to his heart. Xiao Feng took a deep breath and quickly forced himself to calm down. He did not let the anger get to his head.
He knew very well that with his current strength, if he went straight to the Wei Mansion to attack, it would be like an egg hitting a stone, and he would just die in vain.
Fortunately, the people of the Wei family did not recognize his appearance. As long as he hid in the dark and waited for an opportunity, it was not necessarily impossible to find an opportunity...
A plan slowly took shape in my mind, and at the same time, the little girl who had just gone to get the jade token also came back.
"Grandpa, the jade token!"
"Well, Young Master Xiao, this is our village..."
The white-haired old man took the jade token and handed it to Xiao Feng. He was about to say something happily, but the latter's cold expression made him shut his mouth instantly.
Xiao Feng knew that it would be difficult for him to look good at this moment, so he simply stopped talking nonsense, put the jade token into his arms, turned around and walked away quickly.
Normally, this kind of leaving without saying goodbye would undoubtedly make people unhappy, but the villagers present were not dissatisfied except for being a little surprised.
Especially the pretty girl, who even blushed and whispered:
"This is what a real man is."
"I don't know when I can see Brother Xiao again..."
A resolute and chic back, grateful villagers, a girl with amorous feelings...
If Wei Changtian was present and saw this scene, he would definitely curse loudly - what the hell is the protagonist's halo! Besides that, he might also have a hint of doubt.
Because the plot in Houqiu Village seems to be slightly different from that in the novel.
It was as if the illusory heaven was actively correcting the wheel of fate that had already been changed by him.
(End of this chapter)
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