The crackling sound of burning came from the piles of dry grass and vines, making people feel inexplicably uneasy in the quiet cave. Under the strange atmosphere, I saw the master still sleeping peacefully. I wonder if he is still sleeping.

How long to sleep, maybe one or two hours, maybe seven or eight hours, or even longer. In this kind of environment, it is extremely unwise to exhaust your cultivation, but the master did it directly.

After a while, Daoren Jia still didn't come back. I was a little worried. At this time, all my hopes were placed on Daoren Jia. He must not have anything happen to him...

"rustle……"

Suddenly, a faint sound of footsteps came from outside the cave, from far to near. I felt happy in my heart. As expected, Master Jia was back. He quickly shouted outside the cave: "Brother! The fire is about to go out.

You have to quickly replant the grass and vines!"

"Senior brother..."

I shouted a few more times inexplicably, but the only response was the intermittent echo from the cave, my own echo, and the increasingly clear footsteps still rang in my ears. Listening to the footsteps,

Daoist Jia should have been approaching the cave. Why didn't he respond when I called him?

"Crunch!"

There was a crisp pause, as promised, at the entrance of the cave, and then, it instantly fell into a deathly silence. Silence, very quiet, and a bit scary!

"who?!"

No matter how stupid I am and have no experience in life, at this time, I suddenly realized that those footsteps might not be the footsteps of my senior brother Jia Daoren. Then...who could it be? Or...what is hiding outside?

!

"Cluck...cluck..."

Suddenly, a creepy laughter came from outside the cave and reached my ears clearly. I shuddered and turned my head tremblingly, looking towards the entrance of the cave.

When I saw it, I almost peed with fear... I saw a seven or eight-year-old child standing upside down at the edge of the cave, lying on his stomach at the entrance, looking at me quietly with a bit of amusement.

"You, you, you...are you a human or a ghost?! Why are you standing upside down there? Ah?!"

I can no longer calm down, my master is in a deep sleep, and my senior brother Jia Daoren has been out for a long time and has not returned. I am the only one left hanging half-dead on the stone wall... Eh! Isn't that right?

"Giggle... Big brother, it's you who's standing upside down, not me!"

Sure enough, after I realized it, the child grinned and said in a childish voice.

"Ahem! Got it, I'm asking you, are you a human or a ghost? Why are you here?!"

Although I asked this question, deep down in my heart, I already regarded this child as a stranger, because from such a distance, not only did I not feel a trace of yin energy emanating from him, but I sensed a trace of friendly atmosphere.

Could it be that someone's child is lost?

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..."

As soon as I finished speaking, the child suddenly rubbed his eyes and sobbed softly while rubbing them. After hearing what he said, I groaned with difficulty. It turned out to be a lost baby. His father must have been digging for herbs.

When Qinglong took over the trouble, the water was diverted from the south to the north, and the water flooded the hillside, which caused the father and son to be separated. However... in such a strange place, such a young child can be okay, it is really a blessing...

"Little guy, please stop crying now. Now that you have met your big brother, he will definitely help you find your father. You come in first to get some warmth. It's too cold outside, so don't freeze your body."

I said with concern, but I still couldn't turn my body back, so I could only awkwardly invite the children into the cave.

"Giggle...thank you big brother..."

As expected, the child burst into laughter and jumped into the cave. He found a stone next to the fire and sat down. Looking at the purple color of his lips, he was really freezing.

"By the way, what's your name? Where do you live?"

I smiled and looked at the child. This child was pretty and his ability to adapt to the wild was several times higher than that of other children of the same age. As the saying goes, children from poor families become rich early. Maybe his family background is not very good, otherwise

I won’t follow my father to learn how to dig herbs.

"My name is Xiaogui. By the way, big brother, what's your name?"

Suddenly I heard a child calling himself "little devil", and my heart suddenly pounded. But seeing his natural expression, I was instantly relieved and said with a smile: "Do you only have this nickname? Do you have a name?"

"Brother, I don't understand what you are talking about. By the way, my family lives near the entrance of the valley in front. You can see my house when you leave the valley."

The kid said seriously, and stretched out his hand to point me in the direction. Isn't it exactly the valley entrance that my master, senior brother, and I are looking for? That is the only way out of this place!

"I bet you all the children in the mountains are called by their nicknames until they grow up. Well, when you grow up, you will know what your real name is. Little devil, big brother, my name is Chen Xiaojiu, and this old man is my master.

, the world respectfully calls Taoist Longhu, I also have a senior brother who is out looking for grass and vines now, and will be back soon. I believe that my senior brother will like you when he sees you."

I smiled and introduced the titles and relationships between our masters and disciples to the kid. But when the kid saw the sleeping master, his face visibly trembled and he moved to one side... "Haha! You don't have to be afraid, I

Master looks fierce, but he is actually very kind and amiable. I think he will also like this weird little guy like you when he wakes up, an old naughty boy and a little naughty boy, haha!"

"Brother! Is this old man going to die? Why isn't he buried? It's so scary!"

Unexpectedly, the kid choked me to death with just one sentence.

"Kid! How are you talking?! My master is sleeping and will wake up soon. Children don't know how to talk nonsense. Cursing people casually is not a good boy!"

I said slightly angrily and glared at the kid.

Unexpectedly, the kid pouted, rolled his eyes at me, and turned away... "Why are you sitting here when you are about to die..."

"you!"

I was immediately furious and wanted to stand up and kick this kid, but as soon as I moved, I felt waves of soreness and numbness all over my body, which was extremely uncomfortable.

"What about life and death?! Junior Brother Xiaojiu, what are you talking about in the cave? You..."

Suddenly, senior fellow apprentice Jia Daoren walked in carrying a large ball of grass and vines with a Xuanwu knife. He was just joking with me, but when he saw a seven or eight-year-old child in the cave, he was shocked and speechless. After a long time,

, then asked coldly: "Are you a human or a ghost? Why do you appear here?!"

"Brother!"

Seeing that my senior brother Jia Daoren was in a state of panic, I quickly interjected: "I had the same question as you just now, but now I understand that he and his father went up the mountain to dig herbs. It happened that the river water rose and the sky and the earth changed color. The father and son

They got separated like that, and when he came here, his little face was purple and purple from the cold just now!"

"Oh? So you are a human, not a ghost?!"

Mr. Jia Daoren kept the grass and vines beside the fire, still maintaining a high degree of vigilance.

"No, uncle, I am a ghost!"

Suddenly, the child stood up and spoke seriously to Mr. Jia.

Hearing these words, I was completely shocked. Could it be...could it be that I had sensed it wrong all along? Or am I too stupid and easy to deceive? Why can't I tell the difference between a human and a ghost? And senior brother Jia Daoren
Chapter completed!