camouflage salted fish

Ink covered the sky, and heavy snow covered the ground.In the distance, the golden and red lights are flickering brightly, and it seems that laughter can still be faintly heard; above the high cliff, there is a cold wind howling, and the snowflakes like goose feathers make people almost unable to open their eyes.

"Keng--"

In the thick ink-like night, the snow-white sword light suddenly lit up, Shen Budu sideways avoided a sword, and when he saw the face in the shadow, his heart was shocked: "You—"

The man didn't answer, and the sword light full of killing intent struck again!

With a sound softer than falling snow, the tip of the sword pierced into the flesh, and blood spurted out with the long blade, falling drop by drop on the snow, as gorgeous as a burning lotus lantern.

"Master." The man held the hilt of the sword with a slender and strong hand, cold and pale without any warmth, "...I'm sorry."

-

At noon, the sun was scorching.

The scorching light roasted the earthy brown ground to the point of smoking. Nearby was a half-dried pond. A few toads were hiding under the withered lotus and weeping weakly, responding to the indistinct noises on the trees in the distance. The sound of cicadas.

Shen Budu lay motionless on the side of the road, staring at a bald bird flying slowly across the sky, and finally confirmed one thing after a long time——

He came back from the dead.

Shen Budu, a top boss who is known to everyone in the cultivation world, possesses countless halos and legends that blind people's eyes: he became famous at the age of 16 and showed his sharpness; At the age of 20, he led various sects of comprehension to repel ghosts, and was promoted as the head of the fairy; at the age of 25, he reached the top of the list and became the well-deserved number one master in the world——

He is extremely famous, and he is incomparable in the limelight. His reputation and status in the cultivation world, there is no other person who can match him.

However, these are meaningless, because he died on the New Year's Eve when he was 28 years old.

The big apprentice who was carefully taught by him, the younger brother who grew up together, and the friends who became confidantes joined forces to kill him.

After a lifetime, those romantic and bustling scenes receded like the tide, and gradually became blurred and pale. Only some fragments were as vivid as before, deeply burned in my mind, and played back and forth non-stop for a moment——the scene that came face to face in the dark night The snow-bright sword light, the whistling blizzard on the top of the cliff, the ancient killing formation exuding scarlet color, the hideous and distorted face that is so strange that it is difficult to distinguish...

Maybe the weather was too hot, and Shen Budu suddenly felt chest tightness and shortness of breath.He sighed softly, closed his eyes again, and continued to be a salted fish lying on the side of the road, about to be roasted to dryness.

As soon as he regained consciousness, Shen Budu realized that this was not his body.The owner of this body is newly dead, and the body is still warm, but somehow this wandering spirit has taken over his shell in a daze.

If other people fell at the peak of their prosperity and unexpectedly got the chance to be reborn, they would be extremely pleasantly surprised. They wished they could make a comeback immediately, take revenge, trample all those who betrayed them under their feet, and start a vigorous battle of revenge.

But Shen Budu had no such plan.

He just felt so boring.

There are always people who say that Shen Budu is the tallest person in the whole world, and that he has obtained everything—cultivation, status, fame, wealth, chance...everything is the ultimate, and everything has reached the extreme of others. unreachable point.He also thought that he had lived a good life all his life, but he never thought that he would end up like this in the end.

People's hearts are difficult to distinguish, and people's hearts are changeable.

Or does one have to lose something in exchange for what one gains?

The body was extremely tired, breathing became more and more difficult, and the throat was so dry and sore that it seemed to be smoking.This body belonged to an ordinary person. He hadn't built a spiritual base or a elixir. It seemed that he still had some old wounds. He had been baked in the sun for a long time, and he was about to lose his breath.

But... that's fine too.

Shen Budu thought.

Anyway, he doesn't have much interest in living again, so it's better to die early, so that this brother can rest in peace, and the two of them will be happy.

Thinking of this, he relaxed his mind and body more calmly, crossed his hands neatly on his abdomen, and devoted himself wholeheartedly to waiting for death.

-

"Uncle Song, how long will it take for him to wake up?"

"This young man has been in a coma for three days, but his injury has improved after taking the medicine. I guess he should wake up today."

"Brother Xingyu, this big brother looks good, his eyelashes are so long."

"Hiss... Sanbao, don't touch it, be careful not to disturb others—"

Shen Budu was already disturbed.

He only felt that someone was whispering in his ears all the time, very noisy, and his eyelashes were being flicked back and forth, making it uncomfortable, so he simply opened his eyes.

The three heads in front of them all tilted back in shock, and then their faces were full of joy, and they said in unison:

"You're awake!"

Shen Budu remained motionless, and quickly passed the three strangers in front of him in one breath:

The oldest man had the bitter fragrance of herbs, and the green juice of plants remained between his fingers. He stretched out his hand to feel his pulse immediately after he opened his eyes. He should be a doctor;

The fourteen-year-old and a half-year-old boy looked a little nervous, but his face was rosy, his eyes were clear, he was full of energy, and his tiger's mouth had thin calluses. It could be seen that he had practiced martial arts all year round;

The child lying next to his pillow looks to be only four or five years old, but he speaks clearly, looks agile, and has a clear and intelligent eye that is different from children of this age. Either he was raised by a wealthy family with natural materials and earth treasures, or — This child is not human.

The three of them had no idea that they had been seen through in a face-to-face meeting, and they only cared about rejoicing at the awakening of the young man in front of them.Song Yifan withdrew his hand, smiled with relief: "It's good to wake up! How is it, do you still feel uncomfortable? Are you hungry? Do you want to eat?"

He asked several questions in one breath, but the concern in his tone was not fake.Although it was not Shen Budu's original intention to survive, but with his upbringing and personality, he would never lose his temper at those who radiate kindness to him regardless of good or bad.So he smiled slightly and said in a low voice, "I'm fine. You guys saved me, right? Thank you."

Song Yifan waved his hands again and again, hearing that his voice was a little hoarse, so he asked the boy to bring him a glass of water.The boy left immediately, and when he came back, he found that Shen Budu had sat up from the bed, staring at him quietly, he was a little at a loss for what to do, almost spilled the water in the cup, and passed the water with a blushing face, He said nervously, "Please, please use it."

Shen Budu took the water to thank him, lowered his eyes and stopped looking at him, the young man was not so tense now, pinching the corner of his clothes with his fingers, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Compared to the restrained and shy boy facing strangers, the boy next to him was much more lively and bold.He pointed at the three people one by one with his short, fat and tender fingers, and introduced softly: "My name is Ruan Ruan, my nickname is Sanbao, and I am four years old this year. This is brother Li Xingyu, and this is uncle Song Yifan. We are in the pond I found you unconscious and brought you back."

Song Yifan added gently: "I'm a crappy doctor. I saw some injuries on your body and your pulse condition was very weak, so I gave you some medicine. Now that you wake up, it will be fine. My son can tell you your name and where is your home conveniently." ? After you rest, we will send you back."

Although the young man in front of him passed out on the side of the road in a state of embarrassment, the clothes on his body were exquisitely made, and he had a calm and calm demeanor all over him.

Shen Budu rubbed the teacup with his fingertips, thinking about what identity to arrange, when he suddenly heard the child named Ruan Ruan say: "Shen... Du."

Shen Budu raised his eyebrows slightly, and immediately looked down, only to find that Ruan Ruan was holding a jade pendant hanging around his waist in his small hand, and was reading the words engraved on it: "This brother is called Shen Du."

The owner of this body is actually called Shen Du?

What a coincidence.

Shen Budu was surprised that the name was only one letter different from his own, Song Yifan and Li Xingyu looked at each other, but was surprised by another thing.

"Shen Du?" Song Yifan looked at Shen Budu, and asked tentatively, "Is that Shen Du from Pingyuan's Shen family?"

"Which Shen Du is that Shen Du?" Ruan Ruan blinked her curious eyes, and happened to ask Shen Budu what was in his heart.

Li Xingyu said: "The Shen family in Pingyuan County is a well-known cultivation family of ours. The head of the family, Shen Kuo, has seven sons, most of whom are very talented in cultivation. explain--"

His voice stopped abruptly, and he subconsciously glanced at Shen Budu, with a somewhat cramped and embarrassed expression.Shen Budu understood immediately after listening to it, the following words probably didn't sound good, probably words like "waste" and "waste".

It is true that this body has blocked spiritual veins, is congenitally damaged, and has Shen's jade pendant on it, so it must be the rumored good-for-nothing young master.Shen Budu took advantage of the situation to accept this identity: "I am indeed Shen Du of the Shen family. I was injured in some accidents, and I would like to thank you all for your help."

As he spoke, he cupped his hands and bowed to several people.

Although he didn't clearly explain what kind of accident he encountered, but when the three people present heard it, they came up with an idea in unison.

Pingyuan County is very far away from here, so why would such a wealthy son come to this wilderness for no reason?The Shen family is a great cultivator. I heard that they have always paid attention to the talent and cultivation of the disciples in the clan. This Mr. Shen is not only completely incapable of cultivating immortals, but also a concubine. He must have been disliked by his father and squeezed out by his brothers, and was expelled by the family!

A son of a wealthy family, but he didn't love his mother or his father since he was a child, and he was bullied by others with white eyes. In the end, he was expelled from the family, so that he lacked food and water, and fell on the side of the road, dying, not even as good as Those few clams in the pond｜Toad water spirit!

But he himself didn't show misery at all, he stubbornly hid the real reason, and even maintained a calm, gentle, polite demeanor, forcing a smile on them!

So what if you can't cultivate immortals?Isn't the spirit of such a tough, unyielding and proud man not enough to move the world? !

The heart of the three of them twitched, their breathing stagnated, and they cast their gazes on Shen Budu one after another, their eyes sparkled with admiration, sympathy, pity and love.

Shen Budu: "..."

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