Chapter 68: civil root
Not long after Lin Qingxu went out, a boy about eleven or twelve years old suddenly appeared in front of him.
The boy was thin and dry, his skin was black to glowing, and he was not tall, but his eyes flashed with light, like a wild monkey that had just shaved from the charcoal stove.
"Qingqing, why did you come out so late today?" The little boy saw that she didn't hold the dirty clothes or lift the sickle, the light in his eyes flickered, and he hesitated.
He looked around and found that there was no one from the Mu family, so he hurriedly asked her in a low voice, "Is your mother asking you to go up the mountain to pick up firewood again?"
Of course Lin Qingxu didn't know the boy, but it didn't prevent her from following his words and said, "No, I'm very busy today, so I don't have to do anything."
Although the boy was surprised, he breathed a sigh of relief. His thin faces were squeezed together, and he sighed: "It's fine if you don't go, my father came back last night and said that someone on the mountain was bitten by a wild wolf, and his body was eaten clean. , leaving only half of the head, infiltrating panic..."
Lin Qingxu looked at him and wanted to laugh. Knowing that he was well-meaning, he raised his lips and asked, "What about you, are you free now?"
She was worried that she couldn't understand the situation, so she came up with someone!
It was the first time that the boy was approached by Mu Qingqing, his eyes widened, and he nodded flattered: "If you have time or time, my mother only asked me to cut some hogweed, and it won't be a hindrance to go after a while."
Lin Qingxu nodded, deliberately ignoring his earnest gaze, picked a shaded tree that was not easy to be seen, and sat down on the stone beside the tree.
The wound on her body has just formed a thin scab, and the movement will hurt the wound if she moves too much. She was in high spirits when she beat the dog to intimidate the little fat man. Now that it has eased, she feels a burst of pain in the wound.
Lin Qingxu was angrily scolding the old man Xu Yu for being too pitiful, when the boy next to him suddenly spoke up.
"Qingqing, did your parents beat you again?" The boy rubbed his palms and asked cautiously.
Lin Qingxu raised her eyebrows and asked without answering, "Are they my parents?"
As early as when the boy mentioned her mother for the first time, Lin Qingxu felt that something was wrong. Could it be that the couple that killed him in the family were still Mu Qingqing's mother and father?
Being beaten like this by my father, my mother and my younger brother are a "little bitch" and "little bastard"? ?
This relationship...don't be too cruel!
The boy saw the fierce light in her eyes, and his heart tightened, thinking that she didn't like to call it that, and quickly changed his words: "Oh no, it's your father and stepmother..."
Lin Qingxu breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that this configuration was in line with the rules.
The time should be at the beginning of summer, the time for all things to revive and germinate has passed, and the grass and grains are full of grass and grains along the road in the countryside, full of vitality.
Lin Qingxu felt the breeze blowing slowly across his face, and happened to see the boy next to him looking at him suspiciously, as if he wanted to ask, but didn't dare to ask.
Lin Qingxu didn't know what Mu Qingqing was like in the past, but he didn't have to think about it, he was very different from himself.
She frowned, feeling her head hurt.
It was the boy who couldn't stand his confusion and asked first, "Qingqing, what's the matter with you today?"
In the past, Mu Qingqing was timid but cold, and Mu Qingqing in front of her was like a different person.
Lin Qingxu sighed in his heart, and could only cover his head and say a random reason: "I was beaten by my father last night, and I woke up with a terrible headache. I can't remember many things, even your name. already."
After Lin Qingxu finished speaking, he looked at him weakly, waiting for his answer with a guilty conscience.
I don't know if it's because her acting skills are too high, or the boy is too deceitful, but the other party doesn't suspect him: "Qingqing, don't be afraid, my mother told me about your situation before, and it's likely that she will remember it tomorrow. What do you want to know, I'll tell you all?"
It was too much for everything to go smoothly, even Lin Qingxu was stunned.
She pursed her lips and pondered for two seconds, and then, unceremoniously, she threw out a series of questions.
Lin Qingxu easily learned that the boy's name was Qiangzi, who was twelve years old this year, and her current body, Mu Qingqing, was only ten years old.
Besides Mu Qingqing's family, her biological father is called Mu Dahai, her unhappy stepmother is called Li Cuihua, and her cheap brother is called Mu Lei.
Mu Qingqing's mother died when she was three years old. Mu Dahai was not reassured at all. In addition, his ex-wife actually left a useless loser. He didn't miss the old days and remarried the same village after two months. Li Cuihua.
From then on, Mu Dahai and Li Cuihua bullied Mu Qingqing to death.
There are countless jobs to do all day long, being scolded from morning to night, and being beaten at both ends for three days has become Mu Qingqing's daily routine.
It can be said that Mu Qingqing has always been living in the heat of water.
...Lin Qingxu sighed after hearing this, and suddenly had the illusion that his purpose was not to revive the soul, but to be the savior of the world!
"Our village is called Qingshui Village, located in Linqu Country. The nearest town is Chuchen Town, Qingqing, do you remember?" Qiangzi continued.
Lin Qingxu shook his head decisively: "I don't remember, but I vaguely remember that there was a village called Hehua Village?"
She was talking about the village she once lived in. Although she knew that it might no longer exist, she couldn't help but hold on to a glimmer of hope.
Qiangzi's dark eyes lit up, and she nodded wildly under her expectant gaze: "There are some, we are on the west side of Chuchen Town, and on the south side is Hehua Village, Qingqing, do you remember?"
Lin Qingxu's heart suddenly darkened.
Knowing that they were not talking about the same place, she nodded in agreement: "What about Xuchen Country, and Qu Du? Do you know this?"
This time, even Qiangzi was confused. He folded a blade of grass and twirled it at his fingertips, and said aloud, "Qingqing, I have never heard of the two places you asked about. I only know that there are five major countries. They are Linqu Country, Tan Xianguo, Luchen Country, Wuxiang Country, and Haize Country."
"The country of Xuchen that Qingqing said might be a small country on that side. I've heard it before. As for Qudu, all the cities I know were told to me by my father, but I don't know much."
Qiangzi's father is a cargo porter at the Dongtou Wharf in Chuchen Town. He hasn't been to many places, but listening to the people on the freighter gossip, he knows a lot.
Qiangzi’s father comes back once every ten days, and every time he tells his son what he has seen and heard, in order to let his son know more, it will be of great use in the future.
Lin Qingxu listened silently, thinking that a hundred years later, it is not uncommon for countries to change.
She pondered and asked the last question: "Do you know when the people from the immortal world will come to accept apprentices, it seems to come every ten years?"
Although Xu Yu pitted her about Mu Qingqing, Lin Qingxu felt that Xu Yu would not continue to pit her on the event that he finally reminded her to go to the world of immortality.
"Is Qingqing talking about those immortals?" Qiangzi couldn't hide his longing, and Lin Qingxu was silent for a second when he saw his loyal fan.
Qiangzi smiled, shook off the blade of grass in his hand, and said, "You remembered wrong! Not every ten years, but every five years, the immortals will come. These few days, they happen to be accepting apprentices in the village, Qingqing, do you think Are you going to take a look now?"
It was really drowsy and someone handed him a pillow. Lin Qingxu couldn't care whether it was ten years or five years. He greeted Qiangzi and walked towards the village entrance in high spirits.
"Qingqing, you seem very happy?" Qiangzi asked as she watched her stride forward without any signs of pain.
Lin Qingxu was of course happy, she was smiling, and she had a sense of seeing the road slowly unfolding in front of her.
Thinking so in her heart, she pretended not to care that much in her mouth: "I just want to go and see, it's not the point to choose or not!"
The point is that she is an excellent single spirit root or an excellent double spirit root!
Lin Qingxu's self-confidence was bursting, but she believed 100% in the qualifications of this body - the old man Xuyi tricked her and stuffed her into Mu Qingqing's body, there was absolutely no reason.
She hadn't thought about it before, but now that she thinks about it, the key must be here!
Qiangzi couldn't understand why she was in a happy mood, scratched his head, and became silly.
Because it was already the fifth day of recruiting apprentices in the Immortal Cultivation World, there were not many people waiting in line at the entrance of the village to test their qualifications. There were only two teams, and there were less than twenty people in total.
Lin Qingxu found a team to stand in a little shorter, and waited for his turn.
Qiangzi stood with her, poked her uninjured shoulder when he saw this, and when he saw the immortal in front of him, he couldn't help lowering his voice and said, "Qingqing, this is your first test, you guess the spirit root will be detected. ?"
Lin Qingxu was not annoyed at all when he was interrupted, and patted his shoulder, which was taller than himself, with a smile: "I think it should be possible."
If it is found that there is no spiritual root, she will really beat the old thief!
The team of seven or eight people quickly moved forward. Lin Qingxu watched the children in front leave one by one with a frustrated face, and the red light on his face became more and more intense.
So, should the focus be on her? !
"Hello, little girl, just put your hand on the test ball." The smiling young monk explained to her patiently.
Lin Qingxu stared at the glass ball in front of him, took a deep breath, and put his palm on it in slow motion.
Let's explode, little universe!
The transparent glass ball reflected the faint light in the sunlight, Lin Qingxu stared at it closely, one second, two seconds...
Weak fluorescent light slowly appeared in the glass sphere, green grass green and light yellow, the two colors were intertwined.
The young cultivator laughed: "Congratulations to the little girl, you are a double spiritual root in civil engineering. Although your aptitude is not excellent, there is a lot of room for future development."
The earthy and woody Lin Qingxu had a dark face and stiffly spit out two words: "Thank you."
In a daze, he accepted the jade card representing the identity of the Qishan faction. After Lin Qingxu hastily said where he lived now, his face was mourned and he returned on the same path.
The young cultivator said that she is a double spiritual root in civil engineering and has great room for development, which is obviously a reassuring word for her. Lin Qingxu had seen the brilliance of his younger sister Qingwan Shuimu during the double spiritual root test before.
Compared to his own brilliance, he can't even be called a chicken rib.
Lin Qingxu walked back according to her body's memory, and she didn't know when to say goodbye to Qiangzi. When she regained her senses, she was already standing at the door of Mu's house.
The big yellow dog at the door learned a lesson, and lay flabby in the kennel, biting the dog bones around his mouth, as if he was eating his last meal before his death.
Just as she glanced at the yellow dog, a familiar little male voice suddenly appeared in the yard.
Fatty Mu Lei: "Mother, that little **** Mu Qingqing is back!"