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Tang Xiaotang opened her eyes wide in surprise and looked ahead. There was still no one, no monster, not even a mosquito.

"When did the Tang family produce such a stupid breed? It seems that the sky will not kill me." The voice came again, and Tang Xiaotang finally found the source of the sound this time, which was actually the hill-like crystal cluster in front of him.

She took two more steps forward, and the person talking to her finally appeared in front of her.

In the crystal cluster, a man with a height of 1.8 meters or even 1.9 meters stood up. Xiaotang's height had just reached his waist, and the crystal cluster was reflective, so he didn't see it for a while.

A man looks 50 or 60 years old and has a lot of wrinkles on his face, but he doesn't look ugly. On the contrary, because of his facial features and thick hair, he has a mature beauty that only has only an old man. However, at Xiaotang's age, her feeling is only one word - a kind grandfather.

Grandpa's hair is orange, which is enough to prove that he is not a human. In addition, he is dressed in a black robe. Although he is still, it can still make people feel the elegant feeling of his clothes.

"Grandpa, why are you in the crystal?"

With the curiosity of children, it is not surprising to ask this question, but the man in the crystal cluster still roared loudly: "Don't call me grandpa! Whose fault do you think I will become like this!"

Tang Xiaotang was roared and squatted down with his head. It took him a long time to make sure that he would not come out to spank himself, and raised his head tremblingly: "Then what should I call you?"

The man in the crystal cluster answered the question: "Tell me why you cry first."

Tang Xiaotang thought for a moment and told him what happened tonight. Since no one taught her to lie and conceal, her story was very detailed. Her frank attitude won her a little favor with the man. After listening to her story, the man's mouth softened a lot: "So, you want to be a Alchemist, make money to treat your mother's illness. What a filial child.

... What an idiot. It's impossible to do it with your qualifications.

The man did not say what he really thought, but said to her, "Your tears woke me up from my deep sleep, which is also predestined to me. In this way, as long as you promise to help me get out, I will try to cure your mother's illness."

"Are you serious?" Tang Xiaotang suddenly ignited hope in his heart, "Can you cure my mother's illness? But the doctor said that it takes a lot of money to treat the disease. You..." You don't seem to be very rich.

"Well, incompetent human beings need a lot of money to cure diseases. You obediently work for me and help me get out. I will never break my promise."

Tang Xiaotang nodded like a garlic: "As long as you can cure my mother's illness, I can do whatever you want."

The man in the crystal cluster gave an amiable laugh: "Then it's a deal."

... Sure enough, he is an idiot. No, he is an idiot among idiots. He didn't even ask me what he wanted her to do. The Tang family was going to die. The first thing I did after I went out was to dig the ancestral tomb of the Tang family!

"Grandpa, what on earth am I going to do for you?"

"Don't call me grandpa!"

"Wow, I'm sorry!"

After being shouted again, Tang Xiaotang learned to be obedient and asked carefully, "Then I'll call you big brother?" It's always right to call people young!

There is a row of black lines on the head of the man in the crystal cluster: "I was born in the early Shang Dynasty, and I am old enough to be the ancestor of your ancestors!"

Tang Xiaotang really had no choice but to stop talking this time.

"It will take me at least five years to get out of here. During this period, I will teach you a lot of things and take you to practice. Tut, you haven't learned anything well like this. I will probably be exhausted. Why don't I suffer a little and let you call me a teacher?"

Tang Xiaotang really couldn't hear where he suffered, but he still shouted obediently: "Good teacher."

The man was very satisfied, so he continued: "Listen, there are only two things I want you to do. First, collect as much rootless water as possible, rain and snow, and then fill the springs over there."

"Where is the spring?" Tang Xiaotang lowered his head and looked around, and the ground was flat and full of dirt.

"Idiot! Look up!"

Tang Xiaotang quickly looked up and looked for it. This time, he saw a black hole in the messy stone pile on his right hand. He looked at it and saw that it was bottomless. It should be the so-called spring.

The man lamented her stupidity for a while before saying, "It must be rootless water, because rootless water is the source of life that nourishes all things and is a very valuable resource for immortals."

So I've been so much rain since I was a child, why hasn't my spiritual power grown at all? Tang Xiaotang was puzzled, but he didn't dare to ask.

"There was originally water in the spring. Since I was sealed here, no one has been interested in it for more than a thousand years. The spring has been consumed by me. When you fill the spring, I can break through the seal and get out. At that time, your mother's disease will be cured, so you have to redouble your efforts and collect enough one day earlier. Rootless water can save your mother one day earlier.

Tang Xiaotang nodded to show that she knew, and then asked, "What about the second one?"

The man replied, "The second one is a little troublesome. You have to get an eagle feather first before I can teach you how to use it."

Tang Xiaotang gave an embarrassed voice: "Where should I get the eagle's feathers?"

The man has an attitude that it's none of my business: "How can I know?"

Tang Xiaotang had to nod again: "Okay, I'll figure it out."

After being quiet for a while, the man suddenly asked, "Don't you want to ask me?"

...Don't ask me why I'm trapped here. Will I do bad things after going out?

"Can you really save my mother?" Tang Xiaotang asked hesitantly.

... idiot plus three levels, how can there be such a stupid person in the world! But stupidity is also good, at least I don't doubt my true intentions.

"I have lived for thousands of years, will I still lose my trust with a little girl like you?" The man asked a little arrogantly.

After many confirmations, Tang Xiaotang was finally relieved. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly remembered that he didn't know how to get in and how to get out.

The man looked around at her and came to what she thought. He said in a low voice: "Stretch out your hand."

Tang Xiaotang stretched out his left hand and saw a red light blooming from the back of his hand, leaving a red flower pattern.

"That's my coat of arms. With it, you can go in and out here at will, but remember, don't tell anyone about our agreement or bring anyone in. Do you hear me?"

"I heard it," Tang Xiaotang looked at the flower on his back and meditated in his heart that I was going out. Sure enough, he returned to the guest room. Thinking that I was going in, he stood in front of the crystal cluster again. "I learned it, teacher!"

The man not only did not praise, but also scolded angrily, "This kind of thing doesn't need to be learned at all, idiot!"

Tang Xiaotang had an injured expression on his face and thought that the teacher was so fierce.

"It's time for you to go back." The man rudely issued an expulsion order.

Tang Xiaotang bowed to him obediently: "Goodbye, teacher." Then the figure disappeared into the darkness.

The man in the crystal cluster snorted and said to himself, "Stupid like this, still a woman, with such a poor foundation, I will definitely be exhausted. Humph... But forget it. After all, it's also for yourself. Do your best."

After returning to the guest room, Tang Xiaotang was so excited that he didn't fall asleep all night. The next day, he went out with his luggage and was ready to go home.

Tang Qiuzhe met her at the door of his old house and saw that she swept away the sadness of last night. He thought it was the optimistic nature of the child, and he didn't care too much about it, but the red mark on the back of Xiaotang's hand left him a mind.

"What's that on the back of your hand?" Although it can be seen as a flower and a little familiar, Tang Qiuzhe can't remember where he saw it.

Tang Xiaotang was as guilty as a thief and hid his hand holding the shoulder strap behind his back: "No, nothing..." The teacher said not to let anyone know.

Tang Qiuzhe was puzzled, but since Tang Xiaotang didn't want to say, it was also her freedom. She had no right to ask, so she was not reluctant. She just handed over a business card: "This is my phone number on it. I should stay in China next. If there is anything I can do to help, you can call me."

Tang Xiaotang accepted it gratefully: "Thank you!" Although this person can't help, as a stranger for the first time, it is not easy to be so kind and friendly. She dares not ask for too much. After all, she is a useless person.

After a two-night drive, the night when I returned to my city, it rained heavily, and Tang Xiaotang's umbrella moved all the buckets and basins of the house to the yard to receive water.

It rained heavily, but it fell into the container very limitedly. Tang Xiaotang really wanted to buy an oversized funnel, then inserted it into the spring and aimed at the sky to receive water, but it was obvious that it was delusional. I don't know which world the space belongs to. Except for the red pattern on the back of his hand, I don't know if there is any other path. .

"Ah, speaking of which, I haven't asked him why he was sealed!"

Forty-eight hours after the two met, Tang Xiaotang finally realized that she had not asked many questions. When she entered the sealed space with a bucket and poured water into the spring, she talked about it to the man in the crystal cluster. The man was silent for a long time and answered her six words--

The victory of the reflection arc.

Tang Xiaotang didn't understand. When he turned around and was about to leave with a bucket, he suddenly asked on a whim, "Teacher, won't you feel lonely after being locked here for more than a thousand years?"

The man regarded her care as a donkey: "You know what loneliness is at a young age. Go back to take a shower."

...What is loneliness? Can I eat it? I can't eat. What do I want to do? Well, but I won't be lonely for a long time.