Start from a baby to become a Taoist

Chapter 276 Mysterious Peach Blossoms in the Mysterious Stream
The dark clouds in the sky completely dissipated, and the sunlight, as usual, dragged through the sparse clouds and shone into the Xu family's quiet courtyard like a sharp sword, nourishing the seven-leafed aconite in the corner, and the dewdrops remaining on the branches and leaves slowly shrank.

Those rays of sunlight were undoubtedly a new hope for the Dahuangbian Village, which had experienced a morning of desolation. They were given life and cast pieces of various shapes on the ground, including circles, squares, and various irregular shapes.

Those shapes were shimmering, but the color was blood red.

As the sun rose, the sounds of several birds could be heard in the sky, but the yard was extremely quiet.

The scene of Xu Ran swinging his sword and beheading people just now was replaying over and over again in everyone's mind all the time. That charm was undoubtedly that of an immortal.

"Why are there so many headless corpses in the village? What happened during the days I was away?"

At this time, a powerful voice slowly sounded in everyone's ears. It was not loud, but the familiar voice made the villagers who were originally stunned come to their senses at the same time, and they all looked towards the place where the voice came from.

Not far from the Xu family's yard, there was a strong young man wearing a tiger-skin coat and a sharp bone knife on his waist, but the knife was a little damaged.

His tiger-skin coat was stained with blood, his face was covered in dust, and he looked exhausted.

Looking along his shoulder, I saw that he was carrying a huge white jade bone. The bone was nearly five meters long and as thick as a strong young man's arm. It looked like it weighed hundreds of pounds.

Such a huge object was easily carried on the shoulders of a strong young man.

"Sick Tiger!!"

When Mr. Qi saw the old man's appearance clearly, he suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

That’s right, the person who came back was Xu Binghu.

This voice suddenly echoed in Xu Binghu's ears, making him a little unbearable.

"Mr. Qi, what are you doing? Why are you so excited?"

Just as she finished speaking, Lian Ji, who had just walked into the room, heard the sound coming from outside. She turned her head immediately, and the corners of her eyes turned red instantly, and drops of tears slowly fell from the corners of her eyes.

"Sick Tiger!"

Immediately, he pushed the door open and walked out.

Suddenly, Xu Binghu and Lian Ji looked at each other. At this time, Lian Ji's tears could not stop flowing down. She covered her mouth with her hands in disbelief, her hair scattered to the side, and she looked extremely excited.

"My lady, I'm back!" Xu Binghu opened his arms and said to Lian Ji at the door.

This time, Lian Ji could no longer hold on. She ran towards Xu Binghu and threw herself into his arms, not caring about the dried blood on his body, and burst into tears.

Xu Binghu was hit, his shoulder loosened, and the huge white jade bone fell on the ground.

"boom--"

A loud noise suddenly occurred, and the rain water on the ground that had not yet dried up splashed several meters high, showing its weight.

Similarly, Xu Ran and Xiaobai, who heard the noise outside, also walked out of the room. Seeing Lian Ji sobbing in Xu Binghu's arms, they nodded slowly with a smile on their lips.

Xiaobai was also very excited to see Xu Binghu coming back. He spread his wings and flew freely in the low sky without control. The wind he stirred up raged in the low sky. For a moment, there was a strong wind on the ground, and the blood and rain water in the yard that had not yet dried were blown out in an instant.

I don’t know if Xiaobai was relieved because Xu Binghu came back and he could eat meat every day, or because he finally let go of his worries.

Although there was a strong wind on the ground, it had no effect on the place where Xu Binghu and Lian Ji were standing.

After a while, Xiaobai stopped and returned to Xu Ran's side. At this time, his eyes swept over the eaves and shone on Xu Ran's face, shining brightly.

Lian Ji sobbed for a long time, slowly raised her head, her eyes red, but her fists were slightly clenched and placed on Xu Binghu's chest, and she spoke with some resentment.

"Husband, where have you been these past five days? Do you know how worried we are about you?"

As Lian Ji spoke, she punched Xu Binghu's chest with her small hands, but each punch seemed to be placed on the chest, and even the coat made of tiger skin did not rise or fall at all.

Xu Binghu did not stop Lian Ji's hands and let her vent.

"Yes! Binghu, take advantage of your absence these few days, the people from other villages who have achieved success in physical training are actually thinking of occupying your house. If Xiaoran hadn't been here, I'm afraid..."

At this time, Mr. Qi spoke.

Upon hearing this, Xu Binghu's breath suddenly burst out, and waves of air emanated from the center to the surroundings. The tiger-skin coats were rustling in the wind. The guards, who had just come to their senses, put their hands in front of their chests to prevent themselves from being blown away by the air waves.

"Sick Tiger, calm down first!!"

Old Qi exerted force on his face, barely resisting the air waves emitted by Xu Binghu, and shouted with all his might.

Among this group of people, except for Xu Binghu, Xu Ran and Xiaobai, he is the strongest, but he is also the most seriously injured. Once at the village gate and again in the Xu family yard, he was suppressed by Wang Shan's gravity alone. Facing Xu Binghu's air waves, it was very good that he could barely stand firm.

As Old Qi's voice rang out, Xu Binghu's energy waves slowly weakened until they disappeared. Only then did everyone slowly breathe a sigh of relief.

"This aura is no weaker than that of Wang Shan, who possesses magical powers. Moreover, could this gust of air also be Xu Binghu's magical power? Xu Binghu disappeared for five days. What happened?"

These questions arose in everyone's mind.

"Madam, what happened?" Xu Binghu lowered his head and asked Lian Ji softly.

"Husband."

Lian Ji slowly told Xu Binghu everything that happened this morning. Xu Binghu's face changed from calmness at first, to anger later, and finally to shock as he looked at his son, Xu Ran.

After being stunned for a long while, a strong voice slowly rose.

"Haha, he's worthy of being my son. He really has the qualities of an emperor!!"

Immediately, Xu Binghu gave a thumbs up.

"What a good son! He not only protected his mother, but also the entire village."

Xu Ran nodded slowly and didn't say anything. For him, this was just a matter of a few moves. If Wang Shan hadn't targeted his mother and the Xu family, which was his untouchable reverse scale, his end might not have been so tragic. After all, his previous goal was to find Xu Binghu first and then improve his cultivation.

At this time, Xu Ran's gaze slowly fell on the white jade bone brought back by Xu Binghu. The faint white jade light made him very interested.

"Xiao Ran, let me see your immortal skills. As your father, I have never seen such a thing before."

Xu Binghu was also very curious. After all, although he knew from Lian Ji's words that the scene was extremely shocking, he had never actually seen it, so he was quite itching to try it!
Xu Ran didn't say anything, but made a gesture with his fingers. The faint white light that everyone was familiar with rose again, surrounding Xu Ran's body, and an aura that was enough to destroy their souls appeared.

Everyone followed Xu Ran's body and slowly looked up, only to see a miniature flying sword hovering above his head. That aura made anyone afraid to approach! Upon seeing this, Xu Binghu burst into laughter once more, his raucous laughter echoing throughout the Xu family courtyard, completely oblivious to the expressions of others.

"Good! Good! Good!"

Three consecutive "good" words were enough to show how excited Xu Binghu was, as if he had seen a legendary immortal.

"This aura, even though it's the second time I've seen it, is still shocking, especially seeing it on my own son!!"

"I didn't expect that Xiao Ran would already be into cultivating immortality while we were still in the martial arts training phase!!"

Xu Binghu's words immediately piqued Xu Ran's interest. He pinched his fingers again, and the magic sword above his head dissipated, and the white light on his body also dissipated. Then, he walked down the stairs, slowly came to his side, looked up and asked.

"Dad, you said you saw him for the second time? Did you see him somewhere else? Did you see him when he disappeared?"

Xu Ran asked three questions in a row, which was enough to show his surprise!

"Oh? Xu Ran, how did you know I saw him in the past few days?" Xu Binghu was a little confused, but from his tone, it could be known that he had indeed seen Xu Ran's aura during the days when he was missing. He just didn't expect that his son had guessed it at once, and the smile on his face became even more uncontrollable.

Xu Ran smiled and said nothing.

This matter is easy to guess!

Before, Xu Binghu’s behavior pattern was very simple. He went from one place to another, hunting snake demons with the guards, and then returning home.

I live my life between these two points, with someone always by my side. If I had seen him during this period, then others would have seen him as well, but they hadn't.

That was only what happened during the few days I was missing.

Seeing that Xu Ran didn't say anything, Xu Binghu shook his head helplessly. This son was too smart. Even the word "genius son" could not be used to introduce him. Then, he slowly looked at the white jade bones brought back and said slowly.

"That day."

five days ago.

Xu Binghu and his guards went into the mountains to hunt snake demons. When they were about to close the net, someone pointed in a direction and said anxiously, "Brother Binghu, a snake demon has escaped."

Xu Binghu looked in the direction the man was pointing, frowned, and thought to himself.

"The snake demon has escaped, which is not good news. Snake demons are extremely vengeful, otherwise they wouldn't come to surround the people of the Great Wilderness Village every day."

"If this snake demon escapes, who knows what revenge it will resort to. It would be best to completely destroy this group."

After thinking for a moment, Xu Binghu made a decision and said immediately.

"I'm going to find the snake demon that escaped and kill it completely. You guys go back first."

At this time, Qi Lao also came out and said with some concern, "Binghu, it's not good for you to be alone, right?"

Xu Binghu waved his hand and said, "I'm fine. Even if I encounter a powerful monster and can't defeat it, won't I just run away?"

After saying that, without waiting for Qi Lao and the others to say anything, he chased in the direction the snake demon fled at a speed that they could not catch up with.

Xu Binghu's speed was neither fast nor slow. He looked down at the traces of the snake demon's escape and soon came to a river. He saw the snake demon standing half-way with some mud on its body. It stopped by the river and did not dare to enter.

This scene is indeed a bit weird.

Xu Binghu frowned. The mud on the snake demon's body was obviously left behind when it escaped. It was undoubtedly the snake demon that escaped from the encirclement.

Although the snake demon's actions at this time were a little doubtful, he still slowly drew out the machete from his waist. Immediately, the flowers and plants around him moved without wind and floated towards the direction of the river.

"昘——"

The next moment, the snake demon that was standing half-body by the river had its head fall off and rolled into the river. The river was rushing, and the snake head quickly disappeared, leaving only the snake body with blood flowing.

Xu Binghu walked to the river and was about to take out the snake demon's blood and gallbladder.

As a result, the surroundings suddenly became extremely quiet, as if the world had stopped turning. Even the rushing river had become silent, not a single sound could be heard.

Confused, Xu Binghu looked towards the river, only to see that the turbulent river seemed to have stopped. The snake blood dripping from the snake's head seemed to have solidified and stayed in the river for a long time without disappearing.

"What's going on now?" Xu Binghu exclaimed.

This was the first time he had seen such a strange scene.

"Could it be that I have entered the depths of the mountains?"

He carefully recalled the path he had taken when chasing the snake demon, over and over again.

"No, I definitely haven't entered the depths of the mountains. I'm still on the outskirts. Besides, I've been to this place before with my guards!"

Just as he finished muttering to himself, he saw dozens of peach petals flowing down from the upper reaches of the turbulent river. These dozens of peach petals were not affected by the river that had now been stopped, and flowed downstream on their own.

"This peach blossom? How can it flow?"

Looking at the blood left by the snake head in the river again, it still hasn't dissipated. This world that has been suspended has not yet recovered.

While he was wondering, a mist began to slowly dissipate from the upper reaches of the river. Soon the mist enveloped the entire surroundings, making it impossible to see anything around. However, only dozens of peach blossoms flowing downstream in the river were still within sight.

"Why is this mountain suddenly covered in fog? Also, why can't I see the surrounding scenery, but I can see dozens of peach blossoms?"

The sudden change made Xu Binghu instantly alert, fearing that something unexpected might happen around him.

He held the machete in his hand nervously, paying close attention to his surroundings.

After about a quarter of an hour, nothing happened here. It was still the same as before, and only dozens of peach petals could be seen.

"Could it be that the only way for me to escape from this strange place is to follow these dozens of peach blossoms?"

Xu Binghu guessed in his heart.

He immediately looked up and saw that the fog was getting thicker and thicker. He raised his hands and put them in front of his chest, but he couldn't see anything.

Suddenly, Xu Binghu gritted his teeth, his heart tightened, he made a decision, looked at the peach petals that were about to disappear, took a step forward, his feet instantly felt the coldness of the river water, and walked towards the petals.

(End of this chapter)