The Tao is far away

"Master, I am willing." Wang Chi knelt on the ground with a solemn expression.

"Are you really willing to learn from me?" Carpenter Wang asked in a deep voice.

"As long as you don't let me go back to Widow Liu, I'm willing to do anything." Wang Chi's trembling voice revealed his determination.

At this time, Wang Chi played the role of Ergou.

Carpenter Wang stared at Wang Chi and suddenly laughed out loud: "Okay! You stay here. I want to go meet the widow Liu."

"By the way, you have to go to the mountain to chop firewood tomorrow. There is a roast chicken in the kitchen, you can go and eat it yourself." After giving the instructions, Carpenter Wang walked out of the house, apparently to find Widow Liu.

After Carpenter Wang's figure disappeared, Wang Chi stood up, walked quickly into the kitchen, and found the roast chicken in a blackened pot.

He took a careful bite, and the unique taste made him frown.

Although the meal was inedible and almost tasteless, Wang Chi's hunger had already made his empty stomach protest. Facing the roast chicken in front of him, he gobbled it up desperately and finished the chicken in a blink of an eye.

After a hearty meal, all the previous tortures seemed to flood back into his mind, making him feel extremely tired.

After a while, he fell asleep on the table, immersed in an extremely sweet dream.

The next morning, the light of dawn was just breaking, and the soft sunlight shone on Wang Chi's thin face, making him look even thinner.

Wang Chi slowly opened his eyes, stood up, and stretched lazily.

At this time, he saw Carpenter Wang coming back full of energy and high spirits.

Wang Chi hurried out to greet him. He knew he needed to behave well and pretend to be a child.

"Master, you're back!" Wang Chi said with joy on his face.

Carpenter Wang waved his hand casually and said, "Go chop the firewood. Do you really want my old arms and legs to do it?"

Wang Chi showed a frightened expression and stammered, "Master, I...I'm scared. There was a monster on the mountain yesterday."

Carpenter Wang yawned and said disdainfully, "Where did the monster come from? Even if there is one, I can kill it with just one finger."

As he spoke, he took out a yellowed talisman paper covered with mysterious symbols.

"Take this talisman. Once there is danger, it will automatically take effect."

Wang Chi took the talisman paper with doubt, thinking to himself, is this old man bragging? How is that possible?

Carpenter Wang seemed to have heard the doubts in Wang Chi's mind. He didn't say much, but just stretched out his index finger, and a small ball of flame suddenly appeared at the tip of his finger.

With a light flick, the flame shot towards a tree trunk like a meteor, instantly penetrating through it, leaving only a small charred hole on the trunk.

Wang Chi was stunned at this moment. He had never seen such a scene before.

When Carpenter Wang saw Wang Chi's expression, he couldn't help but feel proud and even straightened his back.

"Boy, do you want to learn?"

"I'll teach you once you've served me well!" After saying that, he slammed the door shut.

Wang Chi smiled bitterly, picked up the machete and set off.

I just said that I served him very well. How did he feel comfortable? Could it be this?

"Huh, how disgusting," Wang Chi said to himself.

Wang Chi put away his evil thoughts and his expression became serious. His original body was still there, along with his bag and the pistols.

In this strange place, it is safer to have a gun.

According to Ergou's memory, he found the place where he was yesterday. There were still traces of those people under the big tree.

"Damn, where am I?" Wang Chi said these weird words after seeing that he was not on the stream.

He didn't care that his shoes were soaked by water, and he stepped across the stream and found a small bulging mound of earth.

Could it be?

He probably guessed that those people buried him yesterday.

Wang Chi used a knife to cut off a branch and used it as a pickaxe to start digging.

Fortunately, those people were not buried too deep, and soon he saw a black object - it was his bag.

He took the bag away and threw it aside, then he saw his face.

"Fuck me!"

He didn't know what words to use to describe this scene, and could only say "fuck" over and over again.

Wang Chi knelt on the ground, looking at himself. It was himself on the outside and also on the inside.

"this…………"

Wang Chi used his hands to clean the dirt off his face. Looking at his blue face, he wanted to cry but couldn't.

Wang Chi began to feel at a loss. He wanted to return to his own body, but he was just an ordinary man and didn't even know why he ended up in Ergou's body, let alone returning to his original body.

He didn't know where he came to, whether it was another planet, another universe, or a parallel universe. He didn't know the slightest thing. He only knew that this was definitely not the world he was familiar with.

Ever since I was sucked into the purple hole in Mount Tai, I came to this strange place.

At first, they couldn't communicate in the same language, but he unexpectedly took over Er Gou's body. Then, he inexplicably became the worshipper of a master who didn't seem like an ordinary person.

Wang Chi felt that this master must have other intentions, otherwise why would he accept him as his apprentice for no reason.

Wang Chi looked at his face, his eyes becoming increasingly resolute. He took a breath and said, not knowing whether to himself or to someone else, "Bury!"

Wang Chi began to quickly cover his face with dirt. Every time he pushed a pile of dirt, it seemed like he was burying his past and the person he used to be.

Because from now on, he is Ergou.

Wang Chi buried his original self and piled some stones on top to make it look like a grave.

"I've lived for 18 years and I don't even have a coffin." Wang Chi thought to himself, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

After doing all this, he turned his attention to the black schoolbag and the guns.

Wang Chi actually wanted to take all these things down the mountain, but he didn't know how to explain these unfamiliar things to Carpenter Wang.

In the end, he only had a pistol.

Other things can only be hidden for now and taken when there is a chance.

As for mobile phones and other electronic products, they can only fend for themselves. After all, it is very humid in the mountains and they will definitely break down in a few days. He doesn't know how to prevent moisture.

After burying these things, Wang Chi remembered the location and looked at his grave reluctantly as he left. Because he was going to chop firewood!

Wang Chi started chopping wood on a small hillside. He was quite good at this as he often helped with housework at home when he was a child in his previous life.

Fortunately, Ergou often does farm work and is in good health. He chopped a bundle in no time.

Wang Chi thought, that should be about right.

At this time, Wang Chi saw a wild bamboo in front of him, shining in the sun, and it was out of tune with the surrounding bamboos.

Wang Chi walked to the bamboo and looked at it carefully: it was green and translucent, but also wrinkled, like the wrinkles on the face of an 80-year-old man.

"Who cares? Just chop it down first." Wang Chi chopped the bamboo with one stroke.

Wang Chi looked up at the sky. He was shocked to see that there were actually six suns in the sky, rising and falling in a row.

This made Wang Chi more convinced that this was not Earth.

Although there were six suns, the temperature was quite comfortable.

Wang Chi estimated that the time was about right, so he went down the mountain carrying firewood.

As night fell, all kinds of wild animals on the mountain began to come out to look for food, making bursts of roars.

In the moonlight and roaring sounds, a red-haired hand stretched out from Wang Chi's grave.

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