Fairy, I'm going to control you tightly!

However, Ji Nanbei noticed that most of these people had solemn expressions and seemed somewhat depressed.

The atmosphere in the entire village was somewhat somber.

Just then, some voices could be heard in the distance.

Ji Nanbei then walked over quickly.

After passing through many houses, Ji Nanbei arrived at the center of the village, where there was an open space.

The conversation was coming from here.

Ji Nanbei looked in the direction of the sound and saw a short little girl.

…………

The girl was dressed in ordinary linen clothes and had a long ponytail that was neatly tied up.

Although she didn't have anything valuable on her, she still looked very good.

There was still some dust on his face, probably from playing around.

That's how it is during childhood.

Ji Nanbei moved to a different angle and finally got a clear view of the girl's face.

Ji Nanbei was stunned.

That girl…

Yes.

This is my senior sister.

She was just a child, and her senior sister Lin Mengxi was still a girl.

At this moment, Lin Mengxi did not have the indifferent smirk that Ji Nanbei had seen, nor did she have the battle maniac demeanor that she had shown since childhood.

She has clear, innocent eyes, and is a cute girl.

"My senior sister wasn't particularly outstanding when she was young either."

Ji Nanbei muttered to himself.

"What is this?"

Little Lin Mengxi pointed to the center of the open space and asked the adults around her.

That seems to be... Lin Mengxi's father?

They do indeed look somewhat alike.

Ji Nanbei then looked in the direction that Lin Mengxi was pointing.

In the center of the open space, a long sword was stuck in the ground.

It seems... very abrupt.

Ji Nanbei took a closer look and noticed that the sword seemed to be something special.

The adult beside little Lin Mengxi then spoke up:

"That's a celestial sword, left behind by an immortal from heaven. But no one can lift it; perhaps only the one chosen by the sword can draw it."

Upon hearing this, Lin Mengxi immediately became interested.

"I can do it! I definitely can!"

"Oh? Really? Then go and give it a try."

So, little Lin Mengxi walked towards the long sword.

It's basically a cultivation-themed story about a sword in the stone, something like "If you pull out this sword, you'll become a king"...

It's actually a very cliché story.

It's like a trick adults use to coax children.

But Ji Nanbei had a furrowed brow at this moment.

wrong.

The adult's expression was off.

It was a feeling that, in the instant after little Lin Mengxi turned around, Ji Nanbei read guilt, helplessness, and determination on the adult's face.

It was only for a moment, but Ji Nanbei saw it clearly.

Little Lin Mengxi ran to the long sword.

He gripped the hilt of the sword with both hands and pulled it outwards with force.

It was clearly very difficult.

However, Ji Nanbei did not believe that it was because the sword was some kind of immortal sword.

It was simply because Lin Mengxi, still a child, didn't have much strength.

And that sword, though not very heavy, was indeed stuck in the ground.

That's it.

Soon, the part of the longsword that was stuck in the ground began to loosen.

With Lin Mengxi's efforts, it was finally pulled out.

Because of the excessive force, little Lin Mengxi fell to the ground.

Little Lin Mengxi raised the long sword and smiled happily.

"Father, look! I've drawn it! I'm the one chosen by the Sword and Fairy!"

Ji Nan looked towards the adult.

The other person also had a smile on their face.

However Ji Nanbei looked at it, the smile seemed incredibly forced.

It had a forced, insincere feel to it; in short, it didn't seem genuine.

The other person walked over in a few steps and picked up the little Lin Mengxi from the ground.

"Haha, that's great! My Hongling is the chosen one! She's the most amazing!"

Little Lin Mengxi, holding the long sword, excitedly shouted:

"I am the chosen one! I will become the '643' Immortal in the future!"

Although it looked like a farce, villagers gradually came over.

They all clapped and cheered.

They seemed genuinely happy for little Lin Mengxi.

Surrounded by everyone, little Lin Mengxi had a very happy day.

On that day, everyone in the village went along with her.

When she showed off that "immortal sword" to others, they would all applaud and praise her.

This scene looks so heartwarming.

It's as if everyone in the village is willing to spoil this one child.

Ji Nanbei watched coldly from the sidelines.

He can't change anything here; he can only be a spectator.

It was around the early morning of the next day.

"Red Silk."

It was still that open space.

Lin Mengxi's father squatted down and placed his hands on Lin Mengxi's shoulders.

"Father, what's wrong?"

Little Lin Mengxi tilted her head and asked in confusion.

There's something I need to tell you.

The man's face was full of heaviness.

"Outside our village, deep in the mountains, a very powerful demon has come. Many people who went into the mountains to hunt have been killed by that demon."

Little Lin Mengxi was stunned.

"demon?"

His voice trembled slightly.

Clearly, for a child, just those two words are enough to frighten them.

"Yes, demons... Now the mountains have been taken over by demons, and the people in our village can no longer go into the mountains to hunt, and many fields cannot be harvested..."

At this point, tears suddenly welled up in the man's eyes.

Little Lin Mengxi hurriedly wiped away her father's tears.

"Father, I'm here! I am the one chosen by the Legend of Sword and Fairy. I will definitely defeat the demons, avenge the uncles and aunts in the village, and reclaim the farmland and the mountains."

Lin Mengxi's words startled the man.

long silence.

"Yes, Hongling, you were chosen by the Legend of Sword and Fairy, you can definitely do it."

Little Lin Mengxi nodded firmly.

then

Then the village prepared a feast, bringing out all the food that was left in the village.

Meat and wheat flour, foods that are very precious to this small village, were now laid out on the banquet table.

Perhaps this is the first time little Lin Mengxi has ever been full.

Then, encouraged and watched by the villagers, little Lin Mengxi, carrying the "Immortal Sword," left the village.

No one was with her.

And so, she walked out of the familiar village step by step.

Following the compacted dirt road, little Lin Mengxi continued forward, crossing the stream and passing through a sparse grove of trees.

The mountains are just ahead.

Ji Nanbei followed behind him.

This deep mountain is quite similar to the one Ji Nanbei usually sees in the back mountain of the Sanhua Demon Sect.

It is sparsely populated by humans; there may be ordinary animals, but there may also be monsters.

For an ordinary girl, such a place...

It's probably a pretty scary place.

However, little Lin Mengxi still resolutely walked into the mountains.

Dragging that immortal sword.

We stepped over the bushes and over the fallen tree trunks.