Chapter XXIII Requests and Remuneration

Not long after, when the meal was about to come out of the pot, the old man came back, accompanied by an old man who looked older than him.

As they spoke, they walked into the room.

"Grandpa Ma. The boy stood up in an instant and shouted to the old man at the door, with a little awe in his eyes.

This old man, like his grandfather, was one of the clan elders in this village, and although he was not from his own family, the old man was indeed a real cultivator.

The two old men in front of him, plus the strange old man in the east of the village who had a strange temper and never interacted with his own family, there were these three cultivators in the village.

Zhang Xiaofeng and Xiao Liu also nodded politely towards the two old men at the door.

The old man called Grandpa Ma glanced at Zhang Xiaofeng up and down, then withdrew his gaze and stopped looking at Zhang Xiaofeng.

The aroma of the food came, and the two old men went directly into the room and sat down, while the women were busy preparing a large table of good dishes.

This village does seem to be much richer than the first village that Zhang Xiaofeng and Xiaoliu passed by.

You can see it from this meal.

The little boy and his mother stood aside, and Zhang Xiaofeng looked at the two of them, with a little doubt in his eyes.

"You eat first, I still have something to do with Xiaoqizi. After saying that, the woman walked out of the door with the little flag, and stayed not far from the door, not looking like there was anything wrong.

The two old men were obviously used to this.

Zhang Xiaofeng looked at the figure of the mother and son, and probably had some guesses in his heart.

Thinking about it, I feel a little helpless, there is indeed a local custom in a place, the custom that women cannot serve at the table with an old man with a noble status, still exists in some remote places in the mortal world, not to mention the spiritual world, a place where strength is respected, if a woman does not have strength or prominent status, she will indeed be bullied.

Zhang Xiaofeng looked at the two old men who were self-conscious, smiled, but didn't say anything.

His ability is limited, and he can't manage all the big and small affairs, and people may not be able to accept this situation.

It's good to follow the local customs.

But such a little thing did make Zhang Xiaofeng's heart have a small pimple, especially the little boy who was hungry just now but was still taken out by his mother, Zhang Xiaofeng was indeed a little uncomfortable.

Although he is six years young, most people naturally understand the world.

But he didn't ask more.

Outside you must talk less and listen more, these are the words that my mother dragged me to repeat dozens of times a day before leaving.

"Little brother is from the Hundred Flames Secret Realm?" the old man, known as Grandpa Ma, asked casually as he lifted his wine glass.

Zhang Xiaofeng nodded, but did not explain anything more.

"Have you ever stepped into the ranks of cultivators?" the old man then asked.

Zhang Xiaofeng sighed helplessly.

"It's true, but now I'm already a cultivator. ”

The two old men glanced at each other, then turned their heads again and nodded towards Zhang Xiaofeng, their expressions were even more enthusiastic.

"Eating, it's rare to eat such a sumptuous meal, and it can be regarded as following you. The old man surnamed Ma said with a smile, almost like two people with his cold appearance just now.

Zhang Xiaofeng sneered in his heart.

It's all old foxes.

Since he came out to wander around, how could he not have stepped into the ranks of cultivators? From the very beginning of the meeting, the little boy's grandfather kept testing himself, Zhang Xiaofeng just pretended to be stupid and dodged over, but he didn't expect the two of them to be so unrelenting.

Zhang Xiaofeng is naturally not afraid of these two guys who are about to enter the ground with half their bodies, but he is very disgusted with the feeling of being targeted and trying his best to take advantage of his feelings.

But no matter what Zhang Xiaofeng says, he is also a person who has worked hard in the business world for so long, so he naturally won't talk about mustard written on his face.

It's still that gentle application, as if it's really a stunned young man who has just come out of the secret realm and doesn't know anything about the world.

The undercurrent of a meal was surging, and the two old men were really calm.

Zhang Xiaofeng naturally didn't ask more, and ate by himself.

Since entering the Valley of the Beasts, Zhang Xiaofeng and Xiao Liuzhen haven't had a decent meal.

It's a rare opportunity today.

"We are so remote here, almost no cultivators will want to come to our small broken village, and the only Hundred Flames Secret Realm that is closer to us is that the Lord of the Secret Realm has come here once in ten years, and no one has been here since. The old man surnamed Ma took a sip of wine and suddenly spoke.

Zhang Xiaofeng put down the chopsticks in his hand and looked at the old man.

"Yes, I haven't heard much of anyone coming out to practice in recent years. ”

The two old men put down their wine glasses at the same time and stared at Zhang Xiaofeng.

"Then where did the little brother go on this trip? There must be a direction, right?"

After pondering for a moment, Zhang Xiaofeng smiled and said to the old man: "Go south, where you go, go where you go, and go back if you can't go on." ”

"To the south?" the old man smacked his lips and frowned.

"Yes. Zhang Xiaofeng still didn't break the conversation.

The little boy's grandfather sighed.

"Old Ma, just say what you need to say, don't go around in circles like this anymore, I think, the little brother is not such a simple character on the surface, I'm afraid I'm tired of waiting for a long time. ”

Zhang Xiaofeng was a little surprised when he heard this, but he didn't show it, and his eyes were already very calm looking at the two old men opposite.

The old man surnamed Ma raised his eyes to look at Zhang Xiaofeng and the people around him, picked up the wine glass, poured the bottom of the cup into his mouth, and raised his eyes to look at Zhang Xiaofeng again.

"I'm not going around in circles. ”

"In the early years, when my son was the same age as you, he stepped into the ranks of cultivators, but unfortunately, that kid's heart was higher than the sky, and he didn't want to stay in such a village all his life like me, an old man, so he hid from me and his mother and went out directly. ”

"Never returned. ”

"Just when his mother and I thought he was dead, he came home with a letter. ”

The old man, surnamed Ma, took out a neat and unwrinkled piece of paper from his pocket.

Zhang Xiaofeng thought about it, but still took the envelope in the old man's hand and looked at the contents of the letter.

The old man surnamed Ma said on the side: "When I woke up early that morning, I saw a white flying spirit beast covered in blood standing at the door, with this letter tied to its legs with a few rags. ”

The content of the letter was not long, a few lines scrawled on a piece of paper.

"I have never forgotten the kindness of my father and mother's upbringing, but now I can't help myself and can't return to my hometown, I hope my father and mother will forget about me, a son who has no future, don't read it. ”

Zhang Xiaofeng looked up at the old man surnamed Ma.

"I took that eagle to a sect hundreds of kilometers away, where there was an old friend of mine from my youth, I dragged him to inquire about others, and learned that the eagle was the exclusive mount spirit beast of a sect in the Three Thunder Secret Realm three thousand miles away. ”

Zhang Xiaofeng smiled bitterly and handed the letter to the old man surnamed Ma in its entirety.

"Senior, you look up to me too much, three thousand miles of road, I'm afraid I won't be able to walk in this life, and with my humble strength, I really don't dare to risk my life. ”

"Don't blame it. ”

The old man surnamed Ma seemed to have anticipated Zhang Xiaofeng's reaction early.

He waved his hand.

"Don't be in a hurry to say no. ”

He pulled out a small piece of iron in the shape of copper from his jacket pocket.

Seeing this, the other person's expression changed instantly.

"This ......"

"What is this? I have stayed in this village for the rest of my life, living like a shrunken turtle, and I can't even see my own son. ”

The old man surnamed Ma seemed a little excited.

After a long time, he lowered his head in despair, and said to Zhang Xiaofeng sullenly: "When I was young, I was an inner disciple of the Ling Hui Sect a thousand miles away. ”

"At that time, a shocking ruin was found on the boundary where the sect was located, which is said to be the burial place of the relics of a creator god. ”

"Endless treasures, endless magic weapons, dazzling, I have never seen so many heavenly treasures in my life. ”

"But that's just the periphery. ”

"There's a stone gate at the core. ”

"At that time, there were quite a few second-order powerhouses, and their combined efforts did not shake that stone gate in the slightest. ”

Just when everyone was about to give up, a copper key appeared out of thin air, which was the key to open the stone door. ”

"But in the end it was shattered. ”

"This is one of them, and because of this thing, I fled to this village, and since then I have been incognito for decades, my body has been crippled, and I barely retain some mana, but I will not make an inch in this life. ”

"There are four keys in total, and they can sense each other, and if you dare to take them, this is yours. ”

Zhang Xiaofeng's expression at the moment was a little stunned.

I can't keep my mind calm anymore.

This kind of thing, whether it's true or not, is shocking just to listen to.

The Creator?

What's that concept?

There are only five creation gods in the world today, without exception, all of them are condensed by the Hongmeng Qi generated at the beginning of the birth of heaven and earth, and after a long time of waiting and chaos, they finally condensed into what they are now, and have the ability to destroy the world.

How can there be a remnant of the creator god here?

Zhang Xiaofeng stared at the mysterious fragment on the table, squinted his eyes, and suddenly gathered his strength to hammer towards the key.

The force was well controlled, and the table was not harmed in the slightest, but the space around the shard was almost squeezed to the point of deformation.

This is the strongest force that Zhang Xiaofeng can use at present.

Fourth-order powerhouses, unless they are immortals who specialize in body refining, it is almost difficult for them to withstand the power of this blow.

The piece remained untouched, undamaged, and still sat there silently.

Zhang Xiaofeng put away his hand and picked up the key block.

"Is there a specific location for your son?"

When the old man surnamed Ma heard this, he took out a map again directly from his pocket.

Zhang Xiaofeng directly reached out and took it.

"Be careful, I've got this one after I ran out of money. The old man surnamed Ma stared at Zhang Xiaofeng's hand and said with some caution.

Zhang Xiaofeng spread out the map and glanced at it.

Then he sighed a little helplessly.

I saw that the location of the ruins and the address of the Three Spirit Realms were completely different directions.

Zhang Xiaofeng put away the map.

"Truth be told, I have to go south to do something, and when it's over, I'll rush here at once. ”

The old man surnamed Ma frowned and was silent for a long time before sighing faintly.

"It can't be more than half a year at the latest. ”

Zhang Xiaofeng estimated, there is plenty of time, from now to the Three Spirit Realm, it will hardly take more than a month with the help of the big array, and half a year is more than enough.

Nodding.

"I don't need you to save my son, if he dies, this is his life, I want you to bring back the bones, if he is alive, you can forward this letter to him, and at the same time find a way to send me a message, just half a year, if I can't receive any reply from you, I will tell you directly about the key fragments on you." The old man surnamed Ma looked at Zhang Xiaofeng and squinted at him and said.

Zhang Xiaofeng nodded.

"Rest assured. ”

After the matter was discussed, the subtle barrier between everyone disappeared.

"Little flag, call your mother to come in for dinner. The old man shouted outside.

The little boy ran in like the wind in an instant, glanced at Zhang Xiaofeng and Xiaoliu, dragged a wooden stool casually, sat down next to the table, picked up the chopsticks and started.

The woman also sat down, smiled and nodded at the crowd, and then picked up the chopsticks.

Xiao Liu had eaten early, sat on the side and listened to Zhang Xiaofeng and their chat, as if he realized how important this matter was, so he just listened silently and didn't say a word.

After eating, Zhang Xiaofeng took Xiaoliu and continued on the road.

The two old men sent Zhang Xiaofeng to the entrance of the village.

"Follow here, encounter the first fork in the road, take the road on the right and you will reach the Drizzle Realm, where there is a teleportation array, and it is also the location of the entrance to the Qingshui Secret Realm and the Lingshan Secret Realm. ”

The little boy's grandfather said to Zhang Xiaofeng.

The little boy stood beside his grandfather, and when his grandfather finished speaking, he walked up directly and handed a few fruits to Xiao Liu.

"Eat on the way. He said sullenly.

Xiao Liu looked at him for a long time, then suddenly stepped forward and patted him lightly on the shoulder, and threw the fruit into his back basket.

"Thank you. ”

After speaking, Xiao Liu didn't waste time and ran towards Zhang Xiaofeng, who was waiting for him on the side.

The two old men and the little boy stood at the entrance of the village, watching Zhang Xiaofeng and the others until their figures disappeared from sight.

The two of them continued to speed up, and they were not close to the entrance of the drizzle realm in front of them, and it was estimated that it would take another day to walk.

Zhang Xiaofeng really had to hurry.

Originally, I was not in a hurry, but now I always feel that time is pressed when I take on such a task.

But fortunately, there are finally no scruples at this moment.

Zhang Xiaofeng waved his sleeves, and a fresh breeze instantly rose under his feet, taking Zhang Xiaofeng and Xiao Liu's feet off the ground.

The former convenience can be regarded as the real spiritual realm, and walking against the wind is naturally a common thing like drinking water and eating, after all, as long as you are a cultivator, you will be able to resist the wind, so this is not a thing to show your strength.

Without scruples, Zhang Xiaofeng drove forward at high speed in the wind.

And Xiao Liu behind him also happily swung his fist.

Finally, I don't have to worry about the basket on my back anymore.

The two of them were flying in the sky, the blue sky was so close, and the large and small scenes on the ground became a small dot at this moment, colorful and fleeting.

The little girl never seemed to have such a novel experience, so not only was she not scared, but she laughed happily.

Grabbing Zhang Xiaofeng's clothes, he lowered his head and looked at his feet.

There is only a breeze under your feet, so you can easily see everything under your feet.

There is no eye in the sky, so it is not real to see, but this feeling of walking in the sky still makes the little girl excited.

Zhang Xiaofeng opened the eye of the sky and looked into the distance, and could vaguely see the drizzle realm, and it was estimated that he would be able to settle in the drizzle realm in the evening.

Sure enough, it was still comfortable to resist the wind, Zhang Xiaofeng sighed, thinking in his heart.

It was getting dark until late afternoon.

There were no burning clouds tonight, but the scenery was still magnificent.

The deep blue sky is mixed with the red half of the sky when the sun goes down, dividing the sky into two layers, like a precipitated cocktail, mysterious and charming.

Not far ahead, there was a drizzle realm, and Zhang Xiaofeng slowly fell to the ground.

There are already more people here, and it is bustling, but it is much more lively.

Zhang Xiaofeng walked towards the drizzle with the flow of people, but there was no one to check.

This place should be similar to a mortal city, and countless large and small drizzle realms constitute a magnificent spiritual realm.

It's really hilarious.

Brightly lit.

Lanterns hang at the entrances of pubs of all sizes, and along the sides of the street, the doors are illuminated as if it were daytime.

The small traders and vendors are also ready to go back at sunset.

In this cultivator's world, it is still like the mortal world, filled with the smell of fireworks.

Pedestrians hurriedly passed by, most of them were immortals who had come to wander here.

Zhang Xiaofeng pulled Xiaoliu and casually found a quiet hotel on the side of the road.

The boss looked at Zhang Xiaofeng and the two who came in, but he didn't look very enthusiastic, and asked a few simple words, and when he heard that Zhang Xiaofeng had no merit, the boss finally came to the spirit.

"We don't take in guests who don't have money here, but this little girl can sleep in the firewood room. The boss looked at the two of them with a mocking look in his eyes.

"Can I charge my phone?" asked Zhang Xiaofeng.

"Yes, but you have to pay merit first. ”

"I charged the electricity and paid you merit. ”

"You have to pay merit to recharge. ”

Zhang Xiaofeng: "......"

A black card suddenly flew along Zhang Xiaofeng's side and landed steadily on the table.

"Recharge him. A man wearing a hat stood not far from the two of them and said coldly.

The boss looked at the black card with a little fear in his eyes.

Zhang Xiaofeng watched his boss busy on the side.

In fact, the so-called charging here is nothing more than the use of spells to make the thunder magic weapon constantly power the mobile phone.

Because this method is too troublesome, Heavenly Court is also trying to find a way to stop using the mobile phone in the mortal world, but there is really no way, this thing is indeed too sophisticated, and it cannot be achieved only by spells.

Therefore, this charging method has been used, but the price is not too cheap.

It took about half an hour, and the boss said hello to Zhang Xiaofeng.

Zhang Xiaofeng nodded, and looked back at the person who had just paid for him.....