When night fell, two people came outside Strange Stone Town, a young man with an ordinary appearance and a thin body, and a delicate little girl.

There are not many pedestrians on the street, but the combination of this mediocre-looking young man and a delicate and cute little girl still attracts the attention of many people.

In a border town like Qishi Town, either businessmen or people from the rivers and lakes come here. Except for those women in Beauty Garden, and some local women in Qishi Town, it is rare to see young girls or women on this street, let alone such a delicate and cute little girl.

And such a little girl is followed by a young man who is not good-looking. The man was dressed shabby and sloppy, with one left hand hanging on his chest, which seemed to be broken, and his right hand still tied with a bandage, which looked like he was also injured.

Could it be that this young man is this little girl's bodyguard?

It's just that the man didn't have a sword on him, but a dagger pinned to his waist. Looking at it like that, it makes people feel that their skills should not be very good.

These are the thoughts of passers-by.

Shen Muzhi didn't care what these people were thinking, he was wearing a mask now, and he was not afraid of meeting Yang Sange's people, even if he stood face to face, then Yang Sange might not be able to recognize them. Therefore, returning to this 'old place' is much more comfortable than when I first came back.

Qingguo, on the other hand, seemed to be a little unaccustomed to being stared at by these people, bowing his head all the way and blushing, but such a shy posture made those people look more energetic. There are also some men who do not shy away from criticizing, and their voices are loud enough for Shen Muzhi and Qingguo to hear.

Qingguo became more and more shy, Shen Muzhi was upset when he heard it, but he didn't want to turn back to these open-mouthed men to worry about, so he had to quickly take Qingguo out of this area and turn into an alley called Liuhe.

In Liuhe Alley, there is a small inn, what is the name, Shen Muzhi doesn't remember anymore, he only remembers that there is such an inn in this alley. Out of the back door of the inn, it was the alley where the aunt who sold wontons lived.

After Shen Muzhi took Qingguo to live in the inn, he left the inn through the back door alone, and walked down the deep alley until the end, which was the aunt's house.

By this time, it was already dark.

Shen Muzhi stood in the dark, looking at the new lock on the door, a little sentimental.

In the crack of the door, there was candlelight through, and the faint sound of a child came from inside.

It seems that a new family has moved into this place. I don't know if the new one who moved in has something to do with the aunt who originally lived there.

Shen Muzhi stood silent for a long time before leaving silently.

Then he went to the vicinity of the Li family's business and found the place where the package was hidden. Unexpectedly, after such a long time, no one has touched the package, and the things sent by Xuancheng inside are still there. This is undoubtedly a pleasant surprise.

Shen Muzhi took the package, found a secluded place, and changed himself into a clean set of clothes in the package. When he was changing clothes, Shen Muzhi suddenly found that the condition of his left arm seemed to be much better.

After the left arm was broken, although he pushed the bone back, it was probably because the bone did not completely return to its original position, so the qi and blood have not been smooth, and the wound on the surface is healing, but the condition of the bone inside has not improved, and it has been red and swollen. But at this moment, he found that the left arm seemed to be much better, the qi and blood were also smooth, and the few fingers that were originally blackened had now regained their original color, and the redness and swelling had subsided a lot. Shen Muzhi didn't think much about it, this wound has been around for some time, and it's time to get better.

After getting dressed, he put away the other things in the package, including the map sent by Xuan Cheng, the booklet with some spiritual experiences written on it, and the purse containing silver.

After doing this, he went to the place where his aunt set up a stall to sell wontons, and now this position is occupied by an uncle who sells baked cakes. Shen Mu bought two baked cakes in front of him. When paying, Shen Muzhi handed over a piece of broken silver, the uncle looked at the broken silver and was a little worried, and said to Shen Muzhi with a wry smile: "Does the son have copper coins on him? I can't find this money!"

Shen Muzhi smiled and said, "No need to look for it, but I want to ask you about something, uncle." ”

When the uncle heard Shen Muzhi say that he didn't need to look for it, he immediately laughed, as for what Shen Muzhi wanted to ask, it didn't matter anymore. The small piece of broken silver given by Shen Muzhi is seven or eight yuan, and the uncle can't sell this much for a day. At the moment, Ledu was a little unable to close his mouth, and said busily: "What does Childe want to ask, just ask." ”

"The aunt who sold wontons here before, can the uncle know?" Shen Muzhi asked him after thinking about it.

After hearing this, the uncle was stunned for a moment, and then immediately nodded and said, "I know, how can I not know." In the past, when she set up a stall here, I placed it diagonally opposite her, and I often came to her to buy wontons to eat. This mother-in-law ......" The uncle suddenly paused, smiled at Shen Muzhi with some embarrassment, and then changed his words: "She has a good heart, and there is almost no one on this street who doesn't know her." ”

Shen Muzhi didn't know how much of what he said was true or false, but it didn't matter. He didn't want to ask about this, and after listening to him, he asked again: "Then do you know that aunt has any people close to him in this Strange Stone Town?"

The uncle thought for a while and said, "There is one, but I have only heard about it, and I can't say whether it is true or not." ”

Uncle said. "Shen Mu's way.

"It's the old man surnamed Ye from Ye Ji Pharmacy. I've heard that she is quite close to the old man. The uncle said and stretched out his hand along the long street, and pointed to the other end: "This Ye Ji Pharmacy is over there, you should be able to find it very well from here." ”

After Shen Muzhi glanced at it, he turned his head and thanked the uncle, then took the baked cake and prepared to leave.

As soon as he turned around, he heard the uncle behind him ask him: "By the way, where has she been during this time, why hasn't she seen anyone?"

Shen Muzhi thought for a while and replied, "She went home to visit her relatives." With that, he walked straight away.

The uncle watched his back gradually disappearing into darkness behind him, frowned a little suspiciously, and muttered in a low voice: "Didn't the mother-in-law say that there was no one in her house for a long time......

Shen Muzhi has already gone away.

Back in the inn, Qingguo was already waiting in the room in a hurry, and was overjoyed to see him come back. Shen Muzhi handed over the remaining piece of baked cake and asked with a smile: "This is a baked cake, it tastes good, do you want to try it?"

Qingguo looked at it curiously, took it and sniffed it, opened his mouth and took a small bite lightly, and after chewing it twice, he immediately frowned, and finally swallowed it with a small face.

Seeing her like this, Shen Muzhi smiled and took the baked cake in her hand and bit it himself.

"Rest early tonight, I'll take you out for a walk tomorrow morning, and by the way, find a doctor and see my hand." After Shen Muzhi finished eating, he looked at Qingguo and said.

Qingguo blinked, full of curiosity and strong interest in going out tomorrow mentioned by Shen Muzhi.

One night, in a flash, Shen Mu's body was relaxed, and he slept until dawn.

When he woke up, he found that Qingguo, who was supposed to be sleeping in the next room, was curled up and lying beside him, carefully keeping a distance that did not touch but was within reach.

As soon as he opened his eyes, she also opened her eyes immediately, and the blankness in her eyes dissipated the moment the two looked at each other, and then the white cheeks suddenly climbed into a strong crimson, as if drunk, and even her eyes became a little hazy in an instant.

Shen Muzhi couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and somewhere in his chest, he began to have a faint fever at this time. However, Shen Muzhi's attention at this time was attracted by the little goblin beside him, and he didn't notice the not-so-obvious movement in his chest at all.

"Why are you here?" Shen Muzhi asked after he came back to his senses, feeling embarrassed.

It's okay not to speak, but as soon as she spoke, suddenly a golden light flashed, and the little girl instantly changed into the appearance of a little sparrow, and flew up in a flash, flying towards the door, and then ......

It slammed into the closed door, thudd, and fell to the ground.

Shen Muzhi was dumbfounded, and after reacting, he hurriedly got up and got out of bed, preparing to pick up the little guy from the ground. It's just that as soon as he got out of bed, the little guy turned into a little girl again, jumped up from the ground, immediately opened the door, and ran away......

Shen Muzhi stood beside the bed, looking at the open door, crying and laughing.

Half an hour later, the sun was blooming outside, and Shen Muzhi and Qingguo walked out of the inn side by side, and walked all the way down the cold Liuhe Lane to the street.

In the early morning, the streets are particularly lively, with caravans entering or preparing to leave the city, pedestrians coming and going, and hawkers......

Qingguo looked at all this and was extremely curious.

When passing by a stall selling women's jewelry, Qingguo suddenly couldn't walk. Shen Muzhi looked at it and felt funny, how could it be that no matter if it was a human or a demon, as long as it was a woman, he liked these things?

Shen Muzhi glanced at the jewelry on the stall that was very clumsy in terms of material and workmanship, and was quite puzzled, what are these things so beautiful?

However, thinking about it, he still let Qingguo stand in front of the stall, his eyes lit up to look at this and that, and finally took a hairpin in one hand and asked Shen Muzhi, which one is good-looking?

Shen Muzhi looked at both of them carefully, and then replied, "Both of them are good-looking." ”

Qingguo was a little dissatisfied with this answer, and after taking these two and looking at them for a while, he put one of them back on the stall, then took the other one, and asked Shen Muzhi cautiously: "Can I ask for this?"

Shen Muzhi laughed: "Yes." "And then paid.

Qingguo smiled beside him and his eyes narrowed, and after holding the hairpin to the bun, he asked Shen Muzhi again: "Is it good-looking?"

To be honest, the hairpin is really not good-looking, but with that cheeks crimson and extraordinarily delicate face, this hairpin is beautiful even if it is ugly.

Shen Muzhi smiled and nodded.

Qingguo's cheeks turned even redder, and her eyes narrowed so much that she couldn't see it.

The two of them walked all the way along this long street, all the way around, Qingguo looked at this, looked at that, and was so happy that they were about to fly. I came to the old man who was blowing candy, and the old man was blowing a rabbit to a child, and there were three already made ones on the straw stack next to him, including a puppy, a villain, and a bird, which were vivid and lifelike.

Qingguo looked at the little bird and felt very interesting, and turned her head to ask Shen Muzhi if she thought it was very similar to her, but when she turned her head, she realized that Shen Muzhi was not beside her.

Qingguo was suddenly shocked, and hurriedly got up to look for it, but fortunately, Shen Muzhi was not far away. Qingguo hurriedly walked over, and when he got closer, he found that Shen Muzhi was staring at a shop opposite, looking fascinated and looking serious.

Qingguo followed his gaze, and in the shop opposite, an old man was cleaning in the lobby of the shop with a broom.

Qingguo raised her head slightly and saw the plaque hanging at the door of the shop with the words 'Ye Ji Pharmacy' written on it.

"Ahh ”

Shen Muzhi smiled, didn't explain, just said: "Don't be in a hurry to see the doctor, if you like it, go shopping for a while." This is the morning set, and a little later, there won't be so many stalls to visit. ”

Qingguo shook his head: "No need, I've already shopped enough, let's go find a doctor." After speaking, he pulled his sleeve and walked to the Ye Ji Pharmacy opposite.