In the mountains and forests, Xuan Cheng took Shen Mu and Lu Fei out for a long distance, and only stopped after making sure that the two of them could not chase after them again.

After stopping, Shen Muzhi even forgot about the thrill before, and his mind was full of the feeling of speeding just now.

And Xuan Cheng frowned, obviously in a bad mood. He didn't ask what was going on just now, he raised his hand and threw a package into Shen Muzhi's arms.

"Okay, the person has been shaken off, and then it's up to you, so do it yourself!" Xuan Cheng finished speaking, and after glancing at Shen Mu, he turned around and left.

Shen Muzhi was still immersed in his previous feelings, and when he heard this, he suddenly sobered up. In a panic, he subconsciously opened his mouth and shouted Xuan Cheng.

Xuan Cheng turned his head, frowned and asked him, "What else is the matter?"

Shen Muzhi couldn't answer.

Xuan Cheng waited for a while and didn't see him speak, didn't say anything, turned his head to leave.

At this time, Shen Muzhi was already completely sober, and it was inevitable, even though he was used to Xuan Cheng's protection by his side.

He looked at Xuan Cheng's back as he gradually walked away, and shouted again, "If I can come back, where am I going to find you?"

Xuan Cheng paused slightly, and then his voice came from Shen Muzhi's ear: "In ten years, I will be in the empty mountain." If you come, just call my name down the mountain. ”

When the words fell, the green sword light lit up, and Xuan Cheng jumped up and quickly disappeared into the dense mountain forest.

Only one person was left in the same place, Shen Mu.

He looked in the direction of Xuan Cheng's departure for a while in a daze before coming back to his senses. Looking down at the package in his hand, he opened it and saw that in addition to two sets of change of clothes, there were some dry food, and a purse, which contained a few pieces of broken silver. In addition to these, there is a map, a notebook, and a sword. On the map, his current location is indicated, and the location of the Strange Stone Valley is also marked.

In the book, there are some precautions about practice, and I don't know when Xuan Cheng wrote it.

As for the sword, it should have been specially found for him by Xuan Cheng, no matter the size or weight, it was just right.

This kind of thoughtfulness that has been taken into account for you in all aspects made Shen Mu's heart extremely moved, and at this moment, he even had an impulse to listen to Xuan Cheng, first cultivate for a period of time, and then go to the Strange Stone Valley.

It's just that the impulses are all suffocating. When you calm down, reason comes back to your mind.

He could wait for many years, but the eldest brother couldn't afford to wait.

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Half a month later, in a mountain near the town of Strange Stone.

Shen Muzhi has been here for two or three days.

In the past two or three days, Shen Muzhi has been wandering around Qishi Town, and he has also gone to Qishi Valley. It's just that because of the frequent battles on the side of Qishi Valley now, the defense is very strict, and he has been discovered before he gets close, so in order not to reveal his identity, he has to leave quickly.

As for the side of Qishi Town, the north and south gates are guarded by soldiers, and there are bounty slips posted on the doors, including his. Everyone who entered the city was examined. If he rushes over, he will inevitably be caught.

In desperation, Shen Muzhi had no choice but to come to this mountain and wait.

There are two roads to Qishi Valley, one is the official road, although it is easier to walk, but you have to go around in a big circle. There is also a mountain road, the road is a bit rugged, not so easy to walk, but fortunately, the distance is close. Therefore, many caravans and knights who go to Qishi Town will take this road.

And this road happened to pass the mountain that Shen Muzhi was guarding.

At noon that day, when he was looking out from the trees, he saw a convoy coming along the road towards his mountain.

This convoy is not small, and it is estimated that there are seventeen or eighteen vehicles in total, all of which are full of goods.

However, more goods also means more guards who go with them. Shen Muzhi probably counted it, including the horseman who led the horse, and it was estimated that there were no less than thirty people.

With so many people, if he wants to sneak into the convoy and hide, I'm afraid it will be a little difficult.

However, he stayed in this mountain for the past few days to wait for an opportunity, and it was not that he had carefully considered various situations, so he naturally made some preparations.

Soon, the convoy arrived and entered the mountain, and walked along the mountain road.

Halfway through, there was a commotion in the surrounding jungle, followed by a flock of mountain birds, hovering in the air, screaming incessantly.

When everyone in the convoy suddenly saw this situation, they all immediately became vigilant.

With a gesture from the old man who led the team, two of them rushed into the forest, slowly approaching in the direction where the movement just came from. Soon after they entered the forest, they quickly retreated, and a wild boar of great size followed them, screaming and rushing towards the convoy.

The sharp fangs, in the sunlight, shimmered with a bloodthirsty cold light.

The originally nervous crowd relaxed their minds after seeing the wild boar.

Someone smiled and said, "Looks like there's a snack for tonight!"

After that, the old man in charge also smiled and said, "Grab the car and keep it for the night!"

"Good!" everyone shouted in unison, and drew their knives and surrounded the wild boar.

The wild boar is strong, and although it doesn't know any skills, it has brute strength all its life. These martial artists of the ambulance, although they have kung fu, they don't dare to go up and fight against this wild boar alone, in case one is not careful, and is pushed up by the fangs, the light one will have a blood hole, and the heavy one will have a rotten intestine!

Therefore, seven or eight people surround it, you poke it once, I poke it, and I poke it, and it slowly consumes it, and when its blood is about the same, and its strength is about the same, it is time to die.

Although the rest of the people did not surround it, they also kept an eye on it.

While they were all keeping an eye on the boar, a deft figure slipped silently under a carriage behind and hid.

The boar was quickly subdued, and after being thrown into the car, the group set off again. After leaving the mountain, it didn't go far to arrive at Qishi Town.

Their convoy was loaded with goods from the Li family's firm. The old man who led the team was very familiar with the soldiers on duty at the city gate, and after a purse was handed over, he was immediately released.

Soon, the convoy entered the city, passed through the bustling streets, and finally went around into a small alley, stopping at the back door of the Li family's business.

After the old man who led the team gave a few words, he went in first, and the rest of the warriors in the escort also dispersed, leaving only a dozen coachmen, and a few small servants who came out of the back door, busy unloading the goods.

The car where Shen Muzhi was hiding was at the back, and no one paid attention to it except for a coachman leading the horse to line up. Shen Muzhi wanted to take advantage of the gap where the coachman was not paying attention to slip away, but when he was about to come out, he saw from below that there were footsteps coming in front of him, so he had to shrink back again.

As soon as he retracted, the footsteps came to him.

I could only hear the person and the driver say: "Lao Huang, have you encountered anything interesting on this trip back to the capital?"

Lao Huang replied with a smile: "There is no interesting thing, but I heard an interesting thing." ”

"Quick, let's hear it. The visitor immediately became interested and urged.

Lao Huang said it, but he didn't expect it to be about Shen Muzhi.

Lao Huang said: "As for the arrest of General Xiao Shen, it is now rumored in the capital, it was his third brother who was jealous that he would inherit his father's title in the future, so he had a bad heart and bought off his cronies, which caused General Xiao Shen to be captured alive by Yuan Gou in front of the battle!"

"I've heard about this for a long time. Didn't you see it when you first entered the city? Outside the city gate, there was a bounty slip, and a reward of fifty taels of gold was offered!" As he spoke, the man snorted twice and said, "You say, how good it would be if this man was bumped into by me! Fifty taels of gold is enough for me to eat and wear for the rest of my life!"

After hearing this, Lao Huang sneered and said, "You just dream! If you really let you run into it, it is estimated that ten of you will not be enough to fight one person! Then the son of General Zhenbei, can he have a bad seed?"

The visitor was not convinced, and said: "That's not necessarily! Anyway, I have also learned boxing and kicking for two years!"

"You save me money!" After Lao Huang sighed again, he suddenly said again: "I haven't finished talking about this yet! The interesting part I said is still to come!"

"Halfway through the talk, hurry up!" the visitor immediately became interested again.

Lao Huang seemed to be worried that he would be heard and cause trouble, so he deliberately lowered his voice and said, "I heard that the eldest lady of their family ......" Before he finished speaking, suddenly someone shouted in front of him, as if he was reprimanding the two.

Lao Huang immediately stopped talking, and the other person hurriedly walked away.

Although Shen Muzhi under the car was curious about what this old Huang heard, he had no way to know at this time. After a while, the car moved forward a bit, and then Lao Huang also went forward, as if to help. Shen Muzhi took a look from under the car, and it seemed that everyone was far away, so he sneaked out of the back of the car. Just as he was about to sneak out of the alley, suddenly a person turned in from the mouth of the alley, and he happened to collide with Shen Muzhi face to face.

Both of them were taken aback.

Shen Muzhi was worried about being recognized, so he wanted to run. However, the person who suddenly appeared seemed to be a practitioner. As soon as Shen Muzhi moved, he also followed and stopped in front of him.

"What are you doing here?" the visitor asked in a deep voice after looking at him.

Shen Muzhi heard the vigilance in his mouth, hesitated for a moment, then pressed the intention of forcibly leaving, and replied in a low voice: "I went the wrong way!"

The visitor stared at him, and after a long silence, he suddenly stepped out of the way.

Seeing this, Shen Muzhi hurriedly walked out.

Just as he passed by the man, the visitor suddenly said: "You can't go anywhere in this city, a little beggar like you, it's better to stay in the west of the city, don't wander around, and make people annoying!"

Shen Muzhi didn't make a sound, and quickly left the alley and merged into the flow of people outside.

As the noisy shouting around poured into my ears, the heart that was so nervous just now that it was almost jumping to my throat slowly fell back again. Shen Muzhi lowered his head slightly, cautiously looking at the surrounding situation.

Although this strange stone town is only a border town, it is very prosperous inside. All kinds of wine shops and inns are open everywhere.

Shen Mu walked silently for an afternoon, and after almost figuring out the situation in the city, he found a wonton stall at the mouth of the alley when twilight was approaching, sat down, and asked for a bowl of wontons.

Before, he came here with a sense of persistence, but now that he has entered the city, he finds that it is much more difficult than he imagined to find out about his eldest brother.

First of all, the General's Mansion in the middle of the city was heavily guarded, and it was difficult for him to get close. With his current status, it is almost impossible to sneak in and investigate the situation.

Secondly, when he was wandering around just now, he was also in some taverns and other places, and stopped to ask people about the big brother from the side, and what ordinary people knew was basically the version he knew.

Finally, and the most critical thing, he just heard the news that the cronie who betrayed his eldest brother was arrested at that time, but he died within two days of being caught. It is said that he committed suicide in fear of sin!

In this way, it seems that there is no proof of this matter!

Shen Muzhi suddenly felt at a loss for what to do.

He looked at the half-eaten bowl of wontons in front of him, and suddenly, the originally delicious wontons suddenly became tasteless.

Of course, he is not completely out of the way.

He can go to the Valley of the Strange Stones to find his father.

It's just that after he went, it was difficult to say whether his father would choose to believe him or just imprison him without giving him any chance to explain.

If the eldest lady doesn't know her feelings for her eldest brother, then the father should be very clear. But since he knew it, he still chose to believe these rumors outside, which can only show that in his father's heart, he is still not as important as he imagined after all.

Thinking of this, Shen Muzhi suddenly became sad.

The only two mountains in his heart fell one after another in just a month or so.

Now, he really has nothing to rely on!

As Xuan Cheng said, he is now a complete wild cultivator!

Thinking about it, a tear suddenly fell and smashed into the wonton bowl in front of him.

"Young man, what's wrong?Why are you eating wontons and crying?" A middle-aged aunt's voice suddenly sounded beside him, so frightened that Shen Muzhi quickly wiped his eyes, and then buried his head lower, for fear that the aunt would recognize him.

"Why are you alone?" the aunt probably saw the package that Shen Muzhi put next to her, and asked again.

Shen Muzhi didn't want to talk to people more, so as not to show his feet, and while opening his mouth perfunctory, he reached out and touched a piece of broken silver, put it on the table, and prepared to leave.

As soon as he turned around, the aunt shouted behind him: "You slow down!"

Shen Mu's heart was a chuckle, shouldn't he recognize it?

Fortunately, the aunt just said: "A bowl of wontons costs six yuan, you give too much." Wait a minute, I'll find you money!" After saying that, she turned around and went to look for money.

Shen Muzhi was worried that his aunt would recognize him, so he didn't dare to stay longer, so he left in a hurry without waiting for his aunt to find money.

By this time, it was already dark.

Shen Muzhi's identity is not easy to live in, just when he was shopping around before, he saw a ruined temple in the west of the city, which was just suitable for him to settle down.

So, he pulled out his legs and walked over there.