Shen Muzhi was in this thatched hut for seven days.

In the past seven days, the young man has not spoken to Shen Muzhi again. Every time Shen Muzhi wanted to say something, but after seeing the suppressed grief in his eyes, he couldn't say anything when it came to his mouth.

Seven days later, Shen Muzhi was finally able to barely walk a few steps off the ground.

The boy made him a pair of crutches and told him to walk around the thatched hut several times a day.

Shen Mu did it one by one. Every time he went around the thatch, the boy would be in the house, staring at the book called Empty Mountain.

Another four or five days passed, and Shen Muzhi was gradually able to walk on his own without crutches. So, he started boxing. Although the legs and feet are not very neat, and they often can't last long, they are finally getting better.

In the afternoon of this day, Shen Muzhi had just finished two sets of punches, and the boy who had left here early in the morning suddenly came out of the woods next to him, carrying a package in one hand and a rabbit that had been skinned and cleaned in the other.

"Go make a fire and eat rabbit meat at noon!" After the young man said lightly, he threw the rabbit in his hand towards Shen Muzhi. Before Shen Muzhi could react, the rabbit was already in mid-air, and he hurriedly reached out to take it, and just as he was about to speak, the young man had already walked into the house.

So, when it came to his mouth, he had to swallow it back.

These days, he has always been like this, and he doesn't give Shen Muzhi a chance to speak at all.

After Shen Muzhi smiled bitterly, he carried the rabbit to a makeshift kitchen next to the thatched house. As soon as the fire was lit, the boy came.

Shen Muzhi sat behind the stone stove, looking at the young man who was holding the bronze short sword and was dismantling the rabbit, and after hesitating for a moment, he asked, "What's your name?"

The young man didn't raise his head: "Dao Xuancheng." ”

The young man replied briskly, which made Shen Muzhi stunned. After coming back to his senses, he hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "What about your senior brother, and what is his Dao name?"

Xuan Cheng's movements in his hand suddenly stopped, he looked up at Shen Muzhi, and after a complicated glance at him, he lowered his head to deal with the rabbit again.

Shen Muzhi thought that Xuan Cheng would not answer him, but when he was feeling lost and guilty, he suddenly heard Xuan Cheng reply: "My real name, Guo Qing, Dao name Xuantong." ”

Shen Muzhi gently recited these two names in his mouth and kept them firmly in his heart.

Although these days, Xuan Cheng has never told him how they saved him in the first place, nor how his senior brother Xuan Tong died because of him.

But he knew very well in his heart that although he killed the middle-aged man at that time, he was injured at that time, and if no one saved him, even if there were no pursuers, he would not have survived. Moreover, if it was just an ordinary person who saved him, it would be impossible for his current legs to recover to this extent, and it is very likely that he would only be a lame man with inconvenient legs in the future.

Not to mention, there were chasing soldiers coming from behind, all of whom were blocked by their brothers and sisters.

How can such a great favor be repaid?

Shen Muzhi looked at Xuan Cheng, who was silently cutting the rabbit there, although he had a thousand words in his heart, he didn't know how to speak.

He has never been a man of articulation.

At this time, Xuan Cheng had already cut the rabbit meat and threw them all into the already hot oil pot, after a popping sound, he turned the spoon in his hand and asked Shen Muzhi, "How do your feet feel?"

Shen Muzhi put away the emotions in his heart and replied seriously: "It's already a lot better." ”

"Then let's go down the mountain tomorrow!" Xuan Cheng said lightly.

Shen Muzhi couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. Although he had also thought about going down the mountain in the past few days, Xuan Cheng still caught him off guard when he mentioned it suddenly.

"Are you the son of Shen Wei, the general of Zhenbei?" Xuan Cheng suddenly asked again.

Shen Muzhi was stunned for a moment, then nodded and replied, "Yes." "When he woke up before, he told Xuan Cheng what his name was and where he came from, although he didn't mention his father, General Zhenbei, but Jinling's surname was Shen, but as far as their family was concerned, as long as he had the heart to inquire, it was still very easy to inquire. It's just that Xuancheng hasn't mentioned these things these days, and the sudden mention of it at this moment made him a little unexpected.

After Xuan Cheng heard this, he said, "Then Shen Muping is your eldest brother?"

Hearing him mention the name of his eldest brother, Shen Mu's heart couldn't help but ache, and he nodded and replied in a deep voice: "Yes." ”

"When I went down the mountain in the past two days, I went to the nearest county seat of Baishui to inquire. Your eldest brother was captured by the Dayuan cavalry in front of the battle more than half a month ago, do you know about this?" Xuan Cheng suddenly stopped stir-frying rabbit meat in his hand, stared at him and asked.

Although Shen Muzhi had known that his eldest brother had an accident, he didn't know that it was actually the case. He always thought that his eldest brother was framed in the army and made some mistake and was controlled, but he never thought that it would be such a big event.

Shen Muzhi was a little stunned, and muttered in disbelief: "How can this be? The eldest brother is strong in martial arts, and there is no one on Dayuan's side who can suppress him except for an old general." How could he ......"

"It's been so much spread that it's unlikely to be fake. However, I also heard that the reason why your eldest brother was captured alive in front of the battle was because the cronies next to him turned against the water in front of the battle and stabbed him, which caused him to be besieged by the Dayuan cavalry, and finally lost his strength and was captured alive by the other party. When Xuan Cheng said this, he paused, looked at Shen Muzhi's gaze, and suddenly became sharp: "It is said that the reason why this crony did this is because of your instructions!"

Shen Muzhi, who was sitting behind the stove, didn't hear this sentence at all, and all he was thinking about was the current situation of his eldest brother.

Although the eldest brother has always been gentle in front of him and his friends, he knows very well that the eldest brother is actually a very proud person in his heart. And for a warrior, it is the supreme honor to die in battle. But being captured alive by the enemy before the battle is a shame. He is so proud of a person, how can he survive this shame?

The more Shen Muzhi thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt in his heart, and he couldn't help but redden.

Xuan Cheng on the other side saw this situation, and his originally sharp eyes suddenly softened a little. After a few breaths of silence, he stopped talking, lowered his head and began to seriously stir the rabbit meat in the wok.

Soon, the rabbit meat came out of the pot, and the steaming hot air filled the simple kitchen.

Shen Muzhi, who was sitting behind the stove, had calmed down a little.

Xuan Cheng glanced at him and called him to eat.

Shen Muzhi stood up, walked with him to the thatched hut, and sat down around the table.

Xuan Cheng handed over a flatbread that had just been baked, and after Shen Muzhi took it, he suddenly asked, "Have you thought about where you want to go next?"

Shen Muzhi took the hand of the flatbread and paused for a moment, then replied in a low voice: "Go to Strange Stone Valley." ”

"Strange Stone Valley?" Xuan Cheng frowned and said, "That place is at least thousands of miles away from here, and now there are people chasing you everywhere outside, you look like this, are you sure you can walk there?"

Shen Muzhi took a bite of the flatbread, and replied in a muffled but firm voice: "You must be able to go!"

Xuan Cheng looked at him for a while and didn't say anything more.

Soon, most of the plate of rabbit meat went into Xuan Cheng's stomach. Shen Muzhi didn't have much appetite and didn't move much at all.

After eating, Shen Muzhi got up to clean up, but Xuan Cheng stopped him.

Then, he got up and walked to the bed, took the package at the end of the bed, opened it, and took out a jade cube and the book called 'Empty Mountain'.

Xuan Cheng took the 'Empty Mountain' and looked at it for a while, then turned around and walked back to the table, stretched out his hand and put the jade cube in front of Shen Muzhi.

"This was taken out of your hand when I brought you back at the time. At that time, I was afraid that I would lose it, so I put it away, and now the thing is returned to its original owner. After Xuan Cheng finished speaking, he looked down at the 'Empty Mountain' still in his hand, hesitated for a moment, and then put it next to the jade square, and then said: "You are going to the Strange Stone Valley, I won't stop you." It's just that your life was saved by us after all, and I can't just watch you die. There is a practice in this book, and although it is not an advanced method, it is enough for you. When I treated you before, I carefully examined your body. Your talent is okay, and you already have qi in your body, so it shouldn't be difficult to get started. As long as you can get started and put in a little more effort, although there is no guarantee that you will be safe and sound, at least you can be a little more sure!" Speaking of this, Xuan Cheng paused slightly, took a deep breath, and continued: "However, this book is a relic left by my senior brother, and I can't give it to you. So, before you go down tomorrow morning, you have to memorize all the contents. As for what you don't understand inside, you can ask me again when you go down the mountain tomorrow!"

After Xuan Cheng finished speaking, he didn't wait for Shen Muzhi to speak, he took the dishes and chopsticks on the table, and then went out.

Shen Muzhi sat at the table, looking at the jade square, and had an indescribable complex feeling in his heart. When he woke up before, he had looked for this jade cube, but he couldn't find it, he thought it had been lost. Unexpectedly, it was put away by Xuan Cheng. This thing was the only thing his mother had left behind, and it was a happy event that it could be lost and regained. But Shen Muzhi was a little unhappy. The memories of that night came flooding back, and the things that Xuan Cheng told him about his eldest brother just now made his mood even more heavy.

After a long time, he sorted out his mood, and after taking a deep breath, he reached out and took the jade cube into his arms. Then, he looked at the 'empty mountain' again.

This book has been in this room for many days, and Shen Muzhi has never read it privately out of respect, although the man who chased after the mountain to kill him that day was very surprised when he read this book.

Unexpectedly, Xuan Cheng would offer to let him read this book.

He originally thought that Xuan Cheng had always had a grudge against him because of his senior brother's death. Now it seems that he underestimated the goodness in the hearts of their brothers.

It's just that life and death are unpredictable, such a great favor, how can I repay it!