"Shushan is not far from Xiling, Daozong and we have always been friendly, if you trace the origin, it may be the reason for the will of the two factions, it is said that it was a long time ago, Daozong and Shushan...... There is a kind of close connection. ”

After getting out of the yellow sand, it was much easier.

Ning Yi finally didn't need to be on the leash, turned over and got on the horse, because the skin of the palm was open, Pei Fu took the rope for him, carefully controlled the big yellow horse, and walked with Xu Zang.

Sleeping in the open along the way, Ning Yi suddenly felt ...... I originally wanted to cross Xiling to Dasui with Pei Fu with four hundred taels, which was a fearless move out of ignorance.

According to Xu Zang, four hundred taels of silver...... It is difficult to cross the Great Wall of the West. Because he is a nomad from Xiling, if he wants to come to the rich Dasui, no matter what the purpose is, whether he is here to make money or not, he will inevitably go through layers of exploitation, and he will have to spend at least two hundred taels of silver to settle the relationship between the upper and lower levels.

The dry food and food stored in his package, because of a sudden heavy rain, and there is no place to shelter from the rain, in the first three days all wet and deteriorated, walking in the wild, staying for six or seven days, almost no people, the farther away from Xiling, those temples and temples that can stay overnight to avoid the rain, all the way around a few remote towns.

Bitter.

The days of bitterness came on the day Ning Yi and Pei Fu arrived at the "Peaceful City".

"At the foot of Shushan, there is a big city, and there are countless small cities. Xu Zang rode a horse and stopped at the gate of the city, his face under the black robe was three points tired, and he said softly: "A radius of three thousand miles, these are all within the sphere of influence of Shushan." I can't fight, I'll come back, those cubs know that it's not easy for me to kill people outside, and will help me keep an eye on the big people in the Holy Mountain a little. ”

Ning Yi was a little stunned, thinking to himself, uncle, aren't you going to the world alone with a sword? After escaping for ten years, why can't you still fight and have a base camp to come back to rest? This is far from the image of wandering and lonely in your mouth!

Xu Zang said quietly: "I have no grudge against Shushan, and I betrayed Shushan...... It's just to get rid of the relationship with Shushan, so as not to get those enemies involved and cause trouble. ”

"What about the Holy Son of Shushan who was killed by you with a sword?"

"It's just a personal vendetta. Xu Zang waved his hand and said, "Those people of the same generation, who wanted to kill me, were all killed by me." As for the younger generation of Shushan children...... If nothing else, they all look up to me as an idol. ”

Ning Yi's expression was a little complicated, he looked at Xu Zang, and said, "Then we are safe now?"

"No...... We are more dangerous. ”

Xu Zang tugged at the slender package behind him, looked at the outline of the ancient city in the night, and said with a serious face: "As the saying goes, born in sorrow, died in peace, and arrived at the territory of your own power...... If we forget to be chased like a dog outside, then we will soon be filled with comfort and contentment, and if we are willing to indulge in enjoyment, then only cruel death awaits us. ”

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Half an hour later.

An inn in Anle City, Ning Yi looked at the man who was very well-fed, stood on the side of the fine snow, leaned on the back of the chair and burped comfortably, the young man got up and went to the front desk, paid the meal account of fifty yuan in silence, and looked back, seven or eight large bowls on the table were stacked like a mountain, and the noodles and noodle soup in them were eaten clean by Xu Zang.

Pei Fu drank a small half bowl of noodle soup, ate half full, pushed the noodle bowl in front of Ning Yi, who sat back in his seat, looked at Xu Zang, and muttered quietly.

"Is this what it feels like to be filled with comfort and contentment?"

"Hmm, it's delicious...... Ning Yi took Pei Fu's noodle bowl and ate it in a big gulp, and sighed while eating: "Born in sorrow, died in peace...... No wonder he lobbied around that he was dying. ”

Xu Zang didn't realize it, patted his stomach, and sighed: "This feeling...... That's nice. ”

He carried a chopstick in his hand, tapped lightly on the table, looked at the young girl who came back to his senses, and said indifferently: "Don't get me wrong...... This is the second time in ten years that I have returned to the sphere of influence of Shushan, and the last time was three years ago, when I rescued a really good-looking doll and sent her to the foot of Shushan Mountain. ”

When Xu Zang said this, his expression was very natural.

Ning Yi thought about an unnecessary word mentioned by this sword idiot, and said with some curiosity: "A certain one is really good-looking...... Girl?"

Thinking of her age, Ning Yi chose the word "girl".

Xu Zang snorted and said, "It's very beautiful, even when I occasionally pass by this area in the past three years, I can't help but want to come back and see her." ”

Ning Yi and Pei Fu glanced at each other and saw the surprise in each other's eyes.

"It's not that I'm unstable. Xu Zang raised his eyebrows and said, "When you see you...... Nature will understand. ”

"What are we going to do now?" Ning Yi sat on the table, feeling a little uneasy, he lowered his voice and said, "I'm not interested in that good-looking girl. I just want to break through now, and ...... Send the girl back safely. ”

Xu Zang leaned back in the chair and looked at the young man, and said with a smile: "Is it an overnight effort to break through the realm? As for sending the girl back to Luojia Mountain...... Pei Min's well-dressed mound is there, of course I will send her back safely, but not now. ”

Xu Zang suddenly approached, his eyes cold and flat.

Ning Yi could clearly see the sword mark on the bridge of the man's nose, and the dense blood scab covered the sword mark, presumably it was scabbed and then torn open, and it took an unknown number of painful repetitions to have this trace.

Xu Zang said softly: "The heart is like stopping water, and the dark current is moving. Before you practice, you have to try to learn to see, to hear, to discern...... True vs. False. Sometimes, a quiet environment is not necessarily safe, we walk in the shadows of darkness, and the safest time is when we are in the light. ”

The man stood up suddenly, whistled in front of everyone in the inn, took out fifty taels of silver from his arms and slapped it on the table, pointed at Ning Yi, and laughed: "This is the young master of the Li family in Caogu City next door, who sold a batch of medicinal materials in Anle City today and made a fortune, please drink." ”

The tavern was lively, the crowd laughed and cheered, the shopkeeper took the money, and a jar of wine was given to each table.

Ning Yi suddenly noticed that the uneasy atmosphere disappeared all of a sudden, he turned his head to look, and a few originally suspicious gazes dispersed so easily and naturally, around him, there were some friendly eyes of Jianghu guests, and some people raised their wine glasses and clinked glasses with Ning Yi in the air.

The young man raised his wine glass a little embarrassed, pretended to gesture, and said fiercely: "I'm not the young master of the Li family, what should I do if I show my stuffing?"

Xu Zang smiled, fifty taels of silver is enough to buy a lot of wine, the rest after each table is finished, was sent to Ning Yi's table, he proudly picked up the wine jar and poured the wine, drank it in a large bowl, and then looked at Ning Yi unhurriedly, and said: "Who cares if you are the Li family, the Wang family, or the young owner of the Chen family? You are willing to spend fifty taels to invite them to drink and pay the silver, then you are a rich man, and this is enough." ”

"You've been here...... Is there really such a wealthy Li family in Anle City who sells medicinal herbs?"

"Yes. Xu Zang looked at Ning Yi with a smile and said, "Not only Anle City, but the whole world, the entire Great Sui, there is a Li family that sells medicinal materials, but although this Li family is rich, it does not only sell medicinal materials...... for the whole world is theirs. ”

Ning Yi was silent.

"Anle City is a very remote town, killing people, robbing things, and doing a beautiful job, it will not be discovered. Xu Zang looked at Ning Yi and said, "Since you entered the city, someone has been staring at you, you know?"

Ning Yi suddenly understood the reason for those gazes.

"You carry that package like a baby, look at it, and no matter how you turn your gaze, it will eventually fall back. Xu Zang said calmly: "The package was wet by the rain, and it didn't have time to dry it, and it was covered with mud, which means that you came from a long distance and trek, and you treated it so solemnly...... There must be something very valuable in that package. ”

Ning Yi said seriously: "In that package, there is money. ”

Xu Zang smiled and said, "That's better, they don't care about your life, they just want money." ”

Ning Yi was silent for a while and said, "We entered the tavern and only ordered noodles...... It means that we don't have much silver. ”

"yes...... This will make them even more curious, if they are poor, even if they eat noodles, they are reluctant to eat so much. Xu Zang pointed to the seven or eight large bowls in front of him, and said, "So I invited everyone to dinner, and told everyone that you are the young owner of the Li family, and those suspicious eyes disappeared immediately, and all this was established smoothly." ”

Ning Yi seemed to understand something, he looked at Xu Zang and asked, "You are doing this to dispel suspicions and tell them that we are rich people?"

Xu Zang nodded and said, "Not only rich, but also generous." ”

Ning Yi lowered his head and said, "If you don't do this, they ...... You're going to rob us?"

Xu Zang smiled: "It may not only be a robbery, but more likely a death." ”

Pei Fu was a little in a trance, and said: "Are they bandits? Pick soft persimmons and pinch them, and now they know that we are a big family, so we have less trouble?"

Xu Zang picked up the fine snow, tossed the weight, and said with a smile: "It stands to reason...... That is true. But you may have underestimated the ferocity of these bandits, they are too lazy to do anything to small fish and shrimp, after all, this kind of thing is killing people and selling goods, and their lives are all on the line, is it possible that they still care about the other party's background?"

Xu Zang hugged the fine snow, closed his eyes and said, "Ning Yi, eat more, you have the strength to work when you are full." ”

Ning Yi looked at Xu Zang, suddenly thought of a serious question, and asked seriously, "Where did you get your money?"

Xu Zang said very sincerely: "You are the rich young proprietor of the Li family, and the wine you invited everyone to eat and drink was fifty taels of silver...... Of course it's yours. ”

Ning Yi smiled angrily and said angrily: "Senior...... You really are a shameless person!"

Xu Zang smiled and said, "False praise, false praise." ”