Early morning of the sixteenth day

After breakfast, Xiang Yuan, who had stood for a while, saw Song Ning with a strange face, rubbing his unkempt hair and walking out of the house.

"Strange, He Qing left me a note, saying that she was going to leave for a while. ”

Song Ning, who had just woken up, wore a light fur coat and shorts just above his knees.

Years of martial arts practice have made her body curve very capable, and her long legs are even more slender and round.

Taking the note handed by Song Ning, Xiang Yuan frowned, the note was indeed He Qing's handwriting.

"Let's go, He Qing is different from you and me, her father is from a family, maybe he took her home.

After all, compared to the family, our demon mansion is a high-risk profession. ”

Shrugging his shoulders, He Qing's sudden goodbye made Xiang Yuan and Song Ning a little surprised, but that's all.

After all, a few people have only known each other for more than ten days, and they can only be regarded as a slight friendship, not a deep friendship.

As soon as He Qing left, only Xiang Yuan and Song Ning were left.

Looking at Song Ning, who was standing in front of him in disheveled clothes and sleepy-eyed, Xiang Yuan shook his head and smiled:

"It's so good for a woman, why are you so sloppy, if you don't wash up quickly, I'll have to go first. ”

Hearing Xiang Yuan's complaint, Song Ning rubbed his eyes indifferently, and reached out to pick up the remaining half of the fritters that Xiang Yuan had eaten from the low table on the side:

"What are you anxious about, this girl doesn't dislike you, you dare to dislike me. ”

After eating the fritters, he rubbed his oily fingers on his coat, muttered in his mouth and went back to the house to wash.

Looking at Song Ning's appearance, Xiang Yuan chuckled twice, compared to most of the gentle girls of the small family Jasper in this era, he liked the character of this sloppy girl more.

Straightforward and uninhibited.

By the time Song Ning finished washing up and changing his clothes and Xiang Yuan rushed to the clearing in the back mountain, their instructor Shi Jinwu did not appear as usual, but instead was the shopkeeper Tian who was playing with the purple gold toad in one hand.

"Lord Tian?"

Looking at the shopkeeper Tian waiting in the open space with some surprise, after joining the Demon Mansion, Xiang Yuan and Song Ning also knew that this man who claimed to be the shopkeeper was actually one of the three giant stewards of this Demon Mansion branch.

Hearing Xiang Yuan's voice, Shopkeeper Tian slowly turned around, and the morning sun sprinkled a layer of golden light on this man's face, which made his face angular and angular.

"The order was given from above, and the training ended early.

You're about to embark on your first mission. ”

"What?" I didn't expect the sudden appearance of the shopkeeper Tian, and he actually came back with such news, Xiang Yuan and Song Ning looked a little surprised when they heard it.

Feeling the stunned and nervous of the newcomer in front of him, Shopkeeper Tian smiled slightly, rubbing the purple gold toad in his hand and approaching the two:

"For every hidden soldier in the Demon Mansion, it is inevitable that the first mission will be a little nervous.

This time, it was also helpless to suddenly order you to end the training early.

Recently, there have been frequent ghosts in the Liaohe region, and scattered departments in various places have already dispatched people to reinforce them.

Your mission this time is to go to the Liaohe region and reinforce the town guards there. ”

Slowly explaining Xiang Yuan's task this time, Shopkeeper Tian turned to say: "But you don't have to be nervous, the Yin ghost that appeared in the Liaohe region this time has already attracted the attention of the government.

There are a lot of hidden soldiers from the Demon Mansion who rushed to Liaohe for reinforcements, and you are mainly going to the side to meet and accumulate experience this time. ”

With a little more care, there should be no problem. ”

Nodding silently, although Shopkeeper Tian said that this mission was not dangerous, Xiang Yuan and Song Ning knew in their hearts that the weight of the truth and falsehood of these words was only clear to the steward himself.

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Half a day later

Xiang Yuan and Song Ning, who packed their bags, took their horses and set off for the purpose of this time - Liaohe!

On the attic facing the street, the shopkeeper Tian played with the purple gold toad in his hand, and watched Xiang Yuan Song Ning, who was leading the horse, gradually move away and walked in the direction of leaving the city.

"My lord, you seem to have a lot of importance for these two little guys. ”

Standing sideways beside the Tian display case, the hunchbacked old man chuckled twice and said.

Retracting his gaze, Shopkeeper Tian dusted off the floating ash on his sleeve:

"I can't say it's important, I just think that these two newcomers still have some potential, and I don't want them to be gone.

And if they can come back in their entirety, it will also be more beneficial for us to get the details of the new medicine. ”

Back in the back room and picked up the teacup, the shopkeeper Tian took a sip of tea, as if he felt that the tea was slightly astringent, and his brows were slightly frowned.

"Has the reason for the sudden outbreak of this group of yin ghosts in the Liaohe region been found this time?"

"Returning to my lord, the specific reason has not yet been investigated, but there is news that behind this incident, the shadow of the family is very heavy. Speaking of business, the hunchbacked old man put away his smile and reported with a straight face.

Hearing the word family, Shopkeeper Tian rubbed his eyebrows with a somewhat irritated expression:

"Well, can't they stop for a few days?

Counting the surrounding counties, it belongs to the family of my Bazhong County, and it is the most noisy.

The government doesn't care about it, it's really annoying. ”

"No way, if it weren't for the branch master...... Our manpower scheduling will not be so tight.

My lord, haven't you come down yet to deal with the branch master?" Leaning forward slightly, the hunchbacked old man lowered his voice and asked in a low voice.

Speaking of the branch master, the shopkeeper Tian subconsciously pressed his right wrist, and there was still a faint pain.

"The affairs of the division of the lord are very important.

The government has no way to solve it for a while, and it is reasonable.

However, the term of office of the head of the House is coming to an end.

It is estimated that when the next head of the house arrives, the matter of the branch lord will be resolved. ”

Putting down the purple gold toad in his hand, the shopkeeper Tian got up and wanted to leave, as if he remembered something, he turned his head and asked:

"By the way, that little girl named He Qing was picked up by her family, right? ”

"Yes, someone came to pick it up at midnight last night, and there was an official letter from above, because it was late at night, so I didn't call you. The hunchbacked old man replied.

"Well, it's okay to go, her dad is temperamental and sticky.

In case something happens to the little girl on this mission, he will definitely count this account on our heads again.

It's good, it's clean. ”

Nodding, Shopkeeper Tian slowly went downstairs with his hands behind his back, the recruitment was completely over, and it was time for him to rest.

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Riding on horseback, Xiang Yuan raised his eyebrows and looked at the sun above his head, there are no sunglasses in this world, and the strong ultraviolet rays made him, who had been in the wild, feel that his eyeballs began to ache a little.

Of course, this subtle pain is only his psychological effect, there is the existence of the recovery ring, and the damage of ultraviolet rays to his eyes is far less fast than the repair of the recovery ring.

"Song Ning, have you been to the Liao River?" shouted Song Ning in front of him, and rushed up to Yuan on horseback.

Without Xiang Yuan's magical equipment, Song Ning had already been dizzy from the sun, and his mood was very unhappy.

Glancing at Xiang Yuan next to him, Song Ning said weakly:

"Liaohe is not a city, but a general term for a region.

The Liao River spans the northeast of Bazhong County, and the six cities involved in the border are all considered to be the Liao River region.

It is estimated that it is also because the area involved is too wide, so there will be insufficient manpower, and even newcomers like us have been transferred. ”

Taking off the kettle on horseback and handing it to Song Ning, Xiang Yuan wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, looked at the path in front of him like a yellow python coiling on the mountain, and sighed softly.

The sun turns to the west mountain, and pieces of red glow like light yarn hang lazily on the horizon

After riding a horse for a day, Xiang Yuan, who had a sore back, jumped off the horse, stretched his waist, and made a crackling sound all over his body.

"You go pick up some firewood, let's make a fire and rest early. ”

With a tired face, Song Ning rubbed his stiff neck like wood and said to Xiang Yuan.

"I'm picking up firewood, I'm afraid you've drunk too much, right? "Raised his eyebrows, Xiang Yuan, who has been a young master since he was a child, has ever done such a drudgery as collecting firewood and burning fires.

"You can't pity the jade, people are so good that they are girls. Blinking at Xiang Yuan, Song Ning's twisting gesture almost didn't make Xiang Yuan spit out the noon cake.

"That's it, let's go collect firewood, I'll see if I can catch a living creature, and we'll have a meat meal at night." Pulling out a short dagger the size of a palm pinned to his waist, Xiang Yuan's waist was like a nimble black panther, and he plunged headlong into the dense forest bushes beside him.

"You ......" Song Ning, who had not yet said a word, watched Xiang Yuan burrow into the woods, and disappeared without a trace after hearing the sound of the rope.

"It's so energetic..."

Hammering the back of his shoulder and neck, Song Ningqiang cheered up and turned around to collect firewood.

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For three days in a row, Xiang Yuan and Song Ning hurried during the day, and rested at night to hunt and eat meat.

It wasn't until noon on the fourth day that Song Ning, who was iron-faced, finally couldn't bear it.

Covering his lower abdomen, sweating profusely, and with a pale face, Song Ning leaned against a piece of bluestone with Xiang Yuan's support.

"It seems that the settings on TV that can be eaten with raw meat are not reliable. Rubbing his chin, looking at Song Ning, who was already about to dehydrate after diarrhea, Xiang Yuan secretly thought in his heart.

"Xiang Yuan, if I believe you again next time, I will be your daughter. Song Ning, whose lips trembled and turned white, raised his right hand weakly and pointed at the martial artist in front of him, as if he didn't even have the strength to scold.

"Alright, you'll almost get to Xiadu after crossing this mountain, and I'll take you to the hospital when you get there. Looking at Song Ning, who was paralyzed there like a puddle of mud, Xiang Yuan also felt a little embarrassed.

He has a recovery ring, and ordinary diarrhea naturally can't affect him, but Song Ning was miserable by those half-cooked meat.

Glancing at Xiang Yuan, Song Ning struggled to stand up, but the strength in his body seemed to be taken away, and he tried to get up several times, but he was unsuccessful.

Xiang Yuan, who couldn't stand it, grabbed Song Ning's arm, turned over and dragged him to his back.

Feeling the uneasy squirming of the body behind him, Xiang Yuan shook his head and smiled: "Stay honest, you're moving, I'll hold you in my arms." ”

Hearing this, the body behind him suddenly stiffened, and it didn't move anymore.

"Hahaha, let's go. Holding the reins of his horse with one hand and the reins of Song Ning's horse with the other, Xiang Yuan pinched the horse's back, and the two horses immediately neighed and ran towards with galloping steps.

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