The sun was setting, and the afterglow of the setting sun spread all over this southern wilderness ancient town, in the commotion of the crowd, Zhen Yan turned his head to look at Ye Jianan, and then said to the slightly chubby old man Zhang, "It's just passing through your land and resting for a while." "The truth is calm, very measured, and at the moment, I really don't want to have conflicts with others.

The old man squinted his eyes and said with a smile, "Since the distinguished guests came from afar and passed through the local area, how could I not do my best to be a landlord and spread it out, so that my friends laughed at my stinginess." He made a gesture, and a servant behind him immediately stepped forward with a plate of silver, a silver ingot, neatly placed on the board, bright and dazzling, only to hear Master Zhang said, "Two distinguished guests, if there is nothing urgent, you may wish to spend a few days in this town, although it is located in the middle of nowhere, there are also a lot of interesting places, a little silver taels, please accept them." ”

Zhenyan shook his head and excused himself, "We still have important things to do, and it is inconvenient to stay for a long time, Master Zhang's kindness, we understand it in our hearts, but these silver can never be collected." Master Zhang pondered for a moment and continued, "Since the two of you have important matters, it is inconvenient for Zhang to keep them," he glanced at him, and then someone led out two horses, this horse had shiny hair and neighed lightly, and at a glance he knew that this was not an ordinary horse, so he continued, "This horse will be used as a foot force to give the two of them a ride." ”

Zhen Yan sighed in his heart, and hated this kind of hypocrisy very much, but his face was still calm, and he said, "Master Zhang, if you don't have merit, I'll take your leave." After that, he wanted to pull Ye Jianan away, but when he pulled it, he was empty.

Ye Jianan flashed, walked slowly in front of Master Zhang, and said with a smile, "Master Zhang, he is pedantic and doesn't know how to reject people, if I look down on that person, I will be different." Hearing the string song and knowing the elegant meaning, how shrewd Master Zhang is, but after frowning slightly, he immediately made a move, and the famous horse and silver suddenly appeared in front of Ye Jianan, "Yes, yes, I Zhang sincerely want to make two friends, a few things, and I hope not to refuse." ”

Ye Jianan smiled, "Of course, with such good intentions, how could I refuse, but," he continued, "I still want to ask Master Zhang for something." As soon as the words fell, the martial artist who was stopped by Master Zhang suddenly couldn't hold back, and scolded angrily, "What are you, don't be ashamed, you dare to ......" Seeing that Master Zhang's face sank slightly, he immediately swallowed the words in his stomach.

I saw that in Master Zhang's squinted eyes, a ray of essence flashed, and then he smiled, "It's okay, as long as I have it, friends, even if you say it, Zhang will offer it with both hands." ”

Ye Jianan was overjoyed, "Master Zhang is so refreshing, he is a good friend." Then he pointed his hand back, "I want him!" Everyone looked at it, and Ye Jianan pointed his finger at the little boy who was terrified and inexplicable.

At this time, not only did the crowd hiss, but even the face of Master Zhang, who was originally laughing peacefully, seemed to be a little unbearable, he restrained his smile and said in a deep voice, "What do you mean?" ”

In the crowd, his face remained unchanged, except for the mantra that he couldn't see his joy and anger with a calm face, only Ye Jianan, who was smiling in front of him, seemed to not see the faces of others at all, and still laughed, "It's not interesting, I just don't have a miscellaneous person around me, it just so happens that I take a fancy to it, Master Zhang is so anxious and righteous, don't say that he can't bear to be such a small servant." ”

Master Zhang's face was calm, and he couldn't see his joy or anger, and after a while, he spoke, "Are you going to embarrass me?" He stood in a deep voice, invisibly, there seemed to be an extra sense of slaughter, and the appearance of a group of harmony just now, judging the two of them, if they were ordinary people, I was afraid that I would already be uneasy in my heart, Ye Jianan also restrained his smile and snorted coldly, "Yes, so what?" ”

Master Zhang sneered, "Don't be embarrassed, my lord and I have good intentions, it's you who don't appreciate it, come on!" Cut down this thing that I don't know how to do! Dozens of martial artists behind him suddenly rushed towards Ye Jianan with a bright sharp knife, and he was able to stab straight with his sword, and suddenly felt that his body was numb, he lost his strength, and he collapsed to the ground.

The mantra appeared in front of Ye Jianan, and said in a deep voice, "Senior Brother Ye, don't make trouble, we still have business to do, let's go." Ye Jianan squinted his eyes carefully, and the corners of his mouth drew a beautiful arc, "Master Shingon, the Buddha said that saving people's lives is better than building a seventh-level floating slaughter, how can such life-threatening things come up to me." The truth was not in a hurry or annoyance, and still said softly, "Senior brother, there are priorities, and you can't lose a big one because of a small one." ”

Ye Jianan restrained his smile and said, "This surnamed Zhang's honey-bellied sword is kind on the surface, but in fact it is extremely fierce, if we leave today, then he," he pointed to the little boy beside him and continued, "Hmph, under the anger of this surnamed Zhang, he will definitely not survive tomorrow." ”

He snorted coldly, turned his head and walked towards Master Zhang, although Master Zhang was a little powerful, but after all, he was just an ordinary person, seeing these dozens of people in a few breaths, he was knocked to the ground, and he couldn't get up until this moment, he knew in his heart that these two people in front of him were definitely not comparable to him, seeing Ye Jianan coming, he couldn't help but tremble his legs, "This, this, hero, uncle, I... I, I... Ah..."Master Zhang glanced at Ye Jianan and saw that Ye Jianan was holding a sharp dagger in his hand, and his body blocked the sight of the mantra behind him, and he stabbed towards Master Zhang's heart.

It's just that the blade is sharp and bright, and it is against his chest, and behind Ye Jianan, Manyan's right hand is on Ye Jianan's shoulder, preventing him from advancing another point. But he heard the voice of the truth and clarity, "Senior Brother Ye, it is not appropriate to kill more." Ye Jianan threw away the dagger hatefully, turned around and picked up the little boy and left.

But I heard a trembling voice sound, "Wait! When the two looked back, it was the old man, who stood up straight in a trembling manner, and a trace of cruelty flashed in his eyes, "This person is my servant," he pulled out a piece of paper from his arms, "This is his deed of sale, white and black, with a clear history." Why do you take my people away? ”

Ye Jianan had a lot of hatred in his heart, if he hadn't lost his strength at this moment, according to his actions in Anfeng City, if Commander Ye wanted to take away a person, he would still have so many things, and before he could turn around, he heard the voice of the mantra sound, "Master Zhang, how are you doing?" ”

Master Zhang's slightly chubby body trembled slightly, he knew that if he let them leave today, then in these four towns, he could be said to be discredited, and there was no place to stand, he was ruthless in his heart, and said coldly, "If you want to take someone away, it's not impossible, when I bought him, it cost a hundred taels of silver, and at this moment, you take out a hundred taels, and you can take him away." ”

Ye Jianan snorted coldly, with the materials of the Central Plains and a hundred taels of silver, you can buy more than a dozen servants in Anfeng City, not to mention that in this southern wilderness borderland, this boss is obviously blackmailing the two, but the strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, Ye Jianan also knows with his eyes closed that this boss can make a deed of sale that people can't distinguish the authenticity of.

But when he heard the truth, he shook his head and said, "The two of us have no pennies on us, and we can't take out a hundred taels of silver." Master Zhang hesitated, "If... If you have no money, then how can you take away my servant, even if you sue the yamen, and I will take advantage of it. "In fact, Sixiang Town is just a small town that has risen everywhere, and there is no official jurisdiction, but where did the yamen come from, Master Zhang was actually scared in his heart, and he talked about it casually at this time.

Mantra said in a deep voice, "Then if you want to take that boy away, is there any other way?" "Master Zhang can achieve the status of Sixiang Town, and he is also a person with transparent eyebrows, and at this moment he understands in his heart that the person who is talking in front of him is far better than the pale person just now, he rolled his eyes, and an idea came to mind, "Originally, it was not possible, I bought it with real money, and you have no money, how can I let you buy it, but the master is not unkind, there is a way at the moment, but it is too dangerous, and the two of them still don't listen." ”

Ye Jianan Huo Ran turned around and said coldly, "What's the solution, you just have to say it, it's not dangerous, it has nothing to do with you!" ”

Master Zhang smiled for the first time and continued, "Behind our town, there is a mountain," before he said this, the crowd suddenly hissed, and he ignored the crowd and continued, "On the side of the cliff above the top of the mountain, there is a He Shou Wu tree that is at least five hundred years old, you go and fetch it for me, it will be regarded as this kid's selling money." ”

Everyone was in an uproar, a five-hundred-year-old He Shou Wu is worth a thousand gold, not to mention that in recent years, due to the gradual scarcity of elixir, the value has risen year after year, and the black market price is more than 5,000 gold, and there is often no market, and this servant, even if it is calculated in tens of taels of silver, and He Shou Wu, the value is very different, not to mention that people in Sixiang Town know that the mountain behind the town is a forbidden land, if someone breaks in, it is often impossible to enter, and his own life is buried on the mountain.

But I heard the faint voice of the mantra sound, "Okay, let's go and get that He Shou Wu and exchange it with you." "This is a place, and there are even more boos everywhere, not to mention how He Shou Wu obtained, just a trip into the mountain, may not be able to come out safely. At this moment, everyone looked at the two of them as if they were looking at a dead person.

Master Zhang was secretly happy in his heart, but he couldn't help but listen to the truth and said, "However, before that, I still need a little something." Master Zhang was overjoyed, and his arrogance suddenly became arrogant, "Whatever you want, ropes, axes, knives, torches or other things, I will have people prepare them immediately." ”

Shingon shook his head, "No, I only need five taels of silver!" Master Zhang was stunned on the spot, and after a while, he reached into his arms and took out a silver ingot, "This ingot is ten taels, and I will give it to the master." Zhen Yan took the silver, a yellow light between his fingers lit up slightly, and when he looked at it again, a piece of silver in his hand had been broken into two, he kept one piece, and returned the remaining one to Master Zhang.

It is necessary to know that this silver ingot, the firing process is numerous, extremely hard, the ordinary knife chopping axe, but also the lack of a hole, if you want to break the silver ingot, cut it in two, you need the craftsman to see the blade on the silver ingot, repeatedly sawing, it takes a day to saw, and at this time the mantra is not between a few breaths, then the silver ingot is broken into two, Zhang Lao took out the silver scale, a weight, exactly four taels and eight coins, a point is not much, a point is not a lot.

Master Zhang was looking at the half of the silver ingot in his hand in shock, and his hands trembled involuntarily, but he heard Ye Jianan say coldly, "You take good care of me, and in a day, I will come to lead people, if so, hum ......" Ye Jianan turned around, walked to the little boy who was silent, and whispered, "Wait for me for a day, you will come with me, okay?" ”

The little boy was silent, raised his head, and in his eyes, two teardrops suddenly slipped down his face. He bit his lip tightly and nodded vigorously.

The two of them left, returned to the tavern, and redeemed the Prajna Buddha beads that were mortgaged by Shicai from the hands of the tavern shopkeeper, and the two were silent along the way, until Ye Jianan's voice suddenly sounded, "What are you really going to find for him to come back from He Shou Wu for five hundred years?" ”

Zhenyan looked back at Ye Jianan, with a hint of doubt, "This is natural, since you have agreed, it is natural to do it." ”

Five hundred years of He Shou Wu, this kind of heavenly treasure, is placed in Xuanqingjiao, Wuxiang Temple, are excellent medicinal materials, the truth understands in his heart, smiled slightly, "Human life is not noble and cheap, everyone is born, are equal, but the time is also fate, some princes and princes, some people are born at the wrong time," he said this, his face was slightly dark, "Some people are born, they lose their parents, and some people, because of their family and birth, they have no worries about food and clothing since they were young, and they are superior, so they rely on power and money to oppress everyone, but ......"

As he was speaking, he suddenly glanced at Ye Jianan's bloodless cheeks, and suddenly his heart moved, and he said in a low voice, "Senior Brother Ye, I didn't mean you ......"

Ye Jianan raised his head and smiled reluctantly, "It's okay, you're right." If they lose these external beings, they are also like other ordinary people, and the Buddhists say that all living beings are equal, which is roughly what they say. Mantra nodded, but did not respond.

Ye Jianan raised his head and smiled, "I was born in the Xuanqing Sect since I was a child, and with my family, I can have whatever I want, in the eyes of others, it seems to be very good, but do you know, at that time, I was not happy in my heart." ”

He said self-deprecatingly, "Maybe you don't understand, at that time, I always had a lot of friends around me, no matter what I wanted or what I did, they would help you do it quickly, and you don't need to worry about anything, but among so many friends, none of them were sincere to me, after I was wronged, no one believed me, and no one came out to defend me, even... Even he didn't believe me. ”

The sun gradually went down, and the afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on Ye Jianan's face, creating a lonely desolation. I only heard his increasingly lonely voice coming, "People's hearts are deceitful, no matter where they are, they are all the same, there are thousands of people in this world, and what I see is all some intrigues, conspiracies and calculations, even there are few people who have no quarrel with the world and are good, but they are also all victimized by these people." In this kind of world, jackals are in charge, tigers and leopards devour people, and after all, ......" The voice became softer and softer, until it was inaudible.

The truth is silent, he has a quiet temperament, he has been down the mountain for several months, and he never passes by the lively town, what Ye Jianan said, but he has never encountered it, although he faintly feels that Ye Jianan's thoughts are not right, but seeing that he is miserable in his heart, he can't say anything for a while.

Along the way, the two of them thought about their own thoughts, and when they arrived at the foot of the mountain behind Sixiang Town, they were shocked to find that it was already night when the Jade Rabbit rose eastward. Ye Jianan didn't say a word, he took the lead and walked forward, and the mantra snorted softly, seeing that he ignored him, he immediately followed.

This mountain is extremely lush with grass and trees, originally a trail up the mountain, at this moment has long been covered by all kinds of grass and trees, the two of them each found a stick, while pushing aside the grass and trees that are more than one person high, while moving forward, to the halfway up the mountainside, the grass and trees are gradually scarce, replaced by towering trees, hundred-year-old trees, can be seen everywhere, and even according to Ye Jianan, there are even many trees that are five or six hundred years old, faintly have become a forest.

Zhenyan quickly caught up with Ye Jianan, and said softly, "Senior Brother Ye, the aura of this mountain, water and wood is extremely thick, far from being comparable to ordinary mountains and forests, but I don't know why. ”

Ye Jianan looked around, and said with a chuckle, "The famous rivers and mountains, gathering the aura of heaven and earth, is it understandable, but there are just a few more tree spirits and vine monsters and shape-shifting demon beasts, I am not afraid, I will be buried here, with your cultivation, what do you need to worry about?" ”

Zhenyan was shocked in his heart, looked up at Ye Jianan, and saw him looking around, his expression was indifferent, Zhenyan sighed in his heart, this Senior Brother Ye is really talking about life and death, just thinking about it, but suddenly a strong wind blew. The sound of the whirring wind blew the fallen leaves and branches under the feet of the two of them into the sky. Beside it, a little shorter were the branches of the trees, which were blown aside by the sudden gust of wind.

Zhenyan frowned, didn't make a sound, just kept walking, and walked to Ye Jianan's side, Ye Jianan felt that there was someone beside him, and smiled softly, "There are lush forests here, but there is no reason for this gust of wind, I'm afraid there will be ......"

As he was talking, he saw a huge white shadow suddenly pounce in the dense woods in front of him, this white shadow was very huge, and the force of the pounce brought the sound of whirring wind, and rushed straight in front of the two of them. The mantra's feet lit slightly, and he grabbed Ye Jianan, and the figure suddenly moved a few feet to the left, and the white shadow fell to the ground, and suddenly turned to face the two of them.

The shadow of the moon moved slightly, shining through the mottled branches on the white shadow, bringing a hazy clear light.