After Lin Zongyao and Liu Muxi separated, he did not stay in Jizhou for long, and went straight to Tuocheng on the border of central and southern China.

However, Lin Zongyao is also a good person, and when he sees injustice, he will help if he can.

For example, in the territory of Tuocheng, a few hundred miles away, he met a group of men who were five big and three thick, bullying a beggar in tattered clothes.

Lin Zongyao couldn't bear it, so he saved the beggar.

However, when he was about to get away and leave, he was entangled by the beggar.

"Excuse me, Childe, are you going to Tuocheng?"

Lin Zongyao realized that the beggar's voice was still very young and very good. He beat him carefully, and saw that although he was dressed in tatters, his hair was disheveled, and he was covered with dirt, he could vaguely see his handsome appearance before.

Lin Zongyao was slightly surprised in his heart, but he still nodded and said, "That's right, I'm going to Tuocheng." ”

When the beggar heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, a glimmer of hope rose on his face, and he looked at him in surprise and said, "Then can you escort me to Tuocheng?" ”

Without waiting for Lin Zongyao to answer, he immediately said: "Don't worry, if you promise me that after returning to Shenzhou, I will definitely compensate you heavily." ”

Tuocheng guards the south gate of Jizhou, however, there are three south gates of Jizhou, one is the south gate, one is the southeast gate, and one is the southwest gate, which are located at the border of the three states. Tuocheng is the southeast gate, after Tuocheng, you basically arrive in Shenzhou.

Therefore, when he heard that Lin Zongyao was going to Tuocheng, the beggar knew that the destination of his trip was Shenzhou nine times out of ten.

Seeing that Lin Zongyao was silent, he was afraid that he would think he was lying and refused to agree, so he was a little anxious in his heart, and said, "I mean the truth." Don't look at me as down-and-out now, but it's all because I've been plotted against by someone, in fact, I'm in Shenzhou, and I still have a certain amount of family background, which is enough to pay you the remuneration you want. ”

He is now penniless, all valuable things have been robbed, but he is seriously injured again, although he is an innate martial artist, but he is no different from a wasted person. Otherwise, he would not have ended up in such a situation.

Therefore, he doesn't want to return to his home all the time, only when he goes back, can he be able to cure his illness, restore his identity as an innate martial artist, and avenge himself.

Most importantly, he wants to find that person.

Lin Zongyao was already moved by compassion, and he realized that the other party was actually an innate martial artist, and the proud son of heaven had become a beggar who was not even as good as ordinary people, which was really sad, and then saw that he didn't have a piece of good meat on his body, Lin Zongyao had already agreed in his heart.

"Okay, then you can go to Shenzhou with me, there is no need for remuneration, anyway, it's just a drop by, just a gesture." Lin Zongyao said.

The beggar thanked him for his kindness.

Since there was one more injured patient, Lin Zongyao could no longer ride a horse, so he bought another carriage. In the evening, when staying at the inn, let the beggars wash and change into new clothes.

At this time, the beggar finally revealed his true colors.

Because of hunger, he is very thin, and his face is still blue, but it is undeniable that he is indeed a handsome man, very personable, obviously well-educated, and at first glance he is a child of a family.

Lin Zongyao also believed his words a little.

"Thank you Brother Lin for coming to the rescue, Lu Hong is grateful." The beggar solemnly bowed to Lin Zongyao and thanked him.

"Brother Lu doesn't need to be polite, just raise your hands." Lin Zongyao hurriedly helped him up.

Lu Hong, that is, Shangguan Hong, said with a hint of vicissitudes: "For Brother Lin, it is a gesture, and for me, it is a life-saving grace." ”

After speaking, he sighed lightly, he didn't ask others, but who took him seriously as a beggar?

Shangguan Hong was affected by Liu Muli, suffered such an unwarranted disaster, and after being released, his meridians and dantian were damaged, and he could not easily use force, otherwise, his condition would deteriorate, and maybe in the future, there would be no way to heal.

With this tragic experience, he didn't dare to reveal his real name to others at all, so he could only use this pseudonym.

Moreover, he has always tried to shoot as little as possible. However, sometimes in order to save his life, he also had to endure the pain and do it with others, although he survived, his condition worsened a lot, until now, until now, he has always regarded himself as an ordinary person until he was forced to do so.

In the past few months, he has been wandering in Jizhou, not because he doesn't want to leave, but because he can't leave at all. He doesn't have a pass, and most of the time, he won't let him in at the city gates, so how can he leave? There was nothing to prove his identity, so he had to think of another way, and for this reason, he had to hide in Tibet like a beggar. Originally, he was a little desperate, thinking that he might be sleepy for the rest of his life, however, God still didn't completely abandon him after all, and now he finally saw a glimmer of hope.

The two had already exchanged names before, and Shangguan Hong concealed his true identity. Lin Zongyao, on the other hand, did not hide his real name, he was originally a small person, unknown, and there was no need to hide his origin at all.

However, he also had more eyes, and did not say that he was going to Puji to study medicine, but said that he was traveling to Shenzhou.

After all, he is not yet a disciple of Pujiguan.

Therefore, the two are safe for the time being.

Lin Zongyao also knew a little medical skills, so he treated some external injuries for Shangguan Hong and alleviated his pain, but he couldn't do anything about his internal injuries. After all, his medical skills have only been learned a little.

The next day, the two began to hurry again.

Lin Zongyao was originally worried about Shangguan Hong's body and planned to rest for two more days. However, Shangguan Hong refused, he desperately wanted to return to Shenzhou, to Jinming Mansion, and to his Shangguan Mansion.

The weak can only be bullied.

Now, more than ever, he craves power and power. Not for anyone, but for himself.

This time, he's too big.

Such a nightmarish experience, he didn't want to have a second time.

There was no way, Lin Zongyao had no choice but to go on the road.

Because of the illness, the carriage could not be too fast, but Shangguan Hong urged again and again, and the next night, the two arrived in Tuocheng.

In Tuocheng, Lin Zongyao replenished some food and water, as well as some medicinal herbs, and the two left again, and soon after leaving Tuocheng, they finally set foot on the land of Shenzhou.

Shangguan Hong was extremely excited, and his eyes were faintly red.

Returning to a familiar place again, Shangguan Hong felt like a world away.

Before leaving, he was still the head of the Shangguan family, with a good demeanor; When he returned, he was a scrawny, bruised waste.

However, there is hope when you come back.

Now, he no longer has to hide in Tibet and be bullied.

He decided that when he returned to Shangguan's house, he must ask the divine doctor of Pujiguan to treat his injuries, anyway, in Jinming Mansion, there is also a medical hall of Pujiguan. Their medical skills are much better than ordinary doctors.

Although before, he had always avoided mentioning Puji Guan, because Liu Muxi was a disciple of Puji Guan, which made him feel very uncomfortable. But now he doesn't care so much.

What's more, Liu Muxi is not in Shenzhou now.

Thinking of Liu Muxi, Shangguan Hong's eyes suddenly darkened.

She has become someone else's fiancée, and whenever he thinks of this fact, he is as uncomfortable as ten thousand ants, jealous, angry, painful, and embarrassed, but he can't do anything about it, because he will never be the opponent of the Xuantian Sect Master.

Liu Muxi is afraid that he has forgotten him now, and his son Doudou, the last time he saw him was four years ago, before, he had never hugged him properly, and now, his impression of Doudou has been blurred.

"Brother Lu, what are you thinking?" Lin Zongyao saw Shangguan Hong in a daze, and asked curiously.

Shangguan Hong shook his head slightly and said, "I'm thinking about my son." ”

Lin Zongyao was stunned when he heard this, and said with a smile: "Presumably Ling Lang must be very cute, right?" ”

He also likes children very much, and plans to hug Matsugami Guanhong when he goes home.

Shangguan Hong's face was filled with a trace of bitterness, and he said, "I don't know either, because I haven't seen him for several years." ”

"Okay, let's not talk about that, let's continue to the roadside, shall we? I can't wait to go home now. Shangguan Hong said.

Despite this, it will take at least half a month for them to return to Jinming Mansion. After Shangguan Hong returned to Shenzhou, his brows stretched a little, his mood improved, he was no longer depressed and unhappy before, and even began to introduce the scenery of Shenzhou to Lin Zongyao with great interest, as well as some interesting things between the various sects and so on.

Lin Zongyao listened to it with relish, after all, he would be a disciple of Pujiguan in the future, and he would live in Shenzhou for a long time.

Of course, what he likes to listen to the most is about the Puji Temple, and he asks the most questions, but Shangguan Hong is the least willing to talk about the Puji Temple, but because Lin Zongyao is his life-saving benefactor, he has no choice but to suppress the awkwardness in his heart and introduce him to the situation in the Puji Temple.

Lin Zongyao didn't notice it, Shangguan Hong smiled reluctantly, and said with great interest: "Mu Shengqiu is really powerful, and he deserves to be the chief disciple of Puji Temple. ”

Mu Shengqiu has good medical skills, good cultivation, and good character, and has a great reputation in China. Before, he was still a little upset for Liu Muxi, thinking that Liu Muxi was the first disciple of Pujiguan, but now, he has changed his opinion of Mu Shengqiu, and he also admires him very much, if Pujiguan can let him take the helm in the future, it will also be a blessing.

In fact, Lin Zongyao had heard about Puji Guan from Liu Muxi a long time ago, but he still wanted to hear outsiders' evaluation of Puji Guan very much, and when he heard Shangguan Hong praise Puji Guan, he was even happier than he praised or thanked himself.

Moreover, along the way, he also saw a lot of medical centers in Pujiguan, and each medical center was very popular. The reputation of Pujiguan is really big, and almost all of them are good reputations, every time he hears others say that Pujiguan is good, he is more happy, and his eyes are getting brighter and brighter, if he has to send Shangguan Hong back to Jinming Mansion, he really can't wait to put on his wings and fly directly to Bituo Mountain.

Shangguan Hong was also a little strange about Lin Zongyao's performance, and asked tentatively: "Brother Lin seems to be very concerned about the Puji Temple, could it be that Brother Lin wants to worship the Puji Temple?" ”

Lin Zongyao didn't expect his heart to be noticed, and he was a little surprised, and said: "I plan to worship the Puji Temple, thinking that I am very interested in studying medicine, but I don't know if they accept me as a disciple?" ”

When Shangguan Hong heard this, he felt a sigh in his heart, he originally saw that Lin Zongyao had a pure nature and was a congenital master, so he planned to win him over and make him the Supreme Elder of Shangguan Mansion, and he would have a help himself, and the strength of Shangguan Mansion would also increase greatly. After all, he is not what he used to be, and he needs a strong help to strengthen his position as the head of the family.

He thought that with the friendship between the two, he would definitely be able to persuade him to join the Shangguan Mansion, but he didn't expect that Lin Zongyao would want to be a disciple of Pujiguan.

How can this be?!

Shangguan Hong decided to fight on his own and dispel his idea.

He had a smile on his face, and was about to speak, but he heard Lin Zongyao say: "It's noon, there is a restaurant in front, let's go in for a meal, find an inn to rest for the night, how about leaving tomorrow?" ”

At this time, they had already arrived at the Liren Mansion adjacent to the Jinming Mansion, and the An family where An Changqing was located was one of the three major families in the Liren Mansion, which was similar to the status of the Shangguan family in the Jinming Mansion.

After coming to Shenzhou, the two hired a groom who was familiar with the terrain of Shenzhou and asked him to drive the car, because, whether it was Lin Zongyao or Shangguan Hong, the skills of the two of them were very poor, and Lin Zongyao was not short of that bit of silver, so he simply hired a groom to drive the car for them.

Lin Zongyao was really a little hungry, and his stomach rumbled when he smelled the aroma of wine and meat coming from outside. Although, the innate martial artist can open the valley, but it is all a last resort, because it consumes true qi, not to mention, even if he can open the valley, he also has a sense of hunger, but with the support of true qi, it lasts longer than ordinary people.

"Okay, just listen to Brother Lin." Shangguan Hong is also hungry, he has almost no true qi now, and he still has to cultivate his body, so he naturally gets hungry faster, so he has no objection.

During this time, because Lin Zongyao had packed room and board, although he had been on the road, because he had eaten well, he was not as thin as before, and he looked normal on the surface.

The two got out of the carriage in front of the restaurant, the coachman guarded the carriage and refused to enter the restaurant to eat, Lin Zongyao bought him a few buns to satisfy his hunger, and the inn would naturally prepare good materials for the horses, after all, it would definitely not be very shabby to have a pseudo-spirit horse as a mount. The pseudo-spirit horse is nothing in the eyes of the Great Gate Sect, but in the eyes of small families or ordinary people, it is already very rare.

The two of them entered the restaurant under the greeting of Xiao'er, and did not go to the private room, but only ate in the lobby on the first floor.

Lin Zongyao is a simple person, if it weren't for taking care of Shangguan Hong, a patient, he wouldn't come to the restaurant at all, let alone live in a first-class room, just make do in the wild.

Shangguan Hong was a little reluctant in his heart, he didn't want to eat with so many people. Although he was very depressed and suffered a lot before, since he returned to Shenzhou, his noble son's style has been picked up again, and there are many picky things about food, clothing, housing and transportation, but because of Lin Zongyao's face, he refuses to say it directly.

What's more, he is still a white eater.

At this time, after the two sat down in an empty seat, Shangguan Hong listened to the hustle and bustle around him, shouting and shouting, and he was very disgusted, and his face brought out some of it.

Lin Zongyao didn't expect him to dislike this place, and thought he was uncomfortable, so he asked, "Brother Lu, what's wrong?" ”

Shangguan Hong endured it, and finally said, "Brother Lin, can we change places to eat?" ”

"What's wrong? Isn't it good here? Lin Zongyao was a little puzzled, he thought it was very good here, and he could still listen to gossip, which was much more lively than in the private room, where the two of them had a meal.

What's more, the private room is still very expensive, although he has a lot of money, but it was all given to him by Liu Muxi, he can't spend it indiscriminately, if he buys medicinal materials, he will definitely not be stingy, but as long as he eats and stays in general, he doesn't pay attention to this aspect.

Shangguan Hong was embarrassed: "It's too noisy here!" I'm a little unaccustomed to it. ”

Lin Zongyao was stunned for a moment, before, Shangguan Hong was covered in bruises, in order to facilitate the recovery of his injuries, no matter whether he ate or rested, it was a quiet and comfortable place. But now, his external injuries have healed, if he doesn't use force, he is no different from ordinary people, how can he still care about this?

Shangguan Hong saw that Lin Zongyao didn't speak, so he asked, "Brother Lin is shy in his pocket?" ”

After all, he had always been very generous to him before, so Shangguan Hong didn't think Lin Zongyao was stingy. Moreover, he also knew that Lin Zongyao was not a wealthy family, and his family was only better than ordinary people.

Lin Zongyao nodded, shook his head, and was stunned in embarrassment.

Shangguan Hong thought that he had guessed correctly, and said very understandingly: "Since this is the case, then forget it!" ”

Lin Zongyao did not speak.

"Brother Lin, you have helped me so much, I will not treat you badly. When you send me home, I'll be grateful to you. As the head of one of the three major families in Jinming Mansion, Shangguan Hong has the confidence to say this, silver is nothing to him, and the most important thing is how to keep Lin Zongyao.

His words made Lin Zongyao feel a little awkward, as if he had helped him, just for those thanksgiving gifts.

Lin Zongyao came back to his senses and said lightly: "Brother Lu, I help you with my own will, it's just a matter of effort, you really don't have to be like this." ”

Shangguan Hong took his words as polite, smiled slightly, and didn't talk about this topic anymore, but just asked, "What are Brother Lin's plans next?" ”

"I plan to continue my travels to China, and if possible, I want to visit the Puji Temple." Lin Zongyao said with a deep groan.

Shangguan Hong nodded slightly and said, "However, the Puji Concept is not so easy to enter. If it was before, with Brother Lin's cultivation and conduct, Pujiguan would definitely rush to ask for you. However, now, the Puji Temple has become a first-class sect, and there are countless disciples who want to worship the Puji Temple, if there is no introducer, even if Brother Lin is an innate martial artist, he may not be included in the door wall by the Puji Temple. ”

Although Shangguan Hong has just returned to Shenzhou, in fact, he doesn't know the situation of Puji Temple, but now that Puji Temple is in the limelight, and its influence even surpasses that of Zixiao Sword, it is not easy to become a disciple of Puji Temple.

Lin Zongyao was not a fool, so he could naturally see that Shangguan Hong had other plans, so he said: "Then according to Brother Lu's meaning, should I join the Puji Concept?" ”

Shangguan Hong smiled faintly and said, "Brother Lin, whether you should join the Puji Concept or not, you can only have the final say, and I naturally hope that you will think about things." Moreover, I have an idea that will allow you to join the Puji Temple smoothly. ”

"I want to hear about it." Lin Zongyao said.

"Brother Lin is not familiar with Shenzhou, instead of running around like a headless fly, it is better to find a place to settle for the time being, and when you have contacts in the future, match with Pujiguan, and let them help you introduce you, wouldn't it be logical for you to join Pujiguan." Shangguan Hong looked at him with a thoughtful expression for Lin Zongyao and said.

Lin Zongyao somewhat understood, it turned out that he wanted to win himself over, keep himself by his side, and do things for him.

It's a pity that the other party doesn't know the way, he has already had someone to recommend, it can be said that as long as he arrives at Bituo Mountain, he will definitely become a disciple of Pujiguan.

Lin Zongyao shook his head with a smile, and said euphemistically: "Thank you Brother Lu for your kindness, but don't bother, you have your own plans." ”

Shangguan Hong felt a little embarrassed when he heard Lin Zongyao's refusal. Immediately, he felt that it might be that Lin Zongyao thought that he was from a small family, so he refused. He was about to tell him his true identity, but at a table next to him, someone said loudly: "What? Is the head of the Shangguan family in Jinming Mansion married? Is this true? ”

When Shangguan Hong heard this, his eyes immediately widened and he looked at the two people at the table next door.

They were all martial artists in the late day after tomorrow, and the person who spoke looked to be less than forty years old, tall and loud, and his voice alone overshadowed everyone in the hall, and when they heard his voice, everyone cast surprised eyes at him. Dahan didn't notice it at all, just looked at his friend opposite.

The person who was opposite him, about the same age as him, but relatively short and thin, he couldn't help but be a little embarrassed when he saw everyone's sight, smiled at everyone, and said to the big man: "You be quiet." ”

The big man muttered, "What does it matter? You're just too careful. This is Liren's Mansion, not Jinming's Mansion, can the Shangguan family manage us? ”

There were people around who coaxed, and there were people who knew them: "That's it, Ge Tong, you are too careful, it's better to be happy alone, you are well-informed, if you have any interesting news, you can tell us!" ”

The short and thin man, that is, Ge Tong, glanced at his friend opposite a little helplessly, and said, "Okay then! Sun Guo, don't make a fuss. ”

Sun Guo, the name of the big man, couldn't help but smile and scratch his head when he heard this.

Ge Tong coughed lightly and said, "The Shangguan family of the Jinming Mansion, everyone must know the Dao. I had just returned from a trip to Jinming Mansion before, and I only heard the news by chance, and even the people in Jinming Mansion didn't know. However, I think it won't be long before the news spreads. ”

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but laugh.

Ge Tong said it in public, and the matter soon spread.

Ge Tong is well-informed, and everyone is willing to find him if they want to inquire about any news. Moreover, there is rarely anything wrong with his news, it's just that Ge Tong is timid and rarely takes the initiative to say it.

When Shangguan Hong heard this, his face was very ugly, but he still suppressed the anger and uneasiness in his heart, and said coldly: "Nonsense, the head of the Shangguan family obviously traveled abroad and didn't come back, how could he marry again?" ”

As soon as the words fell, the hall was full of voices, and it suddenly became silent, and everyone looked at Shangguan Hong strangely, but the next moment, it was a loud laugh.