Outside the city of Nanyang, the woods in the east of the city. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the middle of summer, the vegetation is lush and dark green, and even the scorching sun on the horizon makes it difficult for its footsteps to penetrate it.

In the forest, rays of sunlight scattered lit up the secluded forest, and a huge black shadow walked slowly in the woods.

It was Deng Manquan's huge body, and although it looked bloated, it was not at all athletic. On his back, there was a small body prostrate, it was Ran Hanchuan with a pale face.

"Uncle Deng, are we going to find Xiaoqing?" Ran Hanchuan, who was lying behind Deng Man's body, looked at the direction they were traveling and couldn't help asking.

"Well, it's time to call Xiaoqing back." Deng Manquan paused, as if he wanted to say something, but stopped.

Ran Hanchuan wanted to speak and stopped, and he understood it in his own heart.

Walking to the center of the woods, Deng Manquan gently put down Ran Hanchuan behind him and helped him stand up. Ran Hanchuan shook his hand, indicating that he was fine.

"Xiaoqing!" Ran Hanchuan shouted loudly, and its echo gradually spread through the forest. Then he found a tree and sat down on it, he knew that Xiaoqing could hear it.

After a while, Deng Manquan, who sat cross-legged on the ground and turned into a ball, suddenly opened his slightly closed eyes. The surroundings were still secluded and silent, but Ran Hanchuan suddenly felt a gust of wind blowing on his body. In front of him was a little wolf with a blue body, the size of an ordinary dog, its fur looked very soft, and the wolf teeth in its mouth had begun to show its strength, but it did not affect its beautiful wolf head that was different from ordinary wolves, and the whole looked quite cute. Ran Hanchuan just saw it, and before he could make a move, in the blink of an eye, it jumped into Ran Hanchuan's arms.

"Xiaoqing!" Ran Hanchuan exclaimed in surprise, looking at the little wolf who was in his arms, staring at him with a pair of wolf eyes, blinking and blinking. Ran Hanchuan touched its head and said, "Xiaoqing, I haven't seen you for half a year, why haven't you continued to grow?" Ran Hanchuan looked at Xiaoqing's gaze with some doubts.

Xiaoqing rolled her eyes, as if pretending not to hear. Deng Manquan stood up, his eyes swept carefully over Xiaoqing, and said, "Xiaoqing is not an ordinary beast, how can you kid be reasonable?" Okay, Xiaoqing is also here, let's go back together. ”

Ran Hanchuan nodded and said, "Hmm! Xiaoqing stretched out his paw and pointed at Ran Hanchuan's face, Ran Hanchuan smiled, "I'm fine, Xiaoqing, let's go!" ”

The two of them were wolves, and when they returned to Nanyang City, it was almost dusk, and as soon as they returned to Zixuan Tower, Ran Hanchuan got into the kitchen, Deng Manquan sat at the stone table in the courtyard with a smile, and Xiaoqing also squatted on a stone bench. After a while, a steaming table of fragrant food appeared in front of everyone.

Deng Manquan took the lead in picking up a piece of buckle meat, put it in his mouth, and said continuously: "Well, well, good, not bad, I haven't tasted it for a few days, Xiaochuan's craftsmanship has improved again." ”

Ran Hanchuan laughed, picked up the chopsticks and started. Now he is no longer the same as three years ago, he eats directly with his hands, and knows how to use chopsticks to eat. Before moving his chopsticks, he didn't forget to give Xiaoqing a bowl full of food.

After a happy dinner, in the early sky, a full moon has already shown its face in the clouds, and a few stars are also shining vaguely.

Deng Manquan looked at Ran Hanchuan quietly, his expression was slightly complicated, he sighed softly, and his ups and downs gradually calmed down. Ran Hanchuan looked at Tianqiong and didn't notice this, Xiaoqing was playing by himself.

"Hanchuan," Deng Manquan called. Ran Hanchuan turned his head and looked at Deng Manquan with a slight smile, Deng Manquan continued: "The two of them in Foggy Valley are here, you should have heard what they said, right?" ”

"You're talking about the sect recruiting disciples, right?" Ran Hanchuan replied, looking at it calmly.

"Yes" Deng Manquan nodded, "You have come to me, it has been three years, three years, really fast!" Deng Manquan was full of emotion, looking at Ran Hanchuan, but he didn't know what to say in his heart.

"In the past three years, I have learned a lot, very rich and fulfilling." Ran Hanchuan said to himself: "I have also grown up, and I have begun to understand this world, and I also know a lot about this world. ”

"The five major sects of the Southern Regions recruit disciples every five years, and all of them are disciples between the ages of ten and sixteen. It seems that it's time for the five major sects to recruit disciples again this year, Uncle Deng, what do you mean, is it right to let me go too? Ran Hanchuan said calmly, his face was not as childish as he was three years ago.

Deng Manquan was stunned for a moment, pouted and said: "Yes, Xiaochuan, in the past three years, I have been surprised by your growth, it seems that Yun Xingtian's bastard's entrustment, I not only did not lose, but overfulfilled." ”

Ran Hanchuan smiled and said, "Uncle, here, you are dealing with those high-ranking officials and nobles all day long, either the big officials who hold great power, or those cunning big bosses, do you say that I can not grow up fast?" ”

"Hahaha! Not bad! Not bad! Deng Manquan laughed and said, "That's why your Uncle Yun asked you to come to me." ”

The two were silent for a moment, and Ran Hanchuan took the lead in breaking the silence and asked, "Uncle Deng, which sect are you asking me to worship?" ”

"Xuanyu Pavilion!" Deng Manquan's tone suddenly rose a little.

"Xuanyu Pavilion? Xuanyu Pavilion, good at swordsmanship, on the first floor of the five pavilions in the door, stands tall in the Xiaofeng Mountain in the north of the Southern Regions, and has been founded for more than 2,100 years, and is the youngest of the five major schools in the Southern Regions. The relevant information about the "Xuanji Pavilion" came to his mind, and Ran Hanchuan blurted out.

"That's right, it's Xuanyu Pavilion! Although the Xuanji Pavilion has only been established for more than 2,100 years, its heritage is by no means weaker than the other four. Deng Manquan's tone was a little complicated, "Besides, your father was once the twenty-first disciple of Xuanyu Pavilion!" Deng Manquan suddenly lowered his voice and said solemnly, looking at Ran Hanchuan quietly.

"My father? Is it the twenty-first disciple of Xuanyu Pavilion? Ran Hanchuan paused word by word, and his buried head suddenly raised, his eyes full of determination, "I understand, Uncle Deng!" ”

"Yes, three years later, you will no longer be blushing and excited to hear your father's news, you have really grown up!" Deng Manquan nodded approvingly, "Now you can know about your father, as long as you can enter the Xuanyu Pavilion, the current five pavilion masters, and the senior brothers in charge of the main building, are all your father's senior brothers, and they will tell you everything." Moreover, your Uncle Yun and I are both from the Xuanyu Pavilion sect, and we are both your father's junior disciples. ”

Ran Hanchuan listened carefully, his eyes became more and more determined, and in the gradually darkening night, he shone with confidence. "I will definitely worship Xuanyu Pavilion!"

"Humph!" Deng Manquan snorted lightly and said with a smile: "Boy, don't be careless, is Xuanyu Pavilion really that easy to worship?" You must know that the five major sects recruit disciples once every five years, and only five people are accepted at a time, but the number of people who participate in the trials is in the hundreds, how can it be so easy? ”

"You can, Uncle Yun can, my father can, then, I will definitely be able too!" The firmness in Ran Hanchuan's eyes was so unshakable, Deng Manquan was stunned, and then laughed, Ran Hanchuan also laughed loudly, Xiaoqing looked at the laughing two people from the side, a pair of wolf eyes flashed with fine light, and the picture in those eyes was a bloated fat man, and a growing teenager, in the calm night, a freeze frame between laughter.

In the early morning of the next day, outside the north city of Nanyang City, three years later, Ran Hanchuan, who had packed his bags again, and Xiaoqing beside him stood quietly, looking at the galloping river, rolling eastward, as if his itinerary had not stopped, and he was about to set off again. Looking back at the majestic city wall of Nanyang City, looking at Deng Manquan in front of him, looking at the memories of the past three years of growth, he gently closed his eyes and reminisced, feeling, and a trace of curvature appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Taking a deep breath and exhaling slowly, Ran Hanchuan opened his eyes, looked at Deng Manquan and smiled: "Uncle Deng, I'm leaving!" ”

Deng Manquan nodded and said, "Hanchuan, be careful all the way, take care!" Come on! ”

Ran Hanchuan nodded and said, "Uncle Deng, you're going to come to see me, right?" ”

Deng Manquan shook his head and said: "If you can worship in Xuanyu Pavilion, you naturally have to concentrate on cultivation, and you can't slack off, I won't go to see you, when you are allowed to go down the mountain, you can come to Zixuan Tower to see me." ”

Sighing, Ran Hanchuan said, "I understand!" Silent, Ran Hanchuan looked at the south and whispered, "Uncle Yun said that he would come to see me, but he hasn't come for the past three years." Ran Hanchuan's expression was a little gloomy, in the past three years, he had looked forward to Yun Xingtian coming to Zixuan Tower to visit him, but the disappointment made him gradually fade this thought. He once wanted to go back to Yunxiao Mountain to see the trees, grass, and villagers there, but Deng Manquan refused to allow it. Deng Manquan told him, "If Yun Xingtian doesn't want to see you, you can't find him." ”

Looking at the rising sun, the early birds have already made their first chirp in the morning. Deng Manquan stepped forward and patted Ran Hanchuan on the shoulder, looked at him carefully, and asked seriously: "Hanchuan, you have to remember, you have to smile at people, you are a kind child, you must learn to protect this kindness, if you are forced to be helpless, your heart is not ruthless enough, you are affectionate, so you are also prone to hurt, so you must promise me, no matter what, protect yourself, don't let others hurt yourself!" ”

Ran Hanchuan nodded and promised, "I will!" ”

Deng Manquan hesitated for a moment, thought for a moment and continued: "Also, you sometimes rely too much on your relatives and friends. But you remember that the only person in the world who can be trusted unconditionally is yourself! Deng Manquan took a deep breath, and he didn't know if there were memories of the past scenes in his eyes, "Even if it is your dearest brother, he may betray you at any time!" ”

Ran Hanchuan frowned slightly, listening to Deng Manquan's words, contradicting the cognition in his heart, but he still nodded and firmly remembered this entrustment.

"So, you have to stand on your own feet as soon as possible!" This is Deng Manquan's last sentence, Ran Hanchuan with the aftertaste of these words, has already come to the dock to cross the river.

The scale of Nanyang Wharf is also huge. Nanyang is worthy of being the premier commercial center city in the southern region, and the wharf is crowded with people, most of whom are shirtless strong men, pushing all kinds of supplies to and from the wharf and merchant ships. There are a total of five berths at the wharf, and at the junction of the shore and the river is a wooden walkway, winding and circling between the ship and the shore.

The second berthing on the right is a huge passenger ship, Ran Hanchuan is dressed in a light blue cloth robe, carrying a long sword with a black and cyan scabbard behind him, and a bulging bag. Beside him, a cyan wolf in the shape of a puppy accompanied him all the way.

Ran Hanchuan looked at the surging river, slowly walked on the wooden ladder, and beside the boat, a man who looked like a crew saw him, and suddenly stepped forward to greet him: "Yo, isn't this Ran Xiao's manager!" Why, you have to go far away? ”

Ran Hanchuan looked at the crew member, who seemed to have seen it in Zixuan Tower, smiled slightly, and said, "Yes, you have to go out of a far, far away door." As he spoke, there was a hint of amazement in his words.

"Okay, come, little steward, please get on board, I'll give you your boat fare!" The crew member made a "please" gesture as he spoke, Ran Hanchuan was stunned, and said, "Isn't this good?" The crew waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay, I owe you a drink!" ”

Ran Hanchuan laughed dryly, looking at his enthusiastic appearance, and only took Xiaoqing onto the deck.

With a long roar, the luxurious ship slowly exited the harbor.

Ran Hanchuan stood on the deck of the bow of the ship, clasped his hands in front of his chest, standing quietly, watching the bow of the ship continue to split the river in front of him at the water's edge, and two rolling water lines continued to rush to the back of the ship. Watching the river in the distance sparkle and shimmer with white light illuminated by the sun, occasionally a few fish jump out of the water, splash the water, and finally the water surface returns to calm. In the year 3160 of the Tianyuan calendar, Ran Hanchuan officially embarked on the road to cultivation. That year, he was thirteen years old, alone, and only Xiaoqing was on the side. After reading "The Biography of Ran", a poet in later generations once wrote a poem for this scene: Another season of scorching sun, I can only see the blue water of the river. Thirteen years old bow look, full of Top Gun.

The empty mood, the humid and fresh air, three years later, the parting mood again, gradually calmed down, after all, I have grown up, after all, I am not the naïve self I was three years ago. Ran Hanchuan closed his eyes slightly, took a deep breath, walked back to the deck, greeted a few familiar crew members, and walked into the cabin.

It was lunchtime, and the cabin restaurant was full. Randomly found a seat and sat down, in the end, it was a luxurious passenger ship, and the crew in the cabin brought a plate of standard meals, Ran Hanchuan nodded and thanked him, listening to the noisy conversation while eating.

"Hey, have you heard? The Five Great Sects of the Southern Regions are about to start recruiting disciples again! ”

"yes, one of my cousins' children has gone to Foggy Hollow for the Introductory Trial!"

"Ha, my little cub has already gone to Xuanyu Pavilion!"

"What is Xuanyu Pavilion, that day Machine City is the place where the gods are staying, and it is said that they can know the past and the future!"

"! How can anyone know the past and the future! ”

"Hey, don't believe me, I ......"

"Haha, you don't know, my little nephew has long been a disciple of Foggy Hollow! I'll tell you a secret! ”

"What's the secret?"

"What?"

"Hehe, this secret is from my nephew, this is the only family, you..."

"Hey! This glass of wine please! Hurry up, let's talk about it! ”

"Okay, thank you for this brother! I can tell you that three years ago, there was an earth-shattering event in the Five Great Sects of the Southern Regions, and it is said that there was a mysterious figure who singled out the head of the Five Great Sects! ”

"What? Is there such a thing? ”

"Impossible!"

"No, it won't! The five masters of the Southern Regions, they are all fairy-like figures, how can they be taken by one person..."

"Hey.. Don't believe me, I've heard a little bit of this! ”

Ran Hanchuan listened quietly, smiled disdainfully, wiped the corners of his mouth with his sleeve, got up and walked back to his guest room. How could the head of the five major sects be so easily picked? The trial of the five major sects, I am eager to try!

The luxurious passenger ship sailed on the river, and the road was uneventful, without any accidents, storms or whirlpools as the books say. The familiar crew told him that there was a dragon king and a water god in the river, and that he should not throw objects into the river indiscriminately, which was disrespectful to the dragon king and water god. Ran Hanchuan didn't believe this, and secretly threw a fish bone into the river. But he didn't post anything weird or ominous.

Ran Hanchuan stood on the deck, waiting for the passenger ship to dock. The ship went upriver and docked at the northwest of Nanyang Port, Bac Giang Port. The port here is obviously much worse than Nanyang. There are only two berths in the harbor, and the buildings in the harbor are unremarkable, and the boatmen are busy in twos and threes.

After Ran Hanchuan got off the boat, he walked north for another hour and arrived at Beijiang City.

Although the city wall of Beijiang City does not have the majesty of Nanyang City, the city wall is extremely solid, and there are guards on the city wall who stand against the scorching sun. Beijiang City is located in the center of the Southern Regions, and has always been a battleground for soldiers, and it is also an important place for transportation and trade routes. Therefore, the city defense of Beijiang City is very strong, with tens of thousands of soldiers stationed outside the city, and there are also inner and outer city walls. The inner and outer walls are separated by fifteen zhang, and the inner city walls are ten zhang higher than the outer city.

Walking into Beijiang City, the streets here are very ordinary and simple, between the inner and outer city walls, a large number of vendors, or stalls, or carts. Ran Hanchuan, who was accustomed to seeing the luxury of Nanyang City, was very interested in it, these vendors were ordinary utensils, but they were rare for Ran Hanchuan, and after enjoying it for a while, he walked straight into the inner city.

The houses in the inner city are also shorter than those in Nanyang, and the roads are not as wide as those in Nanyang, and the streets will not be crowded. But it can bring a simple warmth to a person.

Asked the vendor on the side of the road about the location of the inn, Ran Hanchuan walked slowly, was halfway through, walked around a corner, there were very few people passing by, Ran Hanchuan walked a few steps, but suddenly found that there was a round thing shaking behind a bonsai on the side of the road.

Ran Hanchuan was startled, and when he got closer, he found that the thing that was slowly swinging was actually an ass!

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