The man walked very fast, left and right, with no pattern to speak of.

At first, Zhou Shu suspected that there were signs to guide the direction, and when he came to a fork in the road, he secretly paid attention to observe. But he found that the man did not hesitate when choosing the road, did not pause or look around at all, and kept his head held high, without squinting.

The wind lantern was in his hand, which could only illuminate an area of about a meter in front of him, and the man was always at a distance of more than a foot from him, and there was no lighting in his hand, no matter how good his eyesight was, he was afraid that he would not be able to read the hidden mark without a trace in the dark.

Then there are only two possibilities, one is that the person's sense of direction and memory are outrageously strong, and the other is to explore the road in advance and make a mark, so that the person can follow the mark countless times, and then erase the mark after being familiar enough to be able to walk unhindered with his eyes closed.

After all, the latter is too time-consuming and energy-consuming, and he prefers the former.

When Hui Ci said that she couldn't get involved in it, he also had someone ban her, and now it seems that there is no need for that at all. If you are not a genius-level pathfinder, even if you enter, you will be trapped in this intricate tunnel.

"Here we are."

In a moment of distraction, the man in front of him suddenly stopped.

A cool mountain breeze blew in his face, his clothes fluttered, and the wind lamp in his hand flickered and flickered, making the already unclear vision even more obscure.

Zhou Shu protected the wind lantern with one hand, squinted his eyes and looked closely, only to find that they had come to a cave. Outside, the fog is shrouded, and the thin part is like a light veil. The thickness is like cotton wool, rolling, squeezing, constantly changing shape.

He couldn't help but frown, "What about the person I want to meet?" ”

The man's eyes flickered slightly, and he came over and grabbed his waist, said "offended", and rushed towards the entrance of the cave with him.

Zhou Shu only had time to let out a low cry before he jumped out of the cave and fell down quickly. The wind whistled through my ears. The wet mist hit the face one after another. It invades the mouth, nose and eyes, and feels very uncomfortable.

Fortunately, this uncomfortable feeling did not last long, but after a dozen breaths, his feet were firmly on the solid ground. Open your eyes. The first thing that catches your eye is a field of lights.

The wind lantern fell as early as the time it jumped out of the hole. The light he saw came from a row of houses in front of him. All adobe thatched houses. There are five in total, backed by the cliff, arranged in a surrounding trend. The one in the middle is apparently the main house. There are three rooms in total. The other four have two rooms each, which are also a little smaller than the main house.

It was surrounded by a fence made of wooden stakes, and above the gate there was a simple watchtower, where many soldiers in full armor stood solemnly with spears in hand.

Although it is not clear that the whole area is overlooked, it can be inferred from the general direction of travel that this is an extremely hidden valley in the hinterland of Mount Tai. If it weren't for the immersive scene, who would have guessed that someone would hide their soldiers under this sea of fog and clouds that will not disperse all year round?

Between sighs and sighs, I heard the man say in a deep voice: "You can let go." ”

Zhou Shu was stunned for a moment, only to realize that he was still holding his clothes tightly, and suddenly felt embarrassed, and hurriedly let go, "I'm sorry." ”

The man stroked the wrinkled area with his hand and walked forward with his foot, "Keep up." ”

Zhou Shu didn't care about his arrogant attitude, and followed him inside, paying attention to the terrain and counting the number of guards. He didn't know if there were Tibetans in the secret, but there were only about twenty soldiers on the surface.

A huge fire crossbow was erected on either side of the gate, and sandbags about half a man high were piled up on the inside of the fence wall, leaving holes for arrows. It seems simple, but it is both offensive and defensive, which shows the talent of leading the troops.

That person's status here must be very high, and he led Zhou Shu all the way in, but no one interrogated him. When I arrived at the door of the main house, I didn't even need to report it, and I pushed the door directly and walked in.

"Young master, people have brought it." As soon as he entered the door, he stood still, and bent down respectfully toward the inside.

Losing the person's cover, Zhou Shu was caught off guard and met the people sitting inside. was stunned for a moment, and then laughed out loud and honestly.

"What are you laughing at?" The people inside were immediately annoyed.

"Nothing." Zhou Shu said this, and he couldn't help laughing.

The man was called "Young Master", and he thought he was a young and promising, dashing and handsome young man, but he didn't expect that it was a rough man in his forties or fifties, with a big beard and a sloppy description, which was really unexpected.

The man turned his head, glanced at him with displeasure, and then stood sideways and motioned for him to come in.

Zhou Shu paced into the door and sat down next to the bearded man.

It's not that he's not polite, it's because there are only two chairs in the room. If he doesn't sit here, he'll have to stand. After riding the horse for more than half an hour, and walking for a long time, my legs were sore and painful, and I urgently needed to rest.

The bearded man was obviously not a polite person, and he kindly pushed the tea bowl in front of him in front of him, and then looked at him with curious eyes, "You are Zhou Zhenzhong's second son?" Why doesn't he look like Zhou Zhenzhong at all? ”

Although Zhou Shu's cleanliness habit is not as serious as when he was a child, he is not used to sharing a cup with others, except for Jian Ying, of course, he didn't dare to laugh at the tea that this sloppy fairy had touched, so he pushed the cup back.

"What, you're afraid I'll poison you?" The man's eyes widened dissatisfied, "You kid looks down on me too much, don't you?" ”

Do you still need to deliberately poison it? Your saliva is lethal enough.

Zhou Shu complained silently, with a faint smile on his face, "I'm coming alone, I always have to be careful." ”

"Watch out." The bearded man burst into foul language angrily, "If Lao Tzu wants to kill you, do you still need to poison you?" ”

Zhou Shu smiled noncommittally, took out the piece of blood jade and put it on the table, "My father told me that when you see this thing, you will know everything about me......

Seeing the Blood Jade Talisman, the bearded man's expression suddenly became solemn and serious, "What happened to that old guy Zhou Zhenzhong?" From what I know of him, he would never give this to anyone else. ”

"Introduce yourself, I don't know who you are." Zhou Shu replied to the question, "Only when you know your name and surname can you know each other, and only when you know can you speak, isn't it?" ”

The bearded man is also simple, "Lao Tzu's surname is Shang, and a single name is recorded." ”

Zhou Shu smiled, "I'm afraid this isn't your real name, right?" ”

"It's a hassle to deal with you people with twists and turns." The bearded man muttered impatiently, and said arrogantly, "It's okay to tell you, anyway, your kid is now in the palm of Lao Tzu's hand, if you dare to play tricks, Lao Tzu will dismantle you."

Lao Tzu's real name is Liu Ge, and he is a descendant of the Dingguo Mansion in Dengzhou. Your father is my cousin, you should call me cousin. ”

――(To be continued......)

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