- Liao Shi shook his head slowly and said, "I went to that place because I heard that this kind of ginseng has miraculous effects, but when I went deeper into the people's opinions, I realized that it was an exaggeration by the local people. Many people say that after taking that kind of ginseng, people will suddenly increase their strength, and their five senses will be sharp, as if they are channeled. At first, I thought it was a witch doctor confusing the crowd and preparing to leave, but unexpectedly, I ran into a plant, so I couldn't help but stop curiously. After living in the area for a while, I suddenly became interested in finding out again, because I thought that the blood ginseng and divine power that the people said were probably symptoms of poisoning. ”

Liao Shi has always liked to come into contact with poisons and study the properties of poisons, and people who have been in contact with him for a long time know about his strange hobby.

Looking at the old wine that appeared on his face for a while, Liao Shi paused for a moment before continuing: "Many medicinal materials in nature are poisonous, and we need to find a compound formula that matches them, so that we can properly neutralize the toxicity and retain the beneficial medicinal properties to help people's diseases. It's just that time doesn't allow it, I was going to take the harvested Chiyan blood ginseng to find a secluded place to study it, but I didn't expect to feel the kid's abnormality as soon as I came down the mountain. ”

Hearing Liao Shi's words come to this point, the words that Chen Jiu had endured in his heart that he had not said gradually dissipated again.

Liao Shi originally wanted to say that he felt that he was being calculated by Lin Shan, but when these words came to his lips, he looked at the silent Chen Jiu, and suddenly collected this thought again.

Sitting back at the dining table, Liao Shi picked up his chopsticks, looked at a few dishes on the table that were still vivid although they had returned to the pot, and couldn't help but sigh: "What a good stir-fry, I don't know how many times I will have a chance to eat it in the future." ”

Hearing Liao Shi's casual words, Chen Jiu kept his thoughts, smiled slightly and said, "What is the pharmacist talking about, if you like it, the little girl is waiting for you at any time." ”

Speaking of this, her mind moved, and she said: "Actually, San Lang often mentions you at the dinner table, saying that he doesn't know where you are drinking again." ”

Liao Shi coughed dryly, and muttered in a low voice: "Stinky boy, you have no appetite for eating by yourself, so you know to take out the old decay and open it." ”

Chen Jiu couldn't help but laugh lightly when he heard this.

Munching and swallowing a few slices of spicy beef, Liao Shi glanced at Chen Jiu, and suddenly said, "Hun boy must not have told you yet, he wants to leave here?" ”

Chen Jiu's shallow smile suddenly froze a little on his face, and he said abruptly: "Did he mention this to you just now?" ”

Liao Shi didn't respond directly, but said indifferently: "It turns out that you already know, and that kid has a little conscience." ”

Chen Jiu immediately shook his head and said, "No, he hasn't told me about it yet." ”

Liao Shi was stunned for a moment, and in an instant, he overturned what he had just said, and seemed to be a little annoyed: "It's really still a muddy boy with no conscience!" ”

"Maybe he's been too busy lately." Chen Jiu lowered his head slightly as he spoke.

When she first came to the Northland, she was still very uncomfortable with Liao Shi's style of acting. Facing Lin Shan, who was seriously injured and weak at the time, this strange old man still didn't seem to know the severity of the medicine. After his own actions, every change of dressing is like a robbery of the forest cedar. But the imperial doctor said that he would not be far away from interfering in the matter of changing the dressing, and she could only grit her teeth and watch from the sidelines. Although she couldn't help, she was even more reluctant to go far, she always felt that Liao Shi was dressed in impermanence black.

But after getting along for a period of time, I really understood Liao Shi's heart, and this kind of speculation can be dissolved by itself. Many of Liao Shi's practices seem to be somewhat unreasonable at first glance, but once they have been tested by time, they can prove that the truth on which they are based is feasible.

As for Liao Shi himself, in addition to being good at poison and medicine, he has a withdrawn personality, and his appearance is indeed ugly in the eyes of ordinary people, but his heart is not bad. He basically doesn't accept external consultations, only cares about Lin Shan's needs, but he saved Lin Shan, a dying person who other doctors have no power to return to, three years ago, because of this credit, dozens of people in Lin Shan's party respect him.

Chen Jiu naturally had already changed his attitude towards Liao Shi, although she still didn't know what kind of relationship Lin Shan had in calling this old man "uncle", but she could feel that in the details of many things, Liao Shi actually took care of Lin Shan's uncle.

And after getting along further, she also felt that Liao Shi actually had the intention of matching her with Lin Shan. This made her faintly happy, because if he was really a certain relative elder of Lin Shan, the words that came out of him must have a lot of weight. But at the same time, she felt a little embarrassed, if this was the case, how should she claim herself in front of Liao Shi?

Chen Jiu felt that Liao Shi should have something else to tell herself, but she waited for a moment with her eyes slightly lowered, but she didn't hear Liao Shi speak again, and couldn't help but raise her head in confusion, but unfortunately she happened to meet the strange old man who came over.

After glancing at each other like this, Chen Jiu suddenly became vaguely unconfident, glanced at the dishes that were no longer hot on the table, and she put down what she really wanted to ask in her heart, and only said: "The dish is cold, I'll help you take it to the kitchen and heat it up again." ”

Liao Shi didn't say anything polite, and added a request: "It's better to heat up another pot of wine." ”

"Wait a minute." Chen Jiu smiled and responded.

Liao Shi understood at this time, and said slightly: "Is there really one?" You didn't hide all the muddy boy's wine? ”

Chen Jiu's hand that was putting away the dishes suddenly paused, his face was already smiling, and he stared at Liao Shi and said seriously: "Pharmacist, don't always call him 'Hun Boy', he is not muddy at all, he doesn't drink a drop of wine, and he also drives his subordinates who are good at drinking far away, which is enough to listen to you." ”

Liao Shi had to laugh dryly twice, and said in a low voice: "If you don't say it, don't say it, I still want to hurt him a few words in front of you, and I don't want to be sloppy with you in the future." ”

Chen Jiu didn't answer his words again, and went out with the tray by herself, and the moment she turned around and went out, a trace of joy floated in her eyes.

The dish was quickly served hot, steaming hot, and making people feel appetizing immediately after watching it. The two green vegetables on the table did not move, and the three dishes of meat dishes returned to the pot, and after repeatedly stir-frying the oil, the meat dishes became more flavorful.

"Oh, the kung fu in this spatula is getting better and better, and even the work of hot dishes is excellent." Liao Shi took a bite of food, and his attention quickly fell on the wine jug that had just been brought to the table, and he drank two cups before putting his hand down, looked at Chen Jiu and said, "You can also sit down and eat." ”

"I've already eaten it." Chen Jiu shook his head with a smile, "Originally, San Lang should have had lunch after dealing with the matter of the female spy, but he was constantly regurgitating at that time, and he told me to eat first and not wait for him, so lunch was delayed until now......"

Realizing that it was a bit rude to say this fact in front of Liao Shi, who was eating at this time, Chen Jiu hurriedly changed his words: "I'm sorry." ”

"Wine girl, don't learn from him, he is still half a patient, but you are different, you have to take care of yourself to take care of him more energy." Liao Shi sighed with emotion, and after a pause, he said: "I always feel that if he has no appetite, you will always worry, but if you really don't want to eat, just sit with me for a while." ”

Chen Jiu rarely saw Liao Shi speak like an ordinary elder, and the meaning of the words did have some convincing truths, she was quite touched by her heart for a while, so she sat down beside Liao Shi smoothly, and saw that the wine cup in front of him was empty, and hurriedly filled it for him.

Liao Shi picked up the wine cup and drank it dry, put down the wine cup and breathed a sigh of relief, his face was quite like wanting to call the word "enjoyable", but when the old wine was about to fill it up for him again, he raised his hand to signal that it was not necessary.

Chen Jiu looked at the wine jug that was still half left, and wondered: "Don't you drink it?" ”

Liao Shi shook his head slightly and said, "Later, I will hurry up and go back to dispense medicine, and I must drink in moderation." ”

Even though Liao Shi's style of acting is a little different from ordinary people, he has absolute self-control in his business, which is the absolute importance and respect for his great cause of refining medicine, and Chen Jiu also has respect for his character.

Closing the lid of the wine jug, Chen Jiu smiled and said, "Then when you come next time, I will pour wine for you." The hot rice in the kitchen has already been steamed and can't be put on hold any longer, so I'll help you bring it to you. ”

Chen Jiu was about to get up as he spoke, but was stopped by Liao Shi.

"Wine girl, don't you really want to know?" Liao Shi put down his chopsticks and looked at Chen Jiu, "Just now, the boy also talked to me about leaving here. ”

Chen Jiu was stunned when she heard this, she just stood up, and sat down with a stiff posture, but she didn't speak, just looked at Liao Shi intently.

"Obviously, you want to know." Liao Shi spoke slowly, "But I can only honestly say that he will only continue to live here for about a month, and leaving is inevitable, but he doesn't seem to have any intention of taking you with him." ”

It was just such a short sentence, but it summarized an important fact, Chen Jiu believed that Liao Shi did not lie to her, but her mood suddenly became extremely depressed.

"I know... I knew ......," Chen Jiu muttered, his head drooping to the edge of the table.

"Actually, he decided to do it for your own good. He's going somewhere, it's really not suitable to take you with him. Liao Shi didn't know how to persuade people, and every word he said was still only telling the truth. Soon he realized that his words were clearly not enough at this point, so he simply shut his mouth.

There was silence in the room for a moment, Chen Jiu slowly raised his head again, and suddenly asked, "Pharmacist, you are his respectful senior, do you know the matter between him and Miss Ye?" ”

"Miss Ye?" Liao Shi was stunned, but he soon remembered, but as soon as he nodded, he shook his head again and said, "I've probably just heard some news, and when the three of them came to Kyoto, I was still squatting in the prison." ”

A trace of disappointment appeared in Chen Jiu's eyes, and he said softly as if talking to himself: "What am I doing worse than her?" Why can Miss Ye make him remember him for more than ten years, no matter how hard I try, I will always be separated from him? ”

Chen Jiu sat next to Liao Shi, she didn't defend against the strange old man beside her, and Liao Shi also listened to all her words, but she could only sigh.

After eating and drinking enough, Liao Shi didn't stay long, picked up his medicine box and prepared to leave. Before going out, he hesitated, looked at Chen Jiu and asked, "I still have some things to go to him again, do you have any plans for the news I just conveyed to you?" Do you want me to inquire in front of him for you? ”

Chen Jiu shook his head a little frustratedly: "No, no need." ”

Liao Shi didn't say anything more, turned around and left with the medicine box on his back.

Chen Jiu continued to sit quietly at the table alone for a while, and I don't know how long it took for her to put away her complicated thoughts, get up and leave her seat and start to clean up the scraps on the table. Lin Shan's diet was all under her control, and the other attendants and servants were very conscious of not interfering with this.

However, no one knows that there is always a step between her and Lin Shan. This was supposed to be a difficult step for people to deal with, maybe she just had to take a few more steps, and this embarrassment could be relieved by itself, but she didn't want to leave, so it gradually complicated the relationship and made her worry.

Chen Jiu absentmindedly packed up the dinner plate, and was about to go out with the tray, when he almost collided head-on with a person, and when he looked at him, he saw that Liao Shi was actually back again.

"Did you forget something?" Chen Jiu subconsciously asked.

Liao Shi shook his head, pondered for a moment, and then said slowly, "Didn't you ask me about Miss Ye just now?" ”

Chen Jiu's eyes suddenly became clear again, but she quickly remembered what Liao Shi had answered just now, and immediately asked, "Didn't you say that you were trapped in the prison at that time, so you don't know?" ”

"Yes, I didn't lie to you just now, but I still know a little bit about Miss Ye." Liao Shi stroked the wisp of white beard under his chin, first organized his words in his heart, and then said slowly: "I have only met Miss Ye once, I think you can understand that I am such a withdrawn person...... Well...... She is indeed a very special woman, and her evaluation, except for the fact that the family is very rich, can be ignored, because this is something accumulated by her ancestors, and it cannot be all her credit. But other than that, she can still be considered a strange woman. ”

Chen Jiu's eyes already had a novel expression, and he immediately asked, "How strange?" ”

Liao Shi said slowly while reminiscing: "She seems to know many things, and she can't be said to know everything, but even if she only knows the category of fur, she can also say some opinions, which is different from ordinary women." There are many women in the world who are reserved, and Miss Ye naturally has them, but she can handle women's reserve very appropriately. Specifically...... This should be regarded as a kind of active feeling. She is also defensive, but if she is the one who pays attention, she will definitely turn into charcoal, rendering melting resistance frost. ”

After leaving Dongfeng Tower, Chen Jiu only felt that the most important person in her life, or the goal she pursued, was Lin Shan, so when she heard Liao Shi's words, her first reaction was to speak: "You mean, I am still not active enough?" ”

Liao Shi scratched the back of his head, not knowing whether he should confirm or deny it at this time, and after thinking for a while, he only said: "Miss Ye's initiative is really due to her character, and personality is unique to everyone, and it is not easy to change, which means that it is not easy to learn and imitate." What I just said is just a paraphrase of what I know, and you need to be careful not to be self-defeating. ”

When Chen Jiu heard this, his expression suddenly turned into a trance.

Liao Shihou's words reminded her, and she just realized that she had almost fallen into a misunderstanding.

If she really learns the kind of active character that belongs to Ye Ziqing that Liao Shi relayed, but mistakenly uses the professional way that she is good at and has an affair with charm, maybe in the future, she will not only not be able to get closer to the last step from Lin Shan, but will gradually distance herself from him. His temperament, she probably still understands it clearly.

Liao Shi saw that Chen Jiu began to be silent again, and his feelings were low, he felt a little unbearable in his heart, and after thinking about it, he said: "People's personalities are closely related to the details of people's lives, and Miss Ye's special is mostly related to the huge family background behind her, but this does not mean that ordinary people have no personal merits. You can't always look at others, you should think more about yourself. ”

It's good that he didn't say this, but once he said this, it immediately made Chen Jiu think of his rough life, compared to Ye Ziqing, who had been dead for many years, she still felt that she was so low.

Liao Shi is not good at persuading people, nor will he weave beautiful lies in order to comfort people, he just continued according to what he thought in his heart: "'Confident people are the most dazzling, and kind people are the most beautiful' This is a sentence that Miss Ye often hangs on her lips, although it sounds a little strange at first glance, but it is not unreasonable to think about it carefully. It seems to me that you lack the same self-confidence. If the muddy boy continues to make muddy, will you have to be so depressed all the time? Depression is not a good thing. ”

Because Liao Shi's words quoted Ye Ziqing's words, Chen Jiu also paid special attention, and repeatedly pondered these words in her heart, and she couldn't help but say: "What should I use to be confident?" ”

"The meaning of self-confidence is interpreted differently in everyone's mind." Liao Shi said calmly and sternly, "I only know what I think about self-confidence, and that is to accept the worst. If you can consider the worst-case scenario head-on, then the setbacks and tribulations of the course of events are no longer too important. ”

"Accept the worst...... "Chen Jiu muttered softly, repeating what Liao Shi said, a thoughtful look gradually appeared on his face.

"But......" Liao Shi suddenly said again, "you shouldn't have to accept the worst outcome. ”

Chen Jiu glanced at Liao Shi in surprise.

Liao Shi hesitated for a moment, and finally explained in detail: "Lin Shan should not have told you either, there is a rule about his master that has not changed for hundreds of years. Whoever becomes the successor of the sect cannot marry a wife for the rest of his life, and he is single and single-minded. ”

Chen Jiu snorted in surprise. It was indeed the first time she had heard this kind of thing about Lin Shan, and Liao Shi only revealed one sentence, which made her extremely shocked in her heart.

Originally...... He cherished Miss Ye so much, but in the end, he indirectly gave it to others, because of this weird sect rule? It's just that...... If it's a sect restriction that even Miss Ye can't break through, what can I do? Liao Shi just said that he didn't have to accept the worst result, what did he mean?

Liao Shi looked at Chen Jiu's expression in his eyes, and couldn't help but laugh and said: "Anyone who hears this strange rule for the first time will be surprised, but the sect he belongs to is very ancient, and it is precisely because of this kind of regulation that it has been able to spread to the present without destroying the foundation. I can't say much about the reasons for this. I'm just going to say that he still has a junior brother, but he left the sect at an early age, so the responsibility of the successor will be entirely on him. And if this person can be found, perhaps the choice of the successor will change. ”

Chen Jiu's eyes were slightly turbulent, now she has experienced a lot, and she is no longer a person who is easily affected by impulses, after thinking about it, she first asked: "Why did his junior brother leave the sect early, can the pharmacist know?" ”

"A misunderstanding." Liao Shi groaned and said, "Over the years, he himself has been looking for his junior brother, so it seems that the problem should not be big, but there is room for maneuver." I once inquired about his tone, and if the junior brother found it, the replacement of the successor would be at least seven points successful. ”

Chen Jiu pondered and asked, "Then there are still three points that cannot be achieved, what could be the reason?" ”

"In his division, the successor needs to be tested, and he can become a successor candidate at an early age, which can already prove a problem." Liao Shi paused when he said this, and after a while, he turned the conversation around and said: "But this time is different from the past, although most of the divisional examinations are trials, but his physical condition has deteriorated, even if he doesn't consider himself, he is only a master plan, and he can't reluctantly do it." ”

The few pieces of news revealed in Liao Shi's words surprised Chen Jiu at the same time, but also brought her a very convincing hope. It's just that in addition to being happy, she suddenly wanted to ask Liao Shi a question, but considering that Liao Shi had never mentioned any news related to her relatives and friends in the past three years, she couldn't help but hesitate again.

However, Liao Shi could see something from the expression on Chen Jiu's face at this time, in fact, whether it was someone who had been with him for a long time, or someone who had only heard some rumors about him, they all wanted to know a question: Is the demon doctor who used the child's medicine to refine into a puppet in the rumor the same brother of the medicine ghost Liao Shi? Or should it be said, is Liao Shi really in the same league as the notorious demon doctor?

This is an issue that should be very sensitive to Liao Shi. If a stranger dared to ask this question in front of Liao Shi, he might be directly put down by a handful of highly poisonous powder because he was angered, and if his friend asked so, he might bet on a rare friendship for this.

What Chen Jiu really wanted to ask was only referring to Liao Shi's true identity, vaguely tying him to Lin Shan's identity, but he didn't care much about whether he had anything to do with the demon doctor. However, if she really asked, the question would inevitably involve rumors of demon doctors, and the question itself would naturally become complicated.

But Chen Jiu didn't take into account a problem, since Liao Shi was able to say that to her just now, he already had the intention of not treating her as an outsider, and after stepping through the barrier of this relationship, why not talk about private matters between his own people?

Therefore, when Chen Jiu was still hesitating, he suddenly heard Liao Shi take the initiative to speak, and asked in a very casual tone: "Are you curious, who am I?" ”

What he said sounded a little contradictory at first glance, of course Chen Jiu knew who he was, he was a pharmacist with superb medicinal skills and could be called the first person in Nanzhao, and he was a medicine ghost with a very bad reputation among the people of Nanzhao and a rumored fondness to use live people to test medicines, but he was a person whom Lin Shan, the younger brother of Nanzhao Junism, trusted and respected very much.

But these are all things that Chen Jiu has already learned, and what she really wants to know now is another identity of Liao Shi.

At this moment, Liao Shi took the initiative to speak, opened a door for her, and signaled that she could ask directly.

Chen Jiu was stunned, she looked at Liao Shi's wrinkled but very calm face, didn't say a word for a long time, and finally just nodded.

A smile suddenly appeared on Liao Shi's face, and then he said slowly: "In this world, the only person who can make me talk about my life experience in person is Lin Shan. If you really want to know, just ask him! It may not be easier to ask him to say this than it is to ask me to say it, but if one day he is willing to tell you about these things, no matter what the outcome, it should be the kind of result you are most looking forward to. ”

Liao Shi's words had a double meaning when he said the last sentence, he left Chen Jiu with a yardstick to measure the progress of something. Chen Jiu's eyes, who understood this, gradually showed gratitude, and after staring at Liao Shi for a moment, she bowed deeply.

Liao Shi calmly accepted the worship of Chen Jiu, and it seemed that at that moment, his rickety back straightened a little, and he really stood in front of a junior like an elder with great virtue, and received the worship of the junior because he promised something.

After Chen Jiu stood up straight, Liao Shi pondered for a moment and then said: "When I mentioned Lin Shan's junior brother to you just now, it was just to remind you of some kind of turnaround, but in front of him, you had better not ask half a word about this, and don't try to find his junior brother yourself in order to facilitate this matter, because this is very likely to anger him, do you remember?" ”

When Chen Jiu heard this, the originally smiling eyes in his eyes suddenly cooled down, and he nodded very seriously.

Liao Shi seemed to have unloaded a heavy burden from his shoulders, let out a long sigh of relief, waved his hand for some reason, and turned to leave.

Chen Jiu was still standing in place, watching Liao Shi walk away step by step. After today's conversation, Liao Shi's status in her heart has undergone a turning point, and it has also affected her feelings, because obviously with Lin Shan leaving here, Liao Shi should also leave.

One is the person she yearns for and attaches to, and the other is now equivalent to her relatives and elders, both of whom are gone, and this parting feeling makes her feel at a loss and extremely reluctant, but she is powerless to do anything to change this.

And when she saw the rickety back walking away and blurred, and finally withdrew her gaze, and her eyes gradually became wet, she suddenly saw that the blurred figure seemed to be running back again.

Raised her hand and quickly wiped her eyes, wiping away the splash that had just overflowed from the corners of her eyes, she really saw Liao Shi coming back again, and he still ran over.

"Pharmacist, you ......" Looking at Liao Shi, who was panting slightly and running closer, Chen Jiu was surprised.

Liao Shi took a long breath after standing still, and then said slowly: "I heard that you are good at making wine, there is a kind of wine I don't know if you can make zuò?" ”

Chen Jiu heard the second half of what Liao Shi said and changed a word, the front also said "winemaking", and when it came to the back, it became "making zuò", realizing that this matter might not be simple, he quickly condensed his mind and asked, "What kind of wine does the pharmacist need?" Despite the commands. ”

Liao Shi described while pondering: "Specifically, it should not be considered wine, but just a kind of clear water that smells of wine. ”

"Alcohol-smelling water?" Chen Jiu muttered and repeated what Liao Shi said, and a puzzled look appeared on his face.

"If you can make this kind of wine within half a month, it can be regarded as a great favor to Lin Shan, and maybe he will take you with him because of this." Liao Shi smiled and stroked his beard when he said this, but then his expression gradually became stricter, and his gaze fell gently on Chen Jiu's eyes, and he said: "But this kind of wine must not smell like wine, otherwise it will hurt him." When you make zuò, find a few more children to taste it, and if you can't do it, don't force it, remember? ”

"Remember." Chen Jiu nodded seriously. Although she hadn't asked Liao Shi what she wanted this special wine to be used for, all she remembered in her mind were things related to Lin Shan, so when she heard Liao Shi mention the word "half a month", she quickly thought about it, and she roughly understood, and her eyes gradually showed light.

……

The messenger who suddenly arrived when Lin Shan was dining with Liao Shi was actually from Kyoto, which was completely different from the secret messenger who usually ran back and forth between the two places in the northwest. Came to the study with the messenger, knowing the true origin of this dusty messenger, Lin Shan thought that he had brought the emperor's secret decree, and was about to make a big gift to the king, but was stopped by the messenger in advance.

"Lord Lin doesn't have to be like this." Seeing that although Lin Shan was the emperor's righteous brother and was also highly relied on by the emperor, he was thousands of miles away, and he still adhered to the emperor's courtesy for the emperor's righteous brother in Beijing, and the messenger's heart couldn't help but be a little touched.

Even if the token he brought was really from His Majesty's hand, it was a secret document, and there was nothing wrong with the secret affairs. But what he brought this time was really not His Majesty's handwriting, but Lin Shan didn't question it at all, which shows that his courtesy and loyalty to His Majesty were completely from his heart and naturally revealed.

And holding the small square box with both hands, the messenger bowed slightly, and said respectfully: "This thing is really entrusted by the Song family Ruan Gongzi, and with Ruan Gongzi's advice, the things in the box must be moved lightly." ”

Hearing the messenger mention Ruan Gongzi, Lin Shan's heart quickly appeared with the figure of an old man, he just listened to the messenger's statement that the small square box was not from the palace, and his expression eased, and soon became solemn again.

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Out of Lao Ya Ridge, the scene in front of me gradually became much more open, the road under your feet is no longer as deep as the bushes of Lao Ya Ridge, and the shadow of the village houses can be faintly seen between the mountains in the distance. It was almost dusk, and smoke had begun to rise from the chimneys of several roofs in the villages, and the countryside was still in motion.

Mo Ye clutched the reins in his hand and led the horse forward. The horse, which was still in good spirits, carried Cen Chi, who was already tired on his face, and the blackbird, which was not big and had a long beak like a hook, was lying quietly and obediently on Mo Ye's shoulder.

According to the habits of birds, when it gets dark, they should also return to their nests, but the blackbird that has reunited with Mo Ye has obviously used Mo Ye's shoulder as a branch for it to settle down. Although the branch was not fixed, the blackbird, which was pitch black and had no feathers without a trace of variegation, still firmly grasped the fabric of Mo Ye's shoulder, and slightly flicked its bundled wings as she walked step by step.

The four-hoofed horse walked on the narrow ridge, and naturally it couldn't get up quickly, but with Mo Ye's mood at this time, he was not ready to rush as before. The quiet village lies ahead, and there is already hope for a place to stay tonight, and walking on such a road makes me feel at home.

Mo Ye spent her entire childhood in Xingjia Village, and it is no wonder that she has a special affection for rural villages.

It's just that she had this warm thought in her heart, and she walked past a ridge, and the blackbird lying on her shoulder, I don't know what's wrong, suddenly flapped its wings! One of the bird's claws rested on his shoulder, and the other took advantage of the situation to step on the top of Mo Ye's head, and after holding it up twice, the black bird flew towards the village like an arrow shot by a bowstring.

This sudden abnormality shocked the horse who was also dressed in pure black behind Mo Ye raised his neck, his ears trembled slightly, and at the same time, a little saliva foam erupted from the horse's nose.

"Gollum!"

The blackbird, which had reached the sky over the village at great speed, began to spin its wings in a fixed trajectory, and at the same time, its beak once again made that unpleasant bird call.

From the moment the blackbird flew out, Mo Ye had already subconsciously paused to watch.

It was nearly dusk, and the sky was already dark, and the village below the whirling blackbird was blurred with a few wisps of smoke. Although he couldn't see the details clearly, Mo Ye suddenly felt a sense of uneasiness in his heart, this black bird that was tamed inexplicably halfway through, although the appearance of Xiàn all the way seemed to be very human, it seemed to be a spirit bird, but at the same time, several experiences along the way, and none of them was worth rejoicing.

Stretched out his hand sideways and touched the horse's head, which was a kind of comfort, and then Mo Ye looked at Cen Chi and asked a little abruptly: "Uncle Shi, is that black bird really not a crow?" ”

Cen Chi didn't answer directly, but first glanced at Mo Ye, and then raised his eyes to look at the village that was a little blurred in the twilight, and after a while, he said slowly: "The crow mourning is not a certainty, not to mention that even if it is a crow, it is impossible to be so sensitive. ”

What Mo Ye really wanted to ask was actually another question. It wasn't until she got this reply that she remembered again that the uncle in front of her had a special way of thinking, and she needed to pay attention to the way she wanted to communicate with him, otherwise it would be easy to go into a misunderstanding.

Secretly sighed in her heart, Mo Ye spoke again, this time she asked very bluntly: "Uncle Shi, do you think we are going to go directly now, or do we take a detour?" ”

"You ask that question, which shows that you are afraid." Cen Chi withdrew his gaze and gently fell on Mo Ye's face, "What are you afraid of?" ”

Faced with such an inquiry, combined with Cen Chi's slightly warm gaze, Mo Ye almost told him what happened to Xingjia Village half a year ago. She really didn't want something like this to happen again, and that's where her fear came from.