The Fang Qi Lord was waiting in the hall early in the morning, and when he heard that Ziwei had arrived, he quickly greeted him out of the door:

"Tianqi has seen the Ziwei envoy, the Holy Aunt is already ready, please wait for a while, I can go and invite her."

"Okay, there's the Labor Bannerman." Pray for Kun to answer.

After a while, Cao Linjiao, Fang Tianqi and Xue'er came to the hall together. After Lin Jiao and Qi Kun said hello, she instructed Fang Tianqi to arrange the wine and food quickly, and prepare to go out to run errands after eating lunch early, and specially instructed Xue'er to let the kitchen prepare more vegetarian food for Ziwei.

Subsequently, Lin Jiao invited Qi Kun to come to the secret room, and she said eagerly:

"Yesterday, after the Ziwei envoy left, I immediately flew a pigeon and passed a book to tell my father about our thoughts. He replied that he was very much in agreement with your opinion, and informed that if we set off from Bianliang today as planned, he, Liu Ji and Lei Ming would go directly from Caojiabao to Dengfeng, and at the earliest, we should be able to meet at Shaolin Temple tomorrow evening. ”

Qi Kun happily replied:

"This arrangement is very good, let's rush over today, tomorrow morning we can follow the icon to the south foot of Dengfeng Songshan to have a look, and then go to Shaolin in the evening to meet with Lord Caobao."

After a pause, he continued:

"However, before this matter is clearly implemented, there should not be too many people going, so as not to leak the rumors and inevitably add blood."

"Yes, that's what my father said in his letter, so they only went to three of them, all of whom were already one man. Do we want to bring someone with us, and will you decide? ”

Lin Jiao said, took out the reply letter from the castle lord and handed it to Qi Kun.

After reading the letter, Qi Kun pondered, this matter is very important, and it is indeed necessary to be extremely cautious. Only himself and Lin Jiao joined here, but when the lonely man and widow went out, he was still afraid that there would be a lot of inconvenience, so he hesitated for a long time and still couldn't make up his mind.

Lin Jiao looked at Qi Kun's embarrassment, probably guessed his concerns, and said with a smile:

"Or in this way, let's take Seiya and Xue'er, just say that we will go to Shaolin to run errands, and there will be a good response on the way, does Ziwei think it is feasible?"

"Okay, that's good, just do what Miss Linjiao said." Qi Kun stood up and replied.

The two came to the hall, Lin Jiao told everyone about the arrangements for the afternoon, and told Feng Qingyun and Xue'er to pack their bags quickly, make preparations, and set off after eating.

After lunch, Fang Tianqi selected four of the best horses for them and led the gang to the outside of Bianliang City.

Qi Kun turned around and clenched his fists, and said to everyone:

"Thank you to the Fang Banner Master, thank you to the brothers, please go back."

After bidding farewell to Fang Tianqi, Qi Kun, Lin Jiao, Feng Qingyun, and Xue'er turned to the avenue and galloped westward.

Lin Jiao and Seiya's martial arts and light skills are all passed down by real people, and they are the world's first-class masters, and their riding skills are also extremely superb. Xue'er has accompanied the young lady to study and practice martial arts since she was a child, and it is unusual to control the bow horse. Qi Kun rarely rode horses in the past, and gradually got used to riding when he came to this world, but how could he have ever felt so galloping? Even though he tried his best to ride his horse and whip, within ten miles, he was still left behind by the three of them.

Lin Jiao, who was galloping, heard that there was something wrong with the voice, and when she looked back, she found that only Seiya and Xue'er were close behind, but Ziwei was missing. Fang only remembered that Qi Kun was not proficient in martial arts, and his riding skills were naturally greatly reduced, so he couldn't help but be shocked, and suddenly grabbed the reins of the horse, and the horse was so frightened that his front hooves jumped high and neighed rapidly.

Seiya and Xue'er also hurriedly stopped, only to find that the Ziwei envoy failed to keep up.

The three of them hurriedly turned around and looked for it.

Seeing Qi Kun who was chasing after her, sweating profusely, Lin Jiao's heart was finally put down, but for no reason she felt distressed, she took out a sweat towel, handed it to Qi Kun who stopped, and said:

"I'm sorry, I ran so fast that I forgot that Ziwei didn't know martial arts, which made you tired."

"Thank you, Miss Linjiao!"

Qi Kun hurriedly reached out to take it, wiping the beads of sweat that kept dripping from his forehead.

"Alas, it's really useless to be a scholar! It's really enviable to see your riding skills, and I still have to learn and practice a lot. ”

After wiping his sweat, he was about to reach out and return the sweat towel to Lin Jiao, thinking about it, how could he wash it if it was dirty and then return it, so he hurriedly withdrew it and dipped it on his forehead a few times.

Lin Jiao couldn't help but smile:

"If Ziwei is interested, I'll accompany you to practice when you're free."

Feng Qingyun and Xue'er, who followed up, also smiled with relief when they saw that Qi Kun was safe and sound.

The four of them continued to move forward, and because they took care of Qi Kun, they rested a few more times along the way, and rushed to Guyang City in Dengfeng County about two watch days.

Qi Kun suddenly remembered that when Guo Shoujing implemented the "Four Seas Test" in order to revise the new calendar in the Yuan Dynasty, he had made astronomical observations in 27 places, and this ancient Yang town was also one of the important observation points, and the famous stargazing platform was built.

"Miss Linjiao, we have entered Dengfeng County, and now it is getting late, let's stop and eat something first. There is a stargazing platform built by Guo Shoujing in this ancient Yang City, and I want to go to see it later, but I will rest here tonight, and it is not too late to go to Songshan early tomorrow. Qi Kun said.

Lin Jiao admitted:

"Okay, let's rest in Guyang tonight, let's find a post house to live in, and I'll accompany you to the stargazing platform after dinner."

After rushing for nearly 300 miles, it is indeed sleepy and lacking. Seiya found the nearest inn and asked for two upper rooms, and everyone had dinner and a little rest.

Qi Kun asked the shopkeeper:

"Excuse me, how do I get to this Guyang City Observatory?"

The shopkeeper looked at the appearance and temperament of these people, and he was not an ordinary person, so he hurriedly put on a smile and enthusiastically introduced:

"The stargazing platform is located in the Zhougong Temple in Xucheng Town, not far from the Zhougong Observatory."

"The guest officer goes out and walks to the southeast, and it won't take long to see it."

The shopkeeper walked up to the door and pointed, adding.

"Thank you." Qi Kun stood up after finishing speaking, and glanced at Lin Jiao.

Lin Jiao asked Xue'er and Seiya to rest and wait in the store, and after a few simple explanations, she walked out of the post house with Qi Kun.

At night, the streets of the town are cold and silent, and the night sky is like a giant navy blue screen, inlaid with stars. Lin Jiao quietly walked forward with Qi Kun, sometimes raising her eyes to look at the starry sky, and she couldn't help but be deeply intoxicated by this scene.

"The night sky is so beautiful today! The stars are shining, and I haven't seen such a clear and bright starry sky for a long time, which is perfect for observing the stars. ”

Qi Kun said happily.

"Well, yes! It's so beautiful, the stars are twinkling, like naughty eyes, they seem to be secretly looking at us. ”

Lin Jiao looked at the sky, the corners of her mouth slightly curled.

The light breeze blows, rolling up the past, praying for Kun as if returning to the past in the future, by the lake, at the foot of the mountain, under the starlight...

"Look, is that the Big Dipper, in the shape of a spoon?"

Qi Kun was awakened by Lin Jiao's voice.

"Oh, yes, it's the constellation of the Big Dipper, and the brightest one in front of the spoon handle is the North Star."

Qi Kun raised his finger and pointed at the bright star, and said:

"Legend has it that Nuwa gave birth to two children, a boy and a girl, but a pillar supporting the sky broke and collapsed, causing a big hole to leak out of the sky. Nuwa was busy making up for the sky every day and had no energy to take care of the child, and the little boy died. Nuwa was tired and sad, and later fell ill. The little girl wanted to find some water for her mother to drink, so she took a bowl and walked south, and walked far, far away, until she met an old man with a white beard, who led her to the spring and took a cool bowl of water, and told her that if her mother drank this water, she would be cured. ”

Seeing that Lin Jiao tilted her head and listened very seriously, Qi Kun smiled lightly and continued to preach:

The little girl thanked the old man and was about to go back, but when she found that it was already dark and she did not know the way home, she began to cry in a hurry. The white-bearded old man took out a few diamonds from his bosom and gently put them into the bowl, and a small shiny spoon immediately appeared in the water, and the old man told her that the direction of the handle of the spoon was north, and she could go home if she followed this direction. The little girl walked a few steps happily, but began to cry again, and she told the old man that the bowl was too heavy to hold. The old man smiled and waved his hand into the air, and the shiny spoon in the bowl hung up in the sky, and the girl walked home in the direction of the spoon handle. ”

"What a beautiful legend, what a beautiful story you tell."

Lin Jiao looked at Qi Kun and said with a smile.

"When I was a child, I loved looking up at the stars, and my mother told me a lot of stories about beautiful constellations."

At this moment, Qi Kun couldn't help but think of his kind mother again.

For a long time, I didn't hear Lin Jiao's laughter, but when I turned my head, I found that she was secretly wiping her tears, Qi Kun realized that she had made a mistake, and hurriedly comforted:

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, I know that you have lost your biological parents since you were a child, and you shouldn't mention it to make you sad, you must pay attention in the future."

As he spoke, he hurriedly took out a sweat towel from his arms, but when he thought that he hadn't had time to wash off after sweating in the afternoon, he hurriedly stuffed it into his arms again.

Seeing Qi Kun's embarrassment, Lin Jiao burst into tears and smiled, wiped the corners of her eyes, and said:

"It's okay, it's me who is sentimental, I don't blame you. However, I really envy you, and I really want to hear the stories told by my mother. ”

"Thank you for your understanding, if Miss Linjiao likes to listen, I will tell you more when I have time."

Pray for Kun to be relieved.

As he spoke, he saw a towering platform, surrounded by a huge courtyard made of bluestone masonry. The two of them approached and saw that it was the stargazing platform, so they looked for the gate and entered.

There was no one in this courtyard at night, and the two of them turned around before and after, and found that this courtyard was divided into seven entrances, such as the Zhaobi, the mountain gate, the hanging flower gate, the Zhou Gong Measuring Observatory, the main hall, the stargazing platform, and the Mantis Palace, and more than ten kinds of astronomical instruments were installed in the courtyard. The four-zhang high table, as well as the 30-meter-long stone tiled by 36 square bluestones, can determine the 24 solar terms according to the length of the sun's shadow projected on the stone gui through the scenery on the high table beam.

Qi Kun and Lin Jiao walked up the stairs to the stargazing platform, looking at the vast expanse in all directions, the entire sky was covered overhead, and the stars were twinkling, making people feel that the beautiful stars seemed to be close enough to touch.