It was almost noon, and I came to a large town and asked passers-by, this town is called Jiaohai Town, and thirty miles east of the town is Qingshui Village.

If Xiao Huo wants to go to Qingshui Village, he must pass through Jiaohai Town, Xia Ji estimated the time, the apprentice has almost just arrived in the town, first ask in the town, if not, then go to Qingshui Village to look for it.

Xia Ji entered the town, and the pedestrians were bustling and quite prosperous, and suddenly he smelled a fragrance, which was a meat steak made with caramel soy sauce.

Xia Da hadn't eaten for a long time, and he immediately swallowed his saliva, and there were only a few copper coins in his money bag, so he definitely couldn't afford it.

Xia Ji felt that he didn't need to save Xiao Huo, he might starve to death first.

Xia Ji was making a greedy mouth, when a young man with a sack came in front of him.

Huh, why does this person look like Xiao Huo?

"What are you looking at?" the boy stepped closer.

"It's okay, I recognized the wrong person, you look a lot like one of my apprentices. Xia Ji said.

"I'm your apprentice. Xiao Huo couldn't cry or laugh.

Xia Ji took a closer look, it was really Xiao Huo, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, I'm face blind." ”

Although Xia Ji accepted Xiao Huo as an apprentice, he never looked at him carefully, and almost made a joke.

"Teacher, why are you here?" Xiao Huo said.

"That tiger demon is an innate realm, I was afraid that something would happen to you, so I rushed over. Xia Ji said.

"Innate realm, no wonder it's so difficult to kill......" Xiao Huo said, suddenly paused, looked at Xia Ji in a daze, his eyes were slightly red: "Master, you are here to save me!"

Xiao Huo was really moved, except for his parents, no one has ever cared so much about himself, those fellow teachers and sisters are not counted, they are all hungry for Xiao Huo's body.

"You killed the Tiger Demon?" Xia Ji said in surprise.

"Yes, although this tiger demon is strong, but it is not intelligent, I led it into a trap and killed it, and the tiger head took it back to the sect to hand over the task, and the tiger skin was distributed to the villagers of Qingshui Village. ”

Xiao Huo opened the sack, revealing a huge tiger head with a white forehead.

Xiao Huo is really a talented boy on the first day of the Ancient Sword Sect, and he can leapfrog the challenge and kill the tiger demon of a great realm.

However, if you can't skip the challenge, what kind of genius is it, it's reasonable to think about it.

At this time, the aroma of the caramel steak drilled into his nose again, Xia Ji's nose twitched, and his saliva was about to flow out.

"Master, you haven't eaten yet, buy some snacks to cushion your stomach first. Xiao Huo's eyes moved, and he went to a roadside stall to buy two meat chops and a few grilled steamed buns.

Xia Ji was so moved that he was about to cry, this apprentice is sensible, more intimate than his son, and he didn't hurt him in vain.

Xia Ji snatched the meat steak, and the wind and clouds ate it cleanly, and the two meat steaks were eaten so much that there was not even oil left, and then he remembered that the apprentice hadn't eaten it yet, and said embarrassedly: "Xiao Xiao, this roasted steamed bun is also delicious, you can taste it." ”

"Teacher, my aunt and I have eaten it, so we won't eat it. Xiao Huo smiled.

"Then you're welcome. Xia Ji ate up the rest of the baked steamed buns, he was actually a little hungry, but he was really embarrassed to let Xiao Huo break the bank.

"What did you just say, Senior Aunt?" Xia Ji said again.

"It's Aunt Xie and Uncle Yang, Aunt Xie's beloved daughter is missing, looking for it in the town, and I will also help find it together. Xiao Huo said, taking out a stack of missing person notices from the package, on which the appearance of a young girl was drawn in ink.

Fragments of memory appeared in Xia Ji's mind, Xie Shuang and Yang Anping are both deacons of Zhigetang, their daughter disappeared near Jiaohai Town a month ago, for this sect also sent a large number of people to search, there were no clues for ten days and a half months, and then most of the disciples withdrew, leaving only the couple who have been searching unrelentingly.

Xia Ji was most afraid of trouble, and after telling Xiao Huo to go back and hand in the task early, he was about to slip away, when he saw Xiao Huo's eyes light up, and shouted at the other end of the long street: "Senior aunt!"

Xia Ji had a pain in the egg, and he couldn't hide if he wanted to.

Xia Ji turned his head to look and saw three people walking across the street, a woman in her forties with a good appearance, it should be Xie Shuang. Another man with white sideburns and white hair is naturally her husband Yang Anping, and there is a young man in his twenties with a sharp face who he doesn't know, Xiao Huo introduced that it was Hou Chen, Xie Shuang's eldest disciple.

"Xiao Xiao, don't tell others, I'm your teacher. Xia Ji said.

"Yes, I know that the teacher is indifferent to fame and fortune, I won't tell anyone, it's a little secret between us. Xiao Huo's handsome face flashed a childish smile.

Xiao Huo greeted him and said, "Aunt Xie, I sent out all the missing person notices." ”

"Xiaohuo, thank you. Xie Shuang's voice was tired, although she was a little older, her facial features were marked, and she was quite beautiful, but her eyebrows were tightly locked, and her face was so sad that she couldn't dissolve.

"Senior Brother Xiao, who is this person next to you?" Hou Chen looked at Xia Ji's bald head curiously.

"Xia Ji, a disciple of the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, meet Aunt Xie and Uncle Yang. Xia Ji saluted his aunt and uncle.

Xie Shuang heard it strangely, the disciples of the Scripture Pavilion had to manage books, and they rarely went out, what was this bald young man doing when he ran so far.

"Senior Brother Xia, why are you bald?" Hou Chen said.

"Because there are always dogs barking outside the house. Xia Ji said.

"What does a dog bark have to do with baldness?" Hou Chen said strangely.

"Then what does my baldness have to do with you?" Xia Ji said.

"Chen'er, if you can't speak, say less!" Yang Anping frowned and shook his head.

"Master, did I say the wrong thing again?" Hou Chen scratched his head and said with some doubts.

Hou Chen is Xie Shuang's apprentice, so he is called Master Xie Shuang and Master Yang Anping.

Xie Shuang couldn't help but shake her head, she, a big apprentice, was dedicated to cultivation and didn't understand human feelings, how could there be a reason to chase after other people's scars, and who would want to be bald at a young age.

"Senior Aunt, Senior Brother Xia is a person with great skills, and with his help in finding Senior Sister Fang, I can have more hope!" Xiao Huo said.

Xie Shuang was even more strange, she knew that Xiao Huo was arrogant and had never served anyone, how could she respect this Senior Brother Xia so much.

She noticed Xiao Huo's gaze at Xia Ji, it was not a boast, but a sincere worship.

"Senior nephew Xia, my family Fang'er has been missing for a month, and the sect has also sent people to look for it nearby, but there are no clues, we have no good way except to post missing person notices everywhere, I don't know if you have any good ways to teach me. Xie Shuang said the back, her tone was almost pleading, and as an elder, she could whisper like this, which showed that she was really helpless.

Xie Shuang saw that Xia Ji was unremarkable, and he didn't have much hope, so he also rushed to the doctor when he was sick.

Xia Ji suddenly felt a pain in his eyes, and the apprentice's praise was to put him on the fire.

What can Xia Ji do?

Xia Ji couldn't think of any good way for a while, but seeing Xie Shuang's tired and pitiful appearance, he couldn't say anything to refuse.