Zu Zhenlin and the emperor walked towards the south city gate, and when they approached the city gate, the sound of horses' hooves behind them was urgent, and pedestrians shouted to avoid it. Zhenlin and the others also avoided the side, seeing that it was the morning when they met the team of knights, the old man in the lead had a serious face and a trace of anxiety. The young man who followed behind looked angry, probably because he had done a good deed, but he was criticized and did not understand in his heart. The girl's expression was complicated, and she couldn't understand that it was wrong to do good deeds? If there was no order from the superiors, the city gate was forbidden to enter and exit, and the soldiers were only responsible for maintaining order at the city gate, so as not to let people make trouble. The old man slowed down, looked at the city gate that was close at hand, put his mind at ease, and went out of the city gate, everything was easy to say, he also knew that what he said to the children was a bit heavy, but the situation was urgent, so he hurried to leave their territory, and then explained to them, it was right to do good deeds, but to think about the way back, just like this time, it was the grandson of the county lieutenant who offended, the county lieutenant was in charge of the military of a county, just in case, he should quickly leave the land of right and wrong, instead of sending the girl home slowly, he didn't care, if he hadn't met his old friends and happened to meet them, he didn't know what was going on, and he didn't know the seriousness of the matter when he saw them, of course he got angry and criticized them harshly, return to the inn, immediately gather the people, and leave on horseback.

A group of people were about to leave the city when they suddenly shouted, "Wait a minute." ”

The old man didn't care, and continued to go out of the city, but the guards blocked the way, only to realize that the back was calling them, and now if they force their way into the city gate, it will be against the court, and the reason has become unreasonable, turning the horse's head, and seeing the two people riding behind the horse, followed by a group of soldiers.

When the young man saw the person on the horse, his face changed, and he whispered to the old man: "Uncle Shi, it's the disciple." ”

The old man commanded: "Be vigilant, if the other party makes a move, we will rush out, remember, do not fall in love." ”

The person in front of the head came to him and hurriedly said: "Don't misunderstand, everyone, I came this time not to seek revenge, but to apologize." ”

The person who came was dressed in a white robe, elegant and gentle, and dismounted to give a salute.

The old man also hurriedly dismounted and returned the courtesy, since the other party treated each other politely, then he couldn't ignore people on other people's territory.

"Don't apologize yet. "The white-robed boy ordered the evil to be less.

Evil Shao's face was even more red and swollen at this time, which showed how much force he suffered when he was beaten, and he must have been severely reprimanded by his elders at home, clasped his fists and saluted, and said in a low voice: "I'm sorry, I offended the two of you." ”

"Oh, by the way, in order to apologize, my grandfather invited you to sit at home and have a light meal, I don't know what you think?" said the white-robed boy.

The old man hurriedly refused, "Lord County Lieutenant is polite, we are just small people in cloth, how dare we bother." And unfortunately, we have to go out of the city to run errands, so we won't bother. ”

"Oh, it's okay, Grandpa just proposed, to show our apologies. In fact, we appreciate talented people like our predecessors and are willing to make friends with you. The white-robed boy saw that the old man was still on guard, and didn't say much, "The next time you go to the city, I hope you can make the friendship of the landlord in the next place." Then I won't delay you any longer. ”

The white-robed boy waved his hand and asked the gatekeeper to give way.

The old man clasped his fists again and saluted, got on his horse and went out of the city.

The white-robed boy watched them disappear from view, and said to the younger brother next to him, "Do you know why grandpa is angry with you this time?"

The evil young man did not speak out loud.

"It's really a waste, you can't even do bad things, you can't do it well, like us, even if you, a bad man, do something to bully men and women, what if no one can say anything? If it was normal, grandpa would turn a blind eye, maybe he would be happy in his heart. Because as a person like grandpa who is in charge of the soldiers and horses of a county, and then he is supported by the people, how can the king rest assured, only in this way can he sit firmly in a high position if there is a stain and there is an estrangement from the people, and you are actually helping grandpa. But now it's different, the king is old and weak, his energy is not as good as before, the princes and uncles compete for the throne, and they can't wait to replace each position with their own people, grandpa as a foreign minister, as a neutral, do not interfere with them, those princes will not shoot at grandpa for no reason, but just in case, it is still necessary to be careful, what to do now is to abide by the rules, not to make a mistake, and wait for the end of the succession. Besides, if you actually provoke the people of the rivers and lakes, even your grandfather will not easily provoke them, if they want to kill people, they can really make your head fall to the ground while you are sleeping. Recently, I have been staying at home honestly, and I don't want my brother to be kicked out of the house and die on the streets. The white-robed boy said.

The white-robed boy got on the horse and returned home, the evil young man watched his brother leave, his eyes were full of hatred and jealousy, and finally he became powerless to accept his fate, who made him the heir of the family appointed by his grandfather, and he began to do evil, just out of rebellion, wanting to attract the attention of the elders, even if it was a scolding, but no one cared, it turned out that what he did was just a means for his grandfather to defile himself, and he was really a waste, good things can't be done, bad things can't be done, and he has to care about what bullshit timing.

The old man took his apprentices and nephews away from the city to check that there were no pursuers, and then he was completely relieved.

"Uncle Shi, why did we leave in such a hurry, besides, it is also good for us to be able to get acquainted with the county lieutenant. The young man wondered.

"Respect the sky, you are arrogant, I don't know how many people are sophisticated, how many times have I told you, people's hearts are sinister, you must be careful in everything, and beware everywhere. Take that county lieutenant and he said that he invited us to dinner and apologized, how do you know that he is not lying to us? If we go with us and fall into the trap of others, how much do you think you can fight alone, and how long can you hide in the face of a sharp bow and crossbow? At that time, it's too late to regret it, which is why I'm angry with you in the city, not because I blame you for being chivalrous, but because I don't know how to calculate, do you understand? The old man taught.

With the old man's lesson, Jingtian looked respectful, but he couldn't pull his face down to apologize.

The old man also knows his character, he has a stubborn temper and a proud heart, but he is kind in his heart, and he just knows his mistakes in his heart, so he doesn't have to force him to say it, so that he will lose face, but it will backfire. Without further ado, move on.

This time, the old man led the team out to travel the rivers and lakes, and talked with the head of the junior brother, mainly to train Yang Jingtian, a kid, to be a man with heart, not to admit defeat, it is a good thing for practice, but it is too rigid and easy to break, in the rivers and lakes, if it is not the first person to overwhelm the crowd, who can guarantee that he will not lose? There will not be a few concessions and humiliation? If he can't be in a peaceful state of mind, sooner or later he will become a stumbling block for the practitioners, and he doesn't even know how to judge the situation and lose his life.

Zu Zhenlin and the emperor also followed out of the city after the guards of the city let them go.

Now that it is winter, the north wind is howling, and most of the branches have long been bare, even if they are stubborn, after being destroyed by the cold wind, they are still love to break the branches, and they fall to the ground and turn into dirt.

Both were practitioners, who were not afraid of the cold and wore the same clothes. The emperor beggars only had one tattered clothes, Zu Zhenlin originally wanted to pay for him to change them, but he disagreed, saying that he had been wearing them for many years and had feelings, and it was too dirty, so he washed them in the river water, anyway, the fire was spiritual, and it was just used to dry clothes, and the clothes had been washed to gray and white, and the original color could not be seen at all.

After the winter, it got dark very quickly, and the weather was gloomy these days, I was afraid that it would snow, and the two of them walked a few steps, and their vision was blurred ten meters away.

Zu Zhenlin planned to find a leeward place to spend the night, but the emperor beggar said that there was an inn not far ahead, and the chicken made by that house was delicious, otherwise he would not have gone out of the city to suffer. Zhenlin followed him for nearly ten miles, and found no trace of the inn, and the emperor beggar swore that it was just ahead. The two of them continued to walk forward, and found a fire, and the figure swayed. After getting closer, I realized that it was really fate, and it was that group of people again.

"You two are looking for an inn in this neighborhood again, don't you have to make any more effort, we also looked around, and found that the inn is gone. The old man said.

The emperor beggar looked disappointed, "Alas, I can't eat such delicious chicken anymore, it's a pity." ”

The old man said happily: "My brother has eaten the chicken made by this house, and he thinks it is delicious, you see that I didn't lie to you, I really complain about me, if you eat it, you may not be grateful to me, eat dry food first." Do you have anything to eat, do you want some dry food?"

If the old man met his bosom friend, he was very happy, and asked if he had anything to eat, and he also took out dry food for the two of them.

The beggar refused, gathered the firewood, lit a fire beside it, and took out the hare, which had been packed from his storage ring. The emperor beggar thought that he had to clean up the trouble every time, so he asked Zu Zhenlin for a few more, and took advantage of the cold river to clean up together. The emperor also bought some condiments in order to make it more delicious.

The emperor beggars burn the hare, and after a while, the fragrance is permeated, showing the craftsmanship of the emperor. The people around them no longer ate the dry and hard rations, looked at the hares, and salivated.

The emperor also asked for a few jars of wine from Zu Zhenlin, took it out, put it next to the fire to preheat, after cooking the rabbit meat, tore off a hind leg, handed it to Zhenlin, kept one for himself, and then stood up and handed the rabbit to the old man, "Brother, try my craft." ”

The old man has been in the rivers and lakes for many years, and he also has his own rules, especially for enthusiastic strangers, he must be more careful, and he has just experienced the matter of the grandson of the county lieutenant, so he is vigilant, and he will not see that he will not take the bait, so he will send someone to retaliate.

When the old man was thinking, Yang Jingtian directly took it, opened the meat, divided it, and ate it in a big gulp, not to blame them for being greedy, but the beggar's craftsmanship is really good, worthy of the name of glutton.

The emperor roasted another one, began to eat rabbit meat, and drank warm wine, "Do you want to drink?"

Yang Jingtian was not polite, took away two jars of wine, the old man saw that the two strangers had tasted all of them, and he was no longer polite, and ate them, but this account still has to be settled with Yang Jingtian, a kid, why can't he remember the sinister rivers and lakes.

"My brother's skills are really good, and I have a fight with the innkeeper. The old man praised.

"But I never succeeded in stealing the teacher, which is a big pity. The emperor took a sip of wine.

"Indeed, I don't know if I can eat it in the future, but today I can eat my brother's craftsmanship, which is also a great blessing in life. ”

That's right, it's good to be cautious, but you can't lose your pride. The emperor said.

As soon as the old man heard it, he understood, "Brother, forgive me, I really bear the heavy responsibility of the sect, and I don't dare to be careless." ”

"I know, it's okay, come and drink. ”

Zu Zhenlin also followed them to eat meat and drink wine, and then slept in the wild.