This kind of divine thought is emitted with the sound, and the listener understands the meaning of it by virtue of cultivation, accepts and interprets the complex connotation, and the person who comes has at least six realms of cultivation, and it should be higher than the six realms. As for how high it is, it is not up to Baoyu at this moment to tell, because his cultivation is still far behind.

But Baoyu was not intimidated either. He was already familiar with this kind of supernatural means and means of communication, and the mountain god often spoke to him like this. Baoyu hurriedly got up and saluted: "This gentleman, may I ask who you are?"

Since the person who came already knew about today's events, he should have come from the hunting garden, and it was likely to be the elder of the palace of the monarch. He turned out to be such a master in the world, no wonder General Gongshan Xu would remind Baoyu before leaving. In front of such masters. Baoyu didn't have any small movements to do, and he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to run away if he wanted to, but he didn't feel afraid.

Baoyu didn't know what the great supernatural powers were that could penetrate people's hearts, and he probably didn't know that there might be such a secret method in the world, specializing in how to perceive the hearts of others. However, Baoyu himself has been cultivating such secret methods unintentionally since he was a child, and the people in the wilderness have no habit of disguise, and most of them retain a primitive intuition about the things around them.

Baoyu didn't treat Xiaotian as a dog when he was a child. It's a strange-looking and non-talking-looking clansman in Lu Village. Since he was a child, he could distinguish Xiao Tian's various meanings, whether it was through his facial movements, or through his divine characteristics, and sometimes he didn't even have to look at it with his eyes.

The people Baoyu met after leaving the wilderness, no matter what he said or did, he always had a natural feeling or feeling, and what he experienced from the various information that he did not deliberately distinguish was the emotions in the other party's heart—whether he was nervous, happy, afraid, or on guard. Is there any hostility or threat to yourself?

For example, when he faced the horse today, he never let go of the horn, because he could always feel the killing intent and threat of the horse.

Seeing this master at this moment, Baoyu knew that he was far from his opponent, but he also knew that the other party had no hostility and no threat to himself. Just like the way he came, the villagers along the way could not be his opponent. But there was no need for those people to panic in front of him. It's not about who has the ability, but who you're facing.

The visitor replied with a smile: "You didn't tell Gong Yuan who you are, you just said that you passed by here by chance." I'm just like you. I happened to see you when I was passing by here. ...... Child, I don't have to ask who you are, I don't have to ask what your name is, I just know who you are. But you haven't answered my question yet. ”

Baoyu stretched out his hand and pointed to the field in front of him and said, "You ask me if I am having fun, should I be happy to see such a scene? If you want to ask me if I kick people very happily, it is indeed very happy, but I am not happy with it." ”

The visitor asked with great interest, "Oh, why is that? Is it because your opponent is too weak for you to find it enjoyable?"

Baoyu shook his head and said, "The reason why I feel happy is because they should kick, not kick people." The fun of having a skill is not in that, but in being able to do what you have to do. ”

The middle-aged man nodded and praised: "Very good, really good! The elder who taught you must be an amazing character." Too many people don't know where the real joy of detachment lies, but instead accumulate more and more terrible anger in their hearts, and they think they are happy. When I heard the news, I thought that someone wanted to cause a great chaos in the country, and this was a trap set against a certain force.

But when I saw you, I was sure that you were still a child. If this is not a trap laid by a big conspiracy, it is something that only a child would do, so I will ask you if you are having fun?...... We're all travelers, and I haven't eaten in three days, so can you please treat me to a barbecue?"

Baoyu made a gesture of please: "The meat is there, please take care of yourself." ”

The visitor took off his long coat, sat down next to Baoyu around the fire, picked up a branch, put on a piece of meat, and roasted it. The fire was burning brightly, and the man's movements were very casual, and the corners of his clothes allowed the flames to burn. But the strange thing is that the cloth is not damaged at all, and it seems that even if he comes directly from the fire, it probably doesn't matter.

The middle-aged man didn't deliberately show any magical means, but such a casual detail was terrifying enough.

Xiao Tian saw this scene clearly, and the dog's eyes were round and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time, but he suddenly let out a startled bark. It turned out that just now it was only looking at this person and listening to him talk to Baoyu, but he forgot the branch on the fire, and the side of the meat was almost baked, so he quickly pretended to blow with his mouth and turned the branch again.

This dog bark also made the middle-aged man laugh, he looked at the dog and then the child with great interest and said: "The reason why I praise your elder is also because although you are surprised to see me, you are not frightened. ...... You talk to General Gongshan Xu about the etiquette of the country, and you are very proficient in this, but do you think Gong Yuan will not know that?"

Baoyu replied, "Whether she knows it or not, someone should tell her." You're her elder, shouldn't you tell her?"

The middle-aged man laughed and said, "You kid, you actually questioned me! It seems that although your elder has taught you a lot of things, there are still many things you don't understand. As the daughter of the monarch and grew up in the national capital, how could she not know that she had learned the etiquette of the country since she began to learn to speak?

She just thought that she could not talk about it, at least not with the villagers here, even if she violated the etiquette law of the country, no one could hold her accountable here. Unexpectedly, I ran into a little gentleman like you, digging one pit after another for her to jump, and the last pit, if she really jumped in, she wouldn't be able to get out. ”

Baoyu shook his head and said, "Do you mean the crime of rebellion against the border army?" What Mr. said is not right, I did not dig a pit for her to jump, but kept dissuading her, and then she dug a deeper pit for herself. What I told General Gongshanxu was to persuade her one last time. It seemed that she had listened to the persuasion, and at this moment there was obviously a military formation gathered in the bushes over there, but she did not step forward. ”

The middle-aged man smiled again: "Maybe she really listened to persuasion, or maybe it was because I was sitting here and she didn't dare to go wild again." Those sergeants came to find the general, and Gongshan Xu had already gathered the army formation and ordered them not to go out of the hunting garden, and also refused Gong Yuan's request to lead the army to take you again.

When Gong Yuan made this request, I saw that General Gongshan Xu almost wanted to kick her away. She thought that she was favored by the monarch, so she took it for granted that she was favored by others, but she didn't know that there was no one here who didn't want to beat her. After General Gongshan Xuan relayed what you said in public, the guards around her probably thought the same thing, but it was not easy to do it. ”

Baoyu didn't know how to answer this, because he had already sensed that General Gongshan Xu, his soldiers, the princess Gong Yuan, and the guards around her were actually in the woods on the other side of the field. In the quiet of the night, in the open valley, their voices could be heard far and wide, and all the people there could hear them.

Gongshan Xu once said that Baoyu's words were thorough and direct, but the middle-aged man spoke more straightforwardly, not caring what Gong Yuan would think when she heard it, and how embarrassing it was for others to be broken.

Baoyu had no choice but to nod and say, "Sir should know better than me." At the same time, I became more and more curious - what is the identity of this middle-aged man?

Unexpectedly, the middle-aged man said something that surprised everyone, only to see him stretch out his hand and pat Baoyu's shoulder and say: "Child, actually, I also wanted to kick Gong Yuan away with one kick like you, lest she always be an eyesore in front of me, but it is not easy to do it!

With my identity cultivation, I will not let her do things that she shouldn't do, let alone deliberately find fault and kick her. I just heard the news and rushed here, thinking that I could finally send her away. Unexpectedly, when she heard General Gongshanxu relay your words, she actually knelt down in front of me and wept, confessed her sins and repented, and I had no chance. ”

After speaking, he sighed, as if he didn't find an excuse to kick Gong Yuan away, looking very disappointed and regretful. Baoyu also made a look of concentrating on the barbecue, and did not speak again, but couldn't help but want to laugh.

The sizzling meat was almost cooked, and the middle-aged man suddenly looked up and shouted, "Monkey, bring me the salt and pepper." ”

Pepper is a condiment, originally a small granular fruit on a tree, which is very common in the mountains and wilderness of the Ba Yuan area, and different varieties have different characteristic flavors. In fact, Baoyu also had salt and pepper on his body, and in that beast tooth artifact, if he took out all the things he was carrying, it would be enough to open a grocery store that shocked the cultivators and the people of the world.

But in front of the middle-aged man, Baoyu would definitely not take something from the beast tooth artifact, but the middle-aged man felt that eating meat like this was not enjoyable, and he still needed to season it well. There was a boy in white who came from the side of the hunting garden, and saw that he was about fifteen or sixteen years old, about the same height as Baoyu, with fair skin and a beautiful face, but his physique was not as strong and sturdy as Baoyu.

This boy's name is Monkey, and he should be the middle-aged man's attendant, and General Gongshan Xu has also mentioned it. The monkey held a plate with four wooden boxes and knives containing salt and three kinds of ground pepper.

The middle-aged man picks the fast-cooked horse meat in front of his eyes with a tree branch. He used a knife to cut many thin strips, sprinkled the condiments on them, continued to roast for a while, and then tasted a bite, looked at Baoyu and nodded again and again: "Not bad, the taste is really good, and its nourishing spiritual effect is also just right." It's also the first time I've tasted horse meat. It is indeed a rare delicacy in the world, not to mention a horse with cultivation, as well as the spiritual effect of nourishing qi and blood and strengthening muscles and bones. It's your light, thank you!"

Rare and exotic beasts are rare, and horses with cultivation are even rarer, and even if someone gets them, they will not kill them to eat meat. Therefore, with the high cultivation and dignity of this middle-aged man, it is the first time to eat this delicacy, no wonder he wants to sprinkle salt and pepper to prepare it well.

This scene made Xiaotian even more slanderous, and he also learned to "blow" a knife, cut the meat on the branches into thin strips, and then "blow" the seasoning and sprinkled it on it, and turned it around a few times to roast it. I couldn't wait to take the branch and eat it. It doesn't care about being hot, and it eats very devotedly.

The boy monkey stood aside and watched Xiaotian eat meat, looking a little dumbfounded. The middle-aged man seemed to be very satisfied with the barbecue, and waved his sleeves again: "It's so delicious, how can it be without wine?" Monkey, you go and get wine, and get a few more glasses." ”

The monkey ran back to the hunting garden again, and after a while. He came over with a jar and a bag on his back, put the jar beside the fire, and took out a few cups made of thin bamboo tubes from the pocket. It's a bit difficult to look at his appearance, this person's physique is not bad, but this jar is not light, and it is indeed a bit heavy for a teenager like him.

But Baoyu felt a little surprised, and the cultivation of middle-aged people was very high. I thought that the boy who was following him was at least a monk, but looking at the monkey, it was obviously not. The monkey put the things away, and prepared to drink from the jar with a bamboo pole with a handle, and the middle-aged man waved his hand and said, "You don't need to come." Put things down and step aside. ”

Baoyu had heard the mountain god introduce this legendary thing, but he had never tasted it. It is said that this thing is the essence of a hundred fruits and the essence of a hundred grains, and it has a smoky feeling when drinking, which can make people flutter like a fairy. Unfortunately, it is made from grains or fruits, and is not enjoyed by ordinary people, and is only sacrificed to the gods on most occasions.

It is impossible for the people Baoyu met along the way to have such good things, and in the countries of Pakistan, civilians are not allowed to drink without permission. It is said to be addictive when drunk, so it is stipulated to prevent people from starving by using the stored grain for sake brewing.

And the nobles of the kingdom do not drink alcohol under normal circumstances, at least not publicly, except on special occasions such as celebrations and alliances. Wine is a sacrifice to the gods, and after each sacrifice, people divide the rest of the wine and drink it. Sometimes, the king would also give the wine used in the festival to the lords to drink, nominally on behalf of the gods.

There should be wine in the Hongyuan City Lord's Mansion, and that City Lord may usually secretly drink a few sips by himself. But when Baoyu lived in the city lord's mansion, he claimed to be cultivating in Bigu, and he didn't even eat meat, only drank tea, and of course didn't taste wine. And there is such a thing as wine, Baoyu himself does not ask for it, and the city lord of Hongyuan does not take the initiative to serve it.

But today, the middle-aged man was satisfied with the meat, and he opened his mouth to let the boy serve wine. Baoyu was still wondering, since he wanted to drink, should he have a sacrifice ceremony first, but looking at the appearance of the middle-aged man, he had to drink directly.

The jar containing the wine is a low-grade treasure, and the surface is also painted with the totem mark of the Xiangmuro country, and this jar of wine is obviously given or given by the king. The monkey stood aside, his eyes couldn't help but glance at the fragrant barbecue, although his face was not different, but Baoyu could also sense that the boy was drooling, so he beckoned: "This little brother, sit down and eat meat together." ”

The monkey looked at the middle-aged man with inquiring eyes, and the middle-aged man shook his sleeves and said, "Mr. Xiao asked you to sit down, you can sit down and eat together, today is his treat." ”

The monkey sat down on the other side of the fire to roast the meat, and the jar of wine and a few cups were placed between the middle-aged man and Baoyu, but the middle-aged man did not move. Baoyu was pondering whether he should pour wine for the elders first, but the middle-aged man shouted into the distance: "Gong Yuan, what are you still standing for? Come and serve the little gentleman!"

Baoyu was startled again, roasting horse meat and drinking wine was already an accident, how could he let the girl of that family come to serve him? He hurriedly waved his hand and said, "It's so restful, it's not necessary, it's really unnecessary!"

The middle-aged man said with a straight face: "You said you don't have to, don't you have to? This is what she should do...... Gong Yuan, aren't you coming yet?"

The young man in red walked over with his head down, and he didn't dare to look at Baoyu's eyes, so he made a glass of wine in the jar with a bamboo pick, put it in front of Baoyu and whispered, "Please drink the little gentleman." She spoke in such a low voice that she seemed to be afraid of being heard. This gentleman has to let others serve her when she drinks a glass of water, how can she ever suffer such a grievance? But in front of that middle-aged man, she has to suffer if she doesn't want to!

Unexpectedly, the middle-aged man frowned and shouted: "You also know what you have committed today, you should toast to Mr. Xiao to make amends!

Seeing Gong Yuan's appearance, he didn't dare to refute, and picked up the thin bamboo tube containing wine with both hands, knelt on the ground and stood up, raised the wine glass above his eyebrows, bowed his head and handed it to Baoyu and said: "Little sir, Gong Yuan did not abide by the etiquette and law today, behaved presumptuously, and almost caused a big disaster. I would like to apologize to Mr. Xiao, and thank you Mr. Xiao for dissuading me from my crime!"

Baoyu didn't know what to say, the gentleman who behaved so arrogantly during the day, but at the moment she was well-behaved and obedient like a little chicken in front of the middle-aged man, obviously unwilling, but had to listen to the middle-aged man's orders. He had no choice but to take the wine glass and say, "If you want to confess your sins and repent, you should not only apologize to me, but also compensate the villagers here for their losses." ”

Gong Yuan lowered her eyebrows and said, "What Mr. Xiao taught is that Gong Yuan must compensate." ”

The middle-aged man said coldly: "If you want to pay, you will pay on the spot, don't just say nothing." ”

Gong Yuan went out on a safari, and she wouldn't carry pottery coins with her, but the middle-aged man commanded, so she had to grit her teeth and untie a string of things from her waist, turned her head and said into the distance: "General Gongshan Xu, I know that you were born in this village." My bunch of gold ears will be used to compensate the villagers for their losses, I don't know if it is enough?"

It is an ornament hung on a belt, with a string of small golden grains threaded through a silk rope, which looks like an ear of grain, but the "grain" on the ear is made of gold. Gongshan Xuan ran over quickly, took the ornament with both hands and said, "Enough, this is enough!"

Gong Yuan: "Then the general will be annoyed to hand over this thing to the patriarch of the village, which is Gong Yuan's apology and compensation." ”

General Gongshan Xu took the order and left, and the middle-aged man looked at the trampled field and sighed: "Your ornaments are woven into the shape of ears of grain, and this is beautiful, but when you go out, you forget the roots, and actually connived at the car to trample the green seedlings." ...... Fortunately, it is not too late to replant. If it takes a while, the villagers will only be able to look at the fields and cry!"