25. Quirky village
Du Zhong didn't know Xu Mo's thoughts, and only thought that the latter was testing him, although he didn't understand the subtlety, he always felt that the questions asked by Brother Xu seemed simple and shallow, but they contained some indescribable deep meaning.
Since there is nothing to do, then I will leave first. ”
"Okay, Brother Du is welcome to come and visit at any time. ”
Du Zhong tightened the rope of the treasure bag and hung it back on the waistband of his trousers, and he didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, Xu Mo suddenly said with envy......
"The workmanship of this treasure bag is exquisite!"
The speaker had no intention of listening, and after hearing Xu Mo's admiration, Du Zhong's movements paused, pondered for a moment, and he took the treasure bag again.
"Since Brother Xu likes it, then this treasure bag will be given to you. ”
"How can this be done? A gentleman does not win the love of others......!
Du Zhong laughed at himself in his heart, I knew that even if he sent the treasure bag with both hands, Brother Xu would not be moved, people talked to me about the scriptures, and kindly tested me, but I was most suspicious of him, it was really too wrong!
Those swaggering and deceiving magic sticks, how can they be compared with Brother Xu!
An endless wave of guilt and self-blame welled up in his heart, and Du Zhong only felt that he was hateful.
"It's just a treasure bag, Brother Xu likes to take it, if you don't accept it, you just look down on me Du someone, I will tear up the treasure bag, and I ...... I'm not going to leave your house!"
Xu Mo was stunned all of a sudden!
What the?!
If you don't accept gifts, you won't leave?
I can't afford to raise it!
"Wait a minute! It's ruined directly, it's too tyrannical, since Brother Du insists on giving it to someone Xu, then I'll be cheeky enough to accept it. ”
Seeing that Du Zhong was holding his hands on the mouth of the bag, and was really about to tear up the treasure bag, Xu Mo hurriedly opened his mouth to stop, and then snatched the treasure bag and held it in his hand carefully.
"Haha, where is Brother Xu, it's good if you don't dislike it, it's not too early, I won't stay here to disturb Brother Xu's Qingxiu, let's meet again in the future, say goodbye." ”
"Okay, Brother Du take care!"
The two shook each other, and then Du Zhong left in a hurry.
That's great!
I passed Brother Xu's "test", and I was praised, which can be regarded as a face for the master, and I gave out gifts, laying a solid foundation for my friendship with Brother Xu.
I heard that Senior Brother Astragalus talked to Brother Xu a few words last time, but he realized the mystery in Brother Xu's words, and after returning to cultivate for a thousand miles, he vaguely touched the threshold of a second-grade monk.
Although I didn't get anything this time, but one day Brother Xu was in a good mood, and a casual pointer was enough to benefit me immensely, and when I went back, I must show off with my brothers and sisters, I have to envy them to death!
“......”
Looking at the back of Du Zhong happily bouncing away like a monkey, a row of ellipses appeared on Xu Mo's head again.
The treasure bag is gone, why is he still smiling?
The brain circuits of cultivators are really strange!
Approaching the treasure bag and taking a deep breath, a stream of sandalwood poured into his nose, Xu Mo's eyes suddenly lit up, Huo, it's not a treasure, it's refreshing to smell it!
......
At the same time, Yamashita.
Walking all the way down the mountain along the stone road, when he reached the foot of the mountain, Du Zhong felt a little dry mouth, and remembered that Xu Mo said that there was a village under the mountain, so he decided to go to the village to ask for some water to drink.
But after he took a turn around the nameless mountain, he still didn't find the village that Xu Mo said.
"It's really strange, Brother Xu said that there are villages and villagers under the mountain, why haven't I even found a ghost?"
Wiping the sweat on his face, Du Zhong could only jump high and look far away, he jumped ten meters high, and then looked down, and finally saw a small village a few hundred meters away to the north, the whole village was surrounded by tall trees, no wonder he couldn't find it before.
"Found it!"
Eucommia's cultivation is too low to be able to fly in the sky.
After landing on the ground, he ran in the direction of the village, and saw acres of fields, villagers in hats plowing the fields, and then tiled houses of different heights, some of which still emitted smoke from chimneys.
When Du Zhong came to a farmhouse, there was an old man lying on a rocking chair in the front yard who seemed to be taking a nap, with a straw hat on his face, and he couldn't see his real appearance.
"Hello old man, I'm passing by here and want to ask for a sip of water, I wonder if you can make it convenient?"
Du Lao's apprenticeship is mainly based on character, talent and qualifications are secondary, a person with bad character, even if the cultivation is high, it will only bring disaster to the country and the people, so don't look at Du Zhong's seven people's cultivation is mediocre, but their character is very outstanding.
Crunch...... Crunch......
The old man seemed to be in hibernation, without the slightest reaction, the whole courtyard echoed with the creak of rocking chairs swaying back and forth, and the gentle breeze blew, making people feel an inexplicable coolness.
Du Zhong didn't think much about it, and felt that the old man must have slept very deeply, and without the consent of the owner of the house, he couldn't trespass without permission, so he could only leave in a huff and look for the next family.
Walking around the village, Du Zhong felt that there was something strange about the village, and he saw people playing chess and fishing along the way, but it was as if time had stopped, and these people remained still at all times, no matter how much they called, there was no response.
There are also many farmhouses with their doors open, and even people cannot be found.
Before he knew it, Du Zhong came to the only commissary in the village, ran over in a hurry, and then took out ten yuan bills from his pocket.
"Boss, give me a bottle of mineral water. ”
Pulling the collar and fanning the wind, he felt a little cooler, and Du Zhong said: "The people in your village are so strange, they don't like to take care of people. ”
After waiting for a while, Du Zhong saw that his money was still on the counter, and the commissary owner didn't pay attention to him, let alone help him get water.
Seeing that the other party was like a wooden man, standing quietly in place, Du Zhong couldn't help but reach out and pat the boss's hand.
Click!
In the next second, something happened that made Du Zhong frightened to death!
The arm of the commissary owner was directly broken to the ground, and after looking at it, Du Zhong's pupils immediately contracted into needles, and the other party's hand seemed to be pinched out of flour, without a trace of flesh and blood!
Hiss......!
This is not a human hand at all.