Chapter 62: The Taste of the Year
Xiao Jiansheng suddenly didn't know how to speak, and after thinking for a long time, he said, "Is it worth it for seniors to do this?"
Dong Haichuan had a very stiff smile on his face, and said with a faint smile: "I've been cautious for most of my life, and now I don't want to live like this anymore, maybe it's worth it." ”
The day after tomorrow is the most solemn festival of the year, Tianfu City is full of joyful atmosphere, the streets and alleys are full of bright lanterns, however, for many people, it is basically sad to live a year, but every year is going to pass, and they don't know what year it is.
It was almost noon, Xiao Jiansheng bought three points of dumplings, he and his master had two copies, and the other was going to be sent to Dong Haichuan, worried that the dumplings would be cold and tasteless, Xiao Jiansheng hurried to the blacksmith shop, only to find that the people had moved away overnight, leaving only the guise outside the door, still shaking in the soft wind.
Xiao Jiansheng sighed and sat on the stone steps in front of the blacksmith shop, suddenly feeling very depressed.
After last night, Dong Haichuan's realm has plummeted, and he has fallen below the Great Perfection of the Five Realms, and the biggest hidden danger brought to him by the fall is that the limit is approaching, and without a strong cultivation to rely on, maybe one day, he will gradually die of old age like ordinary people.
This is something that Xiao Jiansheng cares about very much, because of this, he has a new understanding of Dong Haichuan, it can be said that Dong Haichuan left him the hope of the rest of his life, and he is not only grateful, but also grateful.
There are a lot of people on the street, jubilant and full of people.
Dong Haichuan left in too haste, causing many people to be unaware, and some people came over in an endless stream, just looking at the closed courtyard and empty room, and then sighed and left.
Maybe Dong Haichuan is a little famous in this area, his skills have been recognized, and some people want to ask Dong Haichuan about his new place, at this moment, a dusty young man looked at Xiao Jiansheng in surprise.
Xiao Jiansheng lowered his head and thought, looking down, the steaming dumplings on the stone steps were already cold, just like his heart, so Xiao Jiansheng didn't have the heart to pay attention to someone looking at him.
The young man retreated down the stone steps, pondered for a while, and moved a few steps to Xiao Jiansheng, and the son clasped his fists with both hands and said, "This brother, can you inquire about it?"
After a few breaths, Xiao Jiansheng looked up blankly, looking at the man who was polite and polite, but there was a touch of heroism between his eyebrows, and nodded lightly.
The man laughed and said, "Does this brother know where Dong Lao is?" ”
Xiao Jiansheng shook his head and replied, "I don't know." ”
The man chuckled lightly and said regretfully: "Yun came to the temple sect, and on the order of the sect master, he planned to come here to ask Dong Lao for a small favor...... But it's a pity. ”
The man originally thought that Xiao Jiansheng knew about it, but he refused to tell him, so he showed his identity very sincerely, but seeing Xiao Jiansheng's indifferent appearance, he had no choice but to shake his head and leave.
The man walked along the street into the distance, since he couldn't see Dong Haichuan, he needed to go back to the sect to restore his life, but when the man was about to walk to the end of the street, someone suddenly asked, "Your sect master is Qi Changgong?"
The man turned his head suddenly, and saw Xiao Jiansheng on the stone steps again.
At this moment, Xiao Jiansheng was holding a dumpling that had lost its temperature in his hand, and he was still dangling in the air.
The man smiled and said cautiously, "This brother, do you know my sect master?"
Xiao Jiansheng nodded slightly.
The man subconsciously took a few steps back, widening the distance between him and Xiao Jiansheng.
That's why he's like that
This caution is because the temple sect has just been established, and the new sect master is not a well-known knight, but has just returned from the Fengtian Dynasty not long ago, and it stands to reason that no one will know the sect master, especially if he can explain this kind of thing in one word.
Xiao Jiansheng saw the man's hesitation, and chuckled: "I once had a relationship with Qi Changgong, and he is quite good." ”
The man nodded with a smile and asked tentatively, "Thank you brother for the compliment, and how do you call this brother?"
Xiao Jiansheng said calmly: "The surname is Xiao, your sect master should be able to remember." ”
The man pondered for a while, and finally couldn't remember that the sect master had mentioned an acquaintance or friend with the surname Xiao, and he also felt that Xiao Jiansheng had a depressing momentum on him, so for safety reasons, he didn't talk to Xiao Jiansheng anymore.
Say a word of greetings and leave.
Xiao Jiansheng looked at the back of the man leaving, and remembered the battle between Qi Changgong and Cao Gonggong that day, although it had been a few months, he still couldn't forget Qi Changgong, after all, he had done him a great favor.
At some point, the sky gradually became gloomy.
Xiao Jiansheng rushed to the inn with dumplings, but still couldn't escape the wet body.
The rain became heavier and heavier, and the raindrops formed a rain line, stabbing down obliquely from the distant sky, Xiao Jiansheng did not look for a place to shelter from the rain, and walked all the way in the rain, silent in the watering of the rain, and the cold rain gradually calmed his mood.
On the way, he began to ponder the memories passed down by Dong Haichuan in his mind, the twelve-way marksmanship, majestic like the cumulonimbus cloud above his head, he didn't know how long it would take to digest these things, he had to digest them quickly, maybe he could see the opportunity to break through the seventh realm.
If it doesn't work, then there is only hope for the arsenal of the Ma family.
Regarding the problem of him breaking the realm, he returned to the inn from Dong Haichuan last night, and he discussed it with his master, but the master did not point out a clear path for him, but only said that practicing the right path is a problem that accumulates a lot, and breaking the realm must be prepared to be a matter of course, and he can't come in a hurry.
Xiao Jiansheng understood Shigong's thoughts, but he didn't allow himself to delay any longer, he didn't know where she was, and he could only feel at ease if he found her.
In the small alley leading to the inn, Xiao Jiansheng lowered his head, and when he walked to the middle of the alley, a person came to him, holding an oil-paper fan in his hand, and his emerald green clothes were full of mud spots.
Xiao Jiansheng saw the woman's face clearly through the rain curtain, and then smiled faintly: "Miss Abi, is there something?"
Ah Bi quietly looked at Xiao Jiansheng, who looked like a chicken in the soup, did not speak, pursed his lips and laughed.
Since there was no sound, Xiao Jiansheng continued to hurry, he didn't dare to talk to a woman in a green building on the street.
It's just that when Xiao Jiansheng and Ah Bi passed by, Ah Bi raised the oiled paper fan higher, just blocking the rain line above the heads of the two, and then said with a cool breath in his mouth: "My young lady invited Xiao Gongzi to come over, I don't know if Mr. Xiao has free time?"
Xiao Jiansheng asked plainly: "Go to the source of living water?"
Abi nodded.
Xiao Jiansheng hurriedly shook his head and said, "If you don't go, you won't go if you give money." ”
Ah Bi said with a smile: "Miss said that I have something important to discuss with you, if Xiao Gongzi doesn't go, Ah Bi will be really difficult to deal with." ”
After Abi laughed, she was pitiful
Looking at Xiao Jiansheng.
"That's not going either. ”
Xiao Jiansheng wiped the rain from his face, and after finishing speaking, he walked into the rain.
Abi hurriedly said: "Isn't it because the location is the source of living water?"
Xiao Jiansheng nodded.
Abi gritted his teeth and said, "Miss said that the arsenal will open on the fifth floor tomorrow." ”
Xiao Jiansheng suddenly stopped a few steps and complained, "Why didn't you say it earlier?"
Ah Bi glared at Xiao Jiansheng resentfully, and said with a smile: "Miss said, the bait should be hung on the fishing rod to deal with you, so it can be effective, and it is so." ”
"What else does your young lady say about me?"
“......”
The source of living water is still the guest room, Xiao Jiansheng dragged a heavy wet suit in, then closed the door and wrung out the clothes, dressed up again, and anxiously held the door frame and looked at the deep corridor.
After about a stick of incense, Ma Fu, who was dressed in a white dress, came to the room, she didn't say hello to Xiao Jiansheng, walked into the room with a cold face, closed the door tightly, sat down on a mahogany chair, and then glanced at a small oiled paper bag in Xiao Jiansheng's hand, and could vaguely see the dumplings inside, although the dumplings were cold, but still with a strong fragrance.
Ma Fu retracted his gaze and said lightly: "Abi Du told this girl, she said that you are a very cunning loach. ”
Xiao Jiansheng chuckled: "It shouldn't be so serious, it's just ......"
"It's just that in your eyes, the source of living water is an unclean place, and you are worried about ruining your reputation, or worrying about it reaching the ears of that princess, this girl is not wrong, right?"
Xiao Jiansheng laughed a few times and said, "Miss Ma, should we talk about business first." ”
Ma Fu had a partial expression, and continued: "In other words, Zhao Lingxue has become the heir of the spirit lord and stands on the opposite side of the world, you should know this matter better than anyone else, if you continue to be obsessed, maybe one day, the two of us will meet each other." ”
Xiao Jiansheng sneered, pulled over a chair with a big grin, sat opposite Ma Fu, looked directly at the pair of aggressive cold eyes, without any hesitation, and said in a firm tone: "No matter what, I will stand by her side, even if it is the next day, facing the whole world." ”
"Let's get down to business. Ma Fu suddenly seemed to be a little annoyed, sighed in the flow of his eyes, and said: "This girl has always been counted when she speaks, at the end of each year, the Ma family arsenal will be open for five days, and it is also a five-layer, the opportunity is rare, as a bet, this girl has already registered for you, and when the time comes, whether you come or not, our bet this time is about to have a result." ”
After Ma Fu finished speaking, he got up and left without waiting for Xiao Jiansheng to reply.
"I'll go!" Xiao Jiansheng looked at the figure in the white dress and frowned, as if he felt that he had nothing to say, and he should not be called to such a place, so he simply said these few words, and just as Xiao Jiansheng was about to leave, Ma Fu stopped.
Ma Fu looked back at Xiao Jiansheng, looked hesitant, and said in a low voice: "Actually...... I'm looking for your help. ”
Xiao Jiansheng said slowly: "That's why you changed the three-day gambling time to five days?"
Ma Fu nodded, bowing his head and waiting for Xiao Jiansheng's reply.
Xiao Jiansheng chuckled: "But I want to enter the ninth layer, I don't know ...... Miss Ma"
"Inch by inch, I'm afraid it's a shameless villain like you. ”
Ma Fu didn't bother to look at Xiao Jiansheng again, snorted coldly, and threw his sleeves away.