Chapter 4: A Thousand Miles to Find a Stone

It turned out that Fang Zhong and Long Yi were reincarnated as children of the imperial and aristocratic families, and they were living a happy life, these were things that Mengxuan and they never expected! On the contrary, Mengxuan's life was not so smooth, since Mengxuan and they left Nuwa Lake, they have been moving forward, always looking for the whereabouts of Fang Zhong and Long Yi, and there are difficulties and obstacles along the way, especially the relentless pursuit of the demons, and the search for the 10,000-year-old jade is particularly unfavorable, which makes them physically and mentally exhausted.

It was getting late this day, Mu Feng and Bi Qian were about to go back to the inn, but unfortunately they met a group of devils dressed in black and with hideous faces in a corner, sneaky, trying to kill a family, bringing panic to the world, Mu Feng and Bi Qian rushed forward without saying a word, and wiped them out with a crackle in three strokes and five divided by two, and then returned to the inn tiredly.

It was getting late, Mengxuan had been anxiously waiting for Mu Feng and Bi Qian in the room, and when he saw Mu Feng and Bi Qian entering the house, he happily poured tea for them and said, "Brother Mu, Bi Qian, you have worked hard, come, drink some water first." Seeing the serious expressions of the two of them, he asked again, "What's the matter, what happened to you today?

Between the words, Mu Feng and Bi Qian both picked up the teacup, after listening to Meng Xuan's words, Bi Qian was very angry, she didn't drink water and put down the teacup, and said bitterly: "Yes, those demon soldiers are really hateful, the ghost is not gone, and we have encountered it again." Then he said proudly, "But it was wiped out by me and Brother Mu in one fell swoop, and it was effortless." She took a sip of tea and continued, "It's just that we've been searching for the whereabouts of the 10,000-year-old jade for three years, and there's no news at all, so what should we do if we go on like this?"

Mu Feng put down the cup after drinking the water, his brows were also tightened, and he said, "Yes, I'm also worried." Mu Feng paused for a moment and said, "Although the python demon has not come out of the Demon Flame Cave since he was injured three years ago, he has arranged for a part of the demon soldiers to follow us, not only disturbing the world, but also destroying the clues we are looking for, hindering our progress in finding the 10,000-year-old jade. On the other side, another part of the demon soldiers were arranged to find clues to the 10,000-year-old jade, and they were outnumbered, so if they continued, it was possible for them to find the 10,000-year-old jade in advance, and if they really found it first, it would be troublesome. ”

Meng Xuan felt a little guilty when he heard their conversation, and said: "The demon soldiers are indeed very hateful, always doing evil and hindering your progress, but more importantly, I am not good, for three years, my mana has not recovered, and I often go out to cause trouble, and I am always injured by the demon soldiers, and you often have to use spiritual power to help me heal, and your progress is delayed again and again." ”

Bi Qian felt strange and asked, "Yes, Brother Mu, Mengxuan was injured by the demonic fire with you, why did your mana recover so quickly, but Mengxuan really hasn't recovered?"

Mu Feng thought for a while and replied: "That's because we are all disciples of the Five Elements of Water in Changyun Mountain, and we are all cultivating "Water Gong", while Mengxuan is the incarnation of fairy flowers, and our nature is wood. According to the principle of the five elements, 'water can overcome fire, and fire can overcome wood', so even if we are injured by the same magic fire, its magic power will be greatly reduced to me, but it will be very harmful to Meng Xuan. ”

Mu Feng continued: "I was not as seriously injured as hers, the Yuan Shen was not damaged, and after being treated by the Clownfish Patriarch in time, the mana naturally recovered, while Meng Xuan was seriously injured and had already damaged the Yuan Shen, and it was my mother-in-law who used the Nuwa Spirit Bead to save her body, so it was naturally difficult to recover the mana quickly." ”

Meng Xuan and Bi Qian listened to Mu Feng's explanation, thinking that it should be like this, so they both nodded meaningfully.

Mu Feng continued: "Okay, everyone has worked hard all day, hurry up and go to eat, then rest early, and continue to inquire about the whereabouts of Fang Zhong and Long Yi tomorrow." ”

"Good. ”

"Good. ”

Meng Xuan and Bi Qian replied briefly, and then walked out of the room with Mu Feng to dine downstairs.

After dinner, everyone went back to their rooms to rest, Meng Xuan lay on the bed and tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, thinking about how to recover her mana quickly, how to find Fang Zhong and Long Yi quickly, and thinking of all kinds of past events, happy days with Fang Zhong and Long Yi, transforming into a human together, and thinking of being chased and killed by the python demon, she sometimes laughed, sometimes sad, sometimes frowned, sometimes gritted her teeth, and mixed feelings made her sleepless all night.

It turned out that Meng Xuan was not the only one who had insomnia, but also her good sister Biqian, a girl in the flower season, who was in love for the first time, naturally couldn't sleep well, her mind was full of her "Brother Mu", thinking about the situation where "Brother Mu" handed her a bun, the way she poured tea for her, the way she held her when she was about to fall, and the scene of meeting for the first time...... Every minute and every second of the days spent together came to her mind, and she couldn't close her mouth happily.

It was late at night, and there was a sound of gongs beating in the distance outside...... Knock! knock! knock!", one slow and three fast, and then I vaguely heard the husband shouting: "When it is ugly, it is cold." ”

The sound of the gong and the shouts of the husband grew closer and clearer, but neither of the two girls, who were preoccupied, seemed to hear them, nor did they know when they had fallen asleep.

The next day, when the sun shone into Mengxuan's room, she got up, and after getting dressed, as soon as she opened the door, she saw Mu Feng and Bi Qian each holding a matching sword and preparing to knock on her door.

"So early, are you going out?" Meng Xuan hurriedly asked.

"Yes, you take care of yourself, don't run around, don't get kidnapped by bad guys anymore. Bi Qian also hurriedly said.

"Okay, I see, be careful on the road and come back early. Meng Xuan replied briefly.

After saying goodbye, Mu Feng and Bi Qian went out together, after they went out, Mu Feng first went to the bun shop on the side of the road to buy three steamed buns and handed one to Bi Qian.

The two walked forward while eating steamed buns, Mu Feng said: "Let's go and visit the family where the demon clan was going to harm yesterday, they shouldn't know that the demon clan wants to harm them, we must go and remind them, and then go to the county office, check the county records, and see if we can find the whereabouts of Fang Zhong and Long Yi." ”

"Well, good. Bi Qian responded to Mu Feng's words.

After a while, they came to the door of the family that was almost harmed by the demons yesterday - Lu Mansion, there is a stone lion on both sides of the door of Lu Mansion, the vermilion gate is full of ancient rhyme, and there is a black golden silk nanmu plaque hanging on the top, which reads "Lu Mansion" neatly written, not so brilliant, but also dignified atmosphere, and at a glance you know that it is a big family.

Bi Qian quietly whispered the knocker on the door, and after a while, they opened, and a little guy poked his head out and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

"We have something very important to find your master, please let us in. Mu Feng replied politely.

The little servant looked at Mu Feng and Bi Qian, and saw that the two of them were carrying swords, neatly dressed, with aura between their eyebrows, and extraordinary temperament, and asked, "What is the important thing for the two of them to find my master?"

Bi Qian hurriedly replied: "It's a big matter related to the lives of all your people in the house, you hurry up and let us in, and we will tell your master directly." ”

After hearing this, the little servant said, "You wait for now, and then I'll talk about it when I go and tell my master." ”

"Good. Mu Feng hurriedly agreed.

After the little guy finished speaking, he closed the door, and Bi Qian shouted anxiously: "Hey...... This ......"

Mu Feng said patiently: "Don't worry, let's wait for a while, if they don't let us in, we'll figure out a way." As he spoke, he turned his back to the gate and walked to the bottom of the steps, as if he was ready to wait.

Bi Qian also followed and said, "What can you do? Fly in directly, will it scare them?"

Mu Feng replied: "Let's wait and talk about it first, maybe the owner of this house will agree to let us in." ”

After closing the door, the little servant hurried to find his master, he came to the door of a room, knocked on the door, and said, "Master, there are two people outside looking for you to have something, saying that it is a major matter about the lives of our whole house." ”

The two young maidservants in the house were putting on the last silk vest for a middle-aged man, he was the head of the Lu Mansion - Master Lu, he heard the words of the little maid, and hurriedly replied: "You come in and say, what's the matter?"

The little maid opened the door and cautiously walked in front of the middle-aged man, the two young maidservants retreated, Master Lu sat on a chair, took a teacup placed on the table, gently opened the tea lid, and asked after taking a sip of tea: "What did you just say, who is looking for me?"

The little servant hurriedly replied: "Back to my lord, there are two people outside the door who said that they want to see you, and they have important things to tell you, and they also say that it is a major matter about the lives of our whole house." ”

Master Lu took another sip of tea and said angrily: "I said such unlucky things early in the morning, and the gossip confuses the public, and now the liars are really getting more and more hateful, why don't you just drive them away and tell me what to do?"

The little guy hesitated for a moment, and persuaded in a low voice: "The two of them carry swords with them, they are neatly dressed, and they have an extraordinary temperament, they don't look like liars, and the words are certain, sir, you don't want to see it, after all, what they said is very important." Whether it's a liar or not, don't you know when you meet? It's not too late to catch them up when the time comes. ”

"Okay, I'll see you, if it's a liar, you won't be paid this month. After Master Lu finished speaking, he put down the cup and got up.

Master Lu walked quickly towards the gate, the little maid followed closely behind, through several corridors, through the garden, they came to the gate, and the little maid hurriedly stepped forward to open the door.

The door opened, Master Lu stepped out of the threshold, the little guy followed closely, Mu Feng and Bi Qian also hurriedly turned around, and greeted him politely while walking towards Master Lu: "Master Lu, hello!"

Master Lu looked at Mu Feng and Bi Qian, they really had extraordinary temperaments, not like ordinary people, not like liars, so he became polite and asked, "Who are the two of you, what are you doing looking for an old man?"

Mu Feng said politely: "This matter is very important...... stopped before he finished speaking.

Master Lu understood what Mu Feng meant, and hurriedly said politely: "Haha, it's not convenient to talk here, please two of you." As he spoke, he stretched out his right hand into the room.

Mu Feng and Bi Qian followed Master Lu into the Lu Mansion, and the courtyard of the Lu Mansion was built chic and elegant, but they didn't have time to watch it, so they hurriedly walked into a room.

Master Lu ordered to the little servant: "Go and ask someone to make a pot of good Longjing tea for the two guests." ”

The little guy nodded and said, "Okay, master." With that, he went out and closed the door.

Master Lu asked politely and eagerly, "I don't know what the two of you call them?"

Mu Feng hurriedly replied politely: "I am a disciple of Changyun Mountain-Mu Feng. ”

"I am a descendant of Nuwa - Biqian. Bi Qian waited for Mu Feng's voice to fall and immediately introduced herself.

Master Lu couldn't believe it, with a blank expression, he said to himself: "Disciple of Changyun Mountain...... Nuwa's descendants...... I've heard it, and I think it's all rumors, and no one has ever seen it, ......."

Mu Feng and Bi Qian patiently waited for Lord Lu to come to their senses, there was not much to do, because talking too much to mortals would only make them more puzzling.

Seeing Mu Feng and Bi Qian looking at him with a smile, Master Lu quickly came to his senses and asked, "I don't know what important things Mu Shaoxia and Miss Bi Qian are looking for Lu, it is really a major matter related to the lives of the people in the whole house, what is going on?"

Mu Feng hurriedly replied politely: "Master Lu, don't panic first, patiently listen to me explain things clearly to you, we promise to protect the safety of your whole house, and promise that nothing will happen, but we need your cooperation." ”

Master Lu hurriedly nodded and said, "Okay, okay, Mu Shaoxia, please speak quickly, the old man must listen patiently." ”

"Okay, then let's get straight to the point. Mu Feng said, Master Lu nodded, and he continued: "When we passed by the backyard of the Lu Mansion yesterday, we saw a group of demons preparing to attack the Lu Mansion......

"Ahh

Mu Feng continued: "Fortunately, Bi Qian and I wiped them out......"

"Huh, ......" Master Lu finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

"But we don't dare to guarantee that the demon clan will not send someone over to deal with the Lu Mansion again, so we want to cast a spell on your mansion to arrange an enchantment to prevent the invasion of the demon clan, I hope Master Lu can cooperate." Mu Feng finished speaking.

"Demon ...... Why do the demons want to deal with our Lu Mansion?" asked Master Lu anxiously.

Mu Feng patiently replied: "Lu Mansion is a big family in Chen County, if something happens, it will cause panic among the people of the county, this is their purpose, and Lu Mansion is relatively remote, they are easy to do, so this should be the reason why they chose Lu Mansion." ”

"What will happen if the enchantment is arranged, will the demons really not invade?" Old Man Lu was even more anxious.

"The barrier is arranged, and anything outside, including people, cannot enter, unless someone with a strong spell breaks the barrier. Mu Feng continued to add, "Of course, I will open a 'door' to the enchantment, and the people in the enchantment can get out of the enchantment with a password, but after going out, they must use the password to seal it again, otherwise the 'door' will be secretly broken in by the demons if it is not closed." ”

"Then how long will it take to do this?" Master Lu seemed to be worried about a lot of things.

"This enchantment can be managed for up to three months, but the people of the demon clan will not stay in this county for three months, and their main target is not Lu Fu, but us. "Mu Feng will take Master Lu's words.

"This ...... This...... What's going on?" Master Lu asked confusedly.

"You don't have to worry about it so much, anyway, the ultimate goal of the demon people is us, not the Lu Mansion, when we leave, they won't come, and you will be safe then." Bi Qian hurriedly said, "But for now, it's safer for you to stay in the enchantment." ”

Mu Feng also responded to Bi Qian's words: "Yes, Master Lu, you stay in the enchantment, we will leave Chen County in about five days, and you can leave the mansion in five days." Mu Feng said carefully, "We can arrange the enchantment if we want, if we need to supplement the household now, you can order someone to buy it quickly." ”

Master Lu hurriedly said: "The family is very sufficient, I don't know what I need to prepare for the two of you to cast a spell?"

"You don't have to prepare anything, you just can't disturb us during the spell casting. Bi Qian replied anxiously.

Master Lu asked again, "Then where do you choose to cast the spell?"

"I've already picked a place, just in the garden where I just came in. Mu Feng replied simply.

"Alright, without further ado, please go to the garden now. Master Lu hurriedly said.

"Let's go!"

"Let's go!" Mu Feng and Bi Qian said at the same time, and got up and walked outside the house.

In the garden, Mu Feng and Bi Qian chose an open place, Master Lu sent everyone away, and then Mu Feng and Bi Qian, each breathing dantian, combined their palms, bowed their heads and closed their eyes. After a while, a powerful spiritual power surrounded their bodies, and then they opened their eyes, and their hands forcefully lifted the spiritual energy into the sky, and gradually the spiritual power spread to the surroundings of the Lu Mansion under their urging, firmly covering the entire Lu Mansion.

After the spell was cast, Mu Feng shook his fingers again, and read in his mouth: "A bowl of sand ploughing, not to the edge." Then he pointed to the small gate on the left side of the garden, and the barrier out of the small door was cut out of a 'door'.

Master Lu, who was peeking behind the bamboo forest, saw that Mu Feng and Bi Qian had finished their work, so he walked out and asked, "Is this enchantment arranged?" he said as he looked around.

"It's arranged, but you can't see it. Bi Qian said playfully.

"We've opened an exit through this little door on the left, which you can open and close with the passcode that says 'A bowl of sand farming' and the password that closes says 'Not Boundary'. Mu Feng said seriously.

"'A bowl of sand farming'...... 'not to the edge'......" Master Lu repeated the command Mu Feng had told him.

"You must remember that if you have the wrong password, you can't go in or out. Biqian emphasized again.

"Okay, good, remembered, remembered. Master Lu said politely, "The two of you are hungry, the house has prepared some side dishes for the two of you, so let's go to the house for lunch and then leave." ”

"Okay, I haven't eaten a good meal for a long time, Brother Mu, let's finish eating and then leave, I'm really hungry." Biqian begged Mu Feng aggrievedly.

Mu Feng was not a person who did not understand the amorous feelings, and said, "Okay, then there is Master Lao Lu." ”

"Hahaha, no trouble, no trouble. Master Lu said enthusiastically, "This way, please!" as he spoke, he gestured to the right.

Master Lu led the way in front, and Mu Feng and Bi Qian followed Master Lu's instructions to the right. With this Mu Feng and Bi Qian, under the hospitality of Master Lu, they left the Lu Mansion after a full meal, preparing to go to the county office.

After Mu Feng and Bi Qian went out, Meng Xuan practiced pranayama alone in the room of the inn, but she couldn't concentrate her energy, so she went out of the inn, and as soon as she got out of the inn, she met a young girl coming towards her, she hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Girl, may I ask, have you ever seen a pair of twin brothers, who should be about three years old now." ”

The girl hurriedly waved her hand and said, "I haven't seen it." ”

Meng Xuan continued to ask a vegetable vendor next to him, "Little brother, do you know which family here has a pair of twin brothers? ”

The vendor simply said, "I don't know." ”

Meng Xuan continued to inquire about a woman who was carrying a vegetable basket not far away, "Sister, may I ask, have you heard of a pair of twin brothers in any family? ”

The woman replied, "I haven't heard of it, so ask someone else." ”

Meng Xuan replied disappointedly: "Okay, thank you, eldest sister." ”

Then he continued to walk forward, and continued to ask passers-by about the whereabouts of Fang Chong's Long Yi, I don't know how many passers-by asked, but none of them had ever seen a pair of twin brothers about three years old.

Meng Xuan was very tired of walking, her pace began to slow down, and she was absent-minded, and she happened to be seen by Bi Qian not far away.

Bi Qian hurriedly said to Mu Feng: "Brother Mu, look, which one is not Meng Xuan?"

Mu Feng also saw Meng Xuan, and said, "It's Meng Xuan, why did she come out again." ”

"Mengxuan, Mengxuan......" Bi Qian greeted a few times loudly and waved to Mengxuan.

Meng Xuan didn't hear it, but continued to calm his head and walked forward casually.

"Brother Mu, Mengxuan didn't hear it, let's go look for her. Bi Qian ran towards Meng Xuan as she spoke, and Mu Feng followed closely behind.

"Hey!" Bi Qian called out as she patted Meng Xuan on the shoulder.

"Oh!" Meng Xuan was startled and came back to his senses, but still said casually, "Biqian, Brother Mu, it's you." As he spoke, he looked at Mu Feng and Bi Qian, and then continued to frown.

Bi Qian asked mischievously, "What are you thinking?" I called you a few times, but you didn't answer. ”

Meng Xuan sighed and said, "It's not about looking for Fang Zhong and Long Yi, I just asked a lot of people, but no one knows about Fang Zhong and Long Yi." ”

"You don't have to worry too much, we will definitely find it, you go back first, Brother Mu and I will go to the county Yacha County Chronicle now, maybe there will be a result soon." Bi Qian comforted.

"Yes, Mengxuan. You go back to the inn first, it's not safe to be alone outside, we're going to the county government now. Mu Feng said in response to Bi Qian.

"I'll go with you, and I can help you. Meng Xuan was very reluctant to go back.

"Okay, then come with us!" Mu Feng was very considerate of Meng Xuan's feelings, so he agreed.

Soon came to the side wall of the county office, which was very remote and there was no passing crowd, Bi Qian asked helplessly: "Brother Mu, shall we go in from here?"

"Yes, this is remote, and according to the layout of the county office, this is the closest to the east storehouse, and we can go directly to the clerical storehouse from here on the roof. Mu Feng replied.

"Hmm!" "Okay!" Meng Xuan and Bi Qian agreed in unison.

"Whoosh!", Meng Xuan and the three of them flew to the roof with a slight jump, and after landing on the ground steadily, they leaned down.

Mu Feng gently opened the three tiles, revealing a gap, he saw the books displayed in the room through the gap, and said: "Below this room is the document warehouse, there is no one at the moment, let's go down first." With that, he took the lead and walked towards the edge of the house.

Meng Xuan and Bi Qian followed closely behind, and when they saw that there was no one around, they jumped down lightly and stood firmly on the place.

Mu Feng took the lead and quietly walked to the clerical warehouse, he gently pushed open the door, Meng Xuan and Bi Qian followed into the room, and then gently closed the room.

They went separately to inspect the books on the shelves, and after Meng Xuan found a few rows of bookshelves, she saw a bookshelf with the words "County Chronicles" written on it, and she hurriedly said: "The county chronicles are here, come here." ”

Mu Feng and Bi Qian heard the sound, Meng Xuan had already picked up a copy of the county chronicle and checked it, they didn't say much, and one of them took a county chronicle and began to read it carefully.

No one came in, and after most of the day of reading, they finished reading all the county records, and they quietly left after restoring the scene.

After leaving the county office, Meng Xuan first said: "I saw a place where it was recorded that twin brothers were born three years ago, and I remember the address, what about you?"

Mu Feng said: "I saw that there are two records of twin brothers being born, but one pair is more than ten years ago, and the other is thirty years ago, which does not match the time of the reincarnation of ten thousand years of jade. ”

Bi Qian also hurriedly said: "I also saw that there is a record of the birth of twins, but it was also eight years ago, and the time is not right." ”

"Then let's go to the place where Meng Xuan saw tomorrow to inquire, if we really can't go to the surrounding remote villages to find it, there may be missing records. Mu Feng said.

"Good. "Hmm. Meng Xuan and Bi Qian responded to Mu Feng's words together.

"Then let's go back to the inn first, and then plan for tomorrow. Mu Feng hurriedly said.

The next day, Mengxuan got up very early, and she happened to open the door of Biqian's room next door and said, "Biqian, I'll go downstairs to order breakfast for you first, you come down quickly." So he went downstairs.

After she walked to an empty table and sat down, she beckoned to the shopkeeper, "Little Er, come three bowls of noodles." Before the words fell, Mu Feng sat next to her.

Xiao Er responded enthusiastically: "Okay!"

After a while, Bi Qian also came, sat down around the table, and the shopkeeper also brought noodles and gave each of them a bowl.

After breakfast, Mu Feng said: "Then according to the plan we determined last night, we will go to Laixi Village first, and then inquire about a few remote villages." After speaking, he got up, and Meng Xuan and Bi Qian also got up together.

After a long time, they came to the archway in Laixi Village, Mu Feng took out the "Seven Spirit Beast Map" and looked at it, there was no blue light on the map, Bi Qian said: "There is no blue light, maybe this pair of twins is not the 10,000-year-old jade we are looking for." ”

"Since you're here, let's go to the village and take a look. Mu Feng said calmly.

So they entered the village, because of their special dress, Mu Feng and Bi Qian also carried matching swords with them, which was even more eye-catching, and the people in the village looked at them with strange eyes.

Meng Xuan asked a young girl next to her, "May I ask, which family in your village is surnamed Huang?" There is also a pair of twin brothers in their family, who should be about three years old now. ”

The girl cautiously put her index finger in front of the corner of her mouth and "shh The girl spoke in a colorful voice, and Mengxuan's hearts were also dragged together.

The girl continued: "Aunt Huang also died on the same day because of excessive sadness, Uncle Huang fell ill later, and he was in a slump, and he only got better half a year ago, and he married a wife not long ago, and finally the matter is over, but everyone dare not mention the original thing again, for fear of stimulating him again." The girl looked at Meng Xuan and the three of them, and continued, "You three came from other places, and as soon as you enter the village, you blatantly inquire about the twin brothers, and Uncle Huang will soon know about it, and it will definitely remind him of the original thing, and he will be sick again." ”

"That's embarrassing, we're so abrupt, we'll leave now. Mu Feng hurriedly apologized.

Then he left Laixi Village in a hurry, and Mengxuan and Biqian also left disappointed.

After leaving the village, Meng Xuan said sadly: "Now the only clue is broken again. ”

Bi Qian asked very cautiously and tentatively: "You say, will this pair of twin brothers be ......?"

Before Bi Qian's words were finished, Mu Feng said with certainty: "No, the 10,000-year-old jade was originally a divine artifact, or it was reincarnated with the help of blue crystal water, and their system should be better than ordinary people, so they will not die of illness." ”

Listening to the conversation between Mu Feng and Bi Qian, Meng Xuan had some worries, didn't make a sound, was seen by Bi Qian, and hurriedly said: "What's wrong with you, Meng Xuan? It's not the first time we've been frustrated, which time we broke off as soon as we had a clue, and even the whole family of the twin brothers we met twice was killed by the demons, didn't we face it the same, what's wrong with you lately, why are you always unhappy?"

Meng Xuan said: "I don't know how, the longer I look for Fang Zhong and Long Yi, the more anxious I become. ”

"I understand Mengxuan's feelings, let's continue to look for other villages, sadness is not the solution to things. After Mu Feng finished speaking, he took them to several remote villages.

Even if they tried like this, it was in vain, and there were no clues for three or four days in a row.

On the evening of the fourth day, after finishing dinner downstairs as usual, Mu Feng said to Mengxuan and Biqian: "We have searched all over this county, but there are no clues, we left this county town after breakfast in the morning and went to the next Lin County." ”

On the fifth day, they left Chen County as scheduled, and after their long journey, they came to Lin County. It was already evening when they arrived in Linxian, the sky was dark, and the pedestrians hurried home, and they were also exhausted, so they found a nearby inn to stay.

The day after arriving in Lin County, Mengxuan, Mu Feng and Bi Qian got up early and had breakfast downstairs together. Seeing through the window the crowd outside is getting bigger and bigger, and the room is sounding louder and louder.

Mu Feng whispered: "There are more and more people, we have to go to the county office to check the county chronicles quickly, I can go with Biqian, Mengxuan, you don't have to go, go back to the room to practice." ”

Meng Xuan reluctantly replied, "Okay." ”

After speaking, Mu Feng and Bi Qian got up and acted, and Meng Xuan also got up and prepared to go back to the room.

When Mu Feng went out, he asked the shopkeeper, "Shopkeeper, how do you go?"

"What are you going to do in the county office?" The shopkeeper looked at Mu Feng and Bi Qian suspiciously, and when he saw Mu Feng and Bi Qian's expressions calm, he immediately replied: "After going out, go to the right, cross the bridge and go straight after seeing a bridge, turn left after seeing a very wide road, turn right after walking this wide road, and you can see the county office." ”

"Thank you!" "Thank you!" Mu Feng and Bi Qian thanked the shopkeeper and went out.

They found the county government very smoothly, Mu Feng and Bi Qian took a turn in the backyard of the county office, and then selected the wall on the left as the breakthrough point, they jumped and flew steadily to the roof.

They looked around very carefully, and when they saw that there was no one, they jumped down again, and then secretly entered the clerical storeroom, closed the door, and they saw that they were looking for the county records.

They walked lightly, looked carefully, and suddenly Bi Qian whispered: "Brother Mu, here, the county chronicle has been found." ”

Mu Feng walked over, and the two began to look for it.

When she found the last one, Bi Qian closed the page in disappointment and pouted, "Why is there no one?"

Mu Feng was also a little disappointed, but he still said calmly: "Let's go back to the inn first." After saying that, the two left the county office.

Meng Xuan practiced hard at home, and heard Bi Qian's voice outside the room: "I'm really disappointed today...... " She hurriedly took her breath, opened the door and looked, sure enough, it was Mu Feng and Bi Qian who came back.

She hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?How is the situation?Is there any news?Did you find it?" A series of questions were not answered, and seeing Biqian's ugly expression, it must not be going well, so she hurriedly poured two cups of tea for the two of them, and said, "It's hard work, take a sip of tea first." ”

Mu Feng and Bi Qian silently drank the tea poured by Meng Xuan, Mu Feng put down the cup and said: "There are no clues in the county records, there is no record that twin babies were born three years ago, we have to ask the people here again." ”

"Well, that seems to be the only way to it. Meng Xuan also said disappointedly.

For several days, Mu Feng and Bi Qian ran around the county and villages outside the county, and when they saw people, they asked, "Have you ever seen a three-year-old twin brother?" but everyone replied, "I haven't seen it." ”

On this day, Mu Feng and Bi Qian came back from outside the county, they were very tired, and when they walked to a forest, they met a group of demons, they were sneaky and didn't know what they wanted to do, Mu Feng and Bi Qian immediately recovered their spirits and immediately drew their swords to kill them.

Before they had time to dodge, they were beaten by Mu Feng and Bi Qian, and there was still the last short demon soldier left, Bi Qian put the sword to her neck, and the demon soldier immediately begged for mercy in fear: "Fairy Gu spare her life...... Xianxia spares his life......"

Bi Qian immediately shouted, "Tell me quickly, what are you doing here?"

The demon soldier immediately replied, "We...... We were poisoned in the river outside the city by order of the king...... I...... I'm also forced, don't kill me...... Don't kill me......"

Bi Qian immediately asked anxiously, "What kind of poison did you all have, and where did it go?"

The demon soldier hurriedly waved his hand in fear and said, "We haven't poisoned it, we haven't poisoned it yet, so we ...... You found out. ”

Bi Qian pressed her sword hard against the neck of the demon soldier, and said fiercely: "If you dare to lie to us, I want you to be wiped out, and you will never be able to live forever." ”

The demon soldier cried in fear and said, "The little ones don't dare, the little ones don't dare ......."

Mu Feng kindly said to Bi Qian: "Okay, seeing that he doesn't look like a lie, you can let him go." ”

Bi Qian listened to Mu Feng's words and put away her sword, and Mu Feng hurriedly said to the demon soldiers: "Don't follow the python demon to fight for the tiger after you go back, if I meet you again, I won't let you go." ”

After cleaning up the demon soldiers, Mu Feng and Bi Qian continued to rush back to the inn, and when they returned to the inn, it was already dark, they were very hungry, so they didn't go to Mengxuan and ordered a few side dishes from the shopkeeper first.

Mu Feng went upstairs and knocked on Mengxuan's door, Mengxuan heard the knock and hurriedly opened the door, and as soon as he opened the door, he asked with concern: "Brother Mu, you are back, why is it so late today?"

Mu Feng squeezed a smile and said, "Bi Qian is downstairs, she is hungry, so she will order the food first." ”

"Haha" Meng Xuan also smiled and said, "She is a child's character." After speaking, he closed the door and said, "Then let's go down too, and wait until we don't eat her." ”

Seeing Meng Xuan and Mu Feng coming over, Bi Qian was anxious to say hello, and was anxious to eat the food in her mouth, so she could only lower her head, waved her hand, and shouted vaguely with the food in her mouth: "Come on...... Hurry up and eat......"

Meng Xuan sat opposite Bi Qian and teased: "How can you say that you are not a lady of everyone, you can be regarded as a small jasper, why are you so unruly? ”

Bi Qian swallowed the food and replied mischievously: "That's not what you brought to spoil." He complained aggrievedly, "When I come out to walk the rivers and lakes, I am hungry for a meal, full of food, where can I have a decent meal, if I pay attention to the image of nothingness, I would have starved to death." ”

"That's right!" Meng Xuan suddenly replied loudly, then quickly picked up the chopsticks and said with a smile: "That's more than any of us who eats." After saying that, he immediately moved his chopsticks.

Mu Feng smiled and began to move his chopsticks.

Although the three of them were tired along the way, there were countless hardships and obstacles along the way, and what was even more unfortunate was that there was no news of the 10,000-year-old jade. But because of fate and tasks, the three of them walked together, their feelings were innocent, and their smiles were innocent, so people couldn't help but want to wish them silently.

Lin County did not find any clues, they were only moving to another county seat, and their next destination was Zhou County.

As before, they left Lin County in the morning, and arrived in Zhou County in the evening, Zhou County does not seem to be so prosperous, and there are few inns in the county, Mu Feng took Meng Xuan and Bi Qian to Zhou County for a long time, and finally found an inn sign in an alley, with four big characters written on the white cloth "Four Water Inn", Bi Qian cheered: "Great, I finally found an inn." ”

After the three of them entered the store, they walked to the counter, and Mu Feng asked the shopkeeper, "Shopkeeper, is there still a room?"

The shopkeeper hurriedly replied: "There is still a room." He asked, "How many do you want?"

"Three rooms. Mu Feng replied.

"Go upstairs and turn right, the front three are the rooms. The shopkeeper replied.

"Okay, thanks. Mu Feng politely thanked the shopkeeper.

"Give us something to eat. Meng Xuan added.

"Okay. The shopkeeper immediately replied.

After saying that, Meng Xuan and the three of them went upstairs, and according to the guidance of the shopkeeper, they found the room, and each chose one and went in.

After a while, Xiao Er served three plates of side dishes with a plate, and a few steamed buns went upstairs, he knocked on the door of the first person's room and said, "Guest officer, your dish is here." Mu Feng opened the door, and Xiao Er entered the door and skillfully placed the dishes and steamed buns on the table in the room before leaving.

Meng Xuan and Bi Qian also came in together, and they sat down around the table and had a brief dinner.

Although they slept late in the evening, they all woke up early the next day, and the three of them gathered around a table to have breakfast quietly.

"I want to go out with you today to find the whereabouts of Fang Zhong and Long Yi. Meng Xuan said suddenly.

"This county is relatively deserted and feels weird, so it's good for you to be with us. Mu Feng replied.

Bi Qian also said: "Yes, I also think it is strange here, there are so few people here, and there are so few inns, I only found this inn after looking for so long yesterday." ”

"Then let's all be careful when we go out, follow closely, and don't get separated. Mu Feng said cautiously.

After the breakfast was finished, they went out together, they walked to the road to look around, kept probing every corner, it was the early spring season, under the sunshine, everything seemed extraordinarily fresh, a gust of breeze blowing, with a faint fragrance of flowers, there was no noise of the crowd along the way, only the birds were singing, all quiet and beautiful, but a little desolate.

Along the way, as they had expected, it was sparsely populated, with only a few pedestrians to be seen along the way, and what was even more strange was that there were not any burned houses.

Mu Feng and the others were very puzzled, and wanted to ask a pedestrian closest to them, who knows, as soon as they approached the pedestrian, before they could speak, the pedestrian said, "I don't know." Then he hurried away.

"What's the matter, we haven't asked yet, and he said he doesn't know. Bi Qian was puzzled and annoyed.

"They're all weird and feel like they're afraid to talk to people. Meng Xuan said.

Mu Feng also noticed, he said: "Yes, it may be that there are few people here, seeing that we are outsiders, we dare not talk to us, let's go around first to see if there is a place with a lot of people, and then ask." ”

So Mu Feng and the others took a turn in the county, and surprisingly, there was no place with many people, and they didn't find anyone to ask, so they had to go back to the inn.

During dinner in the inn, Mu Feng took the opportunity to ask the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, let me ask you, why are you so sparsely populated here?" We went out for a walk today, and found that they were not very willing to talk to us, there were no stalls on the street, only a few facades were open, and we found that many houses were burned down. We just came from Lin County next door, and they won't be like this there, has something happened here with you?"

The shopkeeper said very sadly: "We had a plague here a few months ago, and the county magistrate of the county government was a corrupt official who was greedy for life and afraid of death. The city gate has been locked, not allowing everyone to go out, and there is no doctor and herbal medicine to heal, everyone is panicked, so many people came out to resist, and even set fire to the county government, the county government officials also beat people indiscriminately, and also set fire to the sick people's families, at that time the city was in chaos, and many people died. Later, a few kind-hearted doctors in the city couldn't stand it, so they took out all the medicinal materials at home and distributed them to everyone to treat the disease, so that the epidemic was controlled, but many people died because of it. Until now, everyone has palpitations, so they don't want to talk more, and they are even more afraid of outsiders. ”

After listening to the shopkeeper's words, everyone was silent, and their mood was very heavy, and Mu Feng asked again: "Then is there a new county official in the county government now?

The shopkeeper said: "The imperial court has sent us relief materials many times, and a few county officials from the county government have also come, but they have all been driven away by us, and there are no county officials yet." ”

"Hey, it's understandable that you did this, it's really hateful for the county magistrate to leave you alone at a time of crisis. Meng Xuan said angrily.

"Yes, we hate the county officials so much, so no one has to repair the county office now, and it is still in tatters. The shopkeeper said.

"Shopkeeper!" came a call from the counter, and the shopkeeper said, "I'll go and get busy first, and the three of you will use it slowly." With that, he left.

Mu Feng said: "The county government has been burned down, I don't know if we can find any clues, we will look for it tomorrow." ”

The next day, they found the county office, now the county government is in ruins, and you can still see people picking up materials in the ruins, Mengxuan and the three of them are very disappointed, but it is also expected, they walked around the ruins, checked it, and did not find any valuable clues.

In this sparsely populated Zhou County, they stayed for more than a month, in addition to asking people about the whereabouts of the Wannian jade, but also helping people to see a doctor, so the delay was relatively long.

After a few months of running, they have also been to several places, and now it is a hot summer, this day is the scorching sun, the heat is hot, Meng Xuan and others are running on the mountain road, everyone is sweating.

Meng Xuan stopped and gasped, and said, "Brother Mu, Biqian, let's find a place to rest, it's really hot, I can't walk." ”

Bi Qian also stopped and said, "Yes, I can't walk anymore, let's rest, find some water to drink, I'm really thirsty, we have drunk all the water we brought." ”

Mu Feng stopped and looked around, and said, "Okay, you just rest in the shade of the tree next to you, and I'll go find water for you." ”

Meng Xuan was tired, so he quickly sat on the ground and said lazily: "Then you be careful." ”

Bi Qian wanted to accompany Mu Feng, and said with concern: "Brother Mu, I'll go with you." ”

was rejected by Mu Feng: "No need, you can rest here." ”

Bi Qian was not good at pressing, and said: "Then you be careful, come back quickly." ”

Meng Xuan and Bi Qian rested with their backs against the big tree, Mu Feng came back with a pot of water, Meng Xuan quickly went to take the kettle and took a big sip, then handed it to Bi Qian, and said, "Here, drink some water." ”

Bi Qian took the kettle and handed it to Mu Feng and said, "Brother Mu, you drink first." ”

Mu Feng pushed the kettle towards Bi Qian and said, "I just drank it by the river, you can drink it." Bi Qian took the kettle and took two sips.

Meng Xuan looked at Bi Qian and smiled stupidly, and then said, "Let's hurry later, it's really too hot this day." ”

Mu Feng thought for a while and said, "Okay, then let's rest in the shade of this tree for half a day, and then set off after the sun falls." ”

Meng Xuan and Bi Qian were very happy, both smiling, Meng Xuan smiled and said: "The three of us finally have time to sit together and enjoy the scenery and chat, it's really rare." ”

Bi Qian followed: "Yes, the scenery here is still very beautiful, there are flowers and grass, mountains and water, blue sky and white clouds, and the blazing sun." ”

"Haha. Mu Feng also smiled and said, "You two are still so elegant and enjoy the scenery, aren't you tired?"

"Tired, tired, but also to joke, otherwise how will you spend this day? Don't you say, Biqian?" Meng Xuan said jokingly.

"Yes, we work so hard every day, the three of us really don't spend much time together, except for eating together, we are looking for the whereabouts of the 10,000-year-old jade together, and we really rarely sit down and chat together. Bi Qian said with a sigh.

Mu Feng smiled silently, Meng Xuan smiled, began to gossip, and said, "The three of us have known each other for more than three years, and time flies so fast. Seeing that Mu Feng and Bi Qian had already entered the chat state, he immediately said again, "You two don't seem to be developing very fast, and there is no progress?"

"Hey, Mengxuan, what did you say?" Bi Qian was shy and immediately stopped Meng Xuan from continuing.

Mu Feng also looked a little embarrassed, knocked lightly twice, skillfully changed the topic, and said: "We have been out for so long, and we haven't found the whereabouts of the 10,000-year-old jade, I don't know if my mother-in-law has found a way to cultivate the Ice Jade Dragon Divine Sword?"

Bi Qian also immediately replied to Mu Feng's question: "Not yet, I communicated with my mother-in-law for thousands of miles two days ago and reported our situation, and my mother-in-law also told me that they didn't find a cultivation method either." ”

"Hey, every time I hear you talk about the Ten Thousand Year Jade and the Ice Jade Dragon Divine Sword, my heart is very entangled, and I am very sad. Meng Xuan's tone was a little heavy.

Bi Qian said mischievously: "You are so sad, do you like them? The two of them look exactly the same, which one is better? It's really hard to choose!"

Meng Xuan said generously: "Both of them like both, who to choose, I won't know until we meet, but they are only more than three years old now, and they can't choose well, so we have to wait until they are adults." Meng Xuan's expression was a little happy and a little helpless.

"Hahaha, you're really not ashamed. Bi Qian laughed at Meng Xuan.

Meng Xuan put his mouth in front of Bi Qian's ear and said, "How can I get what I want when I'm ashamed." As he spoke, he turned his gaze to Mu Feng and glanced at Bi Qian.

Bi Qian still pushed Meng Xuan shyly, and whispered, "Okay, got it." ”

......

Seeing that it was getting late and the sun was setting, Mengxuan and the three of them embarked on a journey again, facing the sunset, they kept moving forward. It wasn't until the dead of night that they arrived at "Yincheng", and after entering the city, they saw a sign of "Fangtong Inn" not far from the roadside, and the three of them stayed in "Fangtong Inn".