He was also very cautious about what he bought, nothing more than some melons, fruits and pastries, and a bouquet of flowers. After walking for a long time, I really didn't see a trace of human traffic, but there were a lot of mountain birds and beasts, running around, very light. Among them, there is a group of golden snub-nosed monkeys, who can leap dozens of feet with only a light vine between coming and going, and at this moment, they have unconsciously surrounded Xu Jinfei. Xu Jinfei was silent, but he was vigilant in his heart.

This used to be a mining area, and there must not have been so many spiritual wilds, perhaps brought by the old-timer. Whether it is malicious or not, it is a test for him. Xu Jinfei slowly exhaled and held the back basket on his body. Because it was not convenient to carry a lot of things with him on the mountain, he specially borrowed a backpack and packed these things, and there was a small packet of incense sticks in it. Because he inquired deeply with Su Jin, someone in this old-timer's family died early, and he had the habit of buying some incense regularly.

A golden snub-nosed monkey with slightly lighter fur took the lead, with its long arms over its knees, as if fishing for the moon, and was about to drag away a bouquet of flowers. At this time, another golden monkey soon attacked, and its sharp claws teased him in front of his eyebrows. Although the body shape of a monkey is not much different from that of a human, but when the paw is touched, it is not Miss Jiao's face, Xu Jinfei estimates that he can pick out three blood marks.

He dodged calmly while carefully guarding the back basket. After the monkeys gathered more and more, they still knew how to help each other, tearing off strings of verdant vines and roses, suddenly dancing wildly, throwing out like a long whip, and suddenly winding around Xu Jinfei's feet. There seems to be a lot of fruit in this forest, and after the monkeys pick it, they click and gnaw it. Some of them were more stubborn, and they threw the pulp out halfway through the bite and threw it at Xu Jinfei.

It's not that hard to deal with this group of monkeys, but they are more cunning and changeable than people, which also makes Xu Jinfei secretly surprised, sometimes taking care of one or the other, he has let the monkeys steal a small bag of pastries. It was a century-old brand, salty with a little sweetness, Xu Jinfei liked it very much after eating, not only bought a few packs of them and brought them to meet people, but also instructed his subordinates to bring things to the capital next time, even this was brought to Huamanxi.

It's more of a joke than a grappling. The monkeys gathered more and more, and Xu Jinfei was about to be a little more violent, and he was shaking away with internal force, when he heard a string of crisp jade flutes. The sound was so good, like a spring breeze and rain, a quiet sound in the night, very clear and far away, the monkeys heard the sound of the flute, as if they had heard some command, and in the blink of an eye, they retreated cleanly. Xu Jinfei knew in his heart, continued to climb upward, and soon reached the top of the mountain.

Just as he was about to take the last step up, a hand suddenly stretched out from above. If it is an ordinary climber, he has worked hard to reach the destination, and when he sees such a hand, he will definitely hold it without thinking and let the other party pull him up. Xu Jinfei looked at it for a long time before he smiled slightly: "I am a guest who came to visit, why bother the girl to do it?" and Miss Lao let go, and Xu came up. ”

As soon as the words fell, he didn't care whether people agreed or not, happy or not, he turned over, like a dragonfly dotting water, and had stopped neatly on the top of the mountain. A little girl stared blankly at him, at most twelve or thirteen, and a long prosthetic hand in her hand. The prosthetic hand is white and slender, and even the nails are coated with fine kodan, and pale cyan veins can be faintly seen under the skin, which can be said to be very realistic.

In this barren mountain range, such a little girl suddenly appeared, and she was holding such an object, which was a bit strange and weird. Especially this little girl's face was flat, seeing his appearance, as if she wanted to smile hard, but she never seemed to have learned how to smile, but it looked more like crying, Xu Jinfei was also a master of the arts, bent down, and was level with the little girl, before asking softly: "I'm here to find your father, can you take me there?" ”

The little girl nodded, trotted up in front very consciously, and before leaving, she also very enthusiastically stuffed the prosthetic hand to Xu Jinfei, as if this was her beloved thing, and she looked at Xu Jinfei very pleasing to the eye. Xu Jinfei couldn't cry or laugh, but when he took it, his scalp was a little numb. Fortunately, I pinched it carefully, and I felt that the touch did not look like the real human skin, so I breathed a sigh of relief. The range of the top of the mountain is not large, and not far ahead, there is a very elegant small bamboo house.

There are three or two fences next to it, flocks of chickens and ducks, a good idyllic and natural pastoral scenery, if it weren't for here, at this moment, maybe Xu Jinfei would also think that this is just a pair of the most ordinary father and daughter. An old man with a white beard sat on a stone table in the middle of the courtyard, concentrating on carpentry. The debris next to him had accumulated on the ground, Xu Jinfei's vision was so vicious, and he immediately saw that these red crumbs were the hard-to-find agarwood mahogany outside. The old man was very casual, rubbing and planing the wood, some fine scraps, and even threw them directly into the firewood pile stacked on the side.

His hands are very steady, not like an ordinary old man. In the end, the pieces of wood were pieced together to form a lifelike goose. Xu Jinfei saw that this old man's craftsmanship was unique, and he couldn't help but be a little disappointed for a while, thinking that it would be a very complicated dragon and phoenix or something. The old man turned his back to him, but as if he had eyes behind his back, he smiled and beckoned the little girl to come over, and said lightly: "Young man, the goose is at ease, people sometimes, but they are not comfortable, Ah Shan, come here, this is for you to play." ”

It looked like a girl named Ah Shan ran over and caught the goose, still without any joy on her face. As if anxious to say something, she quickly ran into the room, brought a pen and paper, and held up a large inky letter, and showed it to the old man. To Xu Jin's surprise, the words were tactful and graceful, but it should be an adult's handwriting, and it was hard to imagine that the little girl's delicate wrist would write such handwriting.

He seemed to understand something, but he was even more confused. Because a few words are written on the big paper, it is very clear: This brother has the taste of his brother, and I like it.

Such an unfluctuating expression is also called liking? Xu Jinfei frowned and turned his gaze to the old man. The old man kindly touched the little girl's pigtails and whispered a few words, as if to let her play with the side. Ah Shan was also very obedient, and immediately went into the small bamboo forest behind the house.

When the old man's gaze stared at him again, Xu Jinfei's heart jumped. His eyes were as sharp as a sword, with an undisguised evil aura, but fortunately he was just looking at him, but he didn't have any killing intent. After a long time, the old man retracted his gaze, sighed and laughed: "Old man, old man, young man, you don't want to show your true face, it's nothing, but what is the matter with you looking for the old man?" If you persuade us to move out of here, I won't be able to say yes. ”

Xu Jinfei bowed, took down the bamboo-backed basket, put the things on the table one by one, and then said calmly: "Walking the rivers and lakes, there are many difficulties, please forgive the younger generations for not seeing each other with their true faces." This time, I was indeed entrusted by someone to ask the old gentleman. Under the deep mountains here, how much refined iron ore is hidden and how many weapons can be cast, the old gentleman is not a fool, he should know very well. If you are just looking for a home, you can live in peace on the hill next to you, so why be so domineering. There are still many workers outside, waiting to open. ”

The old man squinted his eyes, pointed to the bamboo forest, and laughed loudly: "My life is ridiculous enough, I just hope that my daughter can live better." To tell you the truth, this was indeed my home many years ago. After the little girl recovered from her illness, I really had no other way, so I took her back here to give it a try. Although it hasn't gotten better, it's not getting worse, which is a blessing. Young man, I understand what you mean, as long as you do me a favor and cure my daughter, I will not only take the initiative to retreat, but also have something else to give you, how about it? ”

Xu Jinfei paused for a moment, but he was a little at a loss. He responded to the request of the Linghua Palace Lord, originally to solve the problem of weapons as soon as possible, but he didn't expect to delay more things. It can be seen that human calculation is always inferior to heavenly calculation, and on the road to success, there are always so many forks in the road. He was shrewd by nature and didn't want to have a bad relationship with the old man, so he had to say first: "Sir, you might as well tell me what kind of request it is." The juniors do their best, and if they can't, they will discuss it again. ”

The old man nodded, but glanced at Xu Jinfei, then continued to look at the bamboo forest, and said slowly: "You see that the old man's face is decayed, and Ah Shan is so young, have you ever guessed that she is an old woman?" In fact, this is not the case, when the old man got Ah Shan, he was not yet standing. At this, he laughed again, but there was an indescribable self-deprecation. Because of many unspeakable things, overnight, she will never grow up, she will not cry, she will not laugh, she will not speak. I took her back to 'home' and she slowly learned to recognize people. ”

As the old man spoke, there was a slight sound in the bamboo forest, and the girl ran over again, with a green snake wrapped around her forearm. When Xu Jinfei saw it, he was shocked, and just wanted to make a move to help the girl expel her, but the old man moved faster than him, his five fingers became claws, and he sucked it out of thin air, and the snake seemed to be swept up by a strong wind, and he shrank and shrank, but he was still caught.

The old man was skillful, not afraid of this brightly colored poisonous snake at all, pinched the snake's head with one hand, and nodded at the seven inches with the other hand, and then made a slight thud, and the nail cover was scratched, and its flesh and blood had been broken, and a small snake gall was pinched out from it, the color was as green as jade, but the taste was not very good, and there was a strong smell. The little girl, Ah Shan, seemed to be unconcerned, took the snake gall and swallowed it directly.