Three days later, the "Koi" docked.

Zhu Qianlong and Xie Yao said goodbye to Xiao He and Ah Zi because they were going to join their respective sect disciples.

"Ah Zi, dozens of miles away from here, there is a border city, let's go there and rest for a while..."Xiao He proposed.

"It's okay, it's still a hundred miles away from the Southern Barbarian Country, we can reach it in a few days, and it's not too late for a while..."

Ah Zi nodded in agreement, and the two walked towards the town.

"I heard that this city has no name, it was left over from the war between the Nanban and the Central Plains in ancient times..."Xiao He explained, "Although the people there are not very prosperous, it is a battleground for soldiers..."

"Xiao He, I didn't expect you to be interested in marching and fighting..."Ah Zi was a little unexpected.

"Well, it's nothing... When Master was alive, he often taught me that when a soldier is a soldier, he is also a soldier, and he is also a soldier... In other words, soldiers pay attention to timing and interests. This is very similar to our warriors..."

Xiao He thought of his master again, and he couldn't help but feel a little sentimental.

Ah Zi nodded, "I have also studied the art of war a little, and what your master said is very reasonable... At this time, the situation in the Southern Barbarians is tight, and the eldest prince will definitely make some moves under the pressure of the imperial court, and I hope it will not affect us..."

"By the way, you said that there is any way to go through the Nanban to the Fire Spirit Valley, can you reveal it now?" Xiao He's eyes lit up.

Ah Zi smiled mysteriously, "My spies have inquired, there is a hidden mountain road that can go directly to Nanban, and you can follow this road to bypass Nanban's sphere of influence, let's give it a try..."

"That's good..."Xiao He looked at Ah Zi, "There is still a period of time before the eighth day of the fourth month, we must find Fan Chen and Qingqing before the divine soldier is born..."

"Look at you, I'm nervous..."Ah Zi rolled his eyes and said tentatively, "That day in the Xianwang Mansion, I saw that there was something wrong with your eyes looking at Luo Fanchen, do you really like him?"

"Hi... Like ?..." Xiao He was a little embarrassed.

"Don't play stupid, it's the kind of love that men like for women... Luo Fanchen's appearance is even more feminine than a woman, if you like him, I'm not surprised at all..."Ah Zi pretended not to care at all.

"I... How could I like a man, Ah Zi, when you were on the boat, you made fun of me... By the way, you... Don't you have a little affection for mortals?"

Xiao He deliberately changed the topic, but Ah Zi was a little embarrassed, yes, she was indeed attracted to Luo Fanchen's handsomeness and temperament before, but now that she slowly came to her senses, she found that she was just blindly appreciating, in other words, she was even a little "jealous".

"Hmph, big man, it's really a pot that can't be opened... I'm in the past with Luo Fanchen, I'm afraid he doesn't mean that to me..."

Xiao He was a little puzzled, but he couldn't figure out the woman's thoughts, and it was inconvenient to delve into them.

At this time, both of them tacitly stopped mentioning it, and unconsciously walked outside the small border city.

It is said to be a border town, but it is actually more like a small town, because the climate in the south is different from that in the north, so there is no winter here at all, the trees are still lush, and there are birds and flowers everywhere, which can be regarded as a paradise.

The two of them walked into the border city and found that it was also a bit vibrant, and the vendors and shops were operating normally, as if they had not been affected by the war.

Ah Zi drifted on the boat for a few days, and finally saw this familiar scene, with a little excitement, walking around in the crowd.

"Ah Zi, you go slower..."Xiao He was a little angry, Ah Zi still did things his own way, which made him really have a headache.

Ah Zi's figure stopped at a large house, Xiao He finally caught her, and said with some blame:

"Ah Zi, our time is precious, can you..."

"Da Manniu, don't talk yet, look at this family, is there something unusual?"

Xiao He was stunned for a moment, followed Ah Zi's eyes, and sure enough, he found that there were two big "exorcism charms" pasted on the door of this house.

This "exorcism talisman" is painted with some incomprehensible tadpole text, drawn with animal blood, I don't know what it is for.

"Hey, you two, stay away from here, there is a demonic fox demon in the 'Zhang Mansion', be careful of your little life!"

Xiao He and the others were stopped by a person dressed as officers and soldiers, and the latter's momentum was very fierce, not like he was pretending to intimidate them.

In addition to this person, there seems to be an officer and soldier guarding the "Zhang Mansion" ten steps away, and it seems that things must be very unusual.

"This little brother, the two of us are new to the city, and we are a little reckless, and I hope that you have a lot of them..."

"Big Brute, don't pull me... The aura in this 'Zhang Mansion' is a little strange, but it is somewhat familiar..."Ah Zi said angrily.

Xiao He was stunned, and unconsciously spread his spiritual sense, searching extremely quickly in this "Zhang Mansion", and after touching a strange figure, he couldn't help but pause, this shadow seemed to be very afraid of the spiritual sense of the cultivator, and hid his figure in a blink of an eye.

"This feeling... Could it be..."Xiao He suppressed the excitement in his heart and couldn't help but say something.

"I'm not wrong... Xiao He, now, it's time for you to worry..."Ah Zi looked at Xiao He with some mockery.

Xiao He frowned, hurriedly turned around, ran to the officer and soldier just now, and asked:

"Little brother, I dare to ask, what did the fox demon in this 'Zhang Mansion' commit, why did so many people come to guard it?"

When the officer and soldier saw Xiao He turn back again, he was a little impatient, but because his attitude was quite polite, he said:

"This 'fox demon' has been in the 'Zhang Mansion' for many days, and every night it will harass the master, making people panic... All the people in the Zhang Mansion have already moved out of here, just waiting for a cultivator to come and catch demons. Well... By the way, just tonight, the old Taoist invited by the Zhang Mansion wanted to preach the law and catch the fox demon. You two strangers, it's better not to cause trouble, be careful of losing your life..."

"Little brother is right, we remember..."Xiao He said, his eyes rolled, he took out some broken silver from his arms and stuffed it into the hands of the officers and soldiers, "These silver, little brother accept it, just let me invite my little brother to eat and drink..."

The officers and soldiers were overjoyed, thinking that this person was quite interesting, and looked left and right, and felt that no one saw it, so they generously put it away.

"Little brother, dare to ask what kind of sect this Taoist priest is?" Xiao He saw that the person in front of him had received two silver taels, and he had a number in his heart.

"It doesn't seem to be from the Damen faction, it's the Taoist of our Qinglong Mountain in Liangzhou... Alas, people in a small place like ours, even if they are in Zhangfu, can't afford to invite a famous and decent person..."The officer and soldier accepted Xiao He's silver, he was in a good mood, and his tone of voice was much soothed.

"I see..."Xiao He nodded, "Thank you little brother for your advice, I don't know when that Taoist priest will come to catch demons tonight?"

"Sub-time... Why are you asking this?" the officers and men were a little surprised.

"It's nothing, it's just a little curious..."

After Xiao He asked clearly, he left the gate of Zhang's Mansion with Ah Zi, and only after walking away did he say:

"Looks like we're going to have to do it again tonight... Just now, my spiritual sense clearly detected her breath, but she didn't recognize me, I really hope nothing big happens..."