Chapter 636: Xingyu

Inadvertently, Lin Xuanzhong heard someone discussing that if the coalition army entered the city, these people who lived on the edge of the city would take refuge in the mountains, which were close to the mountains and easy to escape to the mountains.

When it comes to mountains, when you look up, some of the peaks jump into your eyes. I didn't expect to have walked so far, after stopping and thinking about it for a while, Lin Xuanzhong thought that since he had come here, it would be better to go to the mountain over there to take a look.

Earlier, he knew that Fancheng was next to the mountain on the east and west sides, and now he could go to the mountain to see how strong Fancheng was, and after gradually making a decision, Lin Xuanzhong took another step.

Further on, there were fewer houses on both sides, and finally only a few roads remained. Along the middle road, after a while, Lin Xuanzhong walked to the foot of the mountain, and there was a village in front of him, and the houses were quite dense, because there were many trees under the mountain, but it gave people a chic feeling.

The road in front of him led directly to the village, but Lin Xuanzhong didn't want to pass through that village, so he chose another road up the mountain at a fork in the road in front.

Half an hour later, Lin Xuanzhong finally walked to a hill and overlooked Fancheng from afar, and Lin Xuanzhong really saw the hugeness of Fancheng.

After continuing to observe, as I knew the information, Fancheng was bordered by mountains on the east and west sides, and the north and south sides were protected by two strong city walls, which can be said to be impregnable. Just by relying on intuitive observation, Fancheng's geographical advantages were clear, and just by thinking about it briefly, Lin Xuanzhong really understood why Zhao Xu wanted to occupy Fancheng in front of the coalition forces.

After carefully pondering the benefits of occupying Fancheng to the night army, Lin Xuanzhong looked inside Fancheng again. From the center to the surrounding area, the buildings in the city are the tallest and densest, with only a few houses on the side, and then at the foot of the mountain.

After taking a general look at Fancheng and the surrounding scenes, Lin Xuanzhong turned around and looked behind him, the mountains and mountains could not be seen, and he had to say that it was indeed a wise choice to build a city as a barrier in such a place.

Standing on that hill for a long time, Lin Xuanzhong went to walk elsewhere. Along a mountain ridge at his feet, Lin Xuanzhong met two passers-by in a place after some time.

If you look closely, one old and one young, like a grand-grandson relationship. The two of them also carried a bamboo basket on their backs, and looked around with their heads down, as if they were looking for something.

When he got closer, Lin Xuanzhong noticed that the bamboo basket carried by the grandfather and grandson was filled with herbs. I don't know if there are any fierce beasts in the mountains, but Lin Xuanzhong did see some inconspicuous herbs on the way here. I don't know what the two of them are doing to collect medicine, out of curiosity, Lin Xuanzhong took the initiative to get closer.

"What is the so-called matter of the young man on this mountain?" On the other side, when Lin Xuanzhong deliberately approached, the grandfather and grandson noticed Lin Xuanzhong's existence. After glancing at Lin Xuanzhong, although the old man felt strange about Lin Xuanzhong's appearance, he still greeted him very generously.

"The younger generation is just passing by," smiling at the grandfather and grandson, Lin Xuanzhong noticed that the old man had a yellow scarf tied on his head, although he was old, he had a good complexion. Looking at the little boy's red lips and white teeth, and his face is aura, this image of the old and the young is very special.

"Barren mountains and mountains, it's really a little strange for the young man to stay on the mountain alone," the old man smiled faintly, his tone was so light that he didn't feel strange about Lin Xuanzhong's existence at all.

"Dare to ask the senior, what is the name of this mountain?" The old man's indifferent expression surprised Lin Xuanzhong, obviously the other party was just an ordinary person, but he was not afraid that he was a martial cultivator at all. Surprised, Lin Xuanzhong asked one of his previous doubts.

"This mountain is called Chongshan, can't the young man see it?" The old man looked at Lin Xuanzhong with a little strange look.

"Chongshan," said silently, Lin Xuanzhong was embarrassed by the old man's rhetorical question, but his eyes flickered, his gaze stopped on another mountain not far away, and suddenly he had a feeling of déjà vu.

After seeing the origin of the name of Chongshan, Lin Xuanzhong smiled awkwardly at the old man, and then asked again, "Are there any fierce beasts in the mountain?"

"There is no place here, but there are many places farther away, could it be that the young man went up the mountain to hunt fierce beasts?" Lin Xuanzhong's question became more and more strange to the old man, after realizing that Lin Xuanzhong was not a local, the old man became more and more curious about Lin Xuanzhong's purpose on the mountain.

"No," shaking his head, Lin Xuanzhong became more and more embarrassed, always feeling that the usual cleverness in front of the old man in front of him was not enough.

Seeing that Lin Xuanzhong didn't seem to be lying, the old man said helplessly: "I said Xiaoyou, you have something on your mind, right?"

"No ......" I don't know how the old man could see that he has something on his mind, and after responding with a chirp, Lin Xuanzhong felt more and more that he couldn't talk to the old man in front of him normally, so he already had a plan to leave with his grandfather and grandson.

It's just that when Lin Xuanzhong was thinking about what to say, the little boy who had never spoken suddenly spoke, "Grandpa, is your heart sick?"

"It's a disease. ”

"Is that something wrong with his heart?"

"It's not. ”

"It's not a heart problem? ”

"What do you think?"

"Grandpa, I know, it's something wrong with his head," after a few words of dialogue, Xiao Tong made his final guess with excitement as if he had made some great discovery.

The two of them said completely to themselves, not taking Lin Xuanzhong's existence seriously at all, either the old man was a stupid person, or he had already decided that Lin Xuanzhong would not treat their grandson like this.

"Shaoxia, haven't you eaten yet, why don't you come with us, it just so happens that the old man is going back to cook," did not affirm Xiao Tong's statement, and when he turned around, the old man looked at Lin Xuanzhong with a kind face.

"Okay," Originally, when the grandfather and grandson were talking, Lin Xuanzhong wanted to say goodbye and leave more and more, but now he met the old man's eyes full of kindness, and he didn't know what was going on, Lin Xuanzhong called out instead, "Okay." ”

"Then let's go," Seeing that Lin Xuanzhong agreed, the old man turned around and walked directly down the mountain, without any intention of receiving Lin Xuanzhong enthusiastically.

"What's your name?" When Lin Xuanzhong was still thinking about why he agreed, the little boy ran over at some point, grabbed Lin Xuanzhong's sleeve and asked Lin Xuanzhong's name directly.

"My name is Lin Xuanzhong," seeing that it was the little boy in front of him, Lin Xuanzhong couldn't help but feel nervous, and said his name directly. It's a pity that they have already reported their names, and when they looked at the little boy again, Lin Xuanzhong's nervousness had not yet dissipated.

"My name is Xingyu, the villagers under the mountain all call me Xingyu, you can also call me Xingyu," compared with Lin Xuanzhong, Xiao Tong's performance was obviously much more generous.

Then, when Lin Xuanzhong just wanted to agree, Xingyu pointed to the old man in front of him and introduced Lin Xuanzhong: "He is my grandfather, and the villagers under the mountain call him Hu Lao, you can also call him Hu Lao." ”

When introducing the old man in front of him, Xingyu's originally clear eyes showed a little disdain, and there was no respect for the old man in his tone, which made Lin Xuanzhong very strange.

"Our family is halfway up the mountain over there, and grandpa will go to treat the villagers below the mountain every five days," without giving Lin Xuanzhong a chance to speak, Xingyu added, "The villagers under the mountain like me and grandpa very much, and give me a lot of food every time I go." ”

"Your grandfather is a doctor?" Although Xingyu's voice was very immature, Lin Xuanzhong still heard something.

"Yes, I don't have to treat people today, so my grandfather took me to the mountains to collect medicine. ”

"Then what if someone comes to your grandfather for medical treatment today?" Remembering that Xingyu said just now that Hu Lao only went down the mountain once every five days, and he also came out to collect medicine today, Lin Xuanzhong was dissatisfied and puzzled.

"Then don't look at it," while waiting for Xingyu to answer, Hu Lao's flat voice suddenly came from the front. Hu Lao's tone was very casual, as if he didn't care about the life and death of the people in the village, which surprised Lin Xuanzhong.

"Big brother, are you very powerful?" Seeing that the old man in front of him had already answered for himself, Xingyu no longer cared about that question, and became curious about Lin Xuanzhong's personal strength.

"Sort of," after thinking about it for a long time, Lin Xuanzhong replied quite modestly.

Next, Lin Xuanzhong and Xingyu chatted while walking, until they talked about the residence of the grandfather and grandson. From a distance, there are three grass huts and a small courtyard, built alone on the mountainside. What made Lin Xuanzhong wonder was not how the three thatched houses could be built on the mountainside, but how could there be such a large flat area in the middle of the mountainside.

After taking a good look, Lin Xuanzhong no longer felt strange about the terrain in front of him, but felt more and more that it was a good choice to build three grass houses on the mountain. Not to mention that the main entrance faces south, all year round, there is no need to be blown by the north wind at all, this residence is indeed enviable.

After walking into the courtyard, the environment was even quieter, and I saw the grandfather and grandson put down the bamboo baskets they were carrying, and then went to the side to rest for a while.

Not long after, Hu Lao asked Xingyu to process the herbs, and then he went to the kitchen to cook. As for Lin Xuanzhong, after Hu Lao said a casual word when he first entered the courtyard, Hu Lao did not talk to Lin Xuanzhong again.

Staying in such an environment, Lin Xuanzhong's attention was on the surrounding scenery, but he didn't care much about Hu Lao not talking to him, so the two did not interfere with each other.

After Hu Lao went to the kitchen to get busy, Xingyu took the two bamboo baskets to a bamboo board in the yard according to Hu Lao's instructions, and then carefully took out the herbs from the baskets and placed them separately according to different types.

Looking closer, Lin Xuanzhong also recognized several herbs, but he didn't know the others at all.

Seeing Lin Xuanzhong coming, Xingyu handed a bamboo basket to Lin Xuanzhong, and while explaining what Lin Xuanzhong was going to do, he introduced the various herbs on the bamboo board to Lin Xuanzhong, without thinking about whether Lin Xuanzhong was willing to help, but just talked about the knowledge about those herbs.

(Happy New Year)