Within a few days, Lu Chen approved Yu Moji and Yuan Zhen's previous application to explore the Xuannu Temple, which was a bit faster than Yu Moji expected.

There was a lot of training to be completed in the reserves, and Yu Moji had to stop all of them because of the punishment of confinement, and he almost completely stopped. Before she was confined, it took a lot of effort to temporarily show her head, and now, I am afraid that she will be left behind by others. She originally wanted to take advantage of the past few days to recover quickly, but she didn't expect that as soon as she got the quasi-head of the Qianji crossbow back, Lu Chen planned to send her away.

"The study of Yanjia is, in the final analysis, a study aimed at practical application. You've already built up your basic skills, and it's rare to have an opportunity to go out and practice like this. It's always beneficial to take a look around. ”

He said this so easily, Yu Mozhen simply had an illusion, thinking that Lu Chen might be looking for an opportunity to go out for her to relax.

However, when she thought about it carefully, the Cardinal's assessment of the reserve was actually not very able to affect her life. Even though she really wanted to raise her eyebrows at the graduation ceremony, the fact was that no matter whether she could get the top seven or not, she would be sent to the mysterious sea area south of Xiliang. The opportunity to remain in the Chamber, as a reward for outstanding talents, was not in any way with her.

Her original ambition was not to delve into the recipes that had always made her look at the clouds, to squat on the edge of the heavenly furnace to smelt materials in a hurry, and to take turns to learn all kinds of knowledge that she might not be able to use in the future. In contrast, a few trips to the southwest would help her accumulate some useful experience.

The southwest is only a vague overview, but the area covered is actually quite extensive. The purpose of Yu Moji and Yuan Zhizhi's trip this time was to investigate the details of the Xuannu Sect, so the two of them put out all the files about the Xuannu Sect and looked at them one by one, using the simple method of classification and counting to determine the areas where the activities of the Xuannu Sect were most rampant.

In the end, they located a small county called Chenglin. The place is not very prosperous, but there are six Xuannu shrines in the county, and women from surrounding cities and villages often go to worship.

Yu Moji and Yuan Zhizhi are not procrastinators, and once the route is determined, they immediately decide to set off.

It's just that the influence of the Xuannu Sect is quite wide, and if the two of them want to hide their identities, they can't use the cardinal's car. For this reason, before the two of them crossed the Jiayuan River, they reduced everything to the level of civilians, and after several journeys and tossing and turning, they worked for about ten days, and finally arrived at Chenglin County, which is in a remote corner.

Even though Yuan Yizhi was born with a free and easy temperament, after all, he is a very particular person on weekdays, and I am afraid that he has never suffered such a long time of turbulence. After tossing all the way like this, his face looked bad.

For Yu Moji, this kind of hard work is nothing. She had already suffered a lot when she was a child, so she always had to be more resilient than others.

It's just that after all, she was born in a small place like Waige, and she thinks that she will always have a lingering local atmosphere. When she saw Yuan Yizhi's appearance, she couldn't help but feel a little funny, so she joked, "This relationship is good, since we are so disgraced now, we have entered the county seat, we might as well pretend to be a pair of brothers and sisters from the countryside." ”

Yuan Pingzhi said, "You are the only daughter in the family, right?" ”

Yu Moji was stunned for a moment, but still nodded. In fact, her father also mentioned that he wanted to give her another brother. It's just that when her parents were still there, the family was so poor that they couldn't open the pot, and the more they went on, the worse it became. When there is only one child like her in the family, Yu Moji can grow so big, most of it comes down to his own efforts. If you raise another boy from scratch, I'm afraid that even if you sell the remaining ink marks, it will be difficult to support you.

These old things have become fragments in Yu Moji's memory, and they can't make any waves. She just didn't understand why Yuan Yizhi suddenly asked about this.

Yuan explained, "But as long as there is a family, there are always some similarities in appearance. Because you are a child of Tusu and Qi people, you actually have many characteristics that are different from Qi people in appearance. Even if these characteristics are not obvious, it is difficult to pretend to be two brothers and sisters when standing with me. ”

Yu Moji understood what Yuan Qizhi meant. Although she looks a little heroic, the bridge of her nose is not high, her eyes and nose are slightly rounded, and from her facial features alone, she is actually a relatively soft face. Yuan Pingzhi's eyebrows and eyes are much deeper, and when Yu Moji dresses up as a man, he is not as handsome as him. Coupled with the difference in temperament between the two, it doesn't look like a family.

Yu Mochen thought for a while, and said, "It's better to be like this, I'll pretend to be a young man again, and I should be a pair of friends traveling together." ”

As she spoke, she was a little afraid to look at Yuan Yizhi. Although she thinks that she has a good relationship with Yuan Pingzhi, it is difficult to say whether she is worthy of being a friend who claims to be Yuan Pingzhi. She has also achieved some good results now, and compared with Yan Zheng and Ling Ai, she can't lose much; But she always felt that she couldn't stand by Yuan Pingzhi's side completely equally.

Yuan Pingzhi glanced at her a little amusedly, "If you pretend to be a man, how can you enter the Xuannu Temple?" ”

Yu Moji was immediately speechless.

Yuan Pingzhi sighed and said, "There is no better way now-the two of us have to dress up as a pair of men and women who are running away." ”

Yu Mojin didn't think of this possibility, but she was bent on avoiding suspicion, and she knew that Yuan Pingzhi had an unmarried wife, so she had already vetoed the pretending elopement in her heart.

However, it is Yuan Zhizhi who mentions this method now, but it is different.

Yu Moji's face turned red, and he secretly raised his eyes to look at Yuan Yizhi. Yuan Pingzhi didn't seem to notice it, but just narrated, "There is a man and a woman in a village somewhere, and the two sides have always been in love, but the woman's father and brother refused to approve of this family business, and blamed the woman, and even disregarded the family affection and punished him heavily. The woman was overwhelmed by the humiliation, and together with the man, escaped at night, and finally fled to a small county town that was not very noticeable. This place is called Chenglin ......"

Yu Moji listened to his description, and this story slowly appeared in his heart. She couldn't help but admire, "General Yuan still has some talent for storytelling. ”

When Yuan Zhizhi heard this, he reminded, "When we change our clothes, we can change our names for the time being, so as not to expose our identities in the army." He smiled again, "You have devoted yourself to training and work all day in the Cardinal's house, and you must have never thought of going to the flyover. ”

Yu Mojin shook her head blankly, she had never heard of the place of Tianqiao.

Yuan said, "That's the most lively place in the imperial city. There are storytelling, drifting, bangzi, juggling and other musical arts, which are worth watching. When he said these things, his face showed a bit of interest, "In many of these plays, there are similar plots of running on the road, although it is cliché, but it is also popular with the people, so it can endure." ”

Yu Moji had always known that Yuan Pingzhi was very wide-ranging, but he didn't expect that Yuan Pingzhi's hobbies would be so extensive. These civilian arts, which may not sound like they can enter the eyes of the high-ranking officials and magnates in the imperial capital, are also very favored by Yuan Yi.

But she thought about it, when the two of them reunited in the imperial capital, wasn't Yuan Yizhi just listening to Calamus singing? Thinking about it now, the look he had at that time may have really come from his heart.

According to Yuan Pingzhi's opinion, running away is going to have the appearance of running away, so the two agreed on their identities and did not directly enter Chenglin County, but first ran to a small village around and lived in a miserable state.

They deliberately changed some pickled silver that looked like the hard-earned money of the poor family, rented a dilapidated hut, and barely reorganized it into a habitable condition; He also bought a field that could not be sold because of its remote location and poor soil. This kind of situation is not much different from the hard times that Yu Moji experienced before.

There is only one thing that makes Yu Moji a little difficult to talk about - although she is a bitter child, she has no experience in farm work at all. Her hands, which were already dexterous, were not as neat as they were when they used the complex armoured weapons of the Chamber. Although she came from a humble background, her father was a small armor repair trader after all, and the family did not make a living from farming.

Fortunately, Yuan Yizhi seems to have some experience in this area. Yu Mojian didn't know what he had experienced in the past to have this kind of ability, and he thought that he might just be interested in farm work. In short, Yuan Zhizhi secretly taught Yu Moji for a long time before turning Yu Moji into a village girl who was not very nimble in her hands and feet, but could barely see it. Yu Moji took her pretense seriously during the day, and at night she nested in her room and silently opened her bow—she didn't dare to let anyone notice it, so she stared at a small hole in the leaky broken wall, and when she had time, she shot a few non-existent crossbow arrows at it.

Yuan Pingzhi originally just let her play by herself, but after a few days, she found out that she was actually serious, so she also took the time to teach Yu Moji some things. Yuan Pingzhi taught not badly, Yu Moji also learned well, day by day practice, the progress was getting faster and faster, and later, Yuan Pingzhi no longer instructed her, only smiled and said that if he continued like this, it would be time for Yu Moji to teach him.

In order to confirm their identities, the two delayed here for a long time. After staying for a long time, Yu Moji even felt that if he lived a life of carrying water, farming, weaving, and spinning, it might not be bad. But she also knew very well that it was nothing more than an illusion. Yuan Pingzhi is at most a kind of senior-style care for her, and in his heart, there should only be the mysterious "quiet stream" on the river.

This kind of ordinary life that came by pretending to come to an end has finally come to an end. One day, Yuan Pingzhi, who had successfully mingled with the villagers, came back with news that there would be a big market in the nearby town, and it was said that there would be a large-scale celebration in order to congratulate Xuannu Niangniang Fangchen, perhaps a good opportunity to explore the Xuannu Sect.

Yu Moji thought it was very interesting when he heard it. In Grief, especially in Tusu families, a boy's birthday is a major event, and every year older means that he is one step closer to becoming the main labor force in the family, which is a very celebratory thing. Girls are different, they will always marry in the future anyway, and the older they are, the less they will look like their own family. If Yu Moji hadn't had a Qi mother, I'm afraid he wouldn't have known what day he was born until he died.

As for the old gods of Tusu, such as Gemao and Hemoleng, they lived with heaven and earth, and they also did not have birthdays.

There will be this kind of celebration to congratulate Fangchen, I am afraid that the reason is that while the Xuannu Sect is preaching among the Qi people, it is also gradually influenced by the Qi people. Although Yu Moji has no interest in gods and Buddhas, because he used to do chores in the temple when he was begging for a living, he also knew that the gods of the Qi people seemed to be changed by people, and they were always stained with the worldly smell that incense could not be smoked. Now that Xuannu Niangniang has become the immortal of the Qi people, her background is actually a little clearer, and she even has Fangchen.

Since there is a celebration, the ink marks are not too casual. She hurriedly changed into cleaner clothes and followed Yuan Pingzhi to the market.