In the ninth lunar month of 192 AD, it had been two years and eight months since Shi Xin's rebirth to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and there was still a month before the Holy Religion Trials.

At this time, it was early autumn, and the trees on the banks of the Yellow River had faded from the lush greenery of midsummer and quietly hung one or two yellow leaves. Aquatic people put away their nets in the shallows and inspect the day's harvest.

"Zhou Tai, I remember the first time we came to Luoyang, you were a second-class pulse master at that time, and now you have reached the fourth rank and seventh level, this kind of cultivation speed is not fast. "A young girl was born with a white-washed yellow scarf tied to her left arm, and looked at the scenery on the bank of the Yellow River with great interest, with a smile on her face. "The first thing I did when I went back was to replace this rotten yellow scarf, which was so old. ”

Next to the girl stood a dark-skinned young man, who opened his chest, revealing strong muscles that did not match his age, and smiled and showed a mouthful of neat white teeth.

"You girls just care about those clothes, looks, or whatever, it's been so long since you came out, and you haven't even tanned at all. Let Brother Shi see it, and think that you haven't cultivated well, and you are always lazy. ”

"Hmph, I'm called a natural beauty, and I don't tan. I'm embarrassed to say that you come and go with those two clothes, and they are all torn. Ay...... There's a hole, don't you hear? here, here, here...... Ouch!"

The girl pointed to the young man's shabby clothes and counted them carefully. She suddenly saw that a piece of the boy's thigh was also broken, revealing bare muscles inside, and her face turned red, and she didn't dare to count it anymore.

These two people are Zhou Tai and Zhang Ning. Under Shi Xin's guidance, they kept going up the Yellow River, looking for a suitable place to cultivate, until Huguan. Time flies, and more than a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

Thinking of the experience of cultivating in Huguan in the last half year, Zhang Ning had palpitations: "I have finally conquered the Yellow River, and I don't want to cultivate like this anymore." Not to mention the wind and sun, and it was dirty every day, and I now feel the sound of the river whistling in my ears, and the uncomfortable feeling of mud and sand rubbing against my skin. ”

"Haha, after you said it, I started to miss that feeling. Zhou Tai smiled heartily and teased Zhang Ning.

The two of them talked and laughed, and the speed of their march was very fast, and the majestic Beibi Mountain was already close in front of them.

Zhou Tai pointed ahead and said, "That's Beibi Mountain, we don't need to follow the old road to go back." The fastest route is to bypass the western foothills of Beibi Mountain, and if you are quick on foot, you can reach Luoyang this evening. ”

"Don't rush it, let's find a family nearby to spend the night, and it's not too late to go back to Luoyang tomorrow." Zhang Ning knocked on his sour calf and frowned. After several days of hurrying, Zhang Ning was already overwhelmed and just wanted to take a good rest.

"Tired, that's okay, I'll carry you!" Zhou Tai didn't wait for Zhang Ning to agree, bent down, skillfully supported her thighs, and carried her behind his back in one fell swoop.

"Oops......" Zhang Ningjiao snorted, she hadn't been carried by him for too long, and her face turned red with shame for a while.

"What's wrong?" Zhou Tai asked as he ran.

"I didn't ...... It's nothing. A sweet feeling that had not been seen for a long time came to his heart, and the deer in Zhang Ning's heart collided, lying on Zhou Tai's broad back, and he was drunk for a while.

Zhou Tai traveled according to his memory, and after a while, he circled to the western foot of Beibi Mountain. He stopped to look around, and saw smoke rising not far ahead.

"When did you get here? It's okay, I'm a little hungry anyway, and it's not too late to leave after eating. ”

Seeing someone's house, Zhang Ning was embarrassed to stay with Zhou Tai in order to avoid being embarrassed when he ran into someone. She jumped off the ground and pretended to bend down to straighten her clothes, but in fact she hid the shyness on her face.

The two marched side by side, and in a short time they reached the place where the smoke was. At this time, they found that there was not only one family here, but more than ten or twenty families of all sizes, just like the posture of a small village.

It is now lunchtime, and there is a peaceful scene of women shouting for children to eat, laughter and laughter in the house, and villagers greeting each other.

Zhou Tai and Zhang Ning sat down in a small restaurant, and the enthusiastic Xiao Er poured tea and asked casually: "The two guest officers are here to seek medical treatment?"

Zhou Tai was stunned by the question, and Zhang Ning preemptively said: "Okay, you are a shopkeeper, and you actually hurt people." Where do you think we look like a sick person?"

"This ......" The shopkeeper was obviously used to asking the same question, and only then did he take a closer look at the two teenagers in front of him. I saw that although the two of them were in rags, the woman's lips were red and her teeth were white, and the man's majesty was majestic.

The shopkeeper repeatedly confessed, "I'...... I thought that the strange guest officials who came to the small village in the west were either patients, or they admired the demeanor of the big and small immortals and Dong Shenyi on the mountain, and wanted to see the fairy face...... By the way, the two of them must be pulse masters, right? Do you want to ask Ge Xian Weng for an elixir to taste and improve your cultivation?"

"Ge Xian Weng, who is Ge Xian Weng?" Zhou Tai's heart moved, and he hurriedly asked.

"Of course it's Ge Xuan Xianweng, who doesn't know in Luoyang now?"

Zhou Tai's heart was hot, Huo Di stood up, his expression excited, "Could it be ...... The people who live on the mountain are Uncle Ge Xuan and Uncle Ge Hong's nephew?" didn't wait for the shopkeeper to reply, he hurriedly pulled Zhang Ning and ran towards the mountain as if flying.

The two of them followed the creek upstream, different from the lively scene at the foot of the mountain, the mountain is quiet and quiet, although there are some traces of artificial carving, but it is just right.

The two of them went up the mountain, and in the distance they could see two buildings on the left and right sides of the stream, and Zhou Tai was hesitating which one to go to first, when he suddenly saw a child squatting next to the stream, wearing a light yellow robe. So he quickly stepped forward and asked, "This little brother, may I ask which room Master Ge Xuan is?"

The child's tone was impatient: "What Master Ge Xuan, called Ge Xian Weng, do you understand some rules?" He turned around and looked at Zhou Tai with a dissatisfied expression.

"Hong'er, haha! Not called Uncle Zhou?" Zhou Tai suddenly saw the old man, he was in a good mood, and couldn't help but make a joke to Ge Hong.

"Zhou Tai?" Ge Hong wiped his eyes, unable to believe it.

"Hey, it's Uncle Zhou, don't mess with the seniority. Zhou Tai corrected.

Ge Hong snorted, unwilling in his heart. Zhou Tai is only a few years older than him, and it is emotionally difficult to accept calling him "uncle". But as he grew older, he already had an idea of seniority. Zhou Tai and Shi Xin are the same generation, so they are naturally his elders. Even if he was very reluctant, he still spit out with difficulty, "Uncle Zhou is good".

Zhou Tai touched his head with a smile, "Good, one day Uncle will make up for you another candy to eat." Come, this is Aunt Zhang, let's say hello. ”

"I don't want it!"

Zhang Ning is about the same age as Ge Hong, so he doesn't want to be called "auntie" so old, and first objected.

Ge Hong was even more angry, pointing at Zhang Ning and saying, "Zhang Ning, she is young, you ...... Zhou Tai, you must not deceive others too much. ”

Suddenly, a serious voice sounded, "Hong'er, why are you so unruly." Zhang Ning and Zhou Tai are the same generation, of course you have to call her aunt!"

Zhou Tai turned around to look, only to see Ge Xuan walking in front, looking at Zhou Tai with a smile and nodding. Ge Xuan was followed by the two, it was Cai Yan, who he hadn't seen for a long time, and Dong Feng, who Zhou Tai had never seen.

Zhou Tai left Ge Hong and bowed forward: "Uncle Ge is good." After Ge Xuan helped him up, he turned his head to say hello to Cai Yan, "Chen ...... Hehe, hello Sister Cai!"

Cai Yan's face suddenly darkened, "How many times have you said it, don't call it eldest sister, it's hard to hear!"

"This ......" Zhou Tai didn't understand what was so unpleasant about "eldest sister", "My name is Brother Shi "big brother", you are a couple, of course I call you "eldest sister", what's wrong?"

Cai Yan was blushed by him and spat, "Who is a pair with him." "It's quite sweet in my heart.

"That's it, let's call Senior Sister Cai in the future, remember, one word difference, Senior Sister!"

"Okay, Senior Sister Cai is good!"

Cai Yan would often go up the mountain to greet Ge Xuan, and today he happened to meet Zhou Tai and Zhang Ning. A few juniors mingled, so it was not lively. Although Zhang Ning was not familiar with them, they knew each other well, and under Cai Yan's deliberate conversation, they soon became friends.

Zhou Tai looked left and right, frowned, and said, "Why don't you see Brother Shi?"

Cai Yan smiled indifferently, and there was a hint of imperceptible longing in his smile, "Senior brother?" She looked into the distance, "I haven't seen him for a long time, maybe...... He's still training!"

At this moment, a loud voice sounded from the bottom of the mountain, "Haha! You are all here! Zhou Tai, didn't you go to cultivate? Why did you come back?" The people who came rushed up the mountain shouted and shouted, and in an instant they came to everyone.

His long scattered hair was casually draped over his shoulders, like a fierce lion, it was Zhou Tai's master, Lei Gang.

After Ge Xuan settled down in Beibi Mountain, he did not forget this old friend of Julu, and wrote to him to come down and live with him. As soon as Lei Gang heard that he lived in the mountains and was accompanied by trees and herbs every day, he refused. He is heroic by nature, likes to be lively, and what he is most afraid of is an indifferent life.

After Ge Xuan wrote several letters and was rejected by him, he had no choice but to give up. Last month, when there were still two months before the tryouts, Ge Xuan wrote to him again, saying that you have to come down to watch Zhou Tai's game anyway, why don't you come and live with your old friends for a while?

Zhou Tai saw that it was the master, of course, he was surprised and delighted, and hurriedly greeted him, shouting loudly: "Master~" burst into tears, and tears almost arched out.

Lei Gang looked at his beloved apprentice, who he hadn't seen for more than a year, and saw that he had grown a lot taller and had a more majestic body. A thick face has a little more toughness, the childishness has gradually faded, and the complexion has become darker.

A slender figure suddenly came out behind Zhou Tai, lowered his head and blushed, and said in a mosquito-loud voice: "Hello Master Lei!"

It was Zhang Ning.

Although Lei Gang was rude, he knew what was going on as soon as he saw Zhou Tai and Zhang Ning's expressions. He smiled heartily, "Second Miss is good." In the future, they are all their own people, so you don't need to be polite. Haha!"

Zhang Ning saw Lei Gang, Zhou Tai's only relative, just like meeting his parents. She was already shy and nervous, and when she heard Lei Gang say the words "her own person", she obviously pointed to something, her face was red to the base of her neck, and she turned around and hid behind Cai Yan.

Lei Gang laughed, if Zhou Tai and Zhang Ning succeeded, the future would be limitless, and this was the happiest thing for him.

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