It was the height of summer, and the sky and the earth were scorching under the scorching sun, and the moisture in the air seemed to evaporate, leaving only a suffocating dryness. The acquaintance on the willow branch seemed to vent the mood in his heart, shouting loudly, making people drowsy or upset.

About two or three kilometers away from Anping County, under a tent supported by four bamboo poles next to the official road, there are two tables of eight immortals, eight benches, and mung bean soup is boiling on a simple stove. Not far from the stove is a wooden cabinet about two meters high, the surface of the wooden cabinet is rough, and there is no decoration, at a glance, you can see that this cabinet is either temporary or the carpenter's craftsmanship is too poor.

The stall owner accepted the five copper coins handed by passers-by and opened the wooden cabinet next to the earthen platform, it turned out that there was a thousand-year-old piece of ice under the wooden cabinet, and the hollow drawer was just right to absorb the cold air and cool down the mung bean soup. A cold bowl was taken out of the wooden cabinet and handed it to a passerby.

Passers-by walked to the table and sat down, took a slight sip of the turbid mung bean soup, and suddenly a chill slipped from his mouth and fell into his abdomen, and the heat on his body suddenly decreased, and he couldn't help shouting: "Cool!"

There were a few farmers lying under the big trees around the earthen platform, and they couldn't help but glance at the expressions of passers-by, and just now their expressions were like those of passers-by, and they immediately laughed.

At this moment, a person walked over on the official road, this person was in his twenties, dressed as a scholar in white, his face was sallow, and there was a purple-black air in the yellow, his steps were vague, and he staggered as if he would fall down at any time.

"Hey, on such a hot day, how can this scholar stand it, isn't he going to faint?" exclaimed a farmer.

This sentence immediately focused everyone's attention on the white-clothed scholar, and his gaze stayed on the scholar's face while wandering, with slightly purple lips, and with that complexion, he looked like a dying person.

"Little brother, it's so hot outside, how can your body bear it, just rest in the shade of this tree for a while. An old man stepped forward, stretched out his hand, and led the white-clothed scholar to the shade of the tree.

The white-clothed scholar clasped his fists and said gratefully, "Thank you, uncle." ”

Immediately, the white-clothed scholar also learned from others to lie down against the tree, he was walking under the scorching sun and did not sweat, but this time he lay down sweating like rain, and everyone shook their heads when they saw this.

"Little brother, what do you call it? There is cold mung bean soup here, do you want to have a bowl to relieve the heat?" the old man asked.

"Bing Zhen?" the white-clothed scholar shook his head with a wry smile, "Under the surname Gu, the name is three thousand, and the old man just calls me Gu three thousand." As for this chilled mung bean soup, it's better to skip it. My body can't touch anything cold now, so just drink some water and rest for a while. ”

After hearing this, the old man couldn't help but ask curiously: "Gu Sanqian, don't blame me for talking too much, your body is like this, why are you still rushing in such hot weather?

Gu Sanqian untied the water bag on his waist and took a few sips, then he wiped the water stains on the corner of his mouth, and said with a wry smile: "Uncle, you don't know, just like I said before, my body can't stand the cold, so the heavy dew at night is not suitable for traveling, and the bumps of the carriage have a lot of load on my body, so I can only travel during the day." ”

The old man nodded and said, "So you are in a hurry, do you need the help of us old men?"

Several people around nodded and smiled, "Yes, do you need our help?"

Gu Sanqian looked at the sincere eyes around him, felt that trace of kindness, and was very moved by the kindness and simplicity of these people, he shook his head lightly and said, "Thank you, fellow countrymen, I just came to participate in the Ask Heaven Sect apprenticeship assessment." ”

As soon as these words came out, the surrounding peasants were speechless, and their eyes became strange when they looked at Gu Sanqian.

Gu Sanqian smiled, he could roughly understand why the people around him reacted like this, after all, no matter how he looked at this body, he was a weak type, this body went to participate in the Xianmen Trial, did he look down on the Xianmen Trial? Or was he stupid enough to think that the Xianmen Trial was as easy as eating and sleeping?

The old man was silent for a moment, and finally couldn't hold it back, and said: "Gu Sanqian, I can't hide my words in my heart, if I don't say some words, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep well in the future." This immortal gate assessment is extraordinary, and if you are not careful, you may die, and you listen to my advice, don't go to this assessment. ”

"Killed?" Gu Sanqian's eyes suddenly froze, flashed a trace of essence, and then recovered as before, looked at the old man and smiled slightly: "Thank you for reminding me, uncle, I have inquired very clearly about this sect trial, and naturally I know the danger, but I still have to try it, if I don't try, I won't give up." ”

The old man only thought that Gu Sanqian was the kind of person who was fascinated by seeking immortals, and said something that made him feel relieved: "Hey, no one can say for sure about this immortal fate, and it is impossible to say that any immortal has taken a fancy to you, and it is impossible to say that he will accept you as an apprentice." ”

Suddenly, there was the sound of horses' hooves on the official road.

Everyone looked back, only to see the dust rising from the sky on the official road, and a number of horses were faintly visible in the dust galloping in this direction.

In just a few moments, several galloping horses had already arrived in front of everyone. The first one, with a loud cry of 'huh...' in his mouth, his legs strained violently, and the reins in his hands were brought backwards, and the brown-yellow horse suddenly reined in its forward momentum, and immediately raised its front hooves and neighed.

The number of riders behind is like this, for a time the sand and gravel are flying, the scenery is difficult to distinguish within five meters, and the eyes are difficult to open.

The figure flickered, and the leader had already jumped off the horse, and then he beckoned to the back: "Brothers, it's been hard to travel in the past two days, and the front is Anping County, let's rest here for a while, and then enter the city." ”

As he spoke, the sand and dust gradually fell, and the four people slowly appeared in front of everyone.

Gu Sanqian glanced at the four people who appeared, the first one was the first one, dressed in a gray-brown robe, with a dark complexion, short and thin eyebrows, and a lewd look on his face. The three people in the back were dressed similarly, slightly younger than the first one, in their thirties, and each roe head rat did not look like a serious person.

As soon as the leader came to the tent, he felt the heat rushing to his face, and he couldn't help frowning, and then he glanced at the shade of the trees not far away and strode over.

The peasants all looked nervous when they saw this, and a few timid ones immediately got up and stepped aside.

"Hey, I'll get out of the way for uncle!"

Everyone was already nervous, and now how dare they disobey, with a nervous and fearful mentality, they obediently retreated to the side, and even Gu Sanqian slowly stood up and walked to the side.

When the leader saw everyone like this, he immediately laughed happily, and the three people behind him also laughed heartily when they saw this.

After everyone left, Gu Sanqian just stood up, and the leader saw Gu Sanqian slowly swallowing and urging impatiently: "Don't rub it, hurry up, hurry up, if you rub it off any longer, believe it or not, uncle, I will kill you with one sword." Seeing that you look like you're going to die or not, do you want me to help you get free?"