"How is it??!" Looking at the distant backs of Chen Shimei's subordinates, Chen Xuan helped Chen Zhong up and asked with concern.

"Ouch, don't talk about the young master, I've grown so big, and I've never suffered such a big sin. You say that who can bear this kind of crime, I don't dare to do illegal things when I am beaten to death. Chen Zhong said with a trembling grin.

"This is not good, in case one day in the future, if you are forced to go to Liangshan, I see what you will do then?!"

"How could a person like me be forced to go to Liangshan, to be honest, at that point, even if I go to hell, I will definitely not be forced to go to Liangshan. ”

"I believe in what you say, how can a strong character like you be forced to go to Liangshan. ”

"Okay, young master, let's not talk nonsense. Now it's completely dark, and there is not half a star in the dark sky. Why don't we find a place to rest, if we encounter some poisonous snakes and beasts on the way, we won't be asking for hardship. ”

"When you say that, I'm really poking me in the sore spot, and we're asking for our own suffering. ”

"What the hell should I do? Do you want to find someone to stay in for one night?!"

"Have you forgotten what the prefect said?!"

"I haven't forgotten, besides, it's not up to us to decide outside, there's a saying that what's going to be outside......"

"There will be no exemption from military orders abroad. ”

"Oh, yes, that's what it means, or the young master reads a lot of books. First of all, we have to keep ourselves safe in order to be able to complete the mission, don't you say?!"

His words actually made Chen Zhong speechless, and he couldn't find any words to refute him.

He pondered for a moment, and then said to him: "I'm also afraid that the young master and I have been tossing miserably enough in the past few days, and I am also a little tired, we can find someone to stay at home for one night, but we will only get up early tomorrow in the morning to hurry." ”

Hearing him say this, Chen Zhong was immediately excited, and said: "Look, not far ahead, there is a family at the foot of the mountain with lights on, why don't we go over and ask?!"

Looking in the direction of his finger, there was a small hut under a large willow tree at the foot of a hill in front of him, and a faint light could be seen through the window of the small hut.

"It's okay, I can walk a few steps then, I don't know if you can do it......"

"Young master, you can rest assured, my body is good. Otherwise, how could our eldest patriarch rest assured and let me accompany you...... I'm here to help you put the pot on the table......"

His words made Chen Xuan laugh dumbly, and said to Chen Zhong comfortingly: "We are all a family, you can't say that, I am indeed your master now, but I regard you as my own brother." ”

Chen Zhong, who regarded him as his own brother, was a little choked up, "Young master, I don't know if you know the details of my family, my parents died when I was a child, and it was our big family who brought me up." So I am very grateful to our Yimen Chen, today our family was victimized by the traitors of the imperial court, everyone in our Yimen Chen is very angry, and we must do everything possible to rehabilitate Zhaoxue for our family. So this time, I took the initiative to ask for help, and I must see with my own eyes those big sluts being punished as they deserve......"

Chen Xuan nodded and said: "Yes, there will definitely be a day, as the so-called Skynet is restored and not leaked, those who are traitors and criminals will definitely not have a good end, and the so-called self-inflicted sins cannot live." ”

As the two men spoke, they heard the sound of the water, and looked in the faint starlight, only to see that it was a shallow stream, which separated them from the thatched hut that lived in them.

"Young master, why don't I go to the water first, you wait on the shore first, don't act rashly?!" Chen Zhong said first.

Hearing him say this, Chen Xuan was a little moved in his heart, thinking that this Chen Zhong brother, like Chen Fangguo, was loyal to him and said the same.

It's just that today, because the matter is too urgent, I forgot to tell the prefect about the pawn shop and handed it over to Chen Fangguo to take care of.

After returning from Wangjia Village, it is not too late to discuss with the prefect.

In any case, the pawn shop of the old rich man must not be handed over to him, otherwise this guy may harm many people in the future.

"Puff ......"

Before Chen Xuan could answer, Chen Zhong jumped into the water impatiently, and just as Chen Xuan put his heart in his throat, Chen Zhong turned his head and said to him: "It's okay, this water is very shallow, I don't believe you can come and take a look......

Chen Xuan simply agreed, then quickly took off his shoes, picked up his trousers, and followed him, and the two of them quickly went ashore.

At this time, Chen Zhong's pants and shoes were all wet, and he looked a little embarrassed.

Chen Xuan motioned for him to wait where he was, and then went straight to the thatched hut to knock on the door, and soon someone opened the door.

The door was opened by a white-bearded old man, holding an oil lamp in his hand and tremblingly asked, "Who are you?!"

"Oh, uncle, I'm sorry to disturb us that we are passing through here to go to Wangjia Village. Since it's already dark, we want to take you here for the night and go out early tomorrow morning. Oh, you can rest assured of this, we won't keep you in vain, please accept it, this is a little bit of my heart. ”

Chen Xuan saw that he refused to speak for a long time, thinking that he was afraid that he would suffer a loss for nothing, so he hurriedly took out a silver ticket in his arms and handed it to the white-bearded old man without saying anything.

"Young man, you can live there, I didn't mean that......"

After saying that, the white-bearded old man coughed a few times, and then gave them a way.

"Uncle, you must accept it, this is a little bit of my heart. ”

"You just stayed with me for one night and didn't eat mine and mine, how could someone else take advantage of you?!"

"It turns out that the uncle is also surnamed Chen, could it be Yimen Chen?!"

"The two little brothers guessed correctly, I am indeed Yimen Chen. Since everyone was a family 500 years ago, you're welcome, just come in and stay for one night. By the way, have you eaten it?!"

"Uncle Chen, we've all eaten a long time ago, and we just want to find a place to stay for one night. ”

"Alright then, you come with me. ”

"Don't worry, uncle, one of my companions, his trouser legs are all wet, can you find a place for him to dry on the fire, or he will catch a cold and get sick after wearing it for a night." Chen Xuan pointed to Chen Zhong, whose lower body was wet, and said to Uncle Chen.

"Oh, I see, the old man was dizzy, and he didn't see that his trouser legs were all wet. Then you go to the kitchen, light the fire in the ondol, and then bake the fire. This little brother, are you going to rest in the room now or wait a while?!"

Chen Xuan nodded embarrassedly, and said to the white-bearded old man, "Uncle, I want to talk to you for a while, can I?!"

The white-bearded old man was stunned for a moment, then nodded incessantly, and said, "It's really great, I've lived here for hundreds of years, and no one has found time to chat with me." ”

"You've lived here for hundreds of years?!So you should be now?!"

"Yes, forget it, I've lived there for seven or eight hundred years. All of my immediate family members are gone, and only I, a lonely old man, remain. ”

After speaking, the white-bearded old man's face showed a trace of sadness, but when his eyes met Chen Xuan's, his mood seemed to improve a little.

I heard him continue to say: "Actually, to tell you the truth, no matter how my immediate family is gone, and our entire village is gone. ”

"So, your place turned out to be a village?!"

The white-bearded old man nodded and said, "Yes, there were thousands of people in our village when it was prosperous, but in recent decades, especially in recent years, all kinds of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes of the imperial court have forced people to death. It's really boring to mention this, I think about how to die all day long, but God doesn't know why, why won't let me go to see them. I don't know what sins I did in my previous life, but I haven't died at such an old age. ”

"Uncle, don't say that, the so-called good people have good rewards. You have lived to such an age, in fact, because you have done a lot of good deeds in your last life. ”

The white-bearded old man sighed and said, "This little brother, you really don't know something. But I'm afraid you won't understand that. In this case, you sit down quickly, and I will pour you a glass of water to drink. ”

"You're welcome, uncle, I'll just sit here and chatter with you. ”

"If you really want to chat with me, then you have to drink water, or ......"

"Okay, thank you, uncle, I'll just drink some cold boiled water. ”

Soon, the white-bearded old man took out a jug, then put the cup on the table, and after pouring it in, Chen Xuan picked it up and drank it in one gulp, he suddenly felt a burst of refreshment all over his body, and praised it a few times.

"Is it delicious?

"Yes, it's really good and uncle, I have never drunk such a good water. ”

Chen Xuan is also telling the truth, he is in Yimen Chen, you are the respect of the young family master, it is said that he has enjoyed a lot of delicacies from the mountains and seas, and he has also drunk a lot of precious tea like this.

But it is true, as he said, that he has grown so big, and he has never drunk such good water, and it is cold boiled water.

"This is a well at the back of my house, and I have forgotten what exactly it was, but I'm afraid I've been doing it since I can remember. ”

Hearing him say this, Chen Xuan suddenly realized and said: "Such delicious water, and you live so long, I think the reason for your longevity should have something to do with this." ”

The white-bearded old man smiled and said, "You're half right. It's true that you only drink this kind of water, but there are other reasons......"

"Is there any other reason?!"

"Actually, if I tell you these reasons, I'm afraid you won't be able to do it...... You can't even drink this water forever......"

Hearing him say this, Chen Xuan felt a little frustrated in his heart, but he still didn't lose heart and asked: "Uncle, you can tell the juniors the secret you often say, even if I can't stick to it forever, but you can give it a try, or pass on your secret recipe to the world......"

"No, no, if you really pass on this secret recipe to the world, it will be tantamount to harming everyone. ”

"Isn't it good to live forever? Everyone knows the secret recipe for immortality, how can this be harming others?!"

"Now that you're young, maybe you'll be my age, and you'll understand. People should go when they live to a certain age, and if they don't go, then I'm afraid they will actually suffer. You have never heard of a saint who said that it is called old and immortal, and it is called a thief. ”

"Of course I know what he said, but his old man only lived for more than 70 years and left, which is not a very long life, and you have lived ** hundred years old now, which is simply the second ...... Peng Zu"

"I'm an ordinary man, I have lived so much in vain, how can I compare with him. ”

"Uncle, you are humble when you say this, I suspect that you yourself may be Peng Zu, right?!"

"My surname is indeed Chen, but I just said that it is one of your big families, this is a joke, I am from another branch. ”

Chen Xuan suddenly realized and said: "It turns out that this is the case, and the little one understands." You have lived so long, and you probably know a little bit about the rise and fall of our family. ”

The white-bearded old man smiled, touched his gray beard, and said to Chen Xuan: "I have heard of your branches for a long time, but Xiao He is lonely and doesn't like to go out, so I don't know too much. ”

"I don't know much, but I know more than we do. At your age, I'm afraid that the bridges we cross will have more food than we walk, and more salt than we can eat. ”

The white-bearded old man smiled lightly and said to Chen Xuan: "Little brother is wrong, I haven't eaten for a long time......

His words surprised Chen Xuan, Chen Xuan almost couldn't believe his ears, and he was in a trance, thinking to himself, could it be that the white-bearded old man in front of him now was not a living person, either a human being or a god......

Just as he was about to ask, the white-bearded old man continued, "Do you know the art of Bigu?!"

Chen Xuan quickly understood that the words of the white-bearded old man, this kind of valley splitting technique, he had heard about it for a long time, it was said that as long as he learned this kind of mysticism, people would not need to eat from now on, and they could live forever, according to this, this white-bearded old man should be a hermit master.

Thinking of this, Chen Xuan quickly knelt in front of him, kowtowed a few times, and said while kowtowing: "Uncle, the juniors are polite, please accept a few bows from the juniors......"

"Young master, I'm afraid you don't have to buckle your head, right......"

A voice floated over from their side, and Chen Xuan turned his head to look, only to see that it was Chen Zhong.

His trousers were crumpled and his body was faintly steaming, and he looked like he had just been dried from the kitchen fire and then quickly ran out.

It looked a little embarrassed and a little dirty, and I couldn't help but desperately want to laugh, but I didn't laugh.

"Don't give me a lot of rambling, come and worship the master with me!"

The master's words were orders, Chen Zhong couldn't care about his pants, and some were hot, so he hurriedly followed Chen Xuan's appearance and kowtowed again and again.

"You two clever ghosts are very likable, and you really haven't spoken to anyone after living here for so long. ”

His words made Chen Xuan wary. Chen Xuan coughed lightly a few times, glanced at Chen Zhong, and then asked himself: "Uncle, there is a place that the junior doesn't understand very well, you just said that you have lived here for so long and haven't spoken to anyone yet?!"

The old man nodded for a while, then nodded with a smile, and said, "It's almost like this, I've lived for hundreds of years, and my body has already changed, and it's not the same as you ordinary people." ”

Chen Xuan slowly stood up and asked softly, "Dare to ask the old man, what changes have happened to your body?" I can see that your body is very tough......

The white-bearded old man shook his head and said, "I mean that my body is invisible to normal people during the day, which means that I am actually a transparent person." ”

"Transparent people?!"

"Yes, during the day, my body is transparent, and people who come and go can't see my real body at all, and if they can see it, it's my broken thatched hut. ”

"Then I see what you mean, that is, your growth can only be seen at night?!"

"That's right, that's what it means, the reason why you were able to see me just now is because it's nighttime, and if it's daytime, you won't be able to see me. Our Great Chu Empire has an experience, that is, it is forbidden to go out at night, otherwise it will be caught and beheaded as a thief, by the way, I have a question, how can you two come out at night?!"

Chen Xuan remembered that Chen Shimei had just sent the two of them out of the city in disguise, and he couldn't help but sigh again and again, if he wanted to tell the white-bearded old man about it in time, he would need to explain it many times, so he didn't bother to explain, and it was okay to lie to him.

"Uncle, in fact, my brother and I are officials, maybe at night to carry out tasks. ”

"I don't think you look like an official, why aren't you wearing official uniforms?!"

Hearing the white-bearded old man's words, Chen Xuan couldn't help but laugh dumbly, and he hurriedly explained: "We are wearing casual clothes at night, just to be able to act conveniently and catch criminals. Think about it, how could those fugitives see us swaggering to arrest him and be indifferent......?!

"This makes sense, no one would be stupid to see the official errand, and he is a fugitive, so he didn't run away and let him be captured alive. Then since you are staying at my house for one night, I don't have any other requirements, I want to find out where you are going to handle the case?!"

"Wangjiacun ......"

When the white-bearded old man heard Chen Xuan say the three words of Wangjia Village clearly, a strange look suddenly appeared on his face, and the sharp-eyed Chen Xuan quickly noticed it.

However, he pretended to know nothing, and continued to ask the white-bearded old man, "Could it be that the uncle is very familiar with this Wangjia Village?!"

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