Chapter 37: The Road to Home
Qinghe Town is the most marginal town in the entire Taiping Province.
The Yunshan Mountain on the edge of it is the outermost part of Huazhou. It is a natural barrier that separates Kyushu from the outside of Kyushu.
Being in such a frontier, it takes hundreds of miles to travel hundreds of miles from Qinghe Town to Tianfu City, the center of Taiping Mansion.
Along the way, they also pass through various landscapes, towns and cities, which can be said to be a distance that ordinary farmers can't cross in their lifetime.
Although the whole place, there are official roads opened up by the Donghuang Imperial Court with the power of martial arts, which are smooth and wide, suitable for all kinds of carriages.
It's a pity that Huazhou is sparsely populated, the environment is biased towards the wilderness, and all kinds of fierce beasts are rampant.
On this day, a rare pair appeared on the official road.
Under the cloudy sky, a little sunlight barely broke through the dark clouds and sprinkled the earth.
A faint light shone on the road, and a tall and a short figure was following the light, walking on the road.
For some reason, the two figures were slightly blurred, as if they were moving at high speed, but they could be seen to be an old man and a young boy.
The old man was wearing a red official robe, his figure was strong, and his face had a hint of heroism, but he also had a little ordinary harmony, which was the martial mansion Zheng Ling Xu Yan.
And the boy behind him, with white hair and golden eyes, and a delicate appearance, looked at Xu Yan with a slightly peculiar gaze.
On the smooth road where the wheel prints were faintly visible, Yuwei followed Xu Yan step by step.
The two of them had already traveled a long way after leaving Qinghe Town.
Agreeing to leave Qinghe Town and go to the Wufu Mansion in Tianfu City, Yuwei said goodbye to her parents on the same day and went on the road with Xu Yan.
The kind of speed that was decided, and the agreement of Bai Wan's parents on the road war, made Xu Yan very surprised.
Therefore, even after being on the road for a long time, Xu Yan couldn't help but tilt his head slightly and asked Yuwei:
"You really don't have to talk to your parents anymore?"
Yuwei glanced at him and shook her head slightly: "No, they also agree with my decision." ”
Xu Yan raised his eyebrows slightly, sincerely surprised and puzzled.
Yuwei promised him to go to the Martial Mansion, which was naturally a good thing.
But the child's decision is important, and the parent's decision cannot be ignored.
Taking away children without the consent of their parents, but violating the laws of Donghuang, no sect can cross it, and Xu Yan, as the official order of the martial arts, cannot know the law and break the law.
He thought that he would have to spend a lot of effort and tongue to get Yuwei again, trying to persuade the two to agree to let Yuwei go to Wufu.
How did he know that the reaction of Lu Zhan and Bai Wan's parents was not as he expected.
In Xu Yan's prediction, the two should refuse.
The last time he came, he could see the attitude of the two.
They objected to their son's attainment of too high a status in the Wu Mansion and were implicated too much, and they just wanted their children to be safe.
Learn a little bit of martial arts at most, but don't draw too much attention.
He can understand this.
Xu Yan also did a good job of persuasion and prepared all kinds of rhetoric.
But before he could speak, Lu Zhan agreed with Yuwei's decision.
This is exactly where Xu Yan is puzzled.
Now, Yuwei is a ten-year-old blood condensation master, and he is even going to obtain the True Yuan Seed, and is expected to become the youngest first-class master of refining in history.
Going to Wufu like this must have attracted countless times more attention than before, but the two chose to let go.
Of course, Xu Yan didn't know that Yuwei had already confessed her immortal identity to her parents to dispel their worries.
In fact, after the two of them knew Yuwei's identity, they understood that they couldn't keep him anymore.
Little Qinghe Town, how can you leave a real dragon?
The true dragon can't be left, let alone the true immortal in the sky.
In this regard, Yuwei naturally will not explain.
Yuwei let Xu Yan feel puzzled and raised a new doubt:
"Grandpa Xu, do we need to go to Tianfu City this time?"
On the official road from Qinghe Town to Tianfu City, the two of them have been walking for several hours.
Even Yuwei is also in the realm of blood coagulation, no matter how long you walk, you are not afraid of getting tired, and the qi and blood units spontaneously decompose the accumulation of lactic acid to relieve muscle fatigue.
But walking like this takes a lot of time and energy.
A distance of hundreds of miles is not short for a blood coagulation master.
This question interrupted Xu Yan's doubts and brought him back to his senses.
Xu Yan looked at Yuwei and said with some apologies:
"Yes, I'm afraid I'll have to walk this part of the road."
Yuwei asked curiously:
"Grandpa Xu goes back and forth between the two places, and there is no carriage to ride?"
Yuwei usually watches merchants come and go to Qinghe Town, transporting all kinds of goods, and they also use horse-drawn carriages.
Of course, this "horse" is not another "horse".
This world is not a planet, and there is no native species of planetary, mammals of the order Odd Hoof.
The "horse" is another four-legged, running beast that was domesticated by the human race in this world and used as a carrier for carrying people.
It is said that the more advanced caravans, and even the eight-legged divine horse, can run faster than the blood coagulation masters, and can run for dozens of days and nights.
Yuwei's question interrupted Xu Yan's thinking, and he sighed, slightly embarrassed:
"Ahem, when the old man came, he was very anxious, and he didn't take the frame of Wufu, so he could only come on foot."
In this regard, Xu Yan was also helpless.
The status of Wufu Zhengling is not low, and there is naturally a special frame for travel, and he will not use his own feet to come and go.
But when he came to Yunshan this time, he received a secret summons from the lord of the mansion, and in order not to leave a trace, he secretly ran on foot throughout the whole process.
This nearly 1,000-mile road was all stepped by him step by step.
Fortunately, the strong man who coagulated the blood has extraordinary endurance, and he will not get tired after running for a few days and nights, and his speed is faster than that of a carriage, so as not to delay the big event of the mansion master.
Xu Yan looked ahead and comforted:
"Let's go faster, and we'll be able to catch the carriage when we get to the inn."
In the Donghuang Imperial Court, there are post stations every thirty miles for Wufu personnel to come and go, transmit information, and occasionally let the dart master with a certificate to rest and change horses.
Qinghe Town is relatively remote here, and the nearest post station around it is the end, which can be said to be the terminus of the entire route, so it is necessary to travel at least dozens of miles to take a horse-drawn carriage.
"When you get to the post station, it will be easier to trim it a little."
Hearing this, Yuwei nodded and stopped asking.
It was Xu Yan's words that made him feel a little subtle.
The subtle thing lies in the words.
"Coach" and "carriage" are all familiar words.
Although by the time of Yuwei, the immortal road was highly developed, and human beings crisscrossed the galaxy, and there were no such things for a long time.
But they still exist in written records, and there are even many immortal immortals who have lived through that era firsthand.
These things are also included in history and become part of the culture of the Earth Star Divine State.
will appear in Xu Yan's mouth, naturally because of that "Dharma Transmission Immortal".
Yu said to herself:
"The "Dharma Transmission Immortals" who came to this world at the beginning, whether they came from the earth stars or the heavens, gave too comprehensive knowledge. ”
In his guess, what the "immortals" gave to the first emperor should be a large amount of knowledge of the earthly star culture.
In addition to the written language, there is also a complete culture, which contains the names of various creatures, and the idioms of various allusions.
Legend has it that the first emperor also ordered one of his courtiers to be named "Cangjie" and hold the edict of the immortals to name all things.
Therefore, this world is full of familiar terms, familiar creations, and cultural features full of a sense of déjà vu.
"It's like a replica of the Earth Star Divine State."
Thinking like this in her heart, Yuwei didn't stop at her feet, closely following Xu Yan's footsteps.
Because he is still young, even if his strength is not weak, Yuwei has to catch up with Xu Yan's pace, and it is still a little difficult not to run.
It is also commonly known as ——— short feet.
Xu Yan's step, he had to take three steps, so he could only take a quick short step.
Xu Yan has to walk a hundred miles on his legs, and both of them are martial artists with a high realm, so naturally they are not ordinary people walking at an average speed.
His pace is extremely fast. Although it was not time to sprint, one step flew up, spanning dozens of feet, but it also took more than ten steps in a second.
Xu Yan walked fast, and Yuwei could only go a little faster, and the two legs quickly alternated, almost dancing out of the afterimage.
This kind of action may be used by ordinary people with a hint of funny.
But as an immortal, Yuwei is naturally not simple, and that kind of fast-paced action makes him walk out of a natural, ethereal and chic posture.
Just kidding, stepping on the sonic clouds, the fairy road can make a set of immortal postures of "soaring clouds and driving the fog", not to mention just walking!
That kind of elegant and free movement made Xu Yan, who secretly wanted to test Yuwei's endurance, couldn't help but praise:
"The movements are so easy, and the physical fitness seems to be very strong!"
Yuwei is indeed very comfortable.
The two of them strolled and "walked", soaring at the same speed as a galloping horse on the official road, and Yuwei still had time to look around.
His golden pupils were bright, and with a hint of curiosity, he stared at the scenery around him.
Strictly speaking, this is the first time Yuwei has gone far away.
In the past years, he stayed in Qinghe Town, and in addition to eating and drinking every day, he "looked inside" to adjust his body.
Therefore, the surrounding roads, road signs, and forests are a little new to Yuwei.
Yuwei swept her eyes and saw a small touch of white in the woods, and her heart suddenly moved:
"Oh, there are rabbits in this world, too?"
Where Yuwei's line of sight was, two long rabbit ears shook a few times in the grass.
"Whoa!"
Then, a huge creature that looked like a rabbit but was as tall as a man slowly got up.
The huge rabbit seemed to notice the gaze and turned its head to look at Yuwei.
More than a dozen red eyes on the "rabbit" forehead gurgled and bared their teeth at Yuwei.
Only then did Yuwei realize that the teeth of the "rabbit" were extremely sharp, and they were layered like a shark, full of intimidation.
This peculiar look made Yuwei touch her smooth chin and said with emotion:
"The rabbits of this world look really strange."
Of course, that's not really a rabbit.
Yuwei naturally saw it.
Obviously, it was a ferocious beast.
Although it is very similar to rabbits, it is almost to the point of being fake.
But the huge size, more than a dozen red eyes, and sharp teeth all betrayed him deeply.
He's just a beast that looks like a rabbit.
The giant rabbit beast stared at the jade micro on the official road, and seemed to find the breath of a blood-condensing warrior.
More than a dozen of its red eyes locked on Yuwei at once, and its pupils narrowed like needles, sensing a potential danger, but also containing a huge amount of nutrients.
This danger and temptation coexisted, causing the giant rabbit to open its teeth and let out countless saliva.
Yuwei was calm about this, but stopped.
I don't know when, Xu Yan, who was walking in front, also stopped his pace and looked at Yuwei.
Xu Yan's expression was also very calm, and he asked Yuwei:
"Are you okay?"
Yu blinked slightly and nodded her head affirmatively.
This is the official road, and the instinct of the fierce beast will attack the warrior.
For the safety of the passing caravans and the people, this beast must be exterminated.
Then, with a stomp on his feet, the ground instantly cracked a stone, which he picked into his hand.
When Yuwei made a move, the giant rabbit also roared angrily and flew over.
The temptation brought to it by the aura of the Blood Condensation Warrior finally surpassed that sense of crisis, and made it decide to attack.
"Roar!" The giant rabbit let out a sound that definitely did not look like a rabbit, and its body stood up, and its two hands suddenly stretched out like whips, and it ran with the two anti-jointed feet of its lower body.
At first glance, it looks like a tall white humanoid monster, dragging its long hands, and charging in a strange way.
"Boom!" The giant rabbit sprinted, and the trees in front of him were knocked down one by one, showing great strength and menacing.
However, the beast that cannot distinguish between the strength and weakness of the enemy is only self-defeating after all.
Yuwei's hand holding the stone blurred for a moment, turned into an afterimage, and then quickly returned to its original state.
The stone in his hand was gone.
Yu turned his head slightly, nodded his head like Xu Yan, and walked forward.
When he took two steps forward, there was a "pop!" in his ears. The loud noise.
It was the sound of air being breached.
Then, the head of the giant rabbit behind Yuwei was smashed, and the color exploded everywhere.
The heavy corpse, with inertia, fell into the dust.
Until it died, Yuwei didn't look at it.
"Awesome!" Xu Yan's words of appreciation.
Xu Yan didn't know if it was because Lu Zhan was well taught, and he had instructed Yuwei to use his strength since he was a child, or if Yuwei himself was talented.
But at this moment, he mobilized all his strength in one place, and his movements seemed to be dull, but he instantly burst out with all his strength, easily smashing the fierce beast to death.
That's a skillful use of strength, and it's at a very high level!
This made Xu Yan have a better impression of Yuwei and thought that he was even better.
"The afterlife is terrifying!" Xu Yan shook his head and turned to follow Yuwei.
But after taking a few steps, he moved his mind again, and an invisible force exploded on the periphery of the official road.
The power of the explosion boiled, causing flames to burst from the void, igniting the corpse of the giant rabbit-like beast, burning it all to the flesh, blood and bones.
This is to prevent the dead flesh of the beast from smelling of blood, attracting more harmful beasts to gather along the official road.
The flames burned every wisp of blood, and an explosion-like aftermath scattered, hitting the ground and blasting up a small piece of earth and rock.
This piece of earth and stone soared up, flew to the sky above the official road, and accurately fell to the pit kicked by Yuwei, and with a pressure, the soil and stone were flattened.
The flame that burned the giant rabbit slowly extinguished, and the hole in the official road kicked by Yuwei was filled, and Xu Yan continued to walk.
He finished the aftermath and said to Yuwei:
"It's about a few miles from the station."
"With your strength and speed, we'll be there in about a moment."
Xu Yan looked up at the sky again, staring at the dense clouds:
"It's a little cloudy, maybe it will rain later, we need to hurry."
"Can you run?"
Yuwei didn't answer, but his figure flashed, and he had already turned into an afterimage and rushed forward.
This made Xu Yan stunned for a moment, and then shook his head with a smile:
"This kid, do you want to compete with the old man for speed?"
Xu Yan's eyes flashed with fire, and he said confidently:
"In terms of speed, even if it is the initial "rocket" of the Tianjing Ministry of Industry, I dare to compete! ”
Before the words fell, Xu Yan had already risen and chased after Yuwei.
"Then let's see who arrives at the station first."
Only the aftermath was left in the air, because the sound couldn't catch up with Xu Yan.
But from the echoing voice, Xu Yan's full confidence can still be heard.
He is a master of refining skills, and he is considered first-class in the whole world.
Losing to a 10-year-old? Inexistent!