At the beginning of the morning sun, a white fish belly floats on the horizon.

After a simple wash, he put on the ointment he bought from Sanyang Medical Center, only to feel a burst of coldness, which made the young man, who was still a little sleepy, suddenly startled, and almost knocked over the wooden basin on the iron frame.

Before his parents woke up, Zhou Tianshen carefully picked up the bamboo basket, wanting to go to the mountains again and try his luck again.

At this hour, most of the residents of the village have not yet gotten up, but today it is unusual, the usually wide and bright streets are full of people at this time, and the village is rarely a little lively.

Zhou Tianshen walked into the crowd and saw Lu Anshi being pulled by a couple with his sleeves pulled up, and he was counted down.

The woman wearing a cloth scarf and a cloth skirt pointed at the young man's forehead with her fingers, "You ignorant person, when you go back to the village, why don't you go home to find your mother as soon as possible?" Do you know how worried the old lady was after receiving your letter, and you don't know how dangerous it is in the mountains, why did you go into the mountains at night, if you encounter anything bad, how can you let me and your father live?"

The young man bared his teeth and retreated again and again, but his sleeves were grabbed by the woman, so he could only admit his mistake repeatedly, "Mother, I was wrong, I didn't think about it in the middle of the night, you and your father are asleep, it's not good to disturb you, besides, I came back this time with a few friends, they are not familiar with life, I have to stay and take care of them." ”

"You are not the only one who does not stay in the inn, Wang does not stay, he can't take care of your friends? I think you have hard wings, and you want to fly, right?"

The woman spat and muttered.

Lu Anshi saw that the villagers were gathering more and more, and he was really a little embarrassed with his thin skin.

Suddenly, a pair of big hands came from behind, grabbed the young man's shoulders and threw them to the side, the young man's figure stagnated in the air, the double swords in his sleeves flashed out, nailed to the ground, the man let go of his hands, dodged the flying sword, waved his fists, the young man dodged, the fist was wrapped in the breeze and brushed over the top of the young man's head, and the young man kicked the man's ankle with a sweeping leg, and the man did not move.

By this time, the crowd had dispersed.

Putting away his fists and feet, the young man arched his hand and said sincerely, "I thought that I could have a few hands with Uncle Meng when I came back from the Mirror Moon Temple, but now it seems that I am still too young." ”

The man waved his hand and said in a cold voice, "It's not easy for you to have this kind of reaction speed at your age, take your time, don't rush." ”

"Yes. ”

The woman standing on the side stepped forward, squinted and smiled, "How about it, my family is not as good as Hancha." ”

The man had thin eyes and long eyebrows, a black mole at the corner of his mouth, and a pair of iron rings on his wrists, which were long fingers.

He is the owner of the martial arts hall in Laohuai Village, Meng Cheng.

Meng Cheng ignored the woman's eyebrows, turned around and walked to the other side, where there stood a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes with a set of rules and rules for drawing and fixing right angles on his shoulder.

Meng Cheng said, "Senior Kou said that the mountains are not peaceful, and for the safety of the children, I need to go." I asked you for that set of protective gear before, and I need you to give it to me as soon as possible. ”

The big-eyed man smiled, "Don't worry, I'll give it to you tonight." ”

Meng Cheng nodded and turned to leave.

The woman took her child by the hand and walked into the inn, followed by the big-eyed man.

Wang Buliu was lying on the counter to settle accounts, and when he saw the big-eyed man walking in, he hurriedly got up to greet him, "Brother Lu, what have you been busy with lately? ”

The woman walked straight to the backyard.

The boy went up to the second floor.

Zhou Tianshen followed the crowd and walked towards the entrance of the village, but before he had taken a few steps, he was stopped by Meng Cheng.

Zhou Tianshen greeted, "Uncle Meng." ”

Meng Cheng nodded and said, "The cave beasts in the mountains were a little abnormal last night, and they made a lot of noise, so don't go to the mountains again these days." ”

Zhou Tianshen said, "I didn't hear any movement in the mountains." ”

Meng Cheng's eyes were like torches, "You are not a cultivator, so naturally you can't feel it." If you want to follow me in the Tao, be honest and obedient. ”

"Got it. ”

Zhou Tianshan had to carry the bamboo basket on his back and return the same way.

——————

In the courtyard of the Zhou family, Zhou Qian was lying on a rocking chair, holding a pu fan in his hand, shaking it unhurriedly.

In front of him sat a blind young man, the young man was wearing a plain coat, holding a purple bamboo pole in his hand, and behind the young man stood a round-faced male baby with a small wooden box on his back, and the boy was holding a string of sugar gourds in his hand, eating with relish.

The blind young man took a sip of tea, smacked his lips and said, "Mr. Zhou, you are not kind." We've come all the way from afar, and you're just going to entertain us?"

Zhou Qian exhaled impatiently, and shook the fan a little bigger, "Do you like to drink or not, I didn't invite you to come." ”

The blind young man chuckled, "Don't be so angry, just kidding." ”

In order to show his sincerity, the blind young man picked up the teacup and drank the tea.

Putting down the teacup, the blind young man picked up the tea leaves from the corner of his mouth, then picked up the mahogany box at his feet, and before opening it, he made sure again, "You really let me open it here, I really don't need to find a secluded place, after opening it, I can really get out of here alive?"

Zhou Qian put down the fan, closed his eyes, and stopped looking at the youth.

The young man pursed his lips, put down the mahogany box, poured himself a cup of tea, took two sips, and said, "What is in it now, and what it was before, in fact, I don't know, but I just brought it back here on the order of the master, and now that the things have been brought, we should also go." ”

The blind young man stood up, held a purple bamboo pole, and left Laohuai Village with a round-faced boy.

After the young man left, Zhou Qian sighed and hid the locked mahogany box on the beam of his house.

——————

Don't stay at the inn, in a guest room on the second floor, Lu Anshi, Chen Fu and others sat together, discussing the next trip.

Lu Anshi proposed to go to Tianxiang County tomorrow to see the exhibitions there, and by the way, buy some souvenirs to bring back to Jingyue Temple.

Others have no objection, they are here for the purpose of participating in the exhibition here, so naturally they will not have other opinions.

The crowd talked about the experience of last night again.

Mao Qingzhu patted his chest, still a little apprehensive and said, "When I think of last night, I am covered in cold sweat, I really can't imagine that this kind of thing will happen." ”

Zuo Su wiped the short sword, and the horn bow was hung on the wall by him, Zuo Su said, "I have to say, this accident really benefited me a lot, I realized that I have a lot of shortcomings, I dare to promise, if such an incident happens again, I will never be as passive as last night." ”

Sitting cross-legged on the bed, the breeze blowing through the window and blowing the long hair on the back of his head, he said, "Take the initiative and be measured, and don't be fooled by the enemy's superficial appearance, if they don't have the intention of fighting, we are really in danger." I have a hunch that this time it won't be so easy. ”

"Teacher, you're awake. ”

"Teacher, I see that your face is full of red light, are you going to advance again?"

Mao Qingzhu asked curiously.

Gu Zhiwen, who was wearing a white mask, got up and poured a cup of herbal tea, handed it to Chen Fu's hand, Chen Fu took a big sip with satisfaction, and said comfortably, "The Seven Levels of the Earth's Mental Realm, I finally have a chance to surpass that old guy Zaisan Ke." ”

Mao Qingzhu tilted his little head and recalled, "I remember that the last time the teacher advanced was a month ago, and it took nearly half a year, why did he advance so quickly this time." ”

Chenfu stood up, put his hands behind his back, stood beside the bed, his eyes wandering over the mountains, "It can only be said that this is a blessed land, no wonder Lu Anshi has such a high talent." ”

"Teacher?", Lu Anshi smiled awkwardly.

Zuo Su put away the short sword, took off the horn bow, and found that the bowstring was a little worn, which was what he cared about the most, he hesitated for a moment and said, "Anshi, do you have a place to make bowstrings here?"

Lu Anshi said without thinking, "No, there are only carpenters and blacksmiths here, as for things like bowstrings, the grocery store should have them, but the owner of the house went to Tianxiang County and will come back at night." ”

Zuo Su stared at the bowstring, his fingers rubbing against the horns.

Lu Anshi reminded, "It's better to wait until tomorrow, there should be something you need in the county." ”

The room fell silent for a moment.

Knock knock

At that moment, there was a knock on the door.

Gu Zhiwen sat at the door and opened the door with his hand.

Outside the door stood a fat man with a white towel on his shoulder and squinted eyes.

When the fat man saw Lu An, he laughed and said, "Anshi, it's really you." When Wang Buliu told me that when you came back, I didn't believe it. I drank a little wine last night, slept to death, and didn't get up to make you something to eat, I have already discussed with your parents that we will hold a reception banquet for you in the evening, and when the time comes, call these friends of yours, don't forget. ”

"Remember, Uncle White. ”

Lu Anshi let the white fat man into the house, and the white fat man greeted the people in the room one by one.

The white fat man is the chef who does not stay at the inn, and he is also one of the earliest residents of Laohuai Village.

Mao Qingzhu said openly, "Uncle, you are so fat." ”

The white fat man always squinted his eyes, and when he heard the girl's ridicule, he quickly said a few words of 'fairy tales', and the fat face smiled like a flower.

"I've brought the words to you, and I won't bother you and your friends. ”

Lu Anshi walked out of the room with a smile and sent the white fat man downstairs.

——————

Nameless mountain, thirty miles away from Laohuai Village.

The carriage had been shattered, the dead horse had been thrown under the tree, the short-haired man was lying in the shade covered in wounds, with his broken sword at hand, and not far from him lay a scarred man with a bow and crossbow in his hand, whose neck was crooked to the side and had lost his breath.

The girl wearing a black veil and a black cloak was pinched in the palm of her hand by a huge black bear, who was also covered in blood and looked at the black bear's eyes sharply.

The black bear's eyes were fixed on the girl's chest.

A large colorful bird flew from among the trees, stood on the shoulder of the black bear, whispered a few words, and the black bear showed a human smile.

The black bear began to re-examine the girl.

The colorful bird tilted its neck and combed its fur with its pointed beak, and after a while, it suddenly spat out and said in a sharp voice, "Little girl, we have an order from the big boss, I hope you can hand over the broken back bone, and we can still get together and disperse, otherwise, we can only wronged you and this black-eyed bear brother." ”

The cloak girl spat out a mouthful of blood and said resentfully, "What do you want?"

The big bird laughed wildly, flew down on top of the black-eyed bear's head, stretched his neck, and said condescendingly, "Our purpose is very clear, hand over the broken backbone and the octagonal worm, and then marry my black-eyed bear brother, otherwise, he will be your fate." ”

The big bird raised its wings and pointed in the direction of the scar man.

The girl was already in the dust, but at this time, when she saw that the scar man would be insulted by these beasts after his death, she only hated herself for not being able to avenge the enemy with her hands.

The girl turned on the switch of the Hidden Arrow with one hand, silently raised her arm, aimed at the position of the big bird, and tried to squeeze out a smile, "If I promise you, can you let Uncle Zhongfa go." ”

The middle-haired uncle in the girl's mouth is the short-haired man who lies in the shade of a tree, helpless.

At this time, the short-haired man heard the girl's voice and shouted in a hoarse voice, "Miss, don't, you wait there, I'll get up and save you." ”

The short-haired man struggled to stand up, but the meridians of his whole body were broken, and he couldn't do anything other than try to lift his neck, even so, it still alarmed the six-legged spider who had been lying on the tree to rest, the spider raised its head, its red eyes stared straight at the short-haired man's neck, emitting a bloodthirsty light, it gently raised a foot, quickly pierced the short-haired man's stomach, and then pulled it out suddenly, a column of blood as thick as an arm rose to the sky, and after a while, the short-haired man fainted with a pale face.

"Uncle Zhongfa. ”

The girl cried bitterly, now she has only one thought in her heart, that is, death can't fulfill this group of beasts who eat people and don't spit out bones, she uses her spiritual power, a short arrow shoots out from her sleeve, the tip of the arrow flashes with cold light, and it penetrates the palm of a black-eyed bear blocked by a bamboo, and the black-eyed bear roars in pain, wanting to slap the girl in her hand to death, but is stopped by a sharp voice.

The big bird bit a cold arrow in his mouth, looked sideways at the girl, and said inarticulately, "We can't kill her yet, the thing hasn't arrived, you can't kill her even if your entire arm is broken." ”

The black-eyed bear whimpered aggrievedly.

The big bird spit out the arrow in his mouth, approached the girl's eyes step by step, and said treacherously, "However, I have a good idea, as long as I poke her blind, then she will not be able to see anything, she will not be able to see the road, which means that she will not be able to run anymore, and when you reach the day of cultivation and get the human body, you will not do whatever you want." ”

The shrill voice of the big bird rang out among the trees, and the black bear raised one of its four fingers in appreciation.

The short-haired man opened his eyes weakly, blood flowed from his mouth, and his lips moved slightly, as if shouting, 'Miss, don't be afraid'.

The big bird pressed closer, and its black and yellow mouth pressed against the girl's eyelids, and there was a fishy smell coming from it

The girl didn't realize it, straightened her chest, and died as she deserved, and died neither humbly nor arrogantly.

The big bird took a few steps back, retracted its beak, and gathered its strength, and just as it was about to stab the girl's eye, a white palm appeared in front of its eyes, grabbed its head, and threw it back.

The middle-aged man with thin eyes and long eyebrows, with a black mole at the corner of his mouth, stood on the arm of the black-eyed bear, his legs were bent, and his whole body ejected out, and he kicked on the eyes of the black-eyed bear, the black-eyed bear was in pain, and fell backwards, the middle-aged man seized the opportunity, rose from the ground, and then used his spiritual power, accumulating force on his feet, like a nail firmly pierced into the wrist of the black-eyed bear, the black-eyed bear let go of his palm, and the girl slipped to the ground in response.

The middle-aged man took advantage of the black-eyed bear's recovery, and instantly came to its black back, punched it in the heart, and then flashed to the front of the black-eyed bear, and the same punch hit the black-eyed bear's heart.

The black-eyed bear spat out a mouthful of blood.

The middle-aged man used a knife in his palm and inserted it into the heart of the black-eyed bear, and after pulling it out, he held a white bead between his fingers.

The beads are moist and translucent, with a yellow stripe in the middle, and under the sunlight, a trace of blurred ripples can be vaguely seen inside.

According to the judgment of the middle-aged man, this black-eyed bear has nearly one hundred and fifty years of cultivation, and if it is not bad, he will be able to cultivate the Tao in another three hundred years, and after cultivating his human body, he will definitely have the power of not losing the earth's state of mind. At that point, the white spirit root will also turn red to match the landscape.

Put away your thoughts and place the bead on your chest, and you can feel the spiritual power fluctuations emitted by the bead.

The middle-aged man picked up the girl and placed her on the prepared ox cart.

The girl was unconscious.

The middle-aged man cleaned up the short-haired man's injuries, the six-legged spider was only less than fifty years old, and he had already been killed by the middle-aged man, and the bead was also given to the old scalper.

Although the old ox is not a cave beast, but because he has lived in Laohuai Village for a long time, he naturally has a trace of wisdom, and under the 'cultivation' of middle-aged people, he now has a hundred years of Taoism relative to the cultivation of cave beasts.

The old scalper mooed a few times.

After the middle-aged man and the girl were placed on the ox cart, they jumped directly on the back of the ox and drove the old ox to the village.

The big multicolored bird was long gone.

——————

When Zhou Tianshen returned home, he found that his parents were not there, lying on the bed, and sleepiness gradually attacked.

By the time he woke up, it was already evening.

He rubbed his eyes and walked out of the house to find his parents talking in the yard with an old man with a black dog.

When the black dog saw Zhou Tianshen, he barked listlessly, and walked out of the courtyard gate by himself.

The old man slapped the dust off his body and swayed to his feet.

Zhou Qian hurriedly supported the old man.

The old man waved his hand and walked away.

Zhou Tianshen walked up to the woman and asked, "Why is Grandpa Kou here?"

The woman said, "Grandpa Kou came to call us to Lu's house for dinner, and tonight they are going to hold a reception banquet to entertain Anshi's teachers and friends." ”

The woman thought about it, but decided to let her man say what they had decided.

But Zhou Qian just picked up the teapot and puff fan on the wooden table and walked straight out of the compound.

The woman said helplessly, "Your father has agreed to your study at Huang Zhao Academy, but he has one condition, you must go with the other children in the village, so that you can take care of each other, and you will not feel lonely." Your uncle has already told you that he will guide you in the cultivation of a few of you. ”

Zhou Tianshen pretended to nod deeply, but was slapped on the head by the woman.

"It's really the same as your father, it's really not worrying. ”

——————

Sanyang Medical Center, backyard

After Meng Cheng rescued the girl and the short-haired man, he took them directly to Zhang Yunan's medical center.

Zhang Yunan has practiced medicine for many years, and it is the first time he has seen such a serious injury.

The girl is fine, but she was too frightened and had multiple fractures in her body, as long as she connected the bones and recuperated for a few days, it would be fine.

As the saying goes, it takes a hundred days to break your muscles and bones.

But the short-haired man's injuries were a little overwhelmed.

After cleaning the wounds on the short-haired man's stomach and sewing them together with thin threads, Zhang Yunan wiped the sweat from his sideburns at will, took a box of black ointment from his side, and applied the ointment to the wound and the short-haired man's temples, and the short-haired man let out a slight moaning of pain.

Zhang Yunan stopped the movement in his hand, took a big sip of tea, and said with relief, "Whew, being able to speak out means that he is still saved, his injury is too serious, although I can help him lift his breath back, but if I want to be completely out of danger of life, I can't do anything here." Put him here with me first, and tomorrow, you will take him to Miaoshouzhai in Tianxiang County, where there is an acquaintance of mine, and if you bring him and this letter, he will know what to do. ”

Zhang Yunan picked up the letter that had just been written on the table and pushed it to the middle-aged man's hand, but the middle-aged man did not accept it, but just looked at the sleeping girl intently.

He said a sentence coldly, so frightened that the young man in the long shirt almost dropped the teacup.

Meng Cheng said, "Is there something hidden in this woman's chest?"

Zhang Yunan spit the tea directly on Meng Cheng's face.

Meng Cheng grimaced and wiped the tea away.

Zhang Yunan took a few steps back and blocked the girl behind him, "Master Meng, we can't do anything to take advantage of people's danger, even if you are their savior." ”

Meng Cheng didn't want to explain, and continued to say vaguely, "They should be surrounded by strange treasures before they are targeted by the cave beasts, and if they are not sent away in time, the village will definitely be affected." However, what kind of treasure will make the cave beasts so worried, if they commit murder during the day, if they are seen by passing cultivators, they will suffer a catastrophe. ”

Zhang Yunan saw that Meng Cheng was chattering there alone, and he really didn't dare to let him send the two of them to Tianxiang County anymore.

Looking into the distance, the sky is dark.

Alas, it's better to go on your own.