Volume 2 General Orders Chapter 101 Strange Old Man
There was only a book and an iron plaque in the baggage.
The books are not large, they are thick to the touch, and they are all bound up from sturdy paper. The pages were yellowed and looked very old, but there was no damage to them. On the front page of the book are several ancient rune fonts - the collection of stories of famous generals.
The iron plate is also not big, but it is two fingers wide and long, and it is heavy to start with, and it looks like it is made of fine iron. On the front is written the ordinary two words 'Wushuang', while on the back is written the other two words 'wisdom'!
Li Xuanji looked at the two things and became a little puzzled.
He was still too young when it happened, and the psychological impact on him was so great that he didn't dare to recall it for a long time, so that when he finally mustered up the courage to think about it, he realized that he had forgotten a lot of things.
However, he still remembers that when he was a child, his family was very wealthy, there was no shortage of food, clothing, money, even if he was away from home, he still carried a lot of things, and he brought a lot of things that belonged to his parents.
But why is it that the relics that Master has handed over to him now are not my father's sword, not my mother's jewelry, and not anything precious? And just an ordinary book, an inconspicuous iron card?
When he didn't give up and roughly flipped through the "Famous General's Story Collection", and studied the iron plate for a long time, he was completely speechless.
The iron card is just an iron card, except that the weight is a little heavy and the texture is relatively strong, there is nothing suspicious at all. The mezzanine in the fantasy has not been found at all, and it is not made of divine gold, and even the four words on it are ordinary. Could it be that this is the key to something? Treasure Key?
As for that old book, it is really a collection of stories! It tells the stories of nearly 100 famous generals who rose in troubled times in ancient times and even in ancient times, when the world was fighting for hegemony and wars. Focusing on the style of each famous general and the battle of fame, the exaggeration of the words, the gorgeous rhetoric, almost everyone is praised as a god general, and the battle is invincible! It is really worthy of the style of a folk tale!
There is also the salvation that this book is very old, and the words in it are all rune fonts used in ancient times, which are obscure. In the hands of ordinary people, I am afraid that they would still think that it is an ancient book of world-building exercises! If it weren't for Li Xuanji's special study of runes, it would really be difficult to see the content of this book!
A storybook written in rune font is weird to think about. If you extrapolate the age according to the font, it is at least more than 10,000 years old. Could it be that this collection of stories is my father's and mother's beloved collection of antiques, so it was given to me by the master as a relic?
Li Xuanji had lost interest in the two things and threw them into the bag.
Maybe it's just two things left as a souvenir, and it's not worth making a fuss. Except for the "Famous General's Talebook", which he occasionally took out to read and pass the boring time on the road, the iron plate may never see the light of day.
Li Xuanji and his entourage spent another day and a night in the long snowfield, and when the three of them saw the slightly clear sky in the sky, they finally determined that they had come to the edge of the Xichuan Snow Field, and it was estimated that it would only take half a day to get out of the snowfield.
Li Xuanji asked Jin Ling, who was already hungry, to find some prey to bring back and prepare for life and cooking, and the latter suddenly blinked happily and disappeared.
As for Xuemang, he needs to go alone to the mountains and forests to find wild beasts to feed. Because its food is too large, even if Li Xuanji and Jin Ling look for food for it together, they can't fill its stomach. Thankfully, Xuemang can last for many days without having to eat again. Otherwise, it will definitely eat up the living beings wherever it goes, and slaughter them in a sweeping style, and this method will definitely not be liked by Li Xuanji.
When Jin Ling returned, she was already carrying two fat snowcocks in her hands. Originally a fox, she is still obsessed with birds and game, and she never gets tired of it.
Li Xuanji deflattered, disemboweled, and gutted two fat snowcocks, then marinated them with a variety of spices in the Qiankun bag, and finally cut some rare cedar trees from the woods as firewood, and began to roast and barbecue the snowcocks slowly.
He is very careful, and the more delicious the ingredients, the more attentive he is, and only in this way can he experience the joy of life and even practice in it. The so-called three thousand avenues, even if cooking skills are also Tao, you can still practice with this. Although this is a three-tier industry, who can be sure that there will be an opportunity to improve the realm in it?
Li Xuanji fed the snow chicken again and again according to the heat, and smeared all kinds of sauces, honey, butter and so on layer after layer. About half an hour later, the two snowcocks had become browned and crispy roast chickens.
Steaming white smoke rose from the roast chicken, and an extremely tempting aroma penetrated deep into the nostrils of the two people, tickling the roundworms in their stomachs.
Jin Ling had already begun to stretch out his pink tongue and lick the saliva at the corner of his mouth. Ignoring the hot temperature, she poked her fingers at the roast chicken, and then quickly took her fingers into her mouth and sucked, and her two beautiful eyes immediately bent into two small crescents.
"Okay, you can start eating! One for each person, don't grab it!" Li Xuanji beckoned to Jin Ling.
However, before the two could make a move, an unexpected voice sounded in the distance.
“...... Slow down, don't eat yet. And my old man!"
"Jingle Bell ......"
An old voice came from the snowy distance, followed by the sound of a hurried bell.
Li Xuanji and Jin Ling turned their heads suspiciously, followed the sound and looked, only to see that on the snow-covered road, a tall white giant deer was rushing towards here. There was an old man riding on the white deer's body, the wide robe he was wearing was blown behind him by the wind, and a long white beard under his forehead flew away, which was actually longer than the head of the house, even more!
The old man was being shaken by the white deer's rapid running at this time, and it seemed that he was about to fall off his back and fall the snow in the next moment, which made Li Xuanji worry. However, until Bailu ran in front of him, the old man did not fall, but was only slightly panting.
The giant white deer is very tall, twice as tall as a normal deer. Its neck is curvy, its limbs are very slender, its earthy yellow fur is covered with white round spots, and it has a pair of beautiful antlers on the top of its head, and the yellow antlers glow with a little golden brilliance.
Although the old man has not yet fallen to the ground, he can still see that he is very tall, and there is no hunched back that an old man should have. His face was ruddy, his hair was childish, and he had a large handful of long white beards on his forehead. He was covered in a snow-white robe, and I don't know what kind of animal fur it was, but at first glance it was very rare and expensive.
"That...... Old man, is there anything wrong with you?" Li Xuanji raised his hand to the old man and asked respectfully.
The old man jumped off the white deer's body, slipped under his feet, and almost fell to the ground. Frightened, Li Xuanji hurriedly stepped forward to support the other party, for fear of throwing the old man out of the way.
After the old man stood firm, he hit Bailu's body with a 'snap' and scolded: "How many times have you said it, you are a proud white deer, not a stupid camel, why do you look like this every time you run? I also named you 'Xianzhi' thanks to it, where is there a little fairy spirit in your ugly appearance when you run? If you really fall me to death, you will definitely become the meat in their pot! I really don't have a long memory at all!"
The tall white deer lowered his head aggrievedly, and shouted 'Yo Yo', not daring to look at the old man.
The old man ignored it, but tidied up the clothes and robes on his body, took out a wooden comb from his arms and combed his messy beard neatly, and then turned his head to Li Xuanji and saluted, with a smile on his face:
"This little brother is good! The little brother's barbecue skills are really extraordinary, and he can do it for ten miles in this forest, sea and snow field! That ...... Old man, I was passing by the local area, and when I was hungry and thirsty, I suddenly smelled the delicious barbecue aroma of the little brother, so I had to come in front of me with a thick face, hoping to ask the little brother for a bite to eat!"
The old man was a little embarrassed after speaking, but a pair of eyes were fixed on the two roasted snowcocks on the bonfire and never looked away. The beard under his forehead trembled slightly, as if smacking his saliva.
"Uh...... What did the old man say? It's just a bite to eat, and who doesn't have a time when they are hungry and thirsty except for the legendary saints? Since we can meet the old man here, then we are also fated, so please eat with us! I hope the old man will not dislike the poor food!" Li Xuanji replied.
When the old man heard his answer, he hurriedly waved his hand happily and said, "Don't dislike it, don't dislike it, the old man will be content with this roast snow!"
Li Xuanji laughed and invited the old man to sit down with him and share the two roasted snow chickens.
The old man's presence aroused Jin Ling's hostility, and she couldn't tolerate outsiders sharing her favorite food, and her nature of protecting food was vividly displayed by her angry eyes. If Li Xuanji hadn't kept glancing at her, she would have exploded a long time ago.
The old man didn't seem to see Jin Ling's gaze, but sat down cross-legged and said to himself: "Seriously, old man, I haven't eaten this delicacy for many years! This thing runs too fast and is too difficult to catch, even that idiot of Xianzhi can't catch up, not to mention my old arms and legs? If I hadn't met my little brother today, I don't know if I would have eaten it again before I entered the ground!"
Li Xuanji took out a knife and cut the roasted snow chicken, then handed it to the old man and Jin Ling respectively, and said, "The old man is serious. This snowcock is not a rare thing, even in restaurants outside Xichuan it is often sold. If the old man wants to eat, I can give you some silver taels for you to feast on!"
The old man picked up the snow chicken in his hand, put it in his mouth and chewed it slowly, enjoying it very much. Hearing Li Xuanji's words, he said disdainfully: "Hmph, can you eat the snow chickens in those places? It's just some inferior goods, so it satisfies the tastes of those laymen." Only the two chickens in the hands of the little brother can enter the old man's mouth. ”
"What is the king of chickens, the queen of chickens?" Li Xuanji wondered.
"You don't know?" the old man said in surprise, and when he saw that his expression did not seem to be fake, he patiently explained: "Snow pheasants also have ethnic communities to survive, generally there are thousands of snow pheasants in a community, and each community will have an emperor and a queen. The taste of ordinary snow pheasant is just average, but this queen is a treasure among treasures, and it is loved by thousands of people. Among them, the taste can be ranked among the top ten delicacies in the world. If this is not the case, how can this roasted snowcock of yours be fragrant for me to smell for ten miles? It's just that this queen is too difficult to catch, usually hiding in the nest and reluctant to show up, even if they can appear, it is difficult to distinguish from the many snowcocks, and they are extremely fast, after discovering danger, they can lose their traces in the blink of an eye, so that the old man and I are discouraged!"
After hearing this, Li Xuanji looked at Jin Ling, who was eating Zhengxiang, in surprise. Unexpectedly, just let her catch a few wild animals and come back, she actually went to serve the snowcock's nest. Sure enough, the fox is still shrewd, and he picks the best food to eat.
"By the way, little brother, do you have wine?" the old man asked suddenly, he pointed to the roast snow chicken in his hand and said: "If you have wine, you might as well take it out and give it to me, eating this imperial snow chicken alone is a bit of a tyrannical thing, and good wine and delicious food complement each other." And after drinking, I can calculate a hexagram for you, even if I repay you for your hospitality to the old man!"
"Fortune telling?!" Li Xuanji was stunned.