July 17, born vision, the night of the red moon, the seven stars shine high, Xiaoling empty city, the disaster of the ugly city, the whole country mourns, return the forest immortals, ask for security and peace......

This nursery rhyme has been circulating in the streets and alleys of Li Guo since four years ago, and three-year-old children can be catchy, and there are six ugly cities in the nursery rhyme.

Every ugly city is filled with people's ugly desires, the gluttony of the city of delicacies, the greed for money of the city of Wanguan, the desire for beauty in the city of human faces, the desire for power in the city of power, the desire for survival in the city, and the obsession of the city of Yao sleeping......

If the ugly city has desires, it will provoke evil spirits, and there will be no survivors, so people call it the ugly city.

For this reason, the people of Li are very panicked, in order to seek peace of mind, people began to build a temple of Huanlin immortals, and went to kneel and pray, praying for the Hui Lin immortals who died together with the empress of the demon capital for Bao Li two hundred years ago, to bless the safety of the family.

When I first saw Yi Ling, it was not long after the Spring Festival, and Ruan Yuan went up the mountain at seventeen.

A few days ago, Ruan Yuan heard that there was an old Taoist who caught demons in Wangyang Mountain to accept apprentices, and if he was included in the door by the old Taoist chief, he could take care of food and housing, and he could also receive four taels of silver per month for living expenses.

"Is there such a cheap thing in the world?" Ruan Yuan asked the old man Yang who was selling candy.

Old man Yang snorted coldly and glanced at Ruan Yuan, "Little Old Man can still lie to you?" As he spoke, Old Man Yang pointed to the beggars who begged passers-by for food, "Just those few are called Huazi, and they also want to try their luck." ”

Ruan Yuan nodded suspiciously, anyway, he was wandering around, so it was better to try his luck, "Then old man, do you know where to recruit apprentices?" ”

"Look at Yang Mountain. Let's look at Yang Mountain here, there is an old Taoist who collects demons, where else do you say? Old man Yang pointed to a hill in the distance.

Ruan Yuan looked in the direction of Old Man Yang's finger, half-squinted his eyes, and read in a low voice, "Looking at Yang Mountain?" ”

The reputation of the mountain is not small, and the people spread it by word of mouth, saying that the old Taoist treats people with charity, even the old Taoist chief's closed disciples are also a good friend, and his appearance is also excellent, he is a peerless handsome son, it seems to be a good place to go!

After chattering, Ruan Yuan took a bite of the pear in his hand, and turned back to thank the old man Yang who sold the candy, "Thank you, old man Yang." ”

Old man Yang looked at Ruan Yuan's back and smiled slyly, "No thanks, no thanks, this little old man is grateful to you." ”

Ruan Yuan walked into a tavern with his hands folded, the tavern was not very crowded, it was located in the middle of nowhere, and when he walked in, there were only three tables of people sitting scattered inside.

There were four people sitting at one of the tables, three men and one woman, except for the man who sat quietly drinking tea, he was outstanding in appearance and neatly dressed, and the other three were very shabby, vulgar in speech, rude in behavior, shaking dice on the wine table, and the man sat there looking a little out of place.

The little medicine jar lifted off her skirt, stepped on the table, and scolded, "This is impossible, are you doing it, Chen Mazi!" ”

Chen Mazi also stood up unconvinced, "Dead girl, if you lose, you lose, why do you blame Lao Tzu!" Can't afford to lose, can you? ”

Feng Zhaocai at the table hurriedly grabbed the two people who were about to make a move, "Don't argue, don't argue, sister of the little medicine jar, boss, don't quarrel......"

Feng Zhaocai is Chen Mazi's younger brother, his father died at the age of four, and he is an idiot, if it weren't for Chen Mazi, who was two years older than him, with him, he would have starved to death.

Ruan Yuan casually picked up a stone at the door, pointed it at the back of Chen Mazi's head, and threw it out.

Chen Mazi covered the back of his head in pain, saw the stone that fell on the ground, and turned around while scolding, "Damn, which bastard lamb is tired of life, you want to eat your grandfather's fist!" ”

"Whose fist are you eating?" Ruan Yuan scratched his forehead, walked up to Chen Mazi, raised his eyebrows and asked.

Chen Mazi smiled and gave up a seat, "Boss, you're back." ”

Ruan Yuan saved Chen Mazi, so Chen Mazi was willing to bow low and be small, but before that, Chen Mazi did not bully Ruan Yuan.

The little medicine jar took the lead in holding Ruan Yuan's arm, and the arrogance of Fang Cai disappeared in an instant, and he only coquettishly complained softly, "Sister Xiao Yuan, Chen Mazi bullied me." ”

The small medicine jar is thirteen this year, and it is a desert escape, and the village is flooded by the sea, so it escapes to Luoyang City. It was the orphan who Ruan Yuan rescued from the pile of dead two years ago, and he fell ill again. When she met Ruan Yuan, she was very pitiful, which reminded Ruan Yuan of her previous self, she couldn't help but see death without helping.

The small medicine jar was soaked in the medicine jar for ten days before it was saved, and it didn't have a name anyway, so Ruan Yuan called her the little medicine jar.

"Who bullied you? Boss, don't listen to this damn girl's nonsense. Chen Mazi retorted unconvinced.

"Okay, you two, haven't you been tired after making trouble for so long?" Cai Jun sighed.

Although Cai Jun's name is a bit cheesy, he is exceptionally good-looking, he also reads poetry and books, and can write and martial arts, so he is their Cai Junshi.

"Have you heard about Wangyang Mountain's recruitment of apprentices?" Ruan Yuan looked at the four of them, she came today to discuss with them.

Chen Mazi said disapprerovingly, "I heard that there are just two Taoist priests, there is no door and no faction, and they also learn to accept apprentices, according to Lao Tzu, it is a gimmick to find a free labor force." ”

"You're going?" Cai Jun asked.

"Those who know me, Cai Junshi also!" Ruan Yuan smiled and stretched out his hand and nodded in the air.

"Sister Xiao Yuan, what are you doing there? Those who are Taoist priests are all demon slayers, and their heads are all on their trouser belts! The small medicine jar opened in a hurry.

"I naturally know this, but I heard that I can receive four taels of silver every month, four taels, no more than I wash the dishes for a month, Aunt Wang's illness and Xiao Miao's tuition, food and clothing, which doesn't cost anything." Speaking of this, Ruan Yuan paused again.

Remembering Yuanlong Town, Ruan Yuan smiled bitterly again, "Besides, I don't have any physical skills, and now I haven't found out any clues, and the three thousand lives in Yuanlong Town back then have not been explained, so I have to learn some skills." ”

After speaking, Ruan Yuan lowered his head and laughed self-deprecatingly.

"You go, the two Taoist masters who look at Yang Mountain are highly respected, you can learn a lot of skills when you go." Cai Jun comforted.

Before Cai Jun finished speaking, Chen Mazi slapped the table again, got up and retorted, "Okay, your grandma has a leg, Cai Bai'er, then you can't look at Yang Mountain, especially that thing called Yi or something......"

"Easy Zero." Cai Jun kindly reminded.

Chen Mazi and Cai Jun have always been at odds, Chen Mazi dislikes Cai Jun for being poor and poor, and there are many rules and regulations, Cai Jun dislikes Chen Mazi for being vulgar and unhygienic, so the two have a lot of fights, of course, Chen Mazi is often beaten and screams.

Chen Mazi continued, "Yes, Yi Zero, that's also a little white face, a greedy and afraid of death, just a few days ago, I met me, when I was chased by the old Wang Ba to pay back the money, what kind of thing is Yi, but I was yelled at by the old Wang Ba, and ran away with his tail between his legs. ”

Chen Mazi didn't have a good breath, "It's not as good as me Chen Mazi, what kind of morality and high skills, that is all exaggerated by the people in the market!" ”

Cai Jun didn't say anything more, just smiled and shook his head.

Seeing Cai Jun's smile, Chen Mazi suddenly felt that his self-esteem was hurt, and pointed at Cai Jun and yelled, "What are you laughing at?" Cai Bai'er, are you laughing at Lao Tzu? ”

Saying that, the two of them were about to start working again, Ruan Yuan was no longer surprised by such a situation, as long as she didn't smash the furniture, she didn't have the money to repair it.

Ruan Yuan thought about it, no matter what, he still wanted to try his luck, even if Wang Yangshan didn't accept himself, but he could always get a few mouthfuls of food to pass away, and it was not a trip in vain, but if he could worship his subordinates, it would be better to learn the magic of demon hunting.

With such an idea, Ruan Yuan packed her luggage, said goodbye to Aunt Wang, who took her in back then, and gave most of the silver to Aunt Wang's grandson Xiao Miao, explaining what to pay attention to, and warning Xiao Miao not to follow Chen Mazi to the gambling house, otherwise he would break his leg when he came back, and then went to Wangyang Mountain with confidence.

It was Yi Ling who collected the roster of students who signed up for the entrance trial at the door, Yi Ling leaned on a tree with a crooked neck, glanced sideways at the thin Ruan Yuan, only glanced at it hurriedly and said with a smile, "Little girl, the registration time has passed, let's come back tomorrow." ”

As he spoke, Yi Ling lowered his head and counted the roster, muttering in a low voice, "This is not a big look, what can you do?" ”

Ruan Yuan recognized Yi Ling, and he glanced at him from a distance on the street a year ago, when he was surrounded by many people, and there was a little girl who gave him a purse with a red face, which was very majestic.

"Ouch~" Ruan Yuan hurriedly lifted his collar, piled up a flattering smile, and took a few steps forward, "Little brother, I bother you to be accommodating, you see that this mountain is high and far away, and it is not easy for a small one to climb Wangyang Mountain, so you can raise your hand and mention the villain's name." ”

Yi Ling squinted his eyes and began to carefully look up and down the dirty child in front of him, the girl's clothes were very tattered, carrying a gray-black burden, due to long-term malnutrition, her hair was tied up with a gray linen, and a stone tied with a red rope hung around her neck, but it was neat.

A pair of fox eyes under Yuanshan Dai's eyebrows were slightly provoked, adding a bit of charm and desire, the tip of the delicate nose was frozen red, the red lips and teeth were white, the face was the size of a palm, and there were some broken hair scattered on the forehead, such a look was like a little red in the snow, dazzling.

How to describe it, this face is more like someone carefully carved out, such a posture, Yi Ling has only seen it in the City of Human Faces.

Every beautiful face in the City of Human Faces was full of such a bewitching aura, Yi Ling couldn't help frowning, lowered his head and asked, "Little girl, where did you come from?" ”

Ruan Yuan was stunned for a moment, and then laughed and said, "It's from Luoyang, where else can it come from?" ”

Yi Ling didn't say anything, just half-squinted his eyes, staring at Ruan Yuan, as if he wanted to stare Ruan Yuan out of a hole.

Suddenly, Yi Ling picked up Ruan Yuan's chin with a pen, approached Ruan Yuan, took a closer look, looked at it carefully, looked over and over again, but there was no trace of artificial carving, it was really not human-faced? "Have you ever heard of the city?"

Ruan Yuan was really uncomfortable being stared at, his heart was numb, and he asked rhetorically, "I've heard of it, what's wrong?" ”