Outside the east gate of the capital.

The wind at the end of winter was still a little cool, and Xuan Liuyao jumped out of a carriage and looked around.

Finally, the figure of Shangyang appeared at the gate of the city, he was late, and a young beggar was followed behind him. The young beggar had messy hair, shabby clothes, and his face was not very clean, but he could see his eyebrows.

Xuan Liuyao was taken aback: "Ah Jiu? ”

Shangyang turned around and looked at it, and was also taken aback: "When did you follow me?" ”

Ah Jiu smiled awkwardly: "It won't be long." Seeing that Mr. was in a hurry, come over to see if you need a little help? Your Highness, where are you going? ”

"I'm out of the palace. You can follow me from now on. ”

Ah Jiu was overjoyed: "Yes, Your Highness." ”

Xuan Liuyao smiled self-deprecatingly: "In the future, call me Gongzi." ”

"Yes, Temple...... Son. ”

Counting that Ah Jiu has been wandering outside for a year, his skin is still very delicate after washing, and there are not many traces of wind and sun. He explained that he had also been a servant before, but the family had returned to his hometown not long ago, and he had spent all the money on him, so he had been exiled for a few days, but he was desperate to survive, and God let him meet His Highness again.

It made Xuan Liuyao a little embarrassed.

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They continued to travel east, and what they were going to was Shangyang's lair.

Oh no, it's the place where I used to live - Lingshan.

It was about a two-day trip from the capital to Lingshan, and in the evening they arrived at a small village.

The village is small, and from here, you can walk a little less. Shangyang has acquaintances here, so he doesn't have to spend money to live in a post station. The carriage stopped in front of a courtyard, and he greeted happily: "Little brother, little sister-in-law, long time no see." ”

"Is it Shangyang Zhenren? Come in! A young and enthusiastic voice came from the courtyard.

Xuan Liuyao opened the curtain and looked over there, only to see a small courtyard, a few bamboo poles tied into a low fence, two rooms, the roof is made of bamboo and fluffy grass, a little simple.

There was a man and a woman in the courtyard, like husband and wife, about early twenties, and they were quite good-looking.

The young couple also looked at him, and then smiled again: "Does the real person have a grandchild?" No wonder they didn't go back to the mountains. ”

Shangyang smiled: "If I want to have such a grandson, it will be a great blessing." This is the old man's apprentice. Come, Liuyao, come and say hello. This is Hu Seventeen, you call him little brother, and the little sister-in-law. ”

"Yes."

Xuan Liuyao jumped out of the carriage and entered the courtyard, and the little yellow gates who followed also pulled the carriage and followed, and immediately crowded the small courtyard.

It's quite a bit of a self-acquaintance who doesn't think of himself as an outsider.

Hu Qiqi and his wife were a little stunned, and Shangyang smiled awkwardly: "I'm going to bother the little brother and sister-in-law again." ”

The little couple smiled: "Where is it, we are looking forward to real people coming every year." ”

Shangyang did not live in vain, and assigned various little yellow men to work for Hu Qiqi and his wife.

Xuan Liuyao couldn't bear to be tired of those little yellow doors who had been driving all day, and volunteered to help Sister-in-law Hu grind.

The stone mill is the common kind, Xuan Liuyao is only a little taller than it, and if he looks at it, he must not be able to push it. But now that the words have been spoken, they have to be pushed if they can't be pushed.

He stood in front of the grinder, took a deep breath, put his hands on them, and puffed up: "Hey! ”

The stone mill turned briskly, and the milky white bean juice flowed out of the grinding disc, Xuan Liuyao couldn't believe it, he pushed the grinding handle and ran faster and faster, until Shangyang suddenly responded to Hu Qiqi's voice in the courtyard, the stone mill stopped instantly, he was defenseless for a while, his body had been stopped, his two feet slipped to the bottom, and he fell on his back.

Only then did I know that it was Shangyang who used a spell to push the grinding for him.

It's better to grind it yourself.

Fortunately, dinner is ready, and there is no worry about having a full meal.

Hu Seventeen and his wife took out all the inventory at home, Shangyang asked the little yellow men to find a corner to eat by themselves, and he took Xuan Liuyao and Hu Seventeen and his wife to the table, talking while eating.

"Why, haven't you yet?" Shangyang asked.

"Nope."

"When I get back to the mountain, I'll go find some herbs."

Hu Qiqi and his wife were pleasantly surprised: "Really? ”

"Hmm." Shangyang nodded, stuffed a large mouthful of rice into his mouth, and said after a while, "I just don't know if it's available in the mountains, and I don't know when it will be available." ”

"If a real person feels troublesome, let's go into the mountains and find it ourselves."

"Not necessarily. There are wild beasts in the mountains, and you should not trespass. ”

"Then please leave it to the real person. If we do have children in the future, real people will be our reborn parents, and our children will be your grandchildren. ”

Hu Qiqi pulled Sister-in-law Hu to kneel, and she was so panicked that she choked on her chest with a mouthful of food, patted her chest and rubbed her back for a while, and then stopped.

In the evening, it was another push.

Hu Seventeen and his wife gave the bed to Xuan Liuyao and Shangyang, and let Ah Jiu and them lay the floor and lay straw to sleep in the outhouse.

The weather is still cold.

Xuan Liuyao looked at Shangyang with some reproach: Why don't you find a room with a lot of people?

Shangyang turned his back weakly, leaving him with a wordless back: In this village, there are not many houses.

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The sky was bright, the rooster crowed three times, and Xuan Liuyao woke up from his sleep.

Look around, Shangyang is no longer in bed. A few little yellow doors were waking up with sleepy eyes and sighs, thinking that it was the first time they had walked so many roads, and even after sleeping all night, they still had back pain and sore legs and feet.

But just walk around and get used to it.

Xuan Liuyao smiled secretly and touched a piece of silver in his arms.

was expelled from the palace, but he had silver in his hands.

He pinched the silver and secretly put it under the pillow, but the back of his fingers was hard and cold, and he lifted the pillow, and there was already a piece of broken silver hidden in it, which must have been put down by Shangyang.

This piece of broken silver is enough to buy a chase shop in the inn, plus Xuan Liuyao's piece, hey, a chase shop, an upper room, more than enough.

Dare to be affectionate, Shangyang is not here to owe Hu 17 favors, but to give favors.

Xuan Liuyao smiled in his heart, put down the silver, set the pillows, and sat on the bed waiting for the little yellow doors to go out.

Ah Jiu didn't look very tired, because he and Xuan Liuyao sat all the way in the carriage yesterday. It's just that he was in a trance, and he woke up after a while to look left and right, and just saw Xuan Liuyao smiling at him, he smiled embarrassedly, got up and ran over: "Childe, Ah Jiu serves you to dress." ”

"No, I'll do it myself."

Ah Jiu's outstretched hand stopped in mid-air, his face a little lost and frightened, just like when he had just been reprimanded and put back. Xuan Liuyao's heart suddenly softened: "Okay, you come." But that's all, just this once, and I'll do it myself from now on. ”

"Yes." Ah Jiu got the order and diligently dressed and put on shoes for him, but he didn't wait for a long time, and he was a little rusty. On a cold day, a layer of sweat broke out on his forehead.

The group said goodbye to Hu Seventeen and his wife and continued to walk east.

Ah Jiu was not polite today, and followed Xuan Liuyao directly into the carriage.

The three of them were huddled in the carriage, but it was very warm, but a little dull. Shangyangpan sat in the middle of the carriage with his eyes closed, Xuan Liuyao and Ah Jiu were separated by Shangyang, staring at each other with big eyes, and there was nothing to say for a while.

After about an hour, the carriage stopped.

A small yellow door shouted outside, "There's a fallen tree ahead!" ”

When the tree falls, move away.

The three of them waited quietly in the car, listening to the little yellow doors outside discussing how to move the trees.

Outside the car, there were suddenly several screams: "Ah! ”

Shangyang pulled out the dust and opened the curtain and rushed out. Xuan Liuyao also mentioned the Shuoyue Sword and was about to rush out, but was hugged by Ah Jiuyi: "Childe, it's dangerous outside!" ”

"But sir, he's out!"

"Childe can't help real people, so don't go out!"

As soon as the words fell, the curtain suddenly rushed inside, and an arrow pierced the curtain and shot straight at Xuanliu. Ah Jiu hugged him and turned around suddenly, but he snorted and pressed down heavily.

"Ah Jiu! Ah Jiu! Xuan Liuyao exclaimed.

Ah Jiu's face turned pale, but he still held on: "Childe, don't make a sound." ”

There was a sudden silence outside, and the sounds of fighting and shouting seemed to be vaguely separated from each other.

Xuan Liuyao estimated that Shangyang had formed an enchantment for the carriage, and he struggled to get up, and saw a bloody arrow hanging on the curtain of the carriage, and Ah Jiu's back was stained with blood.

Fortunately, the curtain blocked the arrows, otherwise Ah Jiu might have died at this moment.

Blood kept spilling from the wound, but fortunately, the wound was not deep. Xuan Liuyao sprinkled the wound medicine, covered him with clothes, and advised: "You lie down and don't move." ”

He picked up the Shuoyue Sword and was about to jump out of the carriage, but was blocked by the barrier.

On the road ahead, there was a thick dead tree, and the little yellow gates were lying on their backs, lying sideways.

Not far away, Shangyang was moving from place to place, dealing with four black-clothed men with knives, and not far away, two more black-clothed men were shooting arrows at the carriage with bows and arrows, but when the arrows approached the body, they fell down inexplicably. The two men in black looked surprised, but they were still shooting the arrows relentlessly, and the quiver was about to be empty.

"Childe." A Jiu's weak voice came from behind him.

He turned around and saw that Ah Jiu struggled to get up and look at him. He was very touched and patted him on the shoulder comfortingly: "You lie down well, I'm fine." ”

Ah Jiu's expression relaxed slightly, but he was shocked by the situation outside the car: "Childe, those arrows ......"

"Don't be afraid. You go inside. ”

A branch of black arrows persistently landed in front of the car, and soon, the quiver was empty. The two men in black looked at each other, threw down their bows and arrows in tacit understanding, drew their swords and rushed towards the carriage.

"Childe, come in." Ah Jiu was so shocked that he dragged him in.

"Don't be afraid."

The two of them sat in the carriage and watched the man in black who was close at hand slashing at the head, but the blade was always two inches away and could not be cut again.

Xuan Liuyao was calm, Ah Jiu was dumbfounded, and the popularity of the black-clothed man was ruined and inexplicable.

Finally, the two men in black decided not to work in vain anymore and turned around and ran to Shangyang.

Shangyang was fleeing a few feet away.

He can't be regarded as a martial artist, and he is also old, so it is a little difficult for him to be one against four.

Fortunately, the light work is good.

Born.

He was dressed in a light black robe today, and his two thin legs formed into hot wheels, escaping into a light black tornado.

The black-clothed men chasing the wind were young and strong, and they didn't dare to leave the carriage far away with Shangyang, they took turns one by one, chasing more and more bravely. Shangyang finally lost his patience, and a fierce man rushed out of the distance, a section of "Heavenly Spirit, Earth Spirit......", his fingertips became the wind, bringing up a ball of fire, and he rushed to the man in black from afar.

The fire was not big, not even the size of a palm, but when it approached the chest of the man in black, it exploded, and the man in black fell to the ground one by one.

Shangyang concocted the same method, blew down one more person, and while the other four people were stunned, they quickly jumped into the carriage.

With a curse, the dead trees that stood in the way slowly moved out.

It's just that Shangyang's face is a little pale, and it seems that it takes a lot of energy, and at this time it is already a little strong. Xuan Liuyao had already learned the art of transferring objects from him, and then recited the spell together, and then mobilized his mental strength, and the big tree was pushed away by an invisible force.

It's just that the corpses of the little yellow doors are still in the way.