After coming down from Ochre Mountain, Wang Houxun went to an inn and fell asleep with his head covered, and when he woke up, it was already dark. After washing his face and tying his hair with a mesh cloth, he felt a lot of energy, but his stomach was growling.

Wang Hou has never been far away, since he was a child, he has no worries about food and clothing, at this time, thinking that after he handed over five coins of silver to the inn, there was only one or two halves of silver left in his pocket, and he didn't know how much it would cost to go to Jiuhua Mountain, and he regretted a little in his heart that he did not sell the night pearl to Zhuang Zhaoxue.

When he arrived at the restaurant, there were not many people, Wang Hou only ordered a plate of braised small river fish, and was about to take chopsticks, when he heard someone say: "This brother, how about eating at this table?" Wang Hou looked at it when he heard the sound, but saw a person at the other end of the restaurant waving to him, and looked carefully, Zhuang Zhaoxue and Liu Hanyan were also sitting at that table.

Although Wang Hou was honest, he was not stupid, he knew that Zhuang and Liu secretly followed him to this inn, and he wanted to refuse the man's invitation, but he heard the man say again: "Brother, please rest assured, come over and talk about it." ”

Wang Hou had no choice but to step forward, there were four people sitting at the table, Zhuang Zhaoxue and Liu Hanyan Wang Hou knew each other, the person who spoke just now was twenty-three or four years old, half a head higher than himself but not rough, his face was slightly dark, sharp edges and corners, and his eyes were dark and deep; The other young man sat motionless, also in his twenties, with a high nose, pursed lips, and indifferent eyes, and a golden dot in the middle of their foreheads.

Zhuang Zhaoxue introduced to Wang Hou: "I didn't expect to meet Gongzi here again, this is my senior brother Liu Zhaohui, and this is my second senior brother Zhao Xi." Wang Hou arched his hand and said: "Brother Liu, Brother Zhao, fortunately!" ”

Liu Zhaohui laughed: "Seeing that my brother is a literati, where can there be so much etiquette, it's nothing to sit down and drink two cups!" Zhuang Zhaoxue gave up her seat and sat down side by side with Liu Hanyan.

Wang Hou sat down, Liu Zhaohui beckoned Xiao Er to add dishes and chopsticks, and asked, "What's my brother's surname?" Is it this Wuhu people? "Under the surname Wang, I came here to take the exam, not from Wuhu."

Liu Zhaohui said "oh": "Brother Wang is really a scholar, how did he do in the exam?" Wang Hou sighed: "I didn't do well in the exam and failed to qualify for the township examination." I heard that there will be a grand event in Jiuhua Mountain, and many people went there, and I was going to go to relax, and I also wanted to burn incense to ask for a good result in the coming year. ”

Liu Zhaohui was surprised: "Brother Wang also knows about the Jiuhua Festival?" Wang Hou nodded yes. Zhuang Zhaoxue said: "Senior brother, let's talk while eating." Liu Zhaohui poured Wang Hou a glass of wine, and Wang Hou hurriedly said: "Thank you, Brother Liu, I don't know how to drink." ”

Liu Hanyan snorted lightly and looked at the prince: "I know that you are a nerd...... Liu Zhaohui smiled at Wang Hou and said: "Brother Wang, don't be surprised, my sister is pampered and doesn't understand etiquette." However, if a man does not drink, he is too weak......"

Liu Hanyan picked up the wine glass, took a sip, frowned slightly, and said to the prince: "Prince, you also take a sip." The prince immediately retracted his head and hid in Liu Hanyan's arms, and after a while, he poked his head out to look at Wang Hou.

Wang Hou listened to Liu Zhaohui's words, but felt that this Liu Zhaohui was quite similar to Zhu Ziping, and couldn't help but have a good impression, so he took a sip of the wine glass. After the five of them ate a half, Liu Zhaohui said in a low voice: "Brother Wang, I heard Xue'er say that you have a bead that can avoid poison, can you let me see it?" ”

Wang Hou secretly said in his heart: "Sure enough, it's here." He was not afraid of him snatching it, so he took out the pearl and put it in the palm of his hand. Zhao Xi kept his head down to eat and drink, but when he looked at Liu Hanyan, his eyes were much softer, and when he raised his head at this time, his eyes were shining.

There were few people in the restaurant, and Liu Zhaohui said in a low voice: "Brother Wang, put it away quickly." After Wang Hou put it away according to his words, he said, "If you want to avoid poison and follow the pearl, Brother Wang, I heard Xue'er say that you don't want to sell us three thousand taels, what about four thousand taels?" ”

Liu Hanyan hurriedly said: "Big brother, why are you giving him so much?" If this nerd doesn't sell him, we'll rob him, and kill him again if we don't know him. ”

"Sister Yan, don't talk nonsense, the eldest husband has something to do and something not to do, have you forgotten how your father asked us? My Sun Sect has been established for more than 300 years, how can anyone who is not a well-known man snatch it? ”

Wang Hou already had a good impression of Liu Zhaohui, but when he heard it, he was even more admired, and said: "Brother Liu, this bead is of no use to me, if you really need it, I will sell it to you for one thousand taels." ”

Zhuang Zhaoxue said happily: "What the son says counts? Liu Hanyan was also stunned. Liu Zhaohui hurriedly said: "We said earlier that we would give three thousand taels, and we would not bully Brother Wang." ”

"Brother Liu, you remind me of a brother, if it weren't for the silver taels I needed to go to Jiuhua Mountain, I would have given you this pearl...... My brother went to a foreign country alone, I don't know what happened to him? ”

"Brother Wang, I've made a friend of yours!" Liu Zhaohui patted the table, "Xue'er has already told you, we are from the Sun Sect, two months ago, my father sent the four of us to Nanjing to do business, and I heard that the nine-colored lotus flower of Jiuhua Mountain, this nine-colored lotus flower is only born once in 600 years, and it is unpredictable, so after we finish doing things, we also want to go and see it." Why don't you go with us tomorrow Brother Wang? ”

Wang Houyuan didn't know how to go to Jiuhua Mountain, but he was very happy to hear it at this time, and nodded again and again. At that moment, Zhuang Zhaoxue took out ten pieces of 1,000 taels of treasure bills and handed them to Wang Hou, and he carefully wrapped the night pearl and hid it in his arms.

On the second day, after the five of them had breakfast, Zhao Xi led four horses, Liu Zhaohui let Zhuang Zhaoxue and Liu Hanyan ride together, Wang Hou rubbed his hands and said: "Brother Liu, I can't ride a horse under or below." ”

Liu Zhaohui patted his head: "I didn't think about this, Brother Wang is a scholar, and it's normal that he can't ride a horse." Then sit with me. ”

The five of them slowly walked out of the county seat and ran along the official road. Wang Hou rode a horse for the first time, but he felt novel, Liu Hanyan looked at him happily dancing and snorted: "Where did you run out of the soil buns." Wang Hou just didn't hear it.

Fanchang County, north of the Yangtze River, the terrain is varied, the warm and humid climate grows many species, the most prestigious anchovy, saury, crab is known as the "Yangtze River three fresh".

In an inn, Xiao Er said to a few dishes: "Guest officer, these are the specialties of our Fanchang County, which are famous throughout the country. This is Shaojiu steamed saury, put green onions, ginger slices, and ham slices on the belly of the saury, add good Shao wine, cooked lard, and a little salt and steam it. You see, this is the king of steamed anchovies, with a bright appearance, white scales like snow, bright red gills, and a sweet taste. You see, this is a stir-fried crab, first heat the oil, pour the patted garlic and ginger slices into the pot and fry until fragrant, pour in the crab and stir-fry it over high heat, simmer until the water is dry......"

But when I heard the sound of "pop", someone at the table next to me scolded: "Xiao Er, why hasn't Lao Tzu's food come up yet?" provoked Lao Tzu to be angry, and burned down your shop. ”

Xiao Er was frightened, turned around and ran towards the table, and said straightly: "The Buddha is angry, the Buddha is angry, what you want will be there immediately, and you will be there immediately." ”

There were four monks sitting at that table, but they were the four people who were discounted by Zhu Ziping in Xiaoyaojin Garden during the Lantern Festival, who had been recuperating in Luzhou for more than a month, and did not wait for the injury to heal, so they rushed to Jiuhua Mountain, and at this time the four of them were still bandaging their right hands.

The fat monk raised his left hand and slapped Xiao Er: "His grandmother's is all fooling Lao Tzu and making Lao Tzu wait for so long." The thin monk spoke up to stop: "Senior Brother Zongfu, don't be rude." ”

The fat monk continued to scold: "Dog-eyed little er, see that Lao Tzu is a monk who has no oil and water, and ignores Lao Tzu for a long time!" Pointing to the previous table, he nodded, "You, and you, two little girls come over and have two drinks with Lao Tzu, otherwise even the five of you will be beaten together!" ”

The five people at that table were Wang Hou, Liu Zhaohui and others, and it was already evening when they arrived in Fanchang County, so they rested here. At this time, when Zhao Xi heard this, he stood up and walked towards the fat monk. When the fat monk saw it, he kicked Xiao Er away, drew his sword and pointed at Zhao Xi.

Zhao Xi held a two-thorn steel fork in his hand, the steel fork was about three feet long, the fork body was jet black, the tip of the thorn was shiny, a move "Nezha Exploring the Sea" steel fork stabbed out, the fat monk turned sideways, and the long sword was split out, but when he heard the sound of "dang", Zhao Xi only felt a shock from the tiger's mouth, and the steel fork almost flew out of his hand.

Zhao Xi took three steps back, adjusted his breath, clenched the steel fork with both hands and stabbed out with another move "Nezha Exploring the Sea", the monk let go, and swept under his feet, Zhao Xi castrated unabated, and fell out of the way. Liu Zhaohui shouted loudly: "Senior brother, be careful! He rose to his feet and pulled out the steel fork.

"Do you want to fight more or less?" The thin monk said coldly, he originally wanted to stop the fat monk, but seeing Zhao Xi's blow just now, he knew that the opponent was too weak and didn't stop it again.

At this time, Liu Zhaohui had already rushed forward, and the thin monk shouted: "Senior Brother Zongfu retreat!" Let me meet these two. The fat monk stepped aside.

The thin monk greeted Zhao Xi and Liu Zhaohui, and with a wave of his long sword, he let Liu Zhaohui pass through and hit Zhao Xi's steel fork, and the steel fork fell to the ground with a "dang bang". The long sword did not stop, and it came back in a circle with a shake, pointing at Liu Zhaohui.

Liu Zhaohui's steel fork greeted him, and the long sword touched the steel fork, which seemed to be weak and weak, and slid down along the fork body, he could only quickly let go and retreat.

"Good! Senior Brother Zongqing's 'Songtao Sword Technique' is getting better and better! The three monks watching the battle applauded. The thin monk asked, "You guys, do you still want to fight?" "If you don't dare to fight, get out of the way...... These two chicks stay! The fat monk roared.