Chapter Twenty-Seven: A Desolate Town
The woman was surprised when she saw Ji Xiangyue's appearance, there was such a beautiful woman. She put down the wooden stick in her hand and looked at the two of them vigilantly.
"We're not monsters, there's no malice. Ji Xiangyue said.
"It's not a monster, it's not a monster, have I fought so much?" the woman looked at Xiaoman carefully.
"This ...... He is just physically strong, beyond ordinary people, and is a cultivator. Ji Xiangyue told a little lie and concealed Xiaoman's identity.
"He's a cultivator?" the woman was slightly stunned when she heard this.
A cultivator is like a guardian god in the eyes of mortals, ascending to heaven and entering the earth! A capable person who slays demons and destroys demons, walks in the world, and defends the right path! This is a cultivator in the eyes of mortals.
"Are you really a cultivator?" the woman asked cautiously.
"Huh, I'm a cultivator...... Ah, yes, I'm a practitioner. Xiaoman originally wanted to say that he was a demon cultivator, but he was secretly pinched by Ji Xiangyue behind him, and he changed his words in time.
"And the bull demon out there is yours?" the woman looked at the buffalo in fear.
"Yes, he's my friend!"
Ji Xiangyue secretly said that it is not good, how can any cultivator call the demon beast a friend, in the eyes of the cultivator, the demon beast is just a servant, a mount. Sure enough, the woman frowned and looked at Xiao Man suspiciously.
"Friends?"
"Yes, Da Niu is my friend. ”
Seeing that Xiaoman was still talking there, Ji Xiangyue stepped forward, blocked Xiaoman, and explained to the woman:
"That's right, this green cow grew up with him, but it grew bigger, but it was actually very docile, because they grew up together, so they regarded this green cow as a friend. Ji Xiangyue's tone was soft, like a spring breeze, very kind.
When the woman heard this, she relaxed a lot of hostility. She looked at Xiao Man, and then at Ji Xiangyue, and wondered in her heart, how could a fairy-like person follow such a wild man, it turned out to be a cultivator.
"I'm so sorry I mistook you for a youkai. The woman bowed slightly, and made amends to Xiaoman.
"It's okay, it's okay, I'm sorry I broke your door. Xiaoman was also embarrassed to apologize to her.
"It's fine. ”
"I'm really causing you trouble, we're just passing through here, who knows that everyone scared Qingniu, in fact, I have something to ask for. ”
Ji Xiangyue said slowly, she didn't dare to let Xiaoman talk nonsense, she was making some accidents.
"Oh, what's the matter, come out and see, I'm a poor person, I don't know how I can help?" The woman was a little surprised, would the cultivator still ask mortals for help?
"Actually, it's nothing, our map is missing, I don't know where we are now, and we want to ask for directions. ”
"That's right. The woman breathed a sigh of relief, she was really afraid of something big.
"This town is called Ximu Town, and it is said to be a town, but it is actually more like a village, with less than a hundred people, where are you going?" asked the woman.
"We're going to Jizhou, Xuanhuang Peak. ”
"Xuan Huangfeng, I don't know, I have to ask the old man in the town, maybe he will know. I'm a woman who hasn't been out of the cabinet and has never left. ”
"Well, can you let me meet the old man in this town?" asked Ji Xiangyue.
"Well, yes, come with me," said the woman, who had just taken two steps, stopped again, and looked back at the big buffalo.
"Uh...... It's better to let it stay here, it's too scary. ”
"Oh, okay, Da Niu, you stay here, and Xiao Lu stays here obediently. Xiao Man commanded, and then followed.
The woman led them through the deserted streets, and when they came to a dilapidated wooden house, the woman came up and knocked on the door.
"Wei Lao, is Wei Lao here, open the door!"
I saw that the door opened a small crack gently, leaking out half of his face, and cautiously glanced at Xiaoman and Ji Xiangyue.
"Old Wei, it's okay, they are cultivators, not monsters. The woman explained.
"Cultivator?"
The door opened, and an old man with gray hair, leaning on his body, walked out tremblingly.
Xiao Man was very puzzled in his heart, was this cultivator so amiable in the eyes of mortals? Why did a demon cultivator make people frightened?
"What's the matter with me, old man?" The old man's voice was hoarse, and his mouth was leaking, and he couldn't hear it very clearly.
"Old Wei, they want to know which direction Jizhou and Xuanhuang Peak are in. ”
"Xuan Huang Feng?" The old man's drooping eyes brightened a lot, and he raised his head to look at Xiao Man and the others.
"Are you going to Ji's house?" the old man asked.
Ji Xiangyue was stunned.
"The old man knows the Ji family?"
"The old man also wandered outside back then, and knew that the Xuanhuang Feng Ji family, that was a great family, and it was rumored to be the descendant of the Yellow Emperor. The old man stroked his beard.
"Then does the old man know which direction it is?" asked Ji Xiangyue.
The old man looked at Ji Xiangyue, saw the little blush on her forehead, and asked:
"Are you a child of the Ji family?"
"Yes, I am a child of the Ji family who went out, and I encountered some accidents, and now I can't figure out the direction and don't know where to go. Ji Xiangyue was surprised, this old man seemed to know a lot of things.
"Sure enough, come in with me. The old man turned back and went into the house.
When he entered the old man's house, it was full of medicinal herbs, and the room was very messy, with all kinds of strange things; Xiao Man looked around curiously, all of them were things he had never seen, such as bows and crossbows, animal skins, gossip plates, and animal horns. Ji Xiangyue was also looking.
The old man came to the cupboard and rummaged through it, leaving the room full of dust.
"It should be here......" the old man rummaged, muttering to himself from time to time.
"Ahh
As he spoke, the old man took out a rolled animal skin and patted the dust on it. He turned around and was about to show Xiao Man and them, but when he raised his eyes, he was immediately furious!
"Stinky boy, put it down!"
I saw Xiao Man holding a gourd in his hand and pouring it into his mouth! The old man jumped straight to his feet, and quickly came to Xiao Man with a speed that exceeded the normal old man's movement!
"Stinky boy, don't know how to be polite! This is my baby, old man. The old man held the gourd in one hand and the animal skin in the other and whipped it on Xiaoman's head.
"Oh! that's stingy!" Xiao Man looked at the old man dissatisfied.
"You know what! This is the result of my hard work. Let's go!Here's the map!Grab it!," the old man began to coax directly.
"Hey, why are you like that? ”
"Bang!"
The old man directly closed the door to death.
"Hmph, this old man, so stingy. Xiao Man wrinkled his nose and stared at the broken door.
Ji Xiangyue was speechless, but fortunately, the old man still gave the map. Ji Xiangyue looked at the woman and said softly:
"Thank you. ”
"It's nothing, don't be weird, Wei Lao is like this, his personality is a little weird. The woman said with some embarrassment.
"It's no wonder, it's that he's so naughty, we are very grateful to you and Wei Lao, I didn't say thank you to Wei Lao, and I want to trouble you to thank Wei Lao for us. ”
Ji Xiangyue bowed slightly and thanked the woman.
"Okay, I'll thank Elder Wei for you. ”
"Well, then we'll leave, we're really causing trouble for the townspeople. ”
"I wish you all the best in finding Xuanhuang Peak. ”
"Thank you!"
Ji Xiangyue pulled Xiaoman, who was still complaining, and called the big buffalo to get back on the road.
And in the dilapidated hut, that Wei Lao was holding his gourd and complaining angrily, shaking the gourd very painfully.
"Damn monkey, after drinking such a big sip, this is a 100,000-year-old stalactite, I feel sorry for me. ”
If Ji Xiangyue and Xiaoman heard this old man's words, they would definitely break out in a cold sweat, this old man actually knew Xiaoman's identity? What is the identity of this old man?
Xiaoman, who was back on the road, fiddled with the map, feeling very warm and comfortable in his stomach, and didn't think much about it, passing through a town, he swept away a lot of depression.
Ji Xiangyue looked into the distance, with thousands of thoughts in her heart.
A huge buffalo walked steadily on the road, and a frog, squatting on the head of the buffalo, basking in the sun, the shadows of the two people were intertwined......
The direction was already clear, there was still a long distance to catch, but no matter how far away, they still needed to rest, they marched to a grassland, the sky was getting darker and darker, they stopped, and looked at the endless plains all around, blown by the wind, the sea of grass like waves, rippling layer by layer.
Xiao Man jumped down, looked around, and turned to look at Ji Xiangyue.
"We're resting here, and it's just enough to keep out a lot of wind. ”
"Hmm. ”
Ji Xiangyue brushed her hair that was blown by the wind, looked at the endless grassland, closed her eyes, felt the breeze, and really wanted to go with the wind like this.
"I'm looking for something to eat. Xiao Man said, taking one step at a time, turning into a black shadow and scurrying in the sea of grass, jumping out of the ground several feet every time.
Looking at Xiao Man's distant figure, Ji Xiangyue sighed softly.
After a while, Xiao Man came back with a few rabbits that had been skinned and scurried on the sticks, and he greeted Xiao Lu directly.
"Little Green, come, I'll leave it to you. ”
"Quack!"
The frog Green jumped over and stared at the frogs.
"Hehe, you don't have to work so hard this time, come here. ”
Xiao Man put one hand on Xiao Lu's back and held the rabbit in the other.
"Come on, spit fire as you always do. ”
The frog Little Green did so, puffing out its big belly, and the little man put his hand behind it, only to see a golden light spread in the palm of his hand! Little Green spat out a huge fireball from his mouth, which used to be just a flame as big as a stone, but now it was as big as a basin.
Xiao Man hurriedly used his hand to hold the fireball, only to see that the fireball was in Xiao Man's hand, which continued to be extinguished and burned, and the frog Xiao Lu did not wilt as before, and squatted there decently.
"Hey, how's that. ”
Xiao Man said, holding the fireball in one hand and directly roasting the rabbit. Having mastered the use of spiritual power in his body, Xiao Man used spiritual power to support the burning of the fireball.
Ji Xiangyue looked at Xiaoman roasting rabbits there, and sighed in her heart, his growth rate is really fast.