Zhou Qi woke up before dawn, and when he practiced in the three sects, he basically rarely needed sleep when he entered this third realm.

After a night of meditation, he can be regarded as having finished combing and summarizing his practice.

At this moment, Zhou Qi was thrown into this rolling red dust, and he could barely be regarded as a little master.

Zhou Qi changed into an azure blue cardigan made of ordinary mulberry linen, simply tied his shoulder-length hair behind him, and untied the jade jue on his wrist, stretched the red rope, and tied it around his neck.

Lift the gall again and carry the thin burden.

The figure is tall, the face is handsome, and there is a bit of bookishness in the free and easy.

It's the image of a young ranger.

Zhou Qi quietly followed the guidance of the old temple to the square in front of the temple, and the genius was slightly bright.

Following the eyes of the old temple Zhu, I saw a strong crop man, wearing muslin and kudzu clothes, his clothes were slightly white, but they were clean.

At this moment, he is leading a docile ox, carefully putting on a board and a plate ox cart, the ox cart fir is made of hub, and the iron nails are riveted.

There were bags of big and small things purchased from this Yunlai Mansion City on the car, and it seemed that this man's family was quite well-off.

The man set up the car, looked at the gate of the temple, saw the old temple Zhu Xiang smiled and waved to him, and hurriedly took three steps and two steps to the two of them.

Lao Miaozhu stretched out his hand and pointed at Zhou Qi, and said, "This is what I said with your husband and wife last night about Zhou Shaoxia." ”

The man showed an honest smile and hurriedly saluted.

Zhou Qi smiled and hugged his fists, and made a river and lake etiquette: "I'm going to make trouble for the eldest brother's family along the way." ”

The man was a little cramped, and waved his hand again and again: "I call Gu Genshan, if the son doesn't dislike it, just call me Lao Gu." It's been a long and bumpy road, and it's a blessing for our family of three to be able to walk with a young chivalrous warrior like Childe. ”

Lao Miaozhu saw that the two had met, paused for crutches, and said with a smile: "Now that you have met, I will no longer bother, this Gu Genshan family is stocky and pure, and I hope that the son will take care of him all the way." ”

He said to this simple man: "Zhou Shaoxia is chivalrous and has extraordinary skills. With him with you, you can rest assured on the road. When he arrived at Dequhe Mansion, Zhou Shaoxia was rewarded. ”

Gu Genshan said sincerely to the old temple: "The son is willing to deign to walk with my family of three, but he has already wronged the son, how dare he ask for a reward?" The old temple wishes to prescribe medicine for my sick old mother, and give away these many medicinal materials, I am grateful every day, but also difficult to repay, but also hope that the old temple wishes to take care of the body, after returning home, my family will definitely invite the dragon Jun Niangniang god, incense every day to worship. ”

Lao Miaozhu smiled kindly: "The house of goodness, there will be good rewards, no need to say thanks, just do more good deeds in the future." ”

He gave Zhou Qi a slight salute again: "I wish the young man a smooth sailing on this trip." ”

Zhou Qi returned the salute respectfully.

The old temple Zhu hammered his waist and walked into the temple slowly.

Seeing the figure of the old temple disappear at the gate of the temple, Zhou Qi said to the man in front of him: "Brother Gu, I don't know where the family is?" ”

Gu Genshan said embarrassedly: "The little girl is sleepy, and Neiko is still accompanying her in the guest house." Mr. Lao waited, and I will urge. ”

Zhou Qi hurriedly grabbed him and said, "The little baby is sleepy, I'm not in a hurry, let's just wait." ”

Before he finished speaking, he saw a woman in a cloth skirt and a wooden hairpin leading a sleepy-eyed little girl to the ox cart.

The corners of Gu Genshan's mouth unconsciously showed a gentle smile, and he said to Zhou Qi: "This is Neiko and the little girl." ”

After speaking, he ran quickly to the mother and daughter, wanting the two to come over to greet him.

Zhou Qi smiled slightly and moved to follow.

The mother and daughter were still looking around, seeing Gu Genshan's sturdy figure walking quickly in front of them, and they didn't realize that there was a young man behind them, and before Gu Genshan could speak, the woman gestured with her eyes.

Gu Genshan looked back and saw Zhou Qi coming over, grinned, and introduced the two sides to each other.

The woman was dressed in a simple dress, with a kind of generous temperament unique to Yunlai women, and after Gu Genshan's introduction, she gave a gentle salute, then took over the conversation and introduced her daughter to Zhou Qi in a gentle voice.

The little girl has a simple name, called Gu He. He was only five or six years old, wearing a floral crimson short coat, two pigtails, and baby fat on his face, and in the early autumn morning, the air was dry and cold, and he was forced by his mother to apply a layer of lard on his fleshy red lips.

Seeing Zhou Qi's appearance, he was not afraid, and pulled his mother's skirt and smiled brightly at Zhou Qi.

Zhou Qi bought a few steaming meat buns from a roadside stall and distributed them to a family of three. Picked up the burden with the guts, sat reflexively in the back of the car, and went on the road with a family of three.

The foot of Gugen Mountain is quite fast, leading the ox, walking three or four miles, the sun can rise from the top of the mountain, and the autumn breeze becomes warm.

On the official road, people come and go.

The young man's sideburns and hair are fluttering, and the sword is carrying the morning sun and autumn wind, which enters the rivers and lakes.

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On the small building of Xingxing Peak, Zhou Zhenliu was dressed in a plain white robe, quietly watching the rising sun.

Zhang Ziqing came with a bitter Zhou Li in one hand.

Seeing that tall back, he casually dropped Zhou Li and walked to Zhou Zhenliu's side to stand side by side.

Looking at the clouds in the sky, the purple qi rose.

After a long time, he sighed: "It's a pity that this beautiful day, the beautiful sun and the wind." ”

Zhou Zhenliu didn't answer, just turned his head slightly, and looked from a distance, with his eyesight, he only saw a straight official road, and the official road was bustling with pedestrians, like ant colony migration.

That was the direction in which Zhou Qi and his party left.

Zhang Ziqing said again: "Are you really ready?" ”

Only then did Zhou Zhenliu speak: "I have been preparing for fifteen years. ”

Zhang Ziqing turned his head to look at Zhou Li, who was honestly standing in place downstairs, and he didn't know what to think, so he sighed.

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The Qiulan Festival has passed, and most of the cultivators, wealthy businessmen and heroes have left Yunlai Mansion as early as the first day.

On today's official road, there is still an endless stream of people leaving the city.

However, most of them were ordinary people who heard the earth-shattering dragon chant early yesterday morning, and stayed one more day to go to Longjun Temple to pray for incense.

On this wide official road, the sound of chariots, horses and mules is not endless.

After a long time, Zhou Qi was a little boring, and it was not good for him to cultivate in this noisy environment.

turned around and chatted with a family of three.

The man is honest, the woman is gentle, and she doesn't talk much, but the little girl Gu He is a master who can't stop chattering.

Seeing that Zhou Qi started talking, a meaty little mouth never closed, starting from this trip to pray for medicine for the grandmother who was sick in bed at home, and shared with Zhou Qi the novelty of this road.

Zhou Qi listened with a smile on his face, and occasionally spoke.

gradually got acquainted, and the little girl said that the blacksmith's family next door loves to bully her big cow, the best relationship between the little best friend Erya, and the rhubarb raised by Aunt Liu's family on the street......

Tired of talking, he mysteriously took out a small burden from under the ox cart and showed Zhou Qi the gifts he brought to his grandmother and a group of friends.

Zhou Qi curiously picked up a pair of cute little porcelain figures, which the little girl begged her mother to buy for herself.

Zhou Qi playfully asked the little girl if she could give it to herself.

The little girl's face was full of reluctance, and her heart was so painful that tears were about to fall out, but she still pretended to be heroic, waved her hand, and nodded heavily.

Amused the three adults slightly, and the boredom accumulated along the way also dissipated.

Seeing that it was almost noon, the four of them finally saw a clear river in front of them.

Gu Genshan euphemistically said that he wanted to stop and rest, and Zhou Qi naturally nodded.

It is rare to see a good water source, and there are many pedestrians who rest here, and after a long time, they gather together in twos and threes.

The man felt sorry for his cattle and told his wife to take out the food in the car and share it with Zhou Qi.

But he first unloaded the ox cart, led the ox to a shady place to let it graze, and then took a clay pot from the cart and gave the ox water back and forth.

The people squatting under the shade of the trees cast all kinds of glances, but after seeing Zhou Qi's dress and the sword in his hand, they tacitly moved their eyes elsewhere.

The little girl Gu He and Zhou Qi were already good friends, so as soon as they got off the ox cart, they ran away from their mother and begged Zhou Qi to touch her the sword that she had been greedy all the way to.

This Zhao Gu sword is a former ancient famous sword, not to mention the sharpness, although it is not as good as the immortal magic weapon, but in the hands of Zhou Zhenliu, I don't know how much blood I have drunk.

Among them, the accumulation of fierce killing spirit, ordinary people are afraid that they will get seriously ill even if they are even a little bit wet, how dare Zhou Qi let the little girl touch it?

couldn't stand the little girl's coquettishness, took her to the back of the tree, drew the sword out of the sheath and showed her from a distance, the little girl was satisfied, jumped back to her parents, and showed off to the two.

The husband and wife feigned anger and taught the little girl a lesson, but Zhou Qi saw it in his eyes and did not stop it.

When Gu He buried his head in his mother's arms aggrieved, the husband and wife threw a grateful smile to Zhou Qi, and Zhou Qi just smiled lightly and shook his head.

Suddenly, he heard the sound of horses' hooves, and Zhou Qi looked at it, and saw a group of five people in fresh clothes and angry horses, raising a puff of dust on the not spacious road, and galloping wildly.

At this time, Zhou Qi's eyesight is excellent, and it can be seen that there are four men and one woman, all of whom are about the same age as himself.

One of the girls saw a clear river in front of her, and said to the young man in surprise: "Brother Rui, there is a small river ahead, why don't we let the horses drink water and rest for a while before hurrying?" ”

One of the three people in the back joked: "Miss Yingying would rather be punished by the family than wait with me to do the feat of subduing demons and eliminating demons, why did she ride a horse for an hour and then get tired?" ”

The girl's anger caused the three of them to laugh.

The girl coquettishly said to the young man who was the leader: "Brother Duan, look at them. ”

The "Brother Duan" at the head glanced back at the three of them, and the three of them stopped in embarrassment.

The group of five men stationed their horses by the river, and each drank his horse, and when the horse was full, he did not rest according to the girl's words, and rode his horse forward and galloped away.

The smoke from the horses' hooves caused a commotion among the pedestrians resting on the side of the road, and they almost rushed into a pedestrian.

The five heroes did not stop, turned around and scolded a few times, and whipped all the way away, and everyone dared to be angry but did not dare to speak.

Zhou Qi saw that there was no danger, and coldly watched the direction of the five people leaving, the young man who was the leader had a relationship with him, named Zhang Junduan, the son of a wealthy merchant in the city of Yunlaifu, and the officials in the city could have a relationship with each other, and there were many arrogant and domineering actions in the city on weekdays.

But Yunlai Mansion is under Zhou Zhenliu's nose, and most of the officials in a city are the old people of the palace brought out from the army and Jingzhou, and the law is extremely strict.

Therefore, although this Zhang Junduan is cunning, he has never done anything to bully men and women.

was stirred up by a few people, and everyone lost the mood to continue to rest, and each of them gathered up and prepared to go on the road.

Gu Genshan also set up an ox cart and asked Zhou Qi to go on the road together.

Along the way, the little girl Gu He was still indignant and gritted her teeth.

Gu Genshan scolded her with a straight face: "When you encounter these people in the rivers and lakes, you have to stay away, and you can't make such an appearance in front of and behind people!" ”

Gu He was unconvinced: "But ......"

"You just have to remember what I say and do it! Can you still be a father? ”

The little girl snorted angrily and turned her head to ignore Gu Genshan, but her eyes were red, tears were dripping in her eyes, and she was holding back.

provoked her mother to feel distressed for a while, pulled her into her arms, and comforted her softly.

The man was a little at a loss, and it was rare to take the initiative to talk to Zhou Qi, wanting to relieve the embarrassment.

"Childe, if you go more than ten miles, it will be the tail peak of this Xicheng Mountain, we will rest at the bottom of the mountain tonight, and cross the mountain early tomorrow morning."

Zhou Qi said curiously: "Brother Zhou, I heard that this pheasant slope is just a small hill, even if the road in the mountain is bumpy, with our current footsteps, we are afraid that it will not necessarily be dark when we go over the mountain, why do you want to rest on this side of the mountain?" ”

Gu Genshan said solemnly: "Childe doesn't know, some time ago, there was a monster on the pheasant slope, but in January, in the old forest in the mountains, several lives were harmed. ”

"The monster is cunning, the official master in the Jing Demon Division came wave after wave, but he didn't find any trace of the monster, seeing that the Qiulan Festival was approaching, he simply sent someone to guard the pass in front of the mountain and behind the mountain, as long as he didn't go up the mountain at night, he could naturally ensure safety. It was also when I came to Yunlai Mansion that I learned about this from the official messenger. ”

Zhou Qi listened, and felt quite strange in his heart, Luopheasant Slope is still under the jurisdiction of Yunlai Mansion, how can he not know how many catties and taels of the Jing Demon Division of Yunlai Mansion are?

If the Jing Demon Division has not caught any trace of the monster several times, this monster is either profound, or it is extraordinary, but no matter which of the two, it should not wander on that small pheasant slope for months.

When the four of them walked to the bottom of the pheasant slope, it was almost dusk.

The merchants and people who traveled east from Yunlaifu City stopped here, and the fast-paced merchants and rangers had already filled the small inn at the foot of the mountain.

If you can't fight for a room or save money, you can make your own bunk in the shed built by the master behind the inn.

If the sheds are full, they can only raise bonfires in the open field near the Lanshui tributary and sleep on the ground.

When Zhou Qi and the four of them arrived, the inside and outside of the inn were already overcrowded, and Gu Genshan carried an ox cart to an open field not far from the river, where many people had already gathered.

Gu Genshan apologized to Zhou Qi and said: "There are many people on this return trip, so I have to wronged my son and we are here for a long time." Fortunately, there are also bedding and luggage in the car, and if the son does not dislike it, we will make a set of bedding and start a fire, and it will be no problem with one night. ”

Zhou Qi smiled and waved his hand: "It's better to leave it to Mrs. Sister-in-law and Xiao He'er, don't wronged them." I am a cultivator, and it is common for me to meditate all night, so Brother Gu doesn't have to worry about me. ”

When Gu Genshan heard this, he couldn't persuade him anymore, so he smiled honestly, and went to unload the ox cart, set up the oxen, and went to collect dry firewood, wanting to raise a bonfire next to the ox cart.

Although there was no place to live in the inn, the stuffing things were still sold, and Zhou Qi went to the inn to queue up for a long time before he could buy some simple food, but it was enough for the four of them to be full tonight.

After the four of them had eaten briefly, it was already dark, and the little girl Gu He was still a little sullen.

Zhou Qi was thinking about how to enlighten, but he heard a few poor scholars gathered not far away talking about things on the mountain.

"Did you hear, someone wandered to the intersection of the mountain, and the messenger of the Jing Demon Division has disappeared."

"Hey! Once the Qiulan Festival is over, what does our life and death have to do with these poor people who eat the people in vain? I heard that these messengers have not caught a single hair of the demon in the mountain several times, in my opinion, this Jing Demon Division is very famous, but it is only a group of corpses and vegetarians. ”

"What Brother Wang said is extremely true, such mediocre people, they will withdraw. What can you do if you stay in front of this mountain day in front of this mountain? But two hours ago, I saw five young knights riding up the mountain, and I heard that this trip was for the demons on the mountain. ”

"I look at those young heroes, they are very angry, and there is a woman among them, who is even more heroic, I expect that the scourge of demons in the mountains will be solved tomorrow!"

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