Zheng Xiu knew that Xie Luohe was longing to "return to normality".

But whether it is Xie Luohe or Zheng Xiu, they don't know what the secret of the so-called "returning to ordinary people" hidden in Nie Gong's treasure house is.

Before he died, the former national teacher only said a sentence of "the secret of returning to ordinary people".

But no one knows whether this "secret" is a secret book or an item.

At the foot of the Tibetan Sword Villa, Zheng Xiu met Fan Yu, a poor man who was both a monk and not a monk, and had spent forty years in the world of the painting since he was born, and also told this secret.

From his words, Zheng Xiu speculated that there was an "exit" in Nie Gong's treasure house.

If the true face of "returning to normal people" is an "exit", then everything makes sense.

The "cannibal painting" painted by Gongsun Mo is equivalent to a ghost. The ghost is the junction of "Changshi" and "Changyan", and since it is a junction, then there must be a path to connect with Changshi.

Through the "exit", Zheng Xiu can leave here and return to his daily life.

So, in a way, he and the Shalo River have the same fundamental purpose.

Now, Zheng Xiu also has a reason to find Nie Gong's treasure house.

In order to "leave", in order to "return to normal".

Before setting off for Chaoshan Mountain, Xie Luohe used the ancient method of flying pigeons to pass the letter back to Yunhe Village.

"The flying pigeon travels fifteen hundred miles a day, and Brother Ruo is fast enough after receiving the letter, and he will be able to reach the mountain in about twenty days."

These are the exact words of the Chelo River.

The reason why Zheng Xiu informed Xie Yunliu of the location of the "Nie Gong's Treasure House" in this way was to rescue the monk.

If the "Returning to Normal" is really hidden in Nie Gong's treasure house, the monk and he have to go together.

Zheng Xiu can only choose to believe now that after leaving here, through "returning to normal people" and "exiting", whether it is Fengbei or a monk, they will come back and become their usual people.

Of course, Zheng Xiu was worried about a lot of things.

For example, the flying pigeon didn't know the way, was knocked down halfway, died in the air, Xie Yunliu was illiterate, etc., which eventually led to Xie Yunliu being unable to arrive at Qishan as scheduled. But the matter has come to this point, and Zheng Xiu has no way to guarantee that Xie Luohe's information will definitely be transmitted back to Yunhe Village. Therefore, for the sake of insurance, Xie Luohe hired a messenger in the city at a high price on the way, "eight hundred miles expedited", and sent it to the place near Yunhe Village where the bandits used to deliver news.

That's all there is to it.

Yanzhou has been a place of heroes since ancient times.

The boundary of Yanzhou is surrounded by mountains, forming a basin, and the terrain is dangerous. A long, long time ago, this place was not called Yanzhou, but "Yanguo". The rugged Yan people even lived many years of drinking blood, until they were knocked open by the elite soldiers and iron horsemen and returned to the Central Plains.

Riding a horse over the mountains, when they first entered Yanzhou, a sudden heavy rain drenched the unprepared three people into soup chickens.

Although he couldn't see it on the surface, Zheng Xiu knew that Xie Luohe was really in a hurry.

She was bent on finding Nie Gong's treasure house, and in order to "return to ordinary people", she braved the rain to move forward for a day and a night.

Until the next morning, the rain slowed down and was in a ruined temple.

Xiao Tao had a high fever, and in the misty lake, she shouted "Miss" for a while, "Childe" for a while, "It's cold" for a while, and shivered and shouted "good or bad" after a while.

"She's sick and needs to go into the city to find Langzhong."

If it weren't for Zheng Xiu's lack of deep connection with the [Prisoner] now that he couldn't enter the Heart Prison and change to the [Medical Theory], he would have wanted to go on his own.

In this era, even a small wind and cold, if you don't pay attention to it, can kill people.

Xie Luohe silently added firewood to the fire.

Hearing this, she was silent for a moment and then smiled: "What's the matter, Fengbei, don't want it?" ”

Zheng Xiu was stunned at first when he heard this, and then a nameless fire surged into his heart, and he said angrily: "She is your personal maid!" ”

"Yes, maid." Xie Luohe said calmly: "That's all. ”

"If you hadn't traveled in the rain overnight, she would have been drenched like this?"

Since he met Xie Luohe, this is the first time that Zheng Xiu has spoken to Xie Luohe in such a sharp tone.

"Hehe," Xie Luohe smiled, "What do you have to do with it?" ”

"What does it have to do with me?" Zheng Xiu laughed angrily.

"It's just a dream for you, and you don't believe it. Then Xiao Tao, for you, like a dream man, is dead and dead. Xie Luohe's eyes were bent into crescents: "So, what do you have to do with it." ”

A long silence followed.

The rain stopped.

Zheng Xiu carried the little peach of the misty lake behind him and tied it tightly with a roll of rags. The heat of Xiao Tao's body stole the clothes and passed it to Zheng Xiu's back.

"Then you go find the Nie Gong Treasury yourself."

Zheng Xiu put aside the next sentence and rode away with Xiao Tao.

The gloomy sky was covered with dark clouds, like Zheng Xiu's mood at the moment.

It is located at the junction of the two states, and it is only a way to enter Yanzhou. In the boundary of Yanzhou, north of the mountain, there is a key place called "Licheng". Located at the junction of the two states, it is the center of trade and economy between the two states.

The sky in Licheng follows Yanzhou, and it has always been rainy.

A day later, when Zheng Xiu arrived in Licheng, it was drizzling.

The people who entered the city were all dressed in robes, and beside the city gate and on the notice board, the people surrounded nearly 100 people in three circles and outside three circles.

Riding on a horse, Zheng Xiu was condescending, and saw from a distance that the notice board was full of notices, and the words "Zhao'an Order" were prominently written on the notice.

The city gate is guarded by the army, but Zheng Xiu now looks like a poor scholar, with a seriously ill woman behind him, and after a little interrogation by the guards guarding the city, they did not stop him and let Zheng Xiu enter the city.

It was nearly noon, Zheng Xiu rode a horse all night, his eyes were sunken, and he was quite tired. But he still endured his fatigue, rented a room in the inn with the few remaining plates, and after placing Xiao Tao, he spent three taels of silver to invite the best Lang Zhong to come to the door to treat Xiao Tao.

Looking at the few pieces of silver left in his bag, Zheng Xiu suddenly missed the rich life in the past, and laughed at himself, never expecting that he would also be troubled by money this day.

"Mrs. Gongsun accidentally contracted the wind cold, fortunately you came in time, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable."

After Lao Langzhong checked Xiao Tao's pulse, he routinely intimidated a few words, prescribed a few decoctions, and explained in detail the decoction method of the prescription.

Zheng Xiu pushed open the paper window and borrowed the stove and clay pot from the inn. After a while, an unpleasant smell of herbs wafted from the house.

After feeding Xiao Tao with medicine, Xiao Tao muttered a few words in her mouth and fell asleep again.

At this point, Zheng Xiu couldn't bear it anymore, lying on the side of the bed, his eyelids drooping, and he fell asleep unconsciously.

In the misty lake, Zheng Xiu felt that someone was touching his nose.

When she opened her eyes, Xiao Tao was blinking her two bright eyes, blushing like a thief, covering the quilt and secretly touching the tip of Zheng Xiu's nose with her fingers. When she saw Zheng Xiu open his eyes, his fingers flicked away like an electric shock, and she quickly closed her eyes and pretended that she hadn't woken up yet.

"Childe, Xiao Tao seems to hear that someone, someone, someone is saying 'Mrs. Gongsun'."

The atmosphere between the two was awkward, and after a few silences, Xiao Tao opened her mouth and asked this strange question with a red face.

"You must have misheard."

Zheng Xiu was determined.

"Yes."

Xiao Tao shrank into the quilt and replied sickly.

Zheng Xiu reached out and touched Xiao Tao's forehead.

The fever has subsided.

"I'll go out and buy you something to eat."

Zheng Xiu went out, swept the broken silver in his arms, and sighed lightly, estimating that this amount of money is enough to pay for tomorrow's room fee. After going out, Zheng Xiu thought of a way to make money, found a lively location, and set up a stall.

Sell paintings.

The market is full of people, and the involution is serious. At first, Zheng Xiu's small stall was unattended, and in desperation, he hung up a signboard - "Gongsun Inheritance, Painting Saint Skills".

After putting up the signboard, soon, a young son came forward to inquire suspiciously: "Gongsun? Which grandson? ”

"That grandson."

Zheng Xiu said with a smile.

"Another liar."

Childe sneered and walked away.

"Again?"

Zheng Xiu was a little puzzled when he heard this.

After a full hour, Zheng Xiu finally made his first business.

There is a son in the city, and his father will celebrate his 80th birthday a month later. He complained to Zheng Xiu, saying that his father was not good at anything, he preferred calligraphy and painting, he had two brothers, one brother under him, and his father had three concubines and 10,000 acres of cultivated land waiting to be inherited. He said vaguely that if Zheng Xiu could really draw calligraphy and paintings that pleased his father, he would definitely be rewarded.

He also said that he was not interested in his father's concubine, mainly the 10,000 acres of arable land.

"There is no need for heavy remuneration, one or two silvers, and there is no deception for children."

"Draw everything?"

"Don't draw human faces."

"Okay, sir, please."

Not all rich second generations are arrogant.

This man is very polite.

Of course, it's also possible that he isn't rich enough.

Zheng Xiu thought, what painting is worth a tael of silver. After thinking for a while, Zheng Xiu drew a landscape map, facing the sea, a white-haired old man, riding a cloud under his feet, heading towards the Eastern Immortal.

Inscription: Shoubi Nanshan, Yuhua Dengxian.

Payment: Gongsun Mo.

Zheng Xiu painted the "back" of Xie Luohe for nearly half a year, and his painting skills have unconsciously improved to the point where he doesn't even know himself. As soon as the painting was completed, the rich boy immediately threw down a bag of silver, happily rolled up the scroll and left.

Bought a cage of hot meat buns, as well as a bowl of fragrant Yandi delicacy "Fat Corn Soup", when Zheng Xiu hurriedly returned to the inn with two large bags of oilcloth bags, a familiar figure, wearing a hat, lowered the brim of his hat, and stood quietly.

Zheng Xiu pursed his lips, stepped forward, and took off the opponent's hat.

A bunch of black ponytails were tied up high.

Zheng Xiu was stunned.

"Little Peach is better?"

Xie Luohe asked with a smile.

Seeing Xie Luohe in Licheng, Zheng Xiu didn't know whether he was angry or funny for a while, so he pressed the hat back and pressed the familiar ponytail.

"You want to care?"

Zheng Xiu ignored Xie Luohe, went upstairs to eat and drink with Xiao Tao, decocted medicine, and changed into soaked clothes.

Bite.

An arrow was nailed to the windowsill.

Zheng Xiu glanced at it and ignored it.

The second shot in again, weirdly half a bend, and nailed to the head of the bed.

The sleeping little peach eyelashes twitched.

Zheng Xiu leaned out of the window, and gestured to Xie Luohe, who was still standing at the entrance of the inn with a longbow on his back: "What the hell are you doing?" ”

Xie Luohe hooked his finger at Zheng Xiu.

After going down, Xie Luohe said to Zheng Xiu: "My brother will arrive in Licheng in about three days. ”

When Zheng Xiu heard this, he frowned: "What do you mean." ”

"Find Nie Gong's treasure house."

Xie Luohe said succinctly.

"You only have Nie Gong's treasure house in your eyes?"

"Yes." Xie Luohe nodded calmly: "I said, when I find Nie Gong's treasure house, I will return her to you." ”

Zheng Xiu was silent and turned his head back to the inn.

Xie Luohe looked at Zheng Xiu's back behind him, pulled his sideburns behind his ears, and said softly: "Then, you are Zheng Xiu now...... Or Gongsun Mo? ”

Seeing that Zheng Xiu was silent, Xie Luohe sighed lightly: "I won." ”

Zheng Xiu turned around and walked to Xie Luohe's side expressionlessly: "What should Xiao Tao do?" ”

"Don't worry, I've already paid someone to secretly escort me, just rush back before dark."

Hearing this, Zheng Xiu noticed that around the inn, there were many people in the rivers and lakes whose temperament was incompatible with the surroundings, and their eyes glanced at the window of the room where Xiao Tao was from time to time.

"Xiao Tao is an ordinary person, no one will be unfavorable to her, you are too worried."

Xie Luohe flicked his fingers and flicked it on Zheng Xiu's forehead.

"So you followed all the way?"

Only then did Zheng Xiu notice that Xie Luohe was still wearing the same clothes, dry and wet and dry, and had never changed them, and his boots were covered with mud and dust.

"Or else?" Xie Luohe rolled his eyes: "Do you really think I'm such a ruthless person?" I'll see if you'll take advantage of people's danger and do beastly things. ”

Their horses were stored in stables by the city gates.

Xie Luohe actually fed the horses, and the two little mares neighed and panted when they saw Zheng Xiu and Xie Luohe walking side by side, and they were extremely excited.

Riding on the horse, when leaving the city, Xie Luohe walked and said: "When you took care of Xiao Tao, I have already inquired about the 'mountain walkers' near the mountain, in the mountain, there are indeed several caves, bottomless, once you enter by mistake, the inside is like a maze winding and changeable, ten in and out. There may really be a hidden path to Nie Gong's treasure house. ”

The so-called "mountain walker" is a rare kind of partial door. Perennial with dexterous skills over the mountains and mountains, digging for the unowned treasures in the mountains for a living, most of them are some precious medicinal materials that grow in the deep mountains, or rare animals.

You know, the more inhabited the mountains are more precipitous, if there is no plank road up the mountain, the mountain walkers can only rely on their hands and feet, climb between the mountains and rocks, and fall off the cliff if they are not careful, which is extremely dangerous.

Xie Luohe is worthy of Xie Luohe, and when he took care of Xiao Tao, he actually inquired about all this information.

Zheng Xiu counted with his fingers, Licheng is not far from the mountain, nearly twenty miles away. However, there are no villages near Lishan, and Licheng is the closest town to Lishan, so it is reasonable to place Xiao Tao in Licheng.

Xiao Tao is an ordinary person after all, Zheng Xiu doesn't know what will happen in Nie Gong's treasure house, and it is reasonable to temporarily place Xiao Tao in Li City. Thinking of this, Zheng Xiu did not refute Xie Luohe's arrangement, and followed Xie Luohe to Shanshan.

Speechless all the way.

Two hours later.

Zheng Xiu and Xie Luohe came to the foot of the mountain.

The mountain is not high, standing like three fingers in the thick mist, and the top of the mountain looms.

The mountain is steep, the jungle is dense, and the trees are full of thorns.

The Xie Luo River found a way, and the thorn bushes were cut in half by a wood knife, which was obviously the path that the mountain walkers had walked.