Chapter 20 Lower Jinling
Tongque Mountain is good at detoxifying Gu poison, but time is pressing, and Zhou Song has to retreat to the next best.
The Jinling area, only three days away from where they are, has the Yanyu Pavilion here. Yanyu Pavilion is mainly based on the practice of medical skills, and there are many doctors in the rivers and lakes, and occasionally there are disciples who enter the palace to become imperial doctors, and their status is extremely high.
But when choosing Jinling, you need to be on guard against the Shenji Pavilion and the two mysterious people who are chasing after you at any time, and ordinary medical skills can only prolong Ye Xingchuan's life, and it can't be completely cured, if she is not desperate, she will definitely not choose this place.
They hired a carriage and sent them down to Jinling.
After a few days of getting along, the little worm was obviously much more cheerful, but only he knew whether he was thinking of the blind man in his heart.
"In this Jinling area, the main city is Dongju City," Xiao Bei shook his fan, pretending to be profound, "Speaking of which, I heard that there is a ring competition in Dongju City today, is Miss Zhou interested?" β
Zhou Song shook his head: "Right now, it's important to treat Ye Xingchuan." β
"Alas, I knew that the two of you were more in love than Jin Jian, I really shouldn't have said such a word." Xiao Bei pretended to sigh, "But I heard that in this competition, the prize is the thousand-year-old herb, and Miss Zhou is not interested?" β
Zhou Song heard that Xiao Bei was deliberately poor, and he didn't bother to talk to him, so he replied, "Naturally, I want to go." β
As soon as he heard Zhou Song's answer, Xiao Bei immediately laughed and stretched out his hand to the little insect:
"I'll just say it, little worm, Miss Zhou will not hesitate to go up the knife mountain and the sea of fire for Brother Ye, you lost the bet!"
The little insect rolled his eyes angrily: "You didn't say that there are any thousand-year-old herbs!" I'll never bet with you again! β
"HeyβI'm willing to lose!" Xiao Bei cheekily handed his hand in front of the little worm, and the little worm impatiently threw a few candy balls into his hand, hugged his hand behind his back, and simply ignored him.
"Isn't this the candy ball you gave to the little bug a few days ago, why do you want to come back?"
"I didn't give it for nothing, of course he had to pay it back if he lost the bet."
Zhou Song was really speechless for this incomprehensible reason, and did not speak again.
Generally speaking, the most prestigious competition on the rivers and lakes is the martial arts conference, when all the heroes and shrimp soldiers and crabs will participate, and every year according to the ranking of the martial arts conference, the list of masters in the rivers and lakes will be replaced.
The first time Zhou Song participated in his previous life, he ranked in the top 100, and he immediately became famous in the city, but later he was made a waste by Master Zhou. After participating again, she ranked first, and she would be honored as "Emperor Wu" wherever she went.
The hero doesn't mention the courage of the year, in this life, although she has a foundation, she has only practiced for less than half a year, and it is a fantasy to want to win the first place in the martial arts competition.
What's more, this kind of competition, releasing such valuable medicinal materials, is mostly a competition between masters from all walks of life, and the level of competition is probably more intense than the martial arts conference.
Just thinking about it, she felt a headache, now they have little money left, and they can get a large bounty if they win the competition, but their chances of winning are too low.
The carriage walked for three days, and they arrived at Jinling Dongju City, the climate of Dongju City and the capital is very different, near the sea, and now it is close to winter, and the weather is still relatively warm, but there is too much rain.
They didn't have umbrellas, there were few pedestrians on the road, and many of the shops were closed, and by the time they found an inn, it had been drenched from head to toe by the rain.
"If Brother Ye wakes up in the future, I have to ask him to invite me to drink!" Xiao Bei put Ye Xingchuan on the bench of the inn, wiped a handful of water from his face, and sighed.
In the past few days, Ye Xingchuan has been in a coma most of the time, his face is getting worse and worse, and the time he is awake is getting shorter and shorter.
Zhou Song took out the last silver tael on his body, found a store to open two rooms, and helped Ye Xingchuan up: "You live with the little worm, and I live with Ye Xingchuan." β
After that, she turned around to leave, but the little insect suddenly jumped up: "I don't, I, I live with you!" β
Xiao Bei pulled him back: "You kid, you are a man, Miss Zhou is a woman, how can you not be ashamed?" β
"I, I'm going to have a room with her!"
Zhou Song felt strange, but he didn't bother to deal with the two, and seeing that they had been arguing for a long time without results, he simply helped Ye Xingchuan back to the room.
She helped Ye Xingchuan to the bed, sat on the side and watched the exercises, looked at them for a while, and then began to meditate.
The inn is quiet and the guests are relatively quiet, making it suitable for meditation. But as she sat down, she heard a loud scream from the next room, and before she could check, the little insect wrapped in a cloth jumped up and down and broke into Zhou Song's room.
"What a disrespect! What a disrespect! The little insect ran to Zhou Song and screamed.
Xiao Bei also followed, only to see his face flushed, and he yelled angrily: "Who has insulted you!" Aren't I here to help you rub your back? β
The little insect hid behind Zhou Song: "You just insult me!" Why are you coming along?! β
Xiao Bei was so angry that he stammered: "You, you didn't say it, you're a woman!" β
"What?" Zhou Song was also so shocked that she stood up, the little insect clutched her dress tightly, and only poked out a head to stare at Xiao Bei viciously.
"You didn't ask me either!"
They worry about what to do next every day, how can they have the leisure to care whether the little bug is male or female, but the little bug is still young, and the previous beggar was also dirty, and it is normal to admit mistakes.
Zhou Song found a cloak and put it on the little worm, and said, "Just bother Xiao Gongzi to wait here, I will take her over to take a bath." β
Xiao Bei nodded angrily.
Zhou Song didn't wait for anyone to take a bath, but just brought the little insect back, and sat aside to continue meditating.
"How old are you?"
"Twelve."
Zhou Song nodded: "This time I came to Jinling, I will hand you over to Yanyu Pavilion, and you will study hard here." β
"I don't want it!" The little bug stood up anxiously, "I'm going to follow you." β
"If you follow us, you'll only be holding back." Zhou Song replied ruthlessly.
"No, I'm going to follow you!" The little bug replied immediately.
Zhou Song glanced at her, she knew what the little worm was thinking: "The blind man is dead, it's useless for you to follow us." β
Hearing this, the little insect bit its lip tightly, lowered its eyes at a loss, and slowly sat back in the bucket.
"I know the boss is dead, but I want to avenge him."
"It's your business to want revenge, I don't want to carry a drag oil bottle......"
"I know the affairs of the Ye family, and I also know the affairs of your Zhou family, I ...... I also know that second-rate sister! β
As soon as Zhou Song's words fell, the little insect said excitedly.
Zhou Song stood up, walked up to her, and pinched the little worm's cheek with one hand: "Don't lie." β
The little bug was pinched uncomfortably, but still insisted: "I'm not lying, I really know!" β
"Tell me what you know." Zhou Song let go of his hand.
The little insect rubbed his sore face and said, "I know, that second-rate sister is not dead, but she was framed!" β
"And then?"
"I won't say it! Unless you promise me not to leave me! β
Zhou Song still felt that this little worm was lying to her, and threatened: "If you dare to tell a lie, I will cut out your tongue." β
The little insect met her cold gaze and couldn't help but shudder: "I'm not lying, I also have my own things I want to do!" β
Zhou Song was silent for a moment and spoke: "I promise you." β
The little insect saw that there was hope, and pursued after the victory: "You still have to teach me martial arts!" β
Zhou Song thought about it, since he wanted to take her with him, it was not difficult to practice some martial arts, so he nodded and agreed.
In the end, Zhou Song and Xiao Bei still changed rooms, the little insect slept on the bed, and Zhou Song slept on the couch next to him for a while, and then found a place to practice.
After practicing until the rooster crowed, the kitchen man walked to the backyard and found Zhou Song dancing the sword, and called enthusiastically: "This girl, the cultivation is hard, it is better to have some breakfast." β
During breakfast, Zhou Song asked the guy for some news of the competition.
"It's the first time the girl has come, right? Every year, the Yanyu Pavilion will organize a martial arts competition, which is for the 'Spirit Grass Conference', which is originally for us ordinary people to make a small fuss, if we are taken by the elders of the Yanyu Pavilion during the competition, we will have the opportunity to go in and learn from the teacher! It's just that I don't know why, this year's prize level is really high, as soon as the news is released, there are a lot of heroes in Dongju City, so it's not lively! β
"Have you also received a lot of martial arts masters here?"
Zhou Song took a bite of noodles and asked the guy.
"Not really!"
As he spoke, the guy leaned into Zhou Song's ear and said mysteriously: "I won't tell you, the two people sitting behind you are the famous 'Yin and Yang Thieves' on the rivers and lakes, and the one on your right is Sheng Feiying, the 'Little Sword Saint' of Sword Snow Villa!" β
Zhou Song smiled, Yin and Yang thief, she knew that she had stolen her pill in her previous life and was beaten by her, but the 'Little Sword Saint' didn't know, she only knew the 'Sword Saint' Sheng Feiye. But no matter which one it is, it seems that it is difficult to deal with now.
After she finished breakfast, she was about to find another place to continue practicing, but she heard two voices behind her:
"Ouch, where's my bracelet? Why do you have breakfast and disappear? β
"You stupid mother-in-law, you can lose your bracelet after eating!"
The two sang and harmonized, and as they spoke, they went around to Sheng Feiying's side.
"I wonder if this girl has seen my bracelet?" Tahua Tian shamelessly approached Sheng Feiying, Sheng Feiying immediately got up and prepared to leave.
"Heyβdon't go!" Tahua took Sheng Feiying's hand, "Why did the girl leave without saying a word?" Is it a thief? β
Sheng Feiying shook off her hand, her face was thin and angry: "I haven't seen any bracelets, let go!" β
"Ouch, why are you so fierceβ"
On this side, Tahua was entangled with Sheng Feiying, and on the other hand, Talang had long been interested in Sheng Feiying's money bag, and a thief's hand slowly stretched out.
"This 'Yin Yang Thief' might as well be renamed 'Yin Yang Thief'." Zhou Song mocked in his heart.
She took off the bracelet in her hand and walked to Treading Lang's side: "This brother take a look, is this the bracelet you are looking for?" β
As soon as Zhou Song approached, Talang immediately withdrew his unclean hand, and coughed twice in a high-sounding manner: "Ahem, old woman, let's see if it's the bracelet you lost?" β
Tahua didn't let Sheng Feiying go, pulled her with one hand, snatched Zhou Song's bracelet with the other, looked at it carefully for a long time, and screamed: "It's my bracelet, did you steal it?!" β