64.7 per cent for option I, 5.9 per cent for option two, 23.5 per cent for option three and 5.9 per cent for option four.

……

[Option 1]

[Saying that the other party's wound is still dangerous if the dressing is not changed often, and asking the other party to bring himself with the [Alchemy] skill]

……

How could Zheng Zhuo just let Xiang Renjie go? To achieve the ultimate goal, one or the other cannot be missing. If Xiang Renjie leaves, the world is big, and he has nowhere to look!

Zheng Zhuo immediately said urgently: "Uncle Xiang, don't leave in a hurry!" Your wounds are not yet complete, the road is long, the journey is tiring, and the wounds will definitely worsen! Xiang Bo's wound is still wounded, and if he doesn't change the dressing, he is afraid that he will have pus and sores in a few days, and the high fever will not go away, and he will go back to the ghost gate again! ”

Zheng Zhuo's eagerness is real. Therefore, Xiang Renjie naturally did not see the clue. He only said that this "apprentice" who met in Pingshui cared about his body, and he was a little more moved in his heart.

"Well......" he said, letting out the water as if it were wine, "I can't wait any longer." Can't wait any longer...... If it's not in my hands, an extra hour is an extra risk......"

"Uncle Xiang." Zheng Zhuo will not let go of this opportunity. He said, "Why don't you take me with you?" ”

"You?"

"Yes. Truth be told, I didn't want to stay in this backcountry for a long time. There is no food here, and there is no clothing, the yellow sand is all over the sky, and the jackals are haunted. I want to go to the Central Plains to see. Even if you work in that inn, you can see the prosperity of the world, which is better than facing the loess for a lifetime! ”

"Hey, young man! The Central Plains is not a good place. Xiang Renjie shook his head, "You still have a hometown, and a home!" When you go to the Central Plains, you know what bullshit is to be famous, and in the end, it's all in vain! People are warm and cold, the world is complicated, which day is not licking blood from the knife edge? It's better to sleep at home, sleep peacefully, and earn solid money! ”

If Zheng Zhuo was not such an identity, he might have really been moved.

But it's a pity that he is now rich and dangerous in every sense. Therefore, no matter how Xiang Renjie persuaded him, he insisted on following the road.

Xiang Renjie had no choice, and in the end, he had to agree.

"That's it, life is impermanent, and each has its own creation. If you insist on it like this, I can't persuade you again. Besides, I really can't fall down halfway. Having a pharmacist follow you would save you a lot of money. ”

He got up and put on his robe and said.

"Tomorrow, you come with me."

……

The sun sets in the west, and the stars and moon are getting brighter. The night breeze flows, and the rooster crows again.

The next day, Zheng Zhuo and Xiang Renjie left the courtyard in the morning light. Zheng Zhuo took one last look at the hut where he had already developed some feelings, packed his bags and followed Xiang Renjie, and went all the way east.

After that, they never looked back.

The yellow sand stretches and is boundless. On the trail, there were only two figures walking slowly. They walked for a day and came to a nearby market. Xiang Renjie took out a few taels of silver from the package and bought two sick old horses at the market.

He didn't dare to buy a tall horse. There is no other reason: Xiang Renjie has just recovered from a serious illness, and he has to hide his appearance, so as to avoid his face being withered and his beard unshaven. There is a young man by his side, and he looks like he was born in poverty. If you ride a good horse, you are afraid that it will arouse suspicion.

In the days that followed, the two of them rode on old horses. Zheng Zhuo didn't know how to ride a horse, but fortunately, the old horse had long lost his temper. It walked slowly, and Zheng Zhuo was happy to slowly grasp the essentials.

Along the way, eat and sleep in the open. Zheng Zhuo traveled during the day and practiced [Wild Ball Boxing] at night, and there was nothing to say between the same people.

And so the days passed. Between the loess, there is gradually greenery.

The towns they passed through grew in size.

The mountain closes in the distance. Seeing it, it is about to enter the Yujia Pass.

After this level, it is the Central Plains.

Xu is worried about the next trip, and in the past few days, Xiang Renjie has been worried. He always got up and paced in the night, and after a long time, the wound was opened. Zheng Zhuo changed his dressing more often than in the past.

"Uncle Xiang, don't turn it around." Zheng Zhuo persuaded him, "The herbs we bring are limited, and the wounds are so frequently cracked, not to mention the impact on the body, the consumption of medicine alone cannot be supported." ”

"Hey. If I don't walk, I can't calm down! Xiang Renjie said, "You were born outside the customs and don't know anything." The villages and towns before and after Yujiaguan are dense, and there are no small roads to speak of. There is only one pass, and no matter how you walk, you will have to walk with the crowd for many days. I'm afraid of people and ......."

"Why are you afraid of that many?" Zheng Zhuo pretended not to know.

“…… Naturally, he is afraid of snitches. Xiang Renjie knew that he was speechless and opened the topic.

……

Xiang Renjie worried about this for several nights. But what he feared most didn't happen.

Yujia Pass was approaching, and the crowd did begin to gather. They followed the caravan for a long time, until they passed the tall gate, and there was nothing unusual.

In fact, Zheng Zhuo is most worried about the problem of customs entry. As a young man who grew up in a society governed by the rule of law, he was worried that Xiang Renjie, who was a wanted criminal, would be arrested when he entered the customs.

However, he was clearly overthinking.

In this era, the gatekeeping is not so strict. The soldiers guarding the pass did not rush to order, and they did not bother to pay attention at all. The soldiers saw that the two were dirty and smelly, and they didn't want to pay any attention to it, so they waved their hands impatiently and let them in.

After successfully passing the customs, it is the Jiayu Town behind it.

When you come here, you can finally fly with wings. Zheng Zhuo also saw that Xiang Renjie's expression soothed.

It's getting late. The two found an inn in the middle of nowhere to rest, planning to leave again in the future. opened a room on the second floor, Xiang Renjie took the remaining copper plates and asked for a pot of turbid wine, and asked for some water that others didn't want, and ate it in the lobby.

Zheng Zhuo really can't get used to the uncleaned sewerage. He only ate a few buns.

The buns are also unpalatable.

(There is an imbalance between supply and demand...... No matter what era it is, a store that doesn't buy and sell repeat customers is black-hearted...... ）”

Zheng Zhuo couldn't help but slander.

The bun was dry and hard, and he ate it for a long time. And behind the two, three more people entered. The leader is a gorgeously dressed boy, and the two behind look like his followers.

As soon as the three of them entered the store, they boldly asked for a pot of wine, a pound of beef, and a large plate of whistle noodles.

(Do you know that there are the most poor people in the world!) Show off your wealth in such a place...... Aren't you afraid of killing people and overselling goods! ）”

Pure personal grudges.

And the three people in the back didn't know that someone had been paying attention to themselves because they didn't eat well. After three rounds of drinking, they chatted to themselves.

The attendant on the left pushed the cup and said, "Brother Lin, there are still four days to reach the number of seven seven and forty-nine days, you say, will Xiang Renjie come?" ”

Yes?

A familiar name appeared, and Zheng Zhuo's heart jumped.

"It's going to come." The boy brother was not in a hurry, and said, "Since someone reported that Xiang Renjie was seriously injured and left Yujiaguan, I have carefully calculated the distance that his injury can last. If no one saves him, he will die outside the gate within forty-nine days. ”

"And if anyone saves him, he will be shut up by the ghost gate once in thirty days. It's either dead, it's good. If he is well, he will definitely want to turn back—and when I came here for questioning, you heard that several people had fished out Xiang Renjie from the river. They tried to steal his belongings, and searched all over the body, but found nothing but silver and gold, but nothing like words. Later, Xiang Renjie woke up, chased after him to take back the gold and silver, and killed these thieves. But he was seriously injured at that time, and his strength was not as good as before, so he alarmed the others and fled in a hurry, and one of them was rescued without death, so he left this message. ”

What does this message mean? He didn't take the One Sutra with him! He knew that he was powerless to protect it, and that he must have hidden the strange book somewhere—if he was well, he would have come back to get it, and he would have left immediately! I've arranged eyeliner at several hotels around here...... He must stay in the hotel when he passes, and when the time comes, he will definitely be caught! ”

"Oh, that's strong! It is worthy of Lin Qi, the son of the dart head of the Five Lakes Dart Bureau! ”

Two attendants patted each other.

And Zheng Zhuo behind him already had cold sweat on his back.

Let's say that this Lin Qi is not strong, he is indeed accurate. Xiang Renjie landed in the time he planned, and also landed in the inn he personally guarded.

Let's say this Lin Qiqiang, the target is sitting behind him, and he doesn't even notice it at all.

"(Gotta get out quietly)-"

Zheng Zhuo's face changed. He was about to get up when a large hand pressed his hand.

It's a masterpiece.

"Don't move."

Xiang Renjie said in a very small voice.

"It's strange to live in a room that has just been set. I'll go again tomorrow. ”

He took a sip of his wine and added.

"I'm going to practice tonight. Don't bother me. ”

……

【Question】

[What's next?] 】

[Option 1]

[Pretending to be scared, asking Xiang Ren Jie Duo to teach himself a light skill for escaping]

Reward: Acquire a light skill

[Option 2]

[I hope it helps, and I ask Xiang Renjie to teach myself the Qimen secret weapon to distract attention]

Reward: Acquire the Secret Weapon of the Strange Gate

[Option 3]

[Give it to Xiang Renjie and practice your own [Wild Ball Boxing] with peace of mind]

Reward: [Wild Ball Fist] Xiaocheng

[Option 4]

[Handed it to Xiang Renjie, but pretended to practice [Wild Ball Boxing], but in fact quietly learned the exercises practiced by Xiang Renjie]

Reward: Learn a random exercise

[Option 5]

[Accusing Xiang Renjie to Lin Qi and his party]

Reward: Unknown

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