The temple is still burning, and in the spring of this season, the temperature comes in bursts.

The group found a flat place again.

Song You spread out the wool felt and sat cross-legged on the ground, the swordsman opposite was also sitting on the ground, the long sword was inserted next to him, he turned his head sideways, and cleaned the wounds on his body with a calm face.

"The injury under the foot is not light."

"Among the injuries Shu has suffered, it is considered light."

"I have a Dan to give to my feet."

I saw Song You stretch out his hand, his palm spread out, and there was a pill the size of a lotus seed in his palm, the color was white and blue, and it seemed to be faintly purple and red.

"This pill is called the sting, which is not only full of vitality, can help the foot to recover from the injury quickly, but also has the natural effect of driving away evil spirits, can drive away the subtle evil poison remaining in the wound. There is also the power of thunder, which just helps the perception of the sword path to a higher level. ”

“……”

The swordsman's action of applying medicine paused.

When I first heard the first half of the sentence, I wanted to habitually say, "This little injury is not in the way", but the more I listened to it, the more I couldn't say anything about refusal.

Later, I was stunned.

"Thank you, sir......"

The swordsman reached out and took the elixir, glanced at it, and without hesitation, swallowed it in one gulp.

Song You also withdrew his hand.

This swordsman is extremely talented, and before he met Yizhuang by chance three years ago, he had already picked up the Liujiang Conference, and there was no opponent. Later, with the thunderous realization of that night, the way of the sword went to the next level, saying that compared to the great masters in the history of the rivers and lakes, it may be temporarily inferior, but it is already the number one swordsman in the world.

Now the two encounters are for fate, many years of rumors, a few days of getting along, and I also have some understanding, knowing that he is not only superb in swordsmanship, but also upright, worthy of a chivalrous word.

Since this is the case, Song You volunteered to help him again.

Maybe many years later, there will be one more peerless swordsman on the rivers and lakes who enters the Tao with martial arts, but Song You believes that even if the swordsman in front of him enters the Tao with martial arts in the future, the wisp of astonishing spiritual power he gave today will only help him reach this realm earlier, or better - the swordsman in front of him is already peerless, and he can enter the Dao without the help of others.

At this time, it is the beginning of February, the new moon is like a hook, and the night is still a little cold.

Song You sat with his back to the fire on the top of the mountain, watching the crescent moon in the distance, watching the shadows of the mountains continuously, and after a long time, he lay down, listened to the sound of insects, and thought about today's events.

"Fu Lei Gong ......"

The cat lay on its stomach next to it, purring quietly.

I don't know how many times I fell asleep.

The next morning, the dew was heavy.

Song You opened his eyes, and what caught his eyes was a whole piece of blue sky, pure blue, deep blue, and the only embellishment was a dead branch on the top of his head.

Song You squinted and watched for a while.

As we went further north, the sky became bluer and bluer, an open blue that is rarely seen in the south.

"Daoist, are you awake......

"Wake up."

Song You sat up at this time.

"Sanhua Niangniang caught a chicken, which was fed by the Taoist priest in that Taoist temple, and ran out last night." The three-flowered cat came close to him and said, "It's big enough for our three cats and people to eat." ”

"Let's save it for lunch, just eat the dry food given to us by the old man of the Ding family in the morning."

"Okay."

Song You stretched out his hand and touched his face, twisted a hair, thick and hard, took a closer look in front of him, the finger was so long, white, and handed it to the front of the three-flowered cat:

"Sanhua Niangniang, your beard."

“……”

The three-flowered cat looked closer and looked carefully, but after reading it, she didn't say anything, she turned around and left, and no one knew what she was thinking.

Song You smiled and looked at the swordsman next to him.

"How do you feel under your feet?"

"Mr. Shendan, when I woke up today, the wound has actually healed." The swordsman frowned and said, "There is still some strange feeling, it is difficult to describe. ”

"It's good if the injury is healed."

Song You had already stood up.

The swordsman immediately wanted to come to clean up the felt blanket for him, but Song You hurriedly refused, he was not a pampered nobleman, how could there be a reason to let others help him pack his bags. What's more, this is not ordinary, but the number one swordsman in the world today.

After cleaning up, after washing up a little, the swordsman has also made a fire with the help of Sanhua Niangniang, boiled a pot of water, roasted some dry food and fried meat, and after eating, he led the horse down the mountain.

In the early morning, the dew is heavy, and the official road is sandy.

Take a breath and cool your lungs.

There is no hurry, the mind is calm, so every step is very clear, and every place is very clear.

There is farmland ahead, and farmers are plowing in the spring.

The Taoist, the three-flowered cat, and the two horses waited on the official road, while the swordsman walked up the field path and talked to the farmers. The dialect is difficult to distinguish, and the two of you speak a word to me. The swordsman is tall, humble and polite, the hoe in the farmer's hand is still embedded in the ground, his hands maintain the posture of holding the hoe, half bent waist, sideways head to answer him, the figures of the two blend into the early spring scene of everything in the mountains, and it is quite harmonious.

Song You listened quietly, and also admired this scene, admiring the picture of the field.

Soon after, the swordsman returned.

"Sir."

The swordsman frowned and said to him: "If you go further here, it seems that you will enter Hezhou, and Zhijiang County is also over there." ”

"Where are you going to go?"

"If Shu goes to Gwangju, he can send Mr. a little more."

"Okay."

Song You turned around and took a step.

The cat-sata-chan had already walked a little ahead, and as they stopped to ask for directions, she sat upright on the side of the road licking her paws and waiting for them, and when they were gone, she quickly got up and continued to move forward. Today's Sanhua Niangniang is still serving as a pioneer in pathfinding.

The old hen on the back of the black horse struggled from time to time.

It was slowly noon.

Sunlight fills the whole world.

However, the spring sun does not feel sunny, only warm and warm, and the mood becomes brighter.

The official road is always lined with green trees, and the branches and leaves are not lush at this time, but when the sun shines on the ground, it is already full of shadows. A Taoist, a swordsman, and two horses walked slowly among them.

The sound of horses' hooves is also pleasant.

I saw a three-flowered cat in front of me running back quickly, very energetic, running like a pony, after slowing down in front of the two, he looked up at the Taoist, and replied:

"On one side of the stone is written is Angzhou, and there is a word I don't know, and on the other side it is written in Hezhou, and there is also a word I don't recognize."

"Is there a border between Angzhou and Hezhou?"

"Angzhou border and Hezhou border!"

"Sanhua Niangniang, go and recognize it."

"There are still words on the ground!"

"What is written?"

"I can't see clearly."

"Hmmm......"

Song You was still unhurried and went over to take a look.

Sure enough, there were words written on the ground.

There is a large rock on the ground near the boundary pillar, which is exposed to the ground and is usually used as part of the road. There is bluestone handwriting on the stone, but each word is bigger than the three-flower cat, and the height of the three-flower cat itself is not easy to recognize.

But it's not that I can't see clearly, but I can't see it completely.

Because even if these words can be seen to have been written a few days ago, but it has not rained for the past few days, it is not a blur.

Song You looked at it from a different angle.

What is written on it is: "Mr. Song, Shu Daxia, Sanhua Niangniang, just say one word, one step ahead of the next......"

"Heh......"

Song You couldn't help laughing.

This man has an interesting personality.

The swordsman next to him also led the horse over, and after reading this line of words, he smiled, but commented: "This person has some ability, and his temperament is also bold, and he loves to make friends, but he is too simple, if he has other skills to fight with others or save his life, he may be able to get a better name in the rivers and lakes." I only hope that he will go smoothly to the army on this trip, and with his ability, he will be valued, and he is afraid that he will not be able to go. ”

Song You also recognized what he said.

Further on, it is Hezhou.

……

At noon, the old hen caught by Sanhua Niangniang, who was eaten by two people and a cat, found a stream, cut and washed it, stewed it for nearly an hour, and some internal organs also found suitable leaves to wrap and burn and eat, so it was almost dusk when they walked to Zhijiang County.

Song You showed the degree and entered the city with the swordsman, looking around as he walked towards the north of the city.

This side is obviously not as prosperous as the southern county.

Not only is the county town smaller, the houses are old and low, there are fewer shops, and there are significantly fewer pedestrians on the streets.

"It's true that the north is not as prosperous and rich as the south, but it's still next to Angzhou, and it's not very north." The swordsman had been to the north, and explained to the Taoist while walking, "The reason why there are so few people on the road should be due to the weather last year, the drought in the north, the drought was followed by a big flood, the harvest was generally not good, and the imperial court allocated grain was also deducted layer by layer, this side should be considered relatively good." ”

"How is Zhaozhou?"

"It's far worse than the south, and it's better than Yanzhou. Although Zhaozhou is also next to the northern grassland tribes, it is not the main battlefield after all, and although it is chaotic, it can barely get by. However, Shu went to Zhaozhou three years ago, and then General Chen Ziyi guarded the north, and the Saibei people did not dare to invade for several years, and the north established the Jianghu Alliance under the call of the spear gate. ”

"Jianghu Alliance?"

"Pretty much. In the northern turmoil, the imperial court did not have much control, and the Lance Gate had a great relationship with the army, many of General Chen Ziyi's personal soldiers were from the Spear Gate, and the Northern Jianghu Alliance really intercepted and killed many Saibei horsemen for the people in various places, so no one said anything. The swordsman said, sneering, "Maybe the court doesn't know about it now." ”

"Possibly."

Out of thin air, there is a lot more martial arts.

Walking and chatting, I slowly arrived in the north of the city.

Zhijiang is really not big, to the north of the city, a little inquiry, then to Erqiao Street, this year the neighborhood is better than distant relatives, the street casually found someone to inquire, and asked where Xu Mu lived.

Seeing Song You and his entourage coming, Xu Mu was surprised and delighted.

(End of chapter)