Volume 1: The Return of Ten Thousand Miles, Yan Less and Less, Chapter 4: Lao Qi and Xiaobai
Ghost slaying pass is the northern border, the loneliest and coldest city, the city pass only covers an area of the size of a medium-sized town, the town is surrounded by a hundred zhang of city walls on all sides, these city walls are built with special materials and technology, but also specially invited the Yin and Yang family and Taoist monks of the top monks, in each piece of masonry are engraved with powerful enchantment runes, even if it is the energy bombardment of the realm of heaven and man, it is difficult to destroy this city.
The inhabitants of the city are all border military households, and all the living facilities are simple and realistic, and there are almost no entertainment facilities, if anything, it is only the training ground and the military exercise ground, and the people here carry out their entertainment through the training facilities. The overall atmosphere presented here is completely two extremes with the glorious and luxurious amusement style presented by Fengwan City in Shuangye Prefecture and Baiyujing in Guanhai Prefecture.
It is the same as the style of the flying generals under the army in the era of gonggu, but it is the only place where this is the case, and the world outside the city walls has long been turned upside down.
Jun Mo smiled at this familiar and unfamiliar street, the border soldiers stationed in the north, everyone is a treasure of every brick and tile here, there is no bustling noise outside the city wall, but it is the spiritual symbol of the entire north.
As long as they still exist, the will of the flying general to whip his horse, whip the enemy, behead the wolf under the horse, and defeat the enemy outside the country's borders will not dissipate.
"It's great, after all these years, this place is still the same." Jun Mo smiled and sighed.
While talking, the two came to the only liquor store in the Ghost Slaying Pass, which is located in a strategic place, so the regulations on the soldiers are stricter, which also leads to the only hotel in the city pass, and the hotel only provides rice wine and rice wine with a very low degree, so as to ensure that the military households can assemble and fight at any time.
Its name is called "Lao Qi", which was set up by a retired veteran who served in the army in the early years, and it has been opened for more than 20 years.
When the two of them got off the horse, one of the old men greeted them and asked, "Two officers, do you want to stay in the hotel?" ”。
This shopkeeper should look like he is in his twenties, very young, and he should also be a military household, full of tendons and meat, and he is very strong in exercise. However, a few shopkeepers and owners among the old men are all veterans of the border army, and no young people are willing to work in this bitter cold place, most of them will leave the north and go to the warm and moist south, such as Shuangye Prefecture, Yunni Prefecture, Yulong Prefecture, Guanhai Prefecture and other places, all of which are extremely prosperous and brilliant fertile soil, with countless opportunities to make a fortune, even if they stay in the north, they also go to Langya, Liquan and other big cities, where the degree of civilization construction is more advanced and cutting-edge, and there are also broad opportunities for development.
Jun Moxiao frowned, and with some bad premonitions, he asked, "What about the old man and his guys before?" ”
The shopkeeper mentioned the old man, his expression gloomy and lowered, and slowly explained the reasons for each reason: "The officer is from out of town, I don't know and I don't blame you, this shop was originally a joint venture between several veterans who retired from the border army, but when the bloody battle came six years ago, several veterans refused to retreat, and the border army stationed at the time of the ghost slaying pass did not retreat, as a result, the barbarian dog broke the city, the whole city was slaughtered, and the corpses of the whole city were thrown into a kind of evil blood array by the barbarian dogs, and the bones were gone...... I was the son of that old man, who was studying in Langya at the time, and I escaped the catastrophe......"
As he spoke, on his strong and thin arms, the green tendons were like spider webs, and his eyes were so cold and cold, like a bottomless ice abyss, but in the depths of the ice abyss, there was extremely fierce anger and murderous aura, which made Jun Moxiao and both of them a little frightened, and the two looked at each other, and their hearts were a little throbbing, especially Qi Xiaoyang, she had seen such a murderous person recently, and Jun Moxiao was still Jun Moxiao.
It shows that this person is not bad, and his future achievements may be much more than what he is now.
"If one day, I go to the battlefield, I must kill all those evil barbarians and dismantle them to pieces, so that I can relieve the hatred in my heart! I'm fighting the wild dogs outside the gate! ”
"So that's ......" Jun Moxiao listened to the words of the shopkeeper, his expression couldn't help but dim, the old man is a very good person, open-minded and bold, simple and kind, he always stands at the counter with a smile, watching those recruits and veterans bragging and drinking, talking about unrealistic dreams, or the troubles of firewood, rice, oil and salt, sometimes he also joins them, sometimes he watches quietly, the soldiers of the border army are really poor, and the monthly salary is not even enough for them to drink a few bad meals, On the fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, the old man made a big move to let the border army drink rice wine and rice wine for free.
This also makes the old man's account books always lose money, but he doesn't care, and the guys always laugh at themselves: "The wind blows the eggshell, and the wealth goes to the people's happiness." Haha laughed and passed.
In this way, this small sake shop has been open until now.
However, the old man is no longer there.
Here, again, there is one less person he knows.
"What's your name?" Jun Moxiao was a little interested in the young man in front of him, and asked.
Jun Moxiao felt that the person in front of him was like a lake, his appearance was calm, calm and slow, which made people feel comfortable and comfortable, but there was an unknown turbulent undercurrent hidden at the bottom of the lake, especially the strong murderous aura that seemed to be absent on his body, looking at his age and roots, he should not have been tempered by the battle array, but he already had the strong murderous aura of a person who had been on the battlefield for a long time, which shows that he was born to kill embryos, such a person either became a heinous villain, or became a peerless famous general who was always victorious and undefeated.
"Xiaobai." The young man in the second year of the shop also saw the extraordinaryness of the two in front of him, he had not yet developed his power, and he had not officially set foot on the path of cultivation, but even so, he could see clearly which was stronger and which was weaker.
Xiaobai has a strong intuition about other people's qi and thoughts since he was a child, and he can feel a rough idea of other people's nature, good and evil, strong and weak aura, etc.
And the handsome young officer in front of him, although he is easy-going and indifferent on the surface, like an aristocratic son with elegant manners, but there is an inexplicable and fierce violent atmosphere in his heart, which is as fierce as the world's fierce will to fight, and it is also the demon in the heart of the violent madness, feeling that he may kill at any time and slaughter the Quartet.
Xiao Bai didn't dare to feel it with his heart, such a person must have gone far on the path of cultivation, and he had the most keen sense of qi and thought, and if he was aware of it, he would inevitably cause endless trouble.
As for the cold and glamorous female officer beside him, he couldn't see through it at all, and it was blurry, like seeing flowers in the fog, and he couldn't see it really.
It's incredible.
"You're good...... You can try to follow the path of the soldier on the Xiuzhen side, I think you have a lot to do in this. During their conversation, Qi Xiaoyang was also looking at the person in front of him, and felt more and more that the young man in front of him had excellent roots and bones, and he might have great attainments in cultivating true qi and refining qi, so he spoke.
Xiaobai heard this, quite touched, in fact, deep down he does not like the scientific side of the method of relying on external forces, although the external object is strong, but after all, the improvement of oneself is limited, can not rely on it for a lifetime, after arriving at a certain intersection, still have to make a choice.
Therefore, he has not made a decision for a long time, and now that he has heard this, he has become more determined in his inner choice.
So, he saluted respectfully and said, "Thank you, officer, I will think about it seriously." ”
"No need, you have a good root, the murderous aura born from your heart is introverted and outward, you do things in a measured and measured way, such a person is bound to not be a thing in the pool, maybe your future achievements will not be lower than those famous generals of the present generation, or even stronger!" Jun Mo smiled and waved his hand and said to him seriously.
Xiao Bai looked at him with a very shocked and surprised expression, he didn't expect Jun Moxiao to give him such a high evaluation just by relying on one side.
"I'm hungry." Qi Xiaoyang gently poked Jun Moxiao with his fingers behind his back and said in a low voice.
Although Xiaobai has not been running for a long time, he is very flexible and thoughtful in dealing with people, and can keenly grasp the needs of all kinds of guests, and Qi Xiaoyang's small movements naturally can't escape his eyes.
So he hurriedly made a gesture to welcome the guests, and said a little shyly: "Hey, it's far away, please come in two distinguished guests." ”
Jun Moxiao and Qi Xiaoyang entered the old man, and as soon as they sat down, Xiaobai took a menu and handed it to Qi Xiaoyang.
After Qi Xiaoyang glanced at the menu a few times, he opened his mouth and came to report the name of the dish: "Steamed lamb, steamed bear's paw, steamed deer tail, roasted duck, roasted chicken, roasted goose ......"
Jun Moxiao and Xiaobai, who listened to it, were stunned for a moment, and their heads shook like rattles with her mouth.
A minute later, Qi Xiaoyang finally reported all the dishes on the menu, Jun Moxiao's face stiffened slightly, and he quietly touched the wallet in the inner lining of his jacket - he secretly said in his heart that it was a little insufficient, the money prepared before was used to buy the two strange horses outside, it seems that he will have to borrow some from Xiao Ye later, and it is a big deal to let him wash the dishes here to pay off the debt.
Xiaobai was also a little stunned, with a harmless smile on his face, he asked tentatively: "Are you practicing the name of the dish?" Or do you order? ”
"Have you ever seen a female officer who can speak through the mouth?" Qi Xiaoyang glanced at him, turned his head arrogantly, waved his little hand as if he was rushing someone, and urged him: "Do it quickly!" I am hungry! ”
Hearing that Qi Xiaoyang was indeed sincere in making these dishes, Xiaobai's heart suddenly blossomed, it was so beautiful, although the old man was a big family in a border city, but his audience was all a bunch of poor eggs, coupled with the fine tradition inherited from the "old man", he drank freely on the fifteenth day of the new year, which made the fly restaurant that was not rich more and more like walking on thin ice, and finally caught such a fat sheep, Xiaobai was simply happy to death.
He shouted crisply, "Okay! The little sheep ran to the door like a happy one, hung up the sign of "closed today", and after completing this order, he didn't have to open a store for a month.
Then he staggered to the back kitchen to get busy.
Jun Mo looked at Qi Xiaoyang with a smile, his expression was a little crying without tears, and Qi Xiaoyang gave him a sweet and greasy smile, that soft and smooth little face, a few minutes ago in front of the border army, it was still so cold and glamorous, like a kaolin flower blooming between the lonely peaks, which can only be viewed from a distance and cannot be touched.
However, now this cold and noble kaolin flower, but in front of Jun Moxiao easily showed a moving smile, at this moment she took off all the arms and halo on her body, just like many childhood sweethearts or girls next door in the world, to the person she likes to release an incomparable intimacy and natural goodwill, instantly make people feel like a spring breeze, happy eyebrows, like a summer morning, spring breeze blowing water-like heart, even if she is eaten bankrupt, can only be petted.
Alas, who made Jun Moxiao her childhood sweetheart.
Qi Xiaoyang patted Jun Moxiao on the shoulder, and said with a wicked smile: "Hehe, if you can't pay the bill later, you can wash the dishes here, according to my estimate, you can pay off the dishes after washing the dishes for about a year, and you can sell yourself to pay off the debt." ”
"How can I wash the dishes, I don't wash the dishes alone, and you can't run." Jun Moxiao was not to be outdone.
"Humph! How can this girl's slender hands wash the dishes, if you have to wash them, I am also the supervisor, you do it. Qi Xiaoyang pursed his lips and retorted.
"Look at your calluses from practicing knives, and your hands are still delicate." Jun Moxiao stretched out his hand and grabbed Qi Xiaoyang's palm and complained.
Different from the delicate and white palms of ordinary girls, there are more traces of perennial tempering on this hand, which are practiced by knife practice.
Since the age of fourteen, Qi Xiaoyang has worshiped under the door of the first swordsman in the Southern Continent, "The Bearded Guest", and learned the world-famous sword domineering - Suifeng Eight Desolation Chop, it is rumored that this knife is not only a peerless tyrant slash, but also a strange door tactic, which requires people with extremely high qualifications to practice.
As far as Jun Moxiao knew, the bearded guest had taught this set of sword moves to four people, one move for each person, and it took ten years of practice to achieve something, and these four people have now become famous masters of the South Continent.
However, Qi Xiaoyang only took three years to cultivate all the tricks of the Eight Desolations of Suifeng, and even the blue was better than the blue, and on the day of his departure, he once defeated her mentor Qiu Ke within a hundred moves, which shows that his talent is high, and he is not inferior to Jun Moxiao.
"Humph! It's a slender hand! I call it moderate hardness and softness, who is like those ladies in the boudoir or something, the little hands are soft, the shoulders can't be carried, the hands can't be picked, and I feel like I'm going to melt into water if I want to hold it, I'm the healthiest! Qi Xiaoyang was not annoyed when he heard this, he withdrew his hand and said in a defensive manner.
"Ah, yes, yes, you are the soft in the palm, pickled pepper and phoenix feet, soft and hard." Jun Moxiao also praised her on the donkey, he didn't dare to go deeper into the matter, he is not a straight man of death, this talk can't go any deeper, and if he goes deeper, Qi Xiaoyang will really beat him.
Qi Xiaoyang is not an ordinary girl, all the way, she has been carrying that exquisitely crafted weapon box on her back, and she doesn't even have the intention of untying it when she eats.
This weapon box is made of an extremely rare and bizarre transcendent essence iron, which is the famous Great Xia Dragon Sparrow Box in the Southern Continent, and it is rumored that there are thirteen rare and famous soldiers hidden in the box, no matter which one of them can be called a divine blade, stained with the blood of the top powerhouses in the transcendent realm and even the heavenly powerhouses, if Jun Moxiao really provokes her, it is not difficult to imagine what will happen to the end.