Chapter 43: Into the Den of Thieves
Xia Wushen's face was slightly red, and he shook his head and said, "Little girl, you misunderstood me." I've only been to the music shop with my friends to listen to music, and I've never done the things you said. ”
Murong Yanran pouted and snorted, "Lying to your face." The devil believes in you. You men, one or two, none of them are good things, and you are dizzy when you see beautiful women, and you love to go out and mess around. ”
Xia Wushen was speechless for a while, and sighed secretly: "This little girl, why are there so many crooked heresies? ”
But he didn't know that the demon fox was kind and charming, and often confused the world, because in their opinion, men always liked the new and hated the old.
The two walked for a while, and Murong Yanran saw that Xia Wushen was silent, and thought: "Murong Yanran, Murong Yanran, you are not the wife of Brother Wushen, he likes to look for flowers and ask willows, so he goes to find flowers and ask willows, what does it have to do with you?" How can you say that there is no god brother? ”
He also thought, "Brother Wushen is a humble gentleman, and he will never do such vulgar things." ”
Seeing Xia Wushen's pitiful appearance, she couldn't bear it, and said, "Brother Wushen, aren't you angry with me?" I'm teasing you. Who are you, others don't know, don't I know? I naturally believe that you will not do those things of stealing jade and incense. ”
Xia Wushen shook his head and said, "How could I be angry with you, little girl." I'm just thinking that this composer is really good at doing things. Only based on the threefold realm he said, there are few people in the world. ”
Where did Murong Yanran understand these principles of cultivation, only to know that Xia Wushen was not angry with herself, she was very happy in her heart, and said, "Brother Wushen, you are not angry with me, that's great." ”
I felt that my mouth was dry, and I said. "Brother Godless, did you bring water? I just sang the song, my throat was dry, and I wanted to drink water! ”
Xia Wushen shook his head and said, "I forgot to bring water." Seeing that there were two huts on the side of the road in front of him, and there was a courtyard around the door, and there was a vegetable patch in the courtyard, he thought that it was inhabited, and said, "There is a family in front, let's go and beg for water." ”
Murong Yanran immediately clapped her hands and applauded. The two of them urged them to step forward, and in a blink of an eye they were in front of the house.
Xia Wushen got off the horse, knocked on the door and shouted, "Is there anyone in the house?" Our brother and sister hurried here, and we were thirsty on a hot day, and wanted to beg for a bowl of water to drink. ”
After waiting for a while, no one answered, Xia Wushen knocked on the door a few more times, but still didn't see anyone.
Murong Yanran said: "Brother Godless, it's okay." Thinking that the host here is going out, let's continue to hurry. ”
As he was talking, he heard a creak, and the door opened, and out came an old woman with gray hair, saying, "The old woman is old, and her eyes and ears are not very bright. Don't know when a guest knocks on the door? ”
Xia Wushen said: "My sister's mouth is dry and she wants to beg for a bowl of water to drink." ”
The old woman said, "Guest, please come in and do it." Xia Wushen and the others followed behind and walked in.
Murong Yanran saw that the room was neat and clean, and she liked it very much, and said, "Brother Wushen, let's rest here for one night tonight?" ”
Xia Wushen saw that it was getting late, and this road was full of wilderness, and he didn't know when there would be people, and said: "It's so good, but I don't know if it's convenient." ”
Murong Yanran said: "Then Brother Godless, when you are usually in a hurry, where do you sleep in this kind of place?" ”
Xia Wushen said: "I usually rest on a tree, or on a large rock. ”
Murong Yanran stuck out her tongue and said, "I don't want to be like you, learn from birds and settle down in a big tree." Who knows if a few strange birds will fly in the middle of the night and take me away. ”
Then he turned to the old woman and said, "Old woman, my brother and I are here from Chu Country and are going to the Ancient Fish Country. We were in a hurry and missed the inn. How far ahead do you have a place to rest? ”
The old woman shook her head and said, "There are not many households within a radius of hundreds of miles, let alone inns." ”
Murong Yanran said curiously: "But why?" ”
The old woman said: "Although we belong to the Chu State, we are adjacent to the Jiang State. The two countries have been fighting each other for many years, and the war has been prolonged, and our people are living in misery. The young people here have all moved to China, only we are old, we can't walk, and we don't have a few years to live, we just think about the fallen leaves and return to our roots, where we are born, where we die, and we don't need to move places. ”
Murong Yanran said, "Brother Godless, why are they fighting? Does fighting a war kill a lot of people? ”
Xia Wushen shook his head and sighed: "All the countries in the world are competing for hegemony, and the kings of all countries are busy fighting for land and making meritorious contributions, so how can they pay attention to the suffering of the people. ”
Murong Yanran took out a gold leaf, handed it to the old man, and said, "Old woman, our brother and sister are tired of walking, and I want to spend the night at your house tonight." Don't worry, we'll be leaving tomorrow morning. ”
The old woman didn't take the gold leaf, and said, "It's okay to spend the night, but you don't need any money." It's just that we only have one room here, and there is only one bed in the room, and the old woman and her wife are at home, so it's not easy for the four of us to sleep. If the girl did not dislike it, she slept with the old woman. How about your brother and my wife in the church, and make another bed out of the old door panels, and spend the night? ”
Murong Yanran said happily: "Thank you, old woman." As for my brother, he wouldn't mind. You don't know, he used to sleep on the top of a tree. ”
The old woman was stunned for a moment and said, "How can you sleep on the top of the tree?" Little girl, don't lie to me old woman. ”
Murong Yanran smiled and said, "Old woman, my brother's skills are very great. Thinking that the old woman was not from the rivers and lakes, it was also in vain to say, "Old woman, you said that there is still an old grandfather at home, where did the others go, why haven't I seen them?" ”
The old woman said, "He set up a trap on the mountain the day before yesterday, and he went to take it today." Your brothers and sisters are also in a hurry, and there will be pheasants and hares for a while, and if you are lucky, there will be wild boars! ”
Murong Yanran clapped her hands and said, "Wonderful! I love to eat hares. ”
Xia Wushen saw that although the old woman was an old man, her eyes were bright, and her mind turned, so that her mind probed, and she secretly felt strange: "This old woman seems to be bent and hunched, but her spirit is very strong, unlike ordinary people." I probed with my divine thoughts, but I didn't cultivate at all, could it be that I was too careful? ”
After a conversation with Murong Yanran, the old woman taught Xia Wushen to join hands, moved an old door panel from outside the house, and built a bed in the hall.
Murong Yan was afraid that Xia Wushen would not be used to sleeping, so she found some straw from outside the house, spread it on the door panel, and then put on the futon.
When they had set up their beds, the old woman's husband came back with a few pheasants. The old woman told Murong Yanran and the others again. That night, the two had dinner with the old woman and his wife.
Although Murong Yanran had not eaten a hare, she felt quite tasteless, but if she wanted a wild place, it was rare to have pheasants to eat.
After dinner, they went back to their rooms, and Murong Yanran and the old woman collapsed and lay down. Murong Yanran slept until midnight, but was awakened by a nightmare, tossed and turned, and it was difficult to fall asleep.
Until I heard the sound of chickens and dogs barking, it was hazy, but I felt that someone next to me got up, thinking that it was the old woman who got up late at night to congratulate, but he didn't care.
After a while, the old woman did not return. Suddenly, I heard the sound of footsteps coming from the outer wall, and I was moving away.
Just as he was puzzled, he heard two very soft knocks on the door. Murong Yanran was shocked and said, "Who is it?" ”
I heard Xia Wushen whisper: "Did the little girl wake up?" I'm Xia Wushen, can you let me come in and talk? ”
Murong Yanran was stunned for a moment, her face turned red, and she wondered, "What is Brother Wushen doing when he comes in at this time?" Could it be ...... Could it be ......"
As soon as his thoughts turned, he felt that it was inappropriate, and said, "Brother Wushen, if you have anything to do, just talk outside the door." ”
Xia Wushen said: "Little girl, did the old woman go out of the house and haven't returned for a long time?" ”
Murong Yanran nodded and said, "Hmm." The old man is old, and his health is not very good, and it is reasonable that it takes a long time to go to the toilet late at night. ”
Xia Wushen said: "I'm afraid that's not the case. The old man I slept with also came out of the house before I was young. I probed with my divine thoughts, and both of them were cultivators at the peak of gathering spirits. During the day, I had already probed with my divine thoughts, and both of them had no cultivation at all. I think it was because I took a medicinal stone like the 'Qi Scattering Pill' to circumvent my divine thoughts, but I couldn't detect it. ”
When Murong Yanran heard this, she was shocked in her heart, opened the door and walked out, seeing Xia Wushen standing behind the main gate at this time, listening carefully, and said, "Brother Wushen, what are you listening to?" ”
Xia Wushen made a gesture of silence and said, "Shhh There were people outside the door, not counting the old woman and her husband, but two people. ”
Murong Yanran stood behind Xia Wushen and said softly, "What are these people? ”
Xia Wushen shook his head, but heard a hoarse voice outside the house say, "What's the situation?" ”
Another old voice said, "Sleep in the house!" The man was afraid that he was a little cultivated, and when they came during the day, I deliberately opened the door later, and when I saw that he was moving lightly, I knew that he was a practitioner. Although the woman looked a little strange, in my opinion, she was a virgin, and she must be very much in line with her master's appetite. This voice was an old woman who greeted Xia Wushen and the others during the day.
The hoarse voice said, "Shall we attack first, or will we use the incense to charm them and then catch them?" ”
The old woman said: "The four of us have been taught by the master, and we are all cultivating in the Spirit Gathering Realm, are we still afraid of him alone?" Go in and catch them, and then give them to their masters. ”
A hoarse voice said, "That being said. But I guess it's always wrong. That man still doesn't know what kind of cultivation is, if he acts rashly, we are not opponents, and we have mistaken the master's business, but how can we be good? ”
Xia Wushen gently opened a thin crack in the door, looked sideways, and saw four people, old and young, standing relative to the courtyard gate.
The old woman and her husband had their backs to the room, and in front of them stood a tall, thin man and a bearded man.
The old woman said, "You are also very careful." The four of us are all cultivators of the Gathering Spirit Realm, and they are masters of the Jindan Realm, and for a while, they may not be able to defeat us. Besides, there are so many masters in this Chu country. ”
The bearded man shook his head and said, "When I was in the cave, I heard my master say that when she was cultivating, she released her divine thoughts and perceptions, and from time to time she noticed that there were strong people passing by here. His voice was hoarse, and it was the same person who had spoken before.
The old man nodded and agreed: "When I went to Xiaoyu Mountain to see the master return the day before yesterday, the master also explained and taught me to be careful in the near future, saying that many masters came to Jiang today. ”
The old woman was convinced at this time, and said, "Isn't there something wrong with Wulin City?" It has attracted so many masters here. ”
The thin and tall man said: "It doesn't matter if he is a martial arts city or not a martial arts city, we just need to do what the master explains, and everything else has nothing to do with us." ”
The four of them discussed for a while, and they were afraid that Xia Wushen's cultivation was profound, and the strength of the four of them was not an opponent, and the current plan made the incense stun the two.
When Xia Wushen heard this, he pondered: "Although I am only building a foundation and cultivating, I am not afraid of his little incense, but my little sister's cultivation is not high, so I should think of a way to settle it." He said to Murong Yanran, "Little girl, do you have a panacea to remove the drug?" ”
Murong Yanran was stunned for a moment, and said with a grin: "It's just a drug, why do you need a medicine stone?" ”
She is from the fox clan, and you must know that the fox clan is good at magic, and there are many people who cooperate with pharmacology. Under the rendering of ears and eyes, she also knows a lot. Ordinary drugs, for her, are not a problem.
Murong Yanran groaned slightly, then understood the reason, and said: "Brother Wushen, although your realm is a little lower, your skills are better, not to mention capturing them, even killing them, it is not a difficult matter, and it is even more difficult for you to be affected by drugs." You are trying to pretend to be captured, and then they will send you to that 'master', and they will kill him by surprise and kill all these big bad guys. ”
Xia Wushen nodded and said, "The little girl is very clever. As the saying goes: 'If you don't enter the tiger's den, you will get the tiger.' But if we want to kill the bad man, we will go to where they are. We don't know anything about them, and we don't know if there are any masters among them, but we are afraid that our lives will be in danger at that time. Little girl, are you afraid? ”
Murong Yanran shook her head and said, "I'm not afraid." Besides, don't you still have a godless brother? With you, you will protect me. ”
Xia Wushen secretly praised: "This little girl has so much courage." At that time, if he really is not an opponent, he will leave with his little sister. As long as there is no master in the late stage of Jindan, I will be safe to protect myself by virtue of my unique learning. ”
The two of them had already decided and went back to their rooms.
After a while, while listening to the faint sound of footsteps and the subtle creaking, it was the four of them who entered the house. Xia Wushen sensed with his divine thoughts, and knew that the four of them were standing in front of the old door panel where he was sleeping.
The tall and thin man took out a small paper bag from his arms, leaned over in front of Xia Wushen, opened the paper bag, and sighed lightly. Some white powder flew up from the paper bag, and was sucked in when Xia Wushen breathed.
This white powder is the incense, which is boiled with mandala flowers, then dried, and then ground into a washing powder, which is the worst quality and the easiest to make.
The four of them turned back into the room, acted according to the law, and taught Murong Yanran to suck some too.
After a while, the old woman cried out, "Young man, young man, your little sister calls you." ”
Xia Wushen was fascinated by the incense, knowing that this was the old woman's temptation, so he didn't make a sound at the moment.
Seeing that Xia Wushen didn't answer, the old woman entered the room again and said to Murong Yanran: "Little sister, little sister, your brother called you." ”
Murong Yanran had already discussed with Xia Wushen, and she turned a deaf ear at the moment, and secretly laughed in her heart: "As far as you mandala pollen, you dare to call it a fan, and you are really smiling and generous." ”