The four of them only felt sore and weak at the moment, all huddled in a heap, unable to move.

Li Xiuping walked in front of the four of them, squatted down, and said with a smile: "The four of you are so good, if you don't do something meaningful, why do you start to rob the house, isn't it a waste of this good work." ”

The four of them immediately begged: "Uncle, the gods, spare us, we are also the first time, but we have never harmed anyone." Originally, I wanted to join the army, but those soldiers looked down on me, and the money on my body was used up, so in desperation, I had the idea of robbery, but I didn't expect to meet a few old immortals for the first time. ”

Li Xiuping looked at these four people and didn't look like they were lying, got up and said, "When did I say that I was going to kill you, I just said that I just wanted to eat a meal, and by the way, I would find a place to shelter from the wind and snow." ”

He then frowned and said, "But according to what you said, if you are really desperate, whether it is to eat or to hide from the wind and snow, I am afraid that there is no hope, so I really don't know what is the use of keeping you." ”

One person hurriedly said: "Useful and useful, there is a small city near here, when the time comes, the weapons on our bodies should be able to exchange a lot of money, enough for a few immortals to have a good meal, and it should be no problem to stay in a room for one night." ”

Li Xiuping nodded, but said again: "We seem to be able to do this kind of thing ourselves." ”

The faces of the four suddenly became more and more ugly, but one of them suddenly said: "If it falls into your hands, it is not wronged, if you want to kill or chop, listen to it, Lao Tzu will never frown." ”

Li Xiuping was a little surprised, and said with a smile: "Yo, it's quite backbone." ”

He continued: "For the sake of your backbone, I'll let you go, but remember what I said before, a good meal and a good guest room for a night will not do anything." ”

After speaking, he said to the "Fire Spirit Real Man": "Untie it." ”

"Fire Spirit Zhenren" nodded, untied the prohibition on the four of them, and said, "Don't think about escaping, otherwise you can still live, but it's hard to say." ”

The four of them nodded again and again, how dare they say half a word.

After that, Li Xiuping and others walked towards the small city in their mouths under the leadership of these four people.

The small city was not far from here, and there were no soldiers in the city, so it was clear that they had all gone north.

The area does not seem to have been greatly affected by the war, and the various institutions in the city are basically functioning normally, and many people who have fled from the north have gathered.

After the eight people entered the city, the four of them really pawned everything they could pawn, but because of the impact of the war, they couldn't pawn a good price, but there was no problem with eating a meal and staying for one night.

After the four of them led Li Xiuping and the four of them to the restaurant and paid for the meal and room, they couldn't help but feel bitter.

Originally, I thought that there would be some surplus, so that they could find another way, but now the remaining money is not enough for them to eat a full meal, the key is that now they don't even have weapons, even if they really go to rob, they have no tools to commit crimes, wouldn't they have to wait for death? And starvation.

Li Xiuping looked at the appearance of several people, obviously he hadn't eaten a full meal for several days, and after sitting down, he said with a smile: "You also sit down and eat, if you want to go south, you can protect us to go south, and I will be responsible for food and housing, and in addition, I will give you an extra tael of silver every day." ”

Everyone was stunned, almost thinking that they had misheard, and one of them asked, "Really?" ”

Li Xiuping nodded and said, "Naturally, but if you don't want to, it doesn't matter." ”

One said: "It's not that I don't want to, but I don't understand that a few immortals are so powerful, where do we need to protect them." ”

Li Xiuping said with a smile: "Naturally, I don't need your protection, but I am not very familiar with this side, with you leading the way, we can avoid a lot of trouble, and we can also avoid some detours." ”

One person smiled and said: "Then it's no problem, don't dare to say anything else, if you want to lead the way, my third brother is the best at it, and in the entire Qiushui County, there is no place he hasn't been." ”

Li Xiuping nodded and said, "Let's eat." ”

He thinks these four guys are quite interesting, good people in the rivers and lakes, and they have good skills, but they have fallen into such a field now, and they are miserable enough.

After the four of them sat down, they began to gobble up, obviously the wine and food prepared for Li Xiuping and the four of them, but most of them were eaten by these four people.

After dinner, everyone went back to their rooms.

Li Xiuping did not fall asleep directly, but stood in front of the window and watched the snowflakes falling outside the window.

At this moment, the snow is already much heavier and denser, and there is already a little snow on the dead trees in the yard.

Anyway, he is also a monk with the strength equivalent to the distraction period, and he has also faced the Demon Venerable of the Immortal Realm and survived, but now he has to worry about whether the itinerary will be affected because of the weather, and his situation is the same as that of the four people in the rivers and lakes who have fallen to the point of robbing their homes.

Maybe the night breeze was too cold, so Li Xiuping closed the window, walked to the stove in the house, added some charcoal, stretched out his hand to bake for a while, took off the quilt on the bed, and lay on the ground next to the stove, and slowly fell asleep.

This has been the case all the way, and I have long been used to it.

Early the next morning, before dawn, it was a little noisy outside, but through the window, it looked like it was already bright.

Li Xiuping put the quilt away and put it back on the bed, looked at the stove that had burned out, gave up the plan to relight the fire, pushed the door and walked out.

In the yard, there are many people enjoying the snow, and there is a little girl running back and forth in the snow, smiling and very happy.

Under the eaves on the side, a maid and a woman fought side by side, looking at the little girl playing in the snow with a quiet smile.

Seeing this family, Li Xiuping smiled slightly, it was really a place not to meet in life.

This family was the one in the team when Li Xiuping and others went south before, and the one with pigtails didn't see it, and I don't know if it was separated or not in this restaurant.

The woman also seemed to see Li Xiuping, so she smiled slightly.

Li Xiuping smiled back, and it was considered to have said hello.

At this time, the little girl ran to Li Xiuping and said with a smile: "Big brother, can you play with me?" ”

Li Xiuping smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid it won't work, I'm sick and can't touch the snow." ”

The little girl nodded, as if she was a little lost.

Li Xiuping smiled and said, "But I can show you a good look." ”

After speaking, he mobilized the sword intent in his body, and then the snow on the ground began to beat, and the snowflakes that were originally gathered together were actually separated by pieces at this moment, and then danced in the courtyard, as if they were dancing happily.

The little girl's eyes widened, and soon she jumped and jumped, clapping her hands and saying, "Big brother is so powerful!" ”

Li Xiuping withdrew his sword intent, and those beating snowflakes returned to the ground, Li Xiuping said with a smile: "Okay, go to your mother, if you freeze and get sick like your big brother, it's not good." ”

The little girl asked, "If you are sick, is it like a big brother, can you make these snowflakes dance?" ”

Li Xiuping was stunned for a moment, shook his head with a smile and said: "Naturally not, the big brother can let them dance because the big brother has learned something that can make them dance, and when you grow up, you can also learn it." ”

The little girl asked, "Really?" ”

Li Xiuping nodded.

This little girl has good bones, and if nothing else, she should be able to embark on the path of cultivation in the future, so this is not a lie to her.

So the little girl looked forward to it.

"Then I'll go back first, I hope the big brother can get better soon." The little girl looked at Li Xiuping and said very sincerely.

Li Xiuping smiled and said, "Thank you." ”

The little girl ran back, and the woman smiled at Li Xiuping again, and then led the little girl to the front hall.

At this time, the Qingying monk walked to Li Xiuping's side, frowned, and said, "For the sake of a little girl, why is it so hard to mobilize the sword intent?" ”

Li Xiuping smiled and said, "It's okay, it doesn't have much impact anyway." ”

The Qing Ming monk continued: "Could it be that you want to bring this little girl into the door? ”

Li Xiuping was stunned for a moment, and said bitterly: "Seniors think it's possible, I don't know how long I can live now, not to mention that my cultivation is different from others, and I can't teach her." ”

He looked at the Qingming monk, and then said: "But the seniors can, this little girl has good talents, and she should be able to inherit the mantle of the seniors." ”

The Qingying monk was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "I never thought of accepting disciples. ”

Li Xiuping said with a smile: "It's time to think about it, the predecessor has a magical power, and there can't be no successor, what a pity." ”

The Qing Ming Monk sighed: "Originally, I was going to pass it on to you, but when I saw you again, you already had the inheritance of the Sword Saint, although they were all swordsmanship, but I had the same kendo philosophy as that Sword Saint, so I had to give up." ”

Li Xiuping said bitterly: "You all pass it on to me, when I die, won't the bamboo basket be empty?" Seriously, this little girl's seniors can consider it. ”

The Qing Ming monk glanced ahead and said, "Let's look again." ”

Li Xiuping didn't say anything more, this kind of thing is not a trivial matter after all, and the Qingming monk naturally has his own plans.

After breakfast, everyone continued to set off, the four guys did not run away overnight, maybe they knew that they couldn't run away, or they were really moved by the reward given by Li Xiuping, so they were already waiting outside early in the morning.

In the snow on the street, there are traces of ruts, obviously the little girl's family has been on the road, and they have a carriage, it is obviously impossible to catch up, so it is almost impossible to meet again.

Some people meet once, it is fate, and if they can meet twice, it is not just fate, which is why Li Xiuping suggested that the Qingming monk accept apprentices, as if in the underworld, the little girl has an inextricable relationship with him.

But if you want to meet the third time, it will be a bond.

After leaving the small city, go all the way and take it slowly.

Fortunately, the snow last night was not very heavy, and it should have only fallen in the first half of the night, otherwise it would have been a bit difficult to walk.

After leaving the city, everything was silent, and the sky and the earth were white.

The scenery is good, but the temperature is indeed a lot colder, so when the morning breeze blows, Li Xiuping can't help but pull the mink fur on his body, and his mood is a little depressed, and even he doesn't know why.

A man asked at this time: "I heard that immortal cultivators can fly with swords, why do several immortals prefer to walk, even if it is to hire a carriage." ”

Li Xiuping said casually: "Walking is also a kind of practice. ”

Another man said, "I know this, I heard that Buddhism has a kind of walking practice, which is called asceticism." ”

Li Xiuping nodded and said, "Almost." ”

Li Xiuping then asked: "If we go like this, can we leave Chiqiu Kingdom this year?" ”

A man shook his head and said: "I'm afraid it's a little difficult, although Chi Qiuguo is not big, but if you go south, the road is not very good, if you take the official road, you need to go around a long distance, if you take the mountain road, you will inevitably encounter some beasts, but a few immortals should not care." ”

Li Xiuping nodded and said, "Just choose the nearest road." ”

Not to mention, it is really a wise choice to take these few people, some paths that are not marked on the map, almost one of the four people knows, which saves Li Xiuping a lot of time, as for the so-called beast, there is the blue water unicorn, let alone showing up, I don't know where to hide for a long time.

In addition, some places where the four of them stayed in the hotel were also properly arranged, which really brought a lot of convenience to Li Xiuping.

At this moment, the man who was very familiar with this Qiushui County stopped, and in front of them, a fork in the road appeared.

In fact, he had encountered a fork in the road before, but the man almost didn't hesitate and chose the road directly.

Li Xiuping asked, "What's wrong?" ”

The man in charge of leading the way said: "The road on the left is closer, but you need to pass through the Red Stone Mountain, there is a group of immortal cultivators like a few immortals on the Red Stone Mountain, but I heard that this group of people is not a good person, as for the road on the right, although it spares a little, but there is no power along the way, so ......"

Li Xiuping nodded, pointed to the road on the left, and said, "Let's go this way." ”

The man who led the way nodded and walked towards the road on the left......

A carriage moved forward slowly, and the man who was driving the carriage seemed to be a little worried, so he seemed a little anxious, and kept waving his whip.

In the carriage, a beautiful woman looked solemn and held a map in her hand.

The maid asked at this time, "Madam, is this Red Rock Mountain really like a rumor, but it will eat people at night?" ”

The woman shook her head and said, "I don't know, but speed up, it's no problem to climb over the Red Rock Mountain before dark." ”

The maid nodded.

At this time, the man who was driving the car suddenly said, "Madam, there is someone in front." ”

The woman opened the curtain and looked ahead.

There are indeed quite a few people ahead, and it looks like they are fleeing south.

Seeing these people, the woman couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and said, "It seems that they are also the people who have fled, and they happen to be with them." ”

The coachman nodded, visibly relaxed.

There were quite a few people in front, there must be twenty or thirty, among which there was a little girl with sallow skin, four or five years old, with two pigtails, obviously unable to walk, but she gritted her teeth and insisted, as if she didn't want her parents to worry.

After the carriage caught up with this group of people, the little girl who was sleeping in the carriage woke up at this time, looked out, and saw the little girl with pigtails, and said with a smile: "It's you." ”

The little girl with pigtails also looked at the little girl in the carriage, but did not speak.

The woman in the carriage said a few words to the maid, and the maid nodded, then got out of the carriage and said to the parents of the little girl who was trying to quibble: "Such a young child, I am afraid that I will be tired to walk like this, if you do not dislike it, you might as well let her go to the carriage, just to accompany my young lady to talk." ”

The husband and wife frowned slightly, looking a little hesitant.

The maid smiled and said, "Don't worry, my lady just thinks that this child is in love with my young lady, and her skills make her less apologic, and my young lady can also have a playmate to talk to along the way." ”

The father of the little girl with pigtails nodded and said, "That's it, then thank you." ”

After speaking, he said to the little girl with pigtails: "Go." ”

Although the little girl with pigtails was a little scared, she was indeed a little unable to walk, so she timidly stepped into the carriage.

In the procession, several men were staring at the carriage at the moment, with a clear meaning in their eyes.

I heard a man lower his voice and said, "Big brother, you see that the girls in the carriage look really attractive." ”

A man nodded and said, "It is indeed a rare beauty." ”

The man who spoke before smiled evilly: "Why don't we kill her tonight?" When the time comes, there will still be a car to sit on, and if you continue to walk like this, these feet will have problems sooner or later. ”

Someone immediately chimed in: "That's a good idea." ”

But some people were worried: "But these people ......"

The man who spoke first glanced at the people and said, "It's just a bunch of untouchables, what's there to worry about, let's join forces with a few brothers, maybe there will be many people who will join in directly." ”

The man who was called the eldest brother nodded and said, "That maid is not bad, it looks like she should still be a yellow flower girl, don't rob me when the time comes." ”

The man who spoke first smiled and said, "Little brother, I like that girl, when I think of it, ......"

As he spoke, his eyes lit up and his saliva flowed.

The leading man said: "I can't help it when you kid says this." ”

One of them said, "So what are you waiting for, do it?" ”

Then the four of them looked at the leading man.

The leading man hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "Do it." ”

With that, the five stopped, and the rest of the people continued to move on.

The little girl with her pigtails had just entered the carriage, and had not gone a few steps before the carriage stopped.

The woman in the carriage frowned and said, "What's the matter?" ”

As he spoke, he poked his head out and saw a thin monkey-like man blocking the carriage, and beside him, there were four men standing five big and three thick, all with malicious smiles.

The groom who was driving the car frowned and said in a deep voice, "What do you want to do?" ”

The thin monkey-like man smiled and said, "My eldest brother is afraid that your wife will be lonely, so I want to talk to your wife." ”

With that, he walked straight to the carriage.

Before the groom could speak, he was pulled out of the carriage by the other party and thrown aside......