Xu Huaigu couldn't sleep tonight, and he was always a little uneasy in his heart. So in the middle of the night, he went out of the tent to go outside, and saw a bright moon in the sky, as if he could reach out and touch it if he walked to the top of a nearby mountain.

When the moon is full, people should also be reunited. Of course, Yu Qin is by her side, Li Zi, Liu Wan'er and others also have their own news, only Gu Yue, but she never knows her whereabouts, and Xu Huaigu misses her a little.

In March, don't blame the master for being ruthless and not looking for you, it's just that everyone has to walk their own road to the rivers and lakes alone, and no one can help them.

Xu Huaigu looked at Mingyue and thought secretly. There was a sound of footsteps behind him, Yu Qin put on a single coat, walked to his side, and asked with concern, "Why did you come here to enjoy the moon?" It's cold at night, so hurry back with me. Xu Huaigu said: "It's a little strange tonight, I can't sleep." Yu Qin put on his clothes and said with some distress: "If you have something in your heart, you won't be able to sleep." You are good at everything, but you hide too many things in your heart, and you don't want to tell others. Xu Huaigu smiled: "Who said that, isn't there still you?" Yu Qin said: "How much do you have to hide from me in your heart, can I not know?" It's just that if you don't say it, I won't ask. Let's go, hurry back, even I'm a little cold. Xu Huaigu nodded and walked side by side with her to the tent.

On the way, Xu Huaigu asked, "Where did the beetle snake go, I saw him just now that he was not in the tent." ”

He said that he only needed to sleep for one hour a day, and that he was more energetic at night, and that he should go to the mountains at this time. After all, he is used to living in the mountains and forests, so he has been staying with people, and he is not used to it, these things cannot be changed overnight, it is better to take it slowly. ”

"It's okay, as long as you don't cause trouble, it's up to him. By the way, let's go to Xingqing tomorrow, there is nothing left here. ”

"You still want to see Lin Cangyang?"

"Well, about the matter of sealing Xingqing City, I have to talk to her face to face."

"Okay, then I'll leave tomorrow, and I'll go with you." The two had returned to their tents, unfastened their boots by the bedside, and slipped into the warm quilt.

Although it is okay for a monk not to sleep, it is a rare time of peace, and it is good to sleep. It was a long time after going to bed, but Xu Huaigu still couldn't fall asleep, so he asked Yu Qin: "You say, what should we name him?" It's not nice to call a beetle snake all the time. Yu Qin was about to fall asleep in a daze, so she muttered half-asleep: "Don't you know? He has already chosen a name for himself, and he is called Ruyu. ”

"Ruyu?" Xu Huaigu frowned slightly,

"It's like a girl's name."

It seems that he read a sentence a few days ago, saying that he is a gentleman of words, and he is as gentle as jade. He said that the gentleman was good, so he named himself Ruyu. I also thought it was good, so I agreed to him. Xu Huaigu burst out laughing, turned his head sideways, and said, "That's how you taught him?" It can be seen that you have not read the book either. This sentence does not mean that a gentleman should be as gentle as jade, this is a woman who misses her husband. Yu Qin was about to fall asleep, and replied in a daze: "So what, as long as he likes ......" Before he finished speaking, his breath had calmed down, and he was asleep.

Xu Huaigu looked at her, smiled, and then lay quietly on the bed and stopped moving, afraid that he would wake her up.

He looked into the corner of the tent, his thoughts racing. Indeed, as Yu Qin said, he hid many things from her.

However, if all these things are told to her, I am afraid that she will be like herself, trapped by these things all day long, so let herself bear these things alone.

After arriving in Xingqing, how to convince Lin Cangyang? He wasn't very sure. After thinking about it for a long time, he felt a little tired.

There should be a while before dawn, Xu Huaigu slowly closed his eyes, thinking in his heart, it was better to sleep.

…… The next morning, when the first rays of sunlight poured into the camp tent through the cracks, Xu Huaigu quietly opened his eyes and woke up.

He had only slept for just over an hour last night, and he slept very lightly, so he woke up early, but fortunately, he was not very sleepy.

Yu Qin was still asleep beside him, so Xu Huaigu tiptoed up first, tied his sword, opened the curtain and walked out.

There was an autumn fog in Wuliang Town today, and it was a little chilly outside. Most of the soldiers were fully dressed and practiced in the camp with swords and guns.

The beetle snake stood at the foot of a watchtower at the edge of the tent, watching a large group of soldiers practice the art of swordsmanship.

Xu Huaigu stepped forward, looked down at him, and said, "Where did you go last night?" ”

"Mr. Hui, in the mountains and forests."

"What do you do in the woods?"

"It was quiet in the forest, so I stayed there for the night and didn't do anything." Xu Huaigu looked at him again, and the beetle snake hurriedly lowered his head humbly.

Xu Huaigu turned his head to look at the soldiers who practiced martial arts, and said expressionlessly: "Since you call me sir, I have the obligation to take care of you, and don't let me find out a second time about lying." "The head of the beetle snake is so buried that people can't see the expression on their faces.

"Can you say it now, what the hell did you do last night?"

"I'm hungry, so I went to the woods and got something to eat."

"That's it, the blood between the teeth has not been wiped clean, even if you want to hide it from me, you can do it really anyway." Xu Huaigu said lightly,

"It's not a big deal, you can't get used to cooked food, I'll just ask the people in the barracks to bring out raw meat. Or if you go to the mountains and forests to catch game, it's nothing, but you really shouldn't lie to me. Did you see that Yu Qin and I were very good to you, so you had no fear? If I restrain you, you can leave. Hearing that he was going to drive him away, the beetle snake hurriedly trembled and said, "Go back to the master, don't dare to go down." ”

"Anyway, I don't like to hear those two words."

"Mr. Hui." The beetle snake immediately changed its words, hesitated for a long time, and finally bowed its head and admitted its mistake.

"The student is wrong."

"If you make a mistake, you will be punished." The beetle snake shook its body, a little frightened. It's not because he's timid, but the word punishment means too much to the demon clan.

There are not many rules of the demon clan, but all of them are like laws that cannot be crossed. There is no one to restrain petty fights in the demon clan, so if someone wants to be punished, it must be a violation of the rules of the clan.

At the lightest, he will unload his hands and feet, and at worst, he will be eaten by the demons, and there is no mercy to talk about. Now when the beetle snake heard the word punishment, it was naturally startled subconsciously.

He knew that the punishment of the human race was definitely not as severe as that of the demon race, but his face was still heavy, and he didn't even have the courage to look up at Xu Huaigu.

"Copy the three chapters of my covenant with you a hundred times." The beetle snake nodded in agreement.

He had just learned to write, and it took a long time to write down every word, not to mention the neatness. If you copy it a hundred times, you will only be able to copy it in the Year of the Monkey, but at least it is stronger than the punishment of their demon clan.

Seeing him nodding, Xu Huaigu asked again: "Besides, I heard that you have already chosen your own name, but is there such a thing?" ”

"Yes, it's called Ruyu." Xu Huaigu nodded and said, "Then it's up to you." Ruyu, I hope you are worthy of this name. Ruyu hurriedly replied, "The student will definitely listen to Mr. well." Xu Huaigu looked at him with his own eyes in his heart.

Although it is true that he did something wrong first, his attitude of admitting his mistakes is okay, which can be regarded as sincere, and he also obeys his discipline.

However, only sincerity is far from enough, Xu Huaigu wants to see him really change, and he can be regarded as wrong.

Regarding how to teach him well, Xu Huaigu was also more difficult. The living habits of the demon race and the human race are too different, and conflicts will inevitably arise in many things.

It is too superficial to rely on words to educate him alone, after all, it is the right way to let him understand the beauty of human feelings and let him identify with the human race from the bottom of his heart.

It's just simple to say, how to do it, Xu Huaigu didn't have much clue for a while, so he could only take one step at a time.

It may take three or five years, or even ten or twenty years, but in short, this matter will not come in a hurry. In fact, he has even greater ambitions about educating beetles.

He also wants to show the world that the demon race is not incompatible with the human race, and as long as the two races put aside their estrangement, it may not be impossible for them to coexist peacefully.

But it's too early to say that at this point. The curtain of the tent was lifted from the inside, and Yu Qin got dressed and walked out.

She saw Xu Huaigu and Ruyu standing together at a glance, so she walked over and said with a smile: "You two got up early." Ruyu was just reprimanded, so he didn't say anything.

Xu Huaigu smiled slightly and replied, "It's early." Yu Qin saw that Ruyu was a little sullen, so she looked at him with some confusion.

Xu Huaigu said to Yu Qin: "Let's go, let's go see Lu Zijin and say goodbye to him." Yu Qin nodded, and the two walked away.

Ruyu saw the two leaving, so she licked her teeth, and after making sure that there was no more blood, she secretly thought in her heart that Dao people were really different from demons, and they were much smarter than the demons she usually dealt with.

He reminisced about the wild deer in the woods last night, and still had some itchy teeth. When I think that I am afraid that there will be no such blessing from now on, I can't help but feel very lost.

However, since he chose to follow Mr., he could only listen to him and abide by the rules of the human race. In the past few days, he thought that everything was fresh at first, but after only four or five days, he felt bored.

The days ahead are still so long, I don't know how to get through it, but I have nowhere to go. Helpless, he had to go back to the tent, find a pen and paper, slowly study the ink, and copy the three rules agreed between Xu Huaigu and him.

These three rules, Xu Huaigu has already made it very clear. This is the bottom line, if he dares to cross it slightly, he will definitely be driven away by Xu Huaigu.

Therefore, he was quite in awe of these three rules. After a while, Xu Huaigu and Yu Qin returned.

They said that they were going to a place called Xingqing City, and when Ruyu heard it, she had some expectations in her heart.

The prosperity of the Terran city has long been not only the pride of the people of the Middle Regions, but even the demon clan has long heard of its name.

When Ruyushang was still a little snake, he heard the elders of the clan talk about the city of the human race, how prosperous and beautiful it was, and he couldn't wait to pour out all the praises in the world.

In comparison, the place where the largest population of the demon clan lives is just a joke. However, the human race does not know anything about these things, and they only think that the demon race hates people to the core.

Before leaving, Xu Huaigu repeatedly told him: "When you enter the city, you only follow us, see more of everything, learn more, and don't cause trouble." Furthermore, you must keep in mind the three covenants I have made with you, and if you break them, I will not keep you. Ruyu nodded solemnly, and bowed to Xu Huaigu twice, promising not to cause trouble, this is the heaviest etiquette of the human race that he has learned so far.

So the two of them and a demon embarked on the road to Xingqing. Going to Xingqing, Xu Huaigu's mood was different from before, he knew that this was likely to be the last time he went to Xingqing City, and it was a little bleak.

He has walked so far on the rivers and lakes, and the starting point is in this city, and now Xingqing is in danger, but he can't help it.