On the morning when Gu Lingsheng left Zhongzhou, the morning was cold and lonely, faintly hinting that autumn was coming to an end. A team of twenty people will set off at dawn, and the princess of Daxia will ride her horse in the middle of it, full of anxiety and a lot of expectations.

At some point, her heart began to be filled with that man, and she didn't know what it felt like, or how long it would last.

When her guards came to urge her for the third time, Qi Rusong rushed over.

The breath of people and horses was intertwined in the cold morning air into a steaming snow-white fog net, and Gu Lingsheng ordered to wait in place.

"I thought you and He Xiao were fooling around for the night, and you wouldn't be able to get up today!" She feigned anger.

"Aha. Practice for you, and put everything back in the way. Qi Rusong said.

For this morning, Qi Rusong prepared a night, turned down all the banquets, refused the invitation, and came only for her. And he looked around, but couldn't find a familiar face. Except for himself, none of the [nobles] came.

"Maybe you shouldn't have come." Gu Lingsheng told him. "They... I don't want you to come!"

"Yes, many people persuaded me, and another guy came to the door and wouldn't let me leave." The guy in his mouth was He Xiao. In order to stop himself from coming this morning, He Xiao almost wanted to do it to himself!

He told Qi Rusong that Gu Lingsheng's situation was special, and he felt that there was no good fruit to eat when he got too close to her. But Qi Rusong scoffed at this,

"They're doing it for your good!"

"I'm no longer the age of being young and frivolous, I know what I'm doing!"

The two of them were suddenly silent at the same time, but it was worth a thousand words.

At this time, the cold wind had stopped, and the warm sun was shining, "Thank you, Qi Rusong." She said, "I'll tell you about your wife's recent changes." ”

"At the same time, say hello to Lord Marven and Shi Snake and the others for me, princess!"

"Definitely, definitely!"

Gu Lingsheng turned the horse's head, then waved his hand vigorously, and embarked on the journey to Lingnan.

Fate is really playing tricks, the king of the southern realm wants to stay in the middle earth, but the princess of Great Xia wants to go to the southern realm!

The long way back seemed to be getting colder. I've been in Zhongzhou City for so long, and I haven't visited the head of the Demon Hunting Gate, so I have to go today.

But I don't know if this Ye Lao can see through his identity as the son of a traverser, thinking of this, he can't let go of his heart for a long time.

He rode on his most beloved mount, and the guards arranged by the Great Xia Emperor followed him left and right. On such a cold day, the heavy steel armor became a burden, but they had no complaints.

Qi Rusong rode through the gate and entered the stinking [Rat's Nest] city, and immediately felt eyeliner everywhere. He kicked the horse in the belly and walked away, followed by two guards.

As they weaved through the crowded streets, he turned back frequently. Although the eldest prince and the second prince left Zhongzhou City on the first day and went to their respective ruling territories. But Qi Rusong is still not at ease.

In Zhongzhou City, living in the shadow of several rulers of the Gu family, he is as scared as the bride of the candle night in the cave room.

On the street of [Mouse Nest], there is an entertainer who is walking on stilts, striding through the crowd like a giant monster insect, followed by a large group of barefoot children, screaming strangely.

On the other side, two ragged boys, about ten years old, were gesturing with sticks, and the crowd of onlookers cheered loudly, others cursed angrily.

The last old woman poked her head out of the window and poured a bucket of foot-washing water over the heads of the two boys to put an end to the fight. The peasants hid in the shadow of the city walls and stood beside their wagons shouting loudly.

The gates were open, and a small group of capital guards stood under the gates with spears. Seeing a crowd of men galloping in a column to the west, the guards hurriedly gave orders to drive the carts and pedestrians in their way so that they could pass.

No one paid attention to the arrival of the King of the South, because Qi Rusong did not allow his guards to follow him.

The further you go to the center of the rat's nest, the stronger the smell becomes. This made him subconsciously hold his nose to reduce the nausea caused by the smell.

Soon after, he finally arrived at the headquarters of the Great Xia Demon Hunting Gate.

A windowless, dark grey stone temple building stands out, with a rock staircase leading from the doorway to the canopy wooden house below. The wooden houses are dimly lit, the stairs are extremely steep, and the black tiled houses of the temple are pointed at the same top as the surrounding houses.

Outside the door, a dozen demon hunters dressed in simple and monotonous linen clothes were boiling a large pot of thick soup.

These are the "fairy porridge" in the mouths of the people. "There is a layer of oil floating on the surface of the soup, and there will be cheap vegetables such as rice, greens, Chinese cabbage, radish, etc. Sometimes some wild fruits are also put in.

According to He Xiao, this "fairy porridge" usually includes special meat. Whether it was rat meat or stinky pork is unknown. In short, the taste is pungent.

"Lord Qi, the short-haired old man on your left is the head of the sect." The guard told him.

He looked in the direction the guards were pointing, and a tall, thin, cold-eyed, white-haired old man was holding a wooden spoon to give "fairy porridge" to the poor people.

The head of the Demon Hunter Gate was dressed in coarse cloth and had no shoes on his feet, and if it weren't for the guards reminding him, he would have thought that this was an old beggar.

This is an ascetic, Qi Rusong thought to himself. He adjusted his breathing and strode forward.

"Subordinate Qi Rusong... I came to meet the master of the main gate!!"

However, before he finished speaking, Ye Chouhe handed him a wooden spoon, "Don't talk nonsense, either come to help, or leave here as soon as possible!" ”

Qi Rusong did not hesitate, he took the wooden spoon, looked up, and noticed that there were so many poor people.

They were yellow-skinned, poorly clothed, and suffering from famine. The old man led the children to the front of the line, and some young men volunteered to join the team of demon hunters, distributing life-saving [fairy porridge] in an orderly manner.

Just as Qi Rusong was about to join, Ye Chouhe once again made a dissatisfied voice, "You are dressed too conspicuously." He said, "Take it!" Take off that filthy skin from you. ”

This time, Ye Chouhe handed him a cloth coat with several patches.

He smiled faintly, and then neatly changed into an ascetic outfit.

"One spoonful per person, the elderly with children can give one more spoonful, and others should not give more." Ye Chouhe spooned the soup and reminded Qi Rusong, "There are still many people waiting for this soup to save their lives." ”

What the chief master said was not false at all, and the long queue discharged by the poor people could not be seen at a glance.

This is my Great Xia Capital? His heart was filled with infinite sorrow.

He remembered the feasts he had attended in the past few days, and sixty-six dishes were the lowest ingredients. The wedding banquet of the Minister of the Household Department was as many as one hundred and nine dishes.

How many people can be saved! When Qi Rusong spooned the [Immortal Porridge] in the pot into a little girl's broken bowl, the little girl bowed deeply to him, "Thank you, big brother demon hunter, you are great people!" ”

"You're welcome, you can come back tomorrow!" He smiled.

Suddenly, he noticed. This little girl... Only one hand. Moreover, she was already hungry and skinny, but she didn't even drink a drop of soup. Instead, he ran towards the white-haired old man under the shadows, and gently poured the [fairy porridge] in his hand into the old man's mouth.

This bowl of porridge can't save her relatives, and the old man can't survive this winter!

"Master of the Gate, we should go and help him!"

"Do your job and don't think about anything else." The head of the Demon Hunting Sect scolded again.

Ye Lao will arrange for other demon hunter brothers to help! Qi Rusong thought to himself. "Are there so many hungry people every day?" He was indignant.

"If you want to know the answer, just come here every day."

"What is the Great Xia Emperor doing? What is the second prince doing? What are the officials of Middle-earth City doing? He bit his lip and growled under his breath. Leave these famines and many people to ignore them? ”

"You have too many questions, I remind you one last time, do the job in front of you!" Ye Chouhe raised his voice.

Qi Rusong endured the anger in his heart, and then joined the current work wholeheartedly.

After three full hours, the poverty in the queue finally dissipated.

At this time, he felt tired and hungry, and the cloth clothes on his body could not withstand the cold, and the cold wind blew and made him shiver.

"Take it and eat it!" Ye Chouhe said while handing him a hard steamed bun.

Qi Rusong took the cold steamed bun and stuffed it into his mouth.

There is a stench in the "rat's nest", mixed with the smell of pigsty, stables and cobbler's shed, plus the smell of rancid liquor shop, but not as good as the steamed buns in hand. It's hard to swallow.

Ye Lao had already bitten off half of the steamed bun, and was looking at himself, "If you can't swallow it, take a sip of porridge." He said.

He immediately complied, but the taste of the [fairy porridge] was beyond his expectations, the taste was not too bad, and he also ate a piece of fish in the porridge.

"How's it going?" A slight smile appeared on Ye Chouhe's old face.

"I'll make myself remember it forever." Qi Rusong said, "I must not let the people of the south live like this!" ”

"Is it just the South?" Ye Chouhe asked him.

"I'm just the King of the South!"

"So you're going to sit on the sidelines, just like the other officials in Middle-earth City? No, it's not my duty. Is this something that the Great Xia Emperor should be concerned about? Ye Chouhe stared at him, expecting his answer.

"No, how can I stand idly by!" Qi Rusong asked. "But, what do I need to do?"

"It's your own business, I'm a demon hunter, and I don't care about worldly things anymore." Ye Chouhe replied to him, "I've worked hard for you today, Lord Qi." It's not too early, so it's time for you to go back. ”

Hearing that the head gate master gave him an eviction order, Qi Rusong looked surprised, "Head of the gate, I am here to visit you today. ”

"You've already visited."

"Master of the Gate, I still have something important to tell you, the previous demon disaster, I and He Xiao were in the sealed place..."

He wanted to inform Ye Chouhe about the encounter with the divine envoy, but the other party didn't give him a chance to continue.

"Please come back, if you have something important, please come back tomorrow."

Before the words fell, the head of the Demon Hunting Gate turned around and left.