The merchants' carriages had left Suicheng a few days earlier, and a heavy rain last night had made the already winding and rugged mountain road muddy, making the journey even more difficult.

It was not until noon that the shopkeeper Li wiped the sweat on his head and beckoned everyone to stop, eat something, and take a simple rest.

Lu Xuan and Lu Zhaozhao also got out of the carriage, took out the iron pot and grain they were carrying, and wanted to cook some red date porridge and drink.

Ah Lai found firewood to make water, and when he looked up, he saw Lu Xuan sitting on a bluestone on the side of the road, his head down, his brows were always locked, and he couldn't help asking: "Brother Lu, what's wrong with you, why do you look like you're worried these days." ”

"Ah Lai, if you go to Shengjing City, you should have turned around and left south."

Ah Lai recalled the marks on the map, nodded and said: "Out of Suicheng, this road will extend in all directions, go south, you can reach Shengjing City in about ten days, what's wrong?" Brother Lu, do you want to go to Shengjing City to have a look? ”

"Let's talk about it when we have a chance."

Lu Xuan looked at the horseshoe prints and messy footprints on the dirt and shook his head.

He did plan to go to Shengjing City, but it was definitely not at this time period, it had to be after sending Ah Lai back to Fengyang City.

Otherwise, if you encounter any danger that you can't resist, wouldn't it become a joke along the way?

The smoke slowly rose, and the red date porridge was quickly boiled, Lu Xuan took the bowl and chopsticks handed over by Lu Zhaozhao, and ate the pickles in a big gulp, because the chill brought by the winter was dispelled a lot, and the whole body was warm and comfortable.

"Yo, eating." Shopkeeper Li held a plate of fried meat in his hand and handed it over with a smile: "Come and try our this." ”

"No, I'm almost done."

Lu Xuan smiled and handed the clean dishes and chopsticks to Lu Zhaozhao, and motioned for her and Ah Lai to take them to the river to clean them.

Seeing this, Shopkeeper Li naturally didn't persuade much, but picked up chopsticks and sat next to Lu Xuan and ate them.

After a few bites, the shopkeeper Li pointed to the dim sky and said: "This day is not good, I just looked at the map, if you follow the original path, I am afraid that it will take the middle of the night to get to Qishan City, in case it rains on the way, it will drag on for a longer time, you said that our group of people, sleeping in the mountains and forests, if you meet any evil ghosts, you don't know where to run." ”

Lu Xuan knows the temperament of these businessmen too well, and when Shopkeeper Li said this, he naturally would not be targeted for no reason, so he followed his words and followed his words, just to see what tricks he played:

"Then according to Shopkeeper Li's meaning, what should we do?"

Speaking of this, the shopkeeper Li smiled: "This little brother, it's really not a secret, although you didn't say what you did, but we can also see that you can come to Dajin from a place like a poor country, and I think that the little brother has some ability, and then look at what you are wearing, you should be a cultivator, see if you can teach us a little style, what is unclean in this encounter, we can also help with the scales." ”

Perhaps because he was afraid that Lu Xuan would not agree, the shopkeeper Li said: "Of course, we can't let the little brother suffer, we will not only return the amount of the entanglement along the way, but also count the rest of the expenses on our Li." ”

When Lu Xuan heard this, he felt funny in his heart, he was afraid that he was willing to teach these tricks, and the group of shopkeepers Li didn't dare to learn them, but his face turned cold in an instant, and he feigned anger and said:

"The shopkeeper, this fairy gate naturally has the rules of the fairy gate, like magic formulas and the like, I can't pass it on to outsiders, and I hope that the shopkeeper will not blame."

Seeing Lu Xuan's resolute attitude, Shopkeeper Li was slightly stunned, and his expression did not change much, but he was a little more apologetic in his honest smile, and said: "It's our Li who doesn't understand the rules, and I hope the little brother will forgive me." ”

Seeing that Lu Xuan was about to say something, his expression suddenly twisted, and he turned his head violently and viciously walked to the empty left side.

"Little brother, what are you looking at?"

Lu Xuan's face was cloudy at first, but immediately turned from clouds to sunny: "It's nothing, although I can't teach my brothers some skills, but the shopkeeper's words are right, sleeping in the mountains in the middle of the night, it is indeed easy to encounter some unclean things, in my opinion, when the time comes, it will be divided into three groups of people to keep vigil, and the bonfire can not be interrupted. Below, I will surely keep you safe all night. ”

"Hehe, with the words of the little brother, we can rest assured." Shopkeeper Li smiled: "However, there is no need to bother, we are away all the year round, and we know that there is a village more than 30 miles away here, where I know most of the villagers, and often spend the night, but I have to take a little more detour and walk more to the west." ”

"Since this is the case, it will be arranged by Shopkeeper Li."

After a short conversation, Lu Zhaozhao and Ah Lai walked back with dishes and chopsticks, and Shopkeeper Li also returned to the front of the team, ready to beckon people to pack up their things and continue on their way.

A man who had put pots and pans in place glanced at Lu Xuan and the others who were sitting back in the carriage, approached the side of the shopkeeper Li, and asked in a low voice: "Shopkeeper, how is the matter, is he willing to teach?" ”

"Hmph, the pretending tone is not small, I don't know if it's a silver-like wax gun head, or if you really have the ability." Shopkeeper Li's face was fierce, and he didn't have the kindness he had just had: "Forget it, tell the brothers to go to Nanshan Village, let's spend the night there tonight." ”

The carriage continued to drive on the muddy path in the mountains, and Lu Xuan sat in the carriage, not worried about what the group of shopkeepers Li would do, but just pillowed his head on Lu Zhaozhao's lap, wanting to take a nap.

Hazy, Lu Xuan quickly fell asleep.

Faintly, he saw a cloud of white light.

He approached the white light, but suddenly saw the back of a man dressed in white.

Inexplicably, that figure gave Lu Xuan a very familiar feeling, he gradually approached him, wanted to call out to the other party, and seemed to pat him on the shoulder, but his body seemed to be uncontrollable, unable to move or make a sound.

The other party seemed to sense his thoughts, and turned around suddenly, it was a bleeding face.

Blood was dripping down his face......

"Whew!"

Lu Xuan woke up from his dream, subconsciously pressed the hot broken jade on his waist, and Lu Zhaozhao's concerned voice came from his ears:

"What's the matter, Brother Lu, did you have a nightmare?"

Rubbing his somewhat swollen head, Lu Xuan shook his head, and just wanted to ask where he was now, when he heard Shopkeeper Li shouting outside: "Nanshan Village is coming, everyone get off the horse first, go to the village to find a good accommodation and then enter the village." ”

The carriage stopped, and Lu Xuan was about to step out of the carriage when a feeling of pain came from his yang eyes, and the golden font appeared in front of him.

After getting out of the carriage, Lu Xuan glanced around vigilantly, but did not find anything unusual, and then looked in the direction of Nanshan Village.

In the distance, the black tile houses are lined up one after another, the rice in the fields has already been harvested, and the bundles are stacked on the stacks, perhaps because of the rainy day, there are no farmers and men working outside the village, nor can you see the big girls and little daughters-in-law washing clothes by the river.......