Mu Cheng said respectfully to Patriarch Xiao: "Dear Patriarch Xiao, I have a guess that Elder Xiao does not teach the villagers to know the text of the stone tablet, there must be something hidden in it, and he does not want everyone to know. And all the strangers worship under him and attract them in the name of teaching the exercises, there must be something that we don't understand. I implore Patriarch Xiao to keep an eye out for places in and around the village that have not been discovered before. It would be even more ideal if the villagers could be mobilized to search for it together. After listening to Mu Cheng's words, Xiao Changfeng nodded in agreement. As for whether to inform Mu Cheng about the special things discovered, this was naturally Xiao Changfeng's own decision.

Mu Cheng walked up to Xiao He and asked softly, "Are you interested in leaving the village with me and living with you in other villages?" Xiao He was slightly stunned when he heard Mu Cheng's words, and then said, "Can you leave the village?" Mu Cheng replied as a matter of course: "Of course, you don't have anything to do in the village, why don't you go with me to explore outside the village?" Also, what was the last time you appeared at Li Jing's cocktail party? Also, why do you need to place large wooden stakes on the road? Now tell me! ”

Xiao He thought for a moment and replied, "Okay, since we get along well, I'll tell you." I often left the village to explore the world outside the village and made some friends. The last time I went to a cocktail party was my friend Pan Tao. And the purpose of my visit to the party was to find out the news. Mu Cheng asked with great interest: "Inquire about the news?" Are you looking for news at a drinking party? ”

Xiao He nodded and agreed: "Yes, I went to the drinking party to understand Li Jing's situation. Do you know? Li Jing used to be Yinfeng's man. Mu Cheng said in surprise: "What? He is the man of Yinfeng, how is this possible? Xiao He explained: "It's not impossible. Sister Yinfeng and Li Jing came to our village together. At that time, the village chief wanted to keep them, but Li Jing promised to bring back some treasures to the village chief in exchange. The village chief was not at ease, so he asked Li Jing to fetch the treasure and leave Sister Yinfeng behind. It's been a long time since there were no outsiders in the village. Maybe you haven't noticed that our senior brothers are much older than us, and Li Jing's dress is different. The village chief agreed to Li Jing's request and let him leave the village. However, Li Jing never came back after leaving. ”

Xiao He paused slightly, and Mu Cheng motioned for him to continue. Xiao He continued, "After a while, I found myself able to shuttle out of the village. I reported the news to the village chief, and Elder Xiao also learned about it and accepted me as an apprentice. The more I came into contact with Senior Sister Yinfeng, the more I wanted to help her solve some problems. I know that she has always been worried about Li Jing. Therefore, I often followed Li Jing and told my senior sister about his situation. At first, the senior sister was very interested in this, but then she became a little impatient with these things. I didn't go out again for the next few years. It wasn't until recently that I got acquainted with Pan Tao, and he told me that I didn't know anything about women. He asked me to find out what was wrong with Li Jing. That's why I went to the cocktail party. At the reception, Li Jing asked us to leave, but quickly followed a group of people. I succeeded in making the pedestrian unconscious, and then let Pan Tao go first. Later, I wanted to take revenge on the people who attended the drinking party, so the follow-up happened. ”

Mu Cheng heard that Xiao He was interested in Yinfeng, but he felt that this kind of thing could just be natural, and he didn't want to get involved too much. However, he still invited Xiao He to leave the village again because he thought Xiao He was a good person, and his martial arts were also very powerful. In addition, Xiao He often came back to the village, and for Mu Cheng, he felt that there were many things in the village that he had not discovered. Although he can't stay in the village all the time and there are still a lot of things to do, it's also good to let Xiao come back from time to time to see how things are going.

Xiao He replied: "I also have the idea of going out, but life outside the village is ......" Mu Cheng looked at Xiao He with a smile and said, "I'm curious, what people or things have you come into contact with outside the village?" I guess you don't have much contact with people from the outside world! I'd love to know how Pan Tao you mentioned communicated with you. Xiao He replied: "I once helped Pan Tao fight, and he took me to try some things that I hadn't eaten before." Mu Cheng asked in surprise, "Is that all?" Before you met Pan Tao? Xiao He replied: "It's mainly observation, there are many things in the outer village that I haven't seen before." ”

Mu Cheng asked curiously, "Then haven't you communicated with other people?" How did you find Li Jing and follow him? Xiao He continued to reply: "As soon as I left the village, I found Li Jing's residence, and because I saw him when I was in the village, I recognized him at a glance. Ever since I knew his location, I often waited for him in the vicinity, and on a few occasions I managed to track him. Mu Cheng shook his head helplessly and said, "You are such an interesting person, you even claim to help your senior sister find out the news?" I'm guessing your sister doesn't trust what you're reporting and thinks you're making it up. Xiao He replied nervously: "I don't make up nonsense, I report truthfully every time." Mu Cheng said with a smile: "I know, I know, you didn't make it up, but I can guess what you will say when you so-called inquiring news." Forget it, don't argue with you, this time I'll take you out so that you can really see the world outside the village. ”

Xiao He heard Mu Cheng laugh at his previous ignorance of the world outside the village, but he was attracted by Mu Cheng's confident attitude, especially his superiority in wisdom and force, which made Xiao He eager to learn from him. He excitedly said, "Good! Then I'll follow Brother Mu. Mu Cheng said with a smile: "You seem to be older than me!" Don't shout Brother Mu, just call Mu Cheng! Xiao He replied disappreciatively: "It's not good to call the name directly!" To show respect, no matter how old you are, I'll call you Brother Mu. Mu Cheng thought for a moment and then proposed, "That's it!" You can call me Mr. Mu. Xiao He asked suspiciously, "Mr. Mu?" What does this always mean? When I followed Li Jing before, I also heard someone call him Mr. Li. When Mu Cheng heard Xiao He's question, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he thought to himself, am I making trouble for myself?

Xiao He and Mu Cheng walked to the elm tree outside the village, and they didn't greet anyone. Mu Cheng came to the tree and asked, "Aren't you greeting your senior sister anymore?" Xiao He replied helplessly: "Say hello to her, she doesn't pay attention to me, forget it." Mu Cheng said decisively: "Okay!" Let's leave first, bring her a gift next time you come back, and she'll definitely ignore you. Xiao He hurriedly asked, "Really?" As long as she brings a gift, she will ignore me? Mu Cheng laughed, and he said: "I'll teach you the first trick, the three treasures of dealing with people: one is to learn to praise people, the second is to give small gifts, and the third is not to refute." Remembering these three points, whether it is talking about things or pursuing objects, it will have an effect. Xiao He's cheeks flushed when he heard the words "object of pursuit", but he silently read these three sentences in his heart.