Chapter 16: Finding the Lost Village
"Zhuang Fangliang"
Bai Xiuping wrote down the person's name.
"Zhuang Fangliang? Is it the wasted man Zhuang Fangliang I know? ”
Gongsun Fu, who was carrying a large bucket of water, walked in, muttering about how the door came to be like this.
Glancing at the big bucket of water, is this fool planning to water the flowers, Bai Xiuping was speechless.
But now the focus is on Zhuang Fangliang, Bai Xiuping asked, "Do you know him?" ”
Gongsun Fu, who was sweating profusely, replied: "Of course I know, this person used to be in the limelight and had a lot of prestige in the Ming Sect, but since his wife died, he has been addicted to drugs all day long, which has led to his disrepute. ”
"That's right, Zhuang Fangliang used to be the captain of the Ming Sect's direct escort, but now he has become a waste and stays in Luoluo Village."
Nalan Keiyuki added.
The direct escort team of the Ming Sect Leader is an important backbone of the Guangming Palace.
It is said that the prime minister's position as the head of the seven ranks, and the status of the captain of the guard directly under him is naturally needless to say, to a certain extent, it also means that Zhuang Fangliang has the trust of the sect leader.
Whether it is strength or conduct, a person who is respected in the entire Ming Sect, but now he has fallen like this, Bai Xiuping was a little silent when he heard this, and turned around and called Shanggongsun Fu to go back.
"Huh? Now? Young Sect Master, didn't you say you wanted to drink water? ”
Gongsun Fu asked stupidly while holding the bucket of water.
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Mingjiao Water Peak, Shixi Spring.
Stony Creek Springs is on the outskirts of the Shuifeng Market, in the ravine at the bottom of the waterfall, where the lowest people of society live.
The villages in the middle of the mountain are dilapidated, and the old houses that have been in disrepair for a long time leak every rainy day, and almost the entire village is like this.
This place is either bankrupt because of addiction to gambling, or people who are addicted to drugs and "ruyi san", or people who are wandering around and have nowhere to go.
These people are a burden to Mingjiao, and even they themselves have given up on themselves, so this place is called "Luoluo Village".
If none of the above is true, then it is possible that someone who has committed a felony and has gone into hiding here incognito.
Because even the Erming Palace and the Seven Secret Palaces ignored this place, these people had no effect, and there was no way to make these people change.
It's all self-defeating, hopeless people.
For them, staying in a dilapidated thatched hut, without a meal, can survive every day.
This kind of life, until the other day, was still like this.
"Mother, I'm so dizzy, can we go home?"
"Shhhh I heard that an honorable adult is coming today, and if you want to live, you have to endure it, you can do it, right? ”
The woman hurriedly covered her son's mouth and reprimanded.
When the man nearby heard this, he also complained: "Which big man is coming, and he actually asked us to greet us like this, is it planning to wait for us to die of heat and step on us to walk?" ”
"You guy, be careful what you say! Didn't you hear that the young teacher was coming? ”
"What! Is that scoundrel little pervert? ”
The prestige of the Young Sect Master, even in Luoluo Village, is known to everyone, and no one knows it.
Men are afraid of life is better than death, women are afraid of being humiliated in every way, who in the Ming Sect is not afraid of this young master.
The stream was sparkling, and the boat was moving slowly in the distance, and the boatman was careful to hold the boat, for fear that the boat would shake in any way.
Bai Xiuping sat on the boat, closed his eyes and meditated, while Gongsun Fu stood aside with his sword in his hand.
Bursts of floral fragrance wafted in, and the red flowers all over the mountain made Bai Xiuping a little surprised.
"Young Sect Master, look over there. There are so many people who come to greet you. ”
Gongsun Fu exclaimed when he saw that the shore was already kneeling with people.
"It seems that the local patrol is also quite interesting."
Naturally, the two of them didn't come to visit the mountains and rivers, but in the name of local inspection, they came to Luoluo Village to find the person recommended by Nalan Jingzhi.
Only Gongsun Fu, he really thought he was just here to enjoy the mountains and rivers.
The villagers on the shore saw that the boat was about to dock and whispered: "Come, he's coming, everyone lie down, don't look up and meet him if you don't want to die." ”
After Bai Xiuping went ashore.
A man hurriedly stepped forward, knelt on the ground and said, "Meet the young sect master, it is really our honor that you are so respectful to come to this humble and unbearable Luoluo Village, the villain is Luo Jian, the head of Luoluo Village." ”
Then he led the whole village to greet him: "Mingjiao the world is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old!" ”
This operation made Bai Xiuping speechless on the spot, not to mention that he had not yet become the leader of this Ming Sect, even the leader of this Ming Sect could not use this kind of slogan.
Chitose is a slogan used only by royal figures such as the king or queen of the imperial court.
"Click, click."
The villagers were sweating constantly, and Bai Xiuping was puzzled and asked, "Are you guys very hot?" ”
These words suddenly made Luo Jian startled, and hurriedly shook his head and denied: "No, it won't, how can it be hot." ”
"We're not hot at all, is anyone here feeling hot?"
Bai Xiuping naturally didn't know that these people had been exposed to the scorching sun for a long time in order to welcome him.
Luo Jian quibbled and winked at the villagers.
The villagers wiped the sweat from their faces and tried their best to hide it, but Bai Xiuping couldn't see it.
Gongsun Fu on the side praised proudly: "It is worthy of being the Young Sect Master!" Let's go! ”
This foolish operation made Bai Xiuping feel even more inexplicable.
"Why are you stunned there, why don't you hurry up and lead the way!"
Gongsun Fu pointed at Luo Jian and scolded.
Everyone's fear Bai Xiuping saw it in his eyes, thinking that it was really a sin, this was the retribution of the young sect leader, and now he could only bear it for him.
A study made of bricks is far from gorgeous, but it is perhaps the best place in this downcast village.
Luo Jian, the village chief, knelt on the ground and said, "You have come from afar, it is really hard. But why did you come to such a dilapidated place for yourself? ”
Gongsun Fu was very dissatisfied and said: "What kind of village chief is this, our young sect leader is the second person of the Ming Sect, do we still need to explain to you when we come out to inspect the people?" ”
"Haha, how dare you, the villain just admires the kindness of the young sect master, and he is very sorry for not being able to entertain the young sect master well."
Luo Jian's words made Gongsun Fu a little speechless, the young sect master is benevolent?
It's not a sycophant, so don't shoot hard.
Bai Xiuping ignored the conversation between the two, but stared at the food in front of him.
A roast chicken and a few plates of green vegetables, this is the food offered by Luoluo Village, to entertain the young sect leader of the Demon Sect, these people can only be entertained like this, so what will the lives of other people be.
"It's not far from the market, but why does it look even more desolate than the border area?"
Gongsun Fu also said with some doubts.
It stands to reason that the geographical location is not remote, close to the market, and the trading is more convenient, not to mention how rich the village is, but the life of the villagers should not be so difficult.
Luo Jian, the village chief, hesitated for a moment and replied, "As the outside world says, Luoluo Village is indeed a very poor place......
The petals were flying, red and green, Bai Xiuping looked at the bright red of the mountains outside the window and asked, "Are those flowers originally growing in this place?" ”
"This ...... I'm sorry, the villain is really a layman for flowers, and I ask the young sect leader to forgive me. ”
The other party didn't know what to ask, it seemed that he couldn't ask any useful information, and Bai Xiuping didn't embarrass him, and asked him to retreat directly.
When Luo Jian left, Gongsun Fu said with a relaxed face: "Young Sect Master, the village is so small, we should be able to find that person soon, right?" ”
Bai Xiuping didn't answer, but looked out the window and said, "Don't you think it's strange here?" ”
Gongsun Fu, who was eating a lot, asked humbly, "Huh? What's weird? ”