"Buzz... Airplanes... The bell rang dullly, and it rang four times, and everyone realized that it was noon.

The students put away their messy thoughts, stretched their tired bodies, and beckoned their companions to walk downstairs together.

The school, which was still dull just now, was lively again for a while.

Song Ziheng walked through the seat of the school, refused the invitation of the relatives passing by, frowned with two inverted sword eyebrows on his face, and said to Ping An bitterly:

"But I can go home! I think my head is big! ”

"Ping'an, let's go to the county town today, I haven't been to play for a long time, and I've been feeling very tired recently, I want to treat myself well, and I'll take the car to pick you up after I finish lunch, what's the matter?"

"Okay, I haven't been to the county town for a long time, this time you have to have a treat, I'm poor, hahaha."

"That's a must, how can my son care about this little money, today's expenses are all mine, let's drink it without getting drunk."

Song Ziheng craned his neck proudly to guarantee the ticket, but he was disdainful of the peace of the meal.

"Not drunk? Blow it, that place is so expensive to death, where do you have so much money? Shall I not crush you there then? ”

"Hehe, you don't have to worry about this, my father said, I've grown up, I should have my own life, give me one hundred and fifty taels of silver every month, how about it? Now you can rest assured, right? Hahaha. ”

"Good guy, ordinary people's work is one hundred and eighty taels a year, you have so much in a month, the Song family is really a wealthy family in Xiyuan County, I must slaughter you fiercely today."

"Hahaha, it's easy to say, it's easy to say, who is with whom we brothers, mine is not yours."

The two of them hooked their shoulders and put their backs, laughed and walked downstairs, and greeted each other when they met someone they knew.

Through Song Ziheng's introduction, Ping An met a lot of people and had a simple understanding of the Song staff in the school pavilion.

Out of the gate of the school pavilion, Song Ziheng pulled Ping'an into his carriage and hurried towards his home, for the county town, Ping'an is still quite interested, he is a person who likes to be clean and loves prosperity.

The two of them are young and lively and have gold and silver, so they naturally want to go shopping in the bustling market.

In this world, from inheritance, gold and silver will always be the things that human beings love, although there are more precious materials, but deep-rooted ideas can not be easily changed.

The carriage drove away quickly with the laughter of the two of them, and the dust raised attracted the scolding of many students.

Song Xue frowned, covering her mouth and nose with one hand, and the other hand kept fanning in front of her face, and her body hurriedly ducked back, her face full of indignation.

With a "bang", Ping An kicked open the courtyard door as usual and shouted loudly:

"Master, I'm back, why haven't I cooked? The chimneys are no longer smoking. ”

"You're really, you haven't known how to teach me something useful for so many years, and I didn't know you had such a good idea."

"What's the use of making me so good all day? Pedant? Pedant? Where are you?"

Ping'an searched all over the room, where could he find the figure of the master, so he had to scratch his head and enter the room again.

I poured half a scoop of cold water into my stomach, exhaled a long breath, and found a dry noodle cake from the stove and nibbled on it.

For Master Zhou's frequent outings, Ping An has long been used to it, and he will come back in only a few days at the latest, there is nothing to worry about, Ping An just wants to lie on the kang and squint for a while, slowing down his overly used head.

Nibbled on a piece of dry biscuits, returned to his room safely, lay on the kang and put a comfortable big character, still stared at the old and dark beams in a daze, stared at it and fell asleep in a daze.

A lot of people and a lot of things also came to mind in my sleep.

"Peace, come and kowtow a few sticks of incense to your parents."

"Things in this world always have ups and downs, no one knows what they will experience, they can only face and bear it bravely, you must not resent them."

In front of Ping'an, there was a long, high-legged table covered with white cloth, on which were placed several pastries and fruits, and in the bronze incense burner in the center, three wisps of green smoke were winding up, and the smell of pine wafted all over the courtyard.

Ping'an, who was dressed in white, let the soil stick to his clothes and forehead, knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times in a proper manner, got up and looked at the three wisps of green smoke, full of sour and helpless.

Grandpa pressed his hand on his shoulder, squeezed it hard, sighed and said:

"Peace, you, like your grandfather, are people who were born without knowing who their biological parents were."

"Grandpa was picked up by my parents who went home to save my relatives at the door of the inn, and you were picked up by your grandfather on the way to escape."

"The monstrous flood of that year killed how many people were ruined! That damn turtle demon! ”

"Why don't they want me? Doesn't the book say that children are the hearts and minds of parents? There are so many more biographies. ”

"Yes, but life is really too small, there is too much helplessness and sorrow."

"Peace, don't hold grudges against anything, this heaven and earth are your parents, and respect heaven and earth and your parents."

"Can I see them again? Everyone else has their own parents to pick up and buy candy, and I don't have parents to pick me up in the whole private school, and Xiaohu's father often carries Xiaohu on his back to go shopping. ”

"Isn't there still a grandfather?"

"As for your parents, it's so hard to find them, so where can you find them in this vast sea of people? Perhaps they have already disappeared from that catastrophe, alas ... ”

Grandpa sighed and gently stroked Ping'an's head, but it was difficult to soothe the loss in Ping'an's heart.

Since that year, every time the apricot blossoms are in full bloom, Ping'an will light three sticks of incense to worship his parents and heaven and earth, even on his way to beg, he will break three green branches to worship.

Ping An felt like he had slept for a long, long time, experiencing one dream after another in his dreams, and he couldn't wake up when he wanted to.

In the dream, there are past events, expectations, and absurd and strange scenes, just like the current peace is chasing a rabbit in the endless desert.

A pink and white rabbit, but a distance of more than a dozen steps can't catch up, and it is more like a rabbit playing peace between them.

The rabbit turns and follows the turn, and the rabbit jumps and jumps, except that he is two-legged and the rabbit is four-legged, and the other movements are almost identical, and he can't do it if he wants to change the direction.

"Hey, hey, wake up, wake up, don't sleep."

The feeling of suffocation woke Ping An from his dream, and his wide-open eyes were Song Ziheng's face that was almost grabbed by himself.

Ping An reached out and patted the hand that was pinching his nose, wiped the mucus from the corner of his mouth by the way, and looked at Song Ziheng with a disgusted look, Ping An remembered that something seemed wrong.

"How did you get in?"

"Of course I walked in, and no one answered after calling the door for a long time, didn't I say that I would go to the county town to play after dinner? How did you get to sleep? ”

"Hurry up and wash up, what kind of dream are you dreaming of? It's disgusting to have a pillow of drool, Master?"

"I don't know, maybe something went out, why did I forget the door bolt again, it seems that I've been so tired lately."

"Pull it down, I haven't seen your door locked a few times since I knew your door, besides, what valuable things can you have in this yard?"

"Who would dare to come if there is something valuable? Less than an hour after losing something, the master even caught the thief and his belongings. ”

"That beating is really miserable, I don't know what your house has to steal, it's not worth a few dollars and you have to be beaten, it's really not worth it at all, who dares to come to your house to steal things? Isn't that a lack of heart? Hurry up! Get up! ”

Ping An got up and washed up in annoyance, and Ping An really had no way to refute the fact that his house often did not lock the door.

In the words of the Master, it is "all those who come are guests, welcoming the people of the world and my door, unhindered through the heavens and the earth, and cultivating the heart and mind are incomparably broad." ”

For this, Ping An has always thought that it is an excuse that the master specially used to lock the door for his lazy behavior, and there is no obstacle to the world, so wouldn't it be more common to simply tear down the door?

The two of them went out of the door and got into the carriage, and asked the coachman to drive the horses up quickly, and the cylindrical lantern with the Song character written on the roof of the car also swayed violently from side to side with the movement of the horses, and became farther and farther away from the unlocked courtyard door.

The county seat of Xiyuan is located in the northwest direction of Songjiazhuang, and it is about 70 miles away by car.

This is a magnificent giant city with a height of nine zhang, and the main gate alone is more than two zhang high, allowing four horse-drawn cars to pass side by side.

The entire wall is made of long blue-gray stones, and the intricate formations carved on them are used to resist invasion from the outside.

The city is paved with large bluestone slabs, and the roads are lined with various elaborate shops, restaurants, and other buildings, and various signboards and banners occupy a lot of space in the air, announcing their respective owners.

In front of the store, as usual, there are guys who greet and send them warmly, and when they meet the rich owner, they throw away a dime of silver, which makes the guys' waists bend a lot, and their smiles are sincere.

There are also small merchants and vendors, who set up stalls against the walls of the shops on both sides, and the noisy shouting and bargaining sounds are very lively, and the items sold are also dazzling.

There are also a lot of pedestrians on the street, including housewives carrying baskets, young masters and young ladies who follow the servants, neatly dressed street patrols, and many foreign business travelers in strange costumes.

As the most prosperous city and important hub center in the north of the Han Empire, caravans from many places such as grasslands, highlands and deserts, eastern mountains and forests, and seashores would sell their goods here, or make repairs for the rest of their long journeys.

The constant stream of caravans has made the city very prosperous, and it has also provided many livelihoods and opportunities for people, attracting more people to settle here and earn a living.

And as a big city under the rule of the Star Gate, it is a place where visitors from all life races gather.

It's just that due to the rules of the Star Gate and the convenience of acting, the other races in the city have to be transformed.

Under normal circumstances without absolute strength, they will not easily reveal their true nature, and the Star Gate is definitely a behemoth-like existence, and no one will be willing to provoke it.

At this moment, Ping'an and Song Ziheng, the two of them were excitedly looking around the street, shops and goods from various places, and the two of them were dazzled.

There are also all kinds of juggling and snacks that make people stay frequently, although the two have been here more than once, but every time they come here, it still makes people feel that this place is very lively.

Winter nights always come early, and just after two quarters of the unitary hour, the whole sky darkens.

Lanterns and candles were lit, and the candles lit up the county town.

There are small vendors who put out wishing lanterns to sell, all kinds of them, red, yellow, lotus, magpie, ruyi and so on, they carry different blessings and confides, floating into the night sky.

Pieces of wishing lamps are chasing back and forth, reflecting each other, it is very good-looking, in the eyes of Ping An, the county town at this time is the most beautiful county town. Precisely:

The golden crow is hidden on the west mountainside, and the floating waves and remnants of the sun have faded.

The candles were lit just in time, and the city was already full of night.

After letting go of the lamp, drinking the fried oil tea on the side of the street, and throwing a dozen copper plates into the begging bowl, the two of them walked in the direction of not returning drunk in the sound of compliments, which is also one of the liveliest places at night.

Under the leadership of the shopkeeper, the two of them went directly to the four arms, sat down by the window on the street, and looked out from the window, the prosperous night of Xiyuan County was in full view, although it was cold outside the window, but the building was warm as before.

Not drunk, as the name suggests, there are well-known chefs from various local cuisines, delicious dishes are available, and all kinds of fine wines make the heroes from all over the world drunk and dreaming to death.

The most pleasant thing is to come to a pot of self-brewed wine in the restaurant, and then with a few side dishes, you can drink alone to the moon with the scenery outside the window.

The two of them asked for a small pot of plum blossom-scented non-drunk wine and a plate of fried dried fish and the same plum meat, plus the famous steamed grilled hooves and agate shrimp balls, and two bowls of fresh scallop wonton, the dish is beautiful and full, which can be said to be not good.

Gently put on such a sip of wine, there is the aroma of plum blossoms spread in the mouth, and the cool and silky feeling goes down into the throat, falls into the abdomen, and there is a spring-like warmth suddenly all over the body, making people's hands and feet become warmer, and the mind also emerges with a trace of drunkenness.

Lifting the chopsticks and eating a few bites of the dish, so that the tired body was completely relaxed, Ping An began to leisurely look at the scenery outside the window and the surrounding diners, listening to the gossip and experiences between them, Ping An's interest rose even more.

Especially the diners sitting in the left-hand corner, each of them are strong men with big shoulders and round waists, wearing uniform soft armor with red edges and black backgrounds, and various braids made of a few hair braids on the top of their heads, and each of them has a one-man high Xuanhua giant axe leaning against the table, looking at them It is obvious that they are diners from the highlands of the Western Regions.

The six big men sat together a little crowded, the tables were filled with all kinds of meat, and a jar of wine poured into the bowl and poured into the mouth, and the whole floor was filled with their voices and laughter, which was very annoying, and Ping An was more interested in what they had to say.

"Big brother, what do you think of this gang leader, let us run so far in a good way!"

A big man complained disapprenantly to another strong man with a scumbag face next to him, and at the same time attracted the echo of his other companions.

"Yes, my whole body is about to fall apart, there are many rules broken in this place, this doesn't let that, where is the comfort of our own home."

"That's it, but the girls here are very soft, and I really want to resist a few of them."

"The helper has been getting older and older recently, and hesitant to do anything, it's really unpleasant!"

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"Shut up! What nonsense are you talking about? The helper is also something you can talk about? It makes sense to let us come naturally! ”

The stubble-faced strong man interrupted everyone's complaints with a low drink, picked up the wine bowl and poured a big sip, and explained with a thoughtful face.

"Everyone also knows that since the death of the Snow Lotus Holy Demon on the Snow Mountain, the big demons on the Snow Mountain have been fighting infighting for power and inheritance, and no one is convinced."

"Originally, the inheritor of the Holy Demon was her youngest apprentice, but compared to other big demons, her power and foundation were too weak, not to mention commanding the demons, and even her own actions were restricted."

"Seeing that the inner decider was about to be murdered by the big demons, and the cronies of the holy demon had no choice but to desperately protect this little apprentice and escaped with the ice heart stone, the treasure of the snow mountain."

"The demons of the Snow Mountain agreed that whoever kills this inner person and retrieves the Ice Heart Stone will be the new Snow Mountain speaker."

"According to reliable sources, someone has seen the Ice Heart Stone here! Who wouldn't want to get such a treasure? However, due to the agreement between the Star Gate and the Snow Mountain and other forces, no powerful people are allowed to participate in it, and only the disciples of each faction are allowed to come, so the helper sent us, which is to see us! ”

"No wonder, it's a foreign body from the sky, it's made of the Great Dao of the Ice System, and it is used to cultivate it, it will get twice the result with half the effort, if it can be absorbed by the stars, it can also make the absorber reborn from now on, and his strength will soar! That's a good thing! ”

"Stargate is too domineering! It's been so long, I guess the goblin has already run away! ”

"No, it won't! That goblin was seriously injured and was beaten back to the original form of the lotus demon, and the roads around her had already been stared at to death, and she couldn't escape even if she had wings! ”

"As for the Star Gate, whether you can provoke or not provoke, it's not easy to provoke, besides, this is still their territory, everything must be reined in!" The strong man squinted his eyes and said solemnly.

"Afraid of what? In this world, it's not his Xingmen family who has the final say, if you really want to provoke me, Lao Tzu will still beat him! A strong man who was nearly ten feet tall slapped the table, stood up and said loudly, his tower-like body blocking Ping's vision.

"That's it, his grandmother's, it's a big deal!"

"Come on, come on, two brothers, let's continue to drink, and when we catch that little goblin, brother, I personally cut her into slices and give her brothers wine, I heard that the snow lotus demon is a big supplement, hahaha, when you leave, you can also let the brothers be happy and happy."

"Hahaha, come, come, drink!"

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The big men laughed wantonly as if no one was around, as if the Ice Heart Stone had already been obtained, and the Snow Lotus Demon had also been cut into slices by them, and they were tossing vigorously in the gentle township one by one.

was so arrogant and vulgar that Ping'an's brows couldn't help frowning, and he really wanted to throw them all out.

The disturbing noise and vulgar shouting and scolding made the guests at the other tables very annoyed, especially the obscene words that kept coming out of their mouths, which made the female diners very embarrassed to listen.

Some of the companions couldn't help but stand up and rebuke the theory, but they were all stopped by the people at the same table, after all, the strong men's big heads and giant axes don't seem to be easy to mess with.

But someone provoked it, and a wine jug turned over and smashed it straight at the strong men who were saying foul words from the Snow Lotus Demon.

Seeing that the wine jug was about to smash on the head of one of the strong men, the strong man with his back to him also reacted quickly, and threw a punch in the direction of the wine jug without looking at it.

I saw that the moment he swung his fist, his entire arm was covered with a layer of rocks, making his already strong arm look even rougher and wilder.

Under the effect of the big man's fist, the wine jug was blasted open in the air, and before the wine and porcelain pieces splashed around, the strong man quickly closed his fist and punched again.

The shattered flask paused in the air, shrank inward as the strong man's fist retracted, and then slammed into the direction it came.

Looking at the debris and wine that had blasted over, the blue-clothed cultivator who smashed out the wine jug immediately stretched out his hands, palms facing down, and slowly and heavily pressed down in front of him.

As the slender and slightly rough hands pressed down, it seemed that there was a thousand forces in their hands, and he felt that he couldn't breathe.

A transparent wall of qi that was constantly twisting and fluctuating rose in front of the blue-clothed cultivator, and the debris that came in was like a bowl of water splashed into a pond.

It all happened so quickly that when the diners reacted, they all got up and hid on both sides of the floor, making enough space for both sides of the fight, for fear that they would also be implicated.

Ping An stood in the crowd and looked at the man in blue, carefully looking at the cultivator who made him feel good.

The monk was of medium-thin stature, and his hair was tied in a palm-sized ponytail with a pale blue hairband three fingers wide.

The angular face has a slight bulge of muscles, the eyes look a little elongated, and the skin is slightly dark and rough.

On a pale blue robe with a slit hung two straight knives, the blades were more than a foot and a half long and two and a half fingers wide.

The whole person looks serious and capable.

The six strong men on the opposite side stood up with giant axes in their hands, like six iron-armored floating statues, looking at the blue-clothed man who was still sitting there drinking.

The performance of the man in blue just now made them dare not underestimate it, their own family knows the strength of their brothers, and the strong man who just shot is the third, and the strength of the six is quite not weak.

The bearded boss took a step forward, clasped his fists, and said loudly: "This friend, under the tomahawk to help Shi Yi, I don't know your honorable name?" Where have we ever offended a friend? Why did you do it to my brother?"

There are diners who know the name, and their hearts beat when they hear Shi Yi's words, no wonder they dare to be so arrogant, it turns out to be the Six Stone Demons of the Tomahawk Gang.

The name of the Six Stone Demons is not for nothing, they rely on their own strength is not weak, but they have not done less, they don't agree with each other or take people's lives if they don't like it, plus the name of the Tomahawk Gang in the Western Regions, they are even more lawless and unscrupulous, if they had been on weekdays, they would have picked up an axe and cut people a long time ago!

"Hit and fight, where do you need so much nonsense, it's just that you don't like it!"

The man in blue listened to Shi Yi's self-report, and still gave a reply that made the Six Stone Demon angry.

"You look for death, see if I don't chop you!" Shi San was vicious, and he was going to lift the axe.

For the trick he had just been understated by the other party, Shi San felt that he had lost face in front of everyone, felt extremely disgraced, and was trying to get back on the field.

Just as Shi San was about to rush out, Shi Yi grabbed his arm and shook his head, frowning at the man in blue and said, "Today's matter is skipped, the six of us are not afraid of you, I think you are also here for the Ice Heart Stone, when the time comes, don't blame our axes for not having long eyes!" Hum! Let's go! ”

Throwing away enough money, the six of them turned around and walked downstairs, not drunk is not a place to make trouble casually, the Baizhuo Gate behind him is much stronger than the Tomahawk Gang, and the prestige of a generation of wine fairies is also very important, not to mention that this is still the realm of the Star Gate.

When the shopkeeper hurriedly came up after receiving the report from the guys, he saw that there was no loss on the floor, so he beckoned the guests to continue to use the meal, and gave an extra drunken sauce duck to each table, which made the diners feel very satisfied.

After cleaning the floor and tidying up the table, the shopkeeper led a middle-aged man upstairs.

The man was dressed in a white robe, with a gray belt around his waist, and on the belt hung a large wine gourd, which had a capacity of six buckets, and his clean and messy hair was scattered haphazardly, and in his right hand he held a wine tray with a pot of wine and two glasses.

He went upstairs and first glanced at the diners, and then his eyes fell on the man in blue, his brass bell-like eyes narrowed slightly, he took steps, held his fat belly, and sat opposite the man in blue with a smile on his face.

"This friend wouldn't mind coming over for a drink with me, would he? This is the best green leaf wine on this floor, which is brewed from the unique green orchid fruit on the grassland, the entrance is pure and elegant, and has the effect of calming the mind, I salute the little brother with a cup. ”

The middle-aged man picked up the wine glass and poured it full of pale green liquid, and then with a flick of his wrist, the rotating wine glass turned towards the man in blue like a rotating star, and there was not a trace of wine spilled from the glass on the way, not even a trace of ripples on the surface of the wine.

The man in blue frowned, stretched out the thumb and index finger of his right hand and quickly leaned towards the wine glass, and when he reached the front of the glass, he pinched the two fingers hard, and there were ripples in the air surging between the two fingers, and the wine glass also rotated to the two fingers of the man in blue with the surge of ripples.

The man in blue pinched the wine glass hard, and although his hand caught the wine glass steadily, his arm trembled.

The man in blue tensed his body and tightened the wine glass between his fingers again, calmed down his trembling arm, and finally raised the wine glass smoothly and drank it all.

"Good wine, Mr. Wu of Baizhuomen is also worthy of his reputation, and he has been taught in the next."

The blue-clothed cultivator gently put the wine glass on the table, and the wine glass that should have been shattered was completely shattered.

Mr. Wu glanced at the other party deeply, and said, "Good skills, since you recognize me, I don't know what to call my friend?"

"In Xia Luoyan, it is not worthy of Mr. Wu's praise, there are many offends in today's events, I salute Mr. Wu!"

"Good! Come! I already know the reason for this, and if it weren't for the rules, I would have done the same thing as you. ”

"Although it is a person like the Six Stone Demons, everyone who comes is a guest, and this is always a place to do business and negotiate business, I hope Brother Luo will forgive me! Dry this glass of wine, and it's all over! ”

The two of them raised their glasses, raised their heads and drank the full wine in the cup, and the pride in it made Ping An admire and envy very much.

After drinking, the two of them left the floor one after another, and after a while, Song Ziheng also left in a hurry with Ping An, and he didn't know what made him so anxious.