Chapter Twenty-Three: Into the Mountain

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Then, Huo Xuan tied the heavy and clumsy stone stick on his horse's back, took the reins by himself, and walked towards the village with the woodcutter. (Please search Bayi Chinese Net, the fastest updated novel website!)

Along the way, I learned from the woodcutter that their village was called Shicun, with about 40 households and a population of about 200. On weekdays, they make a living by hunting and collecting medicines, but recently due to the rampant demon python, the people in the village dare not go into the mountains, so they have to cut some firewood and sell it in nearby towns to make a living. This uncle, named Shi Jian, also changed his career to be a woodcutter.

After walking along the rugged path for about half an hour, Huo Xuan finally came to Shicun. The small village was built on a loaf and surrounded by a tall wooden fence, apparently to protect against predators. A clear stream flows through the middle of the village, surrounded by green grass and unknown wildflowers.

I can't imagine that there is such a paradise at the foot of this mountain!

Huo Xuan was in a happy mood when he saw this, took a deep breath, and walked towards the village with Uncle Shi Jian.

Before he arrived at the entrance of the village, Huo Xuan smelled a pungent smell of wine, and there was a faint chaotic shouting of human voices in his ears.

"These rangers have been here for three days, and they are not paid, but only for three days. Today's noon is the last meal, and they will enter the mountain after eating!" Shi Jian, who was walking in front, turned around and said with a smile to Huo Xuan.

It can't be some wine bags and rice bags that cheat to eat and drink!Huo Xuan muttered in his heart. He didn't think much of it, and walked towards the village behind Shi Jian.

The houses that passed along the road were all empty. Until he walked to the middle of the village, on a wide field, Huo Xuan saw that there were more than twenty wooden tables placed there, and the tables were full of people, men, women and children, obviously villagers from Shicun.

With a sweep of his gaze, he stopped at the middle table. He saw four men and a woman sitting there, with a table full of food and wine, and an old man beside him.

These five people must be the warriors invited by the villagers, that is, the so-called rangers!

Huo Xuan's eyes were sharp, and he had already seen from afar that on the benches next to the five people, weapons were placed.

The four men were of different shapes and ages. The eldest is not in his forties, and the youngest is only in his twenties, and he is a burly man. The woman doesn't look very old, about twenty-eight years old, two or three years older than Huo Xuan, wearing a green dress and Luo skirt, looking quiet and very delicate.

The four men were shouting and punching, all of them red-faced and smoky. The young woman sat aside, her delicate face with a look of boredom from time to time.

As Huo Xuan approached, he immediately attracted the attention of the villagers. The five 'rangers' were also aware of it, and the two with their backs to Huo Xuan turned their heads directly and looked at him with interest.

"Shi Da, this little boy is ......" The old man who accompanied the five 'rangers' stood up and greeted him at this moment.

"Sixth uncle, this is Huo Xuan Huo Gongzi!" Shi Jian put down the firewood on his shoulder and introduced Huo Xuan to the old man in front of him. Huo Xuan learned that this old man, known as the 'sixth uncle', was the head of Shicun Village. As for the five people who sat with this old man, they were the rangers he invited from the town.

"Huo Gongzi is also a ranger warrior, and he is going to go into the mountains to find the strange man who often comes to our village to buy rice and grain. I will make the decision and invite him to come to our village, and later I can go into the mountain with these five adults, and there will be many people to take care of!" Shi Jian said with a smile.

The village chief nodded after hearing this. The old man glanced at Huo Xuan, and had some doubts in his heart, this young man was richly dressed and thin, and his body was thin, so he was clearly a son, how could he be a martial artist? Even if he was a martial artist, he had practiced flower boxing and embroidered legs for a few years at most, if he entered the mountain, wouldn't he become a burden to the five rangers!

The old man muttered in his heart, but his face did not show half a point, and he still greeted Huo Xuan very warmly to take a seat.

"Huo Gongzi, hurry up and use some wine and rice, and hand over the horses to me!"

Shi Jian took the reins from Huo Xuan's hand and led the horse to a stone stake next to him and tied it up. Huo Xuan followed the village chief and walked towards the table where the five warriors were seated.

The dialogue between them naturally can't be hidden from the five warriors. Before he could get closer, a burly man recruited Huo Xuan, and shouted with a smile on his face: "Little brother, come and sit here!" Several other people, including the girl in Tsing Yi, also nodded and smiled at Huo Xuan.

"Huo Xuan has seen four big brothers!"

Walking to the table, Huo Xuan politely bowed, turned to the girl in green clothes, and called the other party eldest sister. He is handsome, understands etiquette, and is easy to make people feel good.

"Brother Huo, come and sit here with my sister!" the girl in Tsing Yi greeted with a smile. It can be seen that she has a very good impression of Huo Xuan.

Huo Xuan thanked him and sat down beside the girl in Tsing Yi. As soon as his butt touched the bench, a large bowl of wine was poured for him.

"Come on, Brother Huo, let's make a bowl first!"

The man who poured the wine was the burly man who had called him earlier. The man looked very bold, and he poured a full bowl of wine, and when he took it, he drank it dry, and then the empty bowl was facing down, and there was not a drop of wine left.

This amount of alcohol is also terrifying!

Huo Xuan is in Lijiang City, although he often goes in and out of Fengyue places, he has also practiced a good amount of alcohol. But he knew in his heart that if he drank like this, he would get drunk in three bowls at most.

People have already done it first as a respect, and he is embarrassed not to drink, so he can only stubbornly pick up the wine bowl. At this moment, a small white hand reached out and snatched his wine bowl away.

"Brother, it's okay if you drink like a drunk, don't come to harm Brother Huo!"

The person who pulled out the sword to help was the girl in Tsing Yi sitting next to Huo Xuan. Her apricot eyes widened at the moment, and she looked at the burly man with a displeased expression, and complained: "We will go into the mountain later, not to mention how dangerous it is, if you are all drunk, it will not be good after all." ”

"How dangerous can it be to deal with a long worm...... Forget it, if you don't drink it, you won't drink it, brother, listen to you!" the burly man muttered a few words in a low voice. It can be seen that he is very vague about his sister-in-law.

"If this demon python becomes a climate, can we deal with it with a few of us?" replied the girl in Tsing Yi angrily.

"Sister Sang is right, let's not drink too much and make mistakes, let's all have some food!" said the eldest martial artist with a smile.

The village chief who was sitting with him was also afraid that they would make a mistake with too much wine, so he took this opportunity and hurriedly ordered someone to serve rice. Huo Xuan set off early in the morning, and he hadn't eaten until now, and he was already hungry in his stomach. You're not welcome at the moment, put a bowl of rice, and buried yourself in eating.

The others were also out of wine at the moment, each serving rice, and chatting with Huo Xuan while eating. During the conversation, Huo Xuan learned that these five warriors, among which Mu Sang, a girl in Tsing Yi, and Mu Yi, a burly man, were brother and sister. The other three are sworn brothers. The five of them met half a year ago, and because of their similar temperaments, they traveled together.

Huo Xuan's eyesight was excellent, and when he looked closely, he could see the depth of the strength of these five people. The highest cultivation is Mu Yi, and the oldest Zhao Tuo. These two people have a long breath and a faint light in their eyes, which are the characteristics of innate martial artists. As for the other three, they are all acquired martial artists like themselves.

The strength of the acquired martial artists is also high and low, Huo Xuan can see that the worst strength of these three people is Mu Sang, and at most the cultivation of the sixth or seventh layer of the day after tomorrow. As for the other two, they are similar to their own cultivation, and they should both be ninth-level martial artists the day after tomorrow.

Regarding Huo Xuan's martial arts cultivation, none of these five people opened their mouths to ask. I believe that with their eyesight, they have already seen it. The so-called ranger is a warrior who wanders around, if he doesn't have some eyesight, I'm afraid he won't be able to live today!

"When you're full of wine and food, it's time for us to go into the mountains!" Half an hour later, Mu Yi stood up and patted his stomach, with a satisfied smile on his face.

"Village chief, villagers, thank you for your good wine and food in recent days. Everyone, please rest assured, we will go into the mountain and eradicate the demon python!" Zhao Tuo, the eldest, stood up at this moment, looked around at the many villagers, and said loudly with an oath.

"There are five adults!" the village chief nodded on the side. From this old words, it is not difficult to see that he pinned his hopes for eradicating the demon python on the five people of Mu Yi and Zhao Tuo. As for Huo Xuan, he didn't have much hope.

"When the adults return successfully, the old man, together with all the villagers in Shicun, will hold a ten-day feast for the adults to catch the wind and wash the dust!"

"Okay, this sentence to you, let's go to three days at most, and we will be able to hunt the demon python and return!"

Mu Yi picked up a big knife placed on the bench, beckoned his companions and Huo Xuan, and the six of them left the table.

"Brother Huo, where are your weapons?" After leaving the table, Mu Sang couldn't help but ask when he saw that Huo Xuan was empty-handed. She herself has a three-foot green blade in her hand.

"My weapon ......" Huo Xuan scratched his head, and then turned his gaze to the right front, the stone stick placed on the horse's back. He has never used a weapon when he is so old, and now when he hears Mu Sang's question, it seems that he can only bring this stone stick with him, and it should be his own weapon.

A puff of smoke trotted over to the horse and removed the stone stick. Huo Xuan turned his head to look at Mu Sang, took the stone stick in his hand, and waved it a few times. Seeing this, the latter looked surprised.

"This root...... I'm afraid that this stick doesn't weigh two or three hundred catties, and Brother Huo can make such a strange weapon, which shows that he is talented and has extraordinary arm strength!" Mu Yi didn't know when he came to Huo Xuan's side, and when he said this, he couldn't help but show a funny expression on his face.

Huo Xuan knew that his weapon was too shocking, and it would be embarrassing to take it out. No way, even if he wanted to throw this thing away, he couldn't.

The six-foot-long stone stick, although it is not good-looking, is carried on the shoulder, but it adds a bit of heroic spirit to Huo Xuanping. Seeing this, the village chief and the old man didn't dare to underestimate Huo Xuan at this moment, squinted at him, and kept praising his thumbs: "The little boy is good, the little boy is ......."

Subsequently, Huo Xuan followed Mu Yi and Zhao Tuo, plus a young hunter from Shicun, bid farewell to the villagers and headed towards the reckless mountain......