Two miles out of Changle Village, you will enter the desert, there is no transition between the oasis and the desert at all, the boundary between the grassland and the desert is so straight that it seems to be drawn with a ruler and a pencil.

He Yafei said: "This grassland is like being planted artificially. ”

Qin Bofeng said with a smile: "Although it is not artificial, it is not far off. Lord Yu Wan was busy with the fusion of powers, and these details were inevitably handled sloppily. There are still three days to go to Lejin Village, this road is a desert, it will inevitably be harder, and Yafei should be mentally prepared as soon as possible. ”

He Yafei said: "Uncle, you can endure hardships, what am I afraid of as a young man? But there is no reference in the desert, how can you recognize the way?"

Qin Bofeng was surprised: "Your teacher Gangba has never told you. ”

Gangba slapped the top of the stick, and Gangba's voice came from the sea of consciousness of the two at the same time: "Oops, forgot." ”

Before Gangba could explain, Qin Bofeng excused Gangba: "Yafei, you haven't gone out before, and it's normal that Teacher Gangba hasn't talked about it." In fact, there are signs along the road, but they are just inconspicuous. As he spoke, he pointed to a pebble on the ground, and you touched it.

He Yafei reached out to touch it, and his hand was a little elastic. Removing your finger, the dusted area appears a green color, a succulent. Qin Bofeng said that there are such signs every tens of meters, and they are used to seeing it at a glance, but they will not take a fork in the road.

There was nothing to say all the way, and it was noon on the third day when I arrived at Lejin Village. Lejin Village is a small village with only about a dozen households. The three of them rested for a while, and then they began to get busy. This time, the three of them acted separately, and the efficiency improved a lot. By evening, the kettles had been distributed and the fence had been erected. Spent the night at the village chief's house.

The village chief of Lejin was a middle-aged man, and he was polite to the three of them, but he was not enthusiastic, he did not mention the sage Yang family and Mr. Nine from beginning to end, let alone bow down in the direction of the Yang family. Qin Bofeng didn't care, and after chatting a few words, he went back to his room to rest.

In the room, He Yafei asked, "Is there something wrong with the attitude of this village chief?"

Qin Bofeng asked rhetorically: "Then what kind of attitude should be considered right?

He Yafei said: "That's not true, but at least you have to be a little grateful, right?"

Qin Bofeng said: "Perhaps the number of missing people in Lejin Village has been the largest in recent years, and I have a grudge against the Yang family and Jiucheng. ”

Gangba was a little angry: "Is this missing person case still the Yang family's doing? Since the Holy Father, the Yang family has never taken a penny from the people of Kunwu, only paying, never returning, his resentment is really unreasonable." ”

Qin Bofeng said: "Gangba doesn't need to pay attention to him, not everyone is sensible. ”

He Yafei also said: "Teacher Gangba, don't be angry, the villagers are still very grateful, and the families I went to are very grateful to Brother Tai." ”

Gangba seemed to want to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything more, and stood against the wall in a huff and went to sleep.

On the second day, the three of them got up early in the morning, and the village chief of Lejin only sent the three of them to the door of his own courtyard, and after a few polite words, he turned around and went back to the room. Instead, the villagers sent the three out of the village to say goodbye.

Walking on the road, Gangba was a little indignant about the attitude of the village chief, and scolded in the consciousness of the other two: "This narrow-minded villain, go back and make him look good." ”

The two of them heard that Gangba seemed to know the inside story, and hurriedly inquired, it turned out that the village chief was called Niu Lang, a native of Shenmin Qiu, and later defected to the Yang family, he liked his wife's daughter, Feng Qinglan, Feng Qinglan felt that he was stingy and looked down on him. He begged his wife for a kiss, and Mrs. said that if Lan'er liked you, she would follow you, and if she didn't want to, I couldn't force it. Later, Miss Feng married into Pingle Village, six years ago, Li Shutong, the former head of Lejin Village, left a letter to go out to hide debts, Niu Lang asked for a position as the village head of Lejin Village, and left the Yang family.

Qin Bofeng said: "If you don't want to see the Yang family because of this matter, you are indeed a person with a small amount of energy, and this style is like the Yang family robbing his 'Weaver Girl'." ”

He Yafei said "ha", but he didn't answer Qin Bofeng's words, but said excitedly: "There is really a surname Feng in this world, I thought it was made up by Jin Yong." ”

As soon as He Yafei interrupted, he diverted the attention of the two and hurriedly asked who Jin Yong was. He Yafei began to talk about Jin Yong and the generation of heroes he created, and the two listened to the novelty, and were quickly attracted by the martial arts story, and put Niu Lang aside.

After walking for more than ten miles, He Yafei was still on the rise when he talked about "Smiling Proud Jianghu", and heard Qin Bofeng's "Huh", followed Qin Bofeng's gaze, and saw a thin man running towards them. The person who came was a young man, with a sharp beak and monkey gills, without a few taels of flesh on his body, and a few short beards on his chin. He Yafei's story was interrupted, and he was a little unhappy, and when he looked at this person's appearance, he was even more displeased, so he pretended not to see it and stood aside to look at the sky.

The man shouted from a distance of dozens of meters: "I finally saw a few wise teachers, and I waited so hard." ”

Qin Bofeng said strangely: "This fellow recognizes us?"

The man said, "Yes, yesterday the three wise men were delivering kettles in our village. I am from Lejin Village, and my name is Yan Xiaowu. ”

He Yafei turned his head at this time, looked at this Yan Xiaowu, and said that he hadn't seen him yesterday. Gangba also said that he had never seen this person.

Qin Bofeng asked: "You said you are from Lejin Village, why haven't we seen you?"

Yan Xiaowu said: "I came back late yesterday, and when I came back, the sages had already rested. Today, I left the village early to wait for the three wise teachers. ”

Qin Bofeng asked, "Since we haven't met, how can we be sure that we are the people you are looking for?"

Yan Xiaowu pointed at Gangba and said, "Because of this sage teacher." ”

Qin Bofeng let out an "oh" and continued to ask: "Is the little fifth brother looking for us for something?"

Yan Xiaowu said: "I want to tell the three sages about the village chief. ”

According to Yan Xiaowu, the village chief Niu Lang does not want to serve the villagers, and he has to receive remuneration for planting souls. The people in the village lost it, and they didn't see him looking for it, but they blamed Mr. Nine for their poor protection. Qin Bofeng asked him if the village chief Niu had any abnormalities recently. Yan Xiaowu couldn't say it, and rolled his eyes for a long time before saying that the village chief had gone out the day before yesterday and came back very late.

Qin Bofeng said: "We know, we will inform Mr. Nine about this, and the little five brothers will go back early." ”

Yan Xiaowu made a gesture and walked in the direction of Lejin Village. Qin Bofeng looked at Yan Xiaowu's back and frowned silently. He Yafei said that this kid is not a good bird at first glance, and he ran so far just to say a few bad words about the village chief. Gangba is a little presumptuous, and I don't think the village chief is a good thing. For the first time, He Yafei did not agree with Mr. Gangba's opinion, he said that bad people don't carve 'I'm a bad person' on their faces, and it may be okay for him to be cold to us.

Qin Bofeng said: "Yan Xiaowu reflects the problem of the village chief, and we will investigate it when we come back, but the intention of this Yan Xiaowu is really confusing." If it was to bring down the village chief, he would never just say these few innocuous words. ”

The three of them continued to move forward with suspicions, and He Yafei lost the interest in telling the story and walked forward sullenly. After walking for about half a day, Gangba suddenly stopped, and he said to the two through his consciousness that something seemed to be wrong, signaling the two to be vigilant. As soon as Gangba gave a warning, the ground on both sides was turned over piece by piece, and fifteen thieves jumped out of the ground.