Xianzhou, Suzaku City, this place is a secluded and wide official road, the pipe is lined with lush trees, the scorching sun of dawn alone, hanging high in the east, the sunlight through the gap between the leaves, into a bright pillar of light.

The official road was very deserted, except for an old man and a young man riding a horse, there was no one else, and I saw that there was a young man about ten years old, born with red lips and white teeth, sitting on the back of the horse, holding a baked cake that was already a little dry and hard, and biting it one by one.

After only a few mouthfuls, the young man's immature little face showed a painful look, squinted slightly, and swallowed the dry and hard baked cakes, and the young man pouted at the old man next to him and complained:

"Master, how long do we have to get to a populated place, this stone-like baked cake has been eaten by the apprentice for three days, and he really can't eat it. ”

"I want to eat roast chicken, roast goose, sweet and sour fish, ......"

The young man's little brain kept outlining the appearance of all kinds of delicacies, and the corners of his mouth slipped out of saliva unconsciously.

The old man's figure was a little short and stubby, his appearance was ordinary, and he carried a long black cloth bag on his back.

The old man looked at the salivating young man, and then comforted:

"It's almost over, after this official road, walk about five miles, there will be a county seat, let's get to the county seat, this delicious food, not for you to eat enough." ”

Hearing the old man say that the county seat was five miles away, the young man was so happy that he withdrew the small cloth bag behind him with his little hand holding the dry and hard baked cakes, and threw the baked cakes back into the cloth bag, and the young man's tone was also cheerful:

"Hmph, broken baked cakes, dead baked cakes, finally I don't have to eat you anymore!"

Seeing the naughty appearance of the young man, the old man couldn't help but feel a little helpless:

"Nianqin, when we get to Wudang Mountain, we won't have to mess around like this anymore, do you know?"

The young man honestly put the cloth bag behind his back and happily responded:

"Got it, master. ”

Three hours later......

"Whoosh~"

Several black shadows flashed from the official road, like ghosts, if ordinary people who don't know how to practice can see it, they must think that some kind of demons and monsters are not afraid of the sun, and they haunt in broad daylight, but in fact, this is the afterimage caused by light cultivation to a certain level.

A few black shadows were very fast, often in an instant, crossing a distance of several zhang, only to see their figures slowly become clearer, and the speed was gradually slowing down, and finally stopped in the center of the official road.

I saw six people of different heights standing on the official road, they were dressed in exotic animal skin coats, and a delicately crafted scimitar was hung on their waists, which was the six swordsmen of Huyan!

The burly and sturdy boss of the six slowly squatted down, and there were two neat rows of horseshoe prints all over the dirt road, and the boss pinched the dirt with his thick fingers, and then put it on the tip of his nose and sniffed:

"Look at the traces of dirt on the horse's hoof, they have just walked away, and it is estimated that they are still three miles away from us. ”

The boss stood up and said in a deep voice.

"Hmph, these two things are easy for us to find, if it weren't for the heavy rain three days ago that extinguished the traces, we would have been able to catch that young man by now, and I would have been able to restore my life to the left!"

The sixth child was short, and his voice sounded like the squeak of a mouse, which was a little harsh.

The boss's eyes were full of murderous intent, and he saw him looking at the flat official road in front of him, and his tone was low:

"The task of capturing this young man is to personally order the Lord Zuo to let the Lord Zuo Envoy appear, this young man must be very important, we must send him intact to the adults, once there is anything wrong, angry with the lord, what are the consequences, I don't need to go into detail. ”

As soon as the boss mentioned the Venerable Lord, the other five people of the Huyan Six Swordsmen couldn't help but shudder, which showed that this mysterious Venerable Lord made the six people who could fight with Quan Anwu fearful.

"Okay, our plan to go down the mountain this time is mainly to arrange the Spirit Slaughtering Array, this is the task ordered by the Lord himself, and it is the most important thing, after catching this young man named Nianqin, we need to set off. ”

As he spoke, he saw the boss take out a linen map from his bosom, on which a few routes were simply drawn and the approximate locations of some towns.

After some observation, the boss pointed to a place on the map:

"Not far ahead, there is a small county town called Jiu'e, according to the speed of their actions in the past few days, there will definitely be no time to rest, once they have passed this Jiu'e city, within a radius of thirty days, it will be a barren, so they will definitely rest here, we just need to be here, just capture them. ”

The other five all nodded and obeyed the boss's orders unconditionally.

"Whoosh~"

The six swordsmen of Huyan then performed light skills, and then turned into six unpredictable black shadows, attacking all the way along the official road.

The young man and the old man rode their horses all the way leisurely, unaware of the murderous intent that was about to pounce on them.

Half an hour later, the originally wide official road became narrower and narrower, and some travelers with bags and carriages gradually appeared on the side of the road, indicating that they were getting closer and closer to the county seat.

The pipe became a path for two carriages to run side by side, and the old and the young rode their horses through the crowd of people who were ready to enter the city.

The surrounding sound was very noisy, but in the ears of Nianqin, it became lively, after all, it was just a ten-year-old child, and the boring rush was really a bit boring.

Nianqin sat on horseback and looked left and right, her little face was full of this longing, I don't know if she was infected by the noisy atmosphere, or she couldn't wait for the longing for food.

Following the flow of people, there was already a long queue in front of the two, but there were not many people, compared to Baiyue County, it was a small thing, after all, it was a remote small county, and there were some travelers who passed by here to rest, at a glance, caravans, rivers and lakes, it can be said that there are everything, and it is very complicated.

There were not many people, and the soldiers guarding the city checked perfunctory, and after only collecting a penny of tolls, they let people into the city, which was naturally fast, and soon it was the turn of the old man and Nianqin.

Nianqin sat on horseback and looked up, only to see a simple wooden board hanging on the city gate, the wooden board has been a little dark after years of wind and sun, and the two handwriting engraved on it are also a little unclear, but if you identify it carefully, you can still see it:

"Nine ......"

Nianqin muttered to herself.

I saw that he suddenly covered his chest, and an indescribable strange feeling filled his body and mind.

Nianqin's immature eyes looked at the city gate, and his eyes were full of faint fear, as if the city gate had become a demon's fierce mouth at this moment, waiting for him to walk into it by himself.

"Boy, hurry up, what are you doing there?"

The old man finished paying the entrance fee to the city, but he saw Nianqin stunned at the gate of the city with a demented look, and no longer moved forward, so he couldn't help but urge.

The old man's shout pulled him out of that strange feeling, Nianqin frowned slightly, and hammered his head hard, this is the first time this kind of thing has happened to him, although Nianqin is a little uneasy in his heart, but he doesn't take it to heart.

"It's coming!"

Nianqin responded casually, then patted the horse's buttocks with her little hand, and rode the horse slowly into the county seat of Jiu'e.

The old man and Nianqin walked side by side on the streets of the city, although it was not as prosperous as Baiyue County, but it was also much better than a barren official road, at least there was some smell of fireworks in the world.

Nianqin didn't have the joy he had when he first came, and after he entered the county town of Jiu'e, the feeling of uneasiness at the gate of the city became more and more intense, and every inch of skin on his body was extremely uncomfortable, as if he had been thrown into a stone jar full of poisonous insects.

Nianqin's face became a little ugly, and the old man noticed his state as a disciple, and hurriedly asked:

"Apprentice, what's wrong, is there something wrong?"

Nianqin nodded her little head, and then said in a sad tone:

"Master, when I was at the gate of the city just now, I felt a little uncomfortable, but now that I have entered the city, the feeling that there seem to be insects crawling all over my body is getting worse and worse. ”

As she spoke, Nianqin pulled the old man's sleeve and pleaded:

"Master, this county town makes me feel a little uneasy, let's get out of here. ”

The old man touched Nianqin's forehead, and then called the pulse again, and said with some doubts:

"I'm not sick, could it be that there is something wrong with my practice?"

"But this shouldn't be, every step of Nianqin's cultivation of internal strength is taken care of by me personally, there should be no possibility of practicing wrong, it's really strangely tight. ”

Nianqin was a little reluctant to stay in the Nine Forehead City, and when she saw him, she pleaded again:

"Master, I don't like this place, I feel that this county is full of gloomy places, which makes me very uncomfortable, let's get out of here quickly." ”

The old man patted the top of Nianqin's head, trying to calm him down and relax:

"This radius of dozens of miles, except here, there is no place to rest, let's repair here first, buy some dry food and water bags, and wait until tomorrow, let's leave, okay?"

"Maybe you don't pay attention, the running path of the internal force is wrong at all, and if there is a problem with the martial artist's internal strength, there will be all kinds of problems, everyone's symptoms are different, and the whole body will become itchy and unintentional, unbearable, this is not a trivial matter, and when the teacher gives you luck to recuperate, it should be relieved." ”

"Don't you want to eat roast chicken and duck, the master will take you to eat enough in a while!"

Although there is still that strange feeling in my heart, Nianqin herself doesn't know where this should come from, maybe it's really like the master speculated, maybe it's because of his accidental internal strength, and in the face of the temptation of food, Nianqin had to nod.