This sound is not loud, but it is too quiet in the mountains and forests at the moment, so it is very clear.

Tang Qing's brows furrowed even deeper, he straightened up, two flashes of starlight in the depths of his pupils, and looked in the direction where the voice came from.

There was an ancient locust tree, and under it was a pile of rocks and weeds, which looked a little desolate when the wind blew.

The man who spoke stood under the tree, among the rocks and weeds, and then walked slowly towards Tang Qing along the uneven mountain road.

The night breeze surrounded the man, and he could faintly see the dark hem of his clothes blowing up.

Tang Qing silently took a few steps back, carefully looking at the uninvited guest who was approaching.

A hat.

An ancient knife.

He was dressed in a dark black, rough and somewhat tattered sackcloth that could not even cover his ankles.

A pair of broken shoes mixed with muddy water and grass clippings.

And, pinned to the waist, a crimson wine gourd.

All the embellishments on this uninvited guest couldn't wait to break into Tang Qing's sight, this kind of dress was very peculiar, like a knife man, but more like a farmer.

And when he really stood in front of Tang Qing, Tang Qing noticed only his eyes.

This man's eyes were bright, clean and open, and there was hardly any impurities to be seen.

It looks very decent.

But there was always a casual smile on the corner of his mouth, three points lazy, seven points playful, and very improper.

Full of ruffians.

Tang Qing looked at him, silently not knowing how to reply.

In this mountain, where countless creatures are hidden, but it is still lonely, anyone will feel uncomfortable when they encounter such a strange and contradictory person, but Tang Qing is not at all uneasy at the moment, but a little steady.

It's inexplicable.

Even he himself was in a bit of a trance.

It wasn't until one night many years later, when Tang Qing recalled his feelings when he met this person again, that he realized that maybe this was a person's personality charm.

It can make people inadvertently sink into each other's world.

And at this moment, that person was also looking at Tang Qing, facing him head-on, the ruffian smile was still the same, and his eyes were the same.

Then he suddenly straightened the hat on his head, inserted the ancient knife in his left hand into his waist, pretended to tidy up his tattered linen clothes, and grinned: "Hello, my name is Diao, Diao Min's Diao." ”

The voice is crisp, the tone is uninhibited, and it sounds very young.

The smile on his face made him look like he was only seventeen or eighteen years old.

But whenever Tang Qing looked into Ah Diao's eyes, the clarity and seriousness in the depths of the other party's pupils always made people feel that he seemed to have experienced years.

What an interesting person!

"My name is Tang Qing. ”

After thinking for a moment, Tang Qing spoke: "I didn't expect to meet a second person here so late. ”

Ah Diao shrugged his shoulders slightly, reached out and took a big sip of the wine gourd on his waist, exhaled a mouthful of wine very comfortably, raised the wine gourd to signal Tang Qing, and after seeing the other party shaking his head to refuse, he smiled and said, "Don't tell me that you are here to hunt like me." ”

"Hunting?"

Tang Qing was a little surprised: "I'm just a passer-by, just passing by here to borrow land to rest for a while." ”

This is a fact, but Ah Diao is straightforward: "Hurry? Huangquan Road? This deep mountain and wild forest is the most dangerous, but the most experienced hunters under the mountain dare not go up the mountain at night, you are a weak and naïve, who gave you the courage? Isn't your life long enough?"

These words were very direct, even a little polite, but they didn't hear much malice, and they fell into Tang Qing's ears as if his brother was teaching his younger brother.

So he chose silence.

It's his usual style.

"Silly. ”

Ah Diao seemed to be on the head, and continued to laugh and said, "You must ask me, since this place is so dangerous, why do I dare to go up the mountain?"

Tang Qing was stunned for a moment, and quickly said, "I don't want to ask." ”

Ah Diao didn't realize it at all, he suddenly put away his smile, and his face became very serious... His eyes were clear, like autumn water, and then he stretched out two fingers of his right hand and pinched the brim of his hat, posing as a prodigal son.

The whole movement is smooth and done in one go, as if it has been practiced for a long time.

If it weren't for the tattered linen clothes and muddy straw sandals that made him a little dramatic, there would have been applause for this style alone.

Ah Diao tilted his head to look at Tang Qing, and said coolly: "Let me introduce myself again, my name is Ah Diao, I am a swordsman, and I am also a demon hunter, and I think I am invincible in fighting all over the world." Because of the perennial killing of demons, with the domineering spirit of the king, the beasts and demons saw that I was all around, so I dared to go up the mountain, and only I dared to go up the mountain. ”

Speaking of this, Ah Diao raised his eyebrows, and was just about to show his signature charming smile, but he heard Tang Qing say slowly: "But now I'm also on the mountain." ”

This is a big truth, but in exchange for a long silence.

For a moment, the atmosphere was extremely awkward.

Ah Diao thought to himself, this little naïve is really the topic terminator.

He sneered and twisted his body, couldn't help but take out another sip of wine gourd, and said, "That's not the point. ”

"What's the point?"

"The point is, the monsters in this mountain are too familiar with my breath, so as soon as I go up the mountain, they all hide, as soon as they hide, I can't hunt, if I can't hunt, I can't change the wine money, if I can't change the wine money, I will..."

"Getting to the point!"

"I need money!"

Ah Diao raised the wine gourd in his hand and said, "There are only two taels of wine left." ”

Tang Qing was a little speechless.

After a long time, he spoke: "But what does this have to do with me?"

Ah Diao paced slowly, did not answer, just suppressed his voice and whispered: "This mountain stretches for miles, and it is extremely dangerous, so it is impossible for you to get out safely." But if I have you to protect you, it will be absolutely peaceful. After I go out, I only need you a pot of wine, how about it? ”

At this moment, deep in the mountains and deep at night, except for the conversation between the two people, almost no other sound can be heard.

Tang Qing felt the chill in the air and thought for a long time.

He had a plan.

Ah Diao pretended to be cold and stood in place at this time, his expression was calm, but he was very anxious in his heart.

He was waiting for Tang Qing's answer.

"Are you really good?"

Tang Qing suddenly spoke, he glanced at the ancient knife on Ah Diao's waist, and said, "If you are confident, then before I have enough knowledge of this world, I can hire you to be my bodyguard and guide." Of course, I'll cover all your wine money in the future. ”

When entering the WTO to practice, you always need to rely on and make friends.

Although, it is still a question whether the opponent in front of him, who claims to be invincible in a radius of 100 miles, can become a dependant and a friend.

But Tang Qing still decided to give it a try.

Ah Diao was a little dumbfounded, he and Tang Qingping met in the water, and if they missed tonight, they were going to go their separate ways, but the other party wanted to go their separate ways?

But he clearly heard the point of all-inclusive wine money, and immediately felt a little ecstatic, and some worries were quickly put away, and he immediately patted his chest and roared proudly: "You go and inquire, is there anyone in the entire Kunlun City who doesn't know me Ah Diao? I'm not powerful, the people in Kunlun City know best!"

He said these words with a red face and extreme confidence.

The hat on the top of his head was slightly slanted, covering his eyebrows, but it was a little more stylish.

It's just that the arrogance in his tone always makes people feel that he is more like a god stick who can brag.

Tang Qing chose to believe it.

Maybe it's the loneliness of the past sixteen years that makes him eager to get along with more of his peers, or maybe he just likes Diao's heartless attitude, in short, he has an inexplicable affection for the young man with a knife in front of him.

Unspeakable.

But the heart is clear.

It's not like-minded, but it's also a kind of fate to meet in such a situation.

Tang Qing was a little stunned, and was just about to speak, but Ah Diao quickly spoke again: "But listening to you, you don't seem to be familiar with this continent." Where are you from, where are you going? You have to tell me who you are first, I can't sell myself for the rest of my life, I'm not a fool. ”

Speaking of this, Ah Diao smiled, harmless to humans and animals.

Tang Qing glanced at him and chuckled: "I have been studying at home since I was a child, and I have never been far away, so I am naturally very unfamiliar with this continent. ”

Then he looked at the night sky, and his eyes were so dark that he could barely see, and he thought of his very bad life, and his mood suddenly fell a little.

"I'm going to study at the Heaven and Earth Seminary, which is located on the shore of Jiangxin Lake, and it's a long way to go, and there may be a lot of dangers. ”

Tang Qing said slowly: "If you feel embarrassed, I didn't say what I said before." But when you get down the mountain, I'll get you a jug of wine. ”

Tang Qing said very seriously, waiting for his heart.

Ah Diao was a little surprised, stunned for a moment, he suddenly shouted: "What I said, isn't it the Heaven and Earth Divine Academy, it is rumored that the seven old immortals always like to pretend to be gods and ghosts, and I, Ah Diao, have long wanted to meet them." ”

This was too crazy, Tang Qing smiled and didn't speak.

Ah Diao suddenly changed his words, lowered his body and smirked: "But before that, do we have to go down the mountain to rest for a while, make up for sleep, eat, drink some wine or something?" ”

Tang Qing quickly said: "I'm in a hurry. ”

"No matter how hurry you are, you have to eat, drink, sleep well, do you think you are as fierce as me?

Without waiting for Tang Qing to react, Ah Diao took out the ancient knife with his backhand and held it tightly, and directly pulled Tang Qing to the other end of the mountain road with his right hand, and couldn't help but say, like a macho man.

The night was still dark, and the figures of the two men were soon hidden.

Only the intermittent aftermath came from the mountain road full of gravel: "Xiao Tianzhen, the wine I want to drink is the most famous broken intestine sound in Kunlun City, thirty taels of silver is enough to make a small half pot, do you have so much money?"

"Don't worry, it's enough. In addition, I don't call Xiao Tianzhen, my name is Tang Qing. ”

"Okay, little naïve. Why are you so rich? Where are you from? Are you really just going to study? Why do you have to go so far to study? What else is there to read?"

"You're so annoying!"

"But you haven't answered my question yet. ”

"You tell me where Kunlun City is first?"

“......”

......

For a long time after the figures of the two men disappeared, the deep mountain, which had been silent for most of the night, began to slowly come to life.

The roar of a wild beast began to sound, the sound of insects and birds gradually murmured, and countless mountain spirits slowly opened their eyes...

There are a lot of meanings and emotions in the mountains.

There is relief.

There is relief.

More than that, but there was a hint of trembling and fear.

Ah Diao descended the mountain.

A cold sword aura was still on the mountain.

For a long time.