Volume 1: The Wind Rises in the Wasteland Chapter 18 (18): The Eve of the Journey
After Zhao An was busy for a while, he caught a total of eight whitebait. After carefully processing the innards of the whitebait, Zhao An began to marinate the fish meat in juice. There is no way, there is no oil, salt, sauce and vinegar in the cave, so you can only use juice to fool around.
After marinating, Zhao An began to grill the fish. The small silver fish became more and more fragrant under the burning of the flames, and it was good to wait a little longer.
Zhao An looked at the blazing firewood and fell into a good memory with Xiaoyu. I used to go to barbecues with Xiaoyu often, and Xiaoyu's girl liked grilled fish the most. Alas, things are not people!
The fish is roasted! Thoughts returned, Zhao An picked up a roasted whitebait from the fire and sniffed the aroma of its meat. In terms of smell, the fish should be grilled well. Zhao An tore off a piece of meat from the fish, put it in his mouth and chewed it slowly.
"Huh?"
Zhao An felt that there was someone behind him, turned his head to look, and it turned out that it was Qiaoqiao who was hiding behind a tree and looking at him. Judging by the longing in her eyes, it was not surprising that she was attracted by the smell of grilled fish. But it's no wonder, after all, Qiaoqiao has been staying in this cave and has never been exposed to all kinds of food in the outside world.
Qiaoqiao, who was hiding behind the tree, looked at the grilled fish in Zhao An's hand and swallowed his saliva without swallowing. I've never smelled anything so fragrant, and it's definitely delicious. Thinking of this, Qiaoqiao patted her pink cheek to warn herself that she couldn't pass.
I just rejected Zhao An's comfort, and it was too embarrassing to go over at this time. Absolutely not pass, absolutely!
"Qiaoqiao, would you like to come and eat grilled fish with me?"
Zhao An shouted while eating the fish. As soon as Qiaoqiao heard this, his left foot involuntarily took half a step, but then retracted. He must be trying to tease me, Qiaoqiao, you must hold on.
"Qiaoqiao, don't you really want to eat? ”
After saying this, Zhao An turned his head and tore off a piece of fish meat and put it in his mouth. This girl is dying to save face and suffer the sin, so it's better to tempt her again.
"Sister Qiaoqiao, I have a lot of them. It's okay to give you one. You don't have to be shy!"
Zhao An picked up a burnt whitebait and shook it at Qiaoqiao, secretly using his strength to make the fragrance of the grilled fish drift into Qiaoqiao's nose by the wind.
It's too fragrant, isn't it? Do I want to go over? Qiaoqiao wants to eat grilled fish, but he doesn't want to lose face. Forget it, you can't eat face. In the end, it was the appetite that prevailed over the face problem.
Qiaoqiao walked to Zhao An's side, reached out and grabbed the grilled fish in Zhao An's hand, skimmed his head and began to taste it. Zhao An couldn't help but want to laugh a little when he looked at Qiaoqiao's behavior, but in the end he held back. Zhao An was afraid that his laughter would make Qiaoqiao angry.
Just as Zhao An picked up a grilled fish from the fire again and prepared to eat. Qiaoqiao turned his head around, and said to Zhao An with some embarrassment:
"Can you give me one? ”
After saying that, both sides of Qiaoqiao's cheeks turned crimson.
Zhao An looked at Qiaoqiao with such a shy posture, and suddenly remembered the first time Xiaoyu went out to eat grilled fish with him, and Xiaoyu also behaved like this at that time.
Alas, why did I think of Xiaoyu's girl again.
Zhao An smiled at Qiaoqiao and handed her the grilled fish in his hand. Qiaoqiao quickly took the grilled fish and turned her head again.
Isn't this Zhao An so bad!Wait, how did you get bribed and become a second or fifth boy. Thinking of this, Qiaoqiao couldn't help but feel ashamed, and the sides of her cheeks turned even redder.
Zhao An and Qiaoqiao didn't speak to each other, and they were quietly eating the delicious grilled whitebait in their hands. But the atmosphere between the two is quietly changing.
After Qiaoqiao finished eating the second fish, he was no longer reserved, and asked Zhao An for a few grilled fish. In the end, Zhao An ate three of the eight whitebait, while Qiaoqiao ate five.
After eating the last grilled fish, I felt a little unsatisfied. After all, I have never eaten this kind of thing, and I have always eaten all kinds of tree fruits before. Although those tree fruits are rich in heaven and earth vitality, the taste is far from that of grilled fish.
In order to maintain her image, Qiaoqiao arrogantly said:
"Zhao An, you invited me to eat these things. I didn't ask you to give me a share of it. ”
"Yes, yes, yes. Sister Qiaoqiao is right in everything she says. Seeing that Qiaoqiao had relaxed his vigilance a little, Zhao An hurriedly pretended to be Qiaoqiao's licking dog.
Zhao An's answer made Qiaoqiao very satisfied, and his disgust for him in his heart dropped a lot. Then he said to Zhao An:
"Why do you want you to take me back to White Dragon City? I think it's good to stay here, but there's nothing good to eat. ”
It seems that Xu Lu did not tell Qiaoqiao the news that his deadline was approaching. Also, what mother would say such a thing to her child? Zhao An didn't want to expose this white lie, so he had to deceive Qiaoqiao and said:
"I guess your mother is just afraid that you'll be too bored here. You think, there's only tree fruit and whitebait, and nothing else. This is not the case in the outside world, and there is more food than the grilled fish just now. ”
It's even better than grilled whitebait, I can't imagine it at all. After listening to Zhao An's words, Qiaoqiao's eyes lit up, but after a while, they dimmed again.
"But I still don't want to leave my mother. ”
Qiaoqiao lowered her head, very entangled in her heart. I really don't want to leave my mother. Zhao An saw Qiaoqiao's inner thoughts, walked to the side and touched her head and comforted:
"Children have to leave the protection of their parents after all. You can't let your mother protect you for the rest of your life. It's okay, you can ask your uncle to send you back when you get to White Dragon City. ”
After listening to Zhao An's words, Qiaoqiao seemed to understand a little.
At this time, a soft voice came into Zhao An's ears out of thin air, yes, it was Xu Lu's voice.
"Come here, I have something to tell you. ”
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Ningling City.
It has been more than a month since the tragedy of the Zhao family's annihilation, and the Seven Stars Division has not yet solved the case. This case has become a headless public case.
Twenty days ago, Xu Hao and Lian Qing came here again to investigate Zhao An's whereabouts. This time, they brought Dao Xuanzong's survey treasure weapon: the Heavenly Mirror.
The Sky Speculator Mirror was refined by an innate realm powerhouse who was good at tracking and surveying in Dao Xuanzong, and it was comparable to the immortal powerhouse of the Human Immortal One Heavy Heaven in terms of tracing. Surprisingly, the previously invincible Sky Mirrors turned out to be completely useless this time.
Zhao An seemed to have evaporated from the world and disappeared without a trace. Xu Hao and Lian Qing traced it for nearly a month, and they could only find out that Zhao An's most recent appearance was the river under the cemetery mountain. Therefore, Xu Hao and Lian Qing came to the conclusion that Zhao An should have fallen, and the body may have rushed downstream.
Somewhere in a restaurant in Ningling.
Xu Hao and Lian Qing were packing their luggage, because they were going to the lower reaches of the river today to find Zhao An's body. In the shadows outside the restaurant, Guo Jie was listening to the report of his subordinates.
According to the reports of his subordinates, the two disciples of Dao Xuanzong did not find out Zhao An's whereabouts, so they believed that Zhao An was dead. But Guo Jie doesn't think so, although the treasure weapon is powerful, after all, there may be mistakes. It is very likely that Zhao An did not die, but left the country.
This matter involves Xiao Yu, the evil monarch of the Black Sky, and the stakes are not something that Guo Jie can bear. But he doesn't have to think too much, just report the news to the top.
After thinking for more than ten seconds, Guo Jie said to his subordinates in front of him:
"Continue to monitor the disciples of Dao Xuanzong, and report to me if there is an abnormal situation. ”
"Yes, sir. ”
......
In a mysterious ice cave in the Northern Han Sect.
The smell of decay and decay permeated the cave, and no living creature could survive in it. And the source of these breaths is an old man in his last years, this person is the sect master of the Northern Han Sect of the previous generation, the human immortal triple heaven is perfect, and he is detached in half a step.
At this time, a person walked into the cave, this person had flowing white hair, starry eyes and sword eyebrows, and looked so handsome. In terms of dress, he is also extraordinary, wearing a cyan robe printed with a nine-tailed snow fox, and carrying a bronze ancient sword with an eternal chill.
The one who came was the contemporary Northern Han Sect Sect Master Xue Qianji, the top powerhouse of the continent who had completed the human immortal double heaven.
Xue Qianji bowed deeply to the old man. After performing the necessary etiquette, Xue Qianji spoke:
"Master, what are you calling Qianji to come this time? ”
"The stakes are so high that you have to swear not to tell anyone. ”
"What is it? ”
"Last month, I went on a trip and had a premonition. The sky in Kyushu is about to change, and my Northern Han Sect will be in danger of destruction. ”
Hearing the information revealed in his master's hoarse voice, Xue Qianji's heart was already stirred up by a thousand waves. The Northern Han Sect has been standing in Beilu Prefecture for less than thousands of years, and the master would actually say such things at this time.
Xue Qianji didn't think too much about it, and asked the old man directly:
"This calamity, what is the vitality of my Northern Han Sect?"
"Don't divulge it. There's only so much I can say. Without detachment, after all, you can only win half a child. ”