Chen Mingye woke up from his slumber, and when he opened his eyes, there was a faint candle flame at the head of the bed, he wiped his eyes and looked out the window, it was already night.

The candle flame was a little dazzling, and he subconsciously blocked his eyes with his hand, and then he felt the deep emptiness in his belly.

Hungry!

He turned his head to look around, only to see that Xiaohong was lying on the side of his bed at the head of the bed, and the little girl seemed to be asleep in a daze.

He propped himself up with both hands, but this slight movement woke up the little girl.

Xiaohong felt something strange and opened her eyes in a bit of confusion, and naturally met his deep eyes.

Seeing him wake up, the little girl was suddenly a little surprised: "Little junior brother, are you awake, do you feel better?"

"I'm fine, are we going back to the inn?" Chen Mingye chuckled and wanted to comfort her, but as soon as the words came out, his stomach rang uncontrollably.

"Hahaha......" Xiaohong was immediately amused by him.

Chen Mingye held his forehead, a little wanting to pick up this presumptuous little girl and rub her little face.

"Actually, the old man carried you back. Xiaohong consciously stopped laughing, and then winked seriously, "Little junior brother, are you hungry?"

"I'm so hungry. Chen Mingye smiled heartily.

"Hehe, Xiaohong specially left you something to eat, Xiaohong knows that the little junior brother will definitely be hungry if he hasn't eaten lunch or dinner. Xiaohong proudly stretched out her slender little finger and showed him the dishes and chopsticks on the table.

Chen Mingye's eyes lit up, and without hesitation, he turned over and got out of bed, and sat down at the table with extremely clever movements.

"Has Xiaohong eaten it?" he glanced at the little girl, but found that Xiaohong was also looking at him seriously with her big eyes.

"I've eaten it, little junior brother, eat it quickly. Xiaohong also slipped down next to him and pushed the dishes and chopsticks in front of him.

"Okay, then you're welcome. Chen Mingye said that he picked up the bowl and devoured it in a big gulp.

The breakthrough of spiritual power seemed to drain the energy in his body, and at this moment, his stomach was empty as if he wanted to **.

"How could that senior agree to come back with us?" Chen Mingye had almost eaten a big bite, and then he stopped his mouth again and asked a question.

Xiaohong bent her eyebrows, and said proudly: "Of course it's Xiaohong's credit, the little junior brother said that he wanted to practice swords with that old man, and of course Xiaohong had to find a way to keep him." ”

Chen Mingye laughed: "Xiaohong is really smart. ”

Xiaohong snorted and tilted her neck: "Little junior brother, if you just found out, then it's too late for you to know!"

"Hahaha," Chen Mingye smiled happily, quickly finished the last few bites of food, and looked at Xiaohongdao, "We stayed in Yueyang for two days, and then we have to continue to hurry, I'm afraid it's not convenient to be with our seniors." ”

Xiaohong tilted her head, a little confused, "What do you mean, junior brother?"

"My identity is really a little sensitive," Chen Mingye frowned slightly, and said, "That's it, I'll go and talk to my seniors in person." ”

"Little junior brother, have you eaten enough, do you want to add more?" Xiaohong gently tugged at his sleeve.

"When did Xiaohong hurt so much," the corners of Chen Mingye's mouth rose, and he reached out and gently touched the little girl's head, "Don't worry, I'm not stupid, I will never treat myself badly." ”

"Hee-hee, who knows if you're stupid or not. Xiaohong's big eyes quietly turned around, looking eccentric.

"You girl," Chen Mingye shook his head helplessly, "You stay in the room, I'll talk to the seniors." ”

"Okay, the old man is in the third room on the left-hand side, junior brother, go quickly. Red nodded.

Chen Mingye glanced at her and was a little strange: "What are you doing in such a hurry, it's nothing, right?"

"No, no, no. Xiaohong hurriedly shook her head like a rattle.

"Okay, then you stay well, I'll be back in a while. Chen Mingye nodded.

"Uh-huh. Xiaohong looked at him and responded very seriously.

Chen Mingye pushed the door out, but his ears moved slightly, and then the corners of his mouth couldn't help but sketch a chuckle, this little girl.

The third room on the left hand was naturally not far away, and Chen Mingye walked a few steps to the door.

"Knock knock," he knocked on the door, waiting for a reply.

Then, there was no response from the room for a long time.

Chen Mingye's patience was good, and he raised his hand and knocked on the door again.

Still no one answered.

Chen Mingye frowned, calmed down, and poked out his spiritual power slightly.

"Stinky boy, there are no rules. ”

As soon as his spiritual power touched the door, there was a shout and curse, and then the closed door was opened in one fell swoop.

The old man, dressed in a short shirt and bare arms, held up the door, and glared at him fiercely, without the slightest intention of letting him in.

"Rashly disturbed, I hope the seniors will not blame. Chen Mingye looked at the old man and bowed slightly.

"Don't blame you for your size," the old man looked at him impatiently, "What do you want to do when you run into my old man's room at night?"

"......" Chen Mingye took a deep breath before speaking, "The kid is going to continue to travel north with his sister-in-law tomorrow, so I have come to inform the seniors that if the seniors are willing to go along, they might as well let me know." ”

"What's the urgency with you two?" the old man frowned and looked at him.

"It's kind of a covenant with someone. Chen Mingye replied.

"Big, what could be more important in this world than drinking and having fun?" said the old man.

"Don't be embarrassed by the seniors. Chen Mingye said helplessly.

"Qi, it's boring. The old man shrugged, "Okay, I see." ”

Chen Mingye was stunned: "What do you mean by senior?"

"I promised that little girl, naturally I want to talk and count, and it just so happens that you two can also relieve my boredom. The old man glanced at him, "What, you kid still don't want to?"

"How can it be, the seniors are willing to go along, and they are naturally extremely happy in the future, so it is decided. Chen Mingye hurriedly replied.

"Okay, okay, where are there so many words. The old man waved his hand impatiently again, this is the order to evict the guest.

Chen Mingye reluctantly replied: "In this way, I won't bother much, and the seniors will rest early." ”

The old man didn't bother to pay attention to him, and closed the door again with a "bang".

Chen Mingye smiled bitterly at the door that almost hit his nose, turned around and went to the room.

In the room, Xiaohong was still shaking her little feet and looking bored, and when she saw Chen Mingye coming in, her eyes lit up slightly, and she said with a smile: "Little junior brother, are you back?"

"Did you go out just now?" Chen Mingye looked at her and smiled.

"No!" Xiaohong quickly shook her head.

Chen Mingye reached out and scraped the corners of her mouth: "Next time you go out to steal food, remember to wipe your mouth clean." ”

Xiaohong's little face turned red with his movements at a speed visible to the naked eye, and she hit her head in Chen Mingye's arms and simply stopped talking.

"It's okay, it's okay, didn't you want to eat dinner, and left it all to me?" Chen Mingye knew that this little girl must have been by her side all the time when she was unconscious, and she didn't leave a single step.

"Hmph," Red snorted, in reply.

"Xiaohong is so good," Chen Mingye smiled, "I will definitely buy you delicious candy next time." ”

Xiaohong was a little worried when she heard this: "If the old man said together, junior brother, you want to invite him to drink good wine, do we have enough silver?"

Chen Mingye looked at her sad appearance like a little adult, and laughed: "What are you worried about, it's enough for your little girl to eat." ”

"Hee-hee," Xiaohong looked up at him seriously, "Really?"

"Steamed, never boiled. Chen Mingye was a little helpless, this little girl should have never been under Qingxuan, so she didn't have much concept of the silver taels and silver tickets in his package, speaking of which, she should really thank Jiang Ying......

"Hee-hee, steamed fish cakes are delicious!" Xiaohong quietly licked her mouth.

Chen Mingye knocked on her little head: "Eat, eat, eat, you know to eat, have you not practiced seriously since you came down the mountain, and the master will punish you when he goes back." ”

"Hmph!" Xiaohong turned her head unhappily, "The little junior brother is really good at scaring people, and the master hurts Xiaohong." ”

"Hahaha," Chen Mingye smiled, "Qingxuan's people love you very much." ”

"Hee-hee. When Xiaohong heard this, she suddenly became proud again, "When I saw Elder Wu, Xiaohong was going to complain, so I said that the junior brother bullied me!"

Chen Mingye has a headache, this little girl ......

The next day, when Chen Mingming checked out with Xiaohong on the night, the old man was already downstairs having breakfast.

"Senior, morning!" Chen Mingye went up to say hello.

As a result, the old man glared at him angrily: "It's still early, I sleep every day, the old man has slept for decades, and he is about to sleep stupid." ”

Chen Mingye smiled, sat down with Xiaohong, and asked Xiao Er to add some food.

"Senior, how are we going to go in a while?" Chen Mingye asked.

"me, you have horses, I can't run after me?" the old man glared at him again.

Xiaohong pursed her lips: "Grandpa, you are really fierce." ”

"You little girl," the old man glanced at her, and his tone softened, and explained patiently, "Tell me, is this kid stupid, he wants to learn swords from me, and he doesn't want to be active, so he has to force me to scold him." ”

Xiaohong thought for a while and nodded very seriously: "Although the little junior brother is not smart, he is from our Lotus Peak, so only me and Shizun can scold him!"

Chen Ming held his forehead at night, not knowing whether to be moved or helpless.

"Lotus Peak?" the old man narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard this name, and asked, "What is the name of your current peak master?"

"What?" Xiaohong looked at him with a wary expression.

"I've heard of your famous name, isn't it just a casual ask. The old man raised his head and drank the porridge and soup in the bowl with a satisfied expression.

"Hmph," Xiaohong shook her head, "The name of the master can't be said casually." ”

The old man touched his short beard: "It's okay." ”

Chen Mingye drank porridge silently, and simply did not get involved in the conversation between the two.

After the three of them finished eating one after another, it was naturally Chen Mingye who paid the bill. Later, he went to the market in the east of the city to buy a fast horse for the old man, and the three of them went out of the city together.

Because of the old man, Chen Mingye didn't rush this time, but just grasped the speed, and chatted casually with the old man without talking, while Xiaohong nestled in his arms, comfortably pricking up his little ears to listen to the old man's nagging from time to time, and would interject two sentences when he had time.

The meeting of the various sects was made at the beginning of December, and the time was not in a hurry, but according to the original plan of Elder Wu Shanshui, in any case, he had to go to Kyoto in advance to find out the situation and prescribe the right medicine. It's just that Chen Mingye is outside the team at the moment, and he won't be able to catch up with the time.

The three of them went all the way to the north, and after traveling for most of the day, they could see the vast river scenery from afar.

All the way to the north, it is the natural division of the national border of the six countries, the Nanjiang River.

The Six Kingdoms of the Spring and Autumn Period, bounded by the Nanjiang River, roughly divided their spheres of influence. The south of the Nanjiang River is the boundary between Southern Chu and Eastern Wu, and most of the north is the world of Han and Haoming, Chengshu occupies the land of Yizhou and Bashu, and the northern Liang divides the two states of Youyou and Liang, and the general trend of the world is roughly here.

If you want to go to Kyoto, you naturally have to cross the Nanjiang River. Changwu City, near the river, is the first majestic Xiongguan in Southern Chu at the beginning, and it is also the capital of Jingzhou today.

Changwu City is in a dangerous terrain, built near the mountain, facing the Nanjiang River, accessible from left to right, it is the gateway of Nanchu, holding the throat of a river. The heavy troops of Nanchutun swore to defend this place, and poured the strength of a country.

At the beginning, Haoming captured the land of the north of the Southern Chu River, and the momentum was like a bamboo, and it was not until Changwu City that he encountered real resistance.

In the Spring and Autumn National War, Haoming Southern Chu fought against the ten thousand armies in Changwu City, at that time Chen said that he was the vanguard, and the most elite fish and dragon battalion under his command opened the way with him, and more than half of the dead still did not retreat, so he finally captured the city, opened the city gate, and took the Xiongcheng, which is said to be able to hold on for ten years.

It was also this battle that completely broke up the military spirit of Haohao Nanchu, and from then on, the cities in the south of the Yangtze River fell downwind, and the destruction of Nanchu was so fast that even Haoming's own army could not imagine.

"Changwu City!" Chen Mingye looked at the city in the distance that stood on the bank of the Nanjiang River like a sleeping lion, his eyes were deep, and he sighed faintly.

The old man looked at the city in the distance and was silent.

"Senior, it's getting late, so it's better to go to Changwu City to rest. Chen Mingye turned his head to ask the old man's opinion.

"The path you lead, naturally you decide. The old man plucked out his ears and looked indifferent.

"Okay, then we'll go into the city and rest for the night, and we'll continue our journey tomorrow. Chen Mingye decided.

"Let's go. The old man glanced at him and snorted at Changwu Cheng.

The three of them slowed down along the official road, and when they arrived at the city gate, they had to dismount and be inspected, and slowly moved along with the procession.

At the top of the city, a man in a black coat looked at the city, and his eyes suddenly narrowed slightly.

"City Lord, what's wrong?" a guard beside him seemed to sense the abnormality of his own adult, and hurriedly came up and asked.

"It's okay, it looks like there's a very good guy coming. The man smiled lightly, his eyes spilling to the sky.

Far away, it's the skyrim. There is a river coming from the sky, the vast soup soup, endless, reflecting the sunset in the sky, it is really a very beautiful scene.

On the river, the fisherman sings at night, the geese are frightened, and the sunset sprinkled on the river surface prints the sparkling water.

Under the city gate, the old man suddenly felt something, and turned his head to look at the river that swirled from the sky not far away, and his eyes were deep.

"Senior, what's wrong?" Chen Mingye said with some doubts.

"It's okay," the old man snapped his fingers lightly, "there's something, and it's not our business." ”