The green forest is lush, the turtledoves are crying tactfully, the long road spreads to the southeast, the sun is sinking in the west, and the glow covers the mountains, which is beautiful.

There were dozens of passers-by on this trip, gathered into a group, because Su Chongxiu was riding a green ox, the speed was slow, and Lin Yi and the others could only fall behind and be accompanied by Le Ma.

It was getting dark, and the three of them found a clearing by the side of the road and set up camp to rest. Luo Caiwei took Su Chongxiu and taught him to set up a tent, looking at his clumsy appearance, clapping and laughing. Lin Yi went to cut and pick shrubs, caught a pheasant, took it to the river, disemboweled, washed it, and prepared dinner.

The bonfire rose to drive away the cold, Lin Yi found a bamboo stick, skewered the chicken, and grilled it on the fire. The green cow was lying on his stomach, chewing tender grass, his eyes were open, Su Chongxiu took off the basket, there was half a basket of books in it, but there was a set of tea sets in the remaining space.

He spread out a plain tablecloth, put red lacquer trays, and laid out three sets of cups, made in an orderly manner, not caring at all about the surprised eyes of the other two.

"Master Su, let's sleep in the wild, where do we pay so much attention?" Luo Caiwei pouted, holding a wooden branch in her hand and picking pine firewood to make it more flammable.

Su Chongxiu took out the bottle and jar from the basket, broke the lid, poured some tea leaves, and then took a pinch of dried chrysanthemum, put it in the pot, brewed it with boiling water, ignited the fire to cook the temperature, and said slowly: "The book says that the chrysanthemum is fragrant, fragrant but not turbid, and it is most suitable for spring drinking, which can emit the cold accumulated in the body, make people feel uplifted, and relieve sleepiness." ”

He poured up the teapot, poured a cup, sprinkled two rock sugars, held them to Luo Caiwei and said, "Girl, please use it." ”

"What a nerd. Luo Caiwei complained and took it, took a sip, the taste was fragrant, smooth to the heart, and her eyes couldn't help but change sharply, secretly admiring.

Su Chongxiu presented it to Lin Yi again, and finally poured himself a cup of tea and said, "Where did the two of you come from?"

Lin Yi thanked him, opened the map with one hand, and pointed: "The two of us set off from Yongzhou in Yunguo and went southeast to Yan Kingdom, and we wanted to continue to the east and cross the port of Song Kingdom by boat. Unexpectedly, in recent years, the north is rampant, and the Yan Emperor closed the customs, so he had to turn west, bypass the high mountains and mountains, detour from the hinterland of Shu, and walk a zigzag, before reaching the Shu and Song dynasties...... Otherwise, you can save two months of travel. ”

"I see, I made a big circle left and right. Su Chongxiu nodded, then pointed to the middle of the map, and continued: "We are here now, go southeast, and we can enter the Chongzhou Pass." ”

"Chongzhou?" Lin Yi said puzzled.

"The Song Kingdom is divided into five continents, named after five stars, the northwest is Chong, the southwest is Ran, the northeast is the bird, the center is auxiliary, and the southeast is Peng. Xingyuezhai is in Songjing, Pengzhou, close to the East China Sea, and holds an entrance exam every year on June 15, and few people can pass. ”

"Southeast?" Lin Yi exclaimed, and said hurriedly: "How far is it from here to Pengzhou?"

"Three thousand miles. ”

"We've only walked 8,000 miles in ten months, and we still have such a long way to go, so how can I catch up?"

"It's okay, the Song Kingdom is prevalent in mechanical arts, the roads extend in all directions, take the local beast car, and three thousand miles to the moon. Su Chongxiu paused, and then asked, "Ask the two of you, what kind of cultivation is it now?"

"The kid has just been in the Qi vein for just two years. ”

Luo Caiwei drank all the tea, licked her lips and said, "Hmph, this girl is in the vein realm, what about you nerd?"

"Qi Pulse Realm ......" Su Chongxiu thought sideways, pondered for a moment, and said, "Then we are about the same." ”

"I'm still some way from the consummation of Sunday. Lin Yi sighed, his eyes lowered, "If you can't pass the exam this time, you will have to wait until next year." ”

"Lin Gongzi don't be discouraged, things are man-made, as long as you persevere, there will be a day when you will be earned. ”

"Thank you, brother. Lin Yi cheered up a little and asked, "You just talked about the trick, what is it?"

This is the unique art of the Song Dynasty and is regarded as a national culture. Su Chongxiu danced with his hands and said with high interest: "It is rumored that they make cattle and horses out of gold and wood, and they don't eat ordinary grains, but they can run and bark, which is lifelike." And those top craftsmen can even make mechanism dolls, and their every move is no different from ordinary people. ”

"That's amazing!" Luo Caiwei stammered, "Nerd, how do you know?"

"Reading books, of course. Su Chongxiu smiled, took out a copy of "Narrative of the Customs and Soil of the Song Kingdom" from the basket, and raised it in front of her, "Do you want to read it?"

Luo Caiwei hurriedly shook her hand, "Excuse me, I'm dizzy." ”

"The meat is cooked through, and the two of you are ready to eat. Lin Yi interrupted the conversation, tore the pheasant apart, handed it to them, and begged for the narrative, flipping through it while eating, and exclaimed in amazement from time to time.

After a few days of re-travel, the majestic city wall rises from the horizon, and the Chongzhou border pass can be seen in the distance. The crowd rushed to the top of the city, where more than a dozen samurai stood at the door, dressed in metal armor, shining silver in the sunlight.

Lin Yi noticed that they were still holding delicate crossbows in their hands, with sharp arrows and unique shapes, and they couldn't help but look sideways.

Everyone waited at the gate, lining up for the trial. A farmer came out of the city with an ox-cart, the defenders came forward to interrogate, and a samurai carefully examined the ox-cart, and the farmer looked nervous.

Lin Yi looked at his expression and said in his heart: "This person is hiding something." ”

The samurai lifted the straw and struck the plank, and there was an echo in the emptiness below. Suddenly, his brows tightened, he pried open the gap with a knife, took out a roll of paper, spread it out and looked at it, and shouted: "Dare to smuggle the map, come here, take it!"

The farmer saw that the opportunity was not good, and he turned and ran, and the defenders rushed to the wall, opened an iron cage, and led out a strange dog. It is about three feet long, its body is made of solid wood, and its limbs are made of metal.

The defenders pressed the back of its neck to bulge, and as the gears clicked and rotated, the alien dog opened its mouth full of fangs, leaped out, and pounced on the fugitive, biting at the throat of the opponent, and in an instant the flesh was dripping with blood.

"Spare your life!" the farmer lay on the ground, waving his arms to block it, terrified, and let out only a few screams, and then he was killed.

Lin Yi recalled what he had written in the book last night, and said in shock: "Could it be that this is the Trap Beast?"

When everyone saw this scene, they were also shocked, who would have thought that they could make dead things move with just gold and wood splicing! With just one breath, they could kill the fugitives, and their awe aspired spontaneously.

Lin Yi followed the team and honestly walked towards the pass. The leading warrior, after reading Su Chongxiu's documents, checked his eyes, arched his fists and saluted: "It turned out to be the young master of the Su family in Shujing, who has lost his welcome from afar, and I hope that the honorable guest will forgive his sins." ”

People turned their heads one after another, Lin Yi handed over the above quotation, and the samurai read and let go, and skipped the introduction written by Luo Lingguan, as if he was accustomed to it.

Lin Yi couldn't help but be surprised in his heart: "Su Chongxiu seems to be confused, but he can be treated with such courtesy by the defenders, and his life experience is by no means idle. ”

The warrior asked again, "Young Master Su, have you brought your entourage?"

Su Chongxiu shook his head and said, "No, the family wanted to send someone to escort me, but I thought they were verbose and disturbed me reading, so I sent them all back." He turned his arm and pointed to Lin Luo and the others, and said, "These two are my travel companions. ”

The warrior hurriedly clenched his fists: "The two of you are actually Young Master Su's companions, and it is disrespectful to you, please Haihan." He turned around and ordered his subordinates to take away the two stagecoaches, while he led the green oxen and led them into the customs.

On the way, he said: "Young Master Su, our Duan City Lord has said hello, if you pass through here, you might as well go to his mansion to drink a cup of tea and rest your strength." ”

"There's tea to drink, that's what you want. Su Chongxiu said happily, "Then Brother Lao will take us over." ”

Lin Yi couldn't refuse, so he could only accompany him to meet the city lord. Luo Caiwei eased up, stared at Su Chongxiu up and down, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Hey, nerd, I didn't expect you to be quite big, dare to ask who the powerful person is?"

"Don't be rude!" the samurai exclaimed.

Su Chongxiu smirked a few times and waved his hand to show that it was okay, "It's okay, I like friends like this." ”

The warrior had no choice but to give up, bypassed the city wall, walked to a small courtyard, knocked on the door and shouted: "Miss Ruyi, Young Master Shujing Su is here!"

Lin Yi looked at the low courtyard, the old wall tiles, the eaves were dusty, and the black sewage flowing out of the ditch, and said with a whim: "Could it be that the city lord lives in such a broken place?"

After waiting for a long time, a woman's voice came from inside, and she said coldly: "Oh." ”

The warrior was embarrassed for a while, and shouted again, "Miss Ruyi, can we go in?"

"Okay. The woman replied casually.

Everyone pushed the door in, Lin Yi looked around, there were countless mechanism parts scattered in the courtyard, piles of iron claws and beast teeth, and black water flowing wantonly. Behind two rows of shelves, a young woman was repairing the machine, covered in oil, and tinkering with tools in her hand.

The woman's green hair, green as a willow, was tied together with a leather band and hung down in front of her left shoulder, and her face was red by the fire.

"Green hair...... Could it be the merman clan?" Su Chongxiu muttered quietly, and Lin Yi listened to it.

She worked hard for a long time, finally spliced the parts, lifted the hammer, hammered in the last wedge, and pressed down the button on the back of the dog's neck.

The dog seemed to come to life in an instant, and it spread its limbs and galloped around the stove. The woman rubbed her waist and stood up, turned to look at everyone, and said, "My name is Duan Ruyi, a mechanic, who are you?"

The woman is twenty-eight years old, with a good face, slender eyebrows and a straight nose, thin lips and bright teeth, a height of five feet and five inches, and a slightly bulging chest. Lin Yi retracted his gaze and saluted: "In the Xiayun Kingdom, the ranger is about to go to Xingyue Zhai to participate in the spiritual officer assessment. ”

The warrior introduced Su Chongxiu sideways, "This son is from the Su clan in Shujing. He spread his hand at Duan Ruyi and said to him: "Miss Ruyi is the daughter of the city lord of Duan, smart and clever, and never restricts her identity. ”

Everyone said a few polite words, Duan Ruyi walked towards them, the warrior thought that the young lady was going to talk to Su Chongxiu, but he stopped in front of Lin Yi, his eyes widened, his eyes were shining, and he said happily: "You have a divine soldier, quickly bring it to me to study and study!"

Lin Yi protected Hanguang, took a step back, and refused: "Miss Wangduan understands, this thing is a gift from a nobleman, and it must not be handed over to him." ”

"It's okay, I'll take it apart and take a look, and I'll help you put it on in two days!" Duan Ruyi pressed step by step.

Lin Yi stepped back again and again, his face hesitant, and when he was hesitating, the machine dog next to the stove fell to the ground with a bang, scattered into a mess, and the gears jumped.

When he saw this scene, his face turned black immediately, and he panicked: "The kid doesn't think it's appropriate......

(End of chapter)