Chapter 56: Sightseeing
Early the next morning, Ding Zhengyi's family of three, plus Xiaoqiu, all four of them gathered in front of the bamboo building in high spirits.
Ding Zhengyi first distributed five intermediate talismans, ten intermediate fireball talismans, and two intermediate breath talismans to each of them in case of emergency.
In addition, he also gave Xiao Qiu and Wu a few light talismans, which Ding Zhengyi drew overnight last night, and he knew very well that with the vitality in their dantian in the early stage of qi cultivation, they could not withstand the consumption of such a long journey.
The food on the road and some prepared gifts were all placed in Ding Zhongyuan and Ding Zhengyi's storage bags at this time.
Both of them put their storage bags in their arms, obviously attaching importance to safety, so that neither of them dared to be careless.
Ding Zhongyuan's storage bag had just arrived, and it was issued according to the rules and regulations of the clan after he had served as the family deacon for a year.
It's just that its space is not large, only two feet square, and its value is much smaller than that of Ding Zhengyi.
For today's trip, Ding Zhongyuan finished lunch yesterday and went to the second elder in charge of Lingtian to ask for a few days off.
There is nothing to do in the off-season, and the clansmen of Ding Changshou are now morale in the family, and the second elder is also happy to be a good person, and directly added three more days on the basis of Ding Zhongyuan's application for five days of vacation.
Ding Zhongyuan, who got the eight-day vacation, was overjoyed, and then went to the family utility to exchange a lot of spiritual objects as gifts for the Wu family, spending a total of dozens of his contribution points.
While Ding Zhongyuan was busy with his work, Wu and Xiaoqiu also prepared a lot of rice balls at home to facilitate eating outside to satisfy their hunger.
Until midnight, when Ding Zhengyi's cultivation was over, he could still hear them chattering non-stop.
At this time, gathered in front of the bamboo building, Ding Zhongyuan also joined their discussion, and the three of them danced happily while talking, and Ding Zhengyi, who was watching, shook his head.
This is the image that a monk should have, and it is completely a kind of expression that only mortals with cultivation can have.
For his parents, of course, Ding Zhengyi is so happy, but Xiaoqiu is the object of his key training, and it seems that he still has to find an opportunity to mention her more.
However, Ding Zhengyi is also very discerning and did not destroy the happy atmosphere at this time.
He just pointed to the slowly rising sun and softly reminded the three of them that it was not too early.
Hearing Ding Zhengyi's reminder, the three of them did not delay any longer.
Ding Zhongyuan was extremely interested at the moment, and with a wave of his hand, he took the lead towards the outside of the clan with great momentum.
Wu and Xiaoqiu followed closely, and Ding Zhengyi also walked a few steps and walked forward with the two of them.
The four members of the group all performed the light body technique, so they soon had a family spirit vein from the west.
There is a straight avenue outside the spiritual vein, and after walking more than ten miles, you can reach the concentrated residence of the ordinary people of the Ding family.
The same is true for the north side of the spirit vein, and the southeast side of the spirit vein is not far from the sea, so there are only a few small fishing villages near the sea scattered around.
The two settlements to the west and north have grown over time and are now two small towns.
Because of the geographical relationship, the names of these two towns are also simple and clear, and they are called Dingxi Town and Dingbei Town.
In the past year, Ding Zhongyuan and his wife have often walked back and forth between these two roads, and when they eat at home, they occasionally mention the situation around the family.
The family spirit veins are twenty miles in radius, and in addition to these two small towns, there are dozens of villages and manors, scattered within this range.
The two small towns each inhabited tens of thousands of ordinary people of the Ding family, and those villages and manors had a population of three to five thousand and a few thousand.
Although most of the villagers and Zhuang Ding have the surname Ding, there are also many people with foreign surnames, and they usually make a living by fishing and farming.
Because the southeast direction of the Ding family's spiritual vein is very close to the sea, the more than ten miles near the sea are also within the inspection range of the family monks, and the occasional low-level demon beast will be cleaned up in time.
In this safe and secure sea area, the ordinary people have opened up a lot of aquaculture and fishing grounds.
They also catch shrimp outside the fishing grounds every day, so a lot of marine specialties are caught and sold in two small towns.
There are many roads outside the town leading to various mortal settlements, all of which are planned and arranged by the Xuanshan faction.
Its purpose is naturally to promote the exchange of existence within the Xuanshan Mountains, improve the living conditions of mortals, increase the number of people, and increase the probability of the appearance of children with cultivation qualifications.
The abundant seafood in the Ding family's sphere of influence attracted mortals from other parts of the Xuanshan Kingdom to come here to buy, transpost and resell, making the town increasingly prosperous.
It's just that these are not tempting to Ding Zhengyi, and he has never taken the initiative to think about it to see how wonderful the mundane world is, but if he can stop by and take a look, of course he won't mind.
It's a pity that the location of the Wu family is directly northwest of the Ding family, and there is no direct road to go.
If you go along the main road to Dingxi Town, you will inevitably take a lot of detours, and you will definitely not be able to reach Wu's house smoothly today.
Therefore, the four of them only walked two or three miles on the main road, and then turned into a small road that led to the northwest.
Except for the occasional village along the way, there are weeds and trees everywhere, but this natural and rugged scene still shocks Ding's righteous spirit.
The weeds are also mixed with various wildflowers that are competing to bloom, and the fragrance is overflowing, and several bees are constantly flying and buzzing in them.
Some of these wild flowers are white and elegant, some are golden, some seem to stand in the breeze, as if they are showing off, and some are hidden in the grass, ready to bloom, which makes Ding Zhongyuan and his wife, who have seen ordinary luxury, also amazed.
Everyone forgot the time at the moment, pointing at the flowers and plants on the side of the path as they walked, and talked enthusiastically with each other, even Ding Zhengyi was no exception this time.
About an hour later, Ding Zhengyi realized that they had walked less than thirty miles, and they were not reminded by a stream, and they were still unaware.
This is a stream that flows into the tributary of the Longyou River, and there are a lot of fallen leaves on the water surface more than ten zhang wide, and the water two feet deep is extremely clear, allowing them to see their own reflection in the water.
The four of them sighed again, but Ding Zhengyi was still thinking about time.
He estimated that there were still more than seventy miles of road ahead, either mountains or water, and it was difficult to walk in three or four hours.
Therefore, Ding Zhengyi kept urging his parents and Xiaoqiu to quickly cross the stream and continue to hurry.
But the Wu clan and Xiaoqiu in the early stage of qi cultivation could not cultivate the Yuan Qi Shield, which was a defensive spell that could only be cultivated in the middle stage of qi training, so they couldn't find a way to shield the river from the invasion of shoes and socks.
After a brief discussion, everyone was reluctant to let them use the intermediate amulet to stimulate the vitality shield to protect their shoes and socks to cross the river.
Ding Zhengyi and Ding Zhongyuan had to cast the Yuan Qi Shield spell, and then each carried Xiaoqiu and Wu to the opposite bank.
Wu and Xiaoqiu were both very excited about such an experience, and their cheerful laughter was left on the rushing stream.
After crossing the river smoothly, the four of them continued to walk forward for a stick of incense, and after crossing a slope, they saw a hill blocking the path in the distance.
As he got closer and closer, Ding Zhengyi found that the hill was less than a hundred zhang high, but it stretched far away, and there was no end in sight.
When they approach the foot of the mountain, they see the rugged mountain road from a distance, with narrow and narrow bends, overlapping peaks and rocks on the mountain, and towering green mountains, which makes people feel relaxed and refreshed.
However, when he came to Ding Zhengyi at the foot of the mountain, he found that the mountain road was surrounded by strange rocks, thorns, and various unknown trees stood on the mountain, with trunks like coiled dragons and branches criss-crossed.
This made Ding Zhengyi secretly wake up in his heart, and at the same time reminded Ding Zhongyuan and the other three to be vigilant and deal with unknown dangers at any time.
Several people didn't dare to be careless, and immediately took the spirit talisman in their hands, and no longer stopped, still according to Ding Zhongyuan in front, Wu and Xiaoqiu followed, and the formation behind Ding Zhengyi Hall walked towards the mountain.
Not long after entering the mountain, they heard the sound of murmuring water, and then a fresh breeze with a cool breeze hit their faces, refreshing their hearts.
This made Ding Zhengyi feel a sense of comfort, flowing from the top of his head to the soles of his feet, which made him have an endless aftertaste.
While enjoying this feeling, I walked in for a while, and suddenly there was a "whoosh" sound in front of me, and it turned out that there was a small waterfall not far away, which was hanging on the steep rock wall.
The four of them stopped curiously, kept looking, and the tension that had just entered the mountain was immediately relaxed.
At this moment, Ding Zhengyi, the most powerful of the four people, opened his eyes wide, and his color suddenly changed, and he vaguely noticed that there was a trace of demon beast aura not far away.