Half a month later, Ji County.

In the depths of the mountain forest, a light rain fell, and the raindrops in the forest fell along the leaves of the trees, like a curtain curtain, covering the hazy mountains.

The dead branches and leaves on the ground were spreading, and with the beating of the raindrops, they took off their dust color and added a new dry yellow.

A wooden house is hidden deep in the mountains and forests, and in the distance, only a screen window can be seen half-open and half-closed.

In the window, there seemed to be an old man sitting quietly, wearing a coarse cloth short coat, holding a bowl of coarse tea and drinking unhurriedly.

He was waiting for someone to come back, a girl who had run away from home a few months ago.

As for why he knew she would be back today, the answer was simple, he counted it. On the first day the girl left home, he had already counted it.

He used to be a famous god operator in the rivers and lakes, and it was naturally difficult for him to count these trivial things.

Even if it weren't for his talent, he would be one of the best masters in the rivers and lakes now.

It's a pity that people in this world have gains and losses, and he has obtained the means to get a glimpse of the heavens, but he has also lost the talent to practice martial arts. So I can only hide in this mountain forest to protect myself.

And now that he is old, he has nothing else to ask for, just to ask for his own girl to have some way to settle down after his death, but even if it is such a thing, it is not so easy.

Because the girl has no mother, he has been pampered to her since she was a child, and she will give her whatever she wants, and she has raised the girl into a delicate and willful character. I thought that she would be better when she got older, but she didn't expect that her temperament is still so impulsive now, and she would actually think of robbing the prison.

Hey, it's not good to provoke anyone, you have to provoke the court, this one is not good, it will be a lifetime of trouble.

Fortunately, he later calculated that the court would not really care about Bai Yao'er, although he didn't know why, but it somewhat reassured him.

Looking up at the sky, it was still early, and it would take a while for the girl to come back.

The old man tapped his shoulder and stood up from the table, he was going to go to the firewood room to chop some firewood and cook some noodles to eat.

It was getting late when the old man finished cutting the firewood and was cooking noodles in the room when a figure pushed open the door and walked in.

The mist in front of the pot drifted away, and the old man glanced at the visitor, then lowered his head again, and said calmly.

"I'm back, the noodles are almost ready, I can eat them later, so let's sit down and rest for a while." ”

Bai Yao'er didn't know why, when she saw her father standing alone in the room cooking noodles, her heart was inexplicably empty.

A flurry of heartache and shame ensued, and she realized that she really shouldn't have left her father alone, after all, she had always been the only one by her side.

But that favor, she had to return it again. But it will soon be better, as long as she finds that herb, she will be able to return the favor.

In this way, she shouldn't always be worried about that person in her heart, and she can stay by her father's side as she did before.

But is that really the case, Bai Yao'er himself doesn't know.

Silently walked to the table and sat down, Bai Yao'er lowered her head and did not speak.

When the old man brought a bowl of noodles to her, she hesitated for a moment and said aloud.

"Daddy······"

"Eat first, and we'll talk about the rest later. The old man sighed, waved his hand and said.

"Hmm. Bai Yao'er answered, picked up the chopsticks, lowered his head and ate the noodles.

The meal was eaten in silence.

waited until he finished eating, the old man put down his chopsticks, touched the beard on his chin sadly, looked at Bai Yao'er helplessly and said.

"You're looking for that bundle of knotweed, aren't you?"

"Yes. Bai Yao'er nodded, she was not at all surprised by her father's ignorance.

"Hmm. The old man pondered for a while.

"There is indeed one such herb in the world, and I can tell you where it is. But you have to promise your father that from now on, try not to have anything to do with that Li Si again. ”

Who Li Si is, the old man naturally knows, and there are few things in this world that he doesn't know.

But why didn't he want Bai Yao'er to have anything to do with Li Si anymore, it was because he calculated a hexagram by chance, and a hexagram for Li Si. Regarding Li Si's matter, whether he pushed forward or looked backward, all he could calculate was hazy.

This is something that Bai Yao'er can't calculate, because Bai Yao'er's hexagram is only left on the surface.

The old man had never encountered anything like this, so he couldn't guarantee what would happen if Bai Yao'er and Li Si were too deeply entangled.

There is no guarantee that it will be dangerous for a person like him, and of course he doesn't want his daughter to be in danger, so he can only let Bai Yao'er stop interacting with Li Si.

Looking at the old man's serious appearance, Bai Yao'er was silent for a while, and for a long time, she finally answered with her eyes lowered.

"I see. ”

She just wanted to repay the friendship she owed back then, at least that's what she thought.

"That's good. The old man sat at the table, looked at Bai Yao'er, and said slowly.

"That grass is now in the Guijiang Mountains in Yunjun County, as for where it is, for some reason, I can't count it. ”

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Seal the inside of the city.

There are not many pedestrians on the road at night, but the building is still as lively as ever.

Outside the building, the confused Taoist led the chasing wind and stood beside Li Si and Shuhu Nu, his face looking a little weak.

According to the information from the handletter, Jiang Shengming's last appearance was in Chang'an City, but they couldn't find any trace of Jiang Shengming in Chang'an City, so they could only come here in the end.

The news of the stormy building, to tell the truth, he was not sure if he had brought enough silver.

"Li Jushi, do you think there will be news of Jiang Shengming here?" the confused Taoist looked at Li Si and asked.

Li Si wore a fur cloak, coughed twice, looked up at the roof and shook his head.

"I'm not sure, but anyway, you can take me up first. ”

As he spoke, he wrapped his hand around the fool's shoulder.

"Where are you going?" the confused Taoist was stunned for a moment.

"Sixth floor. Li Si pointed to the roof of the wind and rain building and said.

In the past, he made a joke with Xiao Muqiu, saying that he wouldn't go to the main entrance next time he came to Fengyulou, and the sixth floor was not high anyway.

But I don't know if it's karma, now Li Si really can't even go up to the sixth floor, there is no way but to let the foolish Taoist take him.

Since he said it, he had to do it, he didn't want Xiao Muqiu, a junior, to make jokes.

I have to say that although Li Si is not young, in some aspects, he still looks like a child.

"Well, it's not good. The confused Taoist looked at Li Si, who was hanging on him with a serious face, and said in embarrassment.

There is no special invitation, only the owner Xiao Muqiu can go up on the sixth floor of the Fengyu Building, which everyone in the rivers and lakes knows.

After all, I'm here to buy news, and if the rules are broken, it's going to be troublesome to eat behind closed doors.

"It's okay, it's okay to do things urgently, so it's more convenient. Li Si seriously confirmed the legitimacy of doing so.

Seeing Li Si's affirmative look, the confused Taoist could only nod and jumped upstairs with him, while the Shuhu Nu followed closely and jumped up.

In the room on the sixth floor, Xiao Muqiu was sitting in front of the couch eating dinner.

Suddenly, he heard a muffled sound of landing outside the window, and looked sideways in confusion.

I saw a green-robed Taoist priest staggering to the window, and there was a white-robed man hanging on his body.

"Ouch, Li Jushi, your weight is really not light. ”

"It's okay, maybe I've moved less and gained some weight over the years. ”