Chapter 280: Candlelight Night Talk
The sun is setting, and by the Sage Bridge, a group of children are running and playing, and the leisure time after class is the most pleasant. Both boys and girls are playing happily by the bridge. The girl jumped the rubber band and folded a thousand paper cranes. And boys tend to play a game called 'electricity'.
Use rock-paper-scissors to decide one person to play the villain, while the rest of the children go into hiding, as long as they can sneak up on the inscription of the Qingshui River while the looking child is not paying attention, they can win the game. And which child the villain who is looking for catches first, then the 'wicked' in the next game will be played by the child who is caught. The children played in groups of threes and twos, looking peaceful and full of vitality in the light and water of the lake in the evening sun.
"Hey, I've got you!"
A child tugged at the corner of his coat that was peeking out behind the inscription on the Bridge of the Sages. He laughed with his cute little tiger teeth, but he was stunned, because he was not catching a child who was familiar to the neighbors, but an adult. The man had a very kind face, and was looking at him with a smile on his face. I didn't get angry at him in the slightest because of his rude actions. Seeing that he had caught the wrong one, the child couldn't help but take two steps back, and said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry uncle, I didn't mean to ......"
"Uncle didn't blame you, little friend, what do you think this is?" he smiled indifferently, but the tone of his words sounded a little awkward and strange to the child's ears. However, the little child did not know who this person really was. I saw his hand in the pocket of his coat for a while, and after a while, he took out a handful of colorful candy in his coat. Holding one, it shook in front of the child's eyes, but it was stuffed directly into his mouth.
The slightly chubby little boy couldn't help but drool when he saw him take out the sweet candy. Seeing his salivating appearance, the man couldn't help laughing, stretched out his hand, stroked his head, and said, "Uncle, I like children the most." It's just that the uncle likes obedient children. If you do something for your uncle, then your uncle will give you all these fragrant and sweet candies to eat. ”
The little fat man lowered his head and thought about it, but he couldn't resist the temptation of the man's handful of candy. The ancient city of Tanglin is located in Guizhou, although the trade is accessible, but the products in the mountains are not abundant. The children's family background is not very good, and it is not easy to eat candy. There is a family where the father and mother are working in other places, and when they come back to visit their children, they always bring back a handful of candy. Therefore, children who have candy to eat on weekdays will always be envied by many people.
"Okay, I promise you, but you have to give me the candy first!" The little fat man reached out and grabbed a handful of candy unceremoniously, and ate three directly. Feeling the sweet candy melt in his mouth, he just remembered that he was going to do something for this kind uncle, and he couldn't help scratching his scalp embarrassedly, and said, "Uncle, I forgot to ask, what do you want me to do for you?"
"Very simple things. The man laughed, and saw that he had taken out the inner pocket of his jacket again, and this time he had found four inky black metal balls from them, which were a little heavy to weigh in his hands. He handed the four metal balls and a handful of candy to the little fat man, and did not forget to instruct him: "Now go and bury these four things under the four gates of the east, west, south, and north." When you bury them all, I've got candy here, enough for you to eat, hahaha!"
"Okay, I'll go!" The little fat man couldn't help but run happily when he heard that there was candy, and he felt that the four metal spheres were a little heavy in his pocket, but he didn't know what they were. But he didn't think about it at all. The sweetness of the candy made him willingly do things for the man.
The man standing on the side of the Sage Bridge couldn't help but show a cruel smile when he saw the little fat man happily running to the ancient city of Tanglin, and his true face under the makeup. He had wanted to bury the metal spheres himself, but now that he saw it, he was spared the danger of going there himself.
The little fat man rushed to the south gate of the ancient city of Tanglin, dug the soil directly with his hands, and put a metal ball into it. Then fill in the excavated soil and step on it. The soldiers guarding the city by the gatehouse saw a child digging there, and they didn't care, they just thought it was an ignorant child playing with the dirt, and no one paid attention to what he put in.
In this way, the little fat man was busy, and buried all the four heavy metal spheres in the four corners of the city gate. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked up at the sky, only to see the stars in the sky. He came to the side of the Sage Bridge, but he never saw the mysterious man who had promised him candy. Only a lonely moon in the Qingshui River can be seen, following the sound of the rushing water to the distance, just like in the past.
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In the clean room where Li Zhukuai practiced, Lu Yang slowly exhaled a breath of lilac mystical aura, and collected the 'Nine Turns Heavenly Pill' in his body into the Jade Gate. Then he received the true method that he transported all over his body. When he opened his eyes and looked at Li Shanhe, who was sitting cross-legged in front of him, he saw that his face was ruddy, he stood up, and bowed deeply to Lu Yang to express his gratitude.
Since leaving the mansion, Lu Yang has been recuperating for a day in order to help Li Shanhe recover from his injuries and run the True Fa for him in his house. It is only after being tired that he regulates his pranayama. However, Lu Yang's efforts were not in vain. Although Li Shanhe's right arm was still unable to move, all the qi and blood he had lost had recovered under the combing of the Purple Pole True Method. Li Shanhe couldn't help but deeply admire the strength of the monk.
Like him, he is an existence in the gap between ordinary people and those who cultivate the true Dao. Although he still belongs to the body of a mortal, his physique is far stronger than that of a mortal. But if he forcibly said that he was a cultivator, Li Shanhe did not have internal qi and Xuandan in his body. The art of refining the body is originally a way of external cultivation, and after all, it is not as strong as the inner master's high mana. And it hurts people. His Vajra Sect's secret technique is still much worse than that of a cultivator.
"Brother Lu Yang, you are tired of a day, and please move to the front room, there is a strong liquor hidden in the next house, how about you and I get drunk together?" Li Shanhe moved his body, and when he saw that he was full of energy, he couldn't help but be happy in his heart, and invited Lu Yang to drink. But Lu Yang shook his head and said, "Brother Li's injury has just healed, and we can't drink alcohol to flush away the injury, otherwise, we will replace the wine with tea, and we will have nothing to do here, and we also want to accompany Brother Li to have a few drinks." ”
"Then let's replace wine with tea!" Li Shanhe couldn't help but happily prepare when he saw that Lu Yang was willing to fellowship with him. The pot is filled with new tea, and the red clay stove is boiled over a fire. Accompanied by the unique yellow beef jerky in the ancient city of Tanglin, as well as wooden hammer cakes, sesame cakes and other refreshments, Li Shanhe and Lu Yang lit candles and talked about tea on the table in front of the window. Pour out what is in your heart.
The faint aroma of tea wafts in the house with the heat, and the fragrant tea is very, bitter in the mouth, but sweet after half an hour. Li Shanhe took a drink, leaned on the side of the bed, and sighed: "When Brother Lu Yang came to visit the Humble House for the first time, I was reciting Han Yu's article "Ma Shuo" by the desk. Maxima has always galloped between the vast world, but I often ask myself, and my heart is uneasy. There is a skill, but no one knows it. I had to catch it in this small Donglin for a quick time, so I spent the rest of my life. ”
Lu Yang smiled, raised his glass and said, "Fang is down today, at the peak of his life." The wolf clan is attacking in a big way, and all good men in Zhongzhou are bound to gallop across the battlefield and kill the enemy to make a name for themselves in history. This is also the time of heaven. Since you have such a lofty ambition, why don't you give up this humble official and go to the border to the north, and go to the battlefield to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions?"
Hearing Lu Yang's words, Li Shanhe couldn't help but be stunned. According to the news from the border front, the wolf lord led the army to break the stardew city in the previous month, but the second prince who commanded the army was assassinated by a group of rangers, and even the wolf lord almost died at the hands of the knights. Now, the army of the Heavenly Wolf Kingdom is stationed in Stardew City, and the wolf lord himself is following the tradition of the wolf clan, holding the head of the second prince and returning to the national capital Heavenly Wolf City to guard the spirit of the second prince.
At present, although the army of the Heavenly Wolf Kingdom has not moved. But anyone can smell the sense of oppression and tension that is approaching the Great War. The second prince, the wolf Tianxiao, killed his opponent, and the big wolf lord is bound to avenge his most capable son. Therefore, in the future, the war between Zhongzhou and the Heavenly Wolf Country is bound to break out. If the Celestial Wolf Kingdom wins, it will inevitably be ruined. And if the Tang Empire wins, it will also be prestigious to the countries of the world. Now it seems that the coming of this war is only a matter of time.
"Brother Lu Yang is right, although I live in the remote place of Tanglin Ancient City for a quick catch, but I can't establish meritorious deeds and become a real horse. The northern region of Fangjin is full of wolf smoke, and the rivers and mountains of Kyushu are covered with smoke and dust. It is the time when heroes and heroes rise up. There is a saying: 'Listening to your words is better than reading a book for ten years'. If that Hu Shang Grace is arrested this time, I will leave Tanglin and go to the border city alone, join the army to kill the enemy, and defend my family and country!"
"Brother Li has such courage, it is really the blessing of Zhongzhou, if it is above Zhongzhou, there are brave people like Brother Li who are willing to die for the country, then why is our country afraid of the wolf clan coming to attack? Hearing this, Lu Yang couldn't help but stand up, poured tea for Li Shanhe, and raised his glass to Li Shanhe for a bell.
Li Shanhe also stood up, the two of them laughed heartily at each other, raised their glasses and drank bitterly, although there was no wine in the cup, but the heroic spirit born by the two heroes knowing each other can also be as intoxicating as wine. The two of them did a blow to each other, but they heard an explosion in Tanglin City, as if the sky had collapsed, and the teapots, cups, plates and bowls on the case all fell to pieces, and the incident was abrupt, and even Lu Yang and Li Shanhe didn't know what was going on in the city.
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