Xu Ke followed the direction pointed by the old man's left hand, but saw that there was a well there. At this time, he vaguely heard the sound of crying for help in the well, he walked quickly to the well, uncovered the manhole cover, and sure enough, by the bucket at the bottom of the well, there was a woman immersed in the well water and shivering, that person was the old man's only daughter, Inada Hime.

Xu Ke hurriedly pulled the rice field out of the wellhead. He saw that Daotian Ji was soaked, shivering, and freezing badly, so he asked his second brother Zhu Wuneng to find some broken wooden rafters around and build a fire.

At this time, it was already dark, and Xu Ke helped the rice field Ji to warm up by the fire. Daotian Ji's body warmed up for a while, then looked left and right, and asked Xu Ke, "Benefactor, where is my grandfather?"

Xu Ke knew that he couldn't hide it, so he carried the old man's body to the fire. When Inada Ji saw her father who died tragically, her heart was inexplicably sad, and she immediately prostrated on the old man and cried loudly.

Xu Ke sighed and comforted Daotian Ji: "Girl's Day mourns! People can't be resurrected after death......

Seeing that Daotian Ji couldn't stop crying for a long time, Xu Ke couldn't bear it, so he stepped forward and patted her on the back, and said: "Girl, did your grandfather die from the mouth of that Baqi basilisk? Don't worry, we will avenge your grandfather's revenge! We will kill the island and behead the eight snakeheads of the monster to pay tribute to the old man!"

Unexpectedly, before Xu Ke could leave, Daotian Ji grabbed Xu Ke and cried: "My grandfather...... No...... The serpent killed you!"

"Huh?" Xu Ke said blankly: "Then who is your grandfather?"

Daotian Ji threw herself into Xu Ke's arms, sobbing and saying, "My grandfather...... Is it ...... They beat me to death!"

Xu Ke saw Daotian Ji crying sadly, and said in his heart that she has no father and no mother now, and she is the only one left in the world. He also felt this when he was a child, so he couldn't bear to push her away. It wasn't until Inada Ji cried in his arms that the pear blossoms brought rain and the clouds and temples were scattered, that he asked softly, "Girl, what the hell is going on?

At this time, Daotian Ji sat up, straightened the sideburns in front of his forehead, gradually stopped his grief, and informed Xu Ke of the whole thing.

It turned out that after Xu Ke and Zhu Wuneng left the village, it didn't take long for the Baqi Snake to appear in the village. It shook its huge snake tail, knocking down all the tiled houses in the village, and spewing fire everywhere, and in a matter of moments, a small village of peace and tranquility was completely destroyed by the serpent.

At that time, the old man saw that the Yaqi snake was raging everywhere, and in a hurry, he used a well rope to put the rice field Ji into the well and covered the manhole cover.

After the serpent had vented its anger, it disappeared without a trace, but did no harm to the fishermen in the village. Except for two elderly and infirm people who failed to escape in time and were crushed to death by collapsed houses, hundreds of fishermen in the village were lucky to save their lives.

After the serpent escaped, the whole village returned to the village, and saw that the homes they had lived in had been burned down, and the women and children were crying, but the adult men were full of anger and vented their anger on the Inada family. Under the leadership of the village chief, more than 100 young and strong men in the whole village rushed to the old man's home to ask for guilt.

Even though the old man knelt on the ground and begged, the village chief still insisted that he hand over the rice field. The old man had just experienced the joy of being lost and regained, and at this time, he was willing to hand over his daughter's life again. The villagers searched all corners and couldn't find any trace of Inada Hime, so they punched and kicked the old man and tortured him. The poor old man was already weak, and he suffered from the old punches of the villagers, and he couldn't stand it for a while, so he returned to the west. When the villagers saw that the old man was beaten to death, they dispersed as birds and beasts......

Inada Hime heard the villagers arguing with her father in the well, and she was in a hurry to go out of the well to help her father out of the siege, but she was unable to climb it. Fortunately, Xu Ke found out and rescued her from the well. When she saw her father's face covered in blood, she immediately guessed that the perpetrators must be those ignorant villagers. At this time, in the heart of Inada Ji, how can he not be sad and inexplicable!

After knowing the truth about the old man's death, Xu Ke sighed again. Although he felt that the villagers were stupid and selfish, they did not sin to death. After all, they have lost the home they rely on for their livelihood, impulsively, and lost their minds, and Xu Ke can't seek revenge on them. He had to comfort Daotian Ji with kind words, and then said that the deceased would be buried in the ground, and the old man would be buried first.

Zhu Wuneng had a ready-made nail rake in hand, so he dug a deep pit on the spot. At this time, he couldn't find a decent coffin, so Xu Ke had to find some remaining rags in the village and cover the old man. So they buried the old man hastily and made a grave on it. Inada Hime kowtowed three times to her father's new grave, but secretly vowed in her heart to avenge her father......

After everything was settled, Daotian Ji looked at Xu Ke blankly, waiting for his next arrangement. Xu Ke scratched his forehead, and he seemed to have no plan in his heart, so he had to turn his head and ask Zhu Wuneng: "Second brother, what should we do next?"

Zhu Wuneng swiped the three-toothed nail rake in his hand a few times, and said casually: "Easy to do! Big brother, you can take your new daughter-in-law home and live your happy life from now on! This big snake, I can deal with it alone!"

"How can this work!" Xu Ke immediately rejected Zhu Wuineng's proposal. He said in his heart, I asked you to come up with an idea, and you are talking nonsense like this? What a pig can't spit out of its mouth is an ivory! Don't you know that what worries me is how to settle down with the woman in front of me? But after all, I'm a person who has crossed over, and this time I'm here to fight monsters, even if I have the heart to take care of her, how can I take care of her?

Daotian Ji seemed to see Xu Ke's hesitation in his heart. She stepped forward and bowed and said, "Benefactor, you can go, don't ...... Mind me!" Her senior official spoke far less fluently than her father, and she spoke word by word, which was quite blunt.

Xu Ke asked helplessly: "Girl, are there any other relatives of yours here?" or, do you want to

No matter how far away you are, Xu will definitely send you safely!"

Daotian Ji did not cry at this time, but endured her grief, with tears in her eyes, and said resolutely: "Except for Grandpa, I have no relatives in this world." However, it doesn't matter! The rice field has hands and feet, and I will definitely be able to take care of myself, so please rest assured!"

Unexpectedly, this Sang woman has such a weak appearance and such a strong heart! This surprised Xu Ke. However, Xu Ke is also a stubborn person. The character of the so-called stubborn person is imposed on him by others, and he would rather die than do it, and others kindly reject him, but he prefers to do it! At this time, Xu Ke slapped his thigh, took Zhu Wuin's hand, and said: "Second brother, let's go! Tonight we will go to the evil nest and avenge the old uncle!"

After that, he beckoned to Daotian Ji and said, "Girl, you can follow us for the time being! Don't worry, with me Xu Ke here, no one in this world can hurt you!"

"Okay!" Daotian Ji was also very refreshing, only said one word, and followed behind Xu Ke and Zhu Wuneng. Although she is strong-willed, if she can really follow Xu Ke from now on, she will also be happy in her heart.

At this moment, Xu Ke is also extremely contradictory in his heart. For Inada Hime, there were 10,000 voices in his head that he ignored, and only one voice was saying, "No! Because she needs you! If you ignore her, she will be in danger anytime and anywhere, and she may not survive...... It is this voice that he can't resist no matter what.

The three of them left the village and walked to the sea. Because the water beads were on Zhu Wuineng's body, Xu Ke pulled Zhu Wuneng with one hand and Daotian Ji with the other, and the three of them were about to jump into the sea together. No, in the moonlight by the sea, a dark shadow quietly walked out. The man was dressed in tight black, and even his head and face were covered, revealing only a pair of eyes. It's just that in those eyes, the gaze is as bright as lightning, Xu Ke recognizes those eyes, this person is the Lord of Yihe Valley, Yihe Long who fought the big snake with them before.

"Friend Xu, we're meeting again!" Yi Helong walked up to Xu Ke and opened his arms, as if to hug him.

"It turned out to be the Lord of Yihe Valley, why did you come here late at night?" Xu Ke just clasped his fists and saluted, and asked.

Yi Helong smiled and asked, "Friend Xu, do you want to kill the Yaqi Snake?"

Xu Ke said: "Of course, don't you want to do this?"

Yi Helong said: "I came this time to help you!

Xu Ke said disapprerovingly: "Then what are you still stopping us from?"

Yi Helong laughed and said: "I stopped you, I was helping you! Friend Xu, you may not know that this Baqi big snake, the more it is at night, the stronger its ability becomes! All snakes sleep during the day and forage for food at night. The moon is so round tonight, and the great snake's spiritual power is booming, if you pass like this, I'm afraid, it will be difficult to beat it! If you don't get it right, you will still be injured......

Xu Ke looked at Yi Helong and said, "So...... What is the opinion of the Lord of Yihe Valley?"

Yi Helong said with a smile: "I can't talk about high views, but I have low opinions!" Friends Xu, Pig Friends, and Rice Field Ji, fifty miles west from here, is our Duoma Town in Xiaye County. Why don't we go to the town for the night, and then at noon tomorrow, when the sun is at its best, we will go to the island, how about we?"

Xu Ke looked at Zhu Wuneng: "Second brother, what do you think?"

"Listen to the big brother!" Zhu Wuneng said in a loud voice.

"Okay, Lord Yihe Valley, then please lead the way in front, and we will go to the town to stay!"

......

Yi Helong took the lead, he carried the light work, did not touch the ground, spread his legs and ran like flying. Xu Ke carried the rice field Ji and then followed closely, Zhu Wuneng was fat, and he carried a nail rake on his shoulder. Instead, it is lagging behind.

Xu Ke looked up at the high sky, only to see a round of full moon shining in the sky, the moonlight was as moist as washing, and the four fields were bright, he couldn't help asking: "Lord Yihe Valley, may I ask, what day is it today? The moon is still so round?"

As the lord of Yihe Valley, Yi Helong's conceited martial arts are rare in the world, especially his light skills, which are few opponents. At this moment, he had the heart to show off, and he had enough strength, like flying on the grass, and he was galloping forward. But he saw that Xu Ke had been following him calmly, no matter how hard he tried, the other party was never three steps away from him. Yi Helong saw that Xu Ke was carrying a person on his back, and he was still able to run like flying, and he was already inexplicably admiring his attainments in light work. At this time, Xu Ke could still speak leisurely, and his face couldn't help but change dramatically.

Yi Helong couldn't help but secretly said: "I didn't expect that there would be such a master in Qianguo! My emperor's grand plan for hegemony seems to be slowly ......" He thought about it, and the soles of his feet slowed down. He simply stopped his steps and suddenly stopped, wanting to make Xu Ke look foreign. Unexpectedly, as soon as he stopped, Xu Ke had already stopped beside him in an instant. It's just that Na Zhu was incompetent, his body was too fat, and he couldn't stop the forward rush for a while, and he slid far away to the front.

Yi Helong walked forward, pretending to admire the moonlight, and said with a smile: "Why, Friend Xu has forgotten his life? Last night was a month and a half, and today is of course sixteen!"

Xu Ke hurriedly asked, "Is it February 16?" He said in his heart, I naturally know that it is 16, don't I just want to ask, what month is it now?

Yi Helong looked at Xu Ke with strange eyes, and replied: "Today is the sixteenth day of the first month of the sixteenth year of Taicang, and now is the time of Xu, friend Xu, am I right?"

Xu Ke said: "Yes, yes, yes, then, what year is the sixteenth year of Taicang?"

Yi Helong smiled indifferently: "According to the year name of your Qianguo, today should be the sixteenth day of the first month of the seventy-first year of Kang Yuan. I heard that your Shangyuan Lantern Festival in Qianguo is very beautiful! Tonight's Chang'an City must be so

Sleepless all night and very lively......"

Xu Ke smiled: "Oh...... I see!" He realized that he had stepped through the Void Gate, and that he had come more than a month ago.

Of course, Yi Helong couldn't guess Xu Ke's true intentions. He only said that Xu Ke made a big detour, just to show off the orthodoxy of the calendar of the Great Qianguo, in order to express his disdain for the barbarians of their small country. He was angry when he heard it, but he couldn't help it.

It turned out that at that time, all the countries of Shenzhou, including the Sang Kingdom of Yingzhou, respected the Qianguo. Most of the calendars, customs, regulations, and even words and writings followed the Qianguo. The Sang country is located in the east of the sea, and there are many small people, and it is difficult to practice rituals and education. The monarchs of the Sang Kingdom in the past dynasties vigorously promoted the writing and language of the Qianguo and studied the classics of etiquette and religion of the Qianguo. It is because most of the people of Sang State, whether men, women, young or old, know some of the written language of the Qianguo, especially the officials and scholars in the country, and they are even more proud of being familiar with the Confucianism of the Qianguo and the classics of the Qianguo. Most of the words spoken by the court are also the official dialect of the Qianguo, but it is the native language of their own country, but few people use it.

Although the whole country of Sang is vying to study the literature and rules of the Qianguo, the atmosphere of the Sang country is extremely conceited and extremely contradictory. On the one hand, they completely copied the Qianguo and rarely innovated; on the other hand, almost everyone from the monarch down to the monarch dreamed of surpassing the Qianguo. Yes, tonight Xu Ke just accidentally inquired about what the night was, but he offended this Yihe Valley Lord for no reason.

Yi Helong suddenly strengthened his feet, and like the wind, he ran in front, and Xu Ke followed closely behind. The three of them fought separately, and after half a quarter of work, they arrived at the town of Tama.

Yi Helong found one of the largest inns in town and paid for four of the best rooms. When the shopkeeper saw Yi Helong's dress, his face was full of fear, and he didn't even dare to take the money, so he was sincerely afraid and served diligently. After they had eaten their supper, they went back to their rooms to rest.

For dinner that day, Zhu Wuneng finally didn't eat much, and he no longer shouted hunger, just because the few fat pork legs in the day really filled his fat belly. However, this rice field hime, who is estimated to have not eaten for a long time, actually ate a lot of rice balls despite the pain in her heart......

After a dreamless night, Xu Ke woke up the next morning, the sky was already bright, the morning sun was rising, and it was a sunny and good weather.

When everyone had breakfast, Xu Ke proposed that the three of them go to the island, and Daotian Ji only had to wait in the inn. Unexpectedly, as soon as his voice fell, he was opposed by both of them at the same time. One is Yi Helong, and the other is Rice Field Hime.

Xu Ke asked Yi Helong what was the reason. Yi Helong replied, in the ghost brake cave of Baqi Island, the space is narrow, the terrain is cramped, and it is inconvenient to use swordsmanship on his side, besides, the cave is full of filthy things, and the Yaqi big snake will also spray poison in its mouth, and the poisonous gas will accumulate in the cave for a long time, if the three of them fight with the power for a long time, it will inevitably be forced back by the poisonous gas, and when the time comes, it will be the same as the night of the fifteenth day of the first month, and the success will be lost.

Zhu Wuneng listened quite impatiently, so he asked him: "That strange snake is hiding in the hole, if you don't go into the hole to fight monsters, can you still make a 'beauty trick' and lure it out?!"

I didn't want to, but Yi Helong stroked his palms and smiled: "Friend pig, you are really a smart person, we just want to use that 'beauty trick' to lure the big snake out of the cave, and then surround it and kill it with a sword!"

Zhu Wuneng looked at Yi Helong, and then at Daotian Ji, and said disapprerovantly: "Are you going to use my eldest brother's new daughter-in-law as bait......?" My eldest brother can't bear it!"

Sure enough, Xu Ke heard Yi Helong's plan, and immediately shook his head and objected: "No, it's too dangerous to do this! Even if the rice field girl goes to the island with us, she can only hide far away from the sea, and a few of us go into the hole to kill the snake! This time, I will definitely cut off its eight snake heads!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as Xu Ke finished speaking, Daotian Ji clapped his hands and cheered: "Benefactor, you remember my name......! The benefactor is relieved that the rice field is willing to be bait, as long as it can help...... Everyone!"

"This ......" Xu Ke couldn't help but scratch his broad forehead and said nemesly. He didn't expect that he would inadvertently say the other party's name, cough! Who called your name so easy to remember! Rice field rice field, who doesn't have a one-acre three-point rice field!

"Uh...... This one...... Rice field girl, don't call me a 'benefactor' like that. You can just call me 'friend' just like the lord of Yihe Valley, cough! When you meet, you are naturally considered friends, and between friends, you should help...... Xu Ke said again.

Xu Ke also had to admit in his heart that no matter how hard he tried and wanted to quickly forget the lingering past of that night, the name "rice field" was still deeply engraved in his mind. The blurt out of her name today is the best proof of this. Now that the words have been made clear, in front of outsiders at this moment, he doesn't want to be called by Inada Ji as a "benefactor" anymore......

"Yes, friends should help, so I'm going to the rice field...... Help the benefactor!" Daotian Ji said even more excitedly after hearing Xu Ke's words.

At this time, Yi Helong added: "Friend Xu, according to our earlier observations, that big snake has a habit, that is, when it reaches its mouth, it must devour its prey! If it can't eat it, it will chase after it! On the night of the fifteenth day of the first month, it has already smelled the smell of the rice field Ji, no matter how many miles it is, it will chase after it! As long as the rice field Ji is there, the Yaqi big snake will definitely appear. As long as it climbs outside the cave, we will block it together and kill it together! Friend Xu can rest assured, it won't hurt a single hair of Daotian Ji!"

Hearing this truth, Zhu Wuneng couldn't help nodding frequently. Even a five-year-old child could understand that it would be more advantageous to kill the serpent outside the cave than to fight it inside the cave. However, Xu Ke still slapped the table and said in a deep voice:

"No way!"