Chapter Fifty-Eight: Empty Mulberry Mountain
When they arrived in the city, in order to avoid trouble, several people changed the clothes of Qingyunmen early in the morning, but Qin Zhou wore a black robe, but he couldn't see the logo of Qingyunmen, so it didn't cause any trouble, but Lu Xueqi's appearance was beautiful, but it caused a lot of sensation, attracting many passers-by to stop and watch.
In order to avoid trouble, a few people didn't have time to watch this lively Heyang City, so they quickened their pace, led the way by Zeng Shushu, and walked to an inn called "Shanhaiyuan" before they got rid of the strange eyes of passers-by.
Among the five people, although Qin Zhou was the leader, Qin Zhou was not familiar with Heyang City, and he was not in a good mood, and he didn't want to pay much attention to these trivial matters, so he asked Zeng Shushu to be responsible for arranging everyone's diet and daily life.
Although Zeng Shushu's temperament is a little jumpy, but it is still good in dealing with people, and it didn't take long for several people to be arranged by the store to live in the best back garden.
The scale of this Shanhaiyuan is quite large, there are four annexes in the back garden, the five of them all live in the West Garden, each of them has a room, go back to rest, Zeng Shushu called everyone, go to the front restaurant to eat.
Shanhaiyuan has its own restaurant, located on the most lively street in Heyang City, but in the VIP hall on the third floor, it is very quiet, there are less than ten tables in the spacious hall, and now there are five tables of guests eating.
As soon as a few people went upstairs, a little er dressed up came to receive them, and led them to a table by the window.
As soon as he sat down, Zeng Shushu began to whisper to Zhang Xiaofan again, boasting about all kinds of strange stories in Heyang City.
Qi Hao sat quietly on the side, his handsome face was full of indifference, but he had a fight with Lu Xueqi.
Lu Xueqi sat next to Qin Zhou, also indifferent, and her eyes glanced at Qin Zhou from time to time.
Qin Zhou hadn't spoken much since he entered Heyang City, and he was a little irritable in his heart.
If you want to say that he has no thoughts about Lu Xueqi, he doesn't believe it himself, and if he has such a relationship, he will not refuse.
Originally, looking at Lu Xueqi's performance in Tongtian Peak these days, as well as Lu Xueqi's expression in the elder courtyard behind the Yuqing Hall this morning, he should also like him, but he didn't understand why Lu Xueqi was suddenly so indifferent.
Thinking of this, Qin Zhou glanced up at Lu Xueqi, but found that Lu Xueqi was looking ahead without squinting, not knowing what he was looking at.
Qin Zhou suddenly felt a little angry in his heart, turned his head, looked out the window, and didn't speak.
Time passed slowly in such an eerie atmosphere.
A moment later.
"A few guest officers, the dish is here!"
When everyone turned around, they saw the shopkeeper who had just left, commanding a few small servants, holding a few dishes, walking over with a smile on his face, and putting the dishes on the table one by one.
Basically, they are some small farm dishes, mostly vegetarian, among which there is a plate of fresh stewed fish, the body of the fish is extended, the front part is subround, the back part is narrow, the body is dark brown, two pairs of whiskers are thick and long, it looks quite peculiar, but the most important thing is that the meat is white and tender, the aroma is overflowing, and it suddenly makes people move their appetite.
Zhang Xiaofan has always been interested in cooking, but he has never seen this kind of fish, so he couldn't help but ask the shopkeeper: "Little second brother, what kind of fish is this fish called, and how is it cooked?"
The shopkeeper smiled "hehe" and said: "You really have a vision, this steamed fish is the signature dish of our Shanhaiyuan, it is fragrant and tender, the entrance is fresh and sweet, within a hundred miles of this Heyang City, it is famous!"
Zhang Xiaofan swallowed his saliva, put a chopstick in his mouth, and after a while, he looked intoxicated and couldn't help but say: "It's so fragrant!
Before the shopkeeper could speak, he suddenly heard a woman sneering at a big table next door: "This fish is a specialty of Zhugou Mountain in the south, thousands of miles away from here, how can it be transported, isn't your store a lie?"
Everyone was taken aback, and when they looked back, they saw eight people sitting on the big table, six men dressed in black, and two women, one woman wearing a light purple gown, with a light veil on her face, and she couldn't see her face clearly, but the exposed skin was very snow-white.
The other woman is the person who spoke, not very old, she looks only sixteen or seventeen years old, dressed in a green gown, with a beautiful appearance, a pair of bright big eyes that are very smart, which is eye-catching, and her appearance is not a little worse than Lu Xueqi.
The eyes of everyone in the hall couldn't help but fall on the girl, even Qin Zhou couldn't help but look at it a few more times, and his heart moved, thinking that this was Baguio Youji and his party.
Qin Zhou was about to take another look at the heroine of the Zhuxian plane, when he suddenly heard a "hum" beside him, and couldn't help but look back, but saw Lu Xueqi with his head down, not knowing what he was thinking.
Qin Zhou's face was stunned.
The shopkeeper smiled at this time: "What this guest officer said is, but you don't know, a hundred years ago, this fish was indeed unique to Zhugou Mountain in the south, but then Qingyunmen Dao Xuanzhen passed by Zhugou Mountain, and specially moved this fish back, and put it in the Hongchuan of Qingyun Mountain Yin, and now it is not only alive, but also gradually prosperous." We are all blessed by the Dao Xuan Immortals, so we can have this blessing!"
As the shopkeeper spoke, he couldn't help but show a look of reverence on his face.
When Zhang Xiaofan and Zeng Shushu read it, they were naturally extremely happy and smiled, but when the girl heard this, she turned around and glanced at the woman with a light veil, sat back, and snorted in her mouth.
Everyone was stunned, and then they didn't pay attention to it, turned their heads and began to eat.
......
After a delicious dinner, the few people were ready to go back to their rooms to rest.
At the gate of Xiyuan, Qin Zhou glanced at everyone and said lightly: "Let's have a good rest tonight, and early tomorrow morning, we will rush to Kongsang Mountain." ”
"Yes! Elder Qin!"
Zhang Xiaofan and Zeng Shushu both nodded in response, and although Qi Hao didn't speak, he nodded silently. Lu Xueqi didn't say a word, walked back to her room directly, and closed the door with a "bang".
Several people were stunned.
Qin Zhou glanced at the closed door, but suddenly smiled, didn't say anything to a few people, and went back to the room by himself.
The next day, early in the morning.
A few people got up, after a simple freshening up, after some discussion, Zeng Shushu went to settle the house payment, and the five of them set off towards the east.
Kongsang Mountain is three thousand miles east of Heyang City, several people are traveling in the sky, and the cultivation is not weak, three thousand miles away, but it is only five days to arrive.
On this day, when they arrived at Dekong Sang Mountain, everyone fell into the clouds, and they were all taken aback.
I saw that within a radius of 100 miles, a big mountain was steep and towering, but there were many rocks and few trees, and there were no people under the mountain, and it was desolate.
At this time, it was almost dusk, the sun was sinking in the west, and the faint sunset shone on Kongsang Mountain, as if it brought a little depression and a little horror.
Qin Zhou also saw this strange scene for the first time, and he was a little surprised in his heart, and said, "Is this the Kongsang Mountain?"
Zeng Shushu said: "It should be, I haven't been here, but I have read it in the book, saying that Kongsang Mountain is a hundred long, no people are seen, and the grass and trees are rare." ”
Qin Zhou nodded: "Then let's go, find a place to settle down first, and then go and see where the 'Ten Thousand Bat Ancient Cave' is." ”
Everyone nodded, but Lu Xueqi didn't say a word, and was the first to walk towards the top of the mountain.
Several people stopped talking and followed one after another.
Although this Kongsang Mountain is not as high as the Tongtian Peak of Qingyun Mountain, it is not low, and it is remote and precipitous, there is no way to find it, a few people go up from the foot of the mountain, only to the mountainside, and the sky is completely dark.
At this time, looking at the peakless peak, Zeng Shushu stopped, took a few steps forward, and said to Qin Zhou: "Elder Qin, it's getting late, and it's hard to see, let's find a place to rest nearby, and then look for the Ten Thousand Bat Ancient Cave tomorrow?"
Qin Zhou stopped, looked at the top of the mountain, nodded, and said, "Well, it's ...... like this."
Before the words fell, everyone suddenly heard a loud noise in the distance, followed by the sound of "crackling and crackling", and then the sound gradually intensified, and in the end, not only did it get louder and louder, but it was almost impossible to hear the rhythm clearly, only the huge murmur of "boom" echoed in this barren mountain range.
Qin Zhou frowned slightly, looked up, but only saw a piece of black pressing, and he couldn't see what it was.
Suddenly, a bright light flickered around everyone.
Several people looked back and couldn't help but be stunned.
I saw Zhang Xiaofan two feet around him, covered by a yellow and colored halo.
Zhang Xiaofan was also stunned for a moment, reached out and touched under his shirt, and took out a small hexagonal mirror, from which the pale yellow light emanated.
"Hexagram!"
Zeng Shushu exclaimed.
Everyone was stunned.
Zhang Xiaofan touched his head and said, "This was handed over to me by the real person in charge of the Yuqing Hall that day, and it was said that it was the reward for the first place in the Seven Veins Martial Arts." ”
Zeng Shushu said enviously: "Xiao Fan, you are really powerful, you actually got this treasure, the Liuhe Mirror is the magic weapon handed down by our tenth generation ancestor Wu Fangzi Zhenren, it is extremely powerful, and it is even more wonderful, as long as the caster's mana is strong enough, the Liuhe Mirror can reflect all attacks, so as to be invincible, and now this must be the function of the Liuhe Mirror!"
Zhang Xiaofan let out an "oh" and was about to speak, when suddenly the rumbling suddenly became louder, and everyone's faces changed, and they looked at each other.
With the faint light of the hexagram, I saw that behind the mountain in the distance, Huo Ran rose up a black cloud, and the loud rumbling sound came from there.
At this moment, the black cloud, which was getting bigger and bigger in the sky, moved here as if it sensed something, and after a while, it seemed that a piercing whistling sound came from the black cloud.
In an instant, the black cloud turned around in unison and rushed towards the place where the five people were, the only bit of light in the night.