As everyone grows, they always have to face things that they didn't want to, didn't dare, or didn't want to do before.

For example, His Royal Highness Zhou Ziheng, the gentleman, finally decided to share the burden on his shoulders for the King of Luoyang and be a qualified Royal Highness.

For example, Han Changli, the scholar who came all the way from Henan Road to the imperial capital, was determined to be in the top three in this year's imperial examination.

Guo Xiaojiu is very fortunate today that he can meet such two interesting people in his life.

He also made up his mind to do the thing that had to be done, he used to think that he was like his own knife, very straight, and now he didn't dare to think like that.

The knife was on his side, and naturally the empty scabbard was also behind his back, Guo Xiaojiu was already standing outside the bamboo forest, and there was gurgling Luoshui on his side.

He lightly slapped the scabbard a few times, and glanced back slightly: "I hope to be lucky today, I can help you with a sword, you have followed the master for so many years, but you have never seen what the sword looks like, it is really a little pitiful." ”

Naturally, this was said to the empty scabbard, and the scabbard certainly could not understand his words, so he did not answer.

Deep in the forest, there is a small bamboo building, called Guanjian Tower. The bamboo building has three floors and happens to be flush with those towering bamboo branches.

The little girl in front of the building in a yellow dress named Pei Hongluan was still sitting on the wooden ladder with her cheeks in a daze.

The big fat crane and the big fat cat are on the side of the bamboo building, bathed in the sunlight and pacing slowly.

"Alas!" Pei Hongluan sighed softly, looked back at the height of the bamboo building a few times, and wanted to say something, but every time the words came to his mouth, he took them back in time.

"Before that kid came here, you didn't want to get out of this bamboo forest. An old voice came from the top of the bamboo building, and in that voice, it was only a warning.

"Huh?" The voice from the top of the building was followed by a sound of doubt, and then disappeared into the bamboo building as if it did not exist.

The trail is long, the footsteps are long, the small song is passed in the forest, and Guo Xiaojiuda strides forward.

Turning around an extremely dense piece of bamboo, I was finally able to see the outline of the bamboo building, which was so ordinary that it was impossible to be ordinary.

He may have seen this bamboo building a long time ago, so he is very familiar with it, and his steps are a little faster.

As if hearing footsteps close to his ears, Pei Hongluan raised his head suddenly, finally showed a smile on his face, reached out and picked up the short sword lying on the wooden ladder, and stood up.

"Is it Xiao Jiu?" Pei Hongluan didn't go forward, just stood on the wooden ladder, looking at the saber boy who was gradually approaching with interest.

"Little Senior Aunt!" Guo Xiaojiu had no doubts, the girl who could stay in front of this Sword Viewing Tower, except for her own little aunt, there could be no one else.

Seeing the living people marching, the big fat crane stood between the two of them very vigilantly, staring at Guo Xiaojiu's face fiercely.

The big fat cat was already sitting on the head of the big fat crane, stretching out its paws and licking it with its tongue.

"Come here, don't mess around!" Pei Hongluan saw the sudden appearance of the big fat crane, and hurriedly called out to this fat big guy.

The big fat crane didn't listen to Pei Hongluan's words and retreated, still standing between the two people.

Guo Xiaojiu walked out of the bamboo forest and stood in the open area around the bamboo building, he gently raised his hand, not at the little aunt, but at the big fat crane.

"Dwarf oil, gourd?" Guo Xiaojiu tentatively called out two names.

The dwarf oil, who could understand human speech, gradually withdrew the ferocity in his gaze, returned to his usual sluggishness, shook his head gently, but accidentally threw off the big fat cat on top of his head.

"Meow!" the big fat cat called the gourd screamed, flipped over, ran to the feet of the dwarf oil, stretched out his paws and kicked it.

Dwarf Oil could only bow down apologetically so that the gourd could jump on her back.

"These two little things are very obedient, don't worry. Pei Hongluan had already walked to the side of Dwarf Oil and picked up the gourd that had failed to climb to Dwarf You's back after several attempts.

"Sure enough, you can be psychic? Little aunt, you didn't lie to me. Guo Xiaojiu looked at the series of magical movements of these two animals and sighed.

"Makes you laugh. Pei Hongluan put the gourd on the back of the dwarf oil, gently supported the back of the dwarf oil, and the dwarf oil squinted his eyes affectionately.

These two people, who have been communicating with letters since childhood, really met, but they didn't know how to continue the communication.

Guo Xiaojiu was very familiar with this place, including the female crane called Dwarf Oil, and the clumsy gourd.

Seeing Guo Xiaojiu's gaze looking at the height of the bamboo building, Pei Hongluan finally remembered something serious: "Master is upstairs, well, he knows that you are here." ”

"Ugh. Guo Xiaojiu retracted his gaze, a slight smile appeared on his face, he seemed to have seen a serious face just now, and he couldn't help but feel a little nervous in his heart: "Is he okay with the old man?"

"He is in good health, he will go downstairs and out of the forest every day these days, standing by the river, looking at the wind and rain pavilion, he may be more anxious than you. Pei Hongluan said and couldn't help but cover his mouth and snicker.

"Oh? Guo Xiaojiu's heart not only did not calm down, but beat faster, and the plan of how to compliment the old man that he had just thought about temporarily seemed to be useless at all.

"Uh-huh!" the old voice upstairs coughed softly, interrupting the conversation between the two people in front of the building.

When this sound fell, Pei Hongluan secretly stuck out his tongue, hurriedly turned around, and looked at the height of the bamboo building: "Master, Xiao Jiu is here." ”

"Meet my uncle. Guo Xiaojiu hurriedly shuddered, knelt on one knee, and showed a full compliment.

"You little!" the voice from upstairs was a little stern, accompanied by a "crunch" as the two wooden windows were pushed open.

An old man with white hair and wrinkles on his face, pinching his beard, glanced at his mouth: "Get up." ”

"Alas!" Guo Xiaojiu responded, hurriedly stood up, and the corner of his eye couldn't help but sneak a glance at the old man's face.

"It turns out that Uncle Shi is not so terrible. After Guo Xiaojiu saw Pei Min's old dragon clock, he seemed to have figured out something.

At that time, it seemed that he often spoke ill of the master, and maybe, the little aunt was like this. Who would have thought that this old man, who was said to be very terrible and extremely terrible by the little aunt, turned out to be so amiable.

"If there's something, come up and talk about it. Pei Min's eyes looked at Guo Xiaojiu for a long time, and finally breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had figured out something, and said slowly.

"Xiao Jiu, follow me. Pei Hongluan beckoned to Guo Xiaojiu, had already opened the dwarf oil and gourd, and raised his feet in the direction of the wooden ladder of the bamboo building.

Guo Xiaojiu hurriedly followed, and couldn't help sighing in his heart, an elder who was extremely strict in his original impression, after meeting, he found that he didn't match the person in his impression at all, and he realized that many of his worries had become superfluous.

The wooden door of the bamboo building was slowly pushed open, the light in the building was a little dark, and on the first floor of the bamboo building, there was only a square table and four bamboo chairs.

But the wall behind the square table seemed to be full of swords,......