Chapter 111: Praying Mantis Catches Cicadas
The men and horses traveled eastward, stopping for one night when it was dark, and continuing the road the next day.
The Valley of Troubled Souls has been left behind.
The sky was clear, facing the rising sun, everyone's spirits were lifted, and the fatigue of running around for a few days was swept away.
The terrain ahead is gradually opening up, and you can see it from afar, and your heart is relaxed!
Lin's face was calm, but he couldn't hide the sparkle in his eyes. Curled up alone under the carriage at night and pretending to sleep, it was another night of conditioning, blindly absorbing the spiritual energy in the spirit stone, and the spirit stone in his hand also turned gray and white, and finally became powder. All the aura in the spirit stone was inhaled into the Qi Sea Dantian, filling the meridians around the body, and the strength was exhausted and full of energy.
To Lin Yi's surprise, his fifth-level cultivation had reached perfection, and there were signs of a breakthrough. If it is not broken or standing, the sixth layer of the "Xuantian Heart Method", which was once out of reach, is close at hand.
Lin Yi believes that as long as he practices quietly, everything will fall into place. Unexpectedly, on the way to the east, not only did he get the spiritual weapon wolf tooth sword and the magic weapon Biyun yarn, but also increased in cultivation, which can be described as a constant surprise. With the cultivation of the sixth layer, one flying sword can be transformed into three to form the most basic sword formation, and the Xuantian sword formation will have a prototype, and the battle with the enemy will add to the victory. Thinking of this, the corners of his mouth curled up, and a smile inadvertently appeared.
"Boy, you look good today!" said Zhen Yuanzi without words.
"Dao Chief's complexion is also good!" Lin Yi smiled faintly, making Zhen Yuanzi's old face stunned, this kid is in good spirits and tempered?
The farther east you go, the smoother the road becomes. The wind was still strong, but it couldn't hide the warmth of the sun.
When they were walking until noon, they suddenly saw a house in the distance, and everyone was overjoyed.
For five or six days in a row, I walked nearly a thousand miles, all of which were inaccessible places, and now I finally saw the people, which made the feet of the horses brisk.
Half an hour later, a small town appeared before everyone's eyes.
Twenty or thirty households, divided into small pieces by a three-way intersection. Leaning on the intersection, on the earthen building built with yellow mud rammed bricks and stones, you can see the words 'Anxi Inn'. There are few pedestrians on the street, and there are few shops with half-open doors. The whole town seems deserted.
The Tianlong faction didn't care about these in front of him, and the carriage and horse stopped in front of the Anxi Inn. The sudden big business made the guys and the shopkeeper of the inn so happy that they couldn't close their mouths for a long time.
The inn is simple, the broth flatbread is delicious, and a few pots of old wine, accompanied by some white meat cold cuts, are even more delicious. Fortunately, the Tianlong faction only wants hot soup and hot water, and it can't get tired of eating coarsely. When everyone was feasting around the several tables of the inn, Lin Yi walked out of the inn leisurely with a bowl of hot soup and a boss's cake. He sat down in his cart and ate and drank slowly.
The horses were unloaded to rest, the empty cart was held against the rook by the tenacity, and there were two wooden roots to support it, and the man sat in the front of the cart, still very stable.
In front of the inn, in addition to the men who were busy feeding the horses, there was also a disciple who took care of the cart. As soon as Lin came out, the man hurriedly smiled and said, "Why did this junior brother come out to eat? Isn't it warmer inside?"
Lin Yi tore a piece of cake and stuffed it into his mouth, looked up when he heard the sound, and saw that it was Huang Jiaqi with a white face and a sly smile on his eyebrows.
This person never looked at Lin Yi squarely, and he had nothing to do at the moment, which made him frown.
"It's bright outside!" Lin Yi replied casually.
"Hehe! The junior brother is really leisurely. In this way, you can take care of it by the way, and get some hot soup for your brother to go in and warm up. How?" Huang Jiaqi said as a matter of course, and then threw down another sentence: "Senior brother bothered." He ran to the inn.
Lin Yi was still eating the flatbread silently, and he didn't raise his head.
These horses are taken care of by men, and Huang Jiaqi only takes care of two carts. In addition, the streets are deserted, and I don't know who will watch the goods on the cart.
Anxi Inn sits north facing south, and is facing the T-junction. Lin Yi sat in front of the car, and there was a road to and from Anzhou to the left and right, and another road to the south was facing him.
The town is very small, and at a glance, you can see the small town of Anxi. Lin Yi ate a piece of cake, poured the broth into his stomach, and had a hasty lunch.
At this time, on the south avenue, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves, and two horsemen galloped in the distance.
Lin Yi leaned on the carriage, squinted his eyes, and looked at the visitor nonchalantly.
The people on the horse were all in their early thirties, burly in appearance, armed with weapons, and dusty. The two saw the carriage and horses in front of the inn from a distance, slowed down their horses, and when they arrived at the inn, they did not dismount and sharpen, but looked at Lin a few times, as if they were passing by, but they paid attention to the people eating and drinking in the inn. After that, the two changed their eyes, and crossed the door in front of the inn.
Lin Yi looked at the back of the second horseman, and the corners of his mouth curled up with a playful smile.
After the two left Laoyuan, they said a word, which was heard clearly by Lin Yi.
"Finally caught up with the ββ!," Lin Yi muttered, it seems that there are still endless variables on the way forward.
"Heyββ! why are you eating outside?" Mu Qing'er and Senior Sister Xu walked out of the inn side by side, and when she saw Lin Yi sitting in the carriage, hugging her knees and looking around, she couldn't help but ask out loud.
Lin Yi retracted his gaze from afar, and whispered to the two: "It's bright and airy outside, and you can also take care of the carriages and horses." β
Seeing that Lin Yi was still indifferent, Mu Qing'er couldn't help frowning slightly, hesitated, licked his teeth, approached and said, "When you were at the Sanxi Inn, you did a good job!" After speaking, his heart tightened for no reason, his eyes flickered, and he met the other party's gaze.
Lin Yi was slightly stunned, what happened to this Mu Qing'er? After thinking about it, he knew what he meant, and couldn't help but look at the other party curiously, shook his head and said: "I just said something, but Miss Mu didn't let her eyebrows, which is commendable!"
This Lin spoke with one mouth, and he had always spoken coldly, but today's tone was gentle, and he actually praised himself. Mu Qing'er's face was slightly pale, and she said in a low voice: "You can talk well!" Without waiting for her to respond, she pulled Senior Sister Xu and walked away.
I don't know who was rude first. Lin Yi secretly slandered himself.
An hour later, the Celestial Dragon Sect set off.
Lin Yi learned from Zhen Yuanzi that two hundred miles from Anxi Town was Anzhou City.
Along the way, full of barrenness and desolation, this Anzhou is far less rich than Qincheng in the western Xinjiang. Zhen Yuanzi said that nearly half of the boundary of Anzhou is located in the mountains and desert Gobi, without the convenience of Qincheng's waterway and land routes, and Qincheng is an important town in the northwest frontier of the Shang Kingdom, and the population is also more than that of Anzhou.
The Tianlong faction and his party left Anxi and walked for nearly a hundred miles, and the sky gradually darkened. But there is no village in front of them, no shops in the back, there is no valley to shelter from the wind, and there is no forest to cover the roof, so everyone can only sleep in the wilderness.
A bonfire blazed brightly, and the flames were swept by the wind, licking the night sky.
The crowd sat around and roasted dry food. As soon as Lin baked a piece of cake, he got under the cart and enjoyed a one-man dinner.
After eating a piece of cake, Lin Yi untied the gourd on his waist, took a sip of wine, and then pillowed his hands behind his head and closed his eyes to recuperate.
Four or five feet away, there were voices of laughter from time to time.
"Brother Huang, this is the dried meat roasted by the younger brother, you can taste it!" Jin Ke said with a smile on his face and said to Huang Jiaqi who was sitting together.
"Hehe, my own brother, no need to be polite. Huang Jiaqi took the dried meat in Jinke's hand and smiled.
During this period of time, Huang Jiaqi has been much warmer about Jinke.
Although there is a wooden steward on his head, it is just the identity of his own outer disciple, which always makes Jin Ke unable to raise his head in front of Huang Jiaqi.
Huang Jiaqi in his eyes, there is always an indescribable arrogance in his speech and demeanor, which makes Jinke let go of his previous style of squirming and blindly ingratiating himself with the other party. There are more acquaintances in the inner door, which can be regarded as a kind of harvest for this trip.
"Brother Jin, when you go back on this errand, there will definitely be a reward in the door! Although you and other outer disciples are not good at martial arts, they can also be mixed up in the Foreign Affairs Hall. Huang Jiaqi stuffed food in his mouth and didn't forget to speak.
Jin Ke hurriedly handed over the water bladder again, and said with a smile: "It's not that you have to rely on Brother Huang to take care of it!
Huang Jiaqi took a sip of water, patted Jin Ke's shoulder, and nodded pretending to be profound.
Everyone sat around, eating, drinking, and laughing, and no one cared about the conversation between the two.
"The Taoist chief has been sleeping with me all the way, but can you still stand it?" Meng Shan smiled at Zhen Yuanzi beside him.
Zhen Yuanzi shook his head and said: "Poor Dao is also a person who is accustomed to seeing cold winds and cold moons, and now he is destined to travel with your faction, which is a great blessing in this life! β
Monsan laughed, and was about to speak, when he suddenly looked stunned. Mamotoko was also silent.
The two turned around at the same time to look into the distance.
Under a bright moon, a faint smoke and dust rose, and then the rumbling sound of horses' hooves came.
All the disciples around the bonfire were alarmed, and Ji Tang and Luo Rong had already jumped up.
Night has just fallen, who will be here?
There are a large number of people on the other side, and the moon night is ridden, and the intention is unknown. Everyone looked at Elder Meng one after another.
"Luo Rong will lead people to guard the camp, and Ji Tang will come with me!" Elder Meng had a loud voice, and everyone responded, and the long sword was unsheathed, tightly protecting the camp.
Meng Shan looked around, nodded majestically, and took Ji Tang to the sound of horses' hooves.
Yuan Qing and Yuan Feng carried their long swords, their faces were excited, and they came to Zhen Yuanzi and said, "Master, how about I go and see if I wait?"
Zhen Yuanzi's eyes widened, and he threw a dead branch in his hand into the bonfire, and reprimanded: "What is the matter with the two of you?
Yuan Qing and the others shrunk their necks, reluctantly put away their long swords, and looked into the distance with the people of the Tianlong Sect.
The sound of horses' hooves became louder and louder, the wind helped the horses, and people borrowed the power of the wind, and in the blink of an eye, dozens of black shadows arrived in front of the Tianlong faction camp. And where the bonfire was bright, the sword light was shining, and everyone in the Heavenly Dragon Sect looked vigilant, and an old man and a young man stood in front of everyone.
There was another burst of people shouting and neighing, and in the midst of the shadows, two horses came out.