Deep in the valley there are five small thatched huts, surrounded by half-man-high hedges, half-hidden by firewood, but unable to stop the wild grasses and wild flowers outside.

In front of the house was a solid open space, occupied by dozens of fat chickens, all swaggering, without fear of Han Fen and the visitors, Zhou Yuqing expelled in a low voice, and barely opened a passage.

Han Fen stopped and began to introduce to the guests, "This is my room, this is Huo Yun's, no one lives in the middle, it is a place to eat, this one is Gu Shenwei's, this one is Xiao Qin's." Well, this is Huo Yun's flower garden, don't go close, she'll be angry. ”

Finding that the old fairy nodded with a smile, as if he knew everything in his chest, Zhou Yuqing couldn't help but be curious, and didn't ask who "Huo Yun" was, he saw the flower garden over there, all of them were wildflowers in the mountains, except for being a little taller, there was nothing special about it, but it was really well cared for, and there were almost no weeds to accompany it.

"You just live in the middle room and Xiao Qin's house, a reminder, don't enter Huo Yun's room, no one can stop her anger. ”

Huo Yun's name was frequently mentioned, Zhou Yuqing wanted to ask if this was a fierce dog raised by the Dragon King? The three of them happened to walk to the door in the middle, and a low figure suddenly jumped out of it, sticking to the corner of the wall and running to another grass house, Zhou Yuqing was stunned, and the real person pointed to that thing and said, "What a timid dog, what is the use of raising it?"

It was a medium-sized yellow dog that hid in the house and never came out.

Han Fen clapped his hands and said, "The immortal is so right, when the time comes, you and Huo Yun will say the same, let's suggest killing Er Huang'er together." ”

"Hmm, don't call me a fairy, my name is Zihe Zhenren. ”

"I didn't say you were a dummy. Han Fen looked at the old man puzzled, "Paper crane, look at your body bones, it's a bit like paper paste." ”

The real person stroked his palms and laughed, he hadn't been so happy for a long time, but Zhou Yuqing couldn't be happy, he didn't like the old fairy to be used as a joke by anyone, and he didn't think that the dragon king hiding here would be such a powerful character, just the uncleaned chicken manure in that place was enough to disappoint him.

A master must have a master's demeanor, which is manifested in all aspects, but in this place in front of him, everywhere proves the laziness and indulgence of the occupants, Zhou Yuqing really can't guess what the purpose of the old fairy coming to the dragon king is, unless- he has a thought in his heart, and the more he thinks about it, the more reasonable he feels.

The hut was small, divided into two rooms, one kitchen and the other, a dining room, with a square table and four crude wooden stools, and a small bed in the corner, apparently also used as a utility room, with many messy tools.

Zhou Yuqing originally wanted his master to live here, but now he changed his mind, thinking that he would see if Qin Yeming's room would be cleaner later.

Han Fen didn't feel the room shabby at all, and said with a smile: "You guys came at the right time, I'm a little hungry." ”

The real person nodded, "It's really not early, what do you have to eat here?"

"There was leftover rice from the day before yesterday and vegetables that I didn't finish yesterday, and it was hard to eat. ”

Zhou Yuqing faintly felt that this crazy woman would make excessive demands, and hurriedly interjected: "I bring dry food, just boil some hot water." ”

"Not good, not good. Han Fen shook his head again and again, "It's rare to have two guests, how can I eat your things?"

The crazy woman actually said such polite words, Zhou Yuqing was very surprised, "Guests are as good as you want, you have the final say." ”

"Why don't we slaughter a chicken?" Han Fen's eyes lit up, and he looked salivating.

Zhou Yuqing shook his head faster, "We are monks, we don't eat meat, and we can't kill, just eat yours, we ......"

The real person tugged at the apprentice's shirt and whispered, "You have already said that the guest is as he pleases, and it is inappropriate to regret it." ”

Zhou Yuqing's eyes were wider than a bell, since he decided to go down the mountain, the master seems to have changed as a person, the old fairy who is majestic and does not eat the fireworks of the world said that he disappeared and disappeared, and the current Zihe real person is somewhat similar to a female madman, like a child who has not grown up.

The real person was a little frightened under the forced gaze of the apprentice, and said in a lower voice: "Suddenly, do you want to learn the technique?"

The palm technique is one of Kongtong's most profound skills, and those who have not been in the realm of internal strength cannot learn it, Zhou Yuqing was involved in the affairs of the sect, and he had already had a glimpse of the mysteries of the gods, but he didn't expect the master to suddenly mention it.

"Uh...... This one...... I...... Of course, of course I want to learn, but ......"

The real person blinked, "Your internal skills are a little worse, but with my help, it may not be impossible to practice." ”

Zhou Yuqing was overjoyed, and at the same time figured out the master's intentions, and said loudly: "The precept is only sincere, if the master insists, how can the guest refuse? ”

The real person nodded with a smile, but Han Fen didn't appreciate it, "You still don't understand what I mean, you two have to kill the chicken, didn't I say it, it's Huo Yun's chicken, I don't dare to move." ”

Zhou Yuqing's face turned red, but when he saw the master's expectant gaze, he had to grit his teeth and said: "I'm not afraid of Huo Yun, and I'm not afraid of the punishment of the gods, I'm willing to ...... for the sake of the master" Before the words were finished, he sighed and strode out of the room.

Outside, the twilight shrouded, in the courtyard, the flock of chickens leisurely, the timid yellow dog ran out at some point, surrounded the little donkey from afar, did not enter, as soon as he heard someone come out, turned around and ran, and got into Gu Shenwei's room.

Zhou Yuqing silently recited the scriptures in his heart, and said secretly: Poor chicken, you must have done evil things in your previous life, so that you will have the calamity of today, I only kill the chickens that look domineering, and it can be regarded as hoeing the strong and helping the weak.

Han Fen, who was standing at the door and watching, disrupted his plan of "hoeing the strong and helping the weak", and she didn't let two or three of the most arrogant roosters move, "The flower god and Da Hong can't be killed, that's Huo Yun's favorite guy, Xiao Fei can't do it, it hatches the most chicks, this one can, Huo Yun hasn't had time to name it, it still pecked on my leg......"

That night, it was a little fat chicken that was served to the table, shiny and shiny, and it was very attractive under the yellow light, Han Fen rubbed his hands excitedly, without saying a word, stretched out his arms, tore off two chicken legs, and connected a large piece of breast, and didn't even give in to the guests, and brought it to his mouth to take turns to bite.

Zhou Yuqing's face was like ashes, he hung his head and closed his eyes, and refused to eat a bite.

The real person rolled up his wide sleeves, reached out and tore off a chicken wing, carefully nibbled on the skin and flesh on it, and then patted his belly and sighed: "The last time I ate chicken was more than 60 years ago, why does it taste different from what I remember?"

"It's more delicious, isn't it?" Han Fen stuffed his mouth with chicken, holding the bones in both hands, his eyes still fixed on the remaining half of the chicken.

The real person shook his head, "It's probably because I've been a vegetarian for too long, and I can't stand the smell of meat, so I don't think it's as delicious as before." ”

Zhou Yuqing breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, if the old immortal opened meat from now on, it would be a big scandal to spread it.

Han Fen didn't care about other people's appetites, put down the slippery bones, reached out and tore off the other wing, and bit down so much that he even swallowed the bones.

Zhenren took pity on the apprentice and pushed the big bowl of meat to Zhou Yuqing, "Don't you want to taste it?" Maybe you can stand it. ”

Zhou Yuqing hurriedly took out a few pieces of dried buns from the baggage next to him, "I'll just eat this, just smelling the taste is enough for me." ”

The real person didn't force it, Han Fen was very happy, held the bowl in front of him, ate the whole chicken cleanly, leaving only a pile of broken bones, and finally took two buns from Zhou Yuqing, and ate them with the chicken juice in the bowl.

"Ahh Han Fen let out a comfortable cry, his hands and face were stained with oil and water, "You guys stay here, wait for Xiao Qin to come back, and let him build you two houses." He also cooks better, and today is the best meal I've had since he left. ”

Zhou Yuqing snorted lightly, even if the master passed on another stunt, he would not live in this kind of place and be in the company of a crazy woman.

The real person asked kindly, "How long has Qin Yeming been gone?"

"Probably ......" Han Fen counted with his fingers for a while, "It's been almost a month." ”

"Then he just arrived in Jingshi not long ago. "Zhou Yuqing knows the distance from Kongtong Mountain to Jingshi very well.

The real person was still interested in Qin Yeming, and asked again, "Does he often go out of the mountain?"

"Once a year. Han Fen immediately replied, unsuspecting, "Every time I have to go for two or three months, I will bring back many gifts, look at this dress of mine, and the beautiful clay figurine, I will show it to you." ”

Zhou Yuqing hurriedly stopped Han Fen, he understood that the master was trying to get words from the crazy woman's mouth, but he didn't care about what gifts she received, thinking about it, he had a little understanding of the old fairy's behavior of currying favor with Han Fen.

"Is Qin Yeming going to buy you a gift?" the real person continued to ask, in a casual tone.

"He went to do great things for Gu Shenwei. Han Fen lowered his voice, as if he also knew that it was a secret, "Every time Xiao Qin comes back, Gu Shenwei is very happy, do you know what it looks like for him to be happy?" Han Fen imitated the man's voice in a thick voice, "'Well, it's good, you go and rest." ’”

The real person began to ramble, and after a while, Han Fen yawned, "I'm going to sleep, I have to get up early tomorrow to clean up the yard, I can't let Huo Yun see the chicken manure all over the ground, bones and everything else have to be buried, remember, you must keep it secret......"

Zhou Yu slept for a while, opened his eyes before dawn, and quietly walked out of the grass house in the middle, the chicken and dog were silent, Han Fen and the old fairy were still in a dream, he walked to the firewood, and was just about to push it away, when he heard a cough coming from the old fairy's room.

He couldn't hide anything from the old immortal, he thought, since the old immortal didn't come out to stop it, then it proved that his guess was not wrong, the purpose of the old immortal's trip was not to ask the dragon king for help, but to capture the dragon king alive, and then go to the capital to solve the crisis.

How can this kind of thing let the old immortal take action in person, Zhou Yuqing decided to greet the returning Dragon King alone, he had heard of the Dragon King's sword technique, and he was still confident that his skills were superior, as for the short-tempered Huo Yun, he didn't pay attention to it at all.

When the sky was slightly bright, Zhou Yuqing came to the top of the hill in front of the valley, and happened to see a team of knights speeding up, not at all like a dragon king returning from buying wine.