Chapter 33: Grilled Fish on the Mountainside
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The clouds and mist overhead, and the occasional mountain wind blows, revealing a corner of the main hall on the top of the mountain, you have to have excellent eyesight, plus a certain amount of luck, to see clearly.
Shen Hao sighed, threw himself on the stone steps with the last bit of strength, wiped the beads of sweat on his face, and asked, "How many more steps did you walk today?"
"Fifty-one. Xiaoqiu was also sweating profusely, with one foot on top and one foot down, pressing his hands on the ground, using all his strength to finally step on one more stone step, and then sat down and let out a sigh, "It's too difficult, the more you go up, the greater the resistance." β
It's been almost a month, and there are fewer and fewer children climbing a mountain, and it's getting harder and harder to make progress.
"Is the Meng Du Sect kidding us? I heard that a Taoist priest without Neidan would never be able to climb the Old Ancestor Peak. β
"I don't think the Monduists are joking. Xiaoqiu looked at the peak from afar, recalling what she had seen and heard on it.
Shen Hao stood up and made one last attempt, no, he couldn't go one level, "Brother Xiaoqiu, go down the mountain, I won't even be able to catch up with dinner later." β
Below the thirty stone steps, they met Fang Fang and Mu Feihuang, who was so tired that he collapsed to the ground, Fang Fang leaned against the cliff, breathing heavily, her cheeks were red, and she smiled when she saw Xiaoqiu coming down.
"What about Erliang?" Xiaoqiu is still used to calling Shen Xiuwei's nickname in private, usually Erliang will be with Fangfang and Mu Feihuang, and he will step on one level more than Fangfang, but today he is nowhere to be seen.
Fang Fang was speechless for a while, and Mu Feihuang replied: "I was called down by his brother halfway, and I don't know what happened." β
The four of them went down the mountain, their backs and legs hurt, and they were no easier than going up the mountain, so very few people spoke again, and on the way, they met other Yelin Town teenagers, as long as they saw Xiaoqiu and Shen Hao, they immediately stopped climbing, turned around and went down the mountain together.
After hundreds of stone steps, the teenagers returned to a mountainside platform where they usually rested, and unexpectedly heard the cheers of Erliang Shen Xiuwei.
The platform was seven or eight steps wide and more than twenty steps long, sunken several feet into the cliff, barely sheltering from the wind and rain, and several teenagers were shouting happily around a bonfire.
"Grilled fish!" Xiao Qiu immediately smelled, this is the familiar aroma when he used to cook food with his friends when he was grazing in Yelin Town.
Sure enough, Erliang Shen Xiuwei turned his head and beckoned, "Come on, I have a big meal today, I eat vegetarian every day, I'm hungry to death." β
"Isn't there meat in the dish?" Daliang Shen Xiuming corrected his younger brother's statement, but the expression on his face was also salivating, the food in Jinghu Village tasted plain, and there were only three or four pieces of meat in a big bowl of dishes, although the brothers were children of poor families, but Yelin Town was close to the river, and there was no shortage of fish and mussels, and they were very uncomfortable with the very little meat and fishy food in this place.
More than a dozen fish have been grilled, and Erliang Shen Xiuwei was already impatient, so he immediately grabbed one and tore off a large piece with his mouth, and said while chewing: "Everyone is ready, I can eat it, right?" β
The teenagers flocked to the front, grabbed one with their fast hands, and waited for the next batch with slow hands.
It wasn't until she ate half of the grilled fresh fish that Xiaoqiu noticed that there were three teenagers sitting opposite, who were only familiar with each other before, and they didn't even know their names, as if they had just come to the pavilion.
"Where did you catch so many fish?" asked Shen Hao as he ate.
Erliang Shen Xiuwei only cared about eating fish, holding the second one in his hand, and staring at the third one that was being roasted on the fire, Daliang Shen Xiuming said: "There is a pond at the foot of the mountain, there are many fish in it, they sued me, I called Erliang to catch it, it was very easy." β
The teenagers of Wildwood nodded their gratitude to the three newcomers and continued to munch, their need for meat now far greater than their friendship.
Fang Fang held a grilled fish that Erliang Shen Xiuwei gave her, just ate half of it, and said, "You only came to the pavilion five days ago, right? β
The three children did not look very old, a girl and two men, both with round faces, big round eyes, revealing intelligence and cunning, but their posture was extremely upright, as if they were sitting in front of the elders.
"I have an impression of you. Xiao Qiu looked at a teenage boy opposite, "Your stick technique is very good, Meng Dujiao praised you yesterday morning, saying that you are very disciplined." β
The boy's eyes immediately turned into two rounds of crescent moons, "I'm not as good as you and Shen Hao, everyone says that you two are the strongest." β
It's always a pleasure to be complimented, Xiaoqiu also smiled, and Shen Hao accepted it calmly and asked, "What's your name?"
"My name is Pei Zihan, this is my cousin Pei Ziqi, this is my cousin Pei Shurong, we are both from Furong Mountain in Xijie Country, by the way, you can call my cousin Xiao Qingtao, this is her nickname. β
The girl called Xiao Qingtao looked even more immature than the two boys, but she was an older sister, and she smiled and nodded with her two cousins.
The three teenagers who were so kind and cute were willing to share the delicious fresh fish, the teenagers in Yelin Town immediately had a good impression of them, and they also reported their names separately.
Pei Shurong, the little green peach, finished eating her little fish, clapped her hands, and startled the new partners as soon as she spoke.
"Brother Xiaoqiu, everyone calls you that, isn't it?"
A very ordinary question, when this little girl said it, it seemed like she had a big piece of candy, so sweet that she didn't immediately throw herself into Xiaoqiu's arms after she finished speaking, but surprised the teenagers.
Xiaoqiu's hairs stood on end, a mouthful of fish meat choked in his throat, and he coughed a few times before swallowing, he grew so big, he had never heard such a soft and glutinous sound, his mother in his memory did not have such a voice, Fangfang did not, and the entire Yelin Town did not.
"Only...... That's what they call it. Xiaoqiu pointed to the surrounding Yelin Town boys.
Xiao Qingtao's voice was long, as if she was reciting an ancient poem with a low tone and frustration, "Little-Autumn-Brother." When he said the last word, he suddenly stopped, "I'll call you that from now on." β
Xiao Qiu felt a burst of cold air spread out along his pores, he really hoped that Xiao Qingtao wouldn't call him "Brother Xiao Qiu", at least not in this voice, "Uh......"
He was thinking of a reason to refuse, Xiao Qingtao asked curiously, "Brother Xiaoqiu, have you really been to the Old Ancestor Peak Courtyard twice?"
"I got into trouble and was taken by someone else. β
In the following time, Xiao Qingtao kept pestering Xiao Qiu, asking in detail about every detail of the peak of the ancestor, the other teenagers ate and laughed, Xiao Qiu had to be perfunctory without a word, and the mood of eating grilled fish was all gone, and when Shen Hao went down the mountain and returned to the pavilion, he was really relieved.
But Xiaoqingtao was still not satisfied, and followed Xiaoqiu to ask endlessly, Xiaoqiu had to ask her partners for help one by one, no one was willing to help, they all thought that this little girl's voice was ridiculous, and Xiaoqiu's embarrassment was also very interesting.
Xiaoqiu had no other choice but to cast a pleading glance at Fangfang, who covered her mouth and smiled, and after a while, she approached Xiaoqingtao and asked about the situation of Furong Mountain, successfully attracting her attention.
When they returned to the building, it was already dark, everyone missed the meal, and after eating enough grilled fish, they naturally no longer envied the vegetarian food in Jinghu Village, only Erliang Shen Xiuwei ran into the dining room and confirmed that there was no food left before returning to the room in disappointment.
This is an extremely pleasant day, although the fatigue of climbing the mountain has not been completely eliminated, Xiaoqiu still insists on practicing more clothes in the yard Shen Xiuwei has been quitting for several days, and Shen Hao is not as active as before, so only Xiaoqiu is still boxing hard.
He returned to his room tiredly, and was surprised to see that the other three had not slept.
Shen Hao and Daliang Shen Xiuming moved back again, and at this time they were sitting on the kang with Erliang Shen Xiuwei, silent.
Xiaoqiu was stunned for a moment, thinking that they were quarreling again, "Haven't slept yet?"
Shen Hao said in an overly solemn tone: "Brother Xiaoqiu, there is something you need to know. β
"Hmm. β
"The Pei sisters and brothers from Furong Mountain are not ordinary people, we shouldn't make friends with them. β
Shen Hao paused slightly, wanting to accentuate his tone, but was robbed by Erliang Shen Xiuwei, "Pei's sister and brother are demons." β
"Flying monsters?"
"Right and wrong. Shen Hao regained the right to speak, "It is said that there are three kinds of demons in the world: the first is the beast demon, just like the snake demon we have seen, but it is a little bigger and more unique than ordinary beasts; the second is a half-demon, which is the shape of a half-human and half-beast, which is only available in the land of demons in the extreme north; the last is a non-demon, not a demon of a demon, they have demon blood, but they are born in human form, and there is almost no difference from us. The Pei family in Furong Mountain is a very famous non-demon family, so everyone is not close to them. I also heard Xin Youtao say when I passed by the study just now, although this kid is timid, he knows a lot. β
Erliang Shen Xiuwei interjected again, "Do you remember what Meng Dujiao said?"
Yelin Town is a peaceful frontier town, Xiaoqiu has heard the legend of demons, but she doesn't know anything about classification, and the books in the hall rarely talk about these things, "It's not a demon of a demon." He repeated, "What is that? yes, yes, no, no." β
"Not really. Daliang Shen Xiuming said indignantly, "No matter what kind of demon it is, no matter how much it looks like a human, Pang Shan shouldn't recruit it." β
"But they look ......" Xiaoqiu still found it hard to believe that the Pei sisters and brothers had demon blood, they looked both timid and enthusiastic, like three pampered children from a rich family, how could they be half demonic?
"Brother Xiaoqiu, don't be stupid just because people call me sweet, her voice makes me get goosebumps all over my body, which is obviously a sign of a demon. Erliang Shen Xiuwei persuaded.
"I'm not stupid. "Yelin Town disappeared because of the demon seed, the bald man died in the mouth of the snake demon, Xiaoqiu has no good impression of the demon, "It's just a matter of dealing less in the future." β
Thinking of Xiao Qingtao's long-pitched "Brother Xiaoqiu", Xiaoqiu was even more glad that she didn't have to make friends with the Pei sisters and brothers.
Daliang Shen Xiuming was regretting going fishing with the three non-demons, and the fear on his face couldn't even hide the night, Xiaoqiu comforted: "Don't be afraid, since Pang Shan has accepted them as apprentices, there is no danger." β
"Don't forget to tell SΓΉ Fangfang. Shen Hao reminded, "She chatted happily with the little demon girl, don't be deceived." β
As a result, Fangfang had other ideas.
When Xiaoqiu found an opportunity to sue her the next day about being a demon, Fangfang was not surprised at all, "I already know, they are good people, Xiao Qingtao moved to my house last night, and we are friends." β
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