Outside the gate of Qinglin Town, under the faded red lantern, Xu Erzi, Li Xiaoliu, Ma Fat'er, Luo Sanpao, and Thin Monkey, five beggars collected by Wei Shisan, stopped, and watched from a distance as Wei Shisan's party on a horse gradually moved away, gradually turning into a few black spots, and finally disappeared at the end of the path.

The streets of Qinglin Town are black, all the villagers in Qinglin Town, at this moment, they are all cheering excitedly, at the front of the crowd, a white-bearded old man with a wrinkled face, the mayor of Qinglin Town, the old face trembles uncontrollably, and tears of excitement flow in his eyes.

"The sky has eyes, my poor daughter does not need to worry about being ruined by this thief!" the old mayor burst into tears and cheered, and someone in the crowd took out the gong that had been prepared long ago and struck it with joy.

The sound of gongs and drums resounded throughout the town, and the old mayor took out a brand-new red lantern and picked a sturdy young man from the crowd to step on a ladder and replace the lantern hanging on the town gate that had not been changed for decades.

For the sound of gongs and drums in the town, Wei Shisan, who had already driven away, couldn't hear it, and if Xiao Baiyan knew the cheers in Qinglin Town, he didn't know how he would feel.

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"Wait a minute!" Looking at the familiar small temple in front of him, he had an indescribable feeling in his heart, after all, he had been with him for more than eight years, Wei Shisan jumped off the horse, shouted to everyone, and rushed into the small temple.

Before coming to the Sanqing statue in the small temple, Wei Shisan respectfully put on the nine incense sticks, and he watched the fire spread down little by little, looking in a trance, not knowing what he was thinking.

When the incense burned out, he carefully looked at all the familiar corners, walked to the temple gate and just wanted to lock the temple door, but after thinking about it, there was still no lock, he thought that the down-and-out beggars who passed by in the future would have a place to stay, and maybe someone would give a few sticks of incense to the Sanqing patriarch on his behalf in the future.

In the end, he no longer had nostalgia, turned around and stepped on the bluestone slab on the ground and turned over on the horse's back, just like the free and easy of the purple-robed old Taoist back then.

"Let's go!" The little white-faced Yan Zhen looked at Wei Shisan, who stepped on the horse, and spoke loudly to everyone, warm as jade, like an elegant and turbid boy in the book, the whip in his hand was whipped on the horse's buttocks, and everyone set off again.

Wei Shisan glanced back at Qinglin Town, which had disappeared from sight, it seemed that the goatee Wen Fengchen was still crooked under the old locust tree to tell a story, Xu Er was stunned and they were smiling and greeting guests, Lao Pang was still squinting and pacing in the yard, and the naughty children were chasing and frolicking on the bluestone paved path, and then smiled, and the whip in his hand flicked, the horse neighed in pain, and chased the horse's hooves towards the partner in front.

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Unconsciously, Wei Shisan and the others had been on the road for a day.

The territory of Jiuzhi Prefecture is mostly plains, and there are many official roads, although so, everyone sitting on horseback will inevitably have a bumpy road after all.

"Childe, let's rest here, today I want to come to the city of Fuhua, then a good night's rest, recuperate enough to continue on the road, hard work. Huo Tong looked at the sky, noticed that his son-in-law's face was a little pale, and waved his hand to signal everyone to stop and speak.

"Okay!" Wei Shisan said weakly on the back of the horse, this day of rushing with stars and moons, Wei Shisan felt that his whole body was about to be bumped and scattered, his legs and feet were sore, and he had lost the excitement of the newborn calf who was not afraid of tigers when he first rode the horse.

Everyone got off the horse, Huo Tong took the other three guards to sit down on the grass on the side of the road, Wei Shisan also picked a grass and lay down directly, the little white-faced Yan Zhen saw that Yan Qingzhao did not mean to get off the carriage, so he sat down on the grass next to Wei Shisan.

Wei Shisan noticed Yan Zhen sitting next to him, and suddenly remembered the events of that night, his face became strange, and his body couldn't help but move to the side.

Yan Zhen glanced at Wei Shisan, who moved his body, feeling a little funny, as if he was afraid that he would take advantage of him, he took out a steamed bun and threw it on Wei Shisan's chest, and said angrily: "I will have a good meal when I go to Fuhua City today, let's make a living now." ”

Looking at the steamed buns thrown by the little white face, he suddenly felt a little hungry, Wei Shisan grabbed the steamed buns that fell on his chest, and took a bite of them, his voice was a little unclear: "The steamed buns are already good, when I was a beggar, I could rarely even eat steamed buns, don't underestimate this steamed bun, I don't know how many people in this world can't eat enough steamed buns!"

The little white-faced Yan Zhen didn't answer, and was stunned.

"Where are we going, you have never been able to tell me where you are coming from, now you can tell me!" Wei 13 said to himself.

He has always been very curious about the origin of the little white faces, but every time he mentions this issue, everyone is silent, and every time he can only give up.

Yan Zhen thought for a while and replied, "We are going to Xiliang Shuzhong County this time!" glanced at Wei Shisan's blank expression, and continued to explain, "Xiliangzhou is about 10,000 miles away from here, and it will take us half a month to arrive, my grandfather is a general of the Great Wei Dynasty, and his station is in Shuzhong County." ”

Wei Shisan's eyes lit up, he felt that the generals were all heroes like the eighteenth generals told in the story of the goatee, and he was faintly looking forward to seeing Yan Zhen's grandfather soon and being able to see the heroes in his heart.

"Why do you want to stay in this town for six years?" Wei Shisan felt a little puzzled, why didn't he stay at home and come to this place thousands of miles away.

Yan Zhen smiled dumbly, an inexplicable loss appeared on his face, the brilliance in his eyes dimmed a little, he lowered his head and hugged his knees with his hands, and did not answer the question raised by Wei Shisan.

Wei Shisan realized that he had said the wrong thing, and secretly regretted why he had so many questions, he smiled, sat up with his arms on the ground, put his arms on the ground, and put Yan Zhen's shoulders on the shoulders, leaving the events of that day out of the clouds, where do you care about that kind of thing at this time.

"Alright, alright, I'll be with you no matter what. Wei 13 patted Yan Zhen on the shoulder, and comforted him with arrogance.

Yan Zhen nodded and did not speak.

Wei Shisan saw that his friend's mood was low, and changed the topic: "You have been to that Flashy City when you came, tell me how that Flashy City is, I have never been to the city since I grew up." ”

Yan Zhen adjusted his mood, and after a while, he said: "At that time, I was just passing by that place in a hurry, how could I know how that place was, but I can tell you about Xiliang." ”

"Xiliang is beautiful. There are a lot of mountains, a lot of villages, and a lot of rivers. Countless mountains and rivers outline the outline of Xiliang on the earth, and the flowers of Xiliang are very beautiful after rain. Yan Zhen reveled in remembrance, and his voice was as warm as jade, warming people's hearts and making people yearn for it.

As he spoke, Yan Zhen's voice paused, as if he remembered something, his eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he slowly spoke: "However, Xiliang is also very dangerous, it is a place where beauty and danger coexist, Xiliang has a hundred thousand mountains, the mountains stretch for thousands of miles, among which demons are rampant, it is said that there are ape demons with a volume of up to 100 zhang, birds that can soar for nine days, domineering and peerless, no one has ever dared to go deep into the 100,000 mountains. ”

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"Childe, you're on your way. ”

Wei Shisan was listening to Yan Zhen's story and was fascinated, when suddenly Huo Tong's greeting came from not far away, so he had to give up, get up from the grass, and get on the horse with Yan Zhen.

The group hit the road again and headed straight for the Flashy City.