Chapter 31: Thatched Houses

Tianyi was overjoyed to see the 'red ice' in his arms, and gently stroked his silky back, which made the little guy happily rub his head against Tianyi's chest. At this time, he no longer cared about the 'Spirit Jade Essence' that Liu Banxian got, and he was in a good mood.

Liu Banxian looked helpless, took the spirit jade essence in his arms, and walked out of the valley. Tianyi followed. At this time, the sky had already darkened, and the bright moonlight had disappeared without knowing when, either hiding in the clouds or disappearing into the sky. The valley became silent and cold, without light.

The two went out of the valley and went down the mountain. Although it is dark now, and it is even more secluded between the mountains and forests, it has no effect on the day one or two, and it is like day between the night. After walking for about an hour, the two came to a dilapidated thatched hut. Although it is very remote, the simple decoration and chic layout let people know that the people who live there are not ordinary.

was really a little tired, Tianyi wanted to rest here, but Liu Banxian pushed open the fence outside the hut and walked in. Walk through a small vegetable field and walk in front of a thatched hut. Liu Banxian pushed the door in, but there was no one inside.

"Who belongs to this hut!, why did you just push the door in!" Tianyi asked a little puzzled. On the other side, Liu Banxian seemed to be still angry, did not speak, and when he entered the door, he found the fire and lit the oil lamp and sat down to rest. Tianyi patted Chi Bing's head a little sneeringly, meaning that you blamed you for annoying Liu Banxian.

And 'Chi Bing' raised his head arrogantly and glanced at Liu Banxian with disdain, which probably meant 'I just did something to him'. Tianyi shook his head helplessly, and after entering the house, he also found a comfortable position to sit down, ready to meditate and rest.

The area around the thatched hut is very lively, all kinds of insects and birds chirping, as well as the roar of wild beasts in the deep mountains, making it difficult for people to sleep, and Tianyi is only a shallow meditation. Because the loudest sound was Liu Banxian's snoring in his ears, which was deafening.

The breeze blew through the thatched huts, with a rustling sound, and the sky was getting brighter, and the fish belly was already white in the east. Tianyi suddenly heard the sound of the fence of the outhouse being pushed open. Xindao is not the original owner back, and his heart is a little nervous. After a long time, I saw a man in white pushing the door and walking in. I saw that the man was dressed in white and hat, carrying a basket made of bamboo behind his back, with a slender figure, a face as white as snow, lips as red as fire, and a pair of clear eyes with a hint of doubt, as if he was a little surprised by the two uninvited guests in the house. Then he gently closed the door, carefully removed the bamboo basket from his back, gently placed it behind the door, and then took out the books that were basically turned over to tatters. Tianyi saw that it was several of the four books and five classics such as "University" and "The Mean". After putting the books on the table, he bowed down to Tian Yi and the two and said, "Xiaosheng Fan Hong, he is a talent from Yuezhou City, I don't know why the two of you are coming to the cold house?"

The first time Tianyi saw such an interesting person, it was obvious that the two of them took advantage of the absence of the dove to occupy the magpie's nest, but the original owner still saluted and asked. Tianyi, who was already a little embarrassed in his heart, kicked Liu Banxian and motioned for him to speak, and what responded to him was a series of snoring.

"In the next day, I was tired of walking in this mountain, and when I saw your house, I wanted to come in and rest, but no one was there, so I could only make my own opinion, I was embarrassed,"

"It's okay, it's all Jianghu people, why are they so restrained, I don't know what Brother Tai is holding in his arms, but the mountain and water spirit beast 'Red Ice'?" Fan Hong asked with disbelief flashing in his eyes.

"That's right, this is 'Red Ice' but how do you recognize it, after all, he is very different from before!" Tianyi was very curious, but when he saw that Fan Hong's eyes were clear and there was no cunning, he asked casually.

"I saw a description of 'red ice' in a volume of 'Wu Yue Miscellaneous Sayings' in a book of "Strange Tales of the Rivers and Lakes", saying that the whole body is white, like a deer and not a deer, and it is humane. Feed on 'Lingyu Essence'. To tell you the truth, I have been studying in this place for almost a year, and I have seen traces of 'red ice' in the mountains. Now that I see that my brother's equipment is extraordinary, how can the things in my hands be ordinary. So I guessed, but I didn't expect to guess correctly. Fluke. Fan Hong, a white-clothed talent, waved his hand modestly and said.

After hearing this, Tianyi admired this Xiucai very much, and just a little bit of information can reason about it, presumably this person is not an ordinary person.

"By the way, Brother Fan Hong, I don't know what you're doing in the deep mountains?" Tianyi asked curiously. Generally, people of this age like to be lively, how can they endure loneliness.

"I'm not afraid of being laughed at by you, one of the reasons why I hide in the mountains is that I like the atmosphere in the mountains, quiet and far-reaching, able to be unrestrained, feel free, read a few books I like, and chant a few poems as I like. There is no need to intrigue, judge the situation. Life is just about being comfortable. Good reading does not seek to understand, the blame is that he was instigated by a group of friends to participate in the township examination, and was selected as a talent from a small child, and later because of his excellent grades, he was specially recommended to participate in the imperial examination. I hid in the mountains, and the imperial examinations were about to start in three months. Hey!" Fan Hong sighed helplessly, the world is a peaceful civil official, and the military chaos is useless. For a powerless scholar like him, it is indeed useless in this gradually chaotic world. It's not that I don't want to contribute to the country, but I don't want to change my original intention because of the intrigue above the court. Therefore he fled from the world, but he never could escape.

"Since Brother Fan has such a great talent, why don't you go and serve the country!" Tianyi asked with some curiosity, he didn't understand Fan Hong's thoughts.

The Northern Xiongnu have been indulging in for six or seven years, and their internal turmoil has been in turmoil, as long as the Northern Xiongnu are unified, then the war in the north of Jingguo will be urgent. In recent years, Emperor Wu of Jingguo has not participated in political affairs, although Prime Minister Sima Kui is everyone's talent, without the emperor's center, the princes under him have fallen apart. The Northern Xiongnu have been in war for many years, although their power has not increased, but the strength of the Xiongnu soldiers is increasing day by day, and it is not a problem to have one enemy and ten fears. Now the Youzhou army is only 100,000, and the Xiongnu are in turmoil. The moat in Youzhou can't stop the hooves of the Northern Xiongnu. In addition, there is also the barbarian king of the south, although it is said that he will not violate the border, but the accident a few years ago caused the king of Yue to neglect the battlefield, and it is difficult to say who will win or lose when the time comes. Enemies were attacked on all sides, and gunsmoke rose in the rivers and lakes. What can I do as a mere scholar in such a Jingguo. Have this heart but not this strength!" The scholar said like a river, and Tianyi heard it a little foggy.

"Little scholar, your knowledge is good. The old man asks you another question!" I don't know when Liu Banxian woke up, and after listening to Fan Hong's words, he seemed to be shocked by this young man's insight, and asked.

"Sir, you're awake, don't hesitate to say anything wrong!" Seeing that Liu Banxian, who was still dozing off just now, had woken up, Fan Hong got up and saluted and said respectfully.

"How do you think the relationship between the rivers and lakes and the temple should get along!" Liu Banxian said with a slight frown.

Therefore, Mr. asked, I believe that Mr. must be a person in the rivers and lakes, and his status is not low. Even so, I'm going to tell the truth. Fan Hong straightened his chest, straightened his waist, and looked at Liu Banxian with his head high. "Nowadays, there are a lot of troubles in Jingguo, and Jingguo is also constantly worried, and all of this is from the rivers and lakes, the people in the rivers and lakes act arbitrarily, thinking that they are representing heaven and earth to eliminate evil and promote good, but they don't know that their existence itself is illegal, and they are free to kill people at will. This has led to turmoil on the rivers and lakes, when will the revenge be retributed, the vendetta of the people in the rivers and lakes will also affect the pond fish, and how many innocent people have died. Today's rivers and lakes are fighting between good and evil, and the so-called struggle between the righteous path and the devil's way is often the people's indignation, and the ordinary people can't see it. The imperial court is also beyond the reach of the whip. If the rivers and lakes are still in such chaos in the future, then I think that the temple will not sit still, and if you want to be xenophobic, you must first settle down, and I think Your Majesty will raise a knife against the rivers and lakes here in the future. Unless there is also his order above the rivers and lakes, the consequences can be imagined. Fan Hong finished speaking in one breath, neither humble nor arrogant, and didn't care about Liu Banxian's face being blue.

"You mean that if the rivers and lakes fight with the temple, there is no chance of winning at all?" Liu Banxian said a little angrily.

"About the odds, how can I see through it as a little scholar, but I hope it is the temple victory, today's Emperor Wu is a person with a magnificent style, and he also has the talent to govern the country, if it weren't for the events of the year, today's Jingguo is already a scene of internal and external domination of the world. Why should there be so many evils? But the snipe and the clam compete, the fisherman profits, and there are fishermen in all four realms, so this is a plan, but it can't be sought!" Fan Hong's eyes were slightly sad, he was an ordinary person, who came from the bottom of society and witnessed too many dark things. How painful it is to feel the deep wail of weakness.

"You're right, but since you know that I'm from the rivers and lakes, you still said to me, aren't you afraid that I will kill you casually?" After speaking, Liu Banxian's momentum changed, and his aura was awe-inspiring, and the atmosphere in the entire room froze, and Fan Hong's eyes saw that he seemed to be shrouded in blood. It was difficult to breathe, but he still looked at Liu Banxian firmly. Without bowing his head, it is hard to imagine how this thin body can withstand such a lot of pressure.

One step, two steps, Liu Banxian gradually walked towards Fan Hong, Fan Hong spurted out a mouthful of blood, and sat on the ground.

"Hey, you're enough, I really want to kill him!" Tianyi dodged in front of Fan Hong, helped him up, and turned his head to glare at Liu Banxian.

"Let's go, it's dawn!" Liu Banxian retracted his momentum, pushed open the door and found that the sun outside was just right, the air was fresh, and he was in a happy mood.

"Oh! I see!" Tianyi picked up Fan Hong, and then patted the dust off his body. Smiled at him, turned around and ran towards Liu Banxian.

"Don't think I don't know, the pressure you just put on him is to spit out the depression in his body for many years and dredge the meridians!" Tianyi looked at Liu Banxian with bad intentions.

"Hmph, what do you stinky boy know. I just don't want such an interesting person to die too early, then how boring the world is!!" Liu Banxian said with some annoyance when he was exposed.

Watching the two people drift apart, without hearing the words of the two, Fan Hong cleaned up the house, then put the books in the bamboo basket, carefully carried them on his shoulders, and then closed the door, and after taking one last look at the thatched house, he took a deep breath and sighed, "It's time to go back!"

One person has a bamboo basket all the way, and since then, the temple has been fighting, and there is no smoke battlefield. I can't help myself!