Xu Meijing only came to the small courtyard at noon, and in the morning, the eldest brother suddenly announced that he was going to retreat and cultivate, and let the two deputy castle owners assist in his own decision, and he also took out a box of property and distributed it to the big and small leaders in the gang, and the castle was full of laughter, and they all sighed that everyone followed the right person, and the castle master was really generous and generous, and he was definitely not a person who ate alone.

Xu Meijing didn't expect a big task to fall from the sky suddenly, she originally wanted to discuss with Qi Yuanshan how to manage such a mess, but she didn't expect Qi Yuanshang to leave. After reading Qi Yuanshan's letter, she was stunned, and the letter said that it would trouble her to take care of Huo Xiaofan for a few days, if he didn't come back, let Xiaofan go first, and he would definitely come back alone to thank her when he had time.

Huo Xiaofan stayed in Fengyun Fort for nearly seven days, and when he saw that Qi Yuanshan still hadn't come back, he decided to go on his way first. In the past few days, Granny Tang has been accompanying him, and I am very worried when I hear that he is leaving. But Huo Xiaofan had already made up her mind, and she was afraid that Huo Xiaofan would suffer on the road, so she not only prepared a lot of food, drink, and clothing for him, but also hired a big carriage to send him. Huo Xiaofan saw all these things, he was willing to accept it, he listened to Qi Yuanshan's encouragement, it was like taking this opportunity to temper himself, Granny Tang was like going to play and enjoy happiness, if he was known by Uncle Qi in the future, he would definitely be punished and let him down.

Xu Meijing also persuaded Granny Tang to go out so openly but not good for him, in case she was targeted by bad people, it would be counterproductive, she just gave Huo Xiaofan a golden heart goggles. Huo Xiaofan picked out two ordinary clothes and two pairs of shoes among many things, and rode a small donkey on the road, he wanted to ride a horse but he couldn't ride, and he was not tall enough to ride a horse, so he could only retreat and ride a donkey.

One morning in late autumn, Huo Xiaofan set off in the eyes of Xu Meijing and Granny Tang and others, he walked far away, the person who saw him off had not yet returned, he could still see Granny Tang had been waving to him, he had been feeling very warm these days, and secretly swore in his heart that he would come back to visit Granny Tang when he practiced martial arts well in the future, except for his grandfather and Uncle Qi, it was this Granny Tang who was the best for himself.

Huo Xiaofan happily rode the little Maoli on the official road, this little donkey was very docile, although he dragged him and some salutes, but it was not difficult at all. The autumn sky is high and cloudy, like a piece of jasper hanging on it, although the autumn wind is already a little cool, but it is not cold, and it is very comfortable to blow on the body. Huo Xiaofan has always dreamed of riding a horse to the end of the world with a sword, although now he has no sword and is still riding a donkey, but his heart is very comfortable, and he feels a little "proud of the autumn wind".

Although there were not many people along the official road, he carefully followed Qi Yuanshan's instructions for travel precautions, tried to hurry during the day, and rested in a crowded town or even a village at night, and unconsciously walked for two days. During this time, although it was hard to travel, he practiced kung fu when he had the opportunity, and sometimes when there was no one on the road, he jumped off the donkey and played a set of mixed yuan palms alone. This set of palm techniques was not very difficult, but after he practiced day and night, it was now in shape. As for the Jade Breaking Technique he cultivated, he had broken through the first layer as early as the day before he left Fengyun Castle, and now he was gradually cultivating the second layer, thinking about what his grandfather had told him before, as long as he started to practice the authentic Xuanmen Martial Arts, his skills would be a thousand miles a day, and now seeing that his grandfather's hard work was not in vain, this strengthened his determination to practice desperately.

On this day, he came to a city called Jinyang, which was not large in terms of the size of the city walls. It's really not too lively when I entered the city, and the scale of Shonan Castle was far from the same before. He looked for a small shop that seemed to have a good business, asked for a pound of beef and two cakes, had a full meal, and bought some for supplies, and then saw that the sun was high and it was still early, so he was ready to continue on his way. As he approached the city wall, he faintly heard someone moaning, and in search of prestige, it was an old man holding his legs on the corner of the city wall and humming.

The old man said that he was a beggar, but the clothes on his body were not too torn, and he must have suffered if he was not a beggar. Huo Xiaofan didn't know why he suddenly remembered his grandfather, so he led the donkey over and asked, "Uncle, what's wrong with you?"

The old man glanced at Huo Xiaofan and wiped his tears and said, "It's okay, it's okay, the old man has encountered a dilemma for a while, so it's time for you to laugh at the kid." ‘’

''Well, my uncle, your foot is injured, didn't you go to a doctor to take a look?'' Huo Xiaofan looked at the old man's leg and felt a little distressed.

"Alas, don't mention it, I haven't eaten for two days, so I still have money to treat my illness," the old man looked depressed.

"Then you are not from this place, where is your home, do you have any other family?" Huo Xiaofan asked,

"Don't tell you the little brother, I am a person from Jiyang Mansion about fifty miles away from here, and I originally came out to do some small business, but the passing years were not conducive to encountering horse thieves, not only did the goods I snatch but also injured my legs, and I fled to this Jinyang City and did not go home", alas. As he spoke, he began to squeeze tears again.

Huo Xiaofan listened to the tragic experience of this old man, and expressed deep sympathy, he took out Qi Yuanshan to give him the route, looked carefully and found that his next stop was Jiyang Mansion, so he said to the old man: "Old man, let's go with me, you ride my donkey, I'll walk, I'll give you a ride." As he spoke, he took out some food for him, and the old man was not in a hurry to eat, but said gratefully: "Little brother, you are really a good person, you are chivalrous and courageous at a young age, and you will definitely have a great future in the future." My granddaughter is about the same age as you, and you send me back to me to marry her to you in the future. ”

Huo Xiaofan sweated in his heart, and hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Don't say that, boss, doing chivalry and righteousness is within my generation, and I don't need you to have anything in return." You have something to eat, let's go, and send you home as soon as possible. ”

The old man rode on the donkey with great gratitude, and Huo Xiaofan led the donkey in front of him on foot. The two chatted while walking, and the old man inquired about Huo Xiaofan's life experience intentionally or unintentionally, but Huo Xiaofan was not too lacking in heart, he simply said that he went to join his relatives, and nothing was dragged out. When the two of them were walking on the road, they suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves behind them, Huo Xiaofan looked back and saw that it was three riders galloping from behind, he had the impression that he had seen these people once before entering Jinyang City, and they looked at him for a long time at that time, and they didn't know why they fell behind again.

Immediately, the three of them were all in their thirties, all of them were well-armed, and each of them was holding a weapon. The three of them stared at the old man with sharp eyes, and at this time, the old man was not too panicked and afraid, he shouted at Huo Xiaofan: "Grandson, go quickly, if you don't go again, it will be dark, don't get in the way of others, lean to the side." ”

Huo Xiaofan didn't know why he suddenly called his grandson, but he didn't refute, just leaned aside.

Immediately, the three of them showed puzzled expressions on their faces, and did not say anything, urging the horses to continue walking. After those people left, Huo Xiaofan could feel the old man's breath, and there was still a hint of pride in his eyes. He asked tentatively, "Uncle, aren't those people horse thieves robbing you of things?" How can there be horse thieves in the peaceful and prosperous world now, shouldn't we go to the government to report to the official first? ”

"Hmph, the government won't care about your," the old man said disdainfully.

Huo Xiaofan didn't know why he suddenly felt that the old man was not so polite when he spoke, he was naturally kind, and he didn't think so. On the way, he also took the initiative to bring him some water to drink, he has always regretted that his grandfather died too early, there was no opportunity to be filial, today I met this old man of about the same age, and I tried my best to take care of it.

The two walked a little further and came to a wooded field. The old man's face suddenly became solemn, it turned out that there were two people who galloped away just now in front of him blocking the road, and he looked back at the back at this time, and he didn't know when he was also standing alone to block the way out.

One of them pointed the sword in his hand and shouted: "What an eight-faced divine fox Qiu Shijun, it is really tricky, he actually remembered to find a child to be your cover, if it weren't for my brother to wake up in time, I'm afraid I really fell for your conspiracy, hurry up and hand over the things and give you a whole corpse."

The old man smiled suspiciously, I don't understand what you said, this strong man, you are the king of the mountain who robs people's money, we have nothing valuable on us, let us go over. ”

He knew it was hard to hide this time, but he didn't want to admit it easily.

I only heard the person behind me shouting angrily: "You despicable villain, Wang our eldest brother treats you as his own brother, and he actually kills people for robbery, aren't you afraid of retribution?"

"Hehe, the retribution picture was also robbed by your eldest brother, and my killing him is his retribution. The old man didn't shy away anymore, and was still quibbling, "Let's do this, let's share this picture together, how about we look for treasures together?"

"Phew! We have spread your evil deeds to the whole province, you are now angry with people and gods, people from all walks of life are looking for you, God has eyes for our brother to find you first, you quickly kill yourself, our brother in the province will do it. "One of them.

"Skynet is magnificent but not leaky, we have seen this kid a long time ago, he was alone when he came, and now he suddenly has a grandfather, you should also die. ”

Huo Xiaofan couldn't have imagined that this poor old man was actually a murderer, and when he heard this, he killed an acquaintance, just to covet something in the hands of others. Only then did he realize that he had been used by this person just now, and he was still stupid to serve him all the way.

He was still secretly annoyed, and one of the people opposite shouted: "Child, get out of the way, don't hurt you, you must have been deceived by him." ”

The old man thought to himself, no wonder he showed his flaws, it turned out that they had already seen this dead child, and they were unlucky. The thought flashed in his heart, his eyes flicked to both sides, and he suddenly jumped down from the donkey, the speed was extremely fast, how could he still be a little injured, Huo Xiaofan was frightened by his body, and before he could react, he was gathered by the old man over his head and threw it at the two people in front of him. One of the two in front shouted, "Despicable. . . He didn't dodge at all, just raised his foot like lightning and kicked Huo Xiaofan who flew away, this kick kicked Huo Xiaofan in the air several times, fell more than a foot away, and fainted.

The old man took advantage of this gap and flew towards the sorghum fields on both sides, and the three of them were willing to give up and hurriedly chased after them with their weapons.