Chapter Twenty-Three: A Chance Encounter
The carriage started and proceeded along the official road from Zhuoguang County to Qixia County. Although it is an official road, it is also very bumpy along the way, but for the two of them, this bit of suffering is naturally nothing compared to a small life.
The old horse-drawn broken cart, coupled with a hunchback coachman, such a combination is too inconspicuous, no matter how powerful and cautious the Fang family is, I am afraid that it is impossible to imagine that an immortal cultivator who is high up on weekdays will wronged himself to such a point. Even if two groups of Fang family monks passed by this carriage in a row, they never stopped the carriage for search.
Seeing this scene, Lin Xuanqing's hanging heart was finally relieved, and he looked up to see Lin Shurong shrinking in the corner of the carriage, looking nervous, staring at the position of the window.
After thinking about it for a while, Lin Xuanqing understood her thoughts, and couldn't help but smile dumbly: "You don't have to worry so much. With my cultivation, any wind and grass in the radius of this carriage of fifty zhang cannot hide from my eyes. If there is any danger, I will notify you as soon as possible. ”
"I almost forgot, you are an immortal cultivator, you don't need to use your eyes to see everything in the outside world. When Lin Shurong heard this, she suddenly realized, and couldn't help but laugh.
"Hehe, if you are really tired, just sleep for a while! The road is long, and I also need to meditate to recharge my energy to cope with the situation that may occur at any time. Lin Xuanqing smiled slightly.
"Okay, if you get to the place, you wake me up. Lin Shurong said, and when she saw Lin Xuanqing nodding, she slowly closed her eyelids and looked sleepy.
Lin Xuanqing saw her eyebrows moving slightly, and knew that she hadn't really fallen asleep. After all, she is just a weak woman, although she is much stronger than ordinary people, but in the face of this kind of life and death, she will inevitably panic. It's just that the experience of dealing with the Fang family for many years has made her good at hiding her thoughts, no matter how nervous and scared she is, she will never easily reveal it in front of others.
He didn't go to poke her, but after sitting cross-legged, he closed his eyes slightly, and his divine sense was released with all his strength, and he became vigilant.
After walking for about two or three hours, the weather was getting hotter and hotter, and the old horse's speed was getting slower and slower, and his steps were difficult.
"Wait, stop here. ”
Lin Xuanqing suddenly opened his eyes and shouted.
Lin Shurong was suddenly awakened and asked nervously, "What's wrong?"
Lin Xuanqing made a reassuring gesture to her, and frowned: "At this rate, I'm afraid that before we reach Qixia County, this old horse will die violently." In such a hot weather, forcing the road to arouse suspicion, next to a tea house, we might as well take a rest here. When the heat subsides, it's not too late to hurry. ”
"Okay, it's up to you to decide whether to go or stop. I'm just a little maid of yours now!" Lin Shurong chuckled when she saw that there was no danger.
"Hehe, let's get out of the car!"
As he spoke, the two walked out of the carriage together, and when they looked at the old horse again, they found that there was already a layer of white foam on the corner of its mouth, which was obviously a sign of heat stroke.
"Childe, you are a very good person, not only generous, but also so considerate of the old man. In fact, the old man knows that with the weight of that ingot of silver, you can rent a carriage or even buy a carriage ten times more luxurious than this, but you have cheapened this business for nothing, my old man, it must be pitiful to see the old man!"
Lin Xuanqing touched his nose, he was really as good as he said, but he couldn't deny it, otherwise it would be even more difficult to explain, so he had to smile awkwardly: "Hehe, I'm just too lazy to find other cars, and I picked up a ready-made one, how can I be so kind as you always say?"
"Hey, Childe is too modest. The old man has lived for most of his life, read countless people, and thinks that he still has some knowledge of people. In this world, there are not many good people like Childe!" The hunchbacked old man sighed repeatedly.
Lin Xuanqing was speechless for a while.
If this old man knew how much blood he had on his hands last night, he would not dare to make such a judgment.
In this world, who can tell the difference between good people and bad people?
"Alright, you should tie the horse to a shady place and fill it with some water to replenish its strength. Let's rest here for a while!"
Lin Xuanqing said a few words to the hunchbacked old man, and then took Lin Shurong towards the tea house.
Next to the official road, there is usually a tea house every few dozen miles, for merchants or officials to rest. It is said to be a tea house, but it is actually a simple tea shed, with a large piece of rice hanging in front of it, and a big word "tea" is written. Although the place is simple, due to the hot weather, there are really many people drinking tea here.
Lin Xuanqing's eyes swept over, and when he saw that there were no immortal cultivators inside, he let down his guard, took Lin Shurong silently to a remote corner, and sat down.
Soon, Xiao Er brought a pot of tea, and Lin Shurong opened the teacup and poured a cup of tea for Lin Xuanqing.
Taking a sip, Lin Xuanqing shook his head secretly, the tea here was really light and boring, so he put down the teacup. Lin Shurong was really thirsty, and drank two teas in a row.
The two of them chatted without saying a word, passing the time.
About a quarter of an hour later, there was a sudden commotion in the tea house, and I saw five or six low-level monks dressed in Shu brocade robes coming from the other end of the official road, and they were still cursing and swearing.
Seeing the appearance of these people, Lin Shurong shook her wrist, and the tea spilled a little, and she still didn't realize it, and exclaimed in a low voice: "It's from the Fang family." ”
Lin Xuanqing suddenly pressed her jade wrist on the table, patted the back of her hand lightly, and said in a low voice: "Don't be impatient, they shouldn't recognize us yet." Let's see what they're here for, and it's not too late to do it. ”
"Oh, okay. Lin Shurong also found out that she was out of shape, and nodded like a busy chicken pecking rice.
At this time, I only heard a bald Fang family monk scolding: "Bad luck, it's really fucking bad luck." We were originally ordered to find the whereabouts of the girl surnamed Lin, but we didn't expect to provoke such a bad star. If it weren't for the big clan dragging her to death, let us escape as soon as possible, I'm afraid we would have been planted in the hands of this evil star today. ”
"Bang!" As soon as the bald man finished speaking, a red-faced old man led by him slammed the table and said angrily, "Fang Tingye, you still dare to say it." If it weren't for the fact that you saw that woman and wanted to molest her, how could we have caused this trouble?
"Sixth Clan Elder, you dissipate your anger, it's not okay if I'm wrong!, but then again, the Great Clan Elder is already a master of the ninth layer of the Cloud Qi Technique, how could there be any mistakes?" The bald head pleaded a few words, but he had absolute confidence in the strength of the Great Clan Elder, and said nonchalantly.
Lin Xuanqing overheard a few words and was secretly vigilant, but he couldn't help but laugh in his heart, and he didn't know what kind of difficult characters this Fang family had provoked, and he was so embarrassed.
But then again, although he is not ashamed of the bald man's personality, he still agrees with this person's words in his heart, that is, the strength of the old man.
Thinking back to the situation last night, although the old Fang Kun of the big clan did not take action in person, his powerful momentum has been exposed. In the entire Zhuoguang County, I am afraid that except for the mysterious ancestor of the Fang family, there is no one who is his opponent. Even he must avoid its edge for the time being, otherwise he won't have to hide his head and tail like this.
But the red-faced old man's next words surprised Lin Xuanqing.
"You rammer, I still don't know what kind of character you're provoking, I really don't know whether to live or die. Although the woman was young, even the old man couldn't see through her cultivation. If my expectations are correct, this woman is very likely to be a powerhouse in the Cloud Sea Realm. The chance that the elders of the big clan can survive is less than one percent. The red-faced old man thought of the horror of the scene just now, and suddenly felt cold on his back, and couldn't help but spread his anger on the bald man.
"What, Yunhai Realm, how is it possible? Looking at its appearance, it seems that it is not yet twenty years old. You must know that when the Ancestor broke through the Cloud Sea Realm, he was already seventy-six years old. The other Fang family disciples were immediately shocked, and the bald man was even more stunned, and his face turned pale.
"Hmph, the entire immortal cultivation world is as strong as a forest, although our Fang family can be the king and hegemon in Zhuoguang County, but in front of the real immortal cultivation faction, it is just a small miscellaneous fish. It's ridiculous that you are waiting to sit in the well and watch the sky, and you have developed an arrogant and barbaric character for no reason. If you enter the real realm of cultivating immortals, you don't even know how you died. The red-faced old man hated that iron could not become steel, and gritted his teeth and reprimanded.
"Yes, yes. The bald man suddenly panicked, and hurriedly said, "Don't discipline me first, since the elder of the big clan is in trouble, we should return to the family as soon as possible, please move the ancestor." Only the Ancestor can compete with the powerhouses of the Cloud Sea Realm. ”
"Well, you're okay with that, let's go. The red-faced old man poured a sip of tea, and with a big move, he was about to leave with everyone.
It turned out that he came here to drink tea, completely frightened by the scene just now, and was just frightened by the tea.
Just as they were about to rush out of the tea house, a cold voice suddenly sounded in the sky: "You Fang family, none of you can leave." ”
Everyone was startled and hurriedly looked towards the door, only to see a girl with a light skirt strolling in, followed by a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy behind her.
"Is that her?"
When he saw the girl's face clearly, Lin Xuanqing suddenly exclaimed, and he was overjoyed. But when his gaze fell on the young man, his face became strange again.