Chapter 2: The Hero's Feast
The four of them came down the mountain, identified the path, and before they knew it, they reached the main road, and they couldn't help but stop. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Ouyang Feng looked at Hong Qigong, did not speak, turned around again, stared at Yang Guo, as if he wanted to say something, opened his mouth, but suddenly turned back again, identified the direction, and headed west. Li Changqing knew that his relationship with Yang Guo was complicated, and he didn't realize anything when he was unconscious before, but now he is clear, even if he has always been ruthless, he doesn't know how to deal with it. Besides, he has not returned for many years because of his delirium, and he is about to return to the Western Regions at this time, so that he will not say much, but only stop and watch. Yang Guo showed reluctance on his face, and shouted: "Dad, Dad" Ouyang Feng's figure was stunned, but he lifted the light gong again in his breath, floated away, and disappeared in a moment.
Li Changqing saw Yang Guo standing still, his expression was sad, and he couldn't help but be silent. Yang Guo's parents died when he was a child, and he was in the market, although he learned the skill of cunning, he had his own arrogance. No matter how heinous Ouyang Feng was, he was sincere to him. He didn't care what others thought of Ouyang Feng, but in his heart he regarded him as a great good person. Even if others want to be ridiculed, he wants to be close. The dragon girl has lived in the ancient tomb for a long time, does not know joy and anger, does not understand the etiquette, does not distinguish between good and evil, but has a deep affection for him. The world accused him of being unethical, and he preferred the combination of master and apprentice. Later, he quarreled with Guo Fu and was cut off an arm. Although most of them are momentary anger, it is also caused by his extreme personality. Although the result was successful, it added a lot of ups and downs. Li Changqing said: "There are fish in the North Underworld... I don't know how many thousands of miles it is, and it turns into a bird... I don't know how many thousands of miles it is. The north is vast, and the world is secluded. Joy, anger, sorrow and happiness are human nature, but people must be more open-minded. Brother Yang, don't be too sad. ”
Yang Guo straightened his expression when he heard this, slowly put away his sad face, and said for a while: "What Brother Li said is reasonable, the younger brother has been taught, and the eldest husband should be broad-minded, he should not be such a little daughter." ”
Li Changqing looked around, but saw that the hills and ravines were lined up, the grass and trees were withered and yellow, and the trees that were originally sparse were even more dead branches and leaves at this time. The road beneath your feet is undulating and twisting, as if it is about to extend to the end of the sky. Although it was noon, the sun was not very strong. The people had nothing important to do, so they slowed down and continued to move forward.
At this time, the sun is warm, the breeze is blowing, and the dead grass on the ground is swaying. The three of them felt a little sleepy and walked slowly. Although Li Changqing felt that he could open the valley, but the two of them were ordinary people, and they still needed to satisfy their appetite, so he said: "Senior Hong, Brother Yang, there are no birds and beasts here, and there are no traces, let's hurry up" Hong Qigong smiled and said: "It's okay, there is a town in front, and the wine and food at home are reluctant" said, speed up the pace, go first, Yang and Li followed closely behind, side by side.
Unconsciously, the number of pedestrians increased, and the three of them came to a town. Although the town is not big, only a few miles away, but there are inns, restaurants, car dealers, etc., which is quite lively. Li Changqing concentrated for a moment, then identified the direction and continued to follow.
After a while, I came to a restaurant. The restaurant is not very big, but there are a lot of guests. Li Changqing raised his eyes to look, but saw a large Nanmu plaque hanging under the eaves of the restaurant, and the plaque read "Sifang Restaurant". On both sides of the door is a couplet, on the east side of the book "Wine and delicacies, welcome the east, west, north and south guests", but on the west side is "laughter, sincere to the upper and lower left and right guests". As soon as the three of them arrived at the door, they were greeted by a man with a smile on their faces, and the three of them entered.
The interior of the hotel is not very busy. There were a few tables of eight immortals in the hall, and most of them were full at the moment. The three of them walked up to a thin man, dressed in gray cloth, about thirty years old, with a shrewd face. He stepped forward with a smile on his face, glanced at the three of them, and said to Li Changqing: "Three guest officers upstairs, please" Li Changqing nodded, and made a gesture: "Senior Hong, please" Hong Qigong was also not polite, and walked to the second floor at the moment, and the two followed back and forth.
The guy led the three of them to a window seat and sat down, took a recipe, and said, "What do the three guest officers order?" Li Changqing took the recipe and handed it to Hong Qigong: "What do you want from Senior Hong?" Hong Qigong took the recipe from Li Changqing's hand, skimmed it, ordered a few samples, and returned the recipe. Li Changqing took the recipe, didn't look at it again, handed it to the guy and said, "That's all, bring a few more jars of wine" The guy took the recipe and turned to leave.
In a short time, the food and drinks were delivered. Although Li Changqing is a Taoist priest, he is not taboo. Hong Qigong likes food, but he is not greedy for wine. Why did Yang Guo scruple about it. Li Changqing called the little guy just now, whispered to him a few times, and then handed him a piece of silver, the little guy nodded again and again, took the silver, and left quickly. The three of them pushed the cups and changed the cups and devoured them.
After they were full of wine and food, they settled the wine account, and the three of them went downstairs. As soon as I arrived at the door, I saw a carriage parked. The carriage was not ornately decorated, but it was more than twice as large as the usual carriage. The two horses pulling the cart are also quite handsome. Li Changqing pointed to the carriage and said: "Senior Hong, Brother Yang, please" Hong Qigong turned his head and glanced at Li Changqing, and said with a smile: "Little Brother Li can enjoy much more than my old beggar" Li Changqing said: "Where, it's just too tiring to ride a horse for a long distance" Yang Guo heard this, and laughed: "Yes, riding this big carriage is much more comfortable than riding a horse"
The driver was a man in his forties, burly, dressed in coarse cloth clothes, and the pulp was clean. When he saw the three of them get into the carriage, he said, "The villain's surname is Wang, and he will go fifteen." The three of them sat down," said the horse, and as soon as the carriage moved slowly. There was nothing else inside the carriage but a large bed. The bed was covered with a thick silk quilt, Li Changqing lay down on it, and said, "The long journey is too exhausting, so I specially asked people to prepare this carriage." In this way, you can enjoy the scenery along the way while you are on the road. As he spoke, he pointed to the bed, and said: "There are not places to stay everywhere on the road, and there are more delicious food, food, and fresh fruits under the bed, so we are not afraid of missing the accommodation." ”
Yang Guo and Hong Qigong watched for a long time, and then lay down. Hong Qigong said with a smile: "Probably only the emperor Lao Tzu in the palace has such enjoyment as you" Li Changqing smiled and said: "It is extremely time-consuming to hurry, and it is also extremely time-consuming to sleep, so I only combined the two." In this way, we woke up from one place to another. Isn't it easier?" Yang Guo was about to speak, but suddenly heard the coachman's "call", and the carriage stopped. Yang Guo stretched out his head to look, but saw a car coming on. The road was not very wide, and their carriage was more than twice as large as that of an ordinary carriage, and there was no room for two carriages running side by side. The car was full of lumber, and it was driven by a short, thin old man. The horse that pulled the cart was very thin, with protruding ribs, no muscles in his legs, and his hair was covered with leprosy, and he looked dying, but his eyes were very vigorous. The old man drove the car slowly by, but Li Changqing suddenly threw Yang Guo a piece of silver, and said, "Buy his horse" Yang Guo saw the horse, but he felt that he was in sympathy with him, and did not refuse. The coachman took the money and went away happily, and Yang Guo took the leper horse back. Li Changqing took out a brown pill and handed it to Yang Guodao: "Feed it and eat it" Yang Guo took the pill, although he was puzzled, he still fed the horse and ate it. The horse took the pill, and after a while, he was full of energy. Although Yang Guo was surprised, he was relieved when he thought of Li Changqing's ability to bring the dead back to life.
Yang Guo said to Li Changqing: "Brother Li, what do you do with this horse?" Li Changqing pondered for a while, took out a red pill, and said: "Feed this pill to it too, and then let it go" Yang Guo saw that this pill was different from the previous one, so he said: "Brother Li, what is the effect of this pill?" Li Changqing said: "This is called the elixir, and it has a slight effect of opening the spiritual wisdom" After feeding the elixir, he instructed the coachman to drive and continue to move forward. When he looked back after a while, the leper horse followed the carriage alone. Although the horse was still extremely thin, he was full of energy, especially his eyes were very energetic, and his hair was a little brighter than before. When everyone saw it, they were extremely surprised and sighed that this horse was extraordinary. Yang said: "Although this horse is not amazing, it is an extremely rare good horse, I am afraid that only Uncle Guo's red horse can be compared."
There was still some time before the Heroes Conference, and Li Changqing was not in a hurry, so he let the carriage go unhurriedly. After more than ten days, he arrived at the border of southern Henan. Southern Henan is mostly plain, and the scenery is even more different from Shaanxi. As far as the eye can see, although there is still a patch of grass and trees, there are still a few farmhouses and a few farmlands. The sound of barking dogs is endless. The farther south you go, the more people there are, but most of them are incarnates. Li Changqing knew that most of these incarnations went to the Great Victory Pass Hero Banquet. The carriage traveled all the way south, and before it knew it, it had crossed the Huaishui. The carriage was traveling, but I heard the sound of "chirping" carvings a few times. Li Changqing raised his eyes and saw two white eagles. The white eagle was slightly larger than the normal eagle, and it was flying side by side at the moment. Li Changqing moved, pinched his hand, and said a few words in his mouth, but the pair of white eagles suddenly turned around, flew towards the carriage, and finally landed on the roof of the carriage, chirping. Li Changqing took out a few brown pills, threw them out, and the two white eagles flew up to catch them, swallowed them in one gulp, and then chirped happily, then stopped on the roof of the car, closed their eyes, and remained motionless. After a while, I suddenly heard a crisp female voice outside the car: "The people in the car, why did my white eagle stop here with you?" Li Changqing and Yang Guo got out of the carriage one after another, but saw three riders side by side next to the car, and on both sides were two teenagers, one was burly, and the other was slightly thin. The girl in the middle is about fourteen or fifteen years old, her skin is like white jade, her face is like a bright day, she is dressed in light green clothes, not very luxurious, only a string of pearls hanging from her neck, the size of each other, blooming with precious light, and the person who reflects it is like a pink carved jade. She looked at the two of them with curiosity at the moment, and said lightly and angrily: "Who are you? How can you attract them?" She has followed her since she was a child, calling for command, invincible, but today she was easily turned by a stranger, whistling and calling, no response, how can she not be surprised?
Yang Guo stared at the girl, and said to Li Changqing for a while: "That's the daughter of my Uncle Guo and Aunt Guo, named Guo Fu, and the martial brothers next to her are the brothers." Li Changqing stepped forward and said, "Miss Guo, under Li Changqing." Pingsheng is no better than it, especially good at raising eagles. As for the person next to him, his surname is Yang, Miss Guo should know him, right?" Guo Fu looked at Yang Guo for a long time, and only vaguely recognized the appearance of Youxiao. When they separated, Yang Guo was only thirteen years old, and the children were different after a few days, not to mention five years apart? Guo Fu's lips opened lightly, and said: "Are you really Yang Guo? Brother Yang, are you also here to participate in the Heroes Conference? Why didn't your master come with you? Is that Daoist your senior brother?" Yang Guo said after a while: "I don't teach all the truths now." That person is my Brother Li, not from the Quanzhen Sect. He didn't want to talk more about his experience over the years, so he changed his head and talked about meeting Li Changqing in Huashan, and Li Changqing saved Hong Qigong. He has a lively nature, and his narration is even more colorful, as if Li Changqing really has the ability to move and change the moon and turn over the mountains and seas. After Guo Fu heard this, he doubted: "What's the matter?" Hong Qigong got out of the car and said: "What Little Brother Yang said is good, Little Brother Li does have the ability to bring the dead back to life" Guo Fu listened, although he still had some doubts, but he also had to believe it, and stared at Li Changqing for a long time, and said to Hong Qigong: "Master Hong, you are also here to participate in the Heroes Conference?" Hong Qigong said: "I entrusted all the things of the beggar gang to Rong'er, and Little Brother Li is going to come to the meeting, so I will also come by the way." What about Dashengguan?" Guo Fu said: "The day after the conference, the banquet will start three days later. Where are my father and mother now? Hong Qi said fairly: "This place is not close to the Great Victory Pass, Guo girl, let's go quickly" Guo Fu looked at Li Changqing, then at the carriage, his face was full of curiosity, and suddenly said: "Brother Xiaowu, you go first, I will be with Master Hong." Although the martial brothers were very reluctant, they looked at Hong Qigong, but they were helpless, and after whipping off the horse fiercely, the horse neighed and walked away quickly.