Chapter 55: Bad News I

"Uncle Lei, Auntie, come here!" Hu Tan stopped at the intersection of the road, stood on the stirrup and waved his hand to Lei Daring and Qin Su, who were walking side by side on the street, and shouted to see that the two had seen him, so he pulled the reins, turned the horse's head and galloped slowly towards the alley where he had just come out.

At the end of the alley, there is a restaurant that is doing business.

This Ganxiu town is a typical small township in the central part of the country, hundreds of families live together, three rooms are a pile, five rooms are falling, the streets extend in all directions, trees are also planted at will, all unruly, everywhere the horse rides can see, there are some low and dilapidated brick houses. The restaurant was located in the middle of a large row of dusty houses, and it was really inconspicuous, except for a half-old wine flag on the bamboo pole outside the door, and there was no decoration at all. Hu Tan also searched for a long time to find this place that could be sharpened.

The three of them got off the horse outside the store, and when they saw that no Xiao Er came out to greet the guests, they tied their horses and walked into the door. The three of them went out on the road at the end of the day, and by this time they had been walking in the cold wind for half a day, and they were all hungry and tired. As soon as Hu Tan entered the door, he shouted loudly: "Shop, shop, come for business, if you have wine and chicken, serve us a table! I'm starving!"

The shopkeeper saw the clothes and ornaments of the three people, and he was expected to be a big customer, so he didn't dare to slack off, so he ordered the kitchen to cook chicken and fish, and scalded a few pots of wine and two plates of broad beans and brought them over. Hu Tan was still young and couldn't drink, but the shopkeeper still had some eyesight, and after a while, he asked Xiao Er to bring a pot of hot tea and a small plate of candied dried fruits and put them in front of Hu Tan. Hu Tanxi, the shopkeeper, was careful, and Xiao Er was also nimble, so he took out a few coins of silver from his sleeve and rewarded him.

Hu Tan poured a full bowl of tea, and he didn't have time to wait for it to cool down. After blowing for a moment, he couldn't wait to lean his neck down. Mix a full water first. After these few hours of traveling, his stomach was really hungry. The dry food brought with them was eaten yesterday, and it snowed suddenly last night, and the three of them failed to rush to this Ganxiu town to replenish and rest as scheduled, and only found a farmer to temporarily live in the snow halfway, the farmer did not expect that someone would stay overnight, and the family did not have overnight food, and the three of them were really empty when they went out in the morning, so they ran for a few hours, it was Lei Hong. It's also a little unbearable.

Hu Tan poured two bowls of tea, and swallowed a plate of preserved fruits cleanly, and burped a few times in a row, then he lazily leaned back on the chair and smacked his lips and hummed: "I'm starving to death." If it's a quarter of an hour late, I'll starve to death on the road. ”

Lei Hong and Qin Su were amused when they saw him looking lazy.

Look outside the door, the snow has stopped, but the wind is still strong. Blizzard for several days in a row. The snow on the street was almost piled up to the window edge of the houses on the opposite side, and Lei Hong said: "This year, the snow has been so strange that it has been non-stop for several days, and the road is not easy to walk. I usually go to Saikyo from Lundhuo. It's only a day and a half of work, and if the horse is fast, it will not be a day. Now it seems. We'll have to wait at least two more days on the road. ”

Hu Tan didn't care, and said: "Delay, delay." Three days and two days don't get in the way, and we don't have anything to do at the moment. Just go out and enjoy the snow, as long as you don't go hungry on the way. ”

It was Hu Tan's idea to go to Xijing City. Two days ago, the three of them came out of the snow from Zhaojiazhuang and walked all the way to the city gate, Lei boldly asked where the two of them went, Qin Suyou was shocked by the news of Hu Buwei's reappearance of the world, and he was half shocked in his heart, and he didn't have any ideas at that time. Hu Tan also hesitated, he wanted to return to Zhaojiazhuang and draw more spells to relieve Qunhao's suffering, but after hearing the conversation between Ling Fei and the others, he knew that the Divine Talisman was ineffective against these Gu worms, and it was useless to draw it again. He is just a child, his ability is limited, and some things can only be done by people, success or failure is in heaven, and he can't change anything. After pondering for a while, he proposed to go south to Xijing City to see and learn. As early as the years ago, Qin Su relayed to him more than once Hu Buwei's past, when Hu Buwei traveled south from Dingma Village, a series of bad luck started from Xijing, named after the charm in Xijing, met a demon, was imprisoned, and then was forced to embark on the road of no return step by step. Hu Tan has always wanted to visit the hometown where his father walked. Listening to Hu Tan's proposal, Qin Su's heart was full of changes at that time, he wanted to talk about Ying Tianfu to find out Hu Buwei's whereabouts, but thinking of what the head said, the news of Hu Buwei's attack was a month ago, and it was expected that after such a long time, he had gone elsewhere, and besides, Hu Tan was going to Xijing, and Ying Tianfu was even more in Xijing, and it was not a two-way way to go. Qin Su wants to take advantage of the past few days to sort out his thoughts. After six years, when she heard the news of Hu Buwei again, her heart was still up and down, and it became a mess. Six years ago in Gwangju, after retiring Bai Xian, she returned to the barren mountain to pick up the remains of the two, but she did not find the bodies of Hu Buwei and Fan Tongyou, and her heart has always been haunted. It's not that she still has any luck thoughts, because she has seen the means of filial piety and apprenticeship, and seeing that Hu Buwei has opened the iron order of criminal soldiers, she really doesn't dare to hope that Hu Buwei can survive. Shi Zuxiao is an expert in driving corpses and raising corpses, but he was afraid that at that time, he would treat the remains of the two as good materials and bring them back to be refined. Brother Hu suffered many misfortunes during his lifetime, but he didn't expect that he would not be at peace after death, and Qin Su only resented that his mana was limited and he couldn't take them back. Hearing the news of Hu Buwei this time also indirectly verified her original worries, her eldest brother Hu is only afraid that he has now become one of the many corpse soldiers under the scum of the corpse gate. This time, no matter what, she Qin Su has to deal with Shi Zuxiao to the end, Hu Tan has grown into a gratifying little man, she has lived up to the trust of the old people, even if she leaves now, with Hu Tan's ability, it is not difficult to gain a foothold in this world.

The three of them had their own ideas in their hearts, and the topics they talked about were endless, from the weather conditions to their future plans. After waiting for a while, the store brought the food, not wanting that although this place is secluded, there are still chickens and fish, a large plate of braised hooves with red oil, three or two seasonal fresh, a pot of green vegetables and tofu, and it makes Hu Tan, who is already hungry and his eyes blue, have a great appetite, and he does not do much modesty, and the little boy said: "Aunt eats, Uncle Lei eats." "I used both hands and mouths, and the chopsticks were like flying, and I couldn't wait to make up for yesterday's deficit in one go.

"Eat slowly, don't choke. Qin Su looked at him lovingly.

was eating happily, but Hu Tan suddenly stopped moving. Take a bite of food and prick up your ears to listen. Lei Hong's skills are deeper than those of the two. Naturally, I heard it a long time ago, on the street in the distance. It seems that a horse is hurrying towards this direction. The sound of 'clattering' snow treading is very dense.

"Uncle Lei......" Hu Tan said in a low voice, Lei Hong signaled him not to move, put down his chopsticks, and turned to the door to concentrate on guard. Listening to the sound of horses' hooves from far and near, they arrived at the door, but they did not stop, but only flew in front of the door, and ran away in an instant. The three of them couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they heard the sound of hooves.

"It's fine. It's a passerby. Lei Hong said with a smile and picked up the chopsticks again. Hu Tan put his mind at ease, grinned, and lowered his head to eat. No wonder the three of them are so nervous, Hu Tan had a big trouble in Zhaojiazhuang two days ago, which has become a big topic. It won't take a few days to spread all over the world. Hu Buwei provoked too many enemies during his lifetime, and only the identity of the son of the holy hand Xiaoqinglong would cause trouble for Hu Tan. Not to mention the strange kung fu that the little boy showed in Zhaojiazhuang, as well as the Tranquility Rune. It is a talisman for healing injuries, and these things will be noticed by those who are interested in the light and in the dark. The three of them all knew that it would not be easy to go to Xijing, and on the way, Hu Tanhe also made a bet with Lei Hong to see which group of people would find him first.

It's just a false alarm. Hu Tan eats and eats. wiped his mouth, patted his belly and exhaled a long time, and said, "Now I'm finally full." Even if someone is looking for trouble at this time, I am not afraid. Death is also a full ghost, and the way to the city of death will not be too uncomfortable. Qin Su glanced at him. Blame him for speaking unlucky. Ray smiled boldly and was about to speak. At this time, the sound of hooves in my ears sounded again, and this time the sound of stepping on the snow was even louder and louder, and it seemed that it was coming from several horses.

Hu Tan raised his eyebrows, and scolded outside the door: "It's still the same group of people just now, right? If you want to come, hurry up, if you are afraid, hurry away! What are you doing with so many verbosity? We won't hide!" While speaking, the horses have already run to the door, the passengers shouted and pulled the reins, the horses roared, stopped, Hu Tan and the three of them were on guard, listening to someone muttering, it seemed that two men were talking, but the voice was very low, and the speed of speech was extremely fast, and it didn't sound like the usual tone of speech.

The three of them were wondering if the thieves were talking in code, when they heard someone dismount, and then there was a "hula" sound, and the room was lit up, and the curtain at the door was opened, and the two men walked in one after the other.

"It's them!" Hu Tan breathed a sigh of relief.

The person who entered the door was none other than the brother Kancha Mumuti who was fighting in Zhaojiazhuang three days ago. Hu Tan was very impressed by these two Hu people from Khorezm, not only because of their special skills and eye-opening techniques, but also because of the locked wood demon on Kancha's body, such a rare miracle in a hundred years, which made Xiao Tong extremely interested.

"Shopkeeper, I want wine, beef, mutton, and large pieces for me......" Senior Brother Mu Mu Ti said as soon as he entered the door, but he stopped only halfway through his words, because he also saw the three Hu Tan sitting in the middle hall.

"Kid, you're here too!" exclaimed Kancha, who was walking behind, in surprise. He looked at Hu Tan with wide eyes, obviously not expecting to meet them here.

Hu Tan smiled, this Hu man didn't seem to have a bad heart, and at the same time confirmed that the two Hu people were not chasing him.

Although Kancha and Mumuti are skillful, they are not enough to cause trouble, which is why Hu Tan was relieved when he saw them. The young man also believed in his own judgment, these two Hu people would not become his enemies, they had other big troubles on themselves, and they were still too busy to take care of themselves, how could they have another branch at this time? So when he saw Kancha find out, he felt quite happy, and he also had a good feeling for these two simple Hu people in his heart. The two brothers look sincere, and they don't look like bad people. The reason why they fought at the birthday banquet in Zhaojiazhuang is also known to everyone, and the Kancha and the others are not malicious in making trouble, but they are not very familiar with human feelings. Seeing that Kancha raised his thumb, he said in a loud voice: "You, amazing, powerful, very good, children beat adults, many are not afraid!" Obviously, he was admiring Hu Tan for being able to deal with Yu Ru with more than one enemy at that time.

Hu Tan grinned and said, "Why are the two of you here too? Do you want to come and sit together?" "My brother and I are on the road, hungry, and we want to go to Shinshu, so we have the strength to eat. ”

Sure enough, they were also going south to Shinshu, and they only met by chance here.

Hu Tan remembered what Ling Fei had said that day. In order to relieve the misfortune of the wood demon on Kancha's body, you must go to the ghost house of Shinshu. The ghost family has been taught the art of the soul for generations, and there must be a way. It seems that the two of them have already received Ling Fei's guidance. Hu Tan and the three of them left overnight earlier than them, and they were also in a hurry, but they met here at this time, it seems that these two people are really in a hurry, day and night, and they can't wait to rush to Shinshu for help.

Hu Tan asked the shopkeeper to spread two pairs of chopsticks. Looking at Kancha, recalling the terrifying situation of the wood demon on his body the day before yesterday, he felt some sympathy for this fat man who looked straightforward. Suddenly, a thought flashed through me, I wonder if the Fixing Rune has any effect on this wood demon? He has always been able to test all kinds of diseases, cure evil winds, clear poisons, heal wounds, and repel insects, and he is invincible, and he has been cured of all kinds of incurable diseases, and I don't know what will become after letting Kancha take it. If it turned out to be useful, then he would find one more use for the Tranquility Talisman. Hu Tan was so excited by this thought that his heart was hot, and his thoughts turned sharply, and it was really difficult to suppress his curiosity, and finally he couldn't help but ask Kancha: "How is your body?

Kancha knew that the three people in front of him knew the details of themselves. Holding down his abdomen with a sad face, he said, "It's not good, meat, it hurts." The bones hurt too, here. Here, here......" he pointed to the shoulder wells, the lower back, and the pelvis on both sides. Alas sighed "like ants biting, a lot." Big, itchy, painful, I'm sad. ”

"Let me see. Hu Tan stretched out his hand, "I am also a Langzhong, and the charm I drew to drive away the wind and cure evil is still a little useful......" Before he finished speaking, he saw Kancha raise his thumb high and praise: "The charm is very good, the wound is healed, we have all seen it." You, child, amazing, senior brother and I, admire it very much. "It turned out that Qin Su was feeding Hu Tan in the hall that day, and the two brothers also saw it, and saw that the wound on Hu Tan's arm was quickly closed in a very short time, and the brothers were also two of the many stupid geese.

Hu Tan saw that his face was full of sincerity, obviously this boast was indeed from the heart, and he felt a little embarrassed, waved his hand, and said: "It's a prize, ashamed, ashamed." He liked that Kancha's temperament was simply unpretentious, and after a moment of modesty, he said: "To tell the truth, my charm, to cure some external injuries and poisonous wounds, is considered to be symptomatic, that is, some indescribable incurable diseases, take a stick, there is also a certain effect, but the disease on your body...... I've never met one before, so it's hard to say what the outcome will be. ”

Kancha grinned and smiled, "Don't be afraid. If you can't be cured, I can be cured if I go to the ghost house in Shinshu. The Taoist chief said that the ghost family is powerful, collect demons, souls, and be the best in the world!" he said and rolled up the sleeve of his right hand and stretched out his arm in front of Hu Tan.

Hu Tan was finally able to observe the details of the wood demon's possession up close.

The summer heat in a large part of the Western Regions is worse than that of the Central Plains, and the skin color of the Hu people is darker than that of the Central Plains, but the two Kancha brothers are far away from their homeland and walk in the Central Plains all the year round, and they look similar to ordinary people at this time. Rolling open the sleeves, Hu Tan saw a straight line of turquoise extending from the upper arm to the hukou, bright, demonic, this green is actually not very special, it looks like an ordinary melon and fruit vine seedling, with curly tentacles, duck-like leaves, and small leaf buds, all of which are born horizontally outside the main trunk, but just such a very inconspicuous branch, hidden under the skin, growing in the flesh and blood, makes people can't help but chill behind it at first glance.

Hu Tan caressed the slightly raised object, and saw that the green line faded and faded at the junction of Kancha's palm and wrist, and this green line was so different from the red and black skin, it seemed to be like a picture drawn by someone with green paint under the superficial layer of the skin, it was so vivid, it grew between the flesh and blood, and even the skin could not hide its color. Hu Tan lifted his fingers and caught Kancha's pulse, listening to the pulse as calm and strong, and there was no sense of astringency.

"Does it hurt?" Hu Tan asked Kancha as he gently pressed the green seedling. Hu Ren shook his head.

"You press like this, it doesn't hurt, and when you sleep at night, it hurts, like a fire, hot, spicy. ”

Hu Tan asked him to roll up the sleeve of his left hand again, and saw that above his elbow, it was also the same green seedling, but the number of vines was slightly different. Hu Tan wanted to see the condition of his chest and abdomen again, but he thought that this was a restaurant, and there were many people, so it was better not to check it in public.

A grass seedling grows beneath the skin. Such a strange thing is really unheard of, and I don't know what effect the Tranquility Rune will do to the dryad in Kancha's body. Hu Tan tilted his head and thought for a moment, asked Qin Su for a Divine Talisman, and said to Kancha: "You take one first, see how the situation is, if it works, I will give you a few more." As he spoke, he set the spell on fire with a wave of his fingers and threw it into the bowl for Kancha to take.

The two Hu people were very relieved about Hu Tan, and they didn't seem to be worried about being plotted by him. Mu Muti did not stop him, and Kancha did not hesitate, took the teacup, licked his mouth, and drank the talisman water as soon as he raised his head.

Qin Su and Lei Hong watched with bated breath, observing Kancha's reaction. After seeing Hu Ren pour into the water, he closed his eyes and felt the changes in his body.

After half a cup of tea, Hu Tan asked, "How do you feel?"

Kancha closed his eyes and did not answer.

According to Hu Tan's usual experience, no matter how sudden and serious illness is, after the talisman goes down, it should not be long before there is a reaction, or thunder in the abdomen, or hot and sweaty all over the body, or even heavy and urgent, all kinds of signs will soon appear.

But after Kancha closed his eyes, he turned out to be like an old monk in a fixed place, and he shouldn't ask, Hu Tan hesitated, and put his finger on the pulse of Hu Ren.

Fortunately, the pulse is calm, not like an evil fire in the heart, and Kancha should not be in danger. He let go of his apprehension and asked, "How is it? Hurt or itchy?"

Kancha opened his eyes, smiled strangely, and was about to answer, but at this moment, a hurried footsteps outside the door interrupted everyone's attention, and the room was bright again, and the curtain at the door was suddenly opened, and a person recklessly broke in. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!)