There is a hill at the back of the village, which is not high, there are many trees, and the undulating ground is full of fallen dead leaves, and from time to time a few yellowed dead leaves fall slowly in the air with a light breeze. The mountains and forests are very quiet, there is no bird song and flowers, only a round of sunset in the sky, from the village or occasionally there are one or two chickens and dogs barking, and the quiet back mountain is more and more silent.

Under the afterglow of the setting sun, a thin figure, only an elongated shadow accompanied him, and the lonely and desolate atmosphere was slowly rising.

Xu Qing took Gao Han's body out of the storage bag and carefully placed it on the ground paved with yellow leaves.

Except for the wound on his neck, Gao Han had no other wounds on his body, if it weren't for his cold body and pale face, Xu Qing wouldn't even think that Gao Han had completely returned to the underworld.

Gao Han's eyes widened, deeply puzzled and unwilling, clearly imprinted in Xu Qing's eyes. He didn't know why the Tsukiji monk wanted to kill him, he still had a promise to his sister that he hadn't fulfilled, and he still had a lot of things to do.

"Gao Han, the person who killed you has already received due retribution, and I will help you fulfill your promise to your sister, you can look at it. Xu Qing's hand slid lightly over Gao Han's eyes, whispering to himself, and when his hand was removed, Gao Han's eyes were already closed, and the expression on his face seemed to have become much calmer.

Xu Qing unhurriedly helped Gao Han tidy up his slightly messy clothes, and then gently wiped the blood on his neck, while doing these things, he whispered something softly, as if he was afraid that Gao Han would feel lonely and talk to him.

"Tomorrow I will prepare a good coffin for you, and then send you home for burial. ”

It was getting late, Xu Qing put Gao Han's body back into the storage bag, and then walked towards the small village, behind him, the elongated shadow swayed gently as he walked.

"You're finally back, your body is still very weak and you can't move around too much, I bought some ribs and stewed some soup for you, drink it quickly, and replenish your body." As soon as Xu Qing walked into the slightly dilapidated house, Tie Niu greeted him and said with a smile.

"Thank you, Brother Iron Bull. Xu Qing said gratefully, he could see that Tie Niu's family background was not very good, and he could even be said to be poor and poor, and he didn't even have a decent piece of furniture in his home, and the old furniture was a little dilapidated and decaying.

"Hehe, it's okay, your body is weak, and you need to take care of your body now. Tie Niu scratched his head and said, in fact, he was only willing to buy some meat during the New Year's holidays, and he was usually reluctant at all, but seeing that Xu Qing's body was very weak, he bought some back to make up for Xu Qing's body.

Xu Qing didn't say anything more, kept all this in his heart, and drank the pork rib soup one by one, the warm soup slid down his throat into his abdomen, warming his body and heart.

In the evening, the cold moonlight falls and mingles with the misty starlight, and the quiet mountain village is flickering with only a few candles.

"Xu Qing, it's not early, you go to bed quickly. ”

Tie Niu said to Xu Qing, now that he is quite familiar with Xu Qing, seeing that the time is not early, he persuaded Xu Qing to go to bed early, after all, Xu Qing's body is still a little weak and needs to rest well.

"Brother Tie Niu, you only have one bed at home, if I sleep in the bed, where will you sleep?" asked Xu Qing.

"You don't have to worry about me, I can spend the night in the kitchen, I'm a rough man, it doesn't matter where I sleep. Tie Niu said with some embarrassment.

"No, I sleep in the kitchen at night, Brother Tie Niu, you sleep in the bed. Xu Qing said, his tone was very resolute.

"How can that work? You're a guest, how can you let you sleep in the kitchen?" Iron Bull shook his head desperately, although he couldn't read and maybe didn't know how to be hospitable, he couldn't let guests sleep in the kitchen anyway, he knew that very well.

"If Brother Tie Niu doesn't agree, then I'll have to leave tonight. Xu Qing was unmoved, and said with a resolute face.

"It's... All right. Seeing that Xu Qing was so resolute, Tie Niu could only reluctantly choose to compromise.

Next to the haystack in the kitchen, Xu Qing sat cross-legged, and then took out a spirit pill and swallowed it into his stomach, this spirit pill was naturally deducted by Uncle Xiao Ming when he was refining pills for others, and the foundation building monks may not be willing to use it, and the effect is extremely significant.

The elixir melts in the mouth, and the warm current gradually spreads in the abdomen, flowing all over the body, moisturizing every inch of the meridians and internal organs. The originally somewhat dull internal organs gradually bloomed with bright brilliance like flowers encountering rain and dew, and the damaged meridians slowly recovered with the volatilization of medicinal power.

While Xu Qing relied on the elixir to treat his injuries, he stepped up the time to recover the mana in his body, and time passed quickly, and the night passed in a blink of an eye.

The fiery red sun hangs in the eastern sky, exuding a warm glow, playfully awakening the vitality of the whole land.

The roosters crow one after another in the quiet mountain village, the people in the village are industrious and simple, and they all get up and dress when they hear the roosters, and there is still a day of work waiting for them to do.

Soon, wisps of cooking smoke rose gently from all corners of the village, fluttering with the breeze.

Xu Qing slowly retracted his strength, with the help of the elixir, his injuries had already improved by three or four points, and he only needed to recuperate for another two or three days to completely heal, and his mana had recovered to the peak level.

After breakfast, Xu Qing smiled and said to Tie Niu: "Brother Tie Niu, you can accompany me to the county town, and by the way, call Miss Qingqing as well." ”

Tie Niu is a very honest and honest person, almost all of Xu Qing's questions are answered, and through some contact, Xu Qing also has a basic understanding of Tie Niu's situation.

Tie Niu is twenty-two years old, slightly older than Xu Qing, his parents died early, he likes a woman named Qingqing in the village, it is said that Qingqing also likes him, but Qingqing's parents are not optimistic about Tie Niu, and they are not very willing to contact Tie Niu and Qingqing, so Tie Niu has been very distressed.

"It's... I'm afraid Qingqing's parents won't agree. Iron Bull said a little gloomily.

"You take me to Qingqing's house, I have a way to get Qingqing's parents to agree to marry Qingqing to you. Xu Qing said with a smile, the least you have to know how to repay your kindness, Tie Niu is kind and honest, and he takes care of Xu Qing very much, so he plans to help Tie Niu realize his wish.

Qingqing's parents don't look down on Tie Niu, it's just because Tie Niu has no money and his family is poor, but these are not big problems for Xu Qing.

"Do you really have a way to get Qingqing's parents to agree to marry Qingqing to me?" Tie Niu held Xu Qing's hand excitedly, and said a little nervously, his eyes full of hope and longing.

"Of course it's true, I can't lie to you, take me to Qingqing's house quickly!" Xu Qing urged with a smile.

"Okay, okay, I'll take you there. Tie Niu said excitedly, and after closing the door, he hurried to Qingqing's house with Xu Qing.