Back in Yunzhou City, Steward Wei came to pick them up with a small servant. Sheng Zuoyu returned to the palace by himself, and the steward Wei took Haibao to a courtyard. The courtyard is not big, there are more than a dozen houses, and they are cleaned and tidy. As soon as they entered, two fifteen or sixteen-year-old girls greeted them, bent down to Haibao and saluted, "See the master." ”

Hypertherm was confused: "This—"

Steward Wei smiled: "In the future, you must have a place to stay in Yunzhou City, and this is your new home." These two girls are sent to you to do some cooking, laundry, cleaning, and so on, and if it's not enough, I'll have a few more. ”

Haibao hurriedly said: "Don't. I don't need the two of them, I just take care of myself. Psychologically: "I don't need anyone to take care of it, it's just that there are so many houses, how good it would be if my father and mother lived together!"

Steward Wei said: "Then how can you do it! You have to do your thing well, and you can't waste time and energy on these little things." As he spoke, he glanced at the two girls, who were also well-behaved, and said in unison: "Please keep us!"

Hypertherm had no choice but to give up.

Haibao looked at the huge yard and many houses in front of him, and said to himself: Why do I live so much by myself? If only I could take my father and mother over to live together.

Steward Wei seemed to see through Haibao's thoughts, and said: "People who practice martial arts will inevitably have incidents and some grudges, which is normal. In situations where you are not strong enough to keep them safe, not having close contact with your family is a kind of protection for them. Now, your main mind should be to get rid of all external obstacles, train yourself, and make yourself stronger. ”

Hypertherm nodded vigorously.

The housekeeper took out a small purple sign, Haibao took it and looked at it, and saw that it was written with a line of small characters "Zhang Haibao of the Youth League", the brand was made of wood, and it was heavy in his hand, and it was carved with delicate patterns.

Steward Wei said: "This is your waist card, and entering and exiting the palace and other forbidden places can be used to prove your identity." Haibao thanked him and put the waist tag in his pocket.

Steward Wei instructed the little servant behind him, "Take out the things." I saw the little guy take out a cloth bag and respectfully hand it to Haibao. Haibao took it and opened it to see, but inside it was white silver, a full fifty taels. Steward Wei smiled: "You can use these first, and the account office will send someone to deliver them every month in the future." When you need money, you can go to the account office at any time to withdraw it. ”

Haibao thanked him. The steward took his leave.

After Steward Wei left, Haibao walked around the house and found that there were all kinds of daily necessities inside, some of which he had never seen before, and it was much more luxurious than the home he grew up in. I said in my heart: Where can I use so many things, it's really troublesome, who lives in so many rooms!

When I went out of the house, I looked around the yard and found that there was a backyard. In the backyard is a small garden with colorful flowers. Hypertherm didn't care about these flowers and plants, and looked at them twice, and was about to leave, when he found that there was still a stable, but unfortunately it was empty, and there were no horses yet.

As soon as he turned around and saw the two girls following him, he remembered that there were two more people here, so he asked, "What are the names of the two sisters?"

The two girls were startled and hurriedly said, "It's time to torture the slave." Please give the master a name. ”

Haibao said: "Didn't you have a name before?"

One of the girls said, "We were all sold into slavery since we were children, and we don't know what our names are. Every time we have a new owner, they give us new names. ”

Alas, it's so pitiful! It's a world that's so unfair, and the children of poor families don't even have a name.

Hypertherm thought that girls should have a beautiful name, but she didn't have much ink in her stomach, so she couldn't come up with a decent name. After holding it for a long time, I suddenly remembered that I grew up with water, and the beautiful river and beautiful flowing water in my hometown made people never forget it for a lifetime, so he said: "You call it He'er, you call it Shui'er." ”

He'er and Shui'er hurriedly thanked him: "The slave and maid thank the master for giving the name." ”

Haibao said: "This master's master's, it sounds really awkward. My name is Zhang Haibao, and I am also from a poor family, so you can just call me Haibao. Also, slaves and slaves are not allowed in the future. ”

He'er and Shui'er looked at each other and said, "Yes, master." ”

Hypertherm smiled wryly.

Remembering that he had just gotten the silver, it was inconvenient, so he took out ten taels and asked He'er Shui'er to go to the money bank to exchange them for copper coins, and put the rest away carefully. After a while, the two came back and handed the exchanged copper coins to Haibao, Haibao said: "You should still keep it, just use it for daily living expenses, it's not convenient to put it here with me." ”

Hypertherm rested at home for a while, with nothing to do, and was bored. Thinking that he was going to join the mysterious youth group, he was both excited and a little worried, worried that he was a village boy, and he had not been guided by a famous teacher, let alone received systematic training, would he live up to the expectations of King Yun? But since he was taken by King Yun, he thought that he would not be far behind, and he felt much more at ease when he thought about it.

I have heard that this Yunzhou City is very prosperous, and I haven't seen it carefully, anyway, I have nothing to do, so it is better to go out and see the excitement and see the world. So Haibao called Shanghe and Shui'er to go out together.

Out of the door, strolling forward, into the street. I saw people coming and going, shops lined up, richly decorated, and red lanterns hanging high in front of the door without exception. It's a pity that it's not night, otherwise the rows of red lanterns would be lit up, how beautiful it would be. From time to time, horse-drawn carriages passed by, the bodies covered with curtains, and occasionally the people inside would lift the curtains to look outside. Judging by the luxury of the carriage, you can guess how noble the people inside were. Turning a corner, the smoke willows paint the bridge, the wind curtain is green, and the clouds and trees surround the embankment, which makes people suspect that it is in the painting. From time to time, there are women who are lightly rewarded by Luo Yi, with a light gait, graceful and smiling. What a prosperous scene in the world. Such a red and earthly world makes people feel deep tenderness and reluctance for no reason, and they can't bear to leave. It is no wonder that most people in the world are greedy for red dust and strive for fame and fortune.

Thinking about the fact that Haizhou County was being attacked by wild beasts and the victims were displaced, but it was peaceful and peaceful, singing and dancing, it was really heaven and earth! I don't know what happened to Haizhou County, thinking about the dead silence of the whole village that night, Haibao was afraid. The more I think about it, the more messy my mind becomes. I heard that the army was dispatched, and many soldiers were killed and wounded. Alas, forget it, don't think about it, if you can be trained under the command of King Yun in the future and make yourself stronger, maybe if there will be such disasters in the future, you will be able to make a contribution.

Haibao suppressed the thoughts in his heart, calmed himself down, and watched all the way, talking to He'er Shui from time to time. At first, He'er Shui'er was still very restrained, cautiously following Haibao, but later seeing that Haibao was very easy-going, he also let go, talking and laughing as he walked.

I saw the gong struck for a while and said: "Dangdangdang - there was a sound of gongs and drums in front, and many people heard the gongs and drums surrounding, and Haibao also walked over and stood outside the circle to watch." He was tall, and he could see the movement inside clearly when he stood outside, but he was suffering from the river, and he was tightly blocked by a circle of human walls, and he couldn't see anything when he stood on tiptoe.

Haibao couldn't help but smile when he saw it, and said to He'er Shui'er: "You two can play casually, don't worry about me." ”

As soon as the river heard the joy, he immediately got into it like two small fish.

There were two people standing in the circle, one was a middle-aged man, who was striking a gong. It is not accurate to say that he is middle-aged, because he looks very old and his beard is half white, probably because he often travels to the rivers and lakes to perform and is beaten by the wind and frost. He was dark-skinned, dressed in white clothes and white trousers, and wore a sweat towel around his waist. The other was a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl, with her hair neatly tied into two little horns, dressed in red clothes and red trousers, with a black pendant around her neck, and a huge monkey in her hand. From time to time, the monkey followed the middle-aged man, making all kinds of grimaces, making everyone laugh.

I saw the middle-aged man holding a gong in his hand, walking around in a circle and knocking for a while, and then said loudly: "All the fathers, elder brothers and sisters in Yunzhou City, rely on their parents at home and rely on their friends when they go out. In Xia Yao Shunmin, the little daughter Yao Xiaoyue, today our father and daughter came to your place to beg for food, I hope that you have money to hold a money field, and no money to hold a personal field, we are here to offer ugliness. After speaking, "Dangdangdang dang" knocked three times, rolled on the spot a few times, and then jumped up, and said at the top of his voice: "The momentum is all based on the posture, there is no posture, it is not considered to be the momentum; if you don't practice it, it's a fake situation, and if you don't talk about it, it's a stupid ......situation." Everyone laughed.

The middle-aged man said, "Next, please enjoy the high-altitude tightrope walking performed by the little girl." As he spoke, he pointed to the top of his head, and when everyone looked at it, they found that a thin wire rope was pulled on the top of his head, and the two ends were tied to the trunks of two thick trees.

I saw that the girl picked up a regular bamboo pole on the ground, walked to the center of the field, did not speak, only hugged her fist at everyone, and jumped to the tightrope, one foot stepped thinly, the other foot hung in the air, her body swayed, as if about to fall.

There was silence all around, and people looked up and focused on the girl. I saw that the girl shook a few times, lifted one leg back, leaned forward slightly, stretched out her arms, and the bamboo pole into a line, not only did not fall, but stood firmly, the posture was very graceful, like a fairy who wanted to fly to the sky, it was very beautiful, and everyone couldn't help but applaud.

The girl paused for a moment, then began to walk on the tightrope. Her arms swayed, her body swaying, and each time she swung her body to the other side at the moment when it seemed to be about to fall, raising everyone's hearts to her throat again and again. When she walked back and forth and jumped off the tightrope, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and applauded vigorously.

The girl just smiled at the crowd and stepped aside.

The middle-aged man beat the gong and drum again, then took out a sword from the burden next to him, walked around the field to show everyone, and shouted loudly: "There is more wonderful below, and the next performance is -- the living man swallows the sword! Look at it-" As he spoke, he shook the three-foot-long sword, tightened his belt, tied his horse, raised his head, opened his mouth, held the blade of the sword in his hand, and aimed the tip of the sword at his mouth.

Everyone only said that he was going to put the sword in his mouth, and they couldn't help but hold their breath, and their eyes looked at it without blinking.

Unexpectedly, the middle-aged man loosened his steps, wiped the sword in his hand, and said, "If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools." The crowd laughed again.

The middle-aged man's expression retracted, he took another step, raised his head, opened his mouth, pointed the tip of the sword at his mouth, and began to send it in little by little.

There was silence for a moment, and I was afraid that I could hear any leaves falling on the ground at this time.

The sword was sent deeper and deeper, and the middle-aged man's hands kept changing on the sword, and the expression on his face became more and more painful, and beads of sweat the size of beans were left along his cheeks and neck.

Finally, all the swords were in the man's mouth, and only one hilt was exposed.

The man held the sword in his mouth for a moment, then began to draw it out little by little. After the whole sword came out, he sighed, as if he had escaped death, and then hugged his fists at everyone and said, "It's ugly." ”

Everyone came back to their senses at this time, and thunderous applause suddenly rang out.

The man walked around the circle and said, "The next thing to perform is that the monkey writes!"

As soon as the words fell, the monkey jumped up with great excitement and gestured at everyone, as if he had been waiting for this show for a long time. It caused another burst of laughter from everyone.

The man took out a wooden disc from his baggage, held it above his head, and showed it to everyone. The bottom of the plate is filled with a thin layer of cement, which is as smooth as a mirror.

The man threw a branch out, and the monkey jumped up and took it in his hand with unmistakable accuracy.

The man said, "Please, watch me, now the clever monkey is going to write its name on the disc." As he spoke, he placed the disc on his chest and faced the crowd.

The crowd stared at the monkey. I saw it grinning at everyone, as if it was smiling, and then stood up and wrote the word "Xiaobai" on the disc with the branch in his hand.

The crowd applauded.

The middle-aged man circled the plate, then smoothed out the words on it, and said, "Now, this clever monkey is going to write the name of this little girl." He pointed to the little girl in red.

The monkey looked at the little girl and wrote the word "Xiaoyue" on the plate one by one.

Someone in the crowd said, "Can this monkey write anything? Can he write a few words?"

The middle-aged man said, "Of course! Now ask this brother to say what he wants our clever monkey to write." ”

The man scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "My name is Zhao Erdu, but I don't know how to read and write, so I can't write my name, so please ask Brother Monkey to help me write it." ”

The crowd burst into laughter. I saw that the monkey smiled at the man and wrote the words "Zhao Erstunned" on the disc. The crowd burst into cheers.

The crowd said some words for the monkey to write, and the monkey wrote them all.

Hypertherm suddenly felt that something was wrong. It's incredible that a monkey can read words and understand human speech. Yes, this monkey is too smart, it's just that this is wrong. Could it be that it is a legendary spirit monkey that has cultivated for thousands of years?

Just as everyone was applauding, the monkey took the bowl on the ground, came to everyone, raised it above his head, and begged for alms one by one. People took money out of their pockets and threw it into the broken bowl. Some people who had no money or who did not want to pay for it quietly squeezed out of the crowd and slipped away.

Hypertherm also wanted to give alms, but there was no one in his pocket. He was born in a poor family, and he went to prison two years ago, and he had no habit of bringing money at all. It seems that this bad habit will be broken in the future. In embarrassment, Shui Er came to him at some point and quietly stuffed a copper plate into his hand, and Haibao hurriedly threw the copper plate into the bowl.

After watching the juggling, Haibao and He'er walked forward with a smile and a smile.

There is a small bridge in front of it, and people come and go on the bridge. Hypertherm walks along the river. Suddenly, I heard someone in front of me exclaiming, "Look! Look! Phoenix!"

When the people heard the cry, they all looked in the direction the man was pointing. I saw a colorful bird flying in the smoky sky on the water in the distance, with colorful feathers and a long cloud-like tail, and a faint halo around the big bird, which made the bird even more noble and mysterious.

It was exactly the same bird he had seen on the cliff that day.

Hypertherm couldn't help but look at it stupidly.

It turns out that this bird is the legendary mythical bird Phoenix!

I guessed correctly, it is a divine bird!

He escaped from prison that day, sat on the edge of a cliff and happened to see one such bird, and he never forgot it, not to mention, that bird had saved his life!

I was stunned, and suddenly I heard someone shouting: "Make a wish, the divine bird phoenix appears, a rare opportunity in a thousand years!"

Everyone knelt on the ground and made a vow in the direction of the phoenix.