Chapter 3: The Same Road (I)
Qin Zhuo, the patriarch of the Qin family, stepped forward and said with a smile: "Mr. Wu, welcome, welcome, please go here!" The person who came was Wu Qing, the representative of Xifumen in Qin Guangcheng.
Qin Zhuo took Wu Qing to Luo Ji and the others, and said, "Master Luo, Master Qi, Master Qin, this is the representative of Xifumen in Qin Guangcheng, Wu Qing, Mr. Wu." ”
Wu Qingxiao then took a step back. Just kidding, there were three masters at the same time, and the kid who had beaten himself so badly was sitting next to the great charmer. He finally understood that he had lost unjustly, and hurriedly saluted: "Wu Qing has seen three masters. ”
Luo Wei stared at him for a moment, and Wu Qing couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat on his back. Luo Wei said: "Our next stop is to go to your Xifu Gate, do you know?"
Wu Qing was surprised: "The people who went to Xifumen...... Didn't you hear that you were going to pass through Qin Guangcheng?"
Luo Wei said: "We came here because we took a step in advance, well, we took a short distance to come here, and we will leave tomorrow." He added, "Sit down, and don't be restrained." ”
Wu Qing sat opposite Luo Ji and happened to face Guo Twelve. He glanced at Guo Twelve again, only to see the little guy make a grimace. He smiled awkwardly and asked, "Master Luo, who is this?"
Luo Yi said casually: "This is my youngest apprentice Guo Twelve, this is his senior brother Qin Han, and this is my little brother Qi Nanshan." ”
Wu Qing's face turned white. This is also too shocking, the big apprentice is a master, and the small apprentice is so upset that he is in a mess, and even the followers are master-level Fu martial artists, which simply doesn't let people live.
He smiled and said, "Fortunately, fortunately!"
Guo Twelve originally wanted to sarcastically say a few words to him, but the master sat next to him, and it was more pleasing to play the role of a good child. Without saying a word, he attacked the pile of meat in the large basin. With his own condiments, the boiled meat became much more delicious, and he ate a lot in one go, and while eating, he did not forget to prick up his ears to listen to the conversation.
I have to say that Wu Qing is very sociable, don't look at him not very good at fighting, but his communication skills are very good. Guo Twelve found that the people here were still relatively simple in nature, and there were not many people with flowery intestines, and soon, Wu Qing was talking and laughing.
After Guo Twelve was full, a servant brought hot water from the copper basin, he washed his face, sat down next to the master again, and asked, "Master, this time I went to Xifumen, in addition to conducting large-scale hunting activities, are there any other activities?"
Luo Wei smiled: "You can ask Wu Qing, he knows a lot better than us." ”
Wu Qing said with a smile: "The old man is modest, hehe, then...... I'll briefly introduce it to my little brother. ”
Guo Twelve laughed secretly in his heart, this was upgraded to a little brother, he was a little bastard at the corner of the street. He said, "Then it's troublesome Uncle Wu." He also upgraded his title from the old bastard to Uncle Wu.
Wu Qing chuckled in his heart, he was surprised. You must know that children often have clear grievances, hate is hate, like is like, and will not cheat, and Guo Twelve did not hesitate, and called Uncle when he opened his mouth, which made him suspicious. This kid is so weird, with super strength, and so cunning, it's really hard to deal with.
"Hunting in the west, killing people in the north, fishing in the east, and catching insects in the south, these four sentences...... It was still popular when the Four Great Alliances were first established, and not many people should know about it now. ”
Luo Ji nodded slightly, indicating that he knew.
Wu Qing continued: "The so-called Western Hunt is a large-scale hunting activity once every few years, this activity is mainly the activities of the West Fu Gate and the North Fu Gate, and the East and South Fu Gates rarely participate because they are too far away from here. ”
"Killing people in the north is also a big activity of our two sects, you should know better than me...... I won't go into details. ”
Guo Twelve said: "Hey, don't worry, I don't know...... Tell me, what is North Killing?"
Qi Nanshan said with a smile: "Killing people in the north is to organize people from two sects to go out of the savage pass and kill the savages." It's a traditional event, but it's happening less and less often. ”
"Fishing in the east and catching insects in the south are the activities of the two sects in the southeast, and very few disciples of our West Fu Sect and your North Fu Sect participate, also because they are too far away, and it will take at least a few years to go there. ”
Guo Twelve said: "Interesting, Uncle Wu, you can tell me about the hunting in the west." ”
Wu Qing agreed. Luo Yi watched coldly, and found that this Wu Qing seemed to be a little afraid of Guo Twelve, although he couldn't tell or understand, but this feeling was very clear.
"Thousands of years ago, there were countless beasts on the western steppe, and many beasts loved to eat people, especially the rune beasts with runes on their bodies, so the responsibility of the West Rune Gate was to kill these raging rune beasts, and in recent hundreds of years, the rune beasts have rarely dared to approach the territory of the West Rune Gate. ”
"The Western Hunt was launched at that time, when people from the North Fumen were invited to participate, and then it gradually became a practice, and a large-scale hunting event would be organized every once in a while, in addition, it was also to strengthen exchanges, exchange the materials they needed, and compete between disciples...... It's all about the event. ”
Luo Yi said: "I heard that the Beast Secret Realm has opened?"
Wu Qing was stunned for a moment, and then understood that Luo Yi should have received clear news. He didn't dare to hide it at all, and said truthfully: "Yes, it's been open for a long time...... This time it is very strange, after the opening of the secret realm, the entrance has not been closed, in order to prevent the beasts in the secret realm from escaping, the Xifu Sect sent many disciples to guard the entrance of the secret realm. ”
Qi Nanshan said disdainfully: "It's just an excuse, it's not to dominate the secret realm. ”
Wu Qing didn't dare to refute Qi Nanshan's words, he diverted the topic and said: "I came this time in the hope of being able to go with you, hehe, it just happened to be the date to return to the sect to report on work." "With a master, it is safest on the road.
Luo Wei didn't care whether there was one more person or one less, he said: "Yes, but the supplies have to be prepared by yourself, and the supply stations along the way are all contacted by you, and we are not familiar with the supply stations in Xifumen." ”
Wu Qing said: "No problem, leave it to me." ”
Guo Twelve secretly said that it was a pity, if he was allowed to talk, it would be more than that, but he was not easy to object to the master's decision. He grinned at Wu Qing, and the guy shuddered in fright, not knowing what bad water the little guy was going to have.
Wu Qing is really a little afraid of this weird child, but fortunately, he is a master of communication, and he is comfortable on this occasion and will not show too many feet. He smiled a little awkwardly. Luo Yi glanced at him inexplicably, and said in his heart, "What's so funny?"
Wu Qing broke out in a cold sweat when Luo Ji saw this, and hurriedly picked up a piece of meat and ate it in a big gulp to hide his gaffe.
Only then did Luo Jian realize that it was his little apprentice who was making a fool of himself. He whispered: "Twelve!" Guo Twelve was startled, shrunk his neck suddenly, and whispered: "I didn't do anything!" He was also a little weak-hearted, he not only beat the representative of the West Fu Sect, but also blackmailed the rune book of their sect, if he let the master know, I don't know if he will be scolded.
The atmosphere of the banquet was not bad, with three masters in charge, and no one dared to mess around at the banquet.
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Early the next morning, Guo 12 led three war horses to the assembly point. The master Luo Ji and Qi Nanshan had already arrived, and the senior brother Qin Han, who came to see him off, stood aside and said goodbye to the master reluctantly. Seeing Guo Twelve's arrival, he said with a smile: "Little junior brother, after you return to the inner gate, we will have a good gathering, hehe, the master will be handed over to you to take care of, the master is old, don't let him be too tired." ”
Guo Twelve nodded and said, "Don't worry, senior brother, the master will be taken care of by the junior brother, and the senior brother will be careful on the way back." ”
Qin Zhuo, the patriarch of the Qin family, also stood aside, he felt very uncomfortable, and finally there was a master in the family, but he was determined to return to the North Fu Gate, and he didn't have the slightest intention of staying. He secretly regretted that he thought that Qin Han would not have a few years to live, so many people coveted Qin Han's family property, as the patriarch, he did not stop it, which made Qin Han lose a lot.
It was now difficult to remedy his previous inaction, and even if he disposed of those people mercilessly and compensated Qin Han for some of his losses, he still couldn't get Qin Han's gratitude. Whether it was for him, the patriarch, or for the clan elders, Qin Han's expression was neither salty nor light, which made Qin Zhuo unthinkable.
Qin Han said: "Master, your manpower is too small, I transferred ten Fu warriors, although the strength is not high, but they are very familiar with the grassland, especially in winter, they can find a place to hide from the blizzard, they can find a water source, they can avoid the large-scale beasts." ”
Luo Yi nodded and said, "You think about it thoughtfully, just let them follow, and when we return to the inner door, we will return it to you." ”
Qin Han nodded, he beckoned an old man in his sixties and said, "Master, Brother Qi, this is the team leader, named Qin Wolf...... He is the best guide and a famous hunter in the grasslands. ”
Qi Nanshan nodded and said, "Well, just follow me, I need you to lead the way in front...... Are you familiar with the road to the West Utterance Gate?"
Qin Wolf nodded and said, "I am very familiar with the road to Xifu Gate, hehe, I have walked back and forth seven times on this road." ”
Qi Nanshan said: "That's good, where to rest on the road and how to go, it's up to you to decide, I won't interfere." "This is the experience, he knows the harshness of the grassland in winter, having a person who is familiar with the grassland to lead the team, can reduce a lot of risks, having such a person come to help, it is only good for them and there is no harm, so he boldly delegated power to Qin Wolf.
Qin Wolf's appearance was very old, and the wind and frost of the years had carved deep marks on his face. He also brought three horses, one of which carried supplies and the other two for a change of riding.
Guo 12 and his four companions packed their horses, and they carried a lot of things, including hundreds of talisman bags alone, all of which were packed in leather bags sewn from animal skins. Since Guo Twelve learned to refine the talisman, he has made a talisman bag when he has nothing to do. The palm-sized Tibetan talisman bag can hold hundreds of catties of things, which is what fascinates Guo Twelve the most. That's not all, the important items are stored in large talisman bags, which must be carried with you.
It is difficult for Luo Ji to understand Guo Twelve's approach, I don't know why the little guy brings so many supplies, but he won't interfere too much in the affairs of the baby apprentice, as long as Guo Twelve likes it, he doesn't care how many things the little guy brings.
Luo Yi said: "Dashan, let's go." ”
Qi Nanshan nodded and said, "Okay." ”