Chapter 10: Li Ran (I)
Qi Nanshan thought for a moment and said, "I don't see anything wrong, but, let's send a few people to investigate first, let's follow behind and slowly pass, well, even if there is a problem, don't be afraid, as long as you don't encounter a mutant rune beast similar to the Earth Dragon, there will be no danger." ”
Luo Wei nodded and said, "The older people get, the more careful they are, hehe, let's go over." ”
Qi Nanshan said, "Xiaofeng, you bring two Fu warriors over...... If there is danger, retreat immediately, don't fight hard!"
Xiao Feng agreed, took the two Fu warriors, and quickly ran towards the pond.
Guo Twelve supported Luo Yi, laughing all the way, the old man enjoyed the filial piety of his apprentice very much, he said happily: "Twelve, we should be more leisurely during this time, you have to hurry up and study, don't waste your homework." ”
Guo Twelve said: "Master, I know, don't worry." ”
Luo Jian knew very well in his heart that this little apprentice of his was extremely hardworking, as long as he stopped to rest, he must be holding a book in his hand and reading, and said with a smile: "When you advance to a charmer, your strength can protect yourself, not yet, well, I will make a few treasure talismans for you in the future to improve your strength a little." ”
"Master, we have to find a way to get some war horses, we can't go far by walking, in case of danger, it's too late to escape. ”
Luo Yi nodded and said, "Twelve, first cross this mountain range, there shouldn't be any war horses here." ”
Xiao Feng and the others quickly returned and said, "Old man, I didn't find any signs of danger, the pond is safe there!"
Qi Nanshan shouted: "Let's go faster, let's rest by the pond today, eat, and replenish water." The crowd happily agreed, and rushed towards the pond as fast as they could.
The pond is not large, surrounded by a grove of trees, and a stream flows into it and flows out from the other end. Because it is living water, the water is very clear. Qi Nanshan was the first to arrive, he picked up the water and took a sip, and said, "There is no problem with this water, you can drink it." He raised his head and said loudly: "Don't go down to take a bath, replenish water first, and then wash!"
Chen Hong had already rushed to the edge of the pond and almost jumped in, and couldn't help but blush when he heard the words, and hurriedly took out the water bag to collect the water.
Each person has at least two water bags, most of which can hold one cubic meter of water. Guo Twelve sighed very much at the power of the talisman, a water bag, after the production of the talisman, can be loaded with a lot of water, if you save a little, there is no problem with two months, it is very convenient.
The crowd lined up, squatting on the edge of the pond and sinking their water bags into the water. In a matter of moments, the water level of the entire pond dropped by at least a foot.
Chen Hong's hand shook suddenly. Guo Twelve was next to her and asked, "What's wrong?" Chen Hong raised his hand and pointed to the thatched bushes by the pond not far away, and said, "That's ...... Is that a path?"
Qi Nanshan stood not far from them, and was also startled when he heard the words, jumped up, and came to the grass in a few steps. He took a closer look and said, "That's right, it's a path, and there are human footprints, not trampled by wild beasts!"
Luo Ji also rushed over. Guo Twelve was curious, how could there be people here? He also followed. Soon, most of the people gathered around the side of the path.
Guo Twelve said: "There is only one person!"
Luo Jian agreed: "Yes, it's a person. We walked along the path to see who lived in seclusion. Well, everyone should be vigilant, but don't offend people easily, people who can survive in the secret realm for a long time are not simple. I don't want to get into trouble for no apparent reason. ”
Qi Nanshan said: "I'll go over with the old man, you stay here and wait, Luo Zhan, you take care of it." Xiaofeng, you bring a Fu warrior with us. ”
Guo Twelve raised his hand and said, "I'm going too!" His curiosity was heavy, and it was safe to be with his master.
Luo Ji said: "Well, Twelve will come too." Guo Twelve hurriedly ran to his side. It feels good to be sheltered, even if he is a third person, he loves it.
The path extends from the pond to the woods, through the woods, a stone wall appears, and if you continue along the stone wall, you will soon see a crack in the stone wall, and the path disappears to the crack. Xiao Feng quickly sank into the crack, and in a moment, he poked out half of his head and beckoned, "No danger, come in!"
A few people got into it through a crack in the rock, and not far away was a valley. After walking a few steps, Luo Ji stopped and asked, "Is that a house?"
Guo 12 saw a roof, which was a thatched roof. He said, "It's a thatched hut!"
Soon everyone saw the simple thatched hut clearly, and there was a bamboo fence outside the thatched hut, and a flock of chickens were chirping and foraging, feeling like they had arrived in a paradise.
Qi Nanshan stood outside the bamboo fence and asked, "Is there anyone?"
A voice came from the thatched hut: "Come in, who are you?" and a man came out of the thatched hut.
It was a very handsome young man, he looked a little weak, the contours of his face were very soft, his eyes were deep and calm, not at all like the eyes of a young man, there was no blood in them, no passion, but there was reason and wisdom, and the feeling was very peculiar. He was dressed in a gray robe with a pale yellow ribbon tied around his waist.
Luo Yi said: "Excuse me, we are people passing by here, hehe, meeting is fate, so come and visit." ”
The man smiled and said, "The hut is simple, if you are not afraid of slacking off, please come in and have a cup of tea." ”
Guo Twelve's heart moved, because he had never seen anyone drink tea in Beifumen, and no one had even mentioned tea, in this secret realm, a young man said that he wanted to invite everyone to drink a cup of tea, which made him a little excited, how did this person know about tea?
Luo Ji arched his hand and said, "I'm sorry." A few people followed the young man into the thatched hut, and when they entered, it turned out to be another world. The outside looks like a very simple thatched house, but the inside is completely different, the white jade floor, the snow-white walls, the area has also become very large, and there is a large animal skin in the middle of the house, with a white jade case on it.
The man smiled and invited everyone to sit down, and said, "Introduce yourself, my surname is Li, Li Ran." ”
Luo Ji also reported his surname by name. Li Ran was obviously very interested in Guo Twelve, and said, "Twelve is only nine years old? Well, very good qualifications." ”
Li Ran casually wiped it on the white jade case, and a set of glass tea sets appeared, the same shape as the tea sets that Guo Twelve had seen in his previous life, a pot of six cups. Luo Yi had never seen this kind of tea set, and asked, "What is this?" ”
Guo 12 said: "This is a tea set, a tool for drinking tea. ”
Li Ran was surprised: "Do you know the tea set?" He took out a piece of tea and asked, "Do you know what kind of tea this is?"
Guo Twelve took it, put it under his nose and sniffed it gently, and said, "This should be fermented tea-black tea, I don't know if it's right?"
Li Ran was even more curious, and said: "That's right, this is black tea, this is settled black tea, hehe, I didn't expect to meet a little tea friend, since you know what kind of tea it is, then do you make tea?"
In his previous life, Guo Twelve was a tea guest, although he was not very proficient, but he was still good at ordinary techniques. He took out a piece of tea leaves, first rinsed it with boiling water, poured out the water, this is washing tea, in order to remove the impurities and bitterness of the tea leaves, and then calmly rushed into the boiling water, soaked for a while, and then poured the tea into the cup, and said with a smile: "Okay, hehe, this is how I understand making tea." ”
Li Ran smiled: "Yes, there is a good look, come, please drink." He took a cup and gestured to the people.
Guo Twelve was fond of tea in his previous life, and he was not modest, so he picked up the cup, drank it in one gulp, smacked his lips, and said in surprise: "This tea is really good, with a hint of orchid fragrance...... The taste is also good, mellow and sweet, and the color of the tea soup is red and bright, which is really good......"
Li Ran was extremely surprised, only an old tea guest could say this. Luo Yi and the others took a sip, the expression on their faces was very strange, and they knew at a glance that they had never touched tea. And the intoxication on Guo Twelve's face was definitely not disguised, it was pleasure from the heart.
Guo Twelve asked, "Brother Li, do you have any other tea?"
Li Ran smiled and said, "Brother Li, hehe, I have lived for almost six hundred years, and it is very interesting to be called big brother by you, a nine-year-old guy...... Okay, I'll recognize you as a little brother, who made you a little tea friend. ”
Luo Ji and the others were dumbfounded, six hundred years! This is too scary.
Guo Twelve didn't believe it at all, he said: "Brother Li, don't tease, you are much younger than my master, how can you live to be six hundred years old......
But Luo Yi and Qi Nanshan believed that the two knew that there were mysterious hermit masters in the secret realm, and they rarely appeared in front of people, and even if they appeared, people would not recognize them, and this person must be a master who lived in seclusion.
Luo Ji said: "Twelve, don't be rude. ”
Li Ran waved his hand disapprenously and said, "It's okay, this little guy is very interesting." I've got quite a few teas, can you recognize them?" he wiped with his hand, and three silver cans appeared. It is best to use silver or tin cans to seal tea, in fact, it is best to use gold cans, but it is too luxurious to use gold cans.
Guo Twelve picked up a silver jar, and when he opened it, he found that the inner layer was gold-plated. He sniffed the smell a little and said in surprise: "Haha, oolong tea? That's right, it's oolong...... No, well, I can't say it...... It must be oolong tea, though. ”
Li Ran stared at Guo Twelve and said, "You actually know about oolong tea, hehe, it's too unexpected for me...... You don't have to look at the rest, I know you'll be able to recognize it. ”
Guo Twelve wondered in his heart: "Could this person be from a previous life, from his hometown...... Hometown?" He didn't dare to ask and didn't want to ask. Li Ran didn't say anything more, just glanced at him thoughtfully, and became obviously close to Guo Shishi.
Luo Wei didn't care why Guo Twelve knew so much about tea, he said: "Li ......" For a while, he didn't know how to call Li Ran.
Li Ran was very free and easy, and said, "Just call me Li Ran." ”
Luo Yi smiled and asked, "Li Ran, may I ask...... Out of this mountain range, what is it?"
Li Ran smiled: "You came from the Land of Dead Silence? ”