In the vast green wilderness, two people and a horse were walking on a field road that wound to the horizon. There are lush crops on both sides. The wind blows gently, and the various crops undulate with the wind, like colorful waves.
Viewed from the air, in this ocean full of life, the two people were like fish, moving silently along the grassy path. I don’t know where the end point is, and I don’t know when I can stop.
"After walking so far, I can always say your name." Under the mottled light and shadow, Wu Gen led the horse and looked into the distance, as if talking to himself.
"Li Qi." The man said two words and then remained silent.
"My name is Wu Gen."
"Um."
"Why don't you fight back? You obviously have some cultivation." When they were under the apricot tree, Wu Gen could see that the boy's stone didn't scratch his skin at all.
"Why fight back? There's no harm done. I'm not the kind of guy who likes to act like a pig and eat the tiger." Li Qi didn't even raise his head and just walked with his head lowered.
Wu Gen laughed and glanced behind him, "You are quite open-minded."
"You have become a Que Shu person. If you are not open-minded, you may find a brick to hit yourself to death." Li Qi's expression was calm, and he did not hesitate at all from Wu Gen's impolite gaze.
"That's right. It's a life no matter what. You might as well live happily. I bought you a drink. I stole it." Wu Gen took out a jar of wine from the bag next to the saddle and threw it to Li Qi.
With the jar in his hand, Li Qi's throat squirmed, and finally he opened the wine jar. Gudong, gudong, and a jar of wine poured into his stomach easily. Holding the wine jar, Li Qi drank the last drop of wine, and then reluctantly tied the jar around his waist.
Wu Gen smiled and said, "Just throw it away, maybe it's still used to beg for food."
"If you want to drink again, add some water and taste the wine." Li Qi looked calm and ignored Wu Gen's teasing.
After thinking about it, Wu Gen took out the half-drunk jar of wine and handed it to Li Qi, "If you want to drink, you can come to me."
"Yeah." Li Qi responded calmly, his expression unchanged.
"Where is your home?" Wu Gen was a little unwilling to give up.
Li Qi pointed to his feet.
Looking at the road covered with weeds, Wu Gen laughed dumbly, "Oh, Li Qi, why don't you just follow me."
"A tailless man recruiting a lackey is like a beggar looking for a street performer. Isn't it fun?" Li Qi sneered.
"The wine steward is enough." Wu Gen said decisively.
Li Qi hesitated for a moment, then raised his head after a while, "You didn't even ask who I am, but think about it carefully and don't regret it in the future."
"It's just like eating together. Eat first, and then break up the group. Anyone who drinks so happily is either a drunkard or a cheerful person."
"good."
When he went out to relax, he actually picked up someone. Wu Gen actually thought it was quite ridiculous. But when he thought about Li Qi's cultivation, but he didn't attack those teenagers who bullied him, he felt that he had made the right choice.
Now that he was relieved, Wu Gen took Li Qi back to Hanlu City. As he approached the city gate, Wu Gen put on his darts again. With this on him, he could walk sideways in Hanlu City.
Li Qi glanced at Xian, his expression moved slightly, but he made no sound.
When they arrived in the city, Wu Gen first helped Li Qi find an inn to settle down. When he had nothing to do, he came over to have a drink with him. Anyway, he could waste the wine in Ji Ye's house as he pleased.
After so many contacts, Wu Gen never once asked about Li Qi's origins. Li Qi never asked about Wu Gen's identity. The two were like old friends who had known each other for many years. Every time they met, they drank in silence and occasionally chatted about trivial matters.
Good times never last long. Ji Ye, who was often away from home, found Wu Gen. Two days later, he was going to host a banquet for several families by the Xiao River outside the city. Ji Ye had no objection to Wu Gen's idea of bringing Li Qi to participate. Anyway, he was Wu Gen's friend and could be relied upon.
Two days later, Wu Gen accompanied Ji Ye and walked out of the city, while Li Qi followed far behind. There were seven families attending the banquet this time.
Family, this is seven thousand households, and it is definitely a force that cannot be underestimated in Iron Shou Province.
According to the rules of the shepherds, such gatherings are also a good opportunity for each family to show off their strength, so many people are injured every time.
Shepherds are good at fighting. People within a family will fight from childhood to adulthood, let alone between families. There are very few people like Ji Chen and Ji Ye who are harmonious brothers.
Wu Gen was helping Ji Ye hold the battle this time. Although his cultivation level was not very high, he was still considered a leader among his peers. No one over the age of thirty is allowed to participate in this kind of gathering among young people, otherwise the family will bring an old monster over and they will not be able to have fun.
By the Xiao River, a huge tent has been erected for people to rest. A blanket and food table were placed beside the tent, with all kinds of food and wine. Soldiers had already surrounded this place and no one was allowed to approach.
As soon as he arrived at the river, Ji Nan greeted him from a distance. This person was Ji Ye's close friend. Even though he had some prejudice against the human race, he handled these welcoming and sending things very appropriately.
According to what he said, people from four families have already arrived, namely the Gu family, the Wu family, the Cang family, and the Gongxi family. The Lu family, the Ba family, and the Murong family have not yet arrived.
Looking at the sun, Ji Ye couldn't help but frown. Murong's family hadn't arrived either, which made him a little unhappy.
Seeing Ji Ye's arrival, people from the four families came to greet him one after another, bowing to each other and exchanging some polite words.
"Hey. You..." Suddenly someone pointed at Wu Gen and was dumbfounded. It was Mr. Gu who was robbed of his wine by Wu Gen that day.
Wu Gen was happy when he saw it. At that time, he thought the other party was some rotten young master, but unexpectedly it was the young master of the Gu family, and Mr. Cang was also beside him, looking at Wu Gen with gritted teeth.
"Lao Gu, we meet again." Wu Gen stepped forward and grabbed Mr. Gu's hand and shook it hard. Soon a clear green mark appeared on the other man's hand.
Mr. Gu's face showed pain, and he struggled several times and was unable to get out. Fortunately, Ji Ye came over at this time and helped Mr. Gu out of the siege.
"Wu Gen, it turns out that you have known each other for a long time, so you don't need me to introduce you." Ji Ye looked at the strange expressions of the two of them, stood between them, and calmly separated Wu Gen and Mr. Gu.
Gently waving his hand, Mr. Gu showed no sign of anger and bowed deeply to Wu Gen, "I'm Guyangsi, I don't know what to call this Mr. Gen."
"Wu Gen." With Ji Ye beside him, Wu Gen didn't want to be too rude and casually raised his hand, "Where's Mr. Cang?"
"Cang Yi." Mr. Cang said two words angrily, but his body stood still.
"Come on, come on, everyone, please take a seat." Ji Ye saw that the three of them had some stories to tell, so he quickly called a few people to take their seats. Wouldn't it be a joke if a fight started before the banquet even started?
Soon, these families were sitting on the right side of Ji Ye, while Wu Gen, Ji Nan, and some of the younger generations of the Ji family were sitting on the left side. As for Li Qi, he could only watch from a distance, as he was not qualified to take a seat.
After waiting for another half an hour, the Lu family waited for the remaining three families to arrive.
The young son of the Lu family is a tall man with a majestic appearance and a pair of menacing green eyes. He strode to the banquet and casually cupped his hands towards Ji Ye, "Young Master, Lu Lie is late. I hope you won't be offended."
Ji Ye frowned and nodded at the other party, "It's okay, the road is bumpy, so please take a seat quickly."
Lu Lie was not polite and sat in the first seat on the right.
At the same time, a pretty and petite woman stepped forward and bowed, "Yu Qiang has met the second young master."
Ji Ye quickly stood up with a smile on his face, "Yu Qiang, there's no need to be polite. Hurry up and take a seat. My sister-in-law misses you very much."
The woman nodded, but there was no reaction. She bowed politely, and under the leadership of the servant, she lowered her head and walked to her seat to sit down.
When everyone was seated, Ji Ye raised his wine glass and said, "Everyone, it has been a while since I came to Hanlu City. We are busy with chores and rarely get together. Today is sunny and sunny, so we might as well put everything else down and have a drink." ” He took the lead and drank it all in one gulp.
People from each family stood up and raised their glasses to Ji Ye. Lu Lie
After hesitating for a moment, he reluctantly stood up, swung the glass casually, drank it all in one gulp, and sat down.
Ji Ye took note of everyone's actions, and with a smile on his face, he waved his hand and asked the servants to start serving the dishes.
At the herdsmen's gathering, there was rarely any singing and dancing of silk and bamboo. They just ate and drank so much, which was quite to Wu Gen's liking.
Watching people from these families come forward to toast Ji Ye, drinking and whispering to each other, it was a bit boring. Looking around his family, he saw that only Ji Nan knew him, and he had to get up from time to time to take care of everyone in the family. In desperation, he had no choice but to eat and drink alone, and the wine bottle in front of him had been changed five or six times. qδ
"Young Master, Lie is confused. According to past practice, why are the disciples still threshing grain and grass when there is no blood food today?" While he was drinking, a loud voice suddenly sounded.
Wu Gen looked up and saw that it was Lu Lie who spoke. As soon as these words came out, everyone present was a little stunned and looked at Ji Ye who was in charge. Many people also glanced at Wu Gen.
What does it mean? Wu Gen was confused. What kind of explanation does this blood food and grain grass have? Ji Ye didn't explain it before he came. He quickly turned his head and asked Ji Nan beside him. He looked embarrassed and whispered a few words.
After listening to Ji Nan's explanation, Wu Gen's face suddenly turned ugly.
It turns out that blood eaters are human beings. When shepherds gather, any powerful family will usually bring one or two with them, so that they can exchange them with each other while extracting food for themselves. Just like a human being bringing a few maids with him to dinner, he would swap them with his friends when he was happy.
As for threshing grass, it's even simpler. Each family brings some tailless sheep and throws them into the wild together. After running for a certain distance, people from each family will catch up with the lasso. If they like it, they will catch it with the lasso. In the end, it’s just a matter of who catches more.
"Ahem. Eating blood is against humanity, so I didn't prepare anything this time." From the main seat, Ji Ye looked a little embarrassed and explained to Lu Lie, "As for the matter of grain and grass, because all the humans in my hand have been given to Wu There are thousands of households, so we are not prepared. Today, when all the families are gathering together, it would be better to have fun fighting over wine and throwing pots. Wouldn't it be nice?"
"Young Master, what you said is wrong. We shepherds have been like this for thousands of years. Even if the method of extracting and devouring is slightly flawed, how can we lose the rules of our ancestors. Well, since the young master is not prepared, I brought some with me. For your enjoyment." Lu Lie shook his head repeatedly and suddenly looked directly at Wu Gen across from him, "These days, no matter what, you can sit with us. Young Master, you made a poor arrangement this time."
Ji Nan stood up quickly and was about to change a few words. After all, he was the one who arranged the banquet.
"Lu Lie, do you have any objections to this arrangement?" Ji Ye, who was sitting in the main seat, said coldly, his eyes flashing with purple light, and he kept turning the wine glass in his hand.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the venue was a little solemn, and everyone looked at each other in confusion. Unexpectedly, Ji Ye was torn apart because of the human race opposite him.
Lu Lie clenched his fists tightly, the flesh on his face trembled, and the veins pulsed. Just as he was about to stand up, Gu Yangsi stood up beside him, "The second young master is so kind-hearted, I really admire you, Lu Lie, just now you Your words are disrespectful, why don’t you quickly apologize to the young master?”
People from several other families also looked at Lu Lie, their eyes flickering. Lu Lie was trembling slightly. After a while, he suddenly stood up, walked to the main table and knelt down on one knee, "This is Lu Lie and Meng Lang. Please forgive me, young master."
Ji Ye glanced at him and waved his hand casually, "Get up. You and I haven't seen each other for many years. You might as well drink more today." After saying this, he motioned the maid to bring up a wine glass. He filled it with wine himself and handed it to Lu Lie, " Come, you and I will drink this cup together."
Seeing Lu Lie take the wine glass, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief. Just then, a voice sounded, "Second Young Master, since the blood meal has been cancelled, each family has brought some tailless sheep. Threshing grass does not hurt people, so we can try it."
