Ning Caichen was very embarrassed.
He is a poor scholar.
He came to Guobei County to collect debts.
The road is not safe.
There are constant natural and man-made disasters, monsters are everywhere, and bandits are everywhere.
The last person who came to Guobei County to collect debts is already dead.
Ning Caichen, a useless scholar with no strength to tie a chicken, dared to go on the road alone, and came to Guobei County to collect debts with the help of a map and compass. He must be too poor to take the blame.
Holding a broken umbrella, he came to a roadside grass shed to take shelter from the rain.
He was already soaked.
He twisted the gown on his body and wanted to take a rest. I'm hungry, but it's a pity that I don't have any solid food.
At this time, a group of people ran over shouting.
Someone is chasing them.
There was only one person chasing him, a strong man in his thirties holding a sword. He is a Xiahou swordsman.
He waved the long sword in his hand and cut off a head with one blow.
I happened to chase him to the edge of the hay shed.
The Xiahou swordsman killed several people with three strikes, five divided by two.
Only one person was left kneeling down and begging for mercy, "Master, spare your life! I'll give you the money back."
"You dare to steal my money, damn it." Xiahou Swordsman shouted angrily, and killed the last thief with one sword. Blood splashed everywhere, directly onto Ning Caichen's face.
It turns out that Xiahou Swordsman is after the person who stole his money.
He didn't kill innocent people indiscriminately.
Xiahou Swordsman walked into the thatched shed.
Ning Caichen was so frightened that he walked outside the hay shed.
At this time, it was still raining.
The blood was washed away from his face.
The Xiahou swordsman seems to be hungry for killing.
He took out a white-flour steamed bun and started to chew on it.
He was from the martial arts world and didn't drink or eat beef. Maybe he was also short of money.
Ning Caichen swallowed, he was hungry.
Xiahou Swordsman also saw that Ning Caichen was hungry.
He actually threw a steamed bun to Ning Caichen.
He actually had no ill intentions toward Ning Caichen.
He didn't bully.
He can be considered a principled person.
Although he would kill the thief if he stole his money, he did not attack innocent passers-by.
Here, some people may complain, why should we kill all the thieves if we just steal money?
In this era, anyone who dares to steal money may have a life in his hands. Maybe the thief wants to kill Xiahou Swordsman.
The Xiahou swordsman had no choice but to kill them.
Without saying a word, he motioned for Ning Caichen to eat the steamed buns.
Then, without waiting for the rain to stop, Xiahou Swordsman took his luggage and left.
He seemed to be on his way.
After Xiahou Swordsman left, Ning Caichen threw away the steamed buns, picked up his luggage, and ran away in a hurry.
This is the second time he has thrown buns.
He threw away his own dry and hard steamed buns, and then threw away the white-flour steamed buns given by Xiahou Swordsman.
In this era, not many people can waste food like this. A poor scholar like Ning Caichen would not do this under normal circumstances.
Ning Caichen rushed all the way to Guobei County.
The streets are full of knife-wielding men catching fugitives.
"This is kind of like, take them away." They were arresting people at random.
On the wanted wall, there are many wanted posters for fugitives, with their faces painted on them.
A few men wearing iron plate armor and looking like soldiers directly took off the portraits and randomly grabbed people for comparison.
It seems that anyone who looks like him will be captured and rewarded. Their heads were covered with black turbans.
"It's not you, go away, don't block the road!"
They won't arrest anyone who really doesn't look like him. The government that offered the reward was not stupid enough.
The black-turbaned soldiers swaggered away. They continued to arrest people.
Ning Caichen borrowed some water and scrubbed at a shop. He was covered in mud on the road.
"Boss, thank you for the water." Ning Caichen was quite polite.
He was just about to pick up his luggage and leave.
"Don't go!" Several other men wearing iron armor and red headscarves came over, grabbed Ning Caichen and pushed him onto the wooden board behind him.
They should also be soldiers.
They also held many wanted posters in their hands, and compared them one by one with Ning Caichen, they found that none of them matched them.
"If you're not a wanted criminal, just go away. Don't stop me from getting rich." The red-turbaned soldier left.
Ning Caichen hurriedly took his luggage and left.
His clothes are wet.
There were many talismans to ward off ghosts on the wooden board that I was leaning on just now.
There were several talismans stuck to his back.
"Hey, don't leave." The store owner hurriedly called to Ning Caichen.
The shop owner's words of "Don't leave" were heard by the soldiers nearby.
They thought there was a fugitive and rushed over.
Then, the red-turbaned soldiers and the black-turbaned soldiers started fighting over a disagreement.
This world is so chaotic.
It is difficult for ordinary people to survive, and they can only be coerced into being bandits or something like that.
...
Inn.
"Waiter, here's a pound of beef and a jug of good wine." Zhou Qiang came. After he cast the ninth-grade golden elixir, he suddenly wanted to take a trip to Guobei County.
He fled directly to the county seat of Guobei County.
He flew away without a trace, not afraid of being discovered by mortals.
"Okay, a pound of beef and a pot of good wine!" The waiter neatly wiped the table for Zhou Qiang and quickly brought the beef and wine.
Zhou Qiang drank by himself, thinking about what to do next.
“When you come to this era, you must first practice.
Secondly, you should find something to do besides practicing.
Practitioners pay attention to merit and can do good deeds that help people's livelihood..."
Zhou Qiang was thinking casually. He has no plans to leave anytime soon. He didn't know if there was spiritual energy in the next world, and he wanted to practice here for a while.
After a while.
Ning Caichen is here.
"Guest, are you here to stay?" The shopkeeper saw that Ning Caichen was carrying a lot of luggage and thought that Ning Caichen wanted to stay. "Agen, take the luggage for the guest. There is an upper room."
"No, no, no, boss, I was sent by Jibaozhai to collect the bill." Ning Caichen hurriedly explained his purpose.
"Collect the bill? Why is it that the person who comes to collect the bill is different every time?" The shopkeeper instantly stopped smiling.
"That one was killed on the road last time."
"Really? Then you will be killed sooner or later, why not just give me an advantage and stop collecting the bill."
"That won't work." Ning Caichen took out the account book and flipped through it. It was soaked by the rain and the words on it were blurred. He was quick to think, "Shopkeeper, can I see your stubs? This is the new rule."
"New rules?" The shopkeeper seemed to understand something and grabbed the account book. "What kind of account is this? I can't see anything clearly. You still want to collect the account, get out, get out." He grabbed Ning Caichen. Pushed out.
Zhou Qiang shook his head, minding his own business, and continued drinking and eating meat. He also asked the waiter to pack a lot of cooked food and a jar of good wine.
Ning Caichen couldn't collect the bill, and seeing that it was getting dark, he asked a nearby passerby, "Brother, where can I stay overnight for free?"
"Free? Haha, then you go to Lanruo Temple." A passerby said casually. He was joking. He thought Ning Caichen was joking too. As soon as he spoke, there was silence all around. Everyone here knows that there is a ghost in Lanruo Temple.
Ning Caichen was a nerd, so he didn't notice anything was wrong. "Brother, how can I get to Lanruo Temple?"
"Go forward here, walk three and a half miles east, and you'll be there." The passerby hesitated and said.
"Thank you." Ning Caichen walked east with his luggage.
"Hey, there are a lot of wild wolves over there, and they come out after dark." A passerby warned. He was afraid that the nerd in front of him would really die.
Ning Caichen didn't take it seriously and continued heading east.
Zhou Qiang had finished eating at this time, carrying the packed things, and headed east.
He wanted to see Yan Chixia and Nie Xiaoqian.
After leaving the city.
Zhou Qiang stopped Ning Caichen, "Brother, are you going to Lanruo Temple?"
"Yes, I heard you can stay there for free. I've run out of money and want to stay overnight." Ning Caichen felt a little embarrassed.
"It just so happens that I also want to go to Lanruo Temple, let's go together, go together." Zhou Qiang was also dressed like an ancient scholar.
"Brother, are you also going to stay overnight?"
"right."
"Brother, where are you from?"
"I am..."
The two chatted while heading east.
The sky quickly darkened.
In the woods.
The cry of the wild wolf sounded.
"Brother Zhou, there seems to be a wolf." Ning Caichen had already seen the wild wolf in the distance.
"Brother Ning, don't worry. There are some wild wolves that can be dispatched with a swing of your sword." Zhou Qiang had a sword hanging on his waist.
"Brother Zhou, let me get your things for you."
After a while.
Sure enough, the wild wolf chased me.
Zhou Qiang pulled out his long sword, the light of the sword flashed, and stabbed the wild wolves to death one by one.
"Brother Zhou is really good at it."
"Thank you. Brother Ning, let's continue on our way."
The two chatted and laughed and walked near Lanruo Temple.
"Brother Ning, stay here. There is someone over there." Zhou Qiang had already seen Yan Chixia and Xiahou Swordsman.
The two of them were competing with each other with swords.
