The world was not peaceful in the Liang Dynasty. Since the founding of the country, millions of civilians have been recruited to build the Great Wall in the north. Half of the tax every year is used as military expenses to support the expenses of the northern frontier army. However, for more than two hundred years, the evil kings in the north have been fighting. In the war, Daliang could only remain on the defensive and prevent large numbers of monsters from crossing the Great Wall.
In the face of the rampant monsters in the country, during the period of Emperor Taizu Gao, the post of guardian envoy was established in the local area to protect the local area.
It's just that in the territory of the Liang Dynasty, apart from the rampant monsters, there are also many sects and monks on the mountaintops overlooking the world. They regard human life as trivial and treat all living beings like pigs and dogs. These guardians were originally established to protect the place, because of their spiritual realm. If they were not strong enough, they would have become useless. They would just turn a blind eye to those monks from large sects who killed innocent people indiscriminately. They even kept a distance from some powerful monsters and did not dare to provoke them at all.
It's just that Chen Chao, the guardian envoy, is obviously different from others.
Since he came to Tianqing County three years ago to take over the last guard who died violently, in the past three years, only a few people in Tianqing County died at the hands of monsters.
Especially in the past two years, as the Chen Dynasty killed more and more monsters, there was a saying among the monsters hundreds of miles away that they should not provoke the young man in black with a broken knife.
In the eyes of the people of Tianqing County, Chen Chao was a harmless boy, but in the eyes of those monsters, he had already become the biggest devil.
This directly resulted in him being unable to find another monster in the county, and had to go out to "hunt" on a snowy night.
If not, how could such a girl be saved in this dilapidated mountain temple.
By the light of the fire, during the long night, since neither of them could sleep, the two naturally talked a lot.
However, neither of them was stupid, and both were very cautious during the conversation. Neither one revealed everything about himself to the other.
When traveling in the world, the most taboo thing is to have shallow conversations and deep conversations.
Chen Chao probably knew the reasons why the girl ended up in the mountain temple alone.
"What are your plans next?"
Chen Chao took the initiative to ask.
Xie Nandu said calmly: "When I go north to Shendu, my family will send me to Tianqing County, and someone from the north will be sent to pick me up. But it looks like it won't be that fast. I will write to them and contact them. I want to stay with you until someone is sent to pick me up, because it's... the safest."
Very straightforward, no mincing words.
In the entire Tianqing County, there is definitely no safer place than staying with this young man.
Chen Chao frowned. It was his duty to protect the local people, but this did not mean that he was obliged to act as this girl's... guard.
"Obviously, you're in big-trouble."
Now that the other party has expressed its attitude, Chen Chao is also more direct.
Although he didn't know the girl's identity, judging from what happened before and the information the girl revealed, this girl was definitely trouble.
Xie Nandu did not refute, but just said to himself: "You are a martial artist. As far as I know, martial arts practice is extremely difficult. The amount of money spent on polishing the body is not a small amount. Your salary is not enough to support your consumption. "
This point can be said to be the sore point of the Chen Dynasty. There are many schools of monks in the world, and the journey of martial arts is the most difficult. The amount of money spent on polishing the body is a huge amount, so most of the martial arts in the world choose Relying on the imperial court, you can obtain a large amount of heavenly money for spiritual practice.
Chen Chao frowned and said, "How do you know I have no other way?"
Xie Nandu shook his head and said with a smile: "These monster beads may be enough, but now, how many monsters are there for you to kill nearby?"
This is another sore point for Chen Chao.
With the improvement of his realm, the amount of money Chen Chao needed was no longer enough to kill a few monsters. Moreover, there were not many monsters around Tianqing County now.
He has been worried about this for a long time.
If it weren't for the fact that he was not suitable for practice, Chen Chao would never have chosen to become a martial artist.
Not to mention the slowness of cultivation, after those monks have the ability to control the wind, martial artists have a natural disadvantage, because it is difficult for martial artists at this stage to get close to those monks. Even if their physique is unparalleled, what is the use?
Only after reaching a higher realm and being able to control the wind can this disadvantage be eliminated. Martial arts practice is inherently difficult. How many martial artists in the world can really get to that point?
Killing the blood demon before seemed simple, but only Chen Chao himself knew how much the punch that had just repelled the blood demon cost him.
When he came to his senses, he didn't speak immediately.
"You saved my life. Even if you don't agree to my request now, I will never forget this kindness. To be honest, my status is not bad. If I can go to the divine capital alive, I will definitely prepare a gift for you. It's a great gift." Xie Nandu frowned slightly, as if he was aggrieved, "But if I die here and the gift is gone, you might still be implicated..."
She looked pitiful, as if she was still thinking about Chen Chao.
Chen Chao squinted his eyes, looking at her like this, he wished he could dig a hole for this little girl and bury her on the spot.
The plot is on me?
However, he quickly smiled and said: "It's not polite, I never care about this. I am a very kind person, and I am also a well-known good person in Tianqing County. Since you are alone, if I don't reach out Helping hand, am I still human?”
In the final analysis, although knowing this matter might involve him in some trouble, Chen Chao weighed the pros and cons and was willing to give it a try.
After all, in a small and remote county like Tianqing County, it is not easy to make a lot of money.
Xie Nandu smiled and seemed to believe what Chen Chao said. She said a little seriously: "Actually, being my friend is definitely not a bad thing."
Chen Chao also laughed, but it was unclear whether he was scolding his mother in his heart.
In the middle of the night, Chen Chao obviously talked a lot more. However, despite his constant insinuations, Xie Nandu still did not reveal too much information. Seeing that it was already dawn, Chen Chao, who was a little tired, took a deep look at the girl in front of him and stood up. Get up and prepare to go back to the county town.
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The heavy snow has not stopped, and there is still snow on the long street in the county town. There are not many pedestrians, but the children can't help it. They walk through the alleys in small groups, laughing and kneading the snow into snowballs and playing noisily. Snow battle.
They didn't care about the snowy weather, or whether they would be beaten by their unsmiling father when they got home after getting their cotton-padded clothes wet. At this moment, even if their little hands were red from the cold and their noses were running, they were still full of joy. .
Xie Nandu walked beside Chen Chao holding an oil-paper umbrella. He glanced at Chen Chao, who was already covered in white frost, and then looked away. He smiled and looked at the children running around in the distance, listening to the laughter.
She was also a little happy at the moment.
In the past ten years, what she did most was study. She had never seen such a scene in the Gaomen compound. Even in heavy snow weather, the elders in the clan would only take advantage of the heavy snow to write exam questions. How could she Let them have a snowball fight.
Beside the bridge in the distance, a vendor selling roasted sweet potatoes would shout from time to time, his voice elongated, rhythmic, and very regular.
Many people are accustomed to the fireworks in the city, but for her, it was an unprecedented experience.
But she didn't feel uncomfortable at all, she was just full of novelty about everything around her.
After walking across the small bridge and coming to an alley, Xie Nandu already had a small sweet potato in her hand. Holding the sweet potato in her hands, she began to carefully tear open the outer peel with her white fingers and looked at the exposed fruit. There was some light in her eyes due to the golden pulp. She bit off a piece of the pulp in a small bite. The hot sweet potato radiated heat in her mouth. Her lips were so hot that they turned red, as if she had used good rouge.
Looking at this scene, Chen Chao felt a little distracted for no reason.
Such a cute girl, it’s hard to imagine that anyone would like her, right?
Shaking his head and gathering his thoughts, Chen Chao strode towards the alley called Peach Blossom Lane. The alley was not big, with only seven or eight households, and the house in the deepest part was his home.
Arriving at the door of the house, Chen Chao put the oil-paper umbrella in his hand at the door. He took out the key from his arms and opened the door skillfully.
At this moment, the door of the house opposite suddenly opened, and an unshaven man of medium height came out with a big bowl. He sat down on the threshold of his house, glanced at Chen Chao, and then glanced at the man The girl who was holding a sweet potato and munching on it in the alley suddenly opened her eyes wide and shouted at the top of her lungs: "Boy Chen, you are going to be successful. I haven't seen you for a few days. Where did you bring back such a beautiful wife?!"
The man's voice was loud. With such a shout, seven or eight households in Peach Blossom Alley almost opened their doors in unison, and more than a dozen pairs of eyes looked from their own doors to the door of the house deep in the alley.
Chen Chao, who was about to open the door, stopped his hand in mid-air and twitched the corner of his mouth helplessly.
As for Xie Nandu, who was behind him, his face was slightly red. He didn't know whether it was because of the sweet potato burn or some other reason.
