After the meal, the two people who left did not ride horses. Instead, they took their horses and wandered around Jiangfeng Town.
The beggars around him cast envious glances, probably because the black clothes with some white patterns on Li Yi were too eye-catching, or maybe because of the two horses they were holding.
Wang Daoping changed his previous open-mindedness and felt a little emotional. "Natural disasters and man-made disasters are always unavoidable. Just like debts, they must be paid with life."
Li Yi looked at the beggars behind him and suddenly said to Wang Daoping. "Why don't you give them some money and be a considerate hero? I heard you said before that you wanted to be famous all over the world. Isn't now a good opportunity?"
Wang Daoping rolled his eyes. "Don't be ridiculous. I can see it clearly. You don't know. So what if I give them some silver? Are you sure they can survive? Xichu has been suffering from disasters and civil unrest for so many years. The shadows are waiting for help, and I can't save them."
Li Yi didn't look at him, just teasing him. "It sounds like the rhetoric used when trying to seize family property."
"Stop teasing me. If you don't say that I am still unknown, what will it matter if I am famous all over the world? Look at Langya Pavilion, Jiugong Mountain, the Lu family in Xincheng and the Jiang family in Qulingcheng. Which family is not powerful? People are coming out in large numbers, but how many people can they save? Even if the mysterious Xichu Sword Immortal appears, I am afraid it will not change the current situation in Xichu."
Wang Daoping looked at Li Yi and said seriously. "Li Wenqing, even if we have a sincere heart, can we still save all the sentient beings in this world?"
Li Yi did not answer Wang Daoping, but he, who was in Xichu, could tell what Wang Daoping meant with just one look. In the past few years, there have been natural disasters and man-made disasters in Western Chu, and they did not happen overnight.
Wang Daoping suddenly laughed. "Li Yi, you think it's boring. Let's just chat casually. You still take it seriously. You're not going to save the world."
"I've been to the South, and it's different from here."
"I know, there are big differences between the north and the south!" Wang Daoping patted him on the shoulder, then remembered the injury on Li Yi's arm, thought about it, and said. "What are you thinking about? I'll take you somewhere."
Wang Daoping said, took the lead in jumping on the horse's back, slapped the horse's butt, and the old horse galloped away.
Li Yi looked at the old horse galloping away, and jumped on the horse's back to follow closely.
The two men left the town and headed south, retracing their steps from earlier.
Li Yi didn't ask any more questions. Wang Daoping had said that he would take him somewhere long before he met Ziyi Duan Chengxuan. Now that he thought about it, the place he mentioned then should be the place he wanted to take him to now.
This journey went smoothly, and I didn't encounter killers like Shadow Three or Four Stars again.
As a result, before arriving at his destination, Wang Daoping gave him a piece of black cloth and asked him to cover his eyes.
Although he didn't understand why Wang Daoping did this, he still obeyed Wang Daoping.
When he took off the black cloth, he had already arrived at the place where Wang Daoping wanted to take him.
Li Yi stood in front of the somewhat quaint stone monument at the entrance of the village and said. "Wisty! It looks like it's just an ordinary countryside. I thought you were going to take me to some memorable places."
Wang Daoping smiled. "Do you really think it's just an ordinary village? Let me tell you, there is a big mystery."
"What mystery?"
Wang Daoping smiled mysteriously. "I can't tell you yet."
When Li Yi heard what he said, he didn't ask much, but instead observed carefully. Only then did they realize that this place was indeed different from what they had seen in Jiangfeng Town and even most of Western Chu. There were no beggars and not much poverty.
"It does look different than other places."
"Normal people can't come in. The fog outside is the barrier here." Wang Daoping said proudly.
"fog?"
"That's right, we came here through the clouds and mist, and even took a boat."
"No wonder this village is called Wuli."
"This is no ordinary village. There are nearly tens of thousands of people living here. It can be called a small town."
"I just don't understand why you have to blindfold me."
Wang Daoping looked at Li Yi. "Because it's dangerous."
Someone walked past the two of them, and they seemed to know Wang Daoping and said hello to him. "Daoping is back?"
Wang Daoping was also very enthusiastic and waved in response. "Good morning, Seventh Uncle and Seventh Auntie! I have acquired some good things during these few months of wandering outside, and I will send them to you two when the time comes."
"Okay." He said and walked away. "That's for sure!"
"must."
Finally, Wang Daoping brought him to a two-story stilt building with a simple lantern hanging outside.
The two tied their horses in the stable.
Wang Daoping took Li Yi upstairs.
Li Yi sighed and said. "What I saw and heard along the way was very different from most places in Western Chu. This place is like a paradise. It has not been affected by the drought in Western Chu, and it seems not to have been affected by the war."
"It shows that this is a good place. You will know just by looking at it. There is no shortage of water here. What is causing the current situation in Xichu? Water accounts for a large part of it."
"I have another question. You said ordinary people can't get in. How do you know the way?"
Wang Daoping chuckled. "It shows that I am not an ordinary person!"
The two people walked upstairs. A white-haired old man sitting on a chair in the living room raised his head and looked over. He was a little surprised to see the two of them and said. "Hey! Why are you back?"
Li Yi looked at Wang Daoping. From the old man's words, it seemed that Wang Daoping came here often.
Wang Daoping smiled and said. "The world is dangerous and I can't stand it. But grandpa, you won't mind if I bring a friend back, right?"
Li Yi was stunned and looked at Wang Daoping. Seeing that Wang Daoping didn't seem to be lying, he was sure that this old man was probably his grandfather.
"You brought me here, and you asked me if I minded. Are you deliberately trying to make me happy?" The white-haired old man's face turned upside down, and he blew his beard and glared in anger.
Wang Daoping quickly took off a wine bottle from his waist and handed it over. "This is Rongcheng's peach blossom wine."
Li Yi looked at Wang Daoping. Wang Daoping did not change his expression and had already placed the wine bottle in front of the old man.
However, Li Yi knew that the so-called peach blossom wine in Rongcheng was nothing more than a way to deceive honest people.
The wine in the jug did not come from Rongcheng, but was bought by Wang Daoping at a wine shop called "World Drinker" in Jiangfeng Town.
The old man took the wine bottle and his brows instantly relaxed. "Hahahaha, you still have a filial piety. But Fu Zhu has a weird temper, so you two should not mention it to her."
"I know, grandpa, don't worry, it's not like Fuzhu."
"Stop flattering me, grandpa doesn't do that."
"Grandpa, really, I not only brought you wine this time, but also other things."
The old man said as if he had changed. "Really, you kid don't lie?"
"Grandpa, when did I lie to you?"
Wang Daoping handed over a package. The old man took it, opened it, and laughed instantly. "You are still sensible, kid."
"I know you like this, so I went to Jiugong Mountain to get it."
The old man turned around and left with the package, not forgetting his instructions before closing the door. "Don't come in casually and disturb me. I want to see what kind of magical thing the fire thunder in Jiugong Mountain is."
As he spoke, he burst into laughter.
Wang Daoping spread his hands, feeling helpless. "My grandpa is like this. He is very interested in Huo Lei."
Li Yi smiled and sat in the living room on the second floor with Wang Daoping.
"It doesn't look like there's anything bothering you. It's really rare for someone to live to such an age and have such a personality."
Wang Daoping poured him a cup of tea, poured himself a cup, and said. "My grandpa doesn't like people outside. He speaks bluntly and can hurt people sometimes. Don't take it to heart."
Li Yi raised his teacup and smiled. "It made me sound like a petty person. Besides, he didn't say anything about me."
Wang Daoping stood up and said. "I'm going to stir-fry something, and we'll have drinks later."
With that said, without waiting for Li Yi's reply, he hurried to the kitchen.
Li Yi was sitting in the living room, with green smoke floating in the tea cup.
A few birds were chirping on the treetops outside, the sun was setting in the distance, the sky was filled with red clouds, and a few trees were sitting on both sides of the street.
He stood up and walked towards Lou Xia. After walking around for a while, he fed the two horses some more straw.
When he turned around, a girl of fifteen or sixteen was staring at him.
The girl wears a light yellow dress, has a retro bun hairstyle, and has a double bow on her belt. A light-colored basket hangs from one arm. There seemed to be something in the basket.
Maybe it’s cabbage, maybe it’s herbs or something like that.
"You are?" she said.
Li Yi could guess who he was asking by pinching his nose, so he opened his mouth and replied. "I'm Li Li, you can also call me Li Wenqing, outsiders."
"No wonder I haven't seen you before. It turns out you're not from the fog."
Just as the girl finished speaking, she suddenly remembered it again, pulled out a dagger from her waist, pointed at Li Yi, and said. "Tell me, who is he? How did he get here? Who is the person who brought you here?"
Li Yi thought about it and felt that there was no need to hide it.
Firstly, this girl doesn't look like a bad person, and secondly, I don't want this girl to misunderstand.
I thought, if this girl shouted "catch the thief", wouldn't she be caught in a cage and tortured like a thief?
"Does the girl know Wang Daoping?"
"Wang Daoping, it turns out to be him."
Li Yi looked at the girl and asked. "Girl, are you familiar with him?"
"So, after all we have known each other for six or seven years."
"The girl is Wang Daoping's cousin?"
The reason why Li Yi had this question was because Wang Daoping whispered to him along the way and told him a lot about his cousin Fuzhu.
At this moment, I heard the girl say that she had known Wang Daoping for six or seven years. Once the two things were connected, it became clear that this person must be the girl Wang Daoping said was often against him.
"I don't want to change my name, I don't want to change my surname. I am none other than Yin Fuzhu."
"Miss Fuzhu."
"I heard you say before, my name is Li Yi? Li Wenqing?"
"Exactly."
"I don't understand you people. Isn't it good to have just one name? You have to take so many names and it's all messed up."
Li Yi was stunned for a moment, so embarrassed that he couldn't speak. He thought to himself that this is not just a matter of wanting one! It's not like he chose the name.
Seeing his embarrassment, Yin Fuzhu spoke. "Tell me! What did that guy bring you here for? Wuli rarely interacts with the outside world, and he doesn't like people outside very much."
Li Yi was stunned. This question was also difficult to answer.
Wang Daoping said he wanted to take him to a place, but he followed him without asking. As for what he was doing here and why he was here, he never thought about it.
At this moment, Wang Daoping, the man who brought him here, opened the window from the second floor and said with a smile. "Fuzhu, he is a friend of mine. Don't embarrass him."
Yin Fuzhu rolled her eyes. "It sounds like I want to embarrass him. That's all! The visitor is a guest, so it doesn't hurt to give you some face."
"I know cousin! I made delicious food specially for you, stir-fried shrimps. How about it? Do you want to try it?"
Yin Fuzhu said. "Okay! Just do it."
She said and went upstairs with Li Yi.
The three of them were sitting in the living room. Li Yi turned to look out the window. Outside the window, the sound of birds chirping was still the same as before.
Yin Fuzhu looked at Wang Daoping with a sneer, wishing she could rush forward and fight with him now.
Li Yi turned around and looked at the two of them, smiled, took a piece of meat for each of them, and said. "I'm so envious that you can have such a cousin."
He stood up, stretched, and said. "I'm full, let's go down and take a look."
After saying that, he had already walked downstairs.
Yin Fuzhu and Wang Daoping looked at each other and turned to look at his back with bewildered expressions, neither understanding why he was so sad.
Yin Fuzhu asked Wang Daoping. "Why is your friend so weird? He seems to be envious of us?"
Wang Daoping patted her head. "How do I know? Maybe they are homesick!"
"You also said that you are his friend. You don't even know what he is thinking, and you are not afraid of being laughed to death."
Wang Daoping smiled slightly and ignored Yin Fuzhu's rolling eyes.
In the afternoon, Wang Daoping and Li Yi touched wine bottles next to the stables.
Wang Daoping said. "Brother Li, what do you think of this place?"
Li Yi looked at Wang Daoping and said. "I just walked around a few times. It is indeed a good place. At least compared to the outside world, I can live and work in peace and contentment."
Li Yi took a sip of wine and felt a little unmotivated. "If Xi Chu is like this, how many people will die!"
"I didn't expect Li Yi to be a person who cares about the country and the people." Wang Daoping laughed.
Wang Daoping jumped down from the stable fence, untied the black horse, and said. "I'll take you to a good place."
After saying that, without waiting for Li Yi to answer, he mounted his horse and galloped out.
Li Yi also jumped on the horse and followed.
Soon after, the two people came to a cliff.
They put their horses on the lawn at the top of the cliff, but stood at the forefront of the cliff.
Wang Daoping pointed downward. "The town is down there."
Li Yi looked in the direction pointed by Wang Daoping. There was clouds and mist below, but he could still see clearly. The outlines of houses, scattered streets, and farmland.
"Did we come up from below?" Li Yi asked.
"Well, we've made a big circle and arrived here. Doesn't it still feel like heaven and earth?"
Li Yi looked down, but did not answer Wang Daoping.
Wang Daoping sat down and said. "What are you doing in the north? You don't know how to kill, set fire to, and rob. I'm good at this."
"Go to Desert City, the ruins of Taiping." Li Yi said, as if he was not afraid of Wang Daoping guessing his purpose.
"It looks like it's heading towards that sword!"
"Wang Daoping, you are really like a friend of mine. When he first heard about me going to the Taiping Ruins, he thought I was going there for the Taiping Sword."
"Listen to what you said, aren't you going for the Taiping Sword?"
"No, I just went for that sword."
Wang Daoping rolled his eyes and said. "In the past few years, stories about the Taiping Ruins have spread all over the world. People who go to the Taiping Ruins are all there for the treasures and the Taiping Sword. However! You don't seem to be greedy for money and lust, so the only thing you want is the Taiping Sword."
"When you say you're greedy for money, you're greedy for money. Why do you need to add lust?"
“Isn’t it fun to be greedy and lustful?”
Wang Daoping turned to look at him, then looked down and said. "That's all! It's boring. What's your friend's name? You can actually remember it."
"Famous, Zhang Chuxin."
Wang Daoping laughed. "Hahahaha... It's really famous, but I haven't heard of it."
"I will do it in the future, although I am still unknown now."
"So what do you think of me?"
Li Yi knocked Wang Daoping's arm with his fist and said. "It's hard to say. If he dies in a few days, he won't be famous all over the world."
"You really deserve your words, Brother Li."
