When Ling Fenglan came to Ganshu City, this was the first time he felt how ordinary people spent the Spring Festival. In previous years, when he spent the Spring Festival in the mountains, his brothers and sisters would wish each other well. His master and uncle would give him a red envelope, and then everyone would have a meal together and then go back to practice separately, leaving nothing behind.
When we came here, the children were having snowball fights, making snowmen, and setting off firecrackers in front of their homes. The boys and girls were going shopping. The two were walking side by side. The boy's little hands were trembling. He wanted to hold the girl's little hand, but he didn't dare to do it. , while the girl was eating candied haws, looking around, and finally took the boy's hand and started walking around. The old people chatted and ate melon seeds one after another, saying that the eighth aunt's son came back from other places this year and made a lot of money. It is said that the seventh uncle's daughter met a good family and got married in a few days...
Suddenly a snowball suddenly came over and hit Ling Fenglan in the face. Ling Fenglan looked over and saw a child holding the edge of his clothes and slowly walked over and timidly said: "I'm sorry, big brother. I didn't mean it." .”
Ling Fenglan knelt down, touched his head, and said with a smile: "It's okay, Happy New Year."
The child was not angry when he saw Ling Fenglan, so he took the initiative to invite him to have a snowball fight with him. Ling Fenglan rejected the child's kindness, asked him the direction of Licorice Hall, and headed to Licorice Hall.
He originally didn't want to come here, but before he separated from Jiang Zhi and the others, Aqiang placed a sound-transmitting spell in his body, which allowed him to transmit sound no matter how far he was within the same continent. And Aqiang was so good at predicting things. When he was about to cross the continent to find Chen Queqing, Aqiang told him directly: Go to Licorice Hall to see Chen Hongjing.
In fact, Ling Fenglan only met them on a casual basis at that time. If there was any communication, it was just a few words with Jiang Zhi, and he was almost unknown to the others. There was nothing much to say to that kid who was only twelve years old. But he didn't know what he was thinking. Instead, after Aqiang told him, he really wanted to see Chen Hongjing. This is what Master calls fate.
After turning the corner, I arrived at Licorice Hall. I heard a "bang" and bumped into another person. This was the second time today.
"Young Master Ling?"
This voice, yes, it is Chen Hongjing. Ling Fenglan looked at Chen Hongjing, who only reached his waist, and asked, "Can you still recognize me?"
Chen Hongkeng nodded and said with a smile: "How could I forget you? Although Ling Shaoxia didn't say those few words to me, I still remember what you said."
"Oh? What did I say that you remember?"
Chen Hongjing smiled and said: "Young Master Ling, how about we find a place to sit down."
The two found a tea stall and sat down. As for what Chen Hongjing remembered, it was what Ling Fenglan said to Liang Chunsheng in the Liang Mansion.
"Actually, when I didn't know it at the time, I was just like you. I felt that brother Liang Chunsheng was a coward. It was annoying to see someone important to me being taken away in front of my eyes. I couldn't do anything. But. Later, Brother Liang Chunsheng told us a lot and proved it to us with practical actions. In fact, sometimes when a person makes up his mind, no matter what level of opponent he faces, he will go forward to challenge without fear. Even if it’s your own life.”
When Chen Hongjing saw Ling Fenglan in a daze, he scratched his head and said with a smile: "Ling Shaoxia, I'm still young, so I may not be talking about the right things, so if you have your own ideas, it doesn't matter whether you listen to these things or not. .”
Ling Fenglan shook his head and said: "It's okay. I went down the mountain to study these issues. Everyone has different ideas, and naturally their behaviors are also different. I experienced some things when I was a child, so I have some thoughts in my mind, but I don't know Is it right, so I have to go down the mountain to verify it.”
The most important thing for those who practice Taoism is the state of mind. If you are not careful, you will give birth to inner demons. If the inner demons are not dealt with in time, it will affect your spiritual path later. If it is more serious, you will destroy yourself.
After hearing this, Chen Hongjing nodded gently. He would not take the initiative to ask others what their knots are. The key lies in whether others are willing to ask and let you help them answer their doubts.
"What about you? I still want to ask you, what is your purpose here? I think you have changed a lot, compared to the first time."
Chen Hongjing shook his head and said with a smile: "Actually, I don't know what I am doing. Maybe I have met you, so I have changed a lot. My current purpose is to succeed in my studies here, and then go to find my brother."
"If you are successful in your studies, I heard that it is not easy to graduate from the top ten universities, and by that time you will have become a mountain man." Ling Fenglan poured a cup of tea for Chen Hongjing.
Chen Hongjing laughed, took a sip slowly, and continued: "Yes, but I guess I will remain anonymous at that time. A friend of mine said that people with magic skills are not necessarily from the mountains. No. People who practice magic are not necessarily people from the mountains. People from the mountains and people from the mountains still have to be defined by you. Others cannot define it."
Ling Fenglan nodded, indeed, only you can define what kind of person you are, and only you can decide what kind of person you become. This is also a very good principle. You will need to write it down in a notebook later.
"Then Shaoxia Ling, may I ask, where do you plan to go next?" Chen Hongjing asked.
"Find me an enemy. There is none on this continent. Next, go to other continents and have a look." Ling Fenglan said.
Chen Hongjing raised the tea bowl and said with a smile: "Then I wish Brother Ling to take revenge as soon as possible, solve the confusion in his heart, and find his own path."
Ling Fenglan smiled, picked up the tea bowl, touched it with Chen Hongjing, and said with a smile: "I appreciate your kind words."
After the two drank tea and walked around the street twice, Chen Hongjing sent Ling Fenglan to the city gate before turning back. On the way back to Licorice Hall, he seemed to hear the voice of the white-haired senior sister.
Xu Huixin held a long sword, pointed it at an old man in front of the Blood Scorpion Hall, and said angrily: "Old man Mao, so many days have passed, no matter what today, your Blood Scorpion Hall must give us an explanation, you can't say anything wrong If so, let Old Man Chen come out and tell me. In short, if you don’t explain today, I will tear down your Blood Scorpion Hall.”
"How presumptuous, are you calling us Hall Master Chen when you want to? Our Blood Scorpion Hall said that we will give you an explanation, so we will naturally give you an explanation from the Licorice Hall. Xu Huixin, if you are smart, I advise you not to make trouble and speak properly. . It’s Chinese New Year, I don’t want to quarrel with you.” The one who spoke was Mao Qi, one of the masters of Blood Scorpion Hall.
"You also know that it's the Chinese New Year. How many days have passed and you can't find any clues? Mao Qi, Mao Qi, do you think I will believe you?" Xu Huixin struck the ground with her sword. , a gap instantly appeared on the ground, and the onlookers dispersed instantly.
Mao Qi was so angry that his face turned red. Licorice Hall was a famous gathering place for lunatics. They would chop people if they wanted to, and fight if they wanted to, without giving anyone a chance to explain. He said angrily: "How can I explain it to you? There are so many people in the Blood Scorpion Hall. Any of us students who have just entered the hall can know this most basic Gu technique. In such a short period of time, how can I explain it to you? "
"You won't investigate overnight?" Xu Huixin retorted.
Mao Qi laughed angrily and said: "Auntie, can you be more normal? They say that everyone knows the basic voodoo skills. How to check it? We will only help you check this matter. Our Blood Scorpion Hall won't do other things?"
"Yes. The most important thing your Blood Scorpion Hall should do at this time is to give our Licorice Hall an explanation. The rest is not important." Xu Huixin said seriously.
"What does this have to do with our Blood Scorpion Hall? Did that white bear attack a dead person now? No, right? Even if two people died indirectly as you said, it was directly caused by your Licorice Hall using the wrong medicine. What's going on in our Blood Scorpion Hall? Don't look for trouble." Mao Qi waved his sleeves and said.
"Then is it the poison that has been detected from the body of that white bear?" Xu Huixin asked.
"Yes!" Mao Qi nodded.
"Have we checked now that the poison comes from your Blood Scorpion Hall?" Xu Huixin asked again.
"Yes!" Mao Qi also affirmed.
"Then if we didn't arrive in time to deal with the white bear and there were casualties, would you, the Blood Scorpion Hall, be responsible?" Xu Huixin asked again.
"Don't tell me if it's possible, or it's not possible. These are all your guesses. What you said has not happened at all. What I want to say is that now, it has not happened. If it happens, our Blood Scorpion Hall can help your Licorice Hall investigate and give you an explanation. Logically speaking, our Blood Scorpion Hall doesn’t have to give you an explanation at all. We will find out the murderer ourselves. If we are happy, we would like to give you an explanation. I'll give it to you, if you're not happy, just stare and wait." Mao Qi pointed at Xu Huixin and cursed bitterly.
"Okay, your Blood Scorpion Hall is really good. If I don't teach you a lesson today, it will be difficult to relieve the hatred in my heart." After Xu Huixin said that, the sword stabbed Mao Qi directly, and Mao Qi probably felt a lot of pressure in his heart. When Huo saw Xu Huixin's sword, he put his fingers together and turned into sword energy to directly confront Xu Huixin's sword.
The two were equally matched. With a "bang", they both retreated at the same time. When they were about to fight again, three people ran out from two streets to stop them. They were Chen Hongjing who had just said goodbye to Ling Fenglan, and Tang Turing and Fan Xiaoxi who had just come out of Fan Mansion.
Fan Xiaoxi and Chen Hongjing were responsible for stopping Xu Huixin, while Tang Turing was responsible for stopping Mao Qi.
"Don't stop me, wait until I kill this old man with no medical ethics." Xu Huixin cursed.
"Who has no medical ethics? Who you say has no medical ethics? Did I say I won't help you investigate? I said there are no clues yet. You come here every now and then to make trouble for no reason. How can I help you investigate? Old Tang, let me tell you, your Licorice Hall It's just because of this crazy woman that it's so bad. Don't stop me, let me slap this crazy woman to death." Mao Qi also cursed.
"Who are you calling a crazy woman? Damn old man."
"I am talking about you."
"Forget it, stop talking, stop talking. Take a step back, take a step back, my master is so beautiful, generous and decent, and he benefits the people. Don't be as knowledgeable as an old man like him." Fan Xiaoxi took charge. Xu Huixin pulled away, while Chen Hongjing echoed Fan Xiaoxi and took the sword from Xu Huixin's hand.
"Lao Qi, calm down. You clearly know her temper. You have a lot of money, and the prime minister's belly can hold a boat, so just forgive her. Peace is the most important thing, and harmony is the most important thing. If we don't trust you, our hall master would have Just talk to your hall master directly, right? We also know that you are busy and you still need to find time to help us investigate this matter. We also know your difficulties, so forget it." Tang Turing quickly pressed Mao Qi's finger. To prevent him from taking action again.
Fan Xiaoxi and Chen Hongjing took Xu Huixin to the street to eat and buy flowers. They kept reminding her not to quarrel during the Chinese New Year. That old man didn't understand how to behave. Let's argue with him after the Chinese New Year. In the end, The important thing is to celebrate the New Year well now and don't let unnecessary people affect your good mood. In the end, after Fan Xiaoxi spent a tael of silver, Xu Huixin was happy.
After a while, Tang Turing also returned to the Licorice Hall. It seemed that Mao Qi's anger was probably gone. Tang Turing said to Xu Huixin: "Calm down, it's really difficult to investigate. If it really takes too long, you can directly bring Deputy Hall Master Qian to confront them."
"Should I go with Lao Qian? Wouldn't it make a bigger fuss? Why don't you go?" Xu Huixin asked.
Tang Turing said: "The head of the Fan family has found a medicinal material that may help Lao Luo's injury. So when the time comes, I will find a few people to accompany me to search for it."
"How long will it take?"
"It will take at least three months."
"Three months? Can Lao Luo hold on?"
Tang Turing pointed at Chen Hongjing and Fan Xiaoxi and said: "These two children are capable. They actually asked Senior Yong to teach them a trick. In fact, the principle is very simple, that is, taking a bath with medicinal materials."
Xu Huixin understood this instantly. He smiled and said, "Okay, you two little bastards. Old Tang, who are you going to take with you? Why don't you take me directly?"
Tang Turing waved his hand and said: "What's the etiquette for two masters to go? Besides, it's not like we don't have acquaintances where we are going. You'd better keep an eye on the Blood Scorpion Hall."
"Acquaintance? Where are you going to find medicinal materials?" Xu Huixin asked.
"Yinbinzhou, Baicao Valley."
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Ling Fenglan had just arrived at the dock, but found that the ship had already set off. So I ran to ask the workers at the dock if there were any ships going to Yinbinzhou today? The answer I got was no.
It seems that we can only wait until tomorrow to go to Yinbinzhou. Now we can only find an inn to stay in. There are mostly warriors in Yinbinzhou, but there are also many Sanxian wild cultivators, so the news will naturally increase. After today's conversation with Chen Hongjing, Ling Fenglan wants to find Chen Queqing later, and wait until he has more experience and understands more. Let's see if Chen Queqing will die in his hands.
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Dozens of miles away from Ganshu City, at the village where the white bear had attacked before, there were three people standing by the lake. Two of them were Ban Sheng Xia and Bai Jiang Dan. The other person was holding a lantern and wearing a cloak, looking down. Show his appearance.
"According to the latest news, tomorrow Tang Turing will take a few people to Yinbin Continent to look for medicinal materials, and Fan Xiaoxi must be among them. Three years ago, you made a mistake. Even if you didn't kill Fan Xiaoxi, you didn't even kill one Luo Fuhe can't be killed. This time, if you miss again, both of us will die here." The man wearing a bamboo hat said.
"Don't worry, we will definitely not miss this time. Yinbinzhou is their burial place, and we will also help you deal with Fan Yintang here. The position of head of the Fan family must be yours." Bai Jiangdan said with a smile.
"It's best like this." The man wearing a hat took out a banknote and a piece of paper from his clothes and handed them to Bai Jiangdan, then turned around and left.
Bai Jiangdan looked at the retreating figures. There was nothing better than internal fighting. This was the case in Fan Mansion and even more so in the Ten Great Halls.
