"It's okay." Bai Ze said, "I will leave a clone behind and ask my senior brother and sister to take care of Xi'er."
"Young Master is still thoughtful." Xiaoman said with peace of mind.
That night, Bai Ze confessed to Jian Xi about the long trip at the dinner table. The little girl was full of disappointment and didn't eat much for dinner, but she still forced a smile and said to Bai Ze: "Master, don't worry about Xi'er, Xi'er will practice well. Take care of yourself! Besides, it was good that Master's clone was with Yancheng back then, just like Master himself... But, I wonder if Xi'er is good at studying and whether he can teach Xi'er Where’s studying?”
Xiaoman couldn't help but feel distressed when he heard Jian Xi's sweet words. He almost wanted to give up traveling with Bai Ze and stay in the mountains to accompany the little girl.
But Ye Qiu's purpose in letting her stay with Bai Ze was to make her a sword in Bai Ze's hand, rather than a maid who only knew how to take care of children.
"Yes." Bai Ze touched Jian Xi's head and said with a smile, "I will also teach Xi'er how to practice swordsmanship."
"Then I'll be relieved!" Jian Xi said with a smile, "When Master comes back, he will definitely be shocked by Xi'er's progress."
"Okay." Bai Ze smiled.
When the autumn moon rose to the top of the sky, Bai Ze sacrificed the Fire Elemental Avatar in the room. After thinking about it, he also stored the Sword Four in the avatar, leaving behind a spiritual sword.
That sword was a gift given to him by Chen Yang at the end of the year.
"When I am not on the mountain, Xi'er's affairs will be left to you." Bai Ze ordered, "There is no need to go out on weekdays, and there is no need to interfere with the affairs of the mountain. You can polish your sword by yourself and teach Xi'er to read and write. You can remember Living?"
"Yes." The clone's scarlet eyes were particularly enchanting in the moonlit night, making Bai Ze think of the two old friends.
You really should go and take a look at the South.
At least go to Song Dynasty to find out whether it is true or a lie.
Bai Ze waved his hand and brushed the clone's eyes, disguising the pair of strange pupils as black, and said: "It can take as little as a few months, or as long as a year, and I will be back. Remember, you are the spiritual clone of me, and you can come to me at any time." This deity circulates his mind and informs everything on the mountain."
"Understood." The clone nodded and said.
A night of silence.
In the early morning of the second day, the east was filled with purple air, and two figures walked down the mountain.
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Ten days later, at the border of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Longhai County.
In the western border of the Great Zhou Dynasty, shrouded in the glory of the Yunhai Immortal Sect, there are also two Taoist sects, namely the Qingming Sword Sect located in Cangzhou County and the Fire God Mountain located in Longhai.
When the storm surged in the rivers and lakes in the north, each of the two sects was damaged.
When the three major sects joined forces to exterminate the Demon Sect lurking in Cangzhou County, Xu Peng, the little fire god of Vulcan Mountain, died deep in the Qilian Mountains.
To put it into detail, this little Vulcan, who had high hopes for the leader of Vulcan Mountain, to a certain extent, died completely in Bai Ze's hands.
The Qingming Sword Sect was even more miserable. During the battle at Qianku City in Danyang County, the sect leader Xiao Jing broke his arm and fell into the devil's path. Later, his biological son teamed up with Lin Xiao and others to kill him.
This matter also has a lot to do with Bai Ze.
On his long trip to the south, Bai Ze planned to take a trip to Huoshen Mountain as his first stop. First, he wanted to find out about Su Wen's whereabouts, and secondly, he went to find the talented girl from Huoshen Mountain to sharpen his sword skills.
Whether it was Fang Sheng's thunder technique or Wang Han's sword energy, Bai Ze had some insights. Looking at the northern border, apart from Wu Shuang, Bai Ze really couldn't think of anyone else who was a master in the sword-controlling realm.
On this day, Bai Ze and Xiao Man came to Fengkou Town, a small town at the foot of Vulcan Mountain.
After a long journey, the young master and the swordsman planned to settle down in the small town first. Since you are going to worship the mountain, bathing and changing clothes are the most basic etiquette.
Huoshen Mountain occupies a vast area, with mountains reaching high and reaching hundreds of peaks.
Looking up at the sect on the mountain from the small town, you can feel that the trees are all dyed, as if a goddess has put the sunset on the mountain with her own hands, which makes people intoxicated.
"Stop and sit in the maple forest at night, the frost leaves are as red as the February flowers."
This is a beautiful poem left by a bard passing by here.
The name of Huoshen Mountain comes from the maple trees all over the mountains and plains. In late autumn, the mountains turn red. From a distance, it looks like a dreamy mountain fire. The majestic mountain looks like a god of fire wearing armor, standing here. Between heaven and earth.
"This god of fire
The wonders of the maple forest on the mountain have a unique charm compared to the Xianmen Sea of Clouds. Bai Ze looked at the mountains and forests from a distance, feeling open-minded and refreshed. He smiled and said, "Coming here this time, even if you only see such beautiful scenery, it is a worthwhile trip." "
"Gee, if you go to the top of the Sword Mountain, you will get the best of both worlds." Xiaoman agreed with a smile.
"Hahaha, then we can only hope that she is still at the mountain gate." Bai Ze said with a smile, and invited Xiaoman to walk into the town, find a restaurant and inn, and asked for two guest rooms, where they could bathe and change clothes with each other.
After Bai Ze finished cleaning up, he poured the wine he bought from the inn into the gourd, shook it gently, hung it around his waist, pushed the door open and went out, walking to the window on the second floor. The waiter had already prepared wine and food and was waiting for him.
"Sir, please come this way!" the waiter greeted warmly.
Fengkou Town is located at the foot of the Vulcan Mountain. It used to be a place where travelers, mostly monks, came and went. Although the inn management is protected by the gods on the mountain, in the eyes of mortals like them, those people are still aloof and cannot be offended.
Fortunately, the town also has people from the Vulcan Mountain in charge, so as long as they provide hospitality, those Jianghu monks will generally be wary of the sect's reputation and will not cause trouble.
Although Bai Ze was not wearing a sword when he entered the inn, or he had obvious characteristics of a monk. But the shopkeeper was very shrewd. He noticed at a glance that the pretty woman following Bai Ze was dressed in simple and elegant clothes, but judging from the shape of the wooden box on her back, it contained either a sword or a knife.
It was as if a young master from some family was traveling around the world, bringing a bed-warming sword attendant with him. The waiter had originally guessed this, but the strange thing was that the young man, who was also dressed in ordinary clothes, asked for two rooms.
"Sir, you want the squab, braised pork ribs soup, roast goose, and a few vegetarian dishes. They will be here soon." The waiter saw Bai Ze sitting down and explained: "Seeing that it is already late autumn, the weather is getting colder, and I am afraid that the wine and food will be served early. It affects the taste.”
"No problem." Bai Ze poured himself a glass of wine and said with a smile, "Go and do your work."
"Okay, sir, if you have any orders, just say hello. I'll be there as soon as possible!" The waiter left quickly.
There are few people on the street outside the window, and you can see the rooftops of the town. Huoshenshan is farther outside Qingwa. It was already midday, smoke was rising from the town, and the scenery was unique.
The first floor of the inn is full.
There were also many people seated on the second floor.
Bai Ze looked around and saw that everyone in the seat was all dressed up in Jianghu costumes, ranging from knights with swords to monks with swords. Occasionally, there are Confucian scholars in green shirts, with polite manners, but they are inevitably tainted with some arrogance. I don't know if they are studying here on a tour, or they want to talk about the Vulcan Mountain.
Although Bai Ze had never seen Confucian scholars discussing Taoism at Yunhai Xianmen before, he had heard Fang Sheng tell him about it. From time to time, Confucian scholars would come to the mountain to discuss Taoism. But most of the people who met them were members of Qi Yunfeng's outer sect. They didn't have the ability to impress anyone, so they couldn't even enter the inner sect's six peaks.
Bai Ze drank freely, and when the food and wine were served, Xiaoman finally came out of the room. After washing up, the pretty woman's face was like a peach blossom, and her black hair was like a waterfall. Although she was only wearing a light cyan skirt and her bare face was hidden by her swaying steps, her face was full of charm, attracting attention.
The diners on the second floor were silent for a moment when Xiaoman came to the window with his sword box in his arms, and then started talking loudly or whispering in a low voice.
Baize smiled.
"Young master, I've kept you waiting for a long time." Xiaoman placed the sword box on the bench next to the table, as if it was also a diner, and sat down shyly.
"It's okay, the food has just been served." Bai Ze said with a smile. After all, there are differences between men and women. It is naturally more troublesome for women to dress up than for men. Why would he mind?
"Young Master, I will do it myself..." Xiaoman said quickly when he saw Bai Ze taking away the porcelain bowl in front of her and refilling the soup for her with his own hands.
"There is no need to see anyone outside with me." Bai Ze raised his eyebrows and said, "It's not a big deal to travel thousands of miles on this long trip. Since you are traveling with us, we should take care of each other."
"Then, okay..." Xiao Man smiled sweetly.
The two of them were eating and drinking, and Bai Ze suddenly asked her: "Do you want to drink?"
Xiaoman hesitated for a moment and nodded. Bai Ze poured her a glass, but the woman felt bad again and couldn't help but said: "Young master is so young, it's better to drink less. I heard that drinking and sex are harmful to the body..."
Maybe it felt inappropriate, Xiaoman suddenly felt a little
Shyly, he picked up the wine glass and took a sip.
"With this amount of drinking, it's nothing to worry about." Bai Ze said with a smile.
People gathered and dispersed in the inn, and a wave of diners came to sit next to them. They seemed to be coming from Haojing and talked about the recent changes in the current situation in Haojing.
"Brother Fang, you said this is also an evil family." The middle-aged swordsman put the wine bowl on the table and said in an open voice: "The Haojing family, one Liu family and one Su family, can be regarded as the largest family after the fall of the Tang family. I didn’t expect that these two families would go downhill one after another, and Liu Qing and Su Wen, who had firmly taken the position of the next head of the family, were both missing!"
"How did I hear that they have all..." Ranger surnamed Fang drank a bowl of wine and said: "In the Mangshan incident years ago, I heard that a demon king appeared. The national master and the nine kings joined forces to bring down the demon king. The king suppressed it! But in that incident, many dignitaries in Haojing died, including the Liu family member."
"Anyway, things are going to change in Haojing City." Another rough man said: "I heard that the Liu family supports the prince, and the Su family has always been at odds with the Liu family. Now that the two families have changed, isn't it very similar... "
"Hush, be quiet!" Ranger Fang said, "There are some things we can't discuss."
"What are you afraid of?" the rugged man muttered, "The sky is so far away, is it possible that there are still eyes and ears of the Tian family in this inn?"
"After all, the position of the leader is still pending." The middle-aged swordsman said, "These have nothing to do with us, let's drink and drink!"
Bai Ze's eyes were deep.
"Young master, you want to know the current situation in Haojing?" Xiaoman suddenly said.
Only then did Bai Ze realize that the woman beside him had another identity, and she was the assassin of the Blood Shadow Studio.
The Blood Shadow Studio has eyes and ears all over the northern border. Although Bai Ze has never seen Xiaoman communicating with the Blood Shadow Studio, isn't it the most basic thing for a skilled assassin to make the information network invisible?
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