The owners of these twelve caves all seem to like to live in thatched houses. Li Xiang's thatched house is basically made of green bamboo, and a courtyard is simply surrounded by bamboo railings, giving it a pyrotechnic atmosphere.
Needless to say, the owner of Eleven Cave, the lonely thatched house on the highest mountain in the east belongs to him.
It feels like having a unique view of the mountains.
When Li Jing saw a tall uncle walking out of a melon shed in the countryside, he didn't believe that this was the most mysterious owner of the cave.
"Young men, eat kougua."
When a piece of beautifully cut watermelon was handed to Li Jing, Li Jing was always at a loss.
"Hey hey hey."
Li Kuang, who was next to him, took the melon from the uncle's hand skillfully and pointed at the round watermelon in the field next to him.
"There won't be any raw melon eggs this year."
The uncle wore a string of Buddhist beads around his neck and a circle of blue and purple beads around his wrists. He had a straight face.
"Can I give you raw melon eggs?"
Then he took a cutting knife and carefully cut a piece of melon. When he handed it to Li Jing, his face was still straight.
Li Jing glanced at Chi Meng and the Empress who were also at a loss. She took the watermelon and sat on the bench next to her with the two daughters.
Li Suo happily introduced it to several people while nibbling watermelon.
"This thing is called watermelon. You must have never seen it in the Central Plains, right? Our Dadong master begged melon seeds from the Uighurs and planted them with great effort. You guys will follow me and take advantage of it."
Li Jing was speechless. He never thought that a thousand years ago, he would have the opportunity to eat such a mouthful of watermelon.
In later generations, fruits could be seen everywhere on the roadside, but this was the first time in this era.
The owner of Dadong did not have the sense of mystery in the image, except for the pattern tattoo on half of his face, and a straw hat covering his head. He was sitting in the field like a melon farmer, watching Chi Meng gnaw on watermelon, and finally the threads appeared on his face. A slight smile.
"This watermelon is quite refreshing and can relieve the heat. It's just that it's not very long. It's just such a small one. The villagers nearby like to come here to eat it..."
"It's so delicious! It's sweet and delicious, and the owner of the cave is so awesome!"
There was a melon seed on Chi Meng's cheek, and she was talking vaguely, holding a piece of clean watermelon rind in her hand.
The master of Dadong turned the rosary in his hand, turned around and handed over another piece of watermelon. He looked at Li Jing who had been deep in thought beside him, and after a moment he muttered, his voice slightly low.
"Are you a descendant of Li Tang?"
The empress who was nibbling on the watermelon next to her paused and looked at Li Jing and the Great Cave Master.
Li Jing held the watermelon in her hand and said with a serious face: "This junior is the descendant of Taizong, the descendant of the late Emperor Zhaozong."
The Master of the Great Cave fell on the Longquan Sword, and then mused: "The Central Plains was in trouble, and the Twelve Cave should not have let you in, but a hundred years ago we owed Mr. Li a promise. A hundred years later, someone surnamed Li would enter with the Longquan Sword. Twelve Cave, let him come in..."
"This person surnamed Li must be you."
Chi Meng was nibbling watermelon beside him, his big eyes rolling around Li Jing and the owner of Dadong.
Li Jing stood up, placed the melon on the bench, and bowed her hands.
"Junior, thank you Lord Dadong."
The Master of the Great Cave held the rosary in his hand and turned it gently, looked into the distance, and spoke slowly.
"If you want to thank Mr. Li, just thank Mr. Li. Without him, there would be no Twelve Dongs... Li Maozhen is already a member of Twelve Dongs. He shouldn't have to worry about external affairs. But for the sake of Li Xiang and Long Quanjian, I Let you guys meet me."
The empress also stood up immediately, a look of surprise immediately appeared.
Li Jing was stunned for a moment, then immediately smiled and bowed: "This time I have to thank the Lord of the Great Cave properly."
Li Xiang's face immediately dropped.
"Sir, don't I need to thank you?"
Li Jing laughed and bowed to Li Suo at the same time: "Junior, thank you sir!"
Li Suo waved his hand, stood up with his hands behind his back, and said thoughtfully: "Although the Lord of Dadong agrees with you to see Li Maozhen, the rule that people from the Twelve Dongs do not leave the cave cannot be changed because of you, so..."
He saw Li Suo tilting his head and winking at Li Jing: "You can't use outside matters to coax Li Maozhen out just because you saw him. Twelve Cave will never allow it."
Li Jing was stunned for a moment, and saw the owner of the Great Cave sitting next to him, nodding slowly.
I really don’t want to take him out now…
…………
The whistling wind blew through the cave, and a hand with a primitive tattoo poked out of the darkness.
There was a strange black light shining in between.
A shirtless, muscular man walked out slowly.
I saw the simple totem tattoo spreading from the man's left arm to his left chest. The blood-red and complicated patterns were dazzling.
He has a handsome face, his eyes are blood-red, and there are red moiré patterns printed between his eyebrows, and his forehead is tied with a red rope to complement each other.
"Lord of the cave, why did you call me?"
The red robe with gold embroidery was put on casually. The man picked up the Tang Dao on the stone wall next to him and hung it on his waist.
The tall black-robed figure at the entrance of the cave turned around. Under the long black robe, his face only showed a black mass.
"It turns out that an old friend of yours wants to meet you."
The man frowned slightly, and the black light in his hands disappeared instantly.
"Does the owner of the cave know who he is..."
The black-robed figure just shook his head, seemed to glance at the man's palm, and turned to leave.
"The Lord of the Great Cave just gave me this order. Go and check it yourself."
"Remember not to reveal the secrets of Twelve Cave..."
The man just frowned, thinking carefully about who could find Twelve Cave.
Could it be Yuan Tiangang...
The man looked gloomy and turned his head to look at the dark cave with no bottom.
"It's almost done..."
…
In the stone-walled hut, wisps of smoke slowly rose.
A small stove that seemed to have been dusty for a long time was on fire for the first time today.
"Then little sister, you and...your brother haven't seen each other for fifteen years!?"
Chi Meng took a plate of side dishes from the stove, placed it on the small table that had just been dusted off, and licked it with his fingers.
"The cooking skills taught by the uncle are really good!"
The empress over there rolled up her sleeves and waved a spatula with a calm expression.
"Although I tried my best to keep him, he finally abandoned Qi and came here."
Chi Meng put her finger on her chin and thought: "You can't say that. According to what you said, he is also thinking about that Qi country."
The empress smiled coldly and did not answer.
Over there, Li Jing leaned against the threshold with her sword box in her arms, quietly watching the two women busy in the house, thoughts rising in her heart.
My wife and children are on the hot bed, and my wife has two more children. This life cannot be easy...
My ears moved slightly, and I felt a faint breath coming from far away.
Li Jing turned around with a smile on her face.
"Brother, I have admired you for a long time..."
A Tang sword with a cold light suddenly stabbed at his feet.
"Who are you?"
