After the woman named Ci'an looked at the entire "Tucheng", she turned around and looked at Lu Fengbai who had been silent behind her.
She opened her mouth and said, "Tell me, what do you mean by not avoiding suspicion?"
Lu Feng said in vain: "Miss Ci'an, can you tell me the purpose of coming here this time..."
As soon as she said this, the woman's hands surrounding the bamboo basket trembled slightly, and she looked away with some embarrassment.
The reaction was as if she just realized it and came to the door "on her own initiative".
When she looked back, she found that Lu Fengbai was still looking at her with a pleasant expression.
Ci'an said helplessly: "It's just a whim of fun while collecting herbs. Do you think today's action...is just a mountain patrol?"
Lu Fengbai smiled and said: "Miss Ci'an has seen it all over now. It's better to collect the medicine earlier and go out of the mountain earlier..."
Seeing Lu Fengbai preparing to see off the guests, Ci'an immediately handed the bamboo basket forward and placed a whole basket of herbs in front of the white-robed man.
In the middle of this bamboo basket, the most numerous thing is the "Fire Pool".
"Since you recognized it before, why weren't you curious if I ate it?" Ci'an asked.
Lu Feng Bai said: "I have made a decision in my heart, and I will explore it in the future..."
Ci'an had no choice but to lose the battle and tell her true purpose.
"Of course you know about entering the mountain. I heard my mother-in-law tell me a few days ago that many people died on the other side of the mountain. We can't let the people there hide here..."
Lu Fengbai responded and said: "The battle on Langcang River is over. There are mountains and rivers here as natural dangers, so the possibility of thieves coming is not high!"
Ci'an stopped looking at the white robe in front of him and looked further behind.
She raised her eyes and glanced around before speaking out: "Although the demeanor, clothing, and weapons of you people are different from the people on the other side of the mountain, you are definitely not a kind type, right?"
Lu Feng Bai said: "We can identify ourselves, but as for good and evil, Miss Ci'an can decide on her own!"
Following the words of the man in white robes, the disciples of Yijian Villa behind him all clasped their fists in their chests or smashed their swords into the ground.
Ci'an nodded slightly, and Lu Fengbai explained his origin and the purpose of his trip.
Listening to the introduction of the man in white robe, Ci'an hugged the bamboo basket in her hand tightly several times. By the time she finished speaking, she had already blocked the bamboo basket in front of her.
Looking at the woman's expression, Lu Fengbai originally thought that the stories that had spread during his previous trip to southern Xinjiang had a certain impact.
As a result, the first thing Ci An said was to shout to Lu Fengbai.
"You also said that you are not a thief who does evil things!"
Jiang Qing covered his mouth to hold back his laughter, and it took a long time before he spoke.
"It seems like things are going the other way. Feng Bai is going to be defeated this time!"
Lu Fengbai's face was a little embarrassed. When he heard that someone was trying to make trouble for him behind him, he quickly looked back, not forgetting to wink as a reminder.
Ci'an spoke again: "I've heard of your reputation before. Aren't you also fighting and killing all day long? Am I wrong?"
Lu Fengbai nodded helplessly, and Ci An immediately added another sentence.
"According to what you just said, you are just here for a temporary stay, right?"
The man in white robe nodded and said: "If I find out the news in the future, I will leave on my own and I will not disturb the villagers here."
Anyan said: "Then I'll finish asking and leave!"
Lu Fengbai moved a step to the right to make way for the mountain path when he came out.
The disciples of Yijian Villa behind him followed his actions, and soon there was a mountain path leading out of the "Tucheng".
Ci'an took a step forward and then began to walk out.
Until her back was about to disappear on the mountain road, a sound came from behind the bamboo basket.
"If you really want to ask about that herbal medicine, you can put away your weapons now and take less people across the river to talk about it later!"
Lu Cishan glanced at Lu Fengbai, who waved his hands to show that nothing was wrong, then untied Qi Ye and Bai Zhou and handed them to him.
"Qing Ze can go with me, and Ci Shan you stay here."
Lu Cishan looked at the retreating figure on the mountain road and just nodded without saying anything.
Lu Fengbai shouted: "If anything happens in the future, it will all be arranged with good words! You must wait until the two of us return."
Everyone in Yijian Villa nodded and shouted at the same time, "This is your order!"
It doesn't have the momentum of knocking down mountains and conquering mountains, but it can give people a uniform seriousness.
Ci'an, who had already walked a long way, was so frightened that he suddenly stepped lightly and almost fell to the ground.
After finishing the explanation, Lu Fengbai and Jiang Qingze followed the woman's back, looking for the mountain road and walking down the mountain.
Soon, the three of them arrived at the river bank one after another.
The river here is called Michuanchi, which is a branch of the upper reaches of Langcang River.
Compared with the main vein, the flow of water is relatively stable, so it is often referred to as a pool or lake.
Anyan said: "The three of us can cross the river on a bamboo raft. If there are more people, you will have to swim across by yourself!"
Lu Fengbai nodded and said, "Miss Ci'an reminds me first, I will treat it with caution."
Jiang Qing stepped forward quickly, tapped the ground with his toes, and stepped on the bamboo raft.
Ci'an praised: "This sister is so smart! Just like the butterfly in the forest!"
Jiang Qing said with a smile: "You are so good at boasting, have you guessed your sister's identity?"
"Of course it's our most charming Miao village sister!"
Ci'an said and followed him, and soon arrived beside Jiang Qingze.
Lu Fengbai was also aware of the situation, so he finally boarded the bamboo raft and took on the role of boatman.
Under Ci'an's orders, Lu Fengbai held up his pennant and rowed towards the other side.
The two sides of the river bank were not very wide. In a short time, the three of them stopped the boat and docked. After getting off the bamboo rafts one by one, they started walking towards the valley in front of them.
A few days ago, Lu Fengbai noticed the valley on the other side of the river, but he had no intention of crossing the river, so he didn't delve into it further.
At this moment, the man in white robe walking slowly into the valley was a little surprised...
If we were to say that the Taoyuan Slope we sneaked into when we were in Gyeonggi Province, it was a secluded place that encountered disaster.
So the valley we saw today is a well-preserved and pure place.
Ci'an warned: "Grandma-in-laws who often live in the valley have never seen strangers. If you do, don't say anything!"
Lu Feng Baidian responded: "Understood!"
Jiang Qingze's demeanor seemed extremely leisurely and contented. He just raised his hand and tapped a few times, and soon the green butterfly flew to his side.
Ci'an looked a little surprised and said: "I only heard from my mother-in-law before that when she was young, she could easily attract bees and butterflies. Today I really saw the real thing..."
Just when Jiang Qingze was about to speak out, the three of them heard the sound of bamboo sticks tapping the ground from the stream directly in front of them.
Boom! Boom!
"Liuliu...how can you bring...a stranger here..." the old woman with the stick said.
Ci'an trotted forward and explained softly in the old woman's ear.
"Grandma Xia, listen to me..."
Ci'an told the old woman next to him what he had experienced today and what Lu Fengbai had said.
From time to time he pointed at Lu Fengbai and then at Jiang Qingze.
The old woman, who was a little angry at first, became kinder after hearing Ci'an's explanation.
"Then take...them..."
After Granny Xia finished speaking, her eyes stayed on Jiang Qingze for a moment, and finally left alone along the stream pestle stick.
Ci'an was a little confused and whispered: "I thought Granny Xia would be happier after meeting Sister Jiang..."
Jiang Qingze said: "That Granny Xia is somewhat different from me..."
Listening to Sister Jiang's explanation, I finally got a general idea of the "black and white" Miao Village.
After suddenly realizing it, Ci'an felt relieved.
She said: "Then follow me. When you get to the residence, I believe you will have the answer."
As the valley continued deeper, Lu Fengbai saw many houses and some elderly women.
They were also looking at the two strangers walking into the valley. Some held the farm tools tightly in their hands, some returned to the house to bring out sticks, and some just stared blankly at the movements of Lu Fengbai and Jiang Qingze.
Seeing this scene, Ci'an immediately jumped up and down in front of the two of them, hoping to dispel the doubts of these mothers-in-law.
With her hard work, her mothers-in-law stopped looking at them.
Ci'an cried mournfully and said: "Grandma Xia's scolding will definitely be inevitable in the future..."
Lu Feng said in vain: "Today's harassment has made Miss Ci'an tired."
After saying these words, the man in white robe was given a blank look by Ci An.
"We're here, take a look for yourselves!" Ci'an said, pointing in a direction.
Lu Fengbai and Jiang Qing looked for the sound and found that it was actually a spring?
Ci'an continued: "From the time I can remember, my mothers-in-law told me that this place is called Bidie Spring. We usually rely on that spring to make a living."
Lu Fengbai gave a questioning look, and Ci An nodded.
The man in white robe walked forward quickly, squatted down, picked up a clear spring with both hands, and drank it into his mouth.
The entrance to the clear spring is no different from ordinary spring water at first.
But as the spring water flowed through his throat, chest and abdomen, Lu Fengbai clearly felt a chill.
He continued to feel it carefully and submerged his hands into the water again, this time holding them closer to the spring.
Another handful of clear springs entered the entrance, and this time the feeling was more obvious, starting from the cold to the chill.
Lu Fengbai stood up and looked at Ci'an.
"These mothers-in-law who often live in the valley have never drank the spring water here directly, right?"
Ci'an nodded and said: "Well, I was only naughty when I was a child, so I would come here..."
When Lu Fengbai drank the spring water, he did not take any precautions at first, but as the chill in his body intensified, he began to follow the Huangli method to suppress the erosion of the cold air.
If only ordinary people drank from the spring here, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to withstand the freezing cold in the spring.
Is that the spring water here, which can be used to suppress the flame pool?
Jiang Qingze spoke slowly: "I remembered that there was a bottomless pool mentioned in the Miao village. Could it be..."
A voice sounded from behind the three of them. It was Granny Xia whom they had met when they first entered the valley.
"It is here... It is said that after Xia Wen turned into a butterfly, there was this cold marrow..."
Cold marrow?
Cian'an quickly ran to Granny Xia. She lowered her head habitually and let the old woman pat her on the forehead.
"Grandma Xia knows how to fight now, but don't make any more noise in Liuliu in the future!"
"I know, I know..."
Lu Fengbai bowed his hands to the old woman and said, "My doubts have been resolved. I would like to ask my mother-in-law for a time to leave the valley."
Since there is such a mysterious place in the valley.
For Lu Fengbai, the matter of Li Gu was beyond his control.
The old woman said: "When you come or when you leave, it has nothing to do with us... But I do have something to ask of you. If you can agree to it, I, old lady, have some things to talk about..."
Lu Fengbai responded and said, "I would like to hear the details!"
Jiang Qing spoke up and said, "I'm going to go shopping elsewhere. Sister Ci'an will take me for a walk?"
The old woman winked at Ci'an, who immediately walked towards Jiang Qingze with a smile.
After the two women of similar age walked away arm in arm with each other, Lu Fengbai and Granny Xia were the only ones left near the spring.
Lu Fengbai waited respectfully for the old woman's words. Granny Xia didn't show off. With a tap of her bamboo stick, she started talking about old things.
About half a hundred years ago, this place was still quite a small village, and it had a prosperous population for a while.
However, as wars broke out in various places, the disasters of war also spread. All the men in the village, young and old, were sent into the army to defend themselves against the enemy.
By the time all fronts in southern Xinjiang were defeated, there was not a single male left in the villages here.
There were also soldiers and bandits who crossed the river and broke into this place, burning, killing, looting, and committing all kinds of evil!
What's more, they wanted to take the scenery here as their own, but not long after, the cold air in the valley suddenly rose, forcing all the evil villains to retreat.
However, the remaining villagers in the valley were not spared.
Although he survived, he had to endure the pain of ice and bone erosion every rainy season.
Until twenty years ago, a man passing by here sent them the grass blade called "Fire Pool".
First, he taught them how to take it, and then told them that it grows in the Wanhe Mountains on the other side of the river. This allowed the people in the village to withstand the cold in the valley.
As for the origin of Ci'an, he was an orphan they found in Wanhe Mountain a few years ago, and was not from the village.
After saying this, the old woman was already a little out of breath.
Lu Fengbai said softly: "I've already heard a general idea. Mother-in-law just needs to tell her what she wants!"
Granny Xia took several breaths and then looked at the man in white robes in front of her.
"It's not that the old lady is superstitious about ghosts... It's just that when I first met the young master... Is it still called that outside? I felt that... the spirit between the young master's brows... was somewhat similar to that of the man who taught how to keep out the cold. ..."
Lu Fengbai shook his head and said: "The predecessors had kind hearts and looked more natural and energetic. The younger generation was born and raised in a comfortable time and cannot be compared with the predecessors."
The old woman raised her hand and knocked the bamboo stick on the ground a few more times, as if to tell Lu Fengbai to shut up quickly.
The latter had no choice but to be respectful and continue to wait for Granny Xia's words to come out.
"All these years, that girl from Liuliu has been collecting medicine for those of us who are about to die... The cold here is not as cold as before. It won't be long before it won't be as painful as it was in the past. She shouldn't stay here all her life. ..."
Lu Feng said in vain: "What does mother-in-law mean, let us take Miss An to go out?"
Granny Xia nodded and said, "Well...what do you think, Master?"
Lu Fengbai responded and said: "If Miss Ci'an agrees, I will naturally be happy to take her out of southern Xinjiang to a wider world."
The old woman looked sideways at a house and asked, "Then the young master agreed?"
Lu Fengbai cupped his hands and said, "Mother-in-law's request, Lu accepted it!"
