But he said that Xu Huaigu was going into the grocery store to buy a broom. As soon as he said that sentence, when he saw the man sitting behind the counter, his expression suddenly froze.
The young man sitting behind the counter laughed heartily and answered him: "There are many, not to mention brooms. Brother Xu has everything he wants!" Xu Huaigu was stunned for a long time, and then his face became happy, as if he was a little unbelievable. Said: "Brother Jiang?" The man smiled and nodded.
Who is this man sitting behind the counter eating melon seeds? We were old acquaintances with Xu Huaigu, and since our surname was Jiang, it was naturally Jiang Chengcuo.
So there is no need to say more about the identity of the senior sister he was talking about, it was naturally Bai Xiaoyu.
It turned out that these two people had already come to Qingling, and they were having nothing to do here and opened a grocery store.
Jiang Chengcuo hurriedly stretched out his hand to greet him and said: "Quick, quick, come and sit down. Here, here are the melon seeds for you." He seemed to have countless melon seeds in his pocket, and he took out handful after handful, and now he grabbed them A large handful was handed to Xu Huaigu.
Xu Huaigu took it easily, but his mind was not on the melon seeds. He put the melon seeds on the table and asked eagerly: "Where is Sister Bai? Did she come with you?" Jiang Chengcuo didn't say yes or no, he just said: "Don't worry, senior sister. Since she has come to Qingling, she must meet you sooner or later. Don't worry, let's talk first." Xu Huaigu looked at the many items in the grocery store, and there were many familiar things.
For example, the oil-paper umbrellas sold at the door are the ones I saw in Xingqing City back then. They are Bai Xiaoyu's craftsmanship, so they can't go wrong.
Jiang Chengcuo raised his eyes and glanced at Xu Huaigu, then lowered his head to eat melon seeds, and asked casually: "Brother Xu, I haven't seen you for a few years, and your cultivation has improved a lot. Even I can't tell your true identity. We can't see you anymore." We are so familiar with each other, so there is no need to hide it. Tell me, how old are you?" Xu Huaigu stretched out three fingers, Jiang Chengcuo's expression changed drastically, his teeth tightened, and he bit the melon seed hard without biting it. When it reached the tip of his finger, he screamed in pain.
"Bah, bah, bah!" He spat out the melon seeds in his mouth.
"Eighth realm? Are you kidding me? Are you serious?" After five years of separation, Xu Huaigu was still in the fifth realm at that time. Jiang Chengcuo thought that Xu Huaigu was now in the sixth realm at most, and might even be in the fifth realm. stand still.
But when we met today, he was in the eighth realm? This doesn't make sense, does it? Isn't God too unfair?
Jiang Chengcuo was already deep enough when he thought about the setbacks his senior sister had given him. Now that another one had come, could he continue to live like this?
What kind of profession is this? You could just go home and farm. Xu Huaigu looked calm and asked him: "What happened after you escaped back that time?" Jiang Chengcuo was heartbroken and didn't want to talk to Xu Huaigu. However, he still wanted to expose his scars, and he didn't want to talk anymore.
But he knew that his senior sister must be listening behind the door, so he had to answer: "Master was very angry. He said that senior sister and I were fooling around. He could have ignored it, but he killed a ninth-level monk. Then he locked me and senior sister up. Confinement, I was incarcerated for two years before I was released. Oh, you don’t know how I lived those two years. I just sat and practiced all day long, stood and practiced, and lay down to practice without even a sip of wine. Drink. I will die if I don’t have wine, you know, right? Later, senior sister came up with a way to secretly get some rice and make her own wine, but forget about the taste." Jiang Chengcuo became more and more bitter. Face, said: "Brother Xu, you said that I suffered so much grievance for you, you must remember my kindness!" Xu Huaigu felt ashamed and really couldn't bear him, so he said: "You are right, This is all because of me. If there is any need for my help in the future, I will not refuse!" Jiang Chengcuo's expression suddenly softened, and he said with a smile: "Since Brother Xu is so polite, then I won't refuse. You're welcome, there is something that needs Brother Xu's help right now." Xu Huaigu felt as if he had been tricked by him, but since he had agreed, he could not go back on his words, so he asked, "What's the matter?" Jiang Chengcuo said, "Brother Xu Next time I see that old sword cultivator, please help me say a few nice words in front of him." Xu Huaigu was confused: "Which old sword cultivator?"
"It's the one who is in charge of Qingling. You must have seen him when you came in." Xu Huaigu thought of the white-haired old man who stopped him in the woods in the early morning. It should be him, but Xu Huaigu and him Not familiar with it.
Xu Huaigu frowned and said, "I'm not familiar with him. I don't even know who he is or what his name is. How can I help you put in a good word?" Jiang Chengcuo said hurriedly: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. You are both sword cultivators, and you are both They are decent people, and they will get along sooner or later. But you must remember and say a few more good words for me." Xu Huaigu asked thoughtfully, "Does he know that you two are from the Demon Sect?" Jiang Chengcuo He frowned, nodded sternly, and said softly: "The old sword cultivator has a lot of background. Anyway, he recognized the two of us as soon as he saw him. Senior sister said something to him, so he didn't kill the two of us, otherwise Where can you see me now? It's just that I'm still a little worried. If something goes wrong or he regrets it, it'll be over." Only then did Xu Huaigu realize that this was what happened.
He asked Jiang Chengcuo again: "Who is that old swordsman? I've never seen him before. I guess there shouldn't be a swordsman with such a high level of cultivation in East Fuyao Continent, right?"
"Isn't that right? The only one who is good at swordsmanship in East Fuyao is the Fuyao Sect, and the Fuyao Sect's tenth-level swordsmen only have Deng Zhiyuan and Luo Yiran. Naturally, this old swordsman is not among them. Actually, although he didn't say anything about his I can still tell where he came from." Jiang Chengcuo pretended to be mysterious and whispered: "I have seen a similar sword he is wearing, it should be a sword immortal from the Yang family in Middle Earth. ."The Yang family of China?
I have heard this name Xu Huaigu many times. It is said to be the pinnacle place of swordsmanship in the Central Region. If Taihua Mountain is the holy land of Taoism, then for sword cultivators, the Yang family is just like Taihua Mountain.
It's just that he never went to Middle-earth and has never met anyone from the Yang family, but now he meets them in Qingling. It must be said that it is a kind of fate.
Just a swordsman from Middle-earth, why did he come to Qingling? Could it be that he came to battle to kill enemies and hone his skills with the sword?
It's just that he is already so old. It doesn't take a day or two to break through. Sharpening the sword is what young swordsmen like to do, so it's not his turn to come in person.
Xu Huaigu asked this question to Jiang Chengcuo. Jiang Chengcuo said that he didn't know either. He only knew that when he and Bai Xiaoyu came to Qingling two months ago, the sword immortal was already here.
As for how long the man came or why he came, he had no idea, so Xu Huaigu had no choice but to give up.
But one thing is certain, this swordsman probably has no bad intentions. After all, there are many forces watching Qingling now. Whether it is the local sects of East Fuyao Continent or the imperial court of Dayu Kingdom, they will definitely not allow an unidentified swordsman from other continents to sit in Qingling. The only possibility is that this old man The Sword Immortal is recognized as a decent person by everyone.
Xu Huaigu asked Bai Xiaoyu where he was now. Jiang Chengcuo was about to answer that he was right here. Bai Xiaoyu immediately sent a message to him from Xinhu, saying that it was not the time to meet each other yet, so Jiang Chengcuo hurriedly changed his words and said Lie said: "Senior sister, she is making rouge recently and needs a lot of fresh flower petals. She went to the mountains to pick them yesterday and she hasn't come back yet. When she comes back, I will tell her that you have arrived. She will naturally come to see you." So Xu Huaigu couldn't see Bai Xiaoyu and had to leave.
Before leaving, Jiang Chengcuo hurriedly stopped him and said: "The broom is in the corner over there, just take it. We brothers are all family members, just take it. You don't need any money. Why don't you be polite to me!" Xu Huaigu After getting the broom, he seemed a little disappointed because he didn't see Bai Xiaoyu.
As soon as he stepped forward, the door next to the counter opened, and Bai Xiaoyu walked out. Jiang Chengcuo looked at her with a smile on his face, glanced at her, and asked, "I came to this damn place specifically to see him, but why did he disappear when I saw him? Senior sister, senior sister, I really don't understand you." Bai Xiao Yu just glanced at the house opposite the shop and said calmly: "It's not the time yet. We will see each other in a few days."... Among the adobe bungalows in Qingling, there was a small building made of red bricks. , this is the beginning of the story, the private school in Qingling.
The old gentleman who taught Xu Huaigu and his group is no longer alive, but there are still many children sitting in the private school, and the sound of reading is loud.
The new person to teach is a young man. It is said that he also came out of Qingling. But not long after he went out to work, he returned to his hometown and became a private school teacher.
This private school teacher is very popular among the local elderly and children, not only because he is knowledgeable and patient, but also because he is kind and does not charge tuition.
Therefore, sometimes when men working in the fields pass by this private school, they are willing to stop and listen outside the window, taking it as a rest.
Amidst the sound of books and lectures, the sun gradually moved to the top of the head, and noon arrived. The day's homework is over. After class, the children are still in groups of twos and threes, laughing and playing and rushing out to eat at their own homes.
In the memory of this private school teacher, the child who had no money to pay tuition, who was unwilling to leave after class, and who had to ask his teacher for help and questions, is gone now.
But it's okay, he doesn't want to see a child like that again. Mr. Private School also walked outside. He was not in a hurry to go home, but wandered around on the paths in the village.
On the road, I met an old man driving a bullock cart. The old man stopped and said hello to him before continuing on.
This was consistent with his memory, except that the people on both sides had changed. Not far further, we were almost at the grocery store.
He didn't come to buy anything, but walked to the house opposite the grocery store and knocked on the door.
A girl in purple clothes quickly opened the door for him, and the young private school teacher walked in. Jiang Chengcuo was eating melon seeds in the shop and watching coldly.
The young man met the girl in purple clothes. As soon as the girl closed the door, she couldn't wait to say: "Xu Huaigu is back." The young man asked hurriedly: "When did it happen?"
"He just came back this morning. I also saw him go to the shop opposite, chat with the man sitting behind the counter for a long time, and finally took a broom and left."
"What did they say?"
"I didn't hear it, and I didn't dare to listen too carefully with magic, otherwise they would notice it."
"Has he met the woman in white?" Read the book
"That's not true. Bai Xiaoyu has been behind the shop and I haven't seen her come out." The young man picked up a cup of tea and frowned in thought.
Perhaps their worries were unnecessary. Xu Huaigu's reputation for colluding with the demon clan outside came from Zixia Sect after all.
As for the Zixia Sect and Xu Huaigu, who had a big feud, it was most likely a frame-up, or there was a lot of added fuel and jealousy, making it even more difficult to distinguish between 30% true and 70% false.
"Zhang Xiaohe, do you think Xu Huaigu is not such a person?" The girl in purple clothes also took a sip of tea and frowned.
"It was the demon clan that killed the Chen family and turned Qingling upside down. He must not forget it, right?" It turns out that this young private school teacher is Zhang Xiaohe.
When he mentioned that incident back then, his expression became ugly. Speaking of which, his mother died in that incident.
Seeing his ugly face, the girl in purple clothes seemed to feel that she had said the wrong thing and should not bring up the past, so she quickly changed the topic and said: "I think it is better to continue to wait and see for a while, and don't rush to meet him first, so as not to happen again. An unexpected incident. By the way, have you buried all the talismans you were asked to bury everywhere in Qingling?" Zhang Xiaohe nodded and said, "They are all buried as you said. By the way, if we do this, the sword immortal really can't see it. Really?" The girl in purple clothes gritted her teeth and said: "It doesn't matter whether he can see it or not, as long as this thing can be done. In any case, the villagers of Qingling cannot be buried in the war!" Zhang Xiaohe also said firmly : "Okay, then I'll listen to you."
