Jiang Hua and Li Qingyun were wearing elegant coats and gowns, with red plums and green pine embroidered on the skirts, matching the long swords in their hands. These two swords were made in the Tianlong World, one with strong pine and the other with proud plum. This time I finally had the chance to use it again.
Looking at the boundary marker in front of him, it said Guobei County. This was the result of the two people's discussion. Taking a look at the world of ghosts, Jiang Hua packed up his leather backpack and walked forward with Li Qingyun.
The time was just before Ning Caichen passed by the boundary monument. The weather was a bit gloomy and it was about to rain. Jiang Hua took off the two special "oil-paper umbrellas" on his backpack and handed one to Li Qingyun: "It's better to hold it up. This It’s going to rain soon.”
"Holding an oil-paper umbrella here really doesn't have any artistic conception. It would be so beautiful in the misty rainy south of the Yangtze River. And is this clothing really suitable?" Looking at the surrounding wasteland and dirt roads, if it is raining, it is not. One foot is deep and one foot is shallow.
"Haha, then you have to be careful. If you step on the wrong foot and fall into a mud puddle, you will be able to see it. Don't worry, I will record it." Jiang Hua joked: "This world can be regarded as an imaginary era. Our attire shouldn’t be too eye-catching, after all, Ning Caichen’s decoration in the film and television series can be regarded as the attire of a scholar from the Song Dynasty.”
After walking a few steps, raindrops began to fall from the sky. The two of them quickly held up their umbrellas, and the rain poured down in an instant. Seeing the dust on the road turning into mud, Li Qingyun, who loves cleanliness, couldn't stand her feet, so she bent down to put on her coat. Pinned to the waist, revealing the long leather boots underneath: "Fortunately, I was prepared, otherwise I would have been used to the conveniences of modern society and wouldn't have gone crazy here."
"Haha, you are being hypocritical." Although Jiang Hua was a little happy, he had to frown and pick up his feet that had stepped into the mud pit, and walked forward bumpily.
From a distance, they saw in the rain curtain that there was a simple pavilion on the roadside in the distance, which was made of branches and thatch. The two of them walked a few steps and entered the pavilion. The place was very simple, and there was still rainwater seeping through the thatched roof. There are several large stones in the center of the large pavilion for pedestrians to rest.
Jiang Hua waved his hand and cast a simple cleaning magic. Although it was in the fairy world, the magic could still be used, but the power was much smaller. Maybe the rules and runes were different but also similar. He sat on the stone and looked at the pouring water outside. heavy rain.
Within a few minutes, an embarrassed figure appeared in the rain in the distance, walking over with a bamboo slipper on his back. This must be Ning Caichen. The celebrity face was very easy to recognize. He was holding a tattered oil-paper umbrella and rushed towards the house in embarrassment. Entering the pavilion, he nodded and smiled sheepishly at Jiang Hua and Li Qingyun, who were clearly dressed in bright clothes, said "excuse me", and then stood aside to tidy up his clothes and bamboo slippers.
Because the climate is warm, it won’t be too cold even if it rains. Since there is only one man and one woman in Jianghua, Ning Caichen was a little embarrassed, so he hid on the edge of the pavilion, twisting his clothes that were soaked by the rain. Since his family was not well off, The reason is that Ning Caichen's clothes and shoes are a bit worn, especially the cloth shoes that are already open.
At this time, there was a sound of killing in the rain. A swordsman chased several embarrassed figures. When they arrived at the pavilion, only one was left. This embarrassed man saw his companions being killed and his liver and gallbladder were split. He immediately knelt down and begged for mercy. He handed the package to the swordsman and apologized repeatedly.
It turned out that these people knew how to use both hands and were rough people nearby. They saw that the swordsman passing by was very heroic and he must be a wealthy man. He guessed that there must be a lot of gold and silver in the package, so he took an idea. Unexpectedly, this swordsman turned out to be a fierce tiger. When he found out that his package had been stolen, he chased him all the way and showed no mercy.
The last thief returned the lost property to the swordsman, but he did not escape the fate of being killed. Jiang Hua and the two looked on with cold eyes. They had understood this world before. Although there was a court, there was no order, demons were rampant, and the people were in dire straits, so they breed evil. There were so few green forest bandits that Jiang Hua couldn't tell who should be killed and who shouldn't be killed.
Ning Caichen, the scholar next to him, was standing on the edge of the pavilion with trembling legs and trembling body. When he saw the swordsman walking towards the pavilion with a long sword, he quickly said to Jiang Hua and Li Qingyun in the center of the pavilion: "You two , be careful, this swordsman is definitely not easy to mess with, why don’t you hide for a while?”
Jiang Hua smiled back: "Thank you, everyone is passing by, and this pavilion does not belong to him. I guess this hero is not so unreasonable."
In a few words, the swordsman had already entered the pavilion and heard Jiang Hua's words: "What this brother said is that everyone is here to take shelter from the rain. Why should I drive you away?"
Ning Caichen was already standing far away at this time. If something went wrong, he would rush into the heavy rain. Hearing the swordsman's words, he then looked at the several corpses lying in the rain, swallowed his saliva and said, "Then why did you Kill those people."
The swordsman stood on a stone on one side, sorted out the package, took out a few white-faced steamed buns, and gestured to a few people. Jiang Hua and the two were gorgeously dressed. After shaking their heads in rejection, the swordsman did not continue to give in, and gave it to the down-and-out scholar. Throwing one away: "These are not good people. They stole my baggage when I was resting. Looking at their behavior, it is obvious that they often do some domineering things. They should be killed."
Afterwards, no one said much. After all, it was a chance encounter. It was a taboo in the world to have a casual conversation. The swordsman finished a steamed bun and rested for a while before standing up and leaving. Jiang Hua saw that his character was not bad, so he used his mental power on his armor. A protective magic was released on him. Although it may not necessarily change the fate of Xia Hou, the best swordsman in the world, it can still be regarded as repaying the favor of letting Mantou just now. His future fate will also depend on his fate.
After the swordsman left, Ning Caichen breathed a sigh of relief: "This one is finally gone."
Jiang Hua also found it funny. This scholar was really deaf to what was going on outside the window, and only focused on reading the books of sages: "If you judge a person by his appearance, you will lose his heart."
Ning Caichen thought for a moment: "But he just killed five people because they stole his package. He was too cruel."
"Pedantry." Li Qingyun also couldn't stand this kind of "sage": "How do you know that these people should not be killed? In this chaotic world, such strong men have no lives in their hands. Where does their food come from? "
Ning Caichen was embarrassed to be lectured by a beautiful woman, so he just lowered his head to pack his luggage and put the steamed buns into the bamboo basket. At this moment, he was also hungry and cold, and he was reluctant to throw away the white-faced steamed buns. Seeing the rain After it was a little small, Ning Caichen carried his luggage and continued to set off: "Then I will continue to set off."
Jiang Hua had no intention of changing the plot, nor did he remind him that the account book was blurred: "Then you go first, we are not in a hurry, so we will leave after the rain stops."
In this way, the two Jiang Hua chatted about what had just happened and waited for the rain to stop. It was strange to say that this rain was specifically for Ning Caichen. After a while, the dark clouds in the sky dispersed, revealing the strong sunshine.
The two of them continued on the road, heading towards Guobei County. After walking about three miles, they saw a small city. There were no guards at the city gate. After entering the city, there were a lot of people on the street. Banners of the Bon Festival were hung everywhere. Obviously it’s the Ghost Festival of the Ghost Festival. Legend has it that on July 15th, the King of Hell decides to release half a month for the deceased ancestors of mortals. During this period, the gates of ghosts are wide open. People will burn incense and offer sacrifices to their ancestors and hold a big Bon Festival. .
Guobei County is also in chaos. There are wanted notices posted everywhere on bulletin boards. Seeing the portraits above, Li Qingyun also smiled: "Can you recognize the wanted criminals in such portraits? When we were in Tianlong, those wanted notices were still clear. For identification, here you can only look at the characteristics, such as large moles, beards and bald spots.”
"Who knows, the world is in chaos, and those officials will handle the case with all their heart? As long as they can handle the case." Jiang Hua looked at the strongmen on the street, holding a stack of wanted warrants, looking around, and when he met a suspicious person, he Stepping forward to subdue them, and then comparing them one by one, so unscrupulously, it shows the chaos of the world.
Jiang Hua and the others planned to stay at Lanruo Temple in the evening, so they were ready to leave now. After all, it was almost evening. Li Qingyun bought some local specialties in this lively street and prepared to try them. Jiang Hua had no choice but to take out a lunch box and follow. Not to mention, sesame cakes are very common, but the way they are made and tastes different in different places, as well as other foods, so Jiang Hua had more and more food boxes in his arms, so he had to take out another hand-packed bag.
Seeing that it was getting dark, Jiang Hua quickly reminded: "Let's not go shopping. It's getting dark soon. If we don't leave, we will miss the excitement."
Li Qingyun glanced at Jiang Hua: "Are you so reluctant to go shopping with me?"
Jiang Hua quickly straightened his expression: "If you are talking about something else, continue, I won't interrupt."
Taking a look at the big bag of food, Li Qingyun looked arrogant: "Okay, seeing as you are so cooperative with me today, I will let you go and let's go to Lanruo Temple."
Although Li Qingyun's voice was not loud, it was not quiet either. The name of Lanruo Temple made the surrounding area quiet. It was obvious that this temple was very famous here, specifically, it was famous. Li Qingyun asked a woman on the side: " Do you know about Lanruo Temple?"
"It's very scary there. Many people died. I don't know anything else." The woman glanced at Jiang Hua and the two, then hid away and said, "You don't look like bad people, so it's best not to go."
Of course Li Qingyun knew where Lanruo Temple was, she just wanted to know more. When she saw the expressions of the people around her changed after hearing this, she obviously had nothing to ask: "Thank you for the reminder, Auntie."
The two walked the remaining half of the street, and then headed towards the east city gate, because Lanruo Temple was in the east of the city. Watching the sunset, the two bought two more paper lanterns and a few candles, listening to ghost stories. You have to turn off the lights to have the atmosphere, and experience ghost stories and light up lanterns to be exciting.
After half an afternoon of sunshine, the mud brought by the rain at noon has receded, and there is no flying dust on the road. The two of them walked not very fast. When the sun set, the surroundings suddenly became gloomy. It didn't feel like it. And there is really a sinister aura. Could this be the legendary Yin Qi?
The environment in ancient times was also very good. When the sun went down, the howls of wolves could be heard in the surrounding woods. After lighting the lanterns, you could only see a circle under your feet. Being bored on the road, Jiang Hua released two little leopards. Despite their small size, they are quite powerful now. They shuttle around the two of them with unlimited energy, and from time to time they go for a spin in the woods on the roadside.
The three-mile journey was not far, and it didn't take long to reach the destination. Looking at the stone tablet that was already covered with grass, it read Lanruo Temple. Jiang Hua and his wife did not hesitate and walked straight towards the building inside.
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