"Why is your horse running so fast?"
The young man led the horse over and looked at the little girl and her horse with a pair of surprised and puzzled eyes.
"I told you that my horse is short, but it is good at running." Song You said with a smile, "It actually stole my name."
"It's okay. Anyway, I only ran third. Without you, I wouldn't have gotten first." The young man smiled brightly. "Today is my first day here. There are still a few days left. I will run again tomorrow."
"I wish you all the best to win the championship tomorrow."
"Where did you stay last night?"
"Live on that mountain."
Song You turned around and pointed at the top of the mountain where he stayed last night.
"Is it so far?" The young man turned around and took a look before saying, "Why don't you live down there? It's so lively at night. If you live in the mountains, you can meet bad guys and wolves."
"It's clean up there."
"What about tonight?"
"It's hard to tell tonight."
"My father said that you guys are very powerful, and we invite you to have dinner with us today."
"this……"
Song You couldn't help but smile.
There have been many such facts since entering Yanzhou, especially when walking in the grassland before. This seems to be the case with people here. After just a few chats, they can invite people to eat in the tent.
To the locals, this seems to be a very common thing.
After a moment of hesitation, he agreed.
The young man was happy to lead the way.
As they walked along, they chatted with each other for a few more times, and then they found out that his surname was Lin Minle, and his father was originally a businessman from the eastern part of Yanzhou. Because he came to do business on the grassland of Doda, he somehow stayed and became his son-in-law.
After entering the tent, his father came to receive him, while his mother and sisters went to work cooking. Lin Le's younger brother was also in the tent. Several people curiously talked to the Taoist priest from the south.
Lin Le's father's name is Lin Chang.
Knowing that Song You came from Hezhou, Lin Chang asked about the current situation in Hezhou. Hearing that the Taoist had traveled all over the world, Lin Le and his brother asked him if he had ever encountered monsters or ghosts.
The content of the chat is like a story from Zhiguai.
Until lunch at noon.
The conditions on the grassland are limited and the staple food is oatmeal noodles, beef, mutton and milk tea. It is not rich, but it has nothing to do with simplicity.
A big pile of boiled beef and mutton, stewed until it was very thin, served on a plate, still steaming hot when served.
"Eat, eat, eat!"
Lin Chang greeted quickly.
"Thank you for your hospitality, master." Song You thanked you as usual, and then took out a small jar, "I'm sorry to just eat your master's food. I also have something good, which I got from the south. I want to give it to my master." Taste it and see if it suits your taste.”
"What?"
Song You stood up.
Holding small jars, they walked up to the host's house, and everyone, young and old, poured a little of the homemade dipping sauce mixed with spices and chili on their plates.
It's not spicy at all, it's mainly fragrant.
There was only a small half of the jar in it, so after dividing it, the whole jar was just empty.
"This is a kind of spice, best used for dipping meat." Song You returned to his seat. Seeing everyone looking at him with doubts, he took the lead in cutting a piece of meat with a knife, dipped a little in it, put it in his mouth, and chewed it. After swallowing it all, he said to them, "Master, please don't worry. It's not a poisonous thing. It's just a reward for my enthusiasm."
Prairie people have a heroic character and don't have so many twists and turns.
It's just that Yanzhou has not been peaceful in recent years. Everyone has heard many stories about demons and ghosts using magic to harm people. In addition, Song You was wearing a Taoist robe and looked like he knew magic. This inexplicable powder would not work even if he ate it first. Some people are afraid to speak easily.
However, when I thought about it, I warmly entertained him, and there was really no reason for others to harm me. What's more, there are so many people outside the Zhengzheng Prairie Association at this time, even if they are really monsters, they have to restrain themselves.
The male host cut a piece of meat, dipped it in the yellow-red powder that had been added with many spices, put it in his mouth, and tasted it.
"Um?"
The male host's expression suddenly condensed.
The others then followed suit.
Cut the meat with the same knife, dip it in some dipping sauce, put it in your mouth and taste it, your eyes will open wide immediately.
The Taoist smiled slightly.
In this era, even in the relatively prosperous and culturally prosperous South, food skills are quite limited. Even if the nobles of the South taste their secret recipe for the first time, they will probably experience an unprecedented novel experience on their taste buds, not to mention People living on the grasslands probably don't have many other seasonings besides salt.
From their expressions, Song You saw Shu Yifan who had tasted it for the first time.
Song You himself, on the other hand, ate too much and felt that the cattle and sheep on the grassland were of high quality. They were delicious just as they were, and there was really no need for any other embellishments.
That's the way it is with taste, sometimes the odd addition adds a lot.
Then treat them to a special meal.
It was obvious that the whole family was enjoying themselves.
After eating, Lin Le's brother wanted to ask Song You if there was more, but his father obviously knew how precious this spice was, so he stopped him.
There really aren’t many left in Song You.
After dinner, we sat and talked for a while, and in the afternoon, we met again to watch a horse roping competition.
This is a competition between technology and strength.
It's very beneficial to travel with Lin Le's family. They can act as translators. If Song You doesn't understand anything, you can ask them. You can understand much more deeply than walking around alone.
Another bonfire was lit in the evening.
Song You and Sanhua Empress were still dragged to play together by Lin Le's family. Even their luggage and sheep were placed in their tent. Then a group of people sat by the bonfire and experienced the feast on the grassland.
Some people sang and some danced.
There are also experts accompanying the officials who come out to perform magic. A piece of dried meat can be distributed to everyone present, and a pot of wine can be poured to everyone present to drink without any charge. Lin Le's family who were sitting with Song You also took plates and asked for dried meat to eat. They also took wine glasses and asked for wine to drink. After tasting, they said that the meat was good meat and the wine was also good wine.
Everyone else who tasted it also gave rave reviews.
Even Song You asked for some to taste, and after tasting it, he gave the dried meat to Empress Sanhua.
Not to mention, it tastes really good.
But it's just good. It's far less amazing than the praises of everyone present, especially those officials. The extra points should be due to psychological effects and spell bonuses.
"It's really amazing."
Lin Chang said to Song You.
"yes."
Song You knew that these dried meats and wine were probably hidden in a nearby tent, but he did have some skills, and he was not stingy with a compliment.
"This man's magic is really amazing!" Lin Changze seemed to be amazed, "How many people can be saved in a famine?"
"Maybe."
Song You still refused to tell the truth.
At this time, Lin Le's brother was heard saying: "Such a powerful god, why don't you go and kill all the ghosts in that city to the north?"
Lin Chang's expression changed when he heard this:
"Freeze said!"
"Huh?" Song You couldn't help but feel a little curious after hearing this, and said, "I wonder what's going on with the ghosts in the north?"
"It's just kids talking nonsense."
"I'm heading north."
"..."
Lin Chang hesitated after hearing this.
He turned to look at Song You and saw that he was staring at her curiously. The little girl who had been sitting obediently and silent beside him also turned around and stared at him. After thinking for a while, he spoke:
"It's not really a secret. I heard that my husband spent the night alone on the top of the mountain last night, so I wanted to remind him. From here to the north, about thirty or forty miles away, there is an earthen city that was originally used to station troops. But there were no people in it many years ago. I heard they were all ghosts, and later there was no grass growing around it. These ghosts don't eat people, they just often come out to steal some cattle, sheep and horses to eat. Even if the gentleman knows magic Yes, it is best not to live alone in the mountains at night. It is best to come down and live with others. If there are many people, ghosts will not dare to come, lest your horses and sheep be eaten by ghosts."
"There should be a lot of wolves and bears on this grassland, right? How do you know if they were eaten by ghosts?"
"Of course some people have encountered them, and there are quite a few." Lin Chang said, "We do have wolves and bears here, but we also raise dogs. When something comes to the pasture, the dogs will bark, and someone will hear the barking. When I came out, I saw ghost soldiers, wearing armor, lying on cattle and sheep. By the next day, the cattle and sheep were dead."
"I see." Song You nodded and asked, "Do you know it's the ghost in that earth city?"
"In the past, we invited experts to get rid of ghosts on the grassland. We found that place, and what I didn't know was that the earth city had long been empty, and all the people in it were dead. But in the past few years, not only the generals in the north have No new people were sent in, and ghost figures were often seen coming in and out every dusk and morning, as if they were patrolling just like before."
"I see."
Song You continued to nod and said nothing.
Seeing him withdraw his gaze, the little girl beside him followed suit and continued to look forward.
The Taoist reached out and touched her hair.
At this time, the master who performed magic had already distributed the dried meat and wine to everyone and sat back down.
Song You cast his gaze over.
Sitting next to the master was a young official who seemed to be shocked by the master's ability to bring things out of thin air. He couldn't help but ask: "Since the immortal has such an amazing ability, why doesn't he go to Turtle City in the north?" Where are the evil spirits to be eliminated?”
The expert seemed a little surprised when he heard this.
After thinking for a moment, he frowned again.
Just when the young official thought that he had said something wrong and might have offended the master, he heard the master say again: "It's not that I can't do anything about the evil ghosts in Turtle City. It's just that they are special. If I want to get rid of them all, It’s not an easy task.”
"Oh? I wonder what's so special about it?"
"I think you also know that Turtle City was originally a northern military fortress, and it was full of elites. After they were slaughtered by the Saibei people, some of them turned into ghosts." The expert said, "These ghost soldiers and generals are all very powerful. If you have the ability, secondly, they are all heroic souls who sacrificed their lives for the country. If you want to get rid of them, not only do you need to arrange them in many ways, but you may also need to manage them from top to bottom, otherwise I may shorten my life."
"oh?"
When several officials sitting with him heard that there was a way, they immediately became energetic and looked at each other.
After a while, an older official said: "Even if the ghost in Turtle City is a heroic soul, after all, it has turned into a ghost and has been causing trouble to the people around it for a long time. It not only harms livestock, but also scares many people." If you are sick or even scared to death, if the immortal really has a way and needs anything, just tell him."
The expert rolled his eyes, lowered his voice, and discussed with several officials.
I can't tell you the details.
Song You could only hear intermittent words, and judging from the expression on the official's face, he should have asked for a lot of money tactfully.
However, at this moment, there was a surge of Yin Qi.
"call……"
The Yin Qi came from afar, turned into a dark wind, and struck directly at the master who was sitting in the main seat with the officials.
"Bang!"
It seems that the expert has no other ability to deal with monsters and fighting skills besides this method of attracting traces. He didn't check for a moment and was blown backwards and rolled several times.
The officials were shocked.
The disciples led by the master were also shocked.
By the time the master stood up, his face was already covered in blood.
(End of chapter)
