After hearing Wang Wei ask where he would be going in the future, Xiao Ning stopped his chopsticks and thought for a while and said, "I haven't decided yet, I have to go home and take a look first."
"Okay, I wanted to let you go to Taiyuan to meet the leader of the Wang family after you come back, but I don't know what the situation there is now. If Yue Changhai has arrived, it will be chaotic. You can rest here for two days and go home first. Okay." Wang Wei nodded.
"Uncle Wang, how about this," Xiao Ning thought as he said, "I will go back to Sanmen Village first and take a look. If there is nothing else to do, I will go to Taiyuan to apologize to the leader of the Wang Sect, and also ask about my parents along the way. According to the news, I went directly from Taiyuan to Huashan."
"Well," Wang Wei nodded in agreement, "I can't leave here either. I'll let you, Senior Brother Luo and the other two meet you in Huashan after I explain the affairs at home."
"Yeah." Xiao Ning agreed, and everyone was eating. Wang Chuyue was holding a bowl and looking at Wang Wei and Xiao Ning for a while, her eyes rolling around, not knowing what she had in mind.
Two days passed in a blink of an eye. After breakfast that morning, Xiao Ning got up and said goodbye to everyone, but Chu Yue didn't see him coming to see her off. For a moment, she just thought it was still early and she hadn't gotten up yet.
Wang Wei sent him down the mountain gate, telling him some important things in the world along the way. The two of them turned around the mountain pass, and saw Chu Yue in front of them, dressed in green clothes, holding two horses and already waiting at the intersection.
Xiao Ning was stunned for a moment, and turned to look at Wang Wei. Wang Wei also sighed helplessly, walked closer, touched Chu Yue's hair and said to Xiao Ning: "Girls are not allowed to stay in college, Ning'er, Yue If you insist on going with you, I’ll leave it to you.”
"Dad, what are you talking about?" Chu Yue's face turned red and she shook her head. Wang Wei laughed loudly and ordered: "Okay, we will have someone to look after us on the way together. It's getting late, so you can set off."
"Yes, uncle Wang, let's go." Xiao Ning stretched out his hand to take the reins, bowed to Wang Wei, then saddled his horse, and whipped away with Chu Yue. At the foot of the mountain, Wang Wei saw the two of them joining hands. The figure that left was Lao Huai's great comfort.
It was this official road that they took when they came here six years ago. Unfortunately, Xiao Ning and Yu Fangzhou failed to make it to the end at that time. But they still took this road when they returned today, which made Xiao Ning sigh with emotion. Seeing that he was silent all the way, Chu Yue couldn't help but turned her head and asked, "Brother Ning, what are you thinking about?"
Xiao Ning then recovered his thoughts and smiled at her, "It's nothing, I just remembered that we also walked along this road when we came here."
"You are thinking about the second uncle again." Chu Yue also sighed and said.
"It's okay, it's just a moment of emotion. Everything has passed, and there is not so much sadness anymore." Xiao Ning also let out a sigh of relief, looked up at the high sky, and turned around and smiled at her again, "Actually, Not only did I miss Uncle Yu, I also remembered that there was a little girl who didn’t know how to ride a horse, but she came in a carriage."
"Okay, you dare to laugh at me!" Chu Yue refused to listen and hit Xiao Ning with a horsewhip and claws. Xiao Ning laughed and ran forward quickly.
A few years ago, they came with a carriage, a horse, and a servant, and the journey of six to seven hundred miles would take more than half a month. Now, without these encumbrances, the two of them, with their fast horses and Qingqiu, can travel around the mountains and rivers, but the journey can be calculated to last ten days. We arrived at Qingshi County no matter what. They had been traveling for more than three days. Seeing that it was noon, the two of them happened to arrive at a small village. Chu Yue started to complain that she was hungry. Xiao Ning also smiled fondly and pulled her She found a restaurant and ordered the food. As soon as the two of them put their weapons on the table, Xiao Ning suddenly felt a gaze staring at him. He didn't search for it. He just smiled coldly and kept it secretly.
Not long after the food was served, the two of them were eating when suddenly two people came over in front of the table. One of them clasped his fists and said, "This young hero invites you."
Xiao Ning stopped his chopsticks and took a look, and couldn't help but smile. He saw that the two people at the table were both short in stature, and one of them had a goatee. They were not Yuan Shun and Yuan Ming who they met on the Bashu Road that day. . Xiao Ning also stood up and clasped his fists at this time, "Two seniors, please sit down."
Yuan Shun smiled slightly, turned around and sat down. Yuan Ming next to him was still staring at the knife on the table, seemingly unwilling to give in. Yuan Shun's face darkened when he saw it, and he pulled his brother and then let him sit down. At this moment, Yuan Shuncai clasped his fists again, "My brother, I haven't thanked you in person for saving my life that day. I wonder what I call you?"
Xiao Ning smiled and said, "Xiao Ning, what happened that day was just a coincidence. Why should the two seniors worry about it?"
"Hey, the grace of saving my life is greater than heaven," Yuan Shun waved his hand, but never glanced at the knife, "How dare we forget."
Xiao Ning smiled again, but before he could answer, Yuan Ming over there stammered, "Young Master Xiao, this knife..."
Before he finished speaking, Yuan Shun's face was as dark as water, "Second brother, what does this sword have to do with you and me now? Spiritual creatures choose their owners, and treasures have their own virtuous people to live in them. This sword has nothing to do with you and me." It's not destined, so why should you worry about it anymore? If you think about it too much, you might be in trouble again." Yuan Ming's face turned red after what he said, and he sat there awkwardly for a moment.
Xiao Ning was a little embarrassed when he asked him to say it. He stretched out his hand to pick up the knife on the table and weighed it. He handed it to Yuan Ming with a smile and said: "Senior Yuan, Xiao Ning has not thought carefully about this matter, but when Xiao Ke saw this knife I like it very much, and it is very easy to use, so I found someone to make another scabbard and handle. Today, I would like to ask the two seniors to give it to me, but if I need it, I can ask the two seniors to show me."
Yuan Ming looked at the knife handed to him, and then at his elder brother. He didn't know what to do for a moment. Yuan Shun sighed and motioned for his brother to take it, and then said: "Young Master Xiao is indeed aboveboard. Although this thing belongs to me, What the brothers have obtained is not related to me and the two of us. Today, the young hero is using it conveniently. It is considered that the treasure has its owner, how can we dare to force it?"
At this time, Yuan Ming took out the knife and looked at it. He also put the knife back into the sheath with a wry smile, reluctantly handed it back and said: "Xiao Shaoxia, my two brothers are not unreasonable people. The grace of saving lives is nothing like this." One sword can stop it, I hope the young hero can make good use of this sword in the future."
Xiao Ning took the sword and bowed solemnly, "Xiao Ke has thanked the two seniors for gifting the sword. I must remember the words of my seniors. This sword will definitely not hurt an innocent person in Xiao Ke's hands."
Er Yuan shook his head at the side, and Yuan Shun looked at Wang Chuyue next to him and said, "You haven't asked this girl her name yet?"
Xiao Ning smiled and said: "This is the daughter of the third master of the Shen Dao Sect, Wang Wei, and her maiden name is Chu Yue. Sister Yue'er, these two are the winners of the 'Great Summer Dragon Bird', Yuan Shun and Yuan Ming." Senior." Chu Yue smiled slightly and stood up to salute, and the Yuan family also quickly returned the salute.
The four of them sat down again, and Yuan Shuncai praised again: "The Shen Dao Sect has always kept a low profile, but in recent years it has become a blockbuster. The leader of the Sect, the Golden Sword Master Luo, has great martial arts. Together with the leader of the Golden Spear Sect, he fought against the Shenyin Sect and was able to survive. The stability of the Central Plains is admirable. The girl's father, Mr. Wang Sanye, was called the 'Spirit Fox' by people in the world back then. Not only was he not weak in martial arts, but he was also full of wit and no one dared to underestimate him." The girl knew that there was quite a bit in this. He didn't respond to the compliment at the moment, but just smiled.
Xiao Ning also smiled and said: "My Uncle Wang is indeed not weak. It's just that he had no intention of being in the world in the past few years, so his name is rarely heard of."
"But I wonder which family Xiao Shaoxia studied under?" Yuan Ming suddenly said from the side, "Young Xia is also good at using swords. Could it be that he is also from the Divine Sword Sect."
"No." Xiao Ning shook his head and briefly talked about his studies, but concealed his treasure hunt in Bashu.
After hearing this, Er Yuan nodded, and Yuan Ming said: "I see. I didn't expect that the young hero's life experience would be so bumpy. Those two are going back to Jiangling Mansion today."
"Yeah." Xiao Ning nodded.
Yuan Shun was at the side but said thoughtfully: "In this case, Young Master Xiao has been taught by Mr. Yu and Mr. Wang since he was a child, and he must have sworn hatred with Bo Han and the Shenyin Sect. , and now the whereabouts of the parents are unknown, and they are still being searched for.”
"exactly."
"Does Young Master Xiao have any clues?"
"No." Xiao Ning shook his head and sighed, "On that day, my two uncles and the county police chief came to the scene to investigate, but found nothing. In the past two years, Uncle Wang has also sent people to stay in the village, and there was nothing. When the news comes, I'm afraid, alas..." At this point, his eye circles turned red again.
Yuan Shun was speechless for a moment, but lowered his head and pondered for a long time before saying: "The Third Master Wang and others are on the right path, and the government's investigation of the case is even less trustworthy. Naturally, my brother's relationship on the white road is not as good as that of the Third Master, but if Xiao Shaoxia can trust it, The two of us can lead the young hero to explore the ways of snakes and rats."
Xiao Ning was in a hurry and sought medical treatment. He was overjoyed when he heard that the two of them had a connection. He quickly stood up and bowed deeply, "It's so helpful to you two seniors. Xiao Ning would like to thank you."
The two Yuans hurriedly helped each other, and then heard Yuan Shun say again: "You two young heroes, do you have something urgent to do?"
Xiao Ning and Chu Yue looked at each other and both shook their heads. Yuan Shun stroked his beard again, "A hundred or so miles northeast of here, there is a village named 'Wanjin Villa', and the owner of the village calls it 'Sanjin Villa'" "Hou, there's quite a mix of good and bad people here, and there's also some trading of news, so you two can go and have a look together if you have nothing to do."
Xiao Ning pondered for a moment, then nodded and said: "That's fine, but I would like to ask the two seniors to lead the way."
"That's natural." Yuan Shun stroked his beard and said with a smile.
Xiao Ning happily pushed the table and stood up, "Seniors, if it's all for us, let's go."
Yuan Shun laughed, stood up and looked at the sky and said, "Okay, I'll catch up this afternoon and wait until it gets late to find a place to rest. I should be able to arrive before dark tomorrow." The four of them laughed and went out to get on their horses. , at this time Yuan Shun looked at Xiao Ning's horse and said with a smile: "Young Master Xiao is very lucky, where did he get such a good horse from the north? Since the Song Dynasty, the land for raising horses has been lost, and it is difficult for ordinary people to see even horses. It is rare for you and me in the world to ride a horse, and it is even more difficult to find a good horse like this."
Xiao Ning also said as he walked: "This was also snatched from Yabo Han." At this moment, he suddenly remembered something, "How did the two seniors conflict with Yabo Han that day?"
Speaking of this, Yuan Shun smiled bitterly and shook his head, but Yuan Ming's face was full of anger.
