On the second day, Ding Ying studied for a whole day and finally mastered the method of retrograde meridians.
After dinner, Gu Shengchao closed his eyes and sat on the steps at the door of the east wing, trying hard to control his perception, but found that no matter what he did, he couldn't control it freely.
When Lu Chuan came out of the main room, he clearly felt that Gu Shengchao's perception had locked onto him, and his inner power immediately leaked out. Waves immediately rippled within the range of Gu Shengchao's perception, and nothing could be detected like a mist.
"You brat, you won't even let me go."
Lu Chuan smiled and moved this way. When he saw Wan Yanxi, he suddenly froze.
Wan Yanxi sat there with her arms folded, still juggling more than a dozen scimitars flying up and down, but what surprised Lu Chuan was that he couldn't feel any fluctuations in profound energy, as if those scimitars were out of control. Playing on your own.
Sensing Lu Chuan's arrival, Wan Yanxi quickly put away her machete and stood aside to give up her chair. "Senior, please sit down. I'm making a mistake in front of my senior. I'm doing something wrong."
"Yes, I still want to come over and learn from each other, but it seems there is no need." Lu Chuan sat down and was very pleased.
"It's necessary. You rich men don't know that hungry men are hungry. I'm still in the dark." Before Wanyan Xi could reply, Gu Shengchao immediately stood up to object.
Lu Chuan was happy: "You never let me worry. Come here quickly and listen carefully."
Gu Shengchao rushed over and sat on the ground in an orderly manner, like a child in school.
Lu Chuan had no reservations, explaining the tricks on how to control perception just like when the two met for the first time in a deep valley.
The ancient sage was suddenly enlightened and immediately started practicing without moving.
Lu Chuan stood up and went back to the house, patting Gu Shengchao on the back: "Practice hard, don't be overwhelmed by your skills, the world is dangerous, there will always be something useful."
Wan Yanxi also benefited a lot. The tips and tricks taught by Lu Chuan were the finishing touch. Her understanding of perception was completely different from before.
Gu Shengchao, Wanyanxi and Ding Ying all benefited a lot from the delay in the perfume store these days.
Ding Ying had an injury on her leg. After dinner, she was bored and took out a soft whip and waved it around in the courtyard.
There were flowers growing in Fang Xingdan's courtyard, and a bird flew over to peck at the flowers.
"Go away."
Ding Ying waved her soft whip to drive them away. Although the tip of the whip was out of reach, it could scare away the birds and avoid damage to the flowers.
The bird flew high, and the tip of the whip made a crisp sound in the air.
"Snapped!"
The tip of the whip was three or four feet away from the bird, so it could only scare the bird.
However, the bird's body suddenly broke apart in the middle and fell down.
This scene happened to be seen clearly by Fang Xingdan who came out to chase away the birds.
When the tip of the whip finally reached its limit, it released a light blue mysterious light, which flew out and dissipated instantly.
In this short moment, the mysterious light split the bird into two pieces.
"Girl, your internal strength has recovered?" Fang Xingdan said in surprise.
Ding Ying looked at the two parts of the bird's body on the ground and fell into deep thought: "I, I didn't know it would be like this."
Gu Shengchao stayed at the perfume shop for a few more days, then drove Wan Yanxi in his carriage and continued towards Xileng Country.
Ding Ying reluctantly sent them out of Luoya Bay.
After sending someone off thousands of miles away, there is a final farewell. The BMW chased the wind and ran a long way away. The ancient sage turned around. Ding Ying in the distance looked like a small dot, still there and unwilling to go back.
"Sister Ding Ying is infatuated, and the younger sister also admires her." Wan Yanxi said quietly in the carriage, as if she had guessed Gu Shengchao's thoughts.
"You two live together, she must have told you." Gu Shengchao asked knowingly.
Wanyanxi smiled and said: "We both had our own concerns and talked less at the beginning, but in the last two nights, my sister talked a lot about her worries. I guess she didn't tell me, but wanted to convey it to me through my mouth. you."
"Really? What did you say?" Gu Shengchao was very interested.
However, Wan Yanxi did not answer directly: "I don't think Brother Gu would have guessed it, so let's wait for my sister to tell you personally."
At this moment, a fast horse carrying the postman surpassed Chai Feng and galloped forward.
The fast horse running away inspired Chai Feng's strong desire to win. It had never met an opponent in the grassland. It spread its hooves and chased forward. The carriage it was pulling was bumping left and right, and Wan Yanxi was also stumbling around inside. .
"Control, control..."
Gu Shengchao pulled hard on the reins to slow down Chai Feng. Seeing that his master refused to let him catch up, he was so angry that he raised his hooves and stepped to the ground irritably.
"Brother Gu, this BMW has a strong temper. I'm afraid it will take a lot of training before it can be controlled freely." Wan Yanxi saw Gu Shengchao for the first time. He rode Zhui Feng without a saddle horse, so he naturally knew it.
Gu Shengchao said: "I suddenly remembered, can the girl stay in the perfume shop for a little longer? I rode Zhui Feng to the Four Kings Valley to visit my pregnant wife. Originally, it was a long way to go to Sereng Kingdom. The emperor should You don’t know.”
"That's not necessarily true." Wan Yanxi's voice came from the carriage: "Maybe our every move is under the control of the emperor."
"No way, he's not with us, how could he see it?" Gu Shengchao didn't believe it.
"If the emperor doesn't follow us, it doesn't mean that others don't do the same." Wan Yanxi explained: "My father was originally a powerful household in Beihu Zuo, managing a vast pasture and a population of tens of thousands. Whenever someone went to perform official duties alone, Sometimes, there are always a few people watching secretly, lest the person disobey the instructions and act privately."
Gu Shengchao shook his head: "Don't trust people who are suspicious, but don't trust people who are employed. I'm afraid that's not right."
Wan Yanxi made a "cut" sound and said: "Human nature is like this. If you don't beat or scold, you will indulge yourself. The more freedom you give, the more you slack off. There are very few people who are as self-disciplined as Brother Gu. It's not that there are none. .”
After laughing a few times, Gu Shengchao laughed at himself and said: "I was delayed in Luoya Bay for several days, pretending to be public for personal gain, and I indulged myself."
Wan Yanxi pursed her lips and smiled and said: "No, maybe the emperor already knows that the postman who ran past just now is the emperor's spy."
Gu Shengchao sighed and said: "Forget it, I'll just handle my official business honestly."
The two of them ate and slept all the way, and successfully left the Dawu Dynasty and arrived at the border of Xileng Kingdom. They first arrived at Huaming City.
Gu Shengchao has been here once before. He drove his carriage specifically past the chamber of commerce run by Chen Qi. The Chamber of Commerce has been deserted. The words "Every day makes money" and "Harmony brings wealth" are written on both sides. Most of the paint has peeled off, leaving only the outline.
No one repaired it, and half of the low wall made of rammed earth collapsed.
From time to time, the sound of lambs "bleating" could be heard in the yard. It seemed that someone was grazing inside.
The ancient sage left melancholy.
After leaving Huaming City, there are still three days to reach the next town, and there is no inn to rest on the road.
Gu Shengchao and Wan Yanxi agreed to rest here for one night and buy enough food before setting off on the road tomorrow.
Huaming City is not big, and it is winter now, with fewer business trips. Logically speaking, the inn business is in the off-season.
However, the two of them inquired about several inns and found that they were all full. The last inn had only one room left, so they had to make do with it.
This room is remote, located at the very back of the upstairs corridor. It is small and has no windows. Perhaps it is for this reason that it remains.
The two had lived in a cave on the grassland, and Wanyan Xi didn't mind a man and a woman living alone in the same room.
Gu Shengchao first went to the market to buy the things he needed. After dinner, he originally planned to sleep on the floor, but Wanyanxi said: "Brother Gu, you're welcome. If you don't sleep on the bed, I will sleep on the floor with you." superior."
This was a difficult time. Gu Shengchao knew that she meant what she said. Seeing that she actually got out of bed with the quilt, he had no choice but to say: "Okay, I will listen to you and just sleep on the bed."
The two of them slept next to each other in undressed clothes and slept until midnight, with the sound of chaotic footsteps coming from the corridor outside. They went downstairs one after another to no one knew where they were going.
Someone knocked on the door gently: "Brothers, let's go. Get up and deal with that one-armed hero."
Seeing no one responded, the man said again: "Brother, don't sleep."
At this time, a person walked by and laughed at him: "You have big eyes for nothing. This house is not ours, it seems to be a couple."
"Really? Why didn't I know?" The man was doubtful.
"If you don't say you are blind, please leave quickly. Mr. Tianqing is the one to blame for being late," another person reminded.
The two of them walked out along the corridor.
"What is the origin of that one-armed hero? I have never heard of it before."
"I don't know. He seemed to appear out of thin air. It is said that his surname is Zhuang. He appears and disappears with a big sword in his left hand. He injured many of our brothers. This is why the young master planned to capture him alive."
"It would be easier to just kill him. Don't bother with all this trouble."
"Master, let's continue with the arrangements. Let's just do what we do. Why are we complaining like this?"
The two of them drifted away, and no sound was heard as they went downstairs.
Gu Shengchao was shocked when he heard this.
His surname is Zhuang, he has one arm and uses a sword with his left hand. Could he be Zhuang Lutao who taught him the Meridian Reverse Kung Fu?
Zhuang Lutao devoted himself to solving the problems of his people. Only then did the ancient sage Chao teach him the Phoenix Dance sword technique. How did he end up here?
All kinds of questions bothered him. Gu Shengchao turned around and woke up after hearing Wan Yan Xi's breath, and said: "Sister Wan Yan, wait patiently. There seems to be an old friend of mine outside. I'll come as soon as I go."
"Brother Gu, be careful, I can handle it alone." Wan Yanxi warned him.
Hearing that there was no one in the corridor outside, Gu Shengchao opened the door and quietly went downstairs. Walking out of the inn, he saw twenty or thirty people gathered in front of him, each holding a weapon and not knowing where they were going.
Following behind from a distance, Gu Shengchao hid in the bushes to prevent them from being discovered.
Walking out of Huaming City, you will see a large high platform not far away, which looks cold and solemn under the night.
The ancient sage understood that it was a place used by locals to bury their dead. It was winter, and the black strange birds had all flown to warmer places and would not return until spring next year.
There was only a vague figure on the empty high platform. The group from the inn and other people who had gathered together were hiding in the nearby trees, and they were all silent.
They passed ropes one after another in their hands, which could not be seen clearly in the dusk.
Fortunately, Gu Shengchao had keen eyesight and could vaguely tell that the ropes seemed to be connected to fishing nets, but now that the black strange birds had flown away, what was the use of these fishing nets.
