After parting ways with Liu Ying and others, the first thing Lin Yan had to do was find his little donkey.
That idiot successfully "escaped" from the bandits after hearing Lin Yan's cry. In fact, they didn't even pay attention to it.
After that, Lin Yan quickly returned to rescue Liu Ying and others, and later killed everyone, and a series of things happened.
Normally, this idiot shouldn't be able to go very far, but Lin Yan didn't see it when he returned.
Where did this thing go?
Lin Yan searched for it for a long time before finally seeing it in a vegetable field in the northwest.
When Lin Yan panted and found it, the guy was chewing vegetable leaves in someone else's vegetable field, his two thick lips grinding together, squinting his eyes, feeling indescribably comfortable.
Lin Yan's eyes twitched slightly, he was fighting to death outside, this idiot really knew how to enjoy it!
Then, he looked around and saw that no one was there, and he couldn't help but feel relieved.
Then he quickly took three steps and two steps at a time, stepped forward and grabbed the reins of the little donkey and pulled him out. The donkey was holding his head and chewing vegetable leaves in his mouth, looking like a starving ghost!
Lin Yan hated the iron and shouted in a low voice: "Eat, eat, eat, you idiot knows how to eat! The old farmer in the field will come later, let's see if they don't drag you, the little thief who steals vegetables, to stew. !”
When the little donkey heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and his mouth that was still chewing slowed down.
"No way? Can this idiot really understand what I'm saying!" Lin Yan thought silently in his heart.
Thinking of this, he continued to say in a "reasonable" manner: "I heard that people here like to drink donkey meat soup the most. It is a great tonic!"
This time, the little donkey's chewing mouth stopped moving, and its squinted eyes opened, staring at him blankly.
Seeing the little donkey like this, Lin Yan thought it was funny, so he continued to add fuel to the fire and said: "As the saying goes, 'Dragon meat in the sky, donkey meat on the ground', people say the taste... tsk tsk tsk!"
Lin Yan described it vividly, and after finishing speaking, he swallowed uncontrollably.
The little donkey was immediately frightened, and the next moment it suddenly exerted force and flew out like a black arrow from the string, leaving Lin Yan alone and messy in the wind.
Let me go, is the effect so good?
While he was in a daze, a loud shout suddenly rang out from behind: "Hey! Where did the little thief come from? He dared to steal my food! Get beaten!"
As soon as Lin Yan turned around, he saw an old farmer wearing short-sleeved half-sleeves, a white towel, and a broken straw hat appearing not far away. He held a hoe in his hand and angrily pointed at Lin Yan. Rushed over from the direction.
"My dear mother! It's really going to kill me!"
Xiao Linyan yelped strangely, and while yelping, he chased the little donkey in the direction where he ran away, shouting: "You idiot, wait for me!"
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After finally getting rid of the old farmer, Lin Yan finally succeeded in catching up with the fool who ran away before.
This man who had killed bandits just now was now being chased by an old farmer in the mountains. He was like no one else!
However, who can let himself be at fault!
Lin Yan looked at the little donkey with resentful eyes as he thought about it, but the latter ignored him and curled his thick lips in disdain, as if to say: "None of my business!"
"Hey! I have such a bad temper!"
Lin Yan was ready to fight, but when the little donkey saw that the situation was not good, he immediately got ready and ran away again.
Lin Yan could only admit defeat when he saw this. He had just experienced a big battle with his body controlled by Mr. Qiu, and then was chased by the furious old farmer for a long time. His body was suffering from back pain and he really couldn't stand the torment!
"Good brother, can we stop making trouble?" Lin Yan said helplessly.
The little donkey shook his head in confusion, which clearly meant: You were the one who caused the trouble first, okay?
Then, Lin Yan pulled the reins and prepared to ride on the donkey, but this idiot refused to let him ride, still remembering what happened before!
Lin Yan coaxed him hard and promised to go to the town to buy carrots for him to eat. The fool reluctantly let Lin Yan ride on his back.
"I can finally take a rest!" Lin Yan thought in his heart, then looked down at the little donkey under him and thought: "Where is this mount? It's obviously a living ancestor!"
"drive!"
Lin Yan shouted and rode a donkey swaying toward the southeast.
Gaoyang County, where Liu Ying and the others were going before, was due east, and the road leading directly to Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, was also the section with the best security. The masked interception and interception like Liu Bing's before was really... Not common.
But the road to the southeast is not easy to walk. The further south you go, the closer you are to Nanman. Especially at the junction of the two countries, there is a mixture of fish and dragons. For ordinary people, the risk factor also rises sharply.
The previous cultivation route planned by Lin Yan and Qiu Lao was to walk southeast after leaving Huangshi City, all the way to the junction of the two countries, then turn back to Chang'an and enter the "Sage Academy".
This "Sage Academy" is not a simple one, it is a holy place for Confucianism. Unlike the ancestral home of Taoism and Buddhist sects, Confucianism does not have any hierarchical sects, but is committed to creating a relaxed learning atmosphere.
"Sage Academy" was born from this, adhering to the concept of "preaching, teaching, and solving doubts" to recruit disciples from all over the world.
No matter you are born into a poor family or belong to a wealthy family; whether you are a young child or an octogenarian; or even whether you are from the Tang Dynasty or come from a foreign country.
As long as you have a studious heart, you are qualified to take the admission examination of "Sage Academy".
The word "sage" is taken from "past sage" and "sage". Under the guidance of the thoughts left by the sages of the past generations, bathing in the ocean of knowledge and absorbing the wisdom of the ancestors can help students avoid detours. , a quick step towards success!
Everyone knows that as long as you enter the "Sage Academy", you have one foot in the door of success.
Take today's Eastern Tang Dynasty as an example. More than half of the officials were fortunate enough to have studied at the "Sage Academy", even the most powerful prime ministers today. The influence of the academy is evident!
But if you think that "Sage Academy" will only cultivate some sour literati, you are wrong.
In addition to the world-famous Confucian scholars, Confucianism has also produced many amazing masters. These people all have their own arrogance and temper. Normally they would not obey anyone, but these people only follow the lead of the "Sage Academy".
The so-called "Six Confucian Arts" are etiquette, music, archery, imperialism, calligraphy, and mathematics.
Ritual refers to etiquette, music refers to music, shooting refers to the skill of shooting and riding, chariot refers to the skill of driving a carriage, writing refers to calligraphy, and counting refers to arithmetic.
Among them, "shooting" and "improving" account for two-thirds, which shows that Confucianism can never be just a simple and weak scholar group.
Moreover, almost all Confucian disciples wear swords, and there have been many free-spirited sword immortals in history. These all prove that Confucianism has a strength comparable to that of Taoism and Buddhism!
Lin Yan chose "Sage Academy" as his destination this time, mainly because he inherited the mantle of the previous leaders of Momen.
Qiu Lao believed that the collapse of Mo Sect was inseparable from the three schools of Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism. This time, one was for spiritual practice. After all, the "Sage Academy" was famous, and successfully passing the admission examination would provide good learning conditions; the other was for "Close to the water," it is convenient to investigate the truth of what happened back then.
As for why he didn't choose Taoism or Buddhism, it was mainly because Taoism's identity review was too strict and it was difficult to sneak in; Buddhism was quite welcoming, but Lin Yan was not willing to become a young monk at a young age.
After much thought, Confucianism, which is open and inclusive, can only be the best choice.
Of course, in addition to helping Lin Yan practice by specially choosing such a route this time, the most important thing is to retrieve a skill that is now lost in Momen - "Thousand Changes of Mechanisms"!
Everyone knows that Mo Sect was famous for its ever-changing mechanism skills, but once the sect was destroyed, the magical mechanism skills were also lost!
"Mr. Qiu, don't you know how to use 'Thousands of Changes'?" Lin Yan asked.
"Nonsense! If I knew it, why would I bother to find it?" Qiu Lao's impatient voice sounded in Lin Yan's heart.
Then he continued: "The sect was destroyed too suddenly back then. The elder of our sect's 'Lian Tang', Mo Shenji, was the most amazing and talented machine magician in recent decades, and he studied the 'Thousand Changes of Machine Machines'" He is very thorough, and he is even more superb in the art of one-hand switch!"
"What a pity. When the sect was besieged, we learned from the enemy that he had been intercepted and killed by many masters while on a mission in a small town, and this town is at the junction of the Tang Kingdom and the Southern Barbarians."
Lin Yan couldn't help but feel worried after hearing this. There were so many small villages and towns at the junction of the two countries, and there was no specific direction. Searching like this would not be like finding a needle in a haystack!
Qiu Lao looked at his worried look and knew that this approximate location was a bit unreliable.
But no matter how difficult it is, he has to find it. Since he has inherited the mantle of his master, he will naturally inherit the hatred of the sect. The enemies he will face in the future will only be stronger than the last.
Now, if you can find one more method, you will have a better chance of winning against the enemy in the future.
While Lin Yan was riding on the little donkey and thinking, the sky was getting dark, and before he knew it, one person and one donkey had been walking for most of the day.
At this time, the little donkey became more and more listless as he walked. From time to time, white puffs of breath came out of his big nostrils. Lin Yan's stomach also growled. It was time to take a rest!
Lin Yan looked up and found something shining not far away. As he got closer, he could see clearly that it seemed to be the lights of a small town.
Lin Yan said happily to the little donkey under him: "You idiot, let's go! I'll buy you carrots when we get to town!"
When the little donkey heard this, his eyes lit up, he drooled, and he flew towards the town carrying Lin Yan.
"You idiot! Be steady, be steady!" Lin Yan felt uncomfortable and kept shouting.
Waiting for them to walk away, a gust of cold wind blew by, and a stone tablet was revealed among the weeds on the roadside, with "Naihe Town" crookedly written on it in large blood-red characters.
By the time they entered the town, it was completely dark. Lin Yan was riding a donkey on the road in the town. Looking at the empty roads, he thought to himself: "It's strange! Why is there no one on this street?"
While walking, Lin Yan saw a small inn on the side of the road. If he looked carefully, the plaque seemed to say something like "Quan Inn". He smiled, and the shopkeeper was a cultural person!
Then he got off the donkey, held the reins and clicked the door "dong dong dong" several times, while shouting: "Shopkeeper! Open the door!"
After waiting for a while, the door creaked open and a middle-aged man walked out.
He appeared in front of Lin Yan wearing a dark brown slanted robe and a square hat.
This person looked very pale, with heavy dark circles under his eyes, listless, and the whole person looked a little dull.
"Hey! Shopkeeper, why did it take so long to open the door?" Lin Yan looked up at him and asked.
The man didn't answer his question, looked down at him and asked, "What can I do, sir?"
"Oh, I want to stay in a hotel. Can the shopkeeper please give me a room? It doesn't have to be too expensive, just an ordinary room. In addition, you can also feed my donkey." Lin Yan replied.
The man smiled, showing his pitch-black teeth, which looked a little weird, and he said, "Young guest, please come in!"
Although Lin Yan felt something was wrong, there was really no other place to go at such a late hour, so he led the donkey in.
As the door slowly closed again, the white flag that had been blown by the wind fell to the ground, and the word "spring" was once again revealed in front of it.
That is the word "yellow"...
