Considering the hard work that Jiang Xiaolong and Jiang Xiaobai had to do during the long journey for half a month, the two siblings who originally planned to say goodbye the next day had to adjust and postpone their original plan.
It was somewhat fortunate that Qi Mo Yan had managed it right. Although he had arranged such an itinerary for the two siblings on his own initiative, he still met Jiang Xiaolong and his brother by accident. Otherwise, the two would have left all the way. Where did it go.
In this way, we have to consider how to deal with the next arrangements of the Mingdao Tomb. Since such a result has been negotiated in the ancestral hall known as the Tomb of Swords, it must be a done deal.
The two of them had been on the road for more than ten days, and Ye Sangeng didn't believe that his sect would wait for the two children to report to him before taking action.
It's just that more than ten days have passed, but there is still no response. This is indeed unreasonable and difficult to understand.
Different from the unknown people who were worried about the Luminous Monument in the past few days, there may be some scheming people who will use some tricks after taking over the Luminous Monument, making Ye San even more tired to deal with it in the dark. Daofeng is his own sect after all. He has to say something, and no matter how much he says it, he cannot go too far towards his own family. Any opinions he has will naturally be brought to light.
From this point of view, Qi Moyan's arrangement can be regarded as an indirect help. He accidentally allowed his uncle and nephew to meet each other, and it also attracted the attention of most people. At least for now, he could change his original plan in time and go to the funeral first. Knife grave.
So they stayed in Zhuzhai for two more days to let the little girl and brother have a good rest. After dinner that day, as the day approached dusk, Jiang Xiaobai was supervised at midnight to practice the daily necessary Zama meditation. This is the most important foundation for martial arts practitioners, whether they are Qi refining martial artists or outsiders, even if Even for those warriors who are not good at building foundations at the beginning, squatting and squatting is also the most basic knowledge.
The saying "kick first and then punch" is not just talk, it is the experience accumulated by martial arts masters for thousands of years.
Not only can the legs be used to attack and defend from a distance during the confrontation, but even practicing squatting and squatting on a daily basis can also improve the balance and coordination of martial arts practitioners, which will play an unexpected role in future martial arts training. Effect.
It's just that Jiang Xiaobai, because of his naturally superior physique, has not practiced martial arts well since he was a child. He spends three days fishing and two days drying nets. At the age of eleven or twelve, he has not yet touched the celestial realm in his Qi refining state, but it does not hinder him. He established an early connection with the Qinglong in the Sword Tomb, known as the King of Swords, which made Jiang Xiaolong, a knife-bearer who has been determined to protect his younger brother since he was sensible, jealous.
There are a few idle villagers outside the fence who also follow the same example and work seriously. This is something they have known since a few years ago. They know that this young man from a wealthy family is good to his village from the bottom of his heart.
The Ergouzi in his village just learned some extremely handsome body skills from him. He climbed to the top of a two-foot-tall tree in just three or two steps, but it was very effortless.
In the courtyard here, one teacher is serious and several are studying carefully, and they are all enjoying themselves. Jiang Xiaobai is the only one with a sad face. This kind of cyclical and gradual practice is indeed very boring for a freak like him.
I saw a woman running into the courtyard in a hurry, calling out to the old village leader out of breath. Seeing her like this, several surrounding villagers stepped forward and asked what happened.
The harmony in the village cannot be separated by the high walls and compounds in the city. The village woman was just anxious and said with a sad face: "Zhao Master, my husband hasn't come back yet." At midnight, he turned to look. He had also heard about this and recognized the man as the village head. The mother-in-law of the Li family.
Lao Li is responsible for the purchase of items in the village, which is the last thing Dasha wants to do, which is dealing with those city people.
Whenever the villagers were short of something, they handed it over to this villager named Li Gen. When there was more mountain goods, they went to Phoenix City to buy it.
Early yesterday morning, Lao Li took a few young people from the village and went to the city to buy some game from the mountains. He didn't come back last night. His mother-in-law was worried and came to see the young people's families. The old village leader once persuaded me that he had purchased too many things and wasted time.
This happens often, but it's really worrying that he hasn't come back after two days. The old village leader, who was in the habit of taking a rest as soon as it got dark, came out wearing his clothes.
"Have you noticed Li Gen's shopping list this time?" Li Gen is of course Lao Li's full name. The old village leader had a clear mind and thought that if he bought a lot of things, it would be reasonable to delay for a day or two.
The mother-in-law of the Li family frowned, but she was anxious and said: "That piece of paper was held by my mouth. How did I see it? I can't read and I don't know what I saw." Rural women never know how to read at home. As soon as the laborer who made the decision left, he lost his backbone, and now he was so anxious that he shed tears.
The old village owner fell into deep thought. Normally, this was not the New Year's Day. There were only a few families in the village, and they would go to Phoenix City every now and then. How many things could they buy?
"Third watch." Ye Xiayou called from the room. Ye Mingeng agreed to enter the house. Jiang Xiaobai, who was already a little tired, saw Ye Mingeng leaving at midnight and immediately turned away, secretly delighted.
His age is a time for fun, and doing one thing step by step is indeed boring.
However, how could he not know this little thing in the middle of the night? He just turned his head and glanced without saying a word. Jiang Xiaobai was so frightened that he immediately squatted on his horse and did not dare to move.
Hearing that his younger brother was approaching, Ye Xie said again: "Nothing happened, go and see what's going on, don't let the whole village worry about it. If not, go to Xingluo Villa and ask Qi Moyan to help." Within the Great Zhou Dynasty, Except for the capital and the capital, all other states and towns have a curfew system except during New Year holidays. From the third or fourth hour of Xu Zheng to Yin Chu, no one is allowed to stay in the streets of the city. If discovered by the night watchmen, the family property will be confiscated in the lightest case, and the family property will be convicted in the worst case. Serve sentence.
Ye Xiayou was naturally more considerate. After all, the road to Phoenix Mountain City from here was very winding and difficult, and the view was blocked in the dark night. It would probably take an hour to get there at the earliest.
It's almost night now, and if you go to the city at the beginning of the year, it will be the beginning of the month of Xu. There will be a curfew soon, and it will be difficult to blindly search for people.
If you directly ask Qi Moyan for help, you will save a lot of trouble. Ye Sangen agreed. The old village master naturally heard what the two brothers and sisters were talking about here, but he didn't want to trouble them anymore with things in the village, so he hurriedly said: "No, no, no, let a few young people go to the city early tomorrow morning to see if there is any need." I have gone all the way now, and I don’t know if I will come back tomorrow morning if I don’t look for them.” The old creditor had said so, and it was difficult to insist on it at night, but the woman in the outhouse said reluctantly. : "Zhai Master, it's best to listen to the wishes of the eldest lady and go and have a look. In the past, he would have arrived home two days later. The third young master is so capable, we can feel relieved if he goes to our house." The old village master was very happy. He glared at Old Li's wife angrily. Naturally, he thought she was ignorant. Why did he say that he was a guest? How could he order a guest to do things like this?
His tone became a little more serious.
"Don't worry about it. How can four or five old men get lost? What are you going to see?" Naturally, you can hear some embarrassment in the tone of the old village leader. Ye Xiayou smiled and said: "Midnight Idle time is idle. He has better leg strength. Now he can go to the city and go back and forth in an hour. It will be fine." Instead, the old village master pondered and did not answer. After all, he is a fellow villager in his own village. He said no. The worry is false, but I really don’t want to trouble outsiders anymore, which is really embarrassing.
Ye Xiayou pushed his younger brother and said: "Go back quickly and see what's going on. See if Brother Li got drunk in the city or if the treasures in the mountains were not sold at a good price and he was too embarrassed to go home. , If you don’t come back for two days, everyone will be left hanging." He also said it smoothly, taking care of the face of the old Li family's mother-in-law, and also losing face to the old village owner. At least he responded to what he said just now, Even the old village leader's arbitrary decision just now was expressed in a euphemistic way.
Ye Xiayou's thoughts were naturally understood by Ye Sangeng. The old village master was thinking more and wanted to say some words of rejection. Ye Sangen had already responded readily: "Okay, I'll go there right now." The old village master couldn't stop him. Stay and call Erni to find Ergou to come and accompany her for a walk in the middle of the night.
When Jiang Xiaobai in the courtyard heard that he was going to the city, he immediately became energetic. He turned around and ran forward shouting to go, looking like a scoundrel who would roll around and refuse to give up if he didn't agree.
After all, he is still a child and has a lot of fun. It's just that he's not going out for fun right now, so how can he be allowed to lose his temper?
Without waiting for Ye Mi to threaten him, Ye Xiayou had already opened his mouth and drank.
"Shut up." The lawless young man was so frightened that he couldn't speak. He returned to the courtyard with his eyes closed, not daring to breathe.
Several villagers also volunteered to accompany Ye Xiayou, but they were stopped by Ye Xiayou. After all, they just went into the city to check out the situation, and they were not sure what happened that caused the group to not come back for two days. , on a late night, too many people went, which only made things more chaotic.
However, Ergou didn’t even want to take Ergou with him during the third watch at night. The old village leader persuaded Ergou that the child had become familiar with walking up and down the mountain in recent years. Naturally, he knew some shortcuts, which could save a lot of time. And since then, the third watch at night After teaching him simple body movements, the boy became even more at home. Otherwise, how could he have boasted so brazenly about hunting in the mountains that he had a lot of game under his hands the first day.
While waiting for the second aunt, the third night of the night just gave Jiang Xiaobai a few words to ask this child who had not been upright all day to take good care of the second aunt.
Although Jiang Xiaobai usually doesn't make people worry, but from the first day he found out that his second aunt was blind, he actually took care of Ye Xiayou's food and daily life in a manly manner.
Although it was careless, the fact that his child could be so responsible had earned Ye Xieyou a lot of praise in the past two days, which made the child even more energetic.
The most ridiculous thing is that this kid even has to go to the door to use the toilet at night. He wants everyone to know that he can take care of his second aunt at such a young age, and he is very considerate. He is obviously trying to please his elder sister. The sincere face indeed made a lot of jokes.
After all, how could this big kid hide his thoughts from adults? In his opinion, treating his aunt better was better than practicing tricks with his third uncle.
Jiang Xiaobai is a bit more eccentric and has a lot of thoughts, but he is no longer in other places than before. At least there will be someone to look after him in the past. He is worried about the approaching night in the night. He quietly calls Jiang Xiaobai and gives instructions. He took good care of his second aunt.
Jiang Xiaobai suddenly became very energetic and pretended to pat his chest in reassurance. Ye Sangen naturally knew what this little kid was capable of. Although he was still young, he still had some tricks under his command. Ye Xiayou was better with these two people than leaving it to those farmers in this village. Let Ye San feel more at ease.
Not knowing where they went, Ergou ran into the yard covered in mud. It seems that after being found by the villagers, they already understood the reason. Before they even entered the door, they patted their chests and promised to complete the mission.
Ye Sangen was really a little bit pecked at this. These little kids always use chicken feathers as arrows, and they are very committed to the tasks assigned by adults.
After saying goodbye to everyone, Ergou led Ye Sangeng out of the village, went directly around the back of the village, and plunged into the woods.
The path in the forest is even more rugged. This is a shortcut taken by villagers in the village to go hunting in the mountains. It is extremely unobvious. If you don't go into the mountains often, you probably won't know it.
Under the dim sunlight, the two of them walked through it one foot deep and one foot shallow. In a few days, the hibernation season will come, and some winter insects that came out of their burrows early will chirp in the night, making this quiet environment even more peaceful.
The mountain behind the village is the North Mountain of Fenghuang Mountain City. From the mountainside and upwards, there are dense boulders. The road is even more difficult to find. Climbing during the day is risky, let alone in the dark night.
Fortunately, Ergou, who was familiar with the mountain roads, was leading the way. The young man said that it was thanks to his several years of foot training, otherwise he would not have dared to take such a risk at night.
At the end of the day, he did not forget to praise himself and said: "I, Ergou, am the only one in the whole village who has the ability and the courage to do this job. Who else would dare?" Ye Sangen curled his lips and smiled in return, and couldn't help but think of Lixia City. The same handsome young man in the story.
Still a teenager.
