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When they arrived under a big tree, Batum was chattering, and Gao Yishui translated to Qin Ke and the others: "He said that if we go forward, there will be some ferocious beasts, and the road will be bumpy. No matter how difficult it is to move forward, I can only walk on two feet."

The few people didn't object, they all climbed out of the car, and tied the donkey to a tree as thick as the mouth of a bowl.

When getting out of the car, Qin Ke not only took down the Bodhisattva sword, but also carried the longbow on his back. He whistled softly at Xiao Hei on the donkey's head. Xiao Hei was extremely psychic. , didn't even need to be taught, just climbed onto Qin Ke's shoulders in a few jumps.

He stroked the bowstring in his hand, thought for a while, and pulled out the quiver from the straw cushion.

These days, he has been using Bodhisattva all the time, and rarely used a longbow. The reason is because many things are useless. If he goes to that tea shop later, he may meet Lu Ming and others again. Sometimes, this longbow may be able to play an amazing role.

Batum's eyes lit up looking at the longbow, and there was another burst of unintelligible birdsong.

Gao Yishui smiled and said to Qin Ke: "He said your bow is good, can you sell it to him?"

Qin Ke looked at the barbarian, shook his head, and said, "That's all I have. If I sell it to him, it will be gone."

Batum seemed a little pity. In his eyes, a man like Qin Ke who was not big and big was obviously not suitable for using such a powerful bow.But he was a guide now, not a robber, and he didn't say anything except that he couldn't get the bow.

While walking on the road, Qin Ke involuntarily stroked the arrow clusters in the quiver, feeling the sharpness of the tip, and then walked forward together.

Cai Yan looked at it, a little curious, stretched out a hand, and blinked his eyes.

Qin Ke understood, and handed over an arrow cluster in his hand.

"This is... a bone arrow?" Cai Yan blinked like a curious cat, reached out to stroke the sharp point, felt the sharpness on it, and exclaimed: "It's really sharp."

Qin Ke nodded and said, "It's not bones, it's the teeth of ferocious beasts."

"Fierce beast?" Cai Yan stroked the cluster of arrows, feeling delighted as if he had discovered something novel, "Where did it come from? Have you ever been to the Great Wall?"

"No, no." Qin Ke glanced at the green eyes all around, and said: "I have never been to the Great Wall, and I don't know what the beast looks like. I bought this from a merchant in Jingwu. I tried it. , It is indeed very suitable for making arrows. I tried it on the road, even if it is a stone, it can be shot through a hole in front of these teeth."

Gao Yishui walked lazily, with the warm sun shining on his body, he said with a smile: "Unfortunately, two taels of silver a piece, Ake, if you do business in Jiujiang City, I'm afraid you will lose even your trousers." Wear it."

Chapter 313 The Tea Shop

When Qin Ke heard Gao Yishui say this, his face blushed.

It was only later in the chat with Gao Yishui that he found out that the teeth of ferocious beasts are not uncommon in Jiujiang City. The Great Wall is located in a bitterly cold place in the northwest, which is not rich enough.

The teeth and bone products of ferocious beasts are a special product of the Great Wall. Although it is said that the amount sold by the Great Wall will not be too much every year, it will never be as small as the businessman said. It just needs a specific person to introduce it to the black market. That's all.

The price of a ferocious beast tooth on the black market is one tael of silver and five pieces. Compared with fine iron or bronze arrow clusters, it is still expensive, and the quantity is not large enough, so the Jingwu military has never bought this kind of thing in large quantities. Basically, they are in specific circles and treated as playthings.

And Qin Ke can only buy one beast tooth with these two taels of silver, which is tantamount to making a big loss-making business.

Qin Ke said helplessly: "Then how do I know, the first time I went to Jiujiang City, I happened to have another bow on my back, so I bought it."

In fact, there is another reason, that is, when he is used to being poor in the countryside, suddenly he has Zhuge Wanling, or...he suddenly has the financial resources of the entire Jingwu as a backing, so he will inevitably feel a little flustered and want to spend a lot of money.

It's just that his extravagance...compared to those sons of the gentry in Jianye City...still looks very shabby...

If only the uncles in Daoxiang Village were here.He thought so in his heart, but he didn't want to show luxury in front of those folks, he just wanted them to go to Jiujiang City, Jianye City or Ding'an City, to those beautiful restaurants that looked like heavenly palaces, so that they could eat A dish that is unimaginable on weekdays.

Cai Yan caressed the ferocious beast fang tied to the arrow, his eyes showed a bit of longing: "It is shaped like a sheep, with a human face, tiger teeth and human hands. The blood demon's saliva is highly poisonous, and the night demon likes to raid at night, and moves like lightning. …When I was young, I always thought that these were monsters that adults frightened children, but as I grew up, I realized that there really seemed to be such things on the Great Wall, but I have never seen what they look like. I heard that their eyes grow in the Underarms, how do they see things?"

"I really want to go and see." She really said this sentence that made Qin Ke feel a headache, maybe because she was locked up at home for a long time, and now she is out of the "cage", she really wants to see everything, where is it? All want to see.

For Qin Ke, he would not go to the Great Wall if he could not go to the Great Wall in his life. He didn't want to see the spectacular scene of ferocious beasts rushing towards the eight-foot-high city wall with their foul breath, crazily digging The cracks in the bricks seem to be climbing upwards.

But maybe he really has to go in the future?The artifacts are scattered in all directions, maybe the Great Wall has one of them...

It might even be in the hands of that heroic General Mulan.

Gao Yishui said generously: "If you want to see it, go there. I went to the Great Wall three years ago, but unfortunately I didn't see the terrifying scene of the beast attacking the city, but I also saw the corpse of the beast. Under the armpit. People in the Great Wall said that it was the "scout" of the army of beasts. Sure enough, not long after I left the Great Wall, I heard that two kinds of beasts stormed the Great Wall day and night. It is probably because of the difficult victory of that battle , That's why the Great Wall sent envoys to seek help from other countries, and finally... went to Jingwu."

Abu knew a lot about this matter. When he went south to Wu County, he also had a long contact with Mulan. He admired Mulan and sighed: "General Mulan, you are really admirable. I heard that She joined the army when she was a teenager. At that time, I guess I was still herding cattle for others. Every day I thought about how to feed the cattle and sheep, and how to feed myself... But General Mulan was already fighting for the peace of the world. "

Gao Yishui did not refute this matter. The Mu family is indeed the shield of the world. They have lived on the Great Wall for countless generations. In terms of combat power, the Great Wall Army has fought against fierce beasts for many years and has never let go. Fighting instinct, even those barbarian armies in Canghai will lose more and win less when confronting the Great Wall army on the battlefield.

But he was interested in something else. He nudged Abu with an obscene smile on his face: "Oh, yes. I heard that your tall general... once left home when he was young. You went up to the Great Wall, served as a general for a few months, had an affair with that Mulan, do you know about it?"

Abu looked at Gao Yishui stupidly, and suddenly he couldn't swallow a mouthful of saliva, and coughed violently.

"Cough cough cough...cough cough..." The violent cough made him shed two lines of clear tears, and his face turned red immediately.

"How could I know about this kind of thing?" Finally, he stopped coughing, gasped and said, "Brother Chang Gong's private affairs, I never dare to ask."

Gao Yishui curled his lips, pointed and said: "So... Alas! I said, Abu, you can't, no wonder you failed to bring that girl Chan'er back, look at Ake..." He was about to point his finger at Cai Yan, Qin Ke immediately kicked him like a rooster and screamed "ohhhhhhhh".

Batum is indeed a good native hunter, as evidenced by the fact that he doesn't even have to stop to find his way in the jungle.

The barbarians who grew up on the edge of this mountain range, they entered the mountain range like a long-born child returning to the mother's womb, and they are very familiar with everything here.Tree shadows, mushrooms and other things are the best pointers in his eyes.

After a while, several people saw a pine tree that had been broken by lightning. Batum walked up and knelt down devoutly, muttering something in a low voice, and at the same time cut off a small roe deer on his body. Bring a piece of meat and put it in front of this pine tree.

Gao Yishui explained: "He is kneeling down to worship the god of heaven. These barbarians are in awe of the sky thunder and think it is the wrath of the god of heaven. As long as they see such a tree, no matter how little prey there is, they have to cut off a small piece as an offering, otherwise Disrespect to the gods."

Cai Yan looked at Batum's hulking back, and he kowtowed like a silly bear, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised. Of course, she didn't believe the barbarian's so-called god, but it didn't mean she wouldn't be in awe. .

At least in her father Cai Yong's view, everything in this world needs to be done pragmatically. If everything is begged for alms from a god who doesn't even know whether it exists or not, how can a person accomplish anything?

"The tea shop is not far away." Listening to what Batum said when he stood up, Gao Yishui said, "It's about a quarter of an hour away."

Several people were refreshed, with smiles on their faces.

Being able to get close to the location of the tea shop so quickly, Batum, the guide, naturally contributed a lot, and Batum also seriously confessed to Gao Yishui on the road: "When you arrive at the tea shop later, you have to tell the owner of the tea shop Be respectful, he is the messenger of the gods, if he gets angry, we will be like that tree just now."

Gao Yishui looked at Batum with a broken smile, and said, "The messenger of the gods? Will you strike me with lightning? This is interesting."

However, when several people saw the tea shop from a distance, they found that the tea shop was not as "tall", "majestic" and "sacred" as Batum said...

The crooked pine supports the tea shed covered with withered grass, but it can’t block the sunlight from the cracks. They are mottled on the table made of logs, and there are small bugs squirming slowly on it.

The crude table had not been painted at all, and the stools were made of logs. Even Qin Ke could see one or two hares hiding under the chairs and nibbling wild grass leisurely.

Where is the residence of the messenger of the gods?Even if it is a real god, this god is probably a poor man in the sky, right?

If it weren't for the curling smoke rising from the chimney of the hut, Qin Ke would really have thought that this dilapidated house had already been abandoned.

It was approaching noon at this moment, and there were still a few barbarians who had entered the mountain sitting on the table and muttering something, but they kept a little bit of stability and restraint, and they didn't even care about the "prey" at their feet - rabbits. The slightest thought of wanting to be rough.

Qin Ke didn't see Lu Ming and the others, nor did he see any horses staying around the tea shop.

"Go first." Gao Yishui popped his head out from behind the big tree, thought for a while and said with a smile, "There is a saying that when a boat reaches the bridge, it will be natural..."

Chapter 314 Dao Tong

Qin Ke glared at him, and Gao Yishui took advantage of the opportunity to change the word "Shen" into the word "Zhi", and laughed: "Anyway, Batum also said that fighting and killing people on the territory of the messenger of the gods, dirtying the table will be harmful." What are you afraid of when you are bombarded by sky thunder?"

Of course, the subtext is that if the owner of the tea shop is really so magical, even if they meet Lu Ming and his party in the tea shop, they will not be in any danger.

"Then I have to sit far away from you." Qin Ke understood what he said, but still squinted at Gao Yishui, "Otherwise, the gods will strike you with a thunder first when they come up because you are too dirty, and I will suffer disaster." .”

Gao Yishui laughed, and stretched his arms around Qin Ke's shoulders: "I think you can be more honest and say that because if you sit together, my handsomeness and chic will make you look gray and ignorant. Don't worry, I I won't dislike you, because I'm always tolerant of human flaws..."

Several people arrived at the tea shop in a noisy manner. Originally, Qin Ke wanted to rush in with the silk book to ask the owner of the tea shop about Wuxing Sinan, but Gao Yishui tugged his sleeve and said, "Let's have a look first before we talk about it." .”

So they found a table and sat down. Batum didn't sit with them, but came together with those fellow clansmen, laughing and chatting. These hunters have already developed a It is a habit, that is, before entering the deep mountains, come to this tea shop to drink a cup of "holy water", in order to pray that you will return with a full load and will not encounter any accidents.

Qin Ke stroked the table with both hands. Although the tables and chairs were simple, it was enough to see that the owner of the tea shop was a clean person. The surfaces of the tables and chairs were wiped clean without any stains.

To be able to open such a tea shop in the deep mountains and old forests infested by such beasts, the owner of the tea shop is obviously not a simple person. Thinking of this, Qin Ke believes that the compass of the Five Elements Division is in the hands of the owner of the tea shop.

There was the sound of flicking firewood in the tea shop, and the pure mountain spring water was gradually boiling in the boiler, and the sound of gurgling rang out.

A childish voice came from the tea shop. He was speaking the language of the barbarians, with a smile on his voice: "Batulu Plaxi..."

Qin Ke couldn't understand, but the barbarians at the table in Batum immediately responded with respectful voices. If he didn't know the basics, Qin Ke would almost think that these people were the polite students from Jishang Academy, but Not in the mountain barbarians.

"Wada." The immature voice in the tea shop responded gently. Qin Ke also heard Batum say this word several times along the way, and probably understood it to mean "I know".

Then came the sound of footsteps, Qin Ke stared deeply at the chaifei of the tea shop, at this moment, it opened slowly, and a Taoist boy came out.

That's right.Dao Tong.

Qin Ke felt a little strange just now, why this voice is so immature, it sounds like a child, but when Qin Ke really saw the owner of the tea shop, he was shocked to find that the person in front of him was no taller than his chest , even the topknot on top of the head has a withered yellow color, it is perfect to say that the milky smell is still wet.

However, the calmness and indifference between his eyebrows and eyes completely distinguish him from the kind of kid who laughs and teases cats and chases dogs everywhere. He is dressed in a small Taoist robe, which is clean and tidy, and the hem flutters slightly with the breeze, which is a little dusty elegant demeanor.

Even the well-informed Gao Yishui was a little dazed for a moment. He looked at the tea set in Daotong's hand and the teapot in his other hand, so he was the one he was looking for?

Dao Tong was also observing them. On weekdays, few people came to this tea shop. The only regular customers were these mountain barbarians who went hunting in the mountains. A group of people like Qin Ke had the same clothes and temperament as them. difference.

He looked at it for a while, and his plain eyes finally revealed a bit of childish innocence. He smiled slightly and said, "Who do you want to drink tea?"

Just as Qin Ke was about to speak, Gao Yishui laughed first and said, "That's right, I wonder if there is any good tea here?"

Dao Tong took a look at Gao Yishui, shook his head and said with a light smile, "It's just some ordinary green tea planted in the backyard, and the guests are extraordinary. They should not be from the mountains. In your opinion, it's not a good thing. The spring water is somewhat sweet, so it’s okay to try it.”

His words are extremely decent, giving people a feeling of spring breeze.

After finishing speaking, he didn't show too much respect, just nodded slightly, and then took the teacups made of bamboo tubes and placed them in front of the barbarians.

He raised the teapot, poured it gracefully into the cup slowly, the clear water fell into the cup like a silver thread, the tender green tea leaves rolled in the boiling water, and a faint fragrance of tea wafted out.

"The action looks like an old man who has been immersed in the tea ceremony for decades." Gao Yishui approached Qin Ke and commented in a low voice.

Batum watched the water in the teacup gradually overflow, and then nodded sincerely to Daotong. Daotong smiled and nodded, and continued to pour water for the next barbarian.

Soon, a cup full of tea was placed in front of the barbarians, with a few pieces of green tea leaves floating on it, looking like a small boat floating on clear water, leisurely.

Daotong walked towards Qin Ke's table.

Gao Yishui smiled and said: "Little master is really amazing. At this age, you can live alone in the deep mountain forest full of ferocious beasts in Funiu Mountain, and you can also make a table of barbarians respect you, even drinking tea. Be polite."

Daotong was slightly startled, and couldn't help laughing: "How can I be so good? They don't respect me, but my master. Barbarians have little knowledge, don't know any medical skills, and they don't like cleanliness, and they often get sick. .Using this mountain spring water with tea leaves and some common medicinal materials in the mountains can also make them less sick.”

"As a result, they have regarded my master as a messenger of some kind of god since then. Every time they come here to see him, they have to bow three times and nine times. This made my master so annoying that they simply went to live in the mountains alone."

He looked at the tea shop, and said: "As for why there are no beasts here, it is also the master's fault, but I still haven't figured out how he did it after all these years."

That's why, so, what they should be looking for is actually the master of this Taoist boy?Qin Ke's heart moved, and he said: "Then may I ask, where is your master now? How can I see him?"

Daotong glanced at Qin Ke, shook his head, and poured water into the bamboo tube in front of him: "I can't say that. He has always wandered around in this mountain, it all depends on his mood."

Qin Ke and Gao Yishui looked at each other, and Gao Yishui nodded slightly.

Qin Ke understood that Gao Yishui had agreed to his idea, so he took out the letter from his bosom, and handed it to Daotong: "I wonder if the little master can lead us to find your master? We came here specially to see him. "

Dao Tong finished pouring the water, looked at the letter Qin Ke handed over, frowned, put down the teapot, took the letter, and read it word by word.

Gao Yishui was drinking tea and waiting calmly.

Daotong put down the letter, looked at Qin Ke, and said, "Excuse me, what do you call Li Qiuhuang?"

He was obviously on the territory of Tang country, and he should be a citizen of Tang country, but he called Li Qiuhuang by his name without blinking, which made Gao Yishui smile slightly, feeling a little interesting.

"His surname is Li, and his name is Li Ke." Gao Yishui said.

Qin Ke was stunned, and looked at Gao Yishui.

Daotong nodded, and said softly: "Well, I'll take you to find Master, but I can't guarantee that I can find Master, after all, he's wandering around, and Funiu Mountain is so big, it's hard to find anyone." too easy."

Chapter 315 Cow Dung

On the way, Qin Ke whispered to Gao Yishui: "What nonsense are you talking about? When did my surname become Li, and I gave it back to Li Ke? Why didn't you say your name is Li Yishui?"

Gao Yishui also said in a low voice: "I don't have any opinion on this. People are floating in the rivers and lakes. Honest people don't live long. I also changed my fake name. I don't know how many. A few years ago, I had a fake name called Li Yikeng... "

Qin Ke snorted and said, "Anyway, when the time comes, you should take care of it yourself. Paper can't cover the fire. Me and Li Qiuhuang?" He shook the linen shirt he bought for a tael of silver and raised his eyebrows. Said: "Do you think I look like a relative of that poet fairy?"

Gao Yishui disagreed: "You don't know that, Li Qiuhuang is not the only one in the Li family of the Tang Dynasty. Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the Li family has been a family. The earliest Tang king had seven mothers-in-law and ten aunts. Eight children, the second generation of Tang Wang was less, and he had to have nine children. It was in this process that the Li family continued to branch out and form a huge direct power. There are countless powerful people here, but it is stinky. There are also a lot of rotten fish and shrimp..."

Qin Ke glared at him, Gao Yishui undoubtedly classified him as "stinky fish and rotten shrimp".But he didn't know that he had actually been Li Qiuhuang's "good nephew" once in the palace...

Gao Yishui laughed: "I said your surname is Li, but I didn't say that you are Li Qiuhuang's son. What are you afraid of? I'm good at this kind of nonsense. As an outsider, just listen to me honestly."

"Isn't it? Miss Cai?" He added one last sentence, and Qin Ke realized that Cai Yan was just like a mouse hiding in the dark, carefully eavesdropping on their conversation, with big eyes, Shining like stars in the sun.

However, she is obviously not a safe character, so she directly advises Qin Ke: "I don't think there is any problem, let me think about it. By the way, just say...you are the son of Lord Muhou..."

"Wait...wait..." Qin Ke was a little overwhelmed for a while, "Who is Lord Mu Hou? Do I know him well?"

"Stupid!" Cai Yan said in a low voice, "Mu Hou Ye is the king's younger brother, of course...just one of the younger brothers."

"Oh... so what's his son's name? Is he really called Li Ke?" Qin Ke asked in a daze.

"Then how would I know..."

"You talk nonsense if you don't know?" Qin Ke took a breath, "What if someone finds out?"

Cai Yan also couldn't bear Qin Ke's stupidity, rolled his eyes and said, "Do I look so stupid? Let me tell you, Lord Muhou is a romantic figure known to the people of the Tang Dynasty. He has no other hobbies in his life, just like There are more than a dozen illegitimate children alone, if you just say that you are the illegitimate son of Lord Muhou, who can really investigate?"