I practice ruthless way

Xiao Man frowned and said nothing, his cheeks puffed up slightly, he chewed slowly and carefully.

This is a dumpling filled with shrimp meat. It tastes delicious and has a smooth texture, but there is a thin, round thing inside, which is still hard, but it is not as good as Phoenix's teeth, and it almost collapses in one bite.

He spit it out on the table and took a closer look, it was a copper coin.

Xiao Man: "..."

Xiao Man was puzzled and asked: "Why is there such a thing in the dumpling? It doesn't seem like it fell in accidentally."

Wei Chuyun explained with a smile: "Ordinary people have the habit of putting copper coins in dumplings when eating during the New Year. If you eat them, it means that the new year will be full of good luck."

"I made a special inquiry last night. There are indeed copper coins in the Fuguo, but not many people have eaten them! It seems that this lucky pot has been here for thousands of years, but the last person to eat copper coins seems to be a hundred years ago! "Qu Hanxing applauded and said, "Brother Man, you are legendary luck!"

Mo Juntian didn't believe it: "Really?"

"That's true. I have been in Gushan for more than 20 years, and I have never heard of anyone paying for the dumplings." Senior Brother Bai smiled, "Junior Brother Xiao, you are really lucky."

"There is a good omen just after going down the mountain, which means that our mission this time will be successful." Wei Chuyun said.

Xiao Man's eyes showed joy: "Then what should we do with it? Return it to the store?"

He squeezed a cleansing technique onto the copper coin, and repaired the crack across it by the way.

Qu Hanxing: "Of course I kept it myself, it's good luck money!"

Xiao Man nodded, poked the copper coin with his fingertips, took out an empty box from the Qiankun Ring, and put it away.

In the restaurant, many fellow practitioners finished eating the dishes on the table, paid their bills and went on the road, and many people who came to Huamancheng came in and told the waiter that they had a good fortune.

Time is like a river, flowing forward all the time, Xiao Man and the others finished eating at their table, Senior Brother Bai went to pay the bill according to the agreement, and said to Xiao Man and the others when he came back:

"Next, I will go with you, but only when life is in danger, I will help, and I will not appear in your field of vision at ordinary times."

"Brother Bai worked hard." The four stood up and raised their hands to salute Senior Brother Bai.

"It's a matter of duty." Senior Brother Bai smiled slightly, and took out a jade ring, "This jade ring can directly contact me, in case of emergency."

He handed the jade jue into their hands, his voice fell to the ground, his figure was swift and distant, fluttering like a fairy.Seeing this, the low-level disciples who were paying attention to this side in the restaurant all showed envy.

"Let's go too." Xiao Man wrapped his sleeves and said to the other three.

"Go around the shops to see if you can come across a practical magic weapon. By the way, you can also ask the boss about the Bu Wen Zhong!" Qu Hanxing took out his folding fan, threw it in the air, and caught it when it fell.

The voice from downstairs was heard upstairs, Yuan Qu replaced the teacup with a wine glass, took a sip, and said, "His Royal Highness Phoenix is ​​as polite as ever."

Glancing at Yan Wushu on the opposite side again, he couldn't help teasing: "However, it's no longer the same as usual, just staying quietly by your side."

Yan Wushu's expression didn't change much, he was still calm.

That little phoenix likes to be quiet, and has stayed in the Buddhist temple of the Jokhang Temple for many years. When it comes to the lonely mountain, it doesn't like to go to crowded places, and always reads books and grows flowers in the secluded place.

The sky is vast, and he never thought of holding him.And his current condition is much better than that of sitting in the hermitage for a day in the past.Yan Wushu felt joy in his heart.

Xiao Man, Qu Hanxing and the others passed by the window, stood at the intersection to identify the direction, and continued on their way.

Yan Wushu saw it, put down the teacup, stood up and said to Yuan Qu, "Let's go."

"The wine has just been served, and the group of children you are going to take care of are still eating underneath." Yuan Qu was holding up his chopsticks to pick beef slices from the blessing room to drink, and he didn't say much when he heard the words

"I left a bit of consciousness on the contact jade jue in advance." Yan Wushu said.

Hearing this, Yuan Qu didn't leave him alone, raised his empty left hand, and waved it twice symbolically: "Then you go."

Yan Wushu flicked his sleeves, and it turned into a ray of light and went away.

There are several shops selling weapons and magic weapons in Huaman City, Xiao Man and the others searched for them one by one.

Several bosses were very enthusiastic, Xiao Man bought a batch of high-quality feather arrows, Qu Hanxing made a move on a hidden weapon he was interested in, Wei Chuyun bought a lamp, and Mo Juntian did not miss this opportunity to bring him from the sect. Some gadgets that came out were resold.

The four of them went in and out, but they didn't find any news about Bu Wen Zhong.

"Is there such a magic weapon in this world?" Qu Hanxing said in a drawn-out tone as he hung on the tail of the team.

"What kind?" Xiao Man asked.

Qu Hanxing said earnestly: "You can find other magical artifacts."

"Dreams are faster." Mo Juntian replied mercilessly, "Or you spend the rest of your life working hard to create one."

Xiao Man thought of something, his eyes moved slightly, he flicked his sleeves lightly, and said: "If the way of divination is good, it can be calculated."

"But in our lonely mountain, we learn alchemy, medicine, swords and talismans, but we don't have a class on divination." Qu Hanxing sighed.

"Even if you open it, you can only learn a little in such a short time." Xiao Man smiled.

Qu Hanxing: "...you are right."

As the sun rose gradually, the stalls selling all kinds of breakfast snacks were closed, and there were many fewer people on the street. They stopped and stopped all the way, passing a horse shop.

This is a shop specializing in the business of Gushan disciples. The mounts inside can be rented or bought, and many practitioners choose in the shop.

Yuntai Town is far away from Gushan Mountain, and the Baoxu Realm is not yet able to control the wind and sword, relying on only two legs, I don't know how long it will take.Qu Hanxing and Mo Juntian walked towards the store door as a matter of course, and Wei Chuyun sacrificed a magic weapon.

"It doesn't have to be so troublesome, we can just use it." Wei Chuyun said.

Qu Hanxing turned his head to look over, and said differently: "This is Yunzhou?!"

Yunzhou is a top-level flying instrument driven by spirit stones. It is not only expensive to manufacture, but also expensive to use.

As its name suggests, Yunzhou is generally shaped like a flat boat, slender and small, but what appears on the street is a boat made of jade.

It is quite spacious, almost occupying the entire street. The hull of the boat is carefully engraved with runes, and the upper part is outlined with intertwined brilliance, forming a semicircular cover upside down on the boat surface. Presumably it should be a shelter from wind and rain. Array.

"As expected of Brother Wei, you are so generous!" Qu Hanxing applauded.

Mo Juntian struggled to look up, and murmured in a low voice: "This is the first time I've seen Yunzhou..."

A fellow practitioner who came out of the horse shop wondered: "This should be called a cloud boat!"

But for a moment, many onlookers flooded the street, all in amazement.Qu Hanxing took two steps forward, gestured to Wei Chuyun and said, "First of all, there is a problem. There is no ladder, and the boat is so high. How can I..."

Before the last word "up" came out, Xiao Man grabbed the back collar of his shirt with one hand, and grabbed Mo Juntian's shoulder with the other hand. With a single jump, he reached midair and landed in the cloud boat.

"Okay, come up." Xiao Man let go of the two and said calmly.

At this time, Wei Chuyun also boarded the cloud boat, put a few spirit stones into the operating platform, and the cloud boat rose into the sky, heading towards Yuntai Town.

Qu Hanxing took Mo Juntian to visit various places, Xiao Man sat in the cabin, took out the travel notes borrowed from Tan Wenzhou, and read it again carefully.

"Last night, when I contacted my family to prepare the talisman paper, I asked them to check the thing called Bu Wen Zhong."

Wei Chuyun opened the windows one by one, and the skylight poured into the room, illuminating the handwriting on the book more clearly, then sat opposite Xiao Man, and took out a scroll from the Qiankun Ring.

"They found out the appearance of Bu Wen Zhong."

Qu Hanxing heard Wei Chuyun's words outside, and praised again: "Brother Wei! You are indeed Brother Wei!"

He and Mo Juntian rushed in and sat down on the left and right sides of the table respectively.

Wei Chuyun unfolded the picture scroll, and a bell with a slightly weird shape came into everyone's sight.It is silver-white in appearance, flatter than ordinary clocks, with a huge opening at the bottom and a slightly flat top, rather than a clock, it looks like an upside-down bowl.

"Is this just not hearing the bell?" Xiao Man's eyes flashed a little surprise, its appearance was quite different from what he had imagined.

"Yeah." Wei Chuyun nodded, "It's a low-level magic weapon, but it doesn't have any specific function."

Qu Hanxing stared wide-eyed: "Can something that has no specific function be called a magic weapon?"

Xiao Man thought for a moment, and said: "Maybe it has a purpose, but it's unknown, after all, not many people pay attention to low-level magic weapons."

"That's right. Everyone's focus is on good things. If we're looking for high-level magical artifacts such as the Sapphire Case, Ruihe Immortal, and Yandu Autumn Scenery, we can find out where they are after a little inquiry." Qu Hanxing He nodded deeply, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was still difficult, "Oh, even if we know their locations, we can't get them."

"In this way, no matter if it's a high-level or a low-level, it's not easy to find." He frowned.

Mo Juntian let out a sigh of relief: "If the realm is higher, why worry about it?"

This is the root cause of the problem, and no one in the cabin spoke again, and it was extremely quiet for a while.Xiao Man found a pen and ink, and copied the page in the travel note that described Bu Wen Zhong, and placed it with Wei Chuyun's picture scroll.

He thought for a long time, and said, "When we get to Yuntai Town, we should first ask where there are few people."

Everyone else agrees.

Yunzhou traveled in the wind for a day and a night, and finally arrived at Yuntai Town.

It is located in the Central Plains, and the climate is very different from that of Gushan.Gushan is located in the northern region, and when the autumn wind comes, it immediately blows away the summer dryness; although Yuntai Town is also full of yellow leaves, the residual heat of summer is still there.Fortunately, you are all practitioners, and you are very adaptable. After getting off the cloud boat and walking for a while, you get used to the warm wind and waves that hit your face.

Practitioners' footsteps are always fast, but within a quarter of an hour, Xiao Man and the others arrived at the entrance of the town from the fields.

Looking up at the town, the streets are all paved with bluestone slabs. Although they are not wide, they are very clean.The buildings built along the street are old, but they are not stale at all, but reveal a kind of simplicity and elegance unique to old buildings.

There are all kinds of small stalls on both sides of the road, ranging from fruits and vegetables to groceries. There is an endless stream of pedestrians, children running back and forth, laughter and laughter everywhere.

"As expected of a small town near the imperial city, lively and rich!" Mo Juntian exclaimed.

"Let's go." Xiao Man raised his steps towards the gatehouse.

Mo Juntian thought of a question, looked down at the clothes on his body, then glanced at the people in the town, and said: "We are outsiders at first glance, if we directly ask which places in the town are not frequented by people, will we be rejected?" Think it's weird?"

"It's a trivial matter." Qu Hanxing laughed, hooked Mo Juntian's shoulders, and led him forward, "Find a teahouse for a drink, and then just ask the shop assistant!"

Xiao Man raised his heels behind Qu Mo and the two, and said softly: "The scripts you showed me are always written like this."

"The stories in the storybook are based on real life!" Qu Hanxing said with a smile.

There was a tea shop at the entrance of the town, but they didn't choose it here. Instead, they walked around the city and went to the largest tea house.

It sits at the corner of the second floor of the tea house, with a window on the side, and you can see the street below and a corner of the courtyard next door.

There was a storyteller in the building, who slapped the gavel and talked about the old things in the past. The people in the building ate and drank a sip of tea, listening with gusto.

This is the right place to inquire about news. The people sitting in the hall are very idle. They have no immediate places to go or urgent things to do. They are always willing to chat with others.

They ordered a pot of good Junshan Yinzhen and some snacks.

The waiting time was not long. The refreshments were served first, followed by hot tea. After the waiter put a pot of Junshan silver needles on the table, he said with a smile, "It's ready, please use it, four guests." Qu Hanxing Then he asked: "Brother, is there any place with few people in our town?"

"There are few people?" The store clerk thought for a while and gave an answer, "There are not many people in Tiger Drum Mountain in the east!"

Qu Hanxing: "Just Tiger Drum Mountain? Is there anything else?"

"There is a ruined Taoist temple in the north, and there are a few abandoned old houses in the west of the city. Not many people go there." The shop assistant thought about it, "The rest... In the middle of the night, the streets are also empty."

The store clerk laughed after he finished speaking, Xiao Man remembered what he had seen in the storybook, and asked with a tilted head, "Then... is there any place that is prone to haunting?"

"My Yuntai town is adjacent to the imperial capital, and the majesty of the emperor is so majestic, how can it be haunted?" The shop assistant waved his hand and sneered at this.

Someone at the next table laughed: "Don't tell me, there is really a place."

"Where?" Qu Hanxing immediately turned his head.

"It's the Tiger Drum Mountain he mentioned just now! It's home to a female ghost who likes to skin and drink human blood!" The tea drinker at the next table said happily.

The store clerk didn't believe it: "Isn't the tiger who eats people in Tiger Drum Mountain?"

The tea guest asked him back: "Can a tiger smile? Can it speak human language?"

"Have you really seen it?" Mo Juntian asked seriously.

"That's all I heard." The shop clerk replied for the tea customer, and when he heard someone tell him to go over and add water, he went quickly.

Xiao Man took out the map of Izumo Town and spread it out, his eyes fell on the words Tiger Drum Mountain.This mountain is located in the east of Izumo Town, running north-south, just separating Izumo Town from Shenjing.

"Let's check it separately." Wei Chuyun also looked at the map, and after careful consideration, he suggested.

"I'll go to Tiger Drum Mountain." Xiao Man said without hesitation.

Qu Hanxing then said: "I broke the Taoist concept."

"Then I'll abandon the old house." Mo Juntian said.

In this way, the investigation missions in the three places were all claimed.Wei Chuyun looked up at Xiao Man: "Just now on the cloud boat, I have seen Hugu Mountain from a distance. This mountain is so vast that it is difficult for one person to do it all. I will explore it with you."

"It's not necessary. Exploring the mountains is a trivial matter for me." Xiao Man refused, "I'm worried that there are other possibilities besides these three places. You should search carefully in the town."

"Okay." After a slight pause, Wei Chuyun nodded.

"Let's eat after you've decided. You've been hungry on the cloud boat for too long." Qu Hanxing reached out to pick up a piece of snack, "After eating, we'll do things separately."

Xiao Man could eat bigu, but he wasn't very hungry, but seeing Qu Hanxing gobbling it up, he ordered some more food immediately, and asked the shop assistant to go to the street to help buy something to fill his stomach.

The storyteller downstairs changed a story, and talked about the romance between man and demon in the storybook, which attracted Qu Hanxing, who had eaten half of the noodles.Seeing Qu Hanxing's concentrated expression, Xiao Man found it funny, and was about to say something when he heard noises outside the window.

Xiao Man looked out the window and saw a group of girls coming out of the next yard, divided into two groups, arguing endlessly.

"What's going on there?" Xiao Man couldn't help asking.

"You really are not locals." The person who spoke was the tea guest who just said that Tiger Drum Mountain is haunted. "That's Wuxiuhui, the most famous singing and dancing club in our town. Isn't there going to be an autumn god festival in Shenjing? The girl from the sleeve back is going to perform a dance. Because of this, they have been arguing so much these days."

The tea guest sighed. Seeing Xiao Man's puzzled expression, he continued to explain: "There is always a lead dancer in this dance, right? When we watch the dance, we usually look at the girl who leads the dance, right? The Autumn God Festival is a ceremony that His Majesty comes to. If you can become the leading dancer and show your face in front of the emperor, you might be able to become a concubine in the imperial city!"

Xiao Manxin said that it was so.

Simply solve the problem of hunger, and agree on the place and time to meet in the evening, and the four of them will act separately.

Tiger Drum Mountain was just to the east, so Xiao Man went directly to the wind without asking.

In the mountain forest in autumn, the branches and leaves are particularly distinct, and the water in the stream can be seen to have fallen to the naked eye, exposing the bluestone and soil.Xiao Man stood in the forest, made sure that there was no one around, took out a bamboo flute, and played it softly.

The sound of this flute is clear and clear, light and short, like a sound from an empty mountain.

In an instant, there was the sound of flapping wings in the forest, and the birds flew over the mountains, rocks, vegetation, and flew in front of Xiao Man from all directions. The number was as large as a thick cloud.

Xiao Man put down the bamboo flute and smiled at them: "Please help me find something on this mountain."

"Chirp!" "Chirp!"

The birds responded immediately.

"It looks like this." Xiao Man took out the portrait of Bu Wen Zhong he had copied, unfolded it, and showed them, "Whether you find any clues or not, please tell me."

The birds came chirping, glanced at the portrait, and then chirped away.

The fluttering of hundreds of birds caused the wind to move, and the corners of Xiao Man's clothes swirled up and down in the void. He watched them go away, put away the bamboo flute and portraits, chose a random direction, and started to move forward.

He followed suit.

Xiao Man had a speculation in his heart: There are three places in Yuntai Town that are less frequented by people, and Tiger Drum Mountain is the most likely place among them.

This mountain is not uninhabited, and there is a lot of spiritual energy here.But Wenzhong is a magic weapon, no matter how low it is, it should be held by others, otherwise if it falls by the side of the road, it is so ordinary, how could it be included in other people's travel notes, and be described so solemnly?

He believes that the Bu Wen Zhong is very likely to be in the hands of the people in Tiger Drum Mountain, or it is placed somewhere in this mountain.

Xiao Man walked many ways, and gradually, the first bird flew back, but it did not find any clues.

The same is true for the second one.

The third bird, the fourth bird... I don't know how many, the birds apologized to Xiao Man, feeling disappointed that they hadn't found anything.

Xiao Man thanked them one by one.

Xu Shi was blocked by the formation, Xiao Man comforted himself in his heart, sighed slowly, and continued walking up the mountain.

As the night fell, the stars and the moon rose up, standing on the rocks, looking east inadvertently, and seeing the entire city of Shenjing at a glance.

Lanterns were lit in the city of Shenjing, and the lights in the city were shining brightly and magnificently, like the stars falling from the sky to the human world, so that those who watched from a distance could vaguely see the high and low pavilions and houses.

The imperial city is majestic, surrounded by high walls on all sides, the imperial guards are everywhere, the patrols go back and forth carefully, and the river is surrounded, making the palace airtight.

All of a sudden, the palace gate opened, and the person guarding the gate, dressed in vermilion, was the great eunuch in front of the emperor.

He bowed and saluted with a slender voice: "Second Highness, you are back."

Yan Wushu made a flat "hmm".He was still dressed as usual, with a black robe, a folding fan pinned to his waist, and his hair tied casually, revealing a little sword mark between his eyebrows.

The night wind in Shenjing City was noisy, blowing into the sleeve robe and making a sound, Yan Wushu's face was expressionless, his eyes were especially dull.

"Your Majesty has been waiting for you in Qianyuan Hall for a long time." The eunuch said again.

Hearing this, Yan Wushu smiled, and said in a soft tone deliberately: "Spells are forbidden in the imperial city, I can neither control the wind nor the sword, and I don't have an amnesty to ride a horse or a sedan chair, so I can only walk step by step, please. The old man wait a little longer."

The chief eunuch turned pale with anger, but he didn't dare to say anything.

Yan Wushu walked in the imperial court for more than half an hour, and waited for the patrolling guards to change shifts before slowly appearing in front of Qianyuan Hall.

It's extremely quiet here, you can't even hear insects, and the only moving things are the wind and shadows.The eunuch entered the palace to report, and after a while, he came out to pass on Yan Wushu.

He didn't delay on purpose this time, he flicked his sleeves and walked in.

It is the passage to enter the hall, and there are heavy guards on both sides. After passing through it, and after turning around, you can see the emperor of Beicang Kingdom standing next to a desk.The long window behind him was opened, and the sky full of stars came into his eyes.

You can't tell the age of the emperor just by his appearance, he is also a person of cultivation, his facial features are [-]% similar to Yan Wushu, and the remaining [-]% is in temperament, Yan Wushu looks a bit lazy, this person is quite cold and dignified.

Seeing him, Yan Wushu didn't salute him, picked a chair at random and sat in it, Shi Shiran straightened his sleeves.

There was silence in the Qianyuan Hall, and the emperor took a red pen behind the table to approve seven or eight memorials before raising his eyes to look at Yan Wushu.The man was so bored that he read miscellaneous books.

An angry look flashed in the emperor's eyes, and he said very directly: "I want a phoenix feather."

"Phoenix feathers? Is it for decoration or medicine?" Yan Wushu raised his head and smiled again, "I'm not a phoenix, where did I get the phoenix feathers?"

The emperor ignored his words, and only said: "I have heard about the matter of you taking people back to Xueyi Peak in Gushan Mountain."

"So what?" Yan Wushu asked softly.

"He is your Taoist companion." The emperor stared into Yan Wushu's eyes.

The eyes of the two of them are very similar, they are both phoenix eyes, and the creases drawn from the corners of the eyes are silently hooked up, showing a bit narrow and long.The eyes are bright again, and when they are illuminated by the lamps and candles in the hall, they all reflect a faint light.

When Yan Wushu heard this, the smile in his eyes didn't diminish, he propped his jaw with one hand, put his elbow on the handle, and said slowly: "But I'm not the owner of the phoenix feather."

"So, you don't want to do this for me." The emperor's tone became a little more serious.

The next moment, he stopped looking at Yan Wushu, threw away the ink pen in his hand, sat on the chair behind the desk, turned his head to look at the stars outside the long window: "Then kill someone for me."

"I'm no longer the knife of your royal family." Yan Wushu still didn't intend to obey.

Incense was lit on the desk, and the curling blue smoke drifted out through the cracks in the incense burner cover, filling the entire Huadian.

The candles were burning, and when the wind passed by, the flames would sway, and the starlight outside the window fell into the palace, but it was indistinguishable from the candlelight.It's too bright in here.

silence.

Maybe it shouldn't be called silence, it's just full of silence here, no one wants to talk to anyone, but there are some things that need to be resolved.

After about three or four minutes, the emperor took out a jade tablet.

The material of this jade plaque is not very good, and the carving is a bit rough, but when Yan Wushu saw it, his expression changed slightly.

His eyes became complicated, with sarcasm, ridicule, indifference, and sigh.After a moment of such eyes, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Who will kill?"

The emperor gave a name: "South China Sea Sword Saint."

"The sword sage has been squatting on the South China Sea Island for 30 years. He has lived peacefully and never caused trouble. Why did you kill him?" Yan Wushu leaned forward with his upper body, as if interested.

"He is recognized as number one in the world. If you kill him, you can replace him and become the new number one in the world." The emperor looked back into Yan Wushu's eyes and met his gaze.

"It sounds very tempting, but I'm not interested in the title of number one in the world." Yan Wushu said in a low tone, "At a time like this, you should tell me the truth."

The emperor of Bei Cang Kingdom hesitated for a moment.

When the candle was flickering next time, he leaned back in his chair and said solemnly and coldly: "One day the sword master is in the South China Sea, and I will not be able to move the South China Sea for a day."

"Kill him, then go to war, and let every inch of this Xuantian Continent be named Yan."

A mockery flashed across Yan Wushu's eyes, he let out a light sigh, and asked, "But what does this have to do with me?"

"Jade card." The emperor threw the thing in his hand forward and handed it to Yan Wushu.

This time, Yan Wushu's expression didn't change any more, he slowly rubbed the jade with his fingers, and said: "Think about it, this thing can only be used once."

The emperor said: "It's not a loss to change the life of the knife saint."

Yan Wushu got up from the seat, stretched his waist long, and when his hands dropped, the expression on his face receded, and he looked at the emperor behind the desk with a blank expression: "It's really not a loss, maybe you just count on me , and die with him."

"Don't mention that." The emperor said coldly.

"Tiger poison doesn't eat its offspring?" Yan Wushu asked him.

The emperor did not answer this sentence, looked at the stars in the night sky outside the window, and said: "You haven't come back for a long time, your mother is very worried, go and see her."

Yan Wushu: "Your Majesty, this joke has gone too far."

He got up from the chair, the hem of the black clothes slid down like water, and when he turned around, a faint arc of light was drawn in the void, which was fleeting.

Stepping through the palace gate, the eunuch who welcomed Yan Wushu into the palace said loudly:

"Congratulations to the Second Highness—"

The door closed heavily.

Tiger Drum Mountain.

The mountain wind blew the shadows of the forest, shaking the stars and the moon.

The birds said that they had never found the bell on the mountain, so Xiao Man had an idea and asked them if there was a place on the mountain that they could not enter.The birds gave an answer, so what Xiao Man is going now is those places that ordinary birds cannot fly into.

Xiao Man had a subtle feeling in his heart, thinking that this could be regarded as a guilty conscience.

Along the way, he was the only shadow on the mountain road. The wind blew wildly, making whining noises among the leaves in the forest, like howling.Xiao Man was used to being alone on Xueyi Peak, so he didn't think it was scary to walk alone in the mountains in the middle of the night, but as he walked, he felt something was wrong.

—Someone secretly followed behind him.She is an ordinary person without cultivation, and judging from her footsteps and breathing, she is still a young woman.

But if she was really an ordinary woman, why would she secretly follow others on the mountain road in the middle of the night?Even though Xiao Man was not deeply involved in the world, he also noticed the weirdness in it.

Xiao Man slowed down.

The woman behind him also slowed down.

Xiao Man quickened his pace.

The woman trotted up.

Xiao Man simply stopped, and the woman dodged and hid behind a tree.

Sure enough, he was following him.

Xiao Man stopped moving forward.

The night wind was stronger as he walked through the mountains, and the corners of his plain white clothes and sleeves were lifted up and down continuously, like flowers blooming and fading.

He lowered his eyes slowly, waiting for the person to appear or leave on his own.

One breath, two breaths, three breaths...

After about ten breaths, the woman lost her composure and came out from behind the tree.

Xiao Man thought she would choose to turn around and leave, but unexpectedly she came to a place only three steps away from Xiao Man, and asked loudly, "Are you looking for something?"

This person's tone and demeanor are straightforward, and his words and deeds are not like a sneaky person who sneaks behind others.Xiao Man felt even more strange, and turned to face her, but didn't speak.

She took another step forward, put her hands on her waist, raised her face and said, "I've been following you secretly for a long time, you're looking for something!"

Xiao Man still didn't speak.

His silence made the woman very angry, and she kicked a stone at his feet: "Let me tell you, the whole mountain of Hugu Mountain belongs to my family, and everything you find on the mountain must also belong to my family."

"Hmph, if you ignore me again, let alone something valuable, I won't even allow you to pull out a weed by the side of the road! Do you hear me?"

She spoke very fast, raised her voice, and was menacing.Xiao Man caught a certain word in the words, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and his whole body seemed to be lit up: "You said that the whole mountain belongs to your family?"

"Ah? Yes! Let me tell you, with your attitude just now, I..." The woman was stunned by Xiao Man's question, and immediately recovered her previous expression, but Xiao Man didn't let her finish her cruel words

Xiao Man took out the portrait of Buwen Zhong that he copied from the Qiankun Ring, unfolded it, and brought it to the woman, looked into her eyes intently, and asked: "Have you ever seen it?"

The distance between the two was very close, only a foot apart, and Xiao Man looked at her so seriously, starlight shone into his eyes, and only one person was reflected in the dark eyes.

After being stared at for a while, the woman's face slowly turned red, and in the end she almost bounced back to the side: "I...you...do you want to kiss each other!"

The author has something to say: Xiao Man: ...So it's a rich, rich woman?

Let me talk about not hearing the bell, which is taken from Li Bai's "Interview with Dai Tianshan Taoist Bu Yu" "I see a deer when the tree is deep, but I don't hear the bell at noon in the stream".

Excerpted note: The Taoist temple has the habit of ringing the bell at noon, and the bell is not heard at noon, implying that there is no one in the Taoist temple.