What should I do if my junior brother becomes a bad old man?

After several rounds of back and forth between the two, Gu Xunzhi still kept the money.Xiaoyu's tears blurred her eyes, and she couldn't say a word as she choked up.

Ren Sha stood at the door and waited, but she didn't feel impatient.Seeing him come out, he said:

"Let's go."

With the package on his back, Gu Xunzhi glanced into the room again, and then nodded:

"Okay, let's go."

As soon as they reached the gate of the courtyard, they heard a few screams coming from the courtyard.Looking back, I saw that it was Bai Lianjushi and the two ducks chasing after him with their wings flapping, their appearance was very funny.Even though Gu Xunzhi was sad in his heart, he couldn't help laughing out loud when he saw the two of them, and felt embarrassed after laughing for a while:

"I actually forgot about the two of them, but let's pack lightly, how can we take them with us?"

Gu Xunzhi raised his head to look at his senior brother, but his expression was always indifferent.Thinking of the temperament of the senior brother, Ren Xun was a little worried that the senior brother might not want to bring these two burdens, and became nervous.

Not wanting to, Ren Xun took two steps forward, took out a small exquisite jade box from her bosom, opened the box lid and put it on the ground:

"Come in."

Gu Xunzhi looked at the small jade box, it didn't look like any special magic weapon, it was so small that it could fit two duck's paws at most.He was about to ask, but he saw the two ducks looked at each other, and both of them changed their shapes.

Bai Lian turned into a jade toad, and Jushi turned into a golden toad.Small and exquisite, not much bigger than a finger, she jumped into the jade box twice, looking really cute.

Gu Xunzhi fed the two of them like ducks for 20 years, and almost forgot that they were just two little monsters.Obviously, the two of them haven't patronized food for the past 20 years, and they seem to have finally gained some experience in the transformation. Although it is not very impressive to become a toad, at least it is still... easy to carry.

Ren Sha closed the lid of the box and put the jade box in her bosom.He raised his head and asked Gu Xunzhi:

"Where are we going first?"

Gu Xunzhi was a little taken aback by his question. The two of them have been together for the past few days and have discussed where they will go in the future several times.On the one hand, he said that he was going to find his master, and on the other hand, he said that he wanted to find a way to change Gu Xunzhi's appearance.The two had talked a lot, but they never said where they would go first after leaving the palace.

Really, where should they both go?Gu Xunzhi had lived in the Prince Jin's Mansion for decades, and had long regarded this place as his home. When he left at this time, he suddenly realized that he seemed to have no place to return to.

Ren Zhen looked at his dumbfounded appearance, and said lightly:

"Since you don't know where to go, let's go back to the mountain first."

Oh, yes, Gu Xunzhi stayed here for so long that he almost forgot that even after he left the palace, there was always a blue sky mountain waiting for him to go home.

Thinking of this, Gu Xunzhi felt a little excited.

Gu Xunzhi couldn't use spells to move, and Ren Xun had spent a lot of energy in helping Gu Xunzhi to cross the spiritual energy before. Fortunately, neither of them was in a hurry. Ren Xun took out a piece of paper, cut it with scissors, and blew , fell to the ground and turned into a green donkey.

Ren Xun put Gu Xunzhi's package on the donkey's saddlebag, and asked Gu Xun to get on the donkey, and stood in front to hold the reins for him.Seeing this, Gu Xunzhi always felt a little uneasy, so he sat on the donkey's back and asked cautiously:

"Brother..."

Ren Shatou didn't reply, just said a word to him:

"It's good to sit down."

"Oh."

Gu Xunzhi agreed, and obediently rode on the donkey's back.Ren Sha led the green donkey and led Gu Xunzhi out of the city.

Now during the Chinese New Year, the inside and outside of the capital is peaceful. The shops on the street have been opened two days ago, and some people are shopping on the street, which seems quite lively.No one knows that in the Prince Jin's mansion in the city, there is a dragon who has to escape from the cage today, and will fly into the sky in a few days.Although it's not yet fifteen, there are already stalls selling glutinous rice balls outside.It was cold, and the white steam from the pot went straight into the sky.Gu Xunzhi is a bit fond of sweets, and when he sees a glutinous rice ball stand, he can't take his eyes off him. He thinks that this year's Lantern Festival will be held on the mountain, and he probably won't be able to eat glutinous rice balls.

Unexpectedly, Ren Xun seemed to have eyes behind her back, leading the donkey around a circle, stopped in front of the Lantern Festival stall, and asked:

"How do you sell the glutinous rice balls?"

"Three pennies apiece. There are red bean paste and sesame fillings. How much do you want?"

Ren Zhen looked back at Gu Xunzhi, and Gu Xunzhi quickly said:

"I want bean paste."

Ren Zhen bought four glutinous rice balls with bean paste, Gu Xun got off the donkey, and sat at the front of the stall to eat slowly.

The glutinous rice balls with red bean paste are sticky and soft, and the taste is not very sweet. After eating, it feels warm in the stomach.Gu Xunzhi liked to eat it very much, but he was afraid that he would not be able to digest it, so he ate three of them carefully. After thinking about it, he scooped up the last glutinous rice ball and brought it to Ren Xiao's mouth:

"Brother eats too."

Ren Xun usually doesn't eat anything, but only eats Bigu Pill. These days, she lives with Gu Xunzhi in the palace, eating and drinking like ordinary people, and she is still not very used to it.He originally planned to stop eating after leaving the palace, but he never expected that Gu Xunzhi would feed him glutinous rice balls before leaving the capital.

He hesitated for a while, but still ate the bean paste glutinous rice ball.The glutinous rice balls fell into the mouth, like a cloud ball, revealing the slightly sweet and moist filling when biting.Ren Sha is usually not interested in eating, let alone sweets, but this time, she feels that eating something sweet seems... not bad.

The two senior brothers smiled at each other and put down their bowls, Ren Xun helped Gu Xun onto the donkey again, and the two left the city just like that.

Bikong Mountain is not far from the capital, about two days away.But at the speed of the two of them, it will take almost three days to walk.The last time Gu Xunzhi took this road was 20 years ago, that time when he was riding in the carriage of the palace, thinking about the senior brother he hadn't seen for decades, his mood was so complicated that it was hard to describe.Unexpectedly, when he embarked on this path 20 years later, his senior brother was already by his side.

He was happy, and opened his mouth to chat with Ren Sha:

"Brother, what has become of the mountain now?"

"I don't know. I haven't gone back since I went to see you last time."

"Didn't go back?" He was a little surprised, and raised his voice a little, "Isn't the cave mansion unoccupied for 20 years?"

"Ah." Ren Zhen responded, "It's okay, I locked the door before I left."

The brother's casual attitude made Gu Xunzhi a little anxious.He understands the senior brother, and he also understands the gate of the cave. The locked door mentioned by the senior brother does not use spells and spells to seal the cave firmly, but literally locks the door—takes a big copper lock and bolts the two doors Even if it's over.Any little demon who has learned spells capable of transforming people for a few days can easily open this kind of lock with the lockpicking technique. Even for mortals, it is not particularly difficult to break the door open with violence.In Gu Xunzhi's view, this kind of anti-theft method can only be regarded as better than nothing.

Gu Xunzhi didn't dare to say anything, and sighed quietly.However, Ren Xun's ears were sharp, and when he heard his sigh, he comforted him:

"Don't worry, I'm pretty good at cleaning up."

Now that Ren Xun had already said that, Gu Xunzhi had no reason to continue to be upset.They walked slowly, and spent the night in the passing villages.The villages around the capital are basically fairly affluent, and not as closed as other places. They are not afraid of strangers, and they can find a good place to live for only a few hundred dollars.

Everything was fine for the first two nights, but on the third night, when they arrived at the town at the foot of Bikong Mountain, they found that the doors of every house had been closed before it was dark, which looked very strange.

Although it is okay to go up the mountain now, but after all, it is getting late and they have to clean up first when they go back, so they decided to stay here for one night first.

Gu Xunzhi remembered that there used to be a small inn in this town, and looking for it according to his memory, he saw that the inn was still there, but the door was tightly closed.Ren Xun went over and patted the door, and after a while, someone answered:

"who is it?"

Gu Xunzhi took a step forward and said:

"We are passing guests and want to stay here for one night."

"How many people do you have?"

"Just two."

Gu Xunzhi's voice was a little weak, which was reassuring.The door in front of him was slightly opened, and the people inside saw the appearance of the two of them through the crack, so they opened the door to let them in. Once they entered the house, the shopkeeper quickly locked the door again.

Gu Xunzhi looked at this situation really strangely, just about to ask, he heard the shopkeeper say:

"I don't ask where you two are going. I will arrange for you two to stay here and leave early tomorrow morning. Our town has not been peaceful recently. If we stay for a long time, something will happen."

Seeing the shopkeeper's nervous look, Gu Xunzhi felt a little nervous, and asked quickly:

"My family lives near here, but I haven't been back for many years. Please tell me what happened in the town."

The shopkeeper looked at them both, and seemed a little suspicious:

"I have taken over this inn for decades, why have I never seen you?"

Gu Xunzhi smiled and said:

"My house is some distance away from here, and I don't usually go out, so it's normal that you haven't seen it. Please tell me what happened around here."

The shopkeeper carefully checked the doors and windows again to make sure everything was sealed tightly, then lowered his voice and said quietly:

"To be honest, it wasn't the town that had the accident, but the Bikong Mountain next to it."

When Gu Xunzhi heard the word Bikong Mountain, his heart tightened, and he hurriedly asked:

"What happened on Bikong Mountain?"

Only the shopkeeper sighed and said:

"There used to be gods living on our Bikong Mountain, protecting our land and water. Unexpectedly, 20 years ago, the gods on Bikong Mountain suddenly disappeared. His Majesty saw that it was a good place with beautiful mountains and rivers, so he simply occupied the cave of the gods and brought in a team of people, which disturbed the peace for hundreds of miles, and even the business could not go on. If it weren't for me, every year Pay more than a dozen taels of silver to the mountain, and my shop will not be able to keep it long ago."

The shopkeeper said this with a sad face, and Gu Xunzhi's expression collapsed.

This was what he was most worried about along the way, and he didn't expect it to come true.

The author has something to say: The Lantern Festival is here, I wish everyone a happy Lantern Festival!Did everyone eat glutinous rice balls?

I like glutinous rice balls with red bean paste, but every time my mother hears me say that, she has a look of heresy-she only likes black sesame seeds.

I didn't eat glutinous rice balls this year, so I asked Xiao Gu to eat them for me.