The worst is the next cousin

"Yueyue City." Standing under the city, Xun Chi read the words on the city gate.

Mao Xiaofei didn't recognize those words at all, he looked around, and the others were also blank, obviously they didn't know them either, even the well-informed Xu Qi became a gourd this time.

Tang Miao frowned slightly, but she seemed to recognize her.

During the day, they wandered around the city and found a place to stay.Tang Miao, who went out to inquire, came back just in time for the meal, and among the rest of the people, only Xun Chi could speak the local dialect, so he ordered someone to bring the meal to the room.

Tang Miao roughly explained the situation: "The volcano you are looking for is within a hundred miles north of Yeyue City, and all the life masters here can at least speak the local dialect and the southern dialect. They collectively call Shangqi and Qingxi For Nanmian Country. I hired a fortune teller who was about to close the shop to accompany me around the market for a while, and he even took me to his house to have a look. It should still be useful.”

"Market?" Mao Xiaofei glanced at Ye Jintian.

"What did you find at the market?" Ye Jintian asked.

"The things you want are very common here. There are quite a few people who sell Linglong sparkles, but they are sold separately after air-drying. I heard that each has its own uses." Tang Miao said solemnly. , the slightly childish face also became serious, "That is to say, we can buy directly from the market without taking risks."

"Is anyone selling flowers?" Jin Su, who had been silent all this time, suddenly raised her gloomy face.

Tang Miao was a little surprised, she shook her head and said, "I didn't inquire about it, and I didn't inquire about this kind of thing in particular. The people here seem to have noticed you. On the way back, someone followed me."

"No way." Mao Xiaofei lamented, they only arrived today!

"The horse thief chief's mount... is too eye-catching." Tang Miao said in embarrassment, "We'd better finish our business and leave as soon as possible, otherwise we won't be able to guarantee that no one will inform us. ...human."

"There are also people in Qingxi buying and selling slaves, so it's not surprising." Xu Qi said.

"No... Those people have been tossed so that they don't look like human beings."

After a while of silence, Ye Jintian made a decision: "In the afternoon, Jin Su took someone to sell the goods, bought some decent and rare things, and brought them back to my father. Since there is no need to take risks, I will buy Linglong sparks from the market and go back."

This is different from what Ye Jintian said before. After dinner, Mao Xiaofei went to Ye Jintian's room alone. He heard the sound of arguing outside the door. He stood for a while, and when the voice disappeared, he knocked on the door.

Shu tube curled up under the blanket.

Ye Jintian looked very bad, motioned Mao Xiaofei to sit down, and wanted to pour a glass of water for Mao Xiaofei as if in a trance, but the kettle was empty, and he threw it aside.

The intense sound made the lump on the bed tremble.

"Shall we go back the same way when we get the things?" Mao Xiaofei didn't want to go around in circles.

Ye Jintian pursed his lips, moved his cheeks, and said after a long time, "I have other plans."

"what's the plan?"

For a moment, Ye Jintian's expression appeared ferocious, and he was soon forced to suppress it by himself. Holding a teacup, he said impatiently: "You will all know when the time comes."

"Originally, we will leave tomorrow and return. If you don't say your plan now, when do you want to wait?" Mao Xiaofei said, "No one is a fool. Do you want to cut it first and play it later?"

"I can't go back tomorrow." Ye Jintian said bluntly, "Jin Su came to see me just now, and he said something very reasonable."

"Golden Su?" Mao Xiaofei felt uncomfortable for a while, the people of the Qinglong Gang always made people feel that they were not upright, and Jin Su and Ye Jintian always had to talk behind closed doors.Mao Xiaofei couldn't help mocking: "There are only ten of us, why didn't you tell me at lunch? If you want people to work hard for you, you have to make it clear first. Otherwise, the few of us won't make a move. Do you think Xun Chi will make a move?" ?The two brothers Bo Shanxi and Yu Qing are both mediocre in martial arts, if you don't explain clearly first, I will persuade them to think about it again, so as not to lose their lives in ignorance."

"It seems that you don't want to listen to my plan, so go out." Ye Jintian pointed to the door.

Mao Xiaofei held his breath, jumped up, sat down again, and raised his chin: "Listen, why don't you listen?"

Ye Jintian took out his father's letter, smoothed it out, and spread it out on the table.

"My father's letter didn't say whether he wanted the flowers or other parts. If he only took the dried Linglong sparks back, I'm afraid he wouldn't recognize it."

Mao Xiaofei sneered and said, "The dignified leader of the Qinglong Gang, will you still renege on your debt?"

"That's hard to say." Ye Jintian was not ashamed of this, he looked at the window in a daze, paused, and let out a long breath, "It is indeed dangerous to go to the volcano, you are right, maybe Those little ones should stay."

Just as Mao Xiaofei raised his brows, he heard Ye Jintian say again: "Otherwise, it's because of them that my important event will be delayed."

Mao Xiaofei snorted.

Ye Jintian pretended not to hear, pondered for a moment, then turned to look at the bulging lump on the bed.

"What's the big deal? What can your father do to you if you fail to bring Linglong Spark back? If you dare to do it, you must dare to admit it."

Ye Jintian glanced at him coldly: "If you can't take it back, I can't keep my young master's position, and he will kill me."

Without holding back his laughter, Mao Xiaofei let out a snort.

"You think I'm joking with you?" Ye Jintian's face darkened.

"It's you who are crazy, or your father is crazy. Impossible, how could your father kill you, I said Ye... I said Master, make up, and make up a reliable reason. Anyone with a brain knows that this is not true. Possibly." Mao Xiaofei laughed until his stomach ached, he wanted to drink water, he shook the empty teapot again, but indeed there was not a drop of water, he suppressed the urge to laugh, and gradually calmed down his breathing.

"Your father wants to kill you?" Shu Tong's voice cut in suddenly, he was sitting on the bed hugging the quilt, two small eyebrows raised on his white face in disbelief.

"Anyway, if I die, you will be free." Ye Jintian laughed at himself, reached for the teacup, made a gesture of drinking tea, and found that there was no water, smashed the cup on the table, and the cup fell into the table and could not be pulled out completely.

"Speak clearly, why did your father kill you?" Shu Tong hurriedly got off the ground, but his short legs couldn't reach him.

Only then did Ye Jintian's expression soften a little. He walked over, knelt down, put on Shu Tong's shoes, picked him up, rubbed his chin against Shu Tong's hair, the young man turned his head awkwardly, and finally reluctantly Still hugging his neck.

"Say it!" Shu Tong slapped the table with both hands.

Ye Jintian looked at Shu Tong amusedly, touched his head gently and said softly, "Don't worry, I won't leave you."

Shu Tong frowned, and wanted to talk, but Ye Jintian had already changed the subject: "Anyway, this is definitely not a joke with you, so I need someone's help."

"Your mother?" Mao Xiaofei still remembered what Ye Jintian said by the river that day, but Mao Xiaofei questioned: "Are you sure that is your mother?"

"If I'm not sure, I wouldn't come all the way here." Ye Jintian said, "With that idiot Xun Chi, I only had one chance of winning, but now I can at least guarantee that we can get Linglong Sparks smoothly." He grabbed Shu The hand of the tube moved to his lips and kissed lightly.

"After Jin Su bought the dried flowers in the afternoon, I went to ask that red hair for advice. I never thought that I would meet a beast tamer in my lifetime." Ye Jintian's eyes burned with flames, and he stared at Shu Tong, unable to hide his eagerness: "Wait You are back to normal, I can finally achieve one or two of what I want to do to you." He lowered his head and licked Shutong's ear.

"..." Ye Jintian never behaved like anyone else, Mao Xiaofei felt awkward for a while, but Shu Tong was obviously different from the beginning, he was concerned about Ye Jintian's safety.

"Leaving this aside, you still haven't said what your plan is. Where is your mother now? Don't forget, we are in Jielin, and we don't know the place and language well. If you settle down, someone will notice. If there is a war in the south, the Jielin people may also get involved. You said it yourself. We are foreigners, and there are only ten people." Wanting to use ten people to fight against the Jielin people, I'm afraid that if one person steps on it, there will be no bones left.

Mao Xiaofei thought Ye Jintian was crazy.

"As long as I find her and borrow 200 people, I can take over my father's territory. I don't need anyone to help me, Jinsu has already contacted me, you just need to stay and protect Shutong for me. Jielin is not a big place, From the southernmost point to the northernmost point, it takes less than half a month to go back and forth on a fast horse. Besides, Xun Chi can go with me on his mount, which will be faster."

"No!" Shu Tong objected immediately.

"Oh? Why?" Ye Jintian asked in a manly voice, hooking Shu Tong's chin with his fingers and scratching for a moment.

Shu Tong slapped his hand away, and said angrily: "If I say no, I won't."

"Then I have to go for a long time."

"You are not allowed to go either."

Now Ye Jintian didn't agree immediately, he paused with his fingers, and said in a deep voice after a long while: "I must go."

"I see, I will tell everyone about it." Mao Xiaofei got up and said goodbye.

Ye Jintian didn't object either, he grabbed Shu Tong's finger and kissed it, the two seemed to be arguing.

Mao Xiaofei's thoughts had already flown.

To wait for Ye Jintian to come back, the delay for this trip will be even longer, one accident after another, and he always feels that something is wrong.The relationship between Ye's father and son is unusual, Jin Su, for some reason, Mao Xiaofei always feels that Jin Su is not that reliable.Perhaps it was because too many people died along the way that Mao Xiaofei couldn't trust Jin Su.

In the afternoon, Jinsu and Tang Miao went out to buy dried flowers and rhizomes of Linglong Huohua. When Xun Chi was feeding his new pet in the backyard and taking a nap, Ye Jintian talked to Xun Chi with a good face for the first time.

Upstairs, Mao Xiaofei stood under the eaves of the corridor, and had a panoramic view of the situation in the stable.The horses in the stables were so frightened by Fat Langshen's fright, they threw their necks and neighed twice from time to time.

"What are you thinking?" Xu Qi handed a bag of roast chicken to Mao Xiaofei.

This roast chicken is just fat and lean, the skin is crispy, and the yellow color is also very attractive.

"It's so sweet." Mao Xiaofei choked for a moment, "Have you given Jin Shen?"

"He ate it all on the way." Xu Qi tore off the chicken leg and chewed it slowly.

"I have never been so far away from Shangnan City. If I hadn't experienced it myself, I would never have imagined that there is such a place in the world. I want to talk to Tang Miao."

"Inquire about the Ulen tribe?"

"Yes, that snowfield lies between Shangqi and Jielin, it is a natural barrier, if it is covered with ice and snow all year round, then there is no need to be afraid of Jielin people." Mao Xiaofei said.

"I'm afraid that's not the case." Xu Qi swallowed his mouth, thought for a while, and then said solemnly: "Although it's cold there, it's not much colder than here. And, don't forget, this place is very close to the volcano. It’s mid-winter, and it’s still so cold. Maybe Jielin is already cold, but the temperature is a little higher because it’s near a volcano. People can live here, and the people here are not as bad as we imagined. In the afternoon, we went to the street to see, The trade can be said to be prosperous, and the stature is generally tall, I am afraid that the physical fitness is better than that of the southerners. If you are not leaving soon, you should really explore the situation here."

"Brother Xu, isn't he from the Jianghu?"

"Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of a country. Besides, if there is a war, how can there be any eggs after the nest is overwhelmed?" Xu Qi stretched out his hand and rubbed Mao Xiaofei's head, "When Qiping settled the southern boundary, your father's villa donated 30 taels Baiyin. It's not easy to come here, but I really want to do something. But now we don't know anything about Jailin, so even if we want to find out, it's not so easy."

The two were silent for a while.

Xu Qi looked at the stables downstairs, and asked Mao Xiaofei: "Who do you think Xun Chi is?"

"Looking at it now, he won't harm us." Originally, I wanted to tell Xu Qi about Ye Jintian's plan, but just as Bo Shanxi came out of the room, he seemed to have just woken up from a nap, with disheveled hair and pale face, like a ghost , called Mao Xiaofei, big brother.

Mao Xiaofei agreed unaccustomed to it, feeling ashamed to eat alone, tore off a chicken leg and gave it to him, "Here, I haven't bitten yet, you pinch it really well."

"Hey." Bo Shanxi smiled, "What are you looking at?" His voice stopped abruptly, and when he saw Ye Jintian downstairs, his eyebrows twisted unconsciously, and he curled his lips, "My brother and I have already talked , when we get back, we will withdraw from the gang and find some job. What about you?" Bo Shanxi looked relaxed, obviously he could get here, and Linglong Sparks could be sold, he felt that he was no longer in danger.

"I have to go to Qingxi again."

"We are also in Qingxi, where are you in Qingxi?" Bo Shanxi slurred his words with a chicken in his mouth.

Mao Xiaofei guessed that Xiaorenzhen said it, and Bo Shanxi didn't know where it was, but Bo Shanxi looked disapproving, and muttered: "If you don't want to say it, let it go, when the time comes, we will look at the same road. It is fate to meet, let me call you Brother, it’s also my sincerity.” Throwing the chicken bone down the stairs, a golden light shone, scaring Bo Shanxi into a scream, and hurriedly sneaked behind Mao Xiaofei.

Xun Chi slapped Fat Lang God hard on the head, turned his head, and beckoned.

Ye Jintian also saw Mao Xiaofei, but he didn't see Bo Shanxi, so he lowered his head and continued talking to Xun Chi.