Junior brother, stealing the show is risky!

half year later.

Jin Mingshan asked someone to inquire about a herbal medicine on his behalf years ago, and the news just happened to come back after New Year's Eve.Because Yan Qiu has been unable to break through the eighth level of Qi refining for half a year, he specially entrusted him with the task of retrieving the herbs.

Yan Qiu led Huan Qi and Yu Hong all the way to the destination, and successfully retrieved the herbs.I thought I would be able to return to Xuandong Gate tonight, but unexpectedly when I went out in the morning, there was a hailstorm, so I had to rest for a long time.In the evening, they took a shortcut and passed Zhongxin Town. Both Huanqi and Yuhong were attracted by the bustling scene here.

Thinking about finding a place to live in half an hour anyway, Yan Qiu reluctantly agreed to rest here in advance.

Zhongxin Town, at the junction of Luoying City and Zijin City, although it is located in the middle of the two cities, has almost become a barren area that neither side cares about, but it is precisely affected by the living habits of both sides, forming a place with its own unique style.

On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, the legendary day when the dragon god wakes up, Zhongxin Town also has a special way of celebrating.Although the people here are not rich, the ancestral hall in the town has three floors inside and outside, and the top is shining with gold.

The three of them chose the largest inn in the town. Standing on the second floor, they could see the overall situation of the ancestral hall opposite.Before it got dark, the show started.

Since it is the day to celebrate the awakening of the dragon god, most of these programs are also related to dragons.First, there is a fire dragon dance waving by 12 people, and then real people wear dragon suits to imitate the actions of the dragon god raining water and the dragon god opening his eyes.

After watching it for a while, Yan Qiu found it boring. Seeing Zhou Huanqi and Wen Yuhong staring intently, he said, "Just stay here and watch, I'll go down and take a look around."

The wind in the first month is still very cold, and many people are wearing thick cotton-padded jackets.But maybe because of the change in his physique, Yan Qiu is not afraid of the cold now.At that time, in order to prevent the sects with discord from causing trouble to their disciples, they did not wear the Taoist clothes inside the sect when they went out this time.

Not knowing if it will rain soon, Yan Qiu took a big cloak and put it on, so as not to be too thin to attract attention.

When I went downstairs, I felt that the sound of gongs and drums, cheers, and applause from the crowd almost toppled the roof.To be honest, it was the first time Yan Qiu saw such a lively scene when he came here, and it brought him back to his previous world almost instantly.

Although I enjoy the tranquility of the mountain, I occasionally miss this kind of thing that can almost be called "popularity".

Ever since he came back from Shanghe Village, he always felt a faint uneasiness in his heart.Although he has never slackened in his daily practice, the progress has not been satisfactory.From the seventh floor to the eighth floor, his foundation is solid enough, but he still lacks a good opportunity to break through.

That's why the master let him go down the mountain to relax.

Yan Qiu couldn't tell how he felt, since the hero in this world in the original book had been taken away, that means his fate had changed, maybe he would have nothing to do with Xuandongmen since then.As long as you act more carefully, you may be able to avoid the "narrow encounter" with the hero.And the friction caused by the male protagonist will also be reduced, right?

But every time when he was about to forget, there seemed to be a voice in his heart reminding him.Yan Qiu rubbed his head a little irritably. Could it be that the male protagonist will still remember the small place of Xuandong Gate after changing his growth environment?According to the male protagonist's law, no matter where he goes, he should shine brightly!

Although Zhongxin Town is a town, the street is not wide.It took Yan Qiu less than half an hour to walk from the inn to the end of the street.

But in this short period of half an hour, the buildings on both sides have also changed from green bricks and white walls to thatched huts, and there is a faint sour smell floating in the air.

Yan Qiu stopped, sure enough, no matter the size of the place, where there is light, there will always be darkness.The torches on the other side of the ancestral hall can illuminate half of the sky, but there is no light here, making people feel that there is a cold breath coming from the ground for no reason.

Such a feeling is really uncomfortable for a person with sensitive five senses.Yan Qiu turned around and was about to leave when, out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw a person crouching under the wall?

He only hesitated for a second, then walked over.Master also seems to have said that in addition to enlightenment, one needs opportunities to cultivate the Tao.Wherever you go, people you see, what to do, you have to follow your heart.

There seemed to be broken bricks and planks piled up by other people on the other side of the wall. The man was sitting curled up on the ground with his back against the wall, his head hanging on his chest, and his gender and age could not be discerned.

If ordinary people saw this scene, maybe they would back off, but as the saying goes, people with high skills are bold, Yan Qiu didn't hesitate at all this time.

He felt that if this person was allowed to sit here for another night, he would only see a stiff corpse the next day.

"Hey, wake up, it's too cold here..." He knelt down/body up, and while speaking, he was about to reach out to pull the man up.No matter what, take him back to the inn for a cup of hot tea.

At this moment, the distance between the two was no more than half a foot, but when his hand was about to touch the man's shoulder, the man suddenly moved.Yan Qiu murmured inwardly that it was not good, and before he could push it away, a dagger gleaming with silver light was pinned against his neck.

Yan Qiu swallowed. In fact, this dagger does not pose any threat to him now, but the cold touch does make people uncomfortable.

"I don't mean anything malicious. If you stay here until tomorrow, you will definitely freeze. I just want to take you back to the inn for a cup of tea and something to eat..." Because he felt that this person did not have the aura of a cultivator, he slowly explained.

This person's current state is like... a wild wolf, his vigilance is too high, and there is no chance for anyone to get close.

"Hmph." The man snorted out his nose, and after a long pause, he said, "Which peak is it from?"

He seems to have been dry/thirsty for a long time, and his voice seems to be ground from sharpened paper, but it can also be heard that it is a young boy.

"What?" Yan Qiu didn't understand what he said, and asked in confusion.

"You..." The boy was about to try again, but his frozen hand could no longer hold the dagger.His eyes were fierce, and he rushed forward.As long as this person is killed, no one will come here to find him again!

He thinks his movements are not slow, but he doesn't know that now he has no strength after being hungry for a few days, and his body's reaction is also much slower.And in this gap, Yan Qiu had already stood up, dodged his attack, slashed at the back of his neck with a knife, and saw him fall down immediately.

It seems that this time I can only hug and go.Yan Qiu sighed, a child who is too aggressive is really annoying!

Although in his heart he felt that the person in front of him was a child, but in reality Yan Qiu was not much older than him.However, because of several years of cultivation, his strength is much stronger than that of ordinary people.

He bent down to pick up the man, but it was surprisingly light.The place where his hands touched was icy cold. It seemed that he had been here for a long time, and it was probably the end of his strength to pounce on him just now.

With these thoughts running through his mind, he also knew that ordinary people are very fragile.So I walked all the way with the person in my arms, and when I passed the ancestral hall opposite, I found that there was also a gradual silence there.The shopkeeper downstairs of the inn saw him passing by like the wind, and then went upstairs.

He kicked open the door with his toe, startling both Zhou Huanqi and Wen Yuhong.They actually booked three rooms, but they all felt that Yan Qiu had a good view here, so they gathered together.

"Huan Qi, go and ask Xiao Er to bring up a bucket of hot water, make another pot of tea, and let them cook a pot of porridge by the way." Yan Qiu directly put him on the bed, and ordered repeatedly.Speaking of which, he still gets along better with Zhou Huanqi. Although he treats Wen Yuhong equally, he always feels that he has a coldness that cannot be resolved.

The play over there also ended, Zhou Huanqi hurriedly ran down after hearing his words.Yan Qiu took off the man's still damp coat, and pulled the quilt over him.

"Eldest brother, who is this person?" Wen Yuhong intervened/doesn't start beside him, and seemed a little confused.

"I don't know. I saw that he was about to freeze to death on the street, so I brought him back." The man's hair was loose, covering most of his face, and Yan Qiu couldn't even see his appearance clearly.

"Brother, the hot water has been brought up." Zhou Huanqi shouted while bringing in the wooden bucket.He obviously also saw that this person's situation was not good, so he ran down and asked for the hot water that was boiling in the kitchen.

"Okay, go to the shopkeeper and ask for another set of bedding, and change the one here." Yan Qiu touched the man's hand, it was still cold.It's better to let him soak in warm water for a while, maybe he can slow down.

"Brother, do you want someone to help?" Zhou Huanqi asked worriedly as he watched him throw him into the tub.

"No, you can go back to your room after changing the bedding, you have to hurry tomorrow." Yan Qiu tested the temperature of the water, and poured another basin of cold water into the tub.Soaking in too hot water is not acceptable when freezing, as the flesh/body cannot stand the stimulation and will die.

After being supported and sitting in the bathtub for a quarter of an hour, the cold feeling on the man's hands gradually disappeared.Only then did Yan Qiu feel relieved, and found a towel to help him wipe his face, back, hands and feet clean.The most tangled thing was the hair that had already started to get tangled. In the end, it was half-washed and half-cut, and it was finally sorted out.

After working for half an hour, the water in the tub changed color, and finally washed the person from the beginning to the end.Yan Qiu was panting/rough/out of exhaustion, and understood why this person was so defensive.

Look at the back, it is full of criss-cross scars, almost no one is complete.There is also the bruise on the chest that has not dissipated. If it is said that it was thrown out by myself, the ghost will not believe it.Even the face was not spared, the cheeks were still a little swollen, and the neck had unhealed scratches.

"Could it be possible that he really passed out?" After tossing and tossing for so long and still not waking up, Yan Qiu reckoned in his heart how hard he had just struck him. Normally, he should have woken up in two quarters of an hour!

To say that the thought of bringing him back at the beginning was just in accordance with the destiny, but after seeing his injuries, Yan Qiu really felt distressed.Such a wound, not to mention resting on his body, hurts even just looking at it.I don't know which owner or parents are able to do such a cruel thing.

Carrying him back to the bed/on the bed, Yan Qiu reluctantly only fed him a sip of hot water.Seeing that he couldn't wake up and refused to open his mouth to eat, he could only pack up and sleep next to him.