Brother, did you confess today?

It would be impossible to say how much Xu Xiangfei believed in ghosts and gods.

It's just that there are too many rumors, and he also respects Taoist priests and masters at a distance, and holds a dubious attitude towards all kinds of coincidences.

So when he saw the blind Taoist priest again, Xu Xiangfei only felt that he shouldn't join in the fun.

Look, if you can't control your mouth, you can't control your legs.

Han Deyu didn't see who was inside, so he came over to watch the fun together: "What's the matter? He's a charlatan again, the kind who sells some kind of elixir?"

This kind of charlatan, with all due respect, will never let him go if he sees one and beats another.

"...I don't know if it's a charlatan, but I have to invite him to this meal."

"Oh."

Han Deyu hadn't reacted yet, and when he saw the Taoist robes of the people inside, he couldn't believe it: "No way, you chased here for a meal?"

Xu Xiangfei felt that his master was crazy.

No matter how you look at it, this blind Taoist priest doesn't seem to come here just for a meal!

Zhu Xuguang heard what they said earlier, and followed suit, but didn't say anything.

Like Xu Xiangfei, he doesn't believe in these things very much, and he is especially disgusted with people who talk about it, such as the previous Master Liao Ning.

The noisy crowd was frightened by the blind Taoist's ability, and they all stepped forward to ask him to count, throwing some broken silver on the plate in front of him, and waited for the Taoist to wave his hand and say no.

They still want to continue to see what this blind half-god can do, but the Taoist put away the broken silver, with a calm expression on his face, bowed slightly, and walked towards Xu Xiangfei and the others.

Han Deyu really wanted to run with his apprentice.

He felt that this kind of Taoism was very creepy.

Especially when holding the divination plate, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, it can make him have nightmares all night.

"Little friend, it's really fate."

Xu Xiangfei: "...haha."

He glanced at the purse of the blind Taoist priest, among other things, the Taoist priest is really good at making money.

The blind Taoist smiled: "It just so happens that it's time to eat, how many please?"

"...The priest, please."

The blind Taoist didn't know what politeness meant, so he went straight into the best restaurant in the county, making the people around him wonder whether he could see or not.

Or is this the magic of the Taoist priest?

When the five of us ate together, we naturally ordered a lot of dishes. Eight-treasure duck and boiled fish are local specialties, as well as roast goose and chicken, as well as fresh green vegetables, all of which are very exciting.

It's a pity that Dao Chang and Han Deyu were the only ones on the table who ate as they should, and the others were at a loss.

Xu Xiangfei really wanted to ask who the chief was.

It's not that he doesn't believe it's a coincidence, it's just that he thinks that if this priest is really capable, he shouldn't be unknown.

Maybe he kept his name incognito and just wanted to coax people to play.

The Taoist priest was full, and filled himself with another bowl of soup, drinking it slowly, not in a hurry.

Han Deyu couldn't help it: "Could it be that you can see it?"

The Taoist priest thought for a while, then untied the white cloth over his eyes with his free hand, revealing a pair of star-like pupils, although there were wrinkles at the corners of the eyes, they did not hide his demeanor at all.

"I have traveled the rivers and lakes for many years, and found that if I was blindfolded, more people would believe me."

The Taoist priest also took a serious look at a few people: "For example, you."

Han Deyu: "..."

If you say that, it will make him think that they seem to have been tricked.

Seeing the silence and suspicion of the few people, the Taoist priest smiled again, gently blew the soup in his hand, and drank it up: "I told you, we will meet each other if we are destined."

The decoration of this restaurant is ordinary, but it has the taste of immortality. Sitting here, the Taoist priest seems to be able to blend in with the furnishings behind him, because few people did not speak, and his bowl made a soft sound when it fell .

Only then did Xu Xiangfei come back to his senses: "The Taoist priest said earlier... we have something to ask you for, why don't the Taoist priest figure it out, what are we asking for?"

The Taoist priest smiled: "If you ask me to tell a fortune, of course you have to give me money."

Xu Xiangfei: "How much does the Taoist priest want?"

The Taoist priest flicked the Taoist robe and put it away neatly: "That depends on how much you can give."

The Taoist robe didn't fit him well, it was empty, only this face could hold it up.

Han Deyu couldn't take it anymore: "How about playing charades one by one? You tell us what we are looking for first, otherwise we don't want a copper coin!"

He slapped the table, blew his beard and stared at the calm Taoist priest.

The Taoist priest ignored him, and combed his whisk by himself, just asking: "Forget it?"

Xu Xiangfei was really moved.

Although he didn't really think that the priest could give accurate information, he just wanted to see what this person was going to do.

The identities of the four of them are not simple. Except for Xu Xiangfei who was hunted down for no reason, the others all have secrets.

If the Taoist chief really came for them, it would be better to find out as soon as possible.

The Taoist priest seemed to have seen Xu Xiangfei's thoughts, and couldn't help shaking his head: "If you have doubts in your heart, take care of yourself and be kind."

"But if you are too vigilant and miss a good opportunity, wouldn't it be a pity?" The Taoist priest reached out and poured a glass of wine for Xu Xiangfei, "If that's the case, I'll do the math first, and if it happens, how about we talk about it later?"

"Hey, that's what you said!" Han Deyu drank the glass of wine directly, "Come on, tell me, what are we looking for?"

"Within half a month, all wishes come true."

When he grabbed the wine just now, some of the wine was spilled on the table, and the Taoist priest drew on the table with this little water, pointing in one direction.

"Hiss—" Han Deyu thought for a while, and realized that this was not the direction to the northwest, so he suddenly laughed, thinking that the road was probably a scribble.

"Oh, Daoist, this meal will be regarded as our invitation to you."

Han Deyu patted Xu Xiangfei on the shoulder: "Stop talking nonsense, let's go."

Xu Xiangfei didn't stop him just now, and now he was still angry, so he patted his hand and took Zhu Xuguang away.

"Hey—brat who doesn't know how to respect teachers." Han Deyu went to pull Lin Yichun again, "Let's go, stupid old man."

Lin Yichun also shook his head: "You really..."

Han Deyu didn't feel that he was wrong at all, and walked out swaggeringly, laughing at the two boys standing outside: "Why are you hesitating, I don't believe in these messes, look at the painting by the Taoist priest, it's not the direction of the northwest at all."

"Master, why did you snatch that glass of wine just now?" Xu Xiangfei asked back, "Could it be that Master doesn't understand that this Taoist priest seems to be aiming at me, but in fact it's for Master's box?"

Before, I wanted to take the box as a bet, but now I ran to such a far place to meet again.

Although he didn't know what was in the wooden box, he absolutely couldn't just let the Taoist leader take it away.

"I know, I know, so what's the matter?" Han Deyu brought out the jar of wine just now, and shook it in his hand, "If you want to take it, it depends on his ability. You see, he didn't figure it out at all."

I really don't know what this kid is hesitating about every day.

Xu Xiangfei didn't want to talk to him anymore, and turned his head to leave.

Zhu Xuguang naturally followed.

But Han Deyu was still yelling behind him: "Let's go, remember to find us at the inn later! Don't run around, you know!"

Now that I know what to worry about, why did I go early?

……

Xu Xiangfei walked a long way before looking back at the restaurant. They were on the second floor just now, the window was facing this side, and it seemed that they could still vaguely see the long shadow.

"Brother, do you believe it?"

Zhu Xuguang also raised his head and looked at the past together: "Just believe it, but you can't believe it all. Maybe you still have to go to the northwest."

"Master knows a lot of people, so I didn't come with him now, so I thought I'd go back and write a letter."

But it may take more than half a month to write letters back and forth.

"Alas—" Xu Xiangfei stopped looking, and turned to Zhu Xuguang, raised his hand and brushed his junior brother's untied hair to the back of his neck, "No matter what, you have to follow me, do you understand?"

Now he is worried about letting Zhu Xuguang go out alone, besides, there are more and more things, and one has to be solved first.

"Then we might as well take a stroll in the county." The two walked slowly, leaving the restaurant behind, past the crowd and the market, and turned to several quiet alleys.

Even in the daytime, there are few people here, and the road is uneven and full of potholes.

There was even some dirt on the wall, so Xu Xiangfei turned his head and glanced at Zhu Xuguang: "Forget it, let's not go here. You can still see the river by the river, why don't you want to go here?"

"I'm fine." Zhu Xuguang frowned, "The road here is dirty, and there's moss on the wall, presumably no one lives there."

"Why are there still voices?"

Xu Xiangfei's five senses are not as sharp as his now, and upon hearing this, he looked into the depths of the alley in surprise: "...It's not impossible to go in, just be careful."

Zhu Xuguang glanced at him.

Xu Xiangfei instantly understood what he meant: "...wait a minute, no..."

Zhu Xuguang leaped onto the roof, leaving Xu Xiangfei where he was.

Without hesitation, he left his senior brother and ran away.

Xu Xiangfei: "..."

Hey, this is what happens when the injury doesn't heal.

If it was before, he should have left Zhu Xuguang here, Xu Xiangfei often did this in the past.

After all, Zhu Xuguang's Qinggong is not as good as him.

Unexpectedly, tit for tat, now it's time for Zhu Xuguang to leave him here.

"Senior brother..."

Within a quarter of an hour, Zhu Xuguang jumped in front of him again, and Xu Xiangfei smiled and wiped his body with Cheng Qiang's hand.

Very good, the clothes are dirty.

Zhu Xuguang looked down and frowned instantly. He would not lose his temper with Xu Xiangfei, but just looked at his senior brother with inexplicable grievances.

"Brother will wash it for you when you go back."

Only then did Zhu Xuguang stretch his brows: "It's nothing, a scholar is digging mud inside."

This soil is often used by fishermen on the riverside, Xu Xiangfei thought, he just thought that this scholar wanted to sell it to fishermen.

"Are you really daring just now, just to leave senior brother behind?"

Xu Xiangfei raised his hand and pinched his face, and then was rubbed coldly by his junior brother.

When there was no one else, Xu Xiangfei would not say anything to Zhu Xuguang's closeness, but just smiled and touched the back of his head: "These two days have satisfied you."

I wanted to sleep with him at night.

Usually even if they sleep in the same room, the two sleep separately, and Xu Xiangfei doesn't allow him to get too close to him.

That is, relying on the fact that he was also injured, he was deliberately pestering him here.

"Not satisfied." Zhu Xuguang slid his hand down and gently grabbed Xu Xiangfei's wrist, "There is no one here, brother, let me hold it and go."

"I'm still not satisfied." Xu Xiangfei sighed, "Senior brother is out of luck."

The brother lied again.

Obviously there is a move.

Zhu Xuguang was always being hung up and down by him like this, he was really very unhappy.

But there is no way, now is not the time for them to struggle with these things.

They came here to look around, and left when they found that there was no one living here. When they walked in another direction and heard the sound of reading aloud, they knew they had reached the academy.

Longzhou County is different from other counties. There have been a few candidates here, and some even went to the palace examination in the capital, so they are very concerned about learning.

In such a remote place in Liangzhou, it was really rare.

Therefore, the county has hosted an academy to enlighten children, but there have been no juren in these years, and few of them can study for four or five years.

Both Xu Xiangfei and Zhu Xuguang had never been to an academy, so they learned to read with Uncle Nan in Changning. There was no academy in that small place, and they didn't study the Four Books and Five Classics.

"If Xiaoyu heard it, he might still be a little bit emotional." Xu Xiangfei rubbed his chin, "I don't know if Xiaoyu's academy is like this."

Xu Xiangfei felt happy when he thought of Yue Yu sitting in the academy with a stern face and studying seriously.

The academy is not big, they went around and arrived at the back door, and saw a scholar squatting at the back door of the academy with his hands covered in black mud, with a book in front of him, he lowered his head and read along with it, unaware of two shadows falling in front of him.

Looking at the scholar, Xu Xiangfei turned to look at Zhu Xuguang.

Zhu Xuguang nodded.

Coincidentally, this isn't it, it was this dredger just now!

Xu Xiangfei calculated the time, they walked slowly, if the scholar took a shortcut, it is indeed possible.

The scholar finally came to his senses. When he raised his head, he was still flustered, thinking that someone from the academy had chased him away, but when he saw Zhu Xuguang, he laughed: "Young man! Thank you for your help!"

Just now he moved too much mud and almost got smashed, but he was carried away by this young hero, so he didn't make himself more embarrassed!

Zhu Xuguang: "..."

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