Out of Xinzhou City, along the Canglan River all the way, is the continuous mountains of Xiliang. However, because of its geographical location, it is not as deserted as Kunlun. On the contrary, the closer it is to Xiliang Mountain, the more lively and prosperous it is. There are various shops and tourists everywhere. There are more places where there are people, and more and more things are sold. Lin Rufei has seen many shops selling immortal household items.
Lin Rufei searched for a few rooms, went in for a stroll, and bought some interesting gadgets, such as hairpins that would make the hair change color when inserted into the hair, and small hairpins that would be written down when they looked at people. I bought a bunch of mirrors that were useful and useless. I wanted to give them to two young maids as gifts to play with. Unexpectedly, the maids were very disgusted, and even Yurui raised her chest and said, "You are too naive, son, I'm fourteen this year, how can I still play with these things!"
Lin Rufei looked innocent: "Isn't it interesting?"
Yurui said: "What's so interesting? This thing is used to tease children!"
Lin Rufei looked at the things in her hands, didn't say a word for a long time, and finally put everything into her Xuna ring silently, sitting in the corner with a melancholy expression.
Seeing this, Fu Hua gave Yurui a burst of chestnuts and said, "How can you talk to the son, son, son, I like those things, you can give them to me!"
Lin Rufei said, "Forget it, your tone is too much like coaxing a child. I'll keep it for myself." After that, she mumbled twice, "I don't want to give it to you."
Gu Xuandu smiled and gloated beside him.
When they arrived at the inn, after a few people checked in, they inquired about the news from Xiliang Mountain with the shopkeeper, but when the shopkeeper heard that they were going to Xiliang Mountain, he frowned and said, "Young master wants to go through Xiliang Mountain and go to the Central Plains. what?"
Lin Rufei nodded.
The shopkeeper said: "Then you should pay more attention, it is best to go with a large caravan, if there is no caravan, at least you have to hire a few reliable escorts, Xiliang Mountain is not only fierce beasts, but also powerful If you meet this villain, you will definitely die." He looked worriedly at Lin Rufei's pale face and fragile body, and then glanced at the two and a half girls Fuhua Yurui, and suddenly He sighed like an old man, "If your son really wants to go, you must pay attention, those beasts don't care about pity and jade."
Lin Rufei accepted the shopkeeper's kindness and said that she would consider it carefully.
The Xiliang Mountains are endless, except for one main road, almost all of them are dense forests that are inaccessible to people. Even if he was walking with the sword, he had to walk for ten days and a half before he could leave the mountain, and if he was riding a horse, it would be even longer. Fortunately, Xinzhou City is prosperous in business, and there are large caravans in many places. Of course, not all the individual tourists in the caravan can come in, and the caravan will choose some.
Fuhua volunteered and said that she went to ask if there was a caravan that wanted to cross the mountain, but if there was none, she asked two escorts who knew the way. Although she and Yurui are beautiful, they are also exiled from the five realms, and ordinary gangsters are not a piece of cake in front of her.
Fu Hua went to find someone, and Lin Rufei was bored alone, so she strolled around the inn.
The area around the inn was very lively, and there were small vendors shouting everywhere. Lin Rufei went to buy a candied haws and watched the excitement while chewing. In fact, he has always liked places where the rivers and lakes are full of air, and the same is true in Kunlun, but because of his special status, he will be cast a strange look wherever he goes, so he would rather stay on the mountain.
While eating the delicious candied gourd, Lin Rufei heard shouts at the corner of the street. When she went over, she saw a thin young man selling shields.
"The shield I'm selling is different from ordinary shields. Even the sharpest sword in the world can't be pierced!" But he was a little embarrassed. He stood on the side of the road, holding a gray wooden shield in his hand, and shouted loudly, "If you don't believe me, you can come and try, but if the sword is broken, I will not compensate! "
The spectator with good deeds heard this, and immediately walked out of the crowd. When he came to the boy, he pulled out his saber and said with a smile, "It's just such a small wooden shield, how powerful can it be? People nowadays are not afraid of bragging. It's blown away!"
The crowd burst into laughter.
The young man was not angry, raised his hand and raised the wooden shield, and said with a smile: "Are you trying to try? Let me tell you first, if the sword is broken..."
Before he could finish his words, the spectator said impatiently, "I know, today's children don't know how high the sky is. I want to see today how powerful your wooden shield without any spiritual energy can be."
As he spoke, he raised the saber in his hand and stabbed it sharply at the wooden shield.
The sword and the wooden shield collided, making a crisp "click" sound. Before everyone could react, they saw that the sharp-looking blade was smashed to the ground, and there was a trace on the wooden shield. nothing.
"How could this be?" The man was stunned. "This... this..." His next move was to go forward and grab the boy's collar, but he was flexibly avoided by the boy who had expected it. The boy smiled and said: "Hey, eldest brother, I have already reminded you, you can't rely on me for this—"
"You, you! This is my ancestral sword! You actually broke it for me like this!"
The young man said innocently: "But it was you who came out and chopped it with your own sword, so why do you blame me?"
There were also people in the crowd who were complaining and started talking, saying that this person was too unreasonable, and the young people had already reminded him early that he didn't know the importance of it, and he deserved it if the sword was broken.
Hearing what everyone said, the man became annoyed and said, "Who, who the fuck is talking, come out to me! I think you are all with him, and together they count on me!"
How could everyone be afraid of him, so they laughed and laughed, and all kinds of ridicule were endless. The man saw that the situation was not good, his face was blue, and finally he gritted his teeth and turned away, but he gave the young man a fierce look when he left. Said that if he saw this young man in the future, he would beat him every time he saw him.
The spectators cheered and booed at his gloomy back.
The man left, and the young man continued to sell his wooden shield. This time, there were obviously more people interested. The young man said that the wooden shield was made of special iron wood, and it was only a small piece, so it was made. He even said that although this thing has no spiritual energy, even if a sword with spiritual energy meets it, it will not be good. Of course, the most important thing is that the price is not expensive, and a medium spiritual stone can be taken away.
Some people in the crowd began to bargain with the teenager, saying that a medium spiritual stone was too expensive, no matter how good the shield was, there was no spiritual energy. If the teenager was willing to accept the price of fifty low-grade spiritual stones, he would take the shield away. The young man was unwilling to let go, his eyes swept around the crowd, but for some reason it fell on Lin Rufei, walked a few steps to Lin Rufei and said, "This son, you can't do anything about this wooden shield. interested in?"
"Me?" Lin Rufei pointed to herself, "How do you see that I am interested in this wooden shield?"
The young man said, "To be honest, I have just arrived here, and I plan to find a caravan to pay some money to cross Xiliang Mountain, but unfortunately I have no money, so I have to sell my housekeeping treasure. Not like a master who is short of money, a BMW matches a hero, and I am a treasured shield, so naturally I have to match a distinguished guest like you.”
These words are beautiful, Lin Rufei smiled and said, "The mouth is quite sweet."
"That is, that is." The young man said, "If you think it is expensive, I can give you a little less, but not too much, at most ten low-grade spiritual stones." One hundred low-grade spiritual stones is equal to one medium Spirit Stone.
Lin Rufei had no idea of money, and didn't know how much a medium spiritual stone was worth. When he went down the mountain, his brothers and sisters gave several bags of high-quality spiritual stones, not to mention medium spiritual stones. The gadgets he bought just now used more than 100 medium spirit stones, so now facing the young man's bid for a medium spirit stone, he has the feeling that he has become a participant in the Jianghu painting book. , find it quite interesting.
The young man chatted again, Lin Rufei was very satisfied, and finally took out the spirit stone from his pocket, handed it to the young man, took the wooden shield, and said with a smile, "No need to look for it."
The young man put away the spirit stone, but showed reluctance towards the wooden shield. After hesitating for a moment, he whispered: "Sir, this wooden shield was given by my old master. redeemed."
"Yes." For Lin Rufei, this wooden shield was just a piece of fun, so she simply agreed.
The boy sighed, turned and walked away slowly.
When Lin Rufei and the young man were talking, Gu Xuan remained silent until the two walked to a secluded place, and Lin Rufei turned to look at him and asked with a smile, "Why don't you speak?"
Gu Xuandu pretended to be innocent: "What did you say?"
"That young man is obviously a little liar, why didn't you say it?" Lin Rufei smiled, there was no blame in her words, just a little curious. Gu Xuan is different from him, this kind of trick must be seen through at a glance.
Gu Xuandu said: "You are just looking for fun, why should I spoil your interest." Moreover, Lin Rufei's expression at that time was obviously not unaware of anything.
"That boy is quite fun, but unfortunately the routine is a bit old-fashioned." Lin Rufei said as she walked, "It's exactly the same as in the book." He thought for a moment, then seriously said, "I think I can do better than him. ."
Gu Xuandu smiled and said, "If you have time, let's try?"
Lin Rufei was eager to try.
This young master of the Lin family has been on the Kunlun Mountains for 20 years, and finally came down the mountain, wanting to try everything. That young man's performance was so hard, it was not an exaggeration to give a piece of spirit stone as a reward for fun.
On the way back to the inn, Gu Xuandu and Lin Rufei mentioned about practicing swordsmanship, saying that Gu Yu was used to Lin Rufei's breath, and then he would teach him some simple moves to draw out the sword intent in his body. Unlike other people's acquired sword intent, Lin Rufei was born with sword spirit, and ordinary ultimate moves were enough.
Lin Rufei was so excited when she heard that she was going to practice swordsmanship, and Gu Xuandu also told him that after that, he could learn to attach sword intent to other things, just like Mengfuli and Qi Yansheng did archery.
Lin Rufei was confused, and Gu Xuan didn't say any more until he got to the inn, and the two entered the room. He grabbed something and taught Lin Rufei to practice.
"You must first feel the existence of sword intent." Gu Xuandu said, "This is more difficult for you, just like a person who has lived in water since he was a child, but needs to feel the water."
Lin Rufei listened carefully to Gu Xuandu's teaching and tried a little bit.
Gu Xuandu gave an example: "Sword Intent is not just a sharp weapon, it can also be used as a defense. For example, if you attach Sword Intent to the wooden shield you just bought, with more Sword Intent than this, you will not be able to break the shield. ."
Lin Rufei nodded seriously.
The two practiced for a long time, until the footsteps of Fuhua Yurui came, and the two stopped.
Fu Hua called out from the house, "Master, we're back."
Lin Rufei said, "Come in."
The two came in one after the other, talking about their going out today. Fu Hua successfully found a caravan that was willing to take them, but the exiled immortal with the highest cultivation level of the caravan was only in the four realms. Moreover, the caravan has a large number of people, and also carries heavy goods, I am afraid that the walking speed will be very slow.
"There are too many people in the caravan, although there are many guards, but the tail is too big. If I were a bandit, I would definitely focus on them first." Fu Hua said, "When I thought of this, I thought of another way, and I plan to find someone who knows how to do it. The locals of Lu, take us to cross Xiliang Mountain together, this is fast and safe, and it is not easy to attract attention, young master, what do you think?"
Lin Rufei nodded and agreed with Fu Hua's proposal: "Have you found it?"
"I found it. It's a young local. It is said that he grew up on Xiliang Mountain since he was a child." Fu Hua said, "He is very clever, and he is not good at swordsmanship, so he can't do anything."
Lin Rufei nodded and said, "Okay."
Before going up the mountain, they made some other preparations and bought a lot of dry food and clothes. Of course, most of these things were handled by the maids. Lin Rufei has followed Gu Xuan every day these days to learn how to manipulate the sword intent in her body. . Gu Xuandu said that although his talent is good, his body is too weak to withstand too strong power, so he can only take it slowly. Now the main task is to guide the sword intent from the body to the foreign objects.
Although the wooden shield that happened to be bought was not iron wood, it was still strong, so Lin Rufei took it as a target for carrying strength, and tried carefully every day.
The maids were surprised to see that their young master liked this ordinary wooden shield so much, and asked Lin Rufei when he bought it.
Lin Rufei smiled and told the two of them what happened that day, saying that she took a big advantage.
After the two heard it, their expressions were unclear. Yurui hesitated to speak, but Fuhua squeezed the flesh on her arm heavily, and immediately burst into tears. Fuhua smiled and said to Lin Rufei, "This wood The shield does look different, and the young master has such a good eye."
"Yes, yes, I think I have good eyesight." Lin Rufei smiled, "Next time you meet, remind me to remember to buy another piece."
Although Fu Hua gritted her teeth in anger, she still coaxed Lin Rufei to say ok, what she thought was that she should not let her hold the boy who sold the wooden shield to her young master, or he would be beaten up. .
The weather is getting warmer recently, and Lin Rufei finally doesn't have to wear a cloak all the time, and she feels a lot more refreshed.
The day of departure was also a comfortable sunny day. The breeze was blowing slightly, with a hint of coolness, and the curtains of the carriage were blown.
Lin Rufei was sitting in the carriage drinking the plum tea that Yurui had prepared for him, and heard the driver Fuhua say, "Have you brought everything you should bring? If you have brought it, come up, it's my son inside. Remember to be respectful."
Someone outside said hello, climbed into the carriage, carefully lifted the curtain, and saw Lin Rufei sitting in the car drinking tea with a tea bowl.
The two looked at each other, but the atmosphere seemed to be stagnant. Lin Rufei showed a kind smile and said, "Oh, what a coincidence."
"Yes... that's quite a coincidence." It was the young man who sold the wooden shield to Lin Rufei a few days ago. At this time, he was carrying a big burden and had a pleasing smile on his face, but this smile was watching After arriving at Lin Rufei, her face froze, and she didn't speak for a while, but Lin Rufei greeted her first.
"Hey, do you know each other?" Fu Hua asked curiously.
Lin Rufei said with a smile, "Didn't you ask me before who sold my wooden shield? It's this guy."
Fu Hua's face collapsed, and then she remembered something again, and forced a fake smile: "Oh, so it's you."
The young man called out to the young master.
Lin Rufei said, "I haven't asked what your name is yet?"
The boy said, "My surname is Mo..."
Lin Rufei asked, "What's it called?"
The boy said, "Call Mo Zhaocai."
Everyone laughed when they heard this name, and even Fu Hua's eyes showed some smiles.
Lin Rufei also laughed and asked him, "Why did you choose such a name?" If it was just called Zhao Cai, it would be fine, but it happened to be the surname Mo.
Mo Zhaocai smiled and said, "I have no parents since I was a child. I grew up as a servant in a family, and the family randomly chose a name for me, but it didn't seem to match the surname." He said calmly, but also Instead of showing any embarrassment because of his name, he was very proud.
Mo Zhaocai waited for everyone to laugh, then looked at Lin Rufei cautiously, and whispered, "Master, do you still need me to lead the way?"
Lin Rufei blinked: "Why not?"
Mo Zhaocai said: "This is not a few days ago..."
Lin Rufei said, "Wooden shield?" He said seriously, "I like the wooden shield very much, and the maids also praised my good eyesight."
Mo Zhaocai was stunned when he heard it. He glanced at the expressionless Fu Hua next to him, and Fu Hua gave him a wink. He was immediately smart and didn't dare to answer, but just kept nodding.
After Lin Rufei finished teasing Mo Zhaocai, she motioned him to come in and changed the subject to ask about Xiliang Mountain.
When he mentioned a familiar place, Mo Zhaocai immediately showed his unparalleled eloquence, and vividly talked about the stories on Xiliang Mountain, the mountain vixen that seduced scholars, and the tree monsters and ghosts who like to eat people's eyes the most. Lively, as if I had seen it with my own eyes.
Lin Rufei listened with great interest and asked him how many times he had been to Xiliang Mountain.
Mo Zhaocai said with a smile: "In my eyes, this Xiliang Mountain is my fingers, one, two, three, four, five, all of which are very clear. Whether it is the mainland or the trail, as long as you follow me, you will never get lost."
Lin Rufei said, "So powerful?"
"Yeah, but just listen to the stories of those monsters. The most terrifying thing on the mountain is the bandits, especially the group called Xiaoshou. They not only rob money, but also kill people. In the cottage, no matter if you are a man or a woman, meat and vegetarian food are not taboo!" Mo Zhaocai said, "But we are individual tourists, and their target is a large caravan, so it is safe, so don't worry too much."
After he finished speaking, he smiled shyly and said, "Besides, there are two beautiful sisters with such a high level of cultivation, forgive them and they dare not do it."
Lin Rufei nodded.
Mo Zhaocai is a lively young man, but it is different from Meng Lanruo's lively. Change topics quickly.
At such a young age, he has developed such a character, and he has suffered a lot from thinking about it.
Mo Zhaocai talked for a long time, and when Lin Rufei didn't mention the wooden shield, he took a breath. Lin Rufei poured a cup of plum tea and handed it to him, motioning him to moisten his mouth.
Mo Zhaocai was flattered and took it over. After taking a sip, he praised: "It's really delicious, I've never had such delicious tea."
Lin Rufei said, "Are you from the Mo family?"
Mo Zhaocai scratched his head: "I can't count as a Mo family, I'm just a servant who was kicked out. This surname was given by the master and I don't want to change it at will, so I continued to use it."
Lin Rufei nodded.
He had heard of the name of the Mo family, and he had met disciples of the Mo family at the Sword Club a few years ago, but unfortunately, something happened to the Mo family, and it gradually declined. Now in Xinzhou, the Meng family is the only one, and the Mo family is the only one. Home has become a foil. But the hundred-footed worms are dead but not stiff. Compared with some mortal families who do not cultivate immortals, they are still considered powerful.
"It's a pity for the Mo family. If Mo Changshan didn't die, he wouldn't be what he is today." Yurui, a girl, knows more about these secrets than Lin Rufei. She sighed, "When he When the sword went down, the sky and the earth changed color, and Mi Shui changed course. What a heroic appearance, it's just a pity..." It's a pity that he died young and died so tragically.
Mo Zhaocai said with a smile: "Stop talking about these unpleasant things, let's talk about being happy." He seemed unwilling to talk about the Mo family, so he talked about the anecdotes in Xiliang Mountain and Xinzhou. .
He roamed the market, and the stories he knew were naturally very exciting. Lin Rufei listened with great interest, and Mo Zhaocai seemed to have unlimited energy. He continued talking for an afternoon without stopping. In the end, it was Lin Rufei who was sleepy first, and he yawned. Mo Zhaocai shut his mouth and let Lin Rufei rest first.
Lin Rufei nodded and said, "You should also rest for a while."
"Okay, son, you don't have to worry about me, I'm very cheap." Mo Zhaocai smiled.
Lin Rufei lay on the couch and asked Gu Xuandu in a low voice before going to bed, "Is this Mo Zhaocai interesting?" People who are praised by Gu Xuandu for being interesting are always a little troublesome.
Gu Xuandu said: "There are so many words, it hurts my brain to hear it."
Lin Rufei smiled.
"But I can't blame him." Gu Xuandu said, "It's normal for such a person to talk a lot."
Lin Rufei snorted and looked at Gu Xuandu hesitantly: "Your spirit doesn't seem to be very good, is there something wrong with you?" Since yesterday, Gu Xuandu has been sullen and seems to be a little tired. Very rare.
Gu Xuandu shook his head and said that he was fine.
Lin Rufei wanted to ask again, but he lightly pressed Lin Rufei's shoulder and said warmly, "Don't worry about me, if there is anything, I will definitely tell you."
Lin Rufei: "Really?"
Gu Xuandu said: "Naturally take it seriously."
Lin Rufei sighed when she heard the words, thinking in her heart that seniors can also deceive people, but in the end she didn't speak, but nodded lightly.
The author has something to say: Lin Rufei: Are you really uncomfortable
Gu Xuandu: Are you going to help me deal with the uncomfortable place
Lin Rufei: Yes - wait! ! If you take off your belt again, I will chop you up with a sword.
Gu Xuan is aggrieved: You clearly promised yourself.
Lin Rufei: …