Looking at the earth and stone path sloping from the official road into the mountain, Li Yan took a deep breath.
When he first left, he left the place where he was born and raised with the crying Li Shan and Li Yu in Uncle Guo Xin's carriage on this dirt road.
Standing on the roadside, Li Yan seemed to hear the rumble of a carriage and the cry of his mother and fourth sister in the wind.
Seeing Li Yan standing by the roadside in a daze, the two girls couldn't help but look at each other. The three of them had put away their magic weapons when they were a hundred miles away from Daqing Mountain. There were already hunters coming and going from there occasionally, so it was not good. Flying in the air.
After falling, in view of Gong Chenying and Zhao Min's stunning appearance, Li Yan didn't want to cause trouble again, so he asked the two women to transform into bamboo hats and green gauze to cover their faces, and then walked out of Daqingshan.
By noon, the three of them had reached the official road of Qingshan Pass.
Walking on the official road, the three of them were dressed like this. Li Yan and Gong Chenying were still wearing dark green robes, and Zhao Min was dressed in white. The three of them were very eye-catching, but they also attracted the attention of many business travelers on the way.
Fortunately, it was already noon, and there were not many people coming and going here. After walking for about ten miles, we arrived at the entrance of the path in front of the small mountain village.
They walked all the way, and with the cultivation of the three of them, they couldn't even break a sweat.
Gong Chenying and Zhao Min also had less words to say, but Zhao Min had a curious look on his face as he walked along the road. He looked at the flowers and plants on the roadside from time to time, and the passers-by who occasionally looked sideways at them, his eyes full of curiosity.
Although there is spiritual energy in this world, it is almost negligible. What she smells in her nose is the smell of natural vegetation with an earthy smell. Everyone she meets has no spiritual energy fluctuations in her body.
Occasionally, a carriage passed by, and with her spiritual consciousness, she could easily see the scene on the carriage. Inside the large car, there was an elegantly dressed old woman, with her gray hair combed half-spotlessly, leaning against the wooden wall of the carriage. , the body swayed slightly as the carriage moved forward.
She was half asleep with her eyes half closed. There was a maid beside her gently shaking her fan. There was a large low table in the middle of the car. There were several beautiful women beside the table, and they were teasing each other.
You said, "Hong'er is in love with spring. It must be the eldest son of the Liu family who handed you the brocade handkerchief..."
She said, "Second sister, you can talk nonsense. In the past few days, I saw you wrapping a sachet and going out from behind the courtyard door..."
"You...you...shut up and see if I don't tear your little girl's mouth apart..."
While laughing, the girls were making a fuss, and from time to time they picked up the juicy grapes on the table and put them into the mouths of cherries.
The old woman who was pretending to be asleep pretended to be asleep with half-closed eyes, but her face was full of smiles. The carriage rumbled away amidst the sound of the coachman's soft drink...
Those words fell into Zhao Min's ears, and her earlobes, which were like jade and snow, suddenly burned with red clouds, and an unknown emotion arose in her heart for something she had never experienced before.
Thinking about the fight between those girls, she couldn't help but think of Gong Chenying, who had been with her when she was a child. But at that time, they were practicing every day and couldn't say a few words for several days. They were not as casual and carefree as the girls in the car just now. , I couldn’t help but feel sad.
Just thinking about the loving tones spoken by the women, Zhao Min's heartbeat couldn't help but accelerate. Remembering that she also had the sachet in her arms that her mother had given her when she was a child, she couldn't help but look at the back of Li Yan walking in front through the green gauze.
But at this moment, somehow, Gong Chenying grasped her jade hand from one side as if unintentionally, which shocked Zhao Min, feeling like someone had penetrated her heart.
The hand being held couldn't help but tremble slightly, and his face turned a little red. Gong Chenying also looked back at the carriage that was going away, and her heart was also filled with waves.
Along the way, Zhao Min met various people. There was a young couple holding farm tools. When he saw the three of them, he stared at them with strange eyes.
They seemed to be shocked by the otherworldly temperament of the three people, their eyes were full of envy, and then they whispered to each other and slowly walked away...
There are also powerful guests from all walks of life galloping past with their horses and whips raised, and the whistles bring up the dust and roll away...
There is also a strong man in coarse cloth and short sleeves, with a three- or four-year-old child riding on his neck. The child's buttocks are constantly rising and falling, and he calls out childishly, "Drive, drive, drive..."
After hearing this, the strong man couldn't help laughing and scolding, and raised his hand to pat the child's butt.
"Do you think I'm that beast? Damn you..."
The business travelers were also a group of carriages and horses, and they looked extremely alert when meeting people. From time to time, knights would spin their horses back and forth, running in front and behind the carts filled with goods, looking around with sharp eyes.
After meeting Li Yan and the others, they were also very wary. Seeing that the three of them had no intention of getting closer, after a few glances, they followed the caravan and drifted away...
Zhao Min had never heard of or seen all these things, and his beautiful eyes flashed continuously.
Even Gong Chenying's state of mind was touched in some way after seeing this. The bottleneck of the false elixir realm that had been stuck for a long time was loosened, which made her feel surprised.
Li Yan was eager to return home, and he had long been accustomed to this. When he was traveling between Military Advisor Valley and Qingshan Pass City, this kind of thing happened every day.
Standing at the intersection, Li Yan took a deep breath while his thoughts were surging. He looked back at the two women who had been silent. He smiled slightly, then stepped out and stepped onto the small road.
But the moment he stepped onto the path, given his level of cultivation, he actually felt his hands and feet tremble a little.
The mountain road is winding, with a mountain wall on one side and green grass on the other. The three people walked into it. The sounds on the official road behind them gradually became distant. After a few turns, only the silence of heaven and earth, the sound of the three people stepping on the ground, and the wind blowing on the mountain wall were left. The growing green foxtail grass makes a "rustling" sound.
"You... you lived here when you were a child?"
While walking, a crisp voice sounded behind Li Yan. Li Yan was stunned when he heard the words. This was Zhao Min's voice.
During this journey, she almost never spoke to him, and mostly whispered to Gong Chenying.
As a result, Li Yan meditated alone for most of the time, which made Gong Chenying feel that he had neglected Li Yan several times. While apologizing, he occasionally took the initiative to say a few words to Li Yan.
A smile appeared on Li Yan's lips, he turned around and smiled.
"This is not far from the mountain village. Just turn four more corners and you'll be there. I used to come here a lot when I was young. I would go wild with my third brother and my playmates in the village, go fishing in the river, and climb trees to dig. Bird, I have walked all over the area.
This can be considered one of them, but every time I go out to play, it may not necessarily be here as the target. It may be somewhere else, but if I am interested in playing, I will wander around, or it may run in another direction. , came here. "
When Li Yan said this, even Gong Chenying felt a little envious. She also thought of her childhood. Although she also lived in the mountains, she had no playmates like Zhao Min. Only the rules of the clan and the constant competition between bloodlines forced her to practice hard every day.
"Oh, catching fish and birds every day, is this the fun?"
Zhao Min looked at Li Yan strangely.
After hearing this, Li Yan couldn't help but smile bitterly and said.
"Immortal cultivators can naturally capture objects from the air with just a raise of their hands. It's easy. We are all mortals, and there is fun in fishing. It is a fun of waiting for the opportunity, success and failure coexisting.
Moreover, you can also use ground cages or seal up a section of the river to catch fish and shrimps. The process is the happiest, and the same is true for climbing trees to catch birds... "
As he was speaking, Li Yan suddenly frowned and suddenly raised his head to look at the top of the mountain on one side. At the same time, the two women behind him also raised their heads.
"Why are there cultivators here?"
Gong Chenying's voice came over. After the three of them came to the official road, their spiritual consciousness had converged, but their powerful cultivation still allowed their spiritual consciousness to surround them.
Li Yan's face darkened. What was the purpose of having a cultivator here, so close to his home
He glanced back and forth with his consciousness and found that there was no one else on the mountain road at this time, so in a flash, he had disappeared from the place, and Gong Chenying and Zhao Min were also blurred. There were no traces of the three of them on the mountain road. none.
On the top of the mountain, two monks in black robes had stood up from crossing their legs and were looking around hesitantly. Just now, three people appeared in their consciousness, but suddenly, those three people had disappeared. breath.
"This... is this a monk?"
One person looked around warily.
Another man in black robes was fully exerting his consciousness, but in his consciousness, except for the working villagers in the distance, there was no breath of the three people just now. Sweat broke out on his face in an instant, and he couldn't help but drink in a low voice. stand up.
"Who's sneaking around here?"
His voice sent chills down the back of the man in black robe who had asked the question before. He knew that this senior brother was a master in the sect. Looking at the sweat on his head, he didn't seem to notice him at all, so he also gave a light drink.
"Who is this fellow Taoist? Please show up and meet me."
While the two of them were asking questions, they each reached out to the storage bags on their waists.
"If it were me, I wouldn't think of taking out the magic weapon."
Just when the two men in black robes touched the storage bag, a cold voice suddenly sounded from the side.
Then, as the two people were in a state of panic, a few feet away from them, and the space was slightly distorted, a figure suddenly appeared. This figure appeared so suddenly, there was no sound at all before, and it was so close to them. .
Just as the two were horrified, another bone-chilling voice sounded behind them.
"Are you disciples of the Blood Leaf Sect?"
This sound made the two of them feel as if they had fallen into an ice cellar. When they hurriedly turned around, they found two people wearing green gauze hats standing there. The voice sounded like a woman.
What frightened them even more was that the auras emanating from the three people who suddenly appeared made them feel weak, as if they had met the ancestors of the sect.
Among them, the man in black robe who was the first to shout softly relaxed a little when he heard that the other party seemed to know their sect. He bravely made a half-circle arch towards the three of them and spoke hurriedly.
"Juniors Xu Shi and Wang Wuyi, Xuye Zong, pay their respects to the three seniors."
"As expected, they are from the Blood Leaf Sect. What are you two doing here?"
Li Yan narrowed his eyes. He had just noticed that the two of them were wearing Blood Leaf Sect clothes, so he did not take action immediately. Moreover, after seeing the Blood Leaf Sect clothes clearly, he had already thought of some possibilities.
"Three seniors, we are here under orders to wait for the family of a monk here. This monk is a monk from the Demon Sect."
The monk who called himself Xu Shi hurriedly spoke. The two of them were masters in the sect, and their cultivation levels had reached the ninth and eighth levels of Qi Condensation respectively. However, the auras of the three people in front of them were even more terrifying.
He felt that the other party could easily kill the two of them with just one thought, so he hurriedly spoke out, fearing that these three people were monks passing by and would take action without waiting for him to explain clearly. Moved out.
When Gong Chenying and Zhao Min heard this, they couldn't help but look at Li Yan with strange expressions on their faces. Li Yan felt relieved after hearing this. It was just as he had guessed, but he still spoke coldly.
"Family of the monks of the Sprite Sect? Why do we need you to wait here?"
When Xu Shi heard that the other party continued to ask questions, and also heard the softening of Li Yan's tone, he couldn't help but feel relieved, and secretly thought that he was lucky enough to catch the opportunity quickly and tell the story about the Demon Sect, otherwise the consequences would be really hard to predict.
But he was still respectful and did not dare to raise his head, so he and Wang Wuyi continued to answer respectfully.
"This is our sect, Master Xueye. Four years ago, he received an order from three monks from the Xiaoshi sect, asking me to wait for two nearby families to take turns waiting here. People from the two dynasties on the border are not allowed to do anything here. harm."
"Oh? What is the name of the person you are waiting for in this mountain village?"
Li Yan's words became softer.
"This... all the villages in this mountain have the surname Li. This Shangzong monk is just from his hometown. He was originally a member of the Qingshan Pass Army and joined the Demon Sect four years ago."
Xu Shi heard Li Yan's voice softening, and felt more and more relieved. It seemed that no one dared to mess with the name of the Sprite Sect, but the other party's question was a bit strange.
But he didn't know that Li Yan asked the question deliberately. With his carefulness, it seemed casual, but in the casual question, he once again confirmed the truth and falsehood of what the two said.