"Are you asking me who I am now or who I used to be?" The blind man said in a calm tone.
Before Nanfeng could answer, the blind man spoke again, "I was once a disciple of the Taiqing Sect's headmaster, but now, I'm just a blind hexagram master wandering around."
Nanfeng had already guessed the identity of the blind man before. He was not surprised when he heard this, but asked, "Master, I don't know your name yet."
The blind man tilted his head and faced the south wind, "What if you know, but what if you don't know?"
"That's right." Nanfeng nodded. It could be seen that the blind man didn't like others to know his name.
The blind man had something on his mind and did not speak any more. Nanfeng did not continue to ask questions. After a while, the bonfire was extinguished and the broken house fell into darkness.
In the early morning of the next day, Nanfeng got up early, but the blind man got up earlier than him. At this time, he was standing at the door facing the south. He was already blind and could not see anything. He must be thinking about something at this time. .
"Master, let's get on the road early." Nanfeng said.
The blind man nodded.
"Go west." Nanfeng said again.
The blind man shook his head, "It's useless. Even if we enter the woods, we can't hide from Lin Zhendong's eyes and ears. Let's go south along the road."
"Okay." Nanfeng agreed and started to pack his things. After a while, he pulled the blind man out of the broken house.
Since it was still early, there was not a single pedestrian on the road. Nanfeng looked around frequently while walking and found no one hiding in the forest.
Seeing the blind man's solemn expression, Nanfeng didn't bother him with anything, but just pulled him to walk south.
At chen shi, a small town appeared ahead.
When we saw the town, the south wind picked up speed and the weather became colder and colder. The blind man was still wearing single clothes, so we had to make him thicker clothes and buy some food and bedding.
Two or three miles away from the town, Nanfeng noticed a young man standing on the roadside in the distance. He was about 20 years old, wearing a cardigan coat and a gray cloth cap on his head. He should be someone. A boy who was doing errands in a shop stood by the road and looked northward, as if waiting for something.
When the two of them approached, the guy came over and said, "Finally, you two are here. Come with me."
"Who are you, and where are you taking us?" Nanfeng looked at this person warily.
"I am the second-in-command of the inn in the city. I was asked to wait for you two here." The waiter extended his hand and pointed south. "You two, come with me quickly. The food has been prepared and the carriages and horses have been prepared for you." "
Nanfeng looked at the blind man doubtfully, "Master?"
The blind man didn't seem surprised, "It was the person from last night who helped us prepare it."
"You can go back by yourself," Nanfeng waved to the guy, "We're not going."
"This, this..." The guy had been waiting here early in the morning. He waited for an hour before he got someone. He didn't expect that his face would be hot but his butt would be cold.
"Lead the way." The blind man said to the waiter.
When the waiter saw that the blind man agreed to go over, he immediately led the way from the front. Nanfeng pulled the blind man to follow him. He was full of doubts. Things were like lice on a bald man's head. Lin Zhendong arranged food and lodging for them. It was obvious that he wanted to ask for spiritual scriptures. The blind man He shouldn't be unable to see through this, why would he still go
"If you don't get polite requests, you will be intimidated," the blind man lowered his voice, "Slow down and confuse him."
As soon as the blind man reminded him, Nan Feng immediately understood his intention. Lin Zhendong was still begging for help and wanted to please them. If they persisted, Lin Zhendong might come hard.
The town is not big, and the inn is not big either. There is a carriage parked outside the inn, and there is no driver on the carriage. There was a table of food and wine inside the inn. Since it was not time for lunch, there was no one else in the inn except the owner and the waiter, and Lin Zhendong was not there either.
The food and wine are very rich, with four main dishes and four side dishes. The four main dishes are two meat and two vegetarian dishes, namely stewed rooster, yang jelly, fried white rice and fried tofu. The four side dishes are boiled beans and several kinds of pickles. In addition to the vegetables, there are many other dishes on the table. There was also a jar of wine that was unopened and had mud on the jar.
Such a table of vegetables costs about seventy or eighty copper coins at this time, which is neither cheap nor expensive, but the wine is expensive. There is dirt on the wine jar, indicating that the wine is buried underground. The wine buried underground is collectively called Nuerhong, Nuerhong was not a type of wine at this time, but a good wine that families who gave birth to daughters would bury in the ground after the daughter was born and dig it out when the daughter got married. This kind of wine would cost at least one tael of silver. An altar.
The blind man was not polite. After sitting down, he picked up the chopsticks. Although he was blind, his nose was sharp and he could determine the types and placement of vegetables based on their smell.
"Master, I'll eat first." Nanfeng hurriedly stopped the blind man from picking up the food.
"You underestimate him," the blind man shook his head, "Eat with confidence."
Seeing that the blind man was so confident, Nanfeng no longer had any worries, poured wine for the blind man, and then served him to eat.
The blind man was not interested in meat dishes and did not eat many vegetarian dishes, but he drank a lot of wine.
While Nanfeng was serving the blind man, he took time to eat by himself. Beggars are not picky eaters and he would eat whatever the blind man wouldn't eat. He was a teenager when he had a big appetite. After half an hour, there were only dishes and empty space on the table. There was nothing edible left in the wine jar.
Nanfeng burped and wanted to pay the bill, but was told by the shopkeeper that the money for the food and wine had already been paid. Not only the food and wine, but also the carriage outside was given to the two of them.
The carriage was covered with a canopy. Nan Feng opened the curtains and took a look inside. He saw that there were not only clean beddings, but also two sets of clean cotton clothes. In addition, there were two bags of dry food and some copper basins, water and water. Cans, night lights and other everyday items.
The things in the car surprised Nanfeng. Lin Zhendong had prepared all the things he wanted to buy for them, and not a single thing was left behind. He didn't expect it but he would use it, and Lin Zhendong was also prepared. It can be seen that Lin Zhendong thought much more carefully than he did.
The blind man did not refuse the meal or the carriage. After getting on the carriage, he said to Nanfeng, "Let's go."
Nanfeng couldn't drive and could only lead the horse. He had always thought that he was the most careful among the seven people before, but compared with Lin Zhendong, he was really far behind. Lin Zhendong might have guessed that he didn't know how to drive. Not only does it have a drawstring to control the horse, but it also has an additional rein to lead the horse.
The blind man had drunk a lot before, and there was no movement after getting in the car. Nanfeng led the horse on the road. He didn't know the road, but their destination was Liang Guo, so they would definitely go south along the road.
It's not every night that you encounter a broken house. That night, the two of them slept in a carriage. There was a supporting vertical pole in front of the carriage. When sleeping, the horse had to be released from the shaft, otherwise it would be crushed.
Except for getting off the bus once to relieve himself, the blind man didn't get out of the car all day, and he didn't eat solid food at night. Nanfeng knew that the blind man was thinking about how to deal with Lin Zhendong, and he didn't dare to distract him by gossiping.
With the carriage, the two of them traveled much faster. They could travel more than sixty miles in one day. Within three days, the two of them passed through two towns. Everywhere they went, there were people waiting at the intersection. As soon as they arrived, they He took the two of them to eat and rest.
On the evening of the fourth day, a county town appeared ahead. As usual, there was another waiter waiting for them outside the city. However, this person was not a waiter from the inn, but an errand boy from the bathhouse, who wanted to take the two of them to take a bath.
The two bathed separately, and Nanfeng occupied a bathtub alone. This was the first time in his life that he took a hot bath, the first time he used saponaria, and the first time he had a pedicure.
After taking a shower, I felt refreshed, and then it was time to eat. Lin Zhendong had arranged these in advance and had already paid the bill.
The two stayed in the inn that night. Because it was still early, the two did not sleep. Instead, they drank tea and talked at the table.
"Master, how long will it take to reach the border of Liang Kingdom?" Nanfeng asked.
"It's almost the end of the month," the blind man replied.
It was the beginning of the month, and there were still twenty days before the end of the month. Nanfeng was worried, "Master, we are eating and drinking now. If we don't give him what he wants in the end, will he get angry?"
"Yes." The blind man twirled the teacup with a very relaxed tone.
"At that time, what should we do?" Nanfeng asked. Lin Zhendong knew the whereabouts of the two of them very well, and it was impossible to escape.
The blind man did not answer Nanfeng's question, but asked, "How is your memory?"
"I think it's okay. Why do you ask?" Nanfeng asked in confusion.
"Okay, from now on I will teach you the eight Taiqing Scriptures. You can memorize as many as you can..."