After entering the guest room arranged by Villa Master Xie, a middle-aged man in green robes brought a small box, and first saluted Li Fulin with a smile: "I have seen Senior Li, it is rare for Senior to come to Xiejiazhuang, this time I must stay more A few days. My father knew that the senior was coming, so a few days earlier, he sent someone to unearth several jars of fine wine buried in the back mountain, waiting to talk and drink with the senior."
It turned out that he was the son of Zhuangzhu Xie. It seemed that he was not too young, but Zhuangzhu Xie gave him a younger sister... Uh, this is really getting stronger and stronger.
After this Second Master Xie left, Li Fulin handed the box to Mo Chen: "You keep it, and take Xiaodong with you in the evening."
Mo Chen took the box and said, "Thank you, Master."
Xiaodong also followed suit, and Li Fulin waved his hand: "You don't need to thank me—but you two should avoid people and don't make it public. There should be a lot of guests coming to Xiejiazhuang these days. If others know, Xie Zhuangzhu is not easy to do .”
Xiaodong didn't understand the meaning of this difficult thing at first, and told him when Mo Chen led him to the warm spring.
"The warm spring of Xie's family is very rare, but it's not something that everyone can borrow by asking me to take a dip. Master is on good terms with Mr. Xie, so Mr. Xie should be very happy. If someone else If you know it, come to borrow it, Xie Zhuang will make things difficult for you."
That's it.
Xiaodong asked Mo Chen: "What's in that box?"
Mo Chen opened the box, and inside was a stack of signs as long as carved wood fingers.
"This is our certificate for going to Nuanquan? Is it similar to the badge we pass on the mountain?"
"It's not the same. There is only one side of the waist card, as long as it is not damaged, it can be used forever. But the card is used once and it will be lost once." Mo Chen took a card and put it in front of them. In the mouth of the beast.
Xiaodong heard the sound of the wooden sign ding-ding falling inside the stone statue, and then it fell to the ground with a thud.
Mo Chen pushed the stone door in front, revealing the path behind the door: "Let's go."
No wonder it is said that one use is less than one time. It seems that the door is opened once with one sign. There are several signs before you can enter several times.
Behind the stone gate is not as elaborately carved and densely built as Xiaodong thought, but looks like a field. Although the weather has just turned warm, the vegetation here is lush, and the wind blowing on the face is soft and warm, moist with the fragrance of grass and trees, and it is very comfortable to blow on the face and body.
"The warm spring is just ahead, right?"
"Just ahead."
After walking a short distance, you can hear the sound of water, and the water vapor is getting heavier and warmer.
The warm spring is on the top of a gentle slope. If you didn't know in advance that this warm spring has an unusual name, you can't see anything strange at first glance. The spring pool is not big, and the flowers and plants beside the pool are particularly luxuriant, as if entering the midsummer season all of a sudden.
"Just... this way?"
"Um."
Xiaodong looked at the brother who had taken off his saber and was taking off his clothes, and silently began to undress as well.
The warm character of Nuanquan shows the characteristics of this spring water.
It is indeed warm. It's not hot, but once you step into the pool, you can feel the warmth from the inside.
Very comfortable and relaxing.
As soon as he relaxed, Xiaodong couldn't help yawning a lot, and then felt a little embarrassed.
"It doesn't matter. If you are tired, just close your eyes and rest for a while. I will call you in an hour."
Xiaodong rubbed his eyes: "Not tired."
I didn't go to bed late last night, and I didn't wake up early today. I haven't done anything exhausting recently, and I don't know why, as soon as I soaked in this spring, my eyelids started to fight. He pulled himself together and asked, "Eldest brother, is this warm spring the kind that can improve one's skills just by soaking in it, just like the one in the legend that can bring the dead back to life and rejuvenate the old..."
Mo Chen made him laugh: "It's not that mysterious. This warm spring is good for internal injuries, but it can't be helped for external injuries. As for the miraculous effects you mentioned, if there really are, Master Xie can still sit on such a spring without incident. baby?"
That's true.
"Then why did Master ask us to come? I don't have any internal injuries." Xiaodong suddenly became nervous: "Brother, do you have internal injuries? When did you get hurt? Why don't I know?"
"It doesn't matter, I'm not hurt." Mo Chen said soothingly, "This warm spring is said to have an effect on the instability of the mind and soul. The master probably thought that we had some accidents a while ago, and that it would be beneficial, so he talked to Xie Zhuang. The Lord opened the mouth."
"Oh," Xiaodong felt relieved. However, senior brother thinks that soaking in this warm spring will bring many benefits, so it is probably a bonus for him.
Before Xiaodong could say anything more, his head moved forward little by little like a chicken pecking rice. If Mo Chen hadn't stretched out his hand to support him, he would have plunged into the water.
Mo Chen held the back of Xiaodong's neck and let him lean on his shoulder.
Xiaodong's breathing became even and gentle, obviously in such a short period of time, he had fallen into a deep sleep.
Mo Chen didn't tell him just now that if the soul is injured and people with unstable spiritual power come to soak in the warm spring, they will usually become very sleepy and drowsy. This is precisely because the warm spring can repair and nourish the spiritual power of the soul.
Xiaodong felt that he hadn't slept for a long time, it seemed that he just dozed off, there was such a short trance, when he opened his eyes--
Its daybreak
As soon as he turned over and sat up, he found himself lying on the bed in the guest room, covered with a warm quilt, and there was a bright light outside, it seemed that the sky was not only bright, but it might have been past noon.
Xiaodong was a little dazed.
What time is this
His last memory seems to be going to a warm spring with his elder brother, soaking in the water, and then... nothing more.
Then he fell asleep? I don't even have any impression of how I came back.
It is estimated that the elder brother carried him back.
Xiaodong covered his face and let out a sigh.
He was obviously going to soak in the warm spring with the elder brother, maybe the master asked him to go with him to keep the elder brother company, and take care of him in case something happened. After all, he knows the senior brother's secret best, and he is more suitable for this job than anyone else. The results of it
In the end, he was too comfortable and enjoying the bath, but instead let the elder brother take care of him, what is this called
He got up and put clothes on his body, Mo Chen came in from the outside, carrying a tray of meals.
"Wake up? Just in time for lunch."
Xiaodong's head was almost smoking: "Brother, did I fall asleep yesterday?"
Mo Chen nodded with a smile.
"You brought me back?"
Xiaodong knew the answer to this question without Mo Chen answering it.
Of course, he couldn't sleepwalk all the way back with his eyes closed.
"Why did I fall asleep..."
Mo Chen comforted him with a smile: "It doesn't matter, you are not heavy, I can still hug you."
Is this a question that can't be hugged
"Let's eat first." Mo Chen intentionally spoke to distract him: "Listen to the movement outside, today Xiejiazhuang has many guests, and the village is very lively."
After he said this, Xiaodong noticed that Zhuangzi was indeed noisier than yesterday, and people's voices could be heard from a distance. (to be continued)