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The sun sets and the sky gradually sinks. The street market finally calms down. The vendors and vendors settle the stalls early, and every household lights candles, reflecting their happy figures on the white window paper. On the street, only the artists of the juggling team are still tossing. The shriveled and hunchbacked old man, carrying an old lantern, with this faint light, the cardamom girl, a strong man and a four-handed monster, are all busy. The wooden boards are being removed and the wooden boards are being removed. Soon, the stage is removed and clean.

The last wooden board was also removed and put away. The girl let out a sigh of relief. She raised her hand to wipe the sweat beads from the corner of her forehead, then turned to look at the old man. Her crisp voice was a little confused: "Grandpa, there are so many people in this Tongli City, why don't we stay for a few more days and perform a few more games?"

The old man glared: "Money is important? Life is important? No matter how much you make, what's the use of it? When the big monster comes, you will pay back the money and nothing will be left!"

"There are so many monsters," the little girl curled her lips, always feeling that the old man was bragging, "Grandpa, what you said about Yinglong and those strange monsters have long been caught by experts. How many are left in this world now? Grandpa, you are too worried."

"Every kid, what do you know?" the old man glared, "Be careful that it will take a ten thousand-year-old ship. A while ago, the refugees we met said that the East China Sea has started to shake again. Oh, it seems that the end of the day is coming... Sung girl, don't just talk, hurry up and cook, everyone should have a good sleep after eating, and continue to walk west early tomorrow morning."

The little girl pouted and muttered, "Grandpa just loves to worry about it." While taking out the pots and pans. Seeing her movements, the four-handed monster who had just built a tent in the box hurried over to help. He held the firewood in each of his hands, set the firewood up in just a few strokes, and lit it with flint.

The bonfire was swaying, and the little girl set up a pot on the fire, put some vegetables, eggplant, and tofu, and cooked a vegetarian stew. Looking at the little fat left in the food bag, she was reluctant to throw it into the pot, but walked to the tiger and patted its fluffy head: "Rhubarb, I'm tired today, eat more."

The tiger rubbed the girl's palm with his head, then buried his head, and bitched the meat piece "baji". The three men sitting around the fire were no longer surprised by this scene, and the strong man even laughed and joked: "Girl Sheng, you are so skewed! We big masters are not as good as that beast."

"Can rhubarb drill into the fire ring, can you?" the little girl retorted with a sharp mouth, "If you dare to drill, I will give you meat, okay?"

The strong man couldn't tell the other party, so he could only smile awkwardly. At this moment, he suddenly heard a clear voice:

"Old man, three friends, my brother and sister want to join your group. Can you please give me a chance?"

When the few people turned their heads, they saw two young men, one man and one woman, holding their fists and bowing to them. They were wearing shabby clothes and carrying a small luggage. Although they looked dusty, they could not hide their outstanding facial features and shining spirit. The man had a very handsome face and a smile on the corners of his lips. It made people feel good at seeing it at first glance. It’s a pity that his legs and feet seem to be inconvenient and they walk slightly limp. The woman had picturesque eyebrows, starry eyes, red lips, and beautiful figure, but also had a heroic spirit.

These two people were naturally Bi Fei and Lu Ling. After discussing countermeasures, they immediately acted. They first asked the refugees to change their clothes, then dressed up a little, and then came to the opera troupe after everything was ready. Bi Fei took the homonym of the word "Fe", lied that his surname was "Fe", and said that the brother and sister were from Jianghuai, and came in response to the Long Rebellion.

The old man stood up, walked up to the two of them, and said in an old voice: "Two, my juggling team is a small business to make some money and make a living, but I can't raise any idle people. It's not easy for you to escape, but I'm a businessman, not a good house."

The implication is that the word "no way". After hearing the headmaster's rejection, Bi Fei was not discouraged, but smiled gently: "I understand what the old man said. Don't worry, I and the girl can also have some juggling skills, which will definitely come in handy. Furthermore, I heard from the headmaster that going all the way west is a perfect solution, but there are many mountains and high places in the west of China, and it is extremely difficult to make a living. If you have more people, you will always have more help."

These words really touched the headmaster's mind. The old man didn't say anything for a moment, as if he was considering it in his heart. But the strong man over there shouted: "Hey, you are so light-hearted. Which of us in this industry is not a moment, but ten years of hard work off the stage. You, a lame man, are limping around, what advanced skills can you know?"

Hearing his rude words, Lu Ling frowned and was about to argue with him, but Bi Fei gently pulled him. Bi Fei chuckled and said, "This brother is right. His skills rely on hard work. I once worshipped under the Chiyun Tower and learned the superficial techniques for five years..."

Hearing the three words "Chiyun Tower", the little girl's eyes lit up and she interrupted anxiously: "Are you talking about Chiyun Tower in the four sects of the Demon-killing Alliance? What kind of magic do you know? Come and let's take a look!"

"Okay, please forgive me for being ugly." Bi Fei replied with a smile.

Then, Bi Fei picked up a "ice talisman" with his right fingertip and pinched a magic trick with his left hand. With a clear "Snow Dance and Frost", white frost suddenly condensed on the talisman. With his clear sound, light fell in the void, all of which were light ice sheets, floating around, as if falling snow.

This was the simplest and shallowest move among the magic techniques of the Chiyunlou Hanbing School. Bi Fei used it quietly, not exposing his own magic cultivation, and the other was to secretly peek at the reactions of everyone present-

The little girl was immediately amazed at Luo Xue when she saw Luo Xue. She spread her palms and took the snowflakes, her face full of joy. The strong man seemed to have never seen the power of magic before, and was stunned. When he saw the snowflakes falling on his shoulders, he hurriedly raised his hand to dust it, as if he was afraid that the snow would hurt him. The old man was also stunned and looked up at Xue Yu silently. The four-handed monster seemed to be not surprised by the magic. He looked at Bi Fei expressionlessly, but his face turned pale.

After recording the expressions of everyone, Bi Fei and Lu Ling secretly exchanged glances and then took the magic. However, the little girl still seemed to be unsatisfied, looking left and right, until the last snowflake disappeared, she turned to Bi Fei and said happily: "Brother Fei, since you are so powerful, why should you leave Chiyun Tower and escape here?"

Bi Fei smiled and said sadly: "I thought that learning magic can bring down demons and eliminate demons, but I was overestimating my ability... Two years ago, I was ordered to capture the demon spirit, but I knew that the five years of academic magic were vulnerable to the demon spirit, and even damaged my right leg because of this. After that battle, I was discouraged and took off from Chiyun Tower and walked west with my sister to stay away from the chaotic battle situation."

The little girl was startled and said in surprise, "Ah": "No way? Brother Fei, you have been studying in Chiyun Tower for five years and can summon snow. You are so powerful that you can't beat those monsters?"

"Girl Sheng, are you so easy to deal with as a monster? You are too naive," the old man interrupted the girl's amazement and turned to Bi Fei and Lu Ling. "Since you know some magic, you have something to do in this team. Besides, the young man said it well. If you have multiple people and multiple help, you will stay in the team and let's run west together."

"Thank you, my father-in-law." Bi Fei clasped his fists and bowed, and Lu Ling also thanked him.

"Hehe, after joining the team, we are all our brothers and sisters," the little girl said with a smile, "Come on, Brother Fei, Sister Fei, let's have dinner together first. Yes, let's introduce you to me. My name is Lingsheng. This is my best friend, Dahuang."

As he said that, Ling Sheng pointed at the colorful tiger, who opened his bloody mouth and yawned a big yawn.

"This is Brother Mou Yongmu. He is very strong and he is so strong that he is hard to use. He is incompetent." Ling Sheng pointed to the burly man, who nodded slightly, even if he had greeted him.

"It's Yuxi over there. He's a mute, but he can understand what we're talking about." The "Yuxi" in Ling Sheng's mouth was the four-handed monster. The pale young man, without saying a word, just locked Bi Fei and Lu Ling firmly with his deep black eyes, as if he wanted to see through them.

At Ling Sheng's greeting, Bi Fei and Lu Ling also sat around the campfire. Ling Sheng brought a few porcelain bowls and served a bowl of vegetarian stew for everyone. Everyone was eating and chatting, and it was very lively. Of course, most of the time, Ling Sheng kept asking around, curiously asking what the magic of Chiyun Tower looked like and what skills the other three sects of the Demon-Slaying Alliance would do. Bi Feitui said that he was just an introductory disciple and did not know much about the affairs of the sect, which made the little girl disappointed.

During the conversation, Bi Fei and Lu Ling also found out that the juggling team started twelve years ago. The headmaster's surname was Li, and Lingsheng was his granddaughter.

Back then, Ling Sheng, who was only three years old, was abducted by human traffickers. Old Man Li was so anxious that he looked dark and almost fainted. The old man's son and daughter-in-law died of accidents, leaving him with such a treasure. He held on for a breath, searched everywhere, asked everyone, and finally found some clues.

When Old Man Li chased into the forest in the suburbs, he saw the trafficker somehow lying on the ground and had been dead for a long time, but Ling Sheng was gone. Old Man Li was fumbled on the trafficker, trying to find some clues, but only touched a strange flute. At this moment, he heard the girl's giggle and the shout of "Jie!Jie!"

Old Man Li looked in the sound, and this look almost scared him half his life: Ling Sheng, this three-year-old girl, was riding a little tiger, looking very happy. The little tiger was not angry at all, letting her ride on her back, rubbing her two fluffy ears unrestrainedly.

As the saying goes, "It is easy to invite gods but hard to send gods." Since Ling Sheng met a little tiger, he was stuck and unable to separate it. Old Man Li was also afraid at first, for fear that the tiger would eat people, but he was on guard. After a long time, he also saw some tricks. The tiger looked mighty and domineering, but when he met Ling Sheng, he was as gentle as a lazy big cat.

At that time, the life of the grandparents and grandchildren was really hard. The young and old laborers at home left early, and they were only the young, and they could not carry their backs, and life became a problem, let alone a tiger that ate meat. Old man Li was worried, so worried that his hair was lost, and he couldn't vent his difficulties. He accidentally found the flute, but this blow made all the plants and trees around him wither. When the passers-by saw it, they were amazed. Xiao Lingsheng was riding the tiger out for a walk again. Everyone saw it: Oh, this is a juggling, and he threw the copper plate.

This coincidence helped Old Man Li a lot, pointed out a clear path and made a living. From then on, he played the bone flute, took Ling Sheng and Lao Hu to travel around and perform, earning some food and money. Later, the grandfather and grandson met Mou Yong and Yuxi one after another. They were like "Fei brothers and sisters", and they recommended themselves to join. The joining of these two made the troupe completely become a model.

"Rhubarb, I knew it must be you who saved me, right?" Speaking of the old news, Ling Sheng's eyes were bent into crescent moons. She held the tiger's head with both hands, rubbed the other's nose intimately, and let the soft fur tie her tender cheeks.

The domineering beast, which was like a clingy cat, was lazily laid at Ling Sheng's feet, raising its tail and shaking it gently to drive away the annoying mosquitoes for her.

Perhaps in the eyes of others, this tiger is a fatal and terrifying ferocious beast, but in Ling Sheng's eyes, it is still the soft and stupid little tiger of the past. Over the past twelve years, they have grown up with each other. It is her most important friend in this world, and her friendship is no less than that of brothers and sisters.

The bonfire burned and made a slight sound. Everyone sat around the fire. After the simple dinner, it was already late at night. The headmaster, Old Man Li, asked everyone to rest. Ling Sheng quickly packed the dishes and chopsticks. Yuxi helped to collect the pot. Mou Yong patted his belly and lay down in the tent, while Bi Fei and Lu Ling volunteered to go out to draw water. The two each carried a wooden barrel and walked side by side to the well.

"Senior Brother Bi, who do you think has a problem?" Lu Ling lowered his voice and asked.

Bi Fei shook his head slowly: "In just a moment, no clue has been seen. But according to Brother Guihai's previous words, the imperial slave is shameful and unsightly. From this perspective, the most beautiful thing in this juggling team is nothing more than the relationship between Master Li and Ling Sheng and the friendship between Ling Sheng and the tiger."

"Senior Brother Bi is good at brains," Lu Ling smiled, staring at the other party with admiration in his eyes, "I didn't expect that I could still stand in the perspective of the imperial slave. From this point of view, we focus on Mou Yong and Yuxi. By the way, when it comes to that four-handed monster, you used the ice talisman just now, and everyone else shouted loudly, but he didn't react and looked unsurprising."

Bi Fei narrowed his eyebrows slightly and said in a deep voice: "Yuxi is indeed a bit suspicious, but others may be surprised or sighing, or it may be the emperor slave pretending, we cannot take it lightly."

The two of them walked while talking. In a blink of an eye, they came to the well. A waning moon reflected in the well water. The small bucket suddenly fell, smashing the silver moon, and rippling the rippling waves. Lu Ling was very fast, and he filled two buckets of water. He lifted one with his left and right hands and rushed to pick it up.

Seeing her attentiveness, Bi Fei hurriedly stopped him: "Junior sister, let me do it."

"You have spent so much cultivation in Tianxuan Sect and it is just the time to rest." Lu Ling didn't look back, and walked forward with the water while saying dissuasion.

"My cultivation has been damaged, and I am not just cutting off my hands and feet. I can still hold on to such a trivial matter." Bi Fei was helpless.

"I didn't say you can't hold on," Lu Ling turned his head and smiled brightly at him. His starry eyes seemed to reflect the stars in the sky. She only heard her chuckling, "But I can't stand it. I don't want the person I like to be affected. Isn't that okay?"

The most straightforward words express the most sincere thoughts in my heart. I never hide my love and hate. This is Lu Ling.

Bi Fei was stunned when he heard this and couldn't help but stop: Since he had been rebelling from his master and embarked on this river and lake road against Yinglong, along the way, he and her have experienced several life and death junctures, from meeting to knowing each other, becoming comrades who can protect each other...

The well water rippled lightly, and gradually returned to calm. The broken ripples gathered again and formed the cold and waning moon. Yu Guang glanced at the curved silver moon, and Bi Fei's heart tightened. He immediately cut off his scattered thoughts and raised the corners of his lips with a self-deprecating look:

Time flies and people are hard to stay. He has not had a few days left, so what position does he have to face Junior Sister Lu’s love?

Looking at the slim figure gradually moving away in front of him, Bi Fei was speechless and just clenched his fist that was hanging down.
Chapter completed!