Early the next morning, Zhou Hanbei was wearing a wooden vest and a bone knife on his waist, ready to set out on the journey to find Li Xinlan.
"Grandpa, Defiant Bei came to say goodbye..."
Li Haichuan looked at the young man in front of him, responded softly, and with a light move of his palm, a dark brown beetle appeared quietly in the old man's hand.
He raised his hand and reached it in front of Zhou Hanbei's eyes. The beetle spread its wings, circled around Zhou Hanbei twice, and slowly landed on his shoulder. Zhou Hanbei still didn't understand what it meant.
"This insect can guide you and avoid unnecessary trouble. After you go out, you let it go and it can come back on its own."
After listening to Li Haichuan's words, Zhou Hanbei realized that the old man didn't want him to waste too much time in Qingshanling, and it was for his safety and to save him a lot of time.
"Thank you, grandpa, for bringing Xinlan back safe and sound..."
After saying that, he bowed deeply to the old man and said nothing more. Li Haichuan just waved his hand lightly and watched Zhou Hanbei slowly retreat and slowly disappear.
It was still at the mouth of the valley. Zhou Hanbei turned around and looked inside. "Old man, uncle and aunt, please wait. I will definitely bring Xinlan back," Zhou Hanbei swore secretly in his heart.
"Hey... just because sister Xinlan and her family let you go, doesn't mean we recognize you."
The sudden sound interrupted Zhou Hanbei's thoughts. Hearing this, he looked towards the place where the sound came. It was Li Amu who had had a fight with him when he first arrived.
"I don't need your approval, as long as her family approves me."
Seeing the unkind tone of the other party, Zhou Hanbei didn't tolerate him and just shouted back. As a result, Li Amu was stunned on the spot, not knowing how to speak.
"Hmph, you'd better bring Miss Xinlan back safely, otherwise I will kill you even if you are at the end of the world."
Before Zhou Hanbei could say anything, a sachet embroidered with a weird plant flew over with a "whoosh" sound. Zhou Hanbei reached out to catch it, waiting to check it.
"This is a sachet unique to our Jiuli tribe. It can drive away poisons. Take it..."
Li Amu's voice, which had retreated into the valley, was heard in the distance.
"Hey...I..."
Zhou Hanbei saw that Li Amu was no longer there and could only smile bitterly. This person is quite interesting. He obviously cares about him, but he just doesn't know how to express it. Maybe he has been isolated from the world for too long and is not easily exposed to outsiders.
Show it.
After gathering his mood, Zhou Hanbei set out and walked towards the west. The night before, Zhou Hanbei thought about it all night. This place is already located in the southwest of Dahan. It would be a waste of time to go north and turn west. He planned to go directly to the west.
Although the journey is a bit difficult, it saves a lot of time.
Two days later…
"Phew, it's out...thank you, go back."
With a travel-stained look on his face, he raised his hand and spoke to the little beetle, watched it circle around his finger for a while, then accelerated rapidly and disappeared into the green mountains.
Looking down at his own appearance, he reached out and patted away the dust and mud stuck everywhere on his body. Fortunately, there were sachets to repel insects and beetles to guide him along the way, otherwise he would still be wandering around in it at this time.
He turned around and looked around. This was no longer the place he entered at that time. After all, the direction he came out was on the other side. It seemed that he had to find a place with people to ask to avoid going the wrong way. After choosing the direction, he walked forward
.
"Gugu..."
I felt my stomach, which had been hungry for more than a day, and sighed helplessly. It was true that I hadn't eaten well after two days of running around. There were many things in it that I didn't dare to eat randomly. When I looked up, I saw smoke rising from the kitchen not far away.
I was really dozing off when I met the pillow. Zhou Hanbei hurried over in a hurry. When he got closer, he realized that this place was actually a small village. There were no earthen walls as high as an adult. At a glance, he could see that there were more than ten or twenty households inside.
people.
After walking along the earth wall for a while, I saw the gate and walked straight in. It was dinner time, and smoke was rising from every house. There were old people taking care of the courtyard at the door, and some children were playing. No young people were seen, maybe
I haven't come back from the field yet.
Looking at these ordinary people, Zhou Hanbei shamelessly went to the nearest house and said to an old man who was sharpening a knife, "Um, old man... um..."
The old man put down the knife in his hand and looked up at Zhou Hanbei, with a puzzled look in his eyes. Where did this young man come from? He didn't finish his sentence.
"What's the matter, young man!"
"Hey, uncle, um... I'm a little thirsty. I wonder if I can give me a bowl of water."
Zhou Hanbei had never been like this before. When he mustered up the courage, he just asked for a bowl of water. He was really embarrassed to ask for some food, but he could exchange it for anything valuable he had on him.
"Hey, what do I mean? There is plenty of water."
After the old man finished speaking, he stood up and poured a bowl of water that was still warm on the stove next to Zhou Hanbei. Looking at Zhou Hanbei who was blushing, the old man asked casually, "It's dinner time, what if I don't
If you don't mind, stay and have some food."
"But I have no money!"
Looking at the kind old man, Zhou Hanbei still opened his mouth and said sheepishly.
"Whatever money you want, as long as you don't mind it."
"I don't dislike it, I don't dislike it, then thank you!"
How could Zhou Hanbei be dissatisfied? Some of it would be good to eat. He saw the old man going in to find his wife, so he quickly followed him to see if there was anything he could do to help. However, they kicked him out and told him to just wait.
Just eat.
When the food was served, Zhou Han chatted with the old man while eating in the north. This was a relatively marginal place for the big man. His direction was not wrong. As long as he continued to go west, he could enter the wilderness, but he had to climb a very steep mountain. Where?
Danger was everywhere and many people died there.
"Old man, where have your young people gone?"
"Many of them have gone to the city to find a way to survive and rarely come back."
After listening to the old man's words, Zhou Hanbei didn't know what to say. He could only say that the life of ordinary people is too difficult, but it is also very simple, which is actually quite happy.
"Brother, are you a practitioner?"
"Um!"
"I'll tell you, just by looking at you, you can tell that you are something special."
Zhou Hanbei burst out laughing. You could tell by looking at his appearance. For this favor, Zhou Hanbei wanted to do something for the two of them, but he had no idea how to do it.
"Haha, old man, why don't I help you two elders sort out their meridians." I didn't have any property left for the two of them, so I suddenly thought that I might as well use spiritual energy to help the two elders take care of themselves. This is the only way to repay them.
After saying that, he started to run the Great Freedom Heart Sutra, guiding the spiritual energy to circulate in the old man's body. The speed was very slow, and he combed the meridians for the old man little by little. He was afraid of hurting the old man by using too much force. It took a long time and cleared away a lot of accumulation accumulated over the years.
Toxins in the body, and previous stubborn illnesses.
After half a day, Zhou Hanbei exhaled and finally finished combing the two old people. They also felt that their condition was much better than before, and they quickly thanked them. Although they didn't use much spiritual energy, they were really focused and were afraid of making any mistakes.
"It's okay. Thank you both for your warm hospitality."
"You are the cultivator I have ever seen who gets along best with us ordinary people."
Zhou Hanbei shook his head modestly. He also wondered, logically speaking, ordinary people should not be very respectful when they see cultivators. They all looked frightened, fearing that they would make the other party unhappy and hurt themselves.
"Unlike that weirdo Murao, who is also a cultivator, he doesn't have a bad temper at all."
The old man seemed to know what Zhou Hanbei was thinking, and murmured, "There is a cultivator living here. No wonder the old man doesn't think there is any difference between cultivators and ordinary people. If you have seen cultivators fight, you
I wouldn’t think so anymore, I must have heard it all from other people’s mouths.
"How come you have practitioners here?"
"He said it himself when he drank too much. He said he was very powerful. I think that's what he said."
"...You believe what he says?"
"Hey, you don't know, he is a blacksmith and has a hammer so heavy that several young people in our village couldn't lift it. He lifted it with one hand."
Zhou Hanbei didn't think it was anything. Many people are born with supernatural powers, so this doesn't mean anything.
"What I'm talking about is that several people can't lift it at all."
Finally, the old man said that he was not seen forging iron at all. Once after drinking too much, he picked up the hammer and danced like a tiger. No one could come close to him within a radius of three meters, and he saw his body glowing with light.
Milky white energy was continuously released from the hammer, and it was so fast that the hammer fell so fast that the hammer could only be heard with a deafening "ding-dong" sound. Finally, a dazzling light was seen, and the sickle he struck took shape, and it was disconcerting to watch.
generally.
"It seems that he is really an expert."
"No, he just has a bad temper."
After hearing this, Zhou Hanbei looked at the old man in confusion again, waiting for his answer. The old man might not have seen outsiders for a long time. He took a sip of hot water and started talking again.
That man was not from their village, and he couldn't remember it clearly. Anyway, many years ago, this man suddenly came to their village and stayed there for many years. He didn't know why, but the villagers were kind enough to give him something.
Give it to him, he didn't appreciate it and drove them all away.
He just likes to drink. He is happy as long as there is wine. Without wine, he turns his face and refuses to recognize anyone. He is not very talkative at ordinary times. You can say that he is a blacksmith and cannot strike iron twice a year. Over time, people here have become accustomed to this kind of behavior.
Personal.
Zhou Hanbei nodded silently, wanting to meet this weirdo, but time was running out, so he could only put aside the idea and wait until he had the opportunity to come again.
"Thank you very much for your hospitality today. I will come here to visit you when I have the opportunity."
After saying that, Zhou Hanbei expressed his gratitude to the two old men again and went out to leave.
However, just as Zhou Hanbei passed by the door of the blacksmith, he saw a slovenly man with stubble on his face, long curly hair covering half of his bronze face, half-squinted eyes, sitting on a recliner, and his bulging muscles were about to
His clothes were torn, and he was holding a wine gourd dangling in the air.
This is a hidden master who can feel the power hidden in his body.
Feeling that someone was looking at him, his half-closed eyes suddenly opened, and the sharp eyes burst out with a terrifying light, which can only be felt by cultivators. Seeing that he was a young man, the light in his eyes slowly dissipated.
Just when he was about to close his eyes again, he glanced at what Zhou Hanbei was carrying behind him...