Perhaps because of their similar physiques, Banner and Zhang Jixin ended up in the same yard.
It was as if two meteorites had smashed into two irregular deep pits in this small courtyard.
The blue giant lay lazily at the bottom of the pit, and without even getting up, he started shouting: "Edamame? Edamame! Let others come over and grab me!"
The gray figure jumped out of the void and landed next to the blue giant's ear. He stuck out his tongue, gasped, bit his ear and tried to pull the fat man out from the bottom of the pit, making him scream.
"Quiet!"
Zhang Jixin, who was the first to get up, gestured to the fat man with a serious expression on his face: "We are separated. There are only two of us here."
One person and one dog immediately became quiet.
Zhang Jixin walked out of the pit and looked around.
This is a desolate courtyard. The atmosphere in the courtyard is a bit gloomy. I wonder if anyone lives there.
Wild roses and wisteria climbed along the stone gaps in the wall. The small vegetable garden in the yard was overgrown with weeds. Hemp ropes were tied to the well mouth, and damp wooden barrels were dumped randomly on the muddy ground.
Looking out along the stone wall of the courtyard.
In the far distance, there is a dense forest. Outside the forest are rolling hills, and winding rivers shuttle between the hills like ribbons. Large areas of reclaimed farmland reveal fertile soil, with a few faint wisps of green smoke.
Rising at the end of the field.
That's where people live.
"Where is this?" Fatty Xin climbed out of the pit and asked in a low voice.
Edamame has disappeared into the void again.
"I don't know." Zhang Jixin tightened the glove on his hand, folded the talismans given by Zheng Qing, and stuffed them on the side of the glove near the back of his hand to avoid accidentally losing them after a conflict.
He bent his thumb, pointed back, and added: "But I know that this place is at the foot of a certain mountain... If everyone is nearby, you will definitely be able to see this mountain."
The fat man looked back and finally understood why there was always a gloomy atmosphere flowing in this courtyard.
Because it is located at the foot of a big mountain.
The steep mountain peaks reach into the sky, and the lingering clouds and mist can be seen halfway up the mountain. And this courtyard is shrouded in the shadow of this mountain, making it inevitably cold.
There was still no movement in the house, and the two wizards did not want to cause more trouble. Zhang Jixin placed a golden bean under the window sill as compensation for damaging the yard, and then dragged Fatty Xin out.
Neither of them noticed that the moment they left the courtyard, the originally closed window opened a small crack, and a thin tentacle stretched out and took in the golden bean placed on the windowsill.
The steps in front of the door seemed to have been washed away by floods, with many signs of cracks; the path under the steps was even more submerged in weeds and messy stones, making it almost impossible to find traces of the path.
"If you ask me, your golden bean is a complete waste." The fat man was very worried about Zhang Jixin's unusually generous move just now: "...Tsk, one golden bean can buy you so many chicken legs and beef jerky!"
Even so, he opened the Dharma book with quick hands and feet and threw out several spells in succession, such as 'in the center of concentration', 'birds chirping', 'there are four directions in the dying place, and everything is clear'.
A locating spell, a contact spell, and a spell to detect and monitor the surrounding security.
The fluctuation of magic power was fleeting, just like a pebble thrown into Linzhong Lake without causing a single wave. The fat man's face became slightly serious, and against his blue face and the gloomy atmosphere around him, he seemed
Extremely weird.
"My brother said that when you go out, you must learn to spend money to eliminate disasters." Zhang Jixin explained very seriously: "No matter how hard we are, we will inevitably lose points in the right time and place... So don't be stingy at this time."
"I understand how a poor family can get rich." The fat man answered perfunctorily while holding the Dharma book and copying spells on the blank page that had just been used.
"The contact spell didn't respond?" Zhang Jixin asked.
"As expected." Fatty Xin put away his quill, wiped the non-existent sweat on his forehead, and complained: "Originally, these tasks were all for doctors...a waste of my red ink."
While they were talking, the two of them had already followed the path to a three-way intersection at the foot of the mountain.
There is a wooden sign at the intersection.
There are three wooden arrows pointing in three directions.
An arrow pointed to where they came from, labeled 'Krasan Engla's Old House'. The two people immediately understood that the small courtyard they just left should belong to the 'Engla's Old House' marked on the arrow.
As for the name of the mountain behind it, it is no surprise that it is Kela Mountain.
The second arrow points to the forest in the distance, labeled 'Enchanted Forest·Zugo'.
The third arrow is the widest, and the writing on it is also very clear. It can be seen that someone should maintain it regularly. The content marked on it is "Uzzah City", and a cat's head is drawn with white chalk on the back.
"What is Zuge?" Fatty Xin asked curiously, pointing to the word behind the second arrow.
Zhang Jixin said with a straight face and an annoyed voice: "Do you think I am a doctor?"
The fat man shrugged and did not continue to stimulate his companion. He pointed to the third arrow: "Let's go here."
"Why?"
"Because there's a cat head drawn on it."
"...What kind of magical reason is this?"
"The reason why magic is mysterious is that it has huge possibilities and uncertainties. Possibility means that any event with a secret connection has the possibility of happening; uncertainty means that when we are not sure what will happen next,
When it comes to how things will develop, just refer to the first point.”
"Which theory is this? Why haven't I heard of it?" Zhang Jixin looked puzzled: "Although my studies are average, I have still heard of the well-known theories in the wizarding world."
"I just came up with it!" Fatty Xin looked confident and bent down to tie a horse charm on his calf: "Believe me, only people like me who have lofty goals and want to become a great wizard can have such a far-sighted and lofty position.
view!"
Zhang Jixin naturally sneered at such self-promotion.
But he also admitted that the cat head did trigger his intuition. Zheng Qing's tail and Jiang Yu's ears subconsciously appeared in his mind, and he silently approved the fat man's choice in his heart.
Of course, what finally made Zhang Jixin make up his mind was the gray figure lying under the arrow on the third street sign.
The bean-faced man faced the direction of Usa City, sticking out his tongue, and wagging his tail happily at the two young wizards.
Zhang Jixin knelt down and began to tie the armor and horse charms on his legs.
"Why do you think we ended up here?" After tying the talismans, Zhang Jixin stood up and took one last look at the deep path behind him and the tall Kara Mountain.
The fat man stretched his arms and stretched himself, making final preparations before running.
"Who knows," he replied lazily: "Maybe it's because this place is destined to us. But it might just be a matter of probability."