Liu Qi and others walked along the path in the mountains, and finally climbed to the top of the mountain at noon. Standing on the top of the mountain and looking down, they saw a valley at the bottom of the mountain. A small stream just passed through the valley, and thirty or forty houses were scattered here and there.
Distributed on both sides of the creek.
Seeing the house, Liu Qi, Gan Ning, and Wang Yi breathed a sigh of relief, with smiles on their faces. The soldiers also shouted with joy.
"Let's go down early and ask where this place is?" Liu Qi said and walked down the mountain first, followed closely by Gan Ning and Wang Yi. The soldiers were happy for a long time and finally calmed down, following Liu Qisan closely.
people.
Going down the mountain is much easier than going up the mountain, and the road gradually becomes wider as you go down the mountain. Several flowers appear on both sides of the road from time to time, and they look like they were specially planted there.
Two hours later, Liu Qi and his group of more than a thousand people had appeared at the foot of the mountain. The shouts of the soldiers on the mountain had already alerted the people in the village. At this time, they all gathered outside the village and looked at Liu Qi and others curiously.
Gan Ning glanced at Liu Qi and walked forward and asked, "Is there anyone in charge in your village?"
Not long after, an old man in his sixties or seventies came out, came to Gan Ning and said, "I am the head of this village. May I ask who you are?"
Gan Ning bowed to the old man and said: "I have met the elder. When our son went hunting, he got lost in the mountains because he was chasing a deer. We wandered around the mountains for a few days and accidentally saw the path on the mountains.
, and walked down the road. May I ask the elder, where is this place? And what county does it belong to?"
The old man looked at Liu Qi and his group and said, "This is Qinghe Village, the most remote village in Yuzhang County. Maybe people outside have forgotten us?"
Gan Ning spoke to the old man again and then returned to Liu Qi and said: "Eldest Master, they said that this place belongs to Yuzhang County, and it seems that it has cut off contact with the outside world."
Yuzhang County is the county next to You County. Unexpectedly, after wandering in the mountains for two days, he was still in Yuzhang County. Could it be that he was wandering in circles. Liu Qi was a little suspicious.
Liu Qi took a few steps forward and came to the old man and said: "Excuse me, is there a road to other places in the village?" What Liu Qi wants to know most now is whether there are other roads to the outside in this village.
I don't want to be trapped and die in this deep mountain.
The old man glanced at Liu Qi and said, "The road from here to the outside world is the road you came from." The old man pointed to the mountain road Liu Qi had just walked.
Liu Qi asked: "What about the other way?"
The old man pointed to the creek in the village and said: "The other road is the creek in the village."
Liu Qi looked at the people in the village and said with a smile that could only reach their knees: "The elders were joking, how does this creek lead to the outside world."
The old man smiled and said: "As long as you support a raft, you can follow the stream to the outside."
Liu Qi suddenly realized and said to the old man: "Thank you, elder."
The old man smiled and waved his hands and said, "I'm afraid there aren't many people from aristocratic families as polite as you nowadays."
Liu Qi hurriedly said: "The elder is so complimentary."
The old man said to Liu Qi: "What's wrong with being an elder? People in the village call me Mr. Xu. If you don't mind, just call me that way with them."
Liu Qi followed: "Mr. Xu."
Mr. Xu smiled and said: "With the war outside now, who cares about etiquette? Although I don't know who you are? But the fact that you have such good etiquette shows that you have an extraordinary family. These guards are all powerful but they also know
Etiquette, I really can’t think of any family in this troubled world that could have a person like you?”
When Liu Qi saw Mr. Xu talking outside, he said, "Does Mr. Xu know what's going on outside?"
Mr. Xu smiled and said: "It has only been more than 20 years since we moved to this mountain. Besides, I have an old friend who often comes here to collect medicine. Every time he comes, he will talk to me about the outside world."
Liu Qi looked around and saw the quiet environment here and the gurgling water. He couldn't help but said: "It's really a paradise. It would be great if I could live here for the rest of my life."
The old man smiled and said nothing. At this moment, a teenage boy ran over and looked at Liu Qi curiously: "Are you from outside?"
Liu Qi nodded and said, "Well, I'm from outside."
The young man looked at Liu Qi's eyes and said, "Can you take me out?"
Liu Qi thought he was just joking, so he said: "There is a chaos of war outside, what are you doing out there as a kid?"
The young man said distressedly: "The village is so big, I've had enough fun. I heard there are a lot of fun things outside."
Liu Qi touched the young man's head and said: "It's very chaotic outside. It's very dangerous for you as a child to go out." But he felt quite sympathetic to him in his heart. Although he was born in this small mountain village, there were no worries from the outside world, but there was also no excitement in life outside.
, maybe this is just a good place to retire.
The young man looked at Liu Qi and said, "I have studied martial arts. If you don't believe me, just ask Mr. Xu." After speaking, he looked at Mr. Xu.
Mr. Xu patted the boy's head kindly and said with a smile: "That's good. The boys in our village have been practicing martial arts since they were five years old."
Liu Qi was shocked. He started practicing martial arts at the age of five. Doesn't that mean that everyone in this village knows martial arts and has extraordinary martial arts skills? Looking at Mr. Xu, ever since Liu Qi and the others appeared, he has not worried at all that Liu Qi and the others have any evil intentions, and they have lived peacefully.
Having lived in the mountains for decades without being attacked by wild beasts, it seemed that the village was not as defenseless as he thought.
General Xu saw Liu Qi's reaction in his eyes and said nothing.
Liu Qi said: "I've been waiting in the mountains for a few days, and I wonder if I can rest in the village for a few days." When going outside, we must first recharge our batteries. Liu Qi and the others have not had a good sleep for three or four days.
Mr. Xu had already seen their situation thoroughly and said: "There are currently several empty courtyards in the village that are uninhabited. You can just live here." After speaking, he patted the head of the young man in his arms and said: "Little
Crazy guys, take them to rest."
"Thank you, Mr. Xu." Liu Qi thanked him before following the young man.
Not long after, several people came to the village and saw animal skins hanging on the eaves of every house, including tiger skins, wolf skins, and deer skins. The young man led several people to the courtyard on the west side of the village.
, the courtyard here is very large, divided into front courtyard, middle courtyard and backyard. Each courtyard has more than ten houses, which is enough for Liu Qi and others to live.
Liu Qi looked at the yard and felt that such a yard should not appear in the mountains, and there was only one such yard in the village. He couldn't help but asked the young man: "What was this yard used to do? Why is it different from other houses?"
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The young man said: "I heard from Mr. Xu that this courtyard belonged to a nobleman who moved here together before. Later, the nobleman moved away and left this courtyard behind."
The young man stayed here for a while and then left. Gan Ning immediately ordered people to check the courtyard several times before he came to Liu Qi and said, "There is nothing wrong with the eldest son leaving the courtyard."
Liu Qi nodded and said, "What do you think of this village?"
Gan Ning said: "This village is full of weirdness. When Mr. Xu and the people in the village saw us, they knew everything about us without asking about our origins, and they even entertained us warmly, which is unreasonable. And this courtyard
, it is even more strange. Who would build such a large courtyard in the mountains? Although this courtyard is not as big as the mansion of the eldest son, it is still larger than the ordinary nobles. Such soldiers will come deep into the mountains, and it will be difficult to
Believe it.”
Liu Qi nodded. He also saw the weirdness of this village. Liu Qi and the others did not find any pursuers along the way. Obviously, the people in Jiangdong may not even know about this village. As for the name of Qinghe Village, they probably came up with it themselves.
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Liu Qi looked at Wang Yi Gan Ning and said: "Just in case, the food and water they sent must be checked before use. Everyone will gather in the front yard to rest tonight. No one is allowed to act alone. The number of patrols must be appropriately reduced."
There should be no less than three people in each group. Don’t let them notice the clues. You can set up a few more hidden sentries, and set up more early warning traps in front of and behind the door and around the walls.”
"Don't worry, sir."
Then Gan Ning and Wang Yi looked at each other and said, "General Wang and I will sleep in a room with the eldest son tonight." The two of them were a little worried about Liu Qi.
Liu Qi thought for a while and nodded. Gan Ning and Wang Yi breathed a sigh of relief. Wang Yi stayed with Liu Qi while Gan Ning went out to arrange for everyone.