Mysterious country

Without the bus, Xia Qi and Lengyue had no choice but to walk. Fortunately, the rest of the journey was still within their acceptable range. After walking for a night and a morning, Xia Qi and the others finally walked. We have arrived at the bus terminal.

The bus terminal was told by Leng Yue that it was a village called "Tongbei". There were many people in the village, about 1,800 households.

When Xia Qi and Lengyue entered Tongbei Village, they happened to catch up with the market in Tongbei Village. Not only people from Tongbei Village, but also several surrounding villages were attending the market. It was very lively.

Xia Qi has lived in the city since she was a child and has rarely seen long queues at the market. This time she feels like going out for fun.

“On the 1st and 20th of every month, the surrounding villages would come here for the market. When my master and I lived together, we would come here to buy something every time there was a market.

You can buy some apples here. If you don't buy enough, you may be hungry in the next few days. "

Leng Yue looked at Xia Qi, who was looking around with interest, and couldn't help but stop him, pointing to the fruit stall not far away.

"It's so rare to come out with you, why don't you even provide me with a meal?"

Even without Leng Yue's advice, Xia Qi knew how to prepare some food for himself. After all, he had almost eaten all the apples in his luggage bag when he was on the bus. He was worried about what to do. If you encounter it now, you must be well prepared.

The market was very lively with people coming and going. Xia Qi ran to the fruit stall and found a lot of things he could eat.

Whether it's strawberries, red apples, tomatoes, cherries, etc., Xia Qi bought a lot of each kind, especially apples, which he bought the most, so he bought a big bag.

The originally dry luggage bag bulged again. Xia Qi was holding two big bags in his hands, and his mood gradually improved again.

After solving his problem, Xia Qi and Leng Yue found a food stall to sit down and eat something.

Grabbing a handful of sour cherries and putting them into his mouth, Xia Qi chewed them and said to Leng Yue who was eating noodles:

"It's good to live in a small village. It's more atmospheric than living in a city. Going to the market when there is one is full of local customs."

Xia Xia Qi finished speaking with emotion. Seeing that Leng Yue ignored him, he asked again:

"What should we do? Should we rest in the village before leaving, or should we continue on our way after eating? How long is the distance to you?"

"There is no hotel in the village. We won't spend the night here. We will continue on our way after eating. We should be there after walking for half a day."

Leng Yue finally replied to Xia Qi, but this answer somewhat disappointed him, because in his heart he wanted to rest here before leaving.

After Leng Yue finished eating, the two started their journey again, passing through Tongbei Village and embarking on a path into the mountains.

Although the mountain road was uneven and a bit narrow, it was not much easier to walk than the mountain road they took when they went to Hulu Village.

There were many trees in the mountains, and what surprised Xia Qi was that they didn't see many signs of felling along the way.

According to Leng Yue, this is because people in Tongbei Village know that excessive cutting of trees and heavy rains are likely to cause mudslides, and Tongbei Village faces the mountain with its back. Once a mudslide occurs, the most affected areas will be village, so the village has an express prohibition on going up the mountain to cut down trees.

The firewood that villagers usually use is straw picked up from geography in autumn, as well as some tree branches, which is more than enough for making fire and cooking.

"This Tongbei Village seems quite backward, but I didn't expect that its concepts are quite advanced. This is something that most urbanites cannot do."

After listening to Leng Yue's explanation, Xia Qi couldn't help but sigh.

"The folk customs in the village are very simple. When my master was still here, he would take me around with the people in the village."

There was some reminiscence in Leng Yue's eyes, obviously thinking of his master at this moment.

"Is your master strict with you?"

Xia Qi rarely asked about Leng Yue's master before. On the one hand, he was afraid that Leng Yue would ignore him, but more importantly, he didn't want Leng Yue to become sad.

But this time they came back to worship together, it was inevitable that Leng Yue would miss his master, so he didn't have so many worries.

Leng Yue gave him face this time, shook her head and said:

"Although Master is serious in words, he is not a very strict person. He only occasionally supervises me when I am learning techniques."

"No wonder you are so taciturn. It turns out that your master is also this kind of person. He really doesn't belong to the same family."

When Xia Qi said this, he saw Leng Yue looking at him with a murderous look, so he quickly changed the subject and said:

"Your master is a manager-level figure in Hades. Logically speaking, he should be very strong in magic. But you have been studying with him for so long, why haven't you reached his level yet?"

"Master taught me all the most basic techniques, because some techniques are not accessible to ordinary people and can only be obtained by those who join the underworld.

Although my master and I live in a Taoist temple, in fact we are not Taoist priests. This is because no one lives in the Taoist temple here, so my master packed up and moved in after accidentally discovering it.

He is a quiet person who hates the hustle and bustle of the city. "

"It seems that you and your master are really similar, but it's really nice here. It feels like returning to nature."

Speaking of this, Xia Qi couldn't help but think of something Chu Mengqi once mentioned to him:

"Does your master want you to join Hades?"

Hearing Xia Qi ask about this, Leng Yue's face suddenly showed guilt, but she did not avoid it. She shook her head and said:

"I was by Master's side when he left. He told me more than once at that time that he must not join Hades and must not think of revenge for him.

But...I didn't listen to him and went against his wishes. "

After Leng Yue finished speaking, his mood became depressed. Xia Qi felt that he had asked another question that he shouldn't have asked. He opened his mouth and wanted to say something more, but he had to close his mouth obediently to avoid inadvertently hurting him again. Cold moon.

The two of them had not rested for a day and a night. During this period, they could be said to have been traveling non-stop, so both Leng Yue and Xia Qi were a little tired physically.

"Stop and rest for a while before leaving."

Xia Xia Qi didn't want to rush forward in such a hurry anymore, so she called Leng Yue who was walking in front.

Leng Yue turned around and saw that Xia Qi had found a big rock to sit on. He also nodded symbolically and leaned against a tree to rest.

However, they hadn't rested long before they heard a scream suddenly coming from the front.