Bevan Mountain

A carriage stopped outside the inn, and the two tall horses in front of the carriage bowed their heads and panted heavily, spraying smoke and dust billowing on the ground.

Zhong Li lifted the curtain of the car, and was helped out of the car by Fu Nanxing.She originally wanted to drive the horse by herself, but Fu Nanxing insisted that her body could no longer withstand such a bumpy fatigue, so she had to take shelter in the car to rest more.Fortunately, the speed of this carriage is not too slow.

"Ah Li..." Fu Nanxing looked out the window, "It's going to be dark soon. Although I heard that there is no curfew in this city, it is still dangerous to walk at night. Let's stay here after dinner."

Zhong Li nodded, and took small bites of his meal.

Fu Nanxing added some more food to her plate: "You should eat more when you travel a lot, or your body won't be able to handle it."

Looking at the food in front of him, Zhong Li felt grateful for Fu Nanxing's many cares, and he was grateful, but he couldn't reciprocate.He just lowered his head and said softly, "Thank you, Nan Xing."

On the contrary, Fu Nanxing was stunned for a moment, Fang smiled and said: "Thank you, the two factions are already on good terms, shouldn't we take care of each other?"

Zhong Li said softly: "You and I are on good terms, but we haven't taken care of you much. It was a small matter back then that made Guanxinglou take good care of Suwenguan for so many years. Uncle paid more Emphasis on love and righteousness."

Fu Nanxing wanted to say something, but changed his words temporarily: "You think it's a trivial matter, but it's not to me. There was no one in the racecourse at night. I was so young at that time, and my leg was swollen I couldn't even stand up, I was really terrified.

Fortunately, you and your master passed by and sent me back.Otherwise, if I met a robber who robbed me and took me away, I don't know how much money my father will spend to redeem me. "

Speaking of childhood, Zhong Li frowned a little, and joked: "You dare to come out alone at night, and you can still be scared?"

"I didn't know that pony had such a temper..." Fu Nanxing saw that her expression had relaxed a little, and he also laughed, "Even if I'm not afraid of the dark, I'm still afraid of it kicking me."

Zhong Li shook his head lightly: "You were very naughty when you were young, how could you be as stable as you are now."

Fu Nanxing was still immersed in the past: "Speaking of which, the medicine you applied to me that night really worked! It didn't hurt after a while."

Zhong Li rarely showed a shrewd look: "If I said, it was my master who asked me to practice with you?"

Fu Nanxing half-jokingly said, "If you had told me earlier, I would have fallen a few more times."

After hearing this, Zhong Li suddenly fell silent.

It was already night outside the window, and the shop assistants came over and held oil lamps.

Fu Nanxing knew that she was thinking of Lu Changshan again, and the pain in his heart for so many years could easily come back like a comeback, making him breathless.

"Chang Shan is also..." Zhong Li smiled wryly, "When I was young, I always deliberately caused some minor illnesses and disasters, and asked me to heal them. A few times he even ate poisonous weeds...he was severely beaten by his master..."

"If I can always be by your side, I can also..." Fu Nanxing didn't say this because there was no "if".

"His master and your master are obviously both Jingfang's family living in Mount Emei, but they each take in apprentices and open their own museums, openly and secretly dissatisfied with each other.

You two are considered childhood sweethearts since childhood, if you two hadn't had a good relationship and were deeply loved by the two masters, the two masters might still be at odds with each other until now. "

Zhong Li lamented: "Chang Shan's master has been seriously ill since Chang Shan disappeared, and he is still in a sluggish state."

Fu Nanxing said: "By the way, last time you also said that your master is ill. It will be hot summer soon, and Mount Emei will be very humid. Do you want to take them to Mount Taihe to recuperate for a while?"

"I'm afraid it's hard to persuade..." Zhong Li looked at the silver light outside the window, "If Chang Shan goes back now, the two of them should recover more than half of their bodies immediately."

"Guan Xing Tower doesn't ask about the past. You didn't tell me when you were in the building, and you left in a hurry, so my father didn't mention it..."

Fu Nanxing still asked, "Brother Lu...how did he disappear? I mean, aren't you all about to get married?"

Zhong Li let out a long breath: "That day, I went to the Tomb Mountain to gather herbs, and I was accidentally cut by a rare poisonous grass leaf. After I came back, Master gave me many prescriptions, but the poisonous blood continued.

After Chang Shan heard about this, he went out alone to look for medicine.Later, the poison in my body penetrated deeper and deeper, and I was bedridden and unconscious.

I only heard that Chang Shan found a detoxifying maple orchid, made a decoction and fed it to me.After seeing me wake up slowly, I disappeared..."

Fu Nanxing was thoughtful and asked, "Did he leave a few words?"

Zhong Li said: "Never..."

"Then your relationship..."

"It can only be postponed."

Fu Nanxing guessed in a deep voice: "According to what my father said, since there is a demon star by his side, this matter may have something to do with that monster. Brother Chang Shan is simple and kind, most likely he was deceived by threats."

Zhong Li froze, thinking about her words, feeling even more worried.

Fu Nanxing comforted her, "Don't worry, I've already called a powerful demon-subduing alchemist and marked her along the way. Count the days, and you should be able to join us in a few days."

Just as he was talking, a group of red-armored chariots galloped past on the street outside.

Zhong Li looked at Fu Nanxing suspiciously: "Why are people from the National Teacher's Mansion here?"

Fu Nanxing made a rough calculation in his mind, and said: "It should be time for the trip to visit Xianshan once every seven years, and the national teacher is preparing to invite various alchemists.

I heard that they all returned without success before, and there were even two times when people failed to return.So each family is gradually not very active in this matter. "

Zhong Li stared at the dishes, thinking about it, and then heard Fu Nanxing say, "This year, the national teacher may not be able to gather enough people, so we have to persuade them from house to house—look, his adopted son, He Jian, has been sent out."

"Tsurumi? Is that the guy who was sitting in the car just now?"

"Yes, that's his car."

Zhong Li remembered the rumors about the marriage between the National Teacher's Mansion and the Guanxing Building that had spread out from nowhere, and wanted to confirm it with Fu Nanxing several times, but was also worried that Fu Nanxing would say something that she could not respond to.Just ask: "What kind of person is that Tsurumi?"

"Ordinary..." Fu Nanxing held the dish indifferently, "I've only seen it two or three times, and I'm not too familiar with it. But I don't think his temperament is like his adoptive father's."

"South Star..."

"Ok?"

Zhong Li murmured a little: "Have you... ever read a star for yourself?"

"Of course I have accounted for it..." Fu Nanxing smiled, "I have accounted for it several times during practice. Astrology is just an aid. Some things can't be changed, but some things can be changed. And not every astrologer can count every time. Yes, for example..."

Fu Nanxing thought that Zhong Li was going to ask about Lu Changshan, so he wanted to comfort her.Before she could finish speaking, Zhong Li stopped her chattering: "I mean... About your marriage, have you occupied it?"

Fu Nanxing stopped his chopsticks hand, lowered his eyes for a while, and said, "No. I took something else."

Zhong Li didn't ask any more questions, just lowered his head to eat.

Fu Nanxing looked at the gentle eyebrows under the broken hair on Zhong Li's forehead, and felt sad and resentful near and far.With cool eyes, "I can't change it."

The night is dead.

Under the distant sky, there is a vast wilderness covered. The wilderness is full of oily and fresh grass half a person's height, spreading all the way to the continuous mountains in the sky.The moonlight sprinkled on the blades of grass, shaking waves of silver waves.

The wolves in the distance were about to move, and they raised their heads when they heard the slight sound, but they looked in the direction of the sound in a bit of bewilderment.

Until they felt a filthy breath, they all gathered together again and buried their heads.

In the vast grass, there is a figure shaking.The man slowly pushed aside the dense long grass in front of him, and walked forward in small steps.

There is a shadow behind the figure, but that shadow is only half a foot higher than the grass, like a shambling beast, following behind step by step.

Hua Po suddenly stopped, looking up at the magnificent dome, the gentle breeze came, bringing with it a strong fragrance of grass.

She turned around, looked down at Lu Changshan who had completely hunched over, and smiled happily.

"Chang Shan? Do you know where we are now?"

The soles of Lu Changshan's shoes had been worn out at some point, and only the broken uppers were covering his feet. There were fragments of cloth hanging on his body, his body was covered in mud, his hair was matted, his eye sockets were deeply sunken, and his lips were red. Purple and black, skinny, skin as dead ashes.He couldn't hear Hua Po's voice, he no longer had any perception.

"After passing this wasteland, you will arrive at Tumo River..." Hua Po said with joy, "After passing Tumo River, you will be in Yinshan Mountain."

Hua Po knelt down facing Lu Changshan, raised his hand and caressed his face: "The days after meeting you are the happiest days I have ever lived. Do you know that?"

Lu Changshan's eyelids were stiff, and his blackened eyeballs were empty.

"When we reach Yinshan, we will join hands and leave this ugly world."

After Hua Po finished speaking, he looked down at the sachet that Lu Changshan was still holding in his hand.With a sneer, he stretched out his hand and snatched the sachet.

At this moment, Lu Changshan is an empty shell.Perhaps only Hua Po doesn't think so.

The word "fence" embroidered on the sachet has been worn out.Hua Po glanced at it casually, then gently flung his hand out.

Holding Lu Changshan's hand, he walked slowly towards the end of the grassland beyond the sky.