If you take one more step forward, the baby will turn into a meatloaf.
The child grabbed the rattle on the ground and was coughing due to the dust raised by the horse's hooves. The parents finally squeezed out of the crowd, picked up the child and ran away without looking back.
Some people on the street were accusing each other. The passengers in white robes seemed to have ignored them and looked up at Uncle Hao.
Uncle Hao had no expression on his face.
Liu Baobao was standing next to He Lingchuan and coughed hard: "Who are you, do you know that riding a horse in a busy city will result in whipping?"
"Who carries out the execution?" The young man in white robe laughed, not hiding his contempt, "You?"
The man's gaze was like needles. Liu Baobao's face was numb from the stare, and he couldn't help but shrink his head: "Blackwater City's laws and regulations are strict, can you try running a few more steps?"
After saying this, the young man ignored him and only turned his gaze to He Lingchuan, as if he knew that he was the one in charge.
He Lingchuan smiled at him, but he looked at him carefully before urging his horse forward again.
The man in gray clothes behind him never raised his head.
After such a short period of disturbance, the two people's riding speed also slowed down, and men, women and children on the street watched them disappear at the corner of the street.
That direction is out of the city to the northeast.
Uncle Hao said at the right time: "These two people have great cultivation, especially the gray-robed man at the back. I can't tell the truth clearly. The kid in white may be a military strategist."
He Lingchuan raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.
Uncle Hao once massacred more than ten wealthy families in the capital city at night, and later became a disciple of the Taoist sect. He practiced magic techniques, eliminated anger, and achieved advanced cultivation. He was honored as a high-level worshiper in the He family. He said that the gray-robed guests were very popular, and He Lingchuan had no doubts.
These two people are not like ordinary merchants. What are they doing in the border area?
At this time, a few more people came to the middle of the street. They were the patrolmen of Blackwater City. They were also alerted and asked the people around them: "What happened?"
"Two people rode through the market and almost trampled the child!" the crowd said in a flurry of words to this effect.
Only two people? Then he is not the eldest young master of the He family, okay okay. The patrolman was even more angry. When he raised his head, he saw He Lingchuan opening the window to watch the fun. He quickly said hello, his face relaxed, and the corners of his mouth curled up, "Hey
Are you okay, sir?"
"Okay, very good." He Lingchuan smiled, "You guys are here to chase me?"
"Chase!" the patrol captain said in an awe-inspiring manner. He said he would not let his horse ride, but you still insist on it. Isn't this contempt of the law? "You must be severely punished!"
He Lingchuan gave them directions: "The two of them went to the northeast gate."
The patrol captain thanked him and led his men in pursuit.
After they left, Uncle Hao said: "The guards can't keep them here."
"I know, it's just asking for directions." He Lingchuan shrugged, "This is Blackwater City, can they go to war in broad daylight?"
However, the guards returned about a quarter of an hour later, empty-handed.
He Lingchuan was not surprised by this result, but he wanted to ask: "What about those two people?"
The patrol leader didn't expect that he was still here waiting for the results. He was a little embarrassed and coughed before saying: "Those two are General Zhengbei, subordinates of Xunzhou Mu, who came to Heishui City on business and showed the Fire Seal Official Document."
He Lingchuan let out a long "oh".
He knew that the chief of the patrol was talking about the annual tribute to the general who conquered the north. This man led Xunzhou Mu, who was also the top military and political leader, and had much more power than the governor of Jinzhou.
The county is under the prefecture. If He Chunhua, the prefect of Qiansong County, sees the general who conquered the north, he will respectfully call himself "lower official".
Several guards left quickly, and Liu Baobao looked a little uneasy: "Those two people shouldn't remember me, right?"
"How big of a deal is it for someone to worry about?" He Lingchuan comforted him without any sincerity, but he was thinking in his heart, why did Xunzhou Mu send his men to Heishui City?
Just at this time, two thunders rolled across the sky. The rumbles made people's ears hurt, and the dogs on the street howled a few times and ran away with their tails between their legs.
The people of Blackwater City are not surprised at all and just do whatever they have to do.
He Lingchuan looked to the west and found a large thick and heavy dark cloud on the horizon.
The storm is coming.
…
"A storm is coming." The boy in white robe looked at the sky and then at the man in gray, "Do you think it's OK here?"
The two of them were apparently in Hulu Mountain.
It has seven hills, three of which have exposed rock and soil, as rough as a bald man.
Despite its unprepossessing appearance, Hulu Mountain is actually rich in rats, rabbits, foxes, and deer. Sometimes people can also hunt wild boars and gray wolves.
The two of them were standing on an animal trail and had just checked several caves.
"Although the water and soil are not rich, there are many living creatures, and the number is barely enough." A purple golden pestle appeared in the hand of the man in gray. A monster with protruding eyes and a big mouth was engraved on the top. There were four hanging rings under its feet.
The end is sharpened like a cone, shining with a metallic luster.
Shaking in the wind, the one-foot-long pestle turned into a seven-foot purple gold staff.
The man in gray robe dug the purple gold staff into the soil for more than a foot. When it stood firm on its own, he asked for a green copper coin from the boy in white robe and stuffed it into the beast's mouth.
The beast's mouth closed on its own, biting the copper coin, and the red light gradually grew in its eyes.
The man in gray began to shake the top of the pestle.
The hanging ring at the monster's feet suddenly began to jingle, which sounded chaotic at first, but after listening for a while, you can find that it loops back and forth according to a specific rhythm, over and over again.
And each time it is clearer and louder than the last time, it also... spreads farther!
The chirping of insects and birds that originally filled the forest disappeared, and only the ringing of bells echoed for a long time.
The boy in white robe took a long breath.
He used his concentration to listen carefully to the ringing. After a while, he felt dizzy, his heart was pounding, and his ears were ringing. He had no choice but to lose concentration and stare at the distant mountains in trance.
The distraction makes it bearable.
It was about time when they were having a cup of tea that there was a "crash" behind the two of them and a frustrated voice came over:
"Stop shaking, stop, stop ringing!"
The Zijin Pestle stopped after hearing the sound. The two looked back and saw a Poplar euphratica tree shaking its branches and leaves, making a rustling sound, and the sound seemed to come from the leaves.
Populus euphratica is vigorous, weather-beaten, and looks to be at least three to four hundred years old. It is the largest tree in the neighborhood.
The boy in white robe spoke first: "Are you the local Shanze?"
"I am Shanze of Huyang Mountain. I was appointed two hundred years ago. Now this place is called Calabash Mountain." Huyang Shanze's voice is very strange, like the friction and vibration of countless blades. It was a little blurry at first, but the more he spoke, the smoother it became.
.
It's like a person who hasn't spoken for many years has adapted to the ability to speak again. "I have been asleep for a long time, and even the local officials can't wake me up. Who are you?"
Only then did it sense the copper coin in the head of the purple-gold pestle beast, and was very surprised: "Hey, this is the Sheji Order of the New Dynasty, it seems to be called... what kind of kite?"
"Kite coin." The man in gray robe patted the animal's head, and the cyan copper coin fell into the palm of his hand. If anyone was watching, he would see that this thing is slightly larger than ordinary copper coins, with a hole at the top for easy tying of ropes.