Zheng Xiu knew that Xie Luohe was longing to "return to ordinary people."
But neither Xie Luohe nor Zheng Xiu knew what the so-called secret of "returning to ordinary people" was hidden in Gong Nie's treasure house.
Before his death, the Imperial Master of the previous dynasty only said one sentence: "The secret of returning to ordinary people."
But whether this "secret" is a secret book or an item, no one knows.
At the foot of the Cangjian Villa, Zheng Xiu met Fan Yao, a poor man who was both a monk and not a monk, and who had wasted forty years in this world in the painting since he was born. He also revealed this secret.
From his words, Zheng Xiu speculated that there was an "exit" in Gong Nie's treasure house.
If the true face of "returning to ordinary people" is an "exit", then everything would make sense.
The "cannibal paintings" painted by Gongsun Mo are equivalent to ghosts. Ghosts are the interface between "eternal world" and "eternal darkness". Since it is a junction, there must be a path to connect with the eternal world.
Through the "exit", Zheng Xiu can leave here and return to daily life.
Therefore, to a certain extent, his fundamental purpose is consistent with that of the Xieluo River.
"Xiao Tao is an ordinary person. No one will do anything bad to her. You are worrying too much."
There was a young man in the city whose father celebrated his eightieth birthday in a month. He complained loudly to Zheng Xiu, saying that his father was not good at anything and preferred calligraphy and painting. He had two elder brothers and one younger brother. His father also He had three concubines and ten thousand acres of cultivated land waiting to be inherited. He said in a subtle way that if Zheng Xiuzhen could draw calligraphy and paintings that would please his father, he would be heavily rewarded.
Xie Luohe silently added wood to the fire.
Zheng Xiu said something and rode away with Xiao Tao.
After giving medicine to Xiao Tao, Xiao Tao muttered a few words and fell asleep again.
Zheng Xiu ignored Xie Luohe and went upstairs to eat and drink with Xiao Tao, make medicine and change out of his soaked clothes.
Zheng Xiu was stunned.
Xie Luohe flicked his finger on Zheng Xiu's forehead.
Zheng Xiu put his hand to Xiao Tao's forehead and touched it.
"again?"
When he got on his horse and left the city, he walked along the Xieluo River and said: "While you were taking care of Xiao Tao, I have already asked the 'mountain walkers' near Bashan Mountain. There are indeed several caves in Bashan Mountain that are bottomless. If you mistakenly Entering, the interior is as winding and changeable as a labyrinth, with no way out for ten times in and out. There may really be a path to Duke Nie's treasure house hidden inside."
Zheng Xiu remained silent and turned back to the inn.
Yanzhou has been a place where heroes have emerged since ancient times.
Until the next morning, when the rain slowed down, I was in a ruined temple.
When she opened her eyes, Xiao Tao was blinking her bright eyes, blushing like a thief, covering her hands with the quilt and secretly touching the tip of Zheng Xiu's nose with her fingers. When she saw Zheng Xiu open his eyes, his fingers flicked like an electric shock. He opened it and quickly closed his eyes and pretended that he was not awake yet.
Now Zheng Xiu can only choose to believe that after leaving here, through "returning to ordinary people" and through "exit", both Fengbei and the monk will come back and become the same people as before.
Zheng Xiu went out, weighed the broken silver in his arms, and sighed. It was estimated that this little money would be enough to pay for tomorrow's room. After going out, Zheng Xiu thought of a way to make money, found a busy place, and set up Got a street stall.
Zheng Xiu counted on his fingers and found that Licheng was not far or near from Bashan Mountain, nearly twenty miles away. But there were no villages near Bashan Mountain, and Licheng was the nearest town to Bashan Mountain, so he placed Xiaotao in Licheng. It's also reasonable.
"So you followed me all the way?"
Although it was not visible on the surface, Zheng Xiu knew that Xie Luohe was really anxious.
The reason why Zheng Xiu notified Xie Yunliu of the location of "Gong Nie's Treasure House" in this way was to rescue the monk.
Of course, Zheng Xiu has many things to worry about.
Of course, it is also possible that he is not rich enough.
For example, Feige didn't know the way, was shot down on the way, died suddenly in the air, Xie Yunliu was illiterate, etc., which ultimately led to Xie Yunliu not being able to arrive at Bashan as scheduled. But now that the matter has come to this, Zheng Xiu has no way to guarantee that Xie Luohe's information will be sent back to Yunhe
Therefore, for the sake of safety, Xieluohe paid a high price to hire a courier in the city on the way, "eight hundred miles urgent", to be sent to the vicinity of Yunhe Village, where bandits used to deliver messages.
Xie Luohe spoke concisely and concisely.
At this point, Zheng Xiu couldn't bear it anymore. He lay on the bedside, his eyelids drooped, and he fell asleep unconsciously.
Hearing this, Zheng Xiu noticed that around the inn, there were many people with a temperament that was incompatible with the surroundings. From time to time, they glanced at the window of the room where Xiao Tao was located.
These are the original words of Xie Luohe.
Before heading towards Bashan, Xieluohe used the ancient method of flying pigeons to send letters back to Yunhe Village.
After putting up the sign, a young young master came forward to ask with hesitation: "Gongsun? Which Gongsun?"
In this era, even a small cold can kill someone if not taken seriously.
Zheng Xiu was startled when he heard this, and then an unknown fire surged into his heart, and he said angrily: "She is your personal maid!"
When Zheng Xiu heard this, he frowned: "What do you mean?"
One day later, when Zheng Xiu arrived in Licheng, it was drizzling.
Xie Luohe asked with a smile.
Xiao Tao had a high fever, and in a daze, she called "Miss" for a while, "Sir" for a while, "It's so cold" for a while, and after a while she shook and shouted "Good or Bad".
Since meeting Xie Luohe, this is the first time that Zheng Xiu has spoken to Xie Luohe in such a sharp tone.
"You only have eyes for Mr. Nie's treasure house?"
"If you hadn't traveled all night in the rain, would she have been soaked like this?"
The rain stopped.
"Yeah."
The young master sneered and walked away.
It was almost noon. Zheng Xiu had been riding a horse all night. His eye sockets were sunken and he was quite tired. However, he still endured the fatigue and used the little money he had left to rent a room in the inn. After settling Xiao Tao, he arrived
He spent a lot of money to hire the best doctor to come and treat Xiao Tao.
Xie Luohe actually fed the horses. When the two young mares saw Zheng Xiu and Xie Luohe walking side by side, they neighed and panted, and were particularly excited.
"She is sick and needs to go to the city to find a doctor."
The city gate was guarded by troops, but Zheng Xiu looked like a poor scholar now, with a seriously ill woman on his back. After a brief interrogation, the city guards did not stop him and let Zheng Xiu enter the city.
The people entering the city were all wearing raincoats. Beside the city gate and on the notice board, nearly a hundred people were surrounded by three circles inside and three outside.
The fever is gone.
After all, Xiao Tao was an ordinary person. Zheng Xiu didn't know what happened to General Nie's treasure house, so it was reasonable to temporarily place Xiao Tao in Li City. Thinking of this, Zheng Xiu did not refute Xie Luohe's arrangement and followed Xie Luohe to Bashan Mountain.
In order to "leave" and "return to ordinary people".
"That Gongsun."
"Draw everything?"
Riding on his horse, Zheng Xiu looked down from a high position and saw from a distance that the notice board was covered with notices, with the words "Recruitment Order" prominently written on them.
Xie Luohe is worthy of being Xie Luohe. He actually found out all this information while he was taking care of Xiao Tao.
"Don't draw faces."
In a daze, Zheng Xiu felt someone touching his nose.
You know, the more inaccessible the mountains, the more steep they become. If there is no plank road up the mountain, hikers can only rely on their hands and feet to climb between the rocks. If they are not careful, they will fall off the cliff, which is extremely dangerous.
"To you, this place is just a dream. You never believe it. So Xiaotao, to you, is like a person in a dream. He will die when he dies." Xie Luohe's eyes turned into crescents: "So, what does it have to do with you?
Dry."
The gloomy sky was covered with dark clouds, which was very similar to Zheng Xiu's mood at the moment.
Inscription: Shoubi Nanshan, ascended to immortality.
Zheng Xiu smiled.
"Don't worry, I've already paid for someone to protect you secretly. Just come back before dark."
Zheng Xiu leaned out of the window and gestured to Xie Luohe, who was still standing at the entrance of the inn with a long bow on his back: "What the hell are you doing?"
"I'll go out and buy some food for you."
Now, Zheng Xiu also had a reason to search for Nie Gong's treasure house.
That's all.
After taking Xiao Tao's pulse, the doctor gave her the usual threats, prescribed several decoctions, and explained the recipe in detail.
"Xiao Tao is feeling better?"
"Then go find Mr. Nie's treasure house yourself."
She wanted to find Gong Nie's treasure house, and in order to "return to ordinary people", she walked in the rain, day and night.
bite.
Xie Luohe raised his fingers towards Zheng Xiu.
He also said that he was not interested in his father's concubine, but mainly in the ten thousand acres of farmland.
Xiao Tao, who was sleeping soundly, fluttered her eyelashes.
Signed: Gongsun Mo.
The so-called "mountain walkers" are a rare side sect. They rely on their agility to climb mountains and ridges all year round to make a living by digging for unowned treasures in the mountains. Most of them are precious medicinal materials or rare animals that grow deep in the mountains.
"Looking for Mr. Nie's treasure house."
If "returning to normalcy" is really hidden in Gong Nie's treasury, Monk, he must go with him.
"Another liar."
Looking at the few pieces of silver left in his luggage, Zheng Xiu suddenly missed his rich life in the past and laughed at himself, never having thought that he would be troubled by money.
Xiaotao shrank into the quilt and answered sickly.
I bought a cage of hot meat buns and a bowl of fragrant Yandi delicacy "fatty corn soup". When Zheng Xiu hurried back to the inn with two large bags of oilcloth bags, a familiar figure wearing a bamboo hat,
Lower the brim of your hat and stand quietly.
"There's no need for a heavy reward. A tael of silver will do no harm to a child or an old man."
The territory of Yanzhou is surrounded by mountains, forming a basin, and the terrain is dangerous. A long time ago, this place was not called Yanzhou, but "Yan State". The rough-tempered Yan people even lived a life of eating hair and drinking blood for many years, until they were captured by elite soldiers and cavalry.
He broke open the gate of the country and returned to the Central Plains.
"What does it have to do with me?" Zheng Xiu laughed angrily.
Selling paintings.
"Otherwise?" Xie Luohe rolled his eyes: "Do you really think I am such a heartless person? Let me take a look and see if you will take advantage of people's danger and behave like animals."
"A flying pigeon travels 1,500 miles in a day. If Brother is fast enough after receiving the letter, he will arrive at Bashan in about twenty days."
"Okay, sir, please start writing."
Zheng Xiu turned around and walked to Xie Luohe expressionlessly: "What should I do about Xiaotao?"
"Haha," Xie Luohe said with a smile, "What does it have to do with you?"
Zheng Xiu thought about what painting was worth one tael of silver. After thinking for a moment, Zheng Xiu drew a landscape picture. Facing the sea, a white-haired old man was riding on clouds at his feet, heading towards Dongxian.
An arrow is nailed to the windowsill.
An hour later, Zheng Xiu finally made his first sale.
"Yes." Xie Luohe nodded calmly: "I said that when I find Gong Nie's treasure house, I will return her to you."
If it weren't for Zheng Xiu's current lack of contact with the [Prisoner] and his inability to enter the Heart Prison, he would have wanted to go in by himself if he had been replaced by [Medical].
The market was crowded with people, and the involution was serious. At first, no one showed interest in Zheng Xiu's small stall, so he had no choice but to put up a signboard - "Painting skills passed down from Gongsun personally."
A black ponytail is tied high.
After riding across the mountains and entering Yanzhou for the first time, a sudden heavy rain drenched the three unprepared people to death.
Zheng Xiu opened the paper window and borrowed a stove and a clay pot from the inn. After a while, an unpleasant smell of herbs came out of the house.
Zheng Xiu said firmly.
Seeing that Zheng Xiu was silent, Xie Luohe sighed softly: "I won."
The weather in Licheng follows Yanzhou, and it is always rainy.
When Zheng Xiu saw Xie Luohe in Licheng, he didn't know whether he was angry or funny for a moment. He put his bamboo hat back and suppressed his familiar ponytail.
"Yes, maid." Xie Luohe said calmly, "That's all."
Bashan is located at the junction of the two states, and the only way to enter Yanzhou is through the road. On the boundary of Yanzhou, to the north of Bashan, there is a key place called "Licheng". This place is located at the junction of the two states and belongs to the trade and economy between the two states.
's central city.
The whole journey was speechless.
Zheng Xiu painted Xie Luohe's "back" for nearly half a year. Unknowingly, his painting skills had improved to the point where he didn't even recognize him. As soon as the painting was completed, the rich man immediately dropped a bag of silver and rolled it up happily.
The scroll is gone.
This man is very polite.
Hearing this, she was silent for a moment and then smiled: "What's wrong, Feng Bei, you don't want it anymore?"
Zheng Xiu curled his lips, stepped forward, and took off the opponent's bamboo hat.
Zheng Xiu glanced at it and ignored it.
"I want you to take care of it?"
"Sir, Xiao Tao seems to have heard that someone, someone, someone was saying 'Mrs. Gongsun'."
Zheng Xiu was a little puzzled when he heard this.
"You must have heard wrong."
Only then did Zheng Xiu notice that Xie Luohe was still wearing the same clothes, which had been dry, wet, and dry again. They had never been changed, and his boots were stained with mud and dust.
Xie Luohe looked at Zheng Xiu's back from behind, pulled his hair behind his ears, and said softly: "So, are you Zheng Xiu...or Gongsun Mo?"
Zheng Xiu carried the dazed Xiao Tao behind his back and tied it tightly with a roll of rags. The heat from Xiao Tao's body slipped through the clothes and reached Zheng Xiu's back.
The second one came in again, made a weird half-circle, and was nailed to the head of the bed.
The atmosphere between the two was awkward. After a few moments of silence, Xiao Tao opened her mouth and asked this strange question with a red face.
"Mrs. Gongsun accidentally caught the cold. Fortunately you arrived in time, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous."
A long silence followed.
Not all second-generation rich people are arrogant and domineering.
After going down, Xie Luohe said to Zheng Xiu: "My brother will arrive in Licheng in about three days."
Their horses are stored in the stables next to the city gate.
Two hours later.
Zheng Xiu and Xie Luohe arrived at the foot of Bashan Mountain.
Bashan Mountain is not high, standing like three fingers in the thick fog, with the top of the mountain looming.
The mountains of Bashan are steep, the jungle is dense, and the woods are covered with thorns.
The Xieluo River found a path, and most of the thorn bushes were chopped off with a hatchet. This was obviously the path traveled by mountain walkers.