At dusk, a figure fell in front of Tiantianju. It was Chen Ben, who was wearing a green short shirt and full of energy. This 16-year-old boy was tall and strong, carrying a bag of at least thirty on his shoulders. A pound of big herring, Brother Lin Zhao said in the morning that he would treat Sister Xiaojiuer well, so Chen Ben stopped practicing boxing in the afternoon and went straight to a large lake in the south of the Muntjac Forest. He disturbed the lake and turned people upside down. I caught this big blue carp known as the "King of Fishes"!
"oops……"
Lin Zhao, who was practicing boxing, couldn't help but laugh. He was just about to catch a few white skins from the fish guard in the lotus pond and cook soup in the pot, but he didn't expect that Chen Ben would come back carrying such a big guy. , and the big herring was still opening and closing its mouth, and it was very fresh. Lin Zhao immediately rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "Chen Ben, where did you get it?"
"Just... there is a big lake south of the Muntjac Forest. Brother Lin Zhao has used troops there before, so he must know about it."
"That lake..."
Lin Zhao smiled and said: "When you were catching fish, did you see a Dragon King Temple by the lake?"
"It seems there is." Chen Ben said.
Lin Zhao slapped his thigh: "Didn't the flood wash away the Dragon King Temple? That is the Dragon King Temple of Han Buyu, the old swordsman!"
"ah?!"
Chen Ben put down the fish and scratched his head: "What should I do? Can I put it back?"
"No need."
In the distance, Han Buyu's voice came from the wind: "When you have dinner in the evening, just add two chopsticks for me and Su Shanjun."
"OK!"
Lin Zhao clasped his fists in the distance: "Old Sword Immortal Han is really a reasonable person!"
Lin Zhao and Chen Ben started to process the herring. Because it was so big, it was difficult to cook it in the largest pot in the kitchen. There was no other way, so Lin Zhao left the head and the tender meat near the tail to make soup. The remaining parts are all chopped into pieces and dried in the sun. The old dried fish will have a unique flavor when burned later.
During winter, Liu Liying was frying mountain side dishes in the kitchen, and the aroma was overflowing.
…
South of the snowy Tianchi Mountain, south gate of the town.
In the evening, a young Taoist priest wearing a worn Taoist robe and carrying a bamboo basket came to the snowy Tianchi. He held a long sword wrapped in rags in his hand and hit Tang Guangjun who was looking at the gate very politely. The chief inspector said: "Taoist disciple Xu Ming'an visited the snow-covered Tianchi."
"oh?"
The sloppy man crossed his arms and was a little impatient. He was going to go to the villa on the top of the mountain to eat and drink at the corner of the table. Suddenly, someone came down the mountain, and he was a monk. He had to stop him, otherwise he would be like this snowy Tianchi. The gatekeeper was in name only. Tang Guangjun narrowed his eyes, sat down on the stool behind him, and crossed his legs: "Little Taoist priest, what are you doing in the snow-covered Tianchi? Is it to travel? Or to perform rituals for others, or to do something for others? Are people telling fortunes and fortune-telling in Snowy Tianchi? Huh, there are a lot of charlatans in our Snowy Tianchi. Be careful, don’t be deceived by charlatans instead of deceiving others..."
Xu Ming'an scratched his head and said: "Sir, I don't care about fortune-telling or traveling. I am here to find someone."
"oh?"
The sloppy man raised his eyebrows and said, "Tell me who to look for. There are tens of thousands of people on the snowy Tianchi Lake. I, Tang Guangjun, know all the treasures in my family, and I don't know anyone."
Xu Mingan whispered: "Lin Zhao... I wonder if this gentleman has heard of my friend's name? When Lin Zhao went south, he used to travel with me... He said that he was in the snowy Tianchi, Ask me to come to the Snowy Tianchi as a guest when I have time. It’s been a long time. I always want to visit the Snowy Tianchi, so I’m here.”
"ah?!"
The sloppy man suddenly became sullen and his mind was racing at high speed. From Xu Mingan's tone, it seemed that Lin Zhao had not told Xu Mingan his identity at all. Since the mountain owner was unwilling to tell him, there was no need for him to overstep his bounds. For a moment, Tang Guangjun
His attitude improved a lot, and all the unruliness and arrogance on his face disappeared. He smiled and said: "What a coincidence, I happen to know where he lives. Just follow me."
"Okay, thank you very much!"
Carrying a sword on his back, the sloppy man led Xu Mingan through the town to the mountain top garden. While Xu Mingan looked at the scene in the town, his heart was full of surprise. The place where Lin Zhao was was actually so prosperous. There were people on the road.
There are various bun shops, wine shops, snack shops, blacksmith shops, etc., and even the extremely luxurious Jubaofang and Qianji Pavilion. You can tell at a glance that this is a great store. Xu Ming'an is afraid that he will never see such a place in his life.
Don't dare to go.
As a result, when Tang Guangjun and Xu Mingan had just set foot at the foot of the mountain, Tianranju had already received the news.
Lin Zhao was overjoyed: "Xu Mingan is here!"
"ah?"
Su Qingjiu was surprised: "Who is Xu Mingan?"
"A good friend of mine in the world, a best friend!" Lin Zhao grinned and said: "But he doesn't know that I am the Lord of the Snowy Tianchi. You guys will help me cover it up a little later, and then say
I'm just a sword cultivator from the Mountain Villa."
Old Huang nodded: "Okay, we have a group of twelve-level sword cultivators in the mountain top garden, but in the end we have to rely on a nine-level great swordsman to protect the academy, tsk tsk..."
"You fucking old man!"
Lin Zhao kicked him over.
Lao Huang quickly dodged and laughed.
However, when Xu Ming'an went up the mountain, everyone still helped to cover it up. In fact, everyone knew what Lin Zhao was thinking. After all, Xu Ming'an was just a little Taoist priest in the mountain Taoist temple, and he had a black eye and did not deal with people in the world.
He was the kind who turned a deaf ear to rumors. If he knew that Lin Zhao was the master of the Snowy Tianchi, and had a lot of people in the fifth realm under his command, as well as a cavalry of tens of thousands of horses, I'm afraid the two of them would not be so pure friends.
Everyone stayed in Tianranju, and Lin Zhao came to the mountain road alone.
"Xu Mingan!"
"Lin Zhao!"
The two good friends gave each other a big hug on the spot. Lin Zhao hurriedly took off the bamboo basket from Xu Mingan's back. It was quite heavy. He couldn't help laughing: "What is this? It's quite heavy..."
"
Xu Ming'an said with some embarrassment: "Actually, I have never been to anyone's house since I was a child, so I don't know the rules very well, but I know it's not good to come empty-handed, so I took some worthless fruits and vegetables.
Come here or something like that."
"Hahaha, thank you!"
Lin Zhao turned around and said: "Let's go, we're just about to have dinner. It's a coincidence that you're here. Today's dinner is quite sumptuous. Eat more later. I'll drink some wine with you until you're drunk."
ah!"
Xu Mingan scratched his head: "Drinking again?"
"Are you kidding? How can the future Taoist Sword Immortal be successful if he doesn't know how to drink?"
"That……"
Xu Mingan smiled: "Okay!"
…
Tian Tian was in the front. After seeing Su Qingjiu, Zhi Zhi, Huang Tingyu, Chen Ben and others, Xu Ming'an became very embarrassed. Each of these people looked quite good, especially Su Qingjiu, Zhi Zhi, and the two of them.
His personal sword intention was very strong, but Xu Mingan did not dare to ask, so he could only ask Lin Zhao in a low voice: "Lin Zhao, are you here?"
"oh……"
Lin Zhao smiled and said: "I am the guardian sword cultivator here. Although my level is low, everyone is very nice. You don't need to be restrained. We are all our own people here and there is no need to see outsiders."
"oh……"
Xu Ming'an looked at the crowd, and then at the natural residence behind him that looked like a fairy house, and his heart was pounding. But when he saw Lin Zhao, he knew that Lin Zhao's eyes were clear and sincere, so he had nothing to be embarrassed about.
Yes, I opened my bamboo basket and took out something from the inside. I found a bunch of watery freshly picked beans, some potatoes with earthy fragrance, and two big roosters that cucked. The vegetables were his
He grew the chickens himself and raised them behind the Taoist temple. Xu Ming'an didn't have many good things in his hands, so there was only so much he could take out.
Without saying a word, Lin Zhao picked up the chicken and said, "Today we will eat our food. Your two chickens...are both good free-range chickens. I have to keep them for the holidays."
"ah?"
Xu Ming'an was a little embarrassed, but Lin Zhao gave two chickens and a bunch of vegetables to Dong Zang and Liu Liying for storage, and then said with a smile: "Thank you two sisters."
Liu Liying covered her mouth and snickered, while Dongzang blushed. This was the first time Lin Zhao called her that.
Soon after, the dinner started.
Lin Zhao gave a look, and Lao Huang sat down on the master's seat. He was the most virtuous and respected here. After Lin Zhao took off the title of Lord of the Snowy Tianchi, he was the most qualified to sit on the master's seat. Mr. Su Shan
, Han Buyu sat on the left and right, followed by Su Qingjiu, Zhu Zhi and others, while Lin Zhao and Xu Ming'an sat in the lowest position. Lin Zhao didn't care, and Xu Ming'an didn't care either. The two secretly ate food and drank.
, but I am happy with myself.
After a meal, I was full of wine and food.
Chen Ben took Tong Yu, Zhang Luobai and Zhuang Yirong along the mountain road to practice boxing and sword practice. Lin Zhao did not pretend to be the owner of the villa on the top of the mountain, but secretly carried two bottles of wine and bought a portion.
With soy sauce beef and peanuts, Xu Mingan walked deep into the bamboo forest and sat down on a big rock. The two good friends sat down to drink and eat meat again. After hanging out with Lin Zhao for a long time, Xu Mingan's rules and regulations were gone.
, he doesn’t care too much. People are about to starve to death, but they can’t kill animals or eat meat. There is no such truth in the world. In Xu Ming’an’s mind, the fundamental rule of Taoism is to abstain from greed and keep quiet, and he, Xu Ming’an, is alone.
If you guard a Danxia Mountain, you will naturally be able to avoid greed and maintain purity. As for eating meat and drinking alcohol, if you become a mountain god in the future, you can really be informal.
Think about your master Wang Laodao, a Taoist master. When he heard that he could eat meat and drink alcohol, he could run faster than anyone else.
…
"How is your practice of Danxia Pu?" Lin Zhao asked.
"good……"
Xu Mingan scratched his head: "But I haven't broken through the realm yet. Now I am still in the fifth realm. It feels so difficult..."
"It's okay. Take your time. How about making alchemy?"
"Several alchemy furnaces exploded, and I spent a lot of money to buy medicinal materials, but the elixirs just didn't come out."
"oops……"
Lin Zhao covered his face: "It's okay, take your time, the pill will come out eventually."
"Um!"
Xu Mingan took a sip of wine and felt much more at ease with Lin Zhao's words.
"Don't leave in a hurry. Stay at the Mountain Villa for a few more days. You can also go to the town for a stroll when you have nothing to do."
