The man in black took Xiao Li and Xiao Ying to a pavilion. There was a carriage parked next to the pavilion.
In the pavilion, stood a middle-aged man with extraordinary bearing.
Looking at this figure, Xiao Li felt a little familiar.
He soon recognized that this person was exactly the person he saw in the rocky land yesterday.
It turns out that he is the lord of Linzhou City.
Sensing Xiao Li's arrival, Dugu Jing slowly turned around and looked at the Xiao Li brothers and sisters.
"I wonder what the city lord wants to do with Xiao Li?" Xiao Li asked him.
"There's no need to be so outspoken, Li'er, just call me uncle." Dugu Jing said to Xiao Li.
Seeing the confusion on Xiao Li's face, Dugu Jing smiled and said, "Your father, Xiao Mingyuan, is my sworn brother."
"You know my dad!" Xiao Li was shocked when he heard this.
"You know daddy." Even Xiao Ying's face changed.
"Li'er, when you were born, your uncle gave you your name." The smile on Dugu Jing's face became even wider.
Then he lowered his head slightly and looked at Xiao Ying, "After so many years, I didn't expect that my brother would later add another daughter."
"Oh?" Xiao Li frowned slightly and looked Dugu Jing up and down.
But soon, his brows widened and he slowly cupped his fists at Dugu Jing: "Xiao Li, meet your uncle!"
Then he lowered his head and said to Xiao Ying: "Ying'er, meet your uncle quickly."
"Oh." Xiao Ying nodded, and followed Xiao Li's example and clasped her fists at Dugu Jing: "Ying'er pays homage to uncle."
"Haha, there is no need to be too polite. There is no need to be too polite. My uncle doesn't like these common etiquette, so you can just do as you like." Dugu Jing smiled again and waved to them.
"Uncle, do you know the whereabouts of my father?" Xiao Li asked Dugu Jing.
This is the answer he wants in his heart.
"Hey~~~" But when it came to this, Dugu Jing sighed deeply, "My brother and I had some misunderstandings back then, and we have never seen each other since then.
I have always been worried about this matter and wanted to explain it to my brother personally.
Over the years, I have been sending people to look for him.
At the end of June last year, news came back from the Imperial City of Dazhou that my brother had appeared at the [Xiaoyuan Tower] in the imperial city.
But after I went there, I still couldn’t find him.”
"Great Zhou Imperial City! Dad, has he been to Great Zhou Imperial City?" Xiao Li said secretly in his heart.
Keep the three words [Xiaoyuan Tower] in your heart, and when the time comes, go there and inquire about it yourself.
"Thank you uncle for telling me."
"Li'er, if you see my brother in the future, please tell me for my uncle that my brother really misunderstood me back then."
"Uncle, please don't worry. My nephew will tell you when he sees his father." Xiao Li replied seriously.
"Yeah, please.
My uncle knew that your brother and sister were about to leave here, so he specially ordered someone to prepare a carriage, and there was plenty of dry food and supplies on the carriage."
Dugujing pointed to the carriage next to the pavilion and said.
It turned out that this carriage was prepared for him, Xiao Li quickly thanked him: "Thank you uncle."
This actually saved me a lot of trouble, as I didn't have to enter the city and could set off immediately.
"This is three thousand taels. Your brother and sister will also take it as a token of appreciation from my uncle." With that said, Dugu Jing handed over three silver notes to Xiao Li.
"This..." This gift was too big, Xiao Li did not reach out to receive it, "This is too much, my nephew cannot have it."
"Why, do you even want to reject this idea from your uncle?" Dugu Jing said:
"You are the children of your brother and your uncle. As the lord of a city, these three thousand taels are nothing."
There was still hesitation on Xiao Li's face, until after a while, he nodded to Dugu Jing: "Okay, you're welcome, nephew. Thank you uncle."
Xiao Li stretched out his hand to take it, "Today, my uncle helped me in times of need, and my nephew will definitely remember it in my heart."
"No, no, no," Dugu Jing said, "If anything happens in the future, remember to come back to your uncle at any time. Remember, Linzhou City will be your home from now on."
Xiao Li: "Okay, my nephew has written it down."
"Lord City Lord, it's getting late. If we don't set off again, we may not be able to reach the inn before dark."
At this time, the driver on the carriage said to Dugu Jing.
"In that case, Li'er, Ying'er, you should set off quickly."
"Uncle, take care! If you return to Linzhou in the future, you will definitely visit your uncle in Linzhou City." Xiao Li clasped his fists at Dugu Jing again.
"Okay, uncle will wait for you to come back. Li'er, Ying'er, take care of yourself along the way."
Xiao Li carried his sister into the carriage.
When the coachman saw the Xiao Li brothers and sisters entering the carriage, he waved his whip and said, "Drive!"
The horses galloped up, kicking up billows of sand and dust on the road.
Dugu Jing was still standing in the pavilion, silently watching the carriage go away.
After the Xiao Li brothers and sisters left, the man in black appeared again, came to Dugu Jing's side, and asked respectfully: "Master, what should we do next?"
"We must keep up with these brothers and sisters and not allow any mistakes. Otherwise, we will bring our heads to see you."
Dugu Jing's voice turned cold and his eyes were still looking at the direction the carriage was leaving.
After a while, he slowly narrowed his eyes and murmured softly: "Xiao Minyuan, Xiao Minyuan, where are you?
I don't believe it. If I keep an eye on your children, you won't show up for the rest of your life.
I, Dugu Jing, must get that secret!"
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"Brother, uncle is so kind." Xiao Ying said to Xiao Li in the carriage.
Hearing Xiao Ying's words, Xiao Li suddenly lowered his voice and said to his sister: "Remember, never trust anyone."
After experiencing Jiang Miaoyue's incident, Xiao Li deeply understood that people's hearts are separated from each other.
Although Dugu Jing looks good on the surface, Xiao Li will not completely believe him.
The previous courtesy and politeness were just for fun.
"Uncle can't believe it either?" Xiao Ying asked her brother, blinking her big eyes.
"You must not have the intention to harm others, and you must have the intention to guard against others." Xiao Li added: "The human heart is sinister, and no one in the world can easily believe it."
"Oh, okay brother, Ying'er understands." Xiao Ying nodded as if she understood.
"Dugu Jing." Xiao Li whispered the name.
Regarding him, my father had never mentioned it to him before.
"Ying'er, brother, sleep for a while. If anything happens, wake me up." Xiao Li said to his sister.
"Okay brother, you can go to sleep." Xiao Ying replied.
Xiao Li leaned back and slowly closed his eyes. With a thought, he entered the [Ancient World] again.
Realm requires the devouring sword power to be increased.
However, the way of the sword requires him to constantly draw the sword and fight with the sword to understand it.
"Fight!" As soon as the ancient iron sword appeared, Xiao Li rushed towards [that person].
The sword light flashed and the sword energy flew.
Xiao Li longs for power.
Only by becoming stronger can we have a greater chance of taking back the Qingwei ancestral land and finding the place where the coldest and the coldest meet.
Also, Xiao Li felt that Yuehua Sect might not let him go easily.
As well as those people who were probably sealed in the ancient world...
Night falls.
The carriage stopped to rest.
The driver lit a bonfire in front of the carriage and took out dry food to eat.
Xiao Li took his sister out of the carriage. When the coachman saw him, he quickly said to him:
"Master Xiao, the horse is too tired and can't run anymore. We can only deal with it here tonight."
"Then let's stay here." Xiao Li nodded.
The map shows that Linzhou is four thousand miles away from the Imperial City of Zhou Dynasty.
If we follow the current schedule, it will take at least ten days.