Walking out of the Shifang Palace, Lin Baize led everyone to Pingcheng, where monsters are infested. Pingcheng is located more than a hundred miles west of the Shifang Palace. If Guihai Ming transforms into the original form of the snoring snake, spreads its wings and soars into the sky, it will only arrive in a blink of an eye. But the current situation,
Everyone had no choice but to follow the footsteps of Lin Baize and other Shifangdian disciples and hurry up. They walked for most of the day. When everyone entered the city, it was already dusk.
As the sun sets in the west, the afterglow of the setting sun shines on this small town, making the shadow of the horse-head wall extremely long, and also dyeing the smoke floating from the chimney a warm red color. The rice is brought in by the wind.
The fragrance, and the faint laughter. As soon as she stepped into the city gate, Xiaozhu was stunned. She raised her eyes and looked at this small town. She only felt that the white walls and black tiles, the warm sun and the smoke, vaguely revealed a kind of
A sense of familiarity, as if I have seen it somewhere...
"What's wrong?" Seeing her suddenly stop, Gui Haiming walked to her side and said in a deep voice.
"I...I," Xiaozhu widened his watery eyes and said calmly, "I feel something is wrong."
"Since it is a place where monsters are causing trouble, of course something is wrong," Bi Fei said with a smile, and whispered, "Let's look around and maybe we can detect some clues to see whether it is an evil monster causing harm to people or a good monster.
It’s not intentional.”
Just when the three of them stopped and whispered, on the other side, Lin Baize had led Lu Ling and the rest of the people through the city gate and into the streets. He looked back and saw that the three of them were still lingering, so he opened his mouth and called out: "
The junior brothers and sisters who are crossing the Sin Valley, please move faster! Monsters are causing trouble, and human lives are at stake, so there is no time to delay. Senior Sister Lu, don’t you think so?"
The last sentence was turned to Lu Ling. It was obviously Lin Baize who was dissatisfied with the procrastination of the three people, but after all, they were not Shifangdian disciples, and he could not overstep their way. He reprimanded Lu Ling in front of him, and then urged him a few words.
Please ask Lu Ling again. However, Lu Lingzi was straightforward and did not have so many twists and turns in her belly. She did not pay attention to Lin Baize's tricks. She just raised the half-moon halberd, strode out, and looked around for the monsters.
Fluctuations of energy and spiritual power.
Everyone followed Lin Baize's footsteps, crossing the main street, walking into the narrow alleys, and walking through the market. The further they walked, the more Xiaozhu felt uneasy. She couldn't help but raise her eyes and look around at the surrounding scenery. The small streets and alleys
, divided into several small courtyards, all of which are well-proportioned. These houses are quite old, with mottled lime on the exterior walls, and the couplets on the wooden doors have also been faded by the sun.
"This is it!"
Following Lin Baize's words, everyone stopped. Xiaozhu stopped and looked up, and saw a faded red lantern hanging under the old eaves. The afterglow of the sunset left a warm yellow mark on the mottled white wall.
, the evening breeze was clear, blowing the little lantern that was no longer red, and the red silk thread tassels swayed slightly, and in Xiaozhu's eyes, it looked indescribably familiar.
"Here...this is..." Xiaozhu murmured. She hurriedly turned around and ran towards the west side of the house. After walking for dozens of steps, she saw a small courtyard. There were no external walls in the courtyard, only rows of green bamboos, and that
The fence gate has long been in a state of decay and is covered with dust. It has almost been that no one has lived in it for several years.
Her heartstrings trembled, and the scenes from the past seemed to reappear before her eyes: that Lantern Festival with lights and colorful decorations, that Little New Year's Eve with falling snow, every household hung lanterns outside the house, lighting up the cold winter night. She seemed to see a big one
The two younger figures pushed out the small fence door. The younger one was wrapped in a thick cotton-padded jacket and held a cute snow-white rabbit lantern in his hand. The older one was dressed in white and had hair like ebony. He stretched out his arms.
, picked up the little girl high and carried it on his shoulders...
Gui Haiming, who was following closely behind, saw her stunned look, raised his eyebrows, and asked in a deep voice: "Xiaozhu, what happened?"
"My master and I used to live here!" Xiaozhu raised her eyes and looked at the stern young man beside her. There was a faint glimmer of water in her amber eyes: she was not yet seven years old at that time.
Years old, too young, many people can no longer remember many things. She only vaguely remembered that before she was seven years old, she lived with Master Panda in a town. Unlike the tranquility and tranquility of Qingchuan Mountain, there are often people in towns.
Laughter, harmonious and enthusiastic neighbors, uncles and aunts who loved her, until that person appeared...
"Hey, you two, what are you doing standing there? Come here quickly!"
Lin Baize's call came not far away, calling Xiaozhu out of her past memories. She gently reached out her hand, reluctantly brushed the bamboo leaves outside the door, then turned and walked back to the team.
I saw Lin Baize standing under the red lantern, raising his hand and knocking on the door. After a while, there was only a "click" sound, the door latch was pulled open, and the previously locked door was pushed open a small gap, revealing a
The face of an old man full of wrinkles came.
"Mom!" Lin Baize called loudly, as if he was afraid that the old man wouldn't hear.
The old lady's nervous and guarded look calmed down. She hurriedly pushed the door open and said cheerfully: "My son, you are back! You have friends with you. Please come in. Please come in."
With that said, the old man warmly welcomed everyone into the house. Everyone filed in, and about ten people immediately filled the hall. They could only stand there and stare at each other. The old lady was making preparations for tea again. Lin Baize
He raised his hand to stop her movement and said: "Mom, sit down and leave us alone! These are my fellow juniors, you don't need to greet them."
"Well, how can you be so embarrassed?" The old man glared at her son complainingly. She raised her hand and patted Lin Baize's head gently, then turned to look at everyone and said, "Thank you for your hard work. This precious son of mine is so cruel.
Okay, it’s just his mouth that doesn’t please others. You are all his brothers, so please bear with me.”
After listening to the old lady's words, the five disciples of Shifang Hall hurriedly lowered their heads. Usually, the senior brother shouted at them with great authority, but this was the first time they saw Lin Baize's deflated look. They wanted to laugh but didn't dare.
Laugh. Both Lu Ling and Bi Fei were orphans without fathers and mothers. When they saw the old lady's loving motherly appearance, they both felt emotional. Gui Haiming and Young Master Xiaobai were silent, not knowing what they were thinking. Only
Xiaozhu couldn't help but said:
"Don't worry, Aunt Liu..." At this point, she quickly stopped talking. She coughed slightly, lowered her voice deliberately, and said, "Old Aunt, we will take care of Senior Brother Lin."
Hearing Xiaozhu's voice, Lin Baize felt that it sounded familiar, but he didn't take it to heart. After all, the four disciples of the Demon-Slaying Alliance often went on missions together, so it was not unusual to meet their junior sisters. He saw his own junior disciples pursed their lips and suppressed laughter.
Lin Baize glared fiercely, then cut off the old lady's words:
"Mom, stop nagging us. Didn't you say there are monsters in the city? Tell us quickly!"
Hearing what he said, Xiaozhu suddenly realized: No wonder Lin Baize ran out of the Shifang Hall in a rage, and even the master in the sect couldn't care about it. No wonder he tricked Lu Ling into catching monsters together, and then he didn't even think about it for a moment as if his buttocks were on fire.
Dare to delay, it turns out that he is thinking about his mother. You can't tell, but this Lin Baize is quite filial and has some conscience.
Mentioning this problem, the old lady shuddered and said: "Well, you don't know, a lot of strange things have happened at home these days. The pots and pans are clearly placed here. At dawn the next day, I
When I got up and took a look, everything had been moved!"
"Hey, I thought it was such a big deal," Lin Baize took a breath and said, "Mom, did you remember it wrong?"
"Your mother is not an old fool yet, she has a good memory!" The old lady raised her hand, slapped her lightly again, and then continued, "This strange thing is not mine alone, who in the surrounding neighborhood has never encountered it? No.
The things were moved or simply lost without a trace! Also, the stone mill from Lao Li's next door was gone to the Zhang family's woodshed in a blink of an eye. Don't you think this is strange? People in the city
I was so frightened that I thought it was a monster!"
The old man's words made Lin Baize frown: If something strange happened to one family or two, it would be easier to explain. But if the whole city was in trouble, then it was indeed either a monster or a monster. He patted the old lady's comfortingly.
He comforted her by saying, "Mom, don't worry! We are all good at catching monsters here. If there is a monster causing trouble, we will definitely beat the monster to pieces! Senior Sister Lu, are you right?"
At the end of the sentence, he glanced at her, smiled attentively, and pulled Lu Ling into the water again. Lu Ling was also a warm-hearted person. She immediately clasped her fists and said to the old man: "Mommy, don't worry, I will cross the Sin Valley to kill the demons.
No problem. Leave this matter to us!"
"Okay, okay, okay," the old lady smiled so hard that she couldn't close her mouth. She said "good" three times in a row, and then praised, "Look at this girl, she's so pretty and so capable. Boy Lin, when can you give me a gift?"
I have a beautiful daughter-in-law..."
"Mom!" Lin Baize interrupted her quickly and found an excuse to send the old man away so that she wouldn't talk about her daughter-in-law anymore. "It's already this hour. Mom, have you cooked?"
The aunt said "Ouch" and said anxiously: "Look at what I said, I forgot about it and steamed the nest and nestled it on the cage! Girls and boys, please wait, we will have food in half an hour."
Just as he was talking, he heard a soft cry of "baa" coming from the back room, and then, a snow-white lamb spread its hooves and slowly came out. Seeing the lamb, several disciples of Shifang Hall's eyes flashed.
Liang, one of them whispered: "Senior brother, your mother is so kind, why do you give us mutton to eat?"
"Your uncle," Lin Baize flicked his fly whisk, glared at the disciple who was speaking, and said in a low voice, "That is my mother's pet! Let me tell you, who dares to have an idea of it, who dares to touch a hair on it
, I’ll kill whoever makes the soup!”
The disciple hurriedly sucked the saliva and did not dare to say anything. He could only look at the white and clean lamb sadly. The old lady bent down and held the lamb in her arms, while she gently stroked its back.
Then he held it in his arms and walked into the back room to prepare dinner.
Seeing this scene, most of the Shifangdian disciples complained softly that "the mutton hot pot is gone." Bi Fei and Lu Ling lamented that "it's not easy for an old man to live alone, and having a little pet makes you lonely." Gui Haiming and Young Master Xiaobai remained silent.
Silent, only Xiaozhu was dumbfounded, with an expression as if he had seen a ghost. After a long time, Xiaozhu asked dumbly: "Senior Brother Lin...Senior Brother Lin, um, I have a question, I don't know whether to ask it or not..."
If the Shifangdian disciples had said this, Lin Baize would have said, "Why are you so verbose when you know you shouldn't ask?" However, Xiaozhu, who was asking the question now, was dressed as a disciple of Dusei Valley. Lin Baize glanced at Lu Ling and squeezed out
He smiled and said, "Junior sister, don't be cautious. If you have any questions, just ask."
"Senior Brother Lin," Xiaozhu hesitated for a moment and finally asked, "If my guess is correct, you are not my aunt's biological child, right?"
Lin Baize was startled. He flipped his right hand, shook up the dust, and said sternly: "Little junior sister, why did you say this? Don't say that you and I are two sects. Even if we are in the same sect, we shouldn't be so rude and pry into other people's privacy.
!Senior Sister Lu, Lin said frankly to this junior sister, I hope you don’t mind.”
What he said was indeed reasonable, and Lu Ling was not in a position to say anything to defend Xiaozhu, so he only winked at the latter. Xiaozhu cupped his fists and saluted, saying: "I'm sorry, I was rude. Senior Brother Lin, if you don't mind, I would like to
Go out for a walk and buy some items to ward off evil spirits and catch monsters."
"Well, let's go together." Lu Ling said, and Gui Haiming, Bi Fei, and Young Master Xiaobai also went out together. Seeing them leaving, Lin Baize's face softened slightly and he said with a smile:
"Senior Sister Lu said that if a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools. So you guys go about your business first and we won't bother you. Let's make an appointment to meet at Hai, okay?"
In other words, even this dinner was saved. Everyone had seen through Lin Baize's style of saving whenever he could and taking advantage of whatever was available, but they were too lazy to argue with him. Lu Ling immediately said "Goodbye"
", then turned around and left with Xiaozhu and others.
