Tang Ning and the old beggar were walking on the mountain road. The latter had a piece of dogtail grass in his mouth and put his hands behind his head. He looked at Tang Ning and asked, "That girl is pretty and has a good figure. Now go back."
You still have time……"
The old beggar felt uncomfortable when he was not around, and kept talking nonsense when he was around. Tang Ning ignored him and treated him like a dog following behind him.
Before leaving Wanzhou, he asked Ruan County Lieutenant to take care of Zhao Yun'er. At the same time, he left a thousand taels of silver with him to buy a shop for her, which would ensure her food and clothing for the rest of her life.
In addition, he also left a letter to Liu Zheng, so that Liu Zheng could keep her safe after Ruan County Lieutenant was transferred.
This is all Tangning can do for her.
The two of them left the Wanzhou City Gate and crossed the river at the ferry. After that, it only took half a day to enter Qiandi.
After leaving Wanzhou, Tangning will no longer have any reinforcements around her. She will have to rely on herself and the old beggar for everything.
Although he can handle most situations by himself, in times of danger, he still has to rely on the old beggar.
Therefore, Tang Ning could no longer regard him as a dog following her around.
He took the initiative to slow down his pace and asked casually: "Among the ten elders of Wan Gu Sect, is there anyone named Wu?"
"I don't know." The old beggar spat out the dogtail grass in his mouth and said, "What is the name of the governor of Wanzhou? Do you know the name of the head of the Liang family?"
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Tang Ning was speechless by his question, but thinking about it, the old beggar had the intention of grabbing the secret book, so how could he care about the name of the elder of Wan Gu Sect?
However, it would be a bit too much to take off someone's clothes and tie them to a tree without even asking their name...
The old beggar took off a gourd from his back, took a sip of wine, and continued: "Moreover, the ten elders of Wan Gu Sect have not always remained the same. In the past few decades, I am afraid that their ten elders have also changed.
There are several rounds, how do I know if there is anyone named Wu among them?"
From what the old beggar said, maybe the person behind the Liang family is not the current elder of the Wan Gu Sect, but his attainments in the Gu art are at worst on par with Bai Jin Gongsun Ying. He must know a lot about Wan Gu that Tangning doesn't know.
The secret of teaching.
Tangning thought of something again, looked at the old beggar, and asked, "I heard that the previous generation of saints was defeated by you, so she went into seclusion to practice hard, but she died because of being possessed. Don't you feel any guilt about this?
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"Infinite Heavenly Lord..." the old beggar sighed and said: "As the Buddha said, life and death are destined, and wealth is in heaven. That is why she has such a calamity in her life. How can you blame me?"
If the Infinite Heavenly Lord knew that the old beggar was using his name to talk nonsense, he might drop a divine thunder to kill him.
Tangning rested against a tree on the side of the road, took a sip of water, wiped the water stains from the corners of her mouth, and murmured, "Xiao Xiao and the others should have arrived in Chu Country now, right?"
This time they left as a family, and Xiaoxiao and Lao Zheng followed them all the way. Counting the days, they should have almost arrived by now.
The old beggar took another sip of wine, glanced at him, smacked his lips, and said, "I didn't expect that you are still a principled person."
Tangning glanced at him and asked, "Is this the first day you found out?"
The old beggar wiped the corners of his mouth and said, "Actually, there is one thing that I have always been curious about."
He looked at Tangning and asked, "You were obviously dead that day, how did you come back to life later?"
"How can the dead be resurrected?" Tangning looked at him and said, "Maybe you saw it wrong."
"I can't be wrong." The old beggar looked at him and said, "For two whole hours, your heart didn't skip a beat."
Tangning thought for a while and said, "Medically speaking, it is entirely possible that a person will fall into a state of suspended animation under certain external stimulation. Although there is no heartbeat or pulse, he is still alive."
The old beggar looked at him for a long time, then shook his head and said, "Maybe I really saw it wrong..."
What the old beggar was curious about was the biggest secret Tang Ning carried. He didn't plan to tell anyone about this secret, and of course, no one would believe it.
"Actually, I had a dream during those two hours." Tangning looked at the old beggar and said, "In the dream, I was another person, living a different life. I almost fell into that dream.
Until Xiaoxiao wakes me up..."
He breathed a sigh of relief and said: "If it weren't for her handful of water, I think I would really be dead by then."
The old beggar glanced at him and said, "No wonder you are so kind to my precious disciple and dote on her even more than I do..."
"She is my savior and also my sister." Tangning said matter-of-factly: "If I don't pamper her, who will I pamper?"
The old beggar looked at him and said, "I hope you will always remember this sentence."
Tangning glanced at him and said, "You don't need to remind me, I will always pamper her."
The old beggar shook his head and said, "I was talking about the previous sentence."
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What happened to Tang Shui was just an accident, and the old beggar's worries were completely unnecessary. Xiaoxiao was still a child in Tang Ning's heart, although in fact she was no longer a child...
Tang Ning and the old beggar entered Guizhou with only three days of food because according to the plan, in three days, they would approach a certain branch of the Wan Gu Sect belonging to the three elders.
But what they did not expect was that the actual terrain of Guizhou Province was slightly different from what was drawn on the map. As a result, they did not reach their destination until the morning of the fourth day, and their food had been eaten yesterday.
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Fortunately, this is a mountain, so even if they don't bring any food and water, they can get it from the surrounding environment.
Tangning came to a stream somewhere and said to the old beggar: "I'm going to catch two fish. Look around to see if there are any mushrooms. Bring some back and pick up some firewood..."
Qiandi is an untapped treasure. The grass carp in this stream are very plump. Tang Ning harpooned two of them, cut them open and scaled them, and then set up a grill by the stream.
After he set up the grill, the old beggar came back, carrying two pheasants and a Ganoderma lucidum in his hands.
This Ganoderma lucidum looks old at first glance. It is not common even in such deep mountains. For people like them who practice martial arts, it is a great supplement. The old beggar is quite lucky.
Tang Ning is a very sophisticated person when it comes to food. Before going into the mountains, he had considered the possibility of having a picnic in the mountains. Game without seasonings tasted boring, so he specially packed a small bag and brought enough seasonings.
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The old beggar used bamboo chopsticks to pull the fish, took a bite of the fish, drank a sip of wine, and sighed: "It's a pity that you don't want to be a cook..."
Tang Ning stirred up the firewood twice, smeared the Ganoderma lucidum with seasoning, grilled it on the fire, and took a piece of grilled fish to eat.
Just after taking a few bites, there was a sudden movement in the dense forest behind me.
A figure strode out of the forest. When he saw the two people by the stream, he was stunned for a moment. Then he noticed the Ganoderma lucidum on the fire. There was an angry look on his face and he said sternly: "You brave little thief, how dare you steal Ganoderma lucidum"
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The girl in unique ethnic costumes was stopped by the old beggar just as she raised the short knife in her hand.
Tangning looked at her and asked, "Is this your Ganoderma lucidum?"
The girl was dressed strangely but could speak fluent Chinese. She pointed at Tangning and said angrily: "You, you actually burned my Ganoderma lucidum..."
The old beggar cut a piece of Ganoderma lucidum with a dagger and handed it to her, saying, "Try it?"
The girl turned away and said angrily: "I won't eat!"
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After a while, Tang Ning threw away the fish bones, looked at the girl squatting by the fire, and asked, "Does it taste good?"
The girl randomly stuffed the last piece of roasted Ganoderma lucidum into her mouth, nodded sharply and said: "It's delicious!"
