"Your friends are still waiting for you at the bottom of the mountain. The mountain road is rugged, so be careful." Wang Zhe warned before leaving.
Ye Zhiqiu thanked her again and then stood up and hugged Xiaowei and left.
Halfway through, the beauty in her arms woke up, blinked her eyes, and it took her a while to see clearly who was holding her.
"Brother Ye?" Her voice was very soft and a little hoarse.
Ye Zhiqiu suddenly stopped after hearing the sound.
"Xiaowei, you're awake." Ye Zhiqiu's voice was hoarse and he was very tired.
But at this moment, I feel that all the travel these days has been worth it.
"Where are we?" Xiaowei looked at the surrounding trees and was very curious.
"We are now deep in Qinchuan."
"Qin Chuan, why are you here? I thought I was dead."
"You were injured and unconscious. Fortunately, there is an expert in the mountain who saved you."
"Stop talking and take a good rest. We will meet up with Brother Lin and the others soon."
The rain was still falling, Ye Zhiqiu hugged Xiaowei tightly and continued to walk down the mountain.
In the forest at the foot of the mountain, Lin Zhiyou and another person were sitting under a tree.
Rain falls from the sky on the leaves, and then drips down the leaves.
"Brother Lin, are we just waiting here?"
"Otherwise, do you have a good idea?" Lin Zhiyou asked.
"I'm just worried. I don't know if there are immortals in this thousand-mile Qinchuan. Monsters are definitely indispensable. Don't Zhiqiu be deceived, and Xiaowei will be implicated too."
"It's too late to say this now. Zhiqiu is a blessed person, and Xiaowei is not a short-lived person. In the final analysis, I was careless this time!" Lin Zhiyou sighed.
"I don't blame you, who knew that old guy actually practiced such evil techniques!"
"How could generations of glory and wealth be willing to let go so easily? As long as the wealth lasts, practicing evil arts doesn't matter. It's okay to transform into a demon."
"These people don't even have the most basic bottom line!" the man on the side said disdainfully after hearing this.
"How many people can resist that kind of temptation in their lifetime!" Lin Zhiyou sighed.
The person next to me was silent for a while.
"Brother Lin, do you think we can do what we do?"
"I don't know." Lin Zhiyou shook his head.
"But I know that some things have to be done by someone."
Gululu, the guy next to me started growling.
"Hey, I've been traveling all day and I'm hungry." He smiled and took out some dry food from the package.
"You want to eat some too?"
"I'm not hungry, you can eat. Zhiqiu has been gone for an hour, right?"
"Well, it's been more than an hour." The man took a bite of the dried meat and said.
After another half an hour, there was a sudden rustling in the woods.
The two people immediately stood up, cautiously alert, staring in the direction of the sound.
After a while, a man walked out of the woods, holding someone else in his arms.
"Zhiqiu?!"
"How's it going? Have you seen that immortal?"
"Brother Lin, Brother Gao!" The woman in his arms turned to look at the two of them.
"Xiaowei, you wake up!"
When the two people heard Xiaowei's voice, they hurriedly came to her side, with expressions of genuine concern and happiness on their faces.
"I'm sorry for causing you trouble." Xiaowei said weakly.
"What are you talking about!" said the tall man. "I can always treat you as my sister. If my sister is sick, the elder brother will naturally try his best to find a way to cure her."
"Brother Lin, do you think we should go out at night, or should we spend the night in the mountains before going out?"
"It's late at night. The only problem in this mountain is the direction. Why don't we find a place to spend the night?" Lin Zhiyou said.
"good."
Soon, they discovered a small cave in a nearby mountain.
The four people entered the cave and lit a fire to keep warm.
Xiaowei was seriously injured before. Although she said she woke up, her body was still very weak. After saying a few words to a few of them, she fell asleep again in Ye Zhiqiu's arms.
"I never thought that you could really save Xiaowei." The tall man said.
Lin Zhiyou looked at Ye Zhiqiu.
"So, you have really found the immortal."
"Yes, we found it. He was the one who saved Xiaowei." Ye Zhiqiu leaned on the rock and spoke very softly, for fear that the louder voice would disturb Xiaowei in his arms.
"It turns out there really are immortals in this mountain."
"Zhiqiu, when the immortal agreed to save Xiaowei, didn't he make any demands or conditions?"
Ye Zhiqiu was silent for a while after hearing this.
"Mentioned."
"What conditions?" Lin Zhiyou asked hurriedly.
"He asked me to eliminate the banditry in Yangzhou."
"Eradicating the banditry?"
This request stunned the two people on the side. They did not expect that the immortal would make such a "weird" request.
"Maybe he is from Yangzhou, but if he is from Yangzhou, with the earth-shattering cultivation level of the human immortal, why doesn't he take action himself?" Lin Zhiyou lowered his head and pondered.
"Human Immortal, the thoughts are naturally beyond the reach of those of us. However, since Zhiqiu has agreed to his request, you will be busy next.
Eliminate the banditry in Yangzhou. Yangzhou is such a big place. In today's world, banditry is everywhere. Once one wave is eliminated, there will be another wave soon.
It’s endless. When will it be cleared up? This is an impossible task.”
"No matter how difficult it is, since I have agreed, I will do my best to do it." Ye Zhiqiu said.
Wang Zhe's kindness to him was too great, but he had been unable to do anything to help him. This time he made a rare request.
No matter how difficult it is, he will try his best.
"When I get out of the mountain, I want to go to Yangzhou for a visit. Xiaowei will bother you."
"Are you in such a hurry? But what time limit did the immortal set, or did he place a curse on you?"
"That's not true."
"Then there's no rush. Let's go back to Yuzhou first and send Xiaowei back to the main altar together, and then we can discuss it in a long-term way. It just so happens that it's the way to go."
"That is, eliminating banditry in a state is no small matter. You alone, even if you have to run around day and night, how big an impact can you make!"
After hearing this, Ye Zhiqiu remained silent and looked at the bonfire that was still burning.
"Then go back to Yuzhou first. In two days, I will leave for Yangzhou."
"So urgent?"
"Brother Lin, there's no need to say it. Since I've already agreed, I can't refuse with any excuses," Ye Zhiqiu said.
"Okay, I really saw you right!" Lin Zhiyou patted Ye Zhiqiu's shoulder.
"You've been tired for the whole day, so go get some sleep first and I'll keep watch."
"Thank you." Ye Zhiqiu leaned against the stone wall, took off the sword case, held the sword case in one hand, and Xiaowei in the other. He soon began to snore, and it seemed that he was indeed exhausted.
"You should also take a nap." Lin Zhiyou said to the man beside him.
"Hey, okay, you can call me later."
After the man finished speaking, he fell to the ground and fell asleep soon after.
Lin Zhiyou was the only one left awake in the cave. He added two pieces of firewood and threw them into the fire.
He turned around and looked at Ye Zhiqiu, then at Xiao Wei.
He stood up and came to the entrance of the cave, looking in the direction of the thick fog.
"Human Immortal?!"
"What a great opportunity!"
Ye Zhiqiu suddenly opened his eyes, stared at Lin Zhiyou, and then slowly closed them again.
The night was silent except for the sound of rain and the sound of burning bonfires.
The three people in the cave slept soundly. Lin Zhiyou stood alone at the entrance of the cave, looking into the distance, thoughtfully.
The rain outside stopped in the early morning.
When the sun rose in the morning, Ye Zhiqiu woke up. He immediately looked at Xiaowei beside him and found that her body was rising and falling regularly. She was still sleeping soundly, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Then I looked around the cave and saw that there was another person sleeping, snoring very loudly.
There was another person guarding the entrance of the cave, it was Lin Zhiyou.
"Are you awake?" Lin Zhiyou turned around, her eyes a little red.
"Sorry, I slept too deeply. Can you take a rest?"
"No, I'm on my way early in the morning. After I go out, I'll have a good rest here."
He was actually very tired, he just held on hard last night.
Lin Zhiqiu was carrying Xiaowei on his back, and of the two people, one was opening the way in front and the other was blocking the way behind.
The three people came out of the cave when it was getting dark, but unfortunately their horses were missing. They had to rely on their legs to travel.
On the mountain, Wang Zhe looked at the orchids that had just bloomed.
A solitary flower, admiring its fragrance alone.
"You are all alone, it's time to find you a companion." Wang Zhe said softly.
"Come on, let's go out for a walk."
Wang Zhe took Laifu and Tuanzi down the mountain. After walking six or seven miles, a mountain wolf suddenly appeared in front of them.
"Laifu, clean up."
Laifu went up and slapped the mountain wolf to death with one claw.
"Hey, I asked you to clean it up, why did you just shoot it to death!?"
"Don't blame me, it's too weak." Laifu said.
Along the way, when they saw wild beasts in the mountains, they either chased them away or photographed them.
For a time, all the beasts in the mountain were frightened, and all the beasts within a radius of dozens of miles were scared away.
After walking around in a big circle, Wang Zhe found an empty valley orchid in the mountains a hundred miles away, brought it back to the mountain, and planted it next to the spiritual grass.
"You guys are growing up well."
In the next period of time, Wang Zhe, in addition to practicing the innate five-element magical power, also studied the ancient texts on the five-sided stone tablet.
The pictures in my mind became clearer and clearer.
He didn't know very well what it looked like outside the mountains, but looking at the sky, it seemed that it was getting more and more chaotic.
In Yangzhou, on a mountain outside Guobei County, there was a group of fifteen or sixteen bandits.
"Brother, I asked around. There is a temple on the mountain called Lanruo Temple. It is a thousand-year-old temple. It has been popular for many years. There must be a lot of money in it."
"Lanruo Temple? How many monks are there?"
"About thirty people."
"There are so many, are there any monks among them?"
"I heard that there is a monk named Guangyun who is an eminent monk with some abilities."
"Hey, brother, how can a monk be capable? No matter how eminent the monk is, they are all liars. It's not like we haven't killed them before!" one person said disdainfully.
"It's better to be careful in everything you do. I had a dream last night."
"Dream, what dream?"
"I dreamed about Brother Stone."
"Ah, Brother Shitou, what did he say?"
"He told me to be careful."
"Then, should we go or not? Or, let's just loot Guobei County. There are only a few servants there and they have no skills.
With your methods, boss, it’s not as easy as chopping melons and vegetables. When the time comes, let’s grab a few big customers and leave!”
"Yes, brother, let's go grab Guobei County."
"that is."
"No matter how small Guobei County is, it is still a city. There are more than a dozen of us, and there are only eight horses in total. Once the city gate is closed, we can catch turtles in the jar. Let's go to Lanruo Temple."
"Brother, wherever you go, we will follow you."
"right!"
"Finally I found you." At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded.
"Who?!"
A figure suddenly descended from the sky, more than seven feet tall, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, carrying a large sword box behind him.
"How many villages have you harmed and how many innocent people have you killed in the past month? Do you know your guilt?"
"Are you a court agent?!" The man who was the leader of the bandits clenched the sword in his hand and stared coldly at the man who suddenly appeared.
"My name is Ye Zhiqiu, remember to be a good person in the next life, if you can have a next life!"
unsheathed,
A flash of light flashed, the sword was unsheathed,
The sound of the sword is like the roar of a dragon, the light of the sword is like a thunderbolt,
"Monk?!"
"Brothers, come on!"
More than a dozen people rushed forward in a swarm.
In an instant, his head was cut off by the light of a sword.
In just a few breaths, a dozen evil men turned into corpses lying on the ground.
"This good man, can you spare my life? I swear that I will change my ways and become a good person from now on!"
The leader of the robbers, who had looked so fierce just now, knelt on the ground, wagging his tail at Ye Zhiqiu and begging for mercy.
"Go and talk to the King of Hell and see if he will forgive you."
A flash of sword light flashed, and the head flew up. The man's eyes were still open, full of unwillingness.
The sword is sheathed.
Huh, hiss, Ye Zhiqiu took a deep breath.
He came to Yangzhou more than ten days ago and headed towards Guobei County. He encountered several waves of robbers on the way and wiped them out single-handedly.
I came to the vicinity of Guobei County three days ago and found out that a wave of bandits had come here recently and had already harmed two villages. So I found this place.
Along the way, he found that the world was too chaotic and the people were too miserable.
There are bandits everywhere, and what is even more abominable is the collusion between officials and bandits. Officials are worse than bandits!
This world is absolutely rotten.
"Sir, how can such a collusion between officials and bandits eliminate the banditry in this state?" At this time, Ye Zhiqiu was deeply puzzled.
Outside Qinchuan, two people came.
One is Lin Zhiyou, and the other is a man in his forties, with a handsome face and an extraordinary temperament.
They entered the mountain, Lin Zhiyou leading the way.
Less than a day later, Lin Zhiyou took him to the foot of the mountain where they went last time.
The place is shrouded in white mist, making it difficult to distinguish the surroundings.
"The immortal that Ye Zhiqiu mentioned should be in this white mist, the specific location is unknown.
I asked Ye Zhiqiu, but he refused to tell."
"Xiaowei has been poisoned and her foundation has been damaged. Unless there is a magic elixir to bring the dead back to life, there is no reason to live.
To revive him within an hour, that person in the mountain must either have an unfathomable cultivation level or have a panacea."