Great Sui Guoshi

Amidst the mother's rambling words, the scholar led the donkey away, quietly turned his back on the father and daughter next to him, and wiped the corners of his eyes.

The sun pours down on the mountains and forests, and the clear and crisp sounds of birds chirp in the forest.

On the mountain road in the past, the Taoist yawned and sat sleepily on the roadside stones basking in the morning sun. This time, he also followed. The fat pig squatted on the ground beside him, eating pancakes. There is also a rake with a wooden body and an iron head.

On the back of the neighing old donkey, among the swaying bookshelves, Taoist Toad put on a nice dress, pushed open the small door, subconsciously patted the rope tied around his waist, and waved his frog webs.

"Liangsheng, you can go on the road!"

The scholar in front of the donkey's head held the rein and turned his face slightly, nodded with a smile, and called the Taoist and pig demon on the side of the road to get up.

son acridine hum ang~~

The old donkey raised its neck, shook its mane, followed in the footsteps of its master, neighed excitedly, jingled the copper bell under its neck, and wandered among the mountain paths.

The sound of jingling bells echoed, and in the distance of Honglian Temple, a woman in a white dress stood under the old pine.

What I want to say has already been said in the past two days. Lu Liangsheng walked to the side of the road, looked at Hong Lian who was waving, raised his sleeves and cupped his hands to say goodbye.

"Let's go!"

After speaking softly, he turned and left. However, not long after passing the Honglian Temple, in the middle of the mountain road in front of him, there were eight big men wearing short hexagrams and with their chests open lined up, each with a burden on their generous shoulders. It's like a wall stands there.

"Uncle Pan? Are you..."

"Your mother is worried that you will go to Chang'an. If you become an official, you will not be able to be trusted by your confidants, so let the eight of us go with you."

Lu Pan shook his chest muscles twice, and slapped his hands: "Don't worry, we have eight uncles to support you, even if the emperor bullies you, he will tear down his golden palace at your will!"

Then, the voice subsided.

"...Liangsheng, in fact, there are eight uncles who have never seen anything in the world. They want to go and have a look. You can see that everything is brought out, so they won't ask us to go back, right? That's embarrassing, don't you think?"

This... Lu Liangsheng is indeed a bit difficult. He started on the road simply, but with eight more people at once, the journey will definitely be much slower.

Seeing the eight uncles looking at him expectantly, it was a bit embarrassing to refuse to let them go back. What's more, when the other party arrived in Chang'an, if he really wanted to be an official, he really needed a group of trustworthy people under him.

"That's fine, Uncle Pan, but you must listen to me on the way."

"Don't talk about the road, even if you get to Chang'an, the emperor's words won't work!"

Hearing these words, everyone burst into laughter, echoing in the mountains and fields, causing passers-by and vendors to turn their eyes.

The sun was shining brightly, and a group of more than ten people were chatting and laughing loudly, and they went all the way to the north.

Chapter 4 Weishan Town

On a spring day in March, the sun shone on the body and it was still a little chilly, and the bare ground was covered with spots of green, mixed with it, and an unknown green grass blade spread out from the raised small soil bag of the gopher. In a second, a huge head bowed down, and the grass and roots were rolled into the donkey's mouth.

In the sunlight, the old donkey rubbed its beak and swung its tail, walking briskly in small steps. Amidst the creaking sound of the bookshelf, he ran past Lu Liangsheng in front of him, biting off the next piece of grass.

At this time, the group of people has already passed Jingzhou, and the town called Luohe is still below Hezhou, and there is almost a thousand miles to go. If you travel lightly, if you only have Taoist and Zhu Gangman, you can reach it in a few days by casting spells. , right now, there are eight more uncles including Lu Pan, Lu Xi, Lu Qing, etc., and the journey is much slower. It took half a month to cross the river, and today I just left Jingzhou.

However, there is also an advantage. When encountering a bandit road bully in the deep mountains, old forests, and remote paths, when he saw this strong man from a distance, he ran away, leaving Lu Liangsheng time to waste his words.

wow~~

In the forest, the branches and leaves sway slowly.

There was still an old donkey running ahead, and Lu Liangsheng turned his head to look behind him. The eight big men in Lujia Village seemed to be traveling in the mountains and rivers, looking at the surrounding scenery. Hit a few hares and roe deer and come back, and deal with it for a while.

But because of the direction, on the way out of Jingzhou to Hezhou, Zhu Gangli said goodbye to Lu Liangsheng and others that night, and originally followed to Lujia Village. First, he wanted to paint, and second, the scholar lost his cultivation. Mana, it can be regarded as protecting him along the way.

"My old pig still hasn't picked up the weapon. When I find the weapon, I will come to Chang'an to meet you for a drink!"

In the burning firelight in the forest, Zhu Gang's burly figure held a wine bag and saluted one by one. When he came to Sun Yingxian, he said in a low voice: "I have memorized the formulas of the spells that my old pig gave you. Don’t forget it when the time comes, it can be of great use, I think back then, my old pig was a canopy..."

"I got it, I got it, what is Tiangang? I've got the truth in my heart." Sun Yingxian hurriedly spread the sauce on the two plucked hares, put them on the fire and baked them, while flipping through the other half-cooked hares. , muttering in his mouth.

"What is the canopy? I have said it dozens of times over two months. I really think I will believe it? Don't you just want me to confess you? I am a wild Taoist priest, and I will get married in the future!"

Over there, the eight people didn't understand what he said, a dark and fat man, no matter how he looked, he didn't look like he came from the sky.

"The gods look like you, I'm afraid everyone in the temple is offering incense!"

Lu Pan's joke made the other seven people laugh, and Zhu Gangli waved his big hand indifferently: "Hmph, I know you don't believe me. I'll let you see it after I find the weapon."

Hearing the laughter over there, Taoist Toad, who was lying on the floor beside Lu Liangsheng's feet, opened his eyes.

"Hmph... blowing there again."

"It can't be said that like Master, it seems to be a lot of boasting, but in fact it is really a constellation?"

Lu Liangsheng tore off a piece of rabbit meat and handed it to the master, took the wine bag from Lu Pan, and raised his hand in the past to pay respects: "Old pig, if you have any difficulties in obtaining weapons, you might as well come to Chang'an to find me when the time comes."

"Chang'an will definitely go again."

Thinking of the bustling streets, on the pavilions where Yinggeyan dances, the beautiful woman is holding a handkerchief and yelling at him delicately, Zhu Gangli can still think of that scene when he closes his eyes.

Seeing the old pig's expression, Lu Liangsheng took a sip of the wine, took a roasted rabbit from the Taoist's hand and sat back, and shared it with the master.

Taoist Toad didn't care much about other people. After eating two rabbit legs, he yawned, lifted the quilt and got in, turned over and fell asleep.

Over there, the eight people of Lu Pan also finished their dinner, put on a thin blanket, and fell asleep around the fire. The Taoist jumped on the tree, lay down, took out a book from his arms, and threw it under.

"Save it and read it, it's the last book of this book."

"hey-hey."

Zhu Ganglian held the yellowed book, looked around, turned the first two pages by the firelight, and put it in his arms, "My old pig knows you won't forget."

After finishing speaking, he folded his arms, leaned against the tree pole and closed his eyes. In the open space, several people snorted one after another, and the surrounding leaves were blowing and sucking up and down.

The bonfire crackled and bounced sparks, and Lu Liangsheng listened to the uninterrupted snoring, so he had to turn out the book, read it under the light of the fire, and comfortably gnawed on the shredded meat on the sternum that he hadn't finished eating.

It was written by himself and his mentor, and he read it countless times, but he didn't find anything new. At night, Lu Liangsheng yawned, lay down next to his master, and fell asleep with his eyes closed.

The flickering fire light gradually dimmed as the wood burned out. Outside the dim light range, the pig just stood up silently, took the rake, held it off his shoulder, and walked into the blackness.

"Old pig, take care!"

Behind him came Lu Liangsheng's voice, and the figure who walked into the darkness gave a dull 'hmm', and replied in a low voice: "Take care too."

The rustling sound of stepping on weeds faded away in the dark forest.

Not long after, the sky was blue, and then to the east it was bright white. The morning light broke through the clouds and sprinkled down, and the mottled cast through the dense tree gaps fell on the extinguished bonfire. The voices came up one after another, and the fire was raised to cook some gruel. As for the missing Zhu Ganglian, it was a cool man who asked a few words and stopped mentioning it, after all, we said goodbye last night.

"Scholar Lu, get up and eat and go on the road!"

Hearing the Taoist yelling, Lu Liangsheng got up from the ground and stretched his waist: "Your words sound a bit weird, don't you, Master?"

The quilt beneath him was squashed into a mess, with only one toad leg sticking out, twitching slightly.

Uncovering the small quilt, Lu Liangsheng rubbed the center of his brows, picked up the master with some embarrassment, and stuffed it into the compartment of the bookshelf.

.....

After breakfast, the morning sun rose above the clouds, passing through this barren mountain and wild ridge, occasionally a few fields could be seen on the mountainside in the distance, and there were also a few families scattered everywhere. Lu Qing, who was taller among the eight, ran to the nearest The family asked the way.

Afterwards, the group of people walked forward along the mountain road stepped under their feet. Fortunately, they were all hunters in the mountains. Covered by trees, standing on a high ground, you can see from a distance that there are many houses concentrated there, like a town.

After walking the rugged mountain road for a few days, I felt indescribably comfortable when I came to the flat road outside the town.

"Weishan Town? It's a strange name."

Lu Liangsheng looked at the archway at the entrance of the town, and said to the Taoist, Lu Pan and others with a smile. The people passing by the entrance of the town glanced at them and walked away.

The market is paved with stone bricks, and the two sides are no different from the markets seen in the past, with white walls and black tiles, as if it had rained here before coming here, dripping with water, and the road was covered with mud.

Pedestrians are bustling, lively and noisy.

After living in the open air for more than half a month, even though Lu Liangsheng didn't need to take a bath after recovering his mana, he was not used to it. After walking through a section of the street, there was an inn at the end of the street.

"Uncle Pan, how about going to open a few rooms, rest your feet, and change?"

Hearing this, Lu Pan and the others were eager to sleep on the bed, and followed the scholar hurriedly to the inn, where the three rickety men hugged the shop guy trying to block the door, and the guy was struggling and didn't know what to do. At that time, in the line of sight, the sky was overcast.

"Get out of the way!!"

The three drunks turned their faces in a daze, and opened their mouths: "What are you doing?" At the moment, the three arms with bulging muscles suddenly stretched out to grab, twisted off the collars of the three drunks and threw them aside, protecting Lu Liangsheng. went inside.

"Ouch, you..."

One of the drunk men who fell on the ground did not fall hard, raised his head with a yell, and what he saw was that the eight burly men turned their heads in unison, and suddenly shivered, sobered up from the alcohol, and got up , Just run outside as soon as you fuck up.

The shopkeeper behind the counter saw a few people, quickly put down his pen, turned around from behind, and clasped his hands in a circle.

"Everyone, are you going to stay in a hotel?"

Lu Pan raised his chin, afraid of being tricked, and looked more fierce: "Nonsense, come to your store, can't you just hang out?"

"Uncle Pan."

Lu Liangsheng spoke softly, and when Lu Pan remembered what his nephew said, he gave him another hard look and stepped back.

"Shopkeeper, please don't take offense. We have traveled a long distance and haven't slept soundly for a long time. We are in a bad mood. I don't know your store, but there are still guest rooms."

The fat shopkeeper, who was still somewhat resentful in his heart, felt a lot better when he heard the scholar's remarks, but he still shook his head.

"I'm not angry, I'm not angry, but if you want to stay in the hotel, I'm afraid it won't work. The rooms are all full. Even if there is one room, there are so many of you, I'm afraid you won't be able to stay there."

"Then don't bother."

When the business comes in, there is no reason not to do it. The shopkeeper saw that Lu Liangsheng was about to leave, and quickly stopped: "Young master, in fact, I still have a residence here, but it is too remote, and no one lives there for a long time. Dust, if you don't dislike it, let's make do with it for one night."

Chapter 4 Nine

"Don't be disgusted, everyone. Who doesn't want to do door-to-door business? I wouldn't say these words if I couldn't live anymore, but there are indeed. I'm called a buddy, and I'll take you to have a look."

The shopkeeper cupped his hands apologetically, and went back behind the counter to call the previous guy. The latter looked closely at the eight strong men behind Lu Liangsheng. Hearing what the shopkeeper said, he hesitated for a moment, and still stretched out his hand.

"Young master, and everyone, this way!"

"Hao Lao lead the way!"

Lu Liangsheng returned a salute with a smile, called the Taoist, and Lu Pan and the other eight people followed the guy out of the inn, and turned to the side alley. The alley is muddy, and the alley is not long. When you exit the alley, compared with the noisy pedestrians on the other side of the street, this side is a green bamboo forest, and occasionally there are a few graves mixed in the forest, which looks a bit gloomy.

The guy was afraid that the scenery of the bamboo forest would scare these people, so he turned around and said:

"Everyone, these forests are all owned by their owners, and most of the dead are buried on their own land."

Lu Liangsheng looked at several graves in the distance. The tombstones were covered with moss, and the grave soil was overgrown with weeds. He couldn't feel the slightest yin energy. He thought that he had been reincarnated a long time ago.

Withdrawing his gaze, he smiled and said:

"Brother, it's all right. We've traveled a lot. We've come across barren mountains and wild mountains. The few graves don't scare us. By the way, why is that house so remote?"

"Actually, it's not too far away, just ahead."

In the sound of rustling footsteps, the clerk pointed to a cluster of bamboo forests, and the dry ditch was green, walked across the wooden bridge above, and came to the house mentioned by the shopkeeper.

Clusters of bamboos stand by the wall and hang down. When the wind blows, the leaves rustle and the black moss on the long wall is blown away. The high courtyard gate is covered with withered and yellow bamboo leaves and broken lanterns. Hanging on both sides of the eaves, it shakes slightly, revealing the bamboo strips inside.

"Young master, it's here."

The clerk took out the key, unlocked the copper lock on it, and then pushed the courtyard door open with difficulty, the accumulated dust fell down.

cough cough~~

The clerk coughed twice, waved his sleeves to fan away the dense dust, and invited Lu Liangsheng in again.

"Everyone, do you think it's eye-catching? This house was originally a rich family's house, but it fell into disrepair, and the whole family moved away. After many years, it fell into the hands of my shopkeeper, and I didn't have time to take care of it."

Lu Liangsheng naturally wouldn't believe in such words when his family was in decline, and such a big house was abandoned. However, this courtyard is not far behind the Zhou University scholar's mansion in Hegu County. It is a pity that it is so dilapidated.

The eaves are full of fallen leaves, and the color of the Feng Shui wall has long since fallen off, leaving many mottled by the wind and rain.

The whole courtyard is withered and yellow, looking decadent.

, the scholar glanced in front of the Feng Shui wall, and then looked back to the shop guy.

"It doesn't matter, anyway, it's just for one night, brother, go back and bring us some food."

"Alright, alright, the young master and you all will find a few rooms to live in, and I will bring you meals later."

After memorizing the names of a few dishes, the guy ran out in a hurry, looked back again, swallowed his saliva, quickly crossed the wooden bridge, and headed towards the backyard of the inn.

The Taoist stood at the door and looked back, leading the old donkey in: "The little brother in the store, he looks so hasty that he doesn't want to stay longer, I'm afraid it's not haunted here?" His eyes lit up when he said this.

Lu Pan, who was packing his luggage, raised his head, and Lu Xi, Lu Qing and others followed suit and dropped their things.