September 9th is a good day for climbing mountains.

The Guanyin Temple is built on the top of a mountain, and many people in Suzhou will climb up and worship Buddha on this day.

Jiang Jiu felt that there were too many people in the temple, so he changed into ordinary clothes and planned to leave from the back of the temple and take a walk on the nearby mountains.

However, before he could go out, he was stopped by Lu Yunyang.

"Where are you going dressed like this?"

She was wearing coarse cloth boots and trousers, and her black hair was tied up, with only one or two ordinary hairpins.

Carrying a bamboo basket and a hoe, he looked like he was going to farm.

Jiang Jiu pointed to the back mountain and said, "Let's go dig some yams and wild fruits. There are too many people in the temple, it's really crowded."

Unexpectedly, Lu Yunyang lifted his long gown and tied it to his belt: "I'll go with you."

Jiang Jiu raised his eyebrows and said nothing.

Zhao Li was seen over there, wearing brocade shorts and holding a long sword, following behind him.

"Everyone is quite idle..."

Jiang Jiu carried a bamboo basket on his back and walked along the narrow path towards the back mountain of the Guanyin Temple.

Lu Yunyang, who was following behind her, asked Zhao Li quietly.

"Was it like this before? Wasn't it agreed that we would just chant sutras and worship Buddha?"

Unexpectedly, Zhao Li nodded and said, "There's a small river behind the temple. The fish in the river are very stupid. They will swim towards the shore as long as there are people. The pheasants and rabbits in the back mountain are not afraid of people. They will only come back after they have eaten and drunk enough."

It seems that this has been done more than once. It was the same in Xiang County before, and it is the same now in Su City.

As they were walking, Lu Yunyang suddenly felt something was wrong and waved to Lu Ming.

"Are the soldiers we secretly trained in the valley behind the temple in Xiang County?"

Lu Ming suddenly realized: "If we go through the temple, it is indeed very close, but Your Highness, that land temple is dilapidated, and all the people living there are our people."

Since all the people living here are his relatives, why didn't anyone tell him that every Double Ninth Festival there would be a little girl coming to the temple to worship Buddha and pray for her birthday?

If Jiang Jiu went to the back mountain every year, would he be discovered that he was secretly stockpiling troops?

Lu Ming's heart tightened. "When we get back, I'll have them strictly guard the surrounding area and inspect the land temple as well."

Only then did Lu Yunyang feel satisfied and continued to catch up with Jiang Jiu.

This mountain behind is bigger than the one in Xiang County. There are many villages at the foot of the mountain, and there are hundreds of acres of fertile land. Jiang Jiu took a look.

She knew that this hilltop and the fields below it all belonged to her, and even the tenants in the village below were hers.

Her grandmother is so rich and powerful.

In September, the rice in the fields was almost ripe, and the heavy rice ears bent the crops. Her tenants did not pay much rent, so the three or four villages at the foot of the mountain looked prosperous and peaceful.

There is a blue brick and tile house with a large yard, where chickens, ducks, geese and other livestock are raised.

Therefore, few people set foot in the mountains.

"Look, there's a pheasant over there. It has a really beautiful tail. It doesn't even move when people come."

"Wait until I catch it, pluck its feathers to make phoenix feathers, then eat its flesh and drink its blood..."

Jiang Jiu saw a pheasant, and Zhao Li was about to catch it, but found that Jiang Jiu had already squatted down quietly, ready to catch it.

Zhao Li awkwardly retracted the hidden weapon and glanced at Lu Yunyang behind him. He had quietly moved to the back and formed a blockade with Jiang Jiu.

The fat pheasant was still strolling leisurely, with its head held high and clucking, completely unaware that danger was approaching.

Suddenly, Jiang Jiu pounced forward.

"Ouch!" Lu Yunyang happened to rush over at this moment, and the two of them collided with each other, which scared the pheasant and made it jump up.

"It hurts." Jiang Jiu covered his forehead and glared at Lu Yunyang, "I told you not to follow me, but you insisted and made things worse."

Unexpectedly, Lu Yunyang reacted extremely quickly. Just as the pheasant jumped up and was about to fly away, he stretched out his long arm, grabbed the pheasant's claws directly, and pulled the pheasant back.

"for you."

Jiang Jiu's expression changed very quickly, and he smiled in an instant: "Not bad, not bad, I'll reward you with a chicken drumstick later."

In the morning, I caught two pheasants, a rabbit, and three fish in the river.

At noon, four people built two fires by the river, and Jiang Jiu took out a pot, seasonings, bowls and chopsticks from his backpack.

Lu Yunyang was speechless: "If you want to eat wild game, just ask the people in the mansion to cook it for you. What are you doing? Eating meat in the Guanyin Temple. Be careful that the Buddha will blame you."

Jiang Jiu, however, didn't care at all: "Wine and meat pass through the intestines, but the Buddha remains in the heart. I am young and growing, so eating some meat is nutritious. The Buddha will not blame me."

As he spoke, Jiang Jiu smeared seasoning on the chicken prepared by Zhao Li, wrapped it with layers of lotus leaves and soil, dug a hole, buried it in the soil, and lit a bonfire on top.

Grill the freshly caught fish and brush the seasoning on the fish. Soon, the aroma fills the air.

This was nothing. Then he saw Jiang Jiu magically taking out meat skewers, flatbreads, vegetables, and a jar of wine from his backpack. Lu Yunyang was speechless.

This girl is here for a picnic.

Jiang Jiu's cooking skills are really good. The roasted chicken is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, fat and juicy. When you put it in your mouth, your tongue almost rolls back into your stomach.

There is also barbecue with cumin, a seasoning from the Western Regions, which tastes very fragrant.

In this way, Lu Yunyang, Jiang Jiu, Zhao Li, and Lu Ming sat around two bonfires, eating and drinking.

On the top of a distant mountain, with smoke curling up, is the compassionate statue of Guanyin.

By the river halfway up the mountain, the four of them were enjoying themselves, eating delicious food and drinking spicy drinks.

The four people no longer had any status or position at this time, and Jiang Jiu seemed to have returned to the modern era, traveling and barbecued with his friends.

Just when the four of them had almost finished eating, Jiang Jiu and the others wanted to go back and give orders to Zhao Li.

"Put out the bonfire, or it will start a wildfire."

Lu Ming picked up the pot and tried to get water to put out the fire.

But just when he reached the river, he suddenly threw the pot into the river with force.

"Be careful, assassin."

Suddenly, three or four men in black jumped out of the river and shot the hidden weapons in their hands towards Jiang Jiu and the others on the shore.

Zhao Li quickly protected Jiang Jiu behind him and quickly opened all the hidden weapons.

Lu Yunyang also came to Jiang Jiu's side and looked around vigilantly.

Soon, he found that they were surrounded.

"Get out."

Lu Yunyang reached out to pull Jiang Jiu, but found that Zhao Li had already taken Jiang Jiu to break out in the direction of Guanyin Temple.

Lu Ming reacted quickly as well, and while fighting, he did not forget to send out signals.

Although there were many people coming, Jiang Jiu also discovered that Zhao Li's skills were really good.

The moves changed almost in an instant, and even with Jiang Jiu, who had very poor kung fu skills, he was able to force back the people who were trying to assassinate them.

Jiang Jiu also discovered that Lu Yunyang's kung fu was pretty good. Although he usually looked lazy, once he got serious, he exuded a frightening aura of solemnity.

Lu Yunyang, Zhao Li and Lu Ming protected Jiang Jiu in the middle and fought their way out of so many killers.

Seeing that more and more people in black were coming, Zhao Li pushed Jiang Jiu towards Lu Yunyang and said, "Run!"

Lu Ming and Zhao Li were blocking in front, while Lu Yunyang pulled Jiang Jiu through the gap they had created and ran forward desperately.

As they ran, Jiang Jiu realized they were lost...

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