"Thank you! Immortal master, I can't repay this old bone! "
Then he knelt down to the old man.
Seeing this, Zhou Ming stretched out his hand to hold him and said, "old man, since I have promised, I will not break my promise. When we first came to Fanling City, we have no money. Can we stay here for a few days?"
"Immortal master can live as long as he wants. If you like this house, I'll give it to you."
The old man longed for Zhou Ming to stay. All the ordinary people in Yuanxu were superstitious. They firmly believed that if they lived under the same roof with the monks, they could get some good fortune.
"Thank you, old man."
Zhou Ming was thanking the old man when he suddenly felt that someone touched his leg.
"Brother Zhou Ming..."
Next to Lin Xiaowu, she folded her toes, crossed her hands, lowered her head, blushed, and whispered, "I'm hungry."
Zhou Ming was stunned and looked at the yellow sky outside.
"Immortal master, I'm going to prepare dinner."
As soon as the old man heard this, he would go out. He didn't dare to neglect them.
Zhou Ming stood up and said, "old man, I'll make any other ingredients at home."
"This is inferior work. Let me..."
Seeing Zhou Ming's irrefutable eyes, the old man quickly changed his words and said, "there are some domestic chickens and ducks in the back of the courtyard, and some fresh vegetables picked this morning in the kitchen..."
At the back of the courtyard, there is a fence. On the ground, there are some vegetables, such as green onions, yellow rape flowers, green asparagus
Outside the fence is a small hillside. On the hillside, a group of poultry fly to and fro. The golden setting sun is shining on the hillside. It's really beautiful.
Looking at this scene, Zhou Ming's impetuousness disappeared. He stepped on the loose soil, walked into the vegetable field, bent over and pulled up a well-growing garlic.
When the old man saw Zhou Ming squatting on the vegetable field, he was surprised and said, "immortal master, let me do the rough work. Don't touch the dirty mud."
Unable to laugh or cry, Zhou Ming said, "I'm not an immortal master. Although I have accomplishments, I'm still a human being. Don't be so polite to me, old man. I'm not comfortable. "
On hearing this, the old man was silent for a long time. Then he said with a relieved smile, "the immortal master is right. It's my fault."
"By the way, I don't know what to call the old man?"
Zhou Ming pulled up a few garlic plants and asked the old man.
"My surname is Guan. The immortal master can call me Guan Chui."
Seeing that Zhou Ming was so approachable, the old man suddenly remembered the cold figure who came to find someone in Fanling city. He sighed to himself that they were both elders of Lingyin sect, but their personalities were quite different.
"Then I'll call you master Guan."
Zhou Mingshan removed the black mud from the garlic white and went to the kitchen made of clay.
"Immortal master, you really hurt me..."
Guan Chu ran into the kitchen with a flustered face.
Smoke curling up, green tile walls, thick and simple pots and bowls, Zhou Ming is making a fire, see standing on one side, with a scorched face of the pestle, he said with a smile: "Uncle Guan, help me call Xiaowu to come here, here I come to work on it."
"Ah Good
Seeing that Zhou Ming was skillfully lighting a fire and adding firewood, Guan Chul was full of amazement. Do people who practice Taoism often eat coarse food in the world? With this question, Guan clubbed hurriedly according to Zhou Ming's order, called Lin Xiaowu over.
"Brother Zhou Ming, what's the matter?"
Lin Xiaowu, dressed in white, went to the black stove.
"Watch the fire for me."
Zhou Ming added a scoop of water to the large iron frying pan and pointed to the top of the stove where the fire was burning.
"Hee hee, OK."
Lin Xiaowu was very happy. She rolled up her sleeves and began to clean up the firewood.
Guan Chu was stunned. Maybe this is the unique pleasure of the monks?
Seeing that there was nothing to help, Guan Chu went back to the courtyard alone, looking at the setting sun in the distance with turbid eyes, and bent back to show his old age.
"I'm old. I haven't been so busy at home for a long time. My Ying'er must wait for my grandfather, cough..."
Guan Chui coughed. He beat his back and walked to the hall.
In the kitchen, Lin Xiaowu was choked by the smoke and cried. She wiped her face with her small black hand, and her white skin immediately turned black.
Lin Xiaowu took a stick and turned over the red charcoal in the stove. He fixed his eyes on the burning heat and said, "brother Zhouming, I think you are very familiar with Yuanxu. It doesn't look like you just came here."
Zhou Ming shook his hand slightly with a spatula, carefully stir fried the chicken in the pot, and chuckled: "that's because I've been to Yuanxu in my dream, but I died here later."
Lin Xiaowu suddenly stood up, hugged Zhou Ming from behind and sobbed, "no, you won't die. Don't say such unlucky words."Zhou Ming's hand movement was stagnant, and the haze on his face soon dissipated. He pretended to be joking and coughed softly: "well, I won't talk about it in the future. Xiao Wu, men and women give and receive each other. Are you taking the opportunity to eat my tofu? "
When Lin Xiaowu hears the speech, she suddenly realizes her gaffe. She immediately releases Zhou Ming and squats in front of the stove with a red face.
Zhou Ming looked at the shy Lin Xiaowu, shook his head and said with a smile, "well, I'm kidding. I'll wash my face later. You see, you're almost a little cat now."
"Brother Zhou Ming, I don't know you, but I'm very happy when I'm with you!"
Lin Xiaowu didn't know why she left such a sentence, and then ran out.
Zhou Ming looked at the girl who was a little flustered. With a knowing smile, a warm feeling flowed in his heart. There are many things he doesn't want to tell Lin Xiaowu. It's enough for him to bear those dark memories alone.
A dinner, three people eat happily, Guan Chu did not expect Zhou Ming cooking will be so good, he is old and weak, usually eat less, but tonight, he is eating three bowls of rice. A table of dishes, in a few people's laughter, was swept away.
After dinner, Guan Chu went back to his room early to have a rest. The lanterns in the courtyard were lit. Zhou Ming in grey and Lin Xiaowu in red sat on a low wooden stool and watched the stars in the night sky.
Zhou Ming's original clothes are worn out of shape. What he is wearing now is Guan Chu's son's clothes. The red embroidered skirt Lin Xiaowu wore was left by Guan Chu's daughter-in-law.
It's also a pity that Guan Chu's son was dragged to join the army by the government soon after he got married, leaving his family behind and joining the army. After a period of time, Guan Chu's daughter-in-law refused to live as a widow and remarried. This woman is also unfeeling, regardless of her son, he went away, after no news.
In this way, Guan Chu and his grandson lived together for several years. Fortunately, Guan Chu had done some small businesses in Fanling city. With the government's subsidies, his grandson's life was rich and well off, and he didn't worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation.
There is no developed technology of Tianyuan world in Yuanxu. As in ancient times, there is no fast transportation, no convenient communication network, and no bright fashion clothes. People here have always lived a simple life.
"Brother Zhou Ming, what season is it in Tianyuan?"
Lin Xiaowu counts the stars in the sky and asks Zhou Ming in a delicate voice.
Zhou Ming thought about it, felt the pleasant cool wind at night, and said, "it's already winter."
"It's the summer solstice here. Tianyuan and Yuanxu are like two worlds."
The girl opened her hair and showed an innocent smile.
"Well."
Two worlds? Zhou Ming looked up at the night sky, slightly closed his eyes, and his huge mental power was released from the Shenfu.
All the lights are still, and the city is prosperous.
The spiritual cultivation of the third level of Shenfu in Zhou Ming Dynasty can spread the divine consciousness to a distance of 500 Li.
Now the situation around him has been seen by him.
In the dead of night, a stone bridge over a river, a dark shadow, like a ghost, shuttles by.
The shadow shows his figure, and on his hand is a black cloth in human shape.
There is nothing to stop the divine sense from visiting. Zhou Ming used his mental power to penetrate the black cloth in an instant.
Under the black cloth was a young boy with bleeding orifices.
Zhou Ming's face was as heavy as water, and he suddenly stood up!
"Brother Zhou Ming, what's the matter?"
Zhou Xiaoming was not worried when he saw that dance.
"Nothing."
Zhou Ming slowed down and marked the direction of the man's departure with his divine sense. A light silver light appeared in his eyes. He said to Lin Xiaowu, "it's late. It's cold at night. Go to bed early."
"I..."
Lin Xiaowu was about to speak, but he felt his head sank and his whole body was paralyzed.
Zhou Ming picked up Lin Xiaowu and put her on the bed in the wing room.
After closing the door, Zhou Ming jumped into the air and flew to a certain position in the city.
"Second brother, this is the last one."
In a dark corner outside a mansion, two men in black robes were whispering and whispering.
The second elder brother lifted the black cloth on another man's hand and took a look. He nodded with satisfaction and looked around. "It's just the number of 77. The task is finished. Let's go."
"Good."
Another boy jumped into the darkness, and another boy jumped into the dark.
The second brother looked at the man floating away, and suddenly looked at the eaves of the mansion and found that there was nothing above the eaves. He shook his head in some wonder, followed the direction of the man and disappeared into the darkness ahead.
After they left, a young man in grey came down from the sky. He was standing just where the second brother was looking.
"This man is alert."Zhou Ming's feet pointed a little, the whole person from the eaves to fly lightly, slowly follow behind the two people.
"Dahua, I always feel that someone is following us."
Wrapped in a black robe, the second brother catches up with the previous man and says solemnly.
"Second brother, you are too nervous. There is no ghost in this big night. Who can find us?"
Dahua is already familiar with the abduction of boys. He hasn't failed so many times. Can he come out with a big spirit for the last time?