Chapter 354: Meeting an Old Friend in a Foreign Land (1/2)
Facing Huo Feng from the Yunmen Sect, Nangong Hao smiled and said, "I've heard that the Yunmen monks are open-minded, free and easy, wandering around the world, and extraordinary. Today, I see that their reputation is well-deserved."
"I wonder if Brother Huo Feng is free? My elders like to make friends with heroes all over the world. Seeing that Brother Huo has a good temperament, they are very impressed. They specially asked Nangong Hao to come and invite Brother Huo to come in for a chat... I wonder if Brother Huo would do me the honor?"
Nangong Hao was polite and kind. When he said these words of recruitment, there was a commotion outside the Fuyu Tower.
The cultivators looked at the man in white with different eyes.
This man in white could actually attract the attention of that big shot in the capital? This is simply a great opportunity to ascend to heaven in one step!
The cultivators who saw this scene were all envious.
This grand event summoned many cultivators from the southern border. Those who were qualified to enter the Fuyu Tower had already entered. Most of those who stayed outside were ordinary casual cultivators with low cultivation.
For everyone, being able to enter Fuyu Tower is an unimaginable honor.
And the favor of the big shot and the personal invitation from Nangong City Lord are even more impressive.
Everyone looked at the man in white expectantly, wishing they could jump out and agree on his behalf.
However, in the expectant eyes of everyone, the man in white smiled and shook his head, saying: "I passed by Zhuxian Town, just happened to come here to join in the fun, but in fact I have other important things to do, so I can't participate in the great event of exterminating demons and monsters."
"So Huo Feng can only refuse the kind invitation of Nangong City Lord... Sorry."
The man in white bowed to Nangong Hao with a little apology, then patted the head of the little boy beside him and said: "Don't look, let's go."
Then the man in white bowed to Nangong Hao again and said: "You are all busy with things, Huo will not stay to bother you, I hope the city lord will forgive me. I will apologize when we meet again in the future."
After speaking, the man in white turned around with the three children and headed out of Yunhun Street.
All the practitioners along the way made way to both sides, looking at him in astonishment, unable to believe that this man dared to refuse such a good thing.
Inside the Fuyu Building, Elder Lie watched the back of the man in white leaving casually, and his heart skipped a beat.
If he just thought it was a coincidence, then the man's free and easy behavior now provided some evidence for that weird guess.
Especially before the other party left, he actually looked at this side with a slight smile.
At the moment when the two sides' eyes crossed, Elder Lie couldn't help but feel suppressed.
But this was not a provocation from the man in white, but his own intuition.
——Compared with this man in white, he, Lie Yang, is as small as an ant!
This feeling made Lie Yang look solemn.
After Nangong Hao came back, he said with some shame: "I am ashamed of Elder Lie. I failed to invite the strange man, but scared him away... I am ashamed of Elder Lie's trust."
Beside the window, Elder Lie shook his head and said: "I acted rashly, you are not to blame."
As he said, Lie Yang looked in the direction where the man in white left again. Although the other party had long disappeared on the streets of Yunhun, the ethereal figure seemed to still be watching this side.
Thinking of this, Lie Yang sighed and said: "Next time I see this master, I should go out to greet him personally... This time, I was rude and arrogant."
Lie Yang's words made everyone in the box look at each other in surprise.
It is necessary for Elder Lie to go out to greet him personally... Is the identity of the person outside really so noble?
Inside and outside the Fuyu Tower, all the practitioners were boiling with excitement about the casual departure of the man in white, and they talked about it.
After the man in white left Yunhun Street with three children, he quickly disappeared from people's sight.
When they appeared in the world again, they had arrived on the road thirty miles outside Zhuxian Town.
In the forest, Lu Heng in white smiled and shook his head, saying, "It was a close call. We were almost drafted. This Lie Yang from the capital has a sharp eye. He can spot us even when we are in the crowd. He is quite powerful."
Beside Lu Heng, the little boy Shen Wuyou said with a bitter face, "The feast we promised... is gone before we can start eating. I am so angry. Can't this old Lie pretend that he didn't see us?"
The little boy was still dissatisfied.
In order to go north to pursue the evil demon who kidnapped Sun Yan, they have survived in the wilderness for more than 60 days.
When they went down the mountain, it was still autumn, but now it was howling and it was almost deep winter.
Lu Heng and Xiao Ai were fine. They had high cultivation and didn't crave for delicious food. It was best to have it, but it was okay if they didn't.
But Shen Wuyou and Shen Wuyu were different. They had to have three meals a day. After more than 60 days of survival in the wilderness, the lack of nutrition has caused the siblings to have frequent toothaches and yellow complexions.
And because they ate too much barbecue and got seriously irritated, the siblings had acne and blisters at the corners of their mouths to varying degrees.
So when they passed by Zhuxian Town and heard that there was a grand event to entertain practitioners here, and there would be a free banquet, Lu Heng took the siblings into the city, intending to let the siblings who had survived in the wilderness for three months eat some good food.
While replenishing nutrition, they also changed their taste.
But they didn't expect that the old man Lie from the capital would find Lu Heng at a glance, forcing Lu Heng to run away in advance, and he couldn't enjoy the promised feast.
Looking at the sad faces of the siblings, Lu Heng laughed and said, "It's okay. When we get to the next city, I'll take you to the city to eat in the restaurant. You can order as much as you want. You don't have to get free meals. I guarantee you will eat to your heart's content."
However, although Lu Heng's promise was beautiful, the siblings were not happy at all.
Xiao Ai on the side reminded: "Lord Wolf God, we have no money and cannot afford to eat in restaurants."
Lu Heng's eyes widened and he said, "What's this? It's just money. Let's go find an evil demon on the roadside and kill it, and then send it to collect the reward."
"Isn't there a reward for evil spirits in the Xiong Kingdom? As long as the evil spirits are killed, different rewards will be given depending on the evil spirits' cultivation level... Kill the evil spirits who only open the heavenly gate, and the reward will be enough for us to eat and drink several times. "
Lu Heng was full of confidence, while Xiao Ai sighed, feeling that the majestic wolf god actually went to kill demons to receive rewards, which was too detrimental to the wolf god's reputation.
Sister Wuyou Wuyu also looked embarrassed and said, "Dad, this is inappropriate..."
"Yes, Dad, you are the Wolf God of Hanyu Mountain. How can you kill demons and receive rewards... If word spreads, it will damage your reputation."
Lu Heng glared at the three of them and said: "Bullshit reputation...can fame be used as food? And it's just for killing demons to receive rewards, so why does it harm your reputation? What others can do, I, Lu Heng, can't do?" "
"If this is going to damage the reputation... then the reputation is too weak, so it's okay not to want it."
Lu Heng's words made the sister and brother look at each other.
The two siblings looked at Xiao Ai as if asking for help, hoping that Xiao Ai would persuade their father.
But I saw Sister Ai nodding her head repeatedly and said, "What Lord Wolf God said is absolutely true."
The two siblings suddenly had a dark look on their faces.
Shen Wuyu thought for a while and said, "Dad, isn't Senior Brother Sun Yan still in the hands of the evil demon? If we waste time on the evil demon passing by, it would be terrible if we lose Senior Brother Sun Yan."
The little girl reminded.
Lu Heng sighed and said, "I also want to catch up... It's just that what happened to those group of evil spirits in the past few days, they didn't continue to go north, and I don't know what they were doing when they stopped nearby."
"And if they don't move, naturally we can't move either."
Lu Heng was helpless.
Three months ago, he relied on his fleeting light-escape speed to reach the cave where the demons were hiding in time, and collected some of the demons' aura.
And relying on this wisp of evil energy that was about to dissipate, Lu Heng once again traced the location of the evil spirit.
But this time Lu Heng was unable to pinpoint the location of the demons accurately. In his perception, the group of evil spirits seemed to have disappeared between heaven and earth. Even relying on their residual evil energy, Lu Heng could only roughly determine the area where they were located.
Lu Heng could not pinpoint the specific location of the demons, so he could only follow them from a distance, keeping a certain distance, trying to wait for the demons to reveal their flaws.
Lu Heng didn't believe that these evil spirits could hide their evil spirits all the time.
After all, in order to hide the evil energy, the speed of this group of evil demons traveling north is extremely slow. It is obvious that while hiding the evil energy, they cannot use the evil escape technique or use the evil energy in their bodies.
However, the Xiong Country is a country of order and does not welcome the existence of evil factions, and even strangles them vigorously. This group of evil spirits is walking in the land of bear country, and it is impossible to hide their identity forever.
Sooner or later there will be conflicts with local practitioners.
And once they show their evil tendencies, Lu Heng will be able to locate them in time.
But Lu Heng followed them for three months, but in recent days these demons have stopped going north. Lu Heng, who was following them, had time to stop and have some fun.
For example, find a few passing demons and kill them in exchange for bounty money, and then use the money to go eat and drink in the city.
Lu Heng is still very interested in the food of Xiong Country.
However, Lu Heng's idea had just surfaced and was put on hold before he could implement it.
On the gallop in front of him, stood a man wearing a musician's robe and carrying a piano case. The other party stood on the roadside and saluted Lu Heng respectfully.
Obviously he has been waiting here for a long time.
Lu Heng was not surprised by Gu Yin's appearance, because he had seen Gu Yin before when he was in Zhuxian Town.
He also knew that after he left Zhuxian Town, Guyin chased him out and flew around outside Zhuxian Town several times before finally finding Lu Heng walking on the road.
After stopping, Lu Heng smiled and bowed his hand to Gu Yin in return, saying, "I didn't expect to see Brother Gu Yin in the Xiong Country in the north. It's such a fate. How come Brother Gu Yin also has Yaxing to travel to the north? ah?"
Lu Heng thought the musician was still in Huotong.
Gu Yin, who looked melancholy, sighed and said: "This junior is originally a national of Youxiong, and his family lives in Qushui Village not far outside Zhuxian Town. It's just that this junior has been wandering away all year round and has not been home for more than seventy years. "
"This time since Huotong went north, I returned to my hometown after a long absence. I wanted to see what my hometown was like, but I never expected to meet the Wolf God... This must be God's guidance."
"The Wolf God took good care of me in the Huotong Kingdom. This time, I would like to invite the Wolf God to stay in the village for a few days to show my kindness as a landlord."
Gu Yin's face was full of expectation.
The Wolf God came to protect him when he was in Huotong Kingdom, and also helped him to provoke the female evil star Nian Cangqing. Now that he has seen it in Xiong Country, he must meet him in person to express his gratitude, both emotionally and rationally. He cannot pretend not to have seen it.
But Guyin's original plan was to say goodbye and leave.
After all, he believed that he was not qualified to pester a senior expert like Wolf God.
But just now he heard the conversation between the Wolf God and Wuyou Wuyu's sister and brother, and knew that the Wolf God brought these two siblings to the convention in Zhuxian Town, and it turned out that they were going there for the banquet.
And the Wolf God actually condescended to kill ordinary evil demons to receive rewards in order to let the two siblings have something good to eat... Hearing this, Gu Yin had the idea of inviting the Wolf God and his party to the manor to entertain them.
At least the cooking skills of the chefs in his family are not much worse than those in the restaurants of big cities. Since the Wolf God likes delicious food, he should entertain him wholeheartedly.
After Gu Yin finished speaking, Lu Heng looked up and down at the man in front of him, smiled, and said: "Brother Gu Yin is really generous... Ha! Well, since Brother Gu Yin has invited you so kindly, then I will not be polite."
"Let me tell you in advance that the four of us may not have a big appetite, but in fact we have a big appetite. Brother Gu Yin, don't regret it when we are eaten out of money."
Lu Heng smiled and made a joke.
When Gu Yin saw that the Wolf God agreed to visit the manor, he was so excited that he couldn't help but smile a little on his face that was always sad and melancholy.
"Then I will go all out and try to let the Wolf God eat up Qushui Manor."
Lu Heng laughed and asked Gu Yin to lead the way.
The group turned around and headed for Qushui Manor.
Since they were old friends, Lu Heng and Gu Yin couldn't help but talk about the past.
Lu Heng asked in confusion: "I heard from the Lord of Lianshan that Brother Gu Yin participated in the operation to eliminate the evil demons in Qingming Cave, and after the destruction of Qingming Cave, he has been looking for the fish that escaped and hunting the remaining evil demons in Huotong. Why did he suddenly come to the north now?"
What Lu Heng actually wanted to ask was, have you abandoned the master's body?
It's just that such straightforward words are not easy to say. After all, it was Lu Heng who promised to help Gu Yin regain the master's body.
And up to now, Lu Heng still can't do anything about Nian Cangqing.
Lu Heng actually feels a little guilty about Gu Yin.
Gu Yin sighed and said, "I understand the intention of Wolf God."
"But Wolf God, don't worry. During these days in Huotong Country, Gu Yin has actually figured out many things."
"The death of Master is bad news that has been around for a long time, but I just can't accept it."
"Master, without a soul, is just a corpse and should have been buried long ago. But I have always held unrealistic hopes, deceived myself, refused to accept reality, and wandered around with Master's body."
"Such behavior can actually be called a lunatic who betrays his master and ancestors and has an abnormal mind."