Volume 1: Wind Rises in the Mountains and Swamps Chapter 97: Looking West
By noon, the group had walked about a hundred miles.
Looking for a place leeward, everyone dismounted and rested.
Lin Yi had just packed up the carriage when Jin Ke ran over and said with some embarrassment: "Junior Brother Lin, driving is not difficult, but taking off the bridle is not. Do you think you can...?"
The accompanying outer disciples, Lin Yi and Jin Ke, help each other as they should.
When the carriage is resting on the way, the horses should be unloaded from the shaft so that the horses can strengthen their legs. Jin Ke was driving a hitched carriage. As for the menial tasks of hitching and unloading the wagon, he could only come to Lin Yi for advice.
The journey is long, and if the carriage delays everyone's schedule, Jin Ke will not be able to afford it even if his grandfather is behind him.
Lin Yi helped Jin Ke unload the horses, while the latter watched carefully and hurriedly thanked him: "Junior brother Lin, we are the only brothers in the foreign affairs hall who are traveling together. We need to take care of each other! This is a journey, although it is difficult for us to do so. I'll keep it, but we brothers are not outsiders. You can take these first. There are a lot of expenses on the road, and it will be cheaper if you have money on hand!"
With that said, Jin Ke stuffed a package into Lin Yi's arms.
Lin Yi didn't refuse, took it and put it into his arms.
Manager Mu feels sorry for his grandson and will give him a lot of money. This Jin Ke has learned how to be a good person. These inner disciples don't look at him seriously at all, and only Lin Yi can say a few words. Now that he can get close to Junior Brother Lin, Master Jin will naturally not miss this opportunity.
Lin Yi returned to his carriage, sat on the ground alone, and picked up the wine gourd.
Not far away, Zhen Yuanzi's master and disciples gathered together to eat solid food. The two apprentices were handsome and majestic. The fair-faced one is called Yuan Qing, and the darker-faced one is called Yuan Feng. Perhaps because they are Taoist priests, the two brothers are arrogant, yet somewhat simple and straightforward.
Even though Zhen Yuanzi was the master of a sect and traveled with the disciples of the Tianlong sect, he could only make do with the basics and take care of himself.
"You junior, why are you just drinking? There are dried fruits and dried meat here, how about trading wine with you?" Zhen Yuanzi seemed to have forgotten his unhappiness, showing the kindness of an elder.
Lin Yi raised the gourd and took a sip. Without looking at Master Zhen Yuanzi, he shook his head and said, "I won't change."
Zhen Yuanzi had expected it and smiled indifferently. The two disciples on the side looked angry.
Meng Shan came over with Mu Qing'er and his entourage. Before anyone arrived, laughter started: "Haha! Wait a minute, Taoist priest!"
Zhen Yuanzi smiled cheerfully, raised the preserved fruit in his hand, and said: "Elder Meng does not need to see anyone else. The future is long, and it is normal to eat and sleep in the open. There is food and drink, and the old man is very comfortable. It is just causing trouble for the noble sect!"
Behind Elder Meng, Mu Qing'er and Senior Sister Xu showed great respect to Zhen Yuanzi. Jitang and Luo Rong, along with Yao Zi and others, also came to meet with the old Taoist.
Zhen Yuanzi's face lit up, he stood up and said with a smile: "Elder Meng, you and I are all on the same journey, so being so polite is not a sign of what's going on. It makes the old Taoist feel uneasy!"
Zhen Yuanzi's easy-going speech and casual manner made everyone feel good about him. Elder Meng laughed and said: "Taoist priest is really quick to talk, and it suits me very well. Please do it!"
Zhen Yuanzi smiled and said: "Elder Meng is preoccupied with many things, so there is no need to be distracted by the old way. Please help yourself!"
Lin Yiwu sat alone, paying no attention to what was going on around him. He took a sip of wine from time to time and looked indifferently.
"Why are you drinking?" A cold voice sounded. Lin Yi looked up and saw that Meng Shanye had left and Mu Qing'er was staring at him with an angry face. Ji Tang and others were standing behind him.
Zhen Yuanzi looked at everything in front of him with a smile.
Lin Yi didn't get up and replied calmly: "It's just to warm up!"
Mu Qing'er didn't know why, but she became angry when she saw Lin Yi. Seeing his indifferent expression, she couldn't help but yelled: "It's so dangerous to travel, but you still drink during the day. I don't know why the Foreign Affairs Hall wants a lazy person like you to come here. ?”
"I can drive a carriage well. As for the danger, what does it have to do with me as a coachman?" Lin Yi replied lazily. I have been hiding for several months, but now there is no way to hide or escape. It's just that he has been bullied many times by him. At this time, he really can't keep a good face.
Jitang saw that this horse-raising disciple was stubborn, so he didn't bother to argue with him and said nothing.
Yao Zi couldn't help but jumped out, pointed at Lin Yi and scolded: "You stinky boy, you only care about food and not about beating! Junior sister is thinking of traveling far, so she spoke out to warn you, you still dare to make excuses! Let's see if I don't tear you down. bone!"
Lin Yi closed his eyes and sat motionless, as if in trance. He ignored Yao Zi's scolding.
Mu Qing'er pointed at Lin Yi bitterly and said anxiously to Ji Tang behind him: "Brother, look at this man, he is so lazy and annoying!"
Ji Tang's face also darkened, and he frowned. But we can’t really beat this guy up. Who will drive?
"Haha! Don't be upset, you guys!" Zhen Yuanzi came to the front of the group of people with a smile and said with a smile: "Driving a car is no better than riding a horse. Sitting in front of the car, you can only endure the wind and cold. It is really hard. Drink some wine and be afraid of the cold, too. It’s a way for a coachman to drive in winter. Besides, this small gourd can’t hold a lot of wine, so it doesn’t matter!”
When Mu Qing'er saw Zhen Yuanzi coming forward to speak, she just said that she had wrongly blamed Lin Yi, her face turned red and she stopped talking. Yao Zi could only glare at Lin Yi fiercely and retreated.
Zhen Yuanzi smiled and lowered his head again and asked: "This coachman, is there something wrong?"
Everyone thought, no matter how stubborn you are, when facing a master like Zhen Yuanzi, you should thank him with the courtesy of a junior. Otherwise, it would be really shameless.
Who knew that Lin Yi, who was sitting on the ground, didn't even raise his eyelids, and snorted: "Have you ever said something wrong?"
Zhen Yuanzi was choked with words, but he was not angry. He smiled and left with his beard twisted.
Mu Qing'er and others forgot the verbal conflict just now, stared at Lin Yi who was sitting on the ground with his eyes wide open. Mu Qing'er thought that Lin Yi was deliberately disrespecting her, but this person was so cold-hearted?
Ji Tang and Luo Rong smiled at each other, thinking that they saw something rare, and shook their heads and left. When Yao Zi turned around, he didn't forget to say hatefully, "You kid have guts!"
Several people left one after another, and Lin Yi drank a sip of wine leisurely again, with a calm expression.
Zhen Yuanzi walked over again with square steps, and smiled proudly: "Boy, you owe me a favor!"
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The group walked for two days and arrived at a small town at dusk.
On a stone tablet at the entrance of the town, the words "Wangxi" were engraved.
"This place is 400 miles away from Jiulong Mountain. After passing Wangxi Town, go a hundred miles ahead and you will reach the border of Anzhou." Zhen Yuanzi has a wide range of knowledge and knows the mountains and rivers of Shangguo very well. Along the way, regardless of Lin Yi's cold eyes, he kept talking and telling interesting stories along the way.
Zhen Yuanzi likes to be a teacher, and Lin Yi is also happy to help him. His expression is much more relaxed, but he still speaks very little.
A group of carriages and horses came to Wangxi Inn, and a strong man in black clothes came forward with more than ten people to greet everyone. It turned out that it was the hall stationed outside the Tianlong Sect. It had received a message from the sect and was waiting here. The carriages and horses were all taken care of. Lin Yi was happy to be free. He had dinner early and went back to the guest room to rest.
Lin Yi and Jin Ke shared a room.
Jin Ke wanted to talk to him, but Lin Yi didn't appreciate it. He put his long sword on the bedside and slept in his clothes.
Ever since he saw Lin Yi kill four masters in a row outside the Jiulongshan market, Jin Ke has been afraid of him and knows that he cannot afford to offend this person. Fortunately, the other party did not cause him trouble, and they lived in peace.
These two nights, they slept outdoors. Finally, they had a bed to rest. Jin Ke felt tired and turned off the lights and went to bed.
Perhaps because of fatigue, Jin Ke began to snore after a while.
In the dark night, Lin Yi, who had been lying still, suddenly opened his eyes. The spiritual energy in his body was running, and the fatigue of the day disappeared without a trace. Seeing Jin Ke sleeping soundly, he got up and sat cross-legged, and his spiritual consciousness slowly spread through the wall...
There are two floors in the inn, and he is on the first floor. The inner disciples who live next door are all asleep. Mu Qing'er and others upstairs are all there. He swept his spiritual consciousness and passed by. He is still not used to peeping at others. It's just that there are two people missing upstairs...
Around the inn, there are more than ten people holding weapons and looking alert. These should be the people from the Tianlong Sect, serving as guards.
The town is not big, with a radius of about a mile and a hundred households.
In a moment, Lin Yi's spiritual sense covered the entire town, but the two people who were not upstairs were still nowhere to be seen...
Unable to suppress his curiosity and the desire to rush out of the night, Lin Yi frowned and pondered for a long time, but finally shook his head and gave up!
...
The next day, at dawn, the group got up early, washed and ate, packed their luggage, bought dry food and water, and set off again.
Lin Yi inserted his long sword on the carriage, jumped on the carriage, and drove out of the inn.
The old Taoist took the opportunity to sit up, glanced at Lin Yi's long sword, and smiled: "Your long sword is not bad!"
"The old Taoist's vision is not bad!" Lin Yi replied lightly and looked forward. Zhen Yuanzi chuckled and watched intently.
Outside the inn, several pack horses were carrying goods, and there were a dozen men with bulging bodies standing by. At first glance, they looked like a group of peddlers.
Elder Meng looked unhappy and waved his hand to one of them, saying, "You can't go with me!"
The leading man, dressed in rustic clothes but also strong, said unconvincedly, "The road is open to the sky, each of us will go our own way. We are peddlers, and we want to travel with you heroes for safety and convenience. I didn't expect that people in the rivers and lakes would be so narrow-minded. Well, we will follow from a distance. If there is any unexpected situation, there is no need for the masters to help. I will just accept my fate."
Elder Meng looked at the other party for a moment, waved his hand, turned around and shouted to the people of Tianlong Sect, "Let's go--!"
"Haha! Boy, what do you think is wrong with these peddlers?" Zhen Yuanzi's mouth seemed to be restless, twisting his beard and asked softly.
"What I see is what I see!" Lin Yi said calmly.
Zhen Yuanzi shook his head and smiled, "You kid, you are quite intelligent, more like a monk than me."
"I have no home, how can I become a monk?" Lin Yi replied.
"Stinky boy, I'll give you a ladder, you can climb up to the sky!" Zhen Yuanzi shook his head.
"You have a ladder to climb to the sky, so I'll climb it once, what's the harm?" Lin Yi grinned and smiled.
Zhen Yuanzi smiled bitterly, "If I have a ladder to climb to the sky, why would I do this! This group of vendors has bad intentions!"
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