After the immortal disappeared

If you take one more step forward, the baby will turn into a meat pie.

The child grabbed the rattle on the ground and coughed due to the dust raised by the horse's hooves. The parents finally squeezed out of the crowd, picked up their children and ran away without looking back.

People on the street were accusing each other. The passengers in white robes seemed to have ignored them and looked up at Uncle Hao.

Uncle Hao had no expression on his face.

Liu Baobao was standing next to He Lingchuan and coughed hard: "Who are you, do you know that riding a horse in a busy city will result in whipping?"

"Who carries out the execution?" The young man in white robe laughed, not hiding his contempt, "You?"

The man's gaze was like needles. Liu Baobao's face was numb from the stare, and he couldn't help but shrink his head: "Heishui City has strict laws and regulations. Can you try running a few more steps?"

After saying this, the young man ignored him and only turned his gaze to He Lingchuan, as if he knew that he was the one in charge.

He Lingchuan smiled at him, but the other man stared at him carefully before urging his horse forward again.

The man in gray clothes behind him never raised his head.

After such a short period of disturbance, the two people's riding speed also slowed down. Men, women and children on the street watched them disappear at the corner of the street.

That direction is out of the city to the northeast.

Uncle Hao said at the right time: "These two people have great cultivation, especially the gray-robed man at the back. I can't see clearly. The kid in white may have a military background."

He Lingchuan raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.

Uncle Hao once massacred more than ten wealthy families in the capital city at night, and later became a disciple of the Taoist sect. He practiced magic techniques to eliminate anger, and was highly cultivated. He enjoyed high-level worship in the He family. He said that the gray robe guest was a great guest, but He Lingchuan did not understand.

These two people are not like ordinary merchants. What are they doing in the border area?

At this time, a few more people came to the middle of the street, and they were the guards from Blackwater City. They were also alarmed and asked the people around them: "What happened?"

"Two people rode through the market and almost trampled the child!" The crowd was all talking about this.

Just two people? Then he is no longer the eldest young master of the He family, okay, okay. The patrolman became even more angry. When he raised his head, he saw He Lingchuan opening the window to watch the fun. He quickly said hello, his face relaxed, and the corners of his mouth raised, "How are you, Mr. He?"

"Okay, very good." He Lingchuan smiled and said, "You guys are here to chase me?"

"Chase!" the patrol captain said in a righteous tone. You said you won't let the horse ride, but you insist on it. Isn't this contempt of the law? "Must be severely punished!"

He Lingchuan gave them directions: "The two of them went to the northeast gate."

The patrol captain thanked him and led his men in pursuit.

After they left, Uncle Hao said, "The guards can't keep them here."

"I know, it's just asking for directions." He Lingchuan shrugged, "This is Blackwater City, can they go to war in broad daylight?"

However, the guards returned about a quarter of an hour later, empty-handed.

He Lingchuan was not surprised by this result but wanted to ask: "What about those two people?"

The patrol leader didn't expect that he was still here waiting for the results. He was a little embarrassed and coughed before saying: "Those two are General Zhengbei and Xunzhou Mu's subordinates. They came to Heishui City on business and showed the Fire Seal Official Document."

He Lingchuan let out a long "Oh".

He knew that the leader of the patrol was talking about the annual tribute of General Zhengbei. This man led Xunzhou Mu, who was also the top military and political leader, and had much more power than the governor of Jinzhou.

The county is under the state. If He Chunhua, the prefect of Qiansong County, saw the general who conquered the north, he would respectfully call himself "lower official".

Several guards left quickly, and Liu Baobao looked a little uneasy: "Those two people shouldn't remember me, right?"

"How big of a deal is it for someone to worry about?" He Lingchuan comforted him without any sincerity, but he was thinking in his heart, why did Xunzhou Shepherd send his men to Heishui City?

Just at this moment, two thunders rolled across the sky. The rumble made people's ears hurt. It also caused the dogs on the street to howl a few times, tuck their tails and run away.

The people of Blackwater City are not surprised at all, and they just do whatever they have to do.

He Lingchuan looked to the west and found a large thick and heavy dark cloud on the horizon.

The storm is coming.

…

"A storm is coming." The young man in white robe looked at the sky and then at the man in gray. "Do you think it's OK here?"

The two of them were suddenly at Calabash Mountain.

It has seven hills, three of which have exposed rock and soil, as rough as a bald man.

Despite its unprepossessing appearance, Hulu Mountain is actually rich in rats, rabbits, foxes, and deer. Sometimes people can hunt wild boars and gray wolves.

The two of them were standing on an animal trail and had just checked several caves.

"Although the water and soil are not rich, there are many living creatures, and the number is barely enough." The man in gray had a purple golden pestle in his hand, with a monster with protruding eyes and a big mouth engraved on the top, and four hanging rings under its feet. The end is sharpened like a cone, shining with a metallic luster.

Shaking in the wind, the one-foot-long pestle turned into a seven-foot purple gold staff.

The man in gray robe dug the purple gold staff into the soil for more than a foot. When it stood firmly on its own, he asked for a green copper coin from the young man in white robe and stuffed it into the beast's mouth.

The beast's mouth closed on its own, biting the copper coin, and the red light gradually grew in its eyes.

The man in gray began to shake the top of the pestle.

The hanging ring at the monster's feet suddenly started to jingle. It sounded chaotic at first, but after listening for a while, you can find that it loops back and forth according to a specific rhythm, over and over again.

And every time it is clearer and louder than the last time, it also... spreads further!

The chirping of insects and birds that originally filled the forest disappeared, and only the ringing of bells echoed for a long time.

The boy in white robe took a long breath.

He used his concentration to listen carefully to the ringing. After a while, he felt dizzy, his heart was pounding, and his ears were ringing. He had no choice but to lose concentration and stare at the mountains in the distance.

The distraction makes it bearable.

About while they were having a cup of tea, there was a "crash" behind the two of them, and an exasperated voice came over:

"Stop shaking, stop, stop ringing!"

The Zijin Pestle stopped after hearing the sound. The two looked back and saw a poplar tree shaking its branches and leaves, rustling, and the sound seemed to come from the leaves.

Populus euphratica is vigorous, weather-beaten, and looks to be at least three to four hundred years old. It is the largest tree nearby.

The boy in white robe spoke first: "Are you the local Shanze?"

"I am Shanze of Huyang Mountain. I was appointed two hundred years ago. Now this place is called Calabash Mountain." Huyang Shanze's voice is very strange, like the friction and vibration of countless blades. It was a little blurry at first, but the more he spoke, the smoother it became. .

It's like someone who hasn't spoken in years is reacclimating to the ability to speak. "I have been sleeping for a long time, and even the local officials can't wake me up. Who are you?"

Only then did it sense the copper coin in the purple-gold pestle beast's head, and was very surprised: "Hey, this is the Sheji Order of the New Dynasty, it seems to be called... what kind of kite?"

"Kite coin." The man in gray robe patted the animal's head, and the green copper coin fell into his palm. If anyone is looking around, they will see that this thing is slightly larger than an ordinary copper coin, with a hole at the top to facilitate the tying of a rope.