Big dreamer

"I have always loved traveling. I originally wanted to go to the East Bay to see the vast sea scenery. When I was passing through Pingqiu County, I heard someone said that the tiankeng in Dali Mountain was beautiful, so I rushed over. When I saw it this time, it was indeed It's a worthwhile trip." Shen Luo's brows moved slightly, as if he thought of something. As he spoke, he raised his glass to admire the beautiful scenery outside the window and drank it down in one gulp.

As the green plum wine entered his throat, a strange aroma of slightly sour and sweet, then warm, spread between his tongue and throat, making him raise his eyebrows in surprise.

"Haha, you can't see anything during the day. At night, the moonlight in the tiankeng is unique. It's just that it has been raining continuously during this period. If it is covered by thick clouds at night, you can't see anything." Ao Hong Ye poured himself a cup and drank.

At this time, the food at the inn was served one after another, and Shen Luo chatted and drank with Ao Hong.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, the two of them were chatting quite speculatively. Suddenly, there was a burst of chaotic footsteps at the door. They turned around at the same time and saw that the cotton curtain outside the door had been lifted, and a few people walked in. personal.

These people were all wearing heavy raincoats and bamboo hats on their heads. They took them off one by one after entering the house and put them down against the wall next to the door.

The first one is a tall old man with a short beard, his eyes are bright and energetic, and he looks energetic. The other two young people are pale and sickly. Their appearance and stature are similar, and they look like twins. .

In addition to these three people, there is also an exquisite woman, but her face is covered with a layer of black gauze, and her face cannot be seen clearly.

Under the raincoats, these four people all wore brown shorts, with thumb-thick hemp ropes wrapped around their waists. There was mud around their feet, as if they had just walked through the mud in the mountains and forests.

"Hey, Shopkeeper Chen, are there new customers in the store?" The short-bearded old man in the lead glanced at Shen Luo and the two of them and said with a smile.

From that tone, it seemed that he was very familiar with the short and fat shopkeeper of the inn.

"Brother Lu, it's not because of your popularity since you came here. Otherwise, at this time of year, except for you swallow collectors, who would be willing to come to this remote place?" The short and fat shopkeeper said with a smile.

"Yan picker?" Shen Luo was slightly surprised.

He was no stranger to this business, collecting bird's nests for sale, and their family's medicine shop often dealt with people picking bird's nests.

"Haha, it's still the same as before. Warm a few pots of wine, prepare a few dishes, and bring them to the room. There is air leakage from all sides in this hall, which makes people's bones tremble. It's so cold." The old man with a short beard greeted him. , then walked upstairs on his own.

The other three followed him upstairs.

It was just that the masked woman who was walking at the end glanced vaguely toward the window as she climbed the stairs. She didn't know whether she was looking at Shen Luo or Ao Hong.

"I feel a little cold after what that old man said. Shopkeeper Chen, please help me heat up this pot of wine." Shen Luo said, wrapping his cloak around himself and shouting to the shopkeeper.

"Okay." The waiter had already gone to the kitchen to help, and the shopkeeper rushed over on his own.

Seeing him approaching, Shen Luo asked casually:

"Speaking of February and March, it is the rainy season. Insects breed vigorously. Swallows have sufficient food and saliva secretion. The bird's nests produced are of the best quality. It is the best time to collect bird's nests. Why is it that it is already the end of April and these people have not yet Leave?"

"The guest is talking about ordinary swiftlets. On the cliffs of our Dali Mountain tiankeng, there is a special group of swallows called 'Swifts'. They secrete saliva and build nests one night later than the swiftlets." "Yue, now is the time." Shopkeeper Chen explained with a smile.

"I see, I am ignorant and ignorant." Shen Luo nodded.

"Anyway, the quality of the swiftlet's nest is not as good as that of the swiftlet. It doesn't have a good reputation, so the guest officials don't know about it. Speaking of which, they come to collect it at this time every year." Shopkeeper Chen said with a smile.

After saying that, he went to prepare meals for those people.

Shen Luo and Ao Hong chatted away, glancing at the scenery outside the window from time to time.

At the same time, in a guest room upstairs, the four swallow collectors were sitting around a table.

"If I'm not mistaken, those two people next to the window downstairs are both practitioners. I'm afraid they are also here for the blue-eyed golden toad." The old man with a short beard said with a serious expression and no smile at all. .

"If you dare to rob us, you will be killed." The two pale-faced young men looked at each other and said in unison.

"Hmph, it's easy to kill people. Do you know their background? Are there others behind them to support them? What if they cause more trouble?" The woman, still covering her face, snorted coldly.

"Fellow Taoist Yu Xin is right. The current situation is unclear and we should not act rashly." The short-bearded old man nodded and said.

"Senior Tong Guan, let's put this aside, are we really sure we will find the Blue-Eyed Golden Toad this time?" the masked woman known as Yu Xin asked, raising her embroidered eyebrows slightly.

"We have been here for five consecutive years. The golden toad will only show up once when it is shaken by thunder at the end of the rainy season. We have missed the opportunity every time before. This time we set the trap in advance and we will definitely not let it escape. Escape." The short-bearded old man named Tong Guan clenched his fists and said with stern eyes.

"That's good. As long as the mission is successfully completed this time, I can enter the main altar and meet the Holy Lord, right?" Yu Xin asked anxiously.

"Don't worry about this. If you can win the Golden Toad, your achievements will be enough to meet the Holy Lord." Tong Guan nodded.

After Yu Xin received this satisfactory answer, she left and returned to her room.

"Tong Lao, I always feel that this person named Yu is untrustworthy?" The two young men spoke again, and they said together.

"She has only been in our body-training circle for a short period of time, so we have to be careful. However, after spending the past few days together, it can be seen that she is indeed fascinated by the general circle. She is never careless in doing things. If she makes good use of it, she will be a good person." A wonderful move." Tong Guan said slowly.

"After using it...can you?" One of the two young men said independently for the first time.

"Fengshan, you have a knife on your head for sex, you can't change your mind and eat shit?" Another person glared angrily and said.

"Feng Shui, my brother only has so much fun, and you still want to take care of it?" the person in front muttered dissatisfiedly.

"Okay, let's wait until this mission is completed. During this period, no one is allowed to cause trouble for me, otherwise none of us will be able to get good results." Tong Guan shouted sharply, and the two brothers immediately shut up.

After a moment of silence, Tong Guan sighed: "Everything is ready, just waiting for the thunder."

(The fifth update is completed, votes...)