Mortal Bones

Upon hearing this, Xu Taiping immediately picked up the jade slip and said:

"Miss Nanxing, please go on your way safely. I will keep an eye on you. I'll see you in Qixian Town then."

After saying that, he put away the jade slips.

"Sir, since everything is going well with Miss Nanxing, we have nothing to worry about."

Zhai Mo on the side also breathed a sigh of relief after listening to the conversation between Xu Taiping and Gongshu Nanxing, and then grinned at Xu Taiping.

"It's too early to say that."

Xu Taiping shook his head, and then looked down the mountain, towards the Jinding Village where lights were already lighting up.

At this time, the sky was gradually getting dark, and the originally clear sky was filled with clouds at some point.

Above the clouds, there was a muffled sound of "rumbling" thunder.

"It looks like it's going to rain."

Zhai Mo looked up at the sky, then murmured to himself.

At this moment, a burst of rapid footsteps suddenly came from the foot of the mountain.

Xu Taiping and Zhai Mo suddenly became alert, and then looked in the direction of the sound with wary expressions. Zhai Mo even took out his giant axe.

Although this ax cannot be used, it can at least be used to strengthen one's courage.

"Grandpa, are you still there, grandpa?"

And as a very childish voice came from below, the tense expressions on Xu Taiping and Zhai Mo's faces suddenly relaxed.

"Grandpa, I brought you the bacon rice made by my mother, it's delicious!"

Soon, a boy rushed to the hillside riding a big black dog and carrying a food box.

This young man is none other than Ayu, the young man herding sheep here now.

"It turns out that this little guy said he would come to see you when he left just to bring you food."

Zhai Mo looked surprised.

Xu Taiping's heart felt warm and he couldn't help but smile.

"Grandpa?"

"Grandpa!"

"Grandpa, did you fall down the mountain?"

After not hearing a response for a long time, Ayu began to look around, and even rode the big black dog, which was about the size of a pony, up the mountain to search.

The result is naturally nothing.

"Hey, little guy, it's going to rain. Go back quickly."

Zhai Mo couldn't bear to see the sweaty young man return to the hillside with a disappointed look on his face.

"After we get rid of Jiuyuan's pursuit, we will go to Jinding Mountain again."

Xu Taiping looked at the young man Ayu and suddenly murmured.

"Well, when the time comes, we can prepare more gifts and help these two girls."

Zhai Mo nodded repeatedly when he heard this.

He is also a kind-hearted person. If someone treats him well, he must return the favor.

As for whether the people in the Xuanhuang Tower were real people, he didn't bother to delve into it.

"The old man probably went down the mountain. I don't know if he fell when he went down the mountain."

At this time, the young man Ayu touched the sweat on his forehead and suddenly looked down the mountain with some worry.

"Woof woof!"

Dahei under him suddenly screamed.

"Haha, Dahei, you are right. Grandpa is an immortal. Immortals can fly down the mountain without falling!"

The young man Ayu suddenly laughed, then patted the big black dog on the head and said:

"Let's go down the mountain too, Dahei, otherwise my mother will be in a hurry."

The big black dog immediately barked again, then turned around and prepared to carry Ayu down the mountain.

Seeing this scene, Zhai Mo scratched his head, and then said to himself curiously:

"Is it possible that this little guy can speak animal language?"

Hearing this, Xu Taiping shook his head and said:

"The little guy is just talking to himself."

Zhai Mo smiled coquettishly when he heard this, then waved his hand towards Ayu and said:

"Kind little guy, next time we have a chance, we will definitely visit your home."

Everything went well today, and he met such a kind-hearted little guy, which put him in a good mood.

"Whoosh, whoosh!"

At this moment, two sounds of piercing the air suddenly sounded, and then Xu Taiping and Zhai Mo, whose eyesight was far beyond ordinary people, saw two arrows shooting straight towards the big black dog under the little guy.

"Ouch!..."

The big black dog screamed and then fell down with a "plop".

"Da... Dahei!"

The young man Ayu got up from the ground, and then looked at the big black dog with two arrows stuck in its abdomen with a panicked expression.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

At this moment, the sound of several more arrows piercing the air was heard, and Xu Taiping almost instinctively took a step forward to catch those arrows.

"Sir, don't be impulsive!"

But as soon as he took a step out, he was hugged tightly by Zhai Mo on the side.

At the same time, the big black dog that had fallen on the ground suddenly stood up, blocked the young man Ayu, and used his body to block the three arrows for the young man Ayu.

"Woof, woof woof!"

This time, the big black dog, which had been hit by three arrows in a row, did not fall down. Instead, it bared its teeth and barked at the mountain.

"There is someone on the mountain! Could it be that the Jiuyuan Demon Cultivator is chasing us?"

Zhai Mo exclaimed while hugging Xu Taiping tightly.

And while he was speaking, there were only three "swish, swish, swish" sounds, and three figures fell from the mountain.

"You... you are... you are the mountain... bandits of Qinghu Village?!"

After seeing these three people, Ayu, who was hugging Dahei's neck tightly, said with a look of horror.

"I thought we were discovered during our sneak attack on Jinding Village. It turned out to be the little guy who was herding sheep in the village."

At this time, the tallest of the three took a step forward, and then looked at the young man Ayu with a tone full of contempt.

Hearing this, Zhai Mo in the barrier was relieved, and then whispered to Xu Taiping:

"Sir, fortunately, fortunately, there is no abnormality in these people, they should be just ordinary bandits."

However, Xu Taiping still looked serious. He stared at the three bandits in front of him, and sent a message to Zhang Lao who was setting up the formation behind him:

"Zhang Lao, how long will it take to set up the earth-moving burrowing formation?"

Soon, he heard Zhang Lao's reply-

"It's almost there, give me another half a cup of tea, and this last formation eye can be sealed!"

Hearing this, Xu Taiping exhaled lightly, and then looked at the young man Ayu in front of him without blinking and said:

"Little guy, be alert, run away quickly, as long as you buy a moment, I can come to save you!"