ephemera

"Are you okay?" I asked.

Xiyan didn't even notice that I was coming, so I had no choice but to poke him between the eyebrows again, and as expected, he was bounced away.

Borrowing the power of the restraint, Xiyan also woke up, and he opened his mouth and said, "Teacher, are you alright?"

In a daze, I looked at his bewildered eyes, not knowing if he was calling General Jin Ge or me.

I think I'm embarrassing him a bit.

"If you are really afraid, Xiyan should not follow, the road ahead will be dangerous." I said from the bottom of my heart.

Xi Yan seemed to have been struck by lightning, and he froze on the spot, looking at me straight away, before recovering from the intimidation just now, he was irritated by my words again, he said tremblingly: "Teacher, I will become stronger .”

...I have said this before.

I wanted to imitate what that person promised me back then to appease Xiyan, but the memory was more violent than I imagined, and it immediately flooded into my chest, and the bitterness spread all over my body in an instant, and I froze in place.

It was the first time I saw Xiyan's flustered expression, as if I really didn't want him.

That's right, if I don't want him, General Jin Ge will be imprisoned in the barrier in the sky until he dies.

I firmly suppressed my sadness, patted him on the shoulder and said, "The first step to becoming stronger is to find someone for my teacher."

Xiyan breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

I cleared my throat and said: "Find a loser who dreams of success and fame. It's best to be able to swim and hold your breath. It's useful for us to find someone who is related to him and investigate."

Xiyan asked habitually, "What do you want to do with this person?"

I patted my stomach and smiled and said, "Go dig the wall of the Valkyrie."

Xi Yan: "..."

Xiyan snapped his fingers on the spot, and I stretched out my hand to snap one too. The cloth strips rubbed against each other without making a sound, and I said coyly, "Don't look at me now, I used to be a master at snapping my fingers."

Xiyan answered me with his expression: childish.

Then a group of white birds flew from a distance, surrounded Xiyan, Xiyan stretched out his hand, and a bird landed, Xiyan gently touched the head of the white bird, the little bird seemed to be very useful, Xiyan continued Say something to the birds.

I stood watching from the sidelines, and felt that Xiyan let go of all his guard at this moment, that sharp edge gathered in his trust in the little birds, and Xiyan's whole person became as exciting as a full moon. To be honest, I also wanted to become a white bird and be trusted by him.

As the white bird flew away, Xiyan returned to normal, and I asked, "Did you find it?"

Xi Yan nodded and said: "We are in Lingguo at the moment. The junction of Lingguo and Kuiguo is full of mountains, but the only road connecting the two countries is also here. In addition, Kuiguo is fighting against the enemy from outside, so we don't care about management. , so there are many bandits, we are going to a place called Yima Mountain."

I praised them, Xiyan couldn't listen to other people's compliments, blushed and walked away quickly, and I followed behind the two of them by myself, and after walking for a while, Xiyan slowed down and walked around behind me to follow.

I turned my head and asked, "What are you doing at the end alone?"

Xi Yan said, "I'm afraid that some monster will come out again in a while."

Dare to protect me, I said: "You can go with me."

Xiyan shook his head and said, "No, the teacher still needs to discuss things with Mr. Huaji."

I didn't force him, just said: "What is your name, Mr. Huaji, brother Huaji."

We happened to catch up with Huaji, and Huaji also turned his head to look at him. Xiyan took a look at Huaji, but Huaji remained calm, and I continued to encourage him: "Call me brother, it makes us two old people look so young."

Xiyan: "Huaji...brother."

I clapped my hands and said, "Okay, now Huaji is your generation, come on, Huaji, call teacher to listen."

They both answered me with exactly the same expression: childish/idiot.

We set off from the southern part of Lingguo. In order not to attract attention, Huaji covered his and me's aura, and led me to the border between Lingguo and Kuiguo. As for Xiyan, he was very reliable and summoned a Shifang The bird, which grew bigger and sat on the bird's back, followed.

It's better to come early than to come by coincidence. On this night, Yima Mountain is facing a catastrophe.

The entire Yima Mountain was being surrounded and suppressed by people, the flames were soaring into the sky, and the wailing sounded one after another, which was very tragic.Huaji and I hid behind the clouds and looked at the few people who were finally cornered, and asked Xiyan, "Which one is the one we are looking for?"

Sitting on the back of the bird, Xiyan pointed to a person who was surrounded in the middle of the open space. He was about 40 years old, with two mustaches and small but clear eyes, but he was too thin.

I asked, "What's it called?"

Xi Yan said: "He Huihua."

Well, listening to a name is like having a regrettable fate.

Hua Ji asked, "When will we do it?"

I said, "Wait a little longer."

I saw a young man walking out of the flames. His appearance was handsome, his long hair was loose, and he was wearing silver jewelry, shining like a firefly. People here live in high places all year round. Their skin color is darker than that of people in the north, but they are stronger than others. , and that wild energy that has not been worn away by etiquette.

The young man said to the four people surrounded in the middle: "I said, aren't you tired?"

"The rest of you have been killed by me, why are you still resisting? If you are captured now, I promise not to kill you, but if you continue to resist, then I have no choice but to kill you all..."

For some reason, Xiyan and Huaji looked at me at the same time, and I said angrily, "What does it matter to me if he talks about tuberculosis?"

While the young man was still talking, I continued to float down angrily, and when my sleeves fluttered, I seemed to have returned to the way I was 600 years ago.

"Shut up," I said.

Instead of being moved by me, the four people in the middle screamed in fright. My ears had just been tortured by the young man's nagging, and now they were blocked by the screaming.

Alas, mortals are really inferior to each other. When I broke into the downtown area like this before, many little girls called me "immortal".

The people around the outer circle were also stunned for a moment, but when they saw the young man standing there, they all stabilized their minds and only retreated a little.

I ignored those people outside, with Huaji and Xiyan watching for me, I naturally don't have to take it to heart.

I walked directly towards He Huihua and said, "I can save your life now, as long as you follow me."

He Huihua looks like a frail scholar. For some reason, he stayed in this bandit's den. He didn't accept my favor, but kept hiding behind the other three. Holding an ax and a broadsword, he looked at me warily.

One of them boldly yelled at me: "Who are you?"

"immortal."

"You fart!" the man replied.

Yes, I was farting, so I ignored him.

I'm still thinking of some reason to perfunctory the matter, Xiyan came down, with white hair fluttering, white clothes clear, like a god descending to the world, no, the four people who were fierce to me just now and some people in the outer circle knelt down one after another Go down and mutter: "The gods have appeared!"

Heh, I have always looked down on mortals like dogs.

Xiyan should be used to this battle, he nodded slightly, and said: "There is no need to be formal, my teacher sees that Ma Shan is in trouble, and he is here to help, you don't need to panic."

Hearing the word "my family", I was a little embarrassed, and I consciously apologized to General Jin Ge in my heart.

The young man just now was a little dazed, and asked, "No, I'm about to be chopped down, what do you save?"

At the same time, Huaji also flew down and looked at the young man impatiently. Just as I was about to explain, Huaji said to me viciously, "Shut up."

So the young man and I looked at each other in blank dismay, and the scene was once very awkward.

If we saved too many people, the black and white impermanence who came to collect the undead would notice that something was wrong. This battle is not big. Lord Yan and City God should have relied on the star-gazing gods to reach the final result. Yimashan The wins and losses have already been recorded in the book, we can save He Huihua, and even save the other three people, because it is common for a few undead to escape.But if we save the entire Yima Mountain and everyone survives, Lord Yan and City God will be robbed of their jobs, they will go to hell and go to heaven, and we will soon be wanted by the gods and ghosts.

Seeing that we were all silent, Xiyan immediately resolved the embarrassment and said: "He Huihua, you were abandoned by your parents at the age of seven, raised by people in the world at the age of nine, followed a private school teacher at the age of 17, and went to Yima Mountain at the age of 22. It’s limited to this, and your fate is not limited to this, my teacher specially came to save you today, do you agree?”

Xiyan spoke very earnestly, plus he didn't want to expose the hostility in his heart, then he is really a living Bodhisattva in the world, people can't help but want to rely on and get close to him, it is indeed much more convenient to bring such a person with him.

He Huihua raised his head, glanced at me, pointed at me and asked, "Is this the teacher of the Little Immortal?"

Xiyan also pretended to smile and said, "Exactly."

I nodded, and just as I was about to speak, Hua Ji glared at me again: "Shut up, Xiyan has finally gained some intimidating power, and you will reveal your truth if you speak nonsense."

The young man and I glanced at each other and expressed our sympathy for each other. Is there no room for two chatterboxes in this world?

He Huihua pointed to Hua Ji and asked, "Then who is this?"

I was the first to say, "It's also my apprentice, right?"

He Huihua looked at Huaji suspiciously, Xiyan opened his eyes wide and looked at us both, not daring to say anything, Huaji smiled lightly, really stunning, he said: "Exactly, teacher."

I feel that I will have a hard time in the future, and my mouth will be happy for a while, and the crematorium will be another day.

He Huihua chirped and quacked again, "What are we going to do with you?"

I didn't bother to talk nonsense with him, so I said directly: "We are going to join the army, Kui Kingdom is in a difficult battle, and we need your help."

He Huihua wailed and howled, "What can I do as an old man? I haven't even stayed with my son yet! I won't go!"

I rubbed my temples, took Xiyan's hand and said, "If you come with us, I will give my apprentice to you as my son."

Xi Yan glared at me, but said nothing.

Too bad, I took advantage of Huaji just now, and now I take advantage of Xiyan, I think I will die miserably in the future, this may be the end of selling my teammates.

He Huihua hesitated for a moment, but he said again: "No way, Kui Kingdom can't defeat Chun Kingdom, we are all ready to flee, we will die here, we will die there, besides, you are gods, why do you want us mortals to help you?" busy."

The young man was also annoyed by the nagging, and he came up with a big knife, Xiyan waved his hand and raised it lightly, and the man was trapped in an invisible barrier in the air. This move stunned the four people in front of me, and they all kowtowed Get up, but those people in the outer circle seem to be familiar with it, and some questions slowly surface.

"Let me out! You swindling charlatans! When our gods come, you won't be able to eat them..."

Huaji, who had a headache from the noise, sealed his mouth.

Xiyan and I looked at each other, thinking that there are other gods involved in this little Yima Mountain?If he doesn't have further goals like me, then...he's full and has nothing to do and panics.

I went on to say: "He Huihua, if you agree to go with me, I will save the other three. The three masters have taken you in until now, and their love for you is comparable to the sky and the sea. How about it?"

He Huihua changed his hesitation just now, and immediately said: "Okay! I will do what I say!"

He is a loyal person.

We took the four of us on the road, and He Huihua insisted on taking the three vicious-looking heads with us, saying that he was afraid that that little villain, Xiao Huai, would play tricks behind his back.

I asked: "Xiao Huai looks very young, why there are so many subordinates, I just estimated that there are 5000 people densely packed up and down the mountain."

He Huihua stroked his mustache, sighed and said, "We don't know too well, we only know that three months ago, Xiao Huai started to lead his men to challenge on various hills, and he won all the way, so he Only so many people were captured here, all of them were collected by him from other hills, our Yima Mountain is the last hill, Xiao Huai is not strong enough to swallow an elephant, so he still wants to grab it."

I asked: "Could it be that he worshiped some gods, and he just heard this meaning from his words."

He Huihua looked at me like the same, and said: "As expected of a god, you really have piercing eyes. It is said that Xiao Huai worshiped some evil god. There is a stone statue enshrined on the mountain, and a few large characters are engraved on the back."

I glanced at Xiyan, he snapped his fingers in a tacit understanding, and a Shifang bird flew from the woods by the side of the road. After the bird flew away, he shook his head at me and said, "No News about the statue."

This is strange, although the Shifangniao is stupid, but it is not possible to detect the mastermind behind the bandits killing each other, unless that person is very powerful.

Xiyan asked me quietly: "Teacher, do you want me to expand the search scope of Shifangniao?"

I thought about it for a while, and pretended to be deep and said: "No, I'm afraid I'll scare the snake if I search rashly."

Xi Yan suddenly realized: "The teacher wants to put a long line to catch big fish."

"No, no, we may not be able to beat him. We should establish a good relationship now so that we can be 'recruited' in the future."

"..."