"Hey! Don't be afraid of such things. When you go on a long journey, just gather together as many people as possible." Lu Zhuangyuan told Li Huowang about his experience.
"Oh? When there are many people, the Yang energy is strong, so those things dare not attack?"
"No way!" Lu Zhuangyuan refilled the tobacco and continued to smoke, "How many people can it eat? If you really encounter it, just run faster than others. It's better to be careful of the bandits who rob silver and kill people and the man-eating insects in the forest."
Li Huowang didn't know what to say for a while. It seemed that he and him couldn't talk about the same thing.
"Come on, the steamed buns are baked. Eat them while they are hot." Luo Juanhua sent over several white steamed buns strung with branches and roasted until they were golden brown.
Li Huowang took them and handed them to the boy beside him. These were all picked up by him halfway.
When these guys saw that they could leave Qingfeng Temple, they didn't care about anything and rushed out directly without considering the follow-up at all.
When he met them on the road, they were almost fainted from hunger.
As fellow students, Li Huowang couldn't just watch them and ignore them, so he took them along.
Seeing the hot food, the others didn't hesitate. They were really hungry at this late hour, so they grabbed some and started eating.
Looking at the big fool eating one by one, Lu Zhuangyuan's eyes twitched. These were all white flour buns. He usually couldn't bear to eat them. If he had known, he wouldn't be so generous just now.
Just then, Li Huowang's words made him forget about his distress. "Father-in-law, do you have a map? To be honest, we are not locals. We are a little confused walking in the forest here. We don't know where we are."
Yes, Li Huowang got lost before. There were the same forests everywhere. He couldn't determine his location at all, and asked others but got nothing.
They came from all over the world. They knew where their homes were, but when asked where they were now, they couldn't tell.
In order to conceal his identity, it seems that Danyangzi did not look for the medicine nearby.
"What? Map? No, but I know all the roads here. Where are you going? Ask me!"
"Well, there are many places. You can always see which place is the closest." Li Huowang took out a pile of paper from his sleeve.
"What? What is written on this?" Lu Zhuangyuan pulled the paper away, his face full of wrinkles, and looked at it with difficulty.
Although his name is Zhuangyuan, if he is really a Zhuangyuan, he would not come out to perform.
Lu Zhuangyuan can recognize words, but he doesn't know many. With Li Huowang's translation, he finally understood all the addresses above.
After all, he is an old troupe owner who has traveled all over the country for so many years. Apart from other things, Lu Zhuangyuan still knows a lot about geography.
However, just because he knows where these places are, it doesn't mean that Li Huowang can go there easily. "Well, how come there is even Liang State? Didn't it fight with our Qi State a few years ago?"
Lü Zhuangyuan squatted down and scratched the ground with the end of his pipe, and a simple map appeared in front of Li Huowang.
If I use a sentence to describe the map he drew, it is a big cake falling on the ground, and the whole thing is broken into pieces.
At this time, their position is in the upper left corner of the big cake, moving from left to right, various large and small countries are intertwined.
"It looks a bit like the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms in the past, there was no great unification." Li Huowang looked at the map on the ground and thought to himself.
Although he didn't hold any hope, when he saw this map, he was sure that he really didn't travel to a certain dynasty in ancient times, but to a more special place.
"I, an old man, only run around the north of this area. I know this, but when I go abroad, I really can't tell which is which. I just heard that the opera they sing is different from ours." Bai Lingmiao, who was standing by, felt nervous when she heard this. Her home was in Niuxin Mountain, Liang State, and it sounded like her home was very far away from here. Li Huowang keenly sensed her strangeness and gave her a reassuring look. "Don't panic." Lu Zhuangyuan looked at the dozen or so strange people in front of him, and his mind, which had been suppressed by fear, suddenly became active again. "Well, this little Taoist, look, there is a Jianye Town on your note, and our Lu family troupe happens to be on the way!" "Hey, how about we form a troupe?" "Jianye Town? Whose is this?" Li Huowang searched for the note. "Brother Li, my home is in Jianye Town." Zhao Wu, who was standing by, suddenly said. "And there is an escort agency in the town. You just need to give them money, and the note from Nanping can be delivered to them." Hearing this, Li Huowang did not hesitate and put the paper back into his arms. "Well, old man, I still rely on you to show the way along the way. Let's go to Jianye together." Whether it is map information or other things, it is really hard to convince people by relying on the one-sided words of this old boss. Whether it is looking for the black Tai Sui who can suppress his hallucinations, or sending letters to other people, he will go to the town where information is circulated first, and the food is almost eaten. And if possible, Li Huowang also wants to find the so-called famous and upright sects. In such a dangerous place, it is really not good without strength. Anyone can ravage it at will. I don't want to be caught by another Danyangzi at will. Smiling Lu Zhuangyuan waved his hands repeatedly, "Hey, hey, hey, you are polite, what are you talking about." Although he said this, Lu Zhuangyuan was happy in his heart. There was such a master accompanying him. This is a free escort! After this trip, at least I made back the white flour buns and five salted duck eggs.
"Ha~" The idiot next to him yawned, he was full and wanted to sleep.
Looking at the blurry eyes of the others, Lv Zhuangyuan stood up tactfully. "I didn't realize it was already the second watch, little Taoist, then you guys take a rest first, I'll keep watch."
"No, I'll keep watch today." Li Huowang was not really polite, but he had to be on guard.
After so much trouble, everyone was tired. Two groups of people with different purposes fell into dreams around the warm bonfire, while Li Huowang and Lv Zhuangyuan, who were sitting there alone, looked at each other in silence.
The next morning, Li Huowang was awakened by Gou Wa who had been keeping watch for the rest of the night. "Brother Li, the troupe is packing up."
"Let's go, we'll set off too." Li Huowang, carrying a long sword and a stone slab, stood up and took the others to follow the troupe.
When they first set out on the road, both sides were obviously a little reserved. No one spoke. They would glance at each other from time to time and whisper something to their companions.
However, this did not include the leaders Li Huowang and Lu Zhuangyuan. They chatted happily along the way.
Li Huowang wanted to get more information about this place from Lu Zhuangyuan, and Lu Zhuangyuan wanted to get closer to the master. Anyway, nice words don't cost money, so there is no harm in saying a few more words.
"Oh my, little Taoist, you are so powerful at such a young age. Your future achievements are limitless. Hahaha."