The girl was about sixteen or seventeen years old, with long black hair fluttering in the wind, a crown woven with wild flowers on her head, an oval face, big eyes blinking and showing a bit of playfulness, and a shallow dimple at the corner of her mouth when she smiled. The clothes she wore were very exquisite, and she seemed to be a lady from an official family.
Zhao Hao looked at Li Qiang strangely, and saw him quickly put on the Red Flame Dragon Shield and buckled the Eagle Strike Crossbow. When Li Qiang saw this little girl for the first time, he was not surprised by her petite beauty, but by the whip in her hand. The crystal clear white whip exuded a very strange energy, and Li Qiang immediately determined that she must be a cultivator.
The black and big Zheng Peng seemed to care about the little girl and said, "Sister, I made a bet with someone and lost. I apologize to you. I will not be in the village anymore. Please take care of yourself. How about you come with me? I think this little white... uh... guy is a good person. You and him are a good match." He is so good. He doesn't even know what's going on with himself, but he is worrying about others, and it's a waste of time.
The girl was so angry at Zheng Peng that she fainted: "Heizi! Zheng Peng! You are a confused thing, what nonsense are you talking about? You, you, you stand aside, and watch me teach these two bad guys a lesson!"
Zhao Hao was unhappy and said: "Hey, girl, Zheng Peng is already our man, it's not your turn to teach him a lesson. Besides, you are a young girl, why do you want to be a robber?"
Li Qiang said anxiously: "Be careful!"
The girl showed her power, and her long whip flew out, and nine whip shadows pounced on Zhao Hao with fangs and claws.
Li Qiang rushed into the whip shadow. The nine whip shadows turned into nine white soft worms like centipedes, and they quickly entangled Li Qiang's body when they touched him.
Zhao Hao was shocked and broke into a cold sweat. He immediately realized that the girl's long whip was the same as Li Qiang's Eagle Crossbow, a weapon of a cultivator, and he could never stop it. He hurriedly shouted, "Master, be careful!"
The whip shadow immediately wrapped around Li Qiang tightly. It was nine strange energy ropes. The little girl giggled and said, "You have tasted my power. If I don't want to untie you, you will never move again in your life."
Li Qiang smiled slightly and said, "Really? I untied it. Don't be unconvinced."
Zheng Peng was really amazed. He saw a purple dragon with flames circling from Li Qiang's body. The purple dragon rotated and smashed the nine thin white ropes. Then seven or eight small golden eagles the size of a palm flew out of Li Qiang's hand and rushed into the sky with cries.
The little girl was horrified and retreated repeatedly: "You, you, you too... Don't, don't let the eagle rush down!"
She never thought that Li Qiang was also a cultivator, and his Taoism was much higher than hers. Li Qiang wanted to scare her, so he let a group of golden eagles hover over her head.
Although Zheng Peng didn't know how powerful the Golden Eagle was, he couldn't help but beg for mercy when he saw how scared she was: "Hey, little brother, forget it, give me some face and let her go."
Zhao Hao got excited and said: "Little girl, if you admit defeat, I will ask Master to forgive you."
The little girl pursed her lips, her eyes turned red, and she suddenly burst into tears: "Wuwu, two grown men, bullying a little girl like me, wuwu, what are you so proud of. Mom...where have you been, and you don't come to take care of me...I have nowhere to go, so I have to become a robber. Wuwu...wuwu..."
No one expected this move, and the three of them stared at each other in shock.
Li Qiang dispersed the golden eagle in the sky and quietly asked Zheng Peng: "Hey, isn't she your village chief? Why did you cry when you lost?"
Zheng Peng said awkwardly: "She has only been in the village for half a year. The brothers in the village can't beat her, so they pushed her to be the chief. She also asked us to call her sister. If we don't listen to her, she can tie people up for a day with a whip. But she is kind-hearted and doesn't let us kill people. The second village chief pulled a group of brothers for this and took away the property of the village."
Zhao Hao stretched his ears and listened to every word. He smiled embarrassedly and said: "Little girl, don't cry. Since you have nowhere to go, come with us."
The little girl cried even harder: "Woo... woo... woo..." But she glanced at Li Qiang from the corner of her eyes.
Li Qiang was both angry and amused, and said, "Okay, okay, come with us."
The little girl let go of her hand, and her tears stopped. She smiled and said, "Keep your word, let's go!"
"Uh..." The three people were dumbfounded again.
In the evening, the caravan arrived at Panshi Town smoothly.
The little girl's name was Mei Jingjing, and her nickname was Niuniu. She was from Litang. Li Qiang coaxed her to get her.
With three young people together, the caravan suddenly became much more lively. Li Qiang found that Niuniu was naughty and cunning, and loved to play and make trouble, which gave the people in the caravan a headache, but this was quite in line with Li Qiang's temper, and he also liked to be unrestrained.
Li Qiang did not need to eat during his practice in the quiet period. He only ate some fruits that were special to Tianting Star. After the caravan arrived at Panshi Town, they arranged for the staff to eat and rest. Ling Hongxuan invited Li Qiang and others to the restaurant for dinner.
Panshi Town, located at the end of Qichaling, is a must-go for merchants and travelers, and is also a den for the robbers and bandits of Qichaling. There are restaurants, inns, casinos, and brothels in the town. There are all kinds of people, including merchants, bandits, and beggars. After dark, the lights are bright and people come and go.
Ling Hongxuan led a group of people to the largest restaurant in the town, Baiweilou.
"Masters, please sit upstairs." The waiter shouted attentively: "Old customer! Upstairs! Please!" Li Qiang had not been to a restaurant since he arrived at Tianting Star, and he was full of curiosity.
After sitting upstairs, Mei Jingjing competed with Zhao Hao.
"I want to sit next to Brother Li, please let me!" Mei Jingjing didn't care about those rules and drove Zhao Hao away.
Zhao Hao smiled bitterly and said, "Niuniu, you are the youngest here and a girl, so you can only sit at the last seat."
Mei Jingjing blinked her big eyes, rolled her eyes, and smiled, "I am young, but I am older than you."
Zhao Hao thought, "Where do you count the seniority?" He said, "Niuniu, stop it. We are not related, so where do the seniority come from?"
Mei Jingjing smiled and said, "I call him Brother Li, and you call him Master. Hehe, then you should call me Master Aunt. Isn't that older than you?"
Everyone laughed. Zhao Hao blushed at what she said. He suddenly had an idea and said, "Oh, that's how it is calculated. If you marry my Master, shouldn't I call you Master's Wife?" Zhao Hao immediately stood up and gave up his seat, and said, "Master's Wife, please sit down!" Everyone laughed. No one expected Zhao Hao to be so good at it.
Mei Jingjing blushed immediately and said coquettishly: "Brother Li, you don't care about your apprentice, he is bullying others."
The little girl's voice was coquettish and charming, Li Qiang felt dizzy, thinking: "Oh my god, I can't stand it, I can't stand it, if this little girl is coquettish, I'm afraid the gods will have a headache."
Ling Hongxuan came to the rescue: "Miss Mei, sit next to Lord Li, they young people like to be lively, let's not talk about the rules."
Zheng Peng shouted: "That's right, I'm so hungry, sit down and eat."
The wine and food were served like water, Li Qiang looked at Zheng Peng, waved to the waiter and said: "Do you have a big piece of braised pork? Bring ten pounds."
Zheng Peng was happy and shouted loudly: "Hey, brother is still the best. You know that I, Heizi, am impatient to eat side dishes. Heizi likes to eat meat. Hurry up and serve the meat in a whole piece!"
Zhao Hao raised his glass and invited: "Master, please have a glass of good wine produced here. This wine is the famous "Shilixiang", which is rarely available in other places."
Ling Hongxuan interrupted: "Yes, this is good wine, and it is a tribute."
Li Qiang was a little interested, picked up the wine glass, and poured it into his mouth. A sour, bitter, and spicy strange taste rushed straight to his forehead, and he spurted out with a "puff" and shouted: "Is this wine!? Hurry up and rinse your mouth with water."
Mei Jingjing giggled and said: "Brother, if you don't know how to drink, don't drink it. This kind of good wine will make you drunk."
The girl became more and more friendly to Li Qiang. Li Qiang rolled his eyes at her and said, "Don't talk nonsense. Have you ever seen good wine? I have it here. Let you try it."
Li Qiang casually took out the famous wine he bought in his hometown, which was a bottle of "Wuliangchun" produced in Sichuan. He also took out six small glass cups, put one in front of each person, opened the bottle, filled everyone's cups, and said with a smile, "This is the real good wine!"
Since the bottle was opened, the first person to exclaim was Ling Hongxuan: "Hey, it smells so good, what is this smell? Hey, it's the smell of wine. This kind of wine smell is the first time I smell it, it's extraordinary!"
Mei Jingjing exclaimed with the small glass cup: "Wow, this transparent little cup is so cute."
Cheng Zizhong picked up the wine glass, took a sip, closed his eyes and shook his head and said, "Good! This wine should only be in heaven, how many times can you smell it in the world, it is mellow and long, and it has an endless aftertaste."
When everyone was amazed, someone next to the screen had an attack.
"Hey, damn waiter, why don't you sell us the good wine? Are you bullying me because I have no money? Here are ten taels of gold. I want the wine on the next table!"
The waiter said with a bitter face: "Master, the wine is brought by the guests. Our store doesn't have it. If you still want to drink, I'll go get another pot of Shilixiang."
The man was unreasonable: "The wine on that table is called Shilixiang. I want that kind! Here are ten taels of gold. Go get it quickly. If you get angry, I'll burn this bird's shop down!" The voice was high and deep, like a loud sound like hitting a bronze bell. Everyone guessed that this man must be a tall and strong man.
The waiter turned to Li Qiang's table with a sad face and begged: "Master, master, please have pity on me. Can you sell this wine to our store?"
Zhao Hao refused to do it. He didn't even bother to say anything just now. He just kept drinking. He has traveled all over the country for decades, but he has never tasted such good wine, not to mention that this wine was brought out by his master. Zhao Hao hugged the bottle and said, "No, I won't let you drink this wine."
His expression made Li Qiang laugh, thinking, "There is plenty of wine, so why not give him a bottle."
Just as Li Qiang was about to take out the wine, the screen fell down with a "bang", and a thin dwarf jumped over.
This man had a small head, a few sparse strands of long hair on his head, very long arms, but a pair of surprisingly large hands, a thin body, only about 150 cm tall, this image will never be forgotten once you see it.
Everyone was stunned. He was the one who spoke just now?
"Pah", a gold ingot was slapped on the table, and the man said: "Ten taels of gold, give me the wine!"
This time, not only Zhao Hao refused, but Li Qiang was also unhappy.
Mei Jingjing laughed and said: "You want to buy this wine for ten taels of gold, are you having a fever and talking nonsense? This is fairy wine, ten taels of gold is only enough to smell the wine!"
The man's nose moved around, sniffing non-stop, his eyes staring at the wine bottle in Zhao Hao's arms, his eyes rolling around.
The man looked at Zhao Hao, slightly startled, and suddenly shouted: "You, are you Mr. Zhao?" Everyone was quite surprised, could it be an acquaintance?
Zhao Hao was also stunned. He put down the bottle and stood up, hesitating, "You are..." He couldn't remember who he was.
The man grabbed the bottle, jumped aside, and laughed, "You have been talking for so long, I can guess who is who, I am nothing, I just want this bottle of wine!" He rushed out of the restaurant sideways, and laughed wildly in the air: "Haha, I was fooled! Hahaha..."
Zhao Hao was so angry that he was about to go crazy and chased after him. Li Qiang and Mei Jingjing reacted very quickly and followed him.
Zheng Peng was so angry that he screamed, "Wait for me, I will go too!" He also rushed out.
Cheng Zizhong and Ling Hongxuan looked at each other and were stunned.
Several people in front and behind chased after him at lightning speed. Although the man ran fast, he forgot to cover the mouth of the bottle. The unique fragrance of Wuliangchun drifted behind him. How could he hide it from the people chasing him?
The four chased all night and dawned. Zhao Hao stopped and looked around. He thought: "Isn't this the Shocking Slope? We ran more than 200 miles in one night."
Li Qiang wanted to call Zhao Hao, but then he thought, this is a good opportunity to get rid of Cheng Zizhong. As for what to do next, we'll see what happens next.
Li Qiang asked: "What is this place? Wow, you run so fast!" He thought to himself: "I need to refine a teleportation formation in the future. This is too slow."
Zhao Hao smiled bitterly and said: "I'm afraid we have reached the Shocking Slope!"
Mei Jingjing said in surprise: "Is this the Shocking Slope where monsters appear?" She looked very nervous. The little girl was most afraid of those weird beasts.
Zhao Hao said again: "It seems that this is the center of the Shocking Slope!"
Ding-dong-ding-dong sounds came from a distance, and they were getting louder and louder.
Mei Jingjing grabbed Li Qiang's arm and said nervously, "Brother, something is coming!"
Li Qiang patted her hand and comforted her, "Don't be afraid, Niuniu! Don't be afraid!"
"Brother, sister, old man, wait for me..." The black big man Zheng Peng caught up. When he ran to Li Qiang, Zheng Peng panted and complained, "I'm so tired. You ran faster than rabbits. Did you catch that guy?"
Mei Jingjing said angrily, "You are going to scare people to death. You made such a loud noise when running. I thought it was a monster." Her face turned slightly red and she let go of Li Qiang's arm.
Zhao Hao said, "Everyone should be careful. The monsters here are very powerful."
Rusting sounds came from all directions.
Zhao Hao shouted, "Be careful, it's a shadow bug!" He drew out his sword and his expression became solemn.
Three bugs as big as water tanks appeared in front of them. The insect looked strange, with black spots on its bright red body, a single eye on its head, and two sharp needles on its mouthparts, more than a foot long, flashing a strange blue light.
Mei Jingjing saw it and was so scared that her face turned pale. She jumped from the ground to Li Qiang's back and sobbed, "Oh my god, it's so scary!"
Li Qiang was also nervous, but Mei Jingjing's jump calmed him down and said with a smile, "Hey, Niuniu, don't climb up anymore. There's no pillar above my head, so I can't climb up."
Zhao Hao shouted, "Be careful of the thorns it sprays!"
The black big Zheng Peng held a long axe, glanced at Mei Jingjing, and said with a silly smile, "Big sister, why are you getting more and more timid? Look at my black axe!"
Mei Jingjing said angrily, "I'm a girl, of course I'm afraid of insects!"
Three golden eagles flew out from Li Qiang's hand, circling and rushing towards the shadow insect. With three explosions, the shadow bug was blown more than ten meters away.
Mei Jingjing cheered and jumped off Li Qiang's back, saying admiringly: "Brother, you are so great! The bug was blown away in an instant!" Li Qiang was so coquettish that all the hair on his body stood up and he had goose bumps all over his body.
But the three shadow bugs were not dead, and they staggered over again. Mei Jingjing was so scared that she hid behind Li Qiang again: "Wow, it can't be killed."
Li Qiang's face turned pale. The energy contained in a golden eagle is extraordinary. It can't be killed. It seems that this kind of bug is not only thick-skinned, but also protected by an energy protection layer.
The bug made a sharp squeak, like a sharp weapon scraping against glass. Zhao Hao said in surprise: "It's calling its companions, kill it!"
Li Qiang shouted: "Niuniu, tie it up with a whip, Heizi protects Niuniu, Zhao Hao, you stay alert behind us, OK! Action!"
Mei Jingjing plucked up her courage and swung out the whip shadow, and each insect was tightly entangled by three thin whip shadows, and immediately couldn't move. The insects squeaked and screamed, and six blue lights shot over. Li Qiang's Hundred Blades Spear quickly flew out more than a dozen gun shadows, and shot down the blue light with a snap. With a few dings, six blue spikes fell on the ground.
The three shadow insects shot out the spikes in their mouths, and immediately became weak, and were killed by the gun shadow shot by Li Qiang.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and Zheng Peng cursed: "Damn, this thing is really strong!" He walked forward and swung the axe, and with one axe, the dead insect was split into two.
Mei Jingjing laughed and said, "Oh, our Heizi is so brave. He chopped the bug into two pieces with one axe!" She took the opportunity to retaliate against him for saying that he was timid.
Zheng Peng's face turned red because of her ridicule, and he argued, "If it weren't for the little brother asking me to protect you, I wouldn't have taken these little bugs seriously. Hey!? What is this?"
In the belly of the shadow bug that was split by Heizi, there was a blue bead flashing.
Zheng Peng reached out and took it out, "What kind of bead is this? It's so beautiful." Rubbing it on his clothes, the blue bead became more crystal clear and lovely.
The little girl was most interested in this kind of shiny bead. Mei Jingjing stretched out her little hand, "Give it here, show it to me."
Zheng Peng smiled proudly and said, "No, who told you to laugh at my Heizi."
Mei Jingjing said with a sly smile, "Really not?"
Zheng Peng saw her malicious look and felt uneasy. He wanted to give it to her, but he felt embarrassed.
Mei Jingjing flicked the whip gently and chuckled, "Really not giving it to you? Then don't blame me for snatching it."
When Zheng Peng saw her whip, he suddenly realized and hurriedly shouted, "Big sister, don't tie me up with the whip."
"If you don't give it to me, I'll tie you up!" The little girl was unreasonable.
Zheng Peng was not stupid either. He turned around and hid behind Li Qiang, laughing, "Haha, I found a shield!"
Li Qiang watched the two people playing, his heart was full of warmth, and said, "Niuniu, here you go." He handed over two blue beads. These were dug out by Zhao Hao when they were playing.
Mei Jingjing cheered, "My brother is still the best. Heizi, you are not like a man to snatch things from a little girl."
"Uh..." Zheng Peng was choked by her and was speechless.
A large area of rustling sounded.
Li Qiang took a deep breath, quickly took out the magic stone and other tools, and said while setting up the defense formation: "Pay attention to the surroundings, Heizi, protect Niuniu, there are insects rushing over, Niuniu first use the whip to tie it up, Zhao Hao use the sword to chop it, buy time for me to set up the formation, a large number of insects are rushing over!"
Mei Jingjing screamed: "Wow! There are so many insects, it's disgusting!"