Hearing what the Taoist said, my heart suddenly trembled, "Chen Liqiu, it's Chen Liqiu here."

He never expected that Chen Liqiu would come to see him, so he was so happy that he ran away without saying a word.

After running a few steps, I remembered that the Taoist priest was still behind me, so I hurriedly turned around and ran back, "Uncle Lao Luoan, please walk slowly. I'll go down to see him first."

Taoist Zhike waved his hand and said with a smile, "Go, go, he is at the gate of Tianshi Mansion."

I ran down the mountain in one breath and saw Chen Liqiu after a hundred feet. There was a large river in front of the Tianshi Mansion. There was a stone railing on the bank near the water. Chen Liqiu was leaning on the stone railing and tilting his head to look at him.

Although I had already learned from Miss Zhao that Chen Liqiu was lucky to escape from danger, I was still very excited to see the familiar figure again. I took a step forward and ran forward, "Third Senior Brother!"

Chen Liqiu did not greet him, but leaned against the stone railing, smiling and waiting for him to run over.

After the disaster, they met again, with a mixture of sadness and joy. They all said that the clothes were not as good as new, and the people were not as good as before. The moment he saw Chen Liqiu, he thought of his master Luo Yangzi, and also remembered that Chen Liqiu and others appeared and stopped him in Wangjiakuan.

The scene where villagers beat him and Lao Huang.

"If you dare to cry, I will kick you into the river." Chen Liqiu said with a smile.

"No, no," he waved his hands repeatedly, "Third senior brother, why are you here?"

"Do you want me to come, or don't you want me to come? Why do you feel like I'm not welcome?" Chen Liqiu asked with a smile.

I am familiar with Chen Liqiu's temperament and know that he likes to joke and tease people, but he doesn't take it seriously. "Of course I hope you come, but haven't you joined the army? How can you get away from it?"

"If you are a soldier and you can't leave, why can't you be an official? To tell you the truth, I am now a dignified captain of the seventh-grade Yi command." Chen Liqiu still looked so carefree.

Hearing Chen Liqiu's words, I was not surprised. Chen Liqiu was not only extremely smart but also possessed unique skills. It was expected that he would be promoted to military attache.

"Let's go. I haven't eaten yet. Let's go to the east town for a few drinks." Chen Liqiu said.

"Okay, Third Brother, is that horse yours?" Pointing to the horses tied outside the east wall of Tianshi Mansion, military horses are easy to distinguish from ordinary horses. Military horses are usually better after being carefully selected and well-fed.

Tall and mighty.

"Yeah," Chen Liqiu nodded.

"I'll help you bring the horse over." He turned around and ran to the hitching post, untied the reins and pulled the horse towards the east.

"I'm here to give you money this time," Chen Liqiu said loudly. "There are five hundred taels of silver in the pockets on both sides of the saddle. You keep it for your expenses."

The moment Chen Liqiu spoke loudly, he understood his intention. Although it was afternoon, there were still many Taoists around the Tianshi Mansion. Chen Liqiu deliberately let everyone hear him, so that everyone in Longhu Mountain knew that he was not

No one cares about unwanted orphans.

"The masters at Longhu Mountain are very kind to me, and I don't need any silver here." He responded loudly.

Seeing the loud voice, Chen Liqiu knew that he understood his intention, curled his lips and turned around to go ahead.

He led the horse and followed Chen Liqiu, "Third Senior Brother, is there any news about Second Senior Brother and Fourth Senior Sister?"

"This money was given to you by the second brother," Chen Liqiu said casually. "He originally gave me a thousand taels to transfer to you, but I withheld half of it. Now I have a group of brothers who have a lot of expenses."

"Where did Second Senior Brother get so much money?" he asked.

"His family already had money," Chen Liqiu said, "but the money probably didn't come from his ancestral business and family property. He sent someone to deliver the silver. I didn't see him, but as far as I know

I guess he probably sold a martial arts secret book. This is my guess, but it may not be correct."

Chen Liqiu finished speaking and did not ask any more questions. Different from Chen Liqiu's free and easy manner, Li Zhongyong was very calm, calculating and good at making profits. Before his death, his master Luo Yangzi had asked Li Zhongyong to do business incognito and make profits when necessary.

Help these brothers and sisters.

"I am in the military camp and have very little information," Chen Liqiu said. "Lao Er told me what happened in Jianghu in the letter. He also told me what happened in Longhu Mountain."

"Oh, where is Fourth Senior Sister? Is there any news about her?" he asked.

"She swam ashore successfully after going into the water that day, but I don't know where she is now. She seems to be related to Lao Er." Chen Liqiu waved his hand at this point, "You don't have to worry about her, just like her.

There are many envoys sent to the Tang Dynasty in China, and they seem to have personal contacts."

"I heard from Master that the Fourth Senior Sister is always repaying kindness with enmity, and repeatedly invades and invades the border. The imperial court has begun to expel the Tang envoys. Will the Fourth Senior Sister be implicated?" I don't worry.

"Tian Zhenyong is not a brainless person, you don't have to worry about her," Chen Liqiu turned to look at him, "Don't always ask me, where is the boss? Where did you do the boss?"

"I asked him to go back to the grassland." Pointing to the north.

"It's good. It's a vast place with few people and vast expanse. It's indeed safer there than in the Central Plains." Chen Liqiu nodded.

While talking, the two of them came to the town to the east. Although most of the Taoist family members lived in this town, there were many pilgrims who came to pay homage to the mountain. The rooms in the Tianshi Mansion are limited, and the pilgrims must have a place to eat and stay.

, so there are also inns and wine shops in the town. I found one and went in with Chen Liqiu to sit down.

Like most wine shops, there are not many vegetables to choose from here, but it is enough for two people. There are fish just caught from the river in front of you in the morning, as well as the owner’s own chicken, and vegetarian dishes include dried tofu.

and pickles.

The vegetarian dishes were served first, and the two of them sat across from each other and poured wine for Chen Liqiu.

"Fall yourself too," Chen Liqiu said.

"Taoist priests cannot drink alcohol." He shook his head. Taoist priests did not have many dietary precepts, but the strict prohibition of drinking was one of them. The secondary reason was that drinking would cause qi to dissipate. The main reason was that he was worried that he would lose his dignity as a Taoist priest after drinking.

Chen Liqiu didn't force it, "Then you drink water."

After pouring water into his own bowl, Chen Liqiu picked up the wine bowl and said seriously, "Come on, Lao Wu, I'll offer you a bowl on behalf of the three of them."

Chen Liqiu was usually lazy and carefree, and rarely looked solemn and serious. He didn't understand why and looked at him with confusion.

Chen Liqiu said, "Although I don't know how you got to Gezao Mountain, I know that you must have had a very hard journey along the way. I respect you for being loyal and living up to your trust."

"Third Senior Brother, what you said is a bit exaggerated," he frowned and shook his head, "If you hadn't risked your lives to stop the pursuers, I wouldn't have had the chance to deliver the things to Gezao Mountain."

"The second brother said in the letter that you almost died in Gezao Mountain," Chen Liqiu said. "If you had not stood up and said something fair for Master that day, Master's hard work over the years would have been in vain, and the infamy would have been in vain.

That woman will never know that it was Master who was helping her to live longer."

"It doesn't make any sense now that I know it. Master is really unjust." He felt depressed.

"

Master is no longer unjust and finally accepted you. The reason why Zhang Tianshi made an exception and restored Master's Taoist status was to take you into Longhu Mountain," Chen Liqiu said. "Master has always been aggrieved about the fact that he was deprived of Taoist status.

Huai, Tianshi Zhang made an exception and granted him the Taoist scriptures posthumously. Master is alive in heaven and there is no regret."

He didn't answer because what Chen Liqiu said was indeed the truth.

"I don't know why they think so highly of you, but there's one thing you have to understand," Chen Liqiu said. "In order to save you, everyone in Longhu Mountain did not hesitate to make enemies of so many sects. Zhang Tianshi even took action in person. This favor is too big."

You will never become a Taoist monk in your lifetime. In order to restore your Taoist status to Master, you are selling yourself to others."

"Third senior brother, being a Taoist priest is actually quite good." He said.

Chen Liqiu shook his head and said, "You don't need to comfort me. To be a Taoist priest, you have to abide by the rules. Master left us so many magical secrets before his death. These magical secrets are enough for us to travel in the world. In the future, we can enjoy our grudges

, you can't do whatever you want, you have to abide by other people's rules honestly, and you can't bring disgrace to other people's faces, nor can you bring trouble to others."

Without waiting for a reply, Chen Liqiu said again, "Master has had five disciples in his life. The four of us have been more favored by him than you, but in the end it was you who suffered. All four of us owe it to you."

After Chen Liqiu finished speaking, he raised his head and drank all the wine in the bowl. Seeing this, he hurriedly picked up the wine jar to pour him wine, but Chen Liqiu snatched it away and poured it himself.

"Third senior brother, you are serious. I really don't feel there is anything wrong with being a Taoist priest." He said.

"This is not my opinion alone, the second child thinks so too," Chen Liqiu said, "You are still young and don't know what you have lost. When you grow up, you will understand that nothing is more terrifying than losing freedom.

, it is indeed safe for you to stay in Longhu Mountain now, but you will be bound by whoever protects you, and there are many things you will not be able to do in this life."

I didn’t quite understand what Chen Liqiu said and didn’t know how to answer it.

Chen Liqiu filled the bowl and picked it up again, "Here, I'll thank you for this bowl for saving your third sister-in-law. I owe you a favor."

"Third Senior Brother, you know so many women, and Miss Zhao is not the only one. It's not certain whether she is your sister-in-law." He said bravely.

"A man will never know which woman is true to you unless he is unlucky. After our accident, all those women avoided her. Only Zhao Ziyu never left me. It was Governor Zhao who recommended me to join the army." Chen Liqiu said.

"Have you identified her?" asked.

"Have you met her, what's your impression of her?" Chen Liqiu asked.

"Very good," he said. "Unlike common official ladies, the third sister-in-law is calm in times of danger, calm in dealing with things, and very courageous. When I asked her to jump from such a tall ship, she didn't hesitate at all."

"Then it's her." Chen Liqiu drank it all in one gulp.

Chen Liqiu put down the wine bowl and started eating. Seeing that he was eating in a hurry, he asked, "Third Senior Brother, where did you come from?"

"Pingzhou," Chen Liqiu replied, looking confused. Chen Liqiu guessed that he didn't know where Pingzhou was, so he pointed to the northeast, "It's in the northeast, eight hundred miles away from here."

"So far?" I was surprised. "By the way, Third Senior Brother, are you a soldier or a pawn?"

"Soldiers." Chen Liqiu replied.

"Oh." Nodding, there is a difference between soldiers and pawns. Soldiers are recruited by the imperial court, while pawns are recruited by local governments. Pawns are responsible for defending the city and are generally not transferred outside, while soldiers are responsible for fighting.

, may rush to the front of the battle at any time according to orders.

Compared with pawns, soldiers are more dangerous, but as soldiers they participate in more battles, it is easier to achieve military exploits, and they can be promoted faster.

"Third Senior Brother, why don't you ask me why I'm not lame anymore?" he asked.

"Your third sister-in-law mentioned it in your letter, and I have known it for a long time," Chen Liqiu said casually, "The medical books that the master brought out from the tomb of the King of Medicine are in the hands of you and the fourth child. You have learned to treat your own legs first.

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Knowing that Chen Liqiu wouldn't be able to stay long, he didn't dwell on how his leg was cured. After the chicken and fish were served, the two of them had a conversation while eating, briefly and concisely describing the things they encountered on the way.
To be continued...