Xia Bolong and Zhang Jun sat in a carriage together and followed the address given by the boy. At dusk, they arrived at Yuejia Village, Liulin Town, Tangyin County.
As soon as they entered the village, the large carriage driven by two people attracted many people to watch. They were all ordinary farmers. Some carried hoes on their shoulders, some carried rakes, some held shovels, and some They were holding buffaloes and so on, as if they had just returned from the farmland.
The carriage did not stop in the village and headed straight towards the ruined temple in the west of the village.
Finally, the carriage stopped on the roadside in front of the ruined temple.
When Xia Bolong saw the ruined temple, he couldn't hold back his joy, jumped out of the carriage and ran straight in.
This is a temple of earth. Half of it has collapsed. Indeed, all the statues in the temple have collapsed. Only half of the earth god's head is left leaning sideways in the grass.
As soon as Xia Bolong entered the Earth Temple, he smelled a thick smell of earth. The beams and mud tiles on the floor of the temple were everywhere, and green moss grew in some places, which looked particularly quiet under the dusk sunlight.
In a corner of the temple, an old man was curled up, lying on the ground, snoring.
Xia Bolong saw the old man's white hair, the clothes on his body were covered with dust, and there were several holes in the trouser legs. That old man was Zhou Tong, and Zhou Tong's familiar back made him unable to forget it. He couldn't believe his eyes. They had only been separated from Zhou Tong for two months, and Zhou Tong had already become like this.
Xia Bolong felt extremely uncomfortable. He raised his foot, took a step forward, and stepped on a small wooden block, making a crisp sound.
"who!"
Zhou Tong heard the sound and stopped snoring. He woke up from his dream, quickly turned over and stood upright in the corner.
"Master, it's me!" Seeing that Zhou Tong's skills were still as agile as before, Xia Bolong hurried forward.
Zhou Tong saw Xia Bolong, and felt very surprised in his eyes. He asked in surprise: "Bolong? Youhow did you find me?"
Xia Bolong walked directly in front of Zhou Tong. Seeing that Zhou Tong was wearing tattered clothes and his face was dirty, he hurriedly patted the dust on Zhou Tong's body and pulled Zhou Tong's arm. Hands, eyes full of concern.
"Master, how did you become like this?" Xia Bolong asked while patting the soil on Zhou Tong's body.
Zhou Tong blocked Xia Bolong with his hand, waved his hand and said, "No need to slap him, I feel so comfortable. I'm used to it."
"Master, it's my fault. I shouldn't have taken all the gold away. I should have given it to the master, so that the master would not be like this." Xia Bolong said.
Zhou Tong chuckled and said: "There is no need. Even if you give me one hundred thousand taels of gold, I will still look like this."
"Why is that?" Xia Bolong asked curiously.
Zhou Tong said: "I gave away all the money I had, and now it's like this? Let me ask you, how did you know I'm here?"
Xia Bolong said: "I did it blindly."
"Nonsense! Few people know that I am hiding here. Did those boys from Yuejia Village tell you?" Zhou Tong asked.
Xia Bolong quickly waved his hand and said: "No, no, someone has seen Master come to Tangyin. I asked all the way and found out that Master is here. Master, I came here specially to invite you this time. Please follow me back to the capital."
"The capital? It's a good place, but I'm tired of the life there. I still feel comfortable living here. If I'm hungry, I'll go to the fields and steal something. If I'm thirsty, I'll go to the nearby river to drink something. The river water is carefree and joyful." Zhou Tong said happily.
"Master, I will be getting married in a few days, so I want to invite you to the capital to attend my wedding. In addition, I can let my disciples respect you!" Xia Bolong said.
When Zhou Tong heard this, he hurriedly said: "Oh? Are you getting married? How come it's so soon? Which girl is she from? Is she pretty?"
"Beautiful, I can't say that she is a fairy on earth. She is also a beauty that will captivate a country." Xia Bolong said.
Zhou Tong laughed and said: "As long as it's beautiful"
Xia Bolong saw Zhou Tong's words stopped suddenly, and then looked at him again, and asked: "Master, is there anything wrong?"
Zhou Tong said: "It seems that you went to the capital once and became prosperous. What official position is it now? How is Master Zong?"
Xia Bolong sighed softly and said, "Master, I haven't seenMaster Zong, when I went to the capital, he had already been transferred. I am now the Grand Bachelor of Longtuge, and I often stand around the Emperor. "
Zhou Tong patted Xia Bolong on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, promising. It's better than being a soldier. Our Song Dynasty valued literature over martial arts. It's good for you to become a bachelor of Longtuge."
"Of course it's good. Was it recommended by Cai Jing? However, it's better not to tell the master, so as not to make him angry." Xia Bolong thought in his heart.
"Master, let's go now!" Xia Bolong took Zhou Tong's arm and said to Zhou Tong.
"Go? Where to go?" Zhou Tong asked.
Xia Bolong said: "Of course I'm going back to the capital."
Zhou Tong pushed Xia Bolong's hand away, shook his head and said: "I won't go, Bolong. Master is used to being wild and doesn't like to be restrained. Logically speaking, you came all the way to see me, and it's your wedding day again. , I shouldn¡¯t have refused. But, you also know, I don¡¯t like the capital, I will feel a sense of depression when I go in, it¡¯s not as good as in this wilderness.¡±
Xia Bolong rolled his eyes and said, "Master, it's getting dark now, and Master and I have just met again. How about you come to the county town with me, and I treat Master to a nice meal? How about this?"
Zhou Tong laughed and said: "It's the best, it's the best. I haven't had a drink for a long time."
Xia Bolong quickly grabbed Zhou Tong's arm and pulled Zhou Tong outside the ruined temple.
When the master and apprentice left the ruined temple, Zhang Jun turned the carriage around and waited beside it.
Zhou Tong glanced at Zhang Jun, then at the carriage, and then he laughed and said: "Bo Long, it seems that you are really prosperous. You even have servants?"
Xia Bolong said: "Master, he is not a servant, he is also a man. He is older than me and can be regarded as my brother."
Zhou Tong looked at Zhang Jun carefully and said, "This man has a strong body, prominent bones, long hands and long legs. He is also a good candidate for martial arts."
Xia Bolong chuckled and said, "Master, do you want to give him a try to see if he can inherit your mantle?"
"No, there's no need to try. I've already found the heir to the mantle, and that person is an incredible genius. Otherwise, how could I stay here and never leave?" Zhou Tong said.
While the two people were talking, they arrived at the carriage. Zhang Jun bowed respectfully to the two of them and shouted loudly: "High official, Senior Zhou!"
Xia Bolong said: "Brother Zhang, please help my master get into the car."
"Need not!"
Zhou Tong had enough confidence, so he jumped onto the carriage with only a slight jump, opened the door curtain, and bent down to get inside the carriage.
After Zhang Jun read it, he couldn¡¯t help but be shocked and exclaimed: ¡°What a handsome light body skill!¡±
Xia Bolong chuckled and said, "Brother Zhang, my master's kung fu is the best in the world."
"Bolong! Stop bragging and get in the car quickly, my stomach is starting to growl!" Zhou Tong shouted loudly in the carriage.
Xia Bolong smiled and said to Zhang Jun: "Brother Zhang, get in the car and go to Tangyin County."
Zhang Jun nodded and got into the car with Xia Bolong. Xia Bolong walked into the carriage, while Zhang Jun held the carriage and returned along the original road.
Xia Bolong and Zhou Tong were sitting in the carriage. Xia Bolong kept urging Zhou Tong, hoping that he would go to the capital. However, Zhou Tong was determined and refused to go, which made Xia Bolong very helpless. Finally, Zhou Tong stopped paying attention to Xia Bolong, pretended to be asleep and snored.
When Xia Bolong saw Zhou Tong pretending to be asleep, he shook his head, but thought in his heart: "Master doesn't want to go to the capital, what should I do? Master is very good to me, and he can be regarded as my relative. In this era, I must take good care of Master. By the way, Master likes to drink, so why not get him drunk, drag him to the capital, and cook him a meal. When he wakes up, he will have walked almost half the distance. Well, that¡¯s riding a tiger and it¡¯s hard to get off. Hahaha, let¡¯s do it like this!¡±
Zhang Jun drove his carriage from Yuejia Village toward Tangyin County. The sun went down early. However, since it is midsummer, even though the sun has gone off duty, the sky is still bright, and the heat has only been reduced by half.
Halfway through the journey, Zhang Jun drove the carriage and met a young man carrying a hoe. The young man was the one he saw in Xiangzhou at noon. At this time, the young man still had bags of herbs tied to his hoe, and he was walking forward with steady steps.
Zhang Jun saw that the young man was walking very fast and seemed to be a practitioner. He couldn't help but look at the young man a few more times. As he got closer, Zhang Jun felt more and moreThe year he was a little unusual, he shouted loudly: "Little brother, have you just come back?"
Out of politeness, the young man nodded, smiled, and said "hmm" without daring to speak.
When the carriage and the boy passed by each other, a loud voice suddenly came from the carriage: "Stop!"
When Zhang Jun heard the roar, he reined in his horse and the carriage stopped on the roadside in an instant.
As soon as the carriage stopped, Zhou Tong was seen walking out of the carriage, jumping off the carriage, looking at the road behind the carriage, and shouted loudly: "Peng Ju!"
When Xia Bolong was in the carriage, he was startled by Zhou Tong's huge roar. Before he could react, Zhou Tong had already got off the carriage. He hurriedly followed out, and as soon as he jumped off the carriage, he saw a young man walking towards the carriage with his head lowered and a hoe on his shoulder. It was the young man who told him the whereabouts of Zhou Tong.
Zhang Jun also jumped out of the carriage. He and Xia Bolong looked at each other without saying a word. Both of them seemed to be saying: "So they know each other?"
The young man walked straight over. When he saw Zhou Tong standing on the roadside, he lowered his head and shouted in a low voice: "MasterMaster!"