He looked down at Rong Jiaojiao and asked, "Jiaojiao, aren't you afraid? Shall we go hunt wild boar and bring some back to eat?"
Upon hearing about eating meat, Rong Jiaojiao's eyes immediately lit up, and she clapped her hands: "Father Xi, beat the pig, Qi Youyou!"
Qing Xuanzi smiled and ruffled Rong Jiaojiao's hair: "Okay, let's go hunt wild boar and bring some back for Mom and Dad to make meat."
Rong Jiaojiao cheered: "Youyou, Xifuqi, Mamaqi, Babaqi, Gagaqi!"
Qing Xuanzi's eyes were warm: "There's also food for Jiao Bao. Jiao Bao should eat the best food."
"Baby, may the rooster bless you!"
"Okay, baby, eat chicken!"
Qing Xuanzi coaxed Rong Jiaojiao, helping her forget her fear.
He quickly led Rong Jiaojiao towards the direction of the sound, while simultaneously using his divine sense to perceive the surrounding movements.
Soon, they spotted several wild boars and a huge brown bear.
Wild boars scurried about in the woods, letting out mournful cries, while brown bears roared angrily in the distance.
“Father Xi, big piggy.” Rong Jiaojiao whispered, her big eyes full of surprise.
Qing Xuanzi nodded reassuringly: "Yes, they are very large, but we have talismans, so there's nothing to be afraid of."
He took out several immobilization talismans from his pocket, and with a gentle wave, the talismans instantly transformed into beams of light, flying towards the direction of the wild boar.
Immediately afterwards, he threw a talisman in the direction of the brown bear.
A flash of white light appeared, and the power of the talisman erupted instantly, freezing the wild boars in place, rendering them unable to move.
The brown bear was also struck by the immobilization charm, its body instantly stiffening and unable to move.
Rong Jiaojiao pointed at the wild boar: "Father Xi, the boar has stopped squealing."
Qing Xuanzi nodded and told her, "Yes, they've been frozen in place, Jiao Bao doesn't need to be afraid anymore."
This time, instead of hitting the wild boar on the head with a stick, he used his divine sense to stun it and put it away.
As for the brown bear, Qing Xuanzi originally intended to let it go, but considering that the soldiers in the military camp could only eat stewed meat a few times a year, he still took it with him.
This delayed them considerably. Even though Qing Xuanzi sped up, they still couldn't reach the town before dark, as they were still in the mountains.
When they arrived in town, not a single house had its lights on.
Rong Jiaojiao was already getting sleepy, yawning one after another. Qing Xuanzi coaxed her, "Jiaojiao, go to sleep if you're sleepy. We'll be home soon."
At this moment, Rong Jiaojiao looked around as if searching for something. When Qing Xuanzi saw her like this, he immediately became vigilant.
Rong Jiaojiao's gaze finally settled on a small courtyard a few dozen meters away from the main street. She leaned forward, reached out her hand, and called out, "Father Xi, go... make the chicken noise, catch the chicken, baby Qiyouyou..."
Qing Xuanzi was speechless. He was so sleepy but still couldn't forget to eat meat. But where did the chicken come from?
His divine sense swept over the area and he was even more speechless. Why were there so many things happening today?
It wasn't a rooster crowing at all; it was clearly someone sending a telegram.
Qing Xuanzi's divine sense detected that someone was sleeping soundly in the room of the small courtyard, and Qing Xuanzi took a closer look.
Two elderly people and two children lived in one room, sleeping on two kang beds, one to the south and one to the north.
In another room, a middle-aged couple and two younger children were sleeping.
Based on this, their whole family should be here. So who is the person sending the telegram in the basement of the side room?
Qing Xuanzi had never faced this situation before and didn't know what to do. Should he take immediate action or wait and see?
While he was hesitating, the man stopped sending the telegram and disassembled the tools he was using into pieces.
Then he climbed up a straight bamboo ladder from the basement, lifted the board under the bed, and quietly climbed out.
After coming out, I looked around the yard and realized that no one was awake. Then I went outside to check, but found nothing, so I went back to sleep.
Qing Xuanzi was at his wits' end, feeling that this matter should be reported immediately, but it was already almost nine or ten o'clock.
Looking at his little apprentice, whose mouth he had covered and who was looking at him with a accusing expression, he sighed, "Oh well, I'm just destined to be a busybody, always running around for you and your father."
As she walked towards the military compound, she kept nagging Rong Jiaojiao: "How come you have such sharp ears? You heard things that I didn't even notice."
He always avoids using his divine sense in crowded places to avoid seeing anything he shouldn't.
Rong Jiaojiao didn't understand what he meant, but she politely chatted with him in her own words.
On the way, he rummaged through his pockets for a long time before finally finding a flashlight. He never used this thing and didn't even remember who gave it to him.
However, if he doesn't use it tonight, there's no way to explain how he could walk in the dark.
After wrapping the sleeping Rong Jiaojiao in a blanket, they arrived at the military compound, only to be confronted by gunmen pointing at them from afar.
A soldier shouted, "Who goes there? Halt!"
Qing Xuanzi stopped, raised his flashlight, and shone it on himself and Rong Jiaojiao. He tried to make his voice sound calm and gentle: "Don't be nervous. My name is Qing Xuanzi, and I am the master of Rong Lianhu's daughter. We just came out of the mountains and have some urgent business to discuss. We would like to see Rong Lianhu."
Upon hearing that it was an acquaintance, the soldier breathed a slight sigh of relief, but still asked warily, "What's the emergency so late?"
Qing Xuanzi smiled slightly: "This matter is of great importance and I must tell him immediately. Please inform him for me."
The soldier finally nodded, signaling him to wait a moment, and then turned to inform Rong Lianhu.
The other soldier remained wary of Qing Xuanzi. They were just ordinary soldiers and didn't know what Rong Lianhu's daughter's master looked like, so they didn't let him into the gatehouse just because he was carrying a child.
In the family compound, Rong Lianhu had just fallen asleep when there was a knock on the door. Thinking there was some urgent task, he quickly got up and dressed.
Fu Ya also woke up and asked, "What could be going on so late?"
Rong Lianhu stopped his wife, who was about to get up, saying, "I'll go check on her. Don't get up; it's cold."
After saying that, he hurriedly went out. As soon as he opened the door, the young soldier came in and said to him, "Reporting to Deputy Regiment Commander Rong, there is a man outside who claims to be your daughter's master. He has brought a child to see you and said he has something urgent to discuss."
Rong Lianhu was alarmed upon hearing this. Could something have happened to his daughter?
He glanced into the room and said to the young soldier, "Wait a moment."
After saying that, he went back to Fu Ya and said, "Honey, I have an urgent mission. I have to go now. I'll explain when I get back."
Without waiting for Fu Ya's reply, he ran away.
Throughout the journey, he was filled with anxiety. He asked the young soldier, "Is the child that man was holding alright?"
The young soldier shook his head: "I don't know, we didn't come into contact with the child."
Rong Lianhu sped up his run and soon arrived at the entrance of the family compound. He saw that it really was Qing Xuanzi holding Rong Jiaojiao and waiting for him. A look of panic flashed in his eyes.
"Brother, is that really you? Why are you here so late instead of going back to the courtyard? Did something happen to Jiaojiao?"
Seeing his nervousness, Qing Xuanzi quickly explained, "It's not about Jiaojiao. Come here and I'll tell you."
Rong Lianhu felt relieved to hear that it wasn't his daughter who was in trouble, and quickly approached Qing Xuanzi.
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