Zhao Rong finally stopped Su Xiaoxiao.

Putting aside whether the dress she was wearing fit Zhao Rong or not, at least there was a hurdle between men and women, which Zhao Rong couldn't overcome yet. After all, they had only known each other for a short time.

However, Zhao Rong appreciated the kindness. At least he knew that although she looked unreliable and like a troublemaker, she was at least kind-hearted and knew how to be grateful.

Zhao Rong was also quite happy. Who said, "Since the benefactor is plain-looking, I will work like a cow or a horse in my next life to repay him?" You people who spread rumors are just sour grapes.

However, when Zhao Rong grabbed her hand in a hurry just now, her reaction scared Zhao Rong.

At that time, she was stunned for a moment, and then she twitched violently as if she had been electrocuted. She looked at Zhao Rong with a vigilant face, muttering something like her grandmother said that if a man has bad intentions, he will be tentative and touch him, and Xiao Xiao should not talk to such a man...

Zhao Rong's face was filled with black lines.

So you're not stupid.

Later, Zhao Rong asked Su Xiaoxiao how she knew that he was going to Duyou City. The little fox demon asked him curiously, "Aren't all the people on that boat going to Duyou City? Didn't they buy tickets to Duyou City just like her?"

Zhao Rong nodded, thinking that her reasoning was correct, but she was the one who was wrong.

He also asked her why she believed in him and dared to follow him north. Wasn't she afraid that he was a bad person with evil intentions?

She lowered her head shyly and said nothing.

Zhao Rong was quite satisfied with her attitude. This was because he believed in my character. How could I judge my character? My face. I was handsome, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. I was elegant and unrestrained.

Zhao Rong whistled, turned around and left. After walking a few steps, he found that the girl behind him was not smart.

"Follow me."

"Ah, oh oh oh."

Su Xiaoxiao, carrying a backpack that was bigger than her, happily caught up with Zhao Rong.

Zhao Rong couldn't help but laugh when he heard the noise behind him.

"Humph, didn't you say that I have an ordinary appearance?"

I was waiting for her to make an explanation in confusion, but after waiting for a long time there was no response.

Zhao Rong suddenly looked back.

He found that the girl with fox eyes was staring at him in shock.

Zhao Rong's face darkened.

I guess this isn't just a rumor. Have you really said or thought about this?

Su Xiaoxiao looked guiltily at the bad guy who had saved her. How did he know what she was thinking?

In fact, in Su Xiaoxiao's eyes, many people in this world are just average-looking. Even if she occasionally meets a few outstanding ones, they are just slightly prettier to her, because no matter how good-looking they are, they are not as pretty as her, such as the scholar who was taking the exam and was scared away by her in the old temple, and several handsome men in the Su family who are recognized by the clan members.

Another example was when the ferry stopped at a certain ferry port a few months ago, she got off the boat to buy a book and met a young Taoist priest with starry eyes. However, the man tried to talk to her at that time, but Su Xiaoxiao ignored him, glared at him, and ran away in a panic, because her grandmother said that if a man stares at you as if he wants to eat you as soon as you meet him, he is a bad person, and Xiaoxiao cannot talk to such a man...

Although Su Xiaoxiao looks like a punching bag who can be bullied by anyone in Zhao Rong's eyes, she is actually very proud.

Humph, Xiaoxiao is so pretty, she can definitely find an ideal husband, one, Xiaoxiao will be satisfied with just one, appearance doesn't matter, but he must be the same as what is described in books, the kind of scholar with a belly full of books, wait, no, that's too cheap for him, he must... he must be the kind who has read the five major books!

Hey, what's the idiom called, "learned five carts of things" or "learned five carts of things"?

Su Xiaoxiao flipped through the thin dictionary in her little head, but still couldn't find the word, but she soon stopped worrying about it.

Anyway, we can't be like the bad guy mentioned above who always bullies the little ones.

He was dressed in scholar's clothes, but was idle all day long. He didn't buy books when he went to the bookstore, but just stared at the woman's face. He didn't review seriously early in the morning, and even the little morning he didn't read seriously. He was not doing his job and just climbed through the window to scare people.

How can there be such a bad person?

If it wasn't for that day on the boat, you... if it wasn't for you making Xiaoxiao feel that you were different from those bad guys and wouldn't hurt Xiaoxiao, Xiaoxiao would have ignored you.

The more Su Xiaoxiao thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. She glared at Zhao Rong from behind as he quickened his pace, and hurriedly trotted to catch up with him, carrying the backpack on her back.

Humph, what's wrong with saying you're plain? What's not plain about you?

They will bully people!

…

Zhao Rong, who was walking in front, had no idea that he had become the ultimate negative example in someone's mind.

He was taking Su Xiaoxiao to find Liu Sanbian.

At this time, Liu Sanbian was no longer at the place where he was waiting for him. Zhao Rong looked around and found that he was on a tall bluestone not far away.

Two crystal clear mountain springs slid down from a great height, sometimes slow, sometimes fast, sometimes high, sometimes low, making different sounds, sometimes like galloping iron horses, sometimes like thunder.

The bluestone is located in the center of the confluence of two mountain springs, and its shape is like a cow.

The spring water hits and splashes everywhere, like the sound of a silver bottle breaking and jade and gold being thrown around, which is continuous and very pleasant to the ears.

From Zhao Rong's perspective, Liu Sanbian seemed to be standing on the bluestone with a strange boxing stance, motionless and simple.

When Liu Sanbian saw the two men coming, he dropped his fists, but his mind was still there. He jumped lightly from a high place. It was unclear which of his feet landed first, and he did not bend his knees to cushion the impact. His body stopped abruptly as it touched the ground without any sound. The sunlight leaking through the woods produced some effect, forming bright paths, and the slowly moving dust did not change at all because of the people falling to the ground.

Not even a speck of dust was raised.

Zhao Rong's eyes narrowed.

"He is a pretty good martial artist. After Fuyao, he reached the fourth realm and ninth rank. I estimate that he should be no less than the sixth rank. So, have you ever asked about the cultivation level of your cheap brother?"

"I didn't ask. I haven't thought about cultivation before. I didn't ask because it's better to have less trouble than more. Besides, sometimes even your closest relatives may not know about the realm of cultivation. It's useless to ask. Nowadays, everyone in the martial arts world has some hidden skills and some realms to suppress. Don't be stupid and ask."

“Huh.”

Gui was quite interested in Zhao Rong's knowledgeable look.

"You know a lot about it, right? Master Zhao, you are not the direct descendant of an ancient family who was banished to the mortal world for training, are you? After you are finished with the training, you will be brought back to the family by the ancestor and trained as the first heir. You will be given all kinds of magic pills that can change your fate and turn the world around, and your bloodline talent and cultivation level will soar. The noble ladies of the family, the fairy Taizong, and the ladies of the Electorate will all stick to you. Then we will choose the most beautiful and powerful one to be the main wife, and take all the others into the room without leaving out."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, long life, a long way to immortality, a soft jade in the arms, Young Master Zhao is so happy."

"If this is true, then I am really blind to have made such a ridiculous Haoran agreement. Please forgive me. I hope Master Zhao will forgive me."

Zhao Rong listened to it with great interest. He just felt that it was a pity for it not to become a novelist and write novels. From what Zhao Rong had seen so far, novels with good-for-nothing protagonists rising to prominence and endless wealth were selling extremely well in bookstores. He could see them in the most conspicuous place every time he entered the door, and the protagonists' last names were usually Ye La Su La Lin La and the like.

Don't ask him how he knows this. Isn't this just about reading widely and expanding your knowledge? What's wrong with scholars reading a few miscellaneous books besides reading the books of sages?

"I can't handle so many. How about I give you some?"

"No." Gui said in a firm tone.

"I wish it was true. I read all this in books. Isn't this the popular way now? Playing the pig and eating the tiger, being cautious, brave and steady. I think we should learn this when we walk in the mountains in the future."

"Learning is bullshit. We'll crush them all the way. Playing the pig to eat the tiger? Humph, if you dare to play the pig, I will turn you into a real pig. Being cautious, brave and steady? One sword can break all methods. No matter how many trump cards he has, no matter how many conspiracies he has, we are all one sword."

"When a sword cultivator hands over a sword, he or she is seeking to feel happy and at ease, free and unfettered, and free and unfettered in the world."

Zhao Rong chuckled and shook his head, deciding not to pay attention to it for the time being.

He introduced Liu Sanbian and Su Xiaoxiao to each other respectively, but Zhao Rong felt a little embarrassed by their attitudes.

Liu Sanbian just reported his name and nodded to Su Xiaoxiao, but Su Xiaoxiao was even more excessive. She just glanced at Liu Sanbian cautiously, nodded lightly, and then hid behind Zhao Rong.

Zhao Rong was a little overwhelmed. One was a quiet man, and the other was an autistic bully. He had to walk between these two people.

Seeing that the red mark on Su Xiaoxiao's forehead had not disappeared and there were still tear stains on her pretty face, Zhao Rong took her to a nearby mountain spring to get some clear spring water for washing.

After a busy time, the three of them set out again with their luggage and continued their journey north.