Chapter 56
Two months later, at the edge of the blue ocean, there was Qinlu Cliff.
It was already evening, layers of red clouds piled up on the horizon, and the evening breeze blowing past was gentle and moist, carrying water vapor.
Smoke rose from the village not far away. Under a big tree at the entrance of the village, a few children were laughing and playing, their laughter was cheerful.
"Hey, look, someone is coming!" Lianxiang from the village chief's family looked into the distance inadvertently, but unexpectedly saw two blurry figures, one tall and one short. She immediately spoke out to remind her friends.
"Let me take a look..." Hu Zi held the branch that served as his sword and stood on tiptoe to look: "It's a man in a gray robe. Is there a dog following behind him? It's a bit far away, I can't see clearly..."
The other children also became interested, leaning on the branches in their hands and chattering: "Is he also an immortal? My mother said that immortals are very powerful and can control the wind and rain!"
"Why do immortals always come to our village to stay? Is it because we have an ocean here?"
"What? My father said it's because our Qinlu Cliff is at the junction of Zhongzhou and Jiulizhou! Immortals passing by sometimes stop to rest for a night."
"Those immortals stayed at Lianxiang's house last time, right? Lianxiang, did you talk to them?"
Lianxiang puffed out her chest and said proudly, "I told you! The Immortal Master is not only good-looking, but also has a beautiful voice!"
"Then the Immortal Master must be staying at your house this time." A child said enviously, "I heard from my mother that the Immortal Master is very generous with his money!"
"It might not be the immortal." Hu Zi stared at the branch the children were using as a crutch and muttered, "I told you it's a sword, how can you use it like this?"
"Oh, it's not true, Huzi, so don't take it so seriously." Lianxiang said casually.
"That's right, it's just a branch, there are many more." The other children echoed.
"Should we inform the adults in the village?" Hu Zi was silent for a while and suddenly asked.
"Oh, I forgot." Lianxiang slapped her forehead and pointed at a skinny child. "Sangou, you run the fastest. Hurry back and tell them the news. Otherwise, when the immortal comes, those adults will scold us again."
The three dogs nodded and ran away.
The remaining children had no interest in playing anymore, so they gathered together and stared at the figure in the distance.
Slowly, the two figures came closer and closer, and Lianxiang and the others could see the appearance of the people coming.
One was a young man in a gray robe, with an upright posture, sharp eyes, deep and handsome facial features, and a lonely, cold and sharp aura.
The other figure was a large black dog, several feet tall. Its jet-black fur shimmered subtly in the setting sun, and the patterns on it resembled flames, seemingly leaping and igniting in the next moment.
All the doubts in Hu Zi's heart disappeared.
It must be a cultivator, he thought.
The children who were discussing enthusiastically just now looked at each other and fell silent.
Seeing the gray-robed youth and the big black dog getting closer to the village, Hu Zi gritted his teeth, tightened his grip on the 'treasure sword' in his hand, and asked loudly, "Are you coming to our village to stay for a night?"
The one who answered him was not the handsome and sharp young man in gray robe, but a soft and adorable little voice, full of innocence and childishness, with a soft ending, "Yes~"
Only then did Hu Zi notice that the gray-robed boy was carrying something on his back. Two straps made of twisted soft ropes were placed on his shoulders, but because of his overly cold aura, people subconsciously ignored it.
Hu Zi watched helplessly as two round black tufts of hair emerged from behind the gray-robed boy, followed by a round head, and finally a delicate little face as cute as jade.
A pair of big, round, cute eyes, watery and beautiful like black gemstones. The cheeks are round and curved, and the little baby fat is soft and tender, and it looks like it will feel very good.
Such a cute little baby was affectionately tugging at the shoulders of the gray-robed boy with a stern look with his chubby little hands. His attitude was so intimate and dependent that Hu Zi was puzzled.
After a while, he regained his voice: "We have sent someone to tell the adults in our village. Please wait for our village adults to come out..."
"Is it okay?" Hu Zi added.
"Sure~" Nai Zai Zai nodded obediently, then looked curiously at the branches in Hu Zi's hands and asked softly, "What are you doing? Why are you holding branches?"
Lianxiang blushed and took a step back silently, holding the branch in her hand.
"We were playing, using branches as swords." Hu Zi answered in a low voice.
Hu Zi could be said to be the most mischievous child in the whole village, but in front of the gray-robed boy in front of him who was carrying a cub on his back, he did not dare to act rashly.
Moreover, he felt a little uncomfortable holding the rough branch in his hand.
This little kid looks like he is being held in someone's palm. He is lively, childish and innocent, totally different from them.
"Wow~ Are you going to be a sword cultivator?" A baby's voice full of surprise came. Hu Zi looked up and found that there was only curiosity in the baby's bright black round eyes, without any impurities.
"Yes." Hu Zi couldn't help but say more: "I want to be a sword cultivator, able to fly to far, far places. They look so handsome when they hold swords, I also want to be like them."
These were words his parents didn't want him to say, and his friends only thought it was fun and would play with him using sticks. Every time he said something, they would burst into laughter and quickly run away to play with other things.
"Ah!" Naizaizi exclaimed, and said to Huzi seriously with his little face, "Sword cultivators are great, and Suisui also thinks sword cultivators are super powerful! But it's not just sword cultivators who can fly, anyone who is a cultivator can fly~ Little brother, you can also become another cultivator."
"Yes, other cultivators can fly, but I only want to be a sword cultivator." The cub was willing to discuss it seriously with him, and Hu Zi also replied seriously: "I think sword cultivators are best."
"That's fine too~" said the little girl happily, "Brother said, as long as you like it, it's fine!"
Hu Zi felt that Naitanzi was very much to his liking and wanted to say more to him, but the adults in the village had already hurried over. After talking with the gray-robed boy, they learned that they just wanted to rest in the village for one night, so they warmly invited them in.
Hu Zi pursed his lips, thinking that Naituanzi was going to rest with his brother, and couldn't help feeling a little regretful.
However, Hu Zi didn't expect that before the gray-robed boy even started walking towards the village, Naituanzi would take the initiative to grab the gray-robed boy's robe and act coquettishly, "Brother, can you let Sui Sui play here for a while? Sui Sui is here with Da Hei, Tao Tao and the others~"
So, he mustered up the courage and said, "Brother Suisui, I will take good care of Suisui. Please let Suisui play with us for a while."
"We are very familiar with the roads in the village. We can take Sui Sui to your resting place later." Lianxiang also wanted to play with the cute chubby little cub, so she whispered.
Jiang Mingyan glanced at the children and saw sincerity on their faces. So, he gently pulled away the little girl's hands, took the basket off her back, and held it in his arms.
The little milk balls in the basket looked at him eagerly.
That day, Jiang Mingyan and Suisui set out from Xihua Town and headed eastward.
Along the way, Jiang Mingyan did not rely on any external help. He just carried the basket containing the cub on his back and walked step by step through the deserted wilderness, into various cities and towns. After resting for a night, he continued on his way with his only treasure on his back.
On the way, Jiang Mingyan's aura became more and more harmonious and natural. He had successfully broken through to the middle stage of foundation building. His aura was cold and determined.
Until today, they finally reached the Bi Bo Ocean and came to the border between Zhongzhou and Jiulizhou.
Along the way, Suisui had no chance to play with children except talking and delivering messages with Shao Jishuang from time to time.
Jiang Mingyan thought about it and responded slowly: "Okay, then Suisui will play here for a while, and brother will come to pick her up later, okay?"
The little fat boy nodded repeatedly.
Ever since Jiang Mingyan entered the foundation-building stage, he no longer paid attention to every moment.
Because Jiang Mingyan has already condensed his spiritual consciousness.
As long as he puts a wisp of spiritual consciousness on the little fat boy, he can keenly sense the danger around the little fat boy.
At this time, Jiang Mingyan did the same.
He first put down the backpack, took Sui Sui out of it, and then placed a wisp of spiritual consciousness in the chubby little boy's round bun.
Then he looked at Dahei, signaled it to take good care of the cubs, and then followed the villagers into the village.
Suisui watched his brother walk away before turning around and happily running towards Hu Zi and the others who were waiting for him nearby with the big black dog. "What should we play? Is this what you were playing just now?"
Jiang Mingyan's cultivation was limited, and he didn't want Suisui to feel that he was always under his brother's surveillance. Therefore, the spiritual consciousness in Suisui was in a 'dormant' state most of the time, and would only frantically warn when the little fat boy was in danger.
However, the worried brother couldn't help but worry about this and that, and had to secretly visit Sui Sui a few times to feel a little relieved.
However, this time, after seeing the scene on Sui Sui's side, the brother couldn't help but feel his eyebrows twitching and he stroked his forehead.
The little fat boy has completely integrated into Hu Zi's group of children.
After getting tired of pretending to be a swordsman, Sui Sui happily followed Hu Zi and rushed into the stream beside the village.
So, when my brother went to see it for the first time, Sui Sui was splashing in the water with his chubby bare feet, like a naive little penguin.
Although it is winter now, Qinlu Cliff is close to the sea and it is warm like spring all year round.
The brother thought about it and silently looked away.
When the brother went to see it for the second time, the little fat boy rolled up his sleeves and made a ball of mud, playing house.
The elder brother watched as Suisui held a mud bun in his hand and said in a baby voice to the boy who was a circle bigger than him: "Baby, you must eat your food obediently, otherwise you won't grow tall~"
The big black dog with a red headscarf was lying on the side with a look of despair, but finally barked twice at the signal of the little fat boy.
"Look, your mother said the same thing." Sui Sui was satisfied, and she pouted her little face and looked at the boy with a serious expression.
The brother was speechless and silently looked away.
When the brother went to see it for the third time, the little fat cub had turned into a little calico cat.
On the fair and tender round face, there were streaks of dust on the left and mud on the right. I don’t know what happened, but the round hair all fell down and became flat.
Not only that, although the little fat boy had put on his little shoes, his body was covered in mud, as if he had just rolled in the mud.
The little fat boy was completely oblivious to the serious look on his brother's face. He rolled the clay into a human figure and then happily announced, "Brother! This is my brother!"
As he spoke, Sui Sui wiped his round face with his muddy little hands.
The brother took a deep breath.
He stood up from his chair, greeted the owner of the courtyard, and walked towards the village entrance.
——He wanted to go and pick up the happy little fat kid.
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