Dawan Village 3
After dinner, when Qin Yan packed up his luggage and left, the fox caught up with him again and handed him a small round pendant made of fox fur. "Master, my sister has a butterfly mark on her left waist. She tattooed it herself. Her name in the fox tribe is Xiao Meng."
Qin Yan nodded and tied the small round pendant to his belt. The fox continued, "Please tell her that her parents miss her very much and that she should take time to come back and visit her when she is free."
Seeing Qin Yan nodding, Gu Qingqu asked curiously, "Is this just idle chat?"
"Thank you, Master," the fox said and left. Qin Yan glanced at its back and then looked away, "No, I'm making a promise to it."
Gu Qingqu became even more curious, "Promise of what?"
Qin Yan replied: "Tell its sister to come home when she is free."
"Sister?" Gu Qingqu was even more curious. "Are we going to look for its sister? Was its sister taken away by someone?"
Qin Yan did not intend to tell him the truth, so he followed his guess and said, "Hmm."
Gu Qingqu frowned and asked worriedly, "Was he taken away recently? How old is he?"
Qin Yan made up a story, "It was just recently, and it's about the same size as the fox just now."
Gu Qingqu continued to ask: "Do they have any clues?"
Qin Yan said: "It said that it was taken away by people from Dawan Village, but there were too many hunting dogs in the village and they couldn't get in."
Gu Qingqu frowned even more and asked in confusion, "Why did they steal the fox?"
"If she looks pretty, let's steal her and raise her." Qin Yan didn't want to make up any more lies, so he stopped talking about this topic and started planning his actions. "Since the villagers came here intentionally to steal, we can't alert them. We can just search for her in secret."
Gu Qingqu nodded in response.
Following the path the fox had told them, Qin Yan led Gu Qingqu through the woods. After walking for about two hours, they finally saw the edge of the forest.
The terrain structure is very wonderful. The edge of the deep forest is a very steep slope cliff. Standing on the cliff and looking down, you can see the villages in the valley. The villages are not connected to each other, but they are not far apart. The houses are gathered together, and when viewed from a high place, they are in clusters. There are seven in total.
Gu Qingqu also saw it, "I wonder which one is Dawan Village?"
Qin Yan didn't know either, "Go down and take a look."
The slope was very steep, and the road was dug just enough for one foot to rest. Qin Yan walked in front, but after a few steps he realized something was wrong. He looked back and saw Gu Qingqu standing on the cliff with an embarrassed look on his face.
Qin Yan asked: "Are you afraid of this?"
Gu Qingqu was a little embarrassed, "I think I'm a little afraid of heights?"
"As if?" Qin Yan was speechless, "Can this disease still appear?"
Seeing that he didn't believe it, Gu Qingqu quickly explained: "I have never walked on such a steep cliff." After saying that, as if afraid that he still didn't believe it, he added, "Really, Master."
Qin Yan looked at Gu Qingqu, and at that moment, he felt for the first time that Chen State Emperor Gu Qingqu and Heavenly God of War Gu Qingqu were two different individuals. Although they were both called Gu Qingqu, and although their true bodies were the same person, they were truly different. A glance from the Heavenly God of War would instantly turn the mountain into dust, but the Chen State Emperor was afraid.
Seeing that the corners of Gu Qingqu's eyes were red again, Qin Yan sighed in his heart. For the first time, he took the initiative to extend his hand to him. Gu Qingqu smiled when she saw this. The red corners of her eyes and the upturned corners of her mouth made her more beautiful than the crabapple flowers.
Gu Qingqu held Qin Yan's hand tightly, "Thank you, Master"
Qin Yan said: "Qin Yan"
Gu Qingqu didn't quite understand what he meant and tilted his head to look at him in confusion.
"My name is Qin Yan, don't call me Master anymore"
Gu Qingqu blinked, but still responded obediently, "My name is Gu Qingqu, and you should never call me the emperor again."
Qin Yan didn't say anything, so Gu Qingqu asked, "Is it okay?"
Meeting his cautious look, Qin Yan suddenly laughed, "It's barely okay."
Gu Qingqu blinked his eyes, and his smile deepened. He asked carefully, "Can you carry me down?"
Qin Yan's smile disappeared like a leaf blown away by the wind, and he returned to his usual speechless expression, "Can you please stop pushing your luck?"
Gu Qingqu laughed and said: "It's just a little joke."
The mountain road on the cliff was particularly difficult to walk on. Even with Qin Yan's agile posture, it was extremely difficult to walk, not to mention that he was holding someone's hand, which made it even more difficult. He was just about to ask Gu Qingqu if he could walk by himself when he heard Gu Qingqu's exclamation. The next moment, his back suddenly sank. For Qin Yan now, the impact was like a mountain rushing towards him. He could not stop at all and flew all the way.
Qin Yan had lived for hundreds of years and had never experienced such an exciting and uncontrollable thing. His heart was pounding and he could only see afterimages. Fortunately, with years of flying experience, his balance was very good, and he finally landed smoothly with Gu Qingqu on his back.
When he reached the flat ground, Qin Yan still couldn't stop his feet, but he was quick-eyed and quick-handed and hugged a tree. Although the collision was a bit serious, he at least stopped. If it weren't for his weak body, he felt that he would have died by hitting the tree today.
The first thing Qin Yan did when he stopped was to curse, but when he turned around and didn't see Gu Qingqu, he shouted, "Gu Qingqu, where have you been?"
As soon as the words fell, a weak voice came from my ear, "Qin Yan, I...I'm on your back"
Qin Yan was speechless. He said with a sullen face: "Come down quickly!"
Gu Qingqu's voice became weaker, "My legs are weak"
Qin Yan was even more speechless, "My legs are not weak, why are you weak?"
He ran all the way here. If he wasn't a monster, the soles of his feet would probably be so rubbed that he could cook right away.
Gu Qingqu's voice was filled with apology, and he quickly explained: "I didn't mean to do that, I just slipped."
After Gu Qingqu finished speaking, he got off Qin Yan's back. Qin Yan instantly felt his body become lighter. A terrible thought arose in his mind. If it weren't for Gu Qingqu, he might not have been able to keep his balance along the way.
Damn it, how could he have such a crazy idea in his mind, Qin Yan cursed in his heart, if it wasn’t for Gu Qingqu, would he have jumped down from above? Gu Qingqu is the culprit.
"Qin Yan?"
Gu Qingqu's voice pulled Qin Yan back to his chaotic thoughts. He looked at him, his tongue swirled around for a long time, and finally said, "Next time you walk on the mountain road, you must wear non-slip shoes."
Gu Qingqu nodded obediently, "Okay"
Qin Yan sighed heavily. What next time? There must not be a next time. Once you have this kind of experience, it will become a lifelong nightmare.
Gu Qingqu looked at him and smiled sweetly, "Qin Yan, you are amazing. If I had planned to fall at the beginning, you would have been able to keep steady and go down the mountain smoothly."
Qin Yan's mouth curled up, "That is..."
Gu Qingqu grabbed his arm and said, "Really, Qin Yan, you are even more amazing than I thought. You are the person I admire most in this world."
The corners of Qin Yan's mouth rose higher and higher. Even though Gu Qingqu was just a mortal now, such words were so refreshing to hear! If one day it was the God of War who said that, Qin Yan shuddered with disgust at the thought of that scene. It would be too disgusting.
Qin Yan originally wanted to sit on the ground and rest for a while, but he gave up the idea in an instant after hearing what Gu Qingqu said. He held his chest high and his head up, forcibly suppressing the weakness in his legs, and walked forward with high spirits.
After walking for a while, Qin Yan saw a stone tablet with "Dawan Village" clearly written on it.
Gu Qingqu also saw it, and he said happily: "Found it, this is Dawan Village"
"Go in and take a look"
The two entered the village. It was almost noon and smoke was emitting from the chimneys of every household. Green water and green mountains, curling smoke from cooking, and people working in the fields not far away, it is as beautiful as a landscape painting. There was a painting like this hanging in the bedroom of the Weiyang Palace. Qin Yan looked at it every day, but it was not as comforting as the real scene.
The human world is pretty good too.
The two were walking on the village road when they met a villager on the road. It was a young man carrying a hoe, with a beard and a tall and strong build. He looked at the two of them warily and asked, "Who are you? What are you doing in the village?"
The villagers spoke in a rough voice with a hint of hostility. Gu Qingqu politely replied, "We are here to travel. We passed by this place and saw the picturesque scenery. We were deeply attracted, so we came here. I wonder if there is a place for us to stay for a few days in the village."
Gu Qingqu took out a piece of silver from his sleeve and handed it to the man. The man smiled the moment he saw the silver and said, "It just so happens that I have an empty room at home. You can stay at my house."
Gu Qingqu looked at Qin Yan, and when he saw that Qin Yan did not refuse, he agreed, "Thank you very much."
The man said: "The room is empty anyway."
During the conversation, the two learned that the man's name was Xiao Dahan, he was forty years old this year, he had an old father at home who was sixty years old this year, he had a wife, and two sons, the older one was twenty years old and the younger one was seventeen years old.
After walking for a short while, we arrived at Xiao Dahan's home. The house had red brick walls, a large gate, and two entrances, which was truly extraordinary in this remote mountain village.
"Come in"
Xiao Dahan opened the door and walked in first. Qin Yan and Gu Qingqu walked in together. Gu Qingqu smiled gently and said, "This house is not bad. Brother Xiao has very high standards."
Xiao Dahan was so happy that his eyes narrowed. "It's OK. I want to expand the house in the future."
"Who is it?"
A head popped out from the kitchen. Qin Yan looked in the direction of the voice. Just by looking at the face, he could tell that it was a burly woman with triangular eyes, drooping eyebrows, and a fierce-looking face. This is Xiao Dahan’s wife, Zhang Dani.
Zhang Dani's eyes lit up when she saw Gu Qingqu, and Gu Qingqu nodded at her politely. Xiao Dahan said: "They came here to have fun, they paid money and stayed at our house for a few days."
Zhang Dani said: "That's great, I'll cook two more dishes"
Xiao Dahan replied: "Okay, hurry up, I'm very hungry"
Zhang Dani said, "I'll be there right away." Then she turned her head back, and the next moment the sound of cutting vegetables was heard in the kitchen.
Xiao Dahan took the two to the wing room and said, "You guys stay here."
Gu Qingqu quickly said, "My brother is injured, I have to live with him and take care of him."
Xiao Dahan looked at the gauze wrapped around Qin Yan's face and said with a smile: "You're injured. I thought you were too ugly to see anyone."
The distant smile on Gu Qingqu's face disappeared in an instant, "This is not funny at all, please don't say that again"
Qin Yan looked at Gu Qingqu in surprise. He didn't expect that Gu Qingqu, who was usually weak, could speak in such a sonorous and powerful tone.
Seeing that he was angry, Xiao Dahan said with a smile, "Haha, it was just a joke, don't be so stingy"
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