"Brother Qin, don't joke around. If the mountain lord gets upset, it could be dangerous."
"Wait for me here."
Seeing that Qin Luo was determined to go, Song Xiao had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow behind. He didn't want to be seen as a coward.
There is a cave on the mountain.
Qin Luo and Song Xiao arrived outside the cave.
Jinjiao noticed that Song Xiao's legs were trembling, and it felt somewhat familiar; the tiger spirit that had encountered it before had done the same thing.
Qin Luo cupped his hands in greeting, "Having heard that the Mountain Lord is here to protect the people, I have come to pay my respects."
"Immortal Master, my legs have been weak lately, so please forgive me for not being able to come out to meet you."
The deep roar of a tiger echoed from the cave.
Upon hearing the roar and seeing the various animal bones outside the cave, Song Xiao was so frightened that his legs went weak.
Inside the cave, the mountain lord's massive body trembled. It knew of Golden Horn's power, and Qin Luo must be even more terrifying. It could only hope that this young Taoist priest hadn't come to exorcise demons.
"Mountain Lord, please rest well. I will offer you incense later, hoping that you will not forget your original intention and continue to treat the people of this place kindly." Qin Luo cupped his hands in greeting.
Golden Horn also lowered its head.
Song Xiao just wanted to leave as soon as possible.
"Thank you, Immortal Master."
The roar of the mountain king echoed from the cave.
Thinking that the mountain lord was getting impatient, Song Xiao immediately pulled Qin Luo away. After returning to the foot of the mountain, Song Xiao was covered in sweat. "Brother Qin, we were lucky to escape this time. Don't be reckless next time."
Qin Luo nodded with a smile.
He and Song Xiao went to the Shanjun Temple to offer incense.
After offering incense, Song Xiao bought a large quantity of wild vegetable dumplings from the local villagers and said warmly, "Brother Qin, since you can't eat meat often, have a couple of wild vegetable dumplings to try."
Song Xiao handed Qin Luo two wild vegetable dumplings.
Qin Luo didn't even have time to refuse.
"Thank you very much, Brother Song."
"You're too kind."
"Friends are everywhere when you're away from home."
Song Xiao was eating wild vegetable dumplings.
Qin Luo picked up a wild vegetable dumpling and tasted it. It was made of wild vegetables and rice noodles. At first, he didn't notice anything special, but the more he chewed, the more fragrant it became.
Song Xiao ate five or six wild vegetable dumplings in a row, and he almost choked. When he coughed, Qin Luo handed him a golden gourd, "Drink some water to soothe your throat."
"Thank you very much, Brother Qin."
"To be honest, after eating so much meat and fish, wild vegetable dumplings are still the best." Song Xiao took a couple of sips of dew and then returned the golden gourd to Qin Luo.
Qin Luo put away the golden gourd. He nodded, planning that if he passed by here on his way back, he would bring back some wild vegetable dumplings for his junior sisters to try.
They ate and drank their fill.
They continued on their journey.
Song Xiao felt sleepy after walking only a few steps, so Qin Luo helped him up and laid him across the horse's back.
The other镖师 (bodyguards/escorts) of the镖局 (bodyguard agency) burst into laughter upon seeing this, saying, "It seems the young head镖师 (bodyguard/escort) is drunk again."
Qin Luo led Song Xiao's white horse, while he and Jin Jiao walked at the back of the group, leisurely enjoying the scenery along the way.
Near Yanbei City, the surrounding area is all yellow earth, an endless plain, and the area is arid and receives little rainfall.
evening.
Outside Yanbei City.
Song Xiao woke up.
"Brother Song, are you alright?"
"I'm fine!"
Song Xiao was somewhat embarrassed.
I don't know why I slept for so long.
The city walls of Yanbei City are black, burned black, as legend has it that the wrath of the dragons once reached this place.
Normally, the checks for entering and leaving Yanbei City are very strict, but today the city's general let them pass directly without any inspection. Song Xiao felt that this escort mission was going too smoothly.
After entering the city, Qin Luo cupped his hands to Song Xiao and said, "Thank you for taking care of me along the way, Brother Song. I hope we will meet again someday!"
Song Xiao was somewhat surprised, "You really want to go to the Prince of Zhenbei's Mansion?"
"Yes."
Qin Luo said with a firm look in his eyes.
In Song Xiao's eyes, Qin Luo was a young Taoist who didn't know how to cultivate immortality. He reminded him, "If they kick you out, come to Feiyan Escort Agency on Yangliu Street and rest at my house."
"no problem."
Qin Luo nodded with a smile.
They parted ways in the city; Song Xiao returned to the escort agency with the goods, while Qin Luo took Jin Jiao to the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion.
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