Build the Traveler Alliance from Scratch.

Chapter 353: CP can be unpopular, but cannot be unpopular
Under the shadow of the paper umbrella, a slim girl wearing a white gauze skirt bowed down and kowtowed to Zhao Lihe and others with gratitude.

Zhao Lihe chuckled and asked her to stand up, then looked at the large and small urns on the ground next to the grave pit.

Shen Lian asked: "Master, what should we do with these urns?"

Zhao Lihe said: "Saving one person is a rescue, and saving a hundred people is a rescue. Let's take them away together."

Shen Lian bowed his hands respectfully: "Yes!"

After the two brothers went to collect the ashes of other passers-by who died in vain, Zhao Lihe turned to look at Xiaoqing.

"Miss Xiaoqing, can you tell me now where the tree demon's true form is?"

"..." Xiao Qing showed hesitation and said softly, "My benefactor, grandma, no, that tree demon is very powerful, and there is an old Black Mountain demon in the underworld as a backer. You have a noble status and an extraordinary background. Why don't you enjoy it?" Why do we have to be so rich and powerful in the world and have to be entangled with this monster?"

Zhao Lihe raised his eyebrows: "What, you want to regret it?"

"Of course not, it's just..."

Xiao Qing quickly clarified, then hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and said: "Go east from here and go deep into the mountain forest. Near the rock wall of the deep mountain, there is a towering ancient tree with ten people hugging each other. That is the body of the Dryad Grandma!"

Zhao Lihe frowned and said: "Ten people hugging each other, so conspicuous, why hasn't Hero Yan noticed it?"

Xiao Qing explained: "Because the ancient tree is surrounded by evil spirit and fog. Ordinary people can't even get close, let alone discover it. Even if they are as powerful as Hero Yan, they will not be able to distinguish clearly after walking in the fog for a long time." direction."

"I understand." Zhao Lihe nodded, and then asked with a smile, "Miss Xiaoqing, I have helped you find your bones as promised. What are your plans next?"

Xiao Qing blinked and said shyly: "Xiao Qing has incomplete memory of her previous life and no longer knows the location of her hometown. If my benefactor is willing, please take me back and bury me anywhere!"

"..." Zhao Lihe twitched the corner of his mouth.

Good guy, if he hadn't seen A Chinese Ghost Story, he might have agreed.

This Xiaoqing obviously saw that he was born into a wealthy family and wanted to be reincarnated into his family and become a wealthy girl in the next life!

Thinking of this, Zhao Lihe shook his head and said: "I'm sorry, Miss Xiaoqing, I am going south on this trip and have important matters to attend to. I won't leave for three to five years. If you really want to reincarnate as soon as possible, why not let me go to a nearby town? Find a good family to bury you in..."

Xiaoqing heard the implication of Zhao Lihe's words and was disappointed in her heart, but she still nodded submissively on her face.

"Then just follow what your grace said!"

Not long after, Shen Lian and Lu Jianxing put away all the urns.

Zhao Lihe asked Xiaoqing to get into the paper umbrella, and he carried the urn back to Lanruo Temple.

As soon as I entered the temple, I heard the sound of gold and iron clashing in the courtyard.

Zhao Lihe frowned and quickly walked into the temple, and then saw Yan Chixia and Xiahou Swordsman competing in the courtyard.

Standing in the corridor next to them were Ding Xian and Ning Caichen, who had just woken up and were eating fried cakes while watching the battle with interest.

"what happened?"

Zhao Lihe's voice came from behind.

Ding Xian hurriedly swallowed the cake, stood up and said with cupped hands: "Sir, Brother Yan was healing Brother Xiahou. Unexpectedly, Brother Xiahou suddenly woke up and thought that Brother Yan wanted to do something wrong, so he became furious and started fighting with him again! "

... Want to do something wrong?
Zhao Lihe had a strange expression on his face, as if he was a little confused.

Shen Lian, who was behind him, quietly came forward and whispered: "Your Majesty, I accidentally chopped Xiahou's clothes into ashes."

Zhao Lihe suddenly realized this and looked at the two competing in the courtyard with a funny face. Sure enough, he found that Xia Hou only had a linen garment on his body, with nothing inside, exposing his gray skin and body hair.

You can imagine how sad and angry Xiahou felt when he woke up and found that he was talking frankly with Yan Chixia.

"Buzz!"

The sword energy buzzed and wreaked havoc in the courtyard of Lanruo Temple, cutting the floor stone tiles in the courtyard into countless pieces.

Yan Chixia and Xia Hou fought from the ground to the roof, and then from the roof to the ground, approaching the place where the spectators were several times.

But every time she got closer, Yan Chixia would suddenly use more subtle sword moves, forcing Xiahou to retreat step by step.

It was obvious that Xia Hou was still no match for Yan Chixia in terms of swordsmanship alone, even excluding Taoism and Taoism.

After striking Xiahou's long sword, Yan Chixia's eyes widened and she glared at Xiahou and said:
"How many times have I told you, I'm not interested in you!"

"Stop talking nonsense, if you dare to take advantage of me, take my sword first!"

Xia Hou shouted angrily, and the long sword in his hand lit up with a faint light, obviously he was planning to do something serious.

Ding Xian was watching with great interest, looking like a drama fan in his previous life who was stumbling over CP.

CP can be unpopular, but not evil.

In order to prevent Ding Xian from going astray, Zhao Lihe glanced at Lu Jianxing beside him and motioned for him to step forward and stop him.

Lu Jianxing nodded in understanding, immediately took off his brocade clothes, handed them to Shen Lian, then jumped up and fell into the battlefield.

At this time, Yan Chixia and Xia Hou had their arrows ready. Even if they saw Lu Jianxing leaping into the battlefield, they could not withdraw their sword power. They could only try their best to restrain their strength and watched the two sharp swords slash at Lu Jianxing's chest and back.

"Zheng——" The blade of the sword buzzed, and Lu Jianxing's skin turned copper-colored, like an Arhat's golden body, and the two sharp swords bounced back.

Sparks flew everywhere, but Lu Jianxing's body was not damaged at all, and even his skin and flesh were not damaged at all by the sword.

Yan Chixia had known about his abilities for a long time, so she was not particularly surprised.

Xia Hou saw Lu Jianxing's strength for the first time. He was immediately shocked and couldn't help blurting out.

"This is... the indestructible magical power?!"

"Brother Xiahou is so knowledgeable!"

Lu Jianxing's body regained color, he clasped his fists with a smile, and said: "You two, please stop arguing in vain. My master has found the body of the tree demon and plans to invite you two to conquer the demon together. I don't know. What do you two think?"

Xia Hou frowned: "Tree demon... what kind of tree demon?"

"It's the monster that's entrenched here." Lu Jianxing said with a smile, "Brother Xiahou, the female ghost who tried to harm you in the pool was the maid under the thousand-year-old tree demon. Brother Yan just wanted to save your life, but he never thought about it. I accidentally destroyed your clothes during the battle.”

"……is that so?"

Xia Hou looked at Yan Chixia with suspicion.

"if not?"

Yan Chixia's head was covered with black lines, and she wanted to take out a mirror immediately, slap Xia Hou's face hard, and let him take a good look.

People must be self-aware and never have a face that is as disfigured as beautiful and still think that they are extremely handsome...

Yan Chixia complained in her heart, not realizing at all that she was just the eldest brother laughing at the second brother, just laughing at the fifty steps and the hundred steps.

Under Lu Jianxing's persuasion, the two put aside their weapons for the time being and were invited to the room of Zhao Lihe and others.

At this time, Zhao Lihe took a tea set from nowhere and brewed a pot of fine Tieguanyin.

Yan Chixia took a sip and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Good tea!"

Zhao Lihe said with a smile: "If you like it, drink more. I still have some leftovers here, so it doesn't hurt to give them to Master Yan!"

When Yan Chixia heard this, she put down her tea cup, shook her head and said, "Brother Zhao's kindness is appreciated by Yan, but let's just give it away..."

"As the saying goes, it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. Such expensive and good tea is not something that poor people like us can afford. If we get used to its good taste, we will never be able to drink ordinary tea again. , that’s not good.”

After hearing Yan Chixia's words, Xiahou stopped drinking tea and silently put down the tea cup.

Zhao Lihe chuckled and said: "Master Yan has unparalleled magical skills and powerful magic. The most rare thing is that he cares about the common people. If even people like you are not qualified to enjoy a pot of good tea, then who in the world can afford it? Woolen cloth?"

Xia Hou was outspoken and sneered: "Of course it's a powerful person like you!"

Yan Chixia twitched the corner of her mouth when she heard this, and immediately laughed sarcastically, and spoke for him: "Brother Xiahou has always been outspoken. He will say whatever he wants. Brother Zhao, please don't take it personally."

Zhao Lihe smiled and waved his hand, indicating that he didn't care.

Xia Hou looked at Yan Chixia coldly and said without appreciation: "Do I want you to speak for me?"

"...Look!" Yan Chixia rolled her eyes, and then sighed softly and said, "But what Brother Xiahou said is not unreasonable. This is the way the world is now. The powerful and noble have everything, and the poor and humble have nothing."

Zhao Lihe said calmly: "Don't you think there is anything wrong with this world?"

Xia Hou said coldly: "So what if there is a problem, it has always been like this from ancient times to the present."

Zhao Lihe asked: "Is it right to have always been like this?"

"..."

Xia Hou and Yan Chixia were both startled, as if they suddenly realized that the person in front of them was different from ordinary powerful people.

Zhao Lihe looked calm and said in a leisurely tone: "Those who work for the public should not be allowed to freeze to death in the wind and snow; those who work for the welfare of the public should not be allowed to fight alone; those who pave the way for freedom should not be trapped in thorns... …”

Youyou's words echoed in the temple. Although the sound was not loud, it was indeed deafening in everyone's ears.

For a moment, whether it was Yan Chixia, Ning Caichen or Xia Hou, they all looked at Zhao Lihe blankly, their hearts turbulent and uncertain.

After a long silence, Ning Caichen suddenly grabbed his luggage, took out a pen and paper, and started recording with excitement.

Xia Hou suddenly asked: "Did you say this?"

Zhao Lihe shook his head: "I didn't say that, but I deeply believe it."

Yan Chixia frowned and said, "What do you want to do by saying this?"

Zhao Lihe chuckled and said: "Not sure yet - after I deal with this thousand-year-old tree demon, I will go to visit this great river and mountains. I will see the world before deciding what to do..."

Xia Hou listened carefully to Zhao Lihe's words. He suddenly sat up straight and said solemnly: "If you decide to work for these six mantras in the future, you can come to Lanruo Temple to find me. I will do my best!"

After saying that, Xiahou turned to look at Yan Chixia: "Brother Yan, I suddenly had an idea and I want to lend you your room."

Yan Chixia nodded happily, and Xiahou immediately stood up, grabbed the long sword, and strode towards the temple behind.

(End of this chapter)