Chapter 297
"It's really hot...shall we go into the water to cool off?" Yue Jinzhao glanced at Shen Mu and said to everyone.

Shen Mu rolled his eyes, "I just climbed up from the river, so I won't go."

Among the four, Luo Zhaoyan was the only one who covered himself tightly. Luo Zhaoyan showed a faint blush on his face, and waved his hands and said, "I... I'm used to it, so I don't feel hot."

"I'll go!" Yue Qi said and was about to take off his dress and swim in the water.

Shen Mu blinked his eyes, looked at Yue Qi with an innocent face, and secretly said: "I was thinking too much..."

Yue Jinzhao hurriedly prayed to Yue Yue: "You have been playing in the water for a long time and can't get up, so let's just forget about it."

"Okay..." Yue Qi revealed a ray of disappointment in his eyes, nodded slightly and said: "Then can we eat?"

"Miss Yue is hungry? I asked Manager Luo to prepare some special snacks of Yinghui Castle. Mr. Shen, please come too." As he spoke, a spell flashed in his hand, and some wine, vegetables and fruits of Yinghui Castle appeared on the grass. They sat on the ground and invited Shen Mu.

"Well, that's fine, then just stop bothering me." Shen Mu cupped his fists, waved his robe sleeves, sat on the ground, and had a picnic with a few people by the lake.

"It's so fragrant~~This raisin is also so sweet~" Yue Qi ate it with great pleasure.

At this time, another boy in gray clothes and cloth boots came from the path in the mountain, carrying a big brown wooden box on his back, looking very bulky, it was Ju Shifang who came one step later.

People who live in Shifang are introverted, honest, somewhat weak, worry about gains and losses, and tend to retreat easily.The sense of existence is slightly low, and he hopes to get the attention of others, but when others really pay attention to him, he will feel uncomfortable.

Luo Zhaoyan and Ju Shifang met a few days ago, but the others didn't know each other, so he introduced them, "By the way, I haven't introduced you yet. This is Mr. Shen Mu and Mr. Shen, and these two are from Yue Jinzhao." He Yueqi is currently helping me investigate the matter of Qihun Demon Sect. This is from Shifang, and he comes from Zhengwu League of Central Plains like Brother Wen and Miss Ming."

"Brother Ju!" Shen Mu clasped his fist at Ju Shifang.

"Brother Shen!" Ju Shifang scratched his head, a little embarrassed.

Yue Jinzhao asked Ju Shifang: "Hall Master Wen has already returned to the Central Plains, did Brother Ju stay here to investigate the Devil's Cult?"

"I can't do those things well..." Ju Shifang said, "I came to Yinghui Castle to find something, and it happened that Ah Yang and Miss Ming were coming, so I came with them."

"What is it?" Luo Zhao said, "If it's rare and hard to find, why not let my Luo family help you find it."

"Actually, it's not too rare..." Ju Shifang took out a piece of wood from his arms and said, "This is iron poplar wood from the Western Regions. It is light and strong, and the old wood that has been dried for more than 50 years is even as light as a feather. It is as hard as stone and iron, and is most suitable for making mechanisms. I have tried to use camphor wood, beech wood, and even sandalwood to make the core of the mechanism before, but it was either too heavy, or it could not withstand the force of the mechanism and it was deformed and broken. Later, I accidentally made it from A merchant from the Western Regions bought a few pieces of iron poplar wood and found that its texture is several times better than other woods, but the wood grain is rough and easy to jam and wear."

"..." Everyone didn't understand mechanism techniques, and they didn't interrupt Ju Shifang's chatter, and only Shen Mu could understand it.

"However, after many experiments, I found that as long as two parts of jade lacquer sap is mixed with eight parts of iron juice to gilt the surface, the toughness of the wood can be maintained while the surface is smooth." The surface of the poplar wood was gilded with iron paint to make the core, and the finished mechanism persisted in full-load operation for half an hour before falling apart. If there are more iron poplar wood, more experiments can be done, and my mechanism will definitely If it succeeds, then my Jiqiaotang will be worthy of its name!"

"What is the mechanism?..." Yue Qi asked innocently, blinking his eyes.

"That's it..." Saying that, Ju Shifang opened the big brown wooden box beside him, and the outer shell of the wooden box burst open, revealing a brown bear inside.

"This is..." Luo Zhaoyan and the others were slightly taken aback.

Shen Mu saw that this mechanical bear was nothing more than a toy to him, and said with a dumb smile, "This...is...quite cute..."

"Wow~~~It's still moving!!" Yue Qi was the first to see a bear created by organ techniques, and said in surprise: "Did you do this? It's amazing!"

Ju Shifang scratched his head, and said with a smirk, "Hey...hey...it's called a bean bag, and it can also fight."

"With iron poplar wood, can we make many bears of this kind?" Yue Qi asked with a little corner of his mouth, caressing the bear's back.

"Well, it shouldn't be a problem." Ju Shifang said: "But that... the iron poplar is actually... actually not that easy to find. It is said... that there is a kind of flying squirrel that moves to Jincuizhou to make a home at this time of year. They often collect Iron poplar wood to make a nest. But I searched for it for several days, and tried to lure them out with food, but it didn't work..."

"That's it~" Everyone nodded.

Luo Zhaoyan looked up at the sky and saw that it was getting late, so he cupped his fists at Shen Mu and said, "This place is not far from Luo's house, if Mr. Shen is fine, why not come to my house for a few days first."

"Then Patriarch Luo will trouble you." Shen Mu clasped his fists and said.

"The Luo family always welcomes friends." Following Luo Zhaoyan, they arrived at the Luo family's mansion.

Shen Mu couldn't help praising: "Wow~Brother Luo, your family is just like Jiangnan."

"Yes, Zhaoyan, there are so many big trees in your house." Yue Qi said.

"There is a water source here, and all the nearby water flow comes from here..." Luo Zhaoyan looked at Yue Qi and said, "By the way, Miss Yue called me Zhaoyan just now?"

Yue Qi nodded and said: "Yes, people who say they are close can call each other by name directly, and you can also call me Qi."

"Don't talk nonsense." Yue Jinzhao pinched Yue Qi's face, and quickly cupped his fists at Luo Zhaoyan: "Qi doesn't know etiquette very well, Brother Luo, don't take it seriously."

Luo Zhaoyan smiled lightly and said, "Miss Yue, it doesn't matter if you call me Zhaoyan."

"En!" Walking into Luojiazhuang, Yue Qi raised his sword and pointed at a dark shadow.Yue Jinzhao reached out to stop him.

Luo Zhaoyan smiled at the shadow and said, "Zangfeng? Come out quickly, you're scaring the guests."

At this time, a woman in a black robe with smooth hair covering half of her face came out from the shadows, "Patriarch, Master invites guests to the flower hall to meet."

"Want to see them by name?" Luo Zhaoyan asked.

Shen Mu said: "Brother Luo, what is your name?"

Luo Zhaoyan was slightly stunned, then smiled and said, "Uh, haha, it's my sister."

Ju Shifang scratched his head, and said to himself: "Patriarch Luo still has a younger sister? I only heard that your parents died a long time ago in Yinghui Castle, but I never heard of it—"

"..." Luo Zhaoyan was a little embarrassed, and explained: "Sister She is in poor health and rarely sees people on weekdays. I don't know why I suddenly want to see a few people today. I wanted to say that I have traveled a lot today, so who should I invite?" Rest early, but for now, please go to the flower hall to sit for a while."

When they came to the lobby of Luojiazhuang, a person dressed in women's clothing half-covered with a scarf walked out, saluted Shen Mu and the others, and said in a very hoarse female voice: "I was just rude."

Shen Mu glanced at the half-masked Luo Mingming, and said to himself, "What a hoarse voice."

"Speaking of which, as soon as we entered the village, Ms. Luo sent someone to invite her; now she recognizes us well, that's amazing." Yue Jinzhao said with a half-smile.

Luo Buming explained: "The Luo family has been based in the Western Regions for hundreds of years, and there are some sources of information. Moreover, Zhaoyan is away from home, so I don't feel at ease, so I asked him to communicate with me once a day."

"Mm, um, as expected of Tan Hualuo's family." Ju Shifang said, seeing Luo Zhaoyan's sullen face, scratched his head, and said to himself, "Did I say something wrong again?"

Luo buried his name and said with a smile: "The word 'Tanhua' in Luo's family means that the Luo family is often silent for decades and then returns to silence after a few brilliant years. It means a flash in the pan."

"So it's not a good word." Ju Shifang said: "This... I thought it meant that the Luo family had a lot of Epiphyllum..."

Luo buried his name and said: "This name has been around for more than a hundred years, and the world has naturally forgotten its origin. Besides, it is also true."

Shen Mu asked: "Ah, by the way, I don't know why Miss Luo wants to see us?"

Luo Xianming saluted, with a sincere look in his eyes, he said: "Zhiming has a request for you, please take care of Zhaoyan. The Soul Qi Demon Sect has power all over China, and it is by no means an opponent that can be easily dealt with. Zhaoyan's character Gang Qiang didn't know how to back off, so I asked some of you to give me more advice."

"..." Luo Zhaoyan shook his head and remained silent.

Shen Mu and the others were noncommittal, and nodded in agreement. Luo Zhaoyan had already arranged a place for the four of Shen Mu, and said, "The four of you can rest here, and if you need anything, tell the servants, and we will see you tomorrow."

……

The next day, early in the morning, when the sun had just risen above the horizon, Luo Zhaoyan played with a long-handled machete in the yard, playing vigorously, with fallen leaves fluttering, waking up the few people who were sleeping late in the guest room.

Walking out of the guest room, Shen Mu cupped his fists at Luo Zhaoyan and said, "Brother Luo."

"Morning, Mr. Shen." Luo Zhao said, "Mr. Shen, do you want to go to the Setting Sun Department with us?"

"Yes, that's fine." Shen Mu nodded.

"Then let's go."

……

"It's so hot, how nice it is to have a river like Jincuizhou..." The scorching sun hung high, making them dizzy.

"Be patient, it will be fine when we reach the Sunset Division." Luo Zhao said, "Let's walk faster, there will be a rock wall blocking the sun when we enter the main road."

Ju Shifang wiped the sweat from his forehead, and muttered softly, "I wonder if I will meet Miss Ming? There are many helpers in dealing with the Demon Cult."

On a cliff, there is a white shadow looking at several people——

"I don't know where they are going..." The white shadow smiled secretly: "It's interesting, the floating life is long, and there are rare things that make me curious. I will play games with you for a few days..."

A few people came to a mountain road, and saw a girl in a pink and yellow gauze dress, with long hair reaching her waist and a headband on the side of her bangs. She was fighting with several insects and beasts.

The young girl is bright and beautiful, not only has an elegant posture, but also has determination in her clear eyes, giving people an extraordinary feeling full of fairy spirit. The imposing manner of holding a magic lamp in her hand shows that she is different, it is Mingxiu.

To those who are not familiar with her, Mingxiu is a lady of every family, with a gentle disposition, knowledgeable manners, and well-founded advances and retreats; however, this is only her protective layer, but she is actually a person who always keeps a sense of distance from others, is sensitive, and insecure people.He will be more venomous towards people he is familiar with, and he will be cold-faced when he is annoyed, and he will be more sensitive and direct emotionally.

"..." Seeing Mingxiu's otherworldly appearance and gentle temperament, Shen Mu almost thought that Mingxiu was a gentle lady.

Ju Shifang stepped forward and said: "Miss Ming, I heard the sound of fighting from a long distance away, it really is you who are exorcising demons!"

"Be careful!" Mingxiu glanced at the few people and said hastily.

"Deal with the enemy first!" Shen Mu drew out the long sword behind his back and said.

"It's so uncomfortable to fight monsters while it's dry and hot." Yue Qi had a bitter face, but before he could make a move, another man in white with a mask appeared, and together with Shen Mu and others, they dealt with these insects and beasts up.

"Miss Ming, are you injured?" Luo Zhaoyan looked at the corpse of the insect beast on the ground with a strange look in his eyes, and thought to himself, "What kind of monster is this? It looks like a sand lizard but is much bigger. I have never seen it before. Pass……"

Mingxiu stroked the hair on his chest, and said with a salute: "Thank you, Patriarch Luo, for your relationship. Mingxiu is fine. I don't know why Patriarch Luo appeared here?"

Luo Zhao said: "We found out that the Sunset Department near here is related to the Soul Awakening Demon Sect, so we came to investigate."

"So that's how it is." Ming Xiu nodded slightly and said, "I've been looking for wounding monsters in the vicinity for the past two days, and when I came here today, I heard the noise of monsters and beasts, and found a group of little monsters gathered here. I never thought that this would appear again later. Huge monsters, I would like to thank Patriarch Luo for his help."

"Don't dare." Luo Zhaoyan waved his hand, looked at the man in white who had just helped, and asked, "Who is this?"

The man in white took off his mask, cupped his fists and said: "Xianqing, I am an old acquaintance of Mingxiu, entrusted by her master to come to help."

Xianqing's hair is waist-length, loose, with slanted bangs; part of her hair is combed into a bunch and fastened with jade-like rings.Her hair is black with a few strands of purple.

And Xianqing is actually a millennium wolf demon with his own forest.After being seriously injured by the tiger demon attack, Gu Hanjiang saved his life, thus owes Gu Hanjiang kindness.

In front of outsiders, people feel cold and calm, but in fact it is because they don't care and let him go.After getting acquainted with him, he will tell cold jokes, and if necessary, he doesn't mind doing some rogue things that damage the image of handsome guys, and even pretend to be stupid.As a monster who has gone through a long period of time, he sees many things lightly compared to other people in the team, cares less about things, is not easily shaken, and is actually a calm and reliable person in his heart.Because of this indifference, it is a little hard to see through.Lazy and hate doing chores.

"I don't know your surname?" Luo Zhaoyan thought that Xianqing was just a name, so he asked.

"Expensive." Xianqing said casually.

"...Huh?" Luo Zhaoyan looked confused.

Xianqing wrote lightly: "My name is just a floating cloud outside my body, why should I care? You can call me Xianqing just like Xiaoxiuer."

"Xiaoxiuer..." Luo Zhaoyan saw Xianqing addressing Mingxiu like this, and couldn't help being surprised at the relationship between the two: "The two are..."

Xian Qing said with a smile: "Speaking of it seriously, I have an equal relationship with her master, and Xiao Xiu'er wants to call me uncle."

"It turns out that he is an accomplished senior in cultivation." Luo Zhaoyan clasped his fists respectfully.

"Heh." A sneer appeared on the corner of Mingxiu's mouth.

(End of this chapter)

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