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Without any time to exchange pleasantries, Uwei ran out and dragged Wei Shiqi into the tent to drink tea. [
It is the custom of the Tie'e people that when guests arrive, they will first serve milk tea, drink milk tea, then drink milk wine and eat hand-caught mutton. The iron-fronted woman couldn't speak Chinese. She was smiling and gesticulating, and she diligently served milk tea, accompanied by milk rind and cheese. The milk was fragrant and had a unique flavor.
She took care of her daughter and greeted the guests, and then went to help the man slaughter the sheep outside the tent.
Xie Jinglan has lived in the grassland for many years, and it is easy to kill a sheep with one hand. He kills a sheep "gently" like an authentic iron-fronted man, without bleeding or making a sound. To put it bluntly, it's simple. Open a small opening in the sheep's chest, reach down to the spine, and cut off a large blood vessel. All the sheep's blood will flow into the chest cavity. No blood is seen, no mourning is heard, a life is lost.
But skinning and disemboweling, colon cleansing and blood filling required a strong-faced woman to help. Although Xie Jinglan was strong, it was not convenient to have one arm.
After slaughtering the sheep and cooking the mutton, which is a woman's job, Xie Jinglan got into the tent, found an excuse to send his daughter out, and drank a cup of milk tea with Wei Shiqi. They were silent for a long time before talking about him. The whole story of coming to this Tie'e Grassland.
It was an unbearable experience. The memories revealed the scars, which was painful and frightening.
When the Taiyi Sect suffered a disaster, he happened to be on his way back to his master's gate. The sunset was like a drunken sky, Lian Tao City was in sight, and the glow was in full swing. In an instant, time stood still, prosperity turned into a dream, and the power that destroyed the heaven and earth overturned Lian Tao Mountain. The emotions of mortals were frozen in that moment forever. The aftermath passed by him, and his right hand was gently and skillfully taken away. arm.
Xie Jinglan stood frozen on the spot, blood gushing out like a spring, a bit of soul power raging in his body, messing up the meridians and acupoints, destroying the foundation of Taoism.
When the dust settled, only ruins were left in Liantao Mountain. Xie Jinglan did not give up, dragging his disabled body, holding up branches and wandering around. He could not find any survivors, so he had to leave in disappointment. Without his master, he was like an abandoned little beast, terrified and restless. He thought over and over again and remembered that Senior Brother Niu from Tianfeng Palace and Senior Sister Hu from Yulu Palace were protecting Emperor Zhao in the capital, so he decided to go north to join them.
Xie Jinglan walked for several months from Liantao Mountain to the capital, a mere eight hundred miles. His body was deteriorating day by day. Seeing the capital in sight, he fainted on the roadside.
Fainting without even a dream was the same as death. He didn’t know how long he had slept. When he woke up, he found himself lying on a ship heading south. The smell of the sea breeze came to his nostrils. All the past events... Like a dream.
The person who rescued him was Chen Dong, a wealthy merchant in the jewelry business in the capital.
As early as a few months ago, Chen Dong, on the grounds that he was too old and ill to return to his hometown to take care of his old age, sold all the shops, mansions, manors, and servants in the capital at a discount, packed his bags, and hired three large ships to go south. , happened to meet Xie Jinglan on the way, rolled down the roadside, and was unconscious. As luck would have it, Chen Dong happened to see the word "Ling" embroidered on the corner of his clothes, and knew that he was a disciple of Taiyi Sect's Lingxiao Hall, so heHe rescued her and told the doctor to take good care of her. The Taiyi Sect has been wiped out, and the two Niu and Hu who stayed in the capital are as panic-stricken as lost dogs. Sooner or later, someone will add insult to injury and deal with them. However, Chen Dong is willing to form a good relationship with Xie Jinglan. He has some questions, crucial questions, about I would like to ask this young man how to treat his declining old body.
Xie Jinglan slept for half a month until the humid sea breeze woke him up. He was very weak and bedridden, with less than half of his life left. Fortunately, Chen Dong was there, and rare medicinal materials such as wild ginseng, Ganoderma lucidum, Polygonum multiflorum, snow lotus, velvet antler, cordyceps, ambergris, polygonatum, etc. got into his stomach for free. Xie Jinglan suspected that he had killed Chen Dong. All the old money has been eaten up.
The body is slowly recovering, but some things can never be restored after they are damaged
Xie Jinglan should be lucky to have escaped from the tragedy of annihilating his family with a life. However, this life was not the seed of revenge. Except for one arm, he paid a much heavier price. The meridians were twisted, the sea of qi was destroyed, and there was not much left in his cultivation. , the dignified disciples of Taiyi Sect are probably not as good as casual cultivators who have practiced the three-legged cat spell a few times.
He is a useless person.
However, Xie Jinglan did not show any strangeness, or in other words, he buried all the strangeness deep in his heart. After many years of practice, I am well aware of the weight of these two sentences.
Every effort must be rewarded. When the spirit is a little better, Xie Jinglan was grateful for Chen Dong's help and had a deep talk with him all night to clarify his doubts.
Chen Dong was about to expire and wanted to prolong his life. Xie Jinglan gave him a Purple Gold Pill. After taking it, he could extend his life by one century. However, this was only one chance. Taking more Purple Gold Pills was ineffective. If he wanted to live long-term, he could only Use the elixir to cleanse the marrow, ease the tendons, and regenerate the body.
Chen Dong asked where he could find the elixir to cleanse marrow and ease tendons. Xie Jinglan pointed to the northwest and said, "The elixir is in Kunlun."
This was not to fool him, Xie Jinglan listened to his master Speaking of which, although the Kunlun Sect is a sword cultivator, it is quite unique in alchemy. The Qiankun Yiqi Pill is mild and pure in power and is a rare high-quality product. It can have the effect of rebirth for ordinary people. Although the Taiyi Sect has a pill recipe and has been developing it for many years, it has never been able to Refined.
After half a year, the ship arrived in the south of the Yangtze River. Chen Dongli invited Xie Jinglan to accompany him, but the latter politely declined. After all, Xie Jinglan couldn't believe it. He still had many things from the Immortal Family that he didn't dare to expose. If the other party found out the truth, it would be hard to avoid greed. Big mistake, Xie Jinglan said goodbye to him, made a good gesture, smiled, and drifted away.
Chen Dong did not suspect anything.
At this time, the land of the Central Plains was full of chaos. The Eighteenth Route Army rebelled against the king and competed all over the world. Thieves were on the rise and the people were in dire straits. Under the banner of "difficulty", the army was divided into two groups and went straight to the capital.
Xie Jinglan felt like a mirror in his heart. Chen Dong had already cashed in the capital's property and hired a boat to go south by sea.It was obvious that he had been well prepared, and his shadow was looming behind this rebellion that changed the dynasty.
But none of this had anything to do with him. After this setback, Xie Jinglan became discouraged and decided to stay away from the land of right and wrong, and embarked on a journey to the west.
In the secular world, as a mortal, you can walk around and have a chat to relieve your boredom. Xie Jinglan traveled all over the country, and finally went upstream along the Ximin River to the town customs, exited the customs, and disappeared into the vast grassland. The sky, clouds and wind blocked the news from the Central Plains. After wandering alone for decades, he felt desolate and tired. Finally, at a certain time and place, he met a certain iron-breasted woman and stayed with her forever.
From now on, he lives incognito and lives like an iron-fronted man.
While talking, the iron-fronted woman loaded a plate full of mutton and brought it into the tent. Uwe followed behind her, holding a square plate with a grey-white blood sausage in it. Make a ball, trembling and towering.
Xie Jinglan stopped talking about Ruyan's past, poured wine and raised a glass to celebrate the birthday of the guests who came from afar. Wei Shiqi was not polite to him, and openly drank and ate meat.
The hand-caught mutton is freshly slaughtered fat sheep boiled in plain water. When eaten, it is dipped in salt water. It is crispy, tender, bloody and easy to digest. Blood sausage is made by pouring sheep blood into the intestines and cooking it with the mutton until it is medium-cooked, fragrant, tender and satisfying.
Uwe likes to eat blood sausage. Half-coagulated sheep blood drips from the corner of her mouth. She licks it with her tongue and smiles.
A fat sheep was eaten in just a moment. After drinking seven or eight bags of milk wine, Wei Shiqi still had more to say. (.html)