After the swordsman took back his wallet, he came to shelter from the straw shed. In front of Chen Mang and his group, he took out two steamed buns and started eating them on his own.

At this time, Ning Caichen was still immersed in fear and stared at the swordsman blankly.

The swordsman thought he was greedy for his steamed buns, and smiled and threw them over: "Eat!"

Ning Caichen swallowed a mouthful of saliva, took the steamed bun and put it to his mouth, and opened his blood-stained mouth and bit it.

Chen Mang laughed and knocked the steamed bun to the ground. Ning Caichen also woke up and hid behind Chen Mang in panic.

When the swordsman saw that the steamed bun he gave was knocked down, he looked at Chen Mang angrily, feeling that he had swept his face.

Seeing this, Chen Mang took out a bag of oil paper from the treasure chest and handed it to him: "Try the donkey meat with sauce, try it."

The swordsman sniffed, and could smell the tempting fragrance through the oil-paper bag. He said happily: "The five-spice donkey meat from Youjian Inn!" He then took it over and started eating it with a feast.

Chen Mang gave a thumbs up and said, "Know the goods."

After a few bites of lunch, the swordsman looked at Chen Mang and others carefully, and finally set his eyes on Hongyu's sword bag: "You are also a swordsman, let's compete!"

Hongyu glanced at him and turned her face slightly, her attitude was already very obvious.

The swordsman immediately raised his eyebrows, pulled out the blood-stained sword again, glared at Hongyu and said, "Draw the sword!"

Chen Mang looked at the swordsman in front of him, his heart full of sympathy.

You, a martial arts practitioner, compete with others for immortal cultivation. Isn’t this uncomfortable?

Seeing that Hongyu was indifferent, the swordsman snorted angrily, walked into the rain with his sword in his hand, and said as he walked: "One or two are like this. When I defeat Yan Chixia, the title of the world's number one swordsman is mine! Who dares to underestimate me when I see it!"

Hearing the name Yan Chixia, Hongyu couldn't help but feel a little lost. In the illusion in the painting wall, the righteous man she went to ask for help seemed to be called this name...

After a moment, the heavy rain stopped, raindrops hung on the branches and leaves of plants, a group of birds chirped out to find food, the air in the fields was fresh, and there was a scene full of vitality.

Chen Mang and others set out again. After more than an hour, they finally arrived in Guobei County.

Ning Caichen inquired, found the inn that was owed and walked in.

When the shopkeeper saw the business coming, he greeted him with a smile: "How many guests, are you going to be the best or stay in a hotel?"

Ning Caichen took out the account book and said, "Hello, the shopkeeper, I was sent by Ji Baozhai to collect the accounts!"

The smile on the shopkeeper's face disappeared instantly, turning into a coffin face, intimidating Ning Caichen: "All the people who came to collect the bills before are dead. Even if I give you money, you can't take them back."

Seeing that he wanted to pay the debt, Ning Caichen hurriedly said: "It is natural to repay the debt, and there are a total of ten taels of silver!"

The shopkeeper had to refute. Chen Mang stretched out his hand and took him out of the counter with a gloomy expression: "It's okay if you don't give the money. We can't receive the money, so we can only go to Lanruo Temple to invest. Please help the shopkeeper to help us lead a way."

Hearing the three words Lanruo Temple, the shopkeeper's face immediately changed and he said in a panic: "I'll pay back the money! Ten taels, right? Let me go, I'll give it to you!"

Chen Mang hummed disdainfully, let go of his hand, the shopkeeper quickly got back to the counter, and trembled with a few ingots of silver.

Ning Caichen happily put the silver away and said to the shopkeeper: "Thank you, Brother Chen, Miss Hongyu, I'll treat you to dinner!" Then he turned around and walked out.

Hongyu deliberately landed behind him and whispered to Chen Mang: "Young Master, where is Lanruo Temple? As soon as you said these three words, everyone in the inn stopped talking."

Chen Mang said: "In the territory of a thousand-year-old tree demon, the tree demon calls himself grandma, and has recruited a group of female ghosts to murder passers-by. I came for her this time."

Hongyu nodded with a serious expression: "So that's it, then we will remove the demon tonight!"

At this time, Ning Caichen stopped at the painting stall not far ahead and bargained with the stall owner.

Chen Mang walked up and saw that Ning Caichen was attracted by a figure painting, painting a woman squatting by the stream to wash her hair, with a cold look and a bit charming and very beautiful.

Chen Mang looked at Ning Caichen with a strange look on his face, feeling that his fate with Nie Xiaoqian was really good.

Ning Caichen and the stall owner negotiated the price, happily put the painting in the box, and invited Chen Mang and Hongyu to have a bowl of noodles.

After eating, he said with satisfaction: "Brother Chen, thanks to you this time, I received the account so smoothly. It was too late today. We rested in the city for one night and set off early tomorrow morning to prepare for this big test."

Chen Mang smiled and said, "Don't be so anxious. I see that the people of Guobei County are simple and suitable for living. There is also Lanruo Temple outside the city, and the environment is even more quiet. It is a good place to study and prepare for the exam. We might as well go there first and then go to Jinling to take the exam."

While Chen Mang was speaking, several gangsters holding swords started fighting for some reason. If anyone slashed, a one-eyed bearded man was instantly opened and fell to the ground and twitched. Seeing this, everyone immediately dispersed.

Ning Caichen's eyes almost glared out, turned his face toward Chen Mang, and his mouth twitched: "This is what you said about the simple folk customs..."

Chen Mang coughed dryly and stood up and said, "This is a fight in the martial arts world, it's normal. Let's go quickly, it will be dark later!"

Ning Caichen's eyelids twitched and looked at the corpse on the spot. He couldn't help but tremble, raised the bamboo box beside his feet, and hurriedly followed.

In the evening, Chen Mang led the way to the lakeside in the northern suburbs.

The lake is calm and the waves are quiet. There is a pavilion floating in the middle of the lake, and the lake is full of lotus flowers.

Lanruo Temple is located north of the lake. When you push the door open, the temple tower is magnificent. There are statues of the four heavenly kings standing in front of the hall. The basil on the ground looks taller than a human, and it looks like it has been abandoned for a long time.

The doors of monks on both sides of the east and west are covered with a faint door, with only a small house on the south side, and the door locks seem to be new.

Ning Caichen looked at the environment in the temple and felt very quiet. He said to Chen Mang: "Brother Chen really didn't lie to me this time. This is indeed a good place to prepare for the exam."

Chen Mang said with some dissatisfaction: "When did I deceive people? The one who calls me honest and reliable is going down! Go find a room to live in. Remember to call me if you have anything."

Ning Caichen smiled and walked into the monk's house with a bamboo box.

At this time, two figures broke out from the window of the hall and came towards them in a fight.

Looking at their faces, one of them was the swordsman he met by chance in the straw hut, and the other was a bearded man.

The two of them competed with swords, and the bearded man beat the swordsman. He slashed out with one sword and injured the swordsman's left shoulder. The two of them separated with swords at the same time, clamped Ning Caichen in the middle, and pointed the sword tip at his head.

Ning Caichen: "..."
Chapter completed!