It was noon at this time, and the weather was hard to catch heat. On the official road at the foot of Xiyun Mountain, merchants came and went to the forest to cool off. However, there was a sound of horse hooves from far to near. Curious merchants poked their heads out of the forest, holding their hats and sanging the wind, wanting to see what kind of fool they were. In this weather, they were not afraid of heatstroke.

A few fierce horses came by lightning, raised their four hooves, rushed over in an instant, and raised the smoke and dust. The merchant in the forest spitted a few saliva before he spitting out the dust in his mouth. The few horses that had just passed were too fast, and he could only vaguely see that there seemed to be a woman in white among the riders.

These four people are Zhou Shaobai and his party.

Just as he was about to go down the mountain, Zhou Shaobai said to the other three: "The sea of ​​people is vast, but I don't know where to look for these three people."

Zhang Xiaofeng said: "The head of the sect said just now that among these three people, Chang Baicao and Qiao Du Gu have not been walking in the world for five years. The only thing that has some news is Monk Du Ci. Someone saw him in Qiao An two years ago. All we can do now is to go to Qiao An to find out his whereabouts."

"Qiao'an is east of Xiyun Mountain. If you want to go, you must pass Lianzhou City." Li Yuankang thought for a while and said, "It will take at least three or four days to ride a horse from Lianzhou to Qiao'an. It has been half a day. Half a day is enough to settle down in Lianzhou City, and you will set off early tomorrow."

Zhou Shaobaixi said: "Can you go to Lianzhou City first? Then you can live in my house, my house will be in Lianzhou City."

When everyone heard this, it turned out that Zhou Shaobai was from Lianzhou, so he had a place to settle down at night and didn't even have to go to the inn. He was very happy. So a few people came to the foot of the mountain. Someone had prepared horses, and the four of them picked a few horses and came all the way to Lianzhou.

Although the horses were extremely majestic, they could only run around in such hot and hot weather. In about two hours, a majestic city gate finally appeared in front of them. The stone plaque above the city gate was engraved with the words Lianzhou, which was vigorous and simple.

Several people rode horses to the city gate and saw a checkpoint here. All the merchants who entered the city had to check the soldiers before they could enter the city. At this time, the people waiting were already lined up, and the sun was poisonous, and they were all extremely thirsty.

Li Yuankang sighed and said, "This has to be the year of the monkey and horses!"

Zhou Shaobai got off the horse, came to the back of the team, and asked to the old man dressed in a businessman: "Dare you ask your father-in-law, why did Lianzhou suddenly set up a checkpoint?"

The old man looked at him in surprise: "Don't you, a young man? I heard that thieves have rebelled in Hexi recently, so checkpoints have been set up in all cities to prevent spies from getting involved."

Zhou Shaobai nodded and thanked: "Thank you for your advice."

He returned to the three of them and told the news he received. Mu Ningzhi and Zhang Xiaofeng didn't say anything. Li Yuankang wiped the sweat from his forehead: "This ghost weather is so hot that I really don't know how long it will take to wait. Let's just go directly and tell the gatekeeper that we are from Xiyunshan, and they should let us in."

Zhang Xiaofeng shook his head: "This is inappropriate. The head of the sect told us that every word and action at the foot of the mountain should be taken into account the reputation of Daoxiyun Mountain, and we must not lose the big picture because of the small. If you say it, although it has been convenient, in the hearts of the people, we will look down on the people of Xiyun Village."

Li Yuankang disagreed: "Famousness cannot be used as a food. If you just join a team, will Xiyun lose his reputation?"

The two of them had to argue again, and Mu Ningzhi, who had been silent, spoke, "It is not good to compete with the people for profit. Besides, they are all practitioners of Taoism, so the heat of summer will not be able to withstand it?"

Li Yuankang smiled and said, "Who said it? I felt cold all over when I looked at you. Even if I stood for twelve hours, it wouldn't be a big deal."

At this time, someone pushed out several carts from the city gate, and each cart was placed with a large wooden barrel. The cart came along the line and stopped every few steps. The cartman scooped out a few bowls of stuff from the bucket and handed it to the queue. The people in the queue took it, and after thanking it, they drank it all, and then put the wooden bowl back on the cart.

Zhang Xiaofeng looked at the awning with his hands and said, "What a kind person. Seeing that the weather is hot, he even distributed mung bean soup to the people. The word on the wooden barrel is - Jiukangtang."

"Jiukangtang?" Zhou Shaobai said happily, "Jiukangtang is my medicine shop! You guys wait for me and I'll go and have a look."

He handed the reins into Zhang Xiaofeng's hands and walked quickly towards several carts. When he got closer, he saw a man in his fifties saying to the people in line, "Don't be anxious, everyone has them, drink slowly, don't choke. If you want to thank you, there is no need to do it."

When Zhou Shaobai saw this person, he was overjoyed and shouted: "Uncle Jiu!"

The man was stunned and turned to look at Zhou Shaobai. Zhou Shaobai said again: "Uncle Jiu, don't you remember me?"

The man looked carefully and looked happy and looked up on his face: "Young boss?"

It turned out that this person was the shopkeeper of Zhou Chaozong's family, named Jin Jiu. When he was young, he worked as a clerk in Jiukangtang and was highly appreciated by the Zhou family. Later, when Zhou Chaozong saw that he was smart and honest, he promoted him to be the shopkeeper. From then on, until now. Before Zhou Shaobai went up the mountain when he was young, Jin Jiu liked to play with him the most. The two had a deep relationship. Zhou Shaobai has always called him uncle Jiu since he could remember. When Zhou Chaozong and Qin Guangzhong went up the mountain to visit Zhou Shaobai the year before, Jin Jiuyi heard that he was going to visit the young master. He wanted to go with him, but the business of the pharmacy needs someone to manage, so he had to stay.

In this way, the last time the two met was eight years ago.

Zhou Shaobai strode forward to hold Jin Jiu's arm, laughed and said, "Uncle Jiu, you can recognize me!"

"Young Master, although you have grown up, you still look the same as when you were a child. How could I not recognize you? Hahaha!" Jin Jiu was extremely happy and laughed.

Seeing that his temples were gray, Zhou Shaobai couldn't help but sigh: "The last time I met Uncle Jiu, my father sent me up the mountain. I was just an eight-year-old doll at that time, and now I am sixteen."

Jin Jiu couldn't help but burst into tears: "Yes, it's been eight years in a blink of an eye, and the young master has grown up..."

Seeing that he was crying violently, Zhou Shaobai couldn't help but pat his back to comfort him. Jin Jiu quickly wiped away his tears: "Young Master, I have lost my composure. Come on, you guys come here and have seen the young master!"

Several guys hurried over and bowed: "I've seen the young boss!"

Zhou Shaobai hurriedly said, "Don't be polite, keep busy!"

The guys nodded and thanked and continued to serve mung bean soup to the people. Zhou Shaobai asked, "Uncle Jiu, where is my parents?"

Jin Jiu slapped his forehead, took Zhou Shaobai's hand and left: "Oh, look at my brain, go quickly, the boss and the others are in the pharmacy. If you see you come back, you will be very happy!"

"Oh, I still have friends to come together later." Zhou Shaobai said quickly. He brought Jin Jiu to Zhang Xiaofeng and others and introduced him.

Jin Jiu opened his eyes wide and said, "Oh, it turns out that he is the god of Xiyunguan! Shi Jing, follow me, it's too hot to talk under such a poisonous sun!"

Zhou Shaobai asked, "Uncle Jiu, is it convenient for you to take us in?"

"It's convenient and convenient. Since the beginning of summer, my boss has sent me to give these mung bean soup outside the city gate free of charge to passers-by to relieve heat and thirst. These soldiers guarding the city also have a bucket, and they have known me for a long time."

Jin Jiu hurriedly led a few horses, took Zhou Shaobai and his party into the city smoothly, and then came to Jiukang Hall.

Jiukang Hall is located on the most prosperous east-west street in Lianzhou City, facing north and south. Lianzhou City is adjacent to the main road, and merchants come and go here, so the entire street is flowing endlessly and bustling.

Zhou Shaobai liked to play on this street when he was young. After eight years of separation, he revisited his hometown and suddenly returned to the bustling world from the secluded and cool Taoist temple. He felt like fish on the shore jumping back into the water, indescribably comfortable.
Chapter completed!