Hearing this, Mo Wen hurriedly swept up the city wall and looked down, only to see that outside the city was a river flowing from north to south, the river was waist-high, and the fifth child was fluttering out of the water at this time.
"Fortunately, I came out to explore the way first, sir, come down."
Lao Wu climbed onto the river bank and raised his head and shouted at Mo Wen.
Mo Wen couldn't cry or laugh when he saw this, this river is not very wide, if Lao Wu can easily cross it with the help of the city wall for the second time, and he can just jump over it with a good victory, this will fall into the water and end up so embarrassed.
"Master, come down."
Lao Wu waved at Mo Wen on the wall.
After Mo Wen laughed, he floated down from the city wall, landed next to Lao Wu, grabbed the burden on Lao Wu's shoulders and looked down.
"The water is not deep, the things are not wet."
Lao Wu shook his head and said.
"Put it on."
Mo Wen took out his changed robe from his baggage and handed it to the fifth child.
Seeing that Mo asked to rummage through the baggage, not to check whether things were soaked in water, but to find a change of clothes for them, Lao Wu couldn't help but be greatly moved, and waved his hand again and again, "No, no." ” "Put it on."
Mo Wen threw the robe to the fifth child, and it was only at this moment that he realized that the fifth child had no change of clothes except for the clothes on his body, and he also felt a little guilty in his heart.
"I'm so fat, I can't wear your clothes," Lao Wu grabbed the burden and placed the robe in it, "Let's find a place to build a fire." ” Mo Wen Wen looked the fifth man up and down, this guy was originally a thick and short figure, and the cook who had been a cook in Wuliang Mountain for a year was getting thicker and thicker, if he wore his Taoist robe, he couldn't even tie the cloth buttons, and if he wore it openly, he would ruin the reputation of the Taoist for no reason.
"Let's go, go and make a fire in the mountains to the west."
Mo Wen turned and walked west.
Outside the city is a gentle area, and five miles to the west are the mountains, because the two of them are over the wall, there is no road in front of them, so they can only move forward with grass.
"Master, who cut down these trees?"
asked Mo as he walked, pointing to the trees that were lying in the grass.
Mo Wen was already thinking about this problem before Lao Wu asked, all the trees in this area have been cut down, if ordinary farmers are looking for firewood and grass, they will only cut down the branches, and will not cut down the entire tree, let alone leave it in place after cutting it down.
"It was done by the officers and soldiers on the border with the aim of removing obstacles and watching the enemy's situation."
Mo asked and said after thinking about it.
Lao Wu nodded when he heard the words and didn't ask again, but Mo Wen thought deeper, these trees are thick and thick, and the growth years must not be short, but the stubble they cut down is not old, it is obvious that they were cut down recently, which shows that the border situation is unstable and there is a great possibility of war.
Here stretches grass, there are many grass seeds, there are rivers outside the city, there is water to drink, so there are many pheasants and hares, the clothes and pants that are full of water do not affect the old five chasing chickens and rabbits, half an hour later, the two of them find a sunny hillside, make a fire to bake clothes, the memory of no meat in the childhood meal makes the old five have a soft spot for meat, pheasants have many feathers, but not much meat, he can eat two in a meal.
At the end of the meal, the two of them looked north from the grass bed, and the officers and soldiers they had seen on the way were heading to the southwest, and the two of them were heading north to avoid the battle.
A short distance forward to see the road, the road to the east leads to the gate of the pass, to the west into the mountain stretch, and there is a fork in the road that leads to the north, wide and not narrow.
"Master, to the west or to the north," the fifth asked.
"To the north."
Mo Wen stepped on the fork in the road to the north, although the west is the main road, it must be a noisy town outside the Guan, the two of them went south not to seek wealth and profit, just to find a secluded place to practice.
The trees in the south are different from those in the north, the trees in the north are usually small, and the trees in the south are mostly large-leafed, even the weeds on the ground are also different, the weeds in the north are low and yellow, while the weeds here are green and black.
"The land here is fertile, and if you grow millet in a flat place, it will not be difficult to produce five stones of rice grain per mu."
Mo Wen raised his hand and pointed to the grass on the east side as he walked.
"The land in the south is better than our north, and if we have three stones there, we have to avoid disasters."
Lao Wu casually agreed.
"The imperial court is in a good place in the south of the Yangtze River, there is a lot of rice and money, and there are many generals and soldiers, but they don't think about the Northern Expedition to drive Hu, and let the people of the north be ravaged by the Hu people, I really don't know why the emperor is so reluctant and greedy, and he is not afraid of leaving a reputation for eternity."
Mo Wen shook his head and sighed.
"Master, when you have achieved the Tao and come out to beat the monk away, you go to become a national teacher, and then persuade the emperor to send troops."
Lao Wu said with a smile.
Mo Wen turned his head and glanced at Lao Wu, although Lao Wu was joking, but he said what was in his heart, the immortals who taught everyone spells once said that those who stop man-made disasters will have the same life of heaven and earth, and those who are peaceful and natural disasters will have ten thousand immortals to worship the court, and it is imperative to expel Hu people, and at the same time, you can start to rectify the teaching affairs, eliminate the false Taoism that damages the reputation of Taoism, and try to educate the world, so that the world can understand that Taoism is the sect that truly caters to the way of heaven.
To do these two things, you must be in a high position, and if you do not have the support of the imperial court, it will not be enough to rely on preaching among the people.
"I have already offended the Wang family, and I have also offended the monks, even if I succeed in cultivating in the future, it will be even more difficult to get on the altar and receive the seal."
Mo Wen shook his head and said.
"Master, what does it mean to go to the altar to receive the seal," the fifth asked puzzled.
Mo Wen smiled slightly, and did not explain, going to the altar to receive the seal is the meaning of the marquis and worshipping the prime minister, but these things can be imagined in your heart, but you can't talk to others, otherwise you are arrogant.
"What do you mean?"
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the fifth child was suspicious in his heart and asked with words.
"I received the Shangqing spell is to receive the great grace of the Taoist, in the future, I should try my best to serve, if I don't have the position of the national teacher, how can I do the Tao for the heavens and my father has always wanted me to enter the office before his death, if I can have a place in the palace, it is also a blessing for the lintel of the light gate."
Mo Wen said calmly.
"yes."
The fifth nodded in agreement, the Mo family is the home of the merchants, the status of the merchants is extremely low at this time, the old man Mo was deeply regretful when he was alive, and Mo Wen studied the sage book in order to enter the official office, and now it is impossible to take the right path of inspection, if you can be awarded the national teacher, it is also a great honor.
Soon after the north, the sky was getting dark, and the two of them had no place to live between the barren mountains and mountains, so they hurried overnight, and when they arrived at the second watch, there were lights in front of them, and looking at the number of lights, there was a small town in front of them.
After seeing the lights, the two of them sped up, they had not rested well on the way after being hunted before, and they were very tired from hurrying, so they always had to find an inn to settle down and relax when they got to a safe place.
Mo Wen stopped when he was five miles away from the firelight, it was already the second watch at this time, and most of the ordinary towns were closed at this time, blowing out the lights and extinguishing the candles, but the town in front of him was brightly lit, and there was a faint noise.
"Master, why is the town so lively in front" Lao Wu raised his eyes and looked into the distance, although he couldn't see the situation in the town, he could see a large area of light.
"How can I know."
Mo Wen shook his head and said, this town is not the same as ordinary towns, ordinary towns usually have only one main road, and there are three towns in front, and most of the light is concentrated in the street on the west side of the town, but there is little light on the two streets in the middle and east of the town.
"Let's go check it out."
Lao Wu said.
Mo Wen nodded when he heard this, and then walked forward, although it was annoying to be hunted down before, it also verified that the Wind Chasing Ghost Step and the Wind Catching Ghost Hand are superior martial arts, and they have the upper hand when fighting with others, and their martial arts are naturally bold.
The town is surrounded by a five-foot-high hedge, all of which are logs, and according to the decay of the logs, it can be seen that the town has existed here for some years, and there is a lookout gatehouse on the road leading to the town, but there are no guards inside and outside the gatehouse.
Most of the buildings in the town are made of wood, half of the wooden houses and half of the wooden buildings, and most of the wooden houses are old houses, and the wood color is gray.
Most of the wooden buildings are new, and the wood color is yellow.
There are no signboards above the lintels or next to the doors of these houses, so it is impossible to know where they are, and there is only a faint light in the town except for the bright lights of West Street, and there are few pedestrians on the streets.
After entering the town, Mo Wen took Lao Wu and walked towards the west side street, close to the west street, the noise became more and more noisy, and someone could vaguely be heard shouting the number of silver taels of different amounts.
"Sir, they seem to be selling something."
Old five fingers northwest.
"It seems to be official."
Mo Wen frowned and said, At this time, the accents are different from place to place, and the local accent in the southwest region is extremely difficult to understand, but the number of silver taels that was shouted before was a more common official language.
"Master, I'll go and explore the way first."
Lao Wu's curiosity rose, and he quickly surpassed Mo Wen.
"Don't talk to anyone after you've passed."
Mo Wen hurriedly gave a command.
It is inevitable to inquire about the news when you go out, but at the same time, asking for the news is tantamount to telling others that you are a foreigner.
Lao Wu casually agreed, and ran quickly to West Street.
Mo Wen walked slowly, although he had become a Taoist priest of the Shangqing Dynasty, he still retained the habits of many scholars, and he mostly used to walk, and if he ran, he would look frivolous and without a city.
Lao Wu ran to the street and stood stunned, and did not come back to inform the situation.
Mo Wen was slightly puzzled when he saw this, quickly stepped forward and turned his head to look north, and hurriedly turned his head when he saw it, "Old Five, don't look at it":