Three Philosophical Questions for Travelers

The Beast God smiled, and said to him: "That's not the case, this treasure has a long history. The person who gave me this treasure told me to hand it over to six predestined people. I waited for many years, and now I'm waiting for you Six. I think this thing must be given to you! You just accept it, and it just helps me fulfill this wish."

That being the case, Ye Xiaoxia no longer declined.Then the Beast God took out a red glass vial, handed it to the pigeons, and said, "This is Phoenix blood, one drop per bird, drink it."

Wu Yun asked in surprise, "What's the use of this?"

Beast God said: "I don't know what it is useful for, but this is a treasure, and it will have magical effects if you drink it - this thing is extremely hot, so you must hold back when drinking it."

The birds looked at each other, and no one dared to drink it. Lightning was the most courageous, so he said: "I'll do it!" Immediately, the beast god gave him a drop, Lightning drank it, and suddenly his mouth became angry, and shouted: "Enjoy it!"

Then the birds drank all of them, except for Mi Mina, the little sister of Ma Pigeon, who burned her mouth when she drank it, and vomited in one gulp.The Beast God scolded her and said, "There are only six drops of Phoenix blood. If you vomit it, it will be gone!"

Mi Mina regretted it a lot when she heard this, but the phoenix blood is limited, and there is no way to drink it any more.Ye Xiaoxia patted him with his wings, and said: "Don't be sad, Mimina, you are my sister whether you drink or not. Everyone protects you." The birds also shouted in unison.Mimina was so moved that she was not sad.

The Beast God sighed and said, "It doesn't matter, let's do whatever happens."

So the pigeons drank the phoenix blood, thanked the beast god, and left.Before leaving, the Beast God said to them: "Being good is like ascending, and being evil is like falling. Six birds turn into phoenixes, and they are reborn from the ashes! Go, go!"

Liu Gezi didn't know why, so he had to pray again. After the ceremony, the six brothers and sisters went back to Xiongshan.

After Haiwen and others arrived at Bear Mountain, they boarded in a church. The pigeons were happy with the situation, and they followed Haiwen and others to live at the window of the church.I eat some corn and grass seeds on weekdays, and I can get by.After drinking the phoenix blood, everyone felt that there was no change in themselves. After discussing for a while, there was no result, and they forgot about it over time.

After staying for about a week, suddenly one day, my younger sister Mimina had an accident.That day Mimina came back with an injury, she lost a lot of her feathers and her arm was crooked.Several brothers and sisters saw it, and they were all angry and distressed.Wu Yun took her to find Zhe Lite to bandage the wound. After returning, Ye Xiaoxia asked, "How did you do this?"

Mi Mina cried and said, "There is a rooster king under the church. He said that all the chickens in Xiongshan belong to him, and he doesn't allow me to eat his rice."

Hearing this, all the pigeons were furious, and the boss of the pigeon, Papalu, shouted loudly, "What a king of chickens! You actually bullied our brothers, let me go to meet you!" Let him wait a while!" After saying that, he was about to fly out, Ye Xiaoxia saw it and hurriedly told everyone to follow.

As soon as I went out, I saw a big rooster standing on the stone pier in the backyard.This rooster has its head held high, its comb is blood red, its body is three times bigger than the average rooster, round and round, it looks like a red sun when it stands there.

Papal flew to his head and shouted: "Are you the chicken king?"

The rooster twisted its neck, stomped its feet, turned its fat body sideways, and yelled "Cuckoo!", and then said, "Exactly! If I don't open my mouth in the morning, which sun would dare to make a sound? , beak pecking seven river worms, cooing down half the sky, I do not call the sun does not rise, this bird is the phoenix, the chicken is the king - the king of chickens is also!"

"Hey!" Papalu shouted in surprise, "It's so long! Say it again? I didn't catch it!"

The rooster was furious and said, "If I don't open my mouth in the morning, which sun would dare to make a sound? Claws step on the three harbors of the bay, beaks peck the seven river worms, and the sound of cooing suppresses half the sky. The king of the middle—the king of chickens!"

The six pigeons whispered to each other, "Do you hear clearly?" "It's clear." "This chicken is so shameless!"

The chicken was very annoyed when they heard them talking about himself, and said: "Listen up! This Bear Mountain is my territory, and all the birds in Bear Mountain respect me as 'big chicken'! You foreign birds, come and eat Has my rice been approved by me?"

Lalani shouted: "Who ate your rice!"

Lightning also said: "That's right! The rice grains and corn were scattered by the owner's house, and they didn't say they were only fed to you!"

King Ji'er shouted angrily: "No! The rice in Xiongshan belongs to my King Ji'er! If you want to eat it, you have to compete with me. Let's draw a road, which one is bigger and which one is smaller, and which one is bigger. Who is male and female, you have to know!"

Six Pigeons laughed, and Lightning said, "You are one of us six, do you want to compare with us?"

"Exactly!"

Ye Xiaoxia saw that he was full of confidence, and thought that there might be fraud here.Well, let me ask him first.

Ye Xiaoxia said: "You draw the road!"

The chicken snorted proudly and said, "Let's win two out of three rounds, and I'll fight you six birds with one chicken!"

Ye Xiaoxia said: "We fight more and less, I'm afraid you'll be the one to lose."

Ji'erxia spat: "Bah! Dogs are the ones who refuse to pay! I set the rules, you guys compete, I fight six, do you dare?"

Ye Xiaoxia thought to himself that this guy was not a good person, even though he was a rooster, he was full of plots and schemes.Ye Xiaoxia didn't want to compare, but the morale of the brothers was high.Everyone said: "We six brothers are still afraid of his chicken? Just compare!" After all, Mi Mina was bullied, and everyone wanted to express their anger.

Ye Xiaoxia persuaded: "Why bother to eat his bird-stimulating method? If there is a real competition, I will fight him one-on-one. Although I am not as strong as him, I am also a meat-eating bird."

Wu Yun quickly said: "Oh! Fighting is not as good as fighting, Ye Xiaoxia, what should you do if you get hurt? I don't want to see you get hurt!"

Lightning also chuckled, and said: "What are you afraid of? If we really lose, the six of us will beat him up, so what can he do?" Ye Xiaoxia hurriedly waved his wings and said: "Admit the bet and admit defeat, really lose If you win, you will lose, and doing such things will hurt the face of my brothers."

After discussing for a while, the matter was settled.

So the six brothers are going to fight the Chicken King, whoever wins will get the millet and rice from Xiongshan Mountain!All the pigeons thought they had the chance to win, and the chicken king also had a brilliant idea in his chest.

However, the birds never thought that this competition would lead to a fatal disaster!

Foresee the future, please listen to the next breakdown!

Chapter 150: Love and Faith

Chapter 150: Love and Faith

Not only Haiwen found it weird, but also the people who accompanied him.After a lot of discussion, everyone didn't get any good answers.Zerette said that maybe the Fierce Cultists have great powers and can live by eating ashes; the smiley cat said along the way, then I think they can live well by eating shit.

Fassnut believed that the Fierce Cultists had occupied an ancient ruins, and sold it for money by exploiting ancient resources.But this statement was quickly denied by Hai Wen, Zhe Lite and others, because the Bay area explicitly prohibits the mining of alchemy relics, and everything related to it cannot be circulated, not to mention that such things are sold, but no one buys them .

Obviously, there is still no answer to this question, but Haiwen feels that sooner or later, he will have to deal with this group of demon cultists.

They left the southerners' camp before dusk and returned to the town for the night.The next day when they returned to Bear Mountain Fort, Haiwen first approached Laya and told them what happened today, and asked her if she would like to see a doctor for the southerners?Laya agreed without hesitation, and packed her luggage and set off early the next morning.Haven asked Smiley Cat to escort her, but she insisted on going by herself.Gerette asked the pigeons to inform the Druid and let him receive them.

In the evening, Haiwen felt very tired, so he went back early to rest.He felt that he hadn't showered for several days, so he boiled some hot water himself—even though his servants also lived here, he really didn't want to bother them.Because he hasn't paid the servants wages for more than a month, and the money he has on hand is only enough to take care of everyone's food expenses.

There are two large wooden barrels for baptism in the church. As a religious leader, Laya does not believe in God, so there are not so many rules, so they are allowed to use the wooden barrels as bath barrels.The last person to use the bucket was Estherite, so the bucket was placed in the corner by the door of his house.

If he wants to take a bath, he has to carry buckets of hot water up from downstairs, which is not an easy job.Halfway through the work, I felt a sore back.At this moment, Islet's voice came from behind him: "My lord, let me do it." She said, took the bucket, and walked briskly.Haven realized that although Estelle looked much thinner than him, her body was stronger than him.

After all, she is a girl from a poor family.

The two ran so many times that the tub was filled.The room was steaming, just the two of them.Isrit closed the door without any hassle, and then fastened the latch with a "click".Haiwen looked at her with a smile, and said, "Let's wash together."

The conditions are harsh, and the opportunity to take a hot bath is rare.They have lived together for a year, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are old couples, and they are not as shy as before.So they bathed together in a wooden barrel, which was larger than the usual bathing barrel, enough for two people.The water "crashed" overflowed.

"Ah..." Yisrit leaned against the side of the bucket, with the hot water flowing over her shoulders, she closed her eyes comfortably.Haven also put his body in.The hot water soaks every inch of the skin of the body, and every pore is breathing happily.So warm and comfortable.For a moment, Haiwen felt that he had been busy all his life, maybe it was just for this moment.

It's worth a lifetime.

They didn't speak for the first 5 minutes.Life is so tiring, Haiwen is running around, working hard; Estherite is also not easy, she has to take care of the sundries in the church, set an example to work with everyone, and take good care of little Mill, besides In addition, she is still learning her knowledge of witches.

Haven recalled what Estherite had said to him last time.

She wanted to go to the south and learn about academic witches.Haiwen quietly opened his eyes, looked at the face opposite the steam, and thought in his heart, I have no right to restrain her, since she wants to go, I should...

At this moment, Estherite opened her eyes. "My lord, are you thinking about that?"

They have a good understanding. "Yes, Islet." The comfortable environment made him relax, and he subconsciously expressed his inner feelings, "I still don't want you to leave."

Asriette moved her body closer, and Hewen felt her body was soaked in hot water, her body was flushed red, and her skin was hot. "My lord." She whispered, "Do you think you miss me more, or I miss you more?" After saying this, she pursed her lips, as if she was about to cry.Haiwen held her hand in the water and interlocked her fingers.

Estherite also held his hand tightly, and said to him: "I also want to stay with you forever, but we have already reached this point. If we really want to live as ordinary couples, then we shouldn't be together in the first place." Drift in this muddy water. My lord, I know you love me, but I also know that you love the justice in your heart more."

"I..." Haven took a breath, "I love you more." He blurted out.

Estherite shook her head lightly, and said: "If you really put our love first, you should have withdrawn from Mustang Town long ago, and left this place of right and wrong with me. Let's go to the south to buy a house A house and a few acres of land, and live in peace. I will work for you, and bear you children. But you did not, did you, my lord."

He suddenly remembered the letter that Isrit had written to him back then.He stroked his lover's face and said, "Isrit, I haven't thought about it deeply. I want to pursue justice and I want you to be happy."

Isrit gently rubbed his face against his hand, and said in a low voice: "But some things can't be both, besides, I am the same as you, my lord. I do love you deeply, but love is not all I have. You and I None of them are the kind of people who are addicted to lust, otherwise we wouldn't be where we are today."

"You went to the south to study for us?"

"For 'us,'" she emphasized, "you and me."

"Then I... allow you to go." After saying this, Hai Wen felt that all the strength in his body had been removed, and he lay powerlessly in the bathtub.He knew how dangerous the decision he had made was, and Estherite knew it too. She slowly leaned on Haven's body and kissed his chin. "It won't be long, my lord." She whispered in Haven's ear, "I'll leave next spring, maybe I'll come back next summer, I swear, it won't be too long."

Haiwen nodded silently, only feeling bitter in his heart.

The water got cold quickly, and Haiwen felt that they couldn't stay here forever, so he told Estelle to wash her body and wipe each other's backs while it was hot. As for other things, they could stay on the bed.

After getting out of the bath, Haven lit the brazier, and Estherite wiped her body clean before tidying her hair.Then they went to bed, and the next morning they washed as usual, as if nothing had happened.But they all knew in their hearts that the days together were getting shorter and shorter.

Chapter 150: Winter is gone and spring is coming

Chapter 150: Winter is gone and spring is coming

The days passed by quickly.In a blink of an eye, autumn and winter come.Xiongshan towers in the cold wind, the nobles drink wine and enjoy the moon in the snow, and the poor watch the rich singing in white snow.Most of Wenkai's military camp was in the city, and Lavidia also put aside his sacrifice work to accompany his father. It was rare for Xiongbao and his son to have a few days of harmony.

Winter is a day of slack for farming, and Haiwen and the others also got a moment of precious peace.The shop business of King Kong and Little Hammer is pretty good, and the income they provide can support a group of people.Haiwen had a recipe for distilled liquor, so he used this time to start a baijiu business. The business was not big, but it was still a source of income. He also went to Little Bear Mountain twice on the way, looking for druids to explore and investigate the coal mines , to prepare for the future.

The end of the new year is approaching, the facades and roads of the town have to be repaired, and the bear castle itself also needs to be repaired. The housekeeper took over the work based on his relationship with Wen Kai, and made a lot of money from it.In addition, Laya relied on human relationships to borrow money on credit everywhere, so the money was enough for everyone to spend the New Year.

Violet continued to hold classes, teaching orphans to read and write; Ramon returned to Mustang Town three times, and he told Haven that two of the three major farms were still there, and Steve and old Curritt both held their positions.They reached an agreement with the baron, and the tax would be increased by [-]% each year. The relative baron also allowed them to continue to manage the farm; Haven cut ties.

Ramon also brought Gerrit's newly trained pigeons to the farm so that they could communicate with Bear Mountain.Today, there are more than 500 people under the management of the two major farms, and there are more than 1000 people in total, including related tenant farmers in the surrounding area and serfs who have benefited from Haiwen's new system.These people remain highly motivated and can be mobilized, Ramon said.

"After all, they have enjoyed the new system and tasted the sweetness - who wants to be a serf when they can be their own masters?" Ramon said.

Isrit and her mentor are together every day, learning about witches, and preparing for next year's events by the way; Fasnat has finally started to teach King Kong skills. Surprisingly, this time Fasnat took the initiative to go to Ask Smiley Cat to teach King Kong's lessons.According to his own words: "I can only use swords and bows, but King Kong's body is suitable for learning equestrianism and heavy armored spears. I can't teach him."

Time flies, and winter goes with the wind without knowing it.In March of the next year, the grass grows and the warblers fly, and the people who have rested for the winter should also become lively.Those who open a shop open a shop, those who go to the market go to the market, those who run a business run a business, and those who farm land farm.

The river channel was thawed, ships were boarded at the port, and all kinds of shipping were busy. It was time for Haiwen to fulfill his promise with the southerners.The first was to hire a boat. He had to go east to Baishuiwan River Port, and from there hired a large ship to go south.Most of these ships are engaged in the pepper and spice business. Generally, half of the cabin will be emptied or some cheap goods from the Gulf will be loaded during the process from east to south.Haven would use these ships to transport Southerners.

They also need to find an experienced captain with a good reputation.Haiwen is not good at bargaining with people, and he doesn't understand the rules of the pier, so Smiley Cat and Delaire are walking with him.

Baiwan is not far away, you can see it from the castle.Originally, it was the most important shipping route for Bear Mountain connecting Bear Mountain and River Bend. However, due to the civil war in River Bend and the discord between Bear Mountain and Shrimp Bay, this line passing through the Shrimp Bay checkpoint was cut off.Now this river can only go all the way to the east, walk through the "Little River Road" and "Yuzi Beach" and take a long way to Fengleibao, only then can it enter the sea.Due to the long distance, the merchants in Xiongshan stopped going this way, but it was also because of this that Haiwen was able to rent cheap empty ships to transport people.

The next afternoon, they arrived at Baishui Bay in Bear Mountain.Baishui Bay was originally a fertile place in Xiongshan, but with the commercial cut-off caused by the civil war, it gradually became depressed.The gray-yellow "White Water River" flows from south to north—just as there are no horses in Mustang Land and few bears in Bear Mountain, the water in the White Water River is also not white, and the loess and stone sand make it a dirty gray-yellow color.The fish that grow here are all mud catfish with bitter flesh, and there are also crustaceans that grow in the mud.

Baishui Town is built along the river, and the shops and residences are arranged in a meandering manner, like a hand holding the Baishui River.There is a big tree made of stone to the east of the town.The tree needs six people to embrace it, it is more than two meters high, the center is empty, and there are old stairs, which can accommodate people.It was broken in the middle, and the upper half was missing.Legend has it that this place used to be the palace of the tree elves, but now it has long since disappeared in the wind and has become the prison of Baishui Town.

Looking at the big tree, Haiwen felt inexplicable sadness in his heart.But in an instant his emotions were attracted by the shouts on the pier.He saw a sailor unloading, and the smiling cat called him to have a look.

There is also a depression on the pier. I saw three or two broken fishing boats docked on the shore. The bottom of the boat was covered with moss and turned black and green. There were two large boats, one of which was under repair. All rusted.

However, there was still a big ship docked on the shore, and an old captain with a gray beard was orderly directing the sailors to deliver the goods. The sailors moved the resin, spices, animal bones and pepper out of the cabin.The air is pungent and sweet with southern spices.

The three of Haiwen stepped forward, and Dreyer went up first to salute, and said, "Master Captain, how is the business going?"

The old captain turned his head, looked Haiwen and the others up and down with his eyes, then turned his eyes sideways, and said, "Not good!"

This blocked the conversation, and Haiwen felt that the atmosphere became awkward.However, Dreyer has long been used to dealing with all kinds of people. He kept a businessman's smile and said, "Not good? Then I have an idea to make your business better."

The old captain glanced at him and said, "You look like a mouse, I won't do business with you!"

Hearing this, Haiwen and the smiling cat looked at each other, and thought: "The butler looks like a mouse, so the two of us are not going to get any better."The two discussed it, and then Master Cat went up to say hello and said, "This business has already been found, is there anything else you want to do?"

The old captain asked, "Who are you?"

"Spike." The smiling cat said, "Spike the smiling ranger, registered in the ranger guild." As he spoke, he took out a golden medal from his pocket.That is the identity certificate of the Ranger Guild, which is equivalent to a business card.The old captain looked at it with a pad in his hand, and said, "Okay, I'm doing business with Ranger. Tell me, what do you want to do?"

At this time, it was Haiwen's turn to say, "I need you to send 160 southerners back to the south."

"I'm not in the slave business!"

"It's not a slave business, I want to help these slaves go home." Haiwen then told him about the cause and effect of this matter, starting from when he came to Bear Mountain, and then talking about encountering robbers and discussing a peaceful settlement with the nobles Banditry thing.The old captain nodded after hearing this, and said, "You didn't lie? Can you swear to your belief?"

Haven said: "I don't believe in God, but I can swear on my conscience."

"That's okay." The captain looked back at his ship and said, "Actually, I was worried about packing something to go to the south. Now, the empty cabin has an owner. We will stay here for a month, you bring them , I'll wait here."

"Thank you." After Haiwen said, Dreyer came over with the gold coins, apparently to discuss the price.Haiwen said: "I have made up everything, and there are only five hundred gold in it. I will pay you half, and I will get the other half when I come back. This is a lot of money. I want you to take good care of these people, and don't treat them as a transported like slaves."

"I understand," said the old captain.

So Haiwen and the others left, ready to go back and talk to the young master about it.Before leaving, the smiling cat asked the captain, "Old man, why don't you do slave business?"

The captain opened his collar and said, "Because of this."

On his chest was a houndstooth brand, which was the symbol of a slave.

Chapter 150 Three: Looking for Hometown

Chapter 150 Three: Looking for Hometown

After the arrangement was settled, Hai Wen hurried to inform Wen Kai.After the beginning of spring, Wen Kai's barracks moved outside the castle again, and soldiers patrolled around the camp.Haiwen notified the messenger, and immediately entered the barracks with Smiley Cat and Delaire.

General Wen Kai of Xiongshan was sitting on a large tiger leather chair, and Frante the Long-legged and Brian the Bear were sitting on the left and the right.There were three wine glasses and several plates of dishes on the map of the military division, and the bear collar on the map was stained by oil.

"Look who is here!" Wen Kai laughed while raising his glass, "Sit down!"

When Hai Wen first came here last year, Wen Kai was still a well-run general, so he wouldn't drink so much during the day.However, in recent days, his life has become more and more depraved.Laya told Haven that this may be due to the Earl's health getting worse.

"The earl's health is getting worse and worse, which means that the 'young lord' is getting closer to the 'lord'. This must be a very happy thing for him. He will become a lord." Of course, I won’t be so strict with myself anymore—after I become a lord, the hard work of running the army will be done by his subordinates.” At that time, Laya said this with a sad expression, “It’s a pity that the Earl of Bear Mountain He was a wise man all his life, but he ended up in such a miserable state in his later years. Now he and his two sons are looking forward to his death, and he has no one to accompany him, and he still suffers from gout day and night... I gave him medicine and treatment , but he is so ill that there is nothing I can do."

"Young Lord, the matter is settled." Haiwen stepped forward and said, "The matter of the southern robbers..."

"Hey! What are you talking about? Sit down and drink!" He shouted with a red face.Then Little Bear next to him followed Haiwen and the others to sit on the seat. Haiwen didn't want to accompany him, but he couldn't reason with these drunks.He had no choice but to pick up the cup first, and asked, "What is the young master's happy event? So happy."