As the scholar walked forward, he suddenly heard the sound of a horse's hooves approaching from behind. Turning his head to look, he saw a young man who was not much different from him sitting on a tall black horse. The young man was graceful and graceful, just like a young master from a wealthy family who was on a trip.
The scholar was about to step aside when the black horse stopped next to him and said, "Brother, I'm Ye Xuan. Is this the right way to Guobei County?"
"Yes. Are you going to Guobei County too?" The scholar nodded in pleasant surprise when he heard what Ye Xuan said. "My name is Ning Caichen. I'm going to Guobei County too."
"Brother Ning, nice to meet you! Nice to meet you! " Hearing Ning Caichen's name, Ye Xuan realized that he was right. He said to Ning Caichen, "Brother Ning, you're going to Guobei County too. What a coincidence. Why don't we go together?"
Ning Caichen hesitated when he heard what Ye Xuan said. Looking at Ye Xuan on his horse, he shook his head with a bitter smile and said, "Will it be inconvenient?"
Seeing Ning Caichen's hesitation, Ye Xuan smiled and said, "What's inconvenient about it? Besides, we're still far away from Guobei County. Judging from the dark clouds in the sky, it's going to rain soon. If we don't get to Guobei County or find a shelter, I'm afraid that we'll be soaked. "
Soaked?! Ning Caichen was dazed when he heard Ye Xuan's description, but he immediately thought of a soaked chicken and put on a smile. He thought that the young man in front of him was an interesting man. Ning Caichen wasn't a pedantic person, so he nodded and said, "Okay, that's my wish. Thank you very much, Brother Ye! "
"Then please get on the horse, Brother Ning! Let me give you a hand! "Seeing that Ning Caichen had agreed, Ye Xuan adjusted the saddle and said.
"Don't worry about it, Brother Ye. I can do it myself! " Ning Caichen walked over and felt a little embarrassed to let Ye Xuan pull her up. She climbed up the horse's back and wanted to climb up.
It was a pity that the horse Ye Xuan was riding on was tall and big. Moreover, Ning Caichen was carrying a heavy book case on his back. It was difficult for a weak scholar like him to climb onto the horse's back.
Seeing that Ning Caichen failed to climb up after two attempts, Ye Xuan reached out his hand to grab Ning Caichen's wrist and gently pulled him up onto the horse's back.
"Thank you for your help, Brother Ye Xuan!" Ning Caichen said to Ye Xuan with an embarrassed smile as he sat on the horse's back, panting slightly.
"Brother Ning is too polite. Then, let's be on our way. Brother Ning, sit tight! " Ye Xuan shook his head with a smile and reminded Ning Caichen. Then, he kicked the horse's belly lightly and urged it to move forward.
"Brother Ye, my ancestral home is Jinhua Tangxi. Judging from Brother Ye's accent, it doesn't sound like Zhejiang. May I know where Brother Ye is from?" Sitting on the horse, Ning Caichen began to chat with him.
"I'm from Huaining County in Kaifeng Prefecture. Because I failed many times, I traveled south a year ago," Ye Xuan made up a random excuse.
"Brother Ye, you're a knowledgeable scholar. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you! "Hearing Ye Xuan's words, Ning Caichen said to Ye Xuan happily.
"Of course not. I've only read a couple of books. I'm not knowledgeable at all. I'm just a laughingstock. "Ye Xuan wasn't being modest, because he had never read the Four Books and Five Classics before. "Brother Ning, on the other hand, I see that you're a scholar. I believe that you must be very knowledgeable."
"You flatter me, Ye Xuan. I'm just like you, Brother Ye. We've both failed many times. How can I be knowledgeable?" Ning Caichen shook his head and smiled bitterly.
The two of them chatted on the horse and didn't feel bored at all. About half an hour later, they saw a stone tablet on the side of the road. On it were the words "Guobei County".
"Ding! Congratulations on reaching Guobei County in half a month. Quest completed. Reward: 3,000 Cultivation Points! "At this moment, the system's notification sounded in Ye Xuan's head.
"Ding! Quest issued. Random quest: Live in Lanruo Temple and stop the Thousand-Year Tree Spirit from killing people. You will be rewarded 5,000 Cultivation Points if you seal the Tree Spirit. You will be rewarded 15000 Cultivation Points if you destroy it. If you fail, 5,000 Cultivation Points will be deducted. "At this moment, Ye Xuan heard the system's voice in his head again.
Hearing this quest, Ye Xuan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. Ye Xuan remembered that Granny Tree Spirit was sealed by Yan Chixia for a hundred years after the movie. If that was the case, wouldn't he be able to get at least 5,000 Cultivation Points just by sitting there and doing nothing?
However, he couldn't think that way. The world was unpredictable, and he might change the plot as soon as he came in. If he really sat there and waited, and Yan Chixia didn't seal Granny Tree Spirit, wouldn't he be doomed? Moreover, the system had given him a quest to destroy the Thousand-Year Tree Spirit, which was worth 15000 Cultivation Points. He couldn't just sit there and do nothing for so many Cultivation Points.
"Brother Ye, we've reached Guobei County!" Ning Caichen, who was sitting behind Ye Xuan, also saw the boundary stone. He pointed at it and said happily, "Yes, Brother Ning.
But Brother Ning, I think we're still quite far from Guobei County. The clouds in the sky are getting heavier and heavier. I'm afraid it's going to rain soon. Let's find a place to take shelter first! "Ye Xuan nodded with a smile and said to Ning Caichen.
"Yes, Brother Ye. Otherwise, if it rains later, we'll really be like a drowned chicken, no, two drowned chickens, just like Brother Ning said!" Ning Caichen laughed.
Ye Xuan smiled and urged his horse forward, looking for a place to hide from the rain.
Unfortunately, man proposes, God disposes. Before they could find a place to take shelter from the rain, the rain began to drip down from the sky.
"Ah, it's raining!" Ning Caichen's face was dripping with rain. He quickly took out an oil paper box from his backpack, but as soon as he opened it, he found that the paper box was broken beyond recognition. There were only a few pieces of oil paper hanging on the umbrella, and even a fist could reach through it.
Looking at the umbrella in Ning Caichen's hand, Ye Xuan smiled and waved his right hand. A brand-new oil paper umbrella appeared in his hand. He handed it to Ning Caichen and said, "Here, Brother Ning, use this one!"
"Ah!" Ning Caichen was surprised to see the brand-new oil paper umbrella in Ye Xuan's hand. He didn't see any luggage on Ye Xuan, so why did he suddenly have an umbrella?
However, the rain was getting heavier, so he didn't have much time to think. He smiled awkwardly at Ye Xuan, took Ye Xuan's umbrella, put the broken umbrella in his hand back into the backpack, opened the umbrella, and put it on top of Ye Xuan and himself. "The rain seems to be getting heavier!"
"Brother Ning, you'd better cover the backpack on your back. Didn't you say that you're here to collect the accounts? If the account book gets wet, we won't be able to collect the accounts! " Ye Xuan reminded Ning Caichen with a smile. Most of the umbrellas were on his head. Then he saw the book case on Ning Caichen's back, which was drenched in the rain.
"Ah, yes, the account book, the account book!" After hearing Ye Xuan's reminder, Ning Caichen panicked and quickly brought the backpack on his back to the front. Seeing that the account book wasn't wet, he said to Ye Xuan with a smile, "Thank you, Brother Ye. If the account book gets wet, I won't be able to collect the accounts."
"You're welcome, Brother Ning!" Ye Xuan smiled and shook his head. In fact, it didn't matter to him whether the umbrella was used in the rain or not. With his current ability, it was easy for him to change the trajectory of the rain around him. It was just that it was a little inconvenient for him to do it because Ning Caichen was beside him.
"Ye Xuan, look, there's a grass pavilion in front. We can take shelter from the rain there!" Ning Caichen suddenly pointed ahead and said excitedly.
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