Chapter 187: Soldier

Chapter 187 Soldiers

There was a well in the village, and there was also a stove inside the earthen building; placing a pot upon it made it usable, and here at last they could eat comfortable hot meals and dishes.

Taking a sip of wild vegetable soup and a bite of multigrain bun, Li Huowang, feeling supremely comfortable, sensed that the blisters around his mouth had shrunk quite a bit.

Swallowing what was in his mouth, Li Huowang looked up and asked Gao Zhijian, who had kept watch last night: "Last night, did no one come to test anything?"

"No... no... nothing... not... one... one... not a single person."

Glancing again at the mantou squatting under the table without any abnormality, Li Huowang once again recalled that somewhat strange wedding banquet from last night.

Even though there was temporarily no abnormality, he still felt that person's gaze was somewhat off; he knew not since when, he seemed to vaguely discern the meaning within others' glances.

That man's gaze was absolutely not curious benevolence, but rather some kind of taboo and vigilance.

"Rest for a day today, continue departing tomorrow morning. This afternoon, Gou Wa, you go into the village to collect some dry rations. The staple food on the cart is somewhat insufficient, Gao Zhijian and Chun Xiaoman go along as well, do not be careless."

"Alright, leave these small matters to Cao Cao me."

Glancing again at Bai Lingmiao, who was whispering with Chun Xiaoman, Li Huowang said nothing more. He buried his head and began to eat.

That afternoon, Li Huowang, taking advantage of the rare free time, took out the Fire Robe True Sutra again and began to practice.

However, regarding how to gather compassion within his heart, he still had no particularly good method.

Just as he barely managed to successfully condense those white waxes into a lump, he suddenly keenly perceived someone outside staring at the place where he was staying.

When Li Huowang quickly put away the Fire Robe True Sutra and opened the window, he saw the village guardian seen last night dragging that clear nasal discharge, standing outside beaming.

"Is it him? Can something be pried out from his mouth?"

Li Huowang had a flash of inspiration, quickly went downstairs, took several multigrain buns intended for dinner from the kitchen, and walked towards the village guardian.

Li Huowang raised the bun and waved it before him, the man's eyes staring straight fixedly. "I'll ask something, if you can answer it, this bun is yours, how about it?"

"Good~!!" The dull-witted village guardian nodded hastily.

"What is your name?"

"Don't know, my mother said my surname is Hua."

"Very good, this is your bun."

Seeing that speaking could truly exchange for buns, this surname Hua village guardian immediately laughed so hard nasal bubbles came out.

"Ask another one, how about it? Yesterday when eating at the banquet, that man beating the gong, who is he? What does he do?"

"Hou, Hou Second Son, he is a soldier, Hou Eldest Son took a wife, he rushed back."

"A soldier?! That kid is a soldier of Later Shu?" In that case, does that not mean he is a person of the official side?

Coming to this world for such a long time, except for the big-headed soldiers guarding the border passes, he had never contacted any person of the official side.

Regarding this Li Huowang still had several points of confusion in his heart; facing this mad world, those inexplicable evil spirits, how exactly did the people of the official side maintain order, and solve troubles.

Facing this question, Hua Fool did not speak, he looked longingly at the bun in Li Huowang's hand.

Once receiving the bun, his talkative box opened again, "I don't know what soldier he is, he is just a soldier, he has a very big big iron spear. I cannot move it, very heavy."

Li Huowang, brows slightly furrowed, followed the path with his gaze, looking from afar at the stone lions at the Hou family entrance, "Where is he now?"

"He left, Hou Eldest Son took a wife, he left."

Hearing that person left, Li Huowang's heart settled a bit, no matter that person's background, as long as it was not those messy evil spirits it was fine.

Moreover, he himself should not have any intersection with that person afterwards. If he had not guessed wrong, then the current rulers should be overwhelmed by the reason for the rotting disappearance.

Just at this moment, Li Huowang slightly turned his body, an old voice came from behind. "Han'er, eating other people's buns here?"

Li Huowang recognized the visitor, he was the groom's father from last night, the watermelon hat on his head, and the silk clothes on his body were not removed. "Greetings, old sir."

"Aiya, all came to my home to eat at the banquet, Daoist Master must not be polite with me, making it very distant."

Just while the two were chatting, the village guardian aside seeing no buns, then walked with inward toes and turned to leave.

Looking at his dirty back, Li Huowang asked the old man aside: "Old sir, this village guardian everyone says he blocks disasters, is it truly blockable? Has he in the past helped you bear disasters?"

Although saying Gao Zhijian only mentioned this briefly, yet this world, anything is possible to happen.

"Ai, what disaster or not, if truly there is disaster, can he a fool block it? First two years drought arose, he also did not eat less."

"The village just has such a saying, merely to prevent him, a fool with no kin nor connections, from starving to death, any clear-eyed person can see."

"Old sir is benevolent."

"What benevolent or not benevolent, rules passed down from ancestors, a village can only raise one fool, any more and cannot produce that much grain, that Daoist Master, are you escorting the convoy to pass through Jicheng?"

Hearing the other party suddenly shift the topic to this aspect, Li Huowang felt doubly surprised, seeing this was not strolling coincidentally meeting, but specially coming to find himself.

"My eldest daughter also lives there, help her bring a message? Also no other matter, just tell her, her eldest brother took a wife, the family immediately will add a person, how much silver is needed?"

"Old sir is too polite, went to your home to eat at the banquet, then that is your home's guest, bringing the host family a message where needs silver."

Hearing Li Huowang's words, that old man did not decline, then told him the location of his daughter's home.

After writing it down, Li Huowang suddenly remembered. "Previously your second son not just happened to leave? Why not let him deliver, he rides a horse much faster than our guard cart."

"Second Son that is returning to camp, how can go to his sister's, cannot go, these two days leave all begged for a long time, ai, also don't know if again going to war."

"Old sir, your son in camp what position? Is a big official right?"

Li Huowang's words obviously scratched the other party's itch, speaking voice became louder, proudly began to show off.

"That is incredible, he in camp is being a short soldier."

"Short soldier? This is what?"

"Ai~! Don't understand right~ Actually, I before also didn't understand, Second Son told me, he said, this short soldier, is that great general beside's guard."

"That book bag said short soldiers meet, know right? Saying is both sides generals collided."

"You say, that great general beside's person, that official can be small?"

"You look at our family that big house, my that ox cart, and my that entrance's two stone lions, that all are my son procured."

(End of Chapter)