With Qiao Yuan's current speed, three thousand miles is nothing to him, and he can reach it in two days, but there are still five days before the Yuehe Sect opens to recruit disciples, so he is not in a hurry.

After leaving Huayun City for five hundred miles, he slowed down and walked leisurely on the mountain and forest paths, whistling as he went, enjoying the nearby scenery.

Bai Yue scurried around in the jungle, coming back from time to time with some colorful fruits, and sometimes some small beasts back, but Qiao Yuan had explained, so it didn't hurt those little beasts, and let them go after some play.

On the third pole of the day, Qiao Yuan found a stream, caught two fat fish from the stream, and started a fire directly at the water's edge, Bai Yue also threw himself into the stream, playing in the water, looking extremely comfortable.

After Qiao Yuan ate and drank to his heart's content, he found a big tree, and when he was about to take a rest, he saw two men and a woman walking towards him in the distance. He could tell at a glance that these three people were cultivators, and they were all cultivators of the ninth level of qi refining.

He waved to Bai Yue, who returned directly to Qiao Yuan's side, looking at the three people walking in the distance with a sense of vigilance.

"Bai Yue, don't act rashly later. ”

Qiao Yuan touched Bai Yue's head and said soothingly.

After he finished speaking, he lay down on the branch, and did not come forward to take the initiative to get acquainted, but closed his eyes and pretended to sleep.

Walking in the middle of the three people was a middle-aged man in his thirties, he was wearing a yellow robe, with a strong body, a square face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he looked extremely honest and loyal.

Walking on the left is a young man in his early twenties, dressed in blue, with an ordinary appearance, expressionless face, and a somewhat indifferent look.

The woman on the right is also in her early twenties, wearing a long white dress, with a medium appearance, quite a bit of pose, she is holding a long sword, and she is talking to the middle-aged man next to her with a smile at the moment.

The three of them walked ten feet away from the big tree where Qiao Yuan was and stopped. The middle-aged man took a step forward and said with a fist.

"Take the liberty to disturb, I hope you will forgive me. ”

Although Qiao Yuan's eyes were closed, his divine consciousness was still scattered around, and he had been paying attention to them, and at this moment, when he heard the words of this middle-aged man, it was not easy for him to continue to pretend to be asleep.

He opened his eyes, yawned, rubbed his eyes, and pretended to have just woken up, and then looked at the three people ten feet away, smiled on his face, and spoke slowly.

"It's okay, what's the matter with the three fellow Daoists?"

After Qiao Yuan finished speaking, he jumped to the ground, but he didn't walk towards the three of them, still standing under the tree, Bai Yue also jumped down from the tree, lying at Qiao Yuan's feet, staring at the three of them with smart eyes.

"Hey! This is the Swift Moon Wolf, or the Pure Blood Swift Moon Wolf. ”

When the woman saw Bai Yue beside Qiao Yuan, a trace of essence flashed in her beautiful eyes, and she said softly.

"Yes, it is the pure bloodline of the Swift Moon Wolf, Daoyou is really a good chance to be able to subdue such a juvenile Swift Moon Wolf. ”

When the middle-aged man saw Bai Yue, his eyes also flashed with surprise, and he said with a smile.

Qiao Yuan had been paying attention to the expressions of the three of them, and when he heard them talk about Bai Yue, he just smiled and said nothing. The middle-aged man looked at Qiao Yuan's expression, didn't mind, and said with a smile.

"I forgot to introduce, in Xia Huang Xiuming, this is Zhang Qiandaoyou, this is Xiang Ling Fairy, we are all loose cultivators near Huayun City, I heard that the opening of the Yuehe Sect once every ten years is about to start, we plan to try our luck together. ”

After Qiao Yuan heard this, the smile on his face did not decrease, and he gave a salute to the three of them with their fists.

"In Xia Qiaoyuan, it is a loose cultivator in the Hengshui Mountain Range, and I also heard about the Yuehe Sect, and I want to try my luck. ”

After listening to Qiao Yuan's words, the three of them changed their expressions, and their faces showed admiration.

Qiao Yuan watched the changes in the faces of the three of them, and thought that he had said something wrong, but when he heard Huang Xiuming's words, he understood a little.

"No wonder Qiao Daoyou has such cultivation at a young age, it turned out to be from the Hengshui Mountain Range, he has courage and courage, and he is really a model for my generation's scattered cultivation. ”

"Yes, Qiao Daoyou should be sixteen or seventeen years old, with such cultivation at such an age, it is simply easy to enter the Moon River Sect. ”

After Huang Xiuming finished speaking, Xiang Ling also smiled and praised him, but Zhang Qian arched his hand, squeezed out a smile, and did not speak.

Although Qiao Yuan understood that the "Hengshui Mountain Range" was the key, he didn't understand what was so strange about the monks from the Hengshui Mountain Range, but he didn't want to ask directly, otherwise it would only increase people's suspicions, he just smiled and shook his head and said some modest words.

"Qiao Daoyou, there are still five days before the opening of the Yuehe Sect, and there are some temporary trading markets near the Yuehe Sect in the next place, so why don't we go and see it together. ”

Huang Xiuming chatted with Qiao Yuan for a while, and suddenly his expression was straight, and he clenched his fists and said slowly.

"Oh, a makeshift trading market, do you still need to go with you?"

Qiao Yuan's eyes flashed, he didn't know much about the monk's trading market, and he had never been there, so he was interested, but he didn't just agree because he was interested, but showed a look of thought and consideration, and only asked after a while.

"Well, Qiao Daoyou doesn't ask about this matter, we will also inform you, a few days ago, I heard that there was an incident of murder and treasure grabbing near Fang City, and there were even rumors that some loose cultivators joined forces to select some lonely loose cultivators to do this murderous and treasure thing, and their style of action is exactly the same as that of robbers and bandits among mortals. ”

Huang Xiuming sighed, his eyes showed anger, and he said loudly.

This matter has caused a lot of uproar, and many fellow cultivators have vowed to unite to eradicate this group of scum. It may be that this group of scum is a little scared, and they don't dare to commit murder near Fang City recently, but they moved to the vicinity of Huayun City to intercept some scattered cultivators who rushed to the Yuehe Sect. ”

Huang Xiuming said this, with a look of worry and anger on his face. Xiang Ling sighed, bowed to Qiao Yuan, took the words and said slowly.

"When a few of us heard the news, we felt very angry, but we were also worried in our hearts, there were not many scattered cultivators near Huayun City, and most of them had already rushed to the Yuehe Sect, so in desperation, we could only circle around here in order to seek more Taoist friends and jointly protect ourselves. ”

"Qiao Daoyou is a monk who came out of the Hengshui Mountain Range, and his strength is absolutely not enough, if Qiao Daoyou joins, we will definitely not be afraid of that group of scum, and we can reach Fang City safely. ”

When Qiao Yuan heard this, he understood the general situation, and his eyes were also full of anger, and he said to the three of them.

"This group of scum is simply a shame in the cultivation realm, if we meet them, we must teach them a good lesson. ”

Huang Xiuming saw Qiao Yuan's expression, a trace of excitement flashed in his eyes, and he walked a few steps forward with a smile on his face and said.

"So, did Qiao Daoyou agree?"

Qiao Yuan was angry, smiled and nodded.

"Okay, then let's hurry up and go to the trading market, I heard that at this time, it is the most lively time in the market, and the Taoist friends from all walks of life have gathered near the Yuehe Sect. ”

Huang Xiuming turned around and said to everyone, with excitement in his eyes, as if going to Fang City was more important than entering the Moon River Sect.

After everyone discussed, they went directly in the direction of the Yuehe Sect, according to Huang Xiuming, there are three places in this trading market, and in the three directions of the Yuehe Sect, there are scattered cultivators from three directions, and they are going to the Fang Market in the north of the Yuehe Sect.

These trading markets are all organized by the scattered cultivators, and they have nothing to do with the Yuehe Sect, so the trading market is mixed, and it is difficult to distinguish between the true and the fake, and there are often some forced buying and selling, and even it is not impossible to rob, but few people dare to do this.

However, it is absolutely forbidden to kill people and seize treasures in the city, and if it appears, it will definitely cause public anger. Therefore, the people who do this are generally extremely cautious, and will usually kill people and take treasures near the market or on the road they must pass, and will not let people know their identity.

With all their strength, they finally arrived near Fang City when it was dark. There is a mortal town dozens of miles away from Fang City, Huang Xiuming suggested that everyone go to the town to rest for one night first, and then go to Fang City early tomorrow morning.

After reaching an agreement, the four of them came to the town, there were not many inns in the town, and they were all filled with monks who came nearby. In desperation, the four of them had to disperse to find a place to live, and agreed to meet outside the town early tomorrow morning.

Qiao Yuan walked on the street for a long time, only to find a house still lit by candles, he stepped forward and knocked on the door, and an old woman opened the door.

"Old woman, do you still have a place to live at home? It is getting late, and the inns in the town are full. ”

"There's only one hut left, lad, and if you don't dislike it, come in. ”

Qiao Yuan walked in with Bai Yue, startling the old woman, Qiao Yuan hurriedly explained that this was a puppy, which did not bite or bark, so that she did not have to be afraid.

It's a dimly lit old house with a back room on the right and a small backyard with a hut in the backyard.

"Ahem......"

Qiao Yuan heard the sound of coughing coming from the back room, and after asking, he learned that there was an old man in the back room, and the old man was sick and it was inconvenient to get out of bed.

"Young man, the old woman will clean up for you, and you can sit here for a while. ”

"Old woman, don't need it, go and rest. By the way, this is for you, as my accommodation money. ”

Qiao Yuan took out a silver ingot from the storage bag, this is the silver he won Tang Jie in the Drunken Immortal Building, at that time, he gave all the silver tickets to Lin Wanyuan and others, but Lin Wanyuan insisted on not to, and in desperation, he only accepted five thousand taels.

"So much silver, young man, no, no, the old woman can't take it. ”

"Old woman, you can keep it and keep it for the old man's medical treatment. ”

Qiao Yuan and the old woman tugged for a while, and the old woman accepted a piece of silver, but she insisted on cooking for Qiao Yuan, Qiao Yuan had no choice but to agree, but the old woman did not run to the kitchen in joy, but walked out of the house directly.

When he used his mind to investigate, he realized that the old woman had gone from house to house at night just to borrow some rice.

When he saw this scene, his heart was sour, he sighed, and walked to the kitchen on the side, only to find that there was not even a grain of rice here except for half a sweet potato.

Qiao Yuan took out a lot of dry food from the storage bag, and put some dried meat in the kitchen, and then walked to the street to find the old woman.

The old woman was very surprised to see the dry food and meat in the kitchen, but Qiao Yuan said that he didn't know either, and then he symbolically ate something to reassure the old woman, and then he went into the house to rest.