Chapter 372
Chapter 372
As the destination was approaching, a smile appeared on the boy's face.
In fact, the half-day journey was not difficult, but the brother and sister were both hungry. He was fine, but his sister was already growling with hunger.
"This spice shop doesn't look peaceful!"
Tian Lin, who was walking in front, did not smile, but looked at the dense forest on the left on the mountain path.
Among them, Tian Lin has the highest cultivation level, and his five senses are much stronger than others.
He only heard the sound of grass rustling, and he turned his vigilant eyes to the thicket of trees.
The official and the second in command both reacted and looked at the grass and trees on the slope.
However, the two men's cultivation was not high, and their eyesight and perception were not much better than that of ordinary people, so they did not notice anything unusual.
It was not until Tian Lin raised his sword to deflect two arrows shot from the dense forest that they dared to be sure that there was someone in the forest.
The official had known the brother and sister along the way and had a good impression of the young men.
He couldn't bear to see the brother and sister get hurt, so he held the boy's neck and made him hide behind a rock at the bottom of the slope. He then picked up a knife and rushed into the dense forest from behind the rock.
The young man was taken care of by the official, and took his sister behind a rock to avoid the arrows. But he did not avoid the fight, and said to the little girl behind the rock:
"Girl, hide here. I'll be back soon."
By the time he rushed into the dense forest, dragging the broken sword, he was already one step too late.
In fact, Langguan and the second in command were also a step late like him.
While Langguan and Erdang were searching for the enemy, Tian Lin had already found the thief.
So when the young man and the official entered the dense forest, they only saw five more corpses at Tian Lin's feet.
The five corpses were all young and strong, each holding a bow and a package.
Not only were there bows and arrows, but the package also contained only a few pieces of blood-stained clothing and half a small bag of meat and grains.
Tian Lin only touched half of the packet of meat powder and threw it on the ground.
Although the meat had been dried and ground into powder, Tian Lin could still recognize that it was the meat of a "two-legged sheep".
As for the corn, it was unknown whether the five bandits brought it with them or looted it from some unfortunate fellows. There was only half a bag in total, not enough for a few days' food.
"These bandits may not have high cultivation, but they are very brave. Isn't this the hilltop of the Spice Shop?"
Tian Lin didn't know much about the spice shop, but although he was young, he grew up in a bandit's den and knew a lot about the surrounding forces and villages.
The young man talked a lot along the way, and Tian Lin knew that Xiangshan, where the spice shop was located, was the territory of the Wang family.
Logically speaking, since this is the Wang family's territory, bandits should not rob people here.
"Xiangshan is not a treasure mountain. There are no valuable trees or fertile fields on the mountain. As long as these bandits don't attack the Xiangxiang Store, the Wang family will let them be bandits in the mountain."
The young man said, "In fact, most of the bandits in Beijing are controlled by the noble families. Many deadly and dirty jobs that the noble families are unwilling to do are assigned to those bandits.
The imperial court also needs these bandits to rob people on the road, so as to stop those Huahualang who migrated from outside the capital - the land in the capital is not small, but it can't support more people. "
The young man was talking, but his eyes were looking at the corn in Tian Lin's hand.
He was mature for his age, but he couldn't help swallowing because he had been hungry for too long.
Tian Lin had no demand for food, so he turned his eyes to Langguan and the second in command.
After the official agreed, Tian Lin divided the food into four parts and gave 10% to the young man.
The boy was a little embarrassed: "I didn't contribute much, so according to the rules I shouldn't get any food."
Tian Lin said, "Since you came here with a sword, you can't say you didn't contribute. You deserve a share of this food." The young man answered many of their questions along the way, saving Tian Lin and others the effort of asking around.
Besides, Tian Lin himself didn’t care about food. The ones who really cared about food were Langguan and the second in command.
The official and the second in command both expressed their willingness to share food with the young man, so why was he still being stingy?
"Thank you three brothers for your kindness today. I will definitely repay you one day!"
The young man bowed and no longer refused.
He was fine, but he couldn't bear to see his sister starve, so he took the barley and ran back behind the stone with his sword.
While the boy and his sister were sharing the food, Tian Lin stood on a large rock on the hillside, looking down at the spice shop below.
There is no farmland in the Spice Farm; it is a huge farm.
The village was crowded with people, and the faint sound of roosters crowing could be heard from the village.
"Tell me, is the boss really in the manor? Even if the boss is in the manor, would he be happy to see us bothering him?"
The second in command stood behind Tian Lin, and his eyes followed Tian Lin's gaze towards the spice shop.
Obviously, he and Langguan were not as optimistic as Tian Lin.
It’s not that they didn’t believe that Master Tingyu would be in the Spice Shop, but they felt that Master Tingyu would definitely not be happy with their surrender.
After all, Master Tingyu had always had a bad attitude towards them, and later on he even regarded himself as the boss.
"He probably won't be happy about it."
Tian Lin finished speaking with a smile, and before the second in command could get depressed, he added: "But he is unwilling and unable to do so. According to the oath, brothers must help each other, and he can't just stand by and watch someone die."
Indeed, it would be fine if Master Tingyu didn't see them. But if he saw them, would he dare to let them starve to death?
"What we are worried about now is that this spice shop seems to be completely self-sufficient and the villagers will not leave the village easily. How can we contact Lao Qi?"
"According to what the young man said, at the beginning of every month, someone would bring wood into the spice farm. Now there are still about 20 days to the beginning of the month, but I'm afraid our food won't last that long."
After Tian Lin finished speaking, he looked at the young man over there.
The boy is actually more miserable than Tian Lin and others.
Tian Lin and his companions did not have enough food, but they could still survive twenty days or so on an empty stomach.
But the boy had no food. If no one came to help him for twenty days, he and his sister would have no chance of survival.
"Brother Tian, are you a swordsman?"
The young man had no idea what Tian Lin was thinking, nor was he worried about being hungry. Instead, he was looking at the sword on Tian Lin's back.
"I'm not a swordsman."
"But I saw you used your sword to deflect an arrow just now, Brother Tian. Your swordsmanship is unique. Brother Tian, can you teach me swordsmanship?"
Tian Lin didn't hesitate to show off his sword skills, but he still explained, "I just have a stronger cultivation base than others, and my spiritual perception is good. I didn't block the arrow with my sword skills, but I used my cultivation and brute force to break it open.
If you want to learn swordsmanship, I can teach you one or two swordsmanship techniques that I know. But I have to state in advance that I am not a swordsman and cannot be your master. "
Although Tian Lin is not a sword cultivator, he has indeed comprehended a lot of sword techniques.
Moreover, he had killed several monks along the way. He took out a few sword manuals from his storage bag and threw them to the young man.
The young man took the sword manual and began to flip through it. While continuing to climb the mountain with Tian Lin and others, he read the techniques in the book.
(End of this chapter)