Outside Xiqi City, in the mountains and forests, although it is after the new year, the climate is still cold, and the weather is depressed and solemn.

In the morning, the sun was rising, and a trace of warmth slowly spread out from the air. In the mountains and forests, a vague figure was walking towards him. Only when I was close could I see clearly, it was a haggard and thin old man, Ji Chang. He supported the trees along the way, and while gasping, Ji Chang was obviously very tired, his body trembling slightly.

Soon, Ji Chang, who was so tired by a slope, couldn't help but sit down with a curved short tree, looked at the endless forest in the distance, and couldn't help but look helpless in his eyes.

A low roar of tiger roar came faintly. Ji Chang, whose face changed, immediately stood up in a hurry. He saw a fierce tiger running from afar. He couldn't help but jumped up, staggeringly tripped under his feet, and rolled down to the hillside in a mess.

But the tiger came by like a wind, and in the blink of an eye it flew down from the hillside.

"Ah!" Ji Chang, who had just come to his senses, fell to the ground covered with dead leaves, felt a gust of wind blowing towards him. When he looked up, he was almost frightened. He saw that the ferocious tiger had opened its bloody mouth and rushing towards him.

"A evil beast! Don't hurt people!" A clear roar suddenly sounded like thunder, and then a figure came in like lightning, kicking the ferocious tiger from the side.

Amid the roar of the tiger with a sarcasm and painful roar, the next moment the ferocious tiger flew out in a mess.

There was a dull sound of "Peng". A figure flashed to the ground, but it was a thin young man in a simple and coarse linen.

The ferocious tiger who turned over and fell to the ground looked at the thin young man in a daze. He then ran away quickly.

"Haha!" The thin young man with a long smile turned around and helped Ji Chang up on the ground: "Old man, aren't you hurt?"

Ji Chang was relieved and looked shocked. When he heard the thin young man's words, he couldn't help but thank him with gratitude: "Thank you for helping him! I'm fine!"

"You are polite!" said the thin young man with a smile, and couldn't help but wonder: "Old man, why are you here alone? Although this mountain is not big, there are also some jackals and beasts. You are alone, it's very dangerous."

Ji Chang couldn't help but sighed slightly, "I was in a hurry to go back to my home in Xiqi City. I took a shortcut, but I didn't know that I was lost in the forest. Today, if it weren't for the heroes' rescue, my life would be over!"

"Oh. So that's it!" The thin young man who nodded slightly suddenly said with a smile: "It's a fate to meet. I think the old man is also kind-hearted. Let's do this. I carried the old man to Xiqi City, okay?"

Ji Chang, who nodded happily, couldn't help but feel grateful, and leaned on the thin young man's back and let him leave with him on his back.

"By the way, the hero, haven't asked for his name yet!" He lay on the back of the thin young man. Looking at his steadily walking in the mountains and forests, he couldn't help but ask with a smile: "Look at the hero's dress, it seems that he is a hunter in the mountains!"

The thin young man nodded and smiled hurriedly said, "The old man is wise. I am hunting and chopping wood in this mountain to make a living. The old man can call me Wu Ji!"

Wu Ji Chang was shocked in his heart, and his eyes lit up at Wu Ji, and his face showed a look of surprise. In fact, seeing this thin young man, Ji Chang felt familiar. Now that he heard his name, he suddenly realized. However, he clearly calculated that Wu Ji was dead, but why was he alive? He saved himself? How could he not surprise Ji Chang! You know, Ji Chang has always been very confident about his Fuxi Bagua and has basically not missed it!

With doubts, Ji Chang started chatting casually with Bukit, and searched for Bukit's background without any trace in his words. With Ji Chang's old style, he also found out that Bukit lost his father freely and had only one old mother in his family died of illness last year. However, Ji Chang still keenly discovered that Bukit should have hidden something. After all, kicking a tiger away with one foot is not something that ordinary hunters can do. Ji Chang is also knowledgeable. When he sees Bukit walking with him on his back, he doesn't breathe for a moment. How could he not tell that Bukit has practiced extremely powerful martial arts!

Bukit was keen and fast. Soon after, he left the mountains and forests and went up to the road to Xiqi City. There were a lot of pedestrians along the way. But Bukit was walking forward with an old man on his back, which was a common thing, and did not attract any curious eyes.

"Old man, we are not far from Xiqi City!" Wu Ji, who was moving forward, couldn't help but smile.

Nodding gently, Ji Chang, who was lying on Bukit's back, looked at Xiqi City vaguely visible in the distance, and his eyes, which were slightly sour in his heart, turned slightly red.

Soon, Buji finally came to Xiqi City with Ji Chang on his back with the lively crowds.

"Old man, are you hungry? I'll buy you some food?" Looking at the food sold at the stall in front of him, Wu Ji hurriedly carried Ji Chang over while speaking.

After hearing Wu Ji's words, Ji Chang, whose expression was slightly condensed, suddenly frowned and felt a surge in his abdomen.

Speaking of food, in fact, since eating the meat pie made from Bo Yikao, Ji Chang has never felt hungry anymore. Since then, he has barely eaten anything except for a few bites of clear soup.

"Boss, come and have a bowl of mutton noodle soup!" Wu Ji who carefully put down Ji Chang, shouted to the chubby middle-aged man guarding the steaming pot on the stall.

Listening to Wu Ji's words, the middle-aged man responded with a smile. Ji Chang, who had just sat down here, lowered his head and trembled all over his mouth and vomited some undigested minced meat. After vomiting, Ji Chang, who was relieved, felt that his whole body was much looser, as if he had removed the shackles.

Then, Ji Chang, whose eyes were slightly condensed, saw that the minced meat shone slightly and turned into three white little rabbits. Each of them looked at Ji Chang with a vague sense of reluctance, and then ran away.

"Old man, are you okay?" Bukit couldn't help but step forward and asked worriedly.

Because the table was blocked, Bukit did not notice the slightly strange scene under the table.

"It's okay!" Ji Chang, who came to his senses slightly after hearing this, waved his hand lightly.

Seeing that Ji Chang seemed to be in better spirits, Wu Ji nodded slightly and breathed a sigh of relief. He couldn't help but glance at the white rabbits running away around him in confusion and said unexpectedly: "Where did the rabbit come from?"

"Brother? Where did the rabbit come from? Do you want to eat rabbit meat? I have it here too! Why don't I give you another bowl of rabbit meat noodles?" The busy fat stall owner couldn't help but smiled in confusion.

"Didn't you see a rabbit?" Bukit, who showed a little doubt, then said angrily: "Rabbit? The rabbit I eat the most in the mountains is rabbits. I'm almost tired of eating it. What kind of rabbit meat do you want!"

Ji Chang, whose eyes flashed slightly, couldn't help but look around, and saw the three white rabbits leaving. The pedestrians around him turned a blind eye.

"Old man, the noodle soup is ready! I put mutton soup, drink some to warm up my body!" Ji Chang was a little lost in his mind. Then he heard the smile of Wu Ji on the side.

Looking back at the steaming bowl of mutton noodle soup, Ji Chang, who had a slightly frown, felt nauseous and waved his hand and said softly: "No, I can't smell this! There is no need to worry. I'm not hungry!"

A 'gugu' sound rang. Buji looked at Ji Chang's stomach and couldn't help but smile and said, "Old man, don't be polite to me! How could you not be hungry after rushing such a long mountain road? I can only afford to treat a bowl of noodles!"

"Okay! Just a bowl of vegetarian noodles! I can't eat meat!" Ji Chang, whose old face was slightly red and a little embarrassed, had a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he couldn't help but wave his hand.

"Okay!" Bukit, who smiled and replied, said to the stall owner: "Boss, come on a bowl of plain noodles again, hurry up!"

While talking, Bukit sat down next to Ji Chang and smiled and brought the bowl of mutton noodle soup in front of him and said, "Old man, if you don't eat it, I'll eat it first!"

"It's okay! You eat first!" Ji Chang, who looked at Bukit, couldn't help but smile.

However, the chubby stall owner looked over and couldn't help but stare slightly and shouted: "Brother! Do you want to give the old man vegetarian noodles when you eat mutton noodles?"

Buki, who had just eaten noodles, couldn't help but choke when he heard it, and almost spit out the noodles he had eaten. Then he swallowed the noodles he had in his mouth and looked up at the stall owner and said unhappy: "The old man is weak and can't eat meat. I don't know? You still sell food!"

"Boss, I really can't smell the meat!" Ji Chang also spoke to the stall owner.

Listening to the two of them, the stall owner who was stunned for a moment could not help but feel a little disappointed and embarrassed, and he lowered his head and stopped talking.

Soon, the stall owner smiled and brought the bowl of plain noodles to Ji Chang in person and said, "I've been waiting for a long time, old man, please use it slowly!"

"Thank you, boss!" Ji Chang, who nodded slightly, took the chopsticks handed over by Buji, looked at the steaming plain noodles in front of him, and slowly started eating.

Seeing Ji Chang's food that was more elegant than the lady, Buji, who touched his nose slightly, looked at the few noodles left in his bowl in the blink of an eye, and couldn't help but slow down his eating noodles slightly, no longer eating them as before.

Just as Bukit and Ji Chang were about to finish their noodles, accompanied by a rapid sound of horse hooves, an elite cavalry team rushed over.

This team of cavalry was full of dark red divine horses, everyone was wearing dark red tight battle robes, and headed by a burly general and an elegant scholar in white clothes, which was Nangong Shihe San Yisheng.

When Wu Ji saw San Yisheng, his expression changed slightly. Wu Ji was also quite impressed by San Yisheng.

"Hmm?" Ji Chang, whose expression was slightly moved, couldn't help but nod and looked at Nangong Shi and San Yisheng who stopped quickly. After a moment of stunned silence, he couldn't help but look surprised and excited on his face.

Nangong Shi and San Yisheng, whose expression was slightly frozen, then they all got up excitedly and knelt down at Ji Chang and shouted: "Marty!"

"Meet the Marquis!" In the clanging and neat voice, the cavalry team quickly dismounted and knelt on one knee.

Marquis? In Xiqi, only Xibo Marquis Jichang is the only one who has this title! For a moment, the surroundings were stunned for a moment and couldn't help but kneel in excitement: "Mr. Xibo!"

"Oh, my god! Master Marquis!" The chubby stall owner was stunned for a moment when he grew up, and then heard the sounds around him, and couldn't help but run over and knelt down and saluted Ji Chang with his flesh trembling.

Sitting on the chair beside him, his expression moved slightly, and finally realized that Buji was able to stand up and knelt down at Ji Chang and said nervously: "Marty! Wuji deserves to die!"

"Bukit?" San Yisheng, who raised his eyebrows slightly, also reacted and looked at Bukit in surprise. Finally, he understood why he saw this boy so familiar.

"Get up!" Ji Chang, who smiled and reached out to help Wuji up, couldn't help but say, "Wuji, why are you guilty of saving this marquis?"

Wu Ji was stunned when he heard this and immediately said, "Marty, what happened back then..."

Ji Chang, who shook his head lightly, directly interrupted Wu Ji: "The things that happened back then have passed! Wu Ji. It is your fate that you can escape the disaster! Moreover, you didn't have the intention to kill someone back then. The crime would not end in death. Now, you have saved me even more. How can I blame you?"

"Thank you for your unsincereness!" Wu Ji said, and then knelt down again with a little excitement.

Seeing this, Nangong Shi couldn't help but hurriedly said, "Marty, what's going on? You said this kid saved you?"

"If it weren't for Wu Ji, I'm afraid I've been buried in the tiger's mouth!" Ji Chang sighed and turned to the people kneeling around him, "Okay, get up!"

"Mr. Thank you!" Everyone who stood up could not help but talked with surprise and excitement. The return of Marquis Xibo to Xiqi was indeed a joyful and encouraging thing for the people of Xiqi.

Looking at everyone's appearance, Ji Chang, who was slightly relieved, couldn't help but help Wu Ji up and said in harmony: "Wu Ji! I see that you have good martial arts skills, do you want to come to serve in the Xiqi army?"

"Report to the Marquis! The Marquis is very kind. Bukit shouldn't have refused. However, Bukit still needs to report back to the teacher before he can reply to the Marquis. I hope the Marquis will forgive me!" Bukit said with a little hesitation.

Teacher? Ji Chang couldn't help but look slightly bright when he heard this.

"Boy, you are so ignorant! The Marquis is so loving and pushing and procrastinating. He is so unrighteous. He is really not a man!" Nangong Shi was so upset when he heard Wu Ji's words.

After hearing what Nangong Shi said, Wu Ji, who was slightly depressed and had a flushed face, gritted his teeth and said nothing.

"Oh, General Nangong!" Ji Chang, who waved his hand lightly, couldn't help but hurriedly said: "Wuji's words are understandable. Since he has a teacher, there is nothing wrong with reporting to the teacher again."

"Thank you, Marquis, for your observation!" Wu Ji couldn't help but bow to Ji Chang.

Ji Chang, who nodded with a faint smile, turned to San Yisheng and said, "Doctor San, I have not brought any money on me, please help me give the boss the money for eating noodles!"

"Marty, this money..." Wu Ji couldn't help but speak for a moment.

Before he could finish speaking, Ji Chang smiled and waved his hand, "When I asked you, thank you for your hard work, and carry me to Xiqi City."

Seeing Ji Chang say this, Bukit nodded and said nothing more.

"It is a blessing for the Marquis to be able to eat at a small stall. How dare you collect the Marquis' money!" The chubby stall owner hurriedly raised his head and bowed his hands and smiled.

Seeing this, Nangong Shi strode forward and stopped San Yisheng who was about to come forward to pay money. The stall owner glared at him and threw a knife coin and said, "Just, will the marquis not pay for the meal?"

"Yes, yes, yes..." The stall owner couldn't help but catch Daobi and nodded subconsciously and kept responding.

"Hmm?" Seeing this, Nangong Shi couldn't help but stare at the stall owner.

Looking at Nangong Shi's appearance, the stall owner who reacted slightly was almost crying and said hurriedly: "No, no, the Marquis naturally would not refuse to give the meal!"

"Okay, General Nangong!" Ji Chang, who had no choice but to look at Nangong Shi, then hurriedly said: "Let me take back first!"

"Yes!" Nangong Shi, who responded, immediately turned around and said, "Marty, please get on the horse!"

On the side, Bukit hurriedly bowed: "Bukit Gong sends you to the Marquis!"

"Okay, Wuji, I am waiting for your news!" Ji Chang, who nodded faintly, turned to help Nangong Shixiang support him, and then headed towards the Xibo Marquis' Mansion under the escort of Nangong Shi, San Yisheng and the cavalry team.
To be continued...