Lin Xu was not assassinated again, and they continued on their way after putting the wounded down.
Until nightfall, they came to a nearby village to rest. However, this village seems to have been abandoned for a long time, with spider webs everywhere.
The house is dilapidated and shows signs of being burned by fire.
At first glance, you can hardly see the complete house, which is full of decay.
"Master, this is not a suitable place to rest. We might as well go to the wild. You can only bend your knees and sleep in the carriage for one night." Zhu Lian said respectfully.
"No, it's a sheltered place after all. Don't be so picky when you're out."
Lin Xu got off the carriage and found a fairly complete house, but there was still a big hole in the roof.
Zhu Lian wanted to have someone repair it, but Lin Xu refused. They were only staying for one night. It wouldn't rain in this weather, so there was no need to waste manpower.
But having said that, Zhu Lian and the others still tried their best to clean up the house where he lived.
Cover the bed with leaves, and then bring clean bedding from the carriage and spread it on top.
Lin Xu also left them alone.
Not long after they settled in, a guard suddenly ran over: "Master, someone is coming. There are about a dozen people, all riding horses."
Hearing this, everyone clenched their weapons and became alert.
After a while, a group of young people uniformly dressed in blue robes came out talking and laughing.
Suddenly, a large number of black-clothed guards wearing ghost-face masks rushed out and directly surrounded them.
The faces of these young people changed drastically and they shouted: "There are assassins."
They reacted very quickly and immediately drew their weapons to confront each other. For a time, the two sides were at war with each other.
"Who are you?"
A taller young man came out and said warily.
"Come back, they are passers-by. Don't hurt innocent people." Lin Xu sat on the chair at the door. The chair was naturally moved from the car.
Upon hearing his words, the ghost-faced masked guards immediately put away their weapons and continued to patrol and stand guard.
Those young people in green robes still dare not relax. These people in front of them are too scary, and everyone exudes a powerful aura.
Such a group of people actually treated a young man with such respect. Who is this person?
"Everyone, this village is very big. We only need this area, so you can do whatever you want." Lin Xu smiled and said, "Although we met by chance, since we met by chance, it must be fate, why not sit down and chat?"
"Brother, what should I do?"
"These people don't seem to be good people."
"How about we go."
"No, we were invited. If we leave like this, we might offend them."
…
The young man frowned and immediately looked at a beautiful figure beside him: "Junior sister, what do you think?"
"Let's go and have a look."
The person who spoke was a young girl, with eyes as bright as the moon and curved eyebrows. There was a silk scarf on her face, so she couldn't see clearly.
Three thousand black hairs like ink are scattered on the shoulders.
It adds a bit of ethereal and otherworldly temperament to her.
The young man walked up to Lin Xu, cupped his hands and said, "Hello, we are disciples of Qingfeng Mountain. My name is Tao Zhitian, and these are my junior brothers and sisters."
Lin Xu was slightly curious. This was his first time meeting someone from the Jianghu. Not counting the Xiaguan cultivators I met at Zhang Xingyun's house earlier, they were all wearing night clothes and couldn't even see their appearance.
"My name is Xu Lin, I have no family or sect." Lin Xu chuckled: "Where are you guys going?"
"Let's go back to Qingfeng Mountain."
Lin Xu suddenly realized that through these people he gradually understood the current situation in the world.
Due to successive years of natural and man-made disasters, the people's livelihood, and the inaction of the court, martial arts sects have sprung up like mushrooms after a spring rain in recent years.
Many famous sects even openly declared their independence, completely ignoring the imperial court.
Lin Xu's eyes flickered. He didn't expect that the Qianwu Kingdom would be more troublesome than he thought. There were rebellious ministers and traitors, vassals from all over the country, and so many so-called Jianghu sects.
Although a single Jianghu sect cannot compete with the imperial court, their strength is generally stronger. If they form a large scale, it will be very troublesome.
Just like now, Jianghu sects have already formed a large scale, and have even reached an agreement. If the imperial court sends troops to any sect, they will immediately unite to fight against the imperial court.
When necessary, they will choose vassal kings from various places to cooperate.
"So that means you are at Qingfeng Mountain too?" Lin Xu was still smiling.
"Then..." Tao Zhitian was about to speak, but the girl whose face was covered by a silk scarf suddenly interrupted him: "Qingfeng Mountain will not join any party."
"Really?" Lin Xu looked at the girl and said, "Who are you?"
"My name is Yan Xi'er, and I am also a disciple of Qingfeng Mountain."
"I see."
Lin Xu nodded and did not ask any further questions, leaving them free to find a place to rest.
"Junior sister, why did you stop me from talking just now?" Tao Zhitian whispered.
"Senior brother, this person has a mysterious origin, and he has never strayed from the imperial power. My intuition tells me that if you just admitted it, our Qingfeng Mountain would be in danger of annihilation."
Yan Xier's face was solemn, and her beautiful eyes looked at the young man sitting on the chair not far away from time to time.
Tao Zhitian was a little unconvinced: "Junior sister, you are overthinking. Although that young man is extraordinary, the imperial power has collapsed and the current emperor is even more of a puppet."
"Brother, the emperor is no longer a puppet. Some time ago, he used thunderous means to clear away all the eunuchs in the imperial city and the three surrounding counties."
"The death toll reached thousands, and everyone's home was confiscated and their clans were exterminated. The cruel methods almost shocked the world."
"The dog officials who usually prey on the common people have restrained themselves. They no longer dare to harm the common people wantonly, for fear that they will be in disaster."
"And I heard that this emperor is very young, not even the age of a weakling."
Tao Zhitian took a breath of cold air and said in horror: "Without a weak crown, thousands of people will be confiscated and their families will be destroyed."
"So senior brother, you must be careful what you say in the future. The imperial power cannot be resisted by ordinary people. If Qingfeng Mountain is too arrogant, disaster will surely come."
Hearing Yan Xi'er's sincere words, Tao Zhitian couldn't help but nodded, but seemed to have thought of something and said with some doubts: "Junior sister, you have been with us during this time, how do you know this."
"It was spread all over the place on the way here, senior brother, who told you to fool around all day long." Yan Xi'er rolled her eyes at him.
Tao Zhitian's face turned red and he said sheepishly: "Isn't there a junior sister? I've never been interested in these things."
the other side.
Lin Xu was eating a grilled fish sent by Zhu Lian with a map in front of him.
The Grand Master's eyesight was astonishing. Even with the help of moonlight, it was still almost the same as daytime.
From the map, it is not far from Xishan Jijun. It takes about two days to enter Xishan Jijun, or even one day if you go quickly.
After all, they were all riding horses, so there was no question of speed.
"咻咻咻..."
Suddenly, bursts of harsh sounds appeared in the air, attracting everyone's attention.
Looking up, it seemed like little birds were flying towards them.
"Strange, how come there are birds at night?"
Lin Xu looked up and saw the bird frowning slightly. Others could not see it clearly, but he could see it clearly.
Those in the sky are indeed birds, but to be precise, they are mechanical birds. The whole body is made of wood. Under the moonlight, there is a faint cold light on the wings.
