Li Zhai.
The two white lanterns hanging in front of the door have been taken down, the mourning hall has also been dismantled, and the body has been buried this morning.
In the second half of the night, when people enter the deepest sleep, the Li family was so exhausted after working for several days that they could not hear the dogs barking.
There was a faint candlelight flickering in a side room in the backyard. Through the window, two people could be seen sitting inside, talking.
"I'll tell you everything I need to tell you. People's hearts are unpredictable. Sometimes your unintentional words can offend someone without even knowing it. Don't underestimate anyone. Even a beggar on the roadside may be the one who hurts you when you are most in danger. Give you a sip of life-saving water!"
"I see!"
"Remember, it is always better to have more friends than enemies. In this world, if you say something nice, you can get 50% of the people, and if you give something, you can get 70% of the people. Say something nice and give something and you can get it. Ninety-nine percent of the people will be dealt with if you give them the right words and the right benefits, and there is no need to consider the remaining few."
"Do you have to go?"
"Leave tonight. If you don't leave, you really won't be able to leave! If they come, remember what I said and don't conflict with them. They can do whatever they want."
"Click!"
The door suddenly opened, and a man in black with a black mask on his face walked in.
The two people in the room were frightened.
After a while, the young and energetic Li Xiang came to his senses first and said, "Who are you?"
As he spoke, he protected the gray-haired old man next to him.
The gray-haired old man was none other than Li Shuangdao, who was supposed to be lying in the grave.
He is not dead!
Li Shuangdao was wearing a night suit for running away. He was over sixty years old, but his face did not have many wrinkles. He was very easy-going and looked like a rich man. His slightly cloudy eyes showed that he had seen all the vicissitudes of the world.
He looked at the man in black and sighed secretly: What was supposed to come has come, and he did not escape after all!
The man in black raised his copper crossbow and pointed it at Li Shuangdao's heart and said, "Do you know this?"
Li Shuangdao glanced at it, lowered his head and said, "Iron-armed copper crossbow, an important weapon in the army!"
The man in black said coldly: "So, you have seen my identity?"
Li Shuangdao said: "Guess one or two!"
The man in black said: "Tell me about it! If you guess right, you'll get a prize. If you guess wrong, hum!"
Li Shuangdao trembled and said cautiously: "The iron-armed copper crossbow is an important weapon in the army controlled by the imperial court. It is only available to the border troops. Our Lingzhou is not a border area, so the iron-armed copper crossbow in your hands must belong to a certain general. Collected in private..."
He secretly glanced at the man in black. He knew very well that harboring heavy weapons in the army in private was a serious crime and would cost him his head. He did not dare to say anything further.
The man in black said: "Go on!"
Li Shuangdao gritted his teeth and said: "We currently have two generals in Lingzhou who came from the border areas. One is General Gu Yanzhang of Zhenxi. However, General Gu is already over seventy years old and has been idle at home for many years. He has long ignored the world's affairs. There is no way he is the general. he!"
He continued: "The other one is the former hussar general, now Ninghou! Your Excellency must be from Ninghou's command!"
The man in black said: "You are worthy of being the "know-it-all" of Xining County!" He then asked, "Do you know Xu Zhongheng?"
Li Xiang took over the words at this time and said: "The youngest captain among the Xuanwei under Ninghou, he broke through to the realm of martial arts at the age of eighteen. He became a martial artist at the age of twenty. He is expected to become a martial arts master before the age of thirty. He is the youngest in Sanchuan County. The first person in our generation!"
He looked at the man in black and asked in surprise: "Could your lord be Captain Xu of Xuanwei?"
The man in black did not speak. He took off the black mask on his face, revealing the stereotyped face underneath.
Li Xiang was shocked again and said: "Little miracle doctor!"
The person who came was none other than Wang Cheng, with a wheat-colored face and a rigid expressionless face, with two thick and black eyebrows that looked like they were drawn with pen and ink.
Li Xiang didn't expect that the man in black was actually Wang Cheng pretending to be Wang Cheng. He was scared to death just now. He said with lingering fear: "Do you fucking know that scaring people will scare them to death!"
"Feel sorry!"
Wang Cheng said this, but he would do it again if he did it again. If not, how could he get so many things out of Li Shuangdao's mouth so easily.
Just as he thought, that group of men in black really came from the military and had similar feelings. He was very sure of this.
He put away the iron-armed copper crossbow, looked at Li Shuangdao and said: "Master Dao has a good trick to escape the golden cicada!"
Li Shuangdao smiled bitterly: "I can't do it if I don't pretend to be dead! If I don't pretend to be dead, they will be looking for me!"
After dealing with three religions and nine schools for so many years, he has become a mature man. From the moment he learned about the disappearance of Mixi Town, he saw that there was something weird about this matter, and even guessed that a certain force was behind it, so he simply shut up. I pretended to be dead because I was afraid that someone from that force would come to my door.
As he expected, he was actually the one Zhu Wei went to first, hoping to use him to inquire about and arrest Wang Cheng. When he saw that he was dead, Zhu Wei approached Yan Sanye.
He asked: "Is Yan San dead?"
Wang Cheng said: "He is dead!"
Li Shuangdao had a "Sure enough" look on his face and said: "Ning Hou is a man who does everything right. He will definitely not let others know about the things he wants to hide, and he will definitely silence him!"
He suddenly looked at Wang Cheng. No one expected that this man would become the biggest variable!
Although he did not see with his own eyes the scene where Wang Cheng trapped Xuanwei and killed him, he could tell from the iron-armed bronze crossbow in Wang Cheng's hand that Xuanwei must have died in Wang Cheng's hands, and there must have been more than one Xuanwei. As far as he knew, Xuanwei rarely performed tasks alone, but always worked in teams.
Wang Cheng actually killed more than ten Xuanwei by himself. They were warriors carefully selected by Ninghou. Anyone placed in the army is a fierce general who charges and fights. They are also first-class in the world. Master.
Li Shuangdao had to say: This time he really made a mistake.
"Dad, what do you think, is it Marquis Ning who planned this conspiracy? What kind of status does he have, that he can go to such great lengths to come to our little Xining County to cause harm?" Li Xiang was puzzled.
Wang Cheng had not yet fully digested the information he had learned earlier, and asked doubtfully: "I have heard about Ninghou Zhou Zhaoguang. Isn't he in Tiandu Mansion? According to this, why did he send people to Mixi Town thousands of miles away? "
Li Shuangdao analyzed: "Ninghou is the younger brother of the emperor. He acquired good martial arts at a young age. He joined the army at the age of sixteen, led an army at the age of twenty, and led five men at the age of twenty-four. Ten thousand troops guarded the northern border, and later recovered Dongshan County and Donghai County, my hometown in the Great Zhou Dynasty. The emperor granted him the title of Marquis of Ning, and the most prosperous Tiandu Mansion in Lingzhou was made a fief for him!"
"Yu Ming, he has long been inferior to one person and above ten thousand people. Yu Li, hundreds of thousands of people in Tiandu Prefecture have become his subjects. They enjoy endless glory and wealth. There is no one in Mixi Town who can look up to him." Unless it’s some incredible treasure!”
Wang Cheng thought secretly. In fact, he had thought of this just now, but he really couldn't think of any treasure in Mixi Town that worthy of Ning Hou's concern.
Seeing that he was about to speak, Li Shuangdao waved his hand and said, "You don't have to ask me, I don't know. Marquis Ning is willing to let a whole town disappear, and he will definitely not let outsiders know what it is."
Wang Cheng changed the topic again and said, "Is there any way to bring Mixi Town back to the world?"
What he was most worried about now was the people in Mixi Town. They would last for seven days at most, so he told the information he got from Zhu Wei again.
Li Shuangdao couldn't help but be moved after hearing this. Thousands of people can last for seven days at most. After seven days, they will definitely die. Those are thousands of people, living people, not chickens, ducks and geese. He can't let such a thing happen in public or private life. .
He pondered for a moment and said: "For such a big town, with thousands of people, they just disappear. This is definitely not something ordinary people can do. Those who can do this are either magic or evil!"
Wang Cheng was shocked. Magic, does such a thing really exist? Isn't it the kind of charlatanry that breathes fire from the mouth and uses the oil pan with bare hands?
He has been here for more than a year. The Zhou Dynasty is an ancient dynasty with a history of thousands of years. Its language, writing, customs, and habits are very similar to the Chinese feudal era, so he has never let go of the talk of gods and ghosts. In the heart.
Until today, he met a more powerful martial artist. Just like in the martial arts world, he began to change his mind. Maybe he really came to a world with immortals.
If there really are immortals in this world, he must become an immortal just to see his parents, relatives, and friends in that world again.
must!
"Dad, are there really immortals in our world?" Li Xiang was dubious.
Li Shuangdao said: "I don't know if there are immortals, but there are indeed such things as ghosts. Do you think what I usually tell you is just bragging?"
He looked at Li Xiang, who habitually touched his nose and laughed twice.
Li Shuangdao said again: "If we want to bring Mixi Town back to the world, we can only find those experts who know magic!"
"Does Mr. Dao know where there is such an expert?" Wang Cheng asked quickly.
Li Shuangdao slowly said: "Baiyun Mountain!"
Wang Cheng thought for a while, but didn't remember which mountain in Xining County this was, and said, "Master Dao, how to get to Baiyun Mountain?"
Li Xiang took the words and said: "Baiyun Mountain? Are you talking about that sloppy Taoist priest? Is he really good at magic?"
He had met the Taoist priest and had a bad impression of him. He was slovenly and looked like a second-rate man. He drank and gambled and did everything. How could there be such a Taoist monk?
Li Shuangdao glared at him and said: "How do you say it? Ordinary Taoist Master helped me get your calligraphy! Anyway, you have nothing to do these days. Just go with the little miracle doctor and give me Normal Taoist Priest." Please come!”
It's okay if I don't mention this. When I mention this, Li Xiang really wants to rush up to that sloppy Taoist priest and give him a few slaps and give him some bad nickname.
At dawn the next day, Li Xiang and Wang Cheng rode fast horses to Baiyun Mountain.
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