When Yu Liufei heard that Xiao Xiao was in trouble, he hurriedly turned around and returned to the house. He grabbed the clothes he had hung on the clothes rack and began to put them on casually. Xiaoyu took the lantern and candlestick and put them on his table. , to give him light.
"Brother Yu, take all your housekeeping luggage with you. We may have to get off the ship."
After Xiaoyu said something to Yu Liufei, she turned around and went back to her room, touched the fire stick, blew on it a few times, grabbed her pole with the faint light of the fire, and walked towards Yu Liufei's room.
When passing by the door of Xiao Xiao's room, he thought for a moment. If the kidnapper on the boat was still on the boat, he would definitely be able to check it out. He thought that the robber was familiar with the terrain here, so he would arrest people in this area, so he checked the railing outside the room. As he expected, there were several footprints on it. It was the kidnapper who kidnapped Xiao Xiao and fled on the boat. He obviously went ashore. He had just asked Brother Yu to pack his luggage, so it seemed that he was right.
Yu Liufei handed the lantern in his hand to Xiao Yu and took one with him, "Xiao Yu, you see who kidnapped Miss Xiao?"
Xiao Yu pointed to the ridge not far away. There seemed to be a city on the edge of the ridge. There were brightly lit streets and stars scattered around. It was undoubtedly a city.
"Brother Yu, there is a town not far away. The current here is not very fast and the boat is not moving fast. I estimate that we missed it by about a quarter of an hour. When we set off, we walked to the middle of the river and crossed the other bank by five or six feet. I don't know your Qinggong. Can you cross the river?" Xiaoyu said.
Hearing this, Yu Liufei nodded and said, "Don't worry, Xiaoyu. Although my eldest brother's Qinggong is rudimentary, his endurance is not bad. The distance is still not a problem for me. Let's go quickly. I don't know who wants to arrest Xiao Yatou."
After Yu Liufei finished speaking, he held the sword in his hand and was about to jump out. Xiao Yu hurriedly stopped him and asked, "Brother Yu, where is the luggage? We will definitely not be able to chase him back after we get off the boat."
Yu Liufei patted his chest and replied: "I have brought all my luggage, just a book left by my master. I won't bring any clothes. I will follow your example and be more free and easy. I will buy one when I go to a place that sells clothes." "After he finished speaking, he held the lantern in his hand, jumped up, stepped on the railing of the ship, and flew out.
Upon seeing this, Xiao Yu put her sword on her waist, held a lantern in one hand and a bamboo pole in the other, and flew out after Yu Liufei.
I saw two lights on the river in the distance, like two flying fireflies dotting the water on the lake at night.
After a few breaths, the two of them landed gently on the shore.
This is not the edge of the shining town, but the edge of the river dozens of miles away from the town.
The location where Xiao Yu and Yu Liufei landed was on the rugged rocks on the shore. Behind the rocky beach were dense woods.
"Xiaoyu, the forest behind us is dark and dark, where should we chase?" Yu Liufei asked Xiaoyu.
Xiaoyu pointed upstream and said: "The boat traveled downstream for about a quarter of an hour. It was inconvenient to sail at night. The wind was flowing downstream at night, but the sails were furled. In addition, there was no manpower to row the oars, only the helmsman. I guess it was difficult to sail at night. We can't walk very far in a quarter of an hour, so let's walk upstream along the forest to see if we can find any clues."
The two of them walked through the forest carrying lanterns. As Xiao Yu walked, he thought to himself: "The Nirvana Sword in this pole cannot be used. It should have been placed in Hejia Village, Dagui Mountain. Now it feels like it is in the way." .”
After traveling for more than ten miles, they still saw no firelight, only a vast expanse of mountains, and even only part of the town lights on the other side of the ridge could be seen. The two of them stopped to rest.
"Brother Yu, the weather is dry, the forest is covered with fallen leaves, and there are no footprints or traces of the bandit. We might as well find a place to stay for a night first, then see where this place is, and ask the people in the village before we do anything. Plan." Xiaoyu said to Yu Liufei.
Yu Liufei was already shouting and searching in the woods for more than ten miles in this area. He was sweating profusely. After listening to Xiaoyu's words, he could only nod his head.
Xiao knew that Yu Liufei was worried, and he was worried too. After all, this girl was quite well-behaved and sensible. They had already regarded her as their partner these days.
Xiaoyu patted Yu Liufei on the shoulder, "Let's go to the town over there to find a place to stay for one night, or first go and inquire if there are any robbers or bandits in the surrounding mountains. Let's go."
There was no moon or stars in the mountains, and it was pitch black. Occasionally, there were a few crows chirping, which was eerie. The two of them walked along the mountain road in the forest. Fortunately, the candles in the lanterns in their hands could hold up for a while. As for traveling in the dark at night.
After they crossed this ridge, they saw the shining town on the slope of the rolling ridge not far away. However, from where they stood, it seemed that it was still some distance away and could not be reached in a short time.
Looking closer, I saw another place where only three or four houses were brightly lit. There seemed to be canvas hanging on the door, so it must be an inn.
Xiaoyu pointed there and said: "Brother Yu, that should be a town. Let's go to the place with lights first."
Yu Liufei followed behind and replied: "Xiao Yu, just lead the way. Big brother is not very smart. How to arrange things when things happen. Just make arrangements. You don't need to ask big brother for his opinion. You are right."
When Xiao Yu heard this, she didn't care anymore. After all, Xiao Yatou being kidnapped was not a trivial matter, so she directly replied "Okay".
The two of them hurriedly walked down the ridge and walked a short distance. It took less than a quarter of an hour to reach the lights.
This is indeed a town, but there are only a few streets. They entered the town from the end of the town street, and the two of them walked to an inn carrying lanterns.
The inn has a two-story attic, which looks good. There are large lanterns hanging in the attic corridor at the corner of the building and in the lobby downstairs, illuminating the entire restaurant. A large canvas is hung on the side of the building with the words 'Shanhang Restaurant' written on it. '
The door of the inn is ajar. The inn looks grand, and the lobby is generous with space. The Eight Immortals table has been placed in the backyard, and the chairs are all not ordinary long stools, which shows that the store is not short of money.
The two pushed the door open and went in, still holding lanterns in their hands. At this time, they woke up the shopkeeper who was sleeping. The shopkeeper stood up in a daze and saw two people from the world walking towards him. He sat up hurriedly. For fear of being neglected, he shouted to the waiter sitting on the table taking a nap on the side: "Wen San'er, Wen San'er!!!"
"Hey, shopkeeper, what are your orders?" Wen San'er, the waiter in the shop, paused for a moment, stood up immediately, threw the table rag over his shoulder, and looked at the shopkeeper blankly.
The shopkeeper gave him a look. Wen San turned around and saw that two guests had arrived. He hurried forward to greet Xiao Yu and Yu Liufei and said, "Sir, please give me the lantern in your hand."
Xiao Yu and the other two handed over the lanterns in their hands, and the waiter blew out the lights. After all, the lights in the store had not been extinguished, and the money for the candles was enough.
The shopkeeper looked at the two of them and asked with a smile: "Two guests, at this time, it's too late to pay attention. The only place to stay is the hotel."
Xiao Yu nodded, and upon hearing the time, asked something unrelated to the hotel, "Shopkeeper, what time is it now?"
The shopkeeper was drowsy, frowned and thought for a while, then replied: "I usually wake up when the chicken crows in our restaurant, but today it's not yet, that is, it's not the fourth watch of the cock crow. It should be the third watch now." More days."
