The night is as cold as water, the cold wind is biting, and the night in the small mountain town seems quiet and desolate.
Liu Ruyan's heavy punch not only broke a table into pieces, but also woke up the residents in the adjacent rooms. The lights were on in the two adjacent rooms, and there was movement. A tenant opened the door and stood in the corridor, looking this way. His face was full of displeasure, and he cursed in a low voice. He glared at Liu Ruyan who was standing at the door of the room. The eyes of the few people standing seemed to be spitting out fire.
"It's so late at night, why are you making such a fuss? Are you letting someone you don't recognize sleep?" A short, fat man with a fat head, big ears, and a sinewy face yelled in this direction.
The scrawny waiter had also come upstairs. When he saw the short and fat man yelling, he was afraid of a verbal conflict between the two parties. He hurriedly came to the short and fat man, laughed with him, and repeatedly comforted him: "This guest, you are really honest." Sorry, the guest in the Haitang Wing was drunk and disturbed the guest to rest. I'm here to apologize for him! I'm going to persuade the guest now, don't be angry, please go back to the room and rest!" He smiled apologetically at the short, fat man and kept explaining, lest the two sides disagree and cause more trouble.
Several people standing at the door of Liu Ruyan's room also smiled at the pudgy man to express their apology. Luo Xiangxue said hurriedly: "I'm sorry, my friend had a few too many drinks and got drunk. I apologize to you on his behalf." The short, fat man snorted with disdain, rolled his eyes at everyone, turned back to his room, and closed the door with a bang.
At this time, Liu Ruyan also opened the door, stood expressionlessly at the door, and said in a calm voice: "It's okay, you all should go back to your room and rest!" His eyes were dull, his voice was cold, and his face seemed to be covered with a layer of coldness. Frost.
Everyone looked at him in shock. Luo Xiangxue said anxiously: "Brother Liu, what's wrong with you? Are you okay?"
"I've shocked everyone. I'm fine. Let's go and have a rest. We have to travel tomorrow." Liu Ruyan's voice was calm, her face was ashen, and she looked depressed.
"Brother Liu, what happened? Did you and Uncle Chu have a fight?" Luo Xiangxue looked at him steadily, with a nervous expression on her face.
Liu Ruyan sighed and murmured feebly: "Xiangmei, I'm really fine. Don't worry, everyone please come back!" He forced out a bitter smile.
At this time, the waiter's nervous expression calmed down a little. He looked at Liu Ruyan and said with a smile: "It's late at night, please rest early! I won't disturb you anymore! If you need anything, , just ask!" After he finished speaking, he walked downstairs.
Liu Ruyan invited everyone into the room. Everyone saw Chu Yunfei sitting on the edge of the bed without saying a word. They also looked at Liu Ruyan's expression and thought that there might be some dispute between their master and apprentice, but they didn't understand. I don't want to say anything else about the inside story. I just want to comfort the two of them to rest. If anything happens, we'll talk about it tomorrow.
The night was deep and the sky was full of stars. A shooting star dragged its long tail across the night sky and fell from the darkness to the top of the mountain.
Liu Ruyan didn't want everyone to know about her affairs, so she pretended to change the topic easily: "We can't stay in this place anymore. We will leave immediately tomorrow morning. Maybe the people from Hell Gate have come to the town, so everyone must be careful. !」
Chu Yunfei coughed occasionally and gasped: "It's getting late, everyone, please go back to your room and rest!" His eyes suddenly turned to Xu Feng, and his calm expression seemed to have a deeper meaning. Xu Feng smiled faintly at him, seeming to understand.
Chu Yunfei wanted to talk several times but hesitated to say what he wanted to say. Lei Zhentian saw this and thought he had something on his mind, but it was not convenient to ask Liu Ruyan face to face, so he just ordered Liu Ruyan to take good care of his master.
Everyone dispersed, it was already midnight, and a few dogs barked occasionally in the quiet night, making the surroundings seem lonely, deserted, and far away. The bright moon shuttles through the clouds, and the mountains are silent and silent, as if they have fallen into a deep sleep.
In the early morning of the next day, just after the cockcrow, there were already people on the long street who got up early to go to the market, and the shops along the street were opening their doors one after another. Thick fog has arisen in the mountains and fields, and the fog has locked the long street, making it difficult to see even a few meters away. In the distant wilderness, there is a vast white scene, as if we have reached the realm of Jiutian Taixu.
Yesterday, a mountain sacrifice ceremony was held in the town. Today, there was a sudden thick fog. The people began to talk and spread the word, thinking that the mountain god had appeared and descended on the auspicious fog to brighten the fields and crops. Everyone's face is filled with joy, some
Put down your belongings, kneel down on the spot in the direction of Yinping Mountain, put your hands together, and kowtow to show respect. Some grab handfuls of the rice grains they just collected in their backpacks and throw them into the air to honor the gifts of heaven and earth.
Everyone gradually woke up from the noise outside the window. Xu Feng and Lei Zhentian walked down the wooden stairs. Some breakfast guests had gathered in the lobby. The two found a seat next to the window in the lobby, paying attention to all kinds of people. * diners, maybe there are people from Hell Gate mixed in among these people.
Most of these people are merchants traveling from north to south, as well as people traveling alone or in small groups in the mountains. The most eye-catching ones are the strangely dressed Jianghu people holding swords.
At this moment, three men armed with strange-shaped weapons were sitting on the table in the middle of the lobby. They were eating snacks and roast chicken. There were two bottles of wine on the table, and they were drinking and eating without saying a word. The three men were hunky-backed and had murderous looks on their faces. At first glance, they looked like the walking Lian Jiazi.
Xu Feng and Lei Zhentian glanced at those people inadvertently, and asked the waiter for some snacks, fried dough sticks and soy milk. They were on the road today and it was not suitable to drink, so they only had a simple breakfast to fill their stomachs.
Lei Zhentian looked at the thick fog outside the window and said slowly: "It's foggy today, I'm afraid it will be difficult to walk."
Xu Feng smiled lightly and said: "This heavy fog is not a problem. It will dissipate when the sun comes out later." He sighed, as if he was worried, and said in deep thought, "I don't know what the master and apprentice talked about last night? Can you?" Did you notice that Liu Ruyan looked weird?"
"Exactly. Liu Shaoxia seemed to be angry and smashed the wooden table with one punch. How could he get angry in front of his master? Liu Shaoxia must have encountered something unbearable. However, if it was just his own personal matter "It's not convenient to ask." He ate the fried dough sticks with soy milk.
At this time, the few men who were eating and drinking silently at the middle table were talking about something, looking around the hall from time to time.
A bald man with a big beard said in a low voice: "The mighty Hell Gate actually allowed those people to escape. The gate owner really underestimated the enemy. Not only Ma Zhen and Du Xinglin were seriously injured, but even the usually conceited Bai Ruxue was actually killed. Killed in Banshan Pavilion, oh, what a fucking shame! If this news spreads to the world, it would be strange if people don't laugh out loud!"
Another middle-aged man with sinister features and stern eyes had a long, centipede-like scar on his face, from the corner of his left eye to the bottom of his cheek. He looked extremely ferocious. He made a high-pitched voice in his throat: "The master of the sect has such a high level of martial arts." , also fell into the hands of the old man. It seems that these people are not idle people. Now let them escape down the mountain. It will be very difficult to trace the whereabouts of these people. A day and a night have passed. They must have already Escaped without a trace." The scarred face looked a little irritable and kept complaining. But his eyes were spinning, observing every table of diners in the hall.
The older man who had been sitting on the west side just eating and drinking without saying a word looked like he was in his early fifties. His face was pockmarked and most of his head was bald. There was only a circle of curly and unruly hair like weeds around it. The man seemed silent and steady. After the other two people finished speaking, he said slowly: "Hell Gate no longer has the reputation it once had in the world. In recent years, although the world has been peaceful, there have been many rising stars. Some mysterious sects are rising rapidly. Maybe in a few years, no one will take this Hell Gate seriously! These people may have gone far away, so how can they stay in this small town and wait for us to capture them? "
"If we can't find anyone, how can we go back and report back to the sect master? Oh, I'm really worried!" The scar-faced man glared angrily and kept sighing.
Xu Feng and Lei Zhentian looked at each other and turned away. Listening to the conversation of these people, it was obvious that they were people from Hell Gate and had been ordered to go down the mountain to track them down. Now, they have no choice but to leave here immediately, and the faster the better!
