The sun breaks at dawn, the thick fog gradually disappears, the lobby is bustling with people, and many diners have gathered.
The group of people dressed up and were about to go downstairs. Everyone was silent and pretended to be nonchalant.
Just as the three people were walking down the stairs, they suddenly discovered that one person was missing among them, and Zhao Qingzhu disappeared.
Everyone was feeling lonely and suspicious, and were about to arrive at the lobby. The three strong men sitting in the middle had already paid the money, got up and walked towards the wooden stairs. The three people were talking, each holding a painting in their hands, looking around, looking for the person in the painting. Their eyes naturally fell on those Jianghu people carrying knives and swords.
Liu Ruyan and Luo Xiangxue both had long swords in their hands, but Lei Zhentian had nothing in his hands. His long spear was inconvenient to carry, so he put it in the room and planned to go back to the room to pick it up when he was about to leave.
Those three people met Liu Ruyan and the others head-on. Liu Ruyan, Luo Xiangxue and Lei Zhentian all just walked and deliberately avoided their eyes, but the long swords in their hands still attracted the attention of the three strong men.
The strong man at the head was a thin middle-aged man, who looked to be around fifty years old. When the two sides passed each other, he glanced at the swords in Liu Ruyan and Luo Xiangxue's hands, his expression changed, and he asked warily. He said, "Guys, please stay!" The corners of his eyes were sharp, his pupils shrank, and he scanned them all over.
Liu Ruyan's face didn't change, and she didn't look at him. She stopped and asked in a slightly hoarse voice from her throat, "What's the matter with this official?" Luo Xiangxue and Lei Zhentian behind him felt trembling. But he also pretended to be calm, with a calm expression on his face.
The lean middle-aged man said: "Are some of you from Guanzhong?" His sharp eyes wandered over several people.
Liu Ruyan said calmly: "Oh, no, we are traveling and staying here. The guest must have mistaken us!"
The slender middle-aged man frowned, spread out the painting in his hand, looked at it carefully, then looked at Liu Ruyan and the others, and said quietly: "We are looking for a few people, take a look, can you see them?" Have you been there?" He showed the faces of the six people in the painting in front of everyone.
Liu Ruyan frowned, looked serious, took a look, shook his head, and said: "No, I haven't seen it before. Officials should ask elsewhere!" Liu Ruyan waved his hand lightly. .
The fat bald man with beards frowned and said, "No, take a closer look." His slender eyes glanced at the swords in the hands of Liu Ruyan and Luo Xiangxue, and said doubtfully, "I see some of them are also traveling in the world. People, have you really never seen the people in the painting?"
Liu Ru's cigarette butt shook like a rattle, and he said with a blank look on his face: "No, not really! We are just passers-by, not people from the world! Official, we have to go on our way, so we'll take our leave first!"
The fat bald man waved his hands in annoyance and shouted: "Go, go!"
Liu Ruyan laughed along, and calmly led Luo Xiangxue and Lei Zhentian to the lobby. From a distance, she saw Xu Feng sitting under the window looking at them.
Liu Ruyan quietly glanced behind him and saw the three strong men hurried upstairs. After their figures disappeared in the corridor, he quickly came to Xu Feng. Xu Feng only said one word: "Let's go!"
Everyone walked out of the inn and hurried towards the stables in the backyard. A guy guarding the stables at the door saw everyone walking in a hurry, stood up and asked: "Good morning, gentlemen! Are you going to go out?"
Liu Ruyan looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "There are five fast horses in Stable No. 1! Get them out quickly!" After saying that, he turned around and glanced behind him.
The man didn't dare to be lazy, and hurried into the stable, and came out holding the five reins in both hands.
Everyone took the reins and hurriedly got on their horses. Before leaving, Xu Feng suddenly realized something and told the guy: "Trouble, little brother, if anyone comes to inquire later, tell them that they have never seen us." After that, from Huai. He took out a piece of broken silver and threw it to the waiter.
The waiter was startled and hurriedly held his hands together happily, nodding and bowing and waving to thank everyone on the horse.
With a shout from everyone's mouth, the horses started galloping, the horses' hoofbeats were heard, and they disappeared at the end of the long street.
After running two miles in one breath, we arrived at the White Horse Station. In the distance was a broad green pasture, with an official road beside the pasture extending into the vast mountains.
Not far ahead there is
A lush green forest. Behind the woods is Yinping Mountain, which is regarded as a sacred mountain by the locals. Although the sun breaks through the clouds and shines on the mountains and forests, there is still a sparse white mist on the mountainside.
Everyone stopped on the official road and had run for several miles without realizing it. Looking back, Yangpingguan Town was far away, and they could only vaguely see the outline of the eaves at the bottom of the mountain.
The official road in the morning was very quiet. Occasionally, a few fellow villagers who got up early to work passed by. They shouldered burdens or carried bamboo baskets to work in the fields. Seeing a group of people approaching, they all stood on the roadside to avoid them and watched curiously.
Xu Feng looked towards the direction of Yangpingguan Town and said slowly: "Those people probably haven't followed here. It's safe now. In front of us is the mountain road to enter the pass. We have to get to Fenghuang Mountain before dark. Once we get out of Fenghuang Mountain, we will enter." Turn it off!" He sighed, exhaling with relief.
Only then did Xu Feng realize that there was one less person in their team, Zhao Qingzhu was missing. Why didn't he come out of the inn? Where has he gone?
"Why don't you see Zhao Qingzhu?" Xu Feng asked doubtfully.
"When I called everyone in the morning, I didn't see him coming out. Is he still sleeping in the inn?" Lei Zhentian said.
"Last night, he stayed in a guest room alone, right next to my room. Alas, we were careless and forgot to ask him to come out." Liu Ruyan was a little anxious and frustrated.
"He may have left." Xu Feng said calmly.
"Did he leave without saying goodbye last night?" Liu Ruyan pondered.
"Last night, Brother Lei and I were waiting for you to come back at the door. He suddenly came over to me and said that he was going somewhere else today. Maybe he had already left last night." Xu Feng said lightly, with a smile on his lips. .
"No way, even if he is leaving, he should say goodbye to us. Could he just leave without saying a word?" Luo Xiangxue finally spoke, pursing her lips and frowning, with a surprised expression.
Xu Feng said slowly: "He and we met by chance, and it was only a matter of time before we parted ways. This time he was able to help, and he is already a loving and righteous man. I hope he will not encounter anyone from the Hell Gate!"
Chu Yunfei suddenly sighed: "How did you know him? We just met by chance, but he was willing to risk his life to go up the mountain to save me. I, Chu Yunfei, have recorded this affection. If we meet again someday, we must treat him well." I just want to thank him." Deep gratitude showed on his face.
A smile appeared on Liu Ruyan's mouth: "Brother Zhao, Yi Bo Yuntian, is such a good brother! If we are destined to meet him one day, I will definitely treat him to a drink."
Xu Feng muttered: "He left without saying goodbye. Of course he had his plans. I hope everything goes well for him! Let's go!" He glanced around, pulled the reins, clamped the horse's belly with his feet, and started galloping again. . Everyone shouted and galloped away on the official road ahead.
