So the next day, a group of four people continued their journey north. The heavy snowfall that lasted for several days finally stopped today. The sky finally cleared up, and the sun was shining brightly. The entire Hangxun Mountain turned into a snowy sky, which was extremely beautiful.
Zhuo Cai was a little sad. She was very reluctant to let go of Yu Qin, but she also knew that Sister Yu had to leave, so she didn't dare to show too much involvement. She could only hide this feeling in her heart and savor it later. , it should be as fragrant and sweet as mellow wine.
Huang Shan, a shameless drunkard, even made a special trip to the home rebuilt by the villagers. He originally wanted to ask the white-haired old man for some wine from the secret realm, but when the secret realm collapsed, , it was almost too late for everyone to escape, so where would they bring the wine?
However, despite this, Huang Shan still refused to give up. He asked a local who was good at winemaking for the recipe for the wine, and planned to brew it himself in the future.
Xu Huaigu was still alone, with only two swords, but now both swords were carried in a sword box on his back.
This sword box was used by Zuo Qiuxun before, but Zuo Qiuxun now has three swords on his body, one can be turned into a belt and wrapped in his hair, a natal flying sword is pregnant and raised in the body, and a heart lake flying sword He was nourished in the heart of the lake and did not need an additional sword box, so he lent this sword box to Xu Huaigu.
Going all the way north, Zuo Qiuxun and Yu Qin sat on the big white horse, enjoying the mountains and rivers while walking. They were very comfortable and not in a hurry.
This is also because Baihai is not far from here, it can be reached in about four days' journey. At that time, it was not yet the January period agreed with Yiyun, so Zuo Qiuxun simply took a detour and planned to go there. Visit Lucheng by the Lushui River.
Lucheng is a small city in the upper reaches of Lushui River. It is about a hundred miles northwest of Hangxun Mountain and is also in the mountains and fields. It can be described as extremely ordinary and even a little remote. But Zuo Qiuxun wanted to go to Lucheng because of this One special thing about Lucheng is that its hot pot is extremely famous.
Lucheng is located in the mountains, with heavy cold and humidity, so hot pot is popular in the local area to dispel dampness and ward off the cold. There is also a specialty in hot pot, which is venison.
The reason why Lucheng is called Lucheng is because it is located on the bank of Lushui River, but the reason why Lushui is called Lushui is because there are many wild deer in the surrounding mountains, and the meat is extremely delicious, so the deer in Lucheng are Meat hot pot is very famous, and its reputation has spread to Dayu Country. Zuo Qiuxun went to Lucheng Hot Pot for its reputation.
Xu Huaigu was a little helpless about this. In his eyes, practitioners should be aloof. He originally thought that a monk like himself was already very close to the earth, but he didn't expect Zuo Qiuxun to be even more humane, killing people and ghosts. Xu Huaigu was not only impressed but also a little envious because he still had the heart to eat a venison hotpot.
Reading La, if monks in the world could be like this and love more so-called worldly things, I think the spiritual world would not be so indifferent.
Xu Huaigu naturally had no objection to Zuo Qiuxun wanting to go to Lucheng. Although Huang Shan was a little anxious about Yiyun, he still had to rely on Zuo Qiuxun when it came to killing ghosts in the end, so he could only rely on her.
After a short decision, the group changed direction and headed northwest to the Lucheng City. After tasting the hot pot, they planned to walk downstream along the Lushui River to Baidu. ocean.
So as the group of people walked slowly, it was not until the evening of the third day that they saw the Lushui River and the scattered lights on the bank of the Lushui just as the sun was setting. Lucheng is undoubtedly.
Zuo Qiuxun and Yu Qin sat on the horse, and the white horse walked slowly at the end of the team. At this time, the group was headed by Xu Huaigu.
Xu Huaigu was also helpless about this. He really didn't want to be the leader of the group, but Zuo Qiu The sects of the two people killed by Zuo Qiuxun came after them.
After all, Zuo Qiuxun's attack was too loud, so Xu Huaigu became the temporary leader of this team.
The group of people took advantage of the last red light of the setting sun and walked into the Deer City. As soon as they stepped into the Deer City, the sky turned completely dark, and the water-like darkness swallowed up this small mountain town.
Lucheng is not as big a city as Xingqing, and there are no specialized soldiers at the city gate to check passing passengers, so the four of them walked into Lucheng easily. However, after entering Lucheng, they found that it was only in the evening, and the entire city had already It was dead silent, and no one was walking on the street. Only some candles and lanterns were lit alone, announcing that there were still people here.
Xu Huaigu frowned as he walked on the street. The wind howled through the streets, carrying the sound of the mahogany plaques clashing at the door of every house, and the atmosphere was a bit strange.
He looked worriedly at the closed doors and windows on both sides of the street, as well as the mahogany plaques hanging on the door plaques that were blown together by the wind, and the yellow paper charms on the door leaves, and slowly moved forward.
The white horse's hoofbeats hit the bluestone street forcefully, which was the only lively sound on the street.
Xu Huaigu was a little undecided. He looked at Zuo Qiuxun on the horse and whispered: "This city is a bit weird, isn't it? How could there be such a deserted city so early, and every house has items on the door to ward off evil spirits. It's very unclear." Zuo Qiuxun was sitting on his white horse, also looking at the city, but did not answer him immediately.
Huang Shan couldn't help but interjected: "There are so many weird things. I think it's just the customs of this city. These small towns in the mountains are all like this. Do you think it's like a big city like Xingqing, where everything is different at night and during the day?" Is it as lively? Besides, there are many ghosts in the mountains, so it is normal to have these things to ward off evil spirits." He quickened his pace, walked to Xu Huaigu, and said with a smile: "But it's getting late, we are now It’s better to quickly find an inn to stay. I’m hungry too, so I’ll try the hot pot here. Hot pot is the most comfortable thing to eat on a snowy winter day, and you can also try the special wine here. This is the most beautiful thing in the world.” Xu Huaigu still looked at Zuo Qiuxun questioningly. Zuo Qiu
"Laicai Inn". The inn is really not big. The wooden building looks like it has been around for many years and is full of dust. There are also several peach wood plaques hanging at the door of the inn. There is also a small peach wood sword between the wooden plaques. It can be said that it is used to ward off evil spirits. Extremely.
Although Xu Huaigu always felt that something was wrong with this city in his heart, it was not enough to scare him, so he walked forward, knocked on the door of the inn, and shouted inside: "Honor, you only make a living by opening an inn, so Why did it close early? We have to check into the inn." There seemed to be some faint footsteps in the inn, but they disappeared immediately. No one came to open the door and no one answered them.
There were obviously people in this inn, but they deliberately didn't open the door to them, which really made Xu Huaigu a little annoyed.
He knocked louder and said anxiously: "Open the door, I am a human and not a ghost, why are you closing the door?" Still silent, a little mouse passed by Xu Huaigu's feet and got into the inn. The atmosphere was extremely strange.
After a long time, someone finally seemed to come out of the inn, approaching the door of the inn with panic steps. Then the door of the inn was opened a small crack, and a pair of evasive eyes looked outside through the crack in the door.
Without waiting for the man to react, Xu Huaigu pushed open the door and walked into the inn. The three people who followed him also came in.
The boy was obviously frightened by the intrusion of Xu Huaigu and his group. His legs were shaking. At this time, he was hiding far away and did not dare to come forward.
Xu Huaigu told him bluntly: "We are a group of people who want to live here. We want the best room, so hurry up and arrange it." The boy didn't dare to move, and seemed to be a little scared.
Another half-old man walked out of the inn, his face was thin and pale, and he was twisting a string of Buddhist beads in his hand, which he was still turning over.
Xu Huaigu glanced at it and found that the string of beads in his hand was shaking a little. The old man carefully walked up to Xu Huaigu and apologized: "Sir, the guy in my shop is a little stupid. Don't argue with him. I am the manager of this inn. May I ask where you are from? "Xu Huaigu looked unhappy: "Why, we have to tell you where we came from when we came to the Zhu Inn? Is this the rule of staying in the inn?" The old man quickly apologized and said: "Not really, it's just that the situation has been a bit special recently. Dear guests, I must You saw it when you came here before. No one is outside in the whole Lucheng." Xu Huaigu nodded and said, "I have indeed noticed it. What happened in Lucheng? Why don't everyone dare to go out?" The old man said He glanced at the sword box on Xu Huaigu's back and said politely: "This guest officer doesn't know something. A strange thing happened in our Lucheng City recently. People die one after another every night, and the death is extremely tragic. If it is a man, then He is old and withered, as if he were an old man in his sixties, and if the woman dies, then..." Xu Huaigu asked quickly: "What about it?" The old man seemed to recall some terrible scene, and said with fear: "It's the whole picture. The skin will be peeled off, leaving only the bones!"
"I have seen that scene once. That woman..." The old man's face curled up and he said sadly: "It was really terrifying to the extreme, like an evil ghost!" Yu Qin listened from behind and shuddered, scared. He looked at the old man and grasped Zuo Qiuxun's clothes tightly.
Xu Huaigu frowned and felt disgusted. The old man continued: "Since then, those who stayed outside Lucheng at night will die in the above way, and no one will be spared. So now there is no one who dares to be outside at night. This is why my guy didn't do it before. I dare to open the door for you." The old man sighed and said: "Every guest, you must be from Jianghu at first glance, right? You must have passed through Lucheng and don't know the situation here, so you will be out at night. I am also worried that if no one informs you, Otherwise, you will be in trouble, so I took the risk to open the door for you." After Xu Huaigu heard this, he quickly raised his hands and thanked: "Thank you, old man. My words were a little offensive before, so please forgive me." The old man shook his head and smoothed out his words. He stroked his beard, raised his eyebrows and said, "It's okay, as long as everyone is safe."
