Ruyu and Chen Qi left. Chen Qi pulled Ruyu all the way to the mountain gate and greeted the senior brother guarding the mountain gate. The man frowned, knowing that now was a critical period, and originally didn't want to let the two of them go down the mountain. However, seeing Chen Qi so happy, he couldn't refute her interest. After asking her that she just wanted to go to the town to have fun, the senior brother guarding the door thought about it, what could happen? They agreed to come back before dark, so they were allowed to go down the mountain.
In the bamboo house here, Xu Huaigu saw the note left by Ruyu after he woke up. He didn't take it seriously and let the two children go down the mountain to play.
The sun gradually climbed up the slope, and the two children walked and ran quickly. In just over an hour, they had reached the foot of the mountain. Chen Qi was familiar with the road and took Ruyu around half a mile at the foot of the mountain. He suddenly saw a small town in the shade of the mountain with many houses. Although it was not very neat, its scale was much larger than that of the village. It could be called a small town. The town is over. Chen Qixiao pointed: "That's it, let's go quickly!"
Not long after, the two entered the town. I saw that although there were many houses in the town, most of them had their doors and windows closed, let alone the shops that did business. There were not even many pedestrians passing by on the street, so it was quite deserted.
This depressed situation is very different from the last time Chen Qi came here. It seems that both big cities and small towns have been greatly affected by the war.
When Chen Qi saw this, he couldn't help being disappointed and sighed: "Oh, why are they all closed! It wasn't like this when I came here last time!"
Ruyu said: "It's probably because of the war in the south. My husband and I used to stay in Xingqing City for a while. It should be much more prosperous than here, but it's just as deserted."
Chen Qi pursed his lips, but was unwilling to leave just now, so he walked with Ruyu on the street. The two walked from the east side of the town to the west side and found a breakfast shop that was still open to attract business. However, it was already approaching noon, and the shop was preparing to close its stall. The two of them rushed over early in the morning. Chen Qi's stomach was so hungry that she almost growled, so she hurriedly ran forward and asked, "Sister, do you have anything to eat?"
The shopkeeper was a middle-aged woman. When she heard someone calling her sister, she glanced here and saw a beautiful little girl. She stopped her work and asked, "Yes, what can I have something to eat?"
Chen Qi smiled, hurriedly pulled Ruyu to sit down in the store, and said, "Is there any porridge? Any porridge is fine."
The woman nodded and went to prepare. Chen Qi asked Ruyu again: "Are you hungry? What do you want to eat?"
"I'll just have a bowl of wontons."
The two had breakfast and wandered around in the street again.
It should be noted that the town has a population of no more than a hundred families, so the locals will recognize any outsider, let alone two young and handsome children. Chen Qi and Ruyu, one was raised in the Qingfeng Valley since he was a child, and he only knows how to play wildly all day long, without any heart; the other has just come from the Demon Realm less than a year ago, and he still doesn't know the worldly things, how can he know? The doorway to this small place? The two were just playing, but they didn't know they had been targeted by a notorious local gangster.
That man was a gangster and idle, and he saw them while wandering on the street today. As soon as he saw the clothes and demeanor of the two of them, he knew that they were from a wealthy family. Looking at their faces, he found that they were also strangers and not from a small town. The gangster felt that he was lucky. He caught such two young children. If he caught them and asked about their whereabouts, he could blackmail them severely. But the little girl had a sword tied around her waist, so she needed to be more careful, so he secretly followed the two of them, waiting for an opportunity.
Chen Qi took Ruyu to the bookstore in the small town, only to see that as expected, the door of the bookstore was closed and empty. Ruyu had expected it, but Chen Qi was dejected and said in despair: "I'm sorry, Ruyu, I didn't know the bookstore was closed."
Ruyu replied seriously: "It doesn't matter, it's good to just walk around the town. There will be a long time in the future, just a few chess books, no rush."
Chen Qi nodded guiltily and said, "Speaking of which, I will be leaving in the next few days to go to Middle-earth with them. What about you, where will you go after?"
"Wherever the gentleman goes, I will go."
Chen Qi glanced at him quietly, lowered his eyes and said, "Then you will come to me later, right?"
"When sir and the others go to Middle-earth, he will definitely come to find you. I will come with him then."
In short, it is the teacher who speaks loudly and silently, and even three sentences cannot be separated from that gentleman. Chen Qi was a little sulky and said anxiously: "It will take you who knows how many years until your husband comes to Qingfeng Valley again!"
Ruyu looked into her eyes and asked: "You mean, let me come to you in advance?"
Chen Qi stamped his feet anxiously and said, "You don't have to come to me in advance. Just tell me whether you want to come to me in advance. You don't have to do it whether you want to or not."
Ruyu was about to speak, but paused again, making Chen Qi frown in anxiety. After holding it in for a long time, he finally said, "I guess I was thinking about it."
"Huh." Chen Qi breathed a sigh of relief, took another look at his serious expression without any smile, cursed in his heart for being stupid, but said casually, "I know, let's go!"
The two were about to leave, but suddenly they heard someone behind them say: "Are you two here to buy books?"
Chen Qi turned around and saw a middle-aged man with unshaven beard. The man had unkempt hair and coarse clothes and looked a bit slovenly. However, at this moment, he also forced a smile on his face and asked, "Are you two buying books?"
This man didn't look kind at first glance. Chen Qi didn't want to pay attention to him, but Ruyu replied: "Yes."
"What book should I buy?"
"Chess records."
Chen Qi pulled Ruyu and signaled to leave quickly. However, Ruyu felt that it would be impolite to leave before finishing her conversation with someone, so she stayed still.
Seeing the opportunity, the man laughed and said, "Oh, what a coincidence! The bookstore here has been closed for a long time. I don't have any other books here, but I know where to buy chess records. I know a friend, He loves to play chess, and his home has a mountain of chess books, dozens of them. If you want them, I'll tell him and I'll sell you a few copies."
Ruyu declined politely: "Thank you for your kindness, but there is no need for the chess records. I think your friend must like those chess records very much, and we can't take away from others' preferences."
The man looked strange. He looked at Ruyu strangely for a few times, and secretly wondered if this child had some wrong ideas in his mind. When he spoke, he sounded like a poor and rotten scholar. However, this also further confirmed his idea that these two children were from rich families. idea.
Ruyu refused, but Chen Qi was a little moved. In fact, when she went down the mountain today, she originally wanted to buy something for Ruyu. When the two of them say goodbye, they should give each other something to keep in mind. At this time, hearing the man say that he had chess records, Chen Qi raised his eyebrows and said, "Okay, let's buy a few books. But we agreed in advance that we can't be bullied because we are children, and the price must be fair."
The man agreed wholeheartedly and said with a smile: "Okay, the price must be fair! Just follow me."
When Chen Qi was about to leave, Ruyu frowned but didn't say anything, and the two just followed the man away. The man was very familiar with the streets of the town. He walked through the streets and alleys. In a moment, he led the two of them to a closed courtyard gate. I saw that the courtyard door was very dilapidated, covered with a layer of thick dust that had accumulated for an unknown number of years, and was not locked. It was just left in an unknown place in the town.
Chen Qi glanced at the small courtyard and said casually: "Isn't your friend's place too dirty?"
Ruyu feels the same way. However, he only thought that his husband often said that people in the world suffered a lot, and he thought he had seen it today.
The man brought the two of them here, and his whole demeanor seemed to have changed instantly. He completely changed his calm and seductive appearance. He only sneered twice and said: "My friend lives here, come in quickly." .”
He opened the door. Chen Qi and Ruyu hesitated, and the man half-pushed them in. Who would have expected that as soon as he stepped in with his left foot, two black figures would immediately emerge from both sides of the door. A dark figure grabbed Chen Qi, and the little girl screamed in fright and was about to draw her sword. Another dark figure had anticipated it and snatched the pendant from her waist before she could make any move. sword. When the man who brought the two people here saw that the sword had been taken away, he smiled proudly and slammed the door of the courtyard, so the two children were trapped in the courtyard.
There were two other people working with the man, both middle-aged men. At this moment, the three of them surrounded the two children, smiling proudly on their faces.
Only then did Chen Qi realize that these three people were clearly bad guys! What that person said about chess records was just to deceive them into coming here. Now that I have lost my sword, what should I do?
It only took a moment for the group of people to close the door and grab the sword. Ruyu had no weapons on him, so the three people didn't care about him at all. At this time, he also understood that these three people must have come with bad intentions. For him, it was like returning to the demon realm again, facing a group of enemies who wanted to harm him. He stayed in the Central Territory with Xu Huaigu for several months, and the people he met were all kind-hearted people. Therefore, he thought that the human race was all people like his master and Sister Yu, but the reality was naturally far from the case.
The man who took the sword put Chen Qi's sword in front of his eyes, laughed twice, and pulled it out triumphantly. The blade of the sword was so bright that it reflected the midday sun, making his eyes dazzled. He was so shocked that his expression froze for a long time, and then he repeatedly praised: "What a good thing! That stuff from Blacksmith Liu's shop Compared with this, it’s nothing compared to one ten thousandth of this thing! I found a treasure!”
Chen Qi rushed forward to snatch it away and said urgently: "Give it back to me!"
The man stepped back, and Chen Qi jumped away. He smiled evilly and said, "Give it back to you? This sword is mine now, why should I give it back to you?"
Chen Qi's face was ashen, anxious and angry.
The man who had tricked the two of them here before was the leader of the three gangsters. He scolded: "Chen Er, Li San, tie them up first!"
The other two people responded and found two ropes to tie them up. Chen Qi was so anxious that he yelled, but the gangster leader didn't care. He just smiled and said: "This yard is full of abandoned houses on all sides, no one will hear it. Even if someone hears it, I'm afraid they won't have the guts to come to the rescue. You! If you meet Zhang Da, you two will be in trouble!"
Chen Qi still shouted, but Ruyu remained silent. He didn't even resist when the two men tied him up.
After tying up the two of them, the men took them into the house. The gangster leader who called himself Zhang Da walked up to the two of them, knelt down and said with a smile: "We three brothers only care about wealth, not life. So as long as you two obediently tell me where your family is from, everything will be done." Cooperate with me and I will ensure that you two can walk out intact, otherwise..."
He took out a knife from his waist, approached Chen Qi's face, and threatened: "Otherwise, I can't guarantee that you two will be missing an arm or a leg, or your face will be scratched by the knife. It's so beautiful. It would be such a pity if your face was scratched by a knife. Right, little girl?"
Chen Qi's face turned pale.
Zhang Da moved a chair, sat in front of the two of them, and asked, "Tell me, where are you from and what do you do at home?"
Chen Qi said nothing, Ruyu's face was pale and she didn't speak.
Zhang Da became a little angry, stood up and cursed: "You really think I'm joking with you, do you? Chen Er, take a finger off them! Let's see if they dare not answer my words!"
"Boss, whose job is it?"
"Unload that girl."
"How dare you!" Ruyu, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke.
Zhang Da was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed, grabbed Ruyu by the collar, and said, "You dare to talk back to me? Chen Er, change someone else and take it off him!"
"Okay, boss!"
The gangster named Chen Er really took out a knife, grabbed Ruyu's hand and put it on a chair, thinking that he was going to chop it off with a knife. Ruyu's face was calm, but Chen Qi was so anxious that he shouted: "Wait!"
Chen Er stopped the knife, and Zhang Da sneered: "I really can't cry until I see the coffin. Chen Er, stop. Tell me, where are you two from?"
Chen Qi said: "I'm afraid if I tell you, you won't dare to write a kidnapping letter."
"It's a joke, both of your lives are in my hands, what is there that I dare not write about?"
Chen Qi then replied: "To tell you the truth, we are both disciples of Qingfeng Valley. We just came down the mountain to have fun today. I didn't want to be caught by you. If you want to get money, just send a letter to Qingfeng Valley. I'm afraid you will Don’t dare.”
Zhang Dayi was stunned when he heard this, and the other two gangsters were also dumbfounded. The man named Li San glanced at the sword he had snatched from the little girl's waist, pulled it away and looked at the edge again. Suddenly, his confidence was like a deflated ball, and he flew away to the sky. He held the sword and said blankly: "Boss, this sword is not a mortal thing. Maybe they are really disciples of Qingfeng Valley."
"It's over, we've gotten into big trouble." Zhang Da groaned secretly in his heart.
Why didn't I think of this before? Now that they were captured, he didn't dare to send a message to Qingfeng Valley. Wasn't that obviously seeking death? I have long heard that the gods in Qingfeng Valley can control flying swords and come and go without a trace. I am afraid that as soon as I send this letter, I will not know how the heads are separated. But they can't just let the two of them go. If they return to Qingfeng Valley, the three of them will die in the same way.
Seeing that everyone was panicking, Chen Qi cheered up and continued: "As long as you let us go now and return the sword to me, I can pretend that it didn't happen and that we never met, how about that?"
The big face was tense, and he glanced at Chen Qi, weighing in his mind. The other two gangsters were so panicked that they hurriedly advised: "Boss, let them go! The two brothers just want to make some quick money and don't want to die!"
"Two losers, why are you panicking!"
The boss still had some tricks and a tougher heart. At this moment, he weighed it and thought: If the two of them were released back to the valley, it was uncertain whether they would still keep silent; but if they were here today, As long as the two of them are hidden well, no one will know. Anyway, trouble has already happened to you. Rather than putting your life in the hands of others, it is better to hold it in your own hands. So Zhang Dayi gritted his teeth and made a decision, saying: "These two people will never let go!"
"How to deal with it?"
"In my opinion, it's better to kill them and get rid of them all." Zhang Da said cruelly, "Kill them, Qingfeng Valley will not know about this matter. Chen Er, Li San, now we have no way out, we can only do this. "
When the two men heard what the boss said, they became ruthless and immediately took out two dazzling knives. With ruthless expressions on their faces, they nodded to each other and were about to kill someone. Chen Qi's face turned pale with fright, and he said hurriedly: "I keep my word. If you let us go, I will never say anything, and you will still have a way to survive. If you kill us, let alone you gangsters, even if Our sect will also hunt down the monks from other places to the ends of the earth! You will only die!"
Zhang Daqu scolded: "Don't listen to that bitch's nonsense! If you kill them both, who will know? Not even the Jade Emperor Tathagata Buddha is capable of this!"
