After a while, Li Fan chased him out of the small door and ran along the side courtyard wall to the small slope behind the mansion.
There are some small trees across the hillside. Next to the trees are vegetable fields and ponds that are common in farmers. The moon in the sky has just hung on the branches. Under the cold moonlight, everything in the world looks a bit solemn.
Li Fan looked around and saw that the white cat was gone. He couldn't help but ask Xue An, who was chasing behind him: "Did you see where she ran?"
Xue An said: "I didn't see clearly, little Marquis, it's dark here. Don't fall into the pond. Let's go back."
Li Fan took out a long breath and said, "Okay."
Turning their heads, the two began to walk back.
There might be a road here, but the night was hazy and he couldn't see clearly. Li Fan didn't even know how he got there.
Fortunately, Xue An was there to test the situation and quickly found an easy path to protect him back to Xiaopo.
However, when the two stood on it and looked down, they suddenly discovered that the surroundings seemed to be somewhat different.
"Is that the Hu family mansion we came out from before?"
"It should be...it shouldn't be the wrong direction."
What appeared in front of them was a desolate garden that seemed to have been abandoned for a long time. The moonlight was quiet and the mist was slightly misty. It was like a layer of gauze covering it, making it even more desolate.
It is overgrown with weeds and many houses have collapsed over the past few years.
The red candles were shining brightly, and the scene of guests feasting naturally no longer existed. Even because it was the first month of the year and the New Year had just passed a few days ago, not even a trace of insects or frogs could be heard in the surrounding fields and grass, only a silent silence.
Li Fan hesitated for a moment and turned to look elsewhere, but as the night got darker, he could no longer see the scenery in the distance clearly.
"Little Marquis, let's leave quickly, otherwise it will be too late!"
Xue An suddenly remembered something, his expression changed drastically, he pulled Li Fan and turned around to leave.
"It's too late? What do you mean?" Li Ao asked a little confused.
He realized that something was wrong with Xue An's reaction and asked, "Do you know something? That white cat just now, and the yard we saw..."
Xue An said: "Little Marquis, don't ask anymore. Let's talk after we leave this village."
"But others..."
"I can't control that much, just leave it to fate."
Li Fan had no choice but to follow Xue An on the ridge of the farm's vegetable field with full of doubts, heading west.
The road here is not easy to walk, Li Fan stepped on the mud with one foot deep and one foot shallow. His expensive deerskin shoes were already extremely dirty, and his feet almost became sprained.
Fortunately, in the end, the two of them crossed a field ditch and found a hard dirt road.
But after a while, Xue An suddenly stopped.
Li Fan followed his gaze and looked ahead, finding another dirt slope.
He turned his head and looked around, his expression moving slightly.
There is a fish pond around again, why does it look familiar?
"Little Marquis, this way."
Xue An said hello and took Li Fan south.
This time, they passed through wasteland, bamboo forests, and paths, and returned to where they started.
The cold wind of spring is blowing slowly, bringing a bit of chill.
"Isn't it a ghost hitting the wall?"
Li Fan's complexion began to turn a little pale.
Xue An said: "Young Master is joking, it's just some folk superstition."
Li Fan said: "That's what you said just now!"
Xue An said: "There are no ghosts in the world. Even if there are ghosts, they can't get close to noble people."
Li Fan was a little panicked at first, but when he heard this, he almost made him laugh.
This is so self-explanatory that the preface does not match the postscript.
"Xue An, tell me the truth, do you know something?"
Xue An was stunned for a moment: "Why do you ask that, little Marquis?"
Li Fan said: "Nonsense, I'm not stupid, can't I see that you are nervous?
You are the bodyguard assigned by my father to be with me. You boast that you have killed an enemy general among thousands of armies. You have also experienced more than ten fierce battles. If you had not been framed by a villain, you would have become famous long ago. Don't tell me about your past. You've been bragging all the time, or maybe you've killed people and fought, so why are you afraid of ghosts? It's weird. I saw that you met the white cat before and started talking. Wasn't it quite calm? "
Xue An said: "Young Lord, you can see Wanli clearly, but there are some things that it is better not to know about."
Li Chuan was a little surprised, but soon felt relieved: "Did my father give the order?"
Xue An did not answer, but looked around, looking for possible ways out.
Seeing this, Li Fan became more and more certain of some of his guesses.
"Little Marquis, let's try walking this way."
At this time, Xue An once again pointed in a direction, which was completely opposite to the north.
Li Fan said: "Why don't you go east? I remember that when I came in in the evening, there was someone's house there."
Xue An hesitated for a moment and said, "When something like this happens, it's best not to go to places where there are already people."
Li Fan asked in confusion: "Why?"
"There is no reason, little Marquis, please remember, if you enter the mysterious realm, you will encounter many dangerous people."
"If you enter the strange realm, how dangerous will the people you meet be?"
Li Fan looked at him deeply.
What is the mysterious realm?
And where did this formula come from that is similar to lessons learned?
Li Fan sighed and said with a little helplessness: "To be honest, I hate the Riddler the most, but I don't blame you, after all, you are following orders."
Xue An turned a deaf ear, as if he didn't understand Li Fan's hint.
Seeing this, Li Fan had no good solution, so he could only be annoyed that he knew too little information and was confused.
The two continued on the road, trying to leave the place called Hujiazhuang from the other direction.
The terrain ahead was much flatter, but for some reason, Li Ao felt more and more nervous as he walked.
This is not because there is silence everywhere, but because there are no fields, vegetable patches, ponds, and houses, which are common things in rural villages, and are replaced by weeds, rocks, and bushes.
Although those things are inconspicuous, they represent traces of human habitation and indicate that we are still in a civilized world.
And here is already the northern suburbs of the village, giving people the feeling of wandering into the deep mountains and forests, where monsters will jump out at any time to prey on people.
Unknowingly, the two people's eyes went dark.
It turned out that the moon in the sky was covered by clouds, and the entire earth became dark, just like a closed room where the lights and candles were blown out, and it was almost impossible to see.
Li Fan was startled and stopped quickly.
Xue An also had to stop and reminded in a deep voice: "Little Marquis, please don't move around!"
Li Fan said: "Okay, I understand."
Suddenly, Li Fan's eyes narrowed.
"what is that?"
In the open space opposite, a few will-o'-the-wisps fluttered and flew towards this side.
Following closely behind those will-o'-the-wisps were several hazy dark figures.
