In the middle section of the southern part of Leihuoshan Mountains, Youlong Town.
Like the other five major mountain strongholds, Youlong Town also has hundreds of years of history, and because Youlong Town is located in the middle of the mountain range, it is more prosperous than Dihu Town and Bairi Town.
In the center of the town, a huge manor covering an area of more than ten miles is the soul of Youlong Town and the location of Youlong Village.
In addition to the luxurious meeting hall and the square in front of the manor due north, there are dozens of separate courtyards on both sides of the square.
The other courtyard to the west of the square is where ordinary disciples of Youlong Village live.
The other courtyard to the east of the square is the high-rise residence of Youlong Village.
at this time.
In the backyard of a building called 'Dawuyuan' on the east side of the square. A girl in red with her hair in a bun and a pretty but expressionless face was sitting at a stone table in a daze.
Behind the girl, two maids stood quietly without saying a word.
At this moment, a man in green clothes with a thin face and a pale face walked out from the east side room. He stood on the corridor and glanced at the girl in the yard from a distance. He calmed down his gloomy face and squeezed out a smile. He walked over quickly and shouted from a distance: "Xiao Man."
"See you, young master!" The two maids saluted quickly.
The girl in red didn't seem to hear her, and ignored her.
Seeing this, Zhang Yu's eyes flashed with coldness, and he sternly scolded the two maids: "What did I tell you? Why is Xiao Man unhappy?"
Hearing this, the two maids instantly turned pale and knelt down with a plop: "Young Master, please spare your life, Young Master, please spare your life!"
"Spare your life? Hum!" Zhang Yu smiled sinisterly and was about to take action.
"enough!"
Suddenly, the girl in red suddenly stood up and said, "It's none of their business."
Zhang Yu then retracted his palm and said, "Get out of here!"
"Yes, yes!" As if they had been granted amnesty, the two maids ran out of the inner courtyard holding up their skirts.
"Xiao Man, be happy. I have done everything you asked. The matchmaker is marrying me... I will never wrong you."
Lei Xiaoman still said expressionlessly: "I understand, please go. I want to be quiet before we get married."
Zhang Yu's eyes flashed and he said with a smile: "Okay, as long as you are obedient, I'll do whatever you want." After saying that, he really left without looking back.
When he arrived at the door of the backyard, he turned around and glanced at Lei Xiaoman who was sitting back on the stone bench. He withdrew his gaze and said coldly to the two guards: "Protect Xiaoman for me. If something goes wrong, you two will be safe." You don’t have to live anymore.”
"yes!"
The two strong men suddenly felt the biting cold and quickly lowered their heads and replied.
Seeing Zhang Yu leaving, Lei Xiaoman in the yard finally couldn't help sobbing: "Dad...I was wrong, where are you...Xiaoman, I miss you so much..."
She was coaxed by Zhang Yu, saying that the outside world was a hundred times more fun than Dihu Town, with wild flowers everywhere on the mountains and fish dancing in the river... Unexpectedly, after leaving Dihu Town, she didn't see the flowers and was put under house arrest. She got up and was ready to do something to her.
If she hadn't reached the third level of Qi training, she would have been brutally murdered by now.
But what surprised her was that after that resistance, Zhang Yu calmed down and returned to the handsome gentleman he was when he first met her.
It was just the gloomy aura that appeared on his body from time to time, which made Lei Xiaoman feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and this feeling became more and more serious as time went by.
He didn't seem alive.
"There are still six days left, dad. If you don't come again, you won't be able to see me..."
Lei Xiaoman didn't know if her father had received the news. At this time, she hoped that it was all a dream.
at the same time.
"Uu, uh, uh!"
One mile outside the west gate of Youlong Town, a big black horse spitting out white smoke was pulled by the young man on its back and jumped up on its front legs.
"It's finally here, my butt is almost falling apart!" The young man turned over and rubbed his butt.
The person who came was none other than Lu Li, who had been traveling for nearly four days day and night.
After dismounting, he looked around, found a hidden place, led the big black horse over, took out a long rope and tied it, and then walked towards Youlong Town.
He still has a use for this horse, but he can't let it go.
On West Street, Lu Li looked around and was not in a hurry to go to Youlong Village. The trip was in a hurry and he didn't know much about Youlong Town, so he had to be more cautious.
Lu Li walked around the town a few times and got familiar with the environment before walking into a restaurant.
The restaurant is called Youlong Restaurant, and you can tell from the name that it is an official property.
This time, Lu Li did not go up to the second floor. Instead, he found a lively place on the first floor and sat down, ordering a bottle of wine and some side dishes.
He doesn't drink, he's just showing off.
Even though it is on the first floor, the consumption here is not low. Those who can sit here are either outside vendors or practitioners. It is impossible for ordinary people to enter Youlong Restaurant.
"Hey, that girl from Qingshui in Cuihua Tower is really nice. Fellow Taoist, why don't you go for a walk later?"
"Hahaha... Go ahead. Look at how thin you have become. I think you should replenish your body first..."
"..."
As soon as Lu Li sat down, he heard some tidbits of news coming from the table behind him. He thought to himself that this was a good place to listen to the news. Before he could listen carefully, he was attracted by the sound from the table in front of him.
"I heard that guy Li Er had some bad luck yesterday and actually picked up a storage bag..."
"Really, who did you listen to?"
"Who else could it be? He himself, but... I don't seem to have seen him today. I don't know where he went to be happy."
"Hmph! Happy...I happened to see his body at the foot of the mountain when I went up the mountain today..." Someone at the next table suddenly sneered.
"No way! That's really bad luck for eight lifetimes!"
"He's not unlucky, he deserves it. He doesn't know how to be a casual cultivator without showing off his wealth!" Someone from a distance mocked.
"Hahaha... Brother Wang is right, we brothers have a drink with each other in the air!"
"Dry!"
The people on the first floor are very casual, and they can even start drinking from a few tables away while talking.
"Little brother, can I sit here?"
Lu Li was eating peanuts by himself, when suddenly a mature voice sounded in front of his desk.
He looked up and saw that he was a middle-aged man wearing cloth, carrying a simple knife, and a stubble on his face.
Lu Li smiled and said, "Of course it's no problem."
The middle-aged man nodded, sat down, ordered a few side dishes and a bottle of wine, and started eating by himself.
The noisy atmosphere did not stop at all because of the man's arrival. The laughter was still coming and going, but Lu Li's table seemed particularly quiet.
The common man ate for a while, then suddenly raised his head and looked at Lu Li, "Brother, if you don't drink, why would you order a drink?"
Lu Li raised his eyebrows lightly, looked at the wine jar, and then smiled and said, "I'm waiting for anyone who wants to drink."
"Want to drink?"
"Yes, if you want to drink it, you can take it."
