The wind and snow were still raging outside, as if they were about to drown out all the people outside, but the inside of the ruined temple was as calm as ever, with the occasional crackling of flames and the sound of the guards shivering.

There was no sound for a while, Jiang Ming, Dan Gong, Dan Chen, Kui Zuo, and Qiu Jie seemed to be enjoying this rather difficult warmth, although they didn't show it in their expressions, they were very happy to accept this long-lost comfort.

And Jiang Ming took advantage of this time to keep staring at the calm Qiu Jie, and he seemed to want to see her next behavior from Qiu Jie's eyes. However, what he never expected was that this Qiu Jie seemed to be really as gentle and kind as he looked on the outside.

However, Jiang Ming still didn't give up, because he had already sensed the fierceness revealed by the two siblings Qiu Jia and Qiu Jie, maybe they would be framed inadvertently, after all, people in the rivers and lakes, how could they not pay attention to themselves.

Even without Lin Han's reminder, he would pay great attention to it, after all, he already had some of his own comprehension in these aspects. Dan Chen looked at these in his eyes and expressed his extreme displeasure, although he and Jiang Ming had reached some kind of consensus, and would no longer say that they liked or disliked things like that, but Jiang Ming put aside him and went to see a woman who was not as good as her, which would make her feel guilty.

Jiang Ming naturally didn't care about this, Dan Gong and Kui Zuo's words were a little quieter, so he took the initiative to order the dozen or so guards to let them be more vigilant, but this was a bit redundant, after all, these people were all Dan Gong, carefully selected guards, and naturally knew what to do.

As time passed, Jiang Ming also began to feel a little strange, after all, Lin Han and Qiu Jia had been out for so long, but there was no sign of returning.

Although he had a full grasp of Lin Han, the strength of the Nine Rank was already able to rank among the major dynasties, but there were always some people who were difficult to figure out among the three walls and nine fields, and Jiang Ming still approached them with awe.

After about an hour passed, Jiang Ming couldn't wait any longer, so he wanted to order a few guards to take a look, but before he could open the door, he was alarmed by a sharp exclamation, the sound was made by Dan Chen, he immediately ran to Dan Chen's side, and the halberd appeared in his hand instantly.

His gaze slowly converged on the black mass on the top of the ruined temple, and the guards also surrounded him. The black thing on the roof beam of the broken temple made an extremely harsh sound, Jiang Ming heard it in his ears, and felt that this was not an ordinary creature.

Dan Gong shouted at this time: "That's the red-haired ghost, Jiang Ming, don't hurt it, otherwise it will always haunt us." ”

It's a pity that Dan Gong was a little late to speak, Jiang Ming's halberd had already been stabbed out, and Jiang Ming had no reason to question and hesitate about these potential threats.

But just as the halberd was about to stab the black object, a burst of black mist suddenly dispersed. Jiang Ming was frightened in his heart, and hurriedly retreated a few steps, and at the same time protected Danchen Dangong behind, and the guards immediately surrounded them, and Kui Zuo, who was quite timid, also immediately gathered.

Seeing that black mist dispersed, Jiang Ming suddenly found that the black object had long since disappeared, Zhang Ming suddenly seemed to remember something, and hurriedly looked around, only to find that the shadow he had been paying attention to had also disappeared in the panic just now.

Jiang Ming said, "Do you know what that was just now?"

Dan Gong looked around in horror, and then said slowly: "This red-haired ghost was originally a kind of folklore, but I really didn't expect that it would actually appear in front of me. The rumored red-haired ghost is not red hair, but dark all over, like a cloud of smoke. ”

"It's just because it can suck the blood of cows and sheep, and it causes a strange red liquid to appear on the roof beams of the house, and this red liquid will drip after the red-haired ghost leaves, and sometimes it will dye people's hair, so it is called the red-haired ghost. ”

Jiang Ming said: "Since this is a legend. Do you really believe it?"

Kui Zuo said: "I have also heard of this legend, but I really didn't believe it in the past. But the black object I saw today is really like a living creature, I have to believe in the legend, ghosts really exist in the folk, after all, there was really a legend that the red-haired ghost murdered people, it is a big monster in the Celestial Star Empire. ”

The two of them frowned, turned to look at Dan Chen and said, "When did you start noticing that black mist?" ”

Dan Chen hesitated for a while, the pale color on his face still did not dissipate, he looked directly at Jiang Ming's gaze, and suddenly felt a little more comfortable, and said: "Just now, the moment you were about to open the door and go out, it suddenly appeared on the top beam of the broken temple, I saw that it seemed to have no hands and feet, but because it was shrouded in black fog, I couldn't see it clearly. ”

After Jiang Ming heard this, he felt that this matter was not simple. It may not only be the legend of the red-haired ghost, but also a lot of human factors. His gaze suddenly became much more serious, and he looked at Dan Gong and said, "Dan family master, have you noticed another thing from just now now?"

Dan Gong looked around and said, "Do you mean...... Wouldn't it?"

With the insight and insight of a single attack, he naturally noticed something unusual.

Jiang Ming said: "Brother Kui Zuo, what about you?"

Kui Zuo also looked very frightened, and reluctantly smiled: "Isn't the appearance of this red-haired ghost worthy of your attention? It is rumored that among the people, this red-haired ghost is a symbol of disaster. I've been in business for so many years, and I haven't noticed anything unusual. This heavy snow has trapped us all here, and I have more reason to believe that everything is the work of the red-haired ghosts, and we may have been targeted by the red-haired ghosts. ”

The guards were also very frightened, of course, as the only woman among them. Dan Chen, who was only eighteen years old, was naturally extremely flustered. It doesn't matter if she encounters a mountain bandit or something, and she doesn't think it's a problem to encounter an assassination, but when she encounters this folklore, this is enough to cause her to feel extremely uneasy.

Jiang Ming chuckled and said, "Maybe you didn't pay attention, because your attention was on the red-haired ghost, and I did notice that at the moment when I just wanted to open the door, a black shadow rushed out from the door, and if you look at it again, everyone just now seems to be missing one person." ”

Dan Gong said: "It's the woman named Qiu Jie." ”

A word woke up the person in the dream, and everyone noticed that Qiu Jie was missing.

Kui Zuo immediately panicked and said, "Could it be that Qiu Jie girl has been captured by the red-haired ghost?"

Jiang Ming approached Kui's left, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Brother Kui Zuo, you believe in ghosts and gods too much, right? There are no ghosts and gods in this world, some are just living beings. The closest I got to the black object just now, I can conclude that what you call a red-haired ghost is not a ghost, but a living being, just like an ordinary cat or dog, maybe just something that some people deliberately created to confuse our eyes. ”

"That Qiu Jie girl disappeared in an instant, there should be a close connection with the red-haired ghost, we might as well start from this aspect, we might as well make a bold guess, maybe the red-haired ghost was raised. ”

"Otherwise, you think that under my gaze, even if the red-haired ghost has the ability to reach the sky, it is impossible to take a person away under my nose, it must be that Qiu Jie deliberately wants to divert our attention in this way, and then leave. ”

Kui Zuo exclaimed, "Isn't that Qiu Jie girl, and it's not a person?"

Jiang Ming shook his head and said: "Brother Kui Zuo, it seems that you still haven't figured out the seriousness of the matter, this is no longer a red-haired ghost doing chaos, but a man-made disaster, it should be that brother and sister want to do some means." You've been listening a lot about the Empire's business, so you've probably heard the story of the black and white thieves, right?"

Kui Zuo said: "Black and white thieves, then I have naturally heard that a man and a woman, their martial arts are extremely superb, and there are shadows like them in all major regions of the Tianxin Empire." It is rumored that the Celestial Star Empire once sent a master to hunt down, but there was no consequence, and the people complained because of this. ”

"Just because among the black and white thieves, the black thieves have a habit of picking flowers, and the women who often meet standing tall cannot escape from the palm of his hand, and the white thief has the title of collecting money, and often relies on his own ability to do some things that robbers should do. Their notoriety has long been notorious. ”

"Jiang Ming Shaoxia, do you suspect that the two brothers and sisters are the legendary black and white thieves?"

Jiang Ming said: "I don't suspect it, but I already have clear evidence that they are black and white thieves, and at the same time prove that they did what they just did." ”

"Oh", Kui Zuo said: "Jiang Ming Shaoxia, what evidence do you have?"

Jiang Ming smiled and said nothing, at this moment, the door suddenly opened, and a shadow walked in from it, but it was Lin Han who went out to look for firewood.

Jiang Ming smiled at this time: "Don't you see that the evidence is here?"

Lin Han threw all the wild pheasants he was holding on the gun to Jiang Ming, and said with a sad face: "I missed, I didn't expect that Qiu Jia to be so powerful, it seems that he still has a pet that can hide in the black mist." ”

Jiang Ming smiled: "It seems that you have already met, Qiu Jie has gone out, right?"

Lin Han said: "Naturally, didn't I let you look at people? Why do you still want me to face two in the end? Although they are all eighth-stage people, but when they join forces, I can't clean it up for a while." ”

Hearing this, Dan Gong and Dan Chen all understood, but Kui Zuo was still puzzled. He looked at Lin Han and said, "This young man, what have you discovered?" Can you tell us more bluntly, so as to satisfy my curiosity." ”

Lin Han said: "I found a phantom, a black shadow, and a shadowless, which one do you want to listen to first?"

Dan Gong said: "You don't need to listen to one first, Lin Han Shaoxia actually said this, I also have an idea, then Qiu Jia and Qiu Jie's two brothers and sisters should be the legendary black and white thieves, because I have heard about them before, and after such a comparison, I can already determine a ** out of ten." ”

"It is rumored that there is a large family with many powerful guards at home, and their purpose is to protect the money of that family, they are not protected by the Tianxing Empire, so they have naturally become the target of black and white thieves. In a certain case, the family of a large family, because he fell in love with the woman of the common people, forced to marry, and when the woman got married, the head of the family was surprised to find that his wife, who was about to pass through the door, had already disappeared. ”

At this moment, two shadows fell from the sky, one black and one white, beating the guards all over the body, and then robbing all the money of their family, originally thought that it was just for money, but later found out that the black and white thief had a murderous temper, and almost no one in that family survived. ”

Kui Zuo said: "Then what is the connection between this and the red-haired ghost?"

"When the red-haired ghost appears, that Qiu Jie will also disappear, do you think there is no connection between them? Lin Han also saw Qiu Jie outside, and it was obvious that Qiu Jie had an inevitable connection with this red-haired ghost. Jiang Ming looked at Kui Zuodao.

"The black and white thief is not an easy character to deal with, we are trapped in this ruined temple, and there are many crises to face in the future. After Jiang Ming finished speaking, Dan Gong, Dan Chen, Lin Han, Kui Zuo and the guards all fell into deep thought.

Because of the appearance of black and white, the two paths, they had to face many dangers, trapped in this ruined temple, they couldn't escape, so they could only deal with it, and the way to deal with it was nothing more than to resist resistance.

Lin Han snatched the wild pheasant on the spear again and said, "Fortunately, there are these few wild animals to taste." The enemy walked with me into the snow, and after a few moments, he was gone. I thought I would be able to keep an eye on him, but I didn't expect him to have a different approach. ”

"Then how did you get these wild pheasants?" Jiang Ming asked.

"It's best to catch wild pheasants in the snow, do you think I won't be able to catch them with my hands?" Lin Han said.

Jiang Ming said speechlessly: "Then you spent so much effort to catch a few wild pheasants, do I really want you to find game?"

"Naturally not, didn't I bring back these dry firewood?" Lin Han smiled, and even said a few words to a few guards, and said to a few people: "It doesn't matter if he has a red-haired ghost or a black and white thief, it's better to fill his stomach with these things first, after all, we are trapped in a ruined temple, and there are no good things to eat, and those dry foods have long been out of taste." ”

Dan Gong and Dan Chen looked at each other at this time, and they also seemed to notice Lin Han's strangeness, this seemingly calm person, but now he seemed a little impetuous, and his words also revealed a different style, only the Kui Zuo general was suspicious.

Lin Han began to help the guards barbecue the cleaned pheasants, the amount of game was not much, not enough for everyone to eat, but as a condiment, it was also a good choice to make the dry food brought easier to swallow. The guards also ate quite well, and Jiang Ming and the others seemed to have forgotten these things.

It's already afternoon, but because of the snow, it's not clear what time is outside. At first, Jiang Ming and Lin Han would occasionally go to the door to take a look, and let the guards patrol around the ruined temple, but later, they felt more and more stupid that this move was a bit stupid.

Even if the black and white thief intends to murder them, he will not pick this time, after all, the wind and snow have not stopped, everything can continue like this, they are also human, won't it be cold?

The heavy snow is still there, and the green pouring that does not stop is not stopping, I don't know how much snow has accumulated in this mountain, and the cold breath in the air makes Jiang Ming extremely uncomfortable, at this time, Lin Han began to laugh at Jiang Ming's stupid actions again, and snatched the old robe from time to time, which provoked Dan Chen to have a reason to laugh.

After a while, the two guards who were patrolling outside had returned, and two pheasants had been captured. They suddenly noticed that it was already close to night at this time, so they had been in this dilapidated temple for a day and a night, Jiang Ming and Lin Han were naturally depressed, and Dangong Danchen was also a little extremely uncomfortable, how could they have the heart to continue to eat tasteless wild pheasants?

However, some of the guards still had a good idea, so they cleaned it up and put it on the fire to roast it, and the smoke and fragrance that slowly emitted gradually drifted into the mouths and noses of several people. They didn't feel greedy, they just felt something unusual.

Lin Han was the first to notice and shouted, "Hold your breath." ”

Before everyone knew it, they saw that the two guards who were roasting wild pheasants suddenly burst out, instantly killing the two guards next to them to the ground, and then waved their robes, and suddenly changed their faces, but they were the two brothers and sisters Qiu Jia and Qiu Jie.

Black and white thieves?

Dangong Huo Ran shouted, and all the guards were about to surround him. But Jiang Ming drank everyone at this time, because he sensed that he already had a feeling of energy exhaustion.

Jiang Ming and Lin Han put their halberds and spears on the ground, their faces were extremely pale, and their shapes couldn't stand up.

Lin Han shouted: "That smoke is poisonous, don't breathe." ”

But it was too late to say this, and several of the guards fell to the ground in an instant.

Kui Zuo struggled weakly, and after flapping his eyelids a few times, he finally closed his eyes and passed out. Dangong Danchen, because he didn't understand martial arts, fainted in an instant, only Jiang Ming and Lin Han were still conscious, but their energy was weak, and they had to use their own weapons to support their bodies.

At this moment, Qiu Jia and Qiu Jie walked up to Jiang Ming and Lin Han and said, "It seems that you want to stop me from doing things, right?"

Jiang Min shouted: "Are you admitting that you want to murder us? The black and white thief, as well as this red-haired ghost, should be famous from you." ”

Qiu Jie said: "That's right, but if you want to blame it, you are too stupid, you found it too late, the two of you are still a little aware of it, they are all stupid, and there are many martial artists with the strength of the seventh-stage human rank, but they are stupid to this extent." ”

Jiang Ming shouted: "What are you trying to do with us? We are just the first time we have met without grievances, so why bother? Why don't you give us a convenience and let us live?"

Qiu Jia laughed and said: "Hahaha, you think well, I already know your details, the two commanders of Wohua Mountain in the Qin Dynasty, and the Guogong Dangong of the Qin Dynasty, these are all amazing characters, of course, I fancy your share of money, and this beautiful young lady." ”

Qiu Jie smiled enchantingly and said, "Brother, you have exposed your purpose again, this is not good, no one likes flower thieves." ”