Lao Tu didn't care: "They Xie family want money, power, and power, and can they have plans against others?" I think maybe it's Xiang Yunsheng's trust, and they want Xie Ningyun and his grandfather to help her matchmaker!"

"......" Bai Xiu found that he and Lao Tu really didn't talk for more than half a sentence, and immediately shut up in recognition.

Resting enough, they set out on their journey again.

The owner of the tea stall was right, but after two o'clock, a towering mountain peak has stood proudly in front of everyone, she stretches her waist gracefully, like a goddess in the sky, ethereal, looking forward to the brilliance.

And the top of her head is boxy, as if holding a peak to look at the world, the demeanor of this Lingding Peak is indeed worthy of its name.

Of course, they only arrived at the foot of Lingding Peak, and it was still a long way to go up to Mantou Ridge, and an hour later, the group finally saw the true face of Mantou Ridge Village, which was quite famous and called a paradise by the outside world.

As I saw before, the peak of Lingding Peak is different from ordinary peaks, it is very flat and open, but this is also relatively speaking, in fact, the center of this Lingding Peak is slightly concave, like a round bowl.

In the basin, there is a soil slope that rises, and the top of the mountain is similar as a whole, square, like a steamed bun just out of the pot, and the name of Mantouling Village comes from this.

Most of this Mantouling Mountain is covered by vegetation, and under the light of the afternoon sun, the emerald is slightly blurred, like jadeite, and it is really the same as in the legend.

A stone path spirals up from the bottom of the ridge, and two rows of red cloth strips are neatly hung on both sides, which are more like strings of rope threading the jadeite in comparison.

At the end of it seems to be a large open space, on which several wooden buildings are built, carved beams and painted buildings, very conspicuous, but incompatible with the simple Mantouling Village, I don't know if it is the accommodation of the girl that day.

It was three o'clock in the afternoon, which was supposed to be a busy time for farming, but I also saw many villagers gathered in front of the wooden building, not knowing what they were doing.

"It seems that it is similar to what we analyzed before, this small Mantouling Village has such a momentum, maybe it is really the lair of the Celestial Star Society, and the people of the village are either members of the Celestial Star Society who are stationed here all the year round, or they have been successfully brainwashed by them. ”

Seeing this, Lao Tu pondered, "You see that the nearby heaven and earth are also fertile, but no one cultivates them, and the people here are estimated to have been damaged by the people of the Heavenly Star Society. ”

Seeing that there were a lot of incense paper stalls at the entrance of the village, Bai Xiu had another opinion: "It's not entirety, it's just that like the villagers under the mountain, this has been developed into a tourist area, and naturally they won't farm." ”

Lao Tu was a little speechless: "So, there are pros and cons to this Celestial Star Meeting?"

"It's a pity that Tianxing won't stop there, what they want is the entire land of China, not to shrink in this Mantouling Village. ”

Bai Xiu sighed lightly, "As long as their ambitions are still there, the Celestial Star Society will bring killing and sin, then all of this is just a fig leaf for them to hide their ugly desires. ”

The two followed Zong Youmin and his party around the village, and they did not rush to go up the mountain, but stopped at the gate of a courtyard.

Zong Youmin called, and after a while, someone came out of a nearby alley and quickly opened the newly renovated courtyard gate, not forgetting to compliment him in Mandarin with a local accent.

"It's the annual Spiritual Descent Festival again, welcome all the holy envoys to Mantouling Village, if you need anything, just tell me. ”

"Looking at his attitude, I suddenly felt that the situation was not as bad as we thought. Seeing his shrewdness, Lao Tu almost didn't laugh out loud, and whispered to Bai Xiu.

"The people of Mantouling Village probably treat the Spirit Descent Festival as a business and an opportunity, and the ordinary and real life is more flavorful than the so-called faith after all, and the people who worship the gods on the mountain are also peddling their own things. ”

Bai Xiu nodded.

"The gods are too ethereal after all, even if the goddess appears, it is also a prayer after dinner, saying that our faith is too utilitarian, which is not necessarily a good thing, but so that our people will not lose themselves in the aura of those empty gods. ”

While the two were talking, Zong Youmin's family arranged the room, and the most comfortable room was naturally given to Xie Ningyun and them, and Bai Xiu was also stained with the light of the old picture and was arranged to a clean and tidy big room.

As for the people of the Celestial Star Society, as soon as they improved the pomp and circumstance in front of the mountain, the more difficult and simple the room, the more they rushed to live.

Lao Tu was confused: "Is there anything special here?"

Bai Xiu reminded him: "It is estimated that it is the same as in Xiongcheng, they still have to pay money when they come here, and if they live well, they will be generous, and they are afraid that they will have to pay more money. ”

Lao Tu smiled: "These guys really know how to drill camps......"

Everyone made trouble all afternoon, each went back to the room to rest, and when they had dinner, it was almost midnight, Zong Youmin and they still didn't mention the matter of going up the mountain, Lao Tu was very puzzled, and he wanted to ask but was afraid that he was too deliberate, so he could only be anxious to walk around the room.

Bai Xiu comforted: "They are so afraid of the people above, they don't dare to go up the mountain without permission, it is estimated that they will have to wait for someone to come to inform, and tomorrow is the Spirit Descent Festival, they may be planning to rest tonight." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door.

Lao Tu hurriedly silenced and walked over lightly: "Who?

There was silence outside the door for about three seconds, and then a sound of footsteps disappeared from near and far, and Lao Tu was already irritable, and couldn't help but scold: "What the hell, come here at night to make trouble!"

Bai Xiu noticed something strange, and hurriedly walked to the door, slowly pushing the door open a crack.

Outside there was not half of the figure visible, but what was in front of him grabbed his gaze tightly - it was a very old bracelet that had been scratched by time despite the care of its owner.

The meeting gift he gave to Xiang Yunsheng ten years ago, she has always been inseparable from it, and now that it appears here, it means that something happened to her.

As Xiang Yunsheng's friend, Lao Tu had also seen this bracelet, but his subconscious reaction was completely different from Bai Xiu's: "Could it be that this Nizi has finally figured it out, and returned it to you this big night, just to break it off with you?"

Bai Xiu carefully picked it up: "The footsteps just now weren't hers." ”

"Of course, she has a good face, and she must have different people to come and tell you. Seeing that his expression was still solemn, Lao Tu stopped joking, and pulled him out, "Anyway, they don't live far away, since you're worried, let's go and have a look!"

Bai Xiu didn't object, and soon the two went around to the row of rooms where Xie Ningyun and them lived, and before they knocked on the door, Zong Youmin and Li Huizhi turned out from another corner, looking at them with some curiosity: "Are you looking for Xie Gongzi?"

Of course, Lao Tu couldn't say that they were looking for Xiang Yunsheng, so he simply nodded, thinking of what he had been thinking about before, his eyes lit up: "Why, do you have to go up the mountain so late?"

Zong Youmin ignored his question, and continued to say in surprise: "There was an accident at Gongzi Xie's house, they have to rush back overnight, didn't they just leave, or did Mr. Yun personally send them down the mountain, don't you know?"

Lao Tu was also surprised for a while, and didn't care about anything else, so he asked directly: "What about the three little girls?

Zong Youmin didn't know what was going on, and nodded suspiciously: "Yes, they came together, of course they left together." ”

Lao Tu nodded vaguely, and waited for them to leave, then he spoke dumbly: "Could it be that I am unfortunate that this guy Xiang Yunsheng really fell in love with the surname Xie and abandoned you?"

Bai Xiu didn't bother to pay attention to his ridicule, and a trace of uneasiness quietly surged up from his heart - at this moment, he must find Xiang Yunsheng, otherwise when something really happened, it would be regretted.

"I'll take a look. ”

Without hesitation, he hurried out of the door, where could Lao Tu guess what he thought, and said beautifully: "I just said that he already had Xiang Yunsheng in his heart...... Hehe, I don't want to be a light bulb, go back to sleep!"

Bai Xiu hurried towards the outside of Mantouling Village, just walked up the path up and down the mountain, raised his eyes, and saw that the flashlight at the foot of Lingding Peak stretched downward, and sure enough, it was Xie Ningyun and his party, and Xiang Yunsheng's figure was also faintly visible in the dim light.

His heart was relieved, and he just wanted to catch up with them, but his pace involuntarily slowed down.

Since Xiang Yunsheng had indeed left with Xie Ningyun, then why did he still go to her? To be honest, the power of the Tianxing Society here was far higher than his estimate, and Xiang Yunsheng was very correct in choosing to leave this dangerous place.

And...... She has already found her true home, so why let her continue to pay her true heart and delay her life?

Thinking so, he gradually stopped, hesitated for a moment, and then turned straight back to the place where they had been borrowed.

After just such a while, Lao Tu naturally hadn't fallen asleep yet, and when he saw Bai Xiu coming back alone, he looked out vigorously: "What about Xiang Yunsheng?"

Bai Xiu replied while cleaning up: "She went back." ”

"What?!" Lao Tu looked surprised, "You just let her go?!"

"Or else?"

Lao Tu was speechless for a while, wrapped himself in the quilt, and sighed and said: "Dele, I don't bother to take care of your affairs, so as not to be complained about by you again......"

Bai Xiu, who was talking, also turned off the light and went to sleep, and it didn't take long to hear Lao Tu's snoring gradually rising, he lay quietly on the bed, there were a few seconds of blankness in his mind, but then boundless memories came to him.

He saw Fang Xin, Zheng Ruyi, and his parents, but they gradually drifted away after all, and what finally caught his eye was Xiang Yunsheng's angry smile, so clear that he had to face it.

Does he like Xiang Yunsheng? He didn't know himself, but he knew that he still loved Fang Xin, and love always had a unique exclusivity, since he still loved Fang Xin, it was impossible to love others.

And being loved by him is not necessarily a lucky thing.

Later, she may feel glad that there is still such a chance to wait for someone who truly loves them: ten years ago, Ming Zhi Chu was, ten years later, Xiang Yunsheng was too, and Fang Xin was not, because she was dead, and she died at his hands.

He thought in a daze, he thought that he would lose sleep again this night, but most of the world backfired, and he soon fell asleep.