"Ah, it's finally here, it's a bit far away. ”

A girlish voice sounded in front of the city gate, and a little girl in orange and yellow clothes looked up at the tall city gate, her eyes full of eagerness.

"Is this a ghost town in Xudu?

The girl stood under the city gate, looked at the surrounding scene, looked at it for a long time, and only saw ordinary people busy coming in and out, under the noon sun, everything was bright and bright, without the slightest sign of ghosts, which made the girl a little puzzled.

So she turned to the black-clothed young man who was standing quietly behind her and asked, "Jiang Zuo, are we going wrong?" ”

"Your Highness, we are not wrong, the city is where the ghost city of Xudu is located, I can't see it now, maybe it may be because of the self-hiding of the ghost city at noon, and it is very likely that the ghost city will appear at night. ”

The boy in black is as respectful and obedient as ever, and will meet all the questions and requests of his master. At any time, it is the most loyal subordinate to his master in the world.

The girl looked at her subordinates who were becoming more and more calm and introverted, and her heart was full of joy, and at the same time she was full of confidence in what she would do in the future.

"Jiang Zuo, it's great that you can wake up, otherwise if it's just me, I won't even be able to pass Grandpa Ma's level, let alone follow my brother here. The girl sincerely praised her right-hand man.

The happy look was beyond words, Jiang Zuo could feel the girl's joy without looking up, and his heart was also happy because of this.

He knelt down on one knee suddenly, covered his left heart with his right hand, and saluted solemnly: "It is Jiang Zuo's greatest honor to serve the princess!"

"Oh, didn't you say that you don't want Jiang Zuo to kneel down again, get up quickly!"

The girl smiled and made a gesture to help the boy up, but the latter stood up in horror, saying that he could not stand the help of the princess.

"That's right!" The girl withdrew her hand and improvised an order: "This princess has specially approved, Jiang Zuo will never have to bow down in front of me, and all other etiquette is also simplified!"

The young man in black was excited to salute again, and the girl waved her hand, turned to look up, and looked at the plaque hanging on the city gate:

- Ring around the city.

"Brother, I can't think of it, I'm still here!" the girl whispered to herself, and her tone could not hide her excitement.

The girl looked back at her subordinates before she stepped forward: "Jiang Zuo, are you really not going in with me?"

"After obtaining the inheritance of the Lord's bones, Jiang Zuo's skills have increased greatly, and he has been able to hide and protect His Highness in secret. Jiang Zuo couldn't make a big salute because of the order, so he made a mockery to his master and said respectfully, "The ghost city of Xudu is weird and dangerous, Jiang Zuo hiding in the dark can have a surprise effect, and it is more convenient to explore its secrets, please ask the princess to temporarily conceal Jiang Zuo's existence." ”

The girl wrinkled her delicate little nose: "Can't you even tell your brother?"

"Childe loves princesses, but it is inevitable that he will inadvertently reveal the location of his subordinates, and it is difficult to be surprised. There was a gleam in the boy's lowered gaze.

"Okay," the girl accepted her subordinates' ideas without much confusion, anyway, Jiang Zuo was the most loyal to herself, and what she did would definitely be beneficial to herself, and Jiang Zuo's sleep during that time made her no longer panic because of the lack of Jiang Zuo by her side, but since Jiang Zuo woke up, she thought about it and advised, "Jiang Zuo must appear when I call Jiang Zuo!"

Jiang Zuo looked at it again: "The subordinates are always with the princess!"

The girl nodded, and stepped briskly into the circle.

A moment later, while Shangguan Tingxue's figure had disappeared from view, the figure of the young man in black also disappeared with the wind. Due to the spell, the actions of the master and servant in front of the city gate should not attract anyone's attention, but when the boy disappeared, a young man on horseback who had already walked out of the city stopped because of this.

The horse turned, looking at where the master and servant had stood, and groaned.

……

In a teahouse on the north-south avenue around the city, Xu Henggang found a good seat on the second floor and sat down.

There were two women walking up the stairs, the woman walking in front of her looked general, with a cold face and a sword, and at first glance it was the kind of woman who was as cold as frost, and the girl next to her was dressed in orange and yellow, holding the woman's arm tightly, smiling, bright and lovely.

As soon as Xu Heng took a sip of tea, he felt that someone was walking towards him, and when he looked up, he was surprised and almost squirted out the tea that had not yet been swallowed.

He looked at the orange girl and exclaimed, "Listen to the snow?!"

Shouldn't Shangguan Tingxue be in the Qi Palace? He obviously asked Ma Ye to take a good look at her, it stands to reason that he couldn't escape Ma Xingwen at the level of a martial arts master, how did she escape?!

The girl enjoyed her brother's surprise look, and after sitting down on Su Su's seat affectionately, she showed a show-off smile to her brother: "Hahaha, brother can't think of it, it's a surprise!

"Unexpected, indeed unexpected......"

Not a surprise at all, but a fright.

Xu Heng smiled helplessly, picked up the teapot and poured two cups of tea for the two, pushed the tea in the direction of the girl, and asked, "Didn't you let Tingxue stay at home, why did you come back here?"

"Alas......" The little girl pretended to be old and sighed, and her often lively and happy expression actually showed a trace of sadness at this time, "It's so boring in the palace, Daddy and Brother Jin are too busy to play with Tingxue, Jiang Zuo hasn't woken up yet, Grandpa Ma is always drunk, and it's so boring to listen to the snow...... I happened to find Sister Su's saber in the mansion again!"

Tingxue pointed to the Qingshuang sword that Su Su put on the table, and said excitedly: "So Tingxue thought that when he went to such a dangerous place as the ghost city of Xudu, how could he do it without a sword!

"Hmmm......"

The girl looked nervous, and she cared very much about whether her words could bluff her brother.

And Xu Heng, looking at the girl who made a long speech and looking at the sword Qingshuang on the table, looked at the expression as if he was considering, but in fact, he didn't believe the girl's words at all.

He's looking for a loophole in his sister's words to find a way to get the girl out.

It's not a great place to visit.

"Before leaving, I searched everywhere for Qingshuang but couldn't find it......" Su Su picked up the teacup and interjected before drinking it.

As soon as these words came out, the girl's heart suddenly cooled, and Xu Heng's eyes suddenly sharpened.

The girl looked at her sister Su pitifully, with a strong sense of pleading, and Xu Heng also looked at the woman, very concerned about what the next sentence was.

"I didn't expect to be found by Tingxue and sent over!" Su Su put down the teacup, touched the girl's head and smiled, revealing a bright smile that could not be concealed even if she disguised herself, "It's so good! Tingxue did a good job!"

Haha, it's okay!

The girl cheered softly, hugged her sister Su, leaned on the soft and warm arms and squinted at her brother, looking very provocative.

Xu Heng shook his head helplessly, since Su Su had decided, he didn't say anything more.

With a wry smile, he picked up the cup and took a sip of tea, and a strange thought suddenly appeared in his heart: "If you have a child in the future, you can't let Su Su be so accustomed to children like Tingxue......"

A moment later, Pu Feng also appeared on top of this teahouse.

The four of them gather to exchange what they have found in this quirky city.

It was noon on the second day of their arrival at Dinghuancheng, and they arrived at Dinghuancheng at noon the day before, and so far, a day and a night had passed, and nothing strange had happened.

And this, in response to the instructions they received in the room.

The ghost city of Xudu is in the fixed ring city, every three and seven will appear at night at the sub of the night, as long as the ghost guide is in hand at that time, you can enter the ghost city of Xudu, so as to enter the entrance of the ghost world of the world, worship the ancestors, and get protection.

And when they arrived yesterday, it happened to be the end of January, and there would be a ghost world opening last night, but because the ghost guide they were holding was not registered, they couldn't enter the ghost town, so they could only wait for the next opening on the third day of the second month.

Today is the first day of the second month, and there are two more days for the ghost world to open on the night of the Dinghuan City, until noon tomorrow, but anyone who holds the ghost guide can stay in the Fugui Inn and wait until the night of the third day of the second month begins.

On that piece of paper, it only said about the method of entering the ghost town of Xudu, and the things you need to pay attention to when entering the ghost town, and there are no other requirements.

So today, Xu Heng and the three of them came out and walked around the city, wanting to see if there was anything weird. After all, it is said that the ghost city of Xudu is within the fixed surrounding city, and it is impossible not to show a little sign.

The three of them walked out of the inn in the morning, one of them was in charge of an area, and agreed to meet in this teahouse at noon to synthesize their findings.

So there was a scene of three people gathering in the teahouse.

After listening to Xu Heng's briefing, Shangguan Tingxue was even more excited than the three of them, and hurriedly asked, "Is there anything abnormal, has you found it?"

The girl asked this question, and the remaining three all shook their heads.

"I don't see anything unusual about this city compared to other cities. "Pu Feng walked all over the West City, and did not find anything abnormal, as far as he could see, this city was basically the same as the city in the north.

After Pu Feng, Su Su also shook his head and said succinctly: "No." "Su Su is exploring Nancheng.

The first two got nothing, so that the three of them focused their hopes on the remaining one, seeing that their eyes were all cast together, Xu Heng put down the teacup and spread his hands, and said: "I have visited the East City and the North City, and I have not found it either. ”

"Ah, how can this be ......"

Shangguan heard Xue scream in disappointment, and was even more disappointed in the uselessness of the three of them than in those who spent their efforts.

It seems that the rumored ghost city of Xudu does not match at all, if it were not for the existence of ghosts, it would almost make people wonder if the ghost city really exists.

"It's okay," Xu Heng was very calm, as if this matter had been expected by him for a long time, "We at least understand why the court would ignore the appearance of the ghost city in Xudu and let it develop." ”

Su Su reacted suddenly: "Because Dinghuan City has not disappeared at all?"

"Yes, if that's the case, Dinghuan City hasn't become a ghost town at all. After the court sent people to investigate, what they saw was a fixed city where everything was as usual. Pu Feng continued, deducing what the officials sent by the Dayang Imperial Court had seen, "Without ghost guidance, they will definitely not be able to do the existence of the real ghost city of Xudu." ”

"Well, even if you can detect the existence of the ghost city of Xudu, and you don't really occupy the territory of Dinghuan City and divide Dayang, you will only be regarded as a Jianghu force and ignored. Xu Heng guessed the thoughts of the court.

For the rivers and lakes, as long as the rivers and lakes do not cross the boundary, it is basically a situation where well water does not interfere with river water and coexists in harmony.

"Then why don't the rivers and lakes care?" Shangguan asked with a wink of eyes.

Xu Heng smiled bitterly: "I heard that the Lord of the Thunder Alliance once brought the five gates to the ghost city of Xudu, so that his power was somewhat restrained, as for more details, then we don't know." ”

Shangguan listened to Xue as if he understood it.

Xu Heng didn't know how to explain this matter to the little girl.

For the high-level in the rivers and lakes, because of the level and vision, there is no need to make many things public. Obviously, the ghost town of Xudu is such an event, after more than half a year, the ghost town of Xudu that caused a lot of noise in the rivers and lakes has been suppressed like this.

After seeing many major events in Shen'an City, Xu Heng found that the matter of the ghost city of Xudu had been covered by many new events in the rivers and lakes, such as the competition between certain masters on the rivers and lakes, the martial arts event in that place, and the killing of evil ways by a certain knight, and so on.

But the ghost town of Xudu still exists.

Xu Heng's personal experience is more or less related to the ghost town of Xudu:

Qin Yi'an, the hungry ghost in the color, the mysterious carriage that appeared when the alliance leader died violently, the identity of the wealthy envoy secretly hidden by the princess of the rivers and lakes, Zhong Xiuzhen, who defected to the ghost city of Xudu and became an inexplicable venerable, and followed the half-demon fairy to do evil things, and this worship road to the ghost city of Xudu this time......

If you want to say that the ghost city of Xudu will always be quiet, Xu Heng doesn't believe it!

This mysterious force must be secretly engaged in some kind of conspiracy!

In Xu Heng's hunch, this conspiracy would even endanger the safety of the court and the rivers and lakes, so he had to find out the matter of the ghost city in Xudu!

After staying in the teahouse for a while, because there are not many knights here, I haven't heard any useful information.

It doesn't help to stay longer.

After the four of them paid for the tea, they returned to the rich inn where they lived.

It was precisely because of the ghost introduction in exchange for the ghost face that Xu Heng used the extra ghost introduction to open a room for Shangguan Tingxue, and the rooms of the four people were connected.

Sanshi, Sanwu, Sanlu, and Sanqi.

Although Shangguan Tingxue's spells are as strong as martial arts masters, he is always a child, so he arranged to live together in Su Su, in the Sanlu room, Xu Heng and Pu Feng lived on both sides, and the Sanfu room was empty first, waiting for other uses.

The whole city is surrounded by a city, and the only place that can be seen to be related to the ghost city of Xudu is this rich inn.

So Xu Heng is ready to start the investigation from here.

(End of chapter)