Winter in Hokuriku is particularly cold, and the biting night wind shines through the open window and slaps on Ba Fenghan's face like a pinprick in the face.

He stood expressionlessly in front of the window, letting the cold wind hit his face, and after sobering himself up a little dazed, he began to think about some things that needed to be considered at the moment.

may have made people make him and Zhao Zetao stay in the same inn, although it made him more aware of the whereabouts of the two, but also put him and Cheng Xue in danger.

If they are unlucky and happen to meet the two, then the consequences are unpredictable.

In order to avoid being recognized, you have to be extra careful when entering and exiting the inn in the future.

Ba Fenghan rubbed his temples, sat down at the table, picked up a pot of wine presented by the inn, poured himself a glass, and drank it slowly.

But his mind was not idle for a moment.

The horse-faced old man, Li Zong, and then in Zizhu Garden, the mysterious person visited by Li Xiuwen and the others, Ba Fenghan felt that there was a big mountain pressing on his back, making his revenge extremely difficult.

For a moment, he thought of Cheng Xue, and his frowning brows stretched slightly.

That's a nice girl, but it's a pity that after experiencing so many things in a short period of time, it casts a layer of haze on her heart prematurely.

Until this moment, as the merchant ship incident intensified, it had disrupted the layout of the government, but Cheng Xue's future whereabouts were still a problem.

"Boom-"

In the distance, the bell of the hour came from the drum tower, and the sky was already bright.

Ba Fenghan's thoughts were also pulled back by the long bell.

As the bell rang, vendors opened their stalls one after another, and the number of pedestrians increased, and the street became lively.

The flask on the table is empty.

He drank the rest of his glass and walked to the window, trying to close it, but was attracted by the sound of iron armor colliding in the street.

He looked down to see a group of armor soldiers with swords hanging from their waists checking the merchants along the street with a thick booklet, and two other armor soldiers were guarding the street entrance

Check passers-by.

Bai Fenghan's face gradually became solemn, and a bad premonition arose.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Are you there?" Cheng Xue's voice came from outside the door.

His grim gaze softened, and he stepped forward to open the door.

Cheng Xue didn't get a response, and when she was about to turn around and leave, the door opened, and she couldn't help but be a little embarrassed: "I thought you were still resting." ”

"I'm awake. Ba Fenghan leaned sideways and motioned for her to enter the house.

When Cheng Xue entered the house, when he closed the door, the door of Li Xiuwen's room on the other side of the corridor suddenly opened from the inside.

Through the crack in the door, Ba Fenghan saw Li Xiuwen knocking on the door of Zhao Zetao's room next door, and then the two walked down the stairs together.

He closed the door, stood in front of the window under Cheng Xue's puzzled gaze, and looked at the street below.

Not long after, Li Xiuwen and the others appeared on the street.

"Brother Zhao, do we really want to help the government find Lao Shizi's people?" Li Xiuwen complained a little.

"I forgot the words sent by the Ink Medicine Master last night?" Zhao Zetao reminded: "I advise you not to think about perfunctory things, if you can win the appreciation of the Ink Medicine Master through this matter, you will be able to gain a firm foothold in Lizong in the future." ”

Li Xiuwen sighed: "I knew this was the case, the woman I bought at a great price yesterday would not be cheap for nothing, the old man, I thought that I could miss the love and let us have a good time for a few days, but in the end it was still a coolie." ”

He licked his lips, "How about we still get a taste of an alien woman." ”

"Yesterday at the auction, there was an ink pharmacist, Elder Mo was diligent, and now he is calling someone else's old man?" Zhao Zetao gave him a slap on the head: "Short-sighted thing!"

Li Xiuwen rubbed his head and followed Zhao Zetao away, and the armor soldier at the corner of the street just glanced at the two of them, but did not stop the investigation.

Standing in front of the window, Ba Fenghan could hear clearly, look carefully, and his face became more and more solemn.

Even though it was only a few minutes, he could see a lot of things in it, and the vein that puzzled him gradually became clear.

The horse-faced old man and the mysterious figure in Zizhu Courtyard should be the same person, that is, the ink pharmacist in the mouth of Li Xiuwen and the others.

Cheng Xue walked to his side and looked out the window: "Those officers and soldiers?"

"Check the household registration," Ba Fenghan said, "In addition to the people in the city, the spiritual cultivators are also in the scope of interrogation. ”

He looked at Cheng Xue, saw that she was thoughtful, and continued: "Now that it is a trade fair, the city is mixed, but the government chooses to dispatch the soldiers who maintain order at this time to conduct an inventory of residents and outsiders. ”

Cheng Xueliu frowned lightly and said, "You mean, the government's action this time is aimed at the survivors of the caravan?"

Ba Fenghan nodded: "It is very likely that after the sailors in the City God Temple spread the news, they have already made the City Lord's Mansion chaotic, so that he launched an extermination operation against all the survivors in advance, after all, in the North Continent, everything related to the South Continent will become very sensitive." ”

He continued: "Since the news is no longer contained, it is the best choice to kill all the people related to Nanlu, and when the time comes, there will be no proof of death, and the truth will become a rumor." ”

What puzzled him was that Lizong seemed to be involved.

Cheng Xue looked at him as if he was puzzled, so he asked.

Ba Fenghan told her what had happened in the past two days, and only the things about Xue Zang were not mentioned.

Cheng Xue felt scared for a while after hearing this, but she didn't expect that the enemy of the man in front of her lived next door.

She lowered her head and pondered for a moment, and said, "Since that ink medicine master lives in Zizhu Yuan, maybe he only has some personal relationship with the City Lord's Mansion, in this case, because of the ink medicine master, it makes sense that those armor soldiers did not check Li Xiuwen and the others." ”

She continued: "There are no cultivators in the merchant ships, and there is no need for people from the Li Sect at all, and there should be someone else they are looking for. ”

As soon as Cheng Xue said this, Ba Fenghan remembered another matter, the city lord of Hanxiao was also surnamed Mo, named Mo Qianqiu, and he didn't know what the relationship was with the ink pharmacist.

At this moment, three armor soldiers walked into the Tongfu Inn.

The two of them could see clearly in front of the window, and their faces couldn't help but be a little solemn.

Cheng Xue asked a little worriedly: "What should we do next?" If we continue like this, it won't take long to find us." ”

Ba Fenghan said: "Don't be nervous, have you forgotten? I am originally from Yan Kingdom, don't speak when the time comes, I will prevaricate them." ”

Not long after, there was a sound of footsteps at the top of the stairs.

Ba Fenghan's guest room was in the first room on the north side, and the footsteps were getting closer and closer, and finally stopped at the door, followed by a knock on the door: "Open the door, the imperial court will conduct a routine inspection." ”

He stepped forward and opened the door, and there was only one armor outside.

The armorer glanced the two of them up and down and asked, "Where do you origin?"

Ba Fenghan said: "The imperial capital of Yan Kingdom, Yunmeng Villa. ”

He pointed at Cheng Xue and continued, "This is my cousin. ”

At this time, Cheng Xue's heart was beating hard, and her pretty face was already red inadvertently.

The armor glanced at her and said, "I had the privilege of going to the imperial capital many years ago, but I don't know that the dilapidated Stove King Temple on the edge of Bichun Lake can be renovated now?"

Near Bichun Lake is a famous place to look for flowers and willows, where is there a stove king temple, obviously testing them.

Ba Fenghan was about to speak, but the armor raised his hand to interrupt him and looked at Cheng Xue: "Let her speak." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Ba Fenghan had already swept in front of the armor, and in his stunned gaze, he raised his hand to strangle his bare neck, which was outside the iron armor.

Before the poor armor could draw his sword, his neck had been torn and he died.

I wanted to get away with it before, but Cheng Xue's reaction made the armor find out the clue, and he actually tried it with words, and finally took the blame on himself.

Cheng Xue was stunned by what was happening in the electric light, and watched in amazement as Ba Fenghan dragged the limp body of the armor soldier into the guest room.

The man in front of him said, "This place is not suitable for a long time, we must leave as soon as possible before we are discovered." ”

Cheng Xue nodded vigorously after coming back to her senses, and left the room without saying a word.

As he descended the stairs, he was greeted by a sergeant.

As he passed by, the armorer suddenly shouted, "Stop!"

Ba Feng Han asked, "What's the matter?"

The armor priest ignored it, and instead shouted the name of the armorer who had checked them before: "Have these two checked?"

One after another shouted but there was no response.

He ordered them to wait there, but he went upstairs to find his companions.

After he boarded the cloister and disappeared, Ba Fenghan pulled Cheng Xue down to the first floor, and the other soldier waiting at the counter just glanced at the two of them and continued to talk with the bookkeeper.

At this moment, the armor soldier who had climbed the building before ran to the first floor in a panic, and saw that Ba Fenghan and the others were walking towards the backyard, and hurriedly shouted to the armor soldier who was talking: "Our people have been killed, quickly take down the pair of men and women!"

Ba Fenghan didn't stop, pulled Cheng Xue up and walked quickly into the backyard.

The two armor soldiers followed, and as soon as they entered the backyard, they were killed by Ba Fenghan by thunder.

At this time, the soldiers on the street had already heard the news and poured into the inn, and Ba Fenghan and Cheng Xue had also left the back door of the inn and walked to another street, blending in with the crowd of people coming and going.

No one saw the faces of the two of them, and they looked at the crowd on the street and suddenly lost their purpose.

One of the leading armor soldiers instructed his subordinates: "Immediately notify other people in the vicinity and block the adjacent streets strictly!"

The two of them were in front of the stall not far away, and after seeing the armor soldiers scatter and leave, they did not relax, because there were also armor soldiers on this street who were checking.

"Look at the situation, the whole city is investigating. Ba Feng said in a deep voice: "Hanxiao City is no longer safe, we have to find a way to get out of the city as soon as possible!"

He continued: "The west of the city is a sparsely populated and scenic landscape, and now it is a cold winter, the vegetation is dry, but few people go, so we first go there to avoid the limelight and look for an opportunity to get out of the city. ”

Now that the news of the killing of officers and soldiers has not yet spread, the focus of the investigation is still mainly on the main streets, and some alleys are not controlled by the soldiers.

The two of them left the street, picked the uninhabited alley, and slowly approached the west of the city.

Due to the scarcity of inhabitants, the further west you go, the fewer alleys there are, eventually being completely replaced by wide streets.

There are still armor soldiers here, but they are not as strict as other bustling streets, and the two of them saw the right time, and the armor soldiers who avoided the inspection came to the street and walked in the direction of the west scenic area.

At this time, two figures walked out of an inn on the street and met them, no more than ten feet apart.

After Bai Fenghan saw the two people, his steps stopped, and his murderous aura burst out.

Cheng Xue saw him suddenly stop, and then stopped, followed his gaze, and saw the two people walking towards him, who had also stopped at this time, and were looking at the man beside him with a frightened face.

Cheng Xue looked at the clothes of the two people opposite, as if she had thought of something, and her eyebrows frowned slightly.

"Ba Fenghan!"

The two people opposite were Li Xiuwen and Zhao Zetao, and their expressions were like daylight at this time.