Feeling the chill in his chest that almost froze, the white young man's face changed greatly, and when he wanted to do something, he found that he could no longer move.

It's like being stuck in a bottomless quagmire, tightly wrapped in a terrible pressure.

"You," the white young man's face ached, his voice shortened, "what have you done to me?"

Xiao Che was still gently tapping its chest with the carved fan in his hand, and muttered, "I thought you ghosts had no heart. ”

"Okay, Your Majesty," Zhao Ting's figure gradually emerged, looking at Xiao Che, "Put away your 'Ice Heart' supernatural power, otherwise it will die." ”

Xiao Che was stunned and smiled: "Oh, I almost forgot, it's still useful." ”

"You ......"

The sudden appearance of this black-robed man made the face of the white young man even more frightened, and it couldn't even detect the cultivation of this black-robed man.

There is only one possibility, this black-robed man's cultivation is higher than it.

"You ...... If you have something to say, you can talk about it. A smile squeezed out of the pale face of the white young man, "I have the Ghost Emperor's sigil on my body, it won't do you any good if I move me." ”

"If it were because I had eaten your people, I would...... You can apologize. ”

A smile flashed in Xiao Che's eyes, and he returned his previous words as they were: "The envoy of Ximen knows the way of bending and stretching better than me, it seems that I also underestimated you." ”

His gaze fell on the face of the white young man, as if he was looking at a piece of goods, and said in a pronounced tone: "There is no need to apologize, if you apologize, you will be used to compensate." ”

While the two were talking, Zhao Ting, who was standing on the side, suddenly had a blue divine light burst out in his eyes, and met the red eyes of the white young man.

"Hmm~"

The white young man snorted, the black mist around him dissipated, and his eyes slowly closed.

......

The darkness spread like a mist, like an invisible net, covering the sky.

Tonight there is wind, no moon.

Outside Linling County, Youzhou, but ten miles away, Laohuai Village.

It is a small mountain village where less than 100 people gather. is different from the singing and dancing in the county, drunk and golden. It was not yet dawn before the lights in the village were extinguished.

It was pitch black, and there were faint sounds of dogs barking and the sound of the owner of the village reprimanding the dogs.

The midnight west wind blew along the Zhuangzi, whining the papier-mâché windows, creating a sense of gloom in the silence.

Next to the old locust tree in the middle of the village.

Just from the huge canopy of the tree, you can tell that this old locust tree is some years old, and the body of the tree is so thick that two adult men can hug it together.

Half of the lush branches stretched out into the low farmer's yard next to the tree.

The two black doors of the farm yard were closed, and there was not a single light in the courtyard, so dark that you couldn't see your fingers.

At this moment, under the shade of the old locust tree, a black shadow suddenly appeared, like slanted mercury, rolling on the ground, and then, slowly condensing, from an irregular shape to a thin human shape.

Bang –

Bang bang –

The black shadow raised his hand and gently knocked on the door of the farmhouse in front of him.

Bang –

Bang bang –

Moment.

The lights were lit up in the back room of the farmyard, and the sound of footsteps sounded "cool snort" and gradually approached. The light of the lamp also moved and came to the front of the courtyard.

From the flickering light on the ground, it was the owner of the house who came out with a candle to inspect it.

......

Although it is approaching the summer solstice, the cold wind at night still blows people's spirits.

Li Xiulan slowly walked out of the back room with a jacket on her shoulders and a lit candle in her hand, a black and huge shadow dragged long behind her, giving birth to a bit of weirdness in vain.

She's a little annoyed right now, no, very annoyed.

It was almost hour, and there was still a knock on her widow's door. If this was seen by the parents or the rest of the village, wouldn't the yellow mud fall into the crotch of his pants - he couldn't wash it anymore?

Don't know how to avoid suspicion?

As soon as she thought of this, Li Xiulan became more and more angry, and her steps were much faster.

When she came to the door, she held up the candle and waited silently, waiting for the person who knocked on the door to report his name and intention.

After all, the candlelight had seeped through the crack in the door, and the person who knocked on the door should know that someone had opened the door from the house.

......

I waited for a long time, but I didn't see anyone outside the house talking.

It seems to be holding the same idea as her, waiting for her to ask first.

"Did you hear me wrong?"

Li Xiulan stood at the door, this thought suddenly popped up in her heart, and she was about to lean over and look through the crack in the door.

Bang –

Bang bang bang –

There was another knock on the door, different from the previous two knocks, this time the knock was very rapid, and the force was so great that even the door trembled faintly.

It seems that the people outside the house can't wait anymore and want to step into this farmyard.

This time, Li Xiulan heard it clearly.

It's really their own door ringing.

The silent knocker didn't leave, he was still outside!

Just as Li Xiulan's heart was filled with surprise and fear, and she was hesitating to make a sound, the person outside the door took the lead in speaking: "Sister Xiulan, open the door." ”

"Huh?"

This sentence suddenly made Li Xiulan let go of most of the vigilance in her heart, especially because this voice sounded extremely familiar.

The knocker knew her!

Li Xiulan breathed a sigh of relief, removed the deadbolt from the door, and opened the door on the left by a crack.

A burly man with a large body stepped over the threshold and strode in. The burly man was wearing a short robe, and his appearance was a little simple.

Seeing his appearance clearly in the candlelight, Li Xiulan breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help complaining: "It's Ergou, you talk about you, you don't squeak when you knock on the door for a long time, it's the same as a dumb person." ”

Saying that, she couldn't help but be a little puzzled, and asked, "Didn't you say in your last letter that you were recruited into some 'demon slaying army' and couldn't come back for a while, why did you come back so quickly?"

"Did you make any trouble when you were on duty for others?"

The burly man turned his back to Li Xiulan and strode towards the inner room, and at the same time said angrily: "This is a long story, sister, I'm hungry, go inside to find something to eat first." ”

After speaking, he ignored Li Xiulan behind him, stepped across the courtyard, and entered the back room.

Li Xiulan shook her head and scolded with a smile: "This kid, he doesn't work well for other officials and masters, and he eats a lot." ”

She sighed as she closed the door again, plugged in the deadbolt, leaned over to pick up the candle, and walked into the courtyard with a smile.

"Hey, the second dog, this elm head. I can't speak, and I don't have any skills, I'm almost crowned, but I can't even see the signs of my daughter-in-law. Well...... When he comes back this time, he must be asked to set his life's events. ”

As she walked, she suddenly seemed to think of something, Li Xiulan's face suddenly turned pale, and an inexplicable chill appeared on her back.

"I didn't say a word just now, how did the 'second dog' know that the person behind the door was me?"

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