Chapter 23: Departure

After the new rain, a round of tomorrow hangs in the clear sky. The haze of the days was swept away, and people left the still damp houses one after another and hurried to start their day.

Yixuan and Lin Yun came to the Lu Mansion, oh no, it should be called Huang Ling and his entourage now, Ah Lin. Lin Yun was anxious all day, and he didn't see his junior sister until this morning. Like him, Yixuan has completely changed into a person, originally just a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, this disguise, she actually looks like she is in her twenties, a little less youthful, a little more calm, just looking at it gives people a feeling of reliability. Even if you have seen Yixuan himself, he can't find any similarities. The two of them have changed their outfits, and their outfits have been streamlined, and one person has only one burden.

Since leaving the inn, the two of them hadn't spoken much, and Lin Yun didn't know how to speak. He was thinking about saying something first, and as soon as he turned his face, he found that Yixuan had been peeking at him, and when he saw him turn his head, he hurriedly jumped two steps away, looking frightened.

"Hooligans!"

Lin Yun wanted to die, but he couldn't say a word for a long time when he opened his mouth, he couldn't argue.

"Shizu is right, men don't have a good thing."

Lin Yun......

A martial arts arena in Lu Mansion, surrounded by woods, seems to be isolated from the world. More than a dozen people came scattered, three or five piles, each with its own circle. Uncle Wang's efficiency is surprisingly high, this matter was decided only yesterday, and it has been done today, and he skipped the stage of reviewing the strength and directly participated in this operation. After a stick of incense, the leader appeared.

This is Lu Meng, the third son of Lu Mansion, with a pale face, a little baby fat, and his eyebrows and eyes are quite delicate, and he is shaking and shaking a folding fan at this time, neither wearing armor nor wearing a sword, not like going to kill demon beasts, but like a rich and noble son who travels. I heard that these three sons are not visible on weekdays, but I don't know why they were entrusted with the important task of leading the Lu family's action group this time.

Because there will be people in nearby towns and cities, his appearance represents the face of the Lu family, and the head of the family can make him come out to show trust. Lu Meng looked like a scholar, and he was also pragmatic when he spoke, and after briefly introducing himself, he divided everyone into three groups, each group of six people, each designated a person in charge of the operation, and he was responsible for commanding the three team leaders, and he himself had two guards, a total of twenty-one people, which was all the personnel of the operation.

The destination of the people is near the shore of the Qingge River, so the first section of the waterway is the most convenient and the fastest. The Lu family is in charge of the transportation of the whole city, and it is easy to empty a passenger ship to transport the team. It has been three days since the incident happened, and someone in the Lu Mansion has sent back news from Wild Horse Town every day, and the demon beast seems to be still there, but it is hidden, and there is no other specific information.

Twenty-one people went straight to Ping'andu, and the boatman had been waiting for a long time, and when the people arrived, they set sail and went straight to Mustang Town. At this time, everyone exchanged names, and Lin Yun and the others naturally used the identities that Uncle Wang made up for them. Uncle Wang is not only efficient, but also very reliable, Huang Ling is actually a person. Lin Yun thought that their identities might cause some trouble, but he didn't expect it to be very smooth, and no one raised doubts.

Lin Yun's group of six people met for the first time in the cabin, and everyone needed to get to know each other briefly. The man in the lead is an old swordsman, with two subordinates, who used to be a dart master, or take some guard work, it seems that the rivers and lakes are experienced, and he and the three of his subordinates are all using knives. This should not be a lie, it can be seen from the thick cocoon on the hand, there is no one or two decades of experience in knife practice that cannot sharpen such a cocoon. As for the other teenager in the team, there was something strange.

"I'm Kong Ba, I've been walking the rivers and lakes for a long time, so it's good for you to call me Lao Ba. These are my two brothers, the Coyote and the Black Blind Man. The two nodded, "The three of us have worked together for many years, we are all swordsmen, good at using knives, my knife skills are fast, and I am generally responsible for the main attack." The black blind man's moves are wide open and close, his strength is not small, and he is often at the forefront, the coyote knows more, and he knows a little bit about the detection of hidden weapon traps, oh, it is the knife technique. Kong Ba made a little joke, and the coyote also smiled, without a trace of anger, and everyone's atmosphere was a little more harmonious.

"My name is Qin Fang, I'm a hunter, I'm more like Brother Coyote, I know more about messy, I'm good at using bows and crossbows, herbs and healing injuries or something, and I know a little rough." Qin Fang looked cheerful, and seemed to be slightly older than Lin Yun.

Kong Ba nodded, the long-range force of the bow and crossbow type is still very useful. Everyone's eyes focused on Lin Yun and the others.

"Just call me Alin, this is my young lady Huang Ling, who is good at light skills and is very fast." Saying that, she glanced at Yixuan, she nodded slightly, then lifted her breath slightly, stepped onto the roof of the cabin, stepped lightly on the beam, and returned to her original position, the sound was very small, and she didn't feel strained. For cultivators, the body is much stronger than ordinary people after being tempered with spiritual power, and such power does not need to use spiritual power, just purely use the power of the body. Lin Yun had explained before, don't show the power of a cultivator first.

The boss was a little surprised, he originally thought that these two were children who ran out to play, and he didn't have any hope, as long as he didn't hold back. But this time, I can see that the little girl actually has some skills, and this light skill is the help of tracking and scouting.

Lin Yun continued, "I'm more similar to this big brother, the difference is that I'm good at using swords, and I'm also taking the path of fast swords. He didn't demonstrate, and he couldn't do it in the small cabin, but he grabbed a corner of the table, lifted it, and put it down quickly, again with minimal sound. The table is not heavy, and the nature displayed by Lin Yun is not strength. There was a pot of water on the table, and several cups with some water poured into it, and the water shook very little during the whole process, and no spilled a bit. This shows that Lin Yun's hands are very steady, and he is more convincing with a fast sword.

Everyone explained or showed it separately, I don't know if it was Lu Fu's intention or unintentional, their group is very complete, the meat shield, swordsman, bow, crossbowman is light skill, can be far and near, and has a good comprehensive ability, in short, Kong Ba is very satisfied.

"Sword and shield?" One of the swordsmen, the coyote, glanced at Lin Yun's saber and asked, he didn't doubt Lin Yun's ability, he just thought this combination was very strange. The great wilderness is good at martial arts, but it is rare to encounter a shield hand, generally only in a large chamber of commerce or dart bureau will have a full-time shield hand, occasionally there will be a knife and shield hand, some special tasks, coyotes they have also used, but they are not proficient. The shield method is the same as the sword method, it is not that simple, although it is only a few simple strokes, but there are really not many good ones. Sword and shield? This combination is the first time I have seen it, and the shield is small, more like an arm shield on armor.

"This sword and shield is a family heirloom, I'm just used to it, and I'm not good at shielding." Lin Yun is telling the truth, no one in the small valley uses a shield, even in the entire Ice Mirror Valley, no one has ever heard of someone who specializes in the shield method, and the inheritance of the shield method is even rarer, since he found the black shield, Zhang Ke has also taught Lin Yun some essentials, but there are no tricks. The method of using the shield was slowly figured out by himself in the sparring with several senior brothers.

"Okay, let's run in the rest again, at the current rate, we won't get off the boat until dusk tomorrow, everyone have a good rest."

And they dispersed. The Lu family's passenger ship is large enough to accommodate hundreds of people in normal times, but this time it is enough for twenty-one people, which is naturally enough, and each person is assigned a separate room, and Lin Yun and the two are next to each other. The little girl was obviously a little excited, just now because Lin Yun had explained many times and had to be calm, so she didn't speak. They have too little experience, and if they say too much, they will lose.

There is a special man in the boat, and the three meals will be delivered regularly, if there are any requirements, they can also be put forward, and they will get off the ship tomorrow, and the Lu family does not prohibit alcohol, as long as it is not excessive. For some reason, Lin Yun asked the gods to ask for a pot of wine. When night fell, he was completely sleepy, feeling that life was changing too quickly, always beyond his expectations. Opening the window, he looked at the starry sky, it had rained for more than ten days, perhaps it was an illusion, he felt that the starry sky was particularly bright tonight, just like the starry sky he had seen in the valley with his father when he was a child. Since I got some news of the Black Crystal Sword three years ago, there has been no news in the past three years. But in his life, he has a master and a master, three senior brothers, a green mountain Ruolin, and a new sunshine, and some memories seem to be a little far away. This time, this night, memories broke into his chest without warning, and a sour feeling raged. He thought of the tribe, thought of the small fishing village, remembered the Zen master Ziling, how happened to them? He suddenly had an urge to go back and see, and the idea came so suddenly, but it seemed to have taken root, and it couldn't be dissipated.

"Knock knock!"

There was a knock on the door, interrupting Lin Yun's thoughts. The feeling came suddenly, and it dissipated even more suddenly, Lin Yun didn't like it very much, he ignored the people outside the door, and that strong thought didn't come back again.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! ”

There was a sharp knock on the door. Lin Yun was no longer reluctant, so he had to get up and open the door, and he didn't have to guess who it was.

"I said what are you doing, you were drinking."

"Is there something wrong with my junior sister?" Lin Yun's tone was a little impatient, but Yixuan didn't hear such emotions, and even if he heard it, he probably wouldn't care.

"Didn't you say you should be careful, why do you still call me junior sister." Yixuan sat down at the table and poured himself a glass of wine.

"Okay, I was wrong, miss, I may have to run around tomorrow, let's rest early." Lin Yun gave an eviction order.

Yixuan was silent, the last time she was silent like this, she decided to come to participate in this operation. Using this as a lesson, it is definitely not a good thing to silence her, because you don't know what she is up to, so Lin Yun intends to quickly break this dangerous silence.

"I can't sleep." Yixuan spoke first, unexpectedly normal, drank the wine in the glass, and did not frown.

Lin Yun closed the window and sat down at the table, it seemed that there was no way to recall tonight.

"Can you drink?"

"Well, I often drink nectar from a hundred flowers, this wine is not delicious." Despite saying this, she still added a cup to herself, and at the end she also gave Lin Yun a full cup, which made Lin Yun a little flattered.

Lin Yun took a sip of wine and didn't speak, waiting for Yixuan to say what she meant. Because of the unlucky ancestor, it was difficult for him to refuse this junior sister's request, not to mention that there may be several senior uncles watching in secret now.

The words "I'm a little ......" became quieter and quieter, and finally seemed to turn into a murmur.

Lin Yun was frightened, he had never seen his junior sister squirm like this.

"Oops! I was just a little scared. ”

"Afraid of what?"

"I can't tell."

"You have Uncle Shi by your side, what is there to be afraid of."

"That's just as well."

"By the way, how many masters are secretly protecting you?"

"I've seen Uncle Wang."

"Where's Aunt Xue?"

Lin Yun blurted out, after all, he had seen only these two, but as soon as the words came out, he regretted it, especially when he saw Yixuan's obviously tight clothes and disgusted expression, he urgently needed to tear away this topic.

"By the way, we're on the ship now, no better than on land, how can they keep up, have they already blended into this ship?"

"I don't know, why don't I shout and try?" Yixuan tilted his head and proposed.

"Don't." Lin Yun hurriedly stopped, he didn't want to see Uncle Wang, I don't know if he saw Aunt Xue, and he might be ridiculed. If it was usual, he could have entered the meditation and unfolded the picture scroll to take a look, but yesterday's experience made him a little scared, and he didn't dare to try it easily, and when he returned to the valley, he would ask his senior brother carefully.

Time passed quietly, and the two drank a small pot of wine for a long time and chatted for a long time.

"I'm going to sleep here."

Lin Yun was a little confused, he raised his head, just in time to see Yi Xuan with innocent big eyes, staring at him with fluttering eyes, his cheeks were slightly red, although it was easy to be disfigured, but Lin Yun seemed to see her original appearance through disguise, his heart was beating so fast for a while, and a hot blood instantly hit his heart, and he felt a little thirsty.

"That'...... I'm going to sleep in your room. ”

"Don't, you accompany me." The little girl didn't realize how tempting her innocent words were at this moment, and Lin Yun felt a little drunk.

"You sleep on the ground."

Lin Yun sobered up a little, and secretly scolded himself for being a beast, what a big girl, how could she have evil thoughts, sins, sins. Taking advantage of Lin Yun's self-blame, Yixuan had already climbed into bed and fell asleep in a short moment, sleeping extremely sweetly. It's as if I dreamed of something happy, and I laughed in my sleep.

Lin Yun was stunned, he found that since he met Yixuan, he often felt that he had nothing to say, and she would always surprise people with nothing to say. After drinking the last glass of wine, he calmed himself down, Yixuan was already asleep, and he could leave at all. He hesitated, and finally, got up and went to Yixuan's room...... He took her bed and laid it on the floor.

Tonight was destined to be sleepless, and Yixuan was within two steps of himself, sleeping soundly unsuspectingly. He turned around, saw the side face of the little girl, pouted, as if he was still murmuring, and immediately turned his face away. But as soon as he closed his eyes, that beautiful face appeared in his mind, and what was even more shameful was that the image was stepping on two big beautiful legs, just like Aunt Xue he saw that day. A teenager's heart stirred, and he instantly felt extremely hot and kicked off his quilt. As in the past years, he calmed his mind by entering the meditation and cultivation. However, this night, which had been done countless times, was like eating and drinking, but it became extremely difficult, more difficult than ever.

"Hey." A soft sigh.