"It's fine. The city guard nodded, and immediately led the people away, and when he crossed the threshold, he turned back and said: "I don't know if there are enough silver tickets for Qianzhuang, wait for me to raise them, and order someone to send them later." ”

"Thank you. Xu Daoyun thanked him and watched the city guard leave with his people.

Xu Daoyun stretched his waist and said to the shopkeeper Meng: "Is there a guest room?"

Shopkeeper Meng suddenly came back to his senses, and said in a loud voice: "Yes, yes, daughter, take the adults upstairs, boil the water, prepare clean clothes, don't slack off." ”

"Yes. Meng Jia hurriedly walked out from behind the desk in a panic and walked upstairs with Xu Daoyun.

Shopkeeper Meng stood under the hall, scratching his head, looking at the more than sixty thugs lying on the ground, feeling deeply powerless.

Meng Jia couldn't stand this silent atmosphere, so she asked, "Guest... My lord, there is a festival of lights at night, why don't you go and see it?"

"Lantern Festival?" Xu Daoyun raised his eyebrows.

Meng Jia explained: "We have a custom in Qingcheng, at this time of year, the temple fair will hold a lantern festival in order to express the meaning of the whole world to celebrate. At night, the streets and alleys are lit up with lights, people light up 10,000 lanterns, take their relatives and friends out to enjoy the lanterns, visit the flower market, set off fireworks, sing and dance to celebrate the festival, but it can be lively. ”

Xu Daoyun was also interested and asked, "What time is tonight?"

"Three quarters of the hour. ”

Meng Jia took Xu Daoyun into a guest room and said with a smile: "My lord, this is your room, I'll go and get busy first, just call me if there's anything." ”

"Okay, I'm tired. Xu Daoyun walked into the guest room, this room is very spacious, with a large blanket on the ground, a fat waist teapot and three tea bowls on a square table in the southeast corner, and a dark red incense cabinet in the northeast corner, with a large bronze mirror and two bouquets of red flowers.

The five-foot-wide and six-foot-long big bed can really be said to be a high bed with soft pillows, basins, wooden frames, white towels, everything.

Xu Daoyun felt comfortable for this exquisite environment, sat cross-legged on the couch, closed his eyes and ran the mantra of "Fu Yang Long's Breath", the dantian was rotated and expanded, and the spiritual power absorbed through the dantian surrounded the hundred veins, exhaling and inhaling, very orderly.

When inhaling, all the surrounding aura is returned to the body, and when exhaling, the aura is released, gathered around the body, condensed but not dispersed, and released with the breath.

After months of cultivation, Xu Daoyun's physique has changed dramatically, he has obviously strengthened a circle, the muscles of his upper body are well-proportioned and tight, and the lines are obvious, I don't know how much better than his previous thin appearance.

Walking with a chest and abdomen, and a straight waist, he has a more manly demeanor than those who have a long body, but they look like they can be blown down by a gust of wind.

If you are paired with a suit of armor and a spear, you will get rid of a young general who defends his family and the country and has experienced a hundred deaths, he is competitive, arrogant, and high-spirited!

was immersed in cultivation, and suddenly heard the firecrackers outside the restaurant, and Xu Daoyunfeng's eyes opened.

Pushing open the north window and looking out, I saw the papier-mâché dragons, tigers, cars, horses, elephants, and waxes of different colors, and the built-in candles lit up colorful lights, which were brilliant and dazzling.

The lanterns are carried in front, and the people of Qingcheng who watch the lanterns in the back are almost lined up in a long line, crowded and crowded.

Every household, from the big to the famous door and high wall, to the small ordinary house, is brightly lit.

Two blue-faced fanged majestic stone lions at the door of the big family hung two red flowers, and the lights were displayed everywhere in the house, the maid held the lady, and the little master pulled the old man to the street to watch the lanterns.

In ordinary families, the daughter is riding on the father's neck, and the other hand is holding the daughter-in-law, and the family of three participates in this annual event together, and they are happy.

Xu Daoyun stood behind the window, dyed by the atmosphere of celebrating the whole world and the whole country in front of him, and couldn't help but smile.

At this time, there was a knock on the door behind him, and Meng Jia's voice came from outside the door, which was so faint in the volley of firecrackers on the street, "My lord, my lord?"

Xu Daoyun opened the door and asked with a smile, "But the Lantern Festival has begun?"

Tonight is the annual event in Qingcheng, and this beautiful girl naturally does not want to wear a dress that is not decent in the inn, but changes into a light red long dress, and a turquoise ribbon is tied around her waist. A pair of light-colored embroidered shoes were stepped on his feet, revealing a smooth and white instep.

She smiled, "Exactly, now everyone is watching the lights on the street, if you are interested, go and see the excitement." Besides, it's so noisy outside, how can you sleep peacefully?"

Xu Daoyun agreed, turned around and picked up the sword box, and followed her downstairs.

There was not half a figure in Fengteng Restaurant, and it was expected that those thugs had been cleaned up.

Meng Jia smiled: "Dad, I'm going out to watch the lanterns." ”

The shopkeeper Meng raised his head and instructed: "The Lantern Festival is lively, it is inevitable that there will be bad people taking the opportunity to make trouble, you need to be careful when you walk on the street, you should not be onlookers when you encounter a fight, and immediately retreat far away to avoid being affected." ”

Meng Jia stretched out her voice, "Got it......"

Xu Daoyun walked in the alley, Meng Jia chased after him, and asked curiously, "My lord, why are you carrying a box on your back?"

Xu Daoyun said: "There is my blade here, and you must carry it with you." ”

Meng Jia nodded, and the two turned around the corner of the alley, and the colorful lights on the street were reflected in their eyes, and there was an endless stream of pedestrians.

Walking to the entrance of the alley, Meng Jia's smile became more and more bright and moving under the lanterns, and she asked with a smile, "The main street is the most lively, and the lanterns are the most beautiful, do you want to go with me?"

Xu Daoyun shook her head unexpectedly and said, "No, I'll take a walk casually, you can go shopping by yourself." After that, he glanced up at Meng Jia, who looked sluggish in front of him, walked out of the alley, and walked towards the more secluded side street alone......

Meng Jia watched his back disappear around the corner from afar, thinking that he was also a famous flower in Qingcheng, and six out of ten young rich sons who came to Fengteng Restaurant to eat and drink on weekdays were here for her, so the business of the inn was getting better and better.

Is this kid sick in the brain or has a habit of breaking his sleeves, and he refused to invite him to watch the lanterns with him?

"Hey—" She thought about it, goosebumps rose all over, and she also walked out of the alley, following the flow of people in the direction of the main street.

Xu Daoyun walked on the small street without many pedestrians, and saw the road clearly through the scattered lanterns, where he could still hear the cheers and firecrackers on the street.

Suddenly, at the end of the street ahead, there was a line of men dressed in different costumes and carrying long strips walking eastward.

Xu Daoyun hid in the dark and peeked at them, and it could be seen that the long strips on the backs of this group of people must be blades, and they all walked steadily, and their hands and feet were steady.

They walked past the street one by one, and Xu Daoyun counted them carefully, and there were twenty or thirty people.

Such a group of twenty or thirty warriors, carrying swords, specially found the most lively and prosperous day in Qingcheng to blend into the city, what do they want to do?

While thinking about it, I saw a black-clothed masked woman also walking through the alley, and the reason why I knew it was a woman was that she was judging from her walking posture and graceful figure.

This masked woman in black should not be in a group with the twenty or thirty people in front of her, seeing that she walks with a light step, if she guesses correctly, she should be following.

When she walked away, Xu Daoyun quietly came to the street and looked at the direction she left, and he was already eighty percent sure in his heart that he could conclude that these people were going to Zhao Ji from Qingni Village.

Xu Daoyun immediately made a decision and rushed back to Fengteng Restaurant to pick up the horse.

Passing through the crowded flow of people, turning into the quiet alley where Fengteng Restaurant is located, it is in stark contrast to the jubilant and lively sky behind him.

Approaching the restaurant, suddenly, Xu Daoyun caught the opposite movement from the laughter behind him, this sound was not on the crowded street, but in the depths of the alley where a few lanterns were hung.

"Could it be Fengteng Restaurant?"

Xu Daoyun muttered to himself, tightened the sword box on his body, and hurried towards Fengteng Restaurant.

On the doorpost of Fengteng Restaurant, two red lanterns with the words "Huan and Qing" are hung, the red light is shining, and it is very beautiful.

If it weren't for Xu Daoyun's extraordinary ear strength, I was afraid that the grievances of crying in the restaurant would really be covered up by the cheers of the whole city, and this grand event of universal celebration would have become the most powerful accomplice of the gangsters.

The door of the restaurant was closed, Xu Daoyun was afraid of startling the grass and snakes, so it was inconvenient to break in, he looked around, and after going around to the restaurant, he found a window that he had forgotten to lock.

He pressed the edge of the window with his left hand, kicked hard under his feet, quickly climbed over the window, and squatted lightly and landed on the ground without making the slightest sound, like a cunning fox sneaking into someone's house to eat in the dark.

He breathed steadily, leaning against the wall towards the door, revealing half of his face and looking at the lobby of the restaurant.

It was pitch black all around, two oil lamps were lit on the table, and I saw two big men sitting at the table, drinking wine one by one, and two tiger-headed knives leaning on the side of the chair.

These two people are not good things at first glance, but they are just sitting there drinking, and they have not done anything harmful, how can they raise a butcher's knife indiscriminately and take the lives of the two without asking the reason?

Wouldn't it be a great sin to kill a good person by mistake?

He was distressed when a conversation between the two men came to him.

"Ahh Damn, they all went to kill people and set fires, and they wanted us both to do this drudgery. A group of birdmen, this trip must have made a lot of money, but they didn't bring us, and they kept claiming to be brothers and sisters on weekdays, and when it was time to make a fortune, they immediately turned their faces and didn't recognize people. ”

"What are you complaining about, you can't get any money, this job between the two of us is also a good job, you can be content. ”

"What? This is still beautiful? Where do you want to drink, but you want to drink in this dark place, and you don't even light a lamp, it's still beautiful. ”

"You stupid, you, let me ask you, do you remember what Boss Zhou ordered you to do this time?"

"Nonsense, isn't it just waiting here for Old Man Meng's daughter to come back, and as a result, she can forget about it?"

"Why don't you understand? Hehe... Boss Zhou only said that he would kill Old Man Meng's daughter, so wouldn't we do whatever we wanted before cutting her?"