Chapter 53: Phantom

Similar to Xinyang Town, Wolpo is also a town located by the river. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 The info is different in that the town of Xinyang is located on the southwest bank of the Rong River, while Wolpo is north of the Han River. Therefore, if you start from Xinyang Town, cross the Rong River and travel all the way to the northeast, you will eventually need to cross the Hanjiang River by boat before entering Yuepu.

As the most important transportation hub and seaport city in eastern Guangdong, there are three land routes from Yuepu to the northeast, which are divided into southern Jiangxi and southern Fujian. At this time, it is past noon, the clouds are light and the sky is clear, the wind and the sun are warm, and the Yuepu Port, which is on the verge of the Hanjiang River to the mouth of the East China Sea, is even busier, and the crowd on the wharf is like ants, and the goods are piled up like mountains; Ships come and go like shuttles, thousands of sails on the river are flying in unison, and the dotted white sail brown boats slowly enter the East China Sea along the river, and then disperse and sail away, south to Xinyang, Huadu, and as far as the South Sea; It passes through Quanzhou, Fuzhou and Jiaozhou in the north.

In Yuepu City, near the East Gate, in front of an herbal tea shop next to Changping Street, among the several square tables and benches scattered everywhere, a young man was sitting on one of the stools, half of his body leaning forward on the table. His arms crossed on the table were bent into a makeshift nest so that he could bury his tilted head deep into it to hide from the sun shining overhead.

A warm afternoon breeze blew, ruffling the hair on his forehead that was exposed beyond the crook of his arm. Several of the listless, low-hanging strands struggled to get up and swing a few times, and then lightly touched a piece of porcelain on the table.

It was a blue porcelain bowl with several missing corners, and the bowl was empty, except for a few droplets of water on the inner wall and at the bottom of the bowl that hinted at what it had once been filled with.

The boy looked as if he was asleep. Although there is less noise in the vicinity of the eastern part of the city now, the sun is shining at the moment, and it is like a fire baking on his black hair for a long time. The cicadas on the locust tree beside him were sucking the sap and chirping happily, causing the boy to twist his shoulders and head from time to time, as if to get rid of the annoying noise.

At this time, the owner of the herbal tea shop also walked out, walked to the table where the young man was sleeping, reached out and took away the porcelain bowl on the table, and glanced at the young man before leaving. The bowl was less than a finger away from the young man's hair, and perhaps the boss was afraid that the writhing young man would accidentally touch the porcelain bowl. Although this bowl is not a valuable commodity, but seeing that this young man looks poor and sour, it is better to take this bowl in advance, so as not to cause the two sides to quarrel because of some bowl accident, which will affect today's business.

A series of movements finally woke up the boy. He looked up in a daze, his arms still listlessly bent on the table, and after a moment he raised his hand to pat the heat off his head, and then patted his cheek to sober himself up. He blinked, but habitually asked himself inwardly: Won't he oversleep...... What time is it?

This young man is Ling Yueyuan. He and Ouyang Xiaoling had arrived in Yuepu before noon, and after a long night of running, they were both very tired. Although Ling Yueyuan, who was a groom, was more tired, Ouyang Xiaoling, who was sitting behind him, was also tense and vigilant all the time, for fear that Ling Yueyuan would take advantage of her confusion to do something bad. As a result, all the way down, the two of them looked sluggish, and after finding an inn next to Changping Street to rest, Ouyang Xiaoling didn't even eat, so he directly locked the door and went to sleep.

And Ling Yueyuan was in no mood to rest. Although he was also very tired, he was eager to find people, so he quickly slipped out of the inn and asked around about Lin Xinyin's whereabouts.

It's just that this month, Pucheng is much larger than the previous towns such as Wuhua and Xinyang. He first searched for some shops and street vendors near the west entrance of the city, but received no news he had expected. It's just that there are quite a lot of outsiders coming and going to the Yuepu Commercial Port, unless it is some foreigners with thick eyebrows, big eyes, hooked noses, and strange costumes, the well-informed local traders really don't have the heart to pay special attention to what girls on horseback pass by.

In desperation, Ling Yueyuan could only ask some small vendors who often set up stalls near the city gate to help keep an eye on passers-by, and if a girl who matched the characteristics he described passed by, he would stop the other party and instruct him to go to the Chengdong Inn to find him. In exchange, Ling Yueyuan bought some fruits without bargaining, which happened to be lunch.

But when he walked from the west to the east of the city, he also felt extremely tired. He has been running around too much for several days, eating and sleeping all in a mess, the bags under his eyes are so heavy that they seem to fall off at any time, not to mention, the ulcers in his mouth are also very painful, and he is obviously on fire. So, he bought a bowl of grassy sugarcane water at an herbal tea shop in the east of the city to drink, and happened to see the tables and chairs in front of the shop, so he randomly picked a stool to sit down and lay down on the table for a while.

After taking a short rest, Ling Yueyuan, who had cleared up a little, began to learn to think. He had already decided that Lin Xinyin must have come to Yuepu before him, so would she be like herself, looking for each other in a corner of the city? This month, Pucheng is too big, if he and she just go around in circles, then no one can find anyone, maybe the next moment Xinyin will go out of the city in advance, and there are three roads in the direction of the city, he can't be like in Wuhua, Xinyang blocked at the intersection and waited for everything to be fine, how can this be done? Even if Ouyang Xiaoling was called to block the road, there would only be two of them...... What's more, the woman didn't bother to help him find someone.

Ling Yueyuan had a headache thinking, could it be like those who put up small advertisements to post missing person notices at all the city gates? Or do you ask the vendors who are stationed near the city gates to keep an eye on people? He suddenly realized how difficult it was to find someone without relatives and no reason, but even in the modern era of advanced information, it is difficult to find a lost person, let alone in ancient times?

Just when he was at a loss, there was a ding-dong percussion sound, a bit like the sound of some musical instruments, faintly mixed with the call of singing. Ling Yueyuan turned her head curiously, but was stunned for a moment.

I saw a man in ragged clothes and unkempt hair standing in front of him, holding a small bamboo stick in his right hand and a broken porcelain bowl in his left hand, while holding a stick to knock on the dirty broken bowl rhythmically, while grinning and singing a small song: "Hey, hey, the summer solstice is shining, the mouth is dry and easy to heat stroke, the eldest brother accumulates virtue and does good, reward a little money to buy water to drink......"

It turned out to be a beggar. Ling Yueyuan looked sadly at the man who was singing songs and begging for money with a smile on his face, and suddenly had a special feeling of sympathy: Big brother, my situation is actually not much better than yours......

But after thinking about it, Ling Yueyuan still took out a few copper coins and threw them into the beggar's porcelain bowl.

After a few knocks, the beggar laughed and thanked him like a coin-operated music box, and was about to turn around and leave while singing a little song: "Good man, go south and north safely, live a long life and be blessed with a lot of thoughts......."

Ling Yueyuan listened to the beggar knocking on the porcelain bowl as he walked, his voice was quite crisp, and suddenly his eyes blinked, and he had an idea, so he quickly stopped the other party: "Ah, wait! ”

"Huh?" When the beggar heard this, he turned his head, still with a professional smile: "Big brother, what's wrong?" ”

"That's how you usually ...... Walking around the city begging? From south to north, east to west? Ling Yueyuan asked.

"If you have time, you can walk around, and when you are tired, you can stay around here. Not necessarily......" replied the beggar.

This is not surprising, after all, beggars also have their own fixed territory. Ling Yueyuan thought for a while, and then made a suggestion: "So, give you a job, do you want to?" It's easy, and the reward is two silver coins. ”

"Yo? Tell me...... "The beggar's eyes suddenly lit up, and he had an easy and lucrative job?" This can be considered.

"Well, it's very simple, actually, I'm looking for someone. All you have to do is walk around the city for a few days and sing attention-grabbing search songs. If you can bring someone to the Chengdong Inn, I'll give you money, how about it? It's easy. Ling Yueyuan then added, "You can also ask your partner to help sing and find someone...... But I'll give you a maximum of two silver coins, whatever you want. ”

"It's a simple ......!" The beggar immediately perked up: "As long as this person is in Yuepu, you can make it clear, big brother, how to sing......"

"Hmm." Ling Yueyuan thought for a while, then roughly explained Lin Xinyin's appearance and characteristics to the beggar, and then made up the lyrics temporarily. He is now completely holding the idea of a dead horse being a live horse doctor, although he also feels that this is like looking for a needle in a haystack, but it is better to fish alone than to fish alone, not to mention that this beggar has a loud voice and looks very attention-grabbing, maybe he can really win the lottery......?

"Good, good, good." The beggar, who understood, nodded, and said with confidence: "I will definitely bring someone to you, but don't lie to me then." ”

"No......" Ling Yueyuan looked at the beggar with some disbelief, so he carefully counted out ten copper coins and threw them into his porcelain bowl, and said with a smile: "This is the deposit, anyway, you usually beg to sing, so you should be considered a part-time ......."

"Haha, part-time, that's a good word!" The beggar laughed happily and turned away. He brewed the lyrics compiled by Ling Yueyuan, and added them to create it himself, so he sang a new tune in the crisp sound of clanging bells:

"Hey, hey, where is Xiaoyin? Xiao Yuan is in the east of the city, hey, wait until your hair is gray, I think you think of your heart haggard......"

Ling Yueyuan, who was standing behind, was in a cold sweat when he heard it, if the words behind him were heard by Xin Yin, wouldn't it be a shame. But...... Hey, that's it, as long as it works......

Looking at the tattered clothes on the beggar's body, Ling Yueyuan suddenly remembered his old clothes with messy threads. He found the abandoned cloak on the road a few miles away from Wolpu, and not far away there was an empty unwrapped package. When these two things were discovered, they had been trampled by many passing cars and horses, and they were almost rags.

At that time, Ling Yueyuan also got off his horse and took a look at the road, but he didn't find any other belongings, let alone the valuable step. He didn't know if it was because the bandits had abandoned the worthless tattered clothes and package, or if it had been dumped on the road and had been picked up by other passers-by.

But no matter what the situation is, the dress that Lin Xinyin sewed and mended for herself is really unpopular. When Ling Yueyuan picked it up again, Ouyang Xiaoling still laughed at him for being a fool who picked up rags, but he was willing to be such a fool, and the reason for this was something that outsiders could understand?

Thinking of this, Ling Yueyuan smiled again: Anyway, even if you can't wear that dress, it's better to keep it as a souvenir. After a while, he also turned around and left the herbal tea shop in the east of the city, because he had to continue to go to the north gate and the port area to the south to find out if anyone had seen Lin Xinyin's traces.

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Ling Yueyuan was scurrying around Yuepu City like a headless fly, anxiously looking for people everywhere, but he didn't know that his every move was falling under the surveillance of the secret sentinels.

His whereabouts were soon reported to a teahouse next to Jinsha Street in the south of the city. Somewhere on the second floor of the teahouse, a man and a woman sat around a round table. With a teacup in one hand, the man turned his head to look out the window at a large mansion near the street opposite. The woman was listening carefully to the spies' report, and after a while, she waved her hand to let the spies retreat, and turned to the man and said: "Originally, after listening to Cheng Ming's report, I thought that Bu Qianjian and Qiu Yang had joined forces to clean up those people in Qimu Mountain, but I didn't expect that this Ling Yueyuan actually came to Yuepu alive, and it is said that she is still looking for the woman named Lin Xinyin...... It seems that the lives of these two people are quite hard, and they can actually survive all the way from Qujiang to here. ”

This man and woman are Mo Feichen and Lu Xiaoying. Mo Feichen still harbored resentment about Bu Qianjian mocking him in Qujiang, which would snort unceremoniously, and said: "Bu Qianjian and Qiuyang usually think too highly of themselves, and it is not strange that the boat capsized in the gutter. And the step of a thousand blades not only let the two little rabbits run away, but also got bitten back, which is really embarrassing. ”

"Having said that, since this Ling Yueyuan has come to Yuepu without dying, should we wash the dust for him?" Lu Xiaoying smiled again when he said this, and his blinking eyes flashed with a strange light: "At that time, it was dark, and I saw it in Qujiang in a hurry, and I didn't look closely, but this young man is quite handsome......"

"......" Mo Feichen glanced at Lu Xiaoying with contempt: This mature woman always has the same perverted attachment and preference for some handsome boys and teenagers, and it is rumored that she secretly cultivates some evil ways such as collecting yang and supplementing yin that are not human, and I don't know if it's true or not? In the Drifting Cloud Residence, only the Moon Fairy Qu Hongyi has the highest internal strength cultivation at a young age, but she is the sister of the owner Li Yuyan, so she is qualified to practice the Drifting Cloud Residence's superior Flowing Cloud Technique, so that she can have that achievement. And this road Xiaoying, seeing that she has a high level of internal strength cultivation at the age of less than twenty-five, the ghost knows how to take the shortcut? I'm afraid that those gossips are not all chasing after the wind!

"If you like, go yourself." Mo Feichen didn't have the heart to go with Lu Xiaoying to "wash the dust" for Ling Yueyuan. Ling Yueyuan was not his main target, and now except for him, everyone had basically completed the task, which made him a little anxious, and even a little less calm a few days ago: "Now that we know that Su Yatou is hiding in the Xu Mansion, why are we still standby?" According to me, it should be like the siege of Red Maple Villa, and if you don't hand over people, you will fight directly, and see how many days they can last! ”

"This is not the Red Maple Villa at the foot of the suburban mountain, but in the central area of Yuepu City, the next street is the downtown area, and the Xu family is the boss of the local Xu clan ancestral hall, the leader of the Chaoshan merchant gang, and has close contacts with the government and many gangs, and has no festivals with Piaoyunju, how can you make a big deal casually?" Lu Xiaoying looked at Mo Feichen, who only knew how to bite like a mad dog, and couldn't help but shake his head in his heart: "Anyway, they can't hide in the Xu family for a lifetime, there will always be a time to come out, and if we do it again, the price will be much smaller." ”

"Hmph, they must be recuperating in it, and when they can come out, they will definitely look like a dragon and a tiger again, especially that Ye Youyou is not easy to deal with!" Once bitten by a snake, ten years afraid of grass rope. Mo Feichen was quite jealous of Ye Youyou, although he heard that she was highly poisoned, but like that kind of cunning woman, she would definitely wait until she recovered well before slipping out. He won't be able to kill him in one fell swoop! Mo Feichen's eyes suddenly became even more murderous: "You also know that the Xu family is very close to the Tianzheng Alliance, and now that we have a grudge against the Tianzheng Alliance, can the Xu family still watch the fire from the other side?" There is a price to pay! ”

"Could it be that Tianzheng Alliance is easy to deal with? In short, we have to ask the higher authorities for advice on this matter, and if there is no opinion from the above, we can wait for the opportunity to act, but we don't have to make a big move. Anyway, the messenger's back and forth is only a few days' work, so what if it is a few days of recuperation? Lu Xiaoying tried his best to persuade Mo Feichen to calm down. Looking at his anxious appearance, even if he can really fight, I'm afraid it will be a loss of life.

These actions against the Tianzheng Alliance were completely due to the surprise attacks deployed in advance, and it seemed that Piaoyunju had the upper hand, but in fact, they did not really hurt the muscles and bones of the Tianzheng Alliance. Many of the gang members have become arrogant and arrogant because of the previous success, as if the Floating Cloud House can really be unscrupulous and unscrupulous in various places. But is Tianzheng Alliance easy to provoke? And the incident of the destruction of Red Maple Villa has caused an uproar in the rivers and lakes, and now if it sets off a bloody storm in Yuepu again, then maybe Piaoyunju will become a public enemy of the rivers and lakes, and this is definitely not a good thing.

Lu Xiaoying was faintly worried, the current Piaoyunju is not the gang with the peak strength and masters in the past, since the accident, the masters of the gang have died or left, and most of them have been lost. Even if some newcomers are promoted, the strength of the so-called Drifting Cloud Three Demon Nine Envoys has long been much worse than before. Now that after several conflicts, the casualties of the gang are gradually increasing, if the Tianzheng Alliance counterattacks in an all-round way, and Piaoyunju is reluctant to resist, it will inevitably fight for both sides, and who can be cheaper in that result? Lu Xiaoying really doesn't understand, normally speaking, Piaoyunju, who is at a low ebb, should recuperate and accumulate strength, why did it suddenly rise this year? Just for the ...... of Lanyu and Hongyu who are still in the clouds and fog and are like water and moon mirror flowers?

Mo Feichen didn't think too much about it. But he listened to Lu Xiaoying's statement, but it was not easy to refute it, so he turned to look out the window with a cold face. He was not in a good mood now, and the fingers that were holding the teacup were unconsciously exerting a little strength, and after suddenly hearing a slight sound, a crack suddenly appeared in the cup.

At this moment, Lu Xiaoying was smiling and brought up the topic just now: "Listening to what Cheng Ming said, that Ling Yueyuan would actually shoot fireballs like Qiuyang when he was in Qimu Mountain, and he would even use that soul hooking ability similar to yours, isn't it strange?" Maybe catch him alive and search for it, maybe he can find any treasures? ”

"You can handle this matter yourself, and you don't have to be accompanied by me." Mo Feichen had never had direct contact with Ling Yueyuan, so he didn't have much interest in him, and he didn't know if the reports of those subordinates were exaggerated. However, he knew Lu Xiaoying's strength very well, and thought that she alone was enough to take care of that kid, so he naturally didn't have to follow to destroy her "good deeds".

"Good." Mo Feichen didn't have the heart to go along, but Lu Xiaoying was very satisfied. She smiled, her canines glittering between her lips, like a she-wolf ready to strike: "I'll find a good time to visit him and try his depth...... Hehe. ”

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When Ling Yueyuan dragged his tired body back to the inn, the sky outside had already darkened.

After running around the city all day and finding nothing, he was so tired that he didn't even have the heart to eat. Before he came to his room, he pushed open the door, and all he thought about immediately threw himself into bed and slept until dawn tomorrow. But he didn't even have the strength to run a few steps and pounce on himself, and when he crossed the door, he staggered slowly towards the bed.

It was dark in the room. Do you want candles? Ling Yueyuan thought about it, but forgot it, save some energy and take a nap for a while.

He felt some soreness in the joints of his legs, and as he walked around the room, he clearly felt something protruding from the bottom of his toes, and the feeling of rubbing against the floor through his shoes and socks was painful. Is it blistering? Tsk, bad luck......

Walking to the bed with difficulty, Ling Yueyuan casually kicked off her shoes, leaned forward with her whole body, and threw herself on the bed. He forgot that there was no soft mattress on the bed, and the hard board stiffened against his hot body, hitting his forehead with pain. He let out a low "snort", raised his hand and fumbled for the quilt next to him, burying his head heavily in it.

It's going to be a lot more comfortable at last. After a while, he adjusted his position to lie more relaxed.

However, when he was still half-asleep and half-awake, he suddenly heard a soft knock on the door, like the clear sound of wind chimes under the night wind.

Who? Ling Yueyuan didn't even have the idea of opening her eyelids now. When he thought about it, when he returned to the room, he saw that Ouyang Xiaoling's room next door was locked, and he didn't know if she had gone out or stayed in the room to sleep, so was she the one who came knocking on the door? Or someone else? But no matter what it was, he was too lazy to deal with it, so he mustered up a little strength and shouted as loudly as he could: "If there is something to do, please be early tomorrow...... Help close the door by the way! ”

The knock on the door stopped. But there was no sound of the door closing as Ling Yueyuan had expected. Shaoqing, however, had another voice that made him think about it softly through the crack in the door.

“…… It's me. ”

Hey?! Ling Yueyuan opened his eyes suddenly, and suddenly became extremely energetic, and his lazy body suddenly became energetic, as if that voice was the source of his strength. He sat up like a spring, got up and got out of bed in a hurry, forgot to put on his shoes, and hurried to the door.

The blisters on his feet were painfully cut by the stiff ground, but they were clearly not as strong as his current joy. He was already in front of the door in a few steps, his heart beating as if it was about to burst out, and his face was already full of smiles.

He opened the door with both hands and looked at it, and sure enough, he saw the familiar smile in front of him. The lights in the hallway suddenly became brighter, and there was no such duffled feeling as he had when he returned. The light forced the darkness in the room to shrink inch by inch, and also drove away the gloom in his heart for days.

"Xiaoyin!" Ling Yueyuan's surprise overshadowed her joy, as if the two characters she had shouted with all her might were rippling in the air with trembling aftersounds. His mind suddenly went blank, and the words of reunion that he had fantasized about hundreds of times since parting now could not burst out a single word.

He stood dumbly within the threshold with his eyes wide open, his hands trembling slightly as he pressed the sides of the door on either side. He finally saw this long-sought spring breeze, so should he immediately rush forward and hug her? But his legs were as stiff as ice cubes and he couldn't move, and perhaps he was afraid that what stood in front of him was just a foamy phantom. He was afraid of being disappointed again, afraid that all he would embrace was air.

"Surprised? The edge of the moon? Lin Xinyin, who was standing outside the door, reacted obviously much calmer, she looked at Ling Yueyuan's stunned appearance, and felt very funny, so she teased him and said, "I heard that you are looking for someone in Yuepu today?" How long have you been looking for it? Did you find it? ”

"You're embarrassed to say ......" Ling Yueyuan's eyes began to be clouded with mist, and he began to speak incoherently after being excited: "I just arrived in Yuepu this morning, and I went out to look for you when I found a good inn...... You didn't come here to look for me first, I have been looking for you for so long! Uh, but you didn't know I was here...... Also, by the way, how did you know I was in this inn? …… Did you hear the beggar singing? Ha! Hey, but I didn't see him ask for money......"

Ling Yueyuan, who opened the conversation box and began to talk endlessly, confirmed that Lin Xinyin was indeed only alone, and it was not bad to think about it for a while, you can save two silver coins! He was about to say more, but suddenly caught a glimpse of the door of the next room moving, but it closed tightly, and there was a slight sound, so he thought that Ouyang Xiaoling must still be in the room. Was she thinking about whether to come out and say hello?

It's better not to! Ling Yueyuan also wanted to continue to catch up with Lin Xinyin, and talk about the hardships and hardships along the way, for fear that an inexplicable third party would come out to disrupt the situation, so she hurriedly said: "Xiaoyin, let's talk in the room first......

"Good. I've only been in Yuepu for a short time today, so it's hard to find you. Lin Xinyin smiled, followed Ling Yueyuan, who was so excited that she seemed to be walking drunk, into the room, and then turned around and closed the door with her hand.

When the door closed, the room was suddenly dark.

"Huh? Xiaoyin, don't close the door so quickly. It's dark in the room......" Ling Yueyuan was stunned for a moment, the gloomy darkness made him drowsy again, so he hurriedly approached the wooden cabinet next to the bed with his impression, groping for the candles placed on it. He needed light to dispel the lingering sleepiness.

Just as he was frantically looking for candles with his hands on the cabinet, he was surprised by the sound of the wind, and two soft lotus arms wrapped in long sleeves gently wrapped around his waist and hugged him tightly; Then he felt the delicate body of the person behind him snuggle up softly on his back, and pressed her cheek against his back.

The defenseless Ling Yueyuan's heart was beating violently, and his whole body stiffened in a panic, and his hands that stopped groping were still pressed upright on the table. For a moment, he didn't know whether to turn back or not to turn back, whether to twist away or not to twist?

"Little ...... Xiaoyin? His voice trembled.

"Where do you want to go?" She asked. With the fragrance of flowers like a valley, exhale like an orchid.

Even though there were layers of thick clothing between the two of them, he could still feel the warmth of each other's bodies strongly, smell the faint fragrance wafting behind him, feel the other's hair rubbing against his neck slightly, and sensitively perceive the breath gently brushing his ears. His head exploded with a "bang", his body temperature rose sharply, his face was hot for a while, and his ears were burning as if they were about to burn into black coal. His body was as stiff as a large piece of wood, and he could only reply hesitantly: "I, I just want to light a candle......"

"That's it...... Isn't it possible? Her voice was soft, soft, soft, sweet, like a serenade in the moonlight.

"Okay...... But...... I'm afraid I'll fall asleep......" Ling Yueyuan couldn't even speak. He was so nervous that he didn't know how to respond. His heartbeat is like a raging horse, his gradually lost reason is like a drop of water struggling under the scorching sun, and his tired body is like a dilapidated building that is struggling to hold on, and it will collapse with just one kick at the door.

"Can you sleep? Right now? She smiled lightly, bent her body, and with a slight force on her hands, she let the soft Ling Yueyuan sit on the edge of the bed with her: "Lie down and let me see when you can fall asleep?" ”

"I ...... Xiaoyin, what's wrong with you......" Ling Yueyuan's face was red, and her mind was in chaos. His dangerous building had been pushed down on the bed by Lin Xinyin, and he vaguely saw that her hands had changed, and he turned himself around, turning into two eyes together. Despite the darkness in the room, he could still sense that she was silently approaching him, and suddenly became even more flustered, subconsciously retreating towards the back of the bed. However, as soon as he retreated, she forced forward again, and Ling Yueyuan, who was powerless to defend, collapsed to the wall behind him after a while, and there was no way back.

"Door ......" Ling Yueyuan looked nervously in the direction of the door, for fear that an outsider would peek into the ambiguous scene in the room from the crack in the unclosed door. He didn't know what was going on, but he felt that the atmosphere had become extremely strange, beyond his comprehension; His head was getting heavier and heavier, his consciousness was blurring, he could even feel the mysterious light in the other person's eyes in the dark, the longer he looked at each other, the more confused he felt, but he couldn't muster the slightest strength, what was going on?

"The door has already been closed...... she smiled again, raised her chin and looked at Ling Yueyuan gently, slowly raised her right hand and touched his cheek, her tone was so light that the bones of everyone who listened would soften: "No one will bother......

"No, it's not ......" Ling Yueyuan felt her hand quickly ignite his temperature like a coal, he didn't dare to imagine what would happen next, although he was very sensitive to the direction of the change in things, but he was not mentally prepared at all now. He wanted to refuse, wanted to push her hand away, wanted her to calm down quickly, but his sense of resistance was as weak as a layer of straw paper, which was slowly being pierced by the other party.

His eyes widened suddenly, as her hand slipped from his front into his bosom!

"Ahh He cried out loudly, with a hint of horror in his tone.

“…… Relax. His reaction was clearly unexpected. She paused for a moment, then smiled softly again. Her right hand, which was exploring in his arms, seemed to touch some small object, and with a movement of her fingers, it bounced out.

The little thing turned out to be a round object, and as soon as it jumped out of Ling Yueyuan's clothes, it fell on the bed with a thud, and then rolled to the ground with a rumbling, and with a "boom" it hit the cabinet or table legs, and after a few spins, it stopped moving.

"Zygote!" Ling Yueyuan suddenly reacted: "Xiaoyin, that's your heart-piercing...... I finally found it in Wuhua Town...... It took a lot of work! ”

"Really?" She smiled softly, but she didn't seem to care. What did she find in his arms, it seemed to have a short wooden handle, what ......was it? Why did he have so many strange things in his arms?

She simply grabbed the handle of the object and took it out, and when she shook it inadvertently, there was a crisp sound of "ding dong ding dong" suddenly sounded. "What is this?" She asked herself curiously, and continued to shake the rather loud object.

"It's a shock! You ......" Ling Yueyuan was about to explain, but suddenly stopped.

The crisp sound of "ding dong ding dong" kept echoing in his chaotic head, reminding him of that afternoon in Qingyuan. This is something she bought for him, and she doesn't even know it?

The one that just fell off, why didn't she care?

How could she behave so strangely tonight?

Ling Yueyuan's back suddenly felt cold. Cold sweat burst out all over his forehead, and a violent chill flowed through his body, dispelling the warmth and fragrance that had confused him. His trembling hands were clenched into fists, but there was a normal smile on his face: "It's normal that you don't know...... This is something I bought from a small stall in Yuepu in the afternoon, and people didn't want to do it at first! Isn't it fun? ”

"Oh, it turned out to be a boudoir. What are you buying this for? She shook it for a moment and felt bored, and after throwing it aside, she was trying to get closer to Ling Yueyuan again to continue the unfinished story, when she suddenly felt an extraordinary scorching heat.

That's not lust, it's boiling murderous!

A cold voice suddenly sounded.

"Who are you?"

She was stunned for a moment, then smiled softly: "I'm Xinyin." Moon Edge ......"

"You're not!" Ling Yueyuan shouted angrily: The person in front of him is definitely not Lin Xinyin! Xiaoyin wouldn't do such a thing! He felt that he had been insulted, and the memory of Shicai was so deep that he was disgusted, and his anger burned out his reason, making him want to burn this liar who pretended to be Lin Xinyin and the ugly experience just now to ashes!

The jade stone on the ring felt his intense anger and desire to destroy, and quickly ignited a blue light, like a sharp flame. The light grew brighter and brighter, as if it were about to swallow up the gloomy darkness! Perhaps this color was no longer enough to express his anger at the moment, so the light quickly changed color, and in an instant it suddenly changed from blue to green!

At this moment, Ling Yueyuan clearly felt that the meridians in his right hand were burning again, as if there were flames running through his body. The heat quickly flowed through his body, causing his left hand to become hot as well. He slammed his fists open with two fingers, and the flames that seemed to be focused on the tips of his ten fingers were so uncomfortable that he couldn't help but shout, "Ah! ”

Then, Ling Yueyuan gritted his teeth and pounced, his ten fingers bent into claws, and he instinctively slashed towards the fake Lin Xinyin: "Who the hell are you!" ”

It's just a matter of grasping the air. Rao was like this, and the flames on the tips of the claws were still tearing out several fiery marks in the air, which was terrifying.

The woman's reaction was faster, and she jumped back, easily dodging Ling Yueyuan's attack. She obviously didn't expect the other party to have such a skill, although the speed was not fast and the moves were not orderly, but the strength and strength shocked her.

Bloodflame Claw? Will he too? When the woman landed abruptly, she finally thought of a move similar to hers, but when she thought about it, she felt that it was unlikely. Looking at Ling Yueyuan's move, it didn't look like it.

"Hehe, we've met. Guess who I am? The woman changed her voice and tore off the disguise on her face, but she didn't have the heart to tell Ling Yueyuan the answer. In fact, she has no such obligation.

"The devil knows who you are!" Ling Yueyuan roared, waved his hand to summon the red flame, and swept out several fireballs towards the arrogant woman!

After a few booms, the fireballs did not hit the target, but only landed on the window lattice, tables and chairs, and other debris, and after a while, they crackled and burned, but also lit up the room.

"Oops." The woman who was as light as a swallow jumped to the door of the room with a smile, and when she opened the door, she didn't forget to mock: "Childe really doesn't know how to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade......

"Get out!" After a roar, several fireballs attacked, but as if they had only pierced through the phantom, they crossed the door and hit the corridor outside, and immediately ignited several fires.

"If you continue to fight like this, this inn will be burned to ashes!" The woman laughed a few times, and looked at Ling Yueyuan, who had lost her mind, setting fire to it recklessly, and suddenly retreated. At this time, the fire points were also increasing, the fire was gradually getting stronger, the flames were shining, and many of the guests in the inn had begun to flee in panic, and the raging sound of the flames and the cries for help were intertwined, and I was afraid that the whole inn would suffer in a few moments.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the woman decided to retreat for the time being, and then make plans later, anyway, there was an opportunity. If it is true that the fruit is not easy to eat, then it is enough, so as not to capsize in the gutter as some people do. She was clearly aware of Ling Yueyuan's flame ability, but this narrow place was not conducive to using her martial arts strengths. So, before leaving, she threw out some hidden weapons and threw them into the surrounding flames, which immediately added fuel to the fire and made the fire even stronger, and then she flew out of the store with a smile.

……

The flames in the room were raging wildly, devouring anything they could see. Outside the room, the noise and shouting grew louder and louder, and the figures in the hallway flickered and the fire spread like the wind.

The flickering light of the fire shone on Ling Yueyuan's dazed and helpless face. All he was left of was now a shell hollowed out of all his strength and spirit, staggering a few steps into the room, almost at the brink of falling to the ground.

He felt a great pain in his head, his head was as unconscious as if he had a high fever, and every inch of his body seemed to be scorching with joy. He was so painful that he wanted to roll on the ground, but he didn't even have the strength!

In particular, the ends of the ten fingers were unimaginably hot, like pinching two high-temperature fireballs, which was very different from when he first summoned the red flame before, when the red flame was like a dancing ice cube in the palm of his hand, but now this scorching heat was so hot that he wanted to cut off all ten fingers......

Obviously he has already shot so many fireballs, why is it still so hot? Could it be that Shicai just hollowed out his strength, but he didn't force out the slightest flame in his body? He felt like he was about to pass out from the heat, and he couldn't even tell if the heat was coming from the flames in his room or from the incredible scorching heat in his body.

But he hadn't completely lost his mind. Even though his eyes were blurred, he could still see the piercing heart that had fallen to the ground. The zygote had been smashed in half, and the tea leaves inside had been spilled all over the ground. The delicate cloud tea leaves are constantly curling up at this moment, as if they will be engulfed by the flames at any time.

That's right, that's right, pick it up quickly...... Ling Yueyuan hurriedly squatted down, trembling and reaching for the tea leaves on the ground, thinking about saving them from the heat wave and letting them go one by one.

It's simple, isn't it? When he couldn't sleep the other night, he would open the zygote and pick out the tea leaves inside, and he was so familiar with the appearance of each tea that he almost had to name them. And now, they were lying on the ground not far in front of them, waiting for his help.

The tip of his right finger finally touched the end of the first tea leaf.

However, the tea leaves curled up more quickly as if they had touched a burning fire stick, and soon turned into black charcoal!

…… What the? What the! Ling Yueyuan was terrified, he didn't know what was going on, he stretched out his two hands and grabbed the two tea leaves in a panic, he could obviously feel the real thing in his hand, but after a while, those two tea leaves quickly turned into ashes, like an illusion that never existed.

What's going on? What's going on? He was almost lying on the ground rubbing his palms, trying to rub all the heat off his hands, but when his fingertips approached the tea leaves again, all he could grasp was a little bit of black ash.

"Red Flame, go back, go back quickly......" Ling Yueyuan muttered. Yet the red flame seemed to have become a wild horse, like a beast that had never been tamed, still proudly, ragingly, and excitedly burning everything it could touch, as if this had been its glorious mission since its birth.

Ling Yueyuan was on the verge of going crazy now, and he watched helplessly as those tea leaves turned into char one after another in front of his eyes, as if watching the hope that had been hidden in his heart for a long time being burned out little by little. In the blink of an eye, all that was left on the ground was the empty zygote.

Yes, the zygote is to be tied with a concentric knot in the future...... Ling Yueyuan hesitated and hesitated, feeling that the heat sensation in his fingers seemed to have weakened a little, so he slowly and carefully picked up the two zygotes.

This time there seems to be nothing out of the ordinary. Ling Yueyuan laughed stupidly, unconsciously clenching the zygote, trying to firmly grasp this last hope. However, his smile fell silent after a moment, as he suddenly felt the object in his hand quietly deform. He opened his palm in a panic, and saw that the zygote on the palm of his hand was gradually shrinking into a ball, as if it had touched a scorching plastic, and as if it had been roughly crumpled into a ball of mud by an invisible hand.

"Don't, don't ......" Ling Yueyuan's voice became more and more desperate, until it finally turned into a hoarse call: "Don't! ”

With a shake of his hand, the completely deformed zygote slipped from his hand and fell to the ground.

The last cry seemed to take away Ling Yueyuan's remaining strength, and his whole body was so weak that he almost collapsed to the ground, and even thought for a moment if he could not get up again after falling like this?

However, I haven't found Xinyin yet...... You can't just die! Ling Yueyuan gritted her teeth and struggled to her feet, squeezing her arm hard, trying to stimulate the spirit that was about to fall asleep with additional pain. He reluctantly stood up, but at the same time, he suddenly saw the door "slam" and someone kicked it over.

"Monkey!" A coquettish shout sounded, it was Ouyang Xiaoling's voice. Her eyes quickly swept over the room, but she was surprised to find that Ling Yueyuan was alone: "I thought you ran out, why are you still here?!" The inn is going to burn down! Who ...... just now? What's going on?! ”

"I ...... I don't know, it's not a good person anyway......" Ling Yueyuan stood up in a daze, his mind was in confusion, and he realized that he hadn't even figured out the identity of the woman. On that night in Qujiang, he who had been in a coma didn't even know that Mo Feichen existed, and naturally he didn't know the origin of this woman who could disguise. He could only guess that the visitor was not good, and while he spoke intermittently, he walked crookedly towards the bed.

"Isn't it someone from Drifting Cloud Residence?" Ouyang Xiaoling had been resting in the room today, and only then did he hear the familiar voices of Ling Yueyuan and another woman outside, and thought that it was Lin Xinyin who came to the door, so he thought that it was better not to go out to ask for fun. Unexpectedly, she heard a fight after a while, and when she judged that the situation was wrong and then went out with a knife, she saw a strange woman laughing and sweeping out of the inn with a handsome figure like the wind, and now the inn is full of crazy spreading fires, as well as residents and men who fled in a hurry.

Although Ouyang Xiaoling didn't know who the woman who attacked was, thinking that that person could pretend to be Lin Xinyin's voice, I am afraid that he also pretended to be his appearance, and judging by his skills, he was not an ordinary person, maybe he was a master of Piaoyunju! Since it has been targeted by the people of Piaoyunju in Yuepu, then this place cannot be stayed for a long time! She was about to tell Ling Yueyuan to quickly escape from the sea of fire in front of her, but she saw him staggering to the side of the bed instead, and immediately shouted nervously, "You are still going there?!" This room is collapsing! ”

"Shocking boudoir...... I still have a boudoir ......" Ling Yueyuan's eyes searched around blankly, but he didn't know where the boudoir that was picked out by the woman just now was thrown by him. He now looks like a child who has lost his precious treasure, just blindly searching for the object he is obsessed with, completely ignoring the danger he finds himself in.

"What's the boudoir?!" Ouyang Xiaoling was suddenly in a hurry. She smelled a strange dark fragrance in front of the door of Ling Yueyuan, could it be the traces left by that woman? Could it be that this Ling Yueyuan has been given ecstasy incense?!

Seeing that the fire was squeaking from the floor to the ceiling, Ouyang Xiaoling put away his double knives, eagerly stepped forward, pressed Ling Yueyuan's shoulder and shouted, "What are you looking for at this time?!" Let's go! If you don't leave, you'll be burned in here! ”

"No, no! I'm going to get my stuff back! Ling Yueyuan, who was so tired that he couldn't distinguish between east and west, north and south, shook off Ouyang Xiaoling's hand stiffly, and was about to continue looking for his treasure, but he didn't want to be suddenly pulled by a brute force and turned over like a kite, and then an extremely crisp slap sounded, and a deep red handprint immediately appeared on his cheek.

He didn't have much physical strength now, and now he was slapped so suddenly that the whole person was staggered a few steps, and he was almost about to roll to the ground. The scorching pain in his cheek came in waves after waves, even crushing the flame that burned his reason. He looked at the man who had done this to him in horror, his mouth wide open but he couldn't speak for a moment.

"Can you calm me down?" Ouyang Xiaoling's right hand is also red, she is not practicing boxing in the first place, her hands are much more delicate, and now she feels a little painful when she is in a hurry. She simply stretched out her right hand and grabbed Ling Yueyuan's front collar, kneading her aching fingers while waking up the confused person in front of her who couldn't tell the situation: "Do you think you are a three-year-old child!" How can you be so willful?! If you lose your life in this place, how will you find Xinyin in the future! What's the? Disgusting to death! If it's a man, sober me up! ”

"Men? Man......? Ling Yueyuan's eyes were blank, but after a little sobering, he finally realized the current situation. Yes, he wants to live, and only by living can there be hope! The hope lost here may be regained elsewhere, but if you lose your life here, then you can only pray that you can be reincarnated with your memories!

"Let's go, let's go......" Ling Yueyuan turned around and ran towards the door with difficulty, while raising his hand to cover the swollen half of his cheek in pain: This evil woman is so poisonous! Is it revenge?!

"Good!" Ouyang Xiaoling was relieved to cross the fire wave and rush out of the inn at the same time as Ling Yueyuan.

At this time, there were many frightened guests standing outside the inn, but fortunately it was not late at night, so there were no casualties, otherwise I don't know how many people would have died in the fire in their sleep. There are also a lot of onlookers nearby, and there is a person crying and begging for help before the inn, presumably this person is the boss, but the fire brigade that has been late has not been able to stop the spread of the fire.

Ling Yueyuan's previous package had been snatched away, and now even the old clothes that he picked up from the road and left traces of Lin Xinyin's sewing were also lost in the inn, and in an instant, it seemed that all the things with Lin Xinyin's imprint were lost in the sea of fire, but fortunately, he still had memories.

Ouyang Xiaoling's condition was not any better, she also ran out in a hurry, and even forgot to bring her package, but she still had important items on her, including the Night Pearl. However, other necessary things will have to be added in the next town.

But the two men finally managed to rescue the horse that had been captured for a short time.

It was a rare consensus between Ling Yueyuan and Ouyang Xiaoling that it was not advisable to stay here for a long time, so after a while, they decided to leave early.

It's just that this time, Ling Yueyuan was about to get on the horse first, but his movements were not as sharp as last night.

And Ouyang Xiaoling, who had a good rest for a day, saw this, and simply shouted, "Get out of the way!" After that, he rode on the back of the horse first, and then said to Ling Yueyuan: "Can you still drive a horse like that?" Don't wait for the fall to bend me up! You'd better sit in the back honestly! ”

Ling Yueyuan looked at Ouyang Xiaoling's arrogant appearance, and carefully weighed his current situation, even if he was not convinced in his heart, it was really not appropriate to be reckless now, so he lowered his head and turned over on the horse.

Well, this time, that time.

After a while, the horses carrying the two began to gallop with their hooves raised. Most of the cool breeze at night was blocked by Ouyang Xiaoling in front, and only the slightest wisps swept over Ling Yueyuan's ears, but it also made his ears itch and sleepy. Shicai's extraordinary heat gradually dissipated, making him a little more relaxed. He is not the kind of superman with unlimited physical strength, he is very tired at the moment, but he doesn't want to accidentally lie on the back of the person in front of him, so he tries to stand up, and when he can't do it, he quickly pinched his arm again, pinched his right arm and then pinched his left arm, as if masochistic pinched himself in his heart screaming and screaming.

Ling Yueyuan, who was in a daze, suddenly found that Ouyang Xiaoling was driving his horse across the east gate of Yuepu City and stepping on the road leading to the front, and suddenly let out a "huh". He thought he was going to run to another place in the city to avoid the limelight for a while, why did he just run out of the city?

"This, where is this going?" Ling Yueyuan was a little anxious, he still found Xinyin!

"You've been targeted, do you still want to find a place to hide first, and then find someone freely tomorrow, and then go to the port to take a boat?" Ouyang Xiaoling quickly guessed Ling Yueyuan's thoughts, and analyzed: "It's not easy for Yuepu to stay for a long time, it's better to leave early!" It's better to just rush to Quanzhou and then take a boat north to Fuzhou, it's okay......"

"This ...... She ...... that Xinyin, "Ling Yueyuan still feels that it is inappropriate, he hasn't found Xinyin yet, if she still stays in Yuepu, wouldn't she be in danger as well?"

"Didn't you say that Xinyin ran ahead of you? And didn't you look for a day today and didn't find anyone? There was a fork in the road, and it was impossible to know where she was going, so it was better to rush to Fuzhou as soon as possible and find someone to help. Ouyang Xiaoling said as he opened his eyes wide and tried to recognize the way. When she went south from Fuzhou, she was on a boat, and she was not very familiar with the land route, so she prayed that she would be lucky enough to reach Quanzhou smoothly......

"......" Ling Yueyuan was silent. Indeed, what Ouyang Xiaoling said also makes sense, so let's act according to this idea. His head was now confused and heavy, and he couldn't think of any other way, not to mention that he didn't even have the strength to clench his fists now.

On his trembling fingers, the jade on the ring he was wearing, and the flickering green light gradually returned to calm.

Forks in the road began to appear. Which path is the direction you want......

……

At this time, in Yuepu City, a man and a woman, led by two horses, were strolling on Changping Street, which runs through the east and west directions of the city.

Walking to the vicinity of the city, I saw that the surrounding crowd seemed to be in a disturbed commotion, and some people with good deeds were running to the east of the city.

Some small words were like catkins, but she listened carefully to them with a sensitive sense.

"There was a sudden fire at the Chengdong Inn......"

Fire? She looked forward with all her might, and saw somewhere in the distant and dark sky, as if a corner of the light had really been illuminated by the light of the fire.

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