Xiao Ding packed his bags and prepared to return to Yongzhou, and secondly, he sent someone to buy a box carriage and ordered his servants to load gold, brocade and other necessary things into the carriage.

At this time, King Mu brought the deputy chief of the house and a group of guards to see off Xiang Xiaoding.

The deputy chief steward brought by King Mu was surnamed Xia, about fifty years old, with slightly gray hair, and took the initiative to greet Xiao Ding after seeing him.

Xiao Ding told the housekeeper Xia in detail, and the Xia housekeeper agreed one by one, and Xiao Ding handed over the two hundred taels of gold that he had distributed last night to the Xia housekeeper, telling him that this was the money used for the regular expenses of the general's mansion.

At this time, Gao Hongxiu of the Gao Wangfu also brought the little servants over to see off Xiao Ding.

As soon as Gao Hongxiu saw Xiao Ding, he pulled his sleeve, took out a wooden hairpin from his arms and said, "Brother Tian, this is what my cousin asked me to send you as a souvenir." ”

Xiao Ding was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart, why did Gao Wanjun give me a wooden hairpin?

He took the hairpin and looked at it, and saw that the hairpin was purple all over, glowing with oil, and he could smell the fragrance when he put it in front of his nose. Xiao Ding guessed that this hairpin might be made of precious wood such as red sandalwood, which was very delicate.

thanked Gao Hongxiu and took the wooden hairpin into his arms. Turning to say goodbye to Song Yinzi, Steward Xia and others one by one, then jumped into the carriage and asked a servant named Liu San to help drive the car and go out.

Liu San drove the carriage out of Yongzhou City and went straight to the river.

On the banks of the Yangtze River, there are large and small ferries everywhere. Because there was a carriage, Xiao Ding asked Liu San to find a relatively large ferry.

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The big ship is relatively stable, and even if there is wind and waves, it will not shake too much.

After paying the money and getting on the boat, Xiao Ding asked Liu San to guard the carriage while he entered the cabin.

There was a hall in the cabin, and those who did not pay for a separate room sat in the hall.

After Xiao Ding walked into the hall, he glanced at it and suddenly found a group of people wearing Akabane Pavilion costumes.

Xiao Ding said secretly, where are the people from this Red Feather Pavilion going?

Walking through the hall, Xiao Ding found a separate room for himself. I opened the door and walked in, and sat on it, feeling much more comfortable than sitting in a carriage.

Idle, Xiao Ding closed his eyes and recuperated, and suddenly heard someone whispering in the next room.

"Tell the old immortal, we have found out in Zhongzhou City, that young man seems to be some kind of official, he is very close to King Mu, I have seen that person go to the 'Xianren One Step' restaurant with King Mu."

Xiao Ding was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart that he was talking about himself?

Then I heard another old voice say, "If it's an official, it's not easy." After killing the officials, I'm afraid the court won't give up! ”

As soon as Xiao Ding heard this old man's voice, he already knew that this was not the old woman of Teng Snake Island who claimed to be the old fairy of Teng Snake! How could she be on the boat too?

I only heard the other voice continue: "Yes, Old Immortal, I'm afraid it's not easy for you to snatch his Red Refining Flame Fruit?" ”

"It's not a hurry, as long as he is still in Zhongzhou City, the Red Refining Flame Fruit will not be able to escape. He didn't dare to eat it anyway. Teng Snake Old Immortal said.

"That's right, it's just that the younger generation doesn't understand, why did the old immortal rush to Xuzhou this time?" The other voice asked.

"I received an invitation from the Lord of the Ghost Castle and went to the Spirit Castle on purpose. I don't know what he was looking for me! Teng Snake Old Immortal said quietly.

Haunted Castle? Xiao Ding suddenly remembered that the people of the Splendid Workshop had mentioned this ghost castle, and said that their master Yuan Caiyi was killed by the people of the ghost castle. What did this ghost castle invite the old fairy to do? Xiao Ding was confused.

Then, Xiao Ding heard them talking about some inconsequential things, and from their conversation, he also knew that the people who were talking to Teng Snake Old Immortal were the same people who were called Taiyue Six Swords.

It turned out that after the old woman was injured by Xiao Ding, she found a secluded place to recuperate, and by chance she met Taiyue Liujian, so she instructed Taiyue Liujian to inquire about Xiaoding's situation.

Xiao Ding thought to herself, this old woman was looking for herself, and wanted to snatch the Red Refining Flame Fruit, but she didn't know that the Divine Fruit had already been eaten by herself, and now there was only one left, which was in the package on the carriage.

It's better not to let this old woman find out, and it can save you a lot of trouble.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ding didn't care too much, closed his eyes, and fell asleep.

The swaying boat can easily arouse people's sleepiness. Xiao Ding has been in Zhongzhou for more than half a month, and he has a trivial heart every day, and it is rare for him to be idle on the boat today, so he fell asleep wantonly.

I slept until night, and the big ship came to shore. Xiao Ding came out of the cabin and walked out of the hall cautiously, for fear that he would meet the people of Teng Snake Old Immortal and Red Feather Pavilion. It's better not to see an acquaintance like this, or try not to meet each other.

found Liu San and saw that Liu San had also slept in the carriage for a short day and just woke up.

Xiao Ding got into the car, and Liu San rushed off the boat to go ashore and walk towards the town on the shore.

The location of this ferry where the big ship docked is called Jiangbei Town. It is still within the jurisdiction of the Middle State.

Seeing that it was about to get dark, Xiao Ding's master and servant decided to find an inn to live in Jiangbei Town now.

Jiangbei Town is not big, but because there is a ferry, there are many merchants, so there are really many inns in the town. Xiao Ding and the others asked several inns, but they all said that they were full. It seems that the business of the inn here is still very good.

Finally, Xiao Ding and the others asked about an inn with vacant rooms, and the name of this inn was "Jiangbei People's Home" inn. It's a pity that there is no superior room in this inn, so the two had to ask for a lower class room to live in.

This inferior room is on the back side, the room is dark, and the ventilation is not good. But the house is clean.

The two of them carried everything in the carriage into the room. When the guy and the other guests of the inn saw the huge mace that Xiao Ding was carrying, they were all taken aback and scared to dodge.

Xiao Ding didn't care too much, he and Liu San moved everything into the room, went out for dinner, and went back to the room to rest early. Because both of them slept for almost a little during the day, they didn't feel sleepy at night.

When he was about to reach the third watch, Xiao Ding suddenly heard that there was movement on the street.

He is now deaf and clear-sighted, and he has been practicing for a while to open his eyes and ears, and the slightest disturbance outside can't escape his ears.

Xiao Ding came to the window and found that there was a wall outside the window. I wanted to see what was going on outside, but I couldn't see anything. He had no choice but to listen.

I only heard an old woman's voice coming, it was the old fairy of the Teng Snake, "I didn't expect you people from the Red Feather Pavilion to dare to follow me?" What exactly is your purpose? ”

"Old witch, quickly hand over the Red Refining Flame Fruit! Someone saw you kill Li Xingchen of Spirit Sword Villa and rob him of his Red Refining Flame Fruit! A business said.

When Xiao Ding heard this, he laughed secretly in his heart, it turned out that this Red Feather Pavilion was following the Teng Snake Old Immortal, they really thought that the Red Refining Flame Fruit was taken away by the Teng Snake Old Immortal.

I heard the old immortal of the Teng Snake continue: "Who said that I took the Red Refining Flame Fruit? When did you people in the Red Feather Pavilion become so arrogant, even your Pavilion Master Mo Chengtian didn't dare to talk to me like this? ”

"Old witch, do you still deny it, who in the rivers and lakes doesn't know now that you killed Li Xingchen, if you hadn't taken away the Red Refining Flame Fruit, then where would the Red Refining Flame Fruit go?" The people of the Red Feather Pavilion didn't believe what the old immortal said at all.

"Nonsense, you ignorant juniors, have any of you ever seen me take away the Red Refining Flame Fruit? It's true that I killed Li Xingchen, but in the end, I cheapened the stinky boy who was poisoned by snakes! Teng Snake Old Immortal argued.

"What's the stinky boy who got snake venom? It's clear that you took the Red Refining Flame Fruit and still refuse to admit it, old witch, if you are interested, hand over the Divine Fruit immediately! The people of the Red Feather Pavilion said fiercely.

"I said that I didn't take the Red Refining Flame Fruit, so I didn't take it, and at that time, in addition to me at the scene, there was also a young man who had been poisoned by the snake at the scene. It is very likely that the Red Refining Flame Fruit was finally obtained by the poisoned young man. Teng Snake Old Immortal tried his best to argue, and there was a feeling that he couldn't explain clearly.

"Since you said that you didn't take the Red Refining Flame Fruit, then you should tell me who the person who was in the snake venom? If this person is really present, you will have to kill him with your own hands! "The people of the Red Feather Pavilion still don't believe what this old woman said.

Xiao Ding snickered secretly in the window, and said in his heart that you had better fight, I'll see if it's troublesome!