Qiao Yiling was startled, touched his waist, and sure enough, the purse was gone, and he was suddenly a little annoyed and embarrassed, thinking that he was really new to the rivers and lakes, too naïve.

However, he still pretended to be calm: "Forget it, I was going to give it to him anyway."

The two laughed again, and then the three of them walked back down the street.

And behind them, the little beggar just now came out of nowhere, looking at their figures, holding Qiao Yiling's purse thoughtfully.

The night is like water, and the evening breeze is soft.

Qiao Yiling turned his head and asked them, "Are Brother Sheng and Brother Xu from Yongzhou?"

Sheng Lingyun shook his head: "No."

Xu Yunxi also shook his head.

Qiao Yiling remembered what they were talking about Yanyu Villa that day, and asked curiously, "Is Yanyu Villa here?"

Sheng Lingyun asked rhetorically, "How can you ask like this?"

"I heard you talk about its takeover that day, and there was another death, so I can't help but be a little curious, is this place important?"

"Yanyu Villa is a place founded by a group of highly respected patriarchs of the previous generation of rivers and lakes, and it maintains the source of wealth for all the allied sects, and the owner of the village can order and mobilize the disciples of the sect who enjoy its supply at any time. As for the position of the owner, it cannot be made big by one family, and it is elected every five years. Sheng Lingyun explained to her.

"Holding the lifeblood of the rivers and lakes, the supreme martial arts, under this temptation, it is inevitable to make trouble." Qiao Yiling realized the truth, but he was a little depressed.

Seeing this, Xu Yunxi said with concern: "Miss Qiao is okay, right?"

"It's fine, I just think it's too cruel."

"Actually, Miss Qiao should think like this, if you don't use this method to maintain the various sects, what else can the people in the rivers and lakes do for a living, it's nothing more than robbing the road and buying and selling human lives, isn't it more cruel?"

Qiao Yiling thought about it carefully, so he was also relieved, and asked them with a smile: "Then have you also joined Yanyu Villa?"

"No, we're just rangers like Miss Qiao." Xu Yunxi shook the folding fan, and the clouds were light and the wind was light.

"Then how do you raise so many people?" The more Qiao Yiling thought about it, the more curious he became about their identities.

"Miss Qiao, don't worry, we are not bad people, just businessmen who know martial arts." Xu Yunxiyan changed his words at this point: "By the way, what is Miss Qiao's plan next?"

"I'd like to go around tomorrow and then leave."

Sheng Lingyun turned his head and glanced at Xu Yunxi, and Xu Yunxi answered as usual: "That's good, Miss Qiao is at her own convenience." Although we are not from Yongzhou, we are quite familiar with this place, and if you want to go somewhere, we can also help you find out. ”

"No, I can do it myself." Qiao Yiling wanted to go to the vicinity of Xie's house tomorrow to check, but it was naturally inconvenient to be accompanied by someone, so he hurriedly refused.

"Then Miss Qiao be careful with herself, don't be careless and lose the silver!" Xu Yunxi quipped back to her, and everyone laughed knowingly again......

The three of them took advantage of the starry night to chat all the way back to the tavern.

Back at the tavern, Qiao Yiling went back to his room to rest. She lay on the bed and thought about everything about the day, and suddenly felt so embarrassed.

Ben was determined to leave the protection of his parents and become an independent heroine, but until today, the heroine has only seen an uneven road, and she actually lost her money, even if she didn't lose it, she was ready to use the family's money to help others, which was not appropriate.

Qiao Yiling finally knew the difficulties of navigating the rivers and lakes, but he was even more full of fighting spirit.

So I fell into contemplation, thinking about the way to make a living and where I was going in the future, thinking about it, I had a rough eyebrow, and I fell asleep with peace of mind.

The next day, after Qiao Yiling got up early to greet them, he went out on his own.

Along the way, listen to some movements along the way. Probably affected by the convening order issued by Yanyu Villa, the streets were full of guests and friends from all over the world, and they were all passing through Yongzhou, and they wanted to rush to Fenglai City as soon as possible to feast at Yanyu Villa.

Qiao Yiling would be full of curiosity about this, and listened to the wind along the way, and had already calculated the travel plan in his heart.

When she arrived at the south gate of Yongzhou, Qiao Yiling sat down in a tea house on the street, and when Xiao Er came to serve her tea, she took the opportunity to ask: "Hey, little second brother, I heard that there is a Xie Yan senior in Yongzhou, who lives near here, do you know?"

"The guest officer walked straight ahead for a hundred meters, and then turned right, and you could see the Xie family's mansion." Xiao Er enthusiastically showed her the way, and then asked curiously: "Is the guest officer looking for someone?"

Qiao Yiling shook his head: "It's just that I have heard of the famous name of my predecessors, and I occasionally want to take a look at it from afar."

"I'm afraid the girl is going to be disappointed."

"Oh?"

Xiao Er lowered his voice: "Master Xie is out of the house, and it is said that he is going to deal with some personal matters."

"Little second brother, you seem to know something?" Qiao Yiling's face was full of doubts and curiosity.

Xiao Er smiled proudly, glanced around, and continued to whisper to Qiao Yiling: "I heard that Master Xie found a distant relative for Gongzi Xie, but Gongzi Xie was not satisfied, so he secretly ran away in the middle of the night. Master Xie recently went to make amends to his in-laws. ”

Qiao Yiling looked at Xiao Er with a shocked expression.

"Don't believe it, I'm close to Miss Ying'er from Xie Mansion, and I haven't mentioned anything she told me secretly." Xiao Er mentioned that the girl Ying'er had a little blush on her face.

Qiao Yiling smiled: "Look at you, you are all shy, it can be seen that you are in love with this Ying'er girl, I wish you a good marriage soon." As he spoke, he took out a silver ingot from his sleeve, "This should be my wedding wine money, and besides, thank you for telling me this secret news." ”

Xiao Er was a little flattered, and thanked Qiao Yiling repeatedly. At this time, a few new guests came, and Xiao Er hurried to greet him.

Qiao Yiling sat and sipped tea, secretly amused in her heart, she disliked the son of the Xie family who she didn't know, who knew that others also disliked herself, and ran faster than her.

Qiao Yiling already knew what was going on, and also knew that his father didn't find him, so he was already relieved, and went back without staying any longer after paying for the tea. Back at the inn, Qiao Yiling packed his luggage and went to bid farewell to Sheng Lingyun and the others. There was a knock on the door, but no one answered.

Qiao Yiling went downstairs to let the shopkeeper say a word, just in time for Xu Yunxi's graceful demeanor, shaking the folding fan and coming in from outside the door. "Is Miss Qiao leaving?"

"Hey! Brother Xu, I was about to leave a letter for you, thank you for taking care of you for these two days. ”

"Has Miss Qiao finished visiting Yongzhou City? Walk in such a hurry. Xu Yunxi was a little surprised, he didn't expect Qiao Yiling to leave in such a hurry.

"Almost, Brother Xu, I bother you to say goodbye to Brother Sheng on my behalf, there will be a period later." Qiao Yiling clasped his hands into fists and saluted.

Xu Yunxi didn't say anything more, and returned the salute with a fist: "Miss Qiao, be careful on the road, there will be a period later."

In this way, Qiao Yiling said goodbye to Yongzhou and went all the way south.

The grand event of Yanyu Villa is scheduled for April 11, and there are nearly 20 days to go.

"Yunxia" had previously taken over a business from Jiang Xiaotian, and it was necessary to find out the identities of all the participants this time to avoid confusion. Now there is another extra task, to find out the murderer of Shen Shiyi as soon as possible, and to return the flame knife to justice, so these days are very busy.

Sheng Lingyun and Xu Yunxi discussed for a long time and decided to divide the troops into two ways.

Xu Yunxi started from the west along the original route, secretly collecting the transactions and interpersonal relationships of the various sects participating in the meeting. And Sheng Lingyun first went to secretly visit the Flame Dao Sect to appease the emotions of his disciples, deal with the affairs of all parties left by Shen Shiyi, and then go to the Xiandu Sect to investigate whether there was any difference in the whereabouts of the charter wind, and the two agreed to meet at the Xianting Residence in Fenglai City three days in advance.

At this time, on the other side, in Linshan County, Qiao Yiling officially started her sword rivers and lakes.