She Yi and a few people went out of the lobby, An Yixue went back to the yard where she lived first, the thin monkey patrolled the villa, and Yue Mochou also went back to the backyard to take care of Ruoruo. In the lobby, there were only two brothers and sisters, She Yu and She Yi.

The brother and sister did not go back to the inner courtyard, but walked straight to the gate of the villa. The gatekeeper opened the door, and the two of them went out of the gate, standing on a high slope not far away, looking out at the lush woods at the end of the line of sight below the villa.

The Cottage is located on a relatively high hill with a winding road leading to the bottom of the hill with a relatively gentle slope.

However, standing on this, it still gives people a feeling of arrogance against Ling Ran.

Below the mountain, the lush forest is the fox forest, and the fox forest is very large...... Starting from outside the north gate of Luoyang City, it extends to the west and north. On the west side of the hill, due north extends with the primeval forests of the mountain.

The mountain is very large, very wild, very remote, and rarely inhabited.

She Yi and her sister She Yu stood on the high slope outside, watching quietly.

The two housekeepers who had just opened the door stood in the back not far away, cautiously watching their surroundings. Cai Bian's side is wrong with Xiaoyao Villa, and now the night is dark, if someone hides in the dark and waits for the opportunity to be unfavorable to She Yi and She Yu, it is also possible. As the housekeepers on duty at night, although they have some skills, they will never be as powerful as She Yi and She Yu. However, it is their duty to protect She Yi, and they will be very dedicated.

She Yi is the master they are willing to follow, and the idol they admire until they admire. The water flows to the lower places, the people go to the higher places, and the good birds choose trees to perch on. They follow She Yi, in addition to their respect for She Yi, they naturally hope to live a good life with She Yi.

At this moment, in the southwest sky, there is a hook of oblique moon, which is obscured by clouds, hazy, and occasionally a halo can be seen.

The clouds roll and overlap.

In the blink of an eye, the time for a stick of incense has passed, and the hook of the oblique moon in the sky has been completely obscured by the clouds. The fox forest in the distance looked even darker, with only a few vague outlines in the distance.

She Yi and She Yu still didn't speak, looking calmly, the brother and sister hadn't seen each other for a few years, and it was rare to enjoy this quiet feeling.

At this moment, there was a hazy howling sound from the direction of the fox forest, which would change and fluctuate, like an animal calling, and like the sound of a strange musical instrument. The sound is not very high, and if it is placed in the daytime, it is difficult to hear, and even in the dark, if you don't calm down and listen carefully, you may not be able to hear it.

She Yi's calm face fluctuated for a moment, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly, revealing a hint of a smile. He was quite relieved, as if he didn't feel strange about the sound of hoc.

She Yu was slightly surprised, as if she was a little surprised, she was standing here, just wanting to enjoy the long-lost warm feeling with her brother She Yi.

Unexpectedly, I was able to hear this strange sound unexpectedly.

She hadn't been here for a long time, she had come out in the middle of the night, but she had never noticed and heard such strange noises. She Yu turned her head slightly sideways and looked at her brother She Yi.

Seeing his brother She Yi's calm expression, he stopped talking.

After hesitating for a moment, he turned his head sideways, looked at the direction where the voice came from very seriously, listened to it for a while, and couldn't help but turn his head sideways, wanting to ask, still seeing She Yigujing's expression, after hesitating again, he looked back at the direction from which the voice came.

"Listen carefully, it's good."

She Yi didn't look at her sister She Yu, but said lightly.

"Well, brother...... This voice has always been there? ”

She Yu asked.

"It's not always there, but you can only hear it when it's dark at night."

"No wonder, I've been here for so long, and I've never heard of it, hey, no ......"

She Yu was surprised.

She Yi's brows furrowed, as if he was a little puzzled.

(This voice is like a song, in the past, Ruoruo often snuggled up to him, and the two listened together.) It only stops or disappears when it is completely "played", and tonight it was less than two-thirds of the way "played", and it came to an abrupt end, which is a bit strange).

"Brother, the voice is gone."

"Hmm."

"Let's go back...... Didn't you say that there is still a lot to do? ”

She Yu turned around and glanced inside the villa and spoke. After their brother and sister were reunited, she rarely had the opportunity to be alone with her brother. She wanted to say something she wanted to say, but she was hindered by the few families not far away. Now the inner courtyard is empty, and if the two of them go back, no one will disturb them.

"Well, you go back first, I'll go down the mountain for a walk."

She Yi's frowning brows loosened, and he said lightly.

"Oh...... I'll go with you. ”

She Yu hesitated for a moment and then spoke.

She is different from Ruoruo, if it is Ruoruo, she will ask She Yi why she went down the mountain and what she went down to see. And she won't, what her brother She Yi wants to do, she won't stop it, and she won't ask, and what her brother She Yi thinks is right, she will also think it's right, even if others seem to be wrong.

"Okay!"

She Yi turned around, explained a few words to the two family members not far away, and then walked down the hillside with She Yu.

Although the mountain road is winding, it is very wide, and the brother and sister walk on this mountain road, not very fast, nor very slow. As you walk, talk about the past and the present......

……

At the gate of the north city of Luoyang City, Lu Hao and Cai Bian took a carriage and a few subordinates to the gate of the north gate. At this time, the north gate was closed, and the officers and soldiers guarding the gate were also resting in small houses near the city gate.

Now in a peaceful and prosperous world, there is no need for them, the officers and soldiers guarding the gate, to scrupulously abide by their duties and stand on the city wall to patrol the night as they did during the war years.

Cai Bian sent a subordinate to summon the officers and soldiers who were guarding the door to come and open the door, but the subordinate had passed half a pillar of incense, and there was still no movement.

"Lord Lu, the fox forest is very barren. There are often bizarre things going on. ”

"Really?"

Lu Hao said lightly.

"That's true, it is said that there are spirits in that fox forest, and some people even lost their surnames."

Cai Bian said very seriously.

"Lord Cai, if Lu is not mistaken, Lord Lu should be the great Confucian of science in our Great Song Kingdom...... How can you blindly believe in ghost things. ”

Lu Hao seemed to be smiling.

Cai Bian was stunned, and then smiled awkwardly.

"Haha, what Lord Lu said is true. Old and confused...... This fame was in vain. ”

Cai Bian shook his head and said with relief.

"Lord Cai, Lao Ji is determined to be thousands of miles away."

Lu Hao turned his head sideways and said solemnly.

At this time, the subordinate sent by Cai Bian to summon the guards came back.

"My lord, the officers and soldiers guarding the gate refused to come and open the door, saying that it was late at night, and the door would only open if there was a token to leave the city or a token from the Joyful Villa."

"What?"

Cai Bian raised his eyebrows, two cold rays shot out of his eyes, and his anger was undisguised. He remembered clearly that as long as the people who came to the north gate of the north city said that it was Xiaoyao Mountain Villa or Hongchen Inn, the officers and soldiers guarding the gate would immediately open the door, and they would not use the so-called token at all.

Just a while ago, after he negotiated with Cui Zhizhou, he canceled the privileges of Xiaoyao Mountain Villa and Hongchen Inn.

Unexpectedly, the privileges of Xiaoyao Villa are still the same, but he can't even make it convenient for him to be a dignified official of the court, this person is lost.

"You didn't tell him, did I come?"

Cai Bian said with a gloomy face.

"That's it...... The officer and soldier said......"

"What did you say?"

"Say...... Say, the one who stands in the way is ...... It's you, Lord Cai. ”

The subordinate said nervously.

"What!"

Cai Bian drank all over, the corners of his mouth twitched a few times, a burst of green, a burst of white.

"Lord Cai, there is no need to be angry, Lu will go over and take a look."

Lu Hao got out of the carriage and walked straight over there. The eagle guards who accompanied him followed behind Lu Hao and followed.

Less than a moment.

Lu Hao came, and the officers and soldiers guarding the gate also came over two or three people, two of them took the key to open the city gate, and the other followed behind Lu Hao, with a flattering face.

Cai Bian glared at the officer and soldier coldly, clenched his fists tightly, and slowly released them. He didn't speak again. With all the thoughts in his heart, he will make these people pay.

After leaving the city gate, after walking far away from the officers and soldiers who opened the door, Lu Hao smiled slightly after seeing Cai Bian's still gloomy face.

"Lord Cai is still angry about what happened just now?"

"How could the old man be so stingy."

Cai Bian pretended to be disappreciative and said.

"Heh, doesn't Lord Cai want to know, what method did Lu use to make the officers and soldiers guarding the door willing to open the door?"

"Lord Lu has the token of the Imperial Forest Army, how dare the little guy guarding the door disobey his orders?"

Cai Bian's tone was a little mocking, a little sour.

"Lord Cai misunderstood, although Lu was the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, he didn't have that token. Just now I just gave some silver taels and a dozen dots. ”

Lu Hao said with a smile.

"This ...... Haha......"

Cai Bian couldn't help but laugh.

"Lord Lu, Cui Hao, the state of Zhizhou, should also come to an end."

"Maybe!"

Lu Hao didn't reveal his emotions.

"Hey, it's going to rain?"

Lu Hao looked up at the sky, the sky was pitch black, the clouds overlapped, and the air that flowed before was much duller, quite a sign that heavy rain was coming.

"The mountain rain is coming, and the wind is full of ......."

Cai Bian said with a sigh.

"Lord Cai's words are wrong, even if the mountain rain is coming, let it be as quiet as a pool of stagnant water."

Lu Hao looked at Cai Bian with a smile.

"Yes, yes!"

"Huh?"

Lu Hao's brows suddenly furrowed, and the eagle guard who followed behind Lu Hao also showed a cautious expression on his face, and several people put themselves on guard.

Just now, the faint hocing sound stopped abruptly.

"Lord Lu, what's wrong?"

Cai Bian saw the solemn expressions of Lu Hao and the others, and asked suspiciously.

Lu Hao waved his finger and motioned to Cai Bian not to speak. Cai Bian nodded, no longer spoke, but followed Lu Hao and Eagle Guard's gaze into the depths of the jungle.

Listen quietly, deep in the jungle, calm as water, there is a faint ho sound from the depths of the fox forest, this sound is like an animal call, and like a kind of instrumental sound, the sound is mellow and gentle, sometimes high and sometimes low......

Lu Hao glanced at the entourage of Eagle Guards, and two of them swished, turned into an afterimage and disappeared out of thin air, appearing on the edge of the jungle one hundred and ten steps away.

Then there was another whoosh, and the two eagle guards disappeared without a trace.

Cai Bian gasped, and the two guards who accompanied him to protect him showed envious expressions on their faces. sighed in his heart that Lu Hao's Eagle Guard really deserved his reputation. Not to mention anything else, this flexible body alone is very accessible.

Lu Hao and the others stood in place and did not move forward.

About half a pillar of incense, two black shadows flashed from the woods and appeared in front of Lu Hao.

"How?"

Lu Hao asked.

"I haven't seen anything weird, but ...... There is a smell of blood on both sides of the road ahead, there should be a fight, a section of branches on both sides of the road was cut off by a sharp sword qi, the knife edge is smooth, there is no incision, it should be sent by the sword qi, so that the internal strength of the person who moves is extraordinary, I am afraid that it is not under our wait. ”

One of the eagleguards spoke.

"Take me to see it."

Lu Hao said lightly.

The eagleguard nodded, and the two of them walked ahead and walked down the road. After walking for about a mile, several people came to a roadside. This road is a turning point, and the trees on both sides are very lush.

There was a faint stain of blood on the road, and although the blood had dried up and been licked by some jungle beasts, if you looked closely, you could still see a vague outline.

Lu Hao walked to the side of the road, and the side branches of one of the small trees stretched out from this end to the top of the road, and one of the branches as thick as a finger was obviously cut off by something.

Lu Hao reached out and grabbed the branch, pulled it down, and looked at the broken branch.

Although this broken branch is not thick, it can be broken by an ordinary child with great strength, let alone weapons and the like. However, this section is flat, as if it was automatically broken off.

Lu Hao had a solemn expression on his face. Ordinary people look at this section of the broken branch and can't see anything. But he can see that this kind of cross-section can only be achieved if one person's internal strength has reached an extremely deep level. The sword itself has no qi, and the so-called sword qi is not emitted by the sword, but the internal strength of the person is released through the sword.

Can use sword qi to split this branch...... The corners of Lu Hao's mouth moved, what a profound internal skill it takes to do this.

If he was not mistaken, it should have been a man walking forward in a carriage, and several people rushed up in front of him, and the people in the carriage slashed into the air with a sword...... All those who rushed up were killed...... The bodies of these people should have just rolled down the sides of the road.

He let go of the branch in his hand and walked along the side of the road, and when he came to a bush, he stopped, crouched down, and brushed the branch away with his hand, and there was a blood stain on the bottom of the bush, and a white finger bone. Apparently, he had guessed correctly, except that the stumps had been eaten by the beasts of the jungle.

Lu Hao stood up, his heart heavy.

"Lord Cai, where does this path lead?"

Lu Hao looked at Cai Bian and asked.

Cai Bian stared at this bend, in a daze, he didn't seem to hear what Lu Hao said just now.

"Lord Cai?"

"Oh! Yes...... This road leads to Escape Hills. ”

Cai Bian hurriedly said.

"Can you get anywhere else?"

Lu Hao then asked.

"No, this road is not an official road, it is repaired by Xiaoyao Villa itself, and usually no one else takes this road except for Xiaoyao Villa's own people."

Cai Bian replied.

"So...... The people in this carriage last night were heading to the Joyful Villa? ”

Lu Hao's heart was a little timid.

"Lord Lu, let's be honest, the person who died here should be Zhang Liu, who I sent here to monitor Xiaoyao Villa. I didn't expect them to have an accident. ”

Cai Bian said with some shame.

"Oh, could it be those little ruffians sent to assist Lord Cai? It seems that there is some impression. Is it ......? ”

Lu Hao took a deep breath, and an ominous omen was born in his heart.

"It's just a few of them. Lord Lu, what do you mean? ”

Cai Bian saw Lu Hao's solemn expression and asked cautiously.

"It's nothing, I'm just worried about someone who shouldn't be there. If they do show up, I'm afraid we won't have a chance to finish this Loose Mountain Villa anytime soon. ”

Lu Hao said slowly.

"They? I don't know who Lord Lu said they were? ”

Cai Bian looked puzzled.

"Lord Cai, there are some things that we ordinary people can't understand. Presumably Lord Cai knows something about the Red Lady back then. ”

"Heavenly ............"

Cai Bian hesitated for a moment, only said two words, and then didn't say any more, with a somewhat nervous expression on his face. Most of them know She Yi's life experience, known as the first bandit in the rivers and lakes, the Red Lady is the closed disciple of the legendary Tianji Old Man, and She Yi is the illegitimate son of the Red Lady.

It is precisely because She Yi hangs the signboard of his mother's red lady that he can have such a high reputation in just one year. The imperial court once issued an announcement saying that the red lady was dead. Everyone is also the death of the red lady.

But whether he is dead or not, no one can guarantee. If the red lady is still alive, she sees someone dealing with her son, and once she takes revenge...... How horrific are the consequences......

"Lord Cai doesn't need to panic, even if they show up and save that thief for a while, they won't be able to save a lifetime!"

A sneer appeared on the corner of Lu Hao's mouth.

"Good! When Lord Lu said this, he must have a trick in his heart to deal with it, and since this is the case, Cai is relieved. Where there is a law, there is no way to rely on it, that female bandit has plagued me for several years in the Great Song Dynasty, and now that little beast is the same. If you don't get rid of it, it will become a great harm one day! If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools, since we can't hurt that little hole, let's go back to the house for the time being, recuperate, and after everything is ready, get rid of the little beast in one fell swoop with the power of thunder, what does Lord Lu think? ”

Cai Bian's "righteousness and heroism" are categorical. has been in the officialdom for a long time, even if he runs away, he will say that he is high-sounding and justified.

"Lord Cai's words are reasonable, but since we are out tonight, it doesn't hurt to take a look first. Lord Cai, don't worry, there is someone in my Lu to keep you safe. ”

Lu Hao smiled slightly, he had heard of Cai Bian's cautious style. (To be continued.) )