Ling Jing smiled slightly, and came to a place, leaning on the hill on one side, separated from the lake by a long causeway, which was even more secluded. The two of them grabbed the reins of their horses from a long distance away, and stopped by the lake, beside them a row of willow branches swaying, and the breeze carried a fresh smell of lake water.

The two looked into the distance, only to see that there was a row of stone steps at the foot of the mountain winding up, looking up along the stone steps, turning a few corners, they saw a large piece of plum forest, the old stem was oblique, the branches and leaves were dense, imagine the plum blossoms in early spring, the fragrant snow was like the sea, and it was inevitable that the viewing could not be exhausted.

And in the depths of the Merlin, a large manor with a high wall of Zhumen can be faintly seen, but the two are too far apart at this time, and they can only see a part of the manor poking its head out of the Merlin from a distance, as for the situation inside, it is unknown.

"Lianyi, that's Meizhuang." Ling Jing stretched out his hand and pointed to the depths of the merlin, lightly exhaled a breath of turbidity, and said, "We have finally arrived here." ”

Lian Yi nodded slightly, looked at the manor in the depths of the plum forest, and said softly: "Childe, should we go to explore the reality of this plum village first?" ”

"There's no hurry." Ling Jing looked into the distance, and after a little muttering, he said, "Let's rush to Hangzhou in the starry night, although the speed is already extremely fast, but it is difficult to predict whether Xiang Wentian has also arrived here at this time. If this man has already gotten ahead of us, that's not a good thing. ”

After all, he has never been able to determine Xiang Wentian's whereabouts, although the two of them are not slow, but if they can't grasp Xiang Wentian's movements first, it will be a little too passive.

"Let's take a look around here first and inquire about the news, but we can't get too close to Nameizhuang, so as not to startle the snake." After Ling Jing spoke, he urged the horses under his seat and began to slowly move forward along the lakeside with Lianyi.

The two rode horses and walked slowly, the place where the plum village is located, the scenery is indeed very beautiful, and there are few pedestrians in the past, which adds a bit of seclusion.

The air on the shore of the lake was slightly moist, the light sprinkled all over the lake, the microwaves on the lake were golden yellow, and occasionally a few pure white wild geese swam through the lake, making a "quack" sound.

Ling Jing and Lian Yi walked together for a while, but seeing that there were few pedestrians on the road, they couldn't even see half a figure, which made Ling Jing feel a little depressed.

After walking for a distance, I finally saw a thin man walking down the mountain on the side of the mountain road, this person was old-dressed, his face was still a little gray, he had a big black axe pinned to his waist, and a bundle of wood on his back, which looked like a nearby woodcutter.

"Finally a living person." When Ling Jing saw this woodcutter, he couldn't help but sigh, and said in his heart: "This "Four Friends of Jiangnan" also chose a place, and only after walking for a long time did he see a figure, it seems that these people really want to live in seclusion. ”

Seeing him sigh, Lian Yi couldn't help but cover his mouth and smile.

Ling Jingce immediately stepped forward, walked to the woodcutter, and said, "This big brother, stay here." ”

When the woodcutter saw the two delicately dressed young men walking in front of him, a man and a woman, he was a little ashamed of himself, and secretly glanced at the beautiful woman who was like a fairy descending to earth, his face turned red, and he couldn't help but bow his head, and said, "Childe, is there something wrong?" ”

Ling Jing clenched his fists slightly, and said: "I am playing here with my wife today, but I see that there is a big manor in the depths of the plum forest on the mountain, and I want to go up and have a look, but I don't know if the owner here likes to meet guests?" ”

The woodcutter was slightly stunned, then turned his head and pointed to the manor on the mountain, and said, "What did the son say?" ”

Ling Jing nodded, but saw the woodcutter with a wry smile on his face, and said, "Childe, I advise you not to go there." ”

"Oh? Why did the eldest brother say this? Ling Jing smiled and asked.

"The four owners of Namei Village have been here for several years, but these people have strange tempers and never see customers. It is not uncommon for the gate of the plum village not to be opened once for several months. The woodcutter said with a strange look on his face.

"I see." Ling Jing's heart moved, but he sighed on his face, and asked again as if he was a little unwilling: "Then what visitors has this Meizhuang received recently?" ”

The wry smile on the woodcutter's face was even worse, and he said, "Don't laugh, my family lives near here, and there have been no visitors to this plum village recently, but I haven't seen a living person enter it in the past few years." ”

"That's it" Ling Jing sighed slightly, as if he was quite regretful, and then clasped his fists and saluted, "It seems that these owners really don't like to meet guests, so I won't bother." Big brother, thank you. ”

Ling Jing turned around, nodded to Chong Lianyi, and the two rode away from the place again.

The woodcutter looked at the backs of the two of them leaving, stood for a long time, and thought to himself, there is such a beautiful woman in this world, tsk, if that girl could say a few words to me, how good it would be.

Ling Jing and Lian Yi walked forward for a while, and after riding a few corners, they gradually walked back in the direction of the city, it was not that Ling Jing didn't want to inquire more, but there was no one around to ask, so they had to turn around and go back.

"Childe, it seems that Xiang Wentian did not arrive before us, so when are we going to do it?" Lian Yi sat on his horse and turned his head to ask.

Ling Jing looked ahead, his eyes were a little wandering, and he muttered, "Although the woodcutter's words are credible, we'd better confirm it for ourselves first." In this way, you will go to Meizhuang tonight to investigate the situation, if the "Four Friends of Jiangnan" has not made any changes, it means that Xiang Wentian has really not arrived in Hangzhou yet. ”

"As for the future plan, let's think about it in the long run."

The woodcutter was just an ordinary person, and it was impossible to keep an eye on Meizhuang's movements all the time, so he still had some doubts about the woodcutter's words.

"Well, then I'll go to Meizhuang tonight to have a look." Lian Yi nodded, now her injuries have been healed, and her strength has recovered, that is, Huang Zhonggong, the most powerful owner of Meizhuang, her martial arts should be a little worse than her, if she enters Meizhuang, be cautious, it should be difficult to be discovered......

This night, Ling Jing stayed in the inn in Hangzhou City, and at night, Lianyi changed his night clothes and quietly went to Meizhuang alone.

If it was before, Ling Jing would naturally go to Meizhuang to investigate in person, but now that his martial arts are not as good as before, it is more appropriate to do this matter in Lianyi, even if it is really discovered in the end, with her martial arts, it should not be difficult to get out.

Ling Jing sat alone in the wing room of the inn, with a pot of wine on the table, he looked at the wine glass in his hand, and then fell into deep thought.

Now that he and Lianyi are already in Hangzhou City, all the plans can be implemented, but Xiang Wentian is really a variable, and he still has to think of a way to delay him first.

Otherwise, when his plan begins to be implemented, this person suddenly jumps out of the trouble, which is very unbeautiful.

And there is one more thing, he is still a little unpredictable, today he and Lianyi have stayed near Meizhuang for a long time, but he has never received a prompt from the system, if according to common sense, he is now in this plot, and this plot still has a pivotal position in the main line of this world, so how can the system not even have a hint?

About an hour later, the window in the wing room suddenly "creaked", a cool breeze blew into the room, and there was a biting chill, and the candle flame on the table was blown by the wind and shook slightly.

A slender figure flashed to Ling Jing's side, and the night clothes on her body highlighted her delicate body, and the lines were perfect.

The woman smiled and said, "Childe, the inside of the plum village is very quiet, everything is normal, and nothing seems to have happened." ”

"That's fine." Ling Jing's heart was relieved, a smile appeared on his face, and he said, "It seems that we are really ahead of Xiang Wentian." There was a gleam in his eyes, he thought for a moment, and said: "If my expectations are not bad, Xiang Wentian will definitely rush to Hangzhou in the near future, and when the time comes, let's wait for the rabbit, and we must not let Xiang Wentian easily approach Meizhuang." ”

The two rested in the inn for a while, and the next morning they left their rooms and found a place to stay near the dock outside the city. If Xiang Wentian wants to rush to Hangzhou as quickly as possible, it is certain to take the waterway.

Two days later, it was noon, the air was in the air, there was a faint burning sensation in the air, the wharf was crowded, the passengers and porters came and went in an endless stream, the people here were noisy, there were laughter and scolding from time to time, and the shouting came.

After a while, a passenger ship stopped at the edge of the dock, and the passengers on board rushed down, of all shapes, including some warriors.

At this moment, a tall old man stepped down from the boat, he had a yellow turban wrapped around his head, his clothes were rich, but his complexion was a little sallow, but his eyes were very bright, and occasionally flashed with a shrewd light.

The man was carrying a bag on his back, and the bag was swollen, apparently not a lot of things, and the end of a scroll above the bag was exposed.

After the old man got off the boat, he laughed, and then tidied up his clothes a little, and then left the dock and headed south.

In a hidden corner outside the dock, Ling Jing's eyes were firmly fixed on the old man, and he suddenly said to Lian Yi beside him: "Lian Yi, let's follow quickly." ”

He and Lian Yi waited near this dock for two days, and never saw any suspicious people, although he had never seen Xiang Wentian's appearance, but the things that this old man carried showed very big flaws, and he was almost seventy percent sure that the old man was Xiang Wentian himself. (To be continued.) )