Or maybe he noticed, but didn't want to think about it.

The more I thought about it, the more I shuddered.

Illusion! Illusion! Illusion! He gritted his teeth and climbed the stairs upstairs.

The lights are brighter and brighter than usual.

The second floor was soon there—the hallway of the old-fashioned apartment was built into an open-air wall, and the handrail gave a view of the street in the distance—but there was no one on the street, and there was no light.

Zheng Bang didn't dare to look out, he trembled and took out the key from his hand, and changed it several times before opening the door.

There was a creak, and the room was pitch black.

Of course, Zheng Bang patted his chest and touched the light.

Squeak - a loud noise, passing through Zheng Bang's eardrums, he screamed in horror, but the echo drifted only himself - the big tree to the window was blown to the pane by the wind, it was the voice.

Zheng Bang shook his head self-deprecatingly, he didn't expect that he was scared half to death.

He exhaled, and without even shutting the door, he hurried to the opposite window outside the drawing-room, and struggled to open it—the pane was so stuck by the branches, and it took a great deal of effort to break them.

The window slammed open, and Zheng Bang's forehead was covered with beads of sweat.

That's when he noticed a letter on the living room table.

Believe it is not strange. Chai Guangmo didn't show up for the past two days, but he would leave a letter like this - but this time it was a bit strange. The letter was not neatly encased in a cover, but lay on the table in a large and square shape like a message note.

There are no instructions on the paper, just a short line of words.

The light in the room was dim, Zheng Bang turned on the flashlight and shone it on the table, he looked at this short line of words—a line that ordinary people can read in less than a second, and he was stunned for five minutes.

His face gradually faded and turned pale.

He was silent, his throat twitching slightly, and he reached out and grabbed the small piece of paper on the table, his eyes flickering slightly.

Book:

The organization took action to wipe out, and did it at night, Brother Zheng Bang was in danger, and he must evacuate when he saw this book, please go to the new apartment in the village, and hurry up! Chailiu.

Zheng Bang chuckled in his heart, crumpled the paper into a ball, tore it to shreds, and turned his head.

"Yo."

The light suddenly disappeared, and the flashlight in his hand fell to the ground, and the whole room suddenly became pitch black.

All I heard was a sigh in the darkness.

Three pairs of bright eyes sparkled - there were three more people in the room, who were they? Zheng Bang's mind was full of clouds.

Before Zheng Bang could react, there was suddenly a hot pain in the back of his head. One of the three slowly came to him, took a sip, and said with a smile:

"Toast and don't eat."

"Boss, do you really want to go?"

"Don't worry, this is the safest, I've already given you the deposit, right?"

"Damn, why don't you just die honestly?"

Zheng Bang's head was confused, he reached out to grab something, but his mind was muddy. Then, even the voice was not very clear, and I only felt a burning pain in my back and chest.

"Take it away."

It was the last voice he heard, confused, even a little like a female voice.

In the early morning of the next day, the ceremony was held as scheduled, and Xiao Xiao, who had been in retreat for three days, appeared with a red face.

Zhao Leng was mixed in the crowd, her face was flushed, and she was in a hurry.

Zheng Bang, who had planned it, disappeared, and no one was seen in his apartment. There were no witnesses in the entire alley, and there was not a trace of the house.

But the letter was gone.

Chai Guangmo said that this is a professional crime, and the methods are very skillful, and it is likely that they are old acquaintances.

Old acquaintances - Zhao Leng can only think of those vicious gangsters in Lincheng.

It seems that they are really not dead yet, and as soon as the spring breeze stirs, they all resurrect. It's just that this time it's here, and the number one object of suspicion between the two is naturally Blue Phoenix, but it's a pity that she hasn't shown the slightest flaw so far, and her actions are so thorough that she doesn't want to talk, and she doesn't let the two of them get close to the stranger.

And the only one who can touch the core of the ritual is naturally Zheng Bang.

But at the most important moment, he disappeared.

For this reason, Chai Guangmo and Zhao Lengbing split into two ways. Zhao Leng was in charge of the guards at the ceremony site - she appeared in disguise, and the unexpected gain was naturally to confirm the safety of Qian Bin and Xiao Wang. But he still didn't see Zheng Bang.

Chai Guangmo was responsible for following the clues of Zheng Bang's disappearance all the way down.

For some reason, he was extra confident this morning.

"I already have eyebrows."

When he said this to Zhao Leng out of thin air, Zhao Leng was also a little confused, and he didn't know what the "eyebrows" he said was, what kind of case it was.

didn't have time to ask, Chai Guangmo disappeared without looking back.

It looks like the situation is urgent.

They have not had direct contact with Zheng Bang in the past few days, because Chai Guangmo said that this is very dangerous, and they can only write a note when necessary, but the current situation obviously does not allow it.

The ceremony is scheduled to take place at 12 o'clock at noon.

Although Zhao Leng was full of puzzlement, he had no choice but to rush to the scene, and according to the previous plan, he would observe the actions of the blue phoenix first.

With a stomach full of questions, she arrived at the ceremony site in the center of the village in a short time. Located not far from the village office, the mourning hall is a detached wooden house, which is quite different from other buildings in the village.

After all, the whole structure of this house is like a hollow pavilion, but there are wooden planks separated by wooden boards everywhere, and it seems that you can vaguely see the appearance of the house, but you can't really see it.

The huge doorway statue is two stone statues.

When Zhao Leng arrived, the door was already full of people. For the villagers, this ceremony seemed to be an important event, so it was crowded early in the morning.

Zhao Leng added a few clothes to the village according to Chai Guangmo's instructions, and dressed herself up like other villagers, in order not to attract too much attention.

The only thing to worry about is Chai Guangmo.

He went out at dawn, and there was no news at this time.

According to the plan, he was supposed to return to the scene before the ceremony began, and the two met up with a set of joint ideas - Zhao Leng held his breath and looked at the high platform set up in front of the mourning hall, and the figures on the high platform shuttled, coming and going, at this time, tables, chairs and benches had been piled up, and the sacrificial line had been erected, and the ceremony was about to begin, but he still didn't see Chai Guangmo.

I'm afraid that this agreed idea won't come in handy.

Zhao Leng pondered secretly in his heart.

She was thinking about it, when there was a sudden "dang" sound on the stage, and the sound of metal crashing suddenly killed the noisy human voice, and Zhao Leng was so frightened that his eyes were about to jump out of his socket. She hurriedly looked up and saw a person holding a golden gong in his hand, and struck it three times, and the villagers in the audience quieted down very tacitly.

The blue phoenix straightened the hem of her clothes and came to the stage.

Zhao Lengxin said, it's over, it's over, it's already started.

Chai Guangmo only said that he would wait for him to arrive at the scene before taking the next step. Zhao Leng has no clue about the specific task, and now that others are not there, what should he do? Just watching?

"Lord Xiao Xiao, please."

Blue Phoenix has always spoken vigorously and resolutely on stage, without the slightest bit of mud and water.

With a wave of her hand, the two people next to her took off their shirts, revealing their raised tendons, and reached out to grab the huge stone door behind her, one by one, gritting her teeth and slowly unscrewing the door.

Inside the door, as the sunlight poured in, the reflection of a gorgeous costume shone into the eyes, and the villagers in the audience couldn't suppress their excited expressions, and even began to applaud and cheer.

As the crack in the door gradually cracked, a girl with a pale face slowly came out of it-Zhao Leng narrowed her eyes, this person must be Xiao Xiao-she was dressed very gorgeously, and at a glance, she felt that there were more than a dozen layers, yarn, cotton, silk, all kinds of colors were wrapped around her body, and the fluttering skirt was even more shining in the sun.

Zhao Leng was stunned for a second, and the applause was thunderous.

After a while, the hall in front of the mourning hall suddenly fell silent.

Blue Phoenix nodded, entered the house, bowed her head respectfully, and invited Xiao Xiao out, she took a step, for fear that it would be inappropriate, her expression was upright, and her face was sweating.

Zhao Leng looked at it, and couldn't help but sweat.

In this way, one advance and one retreat, the blue phoenix went backwards and invited Xiao Xiao out. Xiao Xiao, who had been closing his eyes and recuperating all the time, didn't say a word, and his body seemed to tremble slightly.

Coming to the center of the high platform, Xiao Xiao waved his hand, and the blue phoenix bent down respectfully, gave a salute, let go of Xiao Xiao, and took a step back.

Zhao Leng's heart was pounding.

She also seemed to hear the hearts of several villagers around her, and she followed suit.

Is something going to happen?

Zhao Leng gritted her teeth, only to see Xiao Xiao's eyelids trembling, slowly opened, a pair of bright moon-like eyes slightly sideways two dark lights, crystal clear eyes floating, she spoke:

"I've kept you waiting."

Just made a sound, but the villagers in the entire hall suddenly became excited, competing for applause.

Zhao Leng couldn't quite understand. According to Chai Guangmo and Zheng Bang, the attitude towards Xiao Xiao is generally not accepted by the villagers. She remembered that the two had said that when Xiao Xiao first returned to the village, it was also the day that Blue Phoenix announced that he was going to hold an inheritance ceremony.

The village can be regarded as exhausted of this foreign "heir".

After all, what they recognize more is the Blue Phoenix.

But why is it that when it comes to rituals, the attitudes of these people change a hundred and eighty degrees? Zhao Leng was puzzled, she looked around, found an old man who was quite old, and asked him in a soft voice:

"Hello, I'm a stranger, and I don't know much about the customs of your side - I would like to ask you, what are you happy about?"

The old man's sideburns were gray, the amount of hair on the top was worrying, and his body was thin. He glanced at Zhao Leng and saw Zhao Leng, his cloudy eyes jumped slightly, and said:

"You don't understand."

"I don't understand?"

"Yes, you're from outside, so you can't figure it out. I'm afraid that the young people are just following the blind coaxing, and only those of us who are old and immortal can see it. ”

Zhao Leng felt a little proud in his heart, he seemed to have found the right person.

"Tell me about it." Zhao Leng grabbed the old man's arm with both hands, blinked, and was coquettish.

The old man smiled bitterly and said, "Looking at Lord Xiao Xiao's current appearance, you can know that so many years of forbearance have not been in vain, and the cultivation has been fruitful. ”

"Forbearance? Practice? The more Zhao Leng listened, the more confused he became.

The old man was surprised: "So you don't know? ”

Zhao Leng nodded: "I'm a tourist." ”