Liu Yingjie's sudden disappearance became one of Xie Qingning's heart problems in the next few days, because she couldn't tell whether the other party was attacked by the Wu family in Dangyang City or killed by other people......

Xie Qingning's thoughts couldn't be calmed down for a long time, until the group finally stepped into the edge of Xizhou, looking at the dense and endless primeval forest around them, as well as the only sheep intestine trail ahead, the dark sky was full of thick clouds rolling, the bleak wind was howling, and it seemed that heavy rain would fall at any time, and everyone couldn't help but mumble.

"It's still good in Nanzhou, the four seasons are like spring, and you can see warm sunshine almost every day. This entry into Xizhou is like the sky is about to collapse, which is really boring. Xie Huazhao's words made everyone think so, Xie Tan smiled, "It is said that Xizhou is poor and bad, and I didn't believe it when I first came, but later I learned that why there are poor mountains and bad waters here, it is all caused by this impermanent weather." You see, it will rain at any time, the sun will shine at any time, and what's more, it is a cold winter for most of the year, and you can see snow here almost all the time, which can be regarded as a different landscape. ”

"Really?" Lan Zhihua's eyes lit up slightly, and he asked in surprise, "Can you really see snow scenes often?" ”

"Of course, it's just that it's spring, and I'm afraid it's not so easy to see snow."

Lan Zhihua couldn't help but purse his lips in disappointment, and quietly glanced at Xie Huazhao with his eyes.

Xie Huazhao, who didn't look at her at all, was saying something in Lan Yongzhi's ear, snickering a few times from time to time, and seemed to be in a good mood, but this happiness always made Lan Zhihua unable to squeeze in, and his mood was inevitably a little bad.

Two hours later, when the night had just darkened, everyone finally saw a small village more than ten miles ahead, and thought that they finally didn't have to sleep in the wilderness tonight, and their spirits were shocked.

Unfortunately, the village was so barren that the houses were all low tiled houses, and the light was dim, and the smoke of a few cooking houses was blown away by the cold wind as soon as it rose into the sky, and disappeared in an instant.

Xie Tan first went to explore the road and found a farmhouse that was willing to receive them, although the conditions were a little simpler, but they had a hot meal to eat, and there was also a room that could shelter them from the wind and rain.

In the middle of the night, it really started to drizzle, and everyone stayed up all night in the squeak of the wind blowing the window sash and the sound of the leaves rattling outside the house, and when it was dawn, the wind stopped raining, and the faint sunlight actually poked out most of their faces from the clouds, shrouding the poor land of Xizhou, and seemed to bring some vitality and vitality to the people living here.

After Xie Qingning practiced for most of the hour in the early morning light, he walked out of the house and walked around the village.

Since she is traveling, she naturally wants to appreciate the customs and customs of various places, understand the changes in terrain and weather, and she knows in her heart that the more she is in a harsh environment like Xizhou, the easier it is to nourish incomparably powerful demon beasts, as well as some organizations or professions that are spontaneously formed in order to kill these demon beasts.

For example, the profession of "hunter" is particularly common in Xizhou, most of them are not monks, but because of the long-term hunting of demon beasts, they have refined their tenacious physique and ferocious means, this primitive martial art is very popular in Xizhou, and it is also one of the factors that make the rest of the continents more afraid.

Although Xie Qingning pays more attention to the training of ontological strength in this life, she is only a girl raised in the deep boudoir after all, and she is naturally not as good as the natural training conditions here in Xizhou, so she also hopes to get the opportunity to exercise with the help of this trip, so she tries to seize every opportunity to listen and watch more, learn and practice more.

In the early morning, the village is exceptionally quiet, occasionally the peasant woman has just returned from washing by the river, and when she sees her, she is smiling and nodding, and the folk customs are also simple, most of the people are busy cooking breakfast, and the smoke curls up, but it also reveals a quiet tranquility.

Xie Qingning looked at the poultry walking all over the ground, breathing in the fresh air of the mountains, and a rare moment of tranquility surged in his heart.

At this moment, she was alarmed by the sound of horses' hooves rushing forward, and looked up to see several horses galloping towards her, and immediately several people were fierce and vicious, as if the comers were not good, she could only stop and let go to the side of the village road, and silently watched a few horses pass by, and the people on the horses looked at her with curiosity, until they stopped at the door of a farmhouse at the east end of the village.

After the gang got off the horse, they rushed directly into the house, and soon there were cries and begs for mercy from inside, accompanied by the sound of crackling debris falling to the ground, which completely shattered the tranquility of the early morning, and also attracted the attention of countless villagers.

Xie Qingning heard an old couple in the house behind him whispering, "This is the fourth son of the Li family who is here to collect rent, right?" Every time I come, I have to make a lot of noise, and if this continues, it will only force the people in the village to leave one after another to see who they still charge rent. ”

The son of the Li family? Xie Qingning raised his eyebrows, still standing on the side of the road and watching the movement in front of him, until he saw the gang dragging a skinny man out of the house, regardless of how the man cried wolf, throwing it into the muddy ground was a punch and kick, and the slightly more gorgeously dressed son kicked and scolded, "Xiong San, do you think you don't know about going home secretly, ah?" If you can't hand over the three-year rent money you owe to my son today, you will pay it back with your cheap life! ”

The man named Xiong San only cared about holding his head with his arms to protect his face, and his screams were heartbreaking, which made people feel extremely unbearable.

That Li Gongzi seemed to be tired before he stopped, looked up at the villagers who were all standing outside the door, and shouted, "If you haven't paid the rent this year, you will give it to Young Master Ben quickly, otherwise you will be killed and blamed Young Master Ben for not reminding you!" ”

When the onlookers heard this, they immediately shrunk their necks and fled back into the house, for fear of attracting the eyes of this son again and causing more trouble.

Xie Qingning saw that the man named Xiong San was about to be killed, a trace of fierceness flashed in his eyes, and he raised his leg and was about to go over to dissuade him, when a black shadow suddenly crossed out of the corner of his eye, rushing into the house at a very fast speed, pulling left and right, and actually threw out the six vicious domestic servants in the blink of an eye, and fell so much that he cried his father and called his mother, and he was endless.

Li Gongzi was stunned for a moment, and when he looked up and saw the person coming, his face changed slightly, but he stretched out his hand and pointed to his face and said, "You...... Stinky stones, you're looking for death, aren't you? I didn't beat you up last time, do you want to do it again! ”

The young man named Shi was wearing tattered clothes, and his hair was loose like a bird's nest, but he stared at him with a pair of cold eyes, without saying a word, but the fierce aura released from his body also made Li Gongzi afraid, and he didn't dare to take half a step forward.