The rain was very heavy, and before she could find a place to shelter from the rain, Hongyan was already soaked, her clothes were clinging to her body, and the rain kept flowing down from the ends of her hair and dripping on the ground, which was very embarrassing.

The Nine Heavens Gate stands on the towering Xuyan Mountain, and the clouds and mist in the door are ethereal, like a fairyland.

After entering the Nine Heavens Gate and heading to the west, a large lotus flower swayed among the clouds.

It's a pity that it's late autumn now, and I didn't have the opportunity to see the picturesque beauty of thousands of lotus flowers blooming in the clouds and mist.

A man dressed in the blue and white clothes unique to the Nine Heavens Gate stood on the bridge.

The man's appearance is not very stunning, but he is extremely attractive, and he has the feeling that a Mo Shangzi is as warm as jade.

The man held a note in his hand, and the middle-aged man who was facing away from him in front of him, peeling lotus seeds and eating them, said, "Xiao Baozi said that he would return in a few days, don't read it." ”

"Humph!" After eating the last lotus seed in the lotus pod, the middle-aged man threw the lotus pod into the pond in front of him, and turned around, "I heard that this painting building has recently obtained a new treasure, she must have gone to the painting building to play." ”

Although the middle-aged man is middle-aged, he does have very few wrinkles on his face.

When you look closely, you will find that he, no, it should be her, has no Adam's apple in his throat.

"Master, then, are we waiting for Xiao Baozi to come back by himself?"

"Qi Hua, are you stupid?" The second elder glanced at Qi Hua with an idiotic expression.

Qi Hua touched his head, not knowing what to say.

The second elder pointed to a hut looming in the thick fog in the depths of the pool, and said to Qi Hua, "Before the retreat, the little junior sister asked our master and apprentice to take care of the little bun for her, and now that she is about to go out, we must not arrest the little bun back." ”

"Ahem, let's talk about it," the second elder clenched his hand into a fist, put it to his mouth, coughed a few times, and continued, "If she knows that we secretly put the little bun out to play, she must not change the way to fix us." ”

"Yes," Qi Hua looked at the endless lotus pond, "This year, Uncle Xiao has planted too many lotus flowers than in previous years, and the work of peeling lotus seeds is really unbearable." ”

"Alas, yes," the second elder sighed and shook his head, "You go back and pack your baggage, and tomorrow morning you will prepare to go down the mountain to the painting building to catch the little buns." ”

"yes, okay." In response, Qi Hua turned around and was about to leave, but was stopped by the second elder.

"Forget it, let's go down the mountain today, you go and pack your baggage, remember to bring more food, and I will go to the senior brother in charge to steal it, no, bring two good horses."

Before I knew it, two days had passed.

At this time, Hongyan had already arrived outside the lost city, and the painting building was close at hand.

Hongyan dismounted, patted the horse's head, pointed in the direction he came, and let go of the reins.

As soon as the reins were delivered, the horses ran away, dusting their red faces.

How can it look like the white horse that this girl let go? When you leave, you have to raise the girl in dust.

Hongyan wiped the dust from his face, pursed his lips, and entered the city.

The lost city is worthy of walking the first floor of the world, the painting building sits in the array, and the city is quite prosperous.

Not only are the streets much wider than in other cities, but even the goods sold by the vendors are much more precious than those in other cities.

Tired and dirty, Hongyan couldn't stand his embarrassed appearance, and he had no intention of wandering around, so he went straight to an inn and asked for a room.

After washing and changing clothes, Hongyan felt a lot more relaxed, and then he was in a better mood, and he lay on his side on the bed and fell asleep.

When I woke up, it was night, but it was not quiet.

Hongyan got out of bed, walked to the bedside, and pushed open the window with both hands.

Outside, the sky was dotted with stars, and the moonlight was pouring down, not like the rain of the previous day, it was pitch black.

The inn was not closed, Hongyan was a little hungry, so he asked Xiao Er to bring him some food, and gave him some silver, and asked him to buy clothes for himself.

There was no sleepiness at all, Hongyan took off the veil, went to the silk around his neck, lay down by the window, and looked at the night scene outside the window in a daze.

Below, several drunken men were squirming and supporting each other to move forward, and one of them accidentally fell and lay on his back on the ground.

"Good...... What a handsome little lady. The man who fell and was lying on his back on the ground saw the red face on the third floor of the inn lying on the window looking at the stars and moon, and his eyes were full of amazement.

The other two men, although they were also drunk, knew that their companion had fallen and were about to help him.

One of them thought he wasn't drunk, so he walked towards the man lying on the ground in a daze, and laughed at him, "I'm afraid you've drunk too much and hallucinated, these three watches in the middle of the night, where did the little lady come from." ”

"Hey...... Oops......"

"Boom."

"Hmm......"

The two men who tried to help their companions up not only failed to pull their companions up, but also caused them to fall to the ground.

It was also a pity for the brother who was about to be supported by them, and was pressed under him by the two brothers who wanted to pull him, and became a cushion, and he was so stunned that he even vomited out a lot of the wine he drank.

Pressed by them, out of breath, the man struggled desperately.

Hongyan was attracted by them, looked down at them, and couldn't help but laugh out loud, but pulled the wound on his neck that had just scabbed.

She immediately covered her mouth with a painful red face, closed her eyes, and frowned.

When I looked out the window again, the three drunken men were gone, and only three white bones with a little flesh and skin were left on the ground.

Hongyan was shocked, and hurriedly jumped down from the window, wanting to check.

As soon as she arrived downstairs, she was about to walk towards the three white bones, when a strong hand grabbed Hongyan's arm and stopped her from going.

When I looked back, it was actually Nangong Xuan, who was dressed in white, pursing his lips and looking cold.

Hongyan looked puzzled and looked up at Nangong Xuan.

Nangong Xuan was silent, his eyes stared directly at the three white bones, to be precise, it should be the direction where the white bones were lying.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Hongyan wanted to check the situation again, so he pulled his hand hard, but Nangong Xuan's strength was too great, and Hongyan couldn't break free.

Hongyan was a little annoyed, and with his other hand, he wrote two words on his chest: Let go!

"Don't get into trouble!" Nangong Xuan said in a low voice, but he still didn't let go of Hongyan's hand.

Hongyan rolled her eyes, followed Nangong Xuan's gaze, and glanced at the three white bones.

As soon as his eyes swept over, Hongyan noticed something, and when he looked at it, there was actually a dense layer of ants under the bones.

At this time, the ants were gnawing on the remaining flesh and skin on the bones, and their scalps were numb for a while.

It was the first time for her to see this kind of scene, and then she said goodbye to Nangong Xuan, and when she returned to the room, she saw the picture of ants eating the flesh and bones of corpses, lingering.

I didn't feel that there was anyone else before, but Nangong Xuan told this girl not to get into trouble, so to speak, those ants must have been deliberately driven by someone, and there must have been a third person there at that time.