The early winter morning was very cold, and last night it snowed again, and the next morning it was white and even colder.

Chengshan and Gongsun Yu, who returned to the room, found that Shao Hui was not lying on the bed and slept soundly, and Shao Hui did not find any breath in the room, where did he go?

The two of them hurried downstairs and searched everywhere in the temple. At this time, the monks of the White Horse Temple had already had breakfast in Wuguantang, and a little monk was carrying a tray to bring them food.

"The donor gets up early. This little monk is very polite, seeing Chengshan and Gongsun Yu nodded and said hello, he looks clever and lively, very cute, he became a monk at a young age, it seems that he will have a great cultivation.

"Little master, have you seen another person? It's the tall monk who was walking with us. Chengshan took the initiative to ask to see what clues he could have.

"I haven't seen it. The little monk remembered Shao Hui, although he also had a bald head and a standard sea blue, but Shao Hui's speech and demeanor did not look like a well-behaved monk at all, and he looked very interesting.

Generally speaking, monks should not live in the squatter room of the guests when they enter the temple, but should live in the monk's room, but Shaohui is very special and actually broke this precedent. He doesn't go to morning class, he doesn't go to Wuguantang for breakfast, is he still asleep in bed?

Chengshan thought that Shaohui was bored in the room, and saw that the monks in the temple had risen early to eat, and also rushed to join in the fun.

Gongsun Yu felt strange, so he pulled Chengshan around the temple, they didn't let go of every corner, and even the firewood room looked carefully, but they didn't find any trace of Shaohui.

I didn't find Shao Hui, but I saw Yuan Yijie shivering in the pyre, who had spent his time here last night. The firewood room was warm next to the stove, but it seemed that he had eaten nothing, and he looked hungry.

After all, he was also a spirit collector, and Chengshan couldn't bear it a little, so he stepped forward to say hello. "Have you eaten?"

"Not yet. Yijie looked at the two of them coming over, and felt a little strange, and they actually shushed and asked for warmth, and they didn't seem to have malicious intent.

"Let's go to our room. Chengshan took the initiative to invite him, and Yijie was a little surprised.

"Is it appropriate for me to go?" he looked timidly.

"Let's go. Chengshan couldn't help but say, pulled up Yijie and dragged him to his room.

The little monk had already put the food on the table and went out, there was no other person in the room, and Chengshan showed Yijie sitting at the table of the Eight Immortals.

Yijie looked at the food on the table and swallowed his saliva, although the breakfast in the temple was very light, but this was no different from a delicacy for him, he hadn't eaten hot food for several days, and now it was freezing outside, and he really didn't know if he could make it to Luoyang alive.

"Eat. Gongsun Yu also sat at the table of the Eight Immortals, and he knew what Chengshan wanted to do.

Hunger had overcome fear and dignity, Yijie glanced at the two of them again, and after getting the tacit approval, he put his hands together and stuffed the food into his mouth. He looked around as he gobbled it up, wondering why the two people in front of him didn't eat breakfast.

After the storm, a table of vegetarian food was eaten by him, he wiped his mouth with his sleeve, looking satisfied, he gently put away the dishes and chopsticks, and seemed to know the rules very well.

"Where are you from?" Chengshan saw that he had finished eating, and wanted to ask him a few simple questions.

"I'm from Jungnan Mountain. Yijie still repeated this sentence.

"What are you doing in Luoyang?"

"Go and visit an old man. Yijie was very vigilant, he looked at Chengshan and Gongsun Yu carefully, and felt that these two people were indeed different.

"Were you in the firewood room all the time last night?" Gongsun Yu's expression was very cold, and he was verifying his thoughts.

"Yes. ”

"Do you hear anything?"

"Nope. "The firewood house and the dormitory are in the backyard, and although there is a wall, if people walk back and forth, they can still hear the sound. And on a snowy night, Shao Hui is a big living person running around, and he will definitely be discovered.

"Where did you get this sword?" Chengshan noticed that the sword that Yijie had placed beside him seemed to have been around for some years, the scabbard was polished brightly, and the spike of the sword had fallen off.

"It was given to me by the master. ”

"Who is your master?"

"The master won't let me speak. Yijie speaks without leakage, and he sits there in a proper manner.

The conversation seemed to have reached an impasse, and Chengshan felt that he had done his job as a good person, so he asked Yijie what he planned to do next.

"When are you going to Luoyang?"

"I'll leave in a moment. ”

Chengshan and Gongsun Yu glanced at each other, there was no Shao Hui's breath in the White Horse Temple, and they were also going to go out to find it, and Yijie seemed to have some suspicions, and he might be able to find Shao Hui with him.

"We're going to Luoyang today, why don't we go together?"

"Okay. A smile appeared on Yijie's face, in fact, he was in his twenties, about the same age as Chengshan, but he was tanned and looked more mature. Of course, I was very happy to hear that someone was traveling with me, and that he was a benefactor who had helped him and had a full meal, so how could he not agree to this small request? Perhaps the problem of food and clothing along the way could be solved smoothly.

Chengshan and Gongsun Yu packed up their things, went to the guest hall to say goodbye to the guest master, and prepared to go on the road with Yijie.

"Aren't you still one person?" Yijie remembered that when they came, there were three people, and there was a tall monk, how did they become two people when they left?

"He stays here to place orders. Gongsun Yu replied casually, the meaning of the pending order is similar to entering the house, referring to the monk to stay in the temple, that is to say, Shaohui temporarily lives in the temple to practice.

Yijie listened thoughtfully, he didn't notice that Shao Hui came out to say goodbye just now, which seemed a little unreasonable. But he didn't ask in detail, after all, he was not familiar with it, and everyone must have his reasons for doing things.

The sky is clear on an early winter morning, and the sun radiates a dazzling light, reflected by the thick snow, which makes it impossible to open one's eyes. The three of them walked in the white snow, carefully testing the road ahead.

"How old are you?" Shao Hui wanted to continue to learn about Yijie's situation, he was full of curiosity about this spirit collector more than a thousand years ago, and he didn't know what kind of experience they would have?

"I am twenty-three years old, and I belong to the serpent. ”

"I'm also twenty-three, the same age!" Chengshan was a little excited, but Yijie looked older than him, with a vicissitudes of life.

"How many brothers do you have?" Chengshan was still talking, he felt that Yijie didn't like to talk, if he didn't take the initiative to ask, he would keep silent and walk with his head down.

"Three brothers, I have two older brothers. ”

"What are they doing?"

Yijie didn't answer the question, he suddenly stopped, and he stared at Chengshan. "Who the hell are you, and why are you asking me this?"

Chengshan was taken aback, he thought that these questions were insignificant, just small talk, why was Yijie so nervous?

Gongsun Yu glared at Chengshan next to him and told him to shut up as soon as possible. In this era of white terror, many people's life experiences may be very miserable, and if they ask too much, they think they are eagle dogs sent by the imperial court.

"I'm just asking, there's no malice. I am an only child and have no siblings. Chengshan hurriedly played the round, and he felt that the atmosphere was a little awkward.

"Only child?" Yijie thought the term was very strange, he had never heard of it.

"It's just that my parents only have a son like me, and nothing else. Chengshan smiled slightly.

"Oh, that's what it means. Yijie also eased his emotions, he thought that Chengshan was speaking in Sanskrit.

Chengshan wanted to continue chatting with Yijie, but he saw Gongsun Yu's face and knew that it was time to shut up, so they continued to walk forward one foot deeper and one foot shallow. After walking for a short time, we came to a small village. It was already very close to Luoyang City, and they could see the city wall further on, so they decided to take a break here first and find a place to eat.

Chengshan made a big move, and they went into a tavern, ordered a few dishes and a pot of wine, and invited Yijie to drink together. Of course, Yijie was very happy, although Chengshan asked him a lot of strange questions just now, and some of them also touched his bottom line, but the other party generously invited himself to dinner, this is a great honor, and those unpleasantness just now disappeared in an instant.

When they are full of food and drink, they are ready to get up and move on.

Out of the small village, they walked forward for another three or four miles, in front of them was a mess of stone hills, and they could see the Luoyang city wall when they went around. There is a cemetery on this rocky hill, and the trees on the hill have long since withered and yellow, and it looks very desolate.

"What are you doing in Luoyang City?" Yijie suddenly asked, which made Chengshan feel a little surprised.

Chengshan and Gongsun Yu had been searching for Shao Hui's breath, and they obviously felt that Shao Hui had been kidnapped and headed towards Luoyang. Last night, Chengshan gave Shao Hui a white jade bracelet to protect him, so Chengshan and Gongsun Yu were not worried about his safety, they only needed to follow the breath left by the white jade bracelet, and they would definitely be able to find him, and they just wanted to see where Shao Hui's fate was?

Yijie suddenly asked, but Chengshan didn't know how to answer.

"Let's go to Luoyang City to find an old man. Gongsun Yu interjected next to him, he felt that Chengshan sometimes talked a lot of nonsense, and he couldn't get to the point at the critical moment.

"What a coincidence. Yijie smiled slightly, he looked up at the rocky hills on both sides, and it seemed to be very familiar.

At this time, five masked men suddenly came out of the pile of rubble next to them, "poof, poof, poo", they were tall, their faces were covered with black veil, and they all held a bright steel knife in their hands! The five people formed an arc and surrounded Chengshan and the three of them in the middle.

"How can there be a robbery!" Chengshan was taken aback, turned his head to look at Gongsun Yu, but he didn't expect a sword to be on Gongsun Yu's neck.

"What are you going to do!"