Chapter 174: Sunset City
Qianmian is a person who walks the rivers and lakes, not to mention that he has gathered a lot of contacts and knows a lot of Taoism in the Ten Palaces Yama before. Rao is now the Ten Palaces Yama has been exterminated by the imperial court, but the hundred-legged insects are dead but not stiff, and some doorways, Lu Rujing walked in a hurry, and there was no time to change.
In the wind-blown sand belt of the border pass, there is an inn.
The male owner of the inn was originally an ironworker, and later married the shopkeeper of the inn, and it became a family, so the east head of the iron, the west end of the inn, the two sides are correct.
Qianmian went to the blacksmith shop, and glanced at the blacksmith who was holding his arm and hammering iron, "Two taels of pig iron, three taels of molten iron, are sold cheaply in one place, is one or two enough?" ”
The blacksmith was stunned for a moment, and looked ahead in disbelief, "Divine doctor? How are you? ”
"Why not me?" Qianmian sighed, looked around at the wind and sand on all sides, "You are happy, you have unloaded the burden on your shoulders, and you have come here to be free, marry a wife and have children." ”
The blacksmith smiled innocently, "Thanks to you, I picked up a life to have a chance to have such peace." Doctor, what's wrong with you? It's not a good thing to come here. ”
People who walk the rivers and lakes, unless they encounter difficulties, who will run here to eat the wind and sand? Something must have been committed, or he was chased and killed, and he had to run out of the gate to try to survive!
"Can you see that this Lu is like a mirror?" A thousand faces asked.
The blacksmith shook his head, "No." ”
Qianmian was surprised, "Haven't been here?" So how did he get out? ”
Seeing the people behind Qianmian, the blacksmith hesitated.
"Come here!" A thousand faces whispered.
The blacksmith hurriedly stepped forward, and Qianmian muttered in his ear for a while, causing the blacksmith to almost kneel down for Shen Muxi, but was finally dragged by Qianmian, "It's okay, don't look at what place this is." ”
"Yes, yes, yes!" The blacksmith smiled, "Then are you guys going to get out of the customs?" ”
Shen Muxi stepped forward, "Lu Rujing really hasn't been here?" ”
The blacksmith shook his head very affirmatively and led the person to the direction of the inn, "In the early years, we had to go through our way out of the customs, but later the government investigated tightly, and gradually no one came, so they all changed their paths." ”
"Where's the change?" A thousand faces asked.
The blacksmith thought for a moment, "Then I'll have to ask my mother-in-law." ”
Entering the door, there are many diners sitting in the lobby of the inn, and the shopkeeper is holding his hair in a bun, twisting his thin waist and walking around the hall, occasionally laughing with the guests.
"Daddy!" The little girl pounced on her, crying out in a milky voice.
The blacksmith picked up the child and smiled proudly, "My daughter." ”
"It's beautiful!" Shen Muxi admired.
Hearing this, the strong man also blushed, "Follow the child and her mother, beautiful!" ”
After that, the blacksmith shouted, "Daughter-in-law, come here!" ”
"Hey, it's coming!" The shopkeeper's smile Yingying withdrew from the guest table, walked towards everyone, and looked at the dress in front of him, he couldn't help frowning, and looked at his man suspiciously, "Boss, what's the matter?" ”
The blacksmith put the girl on the table, "This is my life-saving benefactor back then, these are the benefactor's friends, arrange for them to stay first, and I will talk to you slowly about the rest." ”
The female shopkeeper smiled and nodded, "Got it!" Come along, everybody! ”
is not only her man's savior, but also her savior.
"The place is shabby, don't be disgusted!" The female shopkeeper led everyone up to the second floor, all of which were earthen kilns, built with earth and stones, but the wind protection was excellent, "This place is tight in the wind and sand, so it can only be done like this!" ”
"Thank you!" Shen Muxi nodded in respect.
"Sit down first, I'll go get you some water!" The female shopkeeper turned to leave, and when she walked through the corridor, she didn't forget to throw a smile at the guests who were joking below, "It's delicious and delicious, and if it's not enough, you can talk." ”
"The shopkeeper is so polite, how can we be polite to you?"
Below, there was a lot of laughter.
Yuegui heard a little harshly, and looked at Qianmian in confusion, "What kind of place is this?" ”
"This is the only way to go to Guanwai, the strange thing is, why didn't Lu Rujing pass through here? It stands to reason that it shouldn't. Qianmian scratched his head, "Could it be that Lu Rujing was afraid of being discovered, so he deliberately took a detour?" ”
"The blacksmith lied." Bo Yunxiu's face was cold.
Thousand faces were surprised, "How do you know?" I have a life-saving grace for the blacksmith, how could he lie to me? ”
"Didn't you see that something happened to him, do you want to go back and ask your daughter-in-law?" Bo Yunxiu sighed lightly, "This place is the one who is in charge, and this woman is the key to everything." You have the grace to save your life, but this time is different from the past, and it is not the same! ”
Shen Muxi narrowed his eyes, "You mean, Lu Rujing must have passed from here, and they let him go by themselves?" ”
"No one knows the affairs of the court better than me." Bo Yunxiu had a cold face, "It's true that there is more than one way to go to Yingguo, but if you want to get out of the customs, you have to have a document, and if you don't have a document, you have to take money, and the silver money is stripped layer by layer to form a chain, and the big fish eat the small fish!" This matter was mentioned in the court, but most of them turned a blind eye. ”
"Why?" Shen Muxi was puzzled.
Bo Yunxiu led her to sit down, "The border is difficult, who wants to come over, if there is no sweetness, do you really think you can keep people and officials?" As long as it doesn't cause any big trouble and can keep the border peaceful, the court will not be embarrassed. ”
"So the blacksmith is lying." Huang Li gritted his teeth, "What do these two people want to do?" ”
"The man was a little hesitant because of the life-saving grace of a thousand faces, but the woman was different." Bo Yunxiu narrowed his eyes, "We have nowhere to go for the time being, let's stay tonight, and we must be vigilant." Let's find out how they sent people out of the customs first! ”
Qianmian didn't speak, his face was difficult to see the extreme, and he probably didn't expect that the person he had treated with his heart would end up being ......
"Now you know, what it's like to have your conscience eaten by a dog, right?" Han Busu smiled coldly, "How is it, do you feel like you have a knife in your heart, oops, it hurts so much that it is called scratching your heart and lungs!" ”
Thousand Faces glanced at her and didn't speak.
"Han-senpai?" Shen Muxi pursed his lips, "Don't say it again." ”
"Well deserved!" Han Busu hummed a small tune, obviously in a good mood.
Thinking about it, looking at the appearance of a thousand faces, most of the anger in her heart disappeared in an instant.
At night, the blacksmith and the shopkeeper waited for good food and drink.
When all the dishes on the table were served, no one dared to put down the chopsticks easily, but Han Busu took the lead, "I'll taste the taste first, yo, this sauce beef tastes good, and this wine, the taste is strong enough!" ”
Everyone looked at her like she was feasting, and they were a little stunned.
"Don't look at it, all the chopsticks, this sweat medicine is not enough, at most let you sleep for a few hours, and you will be fine as soon as it dawns tomorrow!" Han Busu nibbled on the roast chicken, "The old lady has been eating those poisons, and she is really tired, this will taste the fireworks in the world, but it is really good." ”
"Senior Han, eat slowly!" Shen Muxi hurriedly poured a glass of water.
"I don't want to drink water, I want to drink!" Han Busu's mouth was full of words, grinning with swarthy teeth and smiling happily, "This wine is soft and scattered, and I lost a little interest, but fortunately, the wine is good wine, don't worry!" ”
At the door of the room, Huang Li and Yuegui stood left and right, each holding a sword in their arms, looking at the blacksmith couple with cold eyes, and standing out of the majesty of the door god.
"Guys, what's this kidding?" The blacksmith smiled innocently.
"Joke, you think we're joking?" Since Han Busu didn't play his cards according to reason, Qianmian was naturally not polite, he was already holding back a belly of fire, which would be even more gritted teeth, "I don't want you to know how to repay your kindness, so I know you well, I don't want to help just say it, why bother with these little tricks to harm people?" ”
The blacksmith's smile gradually receded from his face, and finally became a cold color, "You and Butang betrayed the Ten Palaces of Yama, which involved the helm of the rudder, and the Immortal Monarch had to escape from the gate with his son." Qianmian, you are kind to me, but the king of the underworld is not as kind to me as a mountain, how can I betray the king of the underworld for a villain like you! ”
"Yo, a scum like Lu Rujing, and such a loyal dog? It's amazing. Han Busu took a bite of the bone, "No, dogs are the most loyal, and they know how to distinguish between right and wrong, where can you be up to." ”
"You!" The blacksmith gritted his teeth.
Han Busu chewed the sauced beef in his mouth, and smiled so disdainfully, "The old lady has dealt with these things for most of her life, and eating poisonous insects, snakes and ants is commonplace, and the two ignorant juniors still dare to show off in front of them." Pierce you, that's the blessing of your ancestors who smoked green smoke and cultivated for eight lifetimes. If you kneel on the ground and kowtow to the old lady twice, the old lady will hold down the coffin board of your ancestors for the eighteenth generation for you, otherwise you will be sent to worship your ancestors tonight! ”
Everyone's eyes widened, this Han Busu's ability to scold people is really ......
Shen Muxi originally wanted to say a few words, but now that she heard this, she would stop there, or forget it, she really couldn't scold people so happily.
When he said this, the blacksmith and his wife were red-faced, and they couldn't wait to go up and break her.
"What are you staring at, are you staring at who is staring bigger? You are a cow, I am not a cow, you have the ability to chop the meat on your body and drink with the old lady, if you dare to chop me, I dare to eat! Han Busu nibbled on the sauced beef.
Although Shen Muxi and Bo Yunxiu had phoenix Gu and phoenix Gu, they were somewhat afraid of things like sweat pills and soft tendon powder. But Han Busu is different, Han Busu is riddled with poison, and it is to use Lianmeng sweat medicine and soft tendons to disperse these objects, which have long lost their effectiveness to her.
"Why, why are you okay?" The female shopkeeper's face changed drastically, "You ......"
"Fault!" Han Busu frowned, "I said it so clearly, you are actually a living deaf man, and you have a pair of ears that attract the wind." ”
Qianmian finally couldn't hold back, and his tense face burst out laughing out loud because of the emotional fluctuations on the blacksmith couple's faces, "Hahahaha...... I couldn't hold back ......"
"You ......" the blacksmith suddenly shook his hand, rolled out a few hoops from his sleeve, and took a stance.
"Yo, you're going to fight?" Han Busu burped, "These things are all dirty, you'd better not move, go back and pack them back for me, don't waste them." I can't finish eating, and I have those little things! ”
Dot?
"What's the little thing?" The female shopkeeper had two more short blades in her hand, "Close the door today, no one wants to run!" ”
Bo Yunxiu snorted lightly, only thinking it was ridiculous, these fools who can't do anything about themselves!
Who is Han Busu? She really has no martial arts, but she still has Gu people, as well as all kinds of poisonous insects, snakes and ants, in the box at the door, and she is safe during the day, but at this moment, she ......
Shen Muxi and Bo Yunxiu had already sensed the imminent movement from the poisonous insects.
Sure enough, there was a rustling sound.
"Stand still." Shen Muxi spoke.
Bo Yunxiu turned off the lights with an appropriate flick of his sleeves, and the lobby was instantly dark.
It takes time to get used to going from dark to light, and it's the same with light to dark.
Especially in the dark, the strange sound of rustling, as if something had crawled out of the ground, was quickly surrounding the inn, and gradually ...... The sound rang out from the rooftops, from the windows, and from behind him.
Yuegui and Huang Li's bodies tightened, and they instantly remembered the scene of Gu Mu Villa, and the hairs on their bodies stood up in an instant. That black and oppressive scene is really unforgettable!
"What's going on? What's going on? The blacksmith shouted.
Bo Yunxiu's voice sounded faintly, "How did Lu Rujing get out?" Where do we go now? ”
The strong men gathered outside instantly let out a cry like killing pigs, and their voices were terrible, which was particularly terrifying in this dark night.
When the female shopkeeper lit the candle with a fire fold, and saw the scene in front of her again, she screamed in fright, "Bugs? Bugger! ”
"Yo Yo Yo, just a few bugs, and scared like this, how can you open a black store?" Han Busu rolled his eyes and turned to look at Qianmian, "Look at the good relationship you are looking for, one or two black-hearted livers like you have no conscience, and sure enough, like things gather, they really didn't run out of this vicious curse circle." ”
Qianmian held his breath, "You just scold them, scold me for what I do, I'm still wronged!" They betrayed me, they want to kill me, and Lao Tzu saved him! ”
Han Busu drank a little wine, "The old lady also saved you, what is the result...... It's called retribution! Cool? ”
"You ......" Qianmian picked up the cup, remembered the contents of the cup, and put it down angrily.
"It's not easy to drink, I'll refine you into a Gu person, so you can drink happily." Han Busu's fingertips tapped lightly on the table, and a green and blackened poisonous snake crawled onto the table, quickly wrapping around her wrist.
She grinned at the thousand faces, "Would you like to take a bite?" ”
I don't dare to come out with a thousand faces, just ...... Nowadays, the most poisonous thing is not only the hearts of women, but Han Busu is poisonous all over his body.
"Where is Lu Rujing?" Han Busu's sharp nails passed through the snake's body, and after taking the snake's gall alive, he put the poisonous snake back on the table, letting it snag away, and the blood behind it was mottled.
The blacksmith and the female shopkeeper turned blue, and watched all kinds of poisonous insects crawling all over their feet, circling around the two of them, and cold sweat trickled down.
Soaking the snake gall in the wine, Han Busu raised his head and drank the wine in the cup along with the snake gall, "Or, try your gall?" Is my method of digging out snake gall fast and accurate? Is Lu Rujing as fast as me? Believe it or not, if I make a move, you may not even feel the slightest pain. ”
"You ......" the female shopkeeper panicked.
The shouting outside gradually faded away, and finally calmed down.
Bo Yunxiu sighed lightly, the palm wind stroked slightly, the surrounding doors and windows were all opened in an instant, and the black and oppressive insects outside instantly swarmed in.
"Don't challenge my patience." Han Busu knew that time was running out, "Where is Lu Rujing?" We're going to get out. ”
"Good!" The blacksmith hurriedly responded.
The woman yanked at him, "Are you crazy? ”
"Girl, where's the dominoes on you?" Han Busu ate and drank to his heart's content, burped, and stretched comfortably, "Take it out and show it to them!" ”
The domino is the symbol of the patriarch of the Protector, resting on the table and placed in the candlelight, how clear and dazzling.
"Patriarch?" The toughest is the woman, and it is this woman who kneels down first, "Patriarch! ”
"It's been a long time, it's the people who protect the clan?" Huang Li frowned.
Shen Muxi's face was slightly gloomy, "Since you know, let's hurry up and say that Lu Rujing is the culprit who killed the former patriarch and caused the destruction of the Guardian Clan." I don't care what you promised Lu Rujing before, now that I am the patriarch of the Protector Clan, there are some things I won't say. This Aunt Han is the daughter of the old patriarch, you should still remember her! ”
The woman's eyes widened in surprise, and she looked at Han Busu in front of her in disbelief, "The daughter of the old patriarch? Han does not stay! ”
But......
There is no resemblance in the sound and appearance.
"You girl, you can talk about yourself, what kind of majesty do you use me?" Han Busu was a little unhappy, and as soon as he slapped the table, the poisonous insects, snakes and ants quickly withdrew, but in the blink of an eye, the scene of black pressure completely disappeared.
"Are you really the patriarch of the Protector?" The woman asked, looking up.
Yue Gui took a step forward, "If it weren't for the master of my family, the protector has been driven out by the imperial court, and it was the master who pleaded with the emperor to intercede, and the emperor was able to pardon the crime of the protector, and now they all return to their homeland, and they will no longer take half a step out of the mountains and forests." ”
"Patriarch!" The woman cried, "My name is Luo Zhi, in the early years, the imperial court exterminated the Protectors, so I had to flee here, and then Lu Rujing found me, saying that I should settle here in a good place, and I will have a useful place when the time comes." Be sure to open the secret passage in and out of the customs so that it can be reused! ”
"Where is Lu Rujing?" Shen Muxi asked coldly.
Luo Zhi said, "It's been out of the customs for a long time, and I took Lu Guizhou with me, but I looked at Lu Guizhou as if he was delirious, and I don't know if he was drugged?" ”
"You get up first!" Shen Muxi's face darkened, "Lu Rujing has really entered Yingguo!" ”
"He said that Qianmian and Butang have betrayed the Ten Palaces Yama because of the glory and wealth promised by the palace, and they have caused the remnants of the Protector clan to die, and those who fled have suffered heavy casualties." Luo Zhi explained, "He also said that the Immortal Gate has been exterminated by the imperial court, and now the entire imperial court is coming towards the old department of the Ten Palaces Yama, so we must be careful." ”
The blacksmith opened his mouth and looked at Qianmian with shame, "I also specially advised, if you meet Qianmian Langjun, you must, you must, you must...... Kill them all and avoid future troubles. ”
"This bastard!" Qianmian took the case, "His own conscience was eaten by a dog, he hurt Han Lao Er, Han Busu, and the entire Hu clan back then, just to get the genealogy of the Hu clan, and now he still has the face to say such things?" Kill me? I'm ......."
"Do you want to poke yourself in the eye?" Han Busu asked, "After all, if you're so blind, it's useless to have these eyes." ”
Thousand Faces gritted her teeth and trembled violently, "You ......"
"Want to help?" Han Busu asked again, "Although I don't eat eyes, my ability to dig out my eyes should be similar to taking snake gall bladder, and I must be satisfied with Bao Jun!" Do you want to try it? Dissatisfied...... Don't want money. ”
Qianmian almost sprayed a mouthful of old blood on her face, this blunt knife kills...... It's so uncomfortable!
"Where do people come from?" Shen Muxi asked.
"The man goes through the secret passage, but the stand-in goes in the opposite direction." Luo Zhi hurriedly replied, "This is to hide people's eyes." ”
"Don't worry, now that you've found your way, it's much easier!" Bo Yunxiu clenched her hand, "If you find Lu Rujing, you can find Zhao Lianyi sooner or later, this line can't be wrong." ”
Shen Muxi narrowed his eyes, "I'm just afraid that they will be the first to get there." ”
"It's useless to be afraid." Bo Yunxiu turned his head to look at Luo Zhi, "What about Zhao Lianyi?" ”
"I don't know!" Luo Zhi shook his head, "We didn't know that Zhao Lianyi was also out of the customs. ”
With Han Tianming's corpse, it is not easy to preserve and conceal it, not to mention Zhao Lianyi's broken wrist, this injury will not be able to get better for a while, unless...... Someone to help her?!
Who could it be?
Bo Yunxiu didn't figure it out.
"Tomorrow, I'm going to get out!" Shen Muxi withdrew the dominoes.
"Yes!" Luo Zhi was categorical, "As long as the patriarch commands, Luo Zhi will not regret his death!" ”
"Didn't you shout and kill before? That would be a sign of loyalty! A thousand faces sneered.
"If you have drunk human white, you are not allowed to drink water?" Han Busu glanced at him, "Do you have to learn from you and drink to the end?" ”
Thousand Faces gasped for breath, almost fainting, and if it went on like this...... Sooner or later, he will have to be by this woman, alive!
The next day, it was dawn.
Luo Zhi and the blacksmith handed over the customs clearance document to Shen Muxi's hands, "Everyone is here, we will take you through the secret passage, these are just in case, in case something happens in the territory of Yingguo, there is still a document to defend yourself." ”
"Good!" Shen Muxi handed it to Yuegui casually.
The moon returned carefully, and after checking them one by one, it was handed over to Huang Li.
Huang Li verified it for the second time, and determined that this was a customs clearance document issued by the imperial court, and Fang sent it down one by one, and everyone kept it close to him, just in case. Going to Yingguo is considered to be a departure from home, how dare you be careless!
"Let's go!" Luo Zhi led the way in front, "Patriarch, you carefully step under your feet, the cave is uneven, don't knock you!" ”
"In this Ying country, are there any of Zhao Lianyi's fellow disciples?" Bo Yunxiu suddenly asked.
Even Qianmian was surprised, "I only heard that Zhao Lianyi and Han Lao Er are in the same door, but I haven't heard that there are other people in the same door, where did you hear about it?" ”
"If there is no help from the same family, or someone close to you, how can the body get out? Aren't you afraid of arousing suspicion? Bo Yunxiu asked rhetorically.
Thousand faces can't answer.
"Tut-tut, pretending to be the three knots in Taoyuan, in the end, everyone went to steal peaches to eat, so you obediently kowtowed, it's really good!" Han Busu sneered.
Qianmian gritted his teeth, "I don't know, what's wrong?" I don't know it, I don't know, if I'm as ruthless as them, I'll be ...... now."
"That's it?" Han Busu was afraid of him.
"Master, if you can't pass this level in your heart, don't be strong!" Shen Muxi sighed lightly, "Lest you be the one who gets angry in the end, it's you again!" ”
A thousand faces don't start, and his chest rises and falls violently.
Lao Tzu, forbearance!
This tunnel is bent and bent, and in some places it is low, and you have to bend your waist and drill through with your head against the top.
Seeing that he had reached the exit, Luo Zhi climbed the wooden ladder and knocked on the cover plate three long and two short, knocking three times in a row, before the cover was opened with a squeak, and the light above fell on it.
Bo Yunxiu silently moved forward half a step, hiding Shen Muxi behind him, staring coldly at the light.
Who knows who's up there?
Who knows if this Luo Zhi is a bait in order to lure them here to catch them all?
"Let's go!" Luo Zhi called lightly, grabbed the hem of his skirt, and climbed out.
"You're after me!" Bo Yunxiu turned her head to look at Shen Muxi, "If there is something, you will go back the way you came, remember?" ”
Shen Muxi nodded again and again, "Remember!" ”
Huang Li went up first, followed by Bo Yunxiu, and then followed by Shen Muxi and Yuegui, of course...... Qianmian didn't dare to compete for a position with Han Busu, so he could only watch Han Busu slowly climb up before he dared to step up.
The room was not too bright, and it was pitch black, but I could hear a noise outside, as if it was a market or something, and I could faintly hear the clamouring of the sellers.
The one who opened the cover was a small black man, looking about a teenager, with high eyebrows and eyes, and thick lips, and he didn't feel strange when he saw so many people coming out at once, but he just stretched out his hand to count the number of people.
"Six?" The black thin man turned his head to look at Luo Zhi, "Where are you going?" ”
"Sunset City." Luo Zhi opened his mouth and stuffed some silver into the black thin man's hand, "Good students take care of them, especially this girl, she is the most honored guest, you know?" ”
The black thin man was stunned, "You said that last time." ”
"This time it's different." Luo Zhi pursed his lips, "Be sure to ensure their safety, and there must be no mistakes!" Otherwise, see how I clean you up. ”
After speaking, Luo Zhi stepped forward and saluted Shen Muxi, "Patriarch, his name is Ale, if you have anything, just tell him, and he will help deal with it." When Lu Rujing was going to the city of Sunset Branch, he was also sent by Ale. ”
"Sunset City?" Bo Yunxiu frowned.
Sunset equals extinction.
"Yes, the city of sunset, an oasis that can only be found at sunset, has to go along the west side, to the west of our Yingguo capital, it is a very mysterious place, and few people who enter it can come out. I heard that there were a lot of beauties and a lot of gold and silver jewelry, and I was reluctant to come out when I went in. Ale explained.
When the door was opened, there was a small courtyard outside, built with a high mud wall, separating the inside and outside.
There was a team of camels in the yard, and when you walked into the yard, you only felt the smell of the commotion.
Shen Muxi had a sensitive nose, so he couldn't help frowning and subconsciously covering his nose.
Ale smiled, "That's the smell, but to go to Sunset City, my camel is indispensable!" Everyone get on the camels, or they won't be able to catch up with Blackwater before dark. You know, it's dangerous to stay in the desert. ”
Bo Yunxiu hugged Shen Muxi and got on the camel, "Is it feasible for you to do it alone?" ”
"You look at the dots." Shen Muxi was a little flustered, "Once I sit back for the first time, it may be a little unstable." ”
He smiled, turned over on the camel, and stood side by side with her, "Say it when you're afraid, don't bear it!" ”
"Hmm!" Shen Muxi nodded.
There is Huang Li in the front, and there is Yue Gui in the back, and in the middle are Shen Muxi and Bo Yunxiu, as well as Han Busu and ...... A thousand faces that are about to be pierced through the intestines.
Led by Aal, he walked out of the gate, through the streets, out of the town.
The camel swayed, the scorching sun hung overhead, and everywhere the eye could see, there was a piece of gold.
Heaven and earth seem to be connected......