Zhao Liying had long been accustomed to this kind of scene, she walked quickly to the side hall and looked, it was dark inside, the moonlight shone on the dining table in the middle, and there was nothing on it. Flash Dance

"Alas"

She sighed and walked towards her brother's bedroom.

Across the stone bridge, she walked to the largest room on the left and gently pushed the door open.

Squeak.

The harsh sound of wood rubbing was extremely harsh in the entire Zhao family.

The room was dark, and Zhao Liying could only barely see the furnishings inside by the moonlight.

On the left side of the room was a dark corner where nothing could be seen. By the moonlight, I could faintly see a huge object placed there.

Zhao Liying knew that it was her brother's Dan furnace.

She looked to the right, and in the moonlight, several bowls were faintly placed on a square table.

"Brother, you're still alchemizing."

After a moment of silence.

"Well, I just refined a little." A male voice answered in the darkness.

Zhao Liying walked into the room, groped her way to the dining table, and felt her chopsticks to prepare for dinner.

But after picking up a pickle of vegetables, she realized that the dishes were actually cold. If you don't turn on the lights at night, you can't even heat up your meals now? What kind of cold refining method, how can there be alchemy without fire?

"Brother, don't you have any hot dishes?"

"yes, it's still done in the morning, and it's not hot yet." An answer came from the darkness.

Zhao Liying sighed.

But what she couldn't see was that behind the alchemy furnace in the dark, there was no one at all!

No one, where did that sound come from?

Nobody knows. Flash Dance

After two bites of the dish, she felt that it was difficult to swallow, and the minced meat in it seemed to be a little rancid, not like she had only made it in the morning.

"I told Fang Liushui at school today that she will come to my house to play in a few days, brother"

"Well, I'll listen." The voice replied.

"Can you stay with me at home during the day?" Zhao Liying whispered.

"I want alchemy." The voice replied briefly.

"Can't you stay with me for a day?" Zhao Liying's eyes were full of disappointment.

"I want alchemy." The voice repeated.

Zhao Liying was silent, bowing her head and eating her meal silently.

She didn't notice that a tall figure had silently stepped out of a corner of the room and slowly stood behind her.

The figure had a pale face, it was a man's face, an expressionless face.

He looked down at Yun Juan and slowly stretched out his hand, holding a pair of scissors in his hand, which was full of blood

Bang bang bang!

Suddenly, there was a violent knock on the door of the house.

Zhao Liying stood up suddenly.

"Who?" she quickly ran out to the gate.

"Is anyone there?"

"We were passing through here to go green, and we couldn't go back at night because of the rocks, so we wanted to stay here for a night." A clear man's voice came in, with a hint of gentleness.

Zhao Liying hesitated, now there are only her and her eldest brother in Zhuangzi, in case she encounters any villains

"Little girl, are you here? We can pay upfront and just borrow it for one night. The man said again. We're not bad guys, it's the cost of the overnight. 35xs”

Crash.

There was a crisp sound, and a large stack of bills was thrown through the wall.

Zhao Liying ran to take a look and picked it up.

A thick stack of banknotes, faintly golden in the moonlight, was strung together with white silk threads.

She counted it carefully, and it was actually a full 10,000 yuan, this person was so generous when he made a move, it seemed that he was not a bad person.

Zhao Liying hesitated, thinking that there was still a man like the eldest brother at home, so she lifted the door latch. Laboriously open the door.

Squeak.

The door was open, and in the doorway stood three stout young men, who looked like fitness people.

The one who took the lead was wearing a suit suit, his clothes were gray and white, and it seemed to be one, but even the spacious drunkard robe could not hide the man's strong figure and muscles.

Zhao Liying looked at the three of them, her eyes fell on the scabbard they were carrying, and her heart suddenly drummed.

"Little girl, are you home alone? Xiaosheng Baishixi, passing by here, did not expect the unexpected mountain road to collapse, and there is no way back for the time being. Only here is the safest Zhuangzi in this vicinity, there is a high wall to block the beasts, so I want to come here to borrow a night. The young man tried to be gentle and kind, but his fierce temperament, and the strong contours of his muscles, made it clear that this man was not a good man.

"My eldest brother is also at home, but he is alchemizing, if there is nothing to do, don't bother him." Zhao Liying reminded seriously. "Also, you can live there, please don't light the lights, my eldest brother doesn't like the light."

"How can you do it without turning on the lights?" Xiang Wuxian behind Bai Shixi couldn't help but mutter.

Zhao Liying bit her lip, feeling that the three people in front of her were not kind, she was a little scared, and her body shrank back.

"There is no electricity at home, you can light candles in your own place, but don't take them out, otherwise my eldest brother will be angry. He got angry and was terrible."

Bai Shixi squinted his eyes and looked at the inside of the Zhao family, and sure enough, it was pitch black everywhere, obviously there were a lot of incandescent lamps, but there was no light.

"Okay, let's light it in our room, okay?" He smiled gently at Zhao Liying.

Zhao Liying grabbed the stack of money, there was really no money left at home, and this money was really important to her. Save money, and the tuition fee for the next half year can also be settled.

"Come in."

She stepped out of the way and let the three of them enter the door.

Boom.

The door was closed and the latch was re-attached.

Zhao Liying led the three of Bai Shixi and walked towards the guest room.

The fallen leaves and dead branches all over the ground made Zhao Liying a little ashamed, this kind of dilapidated family background, anyone who looks at it can see that this family is in the middle of the road.

After sending the three of them to three rooms, Zhao Liying wanted to turn around and go back to rest.

Knock knock.

Suddenly, there was another knock on the door.

"I'll take a look." Zhao Liying hurriedly ran to the gate, as for whether the three of Bai Shixi would be thieves or something, she was not worried, all the valuable things in the family had already been sold by the eldest brother. The rest are dilapidated, and even the people who receive the goods dislike things that are difficult to move.

Looking at the figure of the little girl running out, Bai Shixi looked at the dilapidated courtyard and the gloomy environment.

"I'm sorry for this little guy."

"I didn't expect this to be lived." Xiang Wuxing felt a little nervous.

"Is it strange that there are people living in this village?" The other person is named Xue Si, who is a good hand selected by Bai Shixi to take this trip.

Under the guise of passers-by, they planned to carefully investigate the internal situation of this Zhuangzi.

"It's very strange, you can't see people in and out of this village, and no one cleans it during the day, so I thought no one lived," explained to Wu Fear.

"Just be careful. We're here to investigate the previous disappearance, let's see what will happen tonight, most of those people disappeared at night before, I want to see what can make a master like Qi Yang disappear inexplicably. Bai Shixi held the hilt of the knife in his hand and sat down quietly, his eyes slightly closed.

Seeing the boss like this, the other two had some drums in their hearts, but they also settled down a lot at this time.

"With Childe here, there must be no problem." Xiang Wuxing comforted himself, and at the same time said it to Xue Si.

Xue Si was a little apprehensive, but after hearing this, he quieted down a little.

Bai Shixi sat on the bed, just like when he was at home, breathing his inner qi and closing his eyes to recuperate. He is calm on the surface, but his five senses are always aware of his surroundings in case of the unexpected.

Xiang Wuxing also rested on the surface, but in fact, he left a vigilance, Xue Si also learned that the two of them found a chair to sit down, and the three of them did not separate the room, but just in one room, so that they could take care of each other.

After a while, there was a faint commotion outside.

There seemed to be quite a few people coming in, most of them with female voices.

"Little sister, where are the adults in your family? Why don't you see them come out? A woman's voice was crisp.

"My eldest brother is alchemy, and he doesn't have time to come out, you have to be quiet, don't bring the candle out, otherwise my eldest brother will be angry, and it will be terrible if he is angry." Zhao Liying whispered.

(End of chapter)