(a)

At the beginning of the morning light, the eastern sky showed layers of fish belly white. Wisps of milky white mist filled the silent mountain forest.

It's early winter, and most of the cold-sensitive birds have migrated. This is missing the crisp birdsong of Yan Qingshan, which is particularly desolate and quiet.

It didn't take long for the warm winter sun to pour through the cracks in the branches and pour into the forest. Criss-crossed columns of golden light illuminate the woods and dispel the morning chill.

Fallen leaves blow and cover the trail down the mountain. Chi Yan held the apricot hand tightly and walked through the forest with the fluffy yellow leaves.

Time flickered, and the 10th day had arrived. According to the previous plan, Xing'er must appear in Yuelian Town with Chiyan today.

"Apricots, it's slippery here, so be careful. ”

The morning dew is heavy, and the mountain roads are slippery. Along the way, Chiyan has taken great care of Xing'er.

Looking down at the hands of the two of them, an imperceptible complex color flashed in Xing'er's eyes.

Seeing her stop, Chi Yan asked suspiciously, "Why don't you leave, are you tired?"

Hearing this, Xing'er's expression couldn't help but dim a little. Wuzi was silent for a while, and then she looked at Chi Yan with concern, and said softly: "To be honest, I'm very flustered now." If something goes wrong today, I'm afraid you'll be left alone..."

Chi Yan's expression froze for a moment, and then he suddenly laughed and snatched Bai, "Hahaha... Isn't it just osmanthus cake? If we go now, we will definitely be able to buy it. ”

As he spoke, he took Xing'er in his arms again and whispered, "Xing'er, it's always behind us." Pay attention to your expressions, but don't show them too clearly. ”

If it were on weekdays, he could take the initiative to hug himself into his arms, and Xing'er would definitely be happy to close her mouth. But unlike the facts, the reason why Chi Yan did this at this time was just to act for the crow messenger who was secretly watching behind him.

The force from her shoulder made Xing'er slightly stunned. With a twinkle in her eyes, she pulled the corners of her mouth again and responded, "I know, if you really can't buy it, then forget it." ”

Chi Yan smiled softly, and touched Xing'er's head as if comforted. Then he took her hand again, and headed down the mountain.

(b)

If it is not the market day, the town of Yuelian will be much cleaner.

The streets are sparsely populated with pedestrians, making the wide streets even more deserted. There were only a few grocery stalls on both sides of the street, and perhaps the business was not good, so the vendors gathered around and chatted, and had no intention of soliciting business at all.

The two walked slowly along the main street hand in hand, until a fork in the road appeared in front of them, and then stopped.

Immediately afterward, the two went their separate ways and acted according to the plan.

Chi Yan needs to pretend to go to the armory store to buy materials, and then take the opportunity to find the Cangxuan disciples hidden in the town. And Xing'er used the excuse of wandering to find the meeting place that Yuruo had said before.

With a roll of his eyes, Chi Yan slowly let go of Xing'er's hand, turned his eyebrows and eyes, and said, "Xing'er, I want to go to the armory store to buy some things." Why don't you go and shop around first, and I'll come to the osmanthus cake shop to find you later. ”

Xing'er hesitated for a moment, nodded obediently, and responded cooperatively: "Okay, I'll take a look first, and I'll wait for you there later." ”

Chi Yan took out a money bag from his wide sleeve and said dotingly: "You can buy whatever you like..."

"Well, I see. Apricot took the money bag and tightened it in her arms.

After speaking, the two glanced at each other tacitly, and then they both smiled.

'Apricot be careful!'

'Well, you have to be careful!'

Even though they were relatively silent, the moment their eyes met, they already understood each other's thoughts.

Xing'er watched reluctantly, until Chiyan's back completely disappeared at the end of the alley, and then she withdrew her gaze.

The tenderness in her eyes retracted in an instant, she sank her face, and said in a deep voice: "Don't hide, come out..."

As soon as she finished speaking, a man in a black cloak appeared behind her.

Xing'er slowly turned around, the corners of her mouth raised an appropriate arc, and said, "I know the place of convergence, so why bother you to pick it up in person..."

Long Xi lifted the brim of his hat and replied with a smile: "Naturally, I changed places." ”

Suddenly changing the place of confluence, isn't it already suspicious of me?

The smile on her face froze for a moment, Xing'er's eyes flashed slightly, and she pretended to be puzzled: "Why did you suddenly change places?"

Long Yi glanced meaningfully at the alley where Chi Yan had just left, shrugged his shoulders helplessly, and said, "The Emperor of the Underworld said to let me change, and we will change it." ”

Why did he come to Yuelian Town?

With a palpitation in her heart, Xing'er pretended to be curious again, "Oh, is the Emperor of the Dead here too?"

Long Yu nodded and explained, "The day you went to Yan Qingshan, he came. ”

Judging from Long Yu's expression and attitude at this time, he should not be doubting himself. But then things get complicated. If the Red Flame Heavenly God sent the message smoothly this time, and the gods led people to the original meeting point. Then, they will pounce on the air and expose themselves. In the end, maybe Chiyan will also be in danger.

Thinking about this, Xing'er's heart was already panicked. But at this time, no matter how hard the monstrous waves in her heart surged, she still controlled the expression on her face very well.

"So, is the Immortal Emperor there at this time?"

"The Immortal Emperor went back three days ago. Long Xi's eyes lit up, and then he stepped forward with a smile and patted Xing'er on the shoulder, comforting: "Although his temperament is a little impermanent, you don't have to be too afraid of him." ”

Before, he heard Youruo talk about Ruan Guan's transformation into a ghost, so he thought that Xing'er, who had witnessed everything, was jealous of Chihua.

"Huh?" This inexplicable comfort made Xing'er stunned for a moment. After a moment of careful reflection, she echoed, "Oh... I see. ”

Yu Guang swept the pedestrians around him, and Long Xi whispered to Xing'er again: "It's not appropriate to talk for a long time here, let's go, Youruo is still waiting for you to go back." ”

(c)

After passing through the narrow alley, I walked up another street, and after walking for a short time, I turned into another side street.

As soon as he took two steps inside, Chi Yan had already noticed something strange and stopped abruptly.

Today, the street is unusually quiet. Almost all the small shops along the street are closed.

The streets were already covered with fallen leaves, and it looked like no one had cleaned them for a long time. The yellow leaves swirled in the wind, sometimes gathered in piles, and the whole street was not passed by, and it looked even more lifeless.

A bad premonition arose, Chi Yan's face sank, and he walked quickly in the direction of the armory.

There was a huge furnace outside the armory, and the flames inside had long since been extinguished. The door is also closed, and there is no breath of life in the store.

Chi Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, his expression was solemn, and he secretly said in his heart: "Even if you don't catch up with the market, you won't even open the door, right? What's more, this weapon shop that won't be closed all year round is actually closed! Is something wrong?"

The Cangxuanmen disciples hidden in the town were actually not in the armory shop, but in the calligraphy and painting shop on another street. The two shops are just separated by a wall, and the backyard is interconnected. In order to avoid the black crows who are secretly watching, Chi Yan can borrow a back door to go to the calligraphy and painting shop.

Even though he made a plan with Xing'er, he couldn't catch up with the unexpected situation. Chi Yan closed his eyes and eased his mind, and calmly rearranged his thoughts.

If I go to the calligraphy and painting shop and let the crow notice something unusual, then maybe the apricot will be in danger. But at this time, the evil spirits and beasts are all in Yuelian Town, if I don't go, they won't be able to receive the news.

Just when he was at a loss, Chi Yan suddenly felt a cold wind passing by him. Immediately afterwards, I saw two black-robed people appear not far in front of me.

One of them took a few steps forward and bowed his hand, "I've seen the Red Flame Heavenly God!"

The streamer in his eyes was fleeting, Chi Yan stiffened his face, put his hands behind his back, and asked pretendly, "Who are you?"

Hearing this, the black-robed man raised his head and asked with a smile, "The Red Flame Heavenly God really doesn't know who we are?"

Chi Yan first looked at them with an indifferent expression, and then pretended to be shocked, and smacked his tongue: "You guys, you actually ran to Yuelian Town?!"

Seeing that he had seen his identity, the black-robed man stopped going around in circles, and immediately answered: "Don't be surprised by the Red Flame Heavenly God, we just want to show you something this time." ”

As he spoke, he handed a bulging money bag to Chi Yan again, and said, "This money bag, I don't know if the Chi Yan Heavenly God still knows it?"

Chiyan's eyes froze, and the cold air burst out from his body in an instant. His right hand suddenly stretched out, instantly grabbed the neck of the black-robed man, gritted his teeth and said, "Where is the Xing'er man?"

Seeing this, another person not far away wanted to come forward to help. But after only a few steps, he was stopped by the black-robed man who raised his hand.

At this moment, although he was a little out of breath, the black-robed man's face showed a disapproving look.

He smiled, and then spoke intermittently: "Kill... Kill me, you never... Don't think about it anymore... See her again. ”

When Chi Yan heard this, his hand loosened, and he threw him aside, and said in a cold voice: "You take me to her now." ”

The black-robed man stood up tremblingly, raised his lips and said, "Chiyan Heavenly God, tell you the truth." Now, only the Soul Exterminator Sword can exchange her life. ”