There will always be more human touch in small places, looking at the busy people in the streets and alleys, Li Mengzhou has a feeling of returning to Shuning Town in a trance.

Shuning Town, which is located in the border wasteland, is naturally not as prosperous as Swallow Town, but there is indeed something in common between the streets and alleys, which can arouse Li Mengzhou's thoughts.

Li Mengzhou and Gu Shiyan led the horse into Swallow Town, and immediately attracted a lot of attention.

Most of the cultivators are beautiful, and in the small town, there will be no shortage of delicate girls with red lips and white teeth, but after all, there is a big difference from the cultivators, in the eyes of ordinary people, but all the girls who are born to be extremely good-looking should come from the big city, and there will also be people with different thoughts, and the girls or sons who think they are good-looking must be the legendary immortals.

In fact, cultivators are everywhere, but not all ordinary people can realize that in their hearts, this kind of character should also be very mysterious, and they will not be aware that the cultivator is around.

Li Mengzhou knew what those strange eyes represented, but looking at his tattered body, he felt that this would also be one of the reasons why the residents of Swallow Town paid attention.

Looking sideways at the money bag belonging to Kui Ni hanging around Gu Shiyan's waist, there were eighty taels of silver in it, rather than letting Gu Shiyan spend clean, it was better to buy a new dress to wear.

From afar, he followed Kui Ni's carriage to Yanzi Town, although there was time to rest on the way, but he really couldn't taste any delicious food, Li Mengzhou's gluttony had already become active, and he faintly smelled a burst of wine wafting in.

After consulting Gu Shiyan's consent, the two went to buy new clothes first, which were still black and white.

Although Gu Shiyan's white dress looks clean, fighting with Kui Jie under the night sky under the rain and rushing overnight has long made Gu Shiyan feel uncomfortable, girls love cleanliness more than boys, even if it is just a little mud, it can't be tolerated.

Putting on new clothes, Li Mengzhou was refreshed, completely got rid of the sloppy appearance of being recognized as a beggar, and the handsome man and beautiful woman entered a tavern under the gaze of a completely different strange.

"Boss, the signature dishes are all on the table, and there is a pot of good wine. ”

"Well, wait a minute, guest officer!"

There are a lot of customers in the tavern, and it is naturally very lively, and the people who run the hall are busy, shuttling between the tables and chairs.

In a moment, dishes and a pot of wine were placed in front of Li Mengzhou and Gu Shiyan.

"Guest officer, please use it slowly!"

Li Mengzhou was really hungry, so he hurriedly poured a glass of wine, raised his head and drank it all, smashed his mouth beautifully, and began to feast.

Gu Shiyan was also very hungry, but she ate very elegantly, and from time to time she threw a disdainful look at Li Mengzhou.

Just as the two of them had a full meal, Kuisuke and Kui Ni had already returned home.

Yanzi Town is divided into territories by the Kui family and the Cao family, and then counting the yamen belonging to the court, it is a three-legged stand.

On the bright side, of course, it is still the Yamen who has the greatest power, and as a last resort, the Kui family and the Cao family will not take the initiative to provoke the county lord, as the so-called people do not fight with the officials, the Kui family and the Cao family are both merchants, although there is a lot of money, and there are even wild cultivators under the door to escort the guests, but they dare not provoke the court officials.

The Kui family is subject to certain restrictions, even if there is Kui Jie, the strongest person in Swallow Town, is still slightly inferior to the Cao family, the Cao family is rich and rich, and there are many allies, and most of the merchants in Swallow Town are under the protection of the Cao family, and it is not so easy for the Kui family to dominate.

Kui Xiang as the actual ruler of the Kui family now, is also a monk at the peak of the Three Realms, respecting Kui Jie as his father and worshipping him as a teacher, it can be said that Kui Xiang and his son Kui Ni are both taught by Kui Jie to embark on the path of cultivation, if according to the rules of the mountain gate, their father and son are still brothers, but in the world, it is naturally impossible to do so, many rules of the world are far more cumbersome than the practice world, and it seems very undignified.

He thought that it had been a long time since that incident, maybe that person had already forgotten the Kui family, and their Kui family should not continue to keep a low profile, and Kui Xiang also wanted to get rid of the control of some people in the court, and he didn't want to be a pawn.

It's a pity that the development of the Kui family has been limited for more than ten years, and although he has secretly cultivated many masters, it is still not enough to control the entire Swallow Town, and he can only pin his hopes on the power of external allies.

Hearing that Kui Jie and Kui Ni had returned to Swallow Town, Kui Xiang personally came to greet him outside the mansion.

Kui Jie stood in front of the carriage, Kui Ni walked down from the carriage slowly, and six guards stood in two rows, standing at the end of the carriage, respectfully saluting Kui Xiang.

Kui Xiang was full of smiles and was about to step forward to greet Kui Jie, but Kui Jie waved his hand, although he was a father-in-law, he still took the lead in arching his hand to Kui Xiang, and said with a calm face: "If there is anything, I will talk about it in the house." ”

Kui Xiang was stunned for a moment, not knowing why, but he still turned around and walked towards the mansion side by side with Kui Jie.

......

Sitting in the living room, tea was prepared on the table, Kui Xiang looked at Kui Jie and said: "The Cao family's recent actions have been a little arrogant, many businesses under the Kui family have been suppressed, and the business has plummeted. ”

Kui Jie said: "The Cao family is not worried, it is only a matter of time before they are resolved, I have already contacted some allies, and when the time comes, they can help us." It's just that when we returned to Swallow Town, something happened, and that was the most urgent thing for us to solve at the moment. ”

Kui Xiang frowned and said: "What happened on the way back? Just now I saw Nier's face was ruddy, very abnormal, he has been weak since he was a child, and he has grown inert since he was twelve years old, and he is absolutely unwilling to sit when he can lie down, and he is extremely lazy. ”

"Originally, there were very few people in my Kui family who had the qualifications to practice, my grandfather didn't have them, and neither did my father, until my generation, father and son had the qualifications to step into the path of cultivation, and even Ni'er's qualifications were slightly better than mine. ”

"It took me half my life to barely step into the peak of the Three Realms, and it is difficult to have a chance to move forward, but Nier has been taught by her father-in-law since she was a child, and now she should be able to compete with me, but because of that lazy problem, she is paralyzed on the bed all day long, and she can't even get out of the Second Realm, which really worries me. ”

"The huge family business of the Kui family, how can it be safely handed over to his hands. ”

Every father has the wish to have a son Jackie Chan, and at this moment Kui Xiang deeply feels the helplessness of hating iron and steel.

Although he accepted a few concubines, but there was only one lone seedling of Kui Ni, even if he wanted to have another one, he was powerless, and he may no longer have this ability at all, even if Kui Ni was no longer successful, he could only spend more effort to teach, and he couldn't sit back and watch the Kui family perish.

Kui Jie has received the kindness of Kui Xiang's father, and has lived in Yanzi Town for most of his life, he really regards Kui Xiang as his own child, and Kui Ni as his grandson, he thinks, Kui Ni is still young now, he will always grow up, as long as he is alive, he will definitely be able to ensure Kui Ni's thoughtfulness.

"Neel met a girl at the Spring Breeze Inn......"

Kui Jie told Kui Xiang in detail what happened in the Spring Breeze Inn, and said very solemnly: "I guess that woman has a very deep background, and her cultivation is only strong for me, not weak, listening to what the woman said, it should not be Jiang Guoren, although this makes my Kui family unable to use the background behind the woman, but thinking about it in another direction, it is also more conducive to control, after all, the woman's cultivation alone is strong enough." ”

Even the original Kui Ni could think of using Gu Shiyan's power to rule Swallow Town, and Kui Xiang naturally understood the importance of Gu Shiyan to the Kui family in an instant, but the premise was that Gu Shiyan had to really become his own person, otherwise he would take the initiative to invite trouble.

Kui Xiang said worriedly: "My father-in-law has fought with that girl, but he can't win it, if he annoys her, won't it become a big trouble?"

Kui Jie said: "When I realized that I was not the girl's opponent, I chose to avoid the edge for the time being, I could obviously sense the killing intent on the girl's body, but I didn't know what happened to the girl, so the girl didn't chase me." ”

"I think there may be something wrong with this, maybe the girl and the boy next to her have also come to Swallow Town, I don't know what they are trying to do, but they can be used to accomplish our purpose. ”

Kui Xiang said with a heavy face: "I will immediately order my subordinates to pay attention to the strange girls and young people in Swallow Town, if they really appear in Swallow Town, then the situation will be a little complicated." ”

Kui Jie's strength made him very confident, even if he was defeated by Gu Shiyan's sword, but this is Swallow Town, it is his territory, he will not lose a second time, but Kui Xiang's mind is deeper, and he thinks of some problems that he has to pay attention to.

The grievances between the two sides are not a deep hatred, since they have already stopped at the Spring Breeze Inn, there is naturally no need to chase them to Swallow Town, maybe the purpose of the girl and the boy is not Kui Jie, they appeared in the Spring Breeze Inn, it is likely that they are coming to Swallow Town, but they only happened to find out that Kui Jie and Kui Ni are people from Swallow Town, so they will be calculated.

Based on these alone, Kui Xiang couldn't guess the true meaning of it, but the other party had a different purpose, but he had to have some scruples, not afraid of 10,000 or just in case, the turmoil in Yanzi Town is gradually rising, and any wind and grass should be treated with caution.

Kui Jie could also think that Li Mengzhou and Gu Shiyan would not kill him, and it was likely that they would ask him to help lead the way, but he still chose to return to Yanzi Town in the rain overnight, just to solve the matter on his own territory.

So he didn't care what kind of purpose Li Mengzhou and Gu Shiyan had, as long as he could be sure that they were in Swallow Town now, Kui Jie could prepare to take action.

It may even be possible to take this opportunity to completely break the situation in Swallow Town, trample the Cao family under their feet, erect the banner of the Kui family, and get rid of the control of the court.

No one knows, Kui Jie has always had an obsession with the cultivation mountain gate, and it was the biggest regret in his life to miss it back then, even if he is at this age, it is impossible to enter those powerful cultivation mountain gates, but he still has this fantasy.

If the wild cultivators of the Four Realms want to enter a certain cultivation mountain gate, of course, there is a feasibility, but this feasibility only lies in those sects below the Four Realms, and the sects of the Five Realms will not look down on the wild cultivators who appear halfway through, even if this wild cultivator has the strength of the Four Realms.

Because there is no big thing for the cultivation mountain sect of the Four Realms to enter the Five Realms, before no one crosses that threshold, the way to strengthen the power of the sect is to absorb more monks from the Four Realms.

But there is no shortage of cultivators who have entered the Four Realms in the Five Realms Mountain Gate, so naturally there is no need to waste that resource to receive Ye Xiu in, of course Kui Jie's idea is impossible to be in the Four Realms Sect, but he thinks that as long as he has a strong enough background behind him, he should still be able to enter the Five Realms Sect.

Therefore, he will spare no effort to expand the scale of the Kui family, using it as a springboard, and by the way, if he can bring Kui Ni into a certain Five Realms Mountain Gate, then the Kui family will be immortal, and when he dies, he does not have to worry about the decline of the Kui family.

When Kui Xiang sent the forces of the mansion to investigate the strange men and women who appeared in Swallow Town, Li Mengzhou and Gu Shiyan also wandered the streets of Swallow Town after they were full of wine and food.

In the tavern, Li Mengzhou didn't just eat and drink, but also inquired about the distribution of some Yanzi Town's forces without a trace, and knew that the biggest enemy of the Kui family was the Cao family.

Naturally, the Cao family also has wild cultivators, but most of them are cultivating in the three realms, and even traveling far away in the second realm, although the number exceeds that of the Kui family, but after all, there is no great monk who has entered the four realms.

But the Cao family is not vegetarian, and they are not as good as the Kui family in terms of strength, so they took a different path, and did not hesitate to spend a huge amount of money to envelop many wild cultivators near the radius of Yanzi Town.

Although each one is not enough to plug the gap between the teeth, but it is better than the number of people, and there are not a few wild cultivators who are at the peak of the Three Realms, when there are many fragile ants, even if the beast is much stronger than the ant, it will be afraid and dare not venture in.

"It is known that the Kui family may have something to do with Taijing, so the enemy of the enemy is naturally a friend, maybe we should borrow a knife to kill someone. ”

Li Mengzhou rubbed his somewhat sore right arm and said softly.

Gu Shiyan said: "It would be good if I killed the Kui family with one person and one sword." ”

She thought about the old man she met at the Spring Breeze Inn, although he had strong strength, he was still not enough to see, and if she wanted to find out useful news from the mouth of the Kui family, there was no need to be so troublesome.

Li Mengzhou said: "Killing people is the fastest way to solve the problem, but not all problems are applicable, and it will be a lot less interesting, not to mention that I still have to heal, if the Kui family is solved quickly, we will have to rush back to the capital again, I can't stand it." Gu Shiyan was a little speechless.

Li Mengzhou thought for a while and said: "If you are troublesome, you can go to the Kui family alone, in addition to that old man, the Kui family should also have a lot of wild cultivators in the Three Realms, with my current state, I am afraid that it will be difficult to deal with the monks at the peak of the Three Realms, I will not do the matter of sending me to death, and when I recover some injuries, I may be able to help you, but the premise is that you have not solved the old man during this period." ”

In his heyday, Li Mengzhou certainly wouldn't care about a few Three Realms Wild Cultivators, and even if it was a great monk who had entered the Four Realms, he would dare to raise his sword to cut it, but he wouldn't run over stupidly when he knew that it was enough to deal with the peak cultivators of the Three Realms.

Gu Shiyan said lightly: "My sword is very fast. ”

Li Mengzhou was noncommittal and said, "Give me half a day, and we'll go to Kui's house in the evening." ”

He is also a person who hates trouble, but he is forced to be injured, and he hates the feeling of not being able to guarantee his life even more, otherwise he will never want to ask for trouble.

Gu Shiyan wanted to refute, in her opinion, there was no need for Li Mengzhou to be present to go to the Kui family, and of course she didn't want to wait, but she remembered that the Kui family had a lot of miscellaneous fish, and if she was disturbed by the miscellaneous fish when she was fighting with the old man, it would also affect her mood very much.

With Li Mengzhou present, cleaning up the miscellaneous fish is indeed cleaner.

So the jade lips that opened lightly did not make the slightest sound, and then closed them gently.

Li Mengzhou didn't know what Gu Shiyan was thinking, and while strolling around, looking at the prosperous scene of Yanzi Town, he said with emotion: "The environment here is not bad, surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, which is quite suitable for long-term living." ”

Gu Shiyan said indifferently: "I still like quieter places." ”

Li Mengzhou said in surprise: "I thought you liked to be more lively, the places where you eat are very lively, since you like to eat so much, it turns out that you like to eat alone, don't you think it's very boring?"

Gu Shiyan glanced at him and said, "Do you like to be watched by people when you eat?"

Li Mengzhou didn't understand the meaning of this sentence for a while.

But looking at the amazing gaze of the passers-by next to him, he suddenly realized.

Being good-looking is indeed a very pleasing thing for others, but people who are appreciated may not like it.

Li Mengzhou also didn't like to be watched, and suddenly felt that he was much less interested in shopping, and when he saw a quiet teahouse next to it, he said: "Let's go there and have a cup of tea, just use tea to cultivate my mood and recover my injuries by the way." ”

There is a storyteller telling stories in the teahouse, and although there are many listeners and many people who interrupt, the atmosphere is still much quieter than elsewhere.

Li Mengzhou and Gu Shiyan casually found a corner and sat down, and the shopkeeper served tea, and then continued to stand aside and listen to the storyteller who was not confused that year talk about strange things.

Li Mengzhou hadn't heard the story told by the storyteller, he only listened to a few words, and then said to Gu Shiyan with interest: "This kind of nonsense story sounds very boring, but ordinary people like it very much, although the story is illogical, but it is mixed with a lot of truth, but it can also increase some knowledge." But for those who haven't read much, the truth is cumbersome and tasteless, and the vernacular stories are more appealing. ”

Gu Shiyan said: "Everyone's preferences are different, no matter what kind of story it is, as long as there are listeners and you can make money, it is a good story for a storyteller." ”

Li Mengzhou took a sip of tea and said, "The tea here is good. ”

In fact, he doesn't know whether tea is good or bad, but he still has a deep understanding of whether a cup of tea is good or not.

Gu Shiyan has naturally drunk a lot of good tea, but in her thoughts, those very expensive teas and very cheap teas are no different from drinking, and she doesn't like the taste.

"We're pretty familiar with each other now, aren't we?"

Just when Gu Shiyan was looking at the tea in front of her and thinking about her thoughts, Li Mengzhou knocked lightly on the table and asked solemnly.

Gu Shiyan was stunned for a moment and said, "At least in Jiang Country, you are the most familiar person. ”

Li Mengzhou was very satisfied, pursed his lips, and said: "The purpose of our visit to Yanzi Town is to investigate the relationship between the Kui family and Taijing, although we have not explicitly promised, but we also tacitly do not want to talk too much about this matter, but I think that we must cooperate and always be honest." ”

"You once asked me if my killing of Taijing had anything to do with Fujidong, and now I can answer you, yes. ”

Gu Shiyan looked at Li Mengzhou calmly and said, "What do you want to say?"

Li Mengzhou looked into her eyes and said, "I don't think that the two people who are also investigating things related to Taijing really have two completely different purposes, which is a bit too coincidental. What happened in Fuji Cave may not be known to ordinary people, but most people in the cultivation world know it. ”

"I remember that I also asked you about the grievances between you and Taijing, but your answer was quite perfunctory, or even not an answer at all. I still want to know, why are you investigating Taijing?"

Li Mengzhou never thought of hiding this matter permanently, after all, the purpose of his coming to the capital was to uncover this matter in the end, rather than hiding secrets from each other and having scruples, it was better to be frank and have a good talk with Gu Shiyan.

In the face of inquiry, Gu Shiyan was silent.

She's thinking about it too.

In fact, even if Li Mengzhou didn't say it at this time, she already knew that Li Mengzhou and Fujidong must have a connection, and what she didn't know was what kind of identity Li Mengzhou was doing that thing.

She can't just trust one person and tell them everything.

Looking at the silent Gu Shiyan, Li Mengzhou did not urge, but took a sip of tea and said calmly: "You are from the Western Jin Dynasty, the chief disciple of the Fuji Cave, the Han Yi who is approaching the threshold of the Five Realms, is also from the Western Jin Dynasty. ”

Gu Shiyan gently picked up the teacup on the table, did not drink it, raised her eyes to look at Li Mengzhou, and said, "I have nothing to do with Fujidong, but I have something to do with the people in Fujidong." ”