The carriage drove slowly on the complicated road, and in the slightly bumpy carriage, Zhuo Yuan sat cross-legged on the thick futon and closed his eyes to recuperate.

The road leading to Baiyun City is extremely lively, many merchants escort all kinds of wool forward, these people along the periphery of Tianmu Mountain, during the period to cross a canyon, about more than 800 miles away, you can feel the Yunwu Mountain on the edge of Baiyun City, because the carriage is loaded with a large amount of grain, as well as a large number of accompanying people, with the journey of the convoy, it will take about a few days to arrive.

Fortunately, there are no large number of horse bandits along the way, since Taihe Palace occupied Daluo Prefecture, even a few gangsters entrenched on Tianmu Mountain have also disappeared the ruins, and now this road is very clean.

At dusk, the convoy set up camp in a flat clearing, and the noisy crowd began to set up tents and prepare dinner.

On the periphery of Tianmu Mountain, there are many trees, and it is already late autumn, and it is easy to get dry firewood, so the steward ordered to go down, and a lot of dry firewood was picked up in the woods on both sides, and in a moment, the long and narrow convoy lit a pile of bonfires.

Taifuchi instructed Aomine to watch the carriage, said hello to the steward, and then sent someone to look for food. But after a while, a soldier appeared beside everyone with two fat hares in his hands.

Guangjie's eyes lit up not far away, and he stuffed the dry and hard cooking cake in his hand into his mouth, strode forward, and said: "This is the special product of Tianmu Mountain, Sanmao Jintu, the meat is the most smooth and tender, and it is usually very rare." ”

Table Yuan nodded and said with a smile, "This rabbit is so big, if Mr. Guang is not full, it is better to be together!"

Guangjie was not polite, nodded and said: "In this season, eating rabbit meat is the most nourishing, just let you taste the old man's craftsmanship!"

Several people removed the fur of the hare, removed the internal organs, rinsed with water, Guangjie rolled up his sleeves, chopped the rabbit meat into thumb-sized pieces of meat, put them in the iron pot on the rack, poured water over the meat pieces, covered the lid and began to simmer.

The table yuan took the slow iron pot, touched his belly with a wry smile, and said: "How long does it take for this stew to be eaten, it's better to roast it faster!"

Guangjie, who was busy with his head down, answered: "This three-brocade rabbit is roasted and the taste of ordinary hare is not much different, only stewing can reflect its tenderness, and after tasting its taste for a while, you will think that it is worth waiting for a while!"

Table Yuan nodded when he heard this, but did not say anything.

The burning dry wood crackled, there were sparks flying in all directions, Guangjie squatted beside the bonfire, lifted the steaming lid, added some new water, added some salt, and grabbed a few pieces of tangerine peel into the iron pot, after a while, a meat fragrance came to the face, and the stewed rabbit meat showed a strange luster.

Everyone swallowed saliva unconsciously, picked up the dishes and chopsticks on the side, picked up from the pot, the rabbit meat seemed to be stewed crystal clear, he took a bite, a sweet juice suddenly melted in the mouth, the strange fragrance permeated, the meat was smooth and tender, it was as refreshing as wine.

Everyone filled a large bowl at a time, and took out a few bags of wine from the carriage and shared it with everyone.

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"Hey, where did I say the smell of meat came from, it turns out that Mr. Table is eating alone!"

A deep voice suddenly sounded from behind, and everyone looked back, but it was Liu Chenyuan, the big treasurer of Daluozhou Jinghetang.

Liu Chenyuan's face was ruddy, except for his temples were a little white, and he was wearing a wide cyan robe, wrapped around a strong body, and he didn't look like a middle-aged strong man at all.

Table Yuan smiled and arched his hand, and greeted the people of Jinghetang in turn.

They have a close relationship with Jinghetang, and they often have business dealings with each other, so naturally it is not an ordinary relationship.

"If you don't like it, you might as well join us, this is Mr. Guang's craft, which is definitely rare in the world!"

Liu Chenyuan glanced at the pot, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he was not pretentious, he picked up the dishes and chopsticks on the side, and he didn't speak, there were many large pieces, and the meat was fragrant, but he ate Hao in a moment, and several people looked at each other and laughed.

"I didn't expect that there would be such a craft, I thought that a scholar like you would only be able to calculate accounts and do learning!"

"Shopkeeper Liu praised it falsely!"

Guangjie's posture is very low, because of this Liu Chenyuan's status in Jinghetang, his status in Jinghetang is not low, compared to him, he is just a staff member of the table family, so he naturally has to recognize his identity.

A few people were drinking wine and eating meat, chatting all over the world, and as the night gradually fell, this pot of rabbit meat also saw the bottom.

The table abyss drank Sydney wine, skimmed it casually, inadvertently saw the light in the distance, and asked strangely, "Why are there people in this barren mountain and wilderness?"

Everyone followed and saw that there was indeed a light a few miles away, and at dusk it was a little farther away, and there were trees separating it, but they didn't pay attention to it, but if it was dark today, the light was revealed.

Guangjie thought for a while and said: "I have been to Baiyun City a few times to run errands, and I have passed by these times at night, there is indeed a Zhuangzi over there, but there are only dozens of families there, if it is a light, how can it be so bright?"

Liu Chenyuan's eyes narrowed, and his face suddenly changed.."That doesn't seem to be a light, it's a fire!"

Before he could speak, he saw his burly body deftly cross the carriage, like an arrow off the string, and rush straight to the firelight.

Table Yuan's eyes also sank, and after a moment of hesitation, he instructed his subordinates to look at the convoy, and his body flashed, and he even chased after him.

The woods are dense and rugged, but the shape of the table is like a ghost, but it caught up with Liu Chenyuan in a moment, the two glanced at each other, but they didn't say a word, and after crossing this grove, the firelight suddenly came into view.

It was a small village, not very large, and at this time, all the houses were full of smoke and fire. The two of them rushed in, followed the road of Zhuangzi, and checked around, but they both frowned.

There was not a single living hole left in the entire Zhuangzi, dozens of corpses were laid on the ground, some of which had already been burned by the flames, and they could no longer be seen.

The two carefully examined the corpse, glanced at Zhuangzi's mess, and frowned slightly.

"It doesn't seem to be done by ordinary people, it's a bit like a demon. Liu Chenyuan said so.

"Demons?" Table Yuan was slightly stunned, and said in confusion: "In Daluo Prefecture today, are there still demons who dare to do it?"

After all, Taihe Palace has laid down heavy troops in Daluo Prefecture, and under the suppression of the overlord of the world, the original scene of all demons dancing has gradually disappeared.

The shopkeeper shook his head, pointed to the blackened soil layer on the ground and said, "Actually, whether it was done by demons or not, I don't know, but there should be a monster who came before us, and this soil layer is contaminated with a trace of demonic energy, but it is very light! ”

Hearing this, the table nodded somewhat approvingly, and the two searched for a while, without a single clue, so they had to plan to return to the convoy.

"Huh!"

The fire gradually burned out, and under the burst of the collapse of the house, accompanied by the sparks, a round stone rolled to the foot of the table abyss that was about to go back.

Bent down slightly, picked up the stones, and took a closer look, the inky black stones were dotted around, but the size of the thumb seemed to be no different from the usual stones, but the table abyss always felt that there was something weird, he slammed it hard, and wanted to twist the stones by brute force, but the stones didn't move at all, and there was not even the slightest crack, after all, with his Taoism, even if it was a piece of fine iron, it would pinch out the mark, at this time, he had no way to take this small stone!

Frowning, he hesitated for a moment, but still ran towards the convoy.

The two who returned to the convoy hesitated for a moment, and that night they sent someone to report the case to the nearby Taihe Palace Inspection Division.

There was nothing to say all night, and on the second day, when the table got up, he saw a man who came overnight, according to his subordinates, this person seemed to be a man sent by Baiyun City, a monk named Li Mingtang, after a few words of greeting, Li Mingtang took a team of monks and walked towards the scene of the incident.

Li Mingtang's duty lies, but the convoy still has to hurry, everyone pads their bellies at will, and then they start to pull out the village and set off, rushing to the direction of Baiyun City, sleeping in the wind and sleeping along the way, but nothing happened, after half a day, the convoy finally arrived at Baiyun City.

At this moment, at the south gate of the city, a group of dense pedestrians of different colors are anxiously waiting to enter the city, and the black pressure of a flow of people actually stretches to several miles away, although the tall and strict city gate is as wide as six zhang, but it can not withstand so many people entering and exiting.

Table Yuan lifted the curtain on the carriage, looked out, and frowned.."How long will it take to queue before you can enter the city?"

Qingfeng, who was riding on the black-scaled horse on the side, bowed down slightly, and said, "Mr. Guan stepped forward to negotiate, after all, this convoy is transporting supplies, and it must not be too long!"

Fortunately, it didn't take long to wait, after Guangjie, who came forward to negotiate with the city gate guard, came back, he also brought back a team of soldiers by the way, guided the convoy of escorting grain, and slowly entered the state city, after all, this is the strategic storage and distribution of Taihe Palace, so these people entering the city can be regarded as a special matter.

After the convoy entered the city, Guangjie went to Taihe Palace for handover, Zhuo Yuan was responsible for separating it halfway, and Qingfeng led the way, planning to find an inn to live in first.

After passing through several streets, not far away I saw an inn, a three-zhang high wooden pole stood in front of the door, with a big red lantern hanging on it, which was particularly conspicuous, the carriage stopped in front of the inn, and several people got off the carriage, strode on the stone steps, and entered the inn.

A guy on the side had already greeted him and asked diligently: "Please be a guest, I don't know if it's a tip or a hotel?"

"Is there still a guest room?" Zhuo Yuan looked around, then asked with a smile,

The guy is a thin young man, and Nanling is not big, so he smiled bitterly and said: "It's really unfortunate, there are too many people in the city these days, the guest rooms are already full, and there is only a small courtyard left, but the price is a little more expensive,!"

He glanced at it and saw that there were indeed many monks dining in the lobby, and all of them were full of energy, and they didn't look like ordinary monks.

"The price doesn't matter, just that small courtyard!"

"Okay!"

He went out first to inform Qingfeng, and whispered a few words, and the latter nodded a little, and drove the carriage to the stable with the little servant.

Later, under the guidance of the guys, the two walked along the alley and entered a small courtyard. The whole courtyard is square, there are six rooms, the environment is not bad, although the price is a little expensive, but it is also a lot quieter, a few of them have freshened up in the room, changed into clean clothes.

After a simple lunch, and after practicing at the inn for a few hours, the table changed into black clothes, pushed open the door, and quickly skimmed out!

At this time, even late at night, the surrounding area is very quiet, except for the chirping of some birds and insects.

The table flickered, and by the darkness of the night, he crossed the courtyard wall and skimmed towards the east, and walked about a dozen streets and alleys until he came to the outside of a well-guarded mansion.

The style of this house is very simple, you can see some years at a glance, even the two stone lions in front of the door, are covered with blue-brown stone moss, the vermilion door has also changed color slightly, only an ancient paper that looks like a New Year's painting, pasted on the door wall.

Hidden in the shadows around the corner, Na Zhuo Yuan stared at the Zhu Gate, on the slightly faded New Year's painting.

Restraining the breath of his whole body, he cautiously sneaked into the courtyard of the house.

The mansion covers a huge area and has many houses, although I don't know much about this geography, but according to the strength of the patrol and the secret sentinels, it is easy to find the inner hall of the main hall.

Leaning on the eaves of the corner tower, looking at this quiet courtyard, the spacious courtyard seems to be unguarded, but there are two monks hiding and smashing secretly, one is sitting on the ancient tree in the courtyard, and the other is among the flowers in the courtyard.

A gust of autumn wind blew, and by the sound of the wind, the table abyss rushed into the window of the inner hall like lightning, and the vague figure did not attract any alarm under the cover of the night.

In the brightly lit inner hall, there were people talking, and it seemed that they had been talking for a long time.

"This doesn't seem to be easy!" a slightly feminine voice sighed.

"That's what the above means, I'm just in charge of passing the word!" a deep voice said lightly.

"You also know that this matter has been taken over by the Venerable, and although I am in charge of the affairs of Baiyun City, I can't interfere!" said Yin Rou Sheng.

"I invited you to come, not to listen to your complaints, let you finish, how to do it is your own business, if you show clues, the consequences, naturally I don't need to say more!"

After a moment of silence, the other had no choice but to say: "Then I want to find a way!"

"By the way, what is the origin of that woman in Mrs. Dong's courtyard?" the man asked.

"Judging from the intelligence of the Venerable, it is very likely that the other party is the person who has arrived in Hongchen. ”

"Hongchen Dao?" The man paused slightly, "Unexpectedly, those ugly rats want to swagger through the market again......"

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