The next day, the morning light poured in through the window, Chen Yin opened his eyes slightly, and found that he was in a strange room, Yingli was lying on the table not far away and had not woken up, Chen Yin stretched his waist, remembering that he fell asleep on horseback last night, it must have been Senior Sister Yingli who brought it here, he got out of bed softly, draped the sheet on Yingli's shoulder, and looked around, this may be a certain post station.

"Are you going to go to the capital at this time?" There was a burst of chatting outside the window, and Chen Yin quietly walked over.

"Ah, I'll have to send this to the owner, waiting for it. ”

"Listen to my brother, take a break, now the capital is in chaos. ”

"What's wrong?"

"The streets are full of patrolling officers and soldiers, who are only allowed to enter and not to leave, and there is definitely something big about it. ”

Chen Yin turned his head, Qi Yingli had already woken up, her sleepy eyes were hazy, and she yawned.

"Yesterday was really troublesome, Senior Sister. Chen Yin said guiltily.

Qi Yingli laughed: "I was full of thoughts about going to the capital, but I fell asleep as soon as I came out, but it really tired me-aha——。 Another full yawn, "Almost, let's get on our way." ”

"I heard them say just now that only entry and exit are allowed in the capital, and the streets are full of officers and soldiers patrolling. Chen Yin told Qi Yingli what he heard by the window.

Qi Yingli said disapprenously: "The head of the Quartet and Ten Factions has been imprisoned, and whoever fortifies it must be set up without leakage." ”

It's a uniquely conceived post station, half on the shore and half on the river, with the water flowing underneath the inn, creaking around with a waterwheel, the shore verdant and red, and a few woodcutters playing chess by the river.

"I really can't see this post so beautiful at night. Qi Yingli took the horses at the gate of the post station and turned her head to look at the wooden house, "I will definitely live here when I am old, a pot of wine every day, listen to the sound of birds and running water, and then watch Senior Brother Chen practice in the courtyard." ”

"Then it seems that I am going to practice this skill until I am old..."Chen Yin muttered.

Qi Yingli smiled.

**

"Senior Brother Chen, is the person who stole the horse the same one who escorted the goods to Beijing with you?" The woman who asked was dressed in red, with a ponytail and a slightly thin face, she was Gong Shuangting, the second senior sister of Jihui Hall.

"Maybe the people in the stables were mistaken. Chen Moling said.

"That little girl is very smart, give laxatives to Lao Litou. "This man is stout, bald and big-shouldered, his name is Jiaojiao, and he is a Fanbang man.

"A junior who attacked the hall of the green dragon, and stole the fastest horse at this time, it was completely bad for us-"

"Okay, don't talk about it," as soon as Gong Shuangting spoke, Liu Yi immediately closed her mouth, "Someone will go to catch her, we have a task, hurry up and rush to the capital as soon as possible." ”

"Yes!" in unison, the horses of the ten people galloped under their crotches.

**

"Are you looking for a hat to cover your hair," Chen Yin sat on the horse's back, and suddenly thought of a question, "You have silver hair, it's too easy to attract attention." ”

"That's good, the more you cover up, the more suspicion will be aroused, but you, in the capital, you must control your own derivative power, the capital's derivative force enchantment is set up by the people of the Ten Desolations, and the use of derivative power in it will also be detected. ”

"How do you know?"

"I all know it—the enchantment of the capital is laid down by the Imperial Pavilion Master Wen Zuyu. Qi Yingli said.

"It's the Imperial Pavilion again," Chen Yin said, "Could this incident have anything to do with that Zhuo Baixu?"

"How do I know, I just know that I haven't had a drink in two days. ”

"Wait until you get to the capital to drink, it's important to hurry now. ”

Qi Yingli said slowly: "I will hump you from the horse to the room of the post station, and when you arrive in the capital, I will let you carry me all over the palace." ”

"If you really do this, the boss hasn't been rescued yet, and the two of us are still in there-"

A small line of rain drifted in the sky, and Chen Yin took off his coat and propped it on top of the two of them.

"Fool, this rain is drifting diagonally, all at my face, how useful are you to block the top of your head..."The rain continued to drip down Yingli's cheeks.

The rain is getting heavier and heavier, and the sky is getting darker, the two of them stationed on the horse to find a tree hole to shelter from the rain, but the rain has not stopped, fortunately, the tree hole is larger, enough for four or five people to stay in it at the same time, Chen Yin tore some bark from the tree hole, started a fire, and suddenly the tree hole became warm and bright.

"You're going to make a fire?"

"I learned it when I was hunting. ”

Qi Yingli took out the dry food and half with Chen Yin, and smiled: "It's just right, after eating today, you can go to the capital tomorrow." ”

"How about we go on the road when the rain is lighter?" Chen Yin felt that he was already very close to the capital, and he couldn't wait to fly there immediately.

"It's useless if you're in a hurry... There must be a curfew in the capital. Qi Yingli took a bite of the pie.

"What does curfew mean? ”

"It's just that you are not allowed to go out for activities at night, and the city gate is closed," Qi Yingli finished eating the cake in a few bites, and then slowly lay down, "I'll sleep first, if you don't nourish your spirits, what's the use of going to the capital." ”

Chen Yin felt that Yingli had some truth in what he said, and after tying the horse in the rain, he moved a few stones to block the entrance of the cave, and lay down next to Yingli and fell asleep.

A horse roar woke them both at the same time, and it was still dark blue before dawn.

"The rain seems to have stopped," Chen Yin walked to the entrance of the tree hole, removed the stone, and looked outside, the ground was still a little wet, "Senior sister, have you woken up?"

"Wake up, the horse seems to be barking just now, go and see. ”

Chen Yin walked out of the cave and saw a little beggar untying the horse's rope, he saw Chen Yin, and was so frightened that he immediately ran away, and Chen Yin caught up with him in a few steps.

"What are you doing stealing horses?"

"Hungry," the beggar shuddered.

A trace of pity was used in his heart, Chen Yin remembered that he hadn't eaten the cake yesterday, so he gave it to him, and the little beggar grabbed the big cake and ran, without looking at Chen Yin, and gnawed while running.

"What's going on?" Qi Yingli cut her hair and walked out of the tree hole.

"A little beggar, nothing, gave me something to eat, and ran away, let's go. ”

Qi Yingli miscalculated the distance, in fact, it only took two hours to arrive at the capital, the city gate was full of soldiers, at least 20 people in total, the queue into the city was a little far, some came forward to inquire, and after knowing that they could only enter and not get out, they scolded and turned the head of the car. Chen Yin and Qi Yingli dismounted and silently lined up at the back of the line.

"What is the relationship between the two of you?" the censor asked Chen Yin.

"Brother and sister. ”

"Will it be a force?"

When Chen Yin was behind, he saw them take out the withered leaves for people to hold, and Chen Yin remembered that the master had let him hold them when he first arrived at the medicine stream.

"No, it won't. Chen Yin said.

Qi Yingli turned her head to look at him, she thought that Chen Yin had said something wrong, and touched his hand, but Chen Yin ignored it.

"Come and take this. The censor handed Chen Yin a withered leaf.

Chen Yin picked it up, half loud, and the leaves were still withered.

"Okay, take it to your sister. ”

Chen Yin handed it to Yingli, and as soon as Yingli took over, she understood, Chen Yin wrapped the dead leaves with Shi Huo, they actually just pinched the cover of Shi Huo, and the censor looked at the dead leaves in Qi Yingli's hand seriously, and nodded after making sure that there was no change.

"Finally, I have a question for you, what are you doing in the capital?"

"Play. Qi Yingli smiled playfully.

"In the past two months, there has been a curfew in the capital, and you can only enter but not go out, and you are not allowed to go out of the street at night, understand?"

"Understood. ”

"Let's go in, next!"

Chen Yin and Yingli led the horses into the capital, which was indeed as magnificent as imagined, the streets were spacious, and the prosperity was at least ten times that of Yanding, but the atmosphere in the city was a little weird, there were soldiers everywhere, and the people on the street were all tense and serious.

"Find an inn and feed the horses. Chen Yin said.

"Just look for one near the city gate," Qi Yingli looked at it and whispered, "If the people from the Jihui Hall come, I don't know how they should get in." ”

"There's an inn there," Chen Yin saw an inn called 'Old Dead Tree' not far from the city gate, "let's go there." ”

As soon as Qi Yingli and Chen Yin entered the door, Xiao Er greeted them with an apologetic face: "I'm sorry, is the guest officer staying in the hotel or eating?"

"Both. Yingli said.

"It's not okay to stay in the hotel, the hotel is already full. ”

Chen Yin looked at the number of the key hanging on the wall and there was still one unremoved: "Isn't there another one?"

"That-" Xiao Er was a little embarrassed, "that guest officer won't want to stay." ”

Qi Yingli smiled: "What's not to want to live in?"

"The guest officer doesn't know?" Xiao Er's attitude was much more relaxed.

"I don't know. ”

"That dare is good, if you don't know, you can live if you don't know, please come in. Xiao Er immediately became attentive.

"There are horses outside the house, a few jugs of good wine, and a few plates of side dishes, to be brought to the house. ”

Xiao Er responded, immediately ordered someone to bring the horse into the stable, and took Chen Yin and them around seven or eight bends to the deepest part of the backyard, through a small door, into a condensed pocket courtyard, in which there was only a dead tree with a crooked neck, and next to the dead tree was their room.

"It's good, it's quiet and has a landscape, although it's dead, why wouldn't anyone want to live here?" Chen Yin became more and more curious.

"It's nothing, since the two of you have already lived, it is good to live. ”

"Wait, let me ask you something, do you know why the capital is curfew now?" Chen Yin asked.

"I didn't know, suddenly one day there were so many patrol officers and soldiers on the road, and everyone had only seen the same battle more than twenty years ago, so no one dared to ask," Xiao Er finished speaking, and exited the door, "I'll go get wine and food for the two of you." ”

Qi Yingli looked at the room, it was clean and tidy, and the store should be cleaned frequently.

Chen Yin walked to the side of the bed, and not long after he sat down, sleepiness hit, he felt the fire power in his body gushing out, and then suddenly fell asleep.

There was a noise outside the house, Chen Yin woke up, the room was much brighter, Qi Yingli didn't know where to go, Chen Yin got up and walked outside, the crooked neck tree in the courtyard was born there, a heroic and energetic young man stood under the tree, looked at it for a long time, Chen Yin shouted, the man ignored it, and after a while, the young man turned his head to look at Chen Yin, showing a bright smile.

"Who are you?" Chen Yin just asked, another person suddenly walked out of the shadow in the corner of the house beside him, went straight through Chen Yin, stepped forward and hugged the young man's neck, the young man smiled and broke free, Chen Yin knew the person who passed through him, his name was Yi Ying, but the person in front of him was much younger.

"Shadow, don't make a fuss yet," the young man broke free of Yi Ying's hand and walked over to the dead tree, "Look." ”

The boy touched the crooked neck tree with his hand, the leaves gradually withered and fell, the branches also shriveled and drooped down, the trunk began to lose moisture, and it was tightly tucked in, and the bark was mottled and fell.

The young man happily raised his head and looked at Yi Ying.

"You're also in the soul of the power!" Yi Ying's surprise was overflowing, "What kind of power is this?"

"The old master said it was called 'Shi Huo. ’”

Chen Yin was about to step forward, only to find that he was still in bed, and Qi Yingli was still looking left and right in the room.

"How long have I been asleep?" Chen Yin asked.

"What's the length?" Qi Yingli looked at him, "You just sat down..."

"The guest officer's wine and food have arrived!" Xiao Er shouted and entered the door and stacked the wine and food on the table.

"Wait a minute," Chen Yin called Xiao Er, "Do you know Shi Huo?"

Xiao Er's face, which was still full of smiles, suddenly lost blood: "Guest... Guest... Sir... You've dreamed about it too..."