Late at night, a drizzling rain covered the lonely Western Imperial City again. There is a newly dug two-story wine cellar in the backyard of the pub where Pen&Fun&Pavilion www.biquge.info Yinxi, and now all the wine jars in the second-story cellar have been moved to the first floor, and the empty second floor has been replaced by a few simple beds, a square table made of two long tables, and four dilapidated benches. Now this place has become a shelter for Ji Yuan, Lan Chen and others, and in just one afternoon, the ruffians from the official mansion, the sect, and even the Western Imperial City have taken turns to visit seven or eight times. They all knew the relationship between Yin Xi and the Soul Sect, so if they wanted to search the whereabouts of the people of the Soul Sect in the Western Imperial City, Yin Xi's tavern and the Shen family became their must-go places. Fortunately, Yin Xi and Shen Yue'er were circling outside, so they finally spent the day without danger.

In order not to arouse suspicion, Yin Xi and Shen Yue'er kept operating in the tavern until late at night, until the streets of the Western Imperial City became deserted, and they closed and sent the pre-prepared wine and food to the cellar.

"The Wolf King, the Dragon King, and the Spear King, now the Western Imperial City is full of the eyes of Dongfang Su and the Emperor, and I can only grieve you here for a few days now. Yin Xi carefully placed the food on the table and explained with guilt on his face. Now that her injuries have not healed, Ji Yi'er is still lying on the bed and needs to be taken care of by Ah Chang, Fluttershy has to take care of the young Lu Sijun, and Yan Lingxuan has become distraught because of Lu Wencai's death, and she only sits in a daze and looks at the dark corner. Only Wu Mei and Su Yingying could still fight their spirits and help Yin Xi prepare meals for them.

Looking at the weak women and children in the cellar, Ji Yuan always frowned, full of melancholy but didn't know where to start at the moment. Just now, Xie Yun had already told Ji Yuan and the others about what happened at the junction of the ice fields on the first day of December, and after hearing about the tragic situation at the junction of the ice fields, Ji Yuan and Lan Chen's already heavy hearts pressed a boulder again.

They were numbed by excessive grief, and exhausted by endless indignation. The tears seemed to have dried up, and this time they were defeated.

"First Luo Xiu, then Baili Feng, Li Dui, Chu Ding......" Xie Yun's tone trembled and slowly told under the flickering candle flame, "Later, I heard that Jiang Yi and Qin Qingyu were also ...... One by one, they died tragically, and there was nothing we could do about it. The protectors of the Soul Sect are only Wu Mei and Mo Bai, as well as Liu Meng, who is still uncertain about his life and death......"

"Is there a whereabouts of the fifth master?" Lan Chen asked in a condensed voice.

Xie Yun shook his head bitterly, and sighed: "The last time I saw him was still in the melee, at that time, the fifth master's two henchmen, Li Cripple and Liu Banxian, one was cut off by someone, and the other was pierced into a hedgehog by countless swords, the fifth master was crazy and waved the dragon knife to kill in the countless armies, and with him was Liu Meng, who was like a blood gourd, and the two of them were swallowed up by Han Cheng's army in the blink of an eye, and when I wanted to catch up again, more than a dozen swords had already pounced from all sides of me...... I don't know what happened to them now......"

"The absence of news at this time may be good news. Ji Yuan smiled happily, "No one has found their bodies, which means that they still have the possibility of being alive." Sect Master He ...... There is also a possibility of being alive, right?" Kihara's last sentence was as thin as a mosquito, as if he was asking someone else, and as if he was comforting himself.

"I heard that Brother Liu escaped from Jinling City, and now he should have arrived at Xihuang Mountain after many days, why haven't you heard from him for a long time?" Xie Yun asked curiously.

Ji Yuan couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this, shook his head and said: "I guess Brother Liu didn't come to Xihuang Mountain at all, with my understanding of him, Brother Liu can only be in two places now, one is to go to the Northern Xinjiang to find the whereabouts of the sect master, and the other is ......" Ji Yuan's words couldn't help but pause slightly, and then sighed, "The other may be that Brother Liu is still in Jinling City." ”

"What?" Wu Mei subconsciously exclaimed, "Since he finally escaped, why would he continue to stay in Jinling City?"

"Brother Liu is not a fool, he knows that the Emperor Ling, the masters of Dongfang Su, the Beast Domain, and Su Xie have all sent a large number of masters to search for the whereabouts of the sect master in the northern frontier, so if they can't find it, it will be difficult for him to find the trace of the sect master if he goes alone. What's more......" Lan Chen continued, "What's more, now that the life and death of the sect master are uncertain, even if he goes to the northern frontier, the chance of finding a living Lu Yifan is very slim." But Jinling City is different, don't forget that there is still an unborn child in Jinling City. Before leaving, the sect master entrusted his wife and unborn child to Brother Liu, how could he put their mother and son in danger and completely ignore them? Therefore, even if he escaped from the Han Mansion, he would definitely choose to continue to stay in Jinling City to secretly protect his wife and fetus. ”

Hearing Lan Chen's words, the cellar fell silent again. After a long time, Shen Yue'er slowly said with a look of embarrassment: "Actually...... Actually, I've heard some news from my eldest brother, but I don't know if it's true......"

"What's the news?" Yin Xi immediately asked, "Yue'er, say it quickly." ”

"Big brother also listens to others. Shen Yue'er hurriedly explained, "Don't believe it. I heard that many officials and nobles had died in Jinling City during this time, and even several royal relatives had died, and they all speculated that this incident was done by Liu Sandao, who escaped from the Han Mansion......"

"How many royal relatives have also died?" Shen Yue'er's words seemed to wake up Yan Lingxuan, who had been in a daze in the corner, she raised her head suddenly, and asked puzzledly, "What did Liu Sandao do to kill my royal family? Why did he do this?"

"If the rumors are true, it means that Brother Liu has begun to take revenge. Xie Yun muttered, "The Emperor has put all the blame on the sect master, and the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty have also criticized the sect master, if it weren't for their decisions, the reputation of the sect master would not have fallen to this point, and the soul sect would not have fallen into the state it is today." ”

"I heard that the mysterious man shot fast and ruthlessly, and he went crazy to kill in Jinling City, no matter men, women, old and young, as long as they were involved with the ministers of the court or the royal family, they did not let go, and now the dignitaries and royal relatives in the city do not even dare to go out of the gate on weekdays. Shen Yue'er added.

"It all sounds like Lord Liu's style......

"Yin Xi stop!" Without waiting for Yin Xi to come to a conclusion, Ji Yuan had already realized Yan Lingxuan's pale face as paper, and immediately stopped, "It's just a rumor, how can you listen to it indiscriminately?"

"No, I want to go back to Jinling City to have a look, I can't let Liu Sandao kill people indiscriminately......" Emotionally Yan Lingxuan said and wanted to stand up and leave the cellar, but everyone tried to dissuade her in vain, and finally Wu Mei gently patted her on the back of the neck with a palm, which made Yan Lingxuan suddenly quiet down and fell asleep groggily.

"Bang, bang!"

Just when there was a commotion in the cellar, the door panel covering it was suddenly knocked, and the cellar fell into silence in an instant, and Lan Chen, who was quick with his eyes, quickly blew out the candle flame on the table. After waiting for a while, Yin Xi had the courage to lean in front of the door and asked in a low voice, "Who is it?"

"It's me, Shen Liang!" Shen Liang's voice sounded slowly, "It's just me and my father, Yin Xi open the door!"

Yin Xi listened quietly for a while, and then pushed the latch under the door panel open, opened the door panel and let Shen Liang and Shen Lao Shu in. The candle flame was rekindled in the cellar, and the old man Shen, who was full of vicissitudes in his eyes, stood quietly under the door panel and looked at Ji Yuan and the others sitting on the bench and the bed in a daze, he seemed to be frightened by the sudden appearance of so many people. Shen Laozhang is an honest friend all his life, he has never done anything earth-shattering after living in the West Imperial City for so many years, and he has been living his own small life in peace and stability, if it weren't for Shen Yue'er and Yin Xi having such a fate, I am afraid that everyone in the Soul Sect would not notice that there is such an inconspicuous family as the Shen family in the West Imperial City in this life.

Looking at Old Master Shen's slightly frightened eyes, Ji Yuan hurriedly motioned for Lan Chen and Xie Yun to stand up together, and smiled at Old Master Shen: "Old man, I hope to forgive you if you disturb me a lot." ”

Ji Yuan's mouth was suddenly frightened, and Uncle Shen subconsciously took half a step back, but fortunately, Shen Liang and Yin Xi helped him in time, otherwise his old body would definitely stumble and fall to the ground. Ji Yuan wanted to move forward, but before he could take a step with his hands stretched out, Old Master Shen had already shrunk towards Shen Liang in horror again.

"Dad, what are you doing all the time?" Shen Yue'er couldn't help but blush when she saw this scene, and hurriedly stepped forward to grab Shen's arm, and scolded softly, "They are all friends of Yin Xi, how can Dad be so rude?"

"It's out of the way, it's so many of us who scare the old man. Ji Yuan hurriedly explained.

"You ...... You are all Yin Xi's friends?" Old Master Shen took a few deep breaths before slowly asking in a trembling voice, "What kind of friend is it?"

"We are brothers in life and death. Yin Xi explained without thinking.

"Life and death?" "Old Master Shen looked at Yin Xi in a panic, "What kind of life and death?" ”

"The old man is not surprised, we are all good friends of Yin Xi. My name is Ji Yuan, and they are Xie Yun, Lan Chen, Wu Mei, and Su Yingying. Ji Yuan said as he pointed to a few people in the cellar and introduced to Shen Laozhang, "That's Ah Chang, Xiao Fluttershy, and Xiao Sijun. Lying on the bed was my sister Ji Yi'er, and the wife of a deceased friend, Yan Lingxuan. ”

Although Mr. Shen didn't know Ji Yuan, he had heard of Ji Yuan, Lan Chen, and Xie Yun. In the past, the names of these people were well-known big names, but now the names of these people are like a plague, which makes Shen Lao Zhang's evasion.

Ji originally intended to introduce the identities of several of his people to Shen Laozhang, but he never expected that before his words could completely fall, Shen Laozhang suddenly knelt down in front of Ji Yuan and the others with a "poof", and everyone in the cellar was stunned by the sudden change.

"Dad, what are you doing?" Shen Yue'er asked puzzledly, and when she wanted to help Shen Laozhang up, she found that Shen Laozhang was kneeling extremely resolutely at the moment, and she couldn't be dissuaded by others at all.

"You are all big people, you are all big people, you are all people who do great things. My Shen family is just a nobody in the Western Imperial City, I beg you, old man, I am just such a pair of children, I beg you not to continue to stay here and cause disaster to our family, I beg you to leave here quickly! The people of my Shen family just want to live their lives in peace and stability, and do not want to have anything to do with the people of the government and the sect, old man, I beg you to be merciful, you have already harmed many people, so don't harm our family anymore...... Saying that, Old Master Shen didn't care about Shen Yue'er and Shen Liang's kind words and persuasion at all, and actually kowtowed desperately towards Ji Yuan, Xie Yun, and Lan Chen. Looking at Yin Xi's face again, it became more and more difficult to look at at this moment, his face was sinking like water, his fists were clenched, and he couldn't help but spew fire in his tiger eyes when he looked at Shen Laozhang.

"What do you mean? you want to drive them away?" Yin Xi asked word by word, holding back the anger in his heart.

"If they don't go, we'll all die. Uncle Shen surprisingly didn't accept it today, but glared at the old man and Yin Xi, "Yin Xi, I didn't marry my daughter to you to let her follow you to be afraid, but to let her live a happy life with you." But what about you? Since you came to my Shen family, what kind of life has our family lived? On weekdays, apart from causing trouble, you will only eat and drink with the people of the Soul Sect, and you touch your conscience and say, have you taken care of this tavern that you opened yourself? Have you earned a penny? It's not that my daughter is kind-hearted, and she has endured you again and again for so long, why are you not satisfied? Now you want our family to accompany you to die?"

"I don't want to argue with you, I'm just going to say one word here today. Yin Xi snorted coldly and shouted angrily, "They are my Yin Xi's benefactors and brothers, who doesn't want them to live, then I, Yin Xi will be the first to refuse." Don't say it's you, even if my own father is here!"

"Yin Xi, how can you talk to your father like this?" Shen Yue'er was caught in the middle and was embarrassed, looking at Shen Lao's angry iron blue face, Shen Yue'er couldn't help glaring at Yin Xijiao angrily and shouted, "Don't hurry up and apologize to your father." ”

"I don't need him to apologize!" Old Man Shen said with a snort, "I...... I...... I should not have agreed to marry my daughter to such a person......! He...... He's not as good as that Ye Qiu......"

"Dad, what nonsense are you talking about?" Shen Yue'er's eyes were red, and tears were falling down her eyes, "How can you compare Ye Qiu and Yin Xi? Besides, they are all friends of Yin Xi and good people." Now that they are in trouble, how can we see death and not save them?"

"Yin Xi, I only want one thing for you today, which one do you want, this family or these people?" Shen Laozhang put a breath on his chest, and his whole body trembled with anger, "If you blindly cover them, then ...... From then on, I don't want to step into my Shen family again, and I don't want to see Yue'er again. ”

"Yue'er is my wife, if I want to see her, can you stop her?, you old thing, why are you so selfish, see if I don't teach you a lesson......" Yin Xi never thought that Shen Laozhang would be so greedy for life and afraid of death at such an important juncture, and he couldn't help but be angry at this thought, especially after seeing the dilemma of Ji Yuan and the others, he was even more indignant in his heart, and now he regarded Shen Laozhang as the lackey of those officials and Xuanzong during the day, and he raised his fist and wanted to smash it at Shen's head. But just when his fist was raised and he hadn't slammed it down, Ji Yuan had already reached out and grabbed his wrist first, and no matter how hard Yin Xi tried, it was difficult to move down again.

"Wolf King, you are ......"

"Smack!"

Without waiting for Yin Xi to ask the reason with a blank face, Ji Yuan's left hand had already slapped Yin Xi with a loud slap, and this crisp sound suddenly silenced the noisy cellar, and even the crying and noisy Shen Laozhang and Shen Yue'er, who was whimpering in a low voice, were shocked to quiet down. Feeling the burning pain on his face, the dazed color in Yin Xi's eyes became even thicker, but before he could speak, Ji Yuan already shouted coldly: "Bastard, how can you talk to your father-in-law like this? If the sect master is here, he has to cut out your tongue and see how you are talking nonsense?"

"I ......"

"What am I, why don't you apologize to your father-in-law?" Xie Yun urged in a low voice, "If you don't distinguish between old and young for the sake of righteousness, then we don't need your help anymore, because the Soul Sect will never tolerate someone doing such a bastard thing." ”

Seeing Shen's face contemplative and frightened, Wu Mei and Fluttershy hurriedly stepped forward to help Shen Liang and Shen Yue'er help him up. Ji Yuan dragged Yin Xi's arm and walked in front of Shen Laozhang, and ruthlessly raised his foot and kicked Yin Xi's knee, making Yin Xi, who was full of embarrassment and unconvinced, suddenly knelt down in front of Shen Laozhang, and then Ji Yuan's right hand slapped the back of Yin Xi's head, and Yin Xi bowed down to Shen Laozhang. Ji Yuan bowed his hand to Uncle Shen and said, "Old man, Yin Xi was rude and offended you, and I will accompany you on his behalf." You should know your son-in-law, who is outspoken and short-tempered, but he is not a treacherous person in his bones, and I hope you will forgive him for the sake of friendship This time, I guarantee that Yin Xi will never disobey you again in the future. Saying that, Ji Yuan shouted to Yin Xi in a deep voice: "Yin Xi, still don't apologize?"

"Daddy......" Yin Xi forcibly suppressed the grievances in his heart and whispered, "I was wrong...... I won't dare to ...... in the future" Seeing Yin Xi admit his mistake, Shen Yue'er, who had originally raised her throat, showed a relieved smile on her face.

"You're right, old man, it's true that we're here to cause you too much trouble. Ji Yuan continued, "In the dead of night now, let's pack up and leave, and we will never come to Yin Xi again in the future." ”

"No!" Yin Xi, who was originally buckled on the ground, raised his head suddenly, and said with a resolute face, "You can't go, if you go, then I, Yin Xi, can't make up for my mistakes even if I die thousands of times." You can't go, if you go, then kill me first!"

"Daddy. Shen Liang said, "Look at ......"

Old man Shen looked at Shen Liang, then at Yin Xi who was kneeling on the ground, and finally at Shen Yue'er, who was happy and sad on his face, and only after a long time did he let out a long sigh, he walked tremblingly in front of Ji Yuan, stretched out his trembling hands to hold Ji Yuan's arm, and said: "It was the old man who was so selfish that I was covered with lard just now." If you leave tonight, I am afraid that you will not only lose a son-in-law, but also a daughter and a son...... If you don't dislike the simplicity of this place, please stay here and take refuge with peace of mind! You are all people who do great things, I believe that it will not be long before you get out of this dark and damp cellar and you will be able to see the light of day again......" Old Master Shen's words contained too much helplessness and embarrassment, although he was moved in his heart, he was still a little insincere after all.

Being able to get the tolerance of Uncle Shen, Ji Yuan, Xie Yun, Lan Chen, and Wu Mei couldn't help but glance at each other, and the eyes of several people mixed with bitter smiles suddenly burst into tears.

Not long since...... Today...... Alas!

After Shen Laozhang left, Lan Chen grabbed Shen Liang and asked urgently: "How is it? Is there any news of Mo Bai? Was he arrested by Xuanzong and the people of the government?" ”

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