A few small birds chirped in the ancient trees in front of the door, combing their feathers with their beaks from time to time, leisurely enjoying the warmth of the sun. A gentle breeze blows, rustling the leaves.

The three of them waited for a while, but there was no movement inside the door. Ling Han was also a little puzzled on the side, could it be that there was no one in this Zhuangzi?

Zichun couldn't hold his breath, glanced at Jia Nan, and shouted loudly: "Is there anyone?" This roar actually shook a few small birds on the ancient tree and flew away.

Jia Nan hurriedly said: "Senior brother can't be rude, this belongs to the seniors Xijing, don't annoy him!" After that, he buckled the knocker hard.

"Boom!"

Kazuo looked at the vermilion gate expectantly, fantasizing that someone would come to open the door to welcome guests. It's just that the three of them are still disappointed, and the door is still closed.

Zichun said: "Could it be that the predecessors are no longer in the village?"

Jia Nan said: "No, it is said that this belongs to the predecessors at this time!" After that, Jia Nan couldn't bear it, and stretched out his hand to push towards the gate.

It's just that before Jia Nan touched the gate, he only heard a "squeak", and the door opened a small crack, which made Jia Nan hurriedly take a step back.

I saw a boy poke his head out, with a blank expression on his face, and asked, "Who are you?" The boy's voice was a little strange, as if cotton wool was stuffed in his throat.

Seeing that someone was coming, Jia Nan hurriedly bowed deeply, and said loudly: "We are disciples of Qimen, and we have something important to meet our predecessors!"

The boy didn't raise his head, but said coldly, "The master is not a guest!"

Seeing this, Jia Nan hurriedly stepped forward, pushed the vermilion door and said: "This little brother is slow, I have a letter from Mr. Ao here, and I am bothered that the little brother will hand it over to the seniors!" After speaking, he took out the letter that Qinglong gave himself from his arms and handed it to the boy.

The boy took the letter, looked down slightly, and said, "You wait here!" With that, he pushed the door shut and gathered the three of them outside the door.

Jia Nan reluctantly retreated to the two. Zichun was a little angry, and said loudly: "Why doesn't this boy talk about etiquette at all?

Chen Yuan also said: "Yes, if the disciples under the sect are like this, they have to teach a hard lesson!"

Jia Nan comforted: "The two junior brothers should not talk nonsense, we are guests at this time, and we still have something to ask for, no matter what the boy is, we must endure it! As the saying goes, the king of Hades is easy to see, but the little ghost is difficult! Don't miss a big thing because of a quick tongue!"

After hearing this, Chen Yuan felt that what Jia Nan said was reasonable, so he nodded.

It's just that Zichun's face showed a look of disdain.

When Ling Han saw the boy, he faintly felt that something was wrong in his heart, but he couldn't say what was wrong, he just felt that this Zhuangzi was a little scary. Although it was still early at this time, Ling Han still felt a burst of coldness, but he didn't know how the three of them felt.

Ling Han looked up at the guards on the tall building again, and saw that they were all upright, as if they had been immobilized, as if they were ignoring the existence of the three good men.

After a while, he heard a "squeak" again, and the boy's face was still like wood, but he said, "Come in!" and opened the door halfway.

Jia Nan was overjoyed in his heart, and said, "There is little brother Lao!" After saying that, he glanced at Chen Yuan Zichun, and stepped into the gate, and Chen Yuan Zichun also stepped over the high threshold.

Seeing this, Ling Han hurriedly dodged into the door, but when he passed by the boy, he faintly smelled a fragrance.

When the boy saw that all three men had entered, he closed the door again, and put a great bolt in it. Then he said, "Come with me!" and walked towards the courtyard.

After Jia Nan and the others heard this, they had to follow behind the boy.

The boy took two steps, and Ling Han felt that the boy was really a little strange. Ling Han looked at the boy's footsteps carefully, and it turned out to be stiff, as if the boy's knees couldn't bend back.

"This ......" Zichun pointed to the boy's leg, and it seemed that he had also noticed that this boy was unusual.

Jia Nan hurriedly waved his hand, signaling Zichun not to be quiet.

The boy led the way in front, not saying a word, only the rhythmic footsteps of "click" could be heard. The three of them followed behind, also without saying a word.

Ling Han looked ahead, and saw that in front of him was a spacious flat land, all paved with stone bricks, and there was a small two-story building in a ring not far away.

The boy walked on and led the men into the hall of the small circular building. I saw that the hall was very spacious, and the sunlight through the glazed tiles of the hall actually shone directly into the hall. In the middle of the hall is a huge square table, and around the square table, there are neatly placed quaint wooden benches.

There is a staircase on the left and right sides of the square table, one leading to the second floor and the other to the ground. Whether it is a square table or a wooden chair, they are all wiped clean, not a single handprint can be seen, and even the stairs up and down the stairs are spotless, revealing the light of paint.

As soon as Ling Han saw this hall, he immediately felt that he had been here before.

Seeing that the hall was empty, Jia Nan asked, "Brother Lao, where are the seniors?"

The boy said, "The master is in retreat, and he told me to take you to rest so that I can see you tomorrow!"

Zichun hurriedly said: "Tomorrow, how can we have so much time?"

As soon as Zichun's words fell, he heard the sound of "rubbing" two sharp blades out of the sheath, and when he turned around, he saw two guards in Xuanyi and masks standing behind the pillar next to the door, as if they were blaming Zichun's voice for being too loud, and he actually pulled out the blade at the same time, pointing towards Zichun, and the action of drawing the knife was clean and neat, and it seemed that the attainment of knife skills was not low.

Zichun saw that the guard showed his blade and hurriedly opened his stance, and Chen Yuan also nervously put his hand into his chest, holding the wooden box tightly.

Seeing this, Jia Nan hurriedly apologized: "Little brother is not strange, junior brother doesn't understand the rules!"

The boy was still expressionless, looked at Zichun, then at Jia Nan, and waved his hand: "Don't make noise here!"

The two guards saw the boy's gesture and put their knives into their sheaths without any delay.

Jia Nan let out a long breath.

The boy said, "Come upstairs with me!" and went upstairs.

"Click......" The boy still did not bend his knees, and staggered up one staircase.

Jia Nan had no choice but to follow upstairs.

Zichun muttered in a low voice: "This shelf is really big, and I won't see it until tomorrow, I think I am the emperor Laozi?"

Jia Nan hurriedly shouted softly: "Senior brother, don't say much!"

Ling Han looked towards the staircase that led to the underground, and followed the three of them upstairs.

The boy opened the door of the first room and said, "Rest in this room tonight, and do not shout loudly, nor walk around!

Zichun looked around the room, the room was not small, but empty, there was no bed, only a few futons for meditation on the ground. In the middle of the room, there is a square table with a chair on each side, and this is all there is to the room.

"This ...... Can you live in someone?" Zichun looked at it and said dissatisfied.

Chen Yuan also felt a little shabby, but he didn't say anything.

Jia Nan said with a smile: "Two junior brothers, if you come, you will be safe, we have a request for people, let's go down tonight!"

Zichun said: "I'm nothing, I'm just afraid of the cold at night, and Senior Brother Chenyuan can't stand it." ”

Chen Yuan heard this and hurriedly said, "Senior brother, I'm fine, don't worry about me!"

Jia Nan said: "For the sake of the god armor, the two junior brothers were wronged overnight, early tomorrow morning, we will go to see the seniors, if it goes well, we can go home tomorrow, we will go back and rest." ”

Zichun suddenly asked, "Senior brother, don't you think that boy is a little weird?"

Jia Nan said: "Senior brother, what do you think is strange about him?"

Zichun shook his head and said, "I didn't see it, I just thought it was a little weird!"

Jia Nan said: "I didn't feel that boy's breathing and heartbeat!"

"Huh?" Chen Yuan exclaimed, and said in horror: "Could it be that the boy is a ghost?"

Only then did Ling Han understand why he also suspected that there was something wrong with the boy, it was he who passed by the boy and did not feel his breathing and heartbeat.

Could it be that the boy is really a ghost?