The chilly night breeze poured into the tattered mountain temple with a whining sound, and the flames swayed and the shadows floated.

The night is deep and dewy, and at midnight, it is the coldest time of autumn.

The man lying on his side and sleeping by the fire unconsciously tightened his clothes, curled up slightly, and moved in the direction of the fire, as if trying to absorb some warmth.

As time passed, the firewood was about to burn out, and the middle-aged man opened his eyes.

He looked at the fire, and with the help of the faint light, he saw the firewood that Xu Rong had prepared before, so he got up and added some firewood.

Such a movement naturally woke up Xu Rong.

"Sorry to wake you up."

The middle-aged man's slightly darkened face was a little embarrassed.

Xu Rong shook his head: "It's nothing, it's just that I sleep relatively lightly in this wilderness." ”

For Xu Rong, in fact, resting for so long is enough for him to nourish his spirit and relieve his fatigue.

The middle-aged man smiled, his teeth unexpectedly white.

"I don't know what to call the little brother?"

Xu Rong glanced at him and said lightly: "Aftermath." ”

In the face of such a person who doesn't know the details, it is naturally better to be careful, and he is already playing the role of "aftertrace" at this time.

"Good name, in Xia Zhang Xishi, a person from Yangzhou."

Zhang Xishi seemed to be a little self-acquainted, and he sat down by the campfire again, holding a wooden stick in his hand, and tinkering with the fire.

"Little brother, where are you going? If it's inconvenient to say, I didn't ask. ”

Yangzhou is adjacent to Youzhou, but Xu Rong doesn't know much about Yangzhou.

The reason is very simple, the transportation is inconvenient, and he has no news channels, and his understanding of Yangzhou is only from the sporadic information of past merchants or passers-by.

And this information can often only be used as a reference, not fully trusted.

Who knows if these people are bragging, whether they are hiding key things.

Hearing that this person was from Yangzhou, Xu Rong was a little interested: "I'm going to go to my relatives, what are you going to do?" ”

Xu Rong had noticed one thing before, that is, this Xishi was not riding a horse.

Judging by his dress, he doesn't look like a man who can't afford to buy a horse, and judging by his dusty appearance, he should be on the road.

In this case, the situation seems a little strange.

Zhang Xishi showed a bitter smile: "Because of some accidents, I am now running for my life." ”

"Running for your life?"

Xu Rong was a little surprised by Zhang Xishi's calmness.

This kind of thing, logically speaking, should be covered up as much as possible, otherwise if Xu Rong informed the people who pursued him of the news, wouldn't he put himself in danger?

Zhang Xishi bowed slightly, and then sighed: "Yes, running for my life, I thought it was a simple errand, but suddenly it became like this." ”

"If it hadn't been for the timely response, maybe I would have planted it."

Speaking of this, Zhang Xishi paused, he glanced at Xu Rong's still somewhat childish face, and reminded: "Little brother, if you are traveling alone, you must pay special attention to safety, there have been various natural and man-made disasters and thieves for many years, and no place is completely safe." ”

For his reminder, Xu Rong nodded, even if Zhang Xishi didn't say it, he knew it.

Why did the White Lotus Sect develop so fast, wasn't it because of natural and man-made disasters that ordinary people couldn't survive?

If they can live a good life, who wants to follow the cult and be afraid?

"I'm not far from where I'm going, big brother, you don't have to worry about me, it's you, it's better to be careful."

Telling a stranger about being hunted down and killed, no matter how you look at it, your heart is too big.

It's a miracle that no one is being hunted down.

And it's still thousands of miles away from Yangzhou, and it's a long way to go, so I don't know what will happen.

"Don't worry, I've already thrown off all the pursuers, otherwise I wouldn't have stayed here and rested, I've been exhausted for the past few days."

At this moment there was a gurgling sound, which was especially noticeable during the night.

Xu Rong's eyes fell on Zhang Xishi's stomach, and in the face of Zhang Xishi, who showed an embarrassed smile, he took out a large cake from his baggage and handed it to him.

"Let's make do with some food first."

Zhang Xishi swallowed his saliva and wanted to refuse, but in the face of the hungry current situation, he finally succumbed to reality.

"Thank you, Brother Yu."

After taking the flatbread, even if it was a little hard, Zhang Xishi still bit it as if he was eating some delicious food.

It's just that this big cake is not easy to swallow, but after a while, Zhang Xishi felt like he was choking.

He swallowed hard, still choking, and then a water bag was handed to him.

Zhang Xishi didn't care about thanking, picked up the water bag and drank it "coo".

"Thank you, Brother Yu."

Xu Rong shook his head, and he didn't have the idea of asking for the water bag back.

Looking at Zhang Xishi's appearance, it is estimated that he is hungry and thirsty now.

With two flatbreads and half a bag of water, Zhang Xishi was barely full.

"Thank you Brother Yu, I have been running for my life these days, and I don't have time to get food, so I ate a few wild fruits and drank a little water......"

Zhang Xishi's words of bitterness suddenly stopped.

He looked at the doorway, his ears moving slightly, listening carefully to something.

"Someone is coming, and there are quite a few!"

When Xu Rong heard this, he immediately stood up, and his hand was already on the hilt of the sword.

To make his identity even more believable, he has obtained a swordsmanship.

Although it is only a beginner's degree, it is enough to kill.

Zhang Xishi had also stood up, his eyes were staring at the door tightly, his body was slightly tense, as if he was facing a great enemy.

"Your enemy has caught up?"

Xu Rong frowned slightly.

"It should be, I didn't expect them to keep up, I was the one who caused you."

Hearing this, the corners of Xu Rong's mouth twitched.

He just wanted to rest peacefully in the mountain temple for a night, but he didn't expect to encounter such a thing.

And just now Zhang Xishi swore that the enemy had been thrown off.

Zhang Xishi looked at Xu Rong apologetically: "There will definitely be danger later, but their attention is basically on me, you can wait for the opportunity to escape." ”

Before Xu Rong could answer, a slightly cold voice came in.

"Want to escape? Have you asked me no? ”

Seven or eight men in black suits walked in, led by a middle-aged man with a white face and beard.

"Zhang Xishi, where else do you want to escape?"

Zhang Xishi's body was in front of Xu Rong, his eyes looked directly at these people, and he suddenly laughed: "You dog mongrels came quite quickly, let's go together!" ”