So the next day, the group of four continued to set out on the journey north. The heavy snowfall that lasted for several days finally stopped today, the sky finally cleared, the sun was shining, shining down, and the whole Hangshun Mountain became a piece of snow, extremely beautiful.

Zhuo Cai was a little sad, she was very reluctant to Yu Qin, but she also knew that Sister Yu had to leave, so she didn't dare to say too much involvement, so she could only hide this feeling in her heart, and then taste it slowly in the future, it should be as fragrant and sweet as wine.

Huang Shan, a shameless drunkard, also went to the homes rebuilt by the villagers, originally wanting to ask the white-haired old man for some local wine in the secret realm, but when the secret realm collapsed, everyone was almost too late to escape, where would they bring the wine out?

However, despite this, Huang Shan still did not give up, and asked a local who was good at making wine for this recipe for money, and prepared to brew it himself in the future.

Xu Huaigu was still alone, plus two swords, but now both swords were carried in a sword box behind him.

This sword box was used by Zuo Qiu Xun before, but Zuo Qiu Xun now has three swords on his body, one can be turned into a belt wrapped in his hair, a natal flying sword is conceived and raised in his body, and a heart lake flying sword is warmed between the heart lake, so he lent this sword box to Xu Huaigu for use.

All the way to the north, Zuo Qiu Xun and Yu Qin sat on the big white horse, touring the mountains and rivers while walking, but they were very comfortable and not in a hurry.

This is also because Baihai is not far from here, and it can be reached in about four days, and it is not yet the January period agreed with Yi Yun at that time, so Zuoqiu Xun simply took a little detour, planning to go to Lucheng by the Lushui River.

Lucheng is a small city in the upper reaches of Lushui, just about 100 miles northwest of Hangshun Mountain, and it is also between a mountain field, which can be described as extremely ordinary, and can even be said to be a little remote, but Zuoqiu Xun wants to go to Lucheng, the reason is that Lucheng has a special feature, that is, the hot pot there is extremely famous.

Lucheng is originally in the mountains, and the cold and humidity are heavy, so the local people thrive to eat hot pot to dispel dampness and drive away cold, and there is a special feature in the hot pot, that is, venison.

The reason why Lucheng is called Lucheng is because it is located on the side of the Lushui River, but the reason why Lushui is called Lushui is that there are many wild deer in the surrounding mountains, and the meat is extremely delicious, so the venison hot pot in Lucheng is very famous, and the reputation has spread to the side of Dayuguo, and Zuoqiu Xun is going to the name of Lucheng hot pot.

Xu Huaigu was a little helpless about this, in his eyes, cultivators should be high, originally thought that a monk like himself was already very close to the earth, but he didn't expect Zuo Qiu Xun to be more close to people, and in addition to killing people and ghosts, he also had the heart to eat a venison hot pot, which made Xu Huaigu not only admire, but also a little envious in his heart.

If the monks in the world could love some so-called worldly things like this, surely the cultivation world would not be so cold.

Zuoqiu Xun wanted to go to Lucheng, Xu Huaigu naturally had no objection, and although Huang Shan was a little anxious about Yi Yun's affairs, he still had to rely on Zuoqiu Xun when he finally killed ghosts, so he could only rely on her.

After a short decision, the group changed direction and headed to the northwest, going to the deer city, preparing that after tasting the hot pot, they could walk downstream along the deer water all the way downstream, and then they could go to the White Sea.

So under the slow rush of the group, it was not until the evening of the third day that they saw the Lushui River when the sun had just set, and the scattered lights on the bank of Lushui, that was Lucheng.

Zuo Qiu Xun and Yu Qin sat on horses, and the white horse slowly walked at the back of the line, and at this time, the group was led by Xu Huaigu.

Xu Huaigu was also very helpless about this, he really didn't want to be the head of the group, but Zuo Qiu Xun had spoken on the road before, and she had to hide it for the next period of time, and if she couldn't make a move, she wouldn't make a move, because she was afraid that the sect of the two people who were killed by Zuo Qiu Xun before would be chased and killed.

After all, Zuoqiu's words were too loud, so Xu Huaigu became the temporary leader of this team.

A group of people took advantage of the last bit of sunset red light into the deer city, as soon as they stepped into the deer city, the sky was completely dark, like the night of water engulfed this small mountain city.

Lucheng is not as big as Xingqing, there are no special soldiers at the gate of the city to check the passing passengers, so the four of them easily walked into Lucheng, but after entering Lucheng, they found that it was only evening, the whole city was already silent, there was no pedestrian on the street, only some candles and lanterns were lit alone, announcing that there were still people here.

Xu Huaigu walked down the street and frowned. The sound of the wind passing through the streets, whistling through the ears, with the sound of the mahogany signs colliding at the door of every house, the atmosphere is a bit strange.

He looked worriedly at the closed doors and windows on both sides of the street, the mahogany signs that hung on the door plaques and the yellow paper symbols on the door leaves that had been blown together by the wind, and slowly moved his steps forward.

The sound of the white horse's hooves striking vigorously on the bluestone street was the only sound of life on the street.

Xu Huaigu was a little undecided, looked at Zuo Qiu Xun on the horse, and whispered, "This city is a bit weird, isn't it?" How can there be such a city without people so early, and there are objects to ward off evil spirits on the doors of every house, which is very unknown. Zuo Qiuxun sat on the white horse, and was also looking at the city, and did not answer him immediately.

Huang Shan couldn't help but interject: "How can there be so many weirdness, I think it's just the customs of this city." These small towns in the mountains are like this, do you think it is still like a big city like Xingqing, and it is as lively at night as it is during the day? Besides, there are many ghosts in the mountain, and it is normal to have these things to ward off evil spirits and drive away ghosts. He quickened his pace, walked to Xu Huaigu's side, and said with a smile: "But it's not early, let's hurry up and find an inn to settle down first, I'm hungry, and by the way, let's try the hot pot here." It is most comfortable to eat hot pot on a snowy day in winter, and you can also taste the special wine here, which is a beautiful thing in the world. Xu Huaigu still looked at Zuo Qiu Xun inquiringly, Zuo Qiu Xun sat on the horse, and said lightly: "You make a decision." Xu Huaigu said: "Then let's find an inn to settle down in." "Keep going, the group is here

"Fortune Inn". The inn is really not big, look at the wooden building for many years, full of dust, and the inn door also hung several mahogany signs, there is a small peach wood sword between the wooden cards, the means of warding off evil spirits can be said to be all-encompassing.

Although Xu Huaigu always felt that something was wrong with this city in his heart, it didn't make him afraid, so he walked forward, knocked on the door of the inn, and shouted inside: "Shopkeeper, you are a business that runs an inn, why do you close the door so early, we have to stay in the inn." There seemed to be some murmur of footsteps in the inn, but they disappeared again, and no one came to open the door, nor did anyone answer them.

There were obviously people in this inn, but they deliberately didn't open the door for them, which made Xu Huaigu really annoyed.

He accentuated the knocking on the door, and said anxiously: "Open the door, I'm a human and not a ghost, what are you doing when you close the door!" It was still silent, and a little mouse passed by Xu Huaigu's feet and got into the inn, and the atmosphere was extremely weird.

After a long time, someone finally seemed to come out of the inn, and approached the inn door with panicked steps, and then the inn door was opened a small slit, and a pair of dodgy eyes looked out through the crack in the door.

Without waiting for the person to react, Xu Huaigu pushed the door and entered, and walked into the inn generously, and the three people who followed behind also came in.

The young man was obviously frightened by the intrusion of Xu Huaigu and his party, and his legs trembled, and he hid far away at this time, not daring to come forward.

Xu Huaigu said to him bluntly: "Our group wants to stay, we want the best room, hurry up and arrange it." The young man didn't dare to move, and seemed to be a little scared.

Inside the inn came another half-old man, his face thin and pale, with a string of Buddhist beads twisted in his hand, which was still turning constantly.

Xu Huaigu glanced at it and found that the string of Buddhist beads that he twisted in his hand trembled a little. The half-old man walked cautiously to Xu Huaigu's side, apologized and said, "This guest officer, my guy in this store is a little demented, don't bother with him." I am the shopkeeper of this inn, dare to ask where do you come from? Xu Huaigu's face was displeased: "What, our group of people have to tell you where we came from when we came to the Pillar Inn?" Is this the rule of the guest house? The old man quickly apologized and said, "Not really, it's just that the situation has been a bit special recently." The guest officers must have seen it when they came here before, and there was no one outside in the entire Deer City. Xu Huaigu nodded and said, "This has indeed noticed, what happened in this Lucheng, why did everyone dare not go out?" The half-old man glanced at the sword box on Xu Huaigu's back, and said politely: "This guest officer doesn't know, a strange thing happened to us in Lucheng recently, people die one after another every night, and the death is extremely tragic. If it is a man, it is old and withered, like an old man in the age of a sixtieth year, and if a woman dies, it will ......" Xu Huaigu hurriedly asked: "What?" The old man seemed to recall some terrible scene, and said in horror: "Even the whole dough will be peeled off, and only white bones will remain!" ”

"I have seen that scene once, and the woman ......" the old man curled up and said bitterly, "it is truly terrible, like a demon!" Yu Qin listened from behind, shuddered, looked at the old man in fear, and grabbed the corner of Zuoqiu Xun's clothes.

Xu Huaigu frowned, also feeling disgusted. The old man continued, "Since then, those who have stayed outside Lucheng at night have died in the above way, and no one has been spared. So where would anyone dare to be outside at night now, that's why my guy didn't dare open the door to you before. The old man sighed and said, "You guests are from the rivers and lakes at first glance, right?" You must have passed through Lucheng, and you don't know the situation here, so you will be outside at night, and I am also worried that if no one tells you, you will be in trouble, so I took the risk to open the door to you. After Xu Huaigu heard this, he hurriedly thanked him: "Thank you, old man, I was a little offended by my words before, please old man Haihan." The old man shook his head, stroked his beard, raised his eyebrows, and said, "It's okay, as long as everyone is safe." ”