Ruyu and Chen Qi left, and Chen Qi pulled Ruyu all the way to the mountain gate and said hello to the senior brother who was guarding the mountain gate. The man frowned, knowing that now was a critical period, and he didn't want to let the two of them go down the mountain, but seeing Chen Qi so happy, it was hard to refute her interest. I asked her if she just wanted to go to the town to have fun, but the senior brother who guarded the door thought about it, what could happen? said that he would come back before dark, so he let the two go down the mountain.

In the bamboo building here, after Xu Huaigu woke up, he saw the note left by Ruyu, and he didn't take it seriously, so he went down the mountain to play with the two children.

The sun gradually climbed the slope, and the two children walked briskly all the way, but in just over an hour, they had already reached the foot of the mountain. Chen Qi was familiar with the road, and took Ruyu around the foot of the mountain for half a mile, and suddenly saw a small town in the shade of the mountain, with many houses, although it was not very neat, its scale was much larger than the village, and it could be called a town. Chen Qi smiled and pointed out: "That's it, let's go!" ”

After a short time, the two entered the town. I saw that although there were many people in the town, most of them closed their doors and windows, not to mention the shops that did business. There are not even many pedestrians passing by on the street, and it is quite deserted.

The situation of this depression is very different from the last time Chen Qi came, and it seems that under the war, both big cities and small towns have been affected a lot.

When Chen Qi saw this, he couldn't help but be disappointed, and sighed: "Oh, why are they all closed!" It wasn't like this the last time I was here! ”

Ruyu said: "It's probably because of the war in the south. My husband and I used to stay in Xingqing City for a while, and it should be much more prosperous than here, but it was just as deserted. ”

Chen Qi pursed his lips, but he was unwilling to leave, so he walked around with Ruyu and the others on the street. The two walked from the east side of the town to the west before they found an early shop that was still open for business. However, it was already close to noon at this moment, and the shop was ready to close. The two of them hurried over early in the morning, and Chen Qi was so hungry that she was about to growl, so she hurriedly ran forward and asked, "Sister, do you have anything to eat?" ”

The shopkeeper was a middle-aged woman, and when she heard someone calling her sister, she looked over here, and when she saw that it was a beautiful little girl, she stopped packing up and asked, "Yes, what should you eat?" ”

Chen Qi smiled, hurriedly pulled Ruyu to sit down in the store, and said, "Is there porridge?" Any porridge is fine. ”

The woman nodded to prepare, and Chen Qi asked Ruyu again: "Are you hungry, and what can you eat?" ”

"I'll just eat a bowl of ravioli."

The two of them had eaten breakfast and wandered around the street again.

It must be known that there are no more than 100 families in the town, but if there is an outsider, the locals will recognize it, let alone two young and handsome children. Chen Qi and Ruyu, one was raised in Qingfeng Valley since he was a child, and he only knew how to play crazy all day long, and he had no heart or lungs; A person who has just come from the Demon Domain for less than a year, and still doesn't know the world, where does he know the doorway of this small place? The two of them were just playing, but they were unknowingly targeted by a notorious local ruffian.

The man was a thug and a loitering man, and he saw them today while wandering in the streets. As soon as he saw the two of them dressed, he knew that they were the children of a rich family, and when he looked at his face, he was also unfamiliar, not a small town population. The gangster felt that he had hit a lot of luck, and he caught such two chicks, if he was caught and asked about the whereabouts of the family, he could extort a sum of money. It's just that the little girl has a sword tied around her waist, but she needs to be careful, so he secretly follows the two of them, waiting for an opportunity to move.

Chen Qi took Ruyu to the bookstore in the town, only to see that sure enough, the door of the bookstore was closed and empty. Ruyu had expected it a long time ago, but Chen Qi hung his head and said in frustration: "I'm sorry, Ruyu, I didn't know that the bookstore was closed." ”

Ruyu replied seriously: "It's okay, it's good to just walk around the town." The days to come are still long, just a few chess books, no hurry. ”

Chen Qi nodded guiltily, and said, "Speaking of which, I will leave in the next few days, and I will go to Middle-earth with them." What about you, where do you go after that? ”

"Wherever the gentleman goes, I'll go."

Chen Qi glanced at him quietly, lowered his eyes, and said, "Then you will come to me later, right?" ”

"When they go to Middle-earth, sir, he will definitely go to you, and I will come with him then."

In short, if you open your mouth and close your mouth, you are a gentleman, and you can't leave that gentleman in three sentences. Chen Qi was a little sulking, and said hurriedly: "When your husband comes to Qingfeng Valley again, I don't know how many years it will take!" ”

Ruyu looked into her eyes and asked, "You mean, let me come to you in advance?" ”

Chen Qi was so anxious that he stomped his feet and said, "You don't have to come to me in advance, just tell me if you want to come to me in advance." If you want to or not, you don't have to do it. ”

Ruyu was about to speak, but stopped again, so anxious that Chen Qi frowned again and again. After holding it for a long time, he spoke: "I should think about it." ”

"Whew." Chen Qi breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at his serious expression without a smile, and secretly cursed in his heart, but said casually, "Got it, let's go!" ”

The two were about to leave, but suddenly they heard someone behind them: "You two are here to buy books?" ”

Chen Qi turned his head to look and saw that it was a middle-aged man with a scruffy beard. The man was unkempt, coarse cloth clothes, and looked a little sloppy, but at this moment he also squeezed a smile on his face and asked, "Are you two buying books?" ”

This man was not a kind-faced man at first glance, Chen Qi didn't want to pay attention to him, but Ruyu replied, "Yes." ”

"What books to buy?"

"Chess."

Chen Qi pulled Ruyu and signaled to hurry up. Ruyu felt that it didn't seem polite to talk to people and leave without finishing the words, so she still stayed.

The man saw that there was an opportunity, and hurriedly smiled: "Yo, what a coincidence!" It's been a long time since the bookstore was closed, so I don't have any other books here, but I do know where to find chess games. I know a friend who loves to play chess, and his family has dozens of chess games. If you want, I'll talk to him and sell you a few copies. ”

Ruyu declined: "Thank you for your kindness, but you don't need to play chess." Your friend must like those games very much, and we can't take them away. ”

The man looked strange. He glanced at Ruyu a few times strangely, and secretly wondered in his heart whether this child had the wrong tendon in his head, and as soon as he spoke, he smelled of poor and sour Confucianism, but this also confirmed his idea that these two children were children of rich families.

Ruyu refused, but Chen Qi was a little moved. In fact, when she went down the mountain today, she wanted to buy something for Ruyu, and when the two of them said goodbye, they had to send something to each other, and leave a thought. At this time, hearing that the man said that there was a chess game, Chen Qi raised his eyebrows and said, "Okay, then let's buy a few copies." But say it in advance, you can't bully us if we are children, and the price must be fair. ”

The man agreed, and said with a smile: "Okay, the price must be fair!" You come with me. ”

Chen Qi was about to leave, Ruyu frowned, and didn't say anything, and the two of them followed the man away. The man was very familiar with the streets of the town, and after a few moments of walking through the streets and alleys, he led the two of them to a courtyard gate with a closed gate. I saw that the gate of the courtyard was very dilapidated, covered with a layer of thick ash for many years, and it was not locked, so it was left in an unknown place in the town.

Chen Qi glanced at the small courtyard and said casually: "Your friend's residence is too dirty, right?" ”

Ruyu thinks so too. However, he only thought that his husband often said that the world suffers a lot, and he can be regarded as seeing it today.

The man brought the two of them here, and his demeanor changed suddenly, and he changed his previous seductive appearance, only sneered twice, and said, "My friend lives here, go in quickly." ”

He pushed the door open, Chen Qi and Ruyu hesitated, and the man half-pushed the two in. Unexpectedly, as soon as his left foot stepped in, two black shadows immediately burst out from behind the door. A black shadow grabbed Chen Qi in one hand, so frightened that the little girl hurriedly screamed and was about to draw her sword, but the other black shadow had already expected it, and before she could make a move, he grabbed the sword from her waist earlier. The man who had brought the two men here before saw that the sword had been snatched, smiled proudly, and slammed the courtyard door, so that the two children were trapped in the courtyard.

There were two other accomplices with the man, both middle-aged men, and at this moment the three of them surrounded the two children, smiling proudly on their faces.

Chen Qi came to his senses at this time, these three people are clearly bad people! The man said that he was a chess game, and he lied to them to come here at all. Now I lost my sword, but what should I do?

The group closed the door and grabbed the sword only in an instant, and Ruyu had no weapons on his body, so the three of them didn't care about him at all. At this time, he also understood that these three people must have come to a bad place. For him, it was like returning to the Demon Domain, facing a group of enemies who wanted to be unfavorable to him. He followed Xu Huaigu in the Central Domain for a few months, and the people he met were all good people, so he thought that the human race was all people like his master and Sister Yu, but the truth was naturally far from the case.

The sword-snatcher put Chen Qi's saber in front of him, laughed twice, and pulled it out triumphantly. I saw that the sword was very bright, reflecting the noon sun, and it shook people's eyes, so shocked that his expression was stunned, and he was stunned for a long time, before he praised again and again: "What a good thing!" Compared with this, the goods in Liu's blacksmith shop are one-ten-thousandth of this thing! Pick up the baby! ”

Chen Qi hurriedly rushed forward to grab it, and hurriedly said, "Give it back to me!" ”

As soon as the man stepped back, Chen Qi pounced. He sneered, "Give it back to you?" This sword is mine now, why should I give it back to you? ”

Chen Qi's face was pale, anxious and angry.

The man who tricked the two of them here before was the leader of the three gangsters, and he reprimanded: "Chen Er, Li San, tie them up for me first!" ”

The other two found two ropes and wanted to tie them up. Chen Qi was so anxious that he shouted, but the gangster leader didn't care, and only smiled: "This courtyard is full of abandoned mansions on all sides, and no one will hear it." Even if someone hears it, I'm afraid that the one who dares to come to your rescue! If you meet me Zhang Da, you two are unlucky! ”

Chen Qi still shouted, but Ruyu didn't say a word, and he didn't even resist when the two tied him up.

After tying up the two of them, the men took them into the house again. The gangster leader who claimed to be Zhang Da walked up to the two, squatted down, and said with a smile: "What about our three brothers, we only seek money, not life." So as long as you two tell me where your house is, and cooperate with me in everything, I promise that you two can walk out intact, otherwise ......"

He took out a knife from his waist, approached Chen Qi's face, and threatened: "Otherwise, I can't guarantee that you two will not lose an arm or a leg, or be cut in the face by the knife." With such a beautiful face, it would be a pity if it was cut by a knife. Right, little girl? ”

Chen Qi's face turned pale.

Zhang Da moved a chair, sat down in front of the two, and asked, "Tell me, where are you from and what do you do at home?" ”

Chen Qi was silent, Ruyu's face was pale, and he didn't speak.

Zhang Da was a little angry, stood up and scolded: "You really think I'm joking with you, right? Chen Er, unload a finger from them! Let's see if they dare not answer me! ”

"Boss, who is it to unload?"

"Unload that girl."

"You dare!" Ruyu, who had not spoken, suddenly spoke.

Na Zhang was stunned, suddenly laughed, grabbed Ruyu's collar, and said, "You dare to talk back to me?" Chen Er, change someone, unload him! ”

"Okay, boss!"

The minion named Chen Er really took out a knife, grabbed Ruyu's hand and put it on a chair, even if he wanted to cut it down. Ruyu's face was calm, but Chen Qi was so anxious that he hurriedly shouted: "Wait! ”

Chen Er stopped the knife, and Zhang Da sneered: "It's really not that you don't cry when you don't see the coffin." Chen Er, stop. Tell me, where are you two from? ”

Chen Qi said: "I'm afraid that if I say it, you don't dare to write a letter of kidnapping." ”

"Joke, you two lives are in my hands, what do I dare not write?"

Chen Qi replied: "I won't hide it from you, we are both disciples of Qingfeng Valley, and we just came down the mountain today to have fun, and I don't want to be caught by you." If you want to take the money, send a letter to Qingfeng Valley, I'm afraid you won't dare. ”

When he heard this, he was stunned, and the other two gangsters were also dumbfounded. The man named Li San glanced at the sword that he snatched from the little girl's waist, pulled it out and looked at the edge, and suddenly his confidence was like a deflated ball, and he flew out of the clouds. He took the sword and said in a daze: "Boss, this sword is not an ordinary thing, maybe they are really disciples of Qingfeng Valley." ”

"It's over, it's a big disaster." That big heart secretly complained.

Why didn't you think of this before? Now that the two of them were arrested, he didn't dare to send a letter to Qingfeng Valley, wasn't that obviously looking for death? I have long heard that the immortals in Qingfeng Valley can control the flying sword, and they come and go without a trace, but I am afraid that as soon as I send this letter, I don't know how my head will be divided at that time. But they can't just let the two of them go, if they return to Qingfeng Valley, it means that the three of them will be the same dead end.

Seeing that several people were panicked, Chen Qi raised his breath and continued: "As long as you let us go now and return the sword to me, I can treat it as if nothing happened, and treat it as if we never met, how about it?" ”

The big face was tense, and he glanced at Chen Qi, weighing it in his heart. The other two thugs had already panicked and hurriedly persuaded: "Boss, or let them go!" The two brothers just want to make some quick money to spend, and they don't want to die yet! ”

"Two wastes, what are you panicking about!"

The boss still has some means, and his heart is harder, and after weighing it at this moment, he thought in his heart: If the two of them are let go back to the valley, whether these two people will not say it according to their words, there is indeed no certainty; But if the two of them are here today, as long as they are well hidden, no one else will know. Trouble has already been provoked, and it is better to hold it in your own hands than to put your life in the hands of others. So Zhang Dayi gritted his teeth, made a decision, and said, "These two people definitely can't let go!" ”

"What should I do with that?"

"In my opinion, it's better to kill it, it's a hundred." Zhang Da said ruthlessly, "Kill them, and Qingfeng Valley won't know about it." Chen Er, Li San, now we have no way out, we can only do this. ”

When the two heard what the boss said, they were also ruthless, and immediately took out two knives, showed ruthlessness, nodded to each other, and were about to kill. Chen Qi was so frightened that his face was bloodless, and he hurriedly said: "I mean what I say, if you let us go, I will definitely keep silent, and you can still have a way to live." If you kill us, don't talk about you gangsters, even if it is a monk from elsewhere, our sect will hunt us down to the ends of the earth! You have only one way to die! ”

Zhang Da scolded: "Don't listen to that female's nonsense! Kill them, who knows? Even if the Jade Emperor is like a Buddha, he doesn't have this ability! ”