Chapter IX: Investigation

Luo Ran added: "It's not that I can't beat those two people, I just want to give you young people the opportunity to exercise, and it will be good for you to learn more martial arts with others." ”

Believing his nonsense, Song Jiyun smiled: "Then we both have to thank you!?" ”

Luo Ran smiled: "That's not necessary, this is what I should do." ”

Song Jiyun rolled his eyes, and Luo Ran didn't say anything.

Song Jiyun stood up with his sword in his arms: "Let's go, go and solve the things outside first, and then come back to rest, there are more important things to do tomorrow!" ”

Lin Yue'er followed, the two of them walked out, and the shopkeeper also secretly followed.

Two people in black and white clothes stood on the open space outside, and Song Jiyun and Lin Yue'er walked over as if they were strolling leisurely.

The two people are very similar to black and white impermanence, one holds a sword in his right hand, and the other holds a sword in his left hand, which is quite the same name.

The man in black was the first to speak: "What about that person just now?" Why don't you dare to come out and compete? ”

Song Jiyun said casually: "Oh, that person just now, he is our eldest brother, how can there be a reason to let the eldest brother out of the fight, can't we solve it for him with our little brother, right?" ”

The man in white stroked his hair and said demonically, "Oh? Is it? As he spoke, his eyes changed, and he stabbed directly at Song Jiyun and Lin Yue'er.

Song Jiyun didn't draw his sword, he just blocked it one move at a time, and said: "I said, why are you people above the rivers and lakes so rude, do you usually do it when you talk about it?" ”

Man in white: "Less nonsense!" There will be a moment when you cry! ”

Song Jiyun smiled while cracking the trick of the white shirt.

The man in black stood there still, Lin Yue'er held the sword and slowly spoke: "Uncle in black, can you still fight?" ”

The man in black didn't take Lin Yue'er in his eyes at all, and said disdainfully: "I don't fight with female dolls." ”

Lin Yue'er smiled: "I haven't disliked you for being sloppy!" You still hate me? ”

The black clothes explained: "Don't get me wrong, I'm afraid that if it gets out, others will say that I bully girls." ”

Lin Yue'er smiled: "It's up to you?" Who bullies whom? Well, I don't have a sword, and if you can beat me, how about I apologize to you? ”

The man in black felt the contempt from Lin Yue'er, a female doll, and his heart was furious, and without saying a word, he rushed over with a sword.

Lin Yue'er: "Hey, hey, hey!" Are you Jianghu people like this and rush over without saying a word?! ”

Man in Black: "If you're afraid, I can spare your life!" ”

Lin Yue'er smiled: "I should say this to you!" ”

At this time, Luo Ran and the shopkeeper stood on the second floor and looked down.

Shopkeeper: "Can your younger brother and sister beat those two?" Why aren't you worried at all? ”

Luo Ran drank tea with a smile: "This is a piece of cake for them, so don't worry, just watch." ”

The man in black felt that he was insulted, and he was defeated by the hairy girl in front of him who had not yet grown within three moves, and the other party had not yet drawn his sword.

The man in white was directly kicked ten meters away by Song Jiyun, and blood was already flowing from the corner of his mouth.

Song Jiyun stood there: "This kick is a punishment for your sneak attack just now, I didn't use much skill, you will recover after a few hours of recuperation." So, do you want to continue? ”

He glanced at the man in white who was lying on the ground, and then at the man in black.

After a while, Lin Yue'er saw that the two of them didn't speak, so she turned around and wanted to go back, "I'm sleepy, go back to sleep first, remember to call me when you think about it." ”

Song Jiyun also went back, the two people stood in place in a daze and did not move, and the shopkeeper was also stunned, he had grown so big, and he had never seen someone of such age as Song Jiyun and Lin Yue'er have such profound martial arts.

Lin Yue'er returned to her room, she was indeed a little tired, after a day of riding a horse and a day of driving, her body would definitely not be able to bear it.

When Song Jiyun returned to the room, Xiao Er came over: "Shaoxia is really hidden, such as Shaoxia and the woman just now, such a stunning person and such a peerless martial arts person, the little one is the first time to see it, it is really an eye-opener!" ”

Song Jiyun didn't want to pay attention: "Well, thank you for the compliment, we're going to rest, you go out first." ”

Xiao Er reacted: "Hey, okay, Shaoxia, you rest, I'll go out!" "Saying this, there is that kind of low-pitched laughter.

Song Jiyun lay on the bed, covered with the quilt, closed his eyes, and from beginning to end, Luo Ran didn't say a word until he was about to go to bed. Song Jiyun raised his leg to block him.

Luo Ran smiled attentively: "Xiao Yunyun, you raise your noble legs, let your big brother Luo come up, it's been a day, it's weird and tired." ”

Song Jiyun: "Do you still know that you are tired? ”

Luo Ran smiled: "Then I'm also a mortal, can I not be tired after a day's journey?" ”

Song Jiyun: "If you can't fight in the future, don't make trouble, we have more important things to do, and we can't delay any longer." ”

Luo Ran: "I know, I know, don't worry, I promise that I won't trouble you again in the future, okay?" ”

Song Jiyun: "You'd better remember what you said today!" ”

Luo Ran: "I promise." Can I go up to sleep? ”

Song Jiyun flattened his legs and let Luo dye them.

Luo Ran lay down, and was about to pull the quilt on Song Jiyun's body, but found that Song Jiyun was dragging the quilt to death.

Song Jiyun spoke: "Sleeping in the same bed with you is already my biggest bottom line!" ”

Luo Ran didn't dare to pull the quilt anymore, so he could only sleep by himself.

Luo Ran OS: If I hadn't been able to beat you, would you still be able to lie here and sleep like you are now? I'm sure I'm going to kick you to the ground!

Because of the day's riding on horseback, everyone slept well at night, except for one who slept without a quilt all night.

Song Jiyun and Lin Yue'er got up very early and were already eating on the first floor, and when Luo Ran went downstairs, they saw the two of them.

He sat down and ate together.

Song Jiyun: "After eating, we will divide into three ways, each of them will go to investigate, and gather here at noon." ”

Lin Yue'er: "Well, I know. ”

Luo Ran: "Well, I'll finish eating." ”

Song Jiyun and Lin Yue'er had already stood up with their swords.

Song Jiyun: "You eat slowly, let's go first." ”

After the two of them finished speaking, they walked to the door of the inn, and Luo Ran just took a bite of the bun in his mouth: "Hey, I said, can you wait for me to finish eating before leaving?!" ”

The two men ignored him and had already gone out. Luo Ran knew that he had lost his voice since last night, so he turned around and continued eating.

There are quite a lot of people in the inn, in this era, people on the rivers and lakes are prevalent, and most of them are people who know martial arts, so the kind of fighting scene in yesterday can be said to be a frequent occurrence, everyone is not strange, and they are used to it.

People are in this situation every day to manage their own livelihoods, even if it is a dead person.

Song Jiyun came out of the inn and went to the east to investigate, Lin Yue'er went to the west to investigate, and the two soldiers were divided into two roads. According to the clues I got in the letter before, I probably disappeared here, and the places where Song Yuandao and Yan Yan disappeared were in this Butterfly Town, so there must be something wrong here.

After Luo Ran finished eating, he came out of the inn, Song Jiyun and Lin Yue'er came out just now, but they didn't say which direction they went.

Luo Ran thought about it: Song Jiyun and Lin Yue'er were sitting in the east and west just now, and he himself was sitting in the north, so in this case, he should go to the north now.

Luo Ran: "Yes, it's the north!" I'm so smart! ”

Lin Yue'er went all the way to the west, and there were many beggars on the road, their clothes were still safe from their bodies, but there were still some women and children who had not yet learned the language of the tongue, which made people feel pity. Lin Yue'er had already walked over, but then turned back, took out a few copper plates from her body and stuffed them into the hands of the woman holding the child.

The woman hurriedly folded her hands: "Thank you, thank you!" ”

Lin Yue'er: "No thanks, go buy something to eat." ”

A few beggars gathered around: "Girl, you can do it, we haven't eaten for many days, let's stutter." ”

Lin Yue'er had already given the only remaining money on her body to the woman just now, and now she had nothing on her body except this sword.

Lin Yue'er was really embarrassed: "I'm sorry, I really don't have any money." ”

The beggars all sat back on the side of the road crying, and Lin Yue'er felt a little helpless. She had never encountered such a thing that made her heart uncomfortable, this is one of the few people who do not have enough to eat, who do not have full clothes, if there are more people like this, then what should you do?

A person's power is always small, and what you can do is only a little, and it is still very small.

Lin Yue'er saw those beggars with hope and expectation on their faces, and then to disappointment and despair, and somewhere in her heart was deeply stabbed.

Lin Yue'er walked far away, and the expressions of the group of people just now clearly appeared in front of her. She just thinks that the way of the world should change, but how should it change, and who should change it?

Those homeless people beg on the streets every day, without enough food, no warm clothing, and no place to live, which has become the only sign of their life in this world.

Further west, there is a bustling scene, where the people are very well dressed, they talk and laugh, drink and eat meat, and some of them throw the meat on the bones to the dog next to them before they can eat it. There is only one street, but the road is 100 meters away, and there are two kinds of worlds, which makes people sigh!

Lin Yue'er was only more than fifteen years old, and in an instant, she saw two different lives. She's just passing by, passing by.

She found a secluded place in an inn and sat down, ordered a pot of tea, and listened to the people next to her talk about some strange things in the rivers and lakes. She poured herself a cup of tea and sat in the corner savoring it.

The two people at the table next to him said carefully: "Hey, have you heard?" ”

Another asked curiously, "What?" ”

The man continued: "There are always people missing these days, and they are all well-known knights in the rivers and lakes. It stands to reason that they shouldn't have disappeared so quietly, but the people from the government sent someone to investigate, but nothing came out. I heard that there are no clues at all, it's very bizarre and scary! ”

Another: "yes, that's terrible, isn't it?" ”

The man continued: "Yes, so, you must not go to that place, and it is better not to go nearby, or you will not be able to leave a single hair." ”

Lin Yue'er OS: That place? Not nearby? What the hell is the place?

Lin Yue'er just wanted to stand up and go to ask the two people, but as soon as she got up, a child appeared under her feet, fell in front of her eyes, she leaned over and helped him up, and asked with concern: "Are you okay?" ”

The child replied, "I'm fine, thank you, sister." ”

Lin Yue'er stood up, the two people at the table just now were gone, she ran out with a sword, looked left and right, but there was no shadow of the two people just now.

A tall building, a man wearing a mask, and several subordinates standing next to him.

The person wearing the mask noticed Lin Yue'er's OS: Who is this girl, why do I think she looks a little familiar?

Lin Yue'er returned to the inn and asked Xiao Er about the two people just now.

Lin Yue'er: "Do you know where the two people who sat there talking just now went?" ”

Xiao Er shook his head: "Girl, I really didn't pay attention." ”

Lin Yue'er's intuition told her that the two people just now either really knew something, or someone instructed them to say so. Unfortunately, the clue was broken again.

In the east, Song Jiyun is very active, asking a few words here, asking over there, and from time to time observing whether someone around him is following him and monitoring his every move. As he expected, someone was really following him, but unfortunately, this person's skills were really not skilled enough.

Song Jiyun found a place with the most people, went in, went up to the second floor, ordered a pot of tea, and sat there to savor it. He is on the second floor, and there are storytellers downstairs, most of whom tell some wind and rain on the rivers and lakes.

Song Jiyun beckoned over and casually gave the shopkeeper two copper plates.

The shopkeeper is also a person who can come and look at things: "This young man, if you have any orders, the little one must know everything!" ”

Song Jiyun smiled and motioned for him to come closer: "Have you ever had any bizarre incidents here recently, for example, the kind that the government can't find out?" ”

Xiao Er's eyes rolled and thought about it, and said with a smile: "Shaoxia, you really asked the right person, there is really such a thing, I also heard what others said." ”

Song Jiyun said slowly: "Oh? ”

Xiao Er leaned over, covered his mouth with his hand, and said in a low voice: "Recently, there was a bizarre incident in Shili Lane, everyone who has been there has not returned, and I heard that there is not even a single hair left......"

Song Jiyun felt that this matter was a bit strange, and continued to ask, "How long have you been here?" ”

Xiao Er didn't expect Song Jiyun to ask him about it, he touched his head and said, "I, it's been almost five years." ”

Song Jiyun asked solemnly: "Then look, have you ever seen these two people in the portrait?" ”

As he spoke, he took out two portraits from his arms, one was Song Yuandao and the other was Yan Yan.

Xiao Er saw it as soon as he saw it, and excitedly: "I seem to have seen these two people!" ”

Song Jiyun immediately felt hopeful: "Then do you remember the last time you saw them and what scene?" ”

Xiao Er scratched his head: "This person should have been a long time ago, maybe a year or two years ago, oh, yes, he also asked me about the same problem as you just now, and then it never appeared again." ”

Song Jiyun asked again, "What about the person on the right?" ”

Xiao Er continued: "The person on the right, I remember probably after the previous person disappeared for a long time, I don't remember how long, I don't remember, he came, I remember that at that time, there was a young man next to him, it seemed to call him Gongzi......"

Song Jiyun OS: It's all connected, it seems that that you have to go to that place in person!

Luo Ran went to the north, and here, he had been with his son-in-law before. At that time, I really asked a lot of clues about Song Yuandao, and Song Yuandao described all his actions in the letter, and every place he went to, he described it clearly in the letter.

Luo Ran came to the inn where he and Yan Yan had been before, and the business in the store was much quieter than before. When the proprietress saw him walk in, she left the counter and greeted him warmly.

Hostess: "The guest officer wants to eat something, we have ...... here"

Luo Ran interrupted her: "I don't eat. ”

The smile on the proprietress immediately disappeared: "Oh, then what are you doing here, won't you also come to inquire about some bizarre events?" ”

When Luo Ran heard the words of the proprietress, he knew that there must have been many people who had come before him, so what was the purpose of them coming to inquire about this matter.

Luo Ran's brain turned quickly: "I just want to ask the proprietress if you still remember what those people look like, or if you know their identities?" ”

The proprietress ignored the anti-counter and flipped through the ledger.

The proprietress replied coldly: "I don't know, I can't remember." ”

Luo Ran took out the copper plate from his arms and put it on the counter: "Do you remember to please now??" ”

The expression on the hostess's face was a little happy, but it still couldn't be too obvious.

The proprietress softened her tone a lot, and rubbed the copper plates in her hand: "There are about six or seven people who have come to ask, with different appearances, and I can't remember them clearly, some of them are wearing terrible masks, some are wearing hats and veils, and they can't see their faces at all." The identity is even more unknown. ”

Luo Ran: "Then do you remember what they asked you about?" ”

The proprietress thought for a while and said, "Well, I probably have some impressions, they all ask different questions, some ask about the bizarre incident that happened in the town, hey, this incident has happened many times one after another." And then there was a portrait of a teenager and asked me if I had seen it. You said that I have so many people coming and going here every day, how can I remember clearly? ”

Luo Ran OS: It turns out that so many people come to inquire about the same thing, it seems that things are not simple!

It was almost noon, and the three of them returned to the inn as agreed, and met in Song Jiyun and Luo Ran's room.