The carriage went all the way, and when it was so dark that no one could be seen, it took Liu Bancheng and Yao Yue to the elephant manor.

The four silver-white characters of "Elephant Manor" are engraved on what looks like rotten wood, but in fact it is a complete beech board, and it is particularly eye-catching when it falls on the side of the hillside path.

The path seemed to lead only to a horse-drawn cart, leading into the depths of the woods.

Although Liu Bancheng had been a soldier, he was a little nervous at this time, after all, he was alone with a woman, this woman's identity was too expensive, so he asked, "Miss, is this an elephant manor, is this road right?" ”

"And ask me if it's right, you're looking at that sign, what's wrong? Eh, don't be suspicious, just listen to them! ”

Liu Bancheng no longer knows his voice.

So the carriage in the cold and damp woods, unhurriedly turned one bend after another, in front of which I vaguely heard the sound of tying up, returning the wooden fish and the sound of suona, and listening carefully to the wailing sound of falling together, the car turned around, only to realize that these sounds came from a small bungalow that was faintly visible in the distance.

The bungalow is where he came with Lin Zongren, Meihua, and Rencheng.

In the light of the sparse torches, the flat house looked unremarkable.

Looking closely, in the center of the courtyard of the bungalow, a mourning hall has been erected.

In front of the mourning hall, many people were shuttling back and forth, and the strips of white cloth on the mourning shed were shaking and fluttering in the mournful and earnest wailing.

The carriage didn't move forward, Yao Yue jumped out of the carriage and led the carriage to a corner in the northwest of the courtyard.

Unload the cages of the three animals and find a tree to tie to the roots.

A bundle of hay was still at their feet.

The fellow obediently shook his head and lowered his head and began to eat, everything was so natural.

However, Yao Yue's operation just now stunned Liu Bancheng, and he tilted his head, unable to understand.

This, this is the eldest lady of Yaofu, this is clearly the work of the cattle herding baby in her hometown.

Liu Bancheng had not come back to his senses, and the eldest lady had already come to the car and greeted him, "You all come down, when you arrive, what are you going to see!" ”

Liu Bancheng poked his head out and consciously grabbed Yao Yue's small hand stretched out underneath.

Hot and fleshy, the little hands are still very powerful to grasp.

After Liu Bancheng was followed, he found that Yao Yue still had a saber more than one meter long on his waist.

Liu Bancheng didn't understand again, Liu Bancheng, who had played with kitchen knives for most of his life, had only seen a woman with a sword pinned in a martial arts novel. Now that Yao Yue was in front of him, he was extremely excited about this girl's appearance, and he was a little nervous.

He suspected that the girl must have come here for some other purpose.

The two of them walked one after the other, slowing down and approaching the mourning hall.

Unexpectedly, a middle-aged man on crutches limped towards them, and the speed was very fast, and when he came to the two people, he saw one leg standing, picking up a cane and pointing forward, "Who is coming?" ”

Liu Bancheng was blocked by Yao Yue and said, "I am the eldest son of Yao Mansion!" Don't you know each other anymore? ”

"It's Childe, offended, offended, who is this!"

Yao Yue threw her delicate face to the left, "He is your honored guest, the master of the Xiangfu Dining Hall!" Why don't you call your owner out to greet you! ”

As soon as the person in front of him heard that it was the head of the Xiang Dining Hall, his voice suddenly raised an octave,

"Yes, yes! You are the hall master surnamed Liu, I finally found you, we wanted to find you, but you actually sent it to the door! ”

Said that it was too late, that was fast, his crutches had already followed his voice, swept towards Liu Bancheng's side, Liu Bancheng subconsciously dodged back, but it was obviously too late, the crutches were already in the ears like the wind, at this time, only to hear the sound of "bright and bright", Liu Bancheng's ears were shaken, and there was a gold star in front of him, but he didn't expect the sweeping crutches to land far away with this sound.

The middle-aged man is very tall, with a generous face, and he is at a loss where to stand on one foot.

Yao Yue put away her long sword.

"How dare you be rude, don't report it quickly, wait for death!"

The middle-aged man was already crying at this time, "Young Master Yao, you don't know, that is, this is the person!" ”

He pointed at Liu Bancheng with his finger, one hand on the ground, and he had already squatted down.

"It's because of this person that he came to us, our owner, and died that day without illness! Behind him is the spiritual seat of my owner, and we must use his blood to pay tribute to the spirit of my owner in the sky! ”

Liu Bancheng never expected that the person lying in the coffin of the mourning hall was actually the hall master of this manor! ”

It shows that in the past two days, something unusual and important has happened here.

However, he inadvertently looked at the person who was squatting on the ground, and at this time he was tilting his head and glaring at Liu Bancheng angrily.

Liu Bancheng could already see through the light of the torch that there was a large amount of bloodshot in the corners of this person's eyes, but the black mole in the middle of his forehead attracted Liu Bancheng. He hesitated for a moment, feeling that this person seemed to be very familiar, and he couldn't remember where he had seen it for a while.

So he stepped forward and bowed,

"This benevolent brother, please calm your anger, I am indeed the Liu Bancheng you are looking for, that's right, I did come here the day before yesterday, but at that time, I had a good conversation with your owner, and he was in good health, I came today just to see him. If I had harmed him, would I have the courage to come to you? ”

After speaking, Liu Bancheng bypassed the middle-aged man squatting on the ground alone and came to the coffin.

He gently swept his sleeves, took out the three incense sticks in the incense case, lit them, put his legs together and solemnly inserted them into the incense burner, and then knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times in a row.

On both sides of the coffin, people wearing linen and wearing filial piety saw that someone on the desk was offering incense and kowtowing, and knelt down together to return the salute.

Yao Yue, who was standing behind her, also folded her hands and bowed her head three times.

The man on crutches had already gotten up at this time, picked up the crutches in the distance, and kept an eye on the two people on the desk in the dark.

Yao Yue angrily called him over.

"Come, hurry up and take us to your master. We're still hungry! ”

The middle-aged man nodded hurriedly, limped around the outside of the mourning hall, and went to the bungalow at the back.

Liu Bancheng said in Yao Yue's ear,

"I didn't expect you, Miss Yao, to have such good skills!"

Yao Yue didn't hide backwards, she was as far away as an elbow from Liu Bancheng's face, and Liu Bancheng's eyes could be seen clearly in the light of the torches.

"What's wrong, isn't it strange, remember, outside, call me Yao Gongzi in the future, understand!"

"I don't understand!" When Liu Bancheng said this sentence casually, he felt that it was inappropriate, knowing that today's girl was dressed shortly, and the woman was dressed as a man!

"Why?"

"So, what's wrong, isn't it? Alas, it's just a convenience, and I'll tell you later! ”

At this time, two eldest ladies came in front and led Liu Bancheng and Yao Yue into the bungalow.

In fact, when he came the day before yesterday, Liu Bancheng didn't notice the environment around this house.

This is clearly a house made of square stones.

The doors are made of a single piece of wood cut in half lengthwise.

The walls of the room are lined with adult pine wood, which holds the room tightly.

It seems to be easy to build, but it actually has the effect of a fortress.

You must know that Liu Bancheng has been a soldier, understands some military theories, and has also done military camouflage.

Such a house looks ordinary from the outside, but from the inside, it not only keeps warm but also serves as a defensive fortification.

Liu Bancheng felt that there must be a story in this.

At this time, an old man sat up from the kang with a gray beard and big eyes that looked outward.

The people on the floor of the house automatically moved out of the way and invited Liu Bancheng and Yao Yue to sit on the kang.

Someone specially brought in hot flatbread and soup and placed them on the small square table of the ondol.

Then someone brought a hot flask.

Liu Bancheng was about to lift the chopsticks, and someone brought a wooden basin and asked the two of them to wash their hands.

Liu Bancheng cooperated with the movements, and looked at these people standing on the ground from time to time.

The people on the earth, more men and fewer women, are very old, but their bodies look very strong, and their eyes are bright.

Moreover, Liu Bancheng found that in their eyes, they all had the same firmness and solemnity, a row of people stood there watching the people on the kang, but no one moved, and suddenly looked like a sculpted wall.

Liu Bancheng was busy all day, and he was already hungry.

Without thinking too much, he picked up the flatbread and chewed it in his mouth.

He was stunned,

The flatbread in the mouth has an inexplicable familiar taste.

Liu Bancheng looked up at the people in front of him, and also deliberately looked at the old man on the kang.

Unexpectedly, the old man was also looking at himself upright at this time.

The taste of this cake is the taste I have tasted seven or eight years ago.

But it was on the border of the Yan Country, and it was the smell of his own innovative craftsmanship.

He turned his head to look at Yao Yue, Yao Yue was also looking at himself at this time, and he was also stunned.

Liu Bancheng hurriedly grabbed another one and handed it to her,

"Yao Da, ah, childe, please, please taste it, how does this taste!"

Yao Yue smiled suddenly, her smile was obviously extremely incongruous with everyone who was in a sad mood.

"You! There will be no brothers when you eat, you hurry up and serve me a bowl of soup! ”

Liu Bancheng's hands were a little messy, but before Liu Bancheng could make a move, the person next to him had already handed over a bowl, which was hot.