Five dry, five wet and ten kinds, dessert fruit cut candied fruit, chicken, duck, crab bacon......

In the private room, more than a dozen people sat down, on the big table, the table was full of plates, and the aroma of wine and meat was permeating.

"It's only been a year since I practiced martial arts, but the hammer technique has been perfected, Brother Li's talent, I really envy me......

"Come, Brother Li, drink this cup to the full!"

"Don't forget the rich! Brother Li, Brother Yue, don't forget me in the future......

……

The atmosphere in the private room was very warm.

Li Yuan was still sitting beside Yue Yunjin, but this time, the person who was surrounded by people to toast was changed.

Everyone at the table had different thoughts, but the cups came and went, and they seemed very familiar, although Li Yuan had a good amount of wine, but after a while, he felt slightly drunk, waved his hand, and refused to drink.

Yue Yunjin was getting drunk faster than before.

"No wonder Senior Brother Yue is obsessed with parties, and the charm of socializing can only be experienced when he is flattered and flattered......

Everyone loves to hear good words, and Li Yuan is no exception.

But he only sighed a little in his heart, and he was not addicted to it, if it wasn't for Lu Bailing's insistence on inviting him, he wouldn't want to come.

He came for the red gold.

After being full of wine and food, a few more people were drunk and were helped away by their subordinates.

Li Yuan clinked glasses with Miss Lu, chatted a few words, and asked about Chijin.

"Red gold?"

Glaring at Huang Peiyao who was accompanying him, Lu Bailing frowned slightly:

"My father did have some red gold in his possession, but he wasn't there, and I don't know where he put it...... When he returns, I'll ask for some for you."

"The prefectural order is not in the city?"

Li Yuan's heart moved slightly, but he could only thank him and did not ask.

"It's not a big deal."

Miss Lu was a little reserved, although she tried her best to facilitate this banquet, she didn't drink anything, she didn't talk to Li Yuan much, and most of the time, she only talked to Huang Peiyao.

Li Yuan thanked him, the goal was achieved, and he didn't have the heart to stay, and after a while, he found an excuse and together with Wu Ming, he carried Yue Yunjin back to the forging shop.

Liu Zheng didn't drink much wine and sent him all the way.

"Brother Yue is only afraid that he will be quite depressed in his heart, just like the previous Miss Lu and me......

When he got out, Liu Zheng sighed with emotion:

"I heard my father say that there are only two recommended places for each way in the Valley of the Divine Soldiers, and with this wooden card in hand, I will be eligible to participate in the assessment of the inner gate of the Valley of the Divine Soldiers next year......

"Is there an inner door test?"

Li Yuan frowned slightly: "Since it is two places, isn't Senior Brother Yue already recognized?"

"Fang Nuxia is just a deputy messenger, she only has one recommendation quota, and if she gives it to you, she will naturally take back what she gave out before......

Liu Zheng smiled bitterly:

"The difference between the outer door and the inner door, presumably Brother Li should also know, right?"

"Senior Brother Yue's nomination quota will be withdrawn?"

Li Yuan frowned slightly.

Not to mention the Valley of the Divine Soldiers, there is also a distinction between inside and outside of the forging shop, and the treatment of the disciples in the inner courtyard is far better than that in the outer courtyard.

The inner and outer gates of the Valley of the Divine Soldiers are naturally very different.

"It must be taken back, otherwise Miss Lu wouldn't have been so depressed before."

Seeing Li Yuan frowning, Liu Zheng shook his head slightly:

"Brother Li, don't feel that you have snatched the place of Brother Yue, this place is originally occupied by capable people...... Brother Yue's roots are good, but his talent is far inferior to yours.

Even if he gave him that place, it would be hot for him to take it."

"Thank you, Brother Liu, for the point."

Li Yuan thanked him and asked about the envoy of Xunying.

"Looking for the Hero? It's been so long, and no one in the city knows that he has never been here, only that his name is Han Chuijun, and he is known as Ghost Face Panruo, who is good at using heavy hammers."

"Ghost-faced Han Chuijun? Hammer?"

Li Yuan's expression moved slightly, and he remembered the hammer master who destroyed the Bodhisattva Temple.

Sure enough, it was the Valley of Divine Soldiers who made a move......

Li Yuan was relieved, and when he saw that Liu Zheng was about to leave, he grabbed him again and asked about the murderer.

"The inner and outer cities have been searched several times, but the ninth year of that year was like an evaporation from the world, and there was no trace left at all...... Oh? Brother Li asked another?"

Liu Zheng coughed a few times, and his expression was a little unnatural:

"There has to be an explanation for this case, right? Alas, in the past few days, if the county order does not come back, it can only be thrown into the mass grave first, the smell is too great, and the yamen can't stand it......

Pots, someone has to carry them.

Li Yuan naturally knew the meaning of Liu Zheng's words, and he didn't ask, and watched him go away.

"Lu Yunqing is not in the city either, why is he not in the city one of them? …… Alas, red gold, red gold."

Li Yuan was worried for a while, he had already prepared the materials for the promotion of the soldier, but Chijin was nowhere to be found.

After blowing the wind for a while and being a little sober, Li Yuan turned back home, he drank a lot of wine, and he was also sleepy, and he didn't stand on the pile, so he fell asleep.

……

In the next few days, there was a banquet every day in the inner city, Liu Zheng, Wen Yida, and even Miao Zhen and other martial arts disciples came to invite him to the banquet, but Li Yuan mostly refused to refuse.

After the news of that day's events spread, the forging room became very lively, and many forces in the inner and outer cities took turns to come to the door, allowing him to truly experience the treatment of Yue Yunjin before.

However, no matter who came to ask, he always refused, and only after many times did he regain peace.

He went back and forth between the forging room and his second brother's house every day, standing on the stake at night to practice the hammer, serving Dan to nourish his strength, and during the day, the hammer did not leave his hand, and within a few days, he had once again created a high-grade sharp blade.

A few days passed, and the guards who went out of the city to find Cao Yan returned in vain.

Zhang Ben sent people to look for him again, but he had to take care of the business temporarily, manage the mines outside the city, and he was busy and didn't see anyone for a few days.

At work this day, Li Yuan did not go home, but took advantage of the fact that it was not dark, walked out of the city quickly, with a clear purpose, and went straight to the mass grave.

Whew~

It was getting late, and the wind was blowing in the wild forest.

Li Yuan walked quickly to this mass grave, glanced at it casually, and saw a straw mat that was obviously newer.

【Human Skin Mask (2nd Order)】

"It's still there!"

Approaching two meters, Li Yuan caught a glimpse of the blue light, his heart relaxed, and with a touch of his hand, he took off the human skin mask that had no trace at all.

Under the sallow face, he was a rugged young man, with angry eyes and round eyes, unwilling to the extreme.

"Help you settle in the earth, this mask, as a reward!"

Li Yuan carried the corpse that already smelled very strong, found a relatively good place, took out Yu Zhen's wide knife from the space of the commander, and dug a deep pit for the corpse.

"The Heavenly Venerables of the Ten Directions, their number is like sand and dust, transforming into the Ten Directions Realm, and Puji is the Heavenly Man......

Li Yuan buried it, I don't know its name, so he didn't leave a tablet, but he silently recited the scriptures in his heart, and when he was about to leave, he suddenly became alert and ran behind a big tree.

The afterglow swept away, and I saw that under the afterglow of the setting sun, several figures rose and fell here.

These people, tall or short, but all of them wore hats, covered faces, and the one in front of their heads was quite majestic and had a loud voice:

"Xu Feng! The people of Zhenwutang have all been disposed of?"

A thin man bows down:

"Lord Huixiang, his subordinates have left the mark of Zhenwutang in several county towns, but only six came, and one should be in Gaoliu, but I don't know its trace......

"Keep the quest!"

The incense lord seemed to scold, and his voice turned cold:

"Cao Yan's waste, he was frightened by Han Chuijun, and he disappeared for several months, but does anyone know where he is?"

"Lord Huixiang, yesterday's subordinates found his location, and he has calmed down, or he will be able to return to the city in a few days......

Someone replied.

"When he comes back, a few of you will be a guard with him for the time being, as for that Han Chuijun, he will keep Lu Yunqing and not kill him, just afraid."

Are you waiting for us to take the bait? Ghost Face Shura ......"

The incense lord sneered, as if to say something.

But Li Yuan couldn't hear it anymore, but he was very cautious, and still hibernated behind the tree, motionless.

"Nobody?"

After a long time, a masked man returned to the mass grave, looked around, muttered a few words to himself, and turned away.

Han Chuijun?

Cao Yan...... Something?

What incense sticker, worshipping the gods?

"What kind of luck am I, this is, I came across this kind of thing when I went out......

Behind the big tree, Li Yuan's breathing was very slow, and the few people gathered in the cemetery all gave him a very dangerous feeling, especially the incense master, who was dozens of meters away, which made him feel a little hairy in his heart.

I'm afraid it's even more fierce than that Fang Yunxiu......

"Listening to the meaning of this incense master's words, Lu Yunqing and Cao Yan seem to be in the same group as them?"

Clenching the thin human skin mask in his hand, Li Yuan's face was very ugly.

A county order, a forging weapon for more than 200 years, the power of the forging shop in the counties, plus a incense master who doesn't know the origin, how can it be impossible to get together to drink tea and chat.

"It shouldn't be a rebellion against the imperial court, no, a rebellion against the Valley of the Divine Soldiers?"

Li Yuan's head is a little big.

According to the law of the Great Fortune, the rebels, the nine clans will be punished, and the followers, whether they are coerced or not, will be killed......

"I just want to practice martial arts well......

In the night, Li Yuan remained motionless.

He sat against the tree all night, and the next day, when the sky was about to dawn, he shook off the dew on his body and walked back to the city quickly.

……

……

Whew~

The night will recede, and there will be wind in the mountains.

In a barren mountain and a wild cave, Cao Yan was prostrate on the ground, like a vicious tiger lying sideways, his breathing was very heavy, and he even made a sound like a tiger's roar.

"Shopkeeper Cao's talent is really excellent, he has mastered this Tiger Roar Thunder Sound Bone Strengthening Technique so quickly, no wonder the incense master values you so much!"

Suddenly, a wind blew into the cave.

"Whew!"

Cao Yan exhaled turbid air, blowing smoke and dust billowing in the cave, and he stood up with a cold face:

"Feng Gang! What are you going to do?"

At the mouth of the cave, a masked middle-aged man stood with a sword in his arms, with a cold expression:

"On the orders of the Lord of Incense, I will accompany you back to the city."

"Back to the city?"

Cao Yan frowned: "What about Han Chuijun?"

"That old thing was fierce back then, but now that he is old and frail, what is the fear of the incense master?"

The swordsman Feng Gang sneered:

"The tiger roars and the sword is heavy and brave, you will retreat when you encounter something, and you will never want to cultivate to perfection in this life!"

"If Cao doesn't succeed in practice, what does it have to do with you?"

Cao Yan looked indifferent.

He came out of the cave with his knife and looked at the Gaoliu City that was faintly visible in the mist:

"It's time to go back."