Xue Yuelin sneered in her heart, no wonder Meng Fantao wanted to win herself over, she interrupted Meng Fantao: "Have you forgotten that in the Huoyun Cave Passage, the three brothers of the Dragon Clan easily killed four masters of the Tribulation Period. What if the Dragon Clan and the Taiqing Sect masters don't lose both?"

"In the Huoyun Cave Passage, we were suppressed to the Mahayana realm, while the Dragon Clan was not affected, and it was inevitable that we would lose to them. In the Shuzang Palace, the dragon clan has also been suppressed to the realm, and I think it is only slightly stronger than the immortal cultivators. It is worth noting the strange weapons of the dragon clan, but now there are many peerless immortal swords in the hands of immortal cultivators, which can be regarded as equal. Meng Fantao said. In fact, this is all his own speculation, in the West Dou Jin Ge Cave prisoner Niu and the kiss basically never made, although he walked with the dragon clan when he was in the Shuzang Palace, but in the third palace earthquake palace "died" out, it can be said that he has not seen the terrible strength of the dragon clan at all.

Meng Fantao has never seen it, but Xue Yuelin has seen it. Therefore, she was skeptical of Meng Fantao's words.

"In addition, I am very curious about the mysterious cultivation techniques of the dragon clan, and if I have the opportunity, I will get it together by the way. Meng Fantao squinted his eyes, his face sinister and cunning.

Xue Yuelin thought of another question in passing, and asked puzzledly: "Since the dragon clan has different cultivation techniques and unique weapons, why bother competing with us for the peerless immortal sword?"

No one had ever thought about it before. Meng Fantao recalled the third level in the Jin Ge Cave, when the Emperor Ling Xingjun asked the four of them to dance the sword and write, the level of the sword of the prisoner cow and the cockroach kiss was really flattering, at that level, what was the use of the peerless fairy sword?

Soon, he had his own guess in his mind. "Sister Xue, I think most of the dragon clan has accomplices who can use swords. It didn't affect my plans though. With our cultivation realm, with Bei Yuankai's skills, isn't it like exploring the bag to seize the peerless immortal sword?

"Okay, but don't forget, I'm not going to make a move until the last minute. Xue Yuelin was finally moved.

"Haha, it's a deal! When it's time to implement the plan, you still need to use the power of the Tianyun Sect. The first step at the moment is to get the Zhan Lu Immortal Sword in hand, and I will immediately go to Bei Yuankai and come back to visit after agreeing. Meng Fantao got up and said goodbye to Xue Yuelin, and left the Tianyun Sect in a hurry.

Soon after, Ye Shenrong also flew away with his sword.

......

"It's been a long time since I've been down the mountain, so it's not bad to come out for a walk. Zhu Xiaomin stretched out into the sun, "Brother Tianyao, where are we going first?"

"Let's go to Cloud Twilight Villa first, I want to pay homage to my father. Then go to Jingren Village to look for clues. "Tianyao said.

The three of them flew and soon arrived at Dongshi Mountain. Seeing the familiar Yundu Villa at the foot of the mountain, Tianyao's heart was filled with endless thoughts. After landing and collecting the sword, he first came to his father's grave, but the bleak scene in front of him made him sad. The tomb was covered with grass, and even the tombstone was surrounded by dense vines. In front of the grave there were several pieces of celadon that had broken at some point, covered with a thick layer of dust.

Tianyao came once five years ago, and there was no shortage of incense candles and tributes in front of my father's grave at that time. He knew that it had always been the villagers near Yundui Villa who had been taking care of the tombs of He Yundui and his wife, but how could this be the case now? He removed the vines from the tombstone, silently kowtowed to his father and mother a few times, and then returned to the door of the villa.

The plaque of "Cloud Twilight Villa" has fallen to the ground and broken in two, and the wall tiles are also dilapidated. Tianxiao gently pushed open the door, the dust fell, he puffed up his sleeves, blew away the smoke, and walked into the villa.

The old housekeeper Huang who took care of the villa has long since passed away, the courtyard is overgrown with weeds, the window paper is torn, and the room is full of dust.

"Huh?" Walking into the main hall, Zhu Xiaomin found a line of handwriting on the wall on one side: "Tianxiao, everyone is worried about you, come back quickly." ”

"This was left by Senior Sister Liying. "Tianyao said.

"After Senior Brother Tianxiao disappeared, the saddest thing was Senior Sister Liying. I don't know why Senior Lu didn't let her come with us this time. "Hua Qingyu said.

"Her current state of mind is not suitable for going down the mountain. Besides, if she finds it, if there is still no news of Brother Tianxiao in five years, how sad she should be. Zhu Xiaomin said.

The three of them did not stay long in the empty Cloud Twilight Mountain Villa, and set off for Jingren Village. The bleak scene in Jingren Village is not much better than that of Yundu Villa, with barren fields, dilapidated houses, and no one else.

Tianyao took the two to the residence of Huang Lao's housekeeper, which was a dilapidated courtyard in the west of the village. The house was dusty, and it was clear that it had been unoccupied for a long time. The three of them carefully inspected the inside and outside of the house, and found no clues about Tianxiao.

It can be seen that Tianyao is very disappointed.

Zhu Xiaomin comforted him: "Even Senior Lu hasn't found any clues, let's look for it slowly." ”

Tianyao nodded silently, pulled out the Guding sword, and carved the word "Tianyao" on the earthen wall.

Hua Qingyu suddenly said, "I'll go somewhere else first." With that, she turned around and left the courtyard.

Zhu Xiaomin looked at Tianyao with some puzzlement: "What is Sister Qingyu doing when she goes to see someone else's house?"

"Let's go, let's take a look. Tianyao also went out of the yard. Zhu Xiaomin couldn't figure it out and followed out.

Hua Qingyu is in the yard next door. The courtyard is much more spacious and has a well in the courtyard. The main hall, the ear room, the wing room, the building is exquisite, and it can be seen that it is a good farmer. It's just that the furnishings in the main hall are very messy, the chairs are crooked, and the table has a broken leg.

Tianyao frowned, glanced at Hua Qingyu, and the two immediately ran out of the courtyard again. As soon as Zhu Xiaomin entered the door, he saw the two of them running out in a hurry, and he was even more confused. After looking at three households in a row, she couldn't help but ask, "What are you two doing here?"

Hua Qingyu frowned: "Xiaomin, don't you think it's strange, why did all the villagers disappear?"

"Could it be that this place is disliked?

Fang is not good, the collective relocation?"

Hua Qingyu shook her head: "You see, the furnishings of each family are very messy, which means that they left very suddenly. ”

"Moreover, there are imperceptible sword marks on some of the walls. Tianyao added.

Zhu Xiaomin's eyes widened: "You mean that there are immortal cultivators who forcibly took away all the villagers?"

"It's possible. Tianyao said, "Let's go to other villages and ask first." ”

A few miles to the north of Jingren Village, there is a small village called "Loushan Village". There were dozens of families in the village, but when the three of them arrived, they found that it was now empty.

"Is there a plague?" Zhu Xiaomin guessed, but immediately denied his thoughts, "But those sword marks can't be explained......

"It doesn't seem like the same here. Hua Qingyu pushed open the door of a room, "The furnishings in the room are not messy, and there are no sword marks on the wall...... Tianyao, will you mistake the cracks in the wall for sword marks?"

Tianyao said firmly: "Impossible! I look carefully." This is the closest to Xuzhou, so why don't you go there and ask again. ”

So the three of them quickly flew to Xuzhou. Entering Xuzhou City, it is still bustling and full of people, and the streets and alleys are very lively. Tianyao had no intention of watching the scenery, and took the two of them straight to the east of the city.

"It's been more than 20 years, and I don't know if Uncle Liu is still ......there," Tianyao thought.

The sound of "clanging" sounded the iron, and Tianyao was overjoyed, it seemed that at least the blacksmith shop was still there. When I walked to the front of the store and looked up, I saw that the sign of "Golden Lost Shop" was still hanging high on the door. The name of this store was given to Liu Changmao, who created the extraterrestrial meteorite iron heart armor for Tianxiao and Tianyao, and the words "gold and loss" are exactly the word "iron".

"Uncle Liu, I've come to see you. Tianyao lifted the curtain.

It was not Liu Changmao who struck the iron, but a sturdy middle-aged man, he turned his head to look at Tianyao, and asked puzzledly: "Little brother, have we met?"

When Tianyao entered the door, he saw the spiritual seat enshrined on the high place on the wall, which was written "Liu Gong Changmao's position", and it turned out that Uncle Liu had passed away. The middle-aged man must be Liu Changmao's son, and when he heard Tianyao call Uncle Liu, he mistakenly thought he was calling himself.

"Brother Liu, I'm sorry, I thought Uncle Changmao was still alive, but it was abrupt. "Tianyao said.

The strong man was happy: "Little brother, seeing that your grade is not too big, I can be your uncle." Do you have something to do with my father?" he bowed his head again and began to get busy. The light in the shop was a little dim, and the strong man didn't notice the hilt of the sword on the back of the three people.

"Brother Zimu, don't you remember me? I'm He Tianyao. ”

Zimu is the name of a strong man. Liu Zimu is eight years older than Tianxiao and Tianyao, and the two once came to Liu Zimu to play together when they were children, and they remember this name.

Liu Zimu was taken aback, hurriedly threw down the work in his hand, pressed Tianyao's shoulders with both hands, looked at it carefully, was overjoyed, hugged it violently, and laughed loudly: "Haha, it's really you, Brother Tianyao, it's been a long, long time since I saw you!" He used three "long times" in a row, and the childhood memories that had been almost forgotten resurfaced in his mind.

"it, prepare the food and drinks, and kill a chicken, we're here for a distinguished guest!" Liu Zimu shouted loudly into the back room.

"Brother Liu, don't be so troublesome, I'll sit down and leave for a while. Tianyao was a little reluctant, after all, since he entered the Taiqing Sect to cultivate immortals, he had never come to the "Golden Loss" blacksmith shop again, and he didn't even know that Liu Changmao had died.

Liu Zimu was very kind, holding Tianyao's hand tightly and refusing to let go: "Where is this? It's all my own family, what's the trouble? We haven't seen each other for more than 20 years, right? I must come tonight to get drunk and rest! By the way, what about Brother Xiao, why didn't I come with you?" Before Tianyao could answer, Liu Zimu said to Hua Qingyu and Zhu Xiaomin again, "Look, I have neglected these two younger brothers and sisters, please sit down." Tianyao, this girl in red is your daughter-in-law, right? The girl in green over there must be Tianxiao? Well, yes, they're all so beautiful, haha!"

Zhu Xiaomin and Hua Qingyu looked at each other and smiled, and they didn't say anything.

"Brother Liu, you misunderstood, in fact, both of them are ......" Tianyao just wanted to explain, but before he finished speaking, he was picked up by the quick-tempered Liu Zimu, who laughed and said: "It's all your daughter-in-law, right?

Tianyao smiled helplessly: "Hey, where do you want to go? I'm not married yet, where is my daughter-in-law? They are all my friends and sisters! This time I went down the mountain with me, and I had important things to do." ”

"In this way, no wonder you are not wearing the clothes of the Taiqing Sect. Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, don't mind the two girls!" Liu Zimu smiled heartily.

The curtain of the inner room was opened, and a plainly dressed woman came out, looked at a few guests, and asked, "Father, who are these?"

"Come, let me introduce you. Do you know the Yundu Villa at the foot of Dongshi Mountain? This one is He Tianyao, the second son of the Yundu Villa! Those two girls are his senior sisters. ”

Tianyao, Qingyu, and Xiaomin hurriedly got up and saluted: "I've seen my sister-in-law." ”

"Aren't all the people there dead?" the woman blurted out suspiciously, suddenly realizing that her words were inappropriate, and said to Tianyao apologetically, "Childe is not strange, he said the wrong thing for a while. ”

Tianyao smiled and waved his hand: "It's okay." Except for my brother and me, Clouddusk Villa is indeed dead. My brother and I cultivated immortals in the Taiqing Sect, so we didn't experience the tragedy back then. ”

"Taiqing Sect?" the woman's eyes lit up, and then she looked at Hua Qingyu and Zhu Xiaomin enviously, "It turns out that you are all disciples of the Taiqing Sect, no wonder you are so young and beautiful." I said, how can you call me sister-in-law at such a young age. ”

"What are you talking about age with immortal cultivators, why don't you go and prepare food quickly? It's closed now, I'll have a good chat with Brother Yao." Liu Zimu said.

"Okay, you guys talk first, I'll go buy some good wine first. The woman smiled and went out.

"I said Tianyao," Liu Zimu suddenly

Ran poked Tianyao with his elbow and said in a low voice, "You don't have any ideas for such two good girls?" ”

Tianyao couldn't cry or laugh: "Okay, Brother Liu, don't worry about my business." To get back to the point, I came here this time because I wanted to ask you, why are the people from Jingren Village and Loushan Village gone?"

Liu Zimu's expression suddenly became solemn: "I don't know exactly what's going on, I only heard that the people of Qianren Village disappeared overnight in four years, and then there were some not very good rumors." ”

"What rumors?"

"I don't know which feng shui gentleman, said that Jingren Village is actually a 'ghost disaster', someone in the village is looking for a burial after death, but accidentally dug up the burial pit of the ancient battlefield, so that the resentful ghosts and ghosts escaped, whether it is true or not, it is quite mysterious. Later, people spread the word, and it was more like it was true. Some villagers said that in the dead of night, they heard the cries of ghosts coming from the empty houses in Jingren Village! The dozens of families in the village were so frightened that they quickly moved out. Many other nearby villages have also moved away, and later people are afraid to even walk near that area, for fear of being haunted by ghosts. Liu Zimu's tone was a little uneasy, and Hua Qingyu and Zhu Xiaomin's cold hairs stood on end.

Tianyao nodded, all the questions in his mind were connected, no wonder no one took care of his parents' tombs, it turned out that the people from the nearby villages had moved away. However, the words of the feng shui gentleman can be concluded to be nonsense. Now there is only one last link left from the mystery, and the most important one: what happened on the night when the villagers of Jingren disappeared. Tianyao always felt that Tianxiao's disappearance must have something to do with this incident. Maybe after finding out everything, you will be able to know the whereabouts of Tianxiao.

"But Brother Yao, why are you asking this?" Liu Zimu was puzzled.

"I wanted to visit Huang Lao Butler today, but I found that the people in the village were gone, and I wanted to go to Loushan Village to ask, but I didn't expect that the people there were also gone. I think it's weird, so I'm here to ask. Tianyao remembered Lu Hailong's entrustment not to tell anyone about finding Tianxiao.

"You mean that old housekeeper in Yundui Villa? Hey, he was an old man before you went to Taiqing Sect, how could he live for so many years? My body is still trained by years of martial arts, and I am so old. Are you too focused on cultivating immortals and forgetting the years?" Liu Zimu said with a smile.

Tianyao smiled and said, "Yes." I hadn't come down for a long time, and I forgot about it. ”

"By the way, you haven't said it yet, why didn't Tianxiao come with you?"

Tianyao prevaricated: "Oh, he has other things to do, and he has no time to go down the mountain." ”

"That's right. Next time, I'm going to ask him to come along, I'm not as young as you, and I'll never see him again when I'm late, hehe. "Liu Zimu's personality is as hearty as his father's.

Then, the two chatted about the situation over the years, recalled the scene of playing together when they were children, and the two laughed together. Hua Qingyu and Zhu Xiaomin also listened with great interest to Tianxiao and Tianyao's childhood. After Liu Zimu's daughter-in-law came back from buying wine, it didn't take long for her to make a table full of good dishes, and the five of them sat down around the table, tasted the wine and food, and continued to chat about the world.

"Speaking of our Kanglong County's No. 1 drunken Haibo, you must have not drunk it for a long time, right?" Liu Zimu poured a bowl for Tianyao, "A few of them can use a small cup, we must make a big bowl when we drink!"

"It's not that I haven't drunk it for a long time, it's that I haven't drunk it at all. Tianyao smiled.

"Where is it? If you are from Kanglong County, you should be able to drink the wine of Kanglong County. 'Drunken Haibo', how nice the name is, and the wine is delicious enough, unlike the 'rain among flowers' in Feilong County, which is not enough to listen to the name. Come on, do it!" Liu Zimu picked up the wine bowl and touched Tianyao, and the two of them drank it all with their necks up.

"Drunk waves, drunk waves, endless aftertaste. Tianyao exclaimed.

Zhu Xiaomin smiled "fluttering": "Brother Tianyao, you made up that word yourself, right? I've only heard of 'vinegar sea shengbo'." ”

"Well, girl, you're wrong. That's how the name 'Drunken Haibo' really came about. I heard that a long time ago, there was a wine connoisseur in the Qinglong Continent who traveled to Kanglong County. When he passed by a village, he suddenly smelled a strong aroma of wine, and he couldn't help but follow the fragrance into the village, came to a wine shop, and drank three bowls of wine in a row, three bowls!" Liu Zimu said, and stretched out three fingers to gestur, "After he finished drinking, he praised in his mouth: 'Good wine, good wine!' and then continued to travel south, to the edge of the Qinxue River, rented a small boat, and planned to enjoy the river scenery." Unexpectedly, the good wine of the village wine shop was very strong, and he was drunk before the rowing boat reached the center of the river, and had hallucinations, taking the Qinxue River as the sea and the Taotao River as fine wine, and planted himself in the river and drank a belly of river water. Fortunately, he was rescued by a passing ship, and he was saved from death. After sobering up, he recalled the scene of drunkenness and sighed again and again:

'Wine in the belly,

Eyes are fascinated.

Drunken sea waves,

Desperate for the road. ’

Since then, Kanglong County's No. 1 liquor 'Drunken Haibo' has been named. ”

Liu Zimu said it interestingly, and even Hua Qingyu was happy: "Brother Liu, your story is more like making up." How can there be such a long time between the strength of the wine?"

"Doesn't this seem to be a good wine!haha!" Liu Zimu poured another bowl for Tianyao, "Come, do it!"

Liu Zimu's daughter-in-law said with a smile: "He, he doesn't have any other hobbies, he likes to drink, especially 'Drunken Haibo', fortunately, this is produced by our Kanglong County, if it is a famous wine from other counties, it is really a trouble to buy it!"

"Tsk, look at what you're talking about. If you want to drink, of course, you have to drink the wine of our Kanglong County, and I can't look down on the other counties! Alas, it's a pity that Tianxiao didn't come, otherwise I would have to pull him to drink on a jar. Liu Zimu said regretfully.

Just as everyone was drinking happily, the door was suddenly kicked open with a "clang", and several people came in.