On the second floor of Deyue Restaurant, in another box.

There were three people seated around a table. One of them is the handsome Su He.

The middle-aged man among the other two was none other than the Confucian surnamed Han who went to the fragrant Qiaoxie with him the night before. As for the other man, he was in his fifties, with upturned eyebrows and a drooping beard, red and phoenix eyes, and a broad head and nose. Wearing a pale yellow coat, he looks like a tall man.

The middle-aged Confucian student's face was slightly drunk, and he was obviously a little overwhelmed by alcohol, but the drunken self-cultivation he showed was excellent, and he raised his glass and said:

"After a farewell of twenty years, Wuyang Zhenren has become more and more radiant, but the younger generations are getting older day by day. This glass of wine, respecting the kindness of the real person back then, if it weren't for the words of the predecessors to wake up the people in the dream, even if Han did not starve to death, he was afraid that he would be a mediocre and inactive person. ”

After saying that, he drank it all very proudly.

Wu Yang took out his right hand and raised his glass in response:

"Mr. Han is humble, when the poor Dao saw that you had a good knowledge, he just helped him. But I never thought that you could get to where you are now, which is really gratifying. ”

Su He said with a smile: "What happened back then, for Wuyang Zhenren, may have been just a convenient thing, but for Mr. Han, it was a great kindness." He was able to become a stable and temperate envoy of Dahuan, and he was valued by the phase, all of which started with the 'stick' and funding of real people. Now Anxi Prefecture is no longer what it used to be, things are not people, but fortunately, there are such old places as real people, which makes Mr. Han think about it from time to time. ”

Wu Yang smiled when he heard this, and teased: "What Manager Han really misses, it can't be this bad old man Poor Dao, right?"

When Han Chongwen heard this, his face was red, making it impossible to tell whether it was because of drunkenness or embarrassment, so he snorted for a long time, and finally said: "Thank you seniors for your righteous action last night." ”

He was referring to the fact that last night in Qiaoxie, Wu Yang and another Jindan monk rescued Liu Qiaoqiao.

Su He took over the conversation and said:

"This time, Mr. Han returned to his hometown, but his hometown has changed the world, and he doesn't even belong to Dahuan's homeland, so he can only find a real person to reminisce about the past. Of course, there is another purpose, with the wisdom of a real person, and naturally it has already been guessed. Your prestige in Anxi City is very high, and our next activities in the city will have to trouble you a lot. ”

Wu Yang waved his hand and sighed:

"Lao Dao, I can only hold a personal scene for you at most, and no matter how much help I can help, I am not a foreigner. You didn't deliberately hide your whereabouts when you came, and the relevant personnel here in Dasui knew it. Since you are here to stand up for the peace talks between the two countries, I think the other side will not be too difficult for you. If there is a disagreement, it is not too late for the old way to come forward. ”

Han and Su hugged their fists at the same time to thank them.

At this time, Wu Yang suddenly frowned slightly, and when Su He saw this, he immediately noticed it, and glanced in the direction of the box next door, intentionally or unintentionally.

A moment later, the sound of drinking and talking in the next box reached them faintly and clearly.

Wu Yang sat upright, looking at his nose and nose, looking at his heart, with a posture of not listening to indecent people. But Han and Su listened sideways at the same time, listening to the movements next door to their ears at all.

After that, the sound of Assassins screaming and fighting could be heard outside the window, and after a while, everything was calm again.

Han Chongwen and Su He, you look at me, I look at you, both of them have extremely strange expressions, and then look at Wuyang at the same time. But I saw him clasping his hands in his sleeves, as if he was napping and pretending to sleep, as if he didn't know anything.

The two looked at each other again, and instantly understood everything.

At tonight's dinner, it seems that Han Chongwen invited Wu Yang to a banquet, but in fact, this restaurant was personally designated by Wu Yang, but it "happened" to sit next door to a group of officials in Anxi Prefecture, and "just happened" to listen to everything that happened next door. If at this time, they still only think that this "just happen" is really just a good thing, then they are too sorry for the "good intentions" of the old Taoist in front of them.

At this time, Han Chongwen's heart, which had been carrying it, finally settled down a lot. As long as the biggest snake in Anxi City in front of them is willing to open a convenient door for them, there will be far fewer obstacles to their activities in the city in the future.

This Taoist cultivator who looks at the world and doesn't care about the world still thinks about his homeland!

Just when Han Chongwen's mood was agitated, the next door suddenly quieted down at some point, and then he couldn't hear a trace of movement.

Just as he was in doubt, Wu Yang suddenly opened his eyes, and his long beard fluttered. He didn't even see if Wu Yang had made a move, he felt the pressure in the house increase sharply, and then plummeted.

This trance of the mind only occurred in the blink of an eye, and there was no other abnormality to be seen except for the flickering of the candle flame. So much so that Han Chongwen once wondered if he had drunk too much and had a delusion.

But in a blink of an eye, looking at Su He, whose face was quite solemn, he had to admit that he, an ordinary man, was not as good as these immortal monks in his perception ability after all.

After waiting anxiously for a moment in his heart, seeing that Wu Yang's expression was as usual, Su He also restrained his surprise for a moment, and Han Chongwen completely relieved himself.

Su He asked, "Gone?"

Wu Yang nodded, "The number of paths of the Daomen North Sect is not low, and you may not be able to defeat it." ”

The implication is that he has the chance to win.

Su He didn't feel the slightest bit unhappy, and even felt that this was a very natural thing. Wuyang Zhenren is the "old Jindan" who has been famous for hundreds of years, and it is said that in this reckless area, that is, the whole world, they are all big names who can be ranked, and they have a small Ning Dan period, which is not as normal as it is.

Not only that, but he was even very grateful for the kindness in the other party's words, and only said that he "may not be able to be the enemy", saving enough face. In fact, just the temptation of the person next door, relying only on himself, there is no problem to take it, but it will take a lot of trouble to do it. This alone shows that the strength of that person is far above his own.

"In this Anxi City, it is indeed a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger. ”

Su He hugged his fists and sighed in his heart.

After a moment of idle talk, Wu Yang flashed and left directly.

Han Chongwen's envy was overflowing: "Masters act like the wind." ”

Su He said with a smile: "In two years, according to Dahuan's laws, Mr. Han will be able to practice." ”

Han Chongwen sighed:

"Zhengsanpin, I am a remote Jiedu envoy in Xiazhou, it seems that it is only one order away from Zhengsanpin, but in fact, there is a difficult gap on the road to promotion. ”

Su He said: "This time, if Mr. can come to the front station, you can see the cultivation heart of Lianxiang." He just has to let go and show his ambitions. ”

Han Chongwen perked up when he heard this, "It's time to cheer up and repay the kindness of Lian Shi." ”

The two of them went downstairs as they spoke, but they saw that the lobby was extremely quiet, and only a small Taoist priest was kneeling next to a corpse, chanting words in his mouth.

Su He said softly: "It's the refining ritual of the Daomen, a simplified version." The one lying down is afraid that it is the assassin who intercepted and killed Kou Yi. ”

Hearing this, Han Chongwen stepped forward, crossed his hands in front of his chest, and bowed to the corpses on the ground.

This is a ritual in the Western Regions, which means respect, but with the large-scale invasion of the culture of the Danze Empire, Confucianism and Taoism are in vogue, and this kind of custom is gradually disappearing in a slow and irreversible manner.

Han Chongwen's face was full of sadness, and he walked out of the door of the restaurant wordlessly.

Su He glanced at Youli and followed.

A moment later, two more tiger-clad men walked outside the door. When he saw that he was reciting the scriptures, he stood still on his side and did not make a sound.

After reciting the Sutra of Suffering three times, he took out three incense sticks, lit them, inserted them into the belt of the deceased, and then got up and fought with the two soldiers.

After the two returned the salute, according to his instructions, one held incense, and the other was his corpse, ready to leave.

You Li asked, "Two military masters, I don't know what you will do with him?"

The one holding the incense replied: "The little Taoist has a heart." This person was a member of the local 'anti-Sui Fu Xiao' organization, and the generalissimo ordered it, and this person was also a well-deserved man, so he was dragged to a mass grave outside the city and buried. ”

You Li nodded, watching the two of them leave, and at the same time couldn't help but think, what the hell is "Reverse Follow Fu Xiao"? This slogan reminded him of a similar organization in his previous life.

Does "Xiao" refer to Xiao Guo?

In history, the vast territory of the seven states of Anxi Road today has always been a battleground for soldiers. More than 100 years ago, this was not the territory of Dahuan, but the territory of a powerful country called "Xiao State".

Although the Xiao State was prosperous for a while, it was ultimately defeated by the Sui State, which rose rapidly in the Central Plains, which is now known as the "Danze Empire".

And at the time of the war to the death between the two countries, the land of the seven states of Anxi Road was taken advantage of by the Dahuan people in the west, stealing the territory, and ruling here for nearly a hundred years.

"I didn't expect that after more than a hundred years, there are still the remnants of Xiao Guo active here?"

While he was amazed, he returned to the guest room on the third floor, ready to take off his boots and wash.

The wind and snow were drifting outside the window, and he was alert for a moment, stopped the movement in his hand, took out the dagger, and hid it in his sleeve.

The candlelight flickered, and the room was crowded with people. When he was dazzled, he fell to the right to avoid a vicious interception, and a rolling dragon approached the window and wanted to dodge through the window.

The black shadow couldn't hit it with one blow, and then pushed two more palms. The palm wind is soft and cold, and he is reluctant to chase after the free figure.

Flipping his right wrist, he shot a fireball talisman. At the same time, he avoided the opponent's palm gesture with his side shoulder, and shot another fireball talisman.

Because the two of them were very close, as soon as the two fireball talismans left their hands, they arrived in front of each other in an instant, one covering the door and the other attacking the waist ribs.

He originally wanted to force the other party to dodge in order to create a little space for movement, but the man did not dodge or dodge, and forced two fireball talismans to smash a punch again.

Encountering this kind of unreasonable card, you are very helpless, so you have to use the mirror charm, instantly reproduced as a shadow changer, moved behind the person, and then slid down the dagger in the sleeve, and threw it out.

The man didn't look back, and a white fan appeared out of thin air behind him, and the fan was wide open.

The dagger struck the fan with a crisp sound. The sound mixed with a strange melody that formed a dizzying rhythm in the free ear.

Youli had already activated the Mind Transmission Technique, which inspired a miraculous rune that had been floating quietly on the Heart Lake Secret Realm Defense Barrier, forming a wall of divine thoughts on it, stabilizing the Heart Lake shock caused by that wonderful melody.

At the same time, he pinched the recipe with both hands, recited a mantra in his mouth, and shouted, "Edict!"

The black figure that came like a shadow suddenly froze in the air.