The sky is getting dark, the cold wind of the ice and fire corridor is sweeping, I don't know how the hot Qingyang side is now, but it is certain that the environment on the side of the dragon is becoming more and more weird. The gusts of cold wind were like thousands of sharp knives slashing across his cheeks, and the piercing chill made Mu Xiao shiver. Qi Nian's hands behind him fell on his chest, and the purple dress blew behind him in the cold wind, and there was a snapping sound.

Jiang Qiaoqiao, who was walking side by side, although she was extremely reluctant for Mu Xiao to carry her, was helpless, after all, after some tossing, Qi Nian still showed no signs of waking up, and she could only take her back to Tongzhen for now.

"Brother Xiao, there should be Tongzhen in front, it looks like there are still a few miles left. Jiang Qiaoqiao pointed to the house in the distance and said.

A few miles away on the top of a hill, scattered buildings were smearing with smoke, and the two couldn't help but feel happy. At this moment, however, there was a discordant sound from under their feet, like the sound of stepping on dead wood. Immediately after that, the white ice all over the ground suddenly swung a circle of strange ripples, and a strong evil aura suddenly enveloped it.

"Brother Xiao be careful!" Jiang Qiaoqiao said in panic, and at this time the Linglong Sword was already in his hand.

Where Mu Xiao stepped on his feet, a white bone movement was swayed slightly, and a secluded green light emanated from it. Mu Xiao carried Qi Nian on his back and swept through the air for several feet, and the skeleton stood up with a whoosh. The skeleton that lingered with a faint green light actually moved, and the empty eyes emitted green smoke. Seeing such a strange thing for the first time, Mu Xiao and Jiang Qiaoqiao were also surprised.

Jiang Qiaoqiao held the exquisite sword in his hand and swept towards the skeleton, the sword qi cut through the blue light and flashed through the lumbar vertebrae of the skeleton, but there was nothing unusual, at this time, the white bone family actually floated towards her. That's right, it's floating, the skeleton is about three feet above the ground, at this time every bone is wrapped in a green halo, and the seemingly unsturdy skeleton exudes great power, although it doesn't seem to be impossible to deal with at the moment, and the breath is terrifying.

Jiang Qiaoqiao jumped up and the exquisite sword array was decisively unleashed, and the blue mang poured down at once, and at this time, the skeleton had already rushed in front of her, and Bai Sensen's claws poked forward and attacked Jiang Qiaoqiao. The terrifying thing is that it can be separated, the body bones are a few meters away, and the hand claw bones have already appeared in front of Jiang Qiaoqiao.

Jiang Qiaoqiao dodged lightly, and the claw bones of her hand swept from her waist with a fist, and a yin wind whistled. Jiang Qiaoqiao's sword array slammed into the skeleton body After a few snaps, the green halo dissipated, the white bones fell to the ground with a bang, and a yellow paper talisman burned next to the skeleton.

Jiang Qiaoqiao swept over to Mu Xiao's side and said solemnly: "There are people around here who use puppetry techniques to control the skeletons, and it is not appropriate to stay here for a long time. ”

"Puppetry, is there such a master in this town?" Mu Xiao couldn't believe it.

Looking back at the white bones scattered on the ground again, he held up the seven thoughts behind him. Said thoughtfully to Jiang Qiaoqiao: "Then we have to leave here even more, it seems that the person who uses the puppet technique should be in Tong Town, and the strength is not weak." ”

"There are not many people who know puppetry, and if they can manipulate the skeleton from such a distance, their strength should be above the pseudo-sword sect, and it is not excluded that someone can refine the corpse. Jiang Qiaoqiao said with some concern.

"It's okay, let's get out of here first. Mu Xiao said as he walked in the direction of Tongzhen.

......

In the inn on the first or two floors of Tongzhen, a fat man with a greasy face sat on the ground, sweating profusely at the puppet in front of him that had been broken with countless holes. With a frightened face, he reached out and picked up the doll, looked left and right, and muttered: "How can I meet a master in the past two days! ”

"If you say you're stupid, you're still not convinced, which one of the people who can pass through the corridor of ice and fire is an ordinary person? "This is the door

A gray-haired old man walked in slowly, dressed in a gray robe dragging the wooden floor, and the snow-white dust fell from his elbow socket like long hair, and he looked at the fat man with a kind face, showing a little doting.

"Master. ”

The fat man's face under his short hair looks like a Buddha statue. Greasy arms trembled, and he hurriedly stood up as he spoke, the squeaking sound of the planks under his feet was worrying. The fat man looked at the old man and grinned stupidly: "Doesn't the strength of the puppet depend on the puppet talisman of the master, the apprentice is just doing coolies." Hey, hey!"

"It's good that you're a half-person and buried as a teacher, see if I don't clean you up. The old man said that he brushed the dust and threw it to the fat man, looking like he wanted to teach the fat man a lesson, but he was a little reluctant. The old man retracted the dust and said again: "Come on, come on, you go downstairs and watch to see who is coming." ”

The old man said and sat down on the chair next to the table, picked up the tea bowl and was about to drink it on his back, the fat man reached out with his fat hand, and the old man's bowl was frozen in the air. The old man looked sideways at the fat man in surprise and showed a satisfied smile, and the fat man lifted the kettle and smiled: "Master, the tea is cold, change it for you!"

"Well, good!" the fat man took the bowl and spilled it to the side, then put it back on the table and replaced it with the tea.

The fat man covered the teapot, turned around and walked downstairs. The lantern on the first floor of the inn has been lit, and the sky outside is already gray. The fat man stepped down the last stairs and jumped to the front of the stage to look at a middle-aged man who was flipping through the ledger. His eyes narrowed slightly, and he smiled honestly and asked, "Shopkeeper, can anyone come in and stay in the hotel?"

"No!" The middle-aged man continued to bury his head, carefully flipping through the ledger, and from time to time fiddling with beads on the abacus.

Tick, tick

The sound of the beads colliding made the fat man look at it curiously, and then he looked back and saw that it was already dark outside. The fat man frowned and thought to himself, obviously someone walked out of the Ice and Fire Corridor, why hasn't they arrived here for so long, could it be that they are bypassing Tongzhen? It seems that there is no other way but here, it seems that there is no other way but here, it seems that they have to report to the master first.

The swollen and fat body pulled away from the front of the stage and was about to walk to the second floor. Crisp footsteps suddenly turned outside the door, and he stopped and looked back at the door of the inn. At this time, Mu Xiao and Jiang Qiaoqiao walked into the door of the inn at the same time, the fat man did not speak, leaned on the railing of the stairs and touched his chin, and looked Mu Xiao and the others up and down.

Seeing the arrival of a guest, the shopkeeper naturally smiled, and then strode from behind the counter to Mu Xiao and a few people: "How many rooms do the two guest officers want?"

"Two!" Mu Xiao replied dryly.

The middle-aged man's gaze swept over Mu Xiao's back, and he asked cautiously, "This ......"

"We got lost and passed through the Ice and Fire Promenade, and on the way we found that this friend was suffering from some cold, so we took her by the hand. Jiang Qiaoqiao smiled and looked at the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man's expression suddenly became a little ugly, and he looked embarrassed when he wanted to speak: "It's not that I'm not kind, since it's not the partners of the two, I think it's better to put her outside!"

The middle-aged man saw that the aura of Qi Nian on Mu Xiao's back was a little weak, and he was very unhappy to let her live in the store.

"Why is that?" Mu Xiao asked in displeasure.

The middle-aged man dared to cough lightly and said: "If her breath is absent, it will be difficult for her to survive tonight, she can't live in the store, if something happens, it will be so unlucky, I will have to do business in the future." ”

The man is resolute, and there is no humanity in his words. Mu Xiao suddenly became angry, looking at the middle-aged man in front of him, his eyes were as cold as a star. The middle-aged man's body trembled, but he didn't change his mind.

At this time, Jiang Qiaoqiao stepped forward and said, "She just suffered a little bit of cold,

Rest for a night and you'll be fine, and ask the boss to raise your hand. ”

Although Jiang Qiaoqiao was unhappy in her heart, she also said politely, after all, there are probably not many inns in this town, if this family can't live in front of you, it's not impossible to live on the streets. Since he dared to speak like this, it showed that it was really difficult to find other places to stay in this town.

Sure enough, when the middle-aged man saw Jiang Qiaoqiao's tone pleading, he became even more angry, and his voice was a little high: "There is only one inn in Tong Town, if the two of you insist on taking her, I am afraid that you will be on the streets tonight." ”

"Ahem! I said that saving someone's life is better than building a seventh-level floating slaughter, and the shopkeeper, you won't be so ruthless, right? I think this girl is just suffering from some wind and cold, so she won't kill her. ”

At this time, the fat man, who was originally leaning on the staircase railing to watch the play, walked towards a few people with a big belly, with a bright smile on his face, and a strange aura on his body secretly emanated.

When Mu Xiao frowned, the fat man had already walked to the side of several people. At this time, the innkeeper's expression was a little painful, his face was gloomy under the light, and large sweat rolled down his forehead. The fat man's smile deepened, and his big hand gently patted the middle-aged man's body.

With a pop, the middle-aged man knelt down in front of Mu Xiao, looked up at the fat man and said in panic: "The guest officer spares his life, and the little one will open a room for them!"

"Hey, that's right, if you don't make money, how can you do business?" The strange aura disappeared as the fat man grinned, and the innkeeper got up in a panic and half-fled to the counter.

The fat man turned around proudly and nodded to Mu Xiao and smiled: "In the second half of the hanging, I will live on the second floor, and if there is something to shout!"

"Mu Xiao, thank you half brother!" Mu Xiao nodded and responded with a smile, although he was puzzled in his heart, he didn't have many words.

Half-hung glanced at Qi Nian on Mu Xiao's back, turned around and walked to the second floor, at this time, the innkeeper had already taken the key and handed it to Jiang Qiaoqiao.

"We only need one room, and the price of the room is calculated according to the price of three, so we should thank the shopkeeper!" Jiang Qiaoqiao took a key, and put the silver in the middle-aged man's hand with the other hand.

The middle-aged man's face was full of fear, and Yu Guang glanced back to the second floor and said, "No, since the two of you only need one room, naturally only charge one room." ”

Carefully extract some of the broken silver and make way for Mu Xiao and Jiang Qiaoqiao to leave.

At this time, in the room on the second floor, half-hung grunted a bowl of tea, and had not wiped the remaining tea from the corner of his mouth. The old man sitting on the chair showed a puzzled expression to him: "What's wrong with you?

The half-hung man walked around the square table and whispered softly in the old man's ear: "Master, you can't guess who is downstairs." Hey, hey!"

"Who?"

The old man brushed the dust, his face was not shocked, and he looked at the stupid apprentice in front of him and asked.

The half-hanger twisted his fat body and took two steps to one side, the wooden floor creaking. Stretched out his hand and grabbed the chair and returned to sit opposite the old man, with a mysterious smile on his face: "Do you always want to guess?"

"Don't take it as a teacher!" The old man's eyes flickered, the dust in his hand shook a few times on one side, and a few white hairs fell lightly on the floor line, quietly rolling into a small circle.

Seeing that Shizun was bored, he didn't tease him anymore. After clearing his throat and looking at the door again, he said in a deep voice after making sure that there was no one: "The young master of the Shura Sect Qi Nian, but it seems that he was injured and was saved by two young men and women. ”

"Qi Nian?"

The old man's face changed in shock, and a gleam appeared in his deep eyes, followed by a faint smile.