"Lin Gongzi, don't you think it's a little strange that this town appeared out of thin air?" asked Black Eagle suddenly, his eyes scanning the surroundings and shivering in the spring breeze.

"There's a lot of resentment here. Lin Yi stopped at the foot of the mountain, retracted the eye of the sky, looked up at the archway on the slope, the place name marked was blurred, the weeds on both sides of the road were knee-high, full of wild flowers, red and yellow.

"Then let's turn back?" Gu Wanxi looked worried, nervously holding the double hooks.

Lin Yi touched the waist card and pondered: "As a spirit official, how can I retreat from the battle? ”

Gu Wanxi bowed her head respectfully and said solemnly: "I listen to adults." ”

Black Eagle thought about it carefully, and felt that it did make sense, so he fell on his shoulder and agreed to speak: "Okay, let's eliminate harm for the people today and be a hero~"

Lin Yi smiled and said, "Hero, the kid is not interested, it's just a matter of duty." ”

"What the hell is Childe trying to do?" Black Eagle said bluntly, pecking him lightly on the cheek and muttering, "Money, beauty, fame...... You've got to pick one, right?"

Lin Yi pursed the corners of his mouth and said angrily, "Can't it all either?"

"Don't make a fuss. Black Eagle shook his head helplessly, looked at his side face, and said softly: "The little girl can see that Lin Gongzi has little desire on the surface, but in private he is preoccupied, and he doesn't seem to be satisfied with the current situation. ”

"Alas-" Lin Yi sighed, looked back at the winding mountain road, his eyes were slightly dazed, and then he spoke leisurely: "Now that I am a spirit officer, and with the help of divine soldiers, I should be satisfied when I go out to practice slaying demons and eliminating demons...... But on the contrary, the boy always felt that something was missing in his heart, so that he could not sleep well. ”

Lin Yi showed fatigue, Gu Wanxi approached closely, and looked at him with concern: "The adult's injury has not yet healed, and it is too tiring to travel for days, so I need to rest well." ”

"Probably. Lin Yi turned his head, walked towards the hilltop town, and instructed, "Find a place to settle down first, and talk later." ”

A thick fog filled the countryside, and the two of them disappeared into it with the black eagle, gradually moving away and disappearing into the white border.

Walking half a mile, Fang arrived in the hustle and bustle of the town, where the villagers beat gongs and drums, carried tributes, and walked together to the Chenghuang Temple on the top of the mountain. Seeing the visitors, dozens of people leaned over one after another, staring at them up and down with curious faces.

A middle-aged farmer asked, "Where did you get into the mountains?"

The farmer was dressed modestly, but there was a strange smell coming from his body. Gu Wanxi frowned and reached out to cover her nose. Black Hawk whispered, "It stinks." ”

Lin Yi's expression was calm, and he walked over and saluted: "The kid entered the town from the south, the journey was tiring, and he wanted to borrow a treasure to rest, dare to ask Your Excellency's surname?"

"Oh, my surname is Xie. The farmer saw that they were young and richly dressed, and must have been the children of a rich family. Immediately, hey Yile, bent down to get out of the way, and said flatteringly: "My mother-in-law is at home, and there is still room in the bedroom. ”

Lin Yi nodded when he heard this, and arched his hand: "I'm tired of Brother Xie." ”

The two followed the farmer towards the town, and through the crowd, the smell became more and more pungent, and they almost felt sick. Gu Wanxi endured the discomfort and said, "Brother Xie, how long will it take to get home?"

"Soon, just ahead. The farmer offered to carry his luggage, but was refused, and he was embarrassed and explained: "You two, I am not a bad person, so I don't need to be so vigilant." ”

Lin Yi observed the villagers on both sides, their faces were gloomy, their expressions were depressed, and they no longer had the enthusiasm of the gongs and drums in their hands, but they were more like they were forced and had no choice but to do it. Two diametrically opposed behaviors fell into view, and Lin Yi lowered his eyes to think, speculating about the hidden situation behind it.

After a short time, everyone arrived at the place, the thatched house is located in the col, the courtyard wall is yellow, the eaves are low, the atmosphere is quiet and quiet, and occasionally two roosters crow come out. The farmer led them into the house, and a short and fat woman greeted the general, and shouted at the top of her throat, "Xie Lang, why did you come back so early?"

Lin Yi looked at it, the woman was about thirty years old, wide and fat, with calloused fingers, talking loudly, holding a gourd scoop, full of rice husks. When the woman saw the outsiders, she was surprised and hesitated: "The two of you look at each other, don't you look like locals?"

She was stunned, and the farmer introduced sideways: "These two have traveled here, looking for a place to stay, and I thought that there was still a vacant room at home, so I brought them over." ”

The woman instantly realized, oh, and said with a smile: "It's good to say, the two handsome queens will live in the future, I will go to Zhang Luo wine and food, and kill an old hen for hospitality." ”

Lin Yi hurriedly thanked him, took out his purse, the farmer stretched out his hand to take it, the woman glared at him, and shouted: "How many years have we not had guests in our town, why are you embarrassed to ask for money?"

The farmer retracted his hand unwillingly, Lin Yi smiled, counted out half of the two pieces of silver and handed it over, and said, "Sister-in-law is polite, this bit of silver is the right to be used as wine money." ”

The farmer hurriedly thanked him, grabbed the silver, ran out of the house, and said non-stop: "I'll go to the festival to help, mother-in-law, you take care of them first!"

"Definitely gambling again. The woman complained, turned around, and said to Lin Yi and them, "Come with me, two of you." ”

Lin Yi and Gu Wanxi followed her to the backyard, checked in the grass house, and put down their bags. The woman said: "The house is simple, tonight I have wronged Miss Gongzi, I will go and cook for you." ”

With that, she said goodbye and left, and Lin Yi pulled over the bench and sat down. Black Hawk landed on the windowsill, glanced at the furnishings in the room, and contemplated, "These furniture are hazy, why do they look like paper paste?"

Gu Wanxi shuddered and said, "Miss Qin, don't scare me. ”

Lin Yi looked around, the tables and chairs were as dark as papyrus, pondered for a moment, didn't say anything, turned his head to look out the window, stunned.

Gu Wanxi noticed that he was in a low mood, and he didn't know why, so he couldn't persuade him, so he waited next to him and sighed worriedly.

When the meditation was until the unitary, the peasant woman wiped her apron with her hand and came to call for someone. They went to the courtyard and took their seats, and the Black Hawk was the only one, pecking at the food on the plate. The woman wanted to drive away, but Lin Yi stretched out her hand to stop her, so she had to give up and muttered, "How is this eagle like a human?"

Lin Yi was drinking alcohol, and suddenly heard the children running outside, laughing and playing. Thinking of Luo Caiwei in a trance, her fingers trembled, and she said to herself: "I don't know how the little senior sister learned in Tianxuan Peak, I miss it very much." ”

He looked up and drank the wine from his glass, sighed long, and frowned. But look at the distant sky like fire, the clouds shine at night; outside the mountains, the finches return together, just chirping; on the temple of the city god, the screen lights are bright, and the voices of people are boiling.

Lin Yi retracted his gaze and suddenly sighed: "Drinking is not a confidant, drunk does not remember youth, it is really boring." ”

......

After the five flavors of the meal, Lin Yi fell drunk at the table, and the peasant woman diligently cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks. Gu Wanxi helped him back to his residence, and as soon as he reached the door, he immediately stopped and sat down on his knees on the edge of the corridor. Then he lay down on Lin Yi, hugged his head and put it on his lap, the moonlight was bright, and the thatched eaves were spread.

The black hawk landed beside the two of them, and in the dimness, a pair of bloody eyes were particularly bright.

Gu Wanxi lowered her head, stretched out her hand to stroke Lin Yi's sideburns, and her eyes were gentle like a bend of water. She worked in Tianshu Peak, and in order to take care of her sister-in-law, she wanted to earn a few more taels of wages to subsidize her family. Unexpectedly, there was a sudden accident, and my sister was taken away by bandits and disappeared.

Hit by this, Gu Wanxi originally planned to resign and look for her sister-in-law everywhere, but she was dissuaded by Lin Yi, and the ghost made her stay behind, so she delayed until today.

"Your Excellency. Gu Wanxi had tears in her eyes and said with a smile: "You deliberately lied to me, Qing'er is no longer there." ”

"Miss Gu......" Black Eagle looked up in surprise, and stopped talking.

Gu Wanxi wiped the corners of her eyes, bit her lip and asked, "Miss Qin, I have a premonition. Tell me, is Qing'er gone?"

Black Eagle hesitated for a while, and finally admitted: "Well, please don't worry, Lin Gongzi has avenged her." ”

"Thank you......" Gu Wanxi held her cheeks, tears flowed through her fingers, slowly dripping, and choked up: "Fool, why don't you say it, I have been wrong to blame you." ”

"Lin Gongzi is afraid that you will be sad. Black Hawk lamented, in a tone of pity.

"Woo woo......" Gu Wanxi was full of remorse, she couldn't cry for a while, and barely stopped crying for a while, her shining eyes stared at Lin Yi's sleeping side face, and murmured: "My lord, whether you can reunite with your confidant or not, there is a little girl with you." ”

The breeze asks the willows, and the bright moon peeps at people. After a while, Gu Wanxi helped Lin Yi up and carried him back to the house to rest. So the next day, Lin Yi woke up with a hangover, had a splitting headache, drank two sips of tea, washed up and went out.

Seeing Gu Wanxi combing her hair in the courtyard, her gaze was a little different from the past, and she said strangely: "Miss Gu, could it be that I have something on my face?"

Gu Wanxi bent down and twisted her hair, and then smiled: "Morning, adults, how did you sleep last night?"

Lin Yi coughed and said ashamedly: "I seem to have lost my temper, I vaguely remember hearing Miss Gu crying, but I got drunk and went crazy and made you angry?"

Gu Wanxi's face turned red, and she turned her head and said, "How can an adult lose his temper, it's the little girl who made a fool of herself and made a joke." ”

Lin Yi still wanted to ask, but she insisted on refusing to say it explicitly, so she could only smile bitterly. After breakfast, Lin Yi looked solemn, took the black eagle, and rushed to the City God Temple on the top of the mountain to find out. Gu Wanxi hung the demon slaying list on her back waist and tied it tightly, and quickly followed.

When the two reached the top of the mountain, they saw the villagers rushing to the temple gate shoulder to shoulder. Lin Yi entered and took a look, the hall at the end of the square was open, and there was a statue of the king sitting in the room, tall and burly, holding a black flag, staring at everyone with raised eyebrows, majestic and majestic.

Gu Wanxi walked behind Lin Yi and asked softly, "My lord, where do you think something is strange." ”

Lin Yi closed his eyes and looked at the anger, then his face showed surprise, and he exclaimed: "The resentment has become thicker!"

In the eye of the sky, the black mist suddenly gathered, rushing towards the town like a tidal wave, falling upside down from the top of the mountain, enveloping all directions. He was about to draw his sword, but the black mist faded again, dissipated in an instant, and disappeared without a trace.

Lin Yi was shocked into a cold sweat, and hurriedly opened his eyes, only to see that everyone looked as usual, stunned for a long time, frowned and asked, "Miss Qin, Miss Gu, are you all right?"

Gu Wanxi shook her head and said, "For a moment just now, my body suddenly felt uncomfortable...... But it was quickly restored. ”

"Me too. Black Eagle spread his wings and whispered in his ear.

Lin Yi pondered for a long time, but still couldn't understand the reason, a farmer squeezed to his side and asked him, "This son, are you from outsider?"

"What a familiar voice. Lin Yi thought to himself, and when he looked sideways, it was the villager surnamed Xie.

Farmer Xie stared at Lin Yi and said with a smile: "Our town is remote, and there have always been no outsiders here. Dare to ask the two young ladies of the son, where did they come from?"

"Huh?" Lin Yi exclaimed, and said in his heart, "Why doesn't he know me?"

(End of chapter)