The home of the elder Aliman is located in the middle of the town, the geographical location is excellent, although the yard is not big, but it is quite exquisite, rockery stream, green bamboo, grass and flowers, everything.

Entering Aliman's courtyard, it makes people feel like entering the Jiangnan house, and there is no rough vastness in the northwest at all.

Ali was full of pride, and introduced with a smile: "These mountains and rivers are my daughter's favorites, but it took me a lot of effort to ask people to transport these flowers and plants from the Central Plains, and there are often passing merchants to guide me, so that we have today's scene, what do you think?"

Yan Leke Zeng Qian nodded with a smile, Bai Yu and Lu Fei also nodded, thinking that Elder Aliman looked old enough, and the quality of life was still excellent.

Everyone gave affirmation, Aliman was even more proud, while leading everyone into the courtyard, and at the same time called out Guli to greet the guests, everyone did not enter the house, but rested under a pavilion in the small courtyard.

Aliman organized his words, coughed lightly, and everyone knew that he was about to speak, and they all looked at him.

"The torrent is dead, it's not a pity to die, but it shouldn't be in Fengsha Town, although there is friction between Jiuzhai from time to time, but the overall attack and defense are facing each other, Echo Valley has heard of it, right?"

Xue Yihan, Lu Fei and Bai Yu all nodded, Yan Le and Zeng Qian shook their heads like rattles, and the other three also shook their heads, one of them also asked: "Our brothers have been in Fengsha Town for three years, and we have only heard of Black Wind Valley, Shensha Valley, and we have never heard of Echo Valley. ”

"Where are you?"

Aliman looked at Xue Yihan, who nodded, and asked with a smile.

Xue Yihan thought about it carefully, shook his head and nodded, and finally made up his mind, "Elder Aliman, to tell you the truth, Echo Valley is where the three of us brothers are going this time, but as far as we know about the map, we have never seen the news of Echo Valley." ”

Aliman took a sip of tea, pointed at Xue Yihan with his finger and said: "Young man, Echo Valley is the name of this part of the imperial court, and it also has a name, you must know it when I say it, even if you don't know the location, you must know the name." ”

Listening to the meaning of his words, it seems that there is something in the words.

Xue Yihan and Bai Yu glanced at each other and asked actively, "What else is the name of Echo Valley?"

"Dead man's cliff, also known as Guillotine Peak. ”

"Is it the Cliff of the Dead that has never returned?"

"Is it the end of the peak that has been shrouded in clouds and mist all day?"

Bai Yu and the three of them were all surprised and asked, although Xue Yihan had never heard of it, just by hearing the name, he knew what a dangerous place it was.

Aliman sighed and nodded, and then introduced to everyone: "The Dead Man's Cliff, that is, the Echo Valley you want to find, is at a cliff, which is the only known passage in and out, and the free old ghost at the head of Jiuzhai is entrenched there. ”

Xue Yihan frowned and listened, and asked a few words from time to time, but the more he listened, the more solemn his face became.

Listening to Ali's satisfaction, the first natural barrier there is already extremely difficult to enter, if there is no antidote, I am afraid that I will die before I enter the valley, let alone enter it, and it has been transformed by the old ghost of the free, and the mechanism is heavy, and entering it is basically a life of nine deaths.

Bai Yu and Lu Fei both looked at Xue Yihan worriedly, Zeng Qian even grabbed Bai Yu's arm tightly, his hands were too strong, and the pain on Bai Yu's face was obviously visible, Yan Le knew that Xue Yihan urgently needed to know more news, and he didn't want to disturb him at this time, so he looked at Aliman after thinking about it.

"Uncle Aliman, the Echo Valley you said is so terrifying, but why can the old ghost of Jiuzhai enter freely, and he can't enter it by himself every time, his relatives and cronies must also be able to enter it, why is this?"

Aliman glanced at Yan Le with appreciation, thinking that this girl is not bad, she can think about things, and he clicked on the idea at once, he pondered for a while, and then spoke: "When it comes to the key, why can the free old ghost enter it?"

"Why, you ask us, we don't know?" Bai Yu muttered quietly.

Aliman smiled, looking at Xue Yihan's eyes a little strange, Xue Yihan was looked a little unnatural, and frowned.

"It is said that the old ghost has a jade pendant in his hand, which is a treasure key left by the previous dynasty, and the main function of that key is to open the first gate to the Echo Valley, and he has not passed through the Dead Man's Cliff at all. ”

Xue Yihan's body was shocked, Bai Yu and Lu Fei were also shocked, and their eyes were full of scrutiny when they looked at Aliman.

Aliman shook his head nonchalantly, "You must all have doubts in your hearts, why do I know so many things, don't worry, I will tell you." ”

After Aliman finished speaking, there was a touch of contemplation on his face, as if he was trapped in a memory, and his face gradually showed a painful expression, he took a deep breath, took a sip of tea, and whispered: "If you want to count it as more than thirty years, it has been more than thirty years." ”

Everyone sat down and listened carefully to Aliman's talk about the past.

It turned out that more than thirty years ago, it was the young and strong Aliman who led three Central Plains people into the Broken Head Cliff, where he first saw the Broken Head Cliff, which was regarded as a forbidden place by the Western Regions, and it was there that he first heard about the Longque Jade Pendant and the treasures of the previous dynasty.

The old ghost took out a jade pendant from his arms, the jade pendant is ring-shaped, the dragon and phoenix are very good-looking, he found a bracket in a groove, and after putting the jade pendant into it, he saw a crack in the cliff of the broken head, and the old ghost and the other two entered the Echo Valley from there.

It's just that two days later, there was a man who looked like a boy and brother escaped, and as soon as the man came out, he said that the old ghost was crazy, let me run away, and I didn't dare to delay, let alone find out, so I ran away, and then I heard that the old ghost had become the big boss of Echo Valley, and he gathered a group of bandits and ruffians to build a house around Echo Valley.

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After saying that there was a stick of incense for a while, Aliman told the past about the past, Xue Yihan heard the clouds and mist, knowing that Aliman must have hidden a lot of things, but he didn't know which part he was hiding.

Why didn't the old ghost kill Aliman after he became the master of Jiuzhai, in case the news leaked?

Why is there a piece of Longque jade pendant in Xue Yihan's hands, what is the matter with the old ghost, or is there more than one piece of Longque jade pendant?

Many questions flashed through Xue Yihan's mind, and he looked at Elder Aliman, hoping that he could provide more valuable clues.

It's just that Aliman seems to have finished everything he has to say, and just drinks tea quietly and lets everyone figure it out for themselves.

Aliman finally reminded: "I say this to let you strangers know that the torrent is dead, Echo Valley has lost a right hand, and what kind of madness the free old ghost will have is not something we can expect at all." ”

Everyone sighed, and the three of them were even more annoyed, thinking that they had offended the old ghost of Xiaoyao, how would they mix in the northwest in the future.

Everyone had their own thoughts, and they all quietly thought about things and stopped talking, but Xue Yihan could see the meaning of scrutiny in Aliman's eyes, and knew that this old man who had become a fine would still have something to say to himself.

Taking advantage of everyone's inattention, Xue Yihan left the courtyard on the grounds of convenience, and soon saw Aliman staggering out.

Aliman looked at Xue Yihan's familiar face, sighed slightly, and said, "If what I expected is true, you should be the descendant of the son who escaped from the Guillotine Cliff, right?"

"What?" Xue Yihan's body was shocked, and he turned his head to look at Aliman and couldn't help but ask, "Elder, what is the name of that boy you are talking about?"

Aliman shook his head, indicating that he didn't know his name either, but everyone else called him Brother Liu.

"Brother Liu?

Xue Yihan thought about it carefully, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration, thinking of the Luoyang Liu family, more than thirty years ago, my grandfather was not only in his thirties, could it be my grandfather?

The more he thought about it, the more likely this was to be, Xue Yihan breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it seemed that he was going to go back to Liu's house after this matter and ask his grandfather for advice.

Aliman has always been concerned about Xue Yihan's expression, and seeing the joy on his face, he knew that what he expected was not bad, so he approached Xue Yihan and whispered: "In recent years, I have also checked a lot of information, and many words are unknown about this, but one thing is certain, that is, there are at least three pieces of jade pendant. ”

After saying that, Aliman left with Youya, leaving only Xue Yihan, who was shocked again, Xue Yihan looked at Aliman's back slowly leaving, and thought to himself, you know so much, which way are you an immortal?

Now that the whereabouts of the snow shadow are unknown, the entry and exit of the Echo Valley are unknown, and Xue Yihan has no time to explore so much, so he has to stay in the future to inquire about one or two.

After figuring out something, Xue Yihan returned to the courtyard and did not sit down. I heard a noise on the street, as if something had happened again.

Everyone looked at each other, then stood up and walked towards the outside of the courtyard, Aliman walked very fast under the support of Yan Le and Zeng Qian, and soon arrived at the place where the sound came from.

And when he saw a man, leading a black horse, he looked like he was mad, and when he saw the man, he said, "Dead, dead, so many." ”

After Aliman, Xue Yihan and the others came over, someone in the crowd recognized the crazy man and shouted: "Isn't this Cui Quan, a merchant from northern Jin? Didn't he ride away on horseback? Why did he become such a ghost?"

"It's Cui Quan, he greeted me before leaving, saying that he was one step ahead, this must be something happened on the way, otherwise he wouldn't suddenly go crazy. Someone else sighed in the crowd.

Then more people said that they saw him out of Fengsha Town, but how long has it been since he came out, how did he become like this.

"Cui Quan, are you sober and sober, tell me what happened?" Ah Li's face was full of worry, and he approached Cui Quan and asked seductively.

"Dead people, there are so many dead people, hehehehe. Cui Quan was silly as he spoke, and he made a grimace from time to time and muttered to himself.

"Dead man?" a flash of inspiration flashed in Xue Yihan's mind.

Hurriedly asked, "The dead man you mentioned was brought by the torrent yesterday." ”

Cui Quan's eyes widened instantly, and the corners of his mouth flowed out, and then a smile appeared on his face, and he said, "Yes, yes, there are a lot of dead people." ”

Xue Yihan was relieved, pulled Aliman's arm, and whispered in his ear: "If what he said is true, I'm afraid that not only will Torrent be killed, but it is possible that all the men he brought will die." ”

Aliman's body trembled for a while, and he almost fell to the ground, Xue Yihan's eyes were quick, and he instantly supported his body, and then beckoned and said: "Everyone take a hand, take Cui Quan to the residence to recuperate first, and then find him a good pulse in Langzhong, and I will take a look at the situation with Elder Aliman first." ”

"Okay, okay. ”

The person who was the first to recognize Cui Quan helped Cui Quan, who was a little stupid, and walked towards the inn, while Bai Yu and Lu Fei, who had received Xue Yihan's hints, and the other three people stayed behind, and the heroic businessmen who saw that the problem was unusual also stayed to listen to what he said.

Xue Yihan saw that there were more than ten people, and he was not polite to them, so he said to himself: "Friends, a lot of things have happened in Fengsha Town in the past two days, which has put the originally peaceful Fengsha Town on the cusp, my friends and I bear great responsibility, the death of Torrent is unusual, where did his subordinates go, haven't you thought about it? This time there was another incident with Cui Quan, I think it is very likely that Torrent's men have been killed like him, and Cui Quan happened to encounter a corpse when he left, and he was frightened. ”

Makes sense, it makes sense.

The crowd chimed in.

I'd like to take my brother to investigate, hoping to solve this mystery and bring peace back to Windsand.

"I'll go. ”

"I'll go too. ”

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None of the people flinched, and they all went in agreement.

Xue Yihan clasped his hands into fists and bowed to everyone sincerely.