Li Qiufeng said: "Li went out of the city to temporarily avoid the eyes and ears of the Nie family. Because I came out in a hurry, and there were still some things that I had to retrieve, I still had to go back to the Chenghuang Temple to take a look. ”

Xu Chengzong said: "It's the second watch now, and it's only two or three hours before dawn. If Lord Li wants to go back to the City God Temple, he can sleep for a while. It's just that after dawn, we have to leave the City God Temple as soon as possible, lest we attack and kill Nie, Lu, Zhao, and Du, and accidentally injure Lord Li, which will not be good. ”

Li Qiufeng snorted and said, "Although Lord Xu can rest assured, Li went back to get something, if there was nothing else, he would naturally leave the City God Temple as soon as possible." What's more, Li was also anxious to rush to see Lord Yang, report the matter in detail, and wait for his old man to make an idea. ”

Xu Chengzong said: "This is the best. Xu said goodbye first, and Lord Li was careful in everything. ”

After he finished speaking, he bowed his hand to Li Qiufeng, turned around and walked north. After just taking a few steps, he stopped again, turned to Li Qiufeng and said, "It's very strange today, there is a group of people who have been staring at Xu. At first, Xu didn't know where these people came from, so he didn't reveal this group of people. Later, Xu went to the City God Temple and wanted to meet Master Li, and this group of people followed closely behind Xu. When Xu arrived in front of the City God Temple, he found that there were people from the Nie family guarding the door, and Xu could not enter the temple, so he had to patrol outside the City God Temple. Later, I found an alley where no one was around, and the three people who followed me fell to the ground. Xu looked at these three people and looked a little familiar, as if they had met a few times, but they couldn't name them. If Xu's guess is right, these three people should be sent by Lord Li to spy on Xu?"

When Li Qiufeng heard Xu Chengzong say this, he secretly thought in his heart that Mei Dali and his apprentices were quite hardworking, but these people's martial arts were too low, so they were naturally not Xu Chengzong's opponents, and it was not uncommon for them to be teased and captured by him. Thinking of this, Li Qiufeng nodded and said, "Not bad." These people are all Mei Dali's apprentices, and Li asked them to keep an eye on Lord Xu and see how you got in touch with the Japanese Kou. ”

Xu Chengzong sighed and said, "Xu thought that he had a clever plan to sell, but he didn't expect to be seen by Lord Li. When he said this, he glanced at Li Qiufeng, and then said: "When I hit those three guys, it only took five successes, and after six hours, the acupoints will naturally be unlocked, and the three of them are harmless, Master Li doesn't have to worry." ”

Li Qiufeng nodded and said, "Thank you Lord Xu for your mercy." Lord Xu was really bold enough, knowing that the City God Temple was full of the leaders of the Nie, Lu, Zhao, and Du families, and he dared to go to the temple to find Li. ”

Xu Chengzong said: "These people think that the Xu family has been destroyed, and they are all complacent, and they are much less guarded. Xu is very hidden, they don't know Xu's identity, but it's also a common thing. Lord Li's identity has been exposed today, Xu, as a county magistrate of Xiuwu County, went to meet Lord Jinyi Wei Baihu, and those people in the Nie family would not have any suspicions. It's just that Nie Dingnan, who was guarding the gate of the temple, was not weak in martial arts, and he was insidious, so Xu didn't break in. Later, after Xu knocked down the three people, he thought about waiting for the vendors in front of the temple to leave, and then go to find Master Li. It just so happened that when I went to the City God Temple, I saw Master Li walking out. I was afraid that the Nie family would send someone to follow Master Li, so I didn't immediately come forward to talk to Lord Li, but stood in front of a baked cake stall on the side of the road, with my back to the street. After Master Li walked over, I followed. However, I knew that Master Li's martial arts were strong, so I didn't dare to follow too closely, so I had to follow from afar, and I went one after the other with Master Li until I got here. ”

Li Qiufeng thought that Xu Chengzong said it easily, in fact, he naturally knew that everyone in the Nie family was cunning, but the matter had reached a critical juncture, and he suddenly revealed the identity of Jinyiwei. Xu Chengzong and the Wakou were about to besiege the Chenghuang Temple on a large scale, but the appearance of Jinyi Wei in the temple was a great threat to Xu Chengzong and the Wakou's plan. Therefore, regardless of the danger, he rushed to the City God Temple overnight to convince himself. It can be seen that Xu Chengzong is already determined to win, and he must get rid of the four families of Nie, Lu, Zhao, and Du as soon as possible. I originally thought that as long as I was torn between the four families in Fengmen Village and the Japanese Kou, I didn't expect Xu Chengzong to become another force, and he had to deal with these three groups, and there was not much time left, right or wrong, I was afraid that I didn't even have a grasp of Sancheng.

Xu Chengzong exchanged a few more polite words with Li Qiufeng, and then left first. After Li Qiufeng waited for him to go away, he slowly walked towards Xiuwu County. When he returned to the City God Temple, it was already the third watch. Li Qiufeng thought to himself and walked back to the wing, but he was afraid that there would be people staring at him in the various rooms in the backyard. If he left at this time, Old Lady Nie would immediately suspect that he had other plans. Fortunately, it was not long before dawn, so there was no need to leave in a hurry. It was with the strong autumn wind that he changed into clean clothes, lay on the bed with his clothes, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

Li Qiufeng had something on his mind, and he didn't sleep well. In just one or two hours, I woke up from my dream several times. When he woke up for the last time, it was still dark outside the window. Li Qiufeng paced around the house a few times, and then leaned to the door, peeking out through the crack in the door. I saw that although the courtyard was still dark, the sky was already slightly white. Li Qiufeng thought for a moment, wrapped the silver under the pillow, put it in his arms, and then pushed open the door and walked straight to the front yard.

He knew that although the houses in the backyard were silent, Old Lady Nie must have arranged for someone to keep vigil. As long as you push the door and walk out, you will be noticed immediately. Instead of being timid, it is better to go out with dignity.

Li Qiufeng passed through the corner gate and walked all the way to the front yard. However, I saw that most of the hundreds of lanterns in the courtyard had been extinguished, but there were still a few lanterns emitting a ghostly light, which looked quite strange under the slightly bright sky.

Li Qiufeng walked to the gate, and suddenly remembered that Miao Zhu had moved to the main hall to rest. He secretly thought in his heart that Xu Chengzong said that before noon, the Japanese would attack in a big way. Miao Zhu and the old servant don't know martial arts, if there is a scuffle in the City God Temple, the two of them will have to die tragically under the sword of the Japanese Emperor. Thinking of this, Li Qiufeng turned around again and strode towards the main hall. At this time, the eastern sky was already slightly white, and Li Qiufeng knew that it was not too early, so he had to hurry. When he came to the door of the main hall, he did not knock, but stretched out his hand to push the door. But the door of the hall was already on the latch, Li Qiufeng pushed hard, only to hear a muffled sound of "click", the two doors moved inward, but did not open.

Li Qiufeng was stunned, and was thinking about calling the temple to open the door. I only heard the temple zhu trembling in the hall and said: "Yes, who is ......?"

Li Qiufeng said in a deep voice: "It's me." ”

A moment later, only a "squeak" was heard, and the door of the temple had been opened. I saw Miao Zhu wearing a robe and holding a candle in his hand, standing tremblingly in the house. The old servant shrank behind Miaozhu and looked at Li Qiufeng with a frightened expression.

Li Qiufeng saw that the two of them were like frightened birds, and knew that the two of them were scared in their hearts, so he hurriedly said: "You don't need to panic, I am not a wicked person. ”

Miao Zhu was really standing in front of the meeting, and he was relieved, and hurriedly let Li Qiufeng into the main hall, and said: "Uncle got up so early, the villain is really damned, he overslept and didn't go to prepare breakfast for the uncle." ”

Li Qiufeng has lived in the City God Temple for more than a month, but he has never entered the main hall to take a closer look. I saw that in the middle of the main hall was the statue of the city god Niangniang, more than two feet high. The offering table in front of the idol is filled with offerings, and two tall candlesticks are placed at each end of the offering table. Li Qiufeng heard Xu Chengzong say that this statue was sculpted according to the appearance of Mrs. Hua Rui, and he couldn't help but look up carefully. I saw the city god Niangniang phoenix crown and xiaxia, her face was like a full moon, and her expression was serene. It's just that there is a faint pity in his eyes, and he looks straight out of the hall.

Li Qiufeng stared at the idol for a moment, and then looked left and right at the offering table. But I saw five or six futons on each side, and two quilts were stacked on the futons haphazardly. After wanting to come to the temple and move to the main hall with the old servant, they slept on the futon at night. He saw that Miao Zhu and the old servant both had panicked expressions, and thought to himself that if these two people knew that after dawn, the Japanese would attack the City God Temple at any time, but he was afraid that they would be scared to death on the spot. It was Li Qiufeng who coughed and said to Miaozhu: "Brother, there is one thing I must tell you. Before daylight, you two must leave the Temple and hide as far away as possible. This matter has a lot to do with it, and whether you believe it or not, it's all between the two and the same thought. ”