The halfway slope of the descent is gentle, and it is very easy to walk. In just half a day, Li Yan saw the village from afar.

The heavy snow is still blowing, and a bright red wine banner next to the ancient road is flying in this silver wrapping, which is very eye-catching. Li Yan suddenly felt hungry and cold, so he lifted the curtain and pushed the door in.

The small shop is not big, and there is a charcoal basin burning in the middle of the house, which is warm. At this time, it was not a meal, and only a Taoist priest was sitting alone by the window. He was thirty or forty years old, with thick black hair. Rectangular face, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, radiant and bright. Although he was alone, he ordered a table full of good wine and food, and there was almost no place for the cups and plates. But at the table, he still squeezed out a half-foot-wide void, and placed a bright sword alone.

The Taoist priest glanced at Li Yan, and suddenly saw the single knife, and his eyes were sharp. But then he looked away and continued to pour himself a drink.

At this time, the shopkeeper came over with a smiling face: "This master, it's unfortunate." The wine in the small shop has been sold out, and I hope you will be able to do so. ”

Li Yan said: "I don't drink, please give me a bowl of hot noodle soup, and then cut three taels of dried tofu." ”

Xiao Eryi put on a handkerchief: "Okay, you wait!" After that, he turned to the back kitchen, and after a while, he brought out a steaming bowl of noodles. It seems that there are ginger and garlic and other cold-repelling things there, and the smell of hot oil hits the nose directly.

Li Yan applauded loudly, took it and ate it, and ate the noodles and a plate of dried tofu in an instant.

He licked his lips unsatisfactorily, wiped the hot sweat from his face again, and reached out to get the money. But it doesn't matter if you touch it, the hot sweat all turns cold and rolls down.

It turned out that he didn't bring any money.

When he escaped from King Qin's mansion, he still had money on him. Even in the valley, he understood the importance of money, so he wrapped the silver carefully and did not throw away a penny. But the eye of the bone came out when the spirit bead changed his body. His original body was thrown into the lotus pond by the spirit beads—along with all his belongings, the three coins and five cents of silver.

Li Yan couldn't hide something on his face, and immediately panicked. Seeing this, the shopkeeper sneered and said, "What's the matter, this master, isn't it that the food in the shop doesn't match your appetite?" Li Zhan's expression, the people who opened the shop have more or less seen it.

Li Yan snorted for a long time and said, "Little second brother, I'm ...... I didn't bring any money......"

The shopkeeper's face immediately sank: "I see that you are also a person who is embarrassed, why don't you understand this thing?" There is a second fool in the east of the village, and he knows how to settle the bill when he comes to eat, you are good, the whole child eats white food!"

Li Yan was snatched white by him, his face was flushed, and he couldn't say half a word.

At this time, the Taoist priest by the window suddenly said: "If you are reasonable, you will be reasonable, why do you want to humiliate others?"

Xiao Er immediately changed his face and said with a smile: "Master Dao, I lost a little bit in my mouth." It makes you smile for a long time. ”

The Taoist priest threw a piece of broken silver: "I have settled this person's account, you must not make noise anymore." Stand down!"

Xiao Er got the reward and was overjoyed, but he had to retreat.

The Taoist priest beckoned to Li Ranyi: "Little brother, come and sit." ”

Li Yan walked to the table with a red face and saluted: "Thank you for the relief of the siege, please leave an address, I will definitely pay back the money!"

The Taoist priest smiled: "Meeting is fate." I can't eat so much myself, so you can take the dishes and chopsticks and help me eat some. ”

Li Yan was not full, but he was embarrassed to eat more, so he just symbolically pinched a few chopsticks. After drinking a few cups, the Taoist priest suddenly asked, "Little brother, how dare you go out with a knife in broad daylight?"

Li Yan's heart tightened, and he hurriedly asked: "Could it be that the government doesn't let you bring a knife?"

The Taoist priest looked him up and down a few times: "You're not a local, are you?"

Li Yan nodded. The Taoist priest said, "You don't know what's going on here. This place is called Xiaoheigou, and recently someone has done evil, killing warriors with swords and swords. More than ten lives have been injured, and the people nearby do not dare to take out the door, not to mention blades, even kitchen knives, sickles and other farm tools. You're so swaggering, I'm afraid you'll be targeted by the bad guys!"

Li Yan looked at him, then at the sword on the table, and said in his heart: Since you know this, how can you dare to hold such an exaggerated sword?

Seeing his expression, the Taoist priest understood his meaning, drank all the residual wine in the cup, and laughed loudly: "The poor Taoist is waiting for the wicked man." If he doesn't come, if he dares to come, I will kill him with a sword, so as to eliminate harm for the people!"

At the beginning, Li Zhan saw that this Taoist priest was handsome, and he had a good impression in his heart; later, he helped himself out of the siege, and drank at the same table, and his good impression was even better; at the end, listening to his heroic words, he couldn't help but admire him. So out of nowhere, a surge of courage came out of nowhere, and said loudly: "I'm not afraid, I'm willing to deal with the wicked with the Taoist leader!"

The Taoist priest was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "Okay! Go to the difficulty, it's really a person in my generation, a cup of poor Taoist respect for the little brother!" Without waiting for Li Yan to agree, he picked up the wine jug, threw the lid, and drank it dry in one go.

Li Yan was excited, and also took a drink.

The Taoist priest put down the wine jug and clenched his fists: "Haven't asked the name of the little brother yet?"

Li scratched his head: "I'm ...... The Taoist priest looked at Li ......Remnant's empty left sleeve and sighed: "It's a pity, you are not a material for sword practice, otherwise I would definitely recommend you to the Yuzhu real person of the Kunlun faction." ”

Li Yan was taken aback, Yuzhu is really famous in the world, and he is recognized as a living immortal in the world, I don't know what the origin of this Taoist priest is with him. Then he asked, "Daoist, are you from the Kunlun faction?"

A sad look suddenly appeared in the Taoist priest's eyes, and he sighed, "I'm not. I'm just a wild man with no sect......"

Seeing that he had touched his sadness, and didn't know how to persuade him, Li Yan deliberately diverted the topic: "Dao Chief, why do thieves specialize in snatching blades? Tell me about it!"

The Taoist priest rubbed the corners of his eyes: "Brother Li, that person has a name in the rivers and lakes, called 'Iron Eater'." ”

"Is it possible...... He ate all his swords?"

"No," the Taoist priest couldn't help but wonder when he heard him ask. "He just likes to collect loot. However, although the 'Iron Eater' had a bad reputation in the past, it was not as rampant as it has been recently. In the past six months, I don't know what happened to the rivers and lakes, and there has been bloody rain everywhere......"

Li Zangang wanted to ask, but he was kicked open with a "bang" of the door and broke into a group of people. These people are shy, fierce, and holding a guy in their hands, and they know at a glance that they are not good.

The leader shouted loudly: "Little Er, bring wine to the masters!" Before the words fell, he saw the Taoist priest and Li Yan at a glance, and then smiled cruelly: "Brothers, I didn't expect that in this deserted village, we would meet a deal." ”

The Taoist priest looked calm and whispered to Li Yan: "Eat vegetables, don't pay attention to them." Li Yan lowered his head according to his words, but his right hand was lightly pressed on the knife, thinking that if he moved, he would not be able to let the Dao Chief suffer no matter how he relied on his knife skills.