"Darkness?" I wondered.

"The kid doesn't know, I'm protecting my daughter. Wu Mingkai's tone was sharp, not like he was joking.

"Well, by the darkness, there's something bad going to happen?" I asked.

Wu Mingkai didn't answer my question, just gently locked all the doors and windows, and checked it many times after locking, which looked very strange.

I also sat down, tapping my fingertips on the table from time to time, waiting for Wu Mingkai's answer.

Wu Yun'er looked at her father, and the seeds of uneasiness and worry in her heart began to sprout in the shadows, and she was simply afraid to face the future that was about to happen not far away.

Time passed little by little, ruthless and cruel, trying to erode Wu Mingkai's heart. Wu Mingkai pretended to be calm but couldn't stop wandering back and forth, and the "tsk" sound coming out of his mouth was also comparable to the sound of footsteps, and it was not broken at all. The anxious face and the depressed situation are mixed into a terrifying monster, which grabs the mind and intimidates people.

"Master Wu!" I finally jumped up from my seat and complained, "you can't solve the problem like this, so why don't you elaborate on it." ”

"Okay. ”

The cause of everything was laid out in this way.

The so-called monster once upon a time cast a terrifying aura over the life of the Wu family. Not only that, but the monster threatened to take away everything Wu Mingkai owned, money, and maybe even his loved ones - this happened exactly after all the black bears in Xiong Fenglin disappeared. Wu Mingkai also tried to send people to deal with the monsters, but it ended with the tragic lesson that no one survived. In order to avoid accidents, Wu Mingkai has always handed over his own property without leaving a penny. It also happened that the tavern was operating poorly, and the desperate situation forced him to let go of his conscience, and not surprisingly, his tough and unreasonable behavior was finally discovered by Wu Yun'er. And then the development is the same as previously described.

"It's very likely that this monster has something to do with Xiong Fenglin's black bear, otherwise it wouldn't have been bothering the Wu family master, right?"

"Maybe that's retribution. Wu Mingkai's dejected appearance is really rare.

Wu Yun'er did not interject a word into the conversation between the two, more out of weakness.

"Master Wu, turn back to the shore. It's too late to stop. ”

"Impossible, if I am not ruthless, where will the money come from? Without money, how can I protect my daughter?" Wu Mingkai then scolded angrily, "But this damn monster has been coming more and more frequently recently!"

"Can the head of the Wu family be sure that this monster will keep its promise? You might as well think about it, why wouldn't the monster take the money and things away with the people?"

As soon as the question came out, Wu Mingkai suddenly couldn't say anything.

"Master Wu, stop it. Bad deeds are not only good for you, but not only will your reputation be damaged, but your family will be stained as well. I picked up Wu Mingkai, who was kneeling on the ground at some point, and explained, "In my opinion, the monster defrauding money is only the surface, and the only way to take it is to lure out the monster and then surrender it." ”

"Yun'er......" Wu Mingkai's affectionate words finally touched Wu Yun'er's heart and allowed him to be accepted.

"Father doesn't have to blame himself anymore, but now, if he can discuss with the youkai, it will not be a good thing. Wu Yun'er took Wu Mingkai's hand with her hand.

"Yes, Master Wu, it's a bit too early to admit the result before you discuss it, right? Xiong Fenglin, you have to apologize with sincerity, and begging for forgiveness is the best policy. ”

"I listen to you. Wu Mingkai's heart knot was opened, and his hesitant mentality no longer existed.

"It's just that when this monster came, it's already night. "I started dangling in front of the door.

"This, unlikely. It should have come early on weekdays, and there was no belatedness. ”

"Report to the master!" Steward Wu came to everyone with a bleeding body, and said hesitantly, "Second...... Second Miss ...... The second lady was taken away along with the jewels that the master planned to sell......"

"Steward Wu!

Steward Wu fell to the ground with a "plop" and lost consciousness. Wu Yun'er stepped forward and helped him to the bed in the side room on the second floor of the tavern.

"Damn!" I clenched my fists and said, "Can I borrow a weapon from the master of the Wu family?"

"Absolutely. Wu Mingkai took down the wooden sword hanging on the wall, handed it to me and said, "This sword is used by Steward Wu for daily practice, and it is really presumptuous, and all the surplus swords have been sold." ”

"Thank you for the help of the head of the Wu family, you and Ling Ai are waiting for me to triumph. I took the wooden sword, tied it behind my back, and rushed out the door.

"Be careful all the way. Wu Mingkai looked at the open door and said with a worried face.

Da Da Da –

I galloped out of the first floor of the tavern, untied the reins of my horse fastened to a stake, jumped into my horse, and rode out.

The sky is getting darker, and the candle lights on the streets of Luoyang City are slowly fading their original brightness, on the contrary, the moonlight sprinkled by the bright moon hanging alone in the night sky seems more clear. The horses are moving faster and faster through the streets at night.

"Xin'er, you wait, I'll come now. I said firmly.

......

I rode past the chain bridge outside the city that connected to the north of Xiongfeng Forest, and came to the bamboo forest wrapped in a little moonlight in the pitch black.

"Phew—" I got up and dismounted, took the reins of my horse, and made my way forward.

There seems to be no movement in this bamboo forest except for this person and horse. I continued to walk persistently, never forgetting to be wary of the strangeness around me, but I also inevitably relaxed because of tiredness.

"Whoa, whoa—"

A roar rang through the grass in front of me, and the horses I was holding in my hands fled in fright. I couldn't hold the horse, so I had to let go of the reins.

I saw a man tiptoe out of the grass, and asked, pretending to be surprised, "Ah, who are you?"

"I must have said that, Your Excellency. What are you doing sneaking around in this bamboo forest at night?" I tried to cliché.

"Ah, I forgot to mention that I came here to get my belongings back. The man covered his deeds.

"Why be sneaky about getting your belongings back?"

"Oh, I'm not afraid of alarming the black bears here. You also know that they eat people without spitting out bones, and they are extremely cruel. The man said again.

I scolded, and said, "Your Excellency doesn't need to pretend, dare to ask who in the city doesn't know that the black bear in this bamboo forest has been slaughtered?"

"Tsk, yellow-haired child, I know a lot. The man's frightened appearance suddenly became calm, and then he showed his spiky teeth and said, "I think you're here to save people, right?"

The man's body took off, and an impermanent yin wind blew up, enveloping the man heavily. Before the wind dissipated, the huge limbs stretched out from the wind one after another, and the huge body appeared one after another, powerfully crushing the surrounding bamboo. The silhouette was revealed in the light of the bright moon, a black bear, no, not so much a black bear, but a huge monster.

"What a youkai!" I said, smiling, a few drops of cold sweat on my forehead, "more ferocious than you described." ”

"Later, I will want you to lie on the ground and not struggle. The black bear spirit grinned, "No one can stop me from avenging this blood vengeance." ”

"In other words, you don't want to do anything about it, do you?" I reached out and pulled the wooden sword out of its scabbard behind my back, making a defensive look.

"Hmph, it's full of nonsense, what, do you want to die more clearly?" The black bear spirit opened its bloody mouth and pounced on me.

Naturally, I didn't take it lightly, and hurriedly used my wooden sword to resist its long clawed palms.

"Hahahaha, with just a wooden sword, you still want to compete with me? "The claws of the black bear spirit came at me like rain.