Boundless darkness poured in from all directions, surrounding the kite.

The kite struggled, but was completely unable to move, and a black fox mask with a faint blue light suddenly broke through the darkness and appeared in front of the kite.

"Ah!!h

With an exclamation, the kite sat up suddenly, and the blinding light shone through the window.

"It's that nightmare again..."

"Thankfully..."

"It's getting late, and we're going to keep going. ”

Yesterday was Luo Zheng's twenty-fifth birthday, she bought some wine and meat back to the inn, celebrated herself, who knew that after a few more drinks, she got up late.

Looking out the window at the cold winter sun of the middle of the day, Luo Zheng cleaned up, carried his burden out of the room, paid for the hotel, and continued to the north.

Not long after I walked out, the sunny weather disappeared, and a blizzard swept the sky and the earth in the blink of an eye.

In the wind and snow, the kite wearing a plain white cotton robe walked with difficulty, and it was supposed to reach the next town in half a day, but because of the wind and snow, the kite did not arrive until late at night.

The weather was bad, it was late, the lights were on in the town, and the shops were closing early.

Luo Zheng walked helplessly, four trips to the small town on the street, and after three trips, he couldn't find a place to stay.

"Looks like we're going to be sleeping on the streets tonight. ”

Falling Kite sighed softly and walked to the last street.

As soon as I turned around, there was a light in front of me, a long street, with a banner at each end.

Nearby is a courtyard with a vermilion lacquer gate, and the word "sword" is written on the banner hanging on one side of the gate, and then look up at the plaque on the gate, which reads "Purple Sword Pavilion Annex".

Luo Zheng looked at the courtyard, subconsciously touched his earrings, hesitated for a while, shook his head to himself, and walked towards the front of the distance.

It was a small three-story building, only the front had no plaque, and the word "Su" was written on the cover.

Luo Zheng did not rush forward to knock on the door, but looked at it with some confusion, not understanding why such a large inn had no plaque.

At this moment, the door of the inn opened, and a man came out with his shoulders crossed, ready to take off the cover, which was to close the door and put the door on the board.

As soon as he raised his hand, he saw a person standing in the wind and snow.

"Oh mom!"

The guy was taken aback, and subconsciously exclaimed in surprise and took a few steps back.

Luo Zheng stepped forward, looked at the frightened guy apologetically, and explained: "Don't be afraid, this little brother, I am a traveler, because of the wind and snow, I just arrived in the town, and after looking for a long time, only this place is still open, so I rushed to stay." ”

The guy saw that it was only a girl about twenty years old, and the plain white cotton robe on her body really looked like a person on the road, so he stabilized his mind.

"I was going to stay in the hotel, so let's come in. ”

"The shopkeeper, there are guests. ”

The man let the kite into the store, shouted to the shopkeeper, and went to pick up the cover again.

The old shopkeeper, who was settling accounts, hurriedly closed the account book and walked out of the account room.

"This girl, please, look at the girl's appearance, she shouldn't be a local, it's really hard to run around on this snowy day. ”

"Sit down and rest, has the girl eaten?"

The old shopkeeper greeted him cordially.

"I haven't eaten yet, just bring me some steamed buns and pickles, don't bother too much, it doesn't matter if it's hot or cold, it's better if you have wine." ”

Falling Kite sat down and replied casually.

It's late at night, presumably the store has been closed, Luo Zheng doesn't want to trouble the store too much, so he wants to eat a bite regardless of whether it's hot or cold, and drink some wine to warm up.

"Hehe, it's not troublesome, it's not troublesome, the fire hasn't been sealed yet, but there's no food, and the wine is there, so I'll let the guy bring it." ”

After the old shopkeeper finished speaking, he left, told the man to drink, took out his apron from behind the counter and tied it, and went to the back of the store.

"Why do you old shopkeepers cook by themselves?"

Luo Zheng looked at the old man's back, and asked the man with some doubts, it is really strange that there is no cook in such a big inn, and the shopkeeper needs to cook himself.

"Ah, the master is gone, and now the store is up and down with me and the old shopkeeper, my craftsmanship is really not good, so I can only work hard for the old shopkeeper. ”

The guy said this and placed the flask and glass on the table.

"Huh, this three-story inn has been taken care of by you and the shopkeeper?"

Luo Zheng looked at the guy in surprise, if it was really only two people who took care of such a large inn, then these two people must be extraordinary.

"Hehe, the girl laughed, how could the two of them be busy. ”

"There used to be a lot of people, but they're all gone, hey..."

The guy sighed, looking a little sorry.

"Why are you leaving?"

Falling Kite became even more curious.

The guy looked at the curious kite and hesitated.

"Hey, it's not the Purple Sword Pavilion..."

"Hey, you don't want to live!

The guy struggled for a while, and he made up his mind, but as soon as he spoke, he was interrupted.

The old shopkeeper came out of the back kitchen with two plates and reprimanded the man.

The man didn't dare to say anything more, and ducked to the side with his head down.

"Hehe, girl, don't listen to him. ”

The old shopkeeper regained his cordial appearance, and said that two plates were put on the table, a plate of scrambled eggs and a plate of beef sauce.

"There's only some eggs and sauced beef left in the store, I'm sorry girl, I'll make do with it tonight, and I'll ask the guy to buy some meat and vegetables tomorrow morning, and make some wontons for you to taste." ”

"Old shopkeeper, you are confused, tomorrow will be the day, let this girl get up early tomorrow, settle the bill and leave, in case she is seen..."

"Ah, yes, yes, yes. ”

The old man, who happened to be full of kindness, wilted after listening to the man's reminder, and his face was full of sadness.

"Girl... Let's go to bed early after eating.. Tomorrow... I'll let the guy call you... I guess you still have to hurry... Get on the road early... The weather in the province is not good... I missed the lodging again..."

"That's right, I don't have to pay the bill tomorrow morning, it's really inconsiderate, so I'll treat it as a treat. ”

Looking at the old shopkeeper who was sad but still told himself and gave himself free of accounts, Luo Zheng became more and more puzzled in his heart.

"Old shopkeeper, you don't have to pay the bill, it's not good. ”

"It's okay, it's okay, it's the last day to open anyway, it's okay. ”

Luo Zheng asked tentatively, not expecting to hear such an answer.

"Old shopkeeper, why is it the last day to open the store, is there something wrong in the store?"

Luo Zheng put away his smile, put down his chopsticks and wine glass, looked at the old shopkeeper, and asked seriously.

"It's nothing, hey, I'm old, I can't do it anymore. ”

"Girl, eat quickly, and then rest early, and the old decay will not bother. ”

The old shopkeeper said, got up and left, and walked into the back kitchen a little lonely.

Luo Zheng saw that the old shopkeeper had something to hide, turned his head to look at the guy on the side, and just saw the guy get up and prepare to leave, so he hurriedly waved his hand and signaled the guy to come over.

The guy thought that Luo Zheng wanted something else, and just wanted to ask, he saw Luo Zheng boo, poured a glass of wine, pushed it in front of him, and then whispered: "Little brother, have a glass of wine, tell me, why is this shop not dry?"

The guy was a little embarrassed, looked at the kite, and then looked at the direction of the kitchen behind him, hesitated again and again, then lowered his voice, and said cautiously: "Hey, let me tell you, in fact, the store was occupied, and those people came to give an ultimatum during the day, and I and the shopkeeper must leave early tomorrow morning, or our lives will be lost." ”

"It's because of this that they urged you to leave earlier, those people are very domineering, and they do all kinds of evil, if they bump into you, maybe something will happen. ”

Luo Zheng's brows furrowed when he heard this, and he said that the world was peaceful under the rule of the Holy Warrior Emperor, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, but he didn't expect that there would be such a vicious and domineering person.

"Who are those guys?"

"Who else... Purple Sword Pavilion..."

The man's voice was as low as possible, and he said cautiously, stretching out his hand and pointing in the direction where the Purple Sword Pavilion was.

"Purple Sword Pavilion, isn't that the Sword Immortal Sect that belongs to the Shenlin Mansion? I heard that they want to come and be kind to the people, they are the sects in the Shenlin Mansion that have both rights and conscience. ”

Luo Zheng asked in surprise, although the gang had arrived at the Purple Sword Pavilion before, but Luo Zheng never thought that the Purple Sword Pavilion was the culprit of the fierce and domineering man's mouth.

"Hey, the Purple Sword Pavilion used to be as you said, girl, but since you changed the residence, it has changed. ”

"Now our Purple Sword Pavilion here, that's really covering the sky with one hand. ”

The man sighed.

Luo Zheng's eyebrows were tightly locked, his face sank like water, he drank the wine in the glass at once, picked up the wine jug and turned to go upstairs.

"You don't need to call me tomorrow morning, if the shopkeeper asks, just say I'm gone. ”

The guy looked at the back of the falling kite, and shivered unconsciously, as if the cold outside suddenly came in.

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