Yin Xuesong and Xiao Lie pulled the door open, looked outside, and saw Zhao Haiquan squatting under the window, smiling at the two of them awkwardly: "If I say, I pass by, can you believe it?"

Yin Xuesong stepped forward and picked up Zhao Haiquan and said to him: "Brother Zhao, why do you still listen to the root of the wall, what is there to say about it." ”

"I'm fine, I originally wanted to walk around the yard, I heard the sound of talking in your room, I was also fascinated for a while, so I listened under the window for a while, and I didn't expect you to find out. Hahaha......" Zhao Haiquan's face turned red when he spoke, and the scene was extremely embarrassing.

Fortunately, at this time, Qiu Feixu and Xu Huanxin walked in from outside, and Yin Xuesong immediately changed the topic and said to Qiu Feixu: "Senior sister, what are you doing here?"

Qiu Feixu and Xu Huanxin stepped forward to salute Zhao Haiquan, and replied: "I went with Senior Sister Huanxin to burn something for Zuo Tianming and Mu Zihui, and changed the offerings. What are you talking about?"

"We didn't talk about anything, Xing Hao went to find out the news and didn't come back yet, so we were bored and walked around the yard. If you two are fine, go and accompany your sister-in-law, talk to her more, and don't make her too sad. Yin Xuesong said.

Qiu Feixu nodded and replied, "The two of us think the same way, come back and put down the things and prepare to go over." ”

"Senior brother, what news did the fifth senior brother go to inquire about, and when did you leave?" Xu Huanxin asked with concern.

"Xing Hao went to Huludao, and he has been gone for a while, and he is estimated to be back soon, it's not a big deal, I heard that there are water thieves there, let him go and see how many people gather there. Nothing dangerous, you don't have to worry. Yin Xuesong explained to Xu Huanxin.

A few people briefly talked about the conversation, and then they dispersed. When Xing Hao came back, it was almost dusk, and everyone had dinner before sitting in the meeting hall talking about Huludao.

Xing Hao said: "This Huludao is indeed an interesting place, the Dulong Village you are talking about is really worthy of the name, except for a stinky Huazi, there is no one, but if there is a second person, it should also be called Shuanglong Village." ”

"What do you mean?" Xiao Lie asked, stunned. Not only Xiao Lie, but others also didn't understand.

Xing Hao continued: "After I arrived in Huludao, I only saw a ragged man in the ruined temple, unkempt and unkempt called Huazi, and the food was all scraps and wild vegetables. Judging from the situation you described, this person named Hanako should be Chen Tai'an. When the man walked, he walked almost on tiptoe, and he didn't make any extra noise. This should be the realm of stepping on the snow without a trace in light work, and then looking at this person's gestures, he should be a practitioner, and the way he holds the pot is as if he is holding a knife. Based on these two points, I am sure that this person will definitely be Chen Tai'an. ”

"Except for him, there is no one?" Xiao Lie questioned.

Xing Hao nodded firmly: "No, except for him, there is not even a cricket." ”

"I said, Brother Nangong, what happened to you at that time? It's all like this, why are you still desperately looking for us to take revenge, isn't this full of food?" Xiao Lie asked.

"I can't figure it out, and I can't figure it out either. If he's alone, we don't have to think of anything, and we'll know everything when we go tomorrow. Listening to what Xing Hao said, there will be no one behind him in his current state, otherwise how could he be in his current state. Nangong Junzhe and Zhao Haiquan stood up and walked to the door, and said, "Lao Zhao and I will go back first, and tomorrow morning, we will set off for Huludao." Everyone had a good rest tonight, and they were all tired for so many days, even the big mules couldn't stay up. ”

After Nangong Junzhe and Zhao Haiquan left, Xiao Lie said to the rest of the people: "I plan to go to the Chenghuang Yamen to see Zuo Tianming and Mu Zihui, do you want to go?"

Xing Hao was the first to raise his hand: "I'll go, I'll go with you." Then Qiu Feixu and Xu Huanxin also went together, Yin Xuesong smiled and said: "You all plan to go, if I don't go, it seems a little out of place, I'll go with you." But why didn't you tell Brother Nangong and them just now, and see if they want to go?" Yin Xuesong asked rhetorically.

"If you don't say it, I haven't even remembered it, the two of them shouldn't have gone far, we can still catch up, but don't call my sister-in-law together, I'm afraid she won't be able to control her emotions after seeing Mu Zihui. After all, the Chenghuang Yamen is a Yin Division, and if you cry there, it's easy for the soul to stay. It's harmful to the body, what do you think?" Xiao Lie replied to Yin Xuesong's question, and at the same time the question was unanimously approved by everyone.

Several people came out of the Duwei Mansion, and after walking a short distance, they saw the backs of Nangong Junzhe and Zhao Haiquan, Xiao Lie shouted loudly: "Brother Nangong, Brother Zhao, you wait a while." ”

The two stopped and looked back, and Nangong Junzhe asked, "What's wrong?

"We plan to go to the Chenghuang Yamen to see Zuo Tianming and Mu Zihui, and we want to ask the two elder brothers, do you want to go together?" Several people trotted to the front of the two of them, Xiao Lie gasped and said.

Nangong Junzhe looked up and said, "Let's go and see, anyway, it's still early, and I can't sleep when I go back, so it's better to go and see if the two of them have anything else to do." ”

After coming to the Chenghuang Yamen, several people explained their intentions, and the ghost official who was in charge of picking up the souls said to them: "The souls of Zuo Tianming and Mu Zihui have been sent to Yin Si Xudu, and after the two of them made a simple record here, someone picked them up." From the point of view of time, it should have already arrived at the place. I don't think I'll be back until the first seven, so you're too late. ”

Everyone was disappointed for a while after hearing this, Xiao Lie changed his words and continued to ask the ghost officer: "I still want to inquire about something, have all the ghost pawns we sent out come back?"

The ghost official nodded and said, "I'm back, I came back two days ago." ”

"Is there any damage?"

The ghost officer shook his head and replied, "No, not a single one is missing, and none of the ghost pawns are injured." As far as I know, it seems that I encountered something that I couldn't handle, so I came back from the small barren mountain. What are you asking for?"

Xiao Lie understood as soon as he heard it, this ghost official didn't know that he had understood the specific situation, but in order to make Diao Wu thoughtful, he casually told a lie: "I just want to ask, did you meet Zuo Tianming and them on the road, if they do, I will inquire about their situation, if not, we will go back, and we will have something to do tomorrow." ”

"That may disappoint you once, the route they came back was completely different from the route they took, even if the time allowed them to meet, but the route was impossible to meet. ”

Xiao Lie hugged his fists at the ghost officials: "Okay, since that's the case, a few of us won't be bothered, let's see you back!" A few people turned around and left the Chenghuang Yamen, and on the way back, Xiao Lie said: "When this group of ghost soldiers came back, they didn't meet Zuo Tianming, and they didn't meet the ghost troops, that is to say, we still have a long way to go in the ghost army." There is plenty of time left for us to prepare, and after dealing with Chen Tai'an, I will go to Lord Liu to ask for manpower. With our current strength, if we want to deal with hundreds of thousands of ghosts, I am afraid that he will easily defeat them. Although we have all been through a hundred battles, and almost all of our foot soldiers are battle-hardened old men, we can't take this risk, and it is better to have more people than fewer people. ”

"Yes, yes, the court must send us more men, and they must be ready to reinforce us here at any time. Once the Oni's troops reach Kanto Province, it will be a ferocious battle at the level of purgatory. Without reinforcements, I can't even fall to the bottom of my heart. Nangong Junzhe said.

"And. Zhao Haiquan continued to add: "Let Lord Liu ask the imperial court to allow all the government offices on our Kanto Road to open granaries, and the people in the city must be in a panic during the war, and it will be very problematic for so many people to eat, if you can't open the warehouse to release grain, there will be a lot of victims." At that point, we'll be too passive. Therefore, this matter must be promoted by Lord Liu, even if it is not for the sake of being a soldier, but also for the sake of the people in the city. ”

Xiao Lie remembered all the words of these people just now: "I have memorized all this, is there anything else to instruct?"

"There is nothing else for the time being, let's tell you when I think of it, anyway, you are not in a hurry to leave, we have to deal with the matter of Dulong Village first." After Nangong Junzhe finished speaking, he separated from Xiao Lie and the others: "I won't send you, I will go back directly with Zhao Haiquan when I go here." Farewell!" everyone walked back to their homes with disappointed steps.

Back in the courtyard of the Duwei Mansion, Xiao Lie looked up at the starry sky in the sky and said, "Are you sleepy? If you are not sleepy, let's look at the stars for a while, how about it?"

Yin Xuesong and Qiu Feixu had already pushed their doors open, but after hearing Xiao Lie say this, they thought for a while, then closed the door again and came to the pavilion in the courtyard. They each found a comfortable place to sit down, leaning or leaning on the starry sky, no one spoke, just watched quietly. Everyone's hearts were thinking about their own thoughts, Xu Huanxin snuggled in Xing Hao's arms, and said to him: "Fifth Senior Brother, let's go to seclusion when we get old, just a few of us, don't get involved in these disputes, it's like a fairy." ”

Xing Hao patted Xu Huanxin's little hand: "Okay, I really thought about it, find a place with beautiful mountains and rivers, there are no such bad things, and I live a life like idle clouds and wild cranes every day." When the time comes, you can call Brother Nangong's family, there will be more people, and it will be interesting for us to be together. The five of them talked freely about the details of their secluded life before they went back to sleep satisfied.

Early the next morning, Nangong Junzhe and Zhao Haiquan went to Duwei Mansion and called them up from bed one by one. After grooming and dressing, rush to Huludao. After coming to the broken temple, everyone frowned and looked at everything in the broken temple, always feeling weird, but no one could tell where it was weird.

Xing Hao smiled slightly, and said a word.