It was getting dark, and the forest was starting to be quiet.

Gusts of cool night wind, rushing through the silent valley and over the dense forest, caused strange echoes. It seems that someone is singing in a low voice, and it seems that someone is crying bitterly. And those trees, which look a little hideous in the dark night, are like giant beasts that choose people to devour, and they may pounce at any time with teeth and claws.

An owl standing in the treetops, with yellow eyes open, tilted its head to look at the forest that had fallen into a pitch black forest. I don't know what I found, but I suddenly let out a strange scream, and then spread my wings and swept into the distance.

The moon crept out from behind the thick clouds, and sprinkled a faint white light on a quiet land.

At this moment, a few people came from a distance on the path between the forests. However, the night was too dark, and the bright torches could only barely illuminate a small area on the side of him.

"If you follow this road, you will see the stone stairs. At the end of the stone staircase is the Yizhuang you are looking for!"

A middle-aged man who walked in the front looked at the place he was, turned to a young man and said, "I can only send you here, and then it will be inconvenient for me to go over, that person doesn't like outsiders to disturb him." ”

This young man is Ni Pengfei, and when he heard this, he arched his hand and said, "Thank you, it's enough to send it here." You go back first!" After speaking, he took out a gold ingot from his arms and handed it over, "It's been hard along the way, this is a little careful!"

"This can't be helped!" the middle-aged man hurriedly retracted his hand and said, "The reason why I agreed to bring you here is because the Wu family was kind to me back then, and secondly, I don't want that kind of person to get away with it." That is, Ni Gongzi, if you change someone else and give me more silver, I will not reveal a trace of rumors. After speaking, intentionally or unintentionally, he glanced at Tang Zixi, who was looking around.

"How can this work?" Ni Pengfei shook his head and handed over the ingots in his hand again, "It's because my sister is too reckless that you have suffered heavy losses." This is just a little bit of my heart, even if it is the cost of buying these incense candles. Those losses in your shop, I'll send someone to the house when I get back. As for you saying that you brought us here, it's just a matter between the Wu family and you, but just with Your Excellency's attitude of not being afraid of power, it is enough to make your subordinates admire. ”

"This ...... It's not good!" The middle-aged man looked at the big ingot, and said that it was fake not to be moved, but he had already said it, and it didn't seem appropriate to change his words rashly now.

Tang Zixi watched the two of you push me forward, but he couldn't hold it back, snatched the ingot, and urged: "Let's go, it's dawn if you talk about it!"

Ni Pengfei glared at her and scolded: "Nonsense! You have turned other people's shops upside down, and caused a lot of damage to others, do you know? You are such a big person, and you don't look like a big girl at all." ”

Tang Zixi turned his head and remained silent, extremely unconvinced.

She didn't mean to let the shopkeeper lead the way at first, she just wanted to ask a little more clearly. Who knew that the man took the token, but he said that he didn't know the shopkeeper of the Wu family at all, and said that they deliberately made trouble and asked people to bomb them out. She couldn't get angry, so she just made a fuss.

Although in the end he reluctantly agreed to bring them to meet the man, but looking at the roads he led, it was clear that he did it on purpose. Not only are there difficult trails, but they are also secluded and gloomy places. There were two of them in the cemetery alone, and they almost didn't scare Miss Tang out. If Ni Pengfei hadn't been holding her hand tightly, she would probably have rolled down the mountain directly.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man sneered in his heart and said, "Then take the next step first, and the two of you will be careful all the way." Farewell!" he arched his hand and turned around and walked away without looking back.

"Thank you, I'll have the money delivered to the house when I get back!"

Ni Pengfei shouted at the other party's back from afar. When I turned around, I happened to see Tang Zixi, grimacing at the middle-aged man, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Girl, why do you have to offend people to death?"

"Hmph!" Tang Zixi snorted from his nostrils and pursed his lips, "Thanks to Shopkeeper Wu's trust in him so much, who would have thought that he would actually regret it." If I hadn't made a big fuss before, and I almost broke his old bottom, he would have brought us here? This kind of ungrateful person, if he is offended, he will be offended, and I may not be afraid that he will not succeed. ”

"I know you're not afraid!" Ni Pengfei thought of the previous situation, and didn't know how to tell her about 'human nature' for a while, but finally sighed, touched her head and said, "I don't know if the eldest brother saw the note we left." Let's go, tonight's task is tough!"

"Don't worry!" Speaking of Ni Pengcheng, Tang Zixi's face suddenly softened a lot, and he glanced behind him, "I guess he should have seen it at this time, but if he is fascinated by those beautiful sisters, then it is impossible to say." Maybe we'll all go back, but he hasn't gone back yet!"

Ni Pengfei's mouth moved a few times, but he still resisted the urge to tell her the truth, and nodded "um". Holding Tang Zixi's hand, the two of them walked forward with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

After walking for almost half a pillar of incense, I finally saw a long stone staircase, and at the end of the stone staircase a house was faintly visible.

The smooth stone slabs reflect the moonlight, illuminating the road ahead.

Tang Zixi looked at the long stone staircase, and suddenly felt weak. Sitting on the stone stairs, he gasped and said, "Rest first, I can't walk!"

Ni Pengfei kicked her feet lightly and persuaded: "It's not too early, it's time for you to rest! When you promised others, you forgot all those bold words so quickly?"

Tang Zixi wailed, raised one foot and said pitifully: "It's not okay to rest for a while, my feet are blistered." Besides, you have to take a breath when you hang yourself!"

Ni Pengfei looked at the moon that had gradually risen to the sky, and then looked at Miss Tang who fell to the ground, hesitated for a while, but said helplessly: "I can always carry you!"

"You said it yourself!" Tang Zixi jumped up excitedly, "I didn't say it!"

Ni Pengfei rolled his eyes, poked her head, and said, "I said it, you didn't say it!

Inside the Yoshijo.

A few white candles, swaying slightly in the breeze.

There were no windows in the house, only a dilapidated gate and a small skylight on the roof. A thin-skinned coffin with a pitch-black mouth, divided into two columns and neatly arranged together. In front of each coffin was a rudimentary incense burner, filled with burnt incense candles.

An old man with white hair, bent over his waist and holding a large handful of lighted incense candles, inserted the incense burner in front of the coffin, and said in a trembling voice like a chant: "It's time to eat!"

It wasn't until in front of all the coffins that there was a light smoke rising that the white-haired old man nodded with satisfaction, then picked up a rag and began to wipe the coffins one by one, looking at his serious and focused expression, as if he was taking care of a treasure.

At this moment, with a soft "squeak", the door was slowly pushed open, and the paper money scattered in the house was blown all over the house by the wind that took the opportunity to squeeze in.