Fancheng is about four or five days' journey from Yunqiao Town, but Xu Bing and Lin'er rode sturdy horses, and it only takes one day to pass from the official road.

It's just that it was already noon when they set off from Fancheng, and Lin'er didn't want to hurry at night, so when it was getting late, the two had to find a place to stay.

This is a deserted village, dilapidated everywhere, there is not a single family, and it is also the people who died and fled from the previous war.

This deserted village is dozens of feet away from the official road, behind the village is an abandoned field, and beyond is the dark mountain forest.

As the sun sets in the west, the sky gets darker and darker.

Although Lin'er has killed some people on weekdays, she doesn't have much fear of life and death, but she is a girl after all, after the sky gets dark, looking at the ghost-like ruins around her, she still has a little uneasiness in her heart, and her body unconsciously moves closer to Xu Bing.

Xu Bing was also aware of this, lit the pile of firewood in front of him, and said softly, "You girl, if you have to come out with you, you will know that you are afraid." After speaking, he still fiddled with the fire in front of him, without looking at Lin'er.

When Lin'er heard this, she seemed a little dissatisfied, pouted and said, "I'm not afraid, isn't it just a broken village, if bad people come, I'll kill them." As he spoke, he pulled out the long sword in his hand, and the moonlight sprinkled on the blade of the long sword, reflecting a trace of coldness. Lin'er returned the long sword to the scabbard again, and raised her snow-white chin at Xu Bing with a little smugness.

Xu Bing didn't say anything more, but smiled rarely. For the person in front of him, no matter what the other party did, he couldn't afford to blame him. Lin'er was a year younger than him, and lived with him the year he came to Xu's mansion, and in his heart, Lin'er was his own sister, and he would not allow anyone to hurt her.

Lin'er didn't know what Xu Bing was thinking, but when she saw that the other party ignored her, she was about to speak again, but she was suddenly frightened by a voice and screamed, and the whole person threw herself into Xu Bing's arms.

Looking at the sound, Xu Bing realized what the source of the sound was. He patted Lin'er on the shoulder, straightened her body, and pointed to the place where the sound came from. After looking at it, Lin'er seemed to be a little shy and a little angry, so she pulled out the long sword in her hand and threw it over.

Urging Xu Bing to pick up the prey, Lin'er looked at the rabbit that was pierced by her long sword, and seemed to feel a little regretful. Reaching out and touching the rabbit's fluff, he said, "Rabbit, rabbit, I know you are pitiful, but you scared me, and I am so hungry now, so I can only wronged you." After speaking, she pulled out the long sword, handed the rabbit to Xu Bing, and said with a sneer, "Brother Xu Bing, our food will depend on you tonight." After saying that, he stuck out his tongue again, but that cute appearance was difficult to associate with the way he threw his long sword when he was angry before.

Xu Bing shook his head helplessly, but he didn't say anything, walked aside and washed and peeled the rabbit, and then put it on the fire and roasted it.

After a while, the fragrance came, and Lin'er also looked expectant, staring at the barbecue on the fire with her eyes, as if she was afraid that it would be lost.

Lin'er originally ate a small amount, Xu Bing was also thin, and the rabbit was fat, so the two of them couldn't eat it after only half of it.

Lin'er carefully took out a handkerchief from her waist and helped Xu Bing wipe the oil stains on the corners of her mouth, and the two drank a few more sips of water, then sat down by the fire and closed their eyes to rest.

Lin'er sat for a moment and seemed to feel a little uncomfortable, so she simply fell down and lay on Xu Bing's lap. At the same time, he smiled at Xu Bing, turned his head sideways and closed his eyes to rest.

Xu Bing didn't say anything about Lin'er's actions, and after looking at Lin'er, who had calmed down, he also slowly closed his eyes and rested.

The night of Layue seemed a little long, and Lin'er felt as if she had slept for a long time, but when she slowly woke up from her dream, she found that it was still dark all around. She slowly sat up straight, rubbed her arm that was a little sour by herself, looked around, and then looked at Xu Bing, who was still sitting with her eyes closed, and her heart was a little drumming.

Drinking a lot of water before going to bed, Lin'er wanted to go to the thatched hut at this time, but looking at the darkness around her, as well as the thatched huts that looked strange in the moonlight, her heart became more and more entangled.

She wanted Xu Bing to accompany her, but she thought that she had said before that she was not afraid, so she was even more embarrassed.

The left and right brains argued for a while, Xu is stomach was really uncomfortable, Lin'er finally gritted her teeth, picked up the long sword beside her, and stood up alone and tiptoed in one direction.

But as soon as she walked out two or three feet away, she stopped her steps and looked sideways at a thatched hut in front of her left, as if she had found something.

I don't know where she got the courage, but I saw her raise the long sword in her left hand, grasp the hilt of the sword with her right hand, and walk step by step towards the hut.

After only taking two steps, her body stopped again, and she didn't know what she found, and with a sudden scream, she threw away the long sword in her hand directly, turned around and ran towards Xu Bing.

As a killer, Xu Bing was originally very vigilant when he was resting, and he already knew when Lin'er got up, but he had also investigated here before and found no danger, and Lin'er was going to relieve him, so he didn't follow. But at this time, hearing Lin'er's shout, Xu Bing's body jumped up and came to Lin'er's side in a few steps.

When Lin'er saw Xu Bing coming, she rushed over and hugged each other, and she cried.

Xu Bing didn't know what was going on, but he guessed probably. He gently patted Lin'er's back with his left hand, and placed his right hand on his waist, where there was a dagger, the same dagger he used to take Master Yao's head after killing him.

Xu Bing looked at the place where Lin'er was before, and shouted loudly, "Who is pretending to be a ghost here." After saying that, he waited for a few breaths, but there was no movement, so he pulled Lin'er with his left hand, pulled out the dagger with his right hand, and clenched it, and walked forward step by step.

After walking a few steps, Xu Bing saw that in the corner of the thatched hut, there seemed to be a low white shadow, which was completely unclear because the night was too thick. Xu Bing raised his foot again and wanted to move forward, but Lin'er was a little reluctant, pulling him and shaking his head.

Xu Bing looked back at Lin'er, said softly, don't be afraid, and pulled her to continue walking.

I don't know why, Xu Bing's comfort seems to have magical power, Lin'er looked at the emaciated figure in front of her, but she no longer had a trace of timidity, and followed Xu Bing forward.

A few steps closer, Xu Bing realized that there seemed to be a figure in the corner. It's just that it looks like it's squatting, so it's extremely short. That figure was wearing a white dress, in such a deserted village, and it was such a dark night, even if some men saw it, they were afraid that they would shout and flee, not to mention a teenage girl like Lin'er.

Xu Bing stopped his steps and was about to speak, but the white figure suddenly burst out and ran backwards from the left side of the two. The figure was extremely fast, and even Xu Bing didn't react a little.

The two turned their heads and saw the figure stop by the fire before them. Through the reflection of the firelight, Xu Bing saw clearly that it was a six or seven-year-old child, but he was wrapped in a white animal skin, and with the movement of his hands when he ran, it looked like a white fox at first glance.

The child came to the fire, glanced at Xu Bing and the two, and found that the other party did not come, so he looked away and put it on the remaining half of the roast rabbit meat that Xu Bing and the two had eaten before.

The child hesitated for a while, as if he was afraid that the two in front of him would not be good for him, but he seemed very hungry and kept licking his lips with his tongue. After a stalemate of more than ten breaths, the boy seemed to have made up his mind, let out a beast-like roar at the two of them, and then picked up the rabbit meat and fled quickly to the mountains and forests behind.

Xu Bing and the two glanced at each other, both with some strange looks, but they didn't say anything, returned to the fire, and meditated and rested again. However, Lin'er couldn't sleep at all, and pulled Xu Bing to tell her a story, Xu Bing had no choice but to tell her some stories she had heard in the teahouse before.

The long night passed little by little.