"Old woman, here is Ye Ang, a disciple of the Sword Sect, and all of you behind me are brothers in the same sect, if it is late today, it is not appropriate to hurry, and I want to spend the night, I don't know if the old man can make it convenient!" Ye Ang hugged his fists and tried to make a kind expression.

Lu Chen and Murong Ziyun didn't say a word, quietly waiting for this terrifying old woman to follow.

The old lady bent her waist, her dry and rough palms rested on the edge of the door, her gray hair hung messily on her face, her face was wrinkled, like dried orange peels, and she looked at everyone with a lifeless expression, and did not say a word for a long time.

Anyone who has been looked at by her eyes all showed a sense of palpitations.

Just when everyone felt a little embarrassed, the old woman let out a hoarse voice: "Come in, the humble house is simple, please bear with me!"

Ye Ang finally breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile on his face: "Then bother the old man!" Then, he turned his head and waved at everyone, signaling.

After Murong Ziyun and his party got the signal, they led the horses and approached the wooden house, and tied the horses before walking in.

The black wooden house doesn't look big, but after entering, I find that the space inside is quite spacious, and the only uncomfortable thing is that the room has been smoked all year round, and the beams and stone pillars have been blackened, even if the candlelight is lit, it looks very dim.

There was a campfire burning in the house, which dispelled the chill of late autumn and made it much warmer inside than outside. When the group of five people came in, they sat down around the fire one by one to bake the moisture on their bodies.

"It's cold, the humidity is heavy, let's bake the fire first, wait a while, the old woman will boil some hot water and food for you!" said the old woman, hunched over.

Ye Ang smiled: "Old woman, you don't need to prepare the meal, let's bring dry food, just deal with it, it's not easy for your old man to be in the mountains and wilderness!"

"Don't get in the way, don't get in the way, this place is clean, it's rare to have guests come to stay overnight, and there are still meals for guests!" the old woman waved her hand effortlessly and smiled quite enthusiastically.

"Then you're causing trouble for your old man!" Ye Ang was good at dealing with people, and he hugged his fists eagerly.

The old woman showed a few yellow teeth and said with a hoarse smile: "You young man is really polite, and the old woman hasn't been here for a long time, so don't be too troublesome!" After saying this, the old woman limped out.

"What kind of shabby place is this, it's so uncomfortable!" Jiang Shaoling is a child of a rich family, and he is used to eating and drinking, how can he stand this dark environment, and he can't help complaining.

Murong Ziyun sat cross-legged by the fire, the firelight reflected her delicate cheeks, looking beautiful and moving, like a dark orchid blooming in the dark. She said lightly: "The experience of the rivers and lakes, there are all kinds of unexpected things happening, everyone take care of it!"

"I think it's pretty good here, it's so cold outside, how comfortable it is for everyone to roast the fire together!" Jiang Yue'er looked innocent.

"Everyone, it's better to be careful, I'm afraid this trip to Longyanggang is not so simple!" Ye Ang put the broadsword on his legs and said with a deep expression.

Murong Ziyun looked up at Ye Ang and asked, "Ye Ang, have you noticed anything wrong!"

"This is not true, but I think it is a little abnormal, this place is close to the boundary of Longyanggang, and no one has found it all the way, it's really a bit strange, don't you think?" Ye Ang said his inner thoughts.

Jiang Shaoling said disapprerovitically: "What's so strange about this, it's rainy, the roads are muddy, who would want to rush at such a time!"

"Big brother, the analysis is reasonable!" Jiang Yue'er slapped her brother a little pony.

Only Lu Chen sat next to the fire, silent, silent, no one knew what he was thinking.

The campfire crackled inside, but soon the flames faded away, apparently because there wasn't enough wood.

"Lu Chen, you go outside to get some dry firewood and come in, this bonfire is almost out of stock!" Jiang Shaoling saw that the bonfire was weakening, and immediately rushed to Lu Chen on the opposite side and instructed, acting like a son-in-law.

Lu Chen glanced at the other party and said coldly, "Don't you have any hands and feet yourself?"

As soon as these words came out, Jiang Shaoling immediately became angry: "I am your senior brother, you are a newcomer, don't you understand the distinction between respect and inferiority?"

"Just because you are my senior brother, you can instruct others to do things at will?" Lu Chen asked rhetorically.

Jiang Shaoling snorted: "Isn't this a matter of course?"

"Forgive me!" Lu Chen coldly replied to the other party's four words, if Jiang Shaoling was polite, he would not refuse, but who would be happy to be so arrogant.

Jiang Shaoling was faced, especially in front of the senior sister, Lu Chen's actions made him very angry, and he immediately shouted angrily: "Lu Chen, you kid don't toast and don't eat and drink!"

Lu Chen stared at the other party with deep eyes: "Silence does not mean weakness, if you want to use force, just try!"

"Lu Chen, you guy who doesn't know what to do!" Jiang Shaoling stood up suddenly, staring at Lu Chen with a flushed face, and looked like he wanted to make a move.

"Sit down!"

Murong Ziyun's cold scolding suddenly sounded, everyone was shocked, Jiang Shaoling gritted his teeth, glared at Lu Chen, and the tense atmosphere suddenly quieted down.

"Fellow disciples, why be too anxious to fry each other! Everyone sits down calmly to discuss something, and there is no need to make a big move. Besides, when we go out, we should unite and help each other, and making jokes is really insulting to the reputation of the Sword Sect!" Ye Ang came out to play a round to ease the awkward atmosphere.

Jiang Yue'er looked at Lu Chen, and then at her eldest brother, a little unclear.

"Everyone, what you represent now is the Sword Sect, not yourself, please pay attention to your words and deeds outside, no one can tarnish the reputation of the Sword Sect. What Ye Ang said just now is very right, there are still a lot of troubles ahead that have not been dealt with, and now start fighting in the nest, do you think you are very remarkable!" Murong Ziyun said with a cold face, with the momentum of a superior person.

Hearing Senior Sister's words, Jiang Shaoling's face suddenly turned blue and white, and the resentment towards Lu Chen in his heart deepened.

Lu Chen closed his eyes and ignored the other party, his purpose as a man has always been that people don't offend me, I don't offend people. If anyone sins against me, he will be paid tenfold.

At this moment, the door of the wooden house was pushed open, and the cold wind went straight into the wooden house.

"Guys, I've been waiting!" said the old woman with some food.

Ye Ang hurriedly got up and took it, and said with a smile: "I'm tired of the old man, there are ingots of silver here, you can accept it, and you should be a thank you gift!" After speaking, a silver ingot of five taels was placed in the old woman's hand

The old lady swept the small silver ingots in her hand, and said in a hoarse voice: "It's a silver ingot! The old woman has never seen so much silver in the wilderness on the outskirts of this mountain all year round! I can't stand it, young man, take it quickly!"

"Take it, old man. There are so many of us, we really can't live for nothing in your place! You are a poor family, and it is not easy!" Ye Ang said with kindness.

The old woman waved her hand: "Coarse tea and light rice, you don't need so much, it's useless for the old woman to take these things from you!"

"Old man, how embarrassing is that!" Ye Ang said with a smile.

The old woman's dim eyes rolled, and she said, "Since you don't want to go, young man, then tomorrow morning help the old woman go to the nearby woods to get some dry firewood and put it at the door, and it will be regarded as the old woman's reward for entertaining you!"

When Ye Ang heard this, he immediately responded with a bold mouth: "It's a trivial matter, don't worry, old man, tomorrow morning, your house will definitely be full of piles outside!"

"So good, the old woman is getting older, and her hands and feet are getting more and more clumsy!" the old woman sighed, and her face was full of sorrow.

Jiang Yue'er, who had not spoken for a long time, said, "Old woman, don't you have any children?"

When the old woman heard this, she immediately sighed: "I have a son, who is very filial, and I am afraid that he will be more than twenty years old this year." It's a pity that there was an accident when I went up the mountain to cut firewood half a year ago, and there has been no news, and even the corpse has been seen until now, and it is rumored that it was killed by the drought. My wife is gone because she is looking for her son, and she hasn't come back for more than half a year, leaving the old woman alone here, hey!"

When everyone heard this, they were shocked.

"It's pitiful, what is a drought?" old woman, have you ever seen it?" Jiang Yue'er asked as she sat by the fire, holding her pretty face in her hands.

The old woman said slowly: "The rumors of the drought have been around for a long time, and the old woman is also hearsay, and I don't know if it's true. It is said that this thing is born after death by resentment and the yin qi of heaven and earth. After the corpse is transformed, it can turn into a walking corpse to suck blood and harm people, day and night, inhabit the dark and damp, everywhere it goes, thousands of miles of red land, there is no drop of water, and all of them have the origin of the drought!"

"Wow, it's so terrifying!" Jiang Yue'er was terrified when she heard the origin of the drought.

Jiang Shaoling said disdainfully: "It's an exaggeration, how can there be any drought in this world, it's just ghosts and gods, it's not credible!"

Ye Ang nodded: "I agree with Senior Brother Jiang's statement, there are no drought-stricken walking corpses in this world, but it is just a rumor, and someone must be obstructing it behind the scenes, so these ridiculous things have happened!"

Murong Ziyun said indifferently: "Although the matter of drought is not credible, but now that rumors are spreading in Longgang Town, I'm afraid it's not as simple as we imagined, it's a big matter, you better be careful!"

"Senior sister is right, prudence is the top, everyone recuperates well tonight, and when we arrive in Longyanggang tomorrow, let's go and see the situation first!" Ye Ang put the food next to the fire and made a relatively safe arrangement.

Seeing this, the old woman said quietly: "There are still some chores to deal with in your hands, the old woman will not disturb your meal, just rest after eating, no one will disturb you!"

"Old man, I'm sorry for your trouble!" Ye Ang thanked kindly.

As soon as the old woman had walked out of the door, the group began to eat some food, but it was not a delicacy, but some sweet potatoes, corn, potatoes, and other coarse grains.