"Don't come, don't come......"

In the dim moonlight, in a deserted and dilapidated village, a young man dressed in brocade and satin, hiding in an old closet, clutching a strange black pendant in both hands, his face was extremely pale, his whole body trembled uncontrollably, and he muttered to himself in a faint voice that he could only hear.

However, at this moment, the whole village outside was empty, and there was a dead silence, and I didn't know what this boy was afraid of.

The village is not very large, the whole village is in a square shape, there is a large road from east to west and north to south passing through the middle of the village, and the two roads cross together, dividing the whole village into four small areas evenly.

The intersection of the two main roads is a large square, in the center of which is an ancestral shrine, and the main road is divided into many branch paths that extend to the doors of each family, and there are only a dozen households in each area, and there is only one well in one area, and the whole village is only four wells, so you can imagine the size of the village.

But now the village is extremely desolate, full of withered yellow weeds, the old and rotten wooden doors shake under the action of the night wind, constantly emitting a "squeak" screeching sound, and almost no house is intact as far as the eye can see, either the roof tiles have fallen off, or half of the walls have collapsed.

"Dumb—"

A crow, with its black body and scarlet eyes, was pecking at its feathers on an old tree with a crooked neck in the middle of the village, making a hoarse and unpleasant cry.

Li Zifeng squeezed the pendant tightly, although it had been quiet outside for a long time, the fear in his heart had not diminished by half a minute.

Because he knows that often the killing machine always arrives inadvertently.

"Dumb—" I don't know how long later, there was another crow call.

However, this ominous voice that made ordinary people creepy was like a heavenly sound in Li Zifeng's ears, and a rare joy appeared on his face.

For he knew that as long as he waited three more times for the crow to crow, he would be completely safe, and when he returned, it would be another endless prosperity.

A dark cloud slowly obscured the moon, and the shadow of the dark cloud completely enveloped the village, and the village was suddenly plunged into darkness.

"Li Gongzi ......" A delicate female voice suddenly sounded from outside the house, making Li Zifeng, who had just shown a hint of joy, suddenly stiffen.

Da, da, da.

"Come out, Qiao'er is so tired of looking for you......"

As the footsteps approached, the sound became clearer.

Li Zifeng pinched the knuckles of the pendant because he was too hard, and he looked extremely pale.

"Don't come here......" He closed his eyes, and there was only one thought left in his mind.

"Brother Li, where are you? If you don't come out again, Miss Qiao'er will be angry. A familiar man's voice sounded from Li Zifeng.

"Yes, Brother Li, don't play, Brother Wang and I have already come out, hurry up and go back together." Another man's voice.

Listening to these two familiar voices, Li Zifeng's frightened face showed a trace of misery.

The two of them, didn't they escape after all......

But soon, he had no time to pay attention to the two men outside, for the footsteps had already reached the door of the house.

The footsteps stopped.

Li Zifeng completely held his breath.

There was silence in the air for a while, and Li Zifeng only felt that his heart was about to jump out of his chest.

Although he didn't see it with his eyes, he could completely imagine in his heart that a woman dressed in a plain white cloak was standing motionless at the door of the house, quietly observing everything in the house through the gap between her hair.

A chill crawled all over Li Zifeng's body.

Da, da...... The footsteps finally faded away.

In just a few breaths, Li Zifeng felt that centuries had passed, and after he left in a cold sweat, his whole person immediately went limp, and he breathed in fresh air.

Wiping the cold sweat on his head, Li Zifeng's face looked much better than before, and he knew that after escaping this time, he was basically in no danger before the next crow chirping.

He propped himself up with his hands, closed one eye, and looked out through a finger-sized wormhole above the cupboard door.

He was to observe the situation and move to another place as soon as it was confirmed that it was completely safe.

You can't stay in the same place for too long, this is a valuable experience that he has gained from others at a great cost when he has just come into contact with this pendant.

In fact, this experience is indeed useful, and he has been able to survive so many missions until now, and this valuable experience is invaluable.

"Huh, is there fog outside?" Li Zifeng lay in front of the wormhole, but what he saw was a white expanse, and he had doubts in his heart.

Although the door of this room was not broken, Li Zifeng did not tie it inside when he came in, but completely opened it like other rooms, just for fear of causing a phenomenon of no silver three hundred taels here, which would make those terrifying beings pay more attention to this room.

Therefore, if there is a sudden fog, there is no wooden door to stop it, and a dense fog pours into the house, and it is normal for this situation of white eyes.

In order to see more clearly, Li Zifeng moved closer, and his eyes were completely attached to the wormhole, but it was still just a white expanse, and he couldn't see anything.

Just as he was frowning, he suddenly noticed a small red dot in the middle of the white.

A trace of cold sweat flowed from Li Zifeng's head.

Because the red dot continued to expand as he receded, and finally turned into a blood-colored pupil that took up all the white.

"Li Gongzi, you really make Qiao'er easy to find. ”

The faint female voice came into Li Zifeng's ears from outside the cabinet door, and gradually became poignant from the original euphemism, and finally it was even more hoarse and harsh, like the friction sound of plastic foam, which made people want to go crazy.

"Ah......h

A terrible cry suddenly rang out, echoing through the empty village for a long time.

After a long time, the dark clouds receded, and the moonlight sprinkled in the village again, but the village at this moment was a little less cold than before, and all kinds of insects and frogs came out from all corners, adding a little vitality to the village.

Time passed, and the morning light of the early sun was already revealed in the east, and a touch of fish belly white gradually brightened up in the sky.

"Dumb—"

The crow on the crooked old tree let out one last hoarse cry, then tilted its head and looked in the direction of a house with its scarlet eyes.

"Squeak......

After the crow crowed, a man dressed in tattered and bloodstained clothes stumbled out of the room, looking at the morning light on the horizon, and a heartfelt smile appeared on his fair and unusual face.

The man turned out to be the Li Zifeng who was hiding in the closet and had already been killed, and at this moment the clothes on his body had been torn into strips of cloth, and the whole person was like a newborn baby, with white and smooth skin, and the pale cyan blood vessels below were clearly visible.

Finally survived......

Li Zifeng breathed a long sigh of relief in his chest, although he used up an extremely precious rebirth device, but saving his life was the most important thing.

After successfully surviving this mission, there were three more months of peace.

But his smile didn't last long, a line of blood-colored characters appeared on the mud floor in front of him, and after seeing the content of the handwriting, his smile froze directly on his face.

"A week later...... Team of 10 Missions......"

Li Zifeng's eyes were dead on these words, his lips were constantly trembling, and his right hand that usurped the pendant was even cut through the new delicate skin by the pendant because he was too hard, and blood kept flowing from between his fingers.

It was a sign of his extreme fear.

......

......

Haizhou, Yunhe Tower.

In the No. 1 box of Tianzi, Huang Qi was holding a bowl of soup and eating it in small bites, while Huang Zhen, who was sitting next to him, looked like he was gobbling up, and his mouth was full of oil.

After eating the game all the way, I was really tired.

"Why is Haizhou so lively today? Is there any special festival?" Huang Qi put down the small bowl in his hand, looked out the window at the pedestrian vendors surging on the street, which were far denser than usual, and asked softly.

When they entered the city today, they waited outside the city for a while, because there were too many villagers entering the city, and long before their carriage arrived, there were a large number of villagers carrying baskets containing all kinds of fresh fruits and vegetables crowded at the city gate, talking about something with a smile on their faces, but the local accent was too strong, so Huang Qi didn't understand.

"The eldest prince sees it clearly. The big shopkeeper bowed slightly, and replied: "This is a unique festival in Haizhou, there is a guardian goddess in Haizhou legend called Shanmiao Niangniang, today is the birthday of Shanmiao Niangniang, every year at this time, there will be a grand temple fair that lasts for seven days, extremely lively. ”

Huang Qi nodded, his face was abrupt, this kind of thing is very common, the Great Song Dynasty has a vast landform, and the customs between various state capitals are different, and some places even worship a small mountain god, and its liveliness and grandeur are more than the Spring Festival.

"Speaking of which, today our Yunhe Tower has also been covered, and a poetry meeting will be held in the evening, and those Haizhou's sons and daughters, talented and beautiful women, will gather here to chant poems, and if the eldest prince can be present, the reputation of our Yunhe Tower will be able to go to the next level. ”

The big shopkeeper said with a smile.

Huang Qi chuckled and shook his head slightly, if he had left Jiangnan, he might have come to participate in this kind of literati affairs, but now he has no such nature.

The big shopkeeper didn't say anything when he saw Huang Qi shaking his head, but he was quite sorry in his heart, if his eldest son could come to participate in this kind of poetry meeting, in front of many distinguished guests, he would leave one or two ink treasures or masterpieces in Yunhe Tower, and in the name of the eldest son Yinyue Gongzi, Yunhe Tower would definitely become the most famous restaurant in Haizhou.

But the eldest prince is pure by nature and does not want to come to this kind of occasion, so he has no choice.

"Is there anything fun about the poetry club? I haven't been to the poetry club yet. Huang Zhen, who was full of food and drink on the side, became interested, put down the sea bowl in his hand and asked with interest.

The big shopkeeper couldn't help but show a wry smile: "Little boy, not everyone can come to this poetry meeting, if you don't receive the invitation of the organizer, you can only enter if you show the corresponding talents, so you ...... little boy."

When Huang Zhen heard this, he immediately withered, he was not familiar with Haizhou here, and he didn't know a son of a family, how could someone invite him, as for learning?

Hehe...... The weather was really nice today.

Seeing Huang Zhen's appearance, the big shopkeeper suddenly moved in his heart, changed his tone, and said: "Actually, it's not impossible, if the eldest prince is willing to participate, the little prince, you can follow the eldest prince, and naturally you can enter the arena together." ”

But he came up with the idea of saving the country with a curve, wanting to influence Huang Qi through Huang Zhen, and finally achieve the goal of letting Huang Qi participate in the poetry meeting and enhance the reputation of Yunhelou.

Sure enough, after hearing him say this, Huang Zhen's eyes suddenly lit up, and then his face quickly showed a pitiful appearance, reached out and grabbed Huang Qi's sleeve, and shouted in a fleshy voice: "Big brother......"

Syllable!!

"Oops!"

Huang Zhen hurriedly jumped to the side with his head that had just been rewarded.

"The oil on your hands is trying to rub it on my sleeve?"

Huang Qi said angrily: "Besides, in addition to throwing pots, guessing riddles, and composing poems, what else can be fun at the poetry meeting, according to your restless temperament, you will be the first to leave at that time." ”

After listening to Huang Qi's words, Huang Zhen rubbed his head with a disappointed face, if it is really as the eldest brother said, then the poetry will really not be as fun as the temple fair.

He turned his head to look at the big shopkeeper and said, "Is the poetry meeting really so boring?"

The big shopkeeper was a little stunned, otherwise what else could the poetry club do?

However, his mind turned away in an instant, and he thought of all kinds of rumors about this little boy, and he suddenly had an idea in his heart.

"Not only that, but the two stunning Oirans of the size of the Biyan Pavilion have also been invited to perform here tonight, and it is said that at the poetry meeting tonight, if anyone has the talent and ability to overwhelm everyone and win the first place, they can get the two Oirans to ...... together."

Speaking of this, the big shopkeeper didn't say any more, but showed a meaningful smile to Huang Zhen.

As he expected, Huang Zhen really became very interested, and immediately looked at Huang Qi with pitiful eyes.

In fact, Huang Zhen is not very lustful, but he is born with a love of excitement and gossip, and he is only ten years old.

Huang Qi glared at the big shopkeeper angrily, and the big shopkeeper looked away in disgust, not daring to look at him with a weak heart.

He shook his head helplessly, the big shopkeeper tried his best to improve his performance, it could not be said that he was not conscientious, he really didn't say anything.

"Chatter......

At this time, a knock on the door suddenly sounded, and then a voice came into the box from outside the door: "Big shopkeeper, big shopkeeper." ”

"What's so in such a hurry?" The eldest prince is still here, but the people outside are so polite, the chief shopkeeper is inevitably a little unhappy in his heart.

The person outside said, "It's Li Gongzi who came to look for you." ”

Hearing the title of Li Gongzi, the big shopkeeper immediately looked solemn, Huang Qi saw it in his eyes, his mind moved, and asked: "This Li Gongzi, isn't it the person who chartered the Yunhe Tower to hold a poetry meeting tonight?"