Walking on the bumpy mountain path, sometimes lined with lush forests, sometimes leaning against the cliffs on the left side of the mountain wall, sometimes towering on the left and right side of the mountain wall, looking up can only see a narrow piece of sky, sometimes a clear stream winding by. The whole mountain forest is quiet and ethereal, and the cicadas are singing and singing, which is "the cicada noise forest is more quiet, and the birdsong mountain is more secluded".

Shi Xuan followed behind, turning around in the mountain road, if it weren't for the fact that since the cultivation, the soul has become stronger and the memory has increased greatly, I am afraid that he would have been completely unable to find the north, although he has made some detours now, but at least he can still do it by returning the same way. The Yan Giant Sword beside him may not have such a good memory as Shi Xuan, and Shi Xuan has found him doing secret notes at least four times.

Ding Mingde has been studying since he was a child, his body is not strong, and when he walked in half an hour, he was already so tired that he was about to faint to death, if it wasn't for Yan Jujian to help him in the back, he didn't know how many times he would have to rest halfway.

From the beginning of the start, the chief butler walked silently in front to lead the way, without saying a word, so that Shi Xuan, who wanted to talk from other places, could not find a chance to speak, and the other two had their own thoughts, and they did not speak, and the atmosphere seemed very dull.

The chief butler looked old and frail, and walked tremblingly as if he might fall down at any time, but he didn't see him panting and resting for half an hour, and he still looked half-dead and staggered at the beginning. Judging from his body shape and demeanor, he is not a person who practices martial arts, and in Shi Xuan's opinion, his whole person has a strange aura, a feeling of lifelessness, if it weren't for Yan Jujian walking by his side all the time, and paying close attention to himself, Shi Xuan would have to breathe and chant a mantra to stimulate the talisman in his sleeve to open his eyes and take a look.

The four of them in this dreary atmosphere were now walking in a narrow canyon, not far in front of which was the exit of the canyon, from which gusts of wind blew in, bringing a quiet atmosphere.

Finally arrived, as soon as Shi Xuan walked out of the canyon, he saw a valley surrounded by mountains on three sides, in the middle was a small pool, opposite the pool was a very large house, as if there were five entrances, the other two sides of the pool stars were scattered in some yards, and more were wooden houses.

The water from the waterhole comes from a small waterfall cascading down the mountain wall on the left, and falls into the pool, stirring up countless droplets of water, which looks ethereal and beautiful in the light of the setting sun.

There was a small stream that meandered out of the waterhole and flowed into the canyon, and on both sides of it and around the waterhole some fertile fields were cultivated, and instead of growing food, but cultivated herbs, at least Shi Xuan could recognize many species, thanks to the teachings of Daoist Xu.

These herbs are all very valuable, and even from a cultivation point of view, if there is a corresponding prescription or pill prescription, it will also be helpful to Shi Xuan at this stage. It's a pity that Shi Xuan learned some common sense of identifying herbs from Daoist Xu, and the corresponding prescriptions and pills are only the ones that are introductory, and there are some high-level pills on the "Treasure Record", but they are still far from Shi Xuan.

After walking out of the canyon, the big housekeeper, who was silent all the way, turned around and said hoarsely: "Three distinguished guests, this is our Shuanghu Village", and then pointed to the big mansion, "That is my master's house, three distinguished guests, please come with me." ”

The three of them nodded yes when they heard this, and then followed the big housekeeper and walked towards the Wang family's house, and on the way they saw farmers and peasant women working in the medicine fields, dressed in tatters, but their faces were very satisfied, but their eyes looked a little dull. As for the children who were playing, they did not see it.

Bypassing the waterhole, he came to the door of the palace, and the chief butler went up the steps, knocked on the door twice, and the door creaked and slowly opened, and an old man appeared inside, also with white hair, and a wrinkled face, which looked like it would fall down when the wind blew. Seeing that it was the chief butler, he said hoarsely: "You're back, take them in quickly." ”

The chief butler turned around and motioned for the three of them to follow him, and the three of them hurriedly walked a few steps behind the chief butler and walked into the house.

As soon as Shi Xuan entered the house, he felt a deep and decaying aura, and with the closing of the back door, it was more like entering a deep cave.

It's only the end of the unitary time, and the summer is dark, and the sunset is bright. But as the big housekeeper walked on the corridor in the house, it was quiet and cold, he didn't meet the maidservants, the housekeepers, and even the sky felt darker than outside, and the vigilance in Shi Xuan's heart was raised to the highest.

When they came to a small courtyard, the chief butler said to the three of them: "Please live in this small courtyard for the two of you, and later I will instruct the maidservants to come and clean up, and please instruct them if there is any need." Ding Gongzi, please follow me to the East Courtyard, where there is a place to live that has been arranged for you a long time ago. In addition, my host has recently gone out to visit friends and has not returned, so he may not be able to invite a few people. ”

When Ding Mingde heard that he was going to live alone in another courtyard, he remembered what Yan Jujian had said, and he was horrified in his heart, and while signaling Yan Jujian with his eyes, he racked his brains to think about his words. Seeing this, Shi Xuan smiled slightly, stepped forward and said to the big housekeeper: "Brother Yan and I will leave tomorrow, and Brother Mingde doesn't know when we will be able to see each other again. ”

The chief butler looked at Shi Xuan and the three of them expressionlessly for a while before he spoke: "That's fine, there will be a servant girl coming over later, and the three distinguished guests will ask for a convenience." ”

After the big housekeeper left, Ding Mingde came back to his senses, was pleasantly surprised, and wanted to thank Shi Xuan, but he didn't know what reason to thank him, so he stood beside him in a daze.

Yan Jujian looked at Shi Xuan with complicated eyes, but still didn't say anything to Shi Xuan. It's just that Shi Xuan felt that Yan Jujian was less concerned and wary of himself.

The two handmaidens in yellow with delicate faces quickly came over with quilts, bowed slightly to the three of them, and then entered the rooms and began to make the beds. These three maidservants, like everyone here, had a cold expression on their faces and slightly dull eyes.

Shi Xuan and the three of them sat on the stone bench in the courtyard without saying a word, watching the maid clean up the room, and watching the maidservant bring over dinner.

Because Shi Xuan planned to explore Shuanghu Village in the dead of night, he quickly finished eating, and said goodbye to the other two that he was too tired today and needed to rest early, so he hurriedly entered the left wing. The specific arrangement is to prepare to rest first, wait until about the second watch, practice qi and pranayama, and then use the talisman seal to bless yourself, and then explore the royal mansion first, and then explore Shuanghu Village.

After entering the room, Shi Xuan lay down to rest, and could vaguely hear Ding Mingde in the courtyard whispering to Yan Jujian: "Yan Daxia, I don't think Brother Ziang is like a gang. ”

"Well, maybe it's the same purpose as a certain family, but for a certain family, there is not much of him, and when a certain family finds out the situation, I will spread it out with him. ”

"Then Yan Daxia, how are you going to act?"

"In the dead of night tonight, a certain family will first go to the owner's room to have a look, and then privately tie up some stewards, maids, farmers, etc. to inquire. ”

"But, but, I always think that the people here are very strange. Ding Mingde was a little apprehensive.

"Indeed, it is likely to be controlled and insensitive. ”

"Could it be, could it be something like a mountain spirit or a mandrill?" Ding Mingde said quietly.

"Ha, you're still a scholar, how can you believe in some ghost things, hmph, even if there are spirits and the like, a certain family doesn't pay attention to it. Yan Giant Sword didn't believe in ghosts at all, Shi Xuan felt that it had something to do with his own strong blood and spirit, and ghosts didn't dare to approach him.

"Yes, yes. Ding Mingde nodded yes.

"Then the family went back to the room to rest, in order to recuperate tonight, you also rest early, if there is something at night, you can get up. "Yan Giant Sword has the same plan as Shi Xuan.

Waiting for Yan Jujian to return to the room, Ding Mingde muttered in a low voice: "The scholar just doesn't talk about ghosts, but he doesn't believe that there are ghosts." This man doesn't read himself, and he still comes to me. ”

In the dead of night, everything is quiet, and you can't even hear the cries of various insects. Shi Xuan's keen senses sensed that something had entered the small courtyard, and he suddenly woke up from his deep rest, sat up, his hand retracted into his sleeve, and secretly pinched the talisman seal.

Gentle footsteps sounded, and he stopped at the corridor, as if he found Shi Xuan awake, and the footsteps sounded again, coming towards Shi Xuan's room. A gust of wind blew, and there was a knock on the door, Shi Xuan stood up and asked, "Who is outside the door, is there something wrong?" Shi Xuan also heard the sound of Yan Jujian sitting up in another room.

"Childe Wan'an, the slave family was sent by the master to serve the son. An elegant and soft voice sounded.

The corners of Shi Xuan's mouth twitched, he didn't believe in this kind of nonsense, if he arranged someone to serve, he would send it after dinner, why bother in the dead of night, but Shi Xuan still planned to open the door, and he had confidence in his heart, planning to see what tricks he wanted to play.

opened the eye of heaven with a talisman, and then slowly opened the door, only to see a woman in white standing outside the door, with a picturesque appearance, Chu Chu moving, beautiful and abnormal, the clothes are made of white yarn, and the skin inside is very tempting.

Seeing Shi Xuan open the door, the woman in white bowed, then smiled softly, and the pear vortex on her right face loomed: "The slave family Yan'er meets the son, tonight the moon and stars are rare, the son is willing to enjoy this beautiful day with the slave family?"

Since Shi Xuan was going to see what tricks this woman was going to play, he politely got out of the way and invited the woman in, and at the same time said: "Miss Yan'er, coming with the moon, is suspected to be a fairy in the moon, and she is flattered below." ”

Yan'er walked slowly to the side of the bed, then sat down reflexively, and smiled indifferently: "Childe is not here yet?" The white veil on her body slowly faded, revealing her extremely fair skin, and the chicken head meat on her chest was faintly exposed, but the expression on her face was gentle, slightly revealing a sad color, and there was no seduction. The comparison between the top and bottom aroused the fire in the hearts of men.

Although Shi Xuan admires this beautiful spring picture very much, but the Lingtai is clear, and he is not a person who can ignore his safety for the sake of beauty, he secretly thinks in his heart, and he has to put down his words, this goes to bed, is it to be picked by the yang to supplement the yin, or is it to be sucked by the yang energy. Then he said: "With such a beautiful day, it is time to talk to the beauty about the moon." ”