After noon, because they were in a hurry to go to Yuhua Pavilion, Shi Xuan and Ding Mingde were ready to leave, the two stood up and said goodbye to Yan Jujian, and at the same time, Ding Mingde politely invited Yan Jujian to accompany him, after all, the two sides have the same destination, and they know each other, if they are not invited, it will be rude. But after all, the origin of Yan Giant Sword's identity is not clear, and if he really walks together, he will waste a lot of effort to be guarded, so he just invited him politely, and if the other party is interested, he will naturally refuse.

Who knew that Yan Giant Sword didn't mean to excuse himself at all, so he agreed directly. Shi Xuan and the others had difficulty riding a tiger, so they had to invite him to get into the carriage. For Shi Xuan, maybe this is fine, the danger in the light is much easier to deal with than the shadow in the dark.

Zheng Daniu looked at Yan Jujian's burly figure, and his face turned green, but Shi Xuan's promise of a reward of five taels of silver made him unable to object, so he could only watch Yan Jujian step onto the carriage, pressing the carriage to creak, and even the two horses in front of him involuntarily took a small step back.

The two horses were slowly walking on the official road with a heavy carriage, and Yan Jujian had only sat cross-legged in the back since he got into the carriage, basically not talking much, except for occasionally asking Ding Mingde a few words, he completely ignored Shi Xuan, and even Shi Xuan could feel a faint vigilance.

Shi Xuan felt more and more that this trip to Xuanshan was strange, but since he was going to seek immortals and seek the Tao, and he had the means to press the bottom of the box, it was impossible to retreat.

The strange atmosphere in the carriage was maintained until the foot of Tongxuan Mountain, and just after a short time of Shen Shi, Shi Xuan could already see the three words "Tongxuan Mountain" written on the boundary monument at the foot of the mountain.

After giving the silver and sending Zheng Daniu away, Shi Xuan went to the back of a mountain wall under the pretext of convenience, planning to take this opportunity to hear if Yan Jujian, who was a little wary of himself, would say something to Ding Mingde after he left.

After coming to the mountain wall, Shi Xuan leaned against the mountain rock, closed his eyes and breathed, entered an ethereal state, and exerted his keen senses with all his might, because it was far away from here, and he could not hear it as casually as before.

Sure enough, I heard Yan Jujian say in a low voice: "I don't know if Little Brother Ding knows what happened to a certain family in Tongxuan Mountain Shuanghu Village?"

"No, aren't you going to find an old friend?" Ding Mingde said in a puzzled voice.

"Yes, that friend of a certain family came to Tongxuan Mountain two years ago, and there was no news back, and a certain family was very worried about his safety, so they came over. ”

"Are you in distress in the mountains? It is said that there are many fierce beasts on this mountain. ”

"Hahahaha, will he die at the mouth of the beast?" Yan Giant Sword's mocking voice was a little uncontrollable.

"That'...... Is that?" Ding Mingde said hesitantly.

"After a certain family came to Chuzhou City, they secretly investigated for a long time, and found that many people disappeared in Tongxuan Mountain every year, and they all have one thing in common, hehe, do you know what it is?" Yan Jujian did not answer directly, and moved on to another topic.

"Yes, eaten by wild beasts?" Ding Mingde replied in a daze.

"Hey, they're either people like you who have both parents dead, or people who have been away for years and haven't been home for years, in short, people who have disappeared and won't make much of a splash. ”

"Ahh

"So, a certain family originally wanted to go up the mountain to explore by themselves, but when I heard that you were going to Shuanghu Village in Tongxuan Mountain, I remembered that the name of the place was also mentioned in the letter from a friend of a certain family, so I came to inquire. After that, I asked you that you were the one whose parents died, and combined with the news that a certain family had found before, a certain family decided to go with you. ”

"I, I, I'm not going. His teeth began to chatter, ready to retreat.

"Little Brother Ding, don't you think it's a little late to get to the foot of Tongxuan Mountain and want to go back?" Yan Jujian's playful voice.

"You...... Brother Ziang, by the way, I'll go back with Brother Ziang!"

"Hey, your brother doesn't have to take you back!"

"What do you mean?!"

"He's a hidden master, and it's easier to kill you than a chicken!"

"It's difficult, isn't it, won't! Brother Ziang is generous and bold, has the style of the ancients, and at first glance he is a righteous gentleman!" Ding Mingde retorted excitedly, and the more he spoke, the smoother it became, and the second half of the sentence was completed in one go.

"A certain family doesn't read much, but I still heard a saying, called, you can't have the heart to hurt people, you can't have the heart to let people go, I'm afraid the two of you haven't known each other for a long time. Yan Giant Sword said leisurely.

"This, this ......" Ding Mingde stammered.

"Little Brother Ding, since you are all here, it is better to take a certain family to investigate and completely solve the troubles, otherwise you will return home, and it will not be stable, and even harm your relatives. ”

"Cousin, yes, cousin, he's coming too!"

"That's right, let's take a certain family to go, a certain family does not boast and say, there is a certain family, you will be able to keep your little brother safe, your brother Ziang, although the martial arts are strong, but it may not be able to beat a certain family's hand. Yan Giant Sword's flat voice was full of confidence.

"This ......," Ding Mingde said hesitantly.

"In this world, plus the hidden old monsters, who can beat a certain family, can be counted on ten fingers. Yan Giant Sword's calm voice gave people a lot of confidence.

"Okay! I promise you!" Ding Mingde agreed through gritted teeth.

Shi Xuan saw that the two of them had finished discussing, and stayed behind the mountain wall for a while before he walked out slowly, apologizing to the two with a smile on his face, saying that he had eaten a bad stomach.

Yan Jujian still looked like he ignored Shi Xuan, while Ding Ming Deguan didn't know how to act, and responded to Shi Xuan with a slightly dodging attitude. Shi Xuan pretended not to see it, and urged the two of them to go up the mountain together, this Tongxuan Mountain looks very strange, but we don't want to go to the place that is not weird.

The three of them walked silently on the mountain road, especially Ding Mingde, his face was so heavy and frightened that his waist was almost bent, if it weren't for Yan Jujian standing behind him, Shi Xuan was very doubtful that he would turn around and run after screaming "ah".

Tongxuan Mountain is deep and quiet, the birdsong is crisp, even in the hot summer, you can feel a cool air. In this environment, the three of them soon arrived at a lavishly decorated pavilion, on which the plaque was hung with the three seal characters "Yuhua Pavilion". On the left side of the pavilion stands a stone stele, which records the history of this pavilion, it is built by the donation of the previous dynasty Shangshu, 20 years ago, three years ago, there were rich families in Chuzhou City who donated money to repair.

After Ding Mingde saw this pavilion, he said to Shi Xuan and Yan Jujian: "My cousin said that the great housekeeper of Shuanghu Village will be waiting for me here since the beginning of Youshi, and now there are more than two quarters of an hour before you arrive at Youshi, so we might as well go into the pavilion and rest for a while." ”

Shi Xuan nodded yes, Yan Jujian was noncommittal, and the three of them entered the pavilion and sat on one side. Shi Xuan planned to take advantage of this gap to recover his spirits and prepare for the rest of the trip, so after sitting down, he directly closed his eyes and recuperated, and his internal qi began to run slowly. Yan Jujian didn't know if he paid the same attention as Shi Xuan, anyway, Shi Xuan noticed that he was also sitting upright with his eyes closed and not saying a word. Ding Mingde, on the other hand, was restless, stood up several times and wanted to walk towards the Yan Giant Sword, and then walked back and sat down again.

When he was angry, time flew fast, and soon the day began to go west, Ding Mingde judged from the shadow that it was almost time, so he stood up and prepared to wake up the other two. But before he could speak, he saw Shi Xuan and Yan Giant Sword open their eyes separately.

Shi Xuan stood up and said with a smile: "It seems that the time is coming", at this time Shi Xuan saw a figure coming out of the corner of the mountain road in the distance, "Uh, that is the big butler?" and stretched out his hand to point over there.

Ding Mingde hurriedly turned around to look, but unfortunately his eyesight was not good, and he could only see a blurry black shadow.

The figure staggered over, and it took a stick of incense to come closer, and it was a man who looked very old, dressed in black cloth with flowers, and wearing a foreign hat, and his hair was already completely white, and his face was wrinkled, like orange peel, and the whole person was dry and thin, and he was holding a big red lantern with the word "Wang" written on it

Shi Xuan looked at the old man, and a strange feeling rose in his heart, it seemed that something was contained in this body, but it was a pity that it was inconvenient to use magic to open the eyes of heaven now.

Yan Jujian gently pushed Ding Mingde, who was frozen in place, and Ding Mingde stepped forward and saluted as if he had suddenly realized: "Can the old man be the chief butler of the Wang family of Shuanghu Village?"

The old man raised his head, looked at Ding Mingde with cloudy eyes, returned the salute, and said in a hoarse voice: "It's the old man, but Mr. Ding Mingde?"

"It's under the same that the big housekeeper has a big name?"

"The old man's natural surname is Wang, and the cheap name doesn't dare to stain Mr. Ding's ears, just call the old decrepit king's housekeeper, these two are?" The big butler saw Shi Xuan and Yan Jujian behind Ding Mingde.

"These two are under the next friend, Shi Xuan Shi Ziang and Yan Jujian, sent here, by the way, a trip to Tongxuan Mountain, I wonder if you can take the two of them to Shuanghu Village for a night tonight?" Ding Mingde seemed to have already thought about what to say.

The big butler's cloudy eyes looked back and forth at Shi Xuan and the two, and Shi Xuan felt a chill, as if he was being stared at by some cold-blooded animal.

After a few breaths of silence, the chief butler said lightly: "Since it is a friend of Mr. Ding, he is a guest of Shuanghu Village, so he is naturally welcome, but I am afraid that the greeting will not be considerate." ”

"I'm so disturbed, thank you first, the big butler. Ding Mingde was secretly pushed by Yan Giant Sword again, and he hurriedly expressed his gratitude, which was considered to have finalized the matter.

The chief housekeeper glanced at the three of them again, and then half-turned around: "Three distinguished guests, follow the old decay, the road in the mountains is foggy, and it is easy to get lost." Then he lifted the lantern and staggered back the way he came.

Shi Xuan and the three of them glanced at each other, Ding Mingde closed his eyes and followed closely behind the big butler, while Shi Xuan and Yan Giant Sword walked side by side at the end.