After a while, the woman in blue came out with a basket covered with a square cloth and handed it to Zhikong: "This master, that's all. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

After Zhikong thanked him for his kindness, he took it with both hands, turned around and left the gate with Qiu Yintao.

The woman in blue watched the two walk away from afar, and then closed the door. She breathed a long sigh of relief and realized that her palms were covered with sweat. The woman in blue turned and went back to the upper room.

The upper room was brightly lit, and in the middle sat an old lady in a phoenix brocade shirt. The old lady was over seventy years old, with white hair like snow in winter, and a double moon bun on top of her head, on which were a few red and gold phoenix hairpins. There was a special solemnity on her wrinkled face. She was surrounded by more than two dozen women in their twenties and thirties. They were dressed differently and looked nervous.

When the old lady saw the woman in blue walk into the door, she hurriedly asked, "Menglan, are they leaving?"

The woman named Menglan bowed and said, "Ancestor, they are gone. Why don't you let them in and kill them? ”

The old lady frowned and said, "Kill them, how to kill them? That bald donkey's martial arts are so high that you can't imagine it at all." Even Helian Qingtian failed to kill him. How can we, women and children, kill him?"

Meng Lan raised her eyebrows: "Then why don't we send someone to find the pavilion master and ask for help?"

The old lady sighed and shook her head: "I'm afraid it's too late to send someone now." Far water does not quench the thirst of the near. They should come back tonight. ”

Meng Lan's face was shocked, and she said, "Then what should we do?"

The old lady looked solemn and said, "I think you should leave quickly." ”

A woman in a yellow shirt timidly asked, "Ancestor, what about you?"

The old lady gritted her teeth and said categorically: "If I stay here, I can still hold him off for a while." ”

Another woman in white shook her head and said, "Then what's the matter, Ancestor, it's too dangerous for you to stay here alone, how can I give you up to live alone?"

The old lady looked at the women around her and said reluctantly, "You are all my good boys. You're all young, you haven't started a family yet, and you're not enjoying a good life. I'm just a bad old woman now, I'm old, what can I do if I can't live. As long as you escape and find the pavilion master, he will settle down and wait. In the future, if you can find a good family to marry, I will die blindly. With that, two lines of old tears flowed down his wrinkled cheeks.

Menglan knelt lightly in front of the old lady, unable to cry. But she still shook her head resolutely and said, "If the ancestor doesn't leave, Meng Lanning won't leave." ”

The rest of the women also knelt down one after another, and said in unison: "If the ancestor doesn't leave, I'd rather die than leave!"

The old lady looked at the woman kneeling on the ground, suddenly pulled out a dagger and put it across her neck, and shouted: "Fools, a bunch of fools." If you don't leave, I will die in front of you now. ”

All the women were shocked, and shouted one after another: "Ancestor, don't!"

"Well, what is this for!" said an old man's voice outside the upper room.

The women in the room were even more surprised and stood up one after another.

The old lady sitting in the middle pressed the handrail and stood up as well.

At this moment, a person walked in from outside the door, this person was about sixty years old, with a slightly yellow face and wrinkles. The head is held in a high bun, and a bamboo hairpin is not topped. The wide robe has large sleeves and is very generous.

This Taoist walked in front of everyone, shook off the dust, and said, "Master Meizhuang, do you still remember the poor Dao?"

The old lady surnamed Mei breathed a sigh of relief, and then slowly sat down on the chair: "It turned out to be the head of Qingfeng Dao, I don't know what happened to the long-term leader?"

The person who came was Liu Jingyuan, the head of the Qingfeng Dao of the Kongtong faction.

Qingfeng Dao Chang smiled slightly and said, "Mei Zigui, Mei Zhuang Master." You have been staying in this Phoenix Mountain Villa for forty years, you are really good-natured!"

Mei Zigui smiled bitterly and said: "I am a mountain village woman, I don't have any pursuits, I just want these people around me to be safe." However, the breeze is long, and the idle clouds and wild cranes are wandering around, so unhappy. ”

Qingfeng's face flushed: "We haven't seen each other for more than ten years." The owner of Mei Zhuang is still as good as ever. ”

Mei Zigui sneered: "Qingfeng Dao Leader is here, I don't think it's to praise me." ”

Qingfeng shook his head and said, "Master Meizhuang, I heard that Master Zhikong of Wutai Mountain Wenshu Monastery has been missing for more than half a year. Abbot Zhizhen sent people everywhere to track down the whereabouts of Master Zhikong. The letter was also sent to the Daoist Palace in Kongtong Mountain, so I also knew about it. ”

Mei Zigui frowned and said, "Then why are you here?"

Qingfeng twisted the silver beard and said: "I checked all the way and found that someone had taken away Master Zhikong's Zen staff, double knife, and degree, and they were still swaggering. I followed the trail to this place, and it happened that Phoenix Mountain Villa was here. So by the way, I want to inform you and be careful. ”

Mei Zigui's expression eased a little, and forced a smile: "Thank you, it's just that it seems inappropriate for you to trespass on the house like this." ”

Qingfeng was embarrassed, and said, "I knocked on the door when I was right, but you didn't hear it." I thought something was wrong, so I rushed in. I don't know why I saw you all so noisy?"

Mei Zigui gritted her teeth and said, "Since the Taoist chief asked, I don't want to hide anything. Just now there was an old monk and a short man outside the door. I don't know who the short man was, but I recognized the old monk at a glance. ”

Qingfeng asked suspiciously, "Who is it?"

Mei Zigui said word by word: "Da... Wai... Demon!"

Qingfeng couldn't help but be startled, and the beard on his mouth trembled slightly: "You see it, is it really a Dawei Demon?"

Mei Zigui gritted his teeth and said, "Even if you burn him to ashes, I also recognize his appearance." ”

Qingfeng's face was a little pale, and he was silent for a long time.

Mei Zigui looked Qingfeng up and down, and said lightly: "Since Qingfeng Dao Leader is here, the old man has a reluctant request. ”

Qingfeng nodded and said, "Please speak." ”

Mei Zigui sighed and said, "I am almost seventy years old, even if I die in this Phoenix Mountain Villa today, I have no regrets." It's just that there are so many female babies, I can't let them fall into the clutches of Da Wei Demon. Breeze Chief, you can run with them now. Remember, you must go west and get them safely to Yangzhou City. ”

Qingfeng was silent for a moment and said, "No, this matter is not appropriate. I think that's good. Take them with you. I'm here to resist for a while. ”