At the foot of the mountain, twilight is approaching, and the small pavilion on the side of the official road.

The gazebo is only for resting feet, and it looks old and old. In addition, after the bandits of Sanming cottage were rampant, this place was even more dilapidated.

But within half a day, the gazebo was renovated.

The quiet bamboo fence is arranged in a slightly curved arc, blocking the official road a few meters away, as if to isolate all the dust.

The dilapidated tiles on the top of the pavilion have also been replaced with festive red tiles, which are tilted towards the four corners, and there are carvings of green dragons spitting beads on the corners.

In the twilight, carved projections shroud the newly laid red carpet that leads to the entrance to the bamboo hedge, flanked by red and pink welcome flowers.

In the pavilion, there was an old man in luxurious clothes and half-white hair.

It was strange that such an old man appeared here, he was quite old, and he should have lived in a manor somewhere, rather than showing his head in such a place.

He did, however, enjoy it, and he had at his disposal some delicacies kept warm by porcelain bowls, and a bottle of wine worth a hundred taels of silver, which had originated in the caravans of the Cross Court, which could only be obtained through commercial connections, and which had no price.

The cup is a luminous cup, made by exquisite craftsmen.

It's just that the wine is present, but he doesn't have the desire to take a sip, but his fingers knock on the table from time to time, as if waiting for something.

He was flanked by a swordsman in a scarlet shirt with his head bowed, and a standard steel sword at his waist, the hilt of which was red frost.

This is the daily dress of the disciples of the Xia family sect in Red Leaf City, but if someone looks down into their eyes, they will be clear and terrified.

The reason why they bowed their heads was not because of respect, but to hide the murderous aura in their eyes, which was the look of a killer who was accustomed to seeing dead people.

Two rows of twelve, each an assassin.

Da Da...

When he heard the sound of horses' hooves in the distance, the old man knew that the guest he was waiting for was coming, so he carefully took out a silver striped metal ball from his bosom, about the size of an eyeball.

He gently pressed the switch at the bottom, and the silver metal ball bloomed like a flower, revealing one of the transparent glue objects wrapped in a colorless film, which seemed to be the shape of animal liver, and the objects could feel cold and eerie even when they were spaced apart.

The old man's eyes were solemn, and it was only a little effort, and he actually felt that his fingers were about to be frozen.

So I hurriedly threw the transparent plastic object wrapped in the film into the wine.

The film melted and quickly disappeared without a trace, while the elegant bottle rose with a chill, and the burgundy color in it took on a layer of coldness, but it seemed to be more delicious.

The old man clapped his hands and smiled.

The sound of horses' hooves is getting closer.

His brow furrowed, and his face showed a deep look of doubt: only one horse?

How could there be only one horse?

So is it the second, the third, or Tang Stack?

As for Xia Ren, who returned to the Xia family like a farce, thinking about regaining the position of his sect son, he didn't think about it at all.

Because in this game, he is not a chess player at all, but a pawn.

In this perfectly arranged Sanming cottage nirvana, the chances of him surviving are slim.

But it doesn't matter if the person who returns is the second, third, or Tang Die.

are enough to prove the strength of Tang Die.

"It seems that the Tang Sect really misses my Xia family, and even sent such a level of Jianghu experts to help in the battle. The Great Elder looked pensive.

After all, the loss of a potential Jianghu expert is not a trivial matter for the Tang Sect, not to mention that they were buried with a shadow son who fell fifteen years ago?

"It seems that after this incident, it is necessary to have a good relationship with the rest of the family. The Great Elder's eyes were a little solemn, "A "star gatherer" of Sanming Mountain can't bear all the responsibilities of Ren Wuchang. ”

It seems that tomorrow we need to formally propose to the Bai family in Stargazing City immediately, and let Kong Ji marry the second miss of the Bai family as soon as possible! This is the first step.

Secondly, the eighteenth family is divided into three factions, the east and the west, and the Xia family belongs to the Xishan Sixth family, and although the Xishan Sixth family is nominally the same qi, it still depends on friendship in the end. Then arrange a trip to visit them, this is the second step.

It's just that the old man is still puzzled, according to the plan, the second and third have no intention of making a move on Tang Die, and Ren Wuchang will not make a move on the second and third children, so who is this horse that is only returning now?

No matter who it is, the celebration banquet or the Hongmen banquet has been prepared here.

The sound of the horse's hooves was too close for him to ponder.

So, he stroked a short beard and raised his voice, "Welcome the guests in." ”

The two petite maids in front of the pavilion responded obediently, one of them walked around the red carpet and walked to the bamboo fence door, the sound of the horse's hooves was near, and the maid gently took the reins of the horse and helped the visitor to get off the horse.

The Great Elder looked up, but saw a handsome young man slowly walking in from the door, unceremoniously stepping on the red carpet, and coming from the main entrance.

"Xia Ren!!"

The Great Elder burst into a loud shout, "Why did you come back alone? What about your elders? What about your senior brothers? What about the distinguished guests of the Tang family?"

He was really shocked at this time, because a person who was supposed to die actually appeared in front of him.

But at the same time, it was also relieved.

Compared to dealing with Tang Die, the young man in front of him, the twelve assassins behind him, any one of them could kill him with a sword.

This young man's strength is a few points or two, he knows it all, he has cultivated the Red Leaf Sword Method to perfection with the third-rate exercise method of the Tianyi Sect, and then he has obtained some secret weapons from the Tang Sect this time.

No more!

It's just that before you can kill him, you need to figure out what happened on the mountain.

Seeing that the young man was silent, he walked to the pink flower that greeted him on the side of the red carpet, his eyes glazed over, and his fingers gently caressed the petals.

It seems that there is indeed an accident on the mountain, and everyone is stupid.

At this time, shouldn't he come over to greet him first, or kneel down in fear?

The Great Elder shook his head, he was still young.

But there were some words that still needed to be known from his mouth, so the Great Elder was not in a hurry, he put on a kind face and sighed: "Child, don't be afraid, come and eat some wine and food to slow down." Originally, I had come here to hold a banquet to celebrate your achievements, but it seems that something unexpected has happened. ”

"Come to me, don't be afraid. Our Xia family is also one of the eighteenth families in the rivers and lakes, and no matter what happens, it is the umbrella of your young people. ”

The Great Elder said with a smile, but a strange feeling suddenly appeared in his heart.

The handsome young man's hand was still gently stroking a flower, as if that flower was more attractive than a table of wine and food here.

But that flower is just an ordinary welcome flower, even if it is packed in a flower basket, it is still an ordinary color.

The young man suddenly turned his head sideways and asked lightly, "Where is Tang Jing?"

The Great Elder was stunned for a moment, his heart trembled, but he slapped the table and said, "The name of the family master's wife is also what your little branch disciple can call directly?"

The handsome young man showed a rather weird smile, and asked again: "Where is Tang Jing?"

The Great Elder was about to get angry, but suddenly a dizziness swept over him, and he felt like he was staggering as if he was drunk.

So he rubbed his eyes, and looked at the red carpet again, where was the teenager on the carpet!

There, there was only a flower with a rotten woman's face, smiling, but eerie, staring at him!