The night is boundless, the half-moon hangs in the sky, but the white snow reflects a faint white light, and in the silent field, suddenly a projectile-like black dot appears from afar, shooting rapidly towards the snow-covered mountains.

From time to time, the black dots swept over the branches of the trees that stretched out into the night sky, and the feet did not touch the ground as if they were stepping on the thick snow, and the branches of the trees shook slightly, and the snow did not fall, and the snow that was stepped on left only slight traces, obviously, this is an extremely clever light skill.

It turned out to be a night walker dressed in black.

The speed of the man in black was extremely fast, and in a short time, he had reached the bottom of the mountain range, and the man in black stayed at the bottom of the mountain for a while, and then caught and shot towards the mountain, and the speed was not a few points slower than that on the plain.

After a while, he came to a gentle place, looked at it slightly, and ran to a dark place in the shade, and when he got closer, the black thing showed the outline, isn't it the mountain temple where Zhang Xiaohua stayed at night? !

At this time, the man in black suddenly stopped, "huh", took out something from his arms, and then slowly walked to the door, poked his head out, stared at Zhang Xiaohua who was sleeping next to a bonfire that was about to be extinguished, and listened for a while, then he walked in with heavy steps, entered the temple gate, and by the faint firelight, the dark dagger in the hand of the man in black emitted a cold breath.

The man in black was slightly relieved when he saw the half-grown boy lying by the bonfire, but he was still holding the dagger in his hand, walked into the temple a few steps, picked up a small stone from the ground, and threw it at Zhang Xiaohua.

However, it was his lack of feeling and no reaction that surprised the man in black, he stepped forward cautiously and kicked Zhang Xiaohua tentatively, but there was still no movement like a dead pig, and the man in black breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out that this person was dead. The man in black tentatively put his fingers on Zhang Xiaohua's nose, "Huh, how can you still breathe?" The man in black was a little puzzled, and then, he pushed Zhang Xiaohua vigorously in a big way, but Zhang Xiaohua seemed to be unconscious at all, turned over, and then went to sleep.

Seeing this, the man no longer paid attention to Zhang Xiaohua, but picked up a few dry branches from the side and added them to the bonfire that was about to be extinguished.

After a while, the black-clothed man's eyes suddenly glanced at the flames, as if he sensed something, and then stared outside the temple gate.

Sure enough, a black shadow swept in from the outside, bringing in a cold wind, blowing the bonfire swaying from side to side, and when the person stood still, it was a tall, lean night walker, the same black cloth wrapped his head, so that people could not see the face clearly, and the later people looked around the temple, saw Zhang Xiaohua next to the bonfire, frowned, and said: "Mei Laoqi, who is this young man?"

The man in black who was known as Mei Laoqi smiled: "I don't know, when I arrived here, this young man was already sleeping here. ”

The man in black then said, "Then why don't you change places?"

Mei Laoqi said angrily: "You think it's easy to find a hidden place, I tried it just now, this kid is asleep, he can't get it, and he has no internal strength, it is estimated that he is a country boy who has lost his way, Liu is the shopkeeper, you are too careful." ”

Shopkeeper Liu listened, then stepped forward and said, "Be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years, if I am not careful, can I live until now?"

Shopkeeper Liu walked in front of Zhang Xiaohua, also took a look, kicked twice, and sure enough, as Mei Laoqi said, there was no response, but he was still not at ease, and his luck was out of his fingers, and he clicked a few times on a certain acupuncture point on Zhang Xiaohua's body, and said: "Let's let him sleep well, I don't order his sleeping hole, and my heart is always unsteady." ”

Mei Laoqi was still roasting the fire and said, "Okay, this time I'm finally relieved, come and warm up." ”

Shopkeeper Liu sat down next to the bonfire according to his words, roasted the fire and asked, "Mei Laoqi, how did you find this place?" I have been in Yanyu Town for so long, why have I never heard of a mountain temple here?"

Mei Laoqi said angrily: "Just because you haven't heard of it doesn't mean that you haven't, here is a mission to Yanyu Town the year before last, and was discovered by the enemy, and when I chased it all the way, I found it from the mountain." When I was looking for you this time, I suddenly thought that it would be great to see you in such a hidden place. ”

Shopkeeper Liu smiled: "That's a place I don't even know, so it's naturally very appropriate." However, on such a snowy night, only you will not leave too many traces on the snow, I can't do it, it's hard to ensure that no one will see it. ”

Mei Laoqi sneered and said, "Even if someone sees it tomorrow, what's the matter? Can he know what you and I said tonight?" Can he find your shop?"

Shopkeeper Liu smiled: "My brother is right, I was overly careful." ”

Mei Laoqi said: "There is nothing right or wrong, once you enter the rivers and lakes, you can't help yourself, there will be a bloody disaster at any time, it is normal to be careful." Oh, okay, let's stop gossiping, what's wrong with the Tan family?"

Shopkeeper Liu immediately smiled and said: "This Tan family is a family-style management, I have sent people to sneak undercover several times, but they have failed, in order not to startle the snake, I didn't dare to try again, and now I am the jade shopkeeper, but I have some dealings with their third young master." ”

Mei Laoqi remained silent, and when Shopkeeper Liu saw this, he didn't know the other party's joys, sorrows, and sorrows, so he laughed and said: " I know that this is far from the requirements of the organization, but I do have some difficulties, you see, befriending some low-level disciples, they can't get close to the core of the Tan family, and they can't listen to anything useful, and the core disciples, not to mention their eldest young master and second young master, are all handsome and shrewd, even if it is a slightly sideline disciple like Tan Wen and Tan Wu, they have been strictly trained since childhood, and they are strict with themselves in all aspects, and it is difficult to do what they like. ”

Mei Laoqi frowned and said: "These are facts, and the organization is not unaware, the reason why you came here is not because I fancy your specialty?

Shopkeeper Liu said: "This, Brother Mei, what is the 'Kong Ming Lantern'?"

Mei Lao Qi smiled and said: "Brother Liu, this is your old hat, and the 'Kong Ming Lantern' is a lantern that can be placed in the sky, as if you have made achievements that people look up to." ”

Shopkeeper Liu arched his hand and said: "Admire, admire, Brother Mei, the ancients are good, 'Shibei should be impressed for three days', after you went to the headquarters for training, the level rose sharply." ”

Mei Laoqi was also happy, and arched his hand in a certain direction, and said: "This is all a gift from the Lord, you and I must be grateful, if you do well this time, maybe you can also get the Lord's appreciation." ”

When the shopkeeper Liu heard this, he hurriedly stepped forward, shook his hand and took out a thing from his arms, carefully sent it to Mei Laoqi's eyes, and said with a smile: "Brother Mei, this is an ancient jade I received in the countryside last time, it is very peculiar in warm winter and cool in summer, and I also ask my brother to accept it, and play and appreciate it in his spare time." ”

Mei Laoqi looked at the things handed over by the shopkeeper Liu, and continued with a smile: "Brother Liu is really kind, the little brother has such a hobby, and he is also opened in the eyes of the elder brother, so he rushes at you, and it is impossible to make progress if you don't want to." ”

Shopkeeper Liu said modestly: "What is my little bit of Taoism, compared with Brother Mei, it is the fluorescent light of Haoyue, and I hope that the elder brother will say more good things in the future." ”

Mei Laoqi rubbed the things in his hand and said with a smile: "The lord is the master who can't rub the sand with his eyes, naturally he will be rewarded for his merits, and he will be punished for his mistakes. ”

Shopkeeper Liu said: "Isn't that still relying on the guidance of the Lord and the support of the elder brother?"

Mei Laoqi smiled and stopped talking, just playing with the ancient jade in his hand.

Seeing that the goal had been achieved, Shopkeeper Liu said again: "However, in recent days, I have heard Third Young Master Tan talk about some things, but there are some clues. ”

Mei Laoqi sighed "Huh" and said, "Let's talk about it, maybe there is something new to discover." ”

Shopkeeper Liu said: "According to the words of Third Young Master Tan, some time before and after this year, the Tan family sent a number of disciples out, it seems that there are many tasks, Third Young Master Tan is a little strange, although there are some affairs outside the family on weekdays, but they are also scattered at various times, he has never seen the New Year, and there are disciples going out, he is very puzzled." ”

Mei Laoqi said: "Then didn't you ask him what the task is?"

Shopkeeper Liu said with a smile: "How dare you ask such a sensitive question?" However, listening to his vague meaning, he also doesn't know, and when he asked the head of the family, he was also reprimanded, hehe, if there was no such reprimand, he was not convinced, and he might not have told me. ”

Mei Laoqi asked again: "Third Young Master Tan doesn't know, what about Senior Young Master Tan and Second Young Master Tan? What are their movements?

Shopkeeper Liu shook his head and said, "That's not true, they are all staying in the Tan family's old house." ”

Mei Lao Qi frowned and said: "This is a little strange, if there is really something, the eldest and second eldest in the family must go out to preside over the overall situation, they all stay at home, it must be that the Tan family suddenly encountered some trivial things, you can investigate carefully and see what you can find." ”

Shopkeeper Liu said with a smile: "Brother Mei is wise. ”

Mei Lao Qi smiled and said: "Brother Liu, you don't have to be like this, I think we were all brothers who slept on the kang at the beginning, although the positions are different now, each has its own division of labor, but this is the need for work after all, you and I are all stones in the organization, where you need to move, you don't have to be so polite in private." ”

Shopkeeper Liu smiled: "Don't dare, don't dare, my brother is not as fast as your brother, so I'll listen to you honestly." ”

Mei Laoqi smiled and didn't force it.

After a while, Shopkeeper Liu seemed to think of something and said, "By the way, Brother Mei, there seems to be another matter, and I don't know if it's useful." ”

Mei Laoqi smiled: "But it's okay, I'll give you a reference." ”

Shopkeeper Liu said: "Some time ago, Tan San Young Master said vaguely that his two elder brothers used to practice martial arts with him, and in the past year, the two of them practiced martial arts with the third child and did not go together, and never played with the third brother, sometimes he itched to find two brothers to compete, they were all shirked by them with various excuses, he was very puzzled, and then overheard the disciples of the side door seemed to say that his two elder brothers have made great progress in martial arts, and they are already one of the best figures in the younger generation of the Tan family. ”

Speaking of this, Shopkeeper Liu peeked at Mei Laoqi and said: "However, Third Young Master Tan scoffs at this statement, the three of them are the descendants of the Tan family, and their martial arts have been a family tradition since childhood, and it is normal to be one of the best." Brother Mei, do you think this news is useful?"

Mei Laoqi said: "Brother Liu, this news is very important, I must tell the Lord this news in person, and I should give you a good haode credit." ”

Shopkeeper Liu said happily: "Thank you Brother Mei for that." ”

However, he was a little puzzled and asked, "Please also ask Brother Mei to know about the maze, and I don't feel anything abnormal about this news?"

Mei Laoqi smiled and said: "Hehe, Brother Liu, this is the difference between the central and local governments, and the asymmetry of information must have long been different in the estimation of news." Let me tell you honestly, do you know why you were specially transferred from other places to this Tanjia Village last year?"

Shopkeeper Liu shook his head blankly.

Mei Laoqi said in a low voice: "The lord has an old friend who is not very close, and he has a lot of festivals with Tan Yefeng in the past, but Tan Yefeng's martial arts are not far from him, so Tan Yefeng has always endured it, who knows, at the beginning of last year, the lord got the news that Tan Yefeng fought his old friend, and was killed by Tan Yefeng at the feet of no shadow." The lord was very surprised, how could Tan Yefeng's skills be so advanced? This made the brother find an opportunity to transfer Brother Liu here. ”

Shopkeeper Liu was stunned.

Mei Laoqi whispered again: "This matter belongs to the level of secrecy, I am afraid that the old brother will not understand, and he will lose useful information in vain, so I will tell the truth, I hope that the old brother will keep it secret, and pay more attention to it in the future, if you have the merit, can't you also recommend it in the next place?"

Shopkeeper Liu hurriedly bowed down and said, "I know, Brother Mei, with the general direction, I won't fish in troubled waters, I believe that with the breakthrough of Third Young Master Tan, I will definitely live up to the expectations of the Lord and Brother Mei's recommendation." ”

Mei Laoqi also nodded.

The two talked a little more, and when the sky was a little white, they went down the mountain separately.

These two people exchanged such a confidential thing in the barren mountains and wild temples, but they just clicked Zhang Xiaohua's sleeping hole, treated him as a dead thing, and did not shy away from it, and when they left, they did not do the work of cutting grass and roots, patting their butts and leaving, which was very chic.

In fact, otherwise, the black-clothed man Mei Laoqi who came before had no intention of letting Zhang Xiaohua live until the early morning, so he didn't look at Zhang Xiaohua's face at all, just a lost child, and when he left, he was just a dead point, where is there a chance to live?

However, the later black-clothed shopkeeper Liu was cautious, and first lit Zhang Xiaohua's sleeping hole, he knew the strength of the shopkeeper Liu, there were no twelve hours, it would not be self-extricating, the bonfire in the wild temple, when the two were talking, had been extinguished, they did not add dead branches, one day and one night, in this winter when the water was dripping into ice, who could survive it?

In the concept of Mei Laoqi and Shopkeeper Liu, this child, no matter why he came to this mountain temple, that is, he was unlucky, and he did not point his death hole because he had the virtue of a good life, and he had no reason to get out alive, and he must have been frozen to death.

And when Mei Laoqi was leaving, he also had the intention to make up for it, but unfortunately, he was let go first by the shopkeeper Liu, where was he embarrassed to be in front of the shopkeeper Liu, and didn't believe in the way the shopkeeper Liu handled it?

In their eyes, this kind of murderous thing is really like clapping their hands and killing a fly, and they don't want to think about it, a teenager, lost in a barren mountain, can easily find a place to sleep, and people sleep to death, what's in the way of you? If so, it is better to die at that time, and you will have to suffer such torture before you die.

It's a pity, Ji people have their own natural appearance, wait for the two people to walk for a long time, the sky is getting brighter, that day a ray of sunshine swept through the mountain temple, was lit to sleep in the cave Zhang Xiaohua, suddenly opened his eyes, as usual, a flickering in the eyes, flat stretched, sat up, look around, there are no heatless bonfire ashes, then remembered last night, stretched his waist, secretly glad in his heart, if there is no wild temple, he still doesn't know how to spend the long night.

After wiping her face with the snow outside, Zhang Xiaohua shook her spirit and practiced boxing and sword moves, until her body was completely comfortable, she was able to end her momentum, eat some dry food, and prepare to go down the mountain to find a market town.

But out of the mountain temple, looking at the snow-capped mountains, Zhang Xiaohua frowned fiercely, Master Jingxuan is really harmful, what kind of hidden ghost place are you looking for, you walked for a day before you came to this mountain range, how to go next?

While hesitating and cursing, Zhang Xiaohua's eyes suddenly lit up, and in front of the steps of the mountain temple, a few lines of footprints could be seen!

The footprints of the little feet are naturally Zhang Xiaohua's own, and there are a few rows of big feet next to them, needless to say, they must have been left by others when they came to the mountain temple. Zhang Xiaohua was excited for a while, when she came yesterday, it was already night, naturally she didn't see it, if it was bright today, but she pointed out the direction to herself, this mountain temple is really very spiritual, no wonder there are still people coming in such a remote area.

However, there don't seem to be any statues in the mountain temple.

But is there a statue of a god, how can Zhang Xiaohua care? After thanking this inexplicable god in her heart, Zhang Xiaohua cleaned up and prepared to follow this footprint to find the market town.

At the very least, you can find a place where there are people.

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