Chapter 5: The Devil's Trail (1/4)
Twenty miles north of Tailai Mountain, there is a small city that stands according to Taize, which is Beizecheng.
Although the city has a population of only a few thousand, it is also prosperous and lively. Although the Cloud Piercing Sword Sect has its own fields and vassal tenant farmers, and they don't have to worry about eating and drinking, many daily necessities still have to be purchased in Beize City, so the relationship with Beize City is very close, and there are several industries that belong to the Cloud Piercing Sword Sect in the city, such as the Qingyun Inn in the South City, which is one of them.
At this moment, Zhang Dahai, the shopkeeper of Qingyun Inn, was standing outside the door of the inn with a few small servants with his fat belly, constantly looking in the direction of the city gate, as if he was anxiously waiting for someone, and even the few guests in the inn forgot to take care of them.
In the midst of the people coming and going, he suddenly saw three men and one woman and four young people coming over, Zhang Dahai couldn't help but be happy, and immediately greeted him, and said with a flattering smile, "Young Sect Master, you are finally here, let the sea wait." ”
In the Cloud Piercing Sword Sect, the only person who can be called the young sect master is naturally the son of the sect master Liu Yi, Liu Yu.
Liu Yu was about twenty-three or fourteen years old, holding a long sword in his hand, and wearing a gray and white suit with embroidered edges, but he was full of energy. On the left and right of Liu Yu are Liu Susu and Xu Cen. Xu Cen smiled on his face, while Liu Susu was curious and excited, and kept looking around. As for the last person, it was Xiao Suifeng, who was as indifferent as ever, only with his head down, as if he was not interested in everything.
At this time, five days have passed since Xiao Suifeng first arrived at the Cloud Piercing Sword Sect, and everyone is already familiar with Xiao Suifeng's temperament, but they don't care.
Seeing that Yu Yanhui's birthday day was getting closer and closer, Ning Xufeng was even more busy. At this time, the eyeliner of the Cloud Piercing Sword Sect in Beize City reported that some suspected spies of the Cold Moon Sect had been found in Beize City, and there seemed to be a plot.
At this time, the people of the righteous path were about to gather in the Cloud Piercing Sword Sect, Liu Yi naturally did not dare to be careless, and immediately asked Liu Yu and a few people to go down the mountain to check. Liu Yu's cultivation is naturally not weak among the younger generation of disciples, but it is difficult to belong to the masters, Liu Yi can't rest assured, but the masters in the door can't get out, so they can only ask Xiao Suifeng to go with him. Xiao Suifeng also had nothing to do on Ning Xufeng, so of course he would not shirk it.
At this moment, as soon as the four of them entered the city, they saw Zhang Dahai, the shopkeeper of Qingyun Inn, coming out. Among the four, Liu Yu has always been arrogant and not good at greetings. Although Liu Susu is ordinary and lively, she is a woman after all, and she is also extremely reserved in front of strangers. And Xiao Suifeng, not to mention, is extremely indifferent, and he won't even say anything good when facing Liu Yi or even Yu Yanhui and others, let alone others. So, this greeting and politeness could only be taken by Xu Cen.
Xu Cen often goes down the mountain to procure, and he is also familiar with this Dahai, the two smiled and greeted for a while, and Zhang Dahai welcomed the four of them into the inn and brought them to the backyard.
In a guest room, several people sat down, Zhang Dahai looked at Liu Yu with a smile and said, "I didn't want this matter to be so important to the sect, and it alarmed the young sect master to come in person, the sea really didn't expect it." ”
Zhang Dahai is also a disciple of the Cloud Piercing Sword Sect, although his martial arts are mediocre, but he is good at management, and has been taking care of this inn for the Cloud Piercing Sword Sect, but he has also obtained a deacon position in the Cloud Piercing Sword Sect. It's just that Liu Yu has always only respected the strong, and it is the businessman who looks down on him the most, so he naturally has no good impression of Zhang Dahai, so at this moment, Zhang Dahai only nodded lightly and did not answer.
Seeing that Zhang Dahai was a little embarrassed, Xu Cen immediately came out to make a round: "Deacon Zhang doesn't know, now that Elder Taishang's life is approaching, the righteous path of the world has gathered in my Cloud Piercing Sword Sect, and there is really no room for a single mistake." After the news of Deacon Zhang reached the sect, the sect master attached great importance to it, but the elders and deacons in the sect couldn't get out, so they could only let the third senior brother take a few of us to check first, if the situation was really serious, the sect might have to send the elders over. ”
Zhang Dahai listened to the importance of the sect, but he also put away the smile on his face, and glanced at Xiao Suifeng, who was sitting on the side with his eyes closed, Zhang Dahai saw his eyes, and couldn't help asking, "I don't know who this is?"
Xu Cen smiled, "This is Senior Uncle Xiao, who studied under a senior in the sect, who had not been on the mountain before, and had only recently returned to the sect, so the deacon didn't recognize him." Zhang Dahai glanced at Xiao Suifeng carefully, a little surprised, and didn't seem to expect that this young man would be a second-generation disciple. Xu Cen knew that there was some obscurity about Luo Qingfeng's affairs in the sect, so he diverted the topic and asked, "Can Deacon Zhang carefully talk about the matter of the previous newspaper and the sect, and I can wait for a few people to investigate." ”
Zhang Dahai was stunned for a moment, nodded, and told the things found by the eyeliner.
The Cloud Piercing Sword Sect has installed many eyeliners in Beize City, and Zhang Dahai is not only responsible for the operation of the inn, but also responsible for the liaison of these eyeliners. Just a few days ago, his subordinates inadvertently found the Cold Moon Sect's waning moon mark in the city, and under the investigation, they found several sneaky warriors. Zhang Dahai was suspicious that he was a member of the Demon Dao Cold Moon Sect, and he didn't dare to act rashly, so he immediately reported back to the sect.
After listening to Zhang Dahai, Xu Cen glanced at Liu Yu and said solemnly, "In the past half a year, the activities of the Cold Moon Sect have become more and more rampant, and even several small sects have been exterminated one after another, and there is a great tendency to directly start a war with my Middle Earth Righteous Path. This time Master Tai's birthday ceremony, the righteous people gathered, it is difficult to guarantee that the Demon Sect will not take the opportunity to make trouble, third senior brother, this matter has to be careful. ”
Liu Yu nodded, "Don't worry, I know it in my heart." As he spoke, he looked at Zhang Dahai and asked, "You said those people have two strongholds outside the city?"
Zhang Dahai nodded, "For the time being, only two strongholds have been found, located in the east and west of the city, with three or four people each, and no Demon Sect masters have been found." ”
Liu Yu pondered for a while, looked at Xu Cen and said, "That's it, let's go to those two strongholds tonight first, don't startle the snake for the time being, and we'll discuss it when we come back after investigating the situation, if the situation is serious and difficult to solve, we will report to the sect and ask the sect master and the elders of the sect to deal with it." ”
Xu Cen nodded, "It should be so," After a pause, Xu Cen looked at Xiao Suifeng, "That's it, the third senior brother and I will go to the west of the city together, and the junior uncle will go to the east of the city, how about it?"
Liu Yu said yes, Xiao Suifeng opened his eyes and nodded, indicating that he had no problem. But Liu Susu on the side shouted, "What about me? What am I doing?"
Looking at his delicate sister, Liu Yu smiled rarely, "You just stay in the inn and don't walk around." ”
Liu Susu immediately stood up, "No, I don't want to stay alone in the inn, since Daddy asked me to come out with you, he asked me to do things with you." Brother, don't underestimate me, I have also practiced the eighth sword in the Cloud Piercing Nine Sword Technique, which is not much worse than you and the sixth senior brother, and I will not hold you back. ”
"No, you stay in the inn!" Liu Yu didn't let go.
"Why can't you?" Liu Susu also drank coquettishly, "Brother, you don't believe me, why don't we compare the two of us now?"
Zhang Dahai smiled bitterly, Xu Cen also shook his head again and again when he saw this, seeing Liu Yu staring at Liu Susu with a cold face, he sighed, stood up, and said, "Forget the third senior brother, you just let the little junior sister go, let her go to the east of the city with the little uncle, there should be no problem with the little uncle taking care of her." ”
Liu Yu suddenly hesitated. He also understands the character of his sister, who is used to being not afraid of heaven and earth by the elders in the sect, if he forcibly leaves her in the inn, he is really worried that Liu Susu will sneak out alone in the middle of the night, which is really dangerous. At that moment, Liu Yu sighed and said, "Okay, you are with Uncle Shi, and everything is up to Uncle Shi." ”
Liu Susu secretly glanced at Xiao Suifeng, nodded, and muttered in a low voice, "It's pretty much the same." ”
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