The sky was slightly white, sweeping away the previous darkness, and the red sun slowly rose from the horizon, and became brighter and brighter in the sky.

A man and a woman are flying in the air, and from time to time the two will talk a few words, the man is Xia Mingfeng, and the beautiful woman wearing a black gauze dress next to him is Ji Duyu, and the two accompanied Ji Wenxuan after breakfast. Xia Mingfeng couldn't hold back and wanted to investigate the disappearance of the branch as soon as possible, so he pulled Ji Duyu and already came out of Ji's house and flew towards the area where the branch was located.

"Brother Xia, look below, there is the Maple Leaf Valley of my Thousand Illusion World, the maple leaves are fiery red all year round, I don't know what caused it. Ji Duyu kept briefing Xia Mingfeng along the way.

Xia Mingfeng followed Ji Duyu's words and looked along her slender fingers. Sure enough, there was a valley below, surrounded by fiery red maple leaves, forming a fiery red circle, but the outside of the valley was still green, wrapping this fiery red valley in the dense forest, which was very beautiful.

"It's really strange, it's only spring and there are already maple leaves. ”

"Maple Valley is also a place where mortals and monks like to watch, but why there are maple leaves all year round, after many people come to investigate, they can't find a reason. ”

"Well, the view is really good. But, Ji Daoyou, let's hurry up. Although the scenery below is very beautiful and peculiar, Xia Mingfeng didn't have time to enjoy this wonder, sighed, and then began to urge Ji Duyu.

Ji Duyu nodded, knowing that he was in a little anxious, and he didn't speak, the speed began to speed up a little, the two stopped talking along the way, and flew for about an hour or so, and then came to the Xia family town in the Central Plains, and I don't know why, whether it is the main vein or the branch, the Xia family likes to set the family in the center. But it does not occupy the entire town like the main line, but belongs to the city where monks and mortals coexist.

"Yuanhua City" Xia Mingfeng looked at the three words above the city, and muttered a thought, there was no one at the city gate to collect the entrance fee to the city, and the two of them did not encounter anything, and they had already come to a restaurant opened by mortals.

"Two objective, upstairs with a quiet private room by the window, and a variety of snacks. As soon as Xiao Er saw Xia Mingfeng and Ji Duyu coming in, he thought they were two young couples, so he hurriedly introduced them to the private room.

"A private room by the window, and then a pot of tea. Xia Mingfeng didn't know what to say yet, so he heard Ji Duyu's faint voice.

"Okay, a pot of tea! Xiao Er shouted loudly, and then greeted the two of them with a smile and walked upstairs, and after entering a private room by the window, the little second brother smiled again: "Two guest officers, you just need to shout if you need anything." ”

After that, the little second brother turned around and walked out of the private room, and after the wooden door was closed, he saw Ji Duyu sipping tea while looking out the window, without looking at Xia Mingfeng.

"Ji Daoyou, shouldn't we go to Xia's house, what are we doing here?" After Xia Mingfeng finished speaking, she looked at Ji Duyu suspiciously, but she didn't answer at all, she kept looking out the window, not knowing what she was thinking.

Xia Mingfeng walked to the bed at the same time as she was looking, and with a sweep of his eyes, he found that the opposite side was actually the Xia family, and he could see the whole picture of the front yard of the Xia family.

It turned out to be a location in the middle of two streets, and the surroundings were transparent, and when they walked in from the gate, they didn't see the Xia family on the left, and after they came to the private room by the window upstairs, they saw the courtyard with the word Xia Mansion written on it.

"Why don't we go down and take a look?"

"If the disappearance of the Xia family is really planned by someone, I'm afraid that we will be discovered when we go to the Xia family, so I brought you to the restaurant. ”

After Xia Mingfeng listened, he nodded, and took a serious look at the gate of the two stone towers and unicorns, which were covered with cobwebs, and it seemed that no one had been here for a long time, frowning and thinking for a long time, he said after a while: "Little second brother." ”

"Come on, what do the two guest officers have to order?"

"Bring us two pastries. ”

"Guest officer, we have jujube cake, osmanthus cake, mung bean cake, red bean cake here..."

"Hehe, it's okay, you can just look at it yourself and order two copies. By the way, little second brother, what kind of person is this family on the other side, it looks like no one has lived in it for a long time. As soon as Xia Mingfeng finished speaking, the little second brother's mouth opened and closed quickly, and he hurriedly waved his hand to stop him from continuing, but instead opened his mouth to let him decide for himself, with a smile on his face like a tourist, he looked at Xia Fu outside the window and asked.

"Guest officer, are you asking about Xia Mansion?" this..."The little second brother was embarrassed, and he didn't say a reason for a long time.

Ji Duyu suddenly put an extra ingot of gold in his hand and put it on the table, and said to the little second brother: "Say it, these are yours after speaking." ”

The little second brother's eyes flashed, staring at the gold on the table without blinking, and then glanced at Xia Mingfeng, saw him nod with a smile, and then took a deep breath and said: "The two guest officers are not locals at first glance, since they want to know, I will tell the two of them." Don't look at the Xia family now, it used to be a famous family, but half a year ago, the entire courtyard, along with the clansmen and servants, all disappeared, there was no movement at all, and there were brave people who went in to look for it, but after entering, they didn't come out, and gradually it became a ghost mansion. Two guest officers, if you want to go in, you must think about it, if you are trapped inside and can't get out, then no one can save you. ”

As soon as the words fell, the little second brother looked at the faces of the two of them without a shocked look at them, but there were some doubts, and his heart sank, and he couldn't help but think that the two people in front of him must not be ordinary people, they must be immortal cultivators. Thinking of this, a trace of fanaticism gradually appeared in his eyes, but he didn't bother out loud, he was really afraid that the two immortal cultivators would be angry.

"So, when the second brother disappeared from the Xia family half a year ago, did you hear any movement?" Xia Mingfeng thought about what the second brother said, and asked again.

"Immortal Master, the shop was open until late that day, and the lanterns outside the gate of the Xia Mansion were still on, and there was no abnormality at all and I didn't hear any movement, but the next morning, the people in the entire courtyard were gone. The little second brother was waiting on the side, and when he heard the immortal master ask himself, he hurriedly said to Xia Mingfeng, his eyes looking at him more and more enthusiastically.

Xia Mingfeng noticed the eyes of the little second brother at this time, and smiled bitterly and said, "We are not immortal masters..."

"Yes, yes, Immortal Master... It's the guest officer, look at my mouth, I must have not recovered from yesterday's illness, it's all nonsense. The little second brother didn't wait for his words to finish, he hurriedly nodded and said three yes in a row, and as soon as he spoke, he suddenly gave himself a big mouth and said with a hint of flattery.

"Alright, well, let's go out with the gold. ”

"This"

"Huh?"

"Yes, yes, the villain understands. The little second brother bent down and nodded, exited the private room, closed the door, and only Xia Mingfeng and Ji Duyu were left in the room and began to discuss.