Ping'an Town, two miles down the mountain, has only more than 100 households. It usually seems a little lonely, but it is very lively in this season. Because now is the time for foreign merchants to collect furs and mountain goods.

The streets are bustling with people, shouting, hawking and laughing.

Yun is no stranger to this, every month he comes over to exchange some mountain goods for some rice and salt, and sometimes if he hunts a big animal with extra meat, he can also help the old guy exchange some wine for drink. Thinking of the old guy, I can't help but feel a little sad again.

"Brother Yun". A summons interrupted Cloud's thoughts.

When I looked up, it turned out to be a guy from the grocery store in town.

"Oh, little brother, I didn't bring anything today. I can't change things with the store. ”

"No, I've been waiting for you here for seven days. If you don't come again, I can't wait. ”

"Ahh

"I don't know, it's the boss who told me that you can't go back if you don't wait. Come with me, I'm afraid the boss is in a hurry."

So Yun ran with him to the town in confusion. The grocery store is not big, but there are a lot of miscellaneous items. The large shelves with wooden nails were filled with jars and jars, and the walls were hung with furs, hoes, and iron tools.

The boss was a little old man, with two mouse's beards, and a pair of thief eyes that were purring and turning, as if he were calculating anyone at any time. Usually exchange some rice or something with him, but he is so stingy that he can't wait to count it on every grain. Yun didn't have a good impression of him.

At this time, when he saw Yun coming in, he pulled him over as if he saw a relative, and said with a big smile: "Virtuous nephew, you are here, I have been waiting for you for seven days." ”

"Wait for me?" "What are you waiting for me?"

"It's not your grandfather yet, he made us wait for you. Seven days! I let Xiaobao wait for you at the entrance of the town every day. You see, I'm so busy now, I'm just this guy, and I can make a lot of money with less delay. Ahem! It's not easy to earn two taels of silver. Your grandfather said it would only be two or three days, but it would take so long. "He rambled on and on.

Yun interrupted him impatiently: "What's the matter with ......the boss? Ahem, don't talk about it. Why are you waiting for me?"

"That's the case with the eldest nephew, seven days ago, your old man came to my store to give me a box, saying that you will definitely come to town in two days, let us wait for you to arrive, and hand over the box to you. Behold, it was seven days, and he gave two taels of silver. ”

Yun couldn't help but shrink in his heart, seven days ago! Wasn't that the day he entered the mountain? What was in the box? How did the old guy calculate that he would come to town? Why was he killed for no reason? Silver, when did the old guy have silver? As soon as he made a move, it was two taels, and these two taels were enough for him to drink for a few months. Anyway, let's see what's in the box first.

So he hurriedly laughed: "Boss, it's not easy to walk on the mountain road due to heavy snow in the past two days, so it's delayed, no wonder." ”

"Okay, who made us old acquaintances. The old man turned his head to the back room and handed a small box to Yunyun: "We are serious businessmen! Look at it, don't miss anything. ”

Yun hurriedly smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay, don't order, I still don't believe you!

"Oh, he said that no matter what happens, you should leave immediately, and then find someone named Fang Zhongtian in Jiangbei. Say you can find him, and everything will be understood. ”

"Where am I going to find him?" Yun asked with a frown.

"How do I know!" he didn't say. The boss rolled his eyes and snorted. He just said that if you can find it, it is fate, and if you can't find it, don't force it. It's not bad to be a carefree woodcutter or hunter. After speaking, he muttered something about the business is not good. Yun was nagged by him, and was afraid of a crime, so he quickly turned around and ran away.

Carrying the box, the cloud found a place where no one dared to take a closer look, this box is a little familiar. Isn't this the old guy putting the herbs? The lock is still the one I picked up in the town a few years ago, and it took me half a month to study the structure of the lock before it was repaired, and I figured it out and threw it aside, how did it get to the old guy.

The right hand was secretly exerted, and with a snap, the lock post was broken. When the box was opened, the eyes were straight, and the snowflake silver ingots of ten taels were stacked in a full layer, and there were hundreds of taels without counting.

Oh my God, so much, the old guy wouldn't have ransacked the town's vault.

There is a second layer under the silver, which is a small cloth bag. Inside is an emerald green jade pendant, the dragon and phoenix carved on the top are lifelike, and the back is a vigorous dragon flying phoenix dance written in Korean characters.

This jade pendant cloud is very familiar, and there have been a few times when the old guy has taken it out after drinking and kept wiping it, coughing and sighing. Yun asked, but the old man told you what he should know, and don't ask if you shouldn't know, so he choked him back. I didn't see this piece of jade when I was sorting out the old guy's relics, and I didn't care too much about it, so I didn't expect it to appear here.

There was an oiled paper bag under the jade pendant that attracted the attention of Yunyun, and when he opened it, he saw that it was a piece of torn paper, crumpled and full of words. If you look closely, the hairs in the clouds are standing up, this is not paper, it is a skin, or a human skin. Yun has seen the fur of various animals in the past few years, and he knows that only human skin is so thin, and the words on it do not need to be guessed, it must be in the text. Such a large piece of skin should have been cut from someone's back.

Yun didn't dare to look at it anymore and stuffed the box into his baggage. After calming down his uneasy mood, the experience of the past few days stimulated his nerves almost crazy. Why did the old guy die? Why did I give myself these things? Who am I? Why did I follow the old guy for more than ten years? Who was the old fellow? Who killed him? Yun felt like his head was going to explode. Forget it, let's find a place to stay first, some things can't be figured out in a moment.

Carrying a burden, the clouds walked down the street, his mind was blank, just moving his legs mechanically. Suddenly, someone pulled his sleeve, and the clouds were agitated, so careless, he was carrying a huge amount of money and a blood feud, so that people didn't know when they got close, if the murderer of the old guy came to the door, he would have been killed a long time ago.

Naturally, he didn't look back at an elbow, and a snap hit the front of the person's chest. The man slammed and fell more than two feet away, struggling to get up.

Only then did Yun stand still and take a closer look, it turned out to be a Taoist, about fifty or sixty years old. At this time, his hair was already scattered, and his robe was filthy and covered with soil, and a fortune-telling banner was thrown far away, and it seemed that he did not know martial arts.

Yun scratched his head, a little embarrassed. hurriedly stepped forward to help the Taoist and apologized repeatedly: "Daoist, I didn't hurt you, did I'm really embarrassed!"

The man snorted and stood up and said angrily, "Young man, the reaction is not so big, is it?

Yun hurriedly laughed: "I'm really sorry Dao Chief, I was distracted just now, and my reaction was a little too aggressive." Let's see if you can move, do you want to see the doctor?"

The Taoist frowned and rubbed his chest: "Fortunately, my old bones are quite tough, otherwise you will be enough for me to lie down for half a year." Just now, I saw that your Yin Tang was black, and you had a photo of a murderer, so I kindly came to remind you, and I almost gave you these hundred and ten catties here!"

Yun Ben didn't believe in fate, but it was the embarrassing time that he had to cater to him: "Please ask the Taoist for advice, the kid will listen to you." ”

The man frowned and bared his teeth: "Help me go to the tea stall to sit first, and I almost didn't slow down in one breath." Yun could only laugh dryly and helped him find a tea stall.

After two cups of tea, Lao Dao's face was much better, and he said with an unfathomable face: "Little friend, can you borrow your left palm to take a look at the poor road." ”

Yun shook his head and smiled bitterly, but still handed his left hand as he said. Lao Dao looked at it and looked at the uncertain face and said: "Little friend, redeem the poor and speak bluntly." Your life is a fateful offense, and the punishment of yin and yang mistakes is past harm, even if there is a noble person to solve the star, there is no help. Punish the wife and children, and the marriage is difficult. Relatives and friends are punished, and six relatives are injured. Even though the martial arts are superb, it is also a lonely and lonely life. ”

Seeing that the old Tao said solemnly, Yun couldn't help but be skeptical. Hugging his fists and asking: "I still hope that the Taoist chief will give me some guidance." Is there a way to crack it?"

Lao Dao frowned and thought hard for a long time: "The second life is unsolvable, not only always brings disasters to the dearest people, but also dooms to be lonely all his life." Poor Dao is all about this, and I hope that the little friendship will do it for itself. After speaking, he picked up the banner and didn't float away with the nonsense of the clouds.