In the evening, Aunt Ye Tian and his family all came to this courtyard. The usually deserted courtyard suddenly became lively. Liu Lanlan and Tang Xuexue were similar in age and they soon started playing together.
After dinner, Ye Tian returned to his room alone, poured out a wound medicine from the porcelain bottle on the bookcase, and then put the last remaining zodiac weapon in his pocket.
After thinking for a while, Ye Tian opened the cabinet under the bookcase, and after removing a wooden board with his hand, a safe with a password was revealed.
Ye Tian specially asked Wang Gong to order this for him, specifically to store some items that Ye Tian considered very precious in his heart, such as the compass left by his master and the master's secret techniques, which were all placed inside.
Ye Tian didn't know what was going on in Quyang, so it was always safer to be prepared.
When Ye Tian was twelve years old, when the old Taoist was sealing the death door of the Yin cave in the ancient tomb in the mountain, if he hadn't escaped with the help of a magic weapon, he would probably have been injured by the almost physical evil energy there.
Although Ye Tian's ability at this time was already better than that of the old Taoist, and his mastery of techniques was not comparable to that of Li Shanyuan, he was careful not to make a big mistake, and Ye Tian did not dare to be careless in the slightest.
Daqi Tongbao, Wuhen and the jade magic weapon were naturally kept close to their bodies. After putting the compass into a backpack, Ye Tian went to the middle courtyard and called out his father who was chatting with Tang Wenyuan.
"What is it? Mysterious?"
Ye Dongping was in a good mood today. After Tang Wenyuan went to the bank with him, he transferred not 30 million, but 40 million directly. The extra 10 million was considered as his own rent.
However, Ye Dongping is not planning to change his car. In addition to applying for three more 3 million cards, he has saved the remaining 37 million. His son is still young now, so he may need it some time in the future.
Money.
"Dad, I'll be leaving in a minute, please give me the car keys!" Ye Tian stretched out his hand to his father.
"Didn't you say you were leaving tomorrow?" Ye Dongping looked at his son in confusion, "You don't have a driver's license either. It would be very troublesome if you were caught while out..."
Ye Tian shook his head and said, "Dad, it's okay. Are you still worried about my driving skills? Give me the old car. You can go get a new one. You'll lose your status driving Santana!"
Ye Tian originally wanted to leave tomorrow, but he didn't trust the words of that boy Zhou Xiaotian. If the compass magic weapon couldn't suppress the Yin points, it would be even more troublesome to deal with it.
But now, there are no cars from Yanjing to Quyang. Ye Tian can only drive there by himself. Safety is not a big problem. After all, when Ye Tian was fourteen or fifteen years old, he drove his father's car back and forth.
It is between the county seat and Maoshan.
"What kind of good car should I buy? Don't show off when you have money."
After hearing his son's words, Ye Dongping glared at him angrily and lectured: "I'm telling you, there are many richer people in Sijiu City than you. Don't they still only have peanuts in Erguotou?"
"It's not like I'm showing off, I bought it and you drove it. When you go out to do business these days, it's better to drive a Mercedes-Benz than to break up a Santana, right?"
Ye Tian chuckled and stretched out his hand, took out the car key from his father's trouser pocket, and said, "Dad, I won't go to the front. Just tell the old man later!"
Ye Dongping had no choice but to chase after his son and asked: "I said, you have to tell me where you are going, right?"
"Quyang, Hebei..." Ye Tian's body had already entered the garage in the backyard, and his voice came out far away.
"This brat has been restless all day long!" Ye Dongping stamped his feet and returned to the middle courtyard with a look of helplessness.
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It is more than 200 kilometers from Yanjing to Quyang, and there is no direct access by expressway. After turning north from Baoding and getting off the expressway, it was already past 11 o'clock at night. By the time Ye Tian arrived at Quyang, it was already past 1am.
This small county town located at the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain did not have many entertainment venues. At midnight, there was no one on the road at all. Ye Tian could not find anyone even if he wanted to ask for directions.
After driving along the road for more than ten minutes, Ye Tian saw a game room with the door ajar, stopped the car, took a pack of cigarettes, went in and said a lot of good things, and then asked about the guest house where Zhou Xiaotian was staying.
"Damn, this kid isn't so poor, is he?"
When Ye Tian found the guest house, it was another hour later. Looking at the guest house that looked like a private house, Ye Tian couldn't help but curse.
This is a small three-story building. The walls outside the building are almost peeled off. You can see rows of heaters outside. Next to the signboard of "Shunfeng Guesthouse", there is a sign for a bathhouse.
Ye Tian was confused. He just spent 30,000 yuan to buy an object from this guy some time ago. He didn't know how to find a better place to live?
Naturally, this shabby guest house has no parking lot. Ye Tian thought for a moment, parked the car on a road more than a hundred meters away from the guest house, took out his bag and entered the guest house.
The stairway leading to the second floor was converted into a room with dim lights. Ye Tian glanced through the glass and saw a fat woman whose age he couldn't tell, sleeping soundly on the table.
"Hey, eldest sister, I want to stay in a hotel, are there any rooms?"
Ye Tian knew that Zhou Xiaotian would definitely not use his real name when he lived here. If he wanted to find someone, he would probably beat him out with a broom immediately.
After knocking on the glass several times, the woman raised her head, looked at Ye Tian with sleepy eyes, and said angrily: "Twenty yuan a night for a room with six people, thirty yuan for a room with four people!"
Ye Tian frowned and asked: "Sister, I'm a light sleeper and can't hear anyone snoring. Is there a room for myself?"
"I want to stay in a single room and go to a hotel. What are you doing here?"
The woman became more and more impatient. She took out a notebook with her saliva on it from where she had just been lying, flipped it over and said, "There is another room for eighty yuan a night!"
In fact, the most expensive single room here is only fifty yuan a night, but the fat ladies saw that Ye Tian was well-dressed and just wanted to kill him. The remaining twenty yuan can be used in their own pockets.
"Okay, eighty is eighty, here's the money and the ID card!" Ye Tian handed in the 100 yuan and ID card from the small window that opened.
However, the money was accepted, and the ID card was thrown out together with a key by the fat lady. "We don't need an ID card to live here. We have 20 yuan as a deposit. It will be refunded when you leave. The fourth floor on the second floor is
You can go to a room by yourself."
Ye Tian didn't say much. He took the key and ID card and turned around and went up to the second floor. After opening the door and entering the room, he patted his head and said, "Hey, I'm really going back more and more!"
Ye Tian should have thought of it a long time ago. Considering the kind of work Zhou Xiaotian does, the lower the profile, the safer. If he dares to stay in a hotel, when the incident happens, the Public Security Bureau will investigate the people who stayed during this period.
It's a sure thing once caught.
In a guest house like this, you pay twenty or thirty yuan a night, and no one will ask you to register your ID card. The people staying here are a mixed bag, making it a good place to hide.
Ye Tian was originally well versed in these matters. When he and Lao Dao traveled around the world, they basically lived in these places. However, after a few years of leisurely life, Ye Tian temporarily forgot about this.
After driving for five or six hours, Ye Tian was also a little tired. Although he knew that Zhou Xiaotian lived in the room by the window on this floor, he didn't bother to look for him.
Using his backpack as a pillow, Ye Tianheyi lay on the bed and slept until dawn. It was around nine o'clock the next morning before he got up from the bed.
This kind of guest house does not have a bathroom, and there is no provision of toothbrushes or toothpaste. There is a dedicated toilet and washing area on one floor.
After washing up, Ye Tian came to Zhou Xiaotian's room door with his bag in hand. He put his ear against the door and listened. There was a slight and rapid breathing sound coming from inside. It seemed that this kid was really hurt.
Not light.
"Dang Dang!"
Ye Tian gently knocked on the door, and the sound of breathing inside immediately disappeared. After the bed board made a sound, Ye Tian heard a few imperceptible footsteps.
"Who?" Zhou Xiaotian's deep voice came from the door.
"Open the door!" Perhaps because of this guy's influence, Ye Tian was speaking every word now.
"Come in!" After hearing Ye Tian's voice, the people inside seemed to relax. The sound of the door lock twisting was heard, and the door was opened a crack.
When Ye Tian walked in, Zhou Xiaotian stretched out his head and looked outside the door, then closed the door, locked it, and inserted the latch inside the door.
"Are you tired from living?"
When Zhou Xiaotian came back, looking at his pale face without a trace of blood, Ye Tian's original anger also went out.
As a quack magician with a heritage, he actually ended up in such a miserable state, so although Ye Tian was very unhappy with him, because they were peers, Ye Tian also felt a little uncomfortable.
"I'm tired, but I still have to live, cough... cough cough!" Before Zhou Xiaotian could finish his sentence, he coughed violently, and Ye Tian could clearly feel the cold and evil aura on his body.
Without the compass to protect him, Zhou Xiaotian's body is at best a little stronger than an ordinary person's body. What he practices is not a magician's technique, and he cannot resist the erosion of the evil cold air.
Ye Tian shook his head and looked around the room. He was stunned and asked with a frown: "Is this all you eat? Where is the money you earned from me some time ago?"
On the table in front of the window, there were several bags of pickled mustard and four or five frozen hard steamed buns placed next to the pickled mustard. The hot water in the ceramic jar had no trace of heat left.
