After noon, Shi Xuan and Ding Mingde were ready to leave because they had to rush to Yuhua Pavilion. The two stood up and said goodbye to Yan Jujian. At the same time, Ding Mingde politely invited Yan Jujian to accompany them. After all, both parties
The destination is the same and they are meeting again. It would be rude not to invite them. But after all, Yan Jujian's identity and origin are not clear. If they really go together, they will waste a lot of energy to be on guard, so they just politely
After inviting you, if the other person is interested, he will naturally decline.
Unexpectedly, Yan Jujian didn't mean to refuse at all, and directly agreed. Shi Xuan and the two were unable to get off the tiger, so they had to ask him to get on the carriage. For Shi Xuan, maybe this is good, the danger in the open is better than the shadow in the dark
Much easier to deal with.
Zheng Daniu's face turned green when he looked at Yan Jujian's burly figure, but Shi Xuan's promise of a reward of five taels of silver prevented him from objecting. He could only watch Yan Jujian step onto the carriage, causing the carriage to creak under the pressure.
There was a creaking sound, and even the two horses in front involuntarily took a small step back.
Two horses pulled the heavy carriage slowly walking on the official road. Since Yan Jujian got on the carriage, he just sat cross-legged in the back and basically didn't talk much, except for occasionally asking Ding Mingde a few words, and for Shi Xuan
Completely ignored, even Shi Xuan could feel a slight caution.
Shi Xuan felt more and more that this trip to Tongxuan Mountain was weird, but since he was going to seek immortality and seek Taoism, and he had the means to keep things under control, there was no way he could just give up.
The weird atmosphere in the carriage continued to the foot of Tongxuan Mountain. Just after half the time, Shi Xuan could already see the three words "Tongxuan Mountain" written on the boundary monument at the foot of the mountain.
After giving Zheng Daniu some money and sending him away, Shi Xuan made an excuse to go behind a mountain wall, intending to take this opportunity to hear what Yan Jujian, who was a little wary of him, would say to Ding Mingde after he left.
After arriving at the mountain wall, Shi Xuan leaned against the rock, closed his eyes and adjusted his breath, entering an ethereal state, using his keen senses to the fullest. Because the distance here was far, he could not hear as casually as before.
As expected, I heard Yan Jujian say in a low voice: "I wonder if little brother Ding knows what happened when a certain family came to Shuanghu Village in Tongxuan Mountain?"
"No, aren't you looking for an old friend?" Ding Mingde said in a confused voice.
"Yes, a certain family's friend came to Tongxuan Mountain two years ago, but no news came back. A certain family was worried about his safety, so they came here to find him."
"Are you in danger in the mountains? It is said that there are many ferocious beasts on this mountain."
"Hahahaha, will he die from the mouth of a wild beast?" Yan Jujian mocked, unable to control his volume.
"That...that is?" Ding Mingde said hesitantly.
"After a certain family came to Chuzhou City, they conducted secret investigations for a long time and found that many people disappear in Tongxuan Mountain every year, and they all have one thing in common. Hey, do you know what it is?" Yan Jujian did not directly
Answered and moved to another topic.
"Been, eaten by a wild beast?" Ding Mingde replied dully.
"Hey, they are either people like you, whose parents have died, or people who are away from home all the time and don't go home for several years. In short, they are people who will not cause too much trouble even if they disappear.
."
"Ah? How, how, how could it be possible!" Ding Mingde was a little frightened.
"So, a certain family originally wanted to go up the mountain to explore by themselves, but by chance I heard that you were going to Shuanghu Village in Tongxuan Mountain. I remembered that a certain family's friend also mentioned this place name in a letter to me, so I came over to take a look.
After asking, they found out that you are a person whose parents both died, and combined with the information that a certain family had found out before, a certain family decided to go with you."
"I, I, I'm not going." His teeth began to chatter, and he was about to retreat.
"Brother Ding, don't you think it's too late to go back now that you've reached the foot of Tongxuan Mountain?" Yan Jujian said in a playful voice.
"You...what are you doing? Brother Zi'ang, by the way, I'll go back with Brother Zi'ang!"
"Hey, your brother Ziang doesn't have to take you back!"
"What's the meaning?!"
"He is a hidden master. If he wants to kill you, it would be easier than killing a chicken!"
"It's difficult, can't it be possible! No way! Brother Zi'ang is generous and generous, and he has the legacy of the ancients. He is a gentleman at first sight!" Ding Mingde retorted excitedly, and the more he spoke, the smoother he spoke, and the last half of the sentence was completed in one go.
"A certain family doesn't read much, but I still heard a saying, which is, you can't have the intention to harm others, and you can't have the intention to let others go. I'm afraid you two haven't known each other for a long time." Yan Jujian said leisurely.
"This, this..." Ding Mingde was speechless.
"Brother Ding, since you are here, why not take a certain family to investigate and get to the bottom of things and completely solve the troubles? Otherwise, even if you return home, you will not be safe and may even harm your loved ones."
"Cousin, yes! Cousin, he is coming too!"
"That's right, let's go with a certain family. Without boasting, the certain family can definitely keep you safe, little brother. Although your brother Zi'ang is very powerful in martial arts, he may not be able to win.
Pass a certain house with one hand." Yan Jujian's calm voice was full of confidence.
"This..." Ding Mingde's hesitant voice.
"In this world, including the hidden old monsters, those who can defeat a certain family can be counted with ten fingers." Yan Jujian's calm voice gave people a lot of confidence.
"Okay! I promise you!" Ding Mingde gritted his teeth and agreed.
Seeing that the two of them had finished their discussion, Shi Xuan stayed behind the mountain wall for a while, then slowly walked out, and apologized to the two of them with a smile on his face, saying that he had a bad stomach.
Yan Jujian still looked indifferent to Shi Xuan, while Ding Mingde, who was not good at acting, responded to Shi Xuan with a slightly evasive attitude. Shi Xuan pretended not to see it and urged the two of them to go up the mountain together. This Tongxuan
The mountain looks weird and big, but we won’t go to places that aren’t weird.
The three of them walked silently on the mountain road, especially Ding Mingde, whose face was so heavy with fear that his waist was almost bent. If Yan Jujian hadn't been standing behind him, Shi Xuan doubted whether he would have said "Ah"
After shouting, he turned around and ran away.
Tongxuan Mountain is deep and peaceful, and the birds are chirping crisply. Even in the hot summer, you can feel the cool air. In this environment, the three of them soon arrived at a luxuriously decorated pavilion with hanging
The three seal characters "Yuhua Pavilion" are written on the plaque. There is a stone tablet on the left side of the pavilion, which records the history of this pavilion. It was built with donations from the previous dynasty. Twenty years ago, and three years ago, there were Chuzhou City respectively.
Rich people donated money for repairs.
After Ding Mingde saw this pavilion, he said to Shi Xuan and Yan Jujian: "My cousin said that the chief steward of Shuanghu Village will be waiting for me here from the beginning of Youshi. There are still more than two quarters of minutes until Youshi, so why don't we just go there?"
Enter the pavilion to rest for a while."
Shi Xuan nodded in agreement, Yan Jujian did not comment, and the three of them entered the pavilion and sat down on each side. Shi Xuan planned to take advantage of this interval to regain his energy and prepare for the next trip, so after sitting down, he closed his eyes and rested his mind, and his inner energy began to slow down.
Running. I don't know if Yan Jujian paid the same attention as Shi Xuan. Anyway, Shi Xuan noticed that he was sitting with his eyes closed and not saying a word. Ding Mingde was restless, standing up several times and wanted to go to Yan Jujian, but he was hesitant.
He walked back and sat down again.
When Qi was flowing, time flew by quickly, and soon the sun began to turn westward. Ding Mingde judged from the shadow that it was almost the hour of You, so he stood up and prepared to wake up the other two people. But before he could speak, he saw Shi Xuan and Yan Ju.
Jian opened his eyes respectively.
Shi Xuan stood up and said with a smile: "It seems that Youshi is coming soon." At this time, Shi Xuan saw a figure coming out of the corner of the mountain road in the distance, "Uh, is that the big housekeeper?" He pointed his hand over there.
Ding Mingde hurriedly turned around to look, but unfortunately his eyesight was poor and he could only see a blurry black shadow.
The figure staggered over, and it took him a while to burn the incense before he came close. He was an old-looking man, wearing colorful black cloth clothes and a military hat. The hair exposed from the hat was completely white.
His face was deeply wrinkled, like orange peel, and his whole body was dry and thin. He was holding a big red lantern with the word "王" written on it.
Shi Xuan looked at the old man and felt a strange feeling in his heart. It seemed that something was contained in this body. Unfortunately, it was not convenient to use magic to open his eyes to see it now.
Yan Jujian gently pushed Ding Mingde, who was frozen on the spot, and Ding Mingde stepped forward and saluted as if he suddenly understood: "Is the old man the chief steward of the Wang family in Shuanghu Village?"
The old man raised his head, looked at Ding Mingde with cloudy eyes, returned the salute, and said in a hoarse voice: "It's the old man, but Mr. Ding Mingde?"
"Is this the name of the butler?"
"Old man's natural surname is Wang. Don't dare to offend Mr. Ding's ears with a cheap name. Just call him steward Wang. Who are these two?" The chief steward saw Shi Xuan and Yan Jujian behind Ding Mingde.
"These two are my friends, Shi Xuan, Shi Zi'ang and Yan Jujian. I sent them here to visit Tongxuan Mountain. I wonder if I can take them to Shuanghu Village to stay overnight tonight?" Ding Mingde seems to have already arrived.
Think about what to say.
The chief steward's turbid eyes looked back and forth at Shi Xuan and the two of them. Shi Xuan felt a chill, as if he was being stared at by some cold-blooded animal.
After a few moments of silence, the butler said calmly: "Since he is Mr. Ding's friend and a guest of Shuanghu Village, he is naturally welcome. I'm afraid he may not be greeted well."
"It's such an intrusion, so I'd like to thank the housekeeper first." Ding Mingde was secretly pushed by Yan Jujian again, and he hurriedly expressed his gratitude, which finally finalized the matter.
The chief steward glanced at the three of them again, then half-turned around and said, "Three distinguished guests, stay with me. The road in the mountains is very foggy and it's easy to get lost." Then he picked up the lantern and staggered towards the way he came.
Shi Xuan and the other three looked at each other, Ding Mingde closed his eyes and followed closely behind the butler, while Shi Xuan and Yan Jujian walked side by side at the end.