What Jiang Ran and Dao Wuming originally planned to say stopped right there.
Immediately afterwards, a voice was heard:
"A traveler is passing by here and wants to stay overnight. Is it convenient for the host's house?"
Jiang Ran frowned slightly:
"Did you see a ghost today? Why do every sound sound familiar to you?"
The meaning of Tang painting is thoughtful:
"It sounds familiar to me..."
Ruan Yuqing glanced at the two of them:
"This voice sounds like it's Cheng Tianyang, the chief escort of Tianyang Escort Agency."
After saying this, Jiang Ran and Tang Huayi were both stunned.
At the same time, the rickety old man had already stepped forward and pushed open the door of the post:
"Where are you officials from?"
There was still a group of people in the house whose identities had not been verified, and now another group came to the yard.
This made the rickety old man's attitude become obviously more irritable.
Jiang Ran gave the old man a strange look, looked past him and towards the group of people standing outside the door.
This group of people were obviously stunned by the rickety old man's question.
The leader stood in the raindrops that had just fallen with his hands clasped in his fists, his eyes a little confused.
It was Cheng Tianyang who had met once in Hongfeng Villa that day.
After the Shi Pingzhang incident at Hongfeng Villa was over, Jiang Ran once entrusted him to go to Cangzhou Mansion to deliver the dowry that Liu Wenshan and Ye Konggu had prepared for their daughters.
After saying goodbye, we will meet again now.
It's just that this time, Cheng Tianyang was not alone.
There were carriages around, six in total.
On each carriage, there were three or four large boxes. The boxes had seals on them and seemed to be sealed very tightly.
Beside the carriage were all the bodyguards, bodyguards, and escorts from the Tianyang Escort Agency.
Now I am setting up a pergola and looking into the house.
Cheng Tianyang didn't know the basics or details, so he was about to speak.
Then I heard a familiar voice coming from the house:
"It turns out to be Mr. Cheng. Long time no see. Where are you planning to go on business this time?"
Cheng Tianyang was stunned for a moment. He looked up and saw Jiang Ran pressing the knife with his hand and slowly stepping forward.
When their eyes met, she gave him a wink.
Cheng Tianyang, as the chief escort of the escort agency, is experienced in the world, and his rich experience is completely unmatched by ordinary people.
Hearing the words, he immediately thought deeply. Although he didn't know the specific details, Jiang Ran said this and asked himself to cooperate, so he smiled and said:
"Isn't this Brother Jiang? We really meet each other everywhere in life.
"To be honest... I am going to Changqing Mansion on this trip to escort a group of... ordnance.
"I didn't expect to meet Brother Jiang here."
It's surprising, but it's not surprising at all.
The news that Jiang Ran was going to hold a tea-tasting and piano-tasting conference at Sunset Ping had long been rumored in the world.
Tianyang Escort Agency is not interested in such things.
However, someone entrusted them with escorting escorts to Changqing Mansion, so of course they had to come.
I didn't expect to meet Jiang Ran and the others in Qiuciyi.
The rickety old man was surprised when he heard the two people's reply:
"What? Is Changqing Mansion going to fight with someone?
"Did the Li Kingdom invade? Or is the Qing Kingdom still determined to be evil? Oh my, the War of the Five Kingdoms has just subsided for a few years, why did the war break out again?"
When he said this, he rubbed his hands together vigorously, seeming to be anxious and circling all over the floor.
But in the end he sighed:
"Put your things away first. Military items must not be careless.
"Come in, come in and talk later."
Cheng Tianyang glanced at Jiang Ran with an unclear look.
Jiang Ran nodded slightly.
Cheng Tianyang then waved his hand, and his men behind him began to dump things.
Unloading the cart, unsaddling the horse, and tethering the horse are a set of procedures that are quite troublesome.
After they were settled, the rickety old man forgot to tell Wuming and the others that their identities had not yet been verified.
Later, the old man asked Cheng Tianyang what they wanted to eat, and he went to the kitchen to make a fool of himself.
Cheng Tianyang was even more careful than Jiang Ran and directly stated that they had brought dry food and water, so they could just take a bite.
The old man didn't worry too much and just nodded:
“We raise some chickens and ducks in the back yard, and we also store some wine in the cellar.
"If you like it, just go and do it yourself.
“When you go to bed at night, lock the doors and windows.
“This world, I don’t know when it started, has been unstable...
"So, don't run around at night.
"There is a possibility of encountering something unclean."
He was already very good-looking, and when he said this, he really frightened the few timid people present.
Of course, the most hopeless one is Tang Huayi.
She swallowed, held on to the mask of 'Li Tianxin', and said with pretense of pride:
"You old man, don't talk nonsense. Where are the monsters and monsters in this world?"
Li Tianyu nodded repeatedly:
"What brother said is true, not to mention that there is nothing. Even if it is true, brother's sword skills are not simple. He should be used to destroy ghosts and slay gods, so that they can see what the blade of the righteous path of the world is!"
Tang Huayi immediately glanced at Li Tianyu.
I said in my heart that if I look at a place with no one around, I will kill you with a knife.
Jiang Ran was delighted when he heard this. Seeing that the old man wanted to talk, he smiled and said:
"Old man, please go and rest first. We will take note of your instructions and won't wander around at night.
"We will leave early tomorrow morning."
"good."
The old man nodded when he heard this:
"Then eat early, and after eating, go to bed early... Hey, I'm getting old. I feel sleepy at night and the cock crows. I can't make a living anymore."
As he spoke, he took the oil lamp and went out.
With my hands, I managed to protect myself from the wind and rain, and the bean-sized fire gradually faded away.
"What's wrong with this guy?"
After the old man left, Dao Wuming finally couldn't help but ask:
"Qiuciyi Xiaosheng remembers that it has been abandoned for a long time. Where did this person come from?"
"You ask me, I still want to ask you."
Jiang Ran shook his head slightly: "Your identity is not simple. You probably travel in various inns. You have never met this person when you passed through this place in the past?"
Dao Wuming shook his head decisively:
"Such an honor, if Xiaosheng has the opportunity to see it, how can he forget it?"
"What's going on? Brother Jiang, isn't this old man from the inn?"
Cheng Tianyang also took a step forward at this time:
"Speaking of which, Cheng also heard about the fact that Qiuciyi had been abandoned a long time ago. So, he just planned this route...
"But I didn't expect that when we came today, not only were you here, but there was also an old man asking us what our official positions were.
"It really surprised me."
When Jiang Ran heard this, his expression was a little strange:
"Everyone has only heard about the situation in Qiuciyi?"
Dao Wuming nodded:
"I've never been here, so I just heard about it."
"Escorts travel around the world and travel everywhere. Although there are familiar routes, there are also places that have never been before... To be honest, this is really the first time for Cheng to come to this place."
Cheng Tianyang also said that he had never been to this place in the past.
Jiang Ran tapped his fingers lightly on the table, and glanced at Feng Wu and Ning Jiuyuan:
"Where are you two?"
Feng Wu snorted:
"I passed by this place before, but didn't come in."
Talk nicely, why are you humming?
The second ‘Li Tianxin’?
Jiang Ran was speechless for a moment.
But Ning Jiuyuan smiled and said:
"Young Master Jiang doesn't know something. The environment here is not good, and there are some strange stories.
"so……
"Although we travel around the world, we often don't pay attention to such strange things, but we still have to take precautions.
“Therefore, few people stay here.
"If the weather hadn't been bad tonight, we wouldn't have come here."
"Gonzo stories?"
Tang Huayi fully expresses what it means to be less courageous and curious, but to be addicted to food:
"What weird stories?"
"It's all just a matter of speculation."
Ning Jiuyuan thought for a while and said:
"About seven or eight years ago, several murders occurred in Qiuciyi.
“At that time, it was said that officials from the capital passed by and stayed overnight... When I woke up the next day, my head was missing, and an entourage who was traveling with me was also missing.
"This incident caused quite a stir. It is said that Long Yan was furious and immediately ordered Qiuci County to thoroughly investigate the case.
"But since then, the police officers who came to investigate the case and the officials who passed through this place often encountered mishaps.
“Besides, the death conditions are very miserable.
“Most of them had their heads missing, and some simply disappeared without a trace.
"Some people even swore that when they lived in Qiuciyi, they saw a headless ghost floating outside Qiuciyi. People who saw him would ask, 'Have you ever seen my head?'"
"This is getting more and more serious, and some people even say that if you answer 'I haven't seen it'.
"He would say, 'My head is on your neck, isn't it?' and then take the head away forcibly.
"If you answer 'I've seen it', he will ask you to take him to find his head.
"Then you just need to take him in circles, and when the rooster crows and dawn, he will disappear...
"However, most of these are just lies. Many people say they have seen it, but in fact they are spreading rumors. They are all untrustworthy.
“But troubles often happen here, which still makes people panic.
"Qiuci Post was forced to relocate and built a new post station twenty miles away.
"Since then, this place has gradually become less popular."
When Tang Huayi heard this, she grabbed the knife in her hand and said to Jiang Ran:
"In my opinion, it is not suitable to stay here for a long time..."
Ruan Yuqing nodded repeatedly:
"It's exactly what Brother Li said."
"..."
Jiang Ran was speechless for a while: "That happened seven or eight years ago. Come to think of it, even if there were people who were pretending to be here, they would have been gone by now. Besides, didn't the old man live well? Don't scare yourself.
.
“There is nothing more dangerous than traveling on a rainy night.
"Eat first. After you finish eating, have a good night's rest. Be more alert tonight. Even if there is really any problem, I don't think we may be able to do anything to you and me."
Hearing what Jiang Ran said, Tang Huayi could only secretly exhale and nodded while suppressing fear.
Feng Wu glanced at her, a little puzzled:
"Brother, are you, a grown man, still afraid of these nonsense?"
"I……"
Tang Huayi immediately sneered: "Absurd!"
Feng Wu also sneered, but did not continue to provoke, just glanced at Jiang Ran.
It means "Although your martial arts skills are high, the people around you are not very good".
Jiang Ran ignored him and greeted everyone to eat.
It's just that the food cooked is not too much, it is enough for Jiang Ran and his party to eat and drink, so it is not a big problem for Dao Wuming and the others to barely have a few bites.
But if Cheng Tianyang and others were added, it would not be enough.
Fortunately, Cheng Tianyang and the others had no intention of coming over to eat or drink.
Whether they are escorting the escort, they can rest assured of eating their own food. Moreover, there are many rules for escorting the escort, and they are not allowed to drink alcohol when going out.
So this meal was very relaxing.
They didn't even say too much to each other. At best, they just introduced Jiang Ran to the head escorts in the Tianyang Escort Agency.
After the meal was finished, everyone went back to their rooms to rest.
Qiuciyi has not been taken care of for many years, so the room is naturally not very clean.
Jiang Ran tidied it up a little, and then it was barely habitable.
After a day of tossing, he put on his clothes and lay down on the couch. The rain outside was like a hypnotic chapter, making him fall asleep quickly.
It's just that his merit is performed internally and his spirit is felt externally.
Even though he is soundly asleep, he can wake up instantly if there is even the slightest movement from the outside world.
In the blink of an eye, I fell asleep until midnight.
Jiang Ran suddenly opened his eyes.
Then he looked at the door.
He heard the door click, and someone was trying to pry the bolt of his door.
This man was quick with his hands and feet, and he quickly pried open the door bolt.
A figure sneaked in sneakily.
He turned around and closed the door again.
Then he took small steps and came to Jiang Ran's side.
When Jiang Ran saw this figure, he knew it was Tang Huayi.
So I simply closed my eyes and fell asleep, wanting to see this girl's movie and see what she was planning to do.
As a result, the skin and flesh on her face suddenly fluctuated, and the flesh and blood jumped. When she recovered, she turned into Tang Huayi's delicate little face.
She glanced at Jiang Ran cautiously:
"You are my brother-in-law after all. I only pay for staying with you for a night. Don't you think you will tell my sister?"
When she said this, her figure seemed to be deflated, her height suddenly dropped, and her originally fitting clothes became much larger.
Her chest was even more bulging, which made her frown slightly, feeling very uncomfortable.
He reached out and poked Jiang Ran's arm gently:
"I'm here and you still don't open your eyes? I don't believe you didn't notice."
Jiang Ran opened his eyes and glanced at her:
"What's there to see in the dark? By the way, you are my sister-in-law, and you went to my brother-in-law's room in the middle of the night to do something evil... How should I, Mr. Tang, and your sister explain this?
"Are you two planning to marry me together?"
"I dare to marry, do you dare to marry?"
How could Tang Huayi, as a little witch from the Demon Cult, be defeated by Jiang Ran's mere words?
He just turned his back on guests and sat down on Jiang Ran's bedside without saying a word. He lay down and pushed him in:
"Brother-in-law, I'm scared.
"Make room for me."
"..."
Jiang Ran was speechless for a while: "Who is he..."
"Your sister-in-law."
"Don't tell me, it's really exciting to hear you say that."
"Man... bah."
Tang Huayi snorted: "How could I have come here if I was too scared?"
"Then you go find Ruan Yuqing."
"I went to find Li Tianxin in front of her? Have you lost your mind?"
"Then go find Luo Qingyi."
"But I am a girl after all. Aren't you afraid that he will take advantage of me?"
"What advantages do you have that others should take advantage of?"
Jiang Ran laughed mercilessly.
"What do you think!?"
Tang Huayi proudly held up her chest.
"...It hasn't grown yet, so just stop and calm down."
"Who are you talking about!?"
Tang Huayi was furious: "Have you ever seen anyone as good as me?"
This problem stumped Jiang Ran for a while.
He had naturally seen it before traveling here.
After all, there are still a lot of teaching materials in the computer, although now they have probably become the murder weapon of his society.
But after all, he is well-informed...
But after traveling through time, he really hadn't seen much of it.
It's just that if you lose, you don't lose. How can Jiang Ran be defeated like this?
He immediately sneered:
"I'm afraid you don't understand me. I've seen a lot. Is there anything I haven't seen?"
"Is it Ye Jingshuang?"
"...Don't talk nonsense, she and I are innocent."
"I've given you all the tokens of love, but you still have to be innocent. Go ahead and lie to a man's mouth."
Tang Huayi curled her lips: "If that's not Ye Jingshuang, who else could it be?"
When she said this, she suddenly wanted to laugh:
"It can't be that old oiran who is more than thirty years older than you, with a gorgeous face and a face as white as a wall, right?"
"...Is the old drunkard crazy? Are you even telling you such details?"
Jiang Ran's eyes widened.
"That's natural. Ever since you were a kid, what's the one thing he hasn't told us clearly?
“Nothing is too small or too small, and everything is always taken care of.
"So, you may be extremely strange to us, but we are... the most familiar with you."
Jiang Ran was silent for a moment. It is precisely because of this unequal familiarity that makes people feel uneasy.
He sighed softly and added:
"That old courtesan is probably twenty years older than me. Thirty is still an exaggeration."
"So, do you really think she is better than me?"
Tang Huayi was surprised.
"As a sister-in-law, I lie on the same bed with my brother-in-law and discuss this kind of issue...
"Tang Huayi, do you still have any sense of shame?"
Jiang Ran was a little bit angry.
"whee……"
Tang Huayi suddenly laughed:
"Brother-in-law, you seem to be afraid of me.
"Are you nervous? I'm a demon witch, how can I have any shame? Brother-in-law, if you want to, I can't do it."
"...If you keep talking nonsense, I will throw you out to see who is more afraid."
As he spoke, he grabbed Tang Huayi's collar and tried to throw her off the bed.
Tang Huayi was surprised. She didn't expect Jiang Ran to be so ignorant of compassion.
A beauty like him climbed onto his bed, but he was so cruel that he pushed her down.
He immediately held him tightly:
"Don't, don't, don't, I was wrong. I was wrong. Can't you do that? Brother-in-law...you, just spare me once...you can't bear to see your beautiful sister-in-law having her head taken off by that headless ghost.
Bar?
"That's too ugly..."
When she said this, she suddenly felt Jiang Ran's strength disappear.
I thought my words moved him.
He immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile:
"It's better to be brother-in-law..."
"Silence."
Jiang Ran looked solemn and looked at the window with a frown.
Tang Huayi could not help but feel his heart skip a beat when he saw a strange look on his face:
"What's wrong? The headless ghost is out?"
"It's coming out, but...it has a head."
Jiang Ran stood up, holding the hopeless Tang Huayi in one hand as he came to the window.
He gently pushed open a gap and saw a figure running wildly in the rainy night:
"Is it Feng Wu?"
…
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ps: On the last day of this month, please ask for the next monthly ticket.
I feel so uncomfortable. I really feel like the sickness comes like a mountain and goes away like a thread... I hope I will be healthy tomorrow.