"It's very strange. No one can be seen coming in or out of this village, and no one cleans it during the day. I thought no one lived there..." Duan Meng'an explained in a low voice.
"Just be careful. We are here to investigate previous disappearances. Let's see what happens tonight. Most of those people disappeared at night before. I want to see what can make a master like Wu San disappear inexplicably.
." Lu Sheng held the handle of the knife in his hand and sat down quietly, his eyes slightly closed.
Seeing the boss like this, the other two people were a little upset at first, but now they felt much calmer.
"With the young master here, there will be no problem." Duan Meng'an comforted himself and told Ning San at the same time.
Ning San was a little uneasy, but after hearing this, he calmed down a little.
Lu Sheng was sitting on the bed, adjusting his breathing and closing his eyes as he did at home. He was calm on the surface, but his five senses were always aware of the surrounding environment to prevent unexpected events.
Duan Meng'an was resting on the surface, but in fact he was keeping a vigilant attitude. Ning San also followed the example of the two of them and found a seat to sit down. The three of them did not separate rooms, but stayed in the same room so that they could keep an eye on each other.
After a while, there was a slight noise outside.
There seemed to be a lot of people coming in, most of them women's voices.
"Little sister, where are your adults? Why don't you see them coming out?" a woman said in a clear voice.
"My eldest brother is refining elixirs and has no time to come out. You should keep your voice down and don't bring out the lamp, otherwise my eldest brother will be angry, and he will be very scary when he is angry." Song Yunjuan warned in a low voice.
"Don't worry, we are just staying for one night. The mountain road is blocked by a landslide. We have no choice but to come and stay here again. We will leave tomorrow morning." Another woman said softly.
"Thank you for your understanding." Song Yunjuan hummed and seemed to be leading the new arrivals to their respective rooms.
Lu Sheng stood up, opened the door and looked outside. A group of men and women were holding torches and walking towards the opposite room, led by Song Yunjuan.
There are four women in this team. They are all young ladies. You can tell by their clothing that they are not from ordinary families. Their appearance is similar to the women in the circle that Lu Sheng used to hang out with. They are probably the children of wealthy families in small rural towns.
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The four women also brought four bodyguards, all of whom were strong men with swords. However, looking at their footsteps, Lu Sheng knew that they were just four rough men with brute strength. They might have learned some basic sword skills, but their strength was limited.
The only place where Lu Sheng's eyes lingered a little longer was on a pretty, cute, and beautiful young girl among the four women.
This girl's temperament made people feel comfortable, like a gentle and harmless little white rabbit, lovable. It reminded Lu Sheng of Qiao'er at home for a moment.
The three of them saw each other, and everyone in the other team also saw them.
Seeing the physique and temperament of Lu Sheng's three people, the four guards all showed fear. One of them whispered a few words to his young lady. Suddenly, the four young ladies also looked towards Lu Sheng, but their expressions were a little strange.
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It wasn't that he was uneasy, but that one of the girls with a gentle temperament actually looked eager to try.
"Sir, that woman has a knife hidden in her sleeve." Ning San whispered, pointing to the girl with the gentle flag.
"Oh? Can you tell?" Lu Sheng raised his eyebrows.
"Yes, I suffered a big loss before, and then I made a special observation for a long time and summarized some rules." Ning San also knows the rules of summary. In this kind of book knowledge, which is in the world of a wealthy family, he can have it.
With his mind like this, it's no wonder he was able to reach the level of a minor leader in the Red Whale Gang.
"You should have practiced a lot, otherwise you wouldn't dare to go out into the wild with just a few girls. If you are really in danger, it will be useless even if you bring guards. Maybe some of the guards have evil intentions." Lu Sheng said lightly.
He didn't notice the sparkle in the gentle girl's eyes. The other person's energy and spirit were obviously not from the inner martial arts. Taking a closer look at her body and pace, it was unlikely that a foreign martial arts master would have such a light and slender figure.
shape.
"Don't worry about these people, there's another person." Lu Sheng looked at the person following the team at the end.
This is a young gentleman with a face as beautiful as a crown jewel and a confident demeanor. He holds a white oil-paper umbrella in his hand and is dressed in a robe as white as snow. Against the background of his black hair, he looks even more elegant and suave, with a temperament like a dragon.
What made Lu Sheng a little concerned was that this young man was obviously not from the same group as the previous women, and his eyes were bright and lively. He had obviously practiced internal martial arts.
"This person is from the Lian Nei family, so be careful." Lu Sheng said, then went back to bed to rest.
Duan Meng'an and Ning San looked at the young master carefully, took it to heart, closed the door, and each found a place to rest.
call....
The cold wind blew, and the wooden door was slowly pushed open.
Song Yunjuan coughed a few times and turned back to the handsome young master.
"Brother Li, I'll give you this room. Everything in it is complete, but it's a bit old. Please don't mind."
Mr. Li smiled and said gently: "It's okay. It's good to have a roof over my head. It might rain tonight. Little sister, I'd like to thank you enough for taking me here."
When he spoke, his voice was soft and pleasant, with a touch of deep magnetism, which made Song Yunjuan's face blush slightly and she felt a little embarrassed.
"Then...I'll leave first, and you can have a good rest."
Mr. Li smiled and responded.
"By the way, can I ask if the three men who lived in the room opposite are also here to stay tonight?"
Song Yunjuan nodded: "Yes, I just came to Zhuangzi before. It's so strange. Why are there so many people here all at once today?"
Mr. Li's eyes flashed, he smiled and nodded, still looking gentle.
"Those three people don't look easy to mess with. Some of them don't look like good people."
"Young Master Li, you feel the same way. I was a little scared before, but now that there are so many people here, I'm not so scared anymore." Song Yunjuan smiled slightly, "Then you can rest first, I'm going to bed too."
"Well, go ahead. You are still young, so you have to take care of your health." Mr. Li looked at Song Yunjuan with a trace of kindness in his eyes.
"Yes." Song Yunjuan jumped up and turned around and left.
Mr. Li didn't wait until he saw the other party enter the large room in the middle and close the door, then he turned around, entered the door, and closed the room.
"interesting."
In the darkness, he slowly took out the flint and lit the candlestick in the bedroom.
The forearm-thick yellow candle lit up with a faint yellow light, and then was covered by a small lamp cage, and the light suddenly became much softer.
Mr. Li heard the women in the team next door chattering and couldn't help but shake his head slightly.
"There seems to be something wrong with this Zhuangzi. He is not allowed to light lamps and go out. He has an elder brother, but he allows his younger sister to come out to entertain the guests."
Li Shunxi became slightly interested. He was just out to relax, and he accidentally got blocked on the road nearby. He came here to stay overnight as a last resort. He didn't expect to encounter such interesting things.
"There are also the three people opposite. They have powerful figures. They are gang members at first glance. They have the same mark on their sleeves. The light is too dark, so I can't see clearly what gang they are. Looking at their expressions, it seems that there is something wrong with Zhuangzi.
.I think he came here specially."
Li Shunxi suddenly became more interested.
He was originally a young master from an official family. Although he appeared to be a young master from an official family, he had learned a few skills in exorcising ghosts and catching monsters. In addition, he was naturally intelligent and had extraordinary aptitudes. He had learned a lot of martial arts since he was a child, and he was a master of martial arts.
In order to achieve extraordinary achievements, he went out secretly and solved several haunted incidents. He accumulated a lot of experience.
And all this, the father, a high-ranking official, didn't even know that his youngest son had taught himself a lot of good skills.
Li Shunxi also hides very well on weekdays. He does not show off his skills at all. He only occasionally leaves home secretly and dresses up before he dares to show it off.
"It seems that I came here right this time." Li Shunxi was very interested. He sat at the table and began to take out his props from his waist bag one by one, wipe them and check them.
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At midnight.
Lu Sheng, who was sitting on the bed, suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Ning San who was walking to the door.
"What do you want to do?"
"Sir, I'm going to a hut..." Ning San's expression was tangled, obviously a little scared.
"Ask Duan Meng'an to go with you." Lu Sheng said calmly. "Don't be alone."
Duan Meng'an was sleeping on a chair and his saliva was drooling.
Ning San had no choice but to go over and push him awake.
"What are you doing!? Looking for death!?" Duan Meng'an was furious. He felt obviously uncomfortable being woken up. He opened his hazy sleepy eyes and was about to get angry when he suddenly saw Lu Sheng staring into his eyes, which were all bright.
Overflow, it felt like a needle prick, and it suddenly woke him up completely from his drowsiness.
"Go and accompany him to the latrine. Don't be alone." Lu Sheng ordered.
"Oh..." Duan Meng'an wiped his saliva and stood up reluctantly.
"I'm sorry, Brother Duan." Ning San had no choice but to be glared at by Duan Meng'an, and the two of them opened the door and went out together.
With a creak, the door closed.
Lu Sheng closed his eyes again.
After about a while of tea, the door was slowly pushed open again.
squeak...
"You're back?" Lu Sheng said calmly, "Hurry up and take a rest. I'll be there for the time being."
No one answered.
Lu Sheng opened his eyes and saw that the door was open. Cold wind was pouring in, but no one was there. It seemed that the door had been blown open by the wind.
He frowned, stood up, walked to the door, and closed the door gently.
"Why haven't these two come back yet?"
Just as he closed the door, the door suddenly seemed to be blocked by something and pushed down from the outside. Lu Sheng clearly felt that someone was blocking the door from outside, preventing him from opening it.
His expression darkened, he suddenly pushed open the door and rushed out.
Chi!
The straight knife at his waist was halfway out of its sheath, and he saw no one outside the door.
"Pretend to be a ghost!" Lu Sheng looked around and found nothing. Then he returned to the room.
Just as he was about to sit down again, Lu Sheng felt that the two people had been gone for a long time. After the scene just now, he felt a little worried.
"It's better to go out and look for it."
He held a candlestick. The candle with a lampshade could at least block the wind. He opened the door again with the candlestick in hand.
call.
The wind outside the door was unexpectedly strong, and it blew out the candle in Lu Sheng's hand.
The room suddenly became dark, pitch black, with only the faint moonlight shining from outside.
Lu Sheng quickly took out the flint and tried several more times, but the wind blew it out as soon as he lit it. In desperation, he had no choice but to put down the candlestick, walked out of the room and walked towards the latrine.
In the dark courtyard, there was no light anywhere, and it was not clear whether everyone else was asleep or what. There was not a single sound.
Lu Sheng slowly walked out along the corridor. The direction of the latrine was usually in the backyard of the house.
He walked out of the corridor, entered the yard, walked around the side of the bedroom, and walked toward the backyard.