"Old lady, I'm Ye Ang, a disciple of the Sword Sect. Everyone behind me is my fellow disciples. It's getting late now and it's not suitable to rush. I want to stay overnight. I wonder if it's convenient for me!" Ye Ang said, clasping his fists and trying his best.
Make a kind face.
Lu Chen and Murong Ziyun remained silent, waiting quietly for the next words of this terrifying old woman.
The old lady was hunched over, with her dry and rough palms resting on the edge of the door, her gray hair hanging messily on her face, her face wrinkled like dried orange peels, she looked at everyone with a lifeless expression, and she didn't say a word for a long time.
Everyone who was looked at by her eyes showed a feeling of palpitations.
Just when everyone felt that the atmosphere was a little awkward, the old woman made a hoarse voice: "Everyone, come in, this is a humble house, please bear with me!"
Ye Ang finally breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile on his face: "Then I'll bother you, old man!" Then he turned around and waved to everyone.
After receiving the signal, Murong Ziyun and his party led the horses to the wooden house, tied the horses up, and then walked in.
The black wooden house doesn't look big, but after entering, I found that the space inside is quite spacious. The only uncomfortable thing is that the house has been smoked all year round, and the beams and stone pillars have been blackened, even a little bit.
Even with the candlelight, it looked very dim.
There was a bonfire burning in the house, which dispelled the chill brought by late autumn, making it much warmer inside than outside. After a group of five people came in, they sat down around the fire one by one to warm themselves up.
"It's cold and humid. Let's warm up by the fire first. Wait a moment, and the old woman will boil some hot water and food for you!" the old woman said with her waist hunched.
Ye Ang smiled and said: "Old lady, there is no need to prepare meals. We just bring dry food and deal with it casually. It is not easy for you in the mountains and countryside!"
"It's not in the way, it's not in the way. This place is clean. It's rare for guests to stay overnight, but there are still meals for guests!" The old woman waved her hands laboriously and smiled enthusiastically.
"Then everyone is causing trouble for you, old man!" Ye Ang, who is good at dealing with people, clasped his fists eagerly.
The old woman showed a few yellow teeth and said with a hoarse smile: "You, a young man, are really polite. I haven't had a guest here for a long time, so I don't think it's troublesome!" After saying this, the old woman said
He limped out.
"What a shabby place this is, it's so dark and dark, it's really uncomfortable!" Jiang Shaoling was from a wealthy family and was used to fine clothes and fine food. He couldn't stand such a gloomy environment, so he couldn't help but complain.
Murong Ziyun sat cross-legged next to the fire. The firelight illuminated her delicate cheeks, making her look as beautiful as an orchid blooming in the dark. She said lightly: "Experience in the world of martial arts, there are all kinds of unexpected things.
Things happen, please be patient!"
"I think it's quite nice here. It's so cold outside, how comfortable it would be to have a fire together!" Jiang Yue'er looked innocent.
"Everyone, it's better to be careful. This trip to Longyang Gang may not be that simple!" Ye Ang put the broad sword on his legs and said with a deep expression.
Murong Ziyun looked up at Ye Ang and asked, "Ye Ang, have you noticed anything wrong?"
"That's not true. I just think it's a little unusual. This place is close to the boundary of Longyang Gang. It's a bit strange that I didn't find anyone all the way. Don't you think so?" Ye Ang expressed his inner thoughts.
Jiang Shaoling didn't take it seriously and said: "What's so strange about this? It's raining and the road is muddy. Who would be willing to drive at such a time!"
"Brother, your analysis makes sense!" Jiang Yue'er gave her brother a small slap in the face.
Only Lu Chen sat down next to the fire and remained silent. No one knew what he was thinking.
The bonfire crackled loudly in the house, but the flames soon gradually weakened, apparently because there was not enough wood.
"Lu Chen, go outside and get some dry firewood. This bonfire is almost out of fuel!" When Jiang Shaoling saw that the bonfire was getting weaker, he immediately ordered Lu Chen across from him, acting like a young master.
Lu Chen glanced at the other party and said coldly: "Don't you have any hands or feet yourself?"
As soon as these words came out, Jiang Shaoling became angry: "I am your senior brother, you are a newcomer, don't you understand the difference between superiority and inferiority?"
"Just because you are my senior brother, you can instruct others to do whatever you want?" Lu Chen asked back.
Jiang Shaoling snorted: "Isn't this a matter of course?"
"I'm sorry, but I obey!" Lu Chen replied coldly. If Jiang Shaoling were more polite, he wouldn't refuse, but who would be happy with such arrogance?
Jiang Shaoling was humiliated, especially in front of his senior sister. Lu Chen's behavior made him very angry. He immediately shouted angrily: "Lu Chen, you kid, don't toast me and you will be fined with wine!"
Lu Chen stared at the other party with a deep look: "Silence does not mean weakness. If you want to use force, just try it!"
"Lu Chen, you ungrateful guy!" Jiang Shaoling stood up suddenly, staring at Lu Chen with a red face, as if he was about to take action.
"sit down!"
Murong Ziyun's cold scolding suddenly sounded, and everyone was shocked. Jiang Shaoling gritted his teeth and glared at Lu Chen, and the tense atmosphere suddenly calmed down.
"Brothers from the same sect, why are you in such a hurry? If anything happens, we can all sit down and discuss it calmly. There is no need to get into a big fight. Besides, when we are away from home, we should unite and help each other. Making a joke is really an insult to the reputation of the Sword Sect!" Ye Ang came out to smooth things over.
Ease the awkward atmosphere.
Jiang Yue'er looked at Lu Chen and then at her elder brother, a little confused.
"Everyone, you are representing the Jianzong now, not yourself. Please be careful about your words and deeds outside. No one is allowed to tarnish the reputation of the Jianzong. What Ye Ang said just now is right. There are still many troubles ahead that have not been dealt with. Let's start fighting among ourselves now.
Don’t you think you are great?” Murong Ziyun said with a cold face and the aura of a superior person.
Hearing what Senior Sister said, Jiang Shaoling's face suddenly turned blue and white, and his resentment towards Lu Chen deepened.
Lu Chen closed his eyes and ignored the other party. His purpose as a human being has always been that if others don't offend me, I won't offend others. If someone offends me, he will pay back tenfold.
Creaking, at this moment, the door of the wooden house was pushed open, and the cold wind went straight into the wooden house.
"Everyone, I've been waiting for a long time!" The old woman came in carrying some food.
Ye Ang quickly stood up and took it, and said with a smile: "I'm sorry to bother you, old man. There are ingots of silver here. Please accept them as a thank you gift!" After saying that, one ingot and five taels of silver were placed in the old woman's hand.
The old lady swept the small silver ingot in her hand and said in a hoarse voice: "It's a silver ingot! I have never seen so much silver in this mountain suburb all year round! I can't bear it, young man, hurry up and take it."
Bar!"
"Old man, please take it quickly. There are so many of us, we really can't live and eat here for free! It's not easy for you, a poor family!" Ye Ang said with good intentions.
The old woman waved her hand: "You don't need so much if you have a simple meal. It's useless for the old woman to take these things from you!"
"Old man, why are you embarrassed?" Ye Ang said with a smile.
The old woman rolled her dim eyes, and then said: "Since you feel sorry for me, young man, then help the old woman go to the nearby woods to get some dry firewood and put it back at the door. This will be regarded as the old woman's reward for entertaining you!"
When Ye Ang heard this, he immediately responded generously: "It's a small matter, don't worry, old man, there will definitely be a lot of things outside your house tomorrow morning!"
"That's very good. As the old woman gets older, her hands and feet are becoming more and more incessant!" The old woman sighed, with a sad look on her face.
Jiang Yue'er, who had been silent for a long time, said, "Old lady, don't you have any children?"
When the old woman heard this, she immediately lamented: "I have a son who is very filial. I'm afraid he will be more than twenty this year. Unfortunately, something happened when he went up the mountain to cut firewood half a year ago. There has been no news. Even the body is missing.
See, it’s rumored that he was killed by the drought demon. My wife left and never came back because she was looking for her son, and she didn’t come back for more than half a year. The old woman was left alone to guard this place, hey!”
When everyone heard this, they were immediately shocked.
"It's so pitiful. What is a drought demon? Old lady, have you seen that drought demon?" Jiang Yue'er asked, sitting by the fire, holding her pretty face in her hands.
The old woman slowly said: "The rumors of the Drought Demon have been around for a long time. The old woman also heard it from hearsay, and I don't know if it is true. It is said that this thing is transformed by resentment after death, and is born from the gathering of Yin Qi from heaven and earth. After the corpse transforms,
It can turn into a walking corpse, suck blood and harm people, lie down at night and live in darkness and dampness. Wherever it goes, the ground is thousands of miles away, and there is not a drop of water left. This is how the Drought Demon came to be!"
"Wow, it's so scary!" Jiang Yue'er suddenly felt horrified after hearing the origin of the Han Demon.
Jiang Shaoling said disdainfully: "It's an exaggeration. There are no drought monsters in this world. It's just a talk about ghosts and ghosts. It's not credible!"
Ye Ang nodded: "I agree with Senior Brother Jiang. There are no walking corpses of Drought Demons in this world. They are just spreading rumors. There must be someone behind the scenes that is causing these ridiculous things!"
Murong Ziyun said indifferently: "Although the Hanbao story is unbelievable, there are rumors circulating in Longgang Town now. I'm afraid it's not as simple as we imagined. This matter is serious, so you should be careful!"
"Senior Sister is right, caution is the best. Let's recharge our batteries tonight. When we arrive at Longyanggang tomorrow, we will go and check the situation first!" Ye Ang placed the food next to the fire and prepared something safer.
arrange.
Seeing this, the old woman said quietly: "I still have some chores to deal with, so I won't disturb you all from eating. After you finish eating, you can have a good rest. No one will disturb you!"
"Old man, I'm sorry to trouble you!" Ye Ang thanked him kindly.
After the old woman walked out of the door, everyone started to eat some food. However, these meals were not delicacies, just some coarse grains such as sweet potatoes, corn, and potatoes.
