Ruins of the past

Wu Wei sighed: "Nephew Liu Xian, your Heavenly Crying Sword technique is getting more and more sophisticated. In a few years, the Seven Kills School may pass on your Demon-Suppressing Sword, right?"

The big man, who was called Liu Xian's nephew, stabbed him casually and then inserted the long knife in his hand into the ground until the handle was gone.

He clapped his palms and said, "The Demon-Suppressing Sword is the Twenty-Five-Fiveth Dharma. The old men in the sect are so conservative. Even my junior brother Jiang Longyu didn't pass it on easily. How could I be passed on so easily?"

While speaking, the big man had already glanced at Wu Wei and the people around him.

Wu Wei pushed Hao Wen aside.

Hao Wen walked up helplessly and said, "Nephew Liu Xian, my daughter..."

This big man was none other than Liu Yao, who was engaged to Hao Xiangtong. His Liu family had taken root in Tianqu Mansion at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and its operations had been deeply rooted for decades.

In addition to being the richest man in Tianqu Mansion, Liu Yao is also the inspector of the Northern Martial Arts School, a martial arts scholar in the sixth year of Yong'an, and the senior brother of Jiang Longyu in the Seven Kills School.

A few months ago, when he was hunting in Beiyue Mansion, he saw Hao Xiangtong in red.

At that time, Hao Xiangtong began to practice Taoism because of the influence of Chu Qiguang. At the same time, he also despised red tape and feudal dogma more and more, and practiced martial arts, hunting, and drinking like a man all day long...

Liu Yao was attracted by his opponent's skillful bow and horse and heroic appearance during the winter hunting.

It's a pity that he asked for marriage several times, but the other party didn't agree.

I heard that Hao Xiangtong was fighting and making trouble at home, which made his parents unwilling to agree to the marriage.

But after hearing these words, Liu Yao became more interested in this woman.

Later, he found some people and owed 80,000 taels of silver to Hao Yongtai, so the Hao family relented and agreed to marry Hao Xiangtong to him.

At this moment, looking at Hao Wen's submissive look, Liu Yao said in a deep voice: "I heard that Hao Xiangtong ran away with another man? Your family has already received 50,000 taels of betrothal gift from me."

Hao Wen said quickly: "No...no, that man...that man's name is Chu Qiguang, and he is already a member of the Demon Suppression Department."

"Xiangtong didn't run away with him. I think she just loves to play and make trouble. She wants to follow the Demon Suppression Division to slay demons and catch ghosts."

"Nothing will happen to them along the way. Although Xiangtong is mischievous, she is a good girl."

Liu Yao took a deep breath, and the veins on his forehead were pulsing.

Thinking that his fiancée was going to another place with another man, the energy and blood in his body couldn't help but accelerate.

Even if nothing happened between the two of them, Liu Yao's reputation has been ruined, and he doesn't know how many people are secretly watching his jokes now.

He seemed to be able to imagine those people pointing fingers behind his back.

Liu Yao gritted his teeth and looked at Hao Wen and asked, "Where have they gone?"

Hao Wen said: "It seems to be Shuzhou. Chu Qiguang is going to serve in Shuzhou."

Liu Yao sneered: "Shuzhou? I remember that this Chu Qiguang beat my junior brother by one and a half moves. Then let me, the senior brother, come and win back for him."

Wu Wei said: "Nephew Liu Xian, the matter of shares..."

Liu Yao said: "I invested in the Qingyang Chamber of Commerce business, and the housekeeper will transfer the money in a few days."

The next day, a group of more than ten cavalrymen headed by Liu Yao rushed out of the city and chased in the direction of Shuzhou.

…

Late at night.

It was dark inside Zeshan Inn, with only a flickering lantern hanging in front of the door, emitting a hazy yellow light to the surroundings.

At this moment, the sound of horse hooves sounded from the darkness.

A black shadow gently opened a gap in the door panel, and under the dim moonlight, a group of five riders stood quietly outside the gate of the inn.

A strong bloody smell immediately after the fighting hit his face, causing the black figure to faint slightly.

Zhang Jitian's voice then sounded: "Is this Zeshan Station? We are from the Zhenmo Division on a business trip south. We are here to stay. Why don't you prepare dinner, hot water, and fodder quickly..."

The person behind the door panel said: "I, Lei Yi, the postmaster of Zeshan Post, came at the wrong time. The post is already full..."

Zhang Jitian looked at the dark inn and said, "There's not even a light, so what's the point? Open the door quickly, wake up the groom and the cook, and find two maids to warm the bed..."

Hao Xiangtong on the side looked at Zhang Jitian with slight dissatisfaction.

Chu Qiguang coughed, and Zhang Jitian immediately changed his words, still looking wealthy and generous: "There is no need for a maid. Anyway, food and drink are ready. I will give you a lot of rewards from this young master."

'Lei Yi' behind the door looked at the four men and one woman in front of him. Under the moonlight, he could vaguely see that these five people were young and they were all wearing thin cotton clothes.

It was obviously cold winter weather, but the clothes were soaked to a large extent, as if they had just been caught in the rain, and heat was coming out of their bodies from time to time. They were obviously martial arts practitioners.

Originally, when 'Lei Yi' heard the words "Zhenmo Si", his eyes flashed and he felt a little excited.

But looking at the young appearance of the visitor, he sighed again, feeling that coming here would also cost him his life.

The man who was yelling was still shaking his clothes and shouted: "What a damn weather, it's snowing so heavily in the middle of the night."

'Lei Yi' swallowed his saliva and persuaded again: "You guys should leave quickly, it's not the right time for you to come."

Zhang Jitian frowned and said: "You are so ignorant, if you don't open the door, I will demolish your broken post."

'Lei Yi' shook his head, and finally sighed: "It's true that good words can't persuade a damn ghost..."

At this moment, a charming voice sounded in the darkness: "Old Lei, who are you talking to? Are you a guest? Please come in quickly?"

'Lei Yi' put down the door panel and said to the group of people: "Masters, please come in."

While speaking, 'Lei Yi' had turned around and entered the darkness.

Hao Xiangtong said doubtfully: "There seems to be something wrong with this inn."

Zhang Haizhu nodded: "It's weird."

Chu Qiguang smiled coldly: "Haizhu, you, Chen Gang, Hao Xiangtong, stay here, Zhang Jitian and I will go in."

Zhang Jitian was stunned: "Ah? Me...me?"

Chu Qiguang said: "If you don't practice hard, how can you pass the martial arts exam?"

Zhang Jitian said again: "Will it alert the enemy?"

Chu Qiguang said calmly: "It's just a nest of ants, does it deserve to be called a snake?"

After saying that, he kicked Zhang Jitian on the back, and kicked the resentful Zhang Jitian into the door of the inn.

In an instant, all kinds of squealing sounds began. The originally dark and silent inn seemed to have returned to daytime, and in the blink of an eye it was full of people.

Zhang Jitian also screamed: "So many monsters!"

Chu Qiguang also walked into the dark gate of the station at this time.

With a bang, he gently closed the door panel behind him.

…

Hao Xiangtong, who was waiting outside, listened to the fierce noise inside, with a worried look on his face: "Are they okay? Should we go in to help?"

"Many of the ghost stories in story books are about things that happen after people separate."

There was also a trace of hesitation on Zhang Haizhu's face: "It shouldn't be easy for someone to cause trouble at the official post station. Is Brother Chu careless?"

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Regarding the wrong posting of Chapter 272, let me explain it here. After I finish writing the main plot, I usually fill in some prepared branches and leaves, otherwise it will be a bare outline. Then I will try to adjust the sequence and rhythm, and then compare the outline with the historical era I compiled to see if there are any missing plots.

Sometimes I want to try interpretations and solutions from different angles, and there will be two or three versions.

The scrapped draft that was posted by mistake is the second version of the rough draft of this plot. It was accidentally posted. I apologize to all the readers who were affected. If you haven’t seen the scrapped manuscript, don’t worry, it won’t have any impact on subsequent readings.