【Xue Xiao】Desolate City Crossing

Xue Yang waited under the teahouse for Xiao Xingchen to come out. When he was worried, he finally saw a white-clothed figure walking out of the Taoist pawn shop, followed by a clean-clothed and handsome gentleman. She stared at him intently, with sadness and joy in her eyes.

Xiao Xingchen entered the restaurant, asked for a private room, and introduced to him after closing the doors and windows: "This is the boss of Muyue Pavilion."

Xue Yang pulled Xiao Xingchen and whispered: "If you are asked to sell stones, why did you kidnap the boss? And why does this boss keep staring at me?"

Xiao Xingchen looked around to confirm, opened a sound-proof barrier, and said to the young master: "Okay, you can talk to him with your own voice."

The young master raised his hand to take off his hat, his long hair fell down, and he turned into a beautiful and gentle woman. He suppressed his excitement and said, "Mr. Xue, I am Miss Liu. I haven't seen you for many years. Don't you remember me? You... ...how did it become like this..."

Seeing his empty right arm, the woman burst into tears.

Xue Yang recognized who it was, and sat sideways unnaturally, avoiding exposing his empty sleeves to the woman's concerned eyes.He considers himself a big villain, he is used to being lonely and grows wildly, and now he is close to Xiao Xingchen, and he still feels awkward when others care about him, especially treat him as a benefactor, or even miss him.

"Oh, it's you?" He frowned and recalled: "Huh? Is your surname Liu now? I remember you used to have the word Liu in your name?"

Miss Liu who was recognized was a little shy and pleasantly surprised: "I have thrown away my previous identity a long time ago. As a woman, it is inconvenient for me to show my face as the boss of the Xuanmen shopkeeper. I usually pretend to be Mr. Liu, and my current name is Liu Cuoxin. .”

Xue Yang nodded approvingly, "For your ability, you actually opened a Taoist pawn shop."

Liu Cuo smiled heartily: "How can the craftsmanship that Mr. Xue taught me be wasted."

"It's not my teaching, I just threw you a few books," Xue Yang said carelessly.

"We still rely on Mr. Xue's initial instructions, and Mr. Xue gave us the capital to open the shop. It would not be an exaggeration to say that this Xuanmen pawnshop belongs to Mr. Xue."

"Huh? Seriously?" Xue Yang was overjoyed, leaned forward and said, "That's just right, then Daoist Xiao Xingchen doesn't need to sell spirit stones or make amulets, can you prepare some travel expenses for us?"

Unexpectedly, when Xue Yang reunited after a long absence, he asked for money from the girl's family. Xiao Xingchen dissuaded him in a low voice, but Liu Cuoxin smiled nostalgicly: "Mr. I will try my best to prepare, Muyue Pavilion has been in business for six years, and I have accumulated some savings, which is enough to repay the young master's kindness in the past."

"Let's discuss this later. You two will meet again after a long absence, so let's have a meal together first." Xiao Xingchen left the private room by himself on the pretext of ordering food.

Liu Cuoxin looked across the table at the silent figure across the table, but still couldn't believe that such a vivid image was actually a ghost.

"Master Xue... what happened to you later? Is it really a ghost now?"

"Yes, are you afraid?"

"I'm not afraid!" The beautiful woman suddenly raised her voice, "I've been asking about you all these years, and I've also heard some rumors. I never believed that you really passed away two years ago. I didn't expect... to see you again. That's really great, if there's anything I can do to help, my lord, please tell me!"

Xue Yang said amusedly: "You inquired about me, but didn't you hear that I am a murderous monster?"

"No matter what the young master has done to others, to me, he will always be a lifesaver."

Liu Cuoxin was extremely determined, the light outside the window shone on her face, and she saw affection in her brows, her complexion was pale and rosy.Xue Yang rested his chin and sighed, "Oh, if only Daoist Xiao Xingchen could be so simple-minded."

Liu Cuoxin listened to what he said, and she didn't pay attention to herself at all, her eyes turned red, but she couldn't bear to take her eyes off the person on the other side of the table.Xue Yang is a little older than when she first met at 15 years old. Although he has become a ghost and is missing an arm, he looks more energetic than seven years ago. He is not as cold and gloomy as before. Laughing and troubles are all revealed naturally, really like a lively and handsome brother next door.

Xiao Xingchen waited outside for about one or two cups of tea before returning to the private room. Seeing Liu Cuoxin's reddish eye sockets, he could only pretend not to see him, so he glanced slightly at Xue Yang and called Xiao Er to serve the dishes.

During the banquet, Liu Cuoxin knew that they were going to stay in Hebi for a while, so he generously invited the two of them to stay at his home. Xue Yang didn't refuse, so Xiao Xingchen followed him, and asked Miss Liu about the One Night Spring Breeze Building by the way. matter.

"The boss of One Night Spring Breeze Building?" Mentioning this person, Liu Cuoxin frowned slightly, showing a bit of annoyance and contempt, "Boss Yan is not a good person. I am a woman disguised as a man, and I often come to Muyue Pavilion to buy fairy artifacts under the pretext of harassment."

Xue Yang asked curiously, "Didn't he run a male prostitute? Why is he also lusting after women?"

"This man is obscene and shameless. As long as he takes a fancy to him, regardless of gender, he will harass him continuously, and he will not stop until he succeeds or gets bored. Why do you ask him?"

For the sake of caution, Xue Yang and Xiao Xingchen didn't want to bring up the matter of seizing the gang for the time being, so as to avoid extraneous incidents and startle the snake. No guarantee, I'm going to settle accounts with this black shop owner, and maybe destroy the One Night Spring Breeze Building by the way."

These remarks almost made Xiao Xingchen choke on the food in his mouth, but after thinking about the fact that the situation was true, there was no way to refute it, so he finally made no sound, expressing his acquiescence.

"Is that so?" Liu Cuoxin said with sincere envy, "Master Xiao Xingchen really deserves to be Mr. Xue's favorite person."

As soon as these words came out, there was a moment of silence on the table.

Even Xue Yang was a little dazed.The person you like?Although his thoughts have long been expressed in words, but it is the first time that others have exposed him so bluntly, and he really doesn't know how to react.

Glancing to the side, I saw Xiao Xingchen who was pretending to be calm, his fair complexion was indeed slightly tinged with pink.

Refreshing and exciting.

It turned out that letting others know the relationship between them was like this.

"That's right, I like Daoist Master Xiao Xingchen the most," Xue Yang felt mischievous, and said without hesitation in front of Liu Cuoxin, "Don't say it's a Spring Breeze Building. I can destroy a hundred Spring Breeze Towers."

"Xue Yang, get down to business!"

"I'm just talking about business. Miss Liu is asking why we are targeting the One Night Spring Breeze Tower? If I don't give her a good explanation, how can she help us?"

"Miss Liu," Xiao Xingchen knew in his heart that Xue Yang's quarrel was often unrestrained, so he took the initiative to change the topic, "About One Night's Spring Breeze Lou Yan, besides his misbehavior, do you know other things?"

After asking about some details in detail, Liu Cuoxin can be said to know everything and talk endlessly.After dinner, he led Xiao Xingchen and Xue Yang to stay at his house.

With the cultivation of Xue Yang and Xiao Xingchen, not to mention teaming up, it is not difficult to break through the One Night Spring Breeze Building alone, but they all remember what Wei Wuxian said: This group of people is best at escaping, fleeing through water and earth. , there are also a few who will use teleportation symbols, disappear in an instant, and are difficult to track.

It's fine if the other errand runners can't catch it. I'm most afraid that the boss of One Night Spring Breeze Building, Boss Yan, will use the teleportation talisman.Their purpose is not only to destroy the stronghold of this gang and confiscate the soul-destroying incense, but more importantly, to find out the identity of the Hall Master Ying who provided the soul-destroying incense, the purpose of such a large amount of wealth, and the possible whereabouts now. Although the stronghold was destroyed, other goals were difficult to achieve.

Therefore, it is best to have a perfect plan to wipe out Boss Yan and the house snatching gang hiding in the One Night Spring Breeze Building as much as possible, so that they have no chance to escape.

In the next few days, as long as the weather is fine, Xue Yang and Xiao Xingchen will lurk outside the One Night Spring Breeze Building, observing the people who come in and out.

In Lanling, those who are related to the gang of seizing houses are themselves seizing houses. Under the sunlight, Xiao Xingchen will see double images of people seizing houses. Therefore, in order to get a preliminary understanding, go in and out of the One Night Spring Breeze Building How many such people are there? They plan to observe for a few days to find out the bottom line.

To be precise, Xiao Xingchen observed by himself. He stared at the vicinity of One Night Spring Breeze for several days, remembering the faces of all the people with double shadows on their bodies, while Xue Yang lay on the side...sleeping.

Xiao Xingchen had no choice but to keep an eye on the distant Spring Breeze Tower, while pulling the cloak for the sleeping ghost beside him from time to time.

Although ghosts are not as sensitive to temperature as living people, it is still more comfortable to sleep under the quilt at Miss Liu's house, right?Xue Yang obviously felt that this matter was boring, so he insisted on following, and fell asleep when he came.

On this day, the sun was slanting westward again, and after it had completely set, Xiao Xingchen woke Xue Yang up. Xue Yang yawned and asked him about the result: "How many people seized houses did you see today?"

Xiao Xingchen counted, for five consecutive days, he saw a total of eight people with double shadows on their bodies.Most of these people did not enter through the main entrance, but went around to the back of the building and entered through an inconspicuous small door.

"There is a secret room." Xue Yang analyzed: "After the human body container is made, there must be a proper place to store it. In addition, people whose souls have left their bodies are between life and death, and they have to perform spells every day to maintain their bodies. Normally, those people should do these things every day."

In a building, separated by a wall, there is a superficial business on the surface, and human bodies are bought and sold behind the scenes.

"Isn't the money earned from running a brothel not enough? Why does Boss Yan need to be so greedy for money and earn another black-hearted money!" If it weren't for the good cultivation in his bones, Xiao Xingchen really wanted to yell.

Xue Yang didn't have that sense of righteous indignation, but he also cooperated to put away his cynical look, "No matter how much money you earn, you can never have too much money. Boss Yan has a good plan. Who are the people who patronize brothels? Rich and lustful, like this Most of the people here are also greedy for life and afraid of death, the so-called like flock together, this group of people must be surrounded by a group of similar people, and they can become buyers of human body containers if they are called to the attention of Xiaowan on weekdays. It is very convenient for him to combine the two businesses."

The two observed for several days, and occasionally saw Boss Yan two or three times, and gradually knew what to do next.

During this period, Liu Cuoxin took good care of them in all aspects of food, clothing, housing and transportation, and would rush back from Muyue Pavilion every evening, wanting to have dinner with them.Because of the need to disguise his identity, Liu Cuoxin was rich but not extravagant, so he only bought an elegant small courtyard with six rooms in the north and south. There were only three or four servants in the courtyard, alone, without any relatives.It is inevitable that they would feel affectionate towards an old friend who knew his own background, but after Xue Yang moved in, the three of them only had a meal together on the first day, and every time Liu invited him by mistake, only Xiao Xingchen would be with Miss Liu out of courtesy. Having dinner together, Xue Yang either excused being sleepy or disappeared.

Liu Cuo didn't know why, but Xiao Xingchen understood what Xue Yang was avoiding.

The dinner for the three of them was very similar to a certain scene in Yizhuang.

For the past few days, the two of them had tacitly agreed, and both were a little dull.On this day, Xue Yang made an exception and joined the dinner because he had something to discuss with Liu Cuoxin.