When the original novel meets the hegemony of the fandom

In the afternoon, Shang Lu, who was under Wucheng, led a team to reach Yueming Island in the fastest time. Facing those scattered and unorganized rebels, the raid succeeded as they expected, and the backlash was also on the way. It came to them within their plan.

One month is mostly used to send the letter from the West Mexico country across the desert and over the mountains to the hand of Huayou, and the rest of the time is spent by Huayou mobilizing his "hand" closest to Yueming Island to sneak into Yueming Island , dressed up as local islanders after being on the streets with Shang Lu, and participated in this battle as a third party who had nothing to do with Shang Lu or the rebels, it looked like it was just a rebellion of the islanders, with no one It doesn't matter, it's just that they have chosen to reach an agreement with Shang Lu and the others to join forces, and together they will expel those rebels with ulterior motives who destroy their homeland.

Two to one, the outcome is obvious.

Almost within the same period of time, one scene was filled with yellow sand in the depths of the desert, and the other scene was filled with emerald silver sand in the blue sea and blue sky. The flowing river actually belongs to the same party.

Half a month later, the two-year-long and almost three-year-long rebellion caused by malice to seize the position of the owner of Yueming Island, which led to a bloody war, finally subsided. Maybe sea water can dilute blood, and burnt palms can regenerate However, the death of the island owner and the collapse of the family are irreversible. Those elders with crutches can only stand tremblingly on the coast every day, praying to the mother goddess who sings songs in the deep sea that their island owner's daughter can recover as soon as possible. Come back and inherit the position of island lord.

The sunlight turned almost white, and every drop of sweat was evaporated just before it shed, so that no one sweated a single drop in such hot weather. Undulating silvery white like waves, human voices are blocked on the other side by the heat, and there is only a city gate separated from the silence.Cang Yuyan's whole body was covered with a thick cloth to resist the too strong sunlight, only her eyes were exposed, and the light blue water ripples flying obliquely at the corners of the eyes brought the only coolness in the world.

The carriage was ready, Cang Yuyan stood in the shadow beside the carriage and took off her veil, revealing her face that has not changed from the beginning to now, with a pointed chin, big black eyes, and a childish look. Only the firmness and responsibility that showed sharp corners in her eyes made her look like the next owner of Yueming Island, and she was in charge of the entire island and the vast sea area around it.

There was a twinkle in her eyes, as if the sun had accidentally cast into her eyes: "I can't leave my clansman behind, I have to go back. But Mr. Gu, you have made great contributions to saving me from Yueming Island. The benefactor of Ming Island. If you want, I can give you the position of the island owner."

Qi Ao shook his head.

Cang Yuyan didn't feel embarrassed by this either, she immediately proposed a repayment plan: "Since this is the case, if there is any useful place to get Yueming Island in the future, you just need to send me a letter, and I will definitely die. "As soon as she finished speaking, she knelt down facing Qi'ao, holding a package high above her head with both hands. death, this oath will always stand.

Qi Ao took the package from her hand and opened it, and touched a slippery and cold cloth bag inside, he looked at Cang Yuyan with some surprise.

Cang Yuyan stood up and took out the congealed stone that was like water droplets in the bag: "This is the real source of the disaster. What those people want is not the island lord, but this piece that only belongs to Yue. The stone of the Cang family in Ming Island." The death of her parents, the massacre of the islanders, and the displacement of the past few years are all because of this stone that is of no use to her. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Speaking of it It's also ridiculous. This stone is useless to me, but it caused me to suffer this catastrophe. It can be seen that it is a disaster for me, so why don't you keep it as a souvenir for the son. The son is cold, so it's okay to keep it by your side. Good for the body."

Qi Ao didn't evade any more, put Ning Shi away, and was about to thank him when he saw Cang Yuyan hesitate, as if he still had something to say.Qi Ao glanced at Ao Qi beside him clearly, and comforted Cang Yuyan: "Ao Qi is not someone else, just say what you have to say, is there any inconvenience?" The first thing he thought of was Cang Yuyan. Yuyan was worried about her safety along the way.

However, when Cang Yuyan opened her mouth, she woke up Aoqi's thoughts.

Cang Yuyan said: "Have you heard of the Phoenix Bird Lotus Sword?"

"Miss Cang doesn't seem like someone who pays attention to martial arts affairs." Since Aoqi got the mother stone and succeeded in refining swords, she kept asking Qi Ao to get the "mother stone" of Phoenix Bird Lotus Sword as soon as possible. Giving the two swords to Lian Zhirou to sacrifice the swords at the same time, Qi Ao kept comforting Ao Qi, and finally waited for the time when he could close the net.

Cang Yuyan nodded: "But I know about this sword. The deep-sea blue iron was discovered on Yueming Island, and only in the sea around Yueming Island. But after casting the Fengniaolianhua sword, the blue iron It has been used by our family for other purposes, and it has not been leaked out."

The burned iron cannot be taken out, and the blue iron is monopolized by others. Even the owner of the village holds the sword-forging method but regards the three swords as an unknown thing that will destroy his family, and does not have the profound skill to forge swords again. The three swords became unique, but it was cheaper for the owner of these three swords.

"If Mr. Gu can find the Phoenix Bird Lotus Sword, this congealed stone will also help him improve his skills." Cang Yuyan really didn't understand at all, and she didn't even think that Gu Qiao's first-year scholar would be considered a top prize. What is the use of a sword.

On the way back after sending Cang Yuyan away, Qi Ao couldn't help laughing when he remembered that Cang Yuyan was still innocent when he said this.Seeing Qi Ao's cheerful look, Ao Qi's mood improved a lot: "You are having a good time." Qi Ao has held this congealed stone several times, and Qi Ao has long known its function, but He was able to return the stones to Cang Yuyan time and time again with a calm mind, without any flaws. Speaking of this, Aoqi suddenly remembered something, "When did you know?"

Qi Ao thought about it for a moment: "It should be the first time we met. The ripples at the corners of her eyes are too obvious, which is the symbol of the Cang family on Yueming Island." So he set up a chess game step by step and weaved a net that made the other party fall willingly. He concealed some small details in the subsequent confirmation, which were just pillars used to confirm his guess and reduce unnecessary waste.

"Didn't you say that she has already adjusted, and when she left, she still wanted you to be the owner of some island." Ao Qi felt a little contemptuous when he said this.

"What?" Qi Ao didn't expect Ao Qi's topic to suddenly change here, so he didn't react for a while.

"Cang Yuyan is also smart enough. According to the status of the Cang family in Yueming Island, even if you are the owner of the island, you need a wife of Cang Yuyan to be the owner of the island." She is smart enough, but not that smart. Fortunately, she had already left and would not stop their footsteps, otherwise he would naturally have a way to make her more worried about the comfort of the tribe on the island.

Qi Ao was about to play jokes on Ao Qi when he suddenly saw one of Yesuo Shangnuo's personal guards hurried over and stood in front of them before he could catch his breath, his face was filled with sadness: "Master Dugu, Mr. Gu , that...that one disappeared!"

☆, the murderer

The originally planned return trip had to be put on hold temporarily because of this sudden accident. When Yesuo Shangnuo explained to them, his face was like gold paper and sweat was pouring down. The more he was like this, the more he explained the details clearly. Only then did Aoqi and the others grasp the clues.

This time I really can't blame him.

Qi'ao comforted Yesuo Shangnuo a few words, and asked Aoqi to send him away. After a few days of peace, he was captured just after taking a breath. He really couldn't relax for a moment.He put his hand on his wrist, maybe he paid more attention recently, but his body has been stable since he fainted last time.

When Ao Qi came back, he saw Qi Ao taking his own pulse, and took his hand to catch his pulse, and said, "What's wrong with your body?"

"It's been fine recently, nothing happened." Qi Ao smiled and retracted her hands, pulling down her sleeves.

Even so, Ao Qi urged Qi Ao to go to bed early.At the beginning, they gave Yesuo Shangnuo the full responsibility for the protection, and they thought that there would be no more accidents. Now that they have done this, and then send their own people to take over, even if they have great skills, it is impossible for a while. After finding the clues, Ao Qi thought that since they had nothing to do, why not take advantage of Qi Ao's health better than before, and urge him to go to bed early and get up early to recuperate, so as to strengthen himself.

As a result, Qi Ao was lying on the bed, but kept tossing and turning with his eyes open, until he was surrounded by Ao Qi.

"What are you still thinking about?" The two are the same height, and this posture allows them to look directly at each other, looking into Qi Ao's eyes and Ao Qi asked.

"If it was you, holding your opponent's fatal point, and wanting to make him fall into a slump, what would you do?" Qi'ao really looked worried, not joking.

Without even thinking about it, Ao Qi blurted out: "Destroy the fatal point."

"That's it." Qi Ao nodded, "You think, when he was killed and the real murderer was not caught, how would you explain to the people in the world?" In front of them, they were able to turn white into black, which forced him to swear in front of everyone that he would "find the murderer behind the scenes with his own hands". Although they now have a good witness in their hands, it may not help.

Aoqi pondered for a while: "There is no unparalleled road." He doesn't believe in heaven, fate, or gods, and he doesn't believe that there is only a dead end.

He himself didn't think so much, and he didn't want Qi'ao to spend too much time thinking so much, coaxing and deceiving finally made Qi'ao fall asleep.

The news of the secret envoys came intermittently. Every time, they just caught a little sign and then there was no follow-up. They led them around a big circle and finally returned to the starting point. In a game of cat and mouse, one party throws the bait and the same party puts it away. This kind of comprehensive control is nothing more than to warn the other party how to be controlled and played.

Therefore, when new clues came again, Ao Qi issued an order to stop the pursuit.

This senseless waste is unnecessary.

What's more, Qi Ao also said that "he" seems to be the only bait in the hands of the other party, which is used to seduce Ao Qi, and he will not be discarded at will before "he" plays its role, so "His" life will be worry-free for the time being.

Sure enough, after Ao Qi and Qi Ao unilaterally stopped fighting for a while, the person they had been chasing hard for a while was brought back, and Mu Xiuqi and Ruan Meier, who had not seen each other for a long time, came back together.

"Brother Gu!" Upon meeting Mu Xiuqi, ignoring other people's gazes, he almost rushed towards Qi'ao, holding Qi'ao's hand for a long time with tears in his eyes, "I encountered a war on the way, I thought I was I'll never see you again, Brother Gu!" Speaking of which, Mu Xiuqi really buried himself on Qi'ao's shoulder and sobbed, making Qi'ao stunned on the spot, with goosebumps all over his body, and it was hard to push him away.

Holding Qi'ao and crying for a while, Mu Xiuqi seemed to realize that there were other people around him, blushing and walked away from Qi'ao by two steps, creating a distance between the two who were too close. The fingers of one hand were still tugging on Qiao's sleeve.

He said to Qi Ao mysteriously: "Brother Gu, I have prepared a big surprise for you." After he finished speaking, he waved his hand and asked the guards around him to pull over the person who had been prepared to wait for a long time from the carriage .

The man was wearing a long and wide robe, his figure was invisible, his face was covered with a mask, and even his eyes were covered. When Mu Xiuqi's guards pulled him over, he didn't look like a man or a ghost, just like a ball thing.Qi Ao subconsciously looked at Ao Qi, just in time to meet Ao Qi's eyes, the two read the same worry from each other's eyes.

Mu Xiuqi was still chattering in Qi'ao's ear: "Brother Gu, didn't you mention that you came to the desert to find a woman from the Cang Kingdom? On the way back, I accidentally ran into this girl, but she was walking alone in the desert. , Crazy again, I was wondering if Brother Gu was looking for that person." While talking, Mu Xiuqi asked the guard to take off the man's mask, "It's just that this girl is mentally abnormal, and she almost hurt me Brother Gu, be careful not to get close." When he said this, Mu Xiuqi stood in front of Qi'ao and spread his arms, posing in a posture of protecting him, but Ao Qi glanced at him and put down his hands in embarrassment.

Qi Ao was stopped by Mu Xiuqi and took another two steps back, but his eyes remained on that person.

The mask was taken off, and her face was covered by the messy black hair on the temples. Mu Xiuqi's guard forcefully lifted his chin to brush away her long hair. The face under the hair was ordinary with small brows and small eyes, without any characteristics. , and no one has the desire to take a second look.

Mu Xiuqi pulled Qi Ao's sleeve and shook it: "Is it this one? If it wasn't for me, I would have sent her back to the desert. It's a pity that she won't live long in this weather." The tone was full of invitations and rewards. Showing off, even when it comes to the end, there is no pity at all.

Qi Ao's eyes flashed, he took Mu Xiuqi's hand, and pulled his sleeve out of the other's hand: "This is the woman my friend asked me to find for him." He bowed deeply and made a respectful salute.

While he was speaking, Ao Qi had already escaped from Ruan Meier's entanglement, separated the two guards who were suppressing the woman, and kept the woman within his own range.

Mu Xiuqi didn't seem to notice Aoqi's actions, he didn't know where to move his hands and feet in front of Qi'ao's big gift, he hurriedly helped Qi'ao up, his face was flushed and he didn't know whether it was from the sun or shame.

Mu Xiuqi's return was not informed to Yesuo Shangnuo. In the evening, they had a meal together in a hotel on the street. It was a clean-up for Mu Xiuqi and Ruan Meier. At the meeting, the matter of returning to Cang Kingdom was finally brought up On the agenda, Aoqi had planned this matter several months earlier, if it hadn't been for an accident, they would have gone a long way now.

In fact, now is not the best time to start the journey. The temperature in the desert in summer is terribly high. Staying in the carriage is like being in a steamer. He ran around like crazy, so he could only replace the horse with a camel, and ride on it slowly, the speed would be much slower than that of a carriage.

Even so, they had no choice but to set off right away, and let Yesuo send a professional escort to the place where they could change back to the carriage, because there was no time for them to wait until the weather turned cold.

It was agreed to set off two days later, even if this reception banquet is over, even though Mu Xiuqi still held Qi Ao with a thousand words to say, he could only collapse beside Ao Qi drunk, but was a little bit Ruan Meier, who put aside without pity, went back to their resting place.

And Ao Qi and Qi Ao, with that "friend's daughter", returned to their new bedroom.

The two of them walked ahead, and the woman followed them, stumbling several times as they went too far.

Facing a strange woman they brought back, the maids didn't dare to say anything, but just prepared another room according to the order, and closed the door behind them when they left.

The woman stood in the middle of the hall, her head was still lowered, and her fingers kept twisting her skirt. Ao Qi and Qi Ao sat directly in front, one on the left and the other on the right. They were obviously just drinking the cold sour plum soup quietly, but the atmosphere was serious. Like a prisoner on trial.That period of silence was nothing more than a cup of sour plum soup, and it was enough to make the clothes on the back of the woman drenched in cold sweat.

The heat dissipated a bit, Qi Ao put down his cup, looked at the woman and said, "Take off the mask, Li, or I should call you" He paused for a moment, and spit out a long-lost name from the tip of his tongue, "Hu Jiang Li."

The man trembled, took the hot and humid towel from Jing Nu, and tossed and tossed for a quarter of an hour before peeling off that layer of skin as thin as a cicada's wing. The skin under the skin appeared unnatural due to the heat. Red, slender eyebrows and long eyes are a bit more beautiful than the human skin mask he wears.

Ah Li, he should be called Hu Jiangli now, he was silent for a long time, and did not respond to Qi'ao's words, Qi'ao poured another cup of sour plum soup, walked up to Hu Jiangli and handed it to his mouth.

Hu Jiangli looked up at him, and he also looked at Hu Jiangli. The confrontation didn't last long this time, Hu Jiangli took the sour plum soup from Qi'ao, and said in a barely audible voice, "Thank you."

He drank the sour plum soup in two sips, and Hu Jiangli shook his head when Qi Ao asked if he needed another bowl. He took a deep breath, and it seemed that his throat finally became more comfortable, allowing him to raise his voice and ask his Question: "You seem to have recognized me when you went into the cave to get the mother stone, I wonder how you recognized me."

"If I say it's intuition, would you believe it?" Qi Ao replied, the smile on his face made it difficult for Hu Jiangli to tell whether he was serious or deliberately teasing him.

He could only shake his head truthfully.

"It's true, but we won't assume it's you just based on this." Qi'ao asked someone to bring a chair for Hu Jiangli before going back to sit there, although Hu Jiangli still stood upright with his hands and feet upright. , the serious atmosphere just now was reduced a lot, "Before we met for the first time, that is, the dinner party when Yesuo promised us to get the mother stone, someone around us had already gone to that cave to explore. She gave us The news came back that the cave was extremely narrow, and she could barely get in.

"And you appeared in front of us in the form of a man at that time, do you still remember how Yesuo Shangnuo introduced you?"

Following Qi Ao's prompt, Hu Jiangli recalled the first time they met: "Yesuo Shangnuo introduced to you that I can enter that cave." Speaking of this, Hu Jiangli took a deep breath, he never thought about it. He was exposed so early, he once thought that something went wrong in the cave.

Qi Ao went on to explain: "The support frame of the tunnel looks like it was newly built, but this is not the point. The sand growing above the top, and the dry and moist soil under the palms are different from the surrounding dry soil. Of course, several places are too Narrow, presumably because you are used to your own body when digging and ignore the shoulder width of a normal man, and the piece of soil that can eat people, it is also because your bones are lighter and you are good at walking like a woman. Be safe." And the biggest mistake Yesuo Shangnuo made was that every time he sent in some fierce and strong men, the more they died like this, the faster they would die.

However, when the word "cave" passed in Hu Jiangli's mind, he had a new question: "No, only I know the route of that tunnel. How could someone go in for the first time and find the entrance to the cave smoothly? Get out of the way."

"Because that person happens to be Cang Yuyan from Yueming Island." This question seemed to be exactly what Qi Ao wanted to explain. Facing Hu Jiangli, he showed a smug smile, "You should know who she is, right?" .”

Although Hu Jiangli has never seen Cang Yuyan, he has heard of it because of the reason for taking the mother stone. There is a congealing stone on Yueming Island that is compatible with the mother stone. It has been controlled by the Cang clan of Yueming Island, and can guide It is also reasonable for a person to find the mother stone correctly and protect her from being hurt by Resha, which also made him suddenly recall a thing that has always puzzled him: "So you obviously fell into it at that time. , and finally appeared next to the 'Waterfall' unscathed, is it also because of this?"

I don't know if it's his illusion, but he seems to feel that Ao Qi's absent-minded gaze is a little bit more frightened after he asks this question.

"After I sank," Qi'ao's words were interrupted by Aoqi's movements, he took the sour plum soup handed by Aoqi, drank a couple of sips and continued, "I was covered by a layer of water in almost an instant. , Isolate the magma and swamps outside, even though I can’t breathe, I can move freely, so I followed the direction of the floating stones and swam forward, I didn’t expect to reach the end before you.”

After answering Hu Jiangli's last question, Qi'ao didn't speak any more, sat on it and drank another cup of sour plum soup, trying to suppress the fire in his throat.

Ao Qi stretched out his hand to stop Qi Ao's hand who wanted to take the pot again. Although the sour plum soup can dispel heat and heat, he also specially put some crushed ice in it. If he drank too much, it would accumulate in his body and he would be afraid of getting cold. He didn't know Where did he take out some licorice candies for Qi'ao to suck, and after doing all this, he turned to Hu Jiangli who was stunned by their actions below: "Do you have any questions?"

Hu Jiangli took one last look at them, shook his head, and closed his eyes.

"Since that's the case, set off with us back to Cang Kingdom in two days."

☆, conspiracy

The staff of the restaurant are recommending their most popular dish to a group of guests who just came in and settled down: "The weather is getting colder, so why not just roast whole lamb? It's fragrant and tender, and with our exclusive ingredients, it's just right To dispel the cold and warm up the body, the ingredients in our store are made with authentic western ink, even the princes and nobles in Ganjing are fond of this recently!"

Seeing the indescribable expressions of the guests, the man was not embarrassed, and said another way: "If you are afraid that this is too greasy, then try our fresh milk tea, which is also a taste that you can't taste anywhere else. Give you a pot."

Seeing a man with the appearance of a son cast his eyes on the silver pot on the tray, the clerk deliberately put the silver pot forward, but his mouth still didn't stop: "Young master has good eyesight, the craftsmanship of this silver pot is the traditional carving of Western Mexico. The silver inlay craftsmanship is all from the craftsmen of the West Mexico. If you like to go out to the West House Square two streets to the east, there are finer and better-looking ones, you can take a set back, and the value of your collection will be doubled. Friends and family can never go wrong, both are excellent."

Seeing that the fellows were spitting all over the place and wanted to sell, one of them interrupted him first: "There is no need for these things. We just came from West Mexico, and we are tired of eating these things. You can call the following Prepare a soup with four meats and three vegetables, the carp left in the lake is steamed with medicine soup, the tea needs to be soaked in boiling water, and the thick and thin rice is mixed with one or three, and then a porridge, the chicken soup is used as the base, and the minced meat needs to be crushed," he said. The head said a few words with the young master, and then ordered, "The fruits just picked today are also served on a plate."

Following the man's words, the waiter's expression became more serious bit by bit. He no longer obsessed with recommending the dishes and products in the store, and as soon as the man finished speaking, he quickly agreed to ask people to prepare them. The entire east wing of the second floor is vacant, and the guests who have already arrived help them to change to the west. Those who have not yet booked may change the date and get a discount, or change to other places.

There are some dishes in their store that are not written in the brochure. According to the big manager, these are determined by the big boss according to a person's taste, and every store under the big boss will prepare them every day. The boss only barely knows a thing or two about their old customers, but everyone has different tastes, and there are always some differences. However, this customer he has never met before can express his request in such detail and aptly in just a few words.

After thinking about it, he no longer dared to think about it.

The news spread throughout the restaurant in an instant. It seemed that nothing had changed, and everyone's state was different.

Different from the solemn atmosphere of "ready to go" outside the wing room, the inside of the wing room is still relaxed and happy.

"I said no matter what the battle is over, Ximo King City is still uninhabited, so they all ran to Cangguo." Mu Xiuqi took the silver pot on the table, played with it in his hand, and was amazed. "I don't know who is so powerful to take over such a group of people during the war. Now Ximo's old skills have been passed on to Cangguo, and there is nothing left of them."

As soon as he finished speaking, Mu Xiuqi's hand slipped, and a pot full of milk tea poured towards Qi'ao.Mu Xiuqi's first reaction was to reach out to pick it up, but he was grinned by the hot milk tea that was poured out. Before he could care about his hand, he heard the sound of the silver pot hitting the floor with a "bang", and was crushed by the floor. The replaced Qi Ao turned half of his body and fell into the arms of the expressionless Ao Qi, who held him with one hand.

The man heard the sound and ran up to push open the door. The people inside had already sat down, leaving the silver jug ​​lying on the ground alone. The fresh fragrance of milk tea filled the whole room. The man with a pale face was asked to come in and clean it up. He bowed his head and asked with a smile on his face, "I'll get another pot of milk tea. Do you want to change rooms?"

Qi Ao waved his hand: "It doesn't need to be so troublesome." The guy's attitude was like this, he reckoned that the guy had already guessed their identities, but he didn't want to make such a big fuss.Just when fresh soup was brought up, the waiter served a bowl for each of the other four people. At the end of the meal, Ao Qi took the spoon, and the waiter trotted quickly to urge other meals.

Mu Xiuqi glanced at Qi'ao, and wanted to stretch out his hand to pull him over, but before he reached out, he saw Ao Qi, turned his hand in mid-air, picked up the cup and smiled awkwardly twice.

The tea is delivered. At this time, the catkins are no longer in full bloom in autumn. A whole flower is picked off and dried in the sun, and it still maintains its original shape and fragrance. Groups of three are sealed in a dry altar. At this time Take it out again, after being moisturized by water, the original tenderness is restored, and the petals are stretched in the water, as if blooming in the water, with the unique fragrance of chrysanthemum.

Ao Qi asked the waiter to pour a cup for Qi Ao first, and then took a turn to serve everyone. They walked in the desert under the scorching sun at the hottest time. Even Ao Qi felt a little unwell. Qi Ao survived until the second day of the carriage change and still fell down, but maybe because of Ning Shi's body protection, this time Qi Ao recovered without being ill for too long, and everyone was in the mood to go to the restaurant to try something new.

After eating in the restaurant and resting for a while, a group of people walked from the restaurant to the inn. Mu Xiuqi had already asked his guards to arrange the room. The two girls shared a room, and the other three shared a room. As soon as Xiu Qi finished speaking, everyone fell silent.The weird atmosphere made Mu Xiuqi feel a little uneasy, he looked left and right, and asked cautiously: "Is there something wrong?"

Qi Ao took a sign conveniently: "It's nothing, but I'm used to sharing a room with Ao Qi, and the bed is big enough, so the three of you can share one room."

At this moment, it wasn't just the other three people who were walking together, the whole hall fell silent for a moment together with the other three people.

Qi Ao's voice is actually not too loud, but the appearance of this group of people walking together is already eye-catching enough. Ever since they stepped into this inn, people have been quietly looking at them, and Qi Ao's words are like a password , making everyone put down what they were doing at the same time, and looked at Ao Qi and Qi Ao who were standing together with treacherous eyes.

Mu Xiuqi came back to his senses first, he twitched the corners of his mouth in embarrassment, and said: "Brother Gu, although you two brothers are deeply affectionate, it is still very inconvenient for two men to share the bed. Two girls in one room."

Some people who were about to pack up their things and flee suddenly realized that they withdrew their searching gazes.No wonder they look the same, they turned out to be twin brothers, and it is possible for them to fall asleep in a relationship like this. Although thinking too much still makes them uncomfortable, they can barely bear to stay with these two people.

Ao Qi and Qi Ao exchanged glances and remembered some things, but they never planned to make any changes because of this, not to mention going all the way and coming back, they also rested in the same room in Ximo Country, and Mu Xiuqi It's not that I don't know, why did I mention this matter all of a sudden.

Seeing the embarrassing expression on Mu Xiuqi's face, Qi'ao didn't know how to ask, and finally the shopkeeper who had been watching for a long time came out to solve the problem. There were still some vacant rooms in the inn, and everyone was happy with one room.

When Yueya climbed up to the eaves and rested on the blue tiles, someone knocked on the door of Aoqi's room. The man knocked twice and saw no answer, so he stood at the door and smiled shyly: "Master Dugu, yes I, Mu Xiuqi, have something important to discuss with you."

The figure projected on the door gradually grew bigger, and Mu Xiuqi rehearsed the rhetoric in his heart again, thin beads of sweat emerged from the palms of his hands.

The one who opened the door was Ao Qi, with cold eyebrows and cold eyes, his eyes seemed to be filled with a dark night, the starlight fell into the eyes of another person in the room, the first thing Mu Xiuqi saw was sitting inside the room playing with a chessboard Qi Ao of white chess.

He sat there, smiled and nodded towards Mu Xiuqi as a greeting, Mu Xiuqi twitched the corners of his mouth, but he could only pretend to be unsurprised and walked into Aoqi's room— ——Although he is a man, and Ao Qi is also a man, this is not the middle of the night, but he still feels the illusion of being caught by Qi Ao.

Seeing Mu Xiuqi walk in, Qi Ao put away the unfinished chess game, Ao Qi felt a little regretful: "This game is not finished yet, why don't you continue playing later?"

"I can remember the chess game, and besides, I should go back to my room when you finish talking." When it came to the last sentence, Mu Xiuqi felt that Qi Ao had looked at him, so he blinked vigorously, but Qi Ao He kept talking to Ao Qi again.

Seeing that Qi'ao took a book and carried a candlestick to the small table by the window to pass the time, knowing that Qi'ao would not leave, Mu Xiuqi sat down generously and said straight to the point: "Master Dugu, I wonder if you are interested in doing business?"

Ao Qi looked at him with raised eyebrows, but didn't speak.

Mu Xiuqi was waiting for Ao Qi to give him a yes or no, but for some reason he was blushed by Ao Qi after a while, he rubbed the corner of his clothes uneasily, pretended to be calm and said: "This time father sent me I went to Xixi Country to find opportunities to expand the family business, but I don’t know who got the first place, I always have to give my father an explanation, so I thought of pulling you into the group.”

Faced with Ao Qi's undeniable gaze, Mu Xiuqi began to panic, he didn't think for too long, and simply showed the details to Ao Qi: "I just got the right to operate a waterway, but the waterway The place passing by is full of fish and dragons, and I want to ask you for a favor. Aren't you the owner of the villa, you just need to send some people to help protect it, and I will count you as a boss."

This time Ao Qi understood, his eyes moved slightly, but when the words came to his lips, he changed to another sentence: "But I'm from the martial arts world, so I'm not interested in these things."

"Although I don't know anything about martial arts, our Mu family used to be a member of the rivers and lakes, and I can find out some of the ways." Ao Qi's opening made Mu Xiuqi's heart hanging in mid-air relieved. How, he felt that if he could get Ao Qi to speak, he would be half successful. Mu Xiuqi finally looked serious, like a businessman in a transaction, "I heard that the leader of the martial arts alliance was killed, and the martial arts has been chaotic in the past two years. A new martial arts lord, even though our Mu family has passed so many generations, but there are some forces..."

Speaking of this, he paused, sorted out the next words and said them again: "I don't have any other intentions, I just want to say that if the owner of Dugu Village is interested in a leader, maybe I can help you too. Besides, although this section of the road is very similar, it is also a place where news gathers, and timely and reliable news is of great value."

"Then you should have also inquired about the destruction of Qianyue Villa by a fire." Ao Qi didn't have any emotions when he narrated the incident, as if what he mentioned had nothing to do with him.

But Mu Xiuqi smiled proudly: "Even a merchant family like ours will keep personal guards, let alone a villa owner." He seemed to have determined that Aoqi had a lot of force in his hands, so he stood firm Ao Qishen