The mountains and rivers are quiet and broad

Wusuli had been to Shangfeng Town a few years ago, and he chose to rest here because of Wusuli's proposal.

But as soon as he entered Shangfeng Town, Wusuli frowned.

Shangfeng Town is very different from when he came here three years ago.The once lively and harmonious town is now quiet.

The local residents on the street looked at these foreign visitors vigilantly. Their eyes were unpredictable, ranging from fear, disgust, anger, vigilance and indifference.

While these people were looking at them, Xu Qingfeng was also looking at the town.Just now, when I saw it from a distance on the slope, I was only moved by the vast and lonely beauty of this village. When I walked into the village, I realized that it was not the same thing.

The cottages are sparse, the roads are not level, and there are piles of fallen stones and sandstones all around. The houses are also old and dilapidated, and they don't look popular.

The wind rolled over, raising dust and sand.

A dark-skinned man walked to the middle of the road, looked at Xu Qingfeng and his party, and motioned for them to stop.

Xu Qingfeng reined in the reins, the horse took two steps and stopped, and snorted.

"You guys, who are you?" The black-skinned man spoke the Central Plains quite well, but his voice was hoarse and rustling, and it was necessary to carefully identify what he said.

"Brother, we're passing by here." Usulites immediately took a step forward and smiled kindly: "I want to rest at Uncle Desi's house."

The surrounding residents whispered, and the dark-skinned man looked at Wusuli, his eyes flickering, as if he was judging whether what Wusuli said was right or not. "You...you know Uncle Desi?"

"Yes, I passed by Shangfeng three years ago and stayed at Uncle Desi's house for a few days." Wusuli got off his horse and walked up to the man, "Is Uncle Desi okay? And Auntie, Baji ?”

It seemed that someone had recognized Ussuri and sighed in surprise, and Ussuri turned his head to show him a bright smile.

But the black-skinned man was still very hesitant, the combination of this group of people looked so strange.

There are two Han Chinese in the lead, three outsiders, a child, and a team of Han Chinese guards.It can be seen that the young man in the middle on the horse is the center of the group.

"Uncle Desi, he's gone."

"Not anymore..."

"Dead." The black-skinned man narrowed his eyes, "A lot of people have died in the past few years. Our town is unlucky, you guys go away."

Wusuli hurriedly stopped the man: "Wait a minute, big brother, it's getting late, where can we go..."

"Go wherever you like!" The man interrupted Wusuli, waving his hands rudely and shaking his head.

"This big brother..." Xu Qingfeng also got off his horse, clasped his fists at the black-skinned man and saluted, deliberately raising his voice so that everyone around him could hear him clearly: "Our party is by no means a bad person. Please bear with me."

The black-skinned man looked at Xu Qingfeng, wondering what he was thinking.Zuo Ming also got off his horse and walked to Xu Qingfeng's side.

Tian Wen couldn't hold back and wanted to get off the horse, so Aman hurriedly pulled him back, and the two of them were riding together, so he couldn't stop pulling off the turban wrapped around Tian Wen's head, exposing Tian Wen's bald head.

The people around suddenly commotion.

"Look! It's a monk!"

"What monk! It's just a child!"

"No, no, it's a monk!"

"that is……"

The crowd talked a lot, and Tianwen wanted to re-wrap the turban uncomfortably.At first, Tian Wen didn't like wearing headbands, but people always looked him up and down because they saw him as a young monk. Since the case of Wushan Temple, Tian Wen has often received such gazes.

And as we went west, the weather gradually became dry, and the noon sun was scorching, so Aman found a scarf and put it around Tianwen's head.

Tian Wen was busy arranging his turban, and Aman helped him tidy it up, but during this period, many villagers ran out to see the monk, making Tian Wen very uncomfortable.

Xu Qingfeng was also surprised, and asked Wusuli with his eyes, but Wusuli was also confused.

"Excuse me, this is..." Hei Pi spoke out first, but he didn't know how to ask.

Tian Wen took a look at Xu Qingfeng, got affirmative gaze, put his palms together generously, and sang a mantra, "Benefactors, little monk Tian Wen, please rest here so that we can hurry on our way tomorrow."

"What a monk!"

"Tianwen, did he say his name is Tianwen..."

"My God, what's going on, it's a monk..."

Tianwen's confession caused another commotion, Heipi's eyes flickered, and he said, "Just stay for one night. Uncle Desi's room is still vacant, so you stay there. Go forward, turn right, and go. In the end it is."

"Thank you, thank you!" Xu Qingfeng and Wusuli were very grateful. Tianwen, Aman, and Wuxuli also hurriedly got off their horses to express their gratitude. Following the path pointed by the man, they rushed to Uncle Dexi while there was still some light. house.

The house is not small, just enough to live in, but the house is empty, and the back of the house is also empty, looking a bit deserted.

Zuo Ming stepped into the room first, and polished the firebox. With the light, he saw that there were not many things in the room, a table and chairs, a stone bed, and not even a cabinet.

Xu Qingfeng swiped his index finger across the table, rubbing off a layer of dust.Brushing off the ashes from his hands, Xu Qingfeng frowned as he looked at the "desolate" house.

Wusuli was very sorry, "This village was definitely not like this three years ago. I don't know how it became like this."

Xu Qingfeng shook his head, expressing that this is not what he minded. "Did you notice when you came in? The vegetable garden in the yard is in a mess, the soil has not dried up, and there are no weeds, which means that people lived there not long ago, but look at this house, there is not even a light stand." Xu Qingfeng As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and shook the table on the table, and the table made a "squeak" sound.

Not only is there no lampstand on the table, there is no tea set, and there is nothing in the room except this table and chair and the stone bed that cannot be moved.

Wu Xuli and Aman went to the kitchen to have a look, and when they came back, they also looked disappointed: "There is only one stove, not to mention bowls and chopsticks, there is not even a pot, and there is no firewood."

This condition is similar to that of sleeping in a ruined temple. Fortunately, Xu Qingfeng has never slept in a ruined temple, so he signaled everyone to pack up and rest, and ask about replenishing food tomorrow morning.

Everyone responded, and the guards rested in the yard. They managed to find some combustible things, set them up and lit the fire, and the yard with the fire was also alive.

As if they were camping in the wild, Wuxuli put a pot on the fire and finished dinner easily.There was no light stand in the room, so Xu Qingfeng and others also came to the yard to gather with everyone.

By the light of the fire, Wusuli took out the map and discussed with Xu Qingfeng and Zuo Ming how to go next.

Because of Lei Jing's relationship, Xu Qingfeng's original plan has been affected. "In that case, it's best to hurry to Juyanhe City." Xu Qingfeng said.

Zuo Ming had no objection, so Wusuli looked at the map to study where to stop next.

While talking, the big black-skinned man came in the afternoon.

"My name is Kukan. This is for you." Kukan stretched out his hand, and in his hand was a dark, old lampstand. On the lampstand was a thumb-length candle.

"Thank you." Xu Qingfeng took it and let him into the courtyard.

Seeing the people around the fire in the yard, Kukan was taken aback for a moment, and then saw the pot on the fire, with a little soup still floating in it.

Xu Qingfeng turned around and walked in, Wusuli motioned for Kukan to come inside, Kukan looked away, waved his hand, and signaled that he would not go in.

Xu Qingfeng stopped, Kukan looked around and asked, "Where is that little master?"

Xu Qingfeng reacted for a while, suddenly realized that the other party was talking about Tianwen, pointed to the room, "I'm doing evening class."

Kukan nodded, looked at Xu Qingfeng, and said bluntly, "When are you leaving?"

Seeing that the other party really didn't want to keep them in the village, Xu Qingfeng also gave the answer simply: "Tomorrow morning."

"Okay." Kukan quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

The courtyard fell into silence for a while, and Ussuri wanted to make some homework but didn't know what to say. Sparks jumped out of the fire from time to time and made a slight noise.Ussuri was still trying to find a topic, but Kukan left.

Xu Qingfeng looked at Kukan's back, thoughtfully.Ussuri frowned, feeling that Kukan's state was a little weird.

"My lord, should we strengthen our guard tonight?" Zuo Ming whispered.The planned rest tonight also included the accompanying guards, and Lei Jing's pursuit caused many injuries to the guards.

Xu Qingfeng hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

Not long after Kukan left, everyone took a rest early.

The night is not as hot as the day, and the cool air goes up through the stone bed.There were rustling footsteps outside the yard, it was the patrolling guards.

Tianwen's steady breathing could be heard in his ears, and he was already asleep.Xu Qingfeng tugged at the draped clothes, turned over, but couldn't fall asleep no matter what.

Tossing and turning, through the shallow moonlight, Xu Qingfeng saw Tian Wen's furrowed brows.

Xu Qingfeng stretched out his hand to smooth the eyebrows for Tian Wen, but Tian Wen pouted dissatisfiedly in his sleep, and said impatiently, "Master..."

Withdrawing his hand, Xu Qingfeng felt exhausted.

After the Wushan massacre, they traveled west together to find the golden bell flower and the master of law for sending Tianwen.

On the way, not only did we say goodbye to Chen Ke, but also Aman, with a 13-member escort team. There were quite a few people in the group, all centered on Xu Qingfeng.However, Xu Qingfeng felt that he did not do well.

He has always been the one who endured the many training hardships before, and Xu Qingfeng does not have much experience in leading others.

Even if he can see the problem clearly, he cannot be as decisive as Chen Ke after all.

Xu Qingfeng reflected, if he restrained his temper in Wuheng Casino and didn't provoke Lei Tao or provoke Xiao Farewell, maybe it wouldn't be like this.

The more you reflect, the easier it is to get into a dead end.Xu Qingfeng's thoughts were heavy, thinking of the court turmoil in the distance, he couldn't help but feel sad, wondering what happened to Chen Ke.

All the way west, he didn't dare to imagine what he would do if he couldn't find the golden bell flower.Now he and Chen Ke have been separated for a month and a half, if you can't find the golden bell flower.

Even if he rushed back to the capital to meet Chen Ke day and night, there was not much time left for them.

Thinking of this, Xu Qingfeng couldn't help complaining about Chen Ke's return to Beijing.

"Who is it!" A loud shout came from outside, which startled Xu Qingfeng.

Xu Qingfeng sat up, Zuo Ming had already jumped to the door.

"what's the situation?"

There was the sound of weapons being exchanged outside, and Xu Qingfeng was worried that it was someone who came here for a bounty: "Zuo Ming, go and have a look, don't hurt the villagers."

Zuo Ming nodded, drew his sword out of its sheath, and pushed open the door. The fighting outside was not as intense as imagined. The guards had subdued the attackers in the middle of the night. The sword stopped.

Xu Qingfeng stepped forward and saw the man clearly.

"Kukan?"

And the night raiders in the yard were the villagers they had seen in the evening.