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A room on the third floor of Caixia Inn in Caixia Town.

"My lord, Young Master Ji Qi is downstairs." The woman in the pink shirt was grinding her ink with her head lowered, and said in a soft voice: "The same monk lived together, and that monk was the one who took the seventh young master from Fengyu Pavilion and Quan Ning that day. people who go."

"That monk seems to have some connection with Hell Sea." The woman in green shirt served tea, and said in a brisk tone: "But we haven't found out his specific identity yet."

The person sitting on the chair threw the writing brush in his hand and said with a smile, "Give you so many people and money, so you can find these for me?"

Both women lowered their eyes and dared not speak any more.

The man stood up from the chair, wearing a long robe with wide sleeves and a crane cloak, his waist-length black hair was tied behind his head with a ribbon, and he stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, sighing, "There is nothing left in the Cangkongmen." If necessary, Quan Ning can make you helpless."

The two women knelt down on the ground, "Think twice, my lord."

The man turned around and looked at the two with a smile, "I don't care about Fengyu Pavilion, Feixian Tower, Changhong Valley, or Hell Haiwulin League, within three days, I will invite Mr. Ji."

"Yes."

Ji Huai woke up suddenly, his calf twitched and hurt.

Zhan Hua opened his eyes and asked in a deep voice, "What's wrong?"

"Leg—" Ji Huai curled up in pain, Zhan Hua got up and grabbed his calf, and rubbed his hard calf hard for him.

"Hiss—it hurts!" Ji Huai wanted to break free from him, gasped in pain, and grabbed Zhan Hua's wrist to keep him from moving.

"Just rub it open." Zhan Hua ignored his obstruction and rubbed it for him vigorously.

"You... Take it easy..." Ji Huai sweated in pain.

Zhan Hua: "..."

After a while, Ji Huai rubbed his calf listlessly on the bed, and Zhan Hua got up and lit a candle.

"It should be because I walked too long today." Zhan Hua looked at the moon outside the window and closed the window, "Does it still hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt much anymore." Ji Huai paused, and suddenly asked him: "Zhan Hua, do you want to go to the toilet?"

Zhan Hua froze for a moment, "Huh?"

The latrine of the inn is in the backyard, and it is pitch black at the moment, with the sound of insects. There is a large piece of bamboo against the wall, rustling in the wind, and the shadows of the bamboo are swaying under the dim candlelight.

Ji Huai walked beside Zhan Hua to take the candle in his hand, hesitant to speak.

Zhan Hua was silent for a moment, "I'll wait for you right here."

Only then did Ji Huai go in with peace of mind.

In the past, Ji Huai didn't get up very much at night, even when he got up at night, he was always followed by his servant Alian. Except for the few days when he fled alone, there were always people around him to wait on him. Although Zhan Hua was not a servant, he always took good care of him. As for now, even if the relationship between the two is stiff, he will still find him subconsciously.

The smell in the latrine was not pleasant, and there were not a few mosquitoes in the autumn night. Ji Huai came out with a candle after finishing his work, but found that Zhan Hua had disappeared.

"Zhan Hua?" Ji Huai called out, but no one answered.

At this moment, he was still sleepy, far away in the empty and quiet foreign land, surrounded by strange scenes, all kinds of thoughts rushed into his mind at once, and only fear remained in the silent night.

Has something happened to Zhan Hua?

If something really happened to Zhanhua, Ji Huai felt that he should gloat, but now he was only full of worries.

"Master Ji Qi." A clear female voice suddenly sounded from behind, frightening Ji Huai to froze on the spot, not daring to look back.

The woman chuckled lightly, walked up to him with lotus steps, and saluted him with a smile, "My family has seen Young Master Ji Qi."

Even though Ji Huai was still in doubt, he still subconsciously wanted to return the gift, but when he raised his hand, he found that he was still holding a candle, and nodded at her awkwardly, "May I ask who you are?"

"The Nu's warehouse is empty, Liu Changfang." Liu Changfang smiled slightly, "Your mage friend and the Nu's younger sister are old acquaintances, the two of them have gone to talk, and the Nu's is here to wait for Young Master Ji Qi, please, my Patriarch."

Ji Huai subconsciously wanted to refuse, but Liu Changfang said, "Master Ji Qi, do you still remember Zhao Yue in the capital?"

Ji Huai was taken aback.

About a quarter of an hour later, Ji Huai saw a man who called himself Zhao Yue in the guest room.

Zhao Yue seemed to wake up in the middle of the night, washed in a hurry, and didn't even wipe off the water on his sideburns. When he saw him, he smiled before saying anything, "Ji Qilang, you can make me easy to find!"

Ji Huai looked him around, although he hadn't seen him for many years, but his eyebrows and eyes remained the same, he said in disbelief, "Are you really Zhao Yue?"

"It's a fake!" Zhao Yue opened his arms and let him look at him, his handsome brows were smiling, "I haven't seen you for five years, don't you know me?"

Ji Huai smiled and said: "Brother Zhao has indeed changed a lot. The old capital is farewell, and I don't want to see you again."

"I wanted to go to Wanlai City to look for you, but I couldn't get away from the busy family affairs. Now it's a coincidence that I want you and my brother to meet again." Zhao Yue took his hand and asked him to take a seat.

Five years ago, when Ji Huai was 16 years old, he went to the Guozijian in the capital to make friends with him for a year with the help of his elder brother who was an official in Beijing. However, his reading was mediocre, even in the Guozijian. Being famous, on the contrary, relying on a lot of money, he made a lot of wine and meat friends.

It seems that Zhao Yue also came to the Imperial College to study, and he didn't have any serious family background. He got along very well with Ji Huai, but later Ji Huai made a big mistake in the Imperial College and was sent back to Wanlai City. Never met again.

In the bustling and charming capital city in the past, young people would travel together drinking wine and playing red-sleeve tricks at the head of a horse bridge.

Ji Huai saw that although he was very affectionate, but vaguely polite and alienated, he was naturally on guard, and smiled: "It's really rare, but I don't know why Brother Zhao invited me here in the middle of the night?"

Zhao Yue let out a long sigh, "I didn't think carefully about this matter, but it has a lot to do with it, so let me explain it to you."

"Where is my friend?" Ji Huai interrupted him, and his heart was clear. I'm afraid Zhao Yue also came for the things on him, but Zhan Hua suddenly disappeared, and he always felt uneasy. .

Liu Changfang behind Zhao Yue wanted to speak, but was stopped by Zhao Yue's raised hand. Zhao Yue stared at Ji Huai and said, "My dear brother, do you know the sea of ​​hell?"

Ji Huai frowned, "Not very clear."

"This Hell Sea is an evil foreign teacher who has a very bad reputation in martial arts today. He has done countless evil things. Both the Wulin League and the imperial court want to get rid of it quickly." Zhao Yue said: "I am afraid that your friend has a close relationship with Hell Sea. You are with him . . . I fear your life will be lost."

Ji Huai was not surprised when he heard this.

Quan Ning had told him before that if it fell into the hands of other people, at least he could save his life, but if it fell into the hands of Zhan Hua, not only would his life be difficult to save, but he might even die—and that was indeed the case. Zhan Hua wants to use him as a medicine primer, and after he proposes a deal, not only does he want him to be a medicine primer, but he also needs something that everyone in the martial arts is snatching from him.

And he has been trying every means to escape from Zhan Hua's control, but he is always confused by the gentleness and kindness pretended by the other party, and he has fallen into such an unclear situation now.

Zhan Hua wants his life, but he is still worried about Zhan Hua's safety.

Ji Huai laughed at himself, calmed down, and looked at Zhao Yue, "I don't know what happened until now, I wonder if Brother Zhao can help me?"

Zhao Yue didn't expect him to be so cooperative, and smiled heartily, "Naturally."