late snow

The sky was getting dark and the snow was falling slowly. Ji Huai stood at the entrance of Yiguan Lane, looking at the two rows of white paper lanterns extending from the entrance to the darkness, feeling overcast for no reason.

"Yiguan Lane is very gloomy, and most of the schools and houses built were abandoned, so they were simply converted into Yizhuang." Zhan Hua said behind him: "The nomads in the west often come to harass, and there are many wars in Shiyuan City. was placed here temporarily."

So white paper lanterns will be hung.

Ji Huai nodded, "That's right."

The two walked towards the depths of the alley, Zhan Hua said: "Since it is in Yiguan Alley, it is most likely hidden in Yizhuang. There are many unclaimed bones here, and someone will collect them and put them in one place." .”

Ji Huai turned his head and glanced at him, "You seem to be familiar with Shiyuan City?"

The boots creaked in the snow, the white lanterns swayed in the cold wind, and the candles flickered.

Zhan Hua's gaze was unclear, and Ji Huai's voice fell through the snow curtain into Ji Huai's ears, "I grew up in Shiyuan City when I was young."

Ji Huai was stunned for a moment, "Your home is in Shiyuan City?"

Zhan Hua hooked the corner of his mouth at him, "I don't have a home."

Before Ji Huai could ask again, the heavy door of Yi Zhuang was opened from the inside, and a cold and damp breath rushed in.

Nan Yu nodded at Zhan Hua, "Master, it's all settled."

Looking at the blood stained on Nanyu's sleeve, Ji Huai paused, but didn't say much.

Seeing this, Nanyu turned her head and silently rolled her eyes.

The Yizhuang is quite big, Zhan Hua said: "Go to the room where the bones are stored."

Unexpectedly, when the three of them walked to the door, a cold light suddenly flashed beside them. Nanyu quickly raised his sword to block it. Before he could fight back, he heard the other party ask in surprise: "Master? Nanyu?"

But it was the disgraced Ming Ye, with bright red blood all over his sleeves.

"What's going on here?" Seeing his miserable state, Nanyu couldn't help asking.

"The person hunted down by Yu Zhang and Tang Jian is Zhao Yue from Cangkongmen." Ming Ye put away his sword, "I kindly sent him into the city, but he plotted against me, and I fled all the way here."

Nan Yu: "..."

Although the facts are sufficient, but she knows her partner very well, and he will only "kindly" help others when the sky falls. I am afraid that it will not be profitable but will encounter a hard stubble.

But these words must never be said in front of the master.

When Ji Huai heard Zhao Yue's name, he couldn't help asking: "Then where is Zhao Yue now?"

Ming Ye glanced at him angrily, "Of course it's in Shiyuan City."

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt an awe-inspiring coldness, and when he raised his head, he met Zhan Hua's slightly warning eyes.

Nan Yu stood behind Zhan Hua, and cast a complicated look at him, roughly meaning: the master and that fox essence medicine primer are on good terms, you'd better talk to him politely, otherwise the master will be in a bad mood, and you will die. You broke into eight pieces and apologized quickly!

Ming Ye looked at Nanyu winking:? ?

What's wrong?

Just as Ming Ye was about to ask, there was a sudden sound of horseshoes outside. Hearing that there were quite a few voices, Zhan Hua made a decisive decision, "Hide."

The four hid separately, and Ji Huai was dragged by Zhan Hua to jump onto the beam and hide behind the thick pillar.

The door of Yizhuang was kicked open.

"He entered Yizhuang, and he must not be able to run far if he is seriously injured! Search for me!" It was Zhao Yue's voice.

Countless armored soldiers immediately dispersed in Yizhuang.

"Report! Someone was knocked unconscious and tied up in the back hall!" Someone came to report.

"Bring it up." Zhao Yue stood at the gate of Yizhuang, wearing a thick cloak, with cold eyes.

The one who was brought up was a middle-aged man in his 50s and [-]s, his legs and feet were still weak, and he woke up faintly after being poured with cold water, looking at these soldiers in horror.

"Who has been here?" Zhao Yue asked him.

"Young one... The little one didn't see the other person's face clearly, but the voice sounded like a woman." The man tremblingly said: "She knocked the little one out when she came up, and the little one doesn't know anything!"

Zhao Yue's face darkened.

Ji Huai, who was hiding on the beam, wanted to poke his head out to see, but Zhan Hua pressed his shoulder against the beam.

Ji Huai looked up at him in the dim light.

"You want to go with him?" Zhan Hua's voice was very low, unconsciously threatening and oppressive.

Ji Huai pursed his lips, and said in disbelief, "Of course not."

In any case, staying by Zhao Yue's side is safer than staying by Zhan Hua's side - even though they have just experienced life and death not long ago, they are still cuddling together tenderly.

But for a knife, no matter how much honey is wrapped on it, it can't change the fact that it is a knife.

As long as this knife is on a whim, it can reveal the murderous blade under the honey at any time.

"Huan Ziang has already determined that you have colluded with Hell Sea, and now I am afraid that everyone in the entire Wulin League knows that you have tricked me." Zhan Hua moved his hand to his neck, but did not use force, "Everyone in Cangkongmen now You are being hunted down by the sea of ​​hell, no one can protect you when you go back."

Ji Huai's heart turned cold, he stared at Zhan Hua and said, "Before you deliberately let Huan Ziang know your identity."

"You've finally come to your senses." Zhan Hua hooked the corner of his mouth.

"Then I can only be attached to you." Ji Huai lowered his voice and said, "Did you hear the conversation between me and Zhao Yue that day?"

"I can only blame Zhao Yue for being too stupid. I was lurking beside him and didn't even notice it." Zhan Hua's brows moved slightly.

Ji Huai found himself not so surprised.

Zhan Hua always gives him an illusion of being reliable and reliable, sometimes Ji Huai even thinks he is dull and cute, and then he is unknowingly seduced by that moment of innocence.

Zhao Yue once said that Zhan Hua is the best at deceiving people and has many tricks.

Even now that he was threatening him, the hand covering his neck was still caressing intentionally or unintentionally, like a casual ambiguity between lovers.

"I have no choice now." Ji Huai relaxed all over, "Do you want to take all the things in the universe map?"

"Naturally." Zhan Hua stood very close to him, and said in a firm tone, "I want everything from you and the universe map."

"Treasures will not be shared with others." He lingered on Ji Huai's lips with cold eyes, "You are the same."

It was obviously not very polite and cruel, but Ji Huai laughed at it, "You can be jealous without being so roundabout and euphemistic. Zhao Yue and I are just friends."

Zhan Hua's face darkened, "I didn't."

He was seriously threatening and swearing.

However, the person he threatened didn't think so, put his hand on his waist, and squeezed it maliciously.

Zhan Hua: "..."

In the courtyard of Yizhuang, the soldiers searched all over but couldn't find anyone, so Zhao Yue could only take people away in a hurry. As soon as he left Yiguan Lane, he saw a man in his thirties sitting on a tall horse outside, with firm features and aloof aura.

Sitting on the horse, Zhao Yue cupped his hands at him and said, "Little General Song, why did you come in person? You are just a thief."

Song Nan said: "Father is worried that you won't be able to handle it, so let me help you."

Zhao Yue smiled and said: "It's okay, if you run away, you will run away. I have already contacted the people from Cangkongmen, and they will come soon."

Song Nan looked as if he wanted to say something to him, but because of the crowd, he could only hold back temporarily and said, "Father, Mr. Zhao, please come over."

Zhao Yue nodded, "Okay, no problem."

A group of soldiers came and went, but Zhao Yue was cautious by nature, leaving seven or eight people to guard Yizhuang.

Ji Huai squatted on the beams, his legs were a little numb, the soldiers in the yard were talking loudly, complaining that they had to stay overnight in a place full of dead people and bones in the freezing weather.

"When are we leaving?" Ji Huai asked in a low voice.

"Wait a little longer." Zhan Hua said.

If he could, he would naturally want to get rid of those officers and soldiers, but once they died here, Song Fan and Zhao Yue would focus on Yizhuang.

Ji Huai leaned against the pillar, and his back was painful. He didn't notice the tension before, but now the pain became more obvious when he relaxed, "Is there something on this pillar?"

Zhan Hua heard the words and pulled him up, Ji Huai turned his head to look, but found that there was an inconspicuous bulge on the seemingly smooth pillar, which just blended with the pillar and was not very conspicuous.

Ji Huai was surprised and said, "Could it be a secret channel or something?"

"No, most of the hidden channels are not so conspicuous." Zhan Hua said, "Perhaps the craftsmen who made the pillars didn't pay much attention."

"Who would be so stupid to blatantly put the mechanism here—"

Before he finished speaking, Ji Huai touched the protruding piece of wood and twisted it tentatively.

Just hearing a "click", the wooden piece under the mechanism slid down, revealing a palm-sized hole, and there seemed to be something inside.

Zhan Hua: "..."

There are really fools so blatant.