Author: Listening to Snow by the River

Two hundred meters away, when he heard Li Ye's rude words, the old man couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

I think that Pei Xuanji, as the leader of the Baiyu Sect, is a prominent figure in the entire Qingshan County. Even the county guard greets him with a smile every time he sees him.

As a result, he was actually refuted by a young boy today, which made him feel a little embarrassed.

However, feeling the pressure that naturally emanated from Li Ye, he calmed down his temper slightly.

Although it seems incredible, the other party may indeed be a warrior at the same level as him.

After practicing martial arts to this level, you will be a big shot no matter where you are. There is no need to take action just because of this little verbal dispute.

In the blink of an eye, a smile appeared on Pei Xuanji's face again, "Haha, it's the old man who is abrupt, the old man from Baiyumen, Pei Xuanji."

'Old fox.' Li Ye secretly complained in his heart, nodded and said, "My lord, Li Ye, I just came here and am not very familiar with things in the city. I wonder why Mr. Pei is here?"

After just contacting him, Li Ye did not reveal all his findings. He planned to understand the other party's situation before making any plans.

Moreover, Li Ye actually wanted to know the purpose of the other party's coming here more than the other party's identity.

Just a few days after a thick fog locked the city outside Yishan County, the other party appeared here, which had to make Li Ye think a lot.

On the other side, after hearing what Li Ye said, Pei Xuanji just laughed and said, "I happened to pass by and was curious," and said no more.

He turned his head and stood motionless two hundred meters away from Li Ye, just like Li Ye, observing the situation in Yishan County.

When Li Ye saw the other party's actions, he knew that Pei Xuanji was wary of him, so after thinking about it, he turned around and left.

He has been observing outside the city for so long, and he may not gain much if he stays any longer. It is better to go to other places to take a look.

What if Old Man Tong has left the county and moved to a nearby village?

That way, he wouldn't have to risk going into the city anymore.

And even if Old Man Tong is not found outside the city, people in nearby villages should have some idea of ​​the situation in the city.

So no matter what the reason was, the nearby villages were worth a trip.

Not paying attention to Pei Xuanji's eyes that were staring at his back, Li Ye moved quickly and was out of his sight in the blink of an eye, heading towards a nearby village.

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There are dozens or hundreds of villages, large and small, scattered outside Yishan County. Li Ye plans to search for each village from near to far.

After all, even if Old Man Tong leaves Yishan County, he won't go too far and should be in a nearby village.

Li Ye walked quickly, and after just a moment, he arrived at a quiet small village.

It was already halfway through Shen hour and approaching You hour, and bursts of smoke floated over the village.

The people outside the city lived in poverty and only had two meals a day, breakfast and dinner, and dinner was mostly around the time of Youshi.

Otherwise, if we delay any longer, it will get dark and we will have to light oil lamps by then.

Although a little lamp oil is not worth a lot of money, for ordinary people, they can save money on lamp oil.

After Li Ye walked into the village, he happened to meet three or five villagers who had just returned from the fields.

Just like before, the other party looked wary when he saw him.

One of the middle-aged men wearing a shabby cardigan and a straw hat immediately came over and asked him: "Who is the strong man? What do you want to do in our Fangjia Village?"

"Brother, I want to ask you something."

Li Ye had a good face towards the villagers and asked with a smile: "Isn't there something evil happening in the city recently? I heard that many people have moved out of the city. One of my elders lost contact after he moved out. I

I came here just to look for him. I wonder if you have anyone here from the city?"

"I don't know about this." Seeing Li Ye's kind attitude, the other party couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he turned to his companions and asked, "What about you? Do you know which house in the village has newly moved people?"

"No, our Fangjia Village is such a big place, who wouldn't know if someone is living here."

"Yes, but I heard from my mother-in-law that people from the city seem to have moved there in Xiasha Village next door, and they are very generous."

"Our village is too poor, and people in the city look down upon it..."

When several villagers saw that Li Ye was just here to find relatives, they relaxed a little and said one after another.

Li Ye on the side listened to the remarks of several people and kept collecting the sounds coming from the whole village.

After not hearing Old Man Tong's voice for several minutes, he knew that Old Man Tong was not here.

He immediately stopped staying, and after politely asking for the direction of Xiasha Village, he thanked several villagers, turned around and left, heading in the direction of Xiasha Village.

As for gathering information about the city, Li Ye had no intention of asking these people.

After all, as a few people, they wouldn't know any useful information at all.

They are all a group of banker men who dig in the soil every day to eat, and the limited information they have is all hearsay.

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Compared with the quiet Fangjia Village, Xiasha Village is one of the largest villages nearby.

As soon as Li Ye arrived at the entrance of Xiasha Village, he could hear bursts of conversations coming from the village.

It was already dinner time, and everyone in the village was eating dinner at home while chatting about what happened that day.

Li Ye did not enter the village, but stood at the entrance of the village and listened to the goings on in the village.

Even in the midst of a lot of noise, he can quickly filter out the information that is useful to him.

Soon, a special piece of information reached Li Ye's ears, and he quickly recognized it.

There is indeed a family here who has moved from the city. At the very end of the village, the family is having a meal and talking about things in the city.

It's a pity that Li Ye didn't see any useful information from the other party after listening for a long time.

The mistress of the house kept complaining that she was not used to the life in the village.

There is no school in the village, and the children's studies are also delayed.

They don't know when the city will settle down so they can move back.

It seems that this family is relatively wealthy and not poor.

The male host was busy eating and ignored his wife.

Maybe he didn't know when he would be able to return to the city, so he couldn't give an accurate answer.

Maybe they will never be able to go back in this life.

If they really can't go back, they will buy a piece of land in the village and plant it themselves.

Otherwise, it is not an option to just sit back and have nothing.

On the other hand, the teenage boy had nothing to worry about. Seeing that his mother wanted him to study again, he immediately protested.

During this period of time, he lived a very happy life in the village. He went out running wildly with his new friends every day.

At the entrance of the village, Li Ye listened for a long time, smiled knowingly, and turned to leave.

There is no figure of Old Man Tong here either.
Chapter completed!