Since there were exactly eight people including Niu Sao and Lao Delu, we all sat down to eat together.
During the dinner, everyone chatted while eating.
We first talked about the kidnapping of Mrs. Wei at Jiyunguan, until she went to the border pass and then to Hengshan. Many of the events in between were related to the Demon Dragon Slayer King.
Just like this trip to Guandong, it was all caused by the conspiracy of the Demon Dragon Slayer King. It was really because he was afraid of being cheated.
In view of this, everyone decided not to follow the demon Dragon Slayer King around, but to pay homage to their master, Master Tianwai, and return to their hometown in Yulinhe.
Of course, the Demon Dragon Slayer King will never let Nangong Haotian go like this, but everyone is determined to wait for the Demon Dragon Slayer King in Nangong Village and will never follow the trap set by the Demon Dragon Slayer King again.
After a meal, they continued to drink tea. Due to the continuous fighting, Nangong Haotian decided to let everyone rest for half a day before rushing to Changbai Mountain to meet the master.
Nangong Haotian adjusted his breathing in the living room, and Aunt Shan and Gutou took turns serving him. Shangguan Xiaowan, Liu Qianwen, and Zhao Ling'er rested in the left and right rooms respectively.
In terms of time allocation, Nangong Haotian has already made a plan. Everyone will set off at the scheduled time and arrive at Feijing Cliff at the scheduled time. It is still not too late.
Just when the sun was turning west and Aunt Shan was about to wake everyone up, a lotus knocking sound suddenly sounded outside the courtyard door!
These two knocks on the door immediately woke up Nangong Haotian. Then he looked at Aunt Shan and ordered: "Go and have a look! Be careful!"
Aunt Shan just responded, but before she could turn around, Aunt Niu, who heard the sound and ran out from the back of the hall, already said happily: "I'll go, I'll go!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Meng's call could be heard outside the door: "Sister-in-law Niu, Sister-in-law Niu, open the door!"
When Mrs. Niu heard this, she couldn't help but cheered excitedly: "My young mistress is back!"
Long before Mrs. Niu's cheers, a figure flashed, and Nangong Haotian had already landed in front of the courtyard gate like an arrow from a string, reaching out to pull out the bolt.
First, he couldn't wait to know if his master was safe and sound, because Chu Meng's return made him feel something unusual. Why didn't she stay on Feijing Cliff for a few more days?
Secondly, he also hopes to see Chu Meng immediately. This poor person, he wants to give her a surprise.
With a pull of the latch, the door opened smoothly!
When Nangong Haotian saw it, there was a bang in his head and he was stunned!
Because, standing outside the door was not only Chu Meng, but also Xue Binger, whose hair was slightly disheveled, her face was haggard, and she looked tired!
When Xue Bing'er saw Nangong Haotian, she was filled with grievances and panic. She immediately rushed over and threw herself into Nangong Haotian's arms with a loud cry!
Shangguan Xiaowan and others, who had already heard the sound and ran out of the wing, felt bad when they saw this situation, knowing that something must have happened to Master Tianwai.
Everyone looked shocked and rushed over one after another. They all forgot about the embarrassment between the two parties yesterday and asked in unison with concern: "Mrs. Niu, what's going on with the Master?"
Chu Meng had already been standing there weeping with Xue Bing'er. When he saw the question, he quickly calmed down and said with tears in his eyes: "Something may have happened to the Master!"
After saying this, Shangguan Xiaowan and others were so shocked that they couldn't help but exclaimed, stunned!
Xue Bing'er still threw herself into Nangong Haotian's arms without hesitation and cried!
Aunt Shan walked a few steps forward and said respectfully to Nangong Haotian: "Young master, if you have anything to say, please ask Miss Xue to come to the hall and say it!"
Nangong Haotian nodded, supported Xue Bing'er, lowered his head and said comfortingly: "Sister Bing'er, don't cry yet, let's go to the hall to talk."
While he was talking, he had already helped Xue Bing'er into the courtyard.
Shangguan Xiaowan, Liu Qianwen, and Zhao Ling'er saw this, and although they felt a little unhappy, they couldn't help but think of the disappearance of Master Tianwai and the fact that Xue Bing'er was Nangong Haotian's fiancée more than ten years ago.
Don't take your unhappiness to heart anymore.
The diligent Mrs. Niu hurried over and hurriedly helped Xue Bing'er on behalf of Nangong Haotian, and Nangong Haotian let go.
Entering the living room, Xue Bing'er still covered her face and cried bitterly.
Nangong Haotian and others had no choice but to sit down unintentionally, so they looked at Chu Meng and asked with concern: "What happened to the Master?"
Chu Meng had wiped away his tears at this time, but still cried a little: "After my sister Bing'er and I left the village of Shen Toutuozi Zhou Yuantong, we went straight to Feijing Cliff. When we arrived, we found that the doors of the three thatched huts were all open.
closed……"
Shangguan Xiaowan said: "Maybe it was closed when we left."
Chu Mengdao said: "As soon as Sister Bing'er looked at the door, she knew that the Master was not there. She pushed the door open and walked into the Master's room. She opened the corner of the cloud bed under the yellow felt to check..."
Nangong Haotian asked in confusion: "What are you looking at?"
Chu Meng glanced at Xue Bing'er, who was still crying, and then continued: "Sister Bing'er said that every time the Master goes out for something, he must first leave a note under the yellow felt..."
"Is there any note left under the yellow felt?" Liu Qianwen asked with concern.
Chu Meng shook his head sadly and said: "Nothing!"
When the words fell, Xue Bing'er, who was sitting on the chair and covering her face and crying bitterly, had already cried: "Something must have happened to grandpa, something must have happened!"
Nangong Haotian didn't say anything. He looked at Xue Bing'er and asked with concern: "Sister Bing'er, think about it, has this happened before?"
Xue Bing'er still covered her face and cried bitterly, twisting her delicate body and replied: "No, never. Even if he goes out for a while, he will leave a message under the yellow carpet!"
Nangong Haotian couldn't help but look at Shangguan Xiaowan and Liu Qianwen in despair, sat down on the chief chair sadly, and then breathed out and said: "If we go by what Sister Bing'er said, Master may have been here soon after Sister Bing'er and I left.
, so he was plotted by Fat Maitreya and others!"
After saying this, Shangguan Xiaowan, Liu Qianwen, Zhao Ling'er and Chu Meng couldn't help but asked anxiously in shock: "Are you saying that the Master may have been killed?"
Xue Bing'er, who was covering her face and crying, suddenly raised her head and hissed: "No, grandpa will never be killed!"
Nangong Haotian originally said that this was possible, but Jing Xue Bing'er yelled and had to change his words: "It depends on the purpose of the four masters who went to support Fat Maitreya at that time!"
The ancient head suddenly interjected and said: "Of course, under the orders of the Demon Dragon Slayer King, we attacked Master Tianwai in advance and escorted him to the main branch!"
After hearing this, Shangguan Xiaowan said in confusion: "But they did not return to the stronghold where Tutuo was captured!"
The old man thought for a while and said: "That is to say, if Master Tianwai was sent to Dazhai, the Demon Dragon Slayer King would not burn down the village to escape!"
As early as when the old man spoke, Xue Bing'er stopped crying in surprise and looked at the old man intently. Then when the old man finished speaking, he looked at Nangong Haotian and asked: "This old man...
who is it?"
Nangong Haotian suddenly exclaimed, and told the origin of the ancient head, the situation in the stronghold reported by him, and how the Demon Dragon Slayer King burned the stronghold and escaped through the tunnel!
After hearing this, Xue Bing'er said angrily: "Since they fled to Tuotuo Mountain outside the village, we will immediately chase to Tuotuo Mountain and rescue..."
"Wait a minute..." Chu Meng suddenly said: "According to Brother Nangong's conversation, we have been fooled by the Demon Dragon Slayer King many times. This time we must not be fooled by the Demon Dragon Slayer King again..."
After saying this, Shangguan Xiaowan, Liu Qianwen, and Aunt Shan all said in unison: "Yes, we should think more carefully about everything this time, and we will never be fooled by the Demon Dragon Slayer King again!"
Seeing everyone speaking in unison, Xue Bing'er couldn't help but said angrily: "Didn't you say that this ancient leader heard with his own ears that they were going to Tuotuo Mountain?"
"Whether they went to Tuotuo Mountain or not is a problem!" Nangong Haotian shook his head, a little speechless at Xue Bing'er's head. He didn't know how much he would suffer from his straightforward temper.
Xue Bing'er didn't know what Nangong Haotian was thinking, so she asked in a deep voice: "Why is this?"
Nangong Haotian explained: "The Demon Dragon Slayer King is cunning and full of tricks. Sometimes he uses reality as fiction, and sometimes he uses fiction as reality. The real and the fake are really elusive. We have been fooled by him too many times!"
Shangguan Xiaowan nodded, and then said: "Just assume that they are going to Tuotuo Mountain when they release the news this time. We have always suspected it was a trick..."
Xue Bing'er asked in confusion: "On what basis do you suppose this is a plan?"
When Shangguan Xiaowan asked, she could only patiently tell the story of how Lord Zhou Yuantong, the god-head leader, sent Master Jiang Xiang to secretly release the ancient head, and then sent Master Jiang Xiang to burn down the stronghold, and how Master Jiang Xiang finally led his people to escape through the tunnel.
Finally, she explained: "Actually, the Demon Dragon Slayer King did not leave the tunnel at that time. They just hid at the entrance of the tunnel. After Master Jiang Xiang led us away, they calmly walked out of the tunnel and escaped."
Xue Bing'er asked in confusion: "Why did they burn down the village and escape?"
Chu Meng was the first to say: "Of course I can't beat Brother Nangong with martial arts, and I heard that Miss Xiaowan and Brother Nangong are already together. They lack the hostages to threaten, so they have to try to escape!"
Xue Bing'er's eyes were filled with tears, and she couldn't help asking: "But since grandpa wasn't kidnapped by the Demon Dragon Slayer King, where did he go?"
The ancient head suddenly said seriously: "Young Master, now we can be sure that the Master has not fallen into the hands of the Demon Dragon Slayer King and others. Now we can only narrow the scope and seek answers from Fat Maitreya!"
Nangong Haotian nodded slightly and said solemnly: "This is the most correct and only clue!"
The old man said: "First of all, what we need to ask Mrs. Niu and Miss Snow is, are there any signs of fighting in the Master's room or near his residence?"
Chu Meng answered first: "No, we have checked around Sanshi's hut. The room is also in order, everything is as usual!"
Hearing this, the old man lowered his head and thought for a moment, then speculated: "Didn't the young master initially say that Fat Maitreya was going to use the incense to deal with Miss Snow?"