Li Qi looked at the source of the sound, and Tang Yun and Wei Xinshan also became alert.
Soon the sound got closer and closer, and when I listened carefully I realized it was the sound made by someone stepping on dead leaves.
I saw some firelight in the woods. It was obvious that someone was holding a torch. Gradually, the torch became brighter and brighter. A man and a woman came out of the woods.
Both of them were a little tired and had obviously traveled a long way.
When he saw their faces clearly, Li Qi was startled: "Brother Xiao?"
Xiao Jijia was stunned for a moment when he saw it was Li Qi: "Brother Li?"
The visitors were none other than Xiao Jijia and his cousin Sai Qianqian.
Li Qi never expected to meet these two people here. Since the last time they said goodbye at Yujian Villa, they haven't seen each other for more than a year.
Xiao Jijia looked very happy to see Li Qi and walked over with an excited look on his face.
He has always regarded Li Qi as his good friend. After all, when his father had an accident, it was Li Qi who stayed with him and comforted him.
"Brother Li, why are you here?" Xiao Jijia asked.
Li Qi looked at his excited expression and couldn't help but think of Bai Mengxuan.
If he really gets involved with Bai Mengxuan in the future, wouldn't he also become Xiao Jijia's father-killing enemy?
Forget it, who can say what will happen in the future, but Xiao Jijia is quite a good person.
"I have something to go to Kuncheng, why is Brother Xiao here?" Li Qi asked.
Xiao Jijia looked confused, as if he didn't know where to start.
Li Qi asked them to sit down and rest, and asked Tang Yun to get some water and food.
After the two of them had obviously eaten some, Xiao Jijia began to talk about his experience.
Ever since his father's accident, Yujian Villa's status in the world has obviously not been as good as before.
The only way for people in the world to survive is to rely on connections to do some business.
The previous clients of Xiao Jijia's family were all people from the martial arts world, and those people from the martial arts world trusted his father.
After his father died, it was natural that he could no longer keep those customers.
Xiao Jijia had no business experience, so all the burdens of Yujian Villa suddenly fell on him, which really made him breathless.
In the end, he had no choice but to leave the business of Yujian Villa to his brother-in-law.
And he himself chose to wander around the world.
The main reason why I came here this time was to visit my father's family friends.
After listening to Xiao Jijia's story, Li Qi couldn't help but sigh.
In any case, Xiao Jijia was considered a rich second generation before.
The family has money and status, but it turned into this overnight. It is really unpredictable.
This also proves a saying, sooner or later you will have to pay it back if you come out to fool around.
If Xiao Jijia's father had not participated in the extermination of the Bai family, he would not have ended up in this situation. It was really a cycle of cause and effect, tit for tat.
"What about you? Brother Li? What are you doing here?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "It's similar to you, I also came here to see an old friend."
"I see, you can reach West Dian Villa fifty miles south from here. If Brother Li is not in a hurry, why don't you accompany me to meet my father's family friends?" Xiao Jijia invited.
Li Qi glanced at Tang Yun and Wei Xinshan who were standing aside, and said, "Would this be too much trouble?"
"My uncle is a generous man, and brother Li is my friend, so naturally he won't mind." Xiao Jijia said with a smile.
Sai Qianqian on the side also said: "Brother Li, Brother Xiao has been thinking about you during this time. It's hard for you to meet each other, so why not stay with him for a few more days so that you can catch up on old times."
Li Qi thought about it and realized that he was on the way there. He had been running around for a while now and it was time to take a good rest.
Besides, you might be able to find out something if you go over there, so why not just go over there and stay for a few days.
"Miss Qianqian has said so, so I'd rather be respectful than obey." Li Qi said.
Seeing Li Qi agree, Xiao Jijia felt happy: "Brother Li, since we said goodbye last time, I have wanted to go to Kyoto to see you several times, but there are really too many things... This time we must have a good drink.
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"good."
The next day, everyone set out on the road together. Since there was no room in the carriage, Li Qi asked Wei Gang to free up a horse for Xiao Jijia and Sai Qianqian, but they continued to ride in the carriage.
Although the walking was slower along the way, it was not boring. After wandering for three hours, we finally arrived at West Dian Villa.
This West Dian Villa is so impressive. It is built on a mountain and covers a very large area, almost occupying half of the mountain.
It was almost like a cottage. When I came to the door, I saw a dozen servants guarding the door, and some people were moving something out of the cottage.
Xiao Jijia explained his identity, and soon the owner of the village came out in person.
This was a middle-aged man, apparently in his forties, but Li Qi knew that he must be more than forty.
After all, people who practice martial arts will look younger.
Since he is a family friend of Xiao Jijia's father, it proves that he must be over fifty.
"Ji Jia!"
"Shibo!"
Xiao Jijia cupped his fists and saluted the man. The man quickly held his hand and said, "Jijia, you finally came to see me."
On the way here, Xiao Jijia and Li Qi introduced that the owner of Xidian Villa is named Zong Yinghao, and he is quite famous in the world.
He is known as the leader of West Dian Village, Wuji.
The reason why he has such a title is because his Wuji sword technique is so powerful that it is difficult for him to rival him.
"Shibo, let me introduce to you, this is my nephew's best friend Li Qi." Xiao Jijia pointed at Li Qi.
Li Qi quickly raised his hands and said, "Young man Li Qi has met the master of the sect."
"Since I am Ji Jia's friend, there is no need to be polite. You can just call me Shibo like Ji Jia did." Zong Yinghao said with a smile.
Li Qi smiled and nodded and said: "It is better to obey orders than to be respectful. This kid Li Qi has met Uncle Shi."
"Who are these?" Zong Yinghao asked, looking at Wei Gang and others behind Li Qi.
Li Qidao: "This is my bodyguard Wei Gang, and those two are my maids."
Zong Yinghao looked at it and nodded thoughtfully. At this time, Xiao Jijia said: "Shibo, do you still remember Qianqian?"
"Qianqian?" Zong Yinghao looked confused.
At this time, Sai Qianqian came over and said, "Uncle Zong."
Zong Yinghao stared at Sai Qianqian for a long time and seemed to recall: "Are you Sai Qianqian?"
"Yeah." Sai Qianqian smiled and nodded.
"You've grown so big? You're a big girl!" Zong Yinghao laughed loudly and said, "You must be very tired from the journey. Come to the village and rest quickly."
With that said, a group of people entered the villa. As soon as they entered, Xiao Jijia couldn't help but ask: "Uncle Shi, what are you carrying at the door?"
"Oh, those are disaster relief grains." Zong Yinghao sighed, "Now that the plague is raging, many people don't have enough to eat. The harvest in the village is pretty good this year, so I asked someone to take some grains out to help the victims."