Even though it was still early, the whole town was already coming alive.
To the north of the town, on a ten-foot-long north-south street, there is only an inn and a pawn shop on the east side, and a large banyan tree that is over a hundred years old on the west side.
Three breakfast stalls have been set up under the banyan tree to welcome customers.
Jiang Yichen paid off the silver for one night's stay and walked out of the inn.
Along the way from Pinghai County, he rarely took the official highway and often took shortcuts. Firstly, he wanted to be quiet and reduce the possibility of being recognized. Secondly, he could not see clearly and was afraid that he would be injured due to storage.
journey.
The closer he is to his destination, the more he can only take the road with more people.
So we can see how many people will come after hearing the news.
As far as preliminary observation results are concerned, the situation is not optimistic.
After leaving the bamboo forest yesterday, on the way to and from Caoyan Town, Jiang Yichen met five groups of people heading north, mostly in groups of three and two, totaling fifteen people.
There are three inns in the town, but only three of the twenty rooms remain.
Based on the three people staying in each room, even if they are fully occupied, the total number will not exceed 60 people.
The number of people is not large, and it is impossible to determine where these people are going or what they are going for. But considering the overall situation of the world, which has been relatively silent recently, it is considered to be a steady movement.
However, in the current situation, it has been hard-won.
Jiang Yichen knew very well that Luo Piaoling had gained this at the cost of exposing his whereabouts.
After the bloody incident at the Hundred Flowers Conference, the attention of the entire world was distracted, but no one would forget that Luo Piaoling stole the Shaolin Golden Seal and the Xunfeng Valley plan to kill his martial arts comrades from the House Arrest Alliance in Daoya Town.
Clean up.
In Jiangning County, even if the Daoyi Alliance is gradually declining, it is still difficult to shake it. In addition, Tingyuge is no longer a gang of more than ten people in the past, so no one will go to war to cause trouble for Luo Piaoling.
But when Luo Piaoling unknowingly sneaked to Jinzhou City to ask the general to come out, and even more majesticly appeared in Youjing to control the affairs of Luzhou City thousands of miles away, the entire martial arts world was horrified, as if smelling the smell of blood.
The group of sharks, suppressed for a moment, became restless again.
I am afraid that even the forces in the imperial court did not deliberately try to embarrass Luo Piaoling in the open, but implemented the plan secretly.
Compared with the Niu family's father and daughter's journey south, Luo Piaoling and others' return trip will undoubtedly be more dangerous.
It was difficult for Jiang Yichen to turn a deaf ear to this, both emotionally and rationally. However, before he was fully prepared, either his eyesight had completely recovered, or he had forgotten all about his mind and advanced to the upper level, he could only forget about it.
Jiang Yichen walked slowly to the opposite side of the inn, looking for the smell.
The inn was built by a single old man in the town who slightly renovated his house. He didn't even have a decent inn name.
After installing three guest rooms, the remaining space is only enough for the husband-in-law's living space.
Among the three inns, this one is the smallest and the simplest in layout. Apart from providing accommodation, it has no other services.
The reason why Jiang Yichen chose to live here was not because he was greedy for cheap. After all, so many people came here with nothing when they were in Yin Yang Valley. He and Leng Mei each had a lot of silver coins after leaving the valley. They chose this place just because they had gone there yesterday
After arriving in the town, there are still two rooms available here, and it is also convenient to get out of the town.
Arriving under the banyan tree, Jiang Yichen chose a seat at a breakfast stall run by a couple.
Jiang Yichen never had a big appetite, and he couldn't eat much early in the morning. He simply ordered a sesame seed cake, a bowl of soy milk, and three spoons of sugar, and that was how he planned to finish his breakfast.
Then he would spend a day walking the thirty miles from Caoyan Town to Baiju Town.
Look where there are shortcuts, where you can take cover, where you can easily ambush.
The only inconvenience is his eyes.
His eyes must always be medicated. It is not known whether frequent eye use will delay his recovery, but eye fatigue is unavoidable.
Coupled with his attire, it is easy for him to look sneaky and attract attention when conducting investigations on the road.
Just as Jiang Yichen took his second bite of the sesame seed cake and was feeling worried, he heard a deep and muddy "ho" sound from half a foot away.
Just a shout and no more words.
Jiang Yichen heard the meaning of "such a coincidence".
The person who made the sound was none other than the person who had murderous intentions towards him in the bamboo forest yesterday.
Within a few breaths, the man had walked to the empty table next to Jiang Yichen and sat down, shouting at the stall owner and his wife to serve the food.
Yesterday, the two of them were only a dozen feet away from each other, and separated by a bamboo forest. Naturally, Jiang Yichen didn't know what the other person looked like, but now, with enough effort, he could outline 30% to 40% of the other person's figure and appearance in his mind.
The sound of the knife being placed confirmed the fact that the other party was a swordsman.
What surprised Jiang Yichen the most was that this swordsman also came from the inn opposite.
so……
What a coincidence!
It's just that the appetite of this knifeman is really beyond his comparison, two bowls of preserved egg and lean meat porridge, three sesame seed cakes, and four meat buns.
Thinking about it, if this breakfast stall still sells beef, the other party will also come and serve eight or ten plates.
Jiang Yichen swallowed the sesame seed cake in his mouth, drank a sip of soy milk, and then took a third bite of the sesame seed cake.
No matter how emotional or surprised he was, he could conceal his emotions very well.
Moreover, he didn't even take off his hat, so even if the other party had time to stare at him, he wouldn't be able to see the flowers on his body.
However, before Jiang Yichen could tear off the third bite of sesame seed cake, another person approached.
The person's steps were light and delicate, his figure was short and thin, and his body exuded an imperceptible scent of sandalwood.
The visitor quickly spoke and asked, "Can I sit like this?"
The voice was extremely soft and vague, as if there was a piece of cloth covering his mouth.
If Jiang Yichen's hearing had not been sharpened, it would have been difficult to hear clearly what the visitor was saying.
Jiang Yichen was not surprised that this person would ask him. There were only three tables in the couple's stall. There were three people sitting around the table on the right, and he was sitting at the table on the left. Although there was only one swordsman at the middle table,
But his body is much bigger, and one person may take up most of the table. New customers will naturally choose to sit in a wider space after looking around.
Jiang Yichen nodded without answering, and the curtain and hat swayed back and forth.
Seeing this, the short and thin man stopped being polite and sat down on Jiang Yichen's right hand. He placed the finished plate of steamed buns on the table and started eating them one by one.
Jiang Yichen smiled bitterly to himself, saying that he was an edible master, but at the same time he was a little confused.
This person just eats steamed buns, doesn’t drink soy milk, doesn’t deserve porridge, and isn’t he afraid of choking and not being able to swallow it?
The doubts in my heart were not settled, but I heard the swordsman next to me mutter: "It's weird, some people are wearing curtain hats to eat, and some people are eating without taking off their masks. How shameful they are, everyone looks like a mother-in-law."
You guys."
The swordsman's voice was not loud, but Jiang Yichen could not hear a single word. A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, which was still chewing sesame seed cakes under the soap gauze.
The short and thin man was obviously able to keep his composure. He didn't care about the swordsman's sarcasm and continued to chew the buns with his cheeks moving.
It wasn't until he swallowed the second bun that the short and thin man exhaled softly. Then he took off the wine bag from his waist, pulled out the stopper of the wine bag, stuffed the mouth of the wine bag under the mask, raised his head and poured the wine in.
Mouth Zheng
Hearing the sound of the wine bag being uncorked, Jiang Yichen's previous confusion disappeared, as he had brought his own wine.
wrong!
This taste...
It’s not a drink at all!
Although his face was calm, Jiang Yichen's heart was already filled with waves.
In a flash of thought, he glued all the fragmented information together.
Short and thin body, smell of sandalwood, soft voice, mask, and wine bag.
Although the scent of sandalwood is light, it can always cover up other smells, such as the smell of blood.
She speaks softly because her voice is as feminine as a woman's. Only speaking softly is difficult for others to notice.
If you don’t take off your mask when eating, it shows that your mouth is very special and highly recognizable.
As for the wine bag, it contained neither water, nor tea, nor wine, but blood with a fishy smell!
Among the fourteen villains in the Jianghu, there is one who likes to eat human flesh and the other who likes to suck human blood. Although the two are not together in the same place, they are both called the double massacre of flesh and blood.
Routu Yu Dazui died at the hands of Leng Mei many years ago.
Blood Massacre Gu Ye was born with a sick body. His parents sought medical advice for him for many years to no avail, and he became ill due to overwork and died young. He unexpectedly found a blood refining method to save himself, but because of this evil method, he also embarked on a path of evil.
road.
Gu Ye has a short and thin body, a cherry mouth, and a feminine voice. If he didn't look more like a man, he would be no different from his daughter's family.
His martial arts are powerful and his techniques are treacherous and unpredictable. When all fourteen villains exist, his strength can be ranked fourth.
Jiang Yichen swallowed the last bite of sesame seed cake, and his heart was filled with warning signs: What is he doing here?
It didn't take a moment for Jiang Yichen to think of the answer. Due to the poisonous martial arts, Gu Ye often needed to drink blood to maintain his body's normal state, and the best source of this blood was young girls!
Niu family father and daughter!
Jiang Yichen picked up the bowl steadily, walked around the soap yarn, and sipped the soy milk in sips.
In his mind, he was calculating the chances of killing Gu Ye with one blow.
To kill Gu Ye not only requires a surprise, but also the strongest blow.
Jiang Yichen's most powerful killing move at the moment is naturally related to mobilizing the power of the earth.
However, his speed at using Qi to mobilize the power of the earth to turn into a sword was still not fast enough.
In the battle with Yi Wusheng, if Jiang Yichen hadn't realized that he was sure of victory and had not made any mistakes, Jiang Yichen, who had already made a desperate move, would most likely have been killed by the ultimate counter-attack.
Yi Wusheng's highest ranking among the Fourteen Evil Men was no more than sixth. Even though times have changed, the same tactics used to deal with Yi Wusheng to surprise Gu Ye were not enough in terms of speed alone.
Is there any way to speed it up?
Jiang Yichen's thoughts were undecided, and the soy milk in the bowl had reached the bottom.
Suddenly there was a rapid sound of horse hooves, from south to north, from far to near.
There were about ten people in this team, and they happened to stop by the big banyan tree!
I just heard the voice of a young man on the horse saying: "After a long journey, we are finally here. Seeing that the breakfast stall sells well, let's get off the horse and rest for a while, have a good meal before we go on the road."
"Okay, sir." Someone immediately answered, and then shouted to the people behind him, "Dismount, have breakfast before leaving."
Everyone responded in unison and dismounted one after another.
Jiang Yichen couldn't help but mutter to himself: Is there any young master here to take a dip in this muddy water?
