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"Old man, have you ever seen such a tall little boy in a gray coat and a fur felt hat?"

"No, young master, go over there and ask."

"Okay, thank you."

"Miss, excuse me, have you ever seen such a tall little boy in a gray coat and a fur felt hat?"

"It seems that there is such a little boy who is going in this direction. You should take a look here."

After Fu Peibai thanked him, he ran towards the direction the woman pointed without stopping. He asked three or five passers-by along the way, and finally came to a wilderness outside the town.

The surroundings were quiet, and Fu Peibai was very anxious, fearing that Huo Jiaran would encounter some accident, she looked around to see if there was anyone around, and when she was about to return to the town, a sharp cry of help suddenly sounded from the depths of the forest.

Huo Jiaran!

She ran towards the depths of the forest. After a while, an ordinary house appeared in the silent dense forest. A tall and burly man was holding Huo Jiaran with a bad expression.

She strode forward, and at the same time took out the softened Mingxiao Sword from her waist, injecting a steady stream of internal strength.

With a sound of "Zheng", the iron sword straightened in mid-air, and the sharp blade pointed directly at the man's throat.

Before the man could react, a sharp sword was drawn around his neck, and when he let go of his hand in shock, Huo Jiaran fell to the ground, hurriedly got up and hid behind Fu Peibai.

Fu Peibai's expression was stern, and the blade of the sword sent half a point to the man's neck, "Say, who are you? Why did you arrest an innocent child?"

The man raised his hands, not daring to move. Just as he was about to say something, the door of the wooden house opened a narrow gap, and a woman in black came out and walked in front of Fu Peibai.

The woman is tall, even taller than Fu Peibai, with bland facial features, slender eyebrows, long eyes and thin lips. When looking at people, her eyes are slightly lowered, giving people an invisible deterrent force.

Fu Pei looked at the woman whose origin was unknown, and protected Huo Jiaran with one hand, while holding Ming Xiao tighter with the other.

The man with the sword on his neck saw the woman coming, and quickly cast a look for help.

The woman took a few glances at the Mingxiao Sword, then stretched out her hand, resting her fingers on the sword, she didn't use much force, but easily moved the Mingxiao Sword outward by two points.

Fu Peibai felt the woman's impressive internal strength, and asked in a deep voice, "Who are you?"

The woman replied: "It's just a stranger, the young master must have misunderstood, this child was not caught by us, but he accidentally wandered into this place by himself, so he was caught by my subordinates."

Fu Peibai frowned slightly, and turned to look at Huo Jiaran behind him, "Did she say so?"

Huo Jiaran seemed to be very afraid of the woman in black, shrank his neck, and nodded guiltily.

"Then what did you call help for?"

"I, I thought he was going to kill me."

Hearing this, the man glared over angrily, "Who is going to kill you brat, I was just about to ask you where you got it from, but you bit me without saying a word, and called for help."

Huo Jiaran pursed his lips aggrievedly, but did not speak.

It turned out to be a misunderstanding, Fu Peibai withdrew his sword, cupped his fists and said, "You two, I offended you so much just now, I'm sorry."

The woman hooked the corners of her lips, with a smile that was not a smile, "Since there is a misunderstanding, it's good to talk about it, and the young master will take this little young master and leave."

Fu Peibai nodded, and pulled Huo Jiaran away, thinking that he was worried about this kid, he couldn't help feeling a little annoyed, and said in a low voice: "Who made you run around, do you know that the Peak Master and I will be worried."

Huo Jiaran obediently listened to the training with his head down and his eyebrows lowered, "I know, I won't be like this in the future, I'm sorry."

Fu Peibai patted his head, and softened his tone, "I was a little anxious just now, and I spoke a little harshly to you, Brother Apei also apologizes to you."

Huo Jiaran raised his brows and eyes again, and laughed a few times, but the next moment he seemed to think of something, his little brows frowned again, and carefully looked back at the courtyard dormant in the night in the distance, and whispered: " But brother Ah Pei, that house is a bit strange."

Fu Peibai also stopped, looked back at the wooden house in the forest, and raised his eyebrows: "What's wrong?"

"I just wanted to watch juggling on the street. There were too many people, and I was squeezed to the gate of the town on the west side. I thought it would be closer to you when I went back to the town from the other side, but I walked out of the town. I lost my way while walking, went around the woods, and found this mysterious house, I was curious, so I sneaked over to have a look..."

Huo Jiaran waved to Fu Peibai, and after Fu Peibai knelt down and approached his mouth, he continued to whisper: "I saw from the window that there was a woman locked up in the room, that woman was tied to the bed, and the black-clothed The woman is feeding that woman something to drink, very fierce! I was frightened and was about to run when I was caught by that man."

Fu Peibai's expression became serious, and he looked again at the quiet wooden house in the dark night, and said, "Jiaran, don't tell anyone about this, do you understand?"

"it is good."

"Let's go."

A quarter of an hour later, the two returned to the gazebo. Seeing Huo Jiaran, Lu Yanran didn't say anything, and just said calmly to go back.

Huo Jiaran stepped forward with a flattering face, took Lu Yanran's hand and shook it lightly, "I'm sorry, Sister Peak Master, I made you worry, I won't run around again next time."

This is what Fu Peibai asked Huo Jiaran to say. She had long thought that the peak master must be worried, but she would definitely not show it.

Sure enough, as she expected, after hearing Huo Jiaran's words, Lu Yanran's tense expression relaxed visibly to the naked eye, and she repeated "Go back", but her tone was no longer as cold as before.

Ni Zhi, who was on the side, had already dozed off from waiting and came out, leaning against Lu Yanran, her small eyelids opening and closing.

Fu Peibai's heart ached when he saw it, and just as he was about to say something, Lu Yanran had already picked up Ni Zhi and let the little girl sleep on her shoulder.

Fu Peibai was startled, he never expected that the peak master would make such a move, "Peak master, this..."

"Let's go." Lu Yanran didn't give Fu Peibai a chance to say too much, and went up the mountain with Ni Zhi in his arms.

Huo Jiaran said quietly: "The peak master has never hugged me like this."

Fu Peibai choked, "Jiaran, do you think the Peak Master can hug you?" After she finished speaking, she held something in one hand and a package around her waist, and led Huo Jiaran to catch up with Lu Yanran who was in front, and followed behind him few steps to the location.

Ni Zhi hugged Lu Yanran's neck, feeling a little dazed from sleepiness, opened and closed her eyelids, and saw the small mole behind Lu Yanran's ear, she muttered: "Obviously it's Elder Seventeen... "

Ni Zhi also saw the same mole when Seventeen hugged her. Obviously this sister is Seventeen. She didn't understand why everyone said she wasn't, and even Brother Apei couldn't recognize her. Guazi couldn't figure it out, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

But Fu Peibai, who was a few steps behind, couldn't hear the whispered child's words clearly.

After returning to Chaoquan Peak, Fu Peibai took Ni Zhi back to the room to sleep, and distributed the candy gifts brought back to several children, and then planned to go back to the front mountain residence to wash and rest. She was really tired, not her body. physical, but psychological.

But as soon as he walked out of the room, he ran into Afu head-on, and the other party called her to stop, obviously looking for her specially.

"Sister Afu, what's the matter?"

Afu hesitated a bit, as if he was planning to speak, Fu Peibai took the initiative and said, "Speak up if you have anything to say, Sister Afu, you and I can speak up as much as we can."

"Then I'll just say it straight, you and the Peak Master..."

Fu Peibai's mind that had just relaxed became tense again, she remained silent, waiting for Afu's next words.

"What's the matter with you and the peak master? The peak master has been depressed a lot since he left the customs, and you are also in a bad mood. Did something happen between you?"

"Nothing."

"Then when are you going to express your heart to the Peak Master? Didn't you make preparations before going down the mountain?"

Fu Peibai looked at Afu, opened his mouth and said the word "I", but he couldn't say anything after that.

How to express, how dare to express, how worthy to express?

She half-closed her eyes and avoided answering, "It's late at night, Miss Afu should go back to rest earlier."

Afu stared at her, "Apei! What's wrong with you?!"

Fu Peibai shook his head, turned and left without saying anything.

Afu looked puzzled, and finally stomped her feet, left the backyard, and went to the small bamboo forest. When she arrived, she found that the house had already turned off the lights. She stood outside the house and whispered: "Has the peak master rested?"

There was no response from the room, and Afu thought that Lu Yanran had fallen asleep, so she left the courtyard.

In the dark and quiet room, Lu Yanran hadn't fallen asleep. She was wearing a thin coat and sitting by the window coldly. The cold wind seeped in through the gaps in the window and blew on her face.

After a while, there was a noise outside the house, just by the sound of footsteps, she knew who was coming, and said softly: "Come in."

With a creak, the door opened, and the man who came in knelt on one knee, and said in a low voice, "I have seen the peak master."

It's Xing Guang.

Lu Yanran didn't look at him, and said calmly, "What are you doing here?"

"Hanyang's spies came to report that Lu Wencheng will do it in three days. He has spent several months spreading the news of the Demon Cult's comeback. People in Hanyang are in panic. Now is the best time for him to do it and frame us."

"Understood." There was still no ups and downs in the voice.

Xing Guang looked up at the woman under the moonlight, his mind flickered, and he asked, "Is the cold attack over?"

Hearing this, Lu Yanran frowned, turned around and looked at Xing Guang, the corner of her mouth curled up, revealing a captivating smile, but there was no smile in her eyes, "What does it have to do with you?"

Xing Guang's throat tightened, and he said in a harsh voice, "Seventeen, are you still blaming me for what happened back then?"

"How dare you, Master Sixteenth Teacher, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have survived. Seventeenth should be grateful to you."

Hearing this, Xing Guangwen's tall figure flickered, and it took him a while to stand still, "I will cover up for you at the Three Teaching Envoys, don't worry."

Lu Yanran turned her back and did not reply.

"If one day, I threatened Fu Peibai's life like the Three Teachers, would you kill me without hesitation?" Xing Guang asked, but after the question, he seemed afraid of hearing the answer Usually, he said to himself: "No, there is no need to answer, I know, I understand."

He turned around widely, and when he opened the door to leave, he said firmly: "Seventeen, what happened back then was my fault, but I don't regret it. If it happens again, as long as you survive, I will Still will be."

The woman's thin and thin shoulders trembled uncontrollably, and she said coldly, "Get lost."

Xing Guang left, and the room returned to silence. Lu Yanran lowered his head, his body trembled more and more, and those nightmare-like images flashed through his mind quickly.

The dark and gloomy cellar...

There is a stench and an unpleasant smell of blood...

There are lifeless corpses all over the place, piled on top of each other...

The blood had already melted into the soil, and there was a dark red patch left in the crack of the wall, but the blood on the hand was still warm, exuding a dense heat.

The girl pulled out the dagger from a corpse, and the sprayed blood splashed onto her face, and a few drops were stained on the pair of light brown pupils, mixed with the eyes, coquettish and weird...