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Although it is a remote area, for those who practice Taoism, it is only a few sticks of incense for all the people to come out with the sword.What's more, during these few incense sticks, someone pretended to be cute and wanted to share a sword with Jian Suyu, causing the three people next to him to be covered in goose bumps from the sudden cold, and their teeth were so sore that they could only look at each other speechlessly. sky.

Sanjiang City Gate Avenue.

On the streets crowded with a variety of vendors, pedestrians from all walks of life are leisurely: some bargain for an item, some ride a soft sedan, and some stop to watch the scenery of the moat-a bustling world. The breath hits the face.

As the sun set, several handsome and extraordinary figures cast long shadows on the bustling street.Originally handsome, coupled with the ethereal aura that surpasses ordinary people, it is really conspicuous, causing many women in pink clothes and skirts to turn their heads secretly to glance at it from time to time.

"...I think Tiandu Yunhai misunderstood the definition of a dead city." Yue Dusk shrugged.

"It's really weird." Pu Xinjiu muttered.

There is a city called Sanjiang in the east, and people can't get out at that time, but there are ten rooms and nine empty houses in the city, and the gates are empty.

Liu Gudeng only heard some rumors when discussing with the elders at home a few years ago. It is said that there is no one in the city, and there is no living breath.Some people say that it is speculated that monsters are responsible, so every year there are always people entering the city one after another, but these people who entered the city have never been seen again.

Tiandu Yunhai himself also sent people to check, but they couldn't find a way to enter the city, and there was nothing weird about the city except that it was empty.As for those Taoists who disappeared, even the natal lamps stored inside the sect have not been extinguished, so they must have gone to a blessed place of immortality to practice.The left and right are nothing more than an empty city, so if it is empty, let it be empty. Anyway, there are no ghosts and no resentment, and the people in Tiandu Yunhai just let it go.

However, looking at the brightly lit downtown long street in front of him, Liu Gudeng is not sure, so he can only secretly convince himself that maybe there are new people who have emigrated in recent years?

Xie Yan didn't care about these things, and silently fed Jian Suyu to block the vague sights projected from all directions, and from time to time, he turned his head and stared at three or four women who were paying too much attention to them.

What are you looking at?Have you ever seen a good-looking person?

In fact, he didn't take what Liu Gudeng said at all.He thought simply, it would be best if there is no evil spirit, so he should come out to play; if there is, then it would be the best, worthy of the name of trial.While thinking about it, a strong sour smell came into his nose, choking his whole body: "You...do you smell any strange smell?"

Yue Dusk naturally saw what he had done, and cast an annoyed glance at him: "Yes, the smell of an overturned vinegar jar."

Jian Suyu turned a deaf ear to it, but Liu Gudeng snickered when he heard the words: "Duwan, your words are quite sour."

"Shut up!" Yue Duo's whole face suddenly turned red, making her face look like a flower, which is really pretty, "If you talk nonsense, Liu Gudeng, I'll tie your tongue into a hedgehog!" umbrella to hit him.

Liu Gudeng scrambled among several people: "Eh? I was just joking, don't be so excited!"

When the two were arguing, Xie Yan had already stopped in front of a vendor, and was curiously looking at the bottles and cans placed in front of the stall. On one side, a black air vent that had faded to white was waving in the wind, on which was written a big "vinegar".

Seeing that he was attracted to him, Liu Gudeng held Xie Yan's shoulder, glanced at him, and said, "It must be the famous old vinegar in Sanjiang City."

Sitting under the brocade flag was an old man in civilian clothes with wrinkles on his face, about seventy years old, with gray hair, his eyes narrowed when he heard Liu Gudeng's words, and the wrinkles on his face deepened: "My lord He is someone who knows the goods. The mature vinegar in Sanjiang City is only made by the old man. The vinegar in the old man’s family is refined according to the recipe handed down from the ancestors. It’s okay to listen to the sons. After seven to 49 days, the bran is mixed in, half of it is smoked, and the other half is drenched with vinegar. The vinegar produced in this way is clear in liquid state, has a mellow vinegar taste, and has a long storage time. Vinegar making is a skill.”

"Being jealous is also a science." Liu Gudeng took over the conversation and explained, "I heard that the people of Sanjiang City like to be jealous very much. There are so many delicacies in restaurants such as old vinegar peanuts, sweet and sour meatballs, and hot and sour sauced fish. , even poor people like to eat a plate of cold melon rind mixed with vinegar to satisfy their hunger after a full meal."

"Do they also like eating vinegar to soak eggs... I seem to have heard of it somewhere." Pu Xinjiu looked puzzled.

Hearing this, the old man glanced at him with narrowed eyes approvingly, as if he felt something: "Young master's words are true, there is indeed such a custom in the city. Whenever someone's birthday is celebrated, the elders in the family will celebrate the birthday. If the poorer people can't afford wine, they can only cook eggs soaked in vinegar instead."

Yue Dusk was amazed: "I have never heard of such customs in Jiangnan."

Afterwards, Xie Yan, who was full of interest, clamored to buy a jar of vinegar to go back and make vinegar soaked eggs to try something new.After obtaining the tacit consent of the others, Liu Gudeng couldn't bear it and dragged him all the way to the largest inn in the city to settle down.

The people in the inn were just two or three people sitting around a table, ordering some side dishes and drinking some wine and discussing something eagerly. When they saw someone coming in, they seemed to cast their eyes indistinctly to investigate.

Seeing that there was nothing abnormal around them, several people put their burdens on the table, pulled the two tables into one, and sat down with peace of mind.

"Guest officers—how many?" The waiter seemed to have never seen such a majestic person, and he was stunned for a moment before he realized it.

Liu Gudeng put a bag of silver in the second hand of the shop, and said with a warm smile: "Five upper rooms."

With his own thoughts, Xie Yan wanted to protest, but was distracted by the whispers around him.

"Aren't these men looking for death when they go out like this? They look pretty good, it's a pity."

"That's right, there is a lot of turmoil in the city right now, and all the plants and trees are full of soldiers."

"Don't talk about men on the streets during the day, you can't even find a rooster."

"It is estimated that their family members will be waiting to collect their bodies soon—"

"Collect the corpse? Where can I go to collect the corpse? The missing people can't even find the corpse..."

Moon Dusk picked up a teacup, took a sip as if nothing had happened, and said in a low voice, "There are stories in this city."

"If you want to know, isn't there someone here who knows?" Pu Xinjiu quickly winked at Xie Yan.

Xie Yan understood, waved his hand, motioned the waiter to bend down, and asked in a low voice: "Second brother, just now I heard the discussion at the next table was in full swing, but what happened in the city?"

The waiter cautiously looked around, bent down, lowered his voice, and said, "Isn't the guest a local? Recently, there have been a series of disappearances in the city, and all the missing are middle-aged men. Now people are panic-stricken, and men are hiding away." Get up. To tell you the truth, the younger one is these days, this is the first time I see so many young masters appearing together."

"Huh? Don't mention it, I haven't noticed yet. When we entered the city just now, most of the people wandering on the street were women. I thought I was too suspicious." Liu Gudeng suddenly realized.

"It wasn't done by humans." Jian Suyu, who had always been reticent, said suddenly, "There is something wrong with this city."

Xie Yan nodded in agreement, secretly thinking about the two words Liu Gudeng mentioned: dead city.

How on earth can a city be called a dead city?

"I seem to feel a wave—" Yue Dusk suddenly froze, pressed the umbrella sword on the table with his right hand, and turned his head to look at the blue back who was chatting with the waiter in front of the cabinet, "Very uncomfortable spiritual power."

"Isn't it because the robe of the same color as yours is uncomfortable for you?" Liu Gudeng did not forget to tease, but his expression was very cautious.

Looking at the expressions of other people, they obviously felt it too.Xie Yan also turned around according to his words, only a few words drifted into his ears.

"Second Brother, is your leg still hurting?" A gentle and harmless voice said.

"Thank you, Taoist priest, for giving me the medicine. It's much better. Now I can carry two buckets of water upstairs for the guests, and the pain won't be any more."

"Sanjiang City is located in the lower reaches of the confluence of the three rivers. The climate is humid and there is a lot of rain all year round. It is estimated that the rain will start again soon." Taoist Master Tsing Yi sighed helplessly. "Young brother, take care of yourself."

"What the Taoist said is true, the little one must keep it in mind. The Taoist has been working on the disappearance case for a whole day, please pay attention to your body." The waiter nodded again and again, suddenly remembered something, and continued, "By the way, the Taoist I remember you said that if there are people from other places entering the city, I should let you know. The few young masters who settled down in the shop just now seem to be from other places, and they have just entered the city not long ago."

"Oh? Is someone entering the city?" The Taoist in Tsing Yi paused and said in a warm voice, "But these Taoists behind me?"

"That's right, some of us are from Xuanyin, Tiandu Yunhai, and Mingxin Pavilion." Xie Yan smiled wantonly, as if he hadn't felt the murderous aura in him at all, "May I ask your Excellency?"

The Taoist in Tsing Yi didn't turn around, just took a breath: "It turns out that they are disciples of the fourth sect, you should leave the city as soon as possible."

Liu Gudeng raised his cheeks, opened his eyes and said nonsense: "Go back? This is impossible. Sanjiang City is already under the jurisdiction of Tiandu Yunhai, and it was sent by the elders of the sect to investigate the truth."

"It is estimated that this Taoist priest also came to Sanjiang City to slay demons, maybe we will hold back people if we keep them." Pu Xinjiu sarcastically.This world is ruled by the weak and the strong, and he guessed that this person in front of him was as shameless as many people he met when he was cultivating Taoism. He was openly for the common people, but secretly for so little credit and resources, he did not hesitate to deceive and frame other innocent people.

"Why?" Jian Suyu said coldly, it seemed that the other party was dissatisfied with not reporting his family background.

"For your own good." The Taoist in Tsing Yi finally turned around.

Xie Yan sized him up and down a few times, and felt that the person in front of him had fair skin, a gentle temperament, and was extremely handsome, but for some reason, there was always a killing intent on him that couldn't dissipate.

"Huh? His eyes—" Yue Dusk was surprised.

The Taoist priest in Tsing Yi continued to ignore them, turned around and went upstairs.

Liu Gudeng looked at the man's back, thought about his eyes surrounded by the curtain, and muttered: "It's a pity, he turned out to be blind."

"Who said he was blind?" Yue Dusk corrected, "His eyes are intact."

"Eh? Then why is he blindfolded?" Pu Xinjiu asked, remembering the green porcelain vase in his arms, "Could it be an eye disease?"

Yue Dusk is a pharmacist, and he is extremely sensitive to things like diseases and injuries. Since he is so sure, it is likely to be the case.Xie Yan hesitated and said: "I once heard from my uncle that some cultivators, in order to use their spiritual power more freely and pursue higher realms, often cover their eyes with curtains. Especially sword cultivators, this touches the whole body. With the heart instead of the eyes, you can enter the realm of harmony between man and nature as soon as possible."

"There is indeed a sect whose disciples are like this." Jian Suyu glanced at the back of Taoist Priest Tsing Yi, and confirmed, "...Jingyue Valley."

"You can go and stay as you please. But since you have guessed my identity, let me give you another piece of advice." The Taoist priest in Tsing Yi smiled gently, "You can see dragons standing by the window on rainy days. If you are discovered by dragons, you will Blind."

"Also, my surname is Wen."

The author has something to say:

Xiao Wen is online.

In fact, Xie Yan mentioned it in Chapter 11, and it seems that I have heard the name Wen Wu somewhere.

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