Chapter 9 Chapter Nine: Into the Ghost Mansion at Night

Changsha City. Qi Changzheng stepped into a teahouse located in the center of the downtown area, next to the post station. A dozen or so tables were filled with grooms, porters, and coolies, and the air was filled with the smell of sweat and the noise of clamor. Qi Changzheng glanced around in great interest, and then saw Feng Xinglie, dressed as a porter, imitating the appearance of the people next to him, squatting on a bench, sipping a bowl of hot tea. Qi Changzheng shook his head and couldn't help laughing, he came to the bench beside him which was already full of people and forced his way in, squatted beside Feng Xinglie and whispered: "Man, is there any business today?"

Feng Xinglie smiled and said: "There are some small businesses, but there are no orders for big businesses. If I can't eat enough, those big businesses don't know where to go." Qi Changzheng frowned and said, "This is really strange, what kind of tricks is the demon girl Yin playing?" Feng Xinglie lowered his voice and said: "I just met with Lao Jie's subordinates. According to the signs of the enemy's movement, Lao Jie believes that Yin Yaonv has withdrawn the main force from the city, and the movement is unknown." Qi Changzheng said in astonishment: "We slaughtered Mo Yixian for such a big matter, don't they care?"

Feng Xinglie said: "This is not the strangest place, Yin Yaonv has even withdrawn from the search net, Senior Gan is studying carefully, should we take the opportunity to escape from the dangerous place immediately?" Wei Changzheng suddenly changed his face and said: "Not good! The demon girl Yin's target may be Rou Jing, so she can turn her back on the customer, and don't worry about us not sending her to the door." Feng Xinglie was stunned and said: "This is indeed a headache." Qi Changzheng stood up abruptly, and said decisively: "Brother Feng, go back first. I'll see you guys after I've finished my work."

Feng Xing knew that he was thinking of Shui Roujing, so whenever there was any trouble, he would think about it, stood up with a smile, took Qi Changzheng's hand, and squeezed out of the teahouse, saying at the same time: "If Brother Qi's estimation is correct, this trip It's extremely dangerous, and one more gun is better than nothing, hey! I don't believe she can find the water girl faster than us." Qi Changzheng said gratefully: "I don't know if it is my old Qi Jisheng's blessing to be able to make friends like you." When the two came to the street, the night market in Changsha Mansion was surrounded by thousands of lights, bright as day, lively and peaceful, but neither of them felt relaxed.

This Khwarazim beauty is too unpredictable. Walking along the main street, Feng Xing said fiercely: "Anyway, Qianlian, we use guerrilla tactics to contain the enemy. If we want to make them panic, we can't sleep peacefully. Why don't we just make a scene and go directly to Yin Yaonv and kill her?" Turn on his back alone." Qi Changzheng waved off the hat on his head that covered half of his face, and said with a big laugh: "This is the most to my old Qi's taste, but remember to run away if you can't fight, don't pretend to be a hero. " Feng Xinglie ignored the sideways glances of passers-by because of Qi Changzheng's laugh, he laughed and said, "I'm not a hero at all, I'm just not used to being a turtle!"

Wei Changzheng excitedly said: "Come here! I'm treating you, let's drink two glasses first to show off." He put his hand on Feng Xinglie's shoulder, and didn't enter the crowd of people on the street. Hua Jieyu came to the courtyard where Pang Ban lived in the magician's palace, and the black servant greeted him and said: "The master is still standing on the high cliff and meditating, it seems that the flower protector shouldn't disturb him at this time." Hua Jieyu frowned and said, "He has stood motionless for five days, no! I must have a word with him."

There was a look of understanding on the black servant's face, and he didn't speak any more. Hua Jieyu reached out and patted Hei Pu's shoulder, sighed, and walked towards the high cliff in the backyard. Under the vast starry sky, on a high cliff, Pang Ban, the world's number one master, stood proudly on the edge of the cliff with his hands behind his back, motionless. Hua Jieyu came behind Pang Ban in a natural manner, saw the hand behind Pang Ban holding a pair of embroidered shoes tightly, his heart was shocked, and an indescribable feeling arose.Could it be that a ruthless magician is also trapped by love?

Pang Ban, who had been standing for five days and five nights, sighed, "Xie Yu, are you not pregnant yet?" Hua Jieyu didn't expect that Pang Ban not only didn't blame her for disturbing him, but also cared about her affairs. After shaking his head sadly, he stood next to Pang Ban, looked sideways at the number one person in the world with a magnificent face, and said, "Magic!" Master, what are you thinking, old man?" Pang Ban smiled lightly and said: "I was just recalling the ten days when I was in Jingzhai and Jing'an facing each other day and night. I didn't let go of a single bit, and I thought of other people from time to time, and I stood at this moment unknowingly. Alas. ! Unexpectedly, memories can be so intoxicating.”

Hua Jieyu strongly thought of Han Bai, and felt sour. Why had he never believed in love in his life, but at this age, he fell in love with a man who was more than 20 years younger than him?What is love? Pang Ban said indifferently: "Jing'an is gone! I sensed it the moment she passed away. Jing'an, oh Jing'an! I, Pang Ban, gave up everything for you for twenty years, and you also sacrificed for me. I owe you my most beloved apprentice, and we owe nothing to anyone, but why do I still feel that I have wronged you? Who can answer this question for me?" Hua Jieyu had received the news of Yan Jingan's death three days ago, but because Pang Ban came to this high cliff and stood still, there was no chance to inform him, who would have thought that he "knew it" a long time ago, and was speechless for a while after the light earthquake, saying no. Speak up.

Pang Ban suddenly changed the subject again and said: "A person with a demon-seeded body, all vitality has been suppressed, and it will not impregnate a woman. Xie Yu, you are wasting your efforts." After a pause, his eyes flashed Said: "Is there any news about Yingyuan?" Hua Jieyu said: "The two young masters are working hard to find out about this matter. Once there is news, they will report it to the magician immediately." Pang Ban smiled and said: "As long as I know where he is, I will throw everything away and go to meet him immediately to see who is better between Meng Chixing's apprentice and Chuanying's son. How lucky is Pang Ban ! There is an opportunity to continue the unbroken relationship between Master and Chuanying a hundred years ago."

Hua Jieyu asked longingly, "Can the magician take Xie Yu with him, so that Xie Yu can be a witness to history." Pang Ban smiled and said: "You really want to see Han Bai, I'm sorry, I arranged for you to go back to the Western Regions, although I won't directly interfere with Ye Yu's affairs, but I won't do anything wrong either, you just go back to me obediently, forever Do not step into the Central Plains again. Otherwise, I will never forgive you." Hua Jieyu said sadly: "Xieyu complies with the order!" Pang Ban's voice turned to judo: "Go back! Life is always full of helplessness. Go back! I have to think about it for a while." Fan Liangji and Han Bai were wearing nocturnal clothes and covered their heads and faces. One after the other, they darted across the rooftops under the starry night like ghosts, and ran towards the Ghost King's Mansion on Qingliang Mountain. Han Bai was both happy and surprised. The joy is that this kind of nocturnal life is exciting and interesting, and the joy is that if you meet the ghost king, you will be as bad as if you meet Li Chimei. "Ghost King" Xu Ruowu is the most unfathomable figure in the arena, and as long as you know that Chi Mei could only fight him in a tie back then, you can know how powerful he is. Fan Liang in front stopped suddenly, leaned over the edge of the roof, and peeked ahead. Han Bai flashed to his hiding place and asked in a low voice, "Did you see the big brother official who came to arrest you, an old thief?" Fan Liang glared at him angrily, and said coldly, "Use your dog eyes to see for yourself!" Han Bai giggled, raised his upper body slightly in a serious manner, and looked ahead. In front of you is the endless roof tile back, extending to the woods at the foot of the mountain in the distance. On the top of this dense forest, several flickering and jumping fires can be seen faintly, like stars hanging in the sky, but they are much more intense and dazzling. Han Bai thought about it carefully, and knew that it was the Ghost King's Mansion on Qingliang Mountain. The flickering fire was the lights in the backyard of the Ghost King's Mansion. From this angle, it was just separated by a nan forest. When the wind blew the trees, it caused this weird sight. elephant. Han Bai was stunned and said, "What's there to see?" Fan Liangji smiled and said, "I'm sorry! I should say listen with your dog ears." Han Bai gathered his ears together angrily, and immediately heard the sound of night walkers passing by from the room on the left. Fan Liangji said coldly: "People who don't know how to use their ears, it's best not to go to the night street, otherwise they won't know what it is when they go to Xiaoming." Although Han Bai admired it in his heart, he refused to give in verbally: "Of course human ears are not as sharp as dog ears." Fan Liangji bent his elbow to the weak spot under his ribs, and shouted coldly: "Don't bark like crazy when you see someone, come on!" He leaned forward and sprinted like an arrow towards another ridge in the distance. Han Bai snorted, endured the pain, followed the route of this world-shaking lone thief, and followed closely behind him.In a blink of an eye, the two rushed to the foot of Qingliang Mountain, and the lights of the Ghost King's Mansion above were shining brightly, illuminating the top of the forest.It has a mysterious color. Fan Liangji saw that Han Bai imitated him and squatted in the grass behind a boulder, and said: "People who want to enter the Ghost King's Mansion have their eyes on the nan forest in the back mountain, thinking that they can sneak into the backyard of the Ghost King's Mansion without anyone noticing. Knowing the trick of the ghost king." Han Bai was stunned and said, "Such a large forest, unless you have thousands of guards guarding it, how can you prevent people from entering?" Fan Liangji bent his fingers and tapped his big head a few times, and said with a smile: "Let me point you out, there are thin threads that are invisible to the naked eye wrapped around the trees in this nan forest, as long as you touch them, an alarm will sound. But this is not the most powerful point, because those who can break into the ghost palace are all masters, and these lines can never be hidden from them. What is difficult is that the islands in the forest, as long as someone passes by, they will suddenly fly away, which is more serious than any alarm. reliable." Han Bai was stunned and said, "Then why did you bring me here again, didn't you just play with me?" Fan Liang was extremely confident, leaning against the stone leisurely, and said with a smile: "Young man! Be patient! There will be a good show soon." Before the words were finished, in the nan forest on the mountain, the sound of birds hissing and flapping wings could be heard. Then all the birds in the vicinity heard the sound and rose up from the forest. For a while, the long night sky above the forest was filled with the noise of birdsong and birds flying. Han Bai thought to himself that the momentum would be so powerful, no wonder they couldn't hide it from the people in the Ghost King's Mansion. I don't know who broke into the ghost palace at night? Fan Liangji said: "The opportunity has come, don't miss it, no matter what happens, remember to stay close to me, let me protect and take care of you bastard." When he said the last second sentence, he had already swept away ten feet away. At this moment, Han Bai realized that he was waiting for a good opportunity to cause chaos when someone came to startle the old bird, so he sneaked in, convinced in his heart, forgot to refute, and went after him. The two increased their speed to the limit and passed through the forest without a sound. Fan Liang was very familiar with the game, and led Han Bai to avoid the arrangement in the forest, and passed through the dense and gloomy Nan forest in a short while, hiding in the thick branches of a big tree overlooking the entire backyard of the ghost king's mansion. The backyard was filled with darkness, and although some of the houses were lit, they were silent. On the contrary, somewhere in the front yard was illuminated by flames as bright as day, and human voices could be heard faintly. Han Bo carefully inspected a corner of this magnificent mansion, and found that it was exactly the same as Fan Liangji's drawing, and praised: "If you are too old to be able to steal things, you can turn to painting spring pictures." After Fan Liang cursed a few words in a low voice, he said: "The place where the lights are is the martial arts training ground in the main courtyard, it seems that the person who just broke in is quite skilled, otherwise the people from the Ghost King's Mansion would have sent him away long ago. Talk to him. Come! Let's go and see." Fan Liangji's ears twitched, he pulled Han Bai quickly, threw himself into the back garden, ran forward along a long corridor, pulled Han Bai again, and flashed behind a rocky mountain in a small garden among the corridors. Han Bai knew the opportunity and remained silent. There was a sound of the wind, and two figures passed by the corridor and turned to the right. Fan Liangji said in a low voice: "This is the twenty silver guards under the ghost king. This group of people fought with the ghost king in the north and south, and their actual combat experience is extremely rich. The defeat is under their hands, you have to be careful, they are all wearing silver clothes, very recognizable. Good! Let's go!" Han Bai collected his mind and raised his magic skills to the limit, almost sticking to Fan Liangji's back across the house and rushing towards the square. The two avoided a few more patrolling guards, and finally came to an empty dining room on the east side of the square, sneaked under the window sill, and stretched their heads together to look at the bright square. More than a dozen big men in silver clothes held torches and stood around the square, implicitly surrounding an old man with silver hair on the temples in the center of Zhuoli Square. Fan Liangji said: "It turned out to be him. It seems that no matter how noble a person is, he will be greedy." Han Bai asked curiously, "Who is this person?" When Fan Liangji was about to answer, he saw two men and a woman walking out of the house on the opposite side of the square, and one of them, who looked like a teacher, smiled and said, "I'm sorry! The Ghost King is not interested in meeting unannounced guests tonight, let's send our thanks." Brother." Han Bai forgot to ask Fan Liangji, and carefully looked at the two people beside the master. The woman was about forty years old, she was ugly and scary like a hag, and she had a bad temper at first glance. The man was tall, thin and straight, standing between the two of them, it was natural for people to perceive from his demeanor and demeanor that he was the leader with the highest status. Han Bai breathed a sigh of relief and said, "If I hadn't known that the ghost king was still hiding in the house, I would have guessed that this tall and thin man was the ghost king. Who would have such an aura." Fan Liangji's eyes showed admiration, and the sound transmission came into his ears: "You have some vision. This person is..." The silver-haired old man looked up to the sky and laughed loudly, interrupting Fan Liangji's speech. The laughter stopped, and he swayed slightly, looked at the tall and thin man coldly, and said without moving his flesh: "Did you ever help pass the eagle on in the past?" A descendant of the hero Tie Cunyi who gave him a hand?" The tall and thin man smiled slightly and said: "I am his grandson Tie Qingyi, Xie Xie is indeed a well-known man, only from the force that Tie sent to Xie Xie just now, we can speculate that it is our Tiemen's 'Jade Butterfly Kungfu' ’, really worthy of being a famous master in Suzhou and Hangzhou.” The astonishment in Xie Pu's eyes flashed away, and he restrained his madness and said: "I have always respected Tie Daxia, so I never want to fight with Tie brother. I just wonder if Tie brother will stop him if Xie leaves now." Fan Liangji sneered next to Han Bai's ear and said: "Now I know what I'm afraid of, it's really belatedly. This Tie Qingyi is one of Xu Yeyue's three masters, his martial arts are second only to the ghost king, because he has always been very low-key, and everyone in the world knows about it." There are very few of them, I want to see how Xie Pu can escape." A rough voice like a broken gong resounded in the field, it turned out to be the ugly woman who was speaking, and she said: "I knew this before, why bother, thank you for startling the old bird just now, you should retreat in spite of difficulties, don't think If you pretend to want to see the palace master, you can cover up your crime of breaking into the palace." The master said: "Because you haven't hurt anyone yet, my villainous litigator Huo Yulei will beg Tie Lao for you. As long as you leave a finger, you can leave." Han Bai secretly sighed in his heart, it was clear that he was going to have trouble with this expert from Suzhou and Hangzhou. Fan Liangji took the opportunity to quickly introduce in his ear: "The most different thing about this scoundrel and you, a bastard, is that he is really a good stick, and that 'half' Jin Mei is a character of the Four Little Ghosts under the Ghost King's Mansion. Very annoying." Han Bai secretly called mother!When he was in the tiger's den, Fan Liangji said how powerful this one was, and how powerful that one was, they were clearly trying to trick him. Then Xie Yangtian laughed for a while: "If Xie continues to talk, you will think that I am afraid of you, hum! Since I dare to come! I have the confidence to leave, please!" Backed away quickly, leaping back like a big bird, In an instant, he was plunged into darkness. Fan Liangji and Han Bai looked at each other, why didn't the people from the ghost palace in the field have the slightest intention of chasing after them? The idea just came up, Xie Pu's exclamation came from the roof in the east, followed by the sound of swords clashing, it turned out that someone from the Ghost King's Mansion intercepted him, only to see Tie Qingyi and the dozen or so torch-holding guards calm down From An Ran's expression, one could tell that Xie Pu was in danger. Han Bai felt stunned, this Ghost King's Mansion is really full of masters, but these three people in front of him are hard to deal with. Fan Liangji's expression became extremely serious, and he leaned over and said, "Why don't the three of them go back and stay here to eat the northwest wind." Han Bai shrunk an inch subconsciously, and said in surprise, "If you want to keep your fingers, you'd better do it for me." Tie Qingyi's voice sounded in the square and said: "He Fang Gaoren is here, why don't you come out and see him?" Han Bai and Fan Liang felt chills all over their bodies, thinking that if this person could detect his whereabouts like this, wouldn't his skills be extremely terrifying. One must know that Fan Liangji is the king of all bandits in the world, he is best at stealth and concealment, so it is not easy to find him.Han Bai possessed the demon seed of Chi Zunxin, and naturally possessed the special skills of this unworldly master. When he deliberately avoided people's eyes and ears, who could find it so easily except for the top masters such as Pang Ban? The torches held by the guards around the square were buzzing, and the cold wind in late autumn was blowing. Fan Liangji said via voice transmission: "Don't answer, he might be testing us." Han Bai's scalp was numb, and he nodded.The excitement of coming here to spy on Xu Yeyue at first has long since disappeared. Tie Qingyi snorted coldly and said, "If you don't eat a toast, you'll be fined. It won't taste like asking Tie to force you out."