Chapter 369: South · Back the Blame · Xuan
The two carriages rushed to Kuizhou City without stopping.
That day, they passed a small town along the way. Thinking that they would reach Kuizhou in one day, they decided to stop and rest for a night.
Because Rong Bing and Yin Qiu didn't get along, they didn't stay in the same inn. Fortunately, the two inns were not far apart, just a few steps away.
But just like whose carriage to ride, the two men, who were over fifty years old, had another argument about this matter.
But in the end, Baoya and her family still stayed in an inn with Rong Bing, because the inn where Yin Qiu stayed had only one upper room left, and Yin Qiu had no choice but to give in.
In fact, what he didn't know was that Rong Bing had quietly ordered the servants to book the upper room of the inn where he was staying, leaving only one room.
That night, Baoya, He Chunxiu, Yun Sanlang and little Tuanzi Yun Chengxi had dinner at the inn, and Rong Bing suggested going out for a walk.
The town is very lively at night. There are pleasure boats singing songs by the lake, and various small gadgets and special snacks are sold on the street.
When Baoya heard that there was food, she was of course happy. Even little Chengxi in He Chunxiu's arms was babbling with joy and waving his little hands.
So, after dinner, Rong Bing set off with his family of four. To ensure their safety, he also sent several guards to follow them secretly.
The town was bustling at night, with people selling candied haws, masks, rouge, powder, jewelry, and even a bamboo bird on the street.
The bamboo bird is very small. When its tail is pulled, it will flap its wings and make clear chirping sounds.
Baoya looked at them curiously for a while, and Rong Bing bought two with a smile, one for Baoya and one for Chengxi.
Yun Chengxi also liked it very much and imitated the call of the bamboo bird: "Chirp...Chirp!"
It made everyone laugh.
After walking around for a while, the five people felt a little tired, so they found a stone block under a big tree to sit on.
It was actually almost January at this time, and it was quite cold at night, but after walking around for half a day, everyone was sweating.
The grandfather and his grandson were sitting here playing with bamboo birds. He Chunxiu and Yun Sanlang took a break for a while and then decided to go for a walk by the river.
Rong Bing understood the young people's mood and told them to just go. If the two children got tired of playing, he would take Baoya and Chengxi back first.
He Chunxiu and Yun Sanlang were both very grateful for his understanding.
At this moment, in a hidden corner not far from the big tree, there were two sneaky black shadows, staring at Baoya and the others with their eyes fixed.
"Master, are we just going to keep watching like this?" Shen Dai, who was following Yin Qiu, felt a little helpless.
His master obviously wanted to accompany the eldest lady and her family out for a walk, but when he saw the old Pavilion Master Rong, he threw his sleeves away and refused, and took him with him to do this sneaky and stalking thing like a thief!
"Shut up." Yin Qiu stretched out his hand and pinched his throbbing eyebrows. He was now furious.
Before going out at night, he found that in the upper rooms on the third floor, except for the one he lived in, only the other two rooms had lights on, and he felt something was wrong.
I went downstairs and asked the shopkeeper and found out that someone had made a reservation fifteen minutes in advance.
He made a reservation but didn't show up, and even showed up fifteen minutes earlier. How could he not know who he was?!
That old guy Rong Bing is really a fox!
Even more cunning than him, an old man who has been in officialdom for many years!
Yin Qiu looked at Rong Bing and his two grandchildren, who were playing with bamboo birds and laughing, and his face turned black with anger again.
Chengxi is the baby born to his daughter, his own grandson!
Why are you grinning foolishly at that old man Rong Bing?!
Although Baoya had no blood relationship with him, perhaps because she couldn't eat the grapes, she said they were sour, but when he saw Baoya smiling sweetly at Rong Bing, he felt sour in his heart, as if he had drunk a bottle of vinegar.
Chen Dai looked at his face full of bitterness and hatred and didn't dare to say a word. The two of them just stood in the corner for a long time.
Yin Qiu probably couldn't bear to watch any longer, so he flicked his sleeves and said, "Let's go and see Qian Lan and the others."
He left immediately after he finished speaking, and Shen Dai hurriedly followed him.
On the other side, Rong Bing and his friends felt a little cold after sitting under the tree for a while, so he got up and planned to take the two children for a walk before going home.
The three of them went to the river, wanting to see the pleasure boats on the lake and release a few river lanterns.
Rong Bing held Chengxi in one hand and Baoya in the other, and walked slowly along the river bank.
Not far away, there was a sudden commotion, as if a group of people had gathered together, and I couldn't tell what they were talking about.
Baoya thought it was someone selling river lanterns, so she took Rong Bing's hand and walked over.
As we got closer, we could hear that these people were just chatting together.
Baoya was of course not interested in these. She wanted to walk away with her short legs, but was suddenly attracted by the words of one of them.
"It's tragic! It's so tragic! People from five villages in Ping'an Town, Cangchen Prefecture, were all killed! Even the children were not spared!" said a vicissitudes of life and a deep voice.
As soon as the words fell, another shrill voice chimed in: "Alas, what a sin!"
"However, only 'that person' could do such a cruel thing!"
"That person? Who is it?" The auntie didn't understand when she saw the excitement. She stretched her neck, as if she wanted to get closer to the person who had just spoken.
The shrill voice said, "Who else could it be? That... the leader of Xuantian Pavilion, the biggest demonic cult leader in the world, Xuan Gui!"
Wow!
As soon as she said this, the group of people gathered together suddenly fell silent, as if they were frightened, or as if they were afraid that someone would suddenly jump out and kill them.
After a while, another trembling voice rang out: "You...you mustn't talk nonsense! This...this is not a joke!"
"That Xuan Gui has been quiet for many years. Why would he come out to do evil again? Besides...besides, how could he kill so many people by himself?"
"How is it impossible?!"
The voice, full of vicissitudes, suddenly raised its pitch, making everyone shudder. "His kung fu is firmly ranked first in the ranking of martial arts masters! Dealing with those unarmed civilians is like slaughtering chickens."
"Even Master Shen of Nanyin Hall could only barely fight him to a draw!"
Chen Yu of Nanyin Hall is the second-ranked master in the martial arts world, but it is rumored that his kung fu is on par with that of Xuan Gui.
However, Nanyin Hall has now surrendered to the imperial court and is highly praised by the current emperor and the people.
He has some influence in the martial arts world, and many well-known sects want to curry favor with him in order to gain some benefits and conveniences.
"Ah... well, well, what should we do? Will he come to our town to kill us?"
Some people in the crowd suddenly became frightened.
The vicissitudes of life voice said: "Don't worry, he doesn't dare!"
"That Xuan Gui was colluding with the bandits on the northeastern border, but they've now been wiped out by Prince Heshun! Prince Heshun even had a portrait of Xuan Gui painted and plastered everywhere."
"Now, not only the imperial court, but even the martial arts world is hunting him down! Even if he has great martial arts skills, what good will it do? He will never dare to show up again!"
As the man spoke, he took out a scroll from his sleeve and opened it.
Baoya took advantage of her small size to take a look through the gap between the people, and her little body suddenly froze.
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