Qu Weiyin flew the sword very steadily, as if she had taken into consideration the fact that Luo Jinxiao was still behind her. The group flew for another two hours. Lu Fanzhi, who had always been lagging behind, finally couldn't hold on any longer and shouted for a rest.
Qu Weiyin turned back without a beat of heart or breath, glanced at her calmly, and said, "There is a town ahead, let's go down and rest."
After hearing this, Lu Fanzhi felt as if she had been pardoned. She bowed several times to Qu Weiyin and ran out in a flash.
In order to avoid frightening the people, several people landed outside the town. Lu Fanzhi squatted down as soon as his feet touched the ground, feeling dizzy and tired.
"You're tired after just two hours. It's useless." Yan Ying put away her sword in mid-air, her clothes fluttering, and she landed in front of Lu Fanzhi in a graceful manner.
This time, Lu Fanzhi didn't have the energy to argue with her. She just waved her fist angrily as a threat.
Luo Jinxiao jumped off Qu Weiyin's sword, stepped forward and pulled Lu Fanzhi up, secretly passed her spiritual power, and smiled, "Are you okay?"
Lu Fanzhi finally came to her senses, waved her hands at Luo Jinxiao, and said indignantly: "Why can you have someone to lead you, but I have to fly the sword myself?"
"Then why not let Junior Master take care of you and I will fly the sword." Luo Jinxiao said seriously.
Lu Fanzhi leaned over to look at Qu Weiyin standing there, shuddered, and quickly shook her head: "Forget it, I dare not."
Chang Siyu had just circled the town and just flew back. He landed a few steps and walked to Qu Weiyin's side. He whispered in her ear, "Master Qu, their cultivation is not enough. If they travel overnight, it may not work. This place is still some distance away from Xumi Villa, and there is no other place to stay within a hundred miles. Why don't we rest here today?"
Qu Weiyin moved away from him calmly and nodded in agreement.
Chang Siyu smiled with his white teeth showing, then turned around to greet everyone and walked towards the town entrance together. The town was not big, so there was no gate. There was only a two-meter-long sign at the intersection. The wooden plaque had long been worn by wind and rain, and three large characters could still be vaguely seen on it: Pingxi Town.
There seemed to be few visitors in the town, so it was a bit desolate. The road was a tattered stone road with some water accumulated. When people on the roadside saw them, they all looked up.
Qu Weiyin's pace slowed down involuntarily. Luo Jinxiao had been walking behind her and saw it clearly.
She seemed a little reserved.
"Miss, who are you and what are you doing here?" An old man with crutches walked up to the roadside, with rags wrapped on his head. If it weren't for his clean clothes, he would almost look like a beggar.
Qu Weiyin subconsciously dodged to the side. Although her expression remained unchanged, her eyes revealed a bit of panic that was not her usual style.
Seeing this, Luo Jinxiao hurried forward to block her way, showing a gentle smile, and said to the old man: "We are just passing by here on our way, sorry to bother you."
"Hurry up." The old man nodded. He looked at Luo Jinxiao again and said, "There is an inn ahead, but this town is not peaceful. Remember not to go out after midnight."
The old man's voice was very hoarse and sounded a bit eerie, making people feel a chill on their backs even under the scorching sun.
"Thank you, old man." Luo Jinxiao's eyes moved slightly, and he walked around the old man and continued to move forward. Suddenly he realized that Qu Weiyin behind him had not caught up, so he turned around and found that Qu Weiyin was still standing there, looking at the old man with a bad face.
"Little Master?" Luo Jinxiao whispered. She stepped forward and grabbed Qu Weiyin's wrist, pulling her away from the old man and towards herself. "What's wrong with you?"
Qu Weiyin was pulled by her and could only follow a few steps, then she shook off Luo Jinxiao's hand and said, "I always feel like something is wrong here."
"What did Junior Master see?" Luo Jinxiao stopped and turned around to observe. The road around them was just an ordinary one, with deep traces of time. The roadside was covered with moss. Occasionally, people pulling donkey carts passed by and looked at them in surprise.
Qu Weiyin shook her head, and her hand slowly touched the sword behind her: "I'm not sure either, be careful first, and find a place to stay before sunset."
Luo Jinxiao nodded in response, stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "Please."
Qu Weiyin didn't look at her, avoided her hand, and continued walking. The two of them soon caught up with Chang Siyu and the others who were walking in front.
"Jinxiao, where have you been? We found an inn. Let's stay here tonight." Lu Fanzhi took Luo Ning's hand and ran to Luo Jinxiao. Both of them looked very excited.
Luo Jinxiao told them what the old man had just said. Lu Fanzhi waved her hands, seemingly unconvinced: "We are cultivators, so why should we be afraid of anything that is too unpeaceful?"
Luo Ning, who was standing by, showed a worried look and said to Luo Jinxiao: "Sister, why don't we continue on our way? What if there is something here..."
"Even if there really is something, isn't the purpose of our cultivation to catch demons and eliminate monsters? If we can help them, wouldn't that be a good thing?"
Luo Jinxiao's heart skipped a beat when he heard that. He hurried forward and covered Lu Fanzhi's mouth with his hands. He was talking about catching the demon, but Qu Weiyin was still following behind.
"Wuwuwuwu..." Lu Fanzhi waved her hands, and Luo Jinxiao whispered in her ear to shut up fiercely.
"Why are you still fighting here?" Qu Weiyin walked up from behind and glared at Luo Jinxiao coldly. Luo Jinxiao quickly grinned at her with a bright smile.
Qu Weiyin silently looked away.
"Dear guests?" The innkeeper was lying on a chair enjoying the breeze. When he saw them, he jumped up and greeted them with a smile on his face.
Chang Siyu turned around and counted, and said, "Six, does the store have any vacancies?"
Seeing the shopkeeper's embarrassed expression, Luo Jinxiao couldn't help but wonder, it couldn't be like what is often written in the storybooks, where a group of people stay in a hotel, but there are always no vacancies. If this is the case, then she will have to...
The shopkeeper smiled happily: "Yes, all the rooms are empty. There are rooms for as many of you as you want. Come upstairs, please!"
Luo Jinxiao was suddenly speechless.
The inn was unexpectedly large, with two whole rows of rooms. Although it looked a bit old, it was still clean. Several people found a room to sleep in. Luo Ning insisted on staying next to Luo Jinxiao, so Yan Ying inexplicably slept on the other side of Luo Jinxiao.
There was only a bed and a table in the room, which was very simple. After Luo Jinxiao entered, he took out the bedding he brought from Wuhui Gate from his purse, spread it full, and then lay down to rest with satisfaction.
Just as she was about to close her eyes, she saw a spiritual power penetrate the wall, fly past her eyes, slowly float towards the wall on the other side, and then disappear into the wall.
After a while, just as she closed her eyes, another spiritual power came back from the other side, floating from her face into the wall.
After that, the spiritual power shuttled more and more frequently, and he could clearly feel the anger of the two people quarreling. Luo Jinxiao finally couldn't bear it anymore, jumped up from the bed, opened the door and went out.
As soon as the door opened, the world became quiet. Luo Jinxiao was helpless, knowing that he would not be able to rest for a short time, so he prepared to go downstairs for dinner.
There were almost no customers downstairs. Qu Weiyin was sitting in the corner with a cup of cloud tea that she had conjured up casually in front of her. The aroma of tea was lingering in the air. Luo Jinxiao was stunned for a moment, and Qu Weiyin just raised her eyes, and the two of them looked at each other from a distance.
Luo Jinxiao touched his head and then slowly walked down the stairs.
"If you don't rest, what are you going to do here?"
"I can't rest for the time being. Why is Junior Master-Uncle here?" Luo Jinxiao walked closer to her and asked as he walked.
"I don't need it." Qu Weiyin said, pouring the tea into her mouth, her red lips slightly opened, looking fair and charming.
Luo Jinxiao subconsciously looked away, and suddenly saw the shopkeeper next to him come forward and want to add more tea for Qu Weiyin. Qu Weiyin hurriedly stood up and avoided him.
"You are so beautiful, young lady. I have been running a shop here for more than ten years, but I have never seen anyone as beautiful as you." The shopkeeper said with a smile, "You are dressed elegantly, so you must be a wealthy family from far away. I just wonder why you came to our small town?"
"Just passing by." Qu Weiyin said in a low voice without looking at him.
"Our place is very remote. Where are you from?" The shopkeeper seemed to be familiar with the place and was very talkative, while Qu Weiyin seemed to dislike socializing with others. She dodged and looked at Luo Jinxiao.
The phoenix eyes slightly raised, although still bottomless, but somewhat with a hint of asking for help, Luo Jinxiao's heart moved, hurriedly stepped forward, blocked in front of Qu Weiyin, and smiled at the shopkeeper: "We came from Wuzhong, we want to go to the Exiled Sea."
"Wuzhong? So far? I've lived here all my life and have never been to such a faraway place." The shopkeeper's eyes lit up when he heard this, and his words were filled with admiration.
Luo Jinxiao turned around to look at Qu Weiyin, only to see that she was hiding behind her with her head lowered, so she couldn't see the look in her eyes clearly.
"But everyone here is like this, trapped here for a lifetime." The shopkeeper shook his head and suddenly raised his voice, "Xiu'er, where are you going!"
Luo Jinxiao was startled by the sudden scolding and subconsciously reached out to protect Qu Weiyin, without noticing that Qu Weiyin was looking at her back.
The shopkeeper rushed out quickly, grabbed a girl's braid, pulled her in from outside the door, and threw her to the ground. The girl screamed, fell to the ground with a thud, and knocked over a chair.
Qu Weiyin behind him moved.
"Are you going to run away again?" The shopkeeper who had been smiling just now seemed like a different person now. He spoke harshly and did not show any mercy to the girl. He grabbed her clothes and dragged her into the room.
The girl looked extremely miserable. She shook her head and screamed, refusing to obey even at death. However, she was dragged to the ground by the shopkeeper, and her clothes became dirty.
Luo Jinxiao turned around and looked at Qu Weiyin, only to see a hint of pity on her cold face, but this pity was forcibly suppressed.
Luo Jinxiao blinked his eyes, suddenly lowered his head, and asked in a low voice: "Uncle Junior Master, can I intervene?"
"If you want to go, go ahead. Why are you asking me?" Qu Weiyin said indifferently.
Luo Jinxiao rubbed his head, bit his lip and said, "Since Junior Master Uncle doesn't want to, I won't cause any trouble."
"Luo Jinxiao!" Qu Weiyin suddenly looked up at her, her phoenix eyes filled with anger.
"I'll go right away!" Luo Jinxiao was so frightened by her that he rushed out, grabbed the shopkeeper's wrist, and pulled him to the side, almost making him stagger.
The shopkeeper gasped, not understanding for a moment why a skinny girl could have such great strength, but soon he stopped dwelling on it and said, "Don't worry about it, sir. This is my daughter. She has a problem with her brain and wants to run away all day. We all know in the town that she is possessed by evil spirits!"
Possessed? Luo Jinxiao frowned, turned around and looked at Qu Weiyin, both of them saw surprise in each other's eyes.
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