Chapter 280 The So-called Way of Heaven (Part )
After hearing the noise coming from afar, Ji Ruxue immediately woke up from her light sleep.

She shared a room with Chi Meng, but the little girl had just drunk a few glasses of wine during the New Year's Eve dinner and was still sleeping soundly. Her body was soft and fragrant, and her sleeping posture was very peaceful. She didn't look like the little witch who would cast a curse on people at the slightest disagreement.

Ji Ruxue did not wake her up. She listened for a moment and after realizing that the noise came from the east, she got up and put on her coat. Her footsteps were so slow that it seemed as if there was no sound at all.

Because Chi Meng was drunk, the two of them rested directly in Xiao Yan's room. The Tang sword was in the two girls' room, so Ji Ruxue could only go with bare hands. Her face was calm, but her eyes were constantly scanning around.

Her hearing was very sharp. If she was in an invisible environment, her intuition would be almost the same as Xiao Yan's. In the moment when she was startled awake just now, she could vaguely hear the breathing of a third person.

But it was impossible in this room, so Ji Ruxue's whole body was tense. Although she didn't look up, the coldness under her feet began to slowly seep out and spread along the wooden floor.

In just a moment, there was a slight but particularly harsh sound of tiles being lifted. Ji Ruxue had been prepared and her reaction was naturally not slow. Almost at the same time, she moved to the right, and with the help of her toes, she tapped a few times on the high objects such as tables and chairs, and instantly bumped into the person on the roof who was lifting the tiles.

The person on the roof was obviously caught off guard. Before she could see the situation in the room under the tiles clearly, a biting chill suddenly hit her face. It came so fast and fiercely that it actually overturned a series of tiles. The speed was so fast that she had no time to react. She had to hastily cross her arms in front of her face to protect herself and take the blow of the cold palm wind.

The chill was like a cool winter breeze filling her stomach, giving her goose bumps all over her body. However, she had no time to pay attention to the discomfort in her body. After taking the palm wind, she immediately rolled over. The moment she stabilized her body, she suddenly drew her bow and shot several feather arrows at the opening of the broken roof.

Ji Ruxue had just seen that her attack had failed to injure the opponent, so she was already alert. After she jumped to the top, almost at the moment she heard the sound of the arrow breaking through the air, she leaned back at the same time, and casually pointed her toes in the air, just in time to kick away the flying arrow. Then, the moment her hands touched the ground, she suddenly picked up two tiles and threw them at the opponent without stopping, smashing away the subsequent arrows one after another, without wasting a second.

The black-robed woman who was only a few feet away from Ji Ruxue was shocked. Ji Ruxue's reaction in that breath was extremely quick, and her reaction in battle was no less than that of the veterans in their tribe. Just one glance made her give up the idea of ​​using her to temporarily divert the pursuers.

Without hesitation, a green pill slipped out of her sleeve, and then she suddenly crushed it.

A green mist burst out, instantly covering the figure of the woman in black robe. As if by magic, she immediately disappeared between heaven and earth.

Ji Ruxue, who was about to step forward, immediately covered her mouth and moved backwards, but then quickly dodged to the side.
Suddenly, a shout was heard from the green mist, and then a figure was kicked out by someone, flying backwards a few feet in the air and rolling right at Ji Ruxue's feet.

It was the woman in black robe.

Xiao Yan walked out of the green mist slowly, expressionless. He put his hands behind his back and glanced at Ji Ruxue.

Ji Ruxue shook her head at him, indicating that she was fine.

At the same time, she bent down and took a glance, and saw that the window of the room where Xiao Yan stayed was wide open and still shaking. It was obvious that he rushed out from there in an instant, and then kicked the black-robed woman who was about to escape back.

Fortunately, there was no danger.

Xiao Yan glanced towards the east. There was a lot of noise at the beginning, just like the government catching a thief, but now it has faded away. However, several fire dragons can still be seen gathering. They are the guards holding torches.

The black-robed woman was kicked hard by Xiao Yan. Her chest heaved violently. She propped herself up from the tile roof. Her hands were shaking, but she still immediately reached for the fallen veil and tried to put it back on her face.

She had just been hit by Ji Ruxue's palm and kicked by Xiao Yan, and was obviously feeling uncomfortable, especially the latter kick, which was like a tidal wave. She was running very fast, but still didn't see clearly when Xiao Yan appeared. She only felt a flash before her eyes and she was already flying backwards.

The fact that she did not faint on the spot under this double blow showed that her physique was different from that of an ordinary person.

"What's wrong? What's wrong?!"

Chi Meng's confused and bewildered voice came from under the roof.

At the same time, there was a knock on the door. It was You Chuan asking what happened.

Ji Ruxue looked at Xiao Yan: "Maybe it has alarmed the people in the inn, what should we do?"

"No rush for now." Xiao Yan glanced in the direction of East City, and then looked at the black-robed woman who was eager to put on her veil. After thinking for a while, he walked towards her.

The woman in black was instantly panicked. She had obviously never had much contact with Xiao Yan, but she subconsciously felt that he was a man who would kill without blinking an eye. Of course, she was also a fellow, but killing and being killed were obviously not the same thing.

"What are you going to do..." The woman in black robe kept backing away and asked cautiously in a slightly hoarse voice.

However, before she could finish her words, her vision suddenly became clear, and it was Xiao Yan who lifted her hood and veil.

Almost at the same time, the woman in black robe seemed to be burned. She hurriedly covered her face and screamed. Under the moonlight, even Ji Ruxue could see that her face, which was as white as a corpse, suddenly began to turn red in patches. The black-robed woman's gloved hands just kept touching her face, and her body was hunched over, as if she was afraid to expose her face.

It is worth mentioning that this woman actually has no hair. Her scalp is exposed, clean without a single hair, just like a nun.

It was such a strange scene that made Ji Ruxue stunned.

Xiao Yan looked at the black-robed woman who couldn't help but wailing, hunching over and rubbing and scratching her face. He remained unmoved and just watched silently.

The woman's skin was very white, so white that it was scary. To explain in detail, it was very similar to the albinism in later generations, but it looked a bit more serious. Her eyebrows were also white, but he hadn't noticed it because of the hood covering them.

He looked up at the sky. Guishizi was a large cave, but that did not mean it was shielded from sunlight. Several trading markets were hidden in the deep cave, and residential areas were generally located outside. This inn was located in a huge exposed pit with an underground river flowing beside it. It was so smooth that there was not even the slightest sound of flowing water.

The dim moonlight was like a scourge to the black-robed woman. She huddled together in fear and begged hoarsely, "Please... please..."

"Give it to her." Ji Ruxue said with a cold expression beside her.

Xiao Yan did not return it to the woman immediately, but squatted down and asked: "Did you come here specifically to see us?"

"No, not all... We know that you took the anti-poison beads... But we were chased here, not to do anything to you..." Half of the black-robed woman's face turned red, as if it was burned by fire, and she pinched her fingers until it was broken.

Ji Ruxue crossed her arms across her chest. She didn't believe what he said at all. There was really no purpose for him to do this in a sneaky way. Why would he do this?

At this time, Chi Meng, who had opened the door for You Chuan, finally climbed up. She was still a little dazed and panting slightly, but when she walked to Xiao Yan's side, she immediately woke up in surprise: "A member of the Dan tribe!?"

You Chuan, who was on the lookout below, pricked up his ears but did not come up to join in the fun.

"Who else? Where is they?" Xiao Yan continued to ask without mercy.

"Darashi... and Darashi, he is injured and smells of blood, attracting pursuers in the east... We, spare us... The God of Dead Creek Forest will spare us..." The black-robed woman had already started talking nonsense.

Xiao Yan threw the veil and hood to her, stood up and said, "No need to drag her away, just leave her here. Someone will come to search the inn later. Even if it's just for show, it won't look good if they find her."

Ji Ruxue nodded calmly. Although Chi Meng didn't understand, she nodded hurriedly.

Xiao Yan glanced at the black-robed woman who seemed to have finally escaped from the gates of hell: "If you don't want to die, stay here and don't move. Give me a token that the Tu Luo Stone can recognize, and I can protect you." The black-robed woman hunched on the ground, tremblingly took out a ladybug-like thing with wings curled up from her sleeve and handed it to Xiao Yan: "Show this to him... He will know it's me."

"Little pot, don't take it!" Chi Meng was shocked and hurriedly pulled Xiao Yan's hand to hide behind him. His little face was alert: "This is a magic flame insect, a very scary poisonous insect! It likes living things the most. It will spontaneously combust when it touches people. It is more terrible than burning oil and can't be put out!"

“No, no…” the black-robed woman said with all her might, “My tribe is the best at controlling the Flame Bug. If I don’t activate it, it won’t wake up. I’m not stupid. As long as you can really help us escape, I won’t do such a thing.”

Chi Meng snorted, "You don't look like a good person. Dad, doesn't Gu King Chi Lixiao know? He said that the Dead Creek Forest is very dangerous. The Dan people never follow the rules. How could they believe you!?"

The black-robed woman was stunned when she heard this, and then she looked up suddenly: "Are you the daughter of the Gu King?"

Chi Meng realized that he had let the cat out of the bag, so he shrank back while holding Xiao Yan's arm. However, he felt that it was inappropriate, so he put his hands on his waist and said in a very arrogant tone: "It is me, the famous Saint of the Ten Thousand Poison Cave!"

From beginning to end, Xiao Yan did not interrupt. He saw the black-robed woman observing Chi Meng carefully with some surprise, and then he spread his hand calmly: "Give it to me."

The black-robed woman was a little uneasy, especially after seeing Chi Meng's appearance clearly, she looked as if she had suddenly realized something. After handing the magic flame insect to Xiao Yan, she said to Chi Meng respectfully: "My name is Mi Geshu. I came to Guishizi to steal the poison-avoiding bead in order to enter the Ten Thousand Poison Cave to search..."

She didn't finish her words, as if she was concerned about Xiao Yan and Ji Ruxue's identities.

Chi Meng was a little puzzled, but she didn't ask why this guy was suddenly trying to please her.

Has the saint's name spread to Dead Creek Forest?
Strange, she just followed Xiao Guoguo and the others to kill dozens of zombies, how could she be so famous?!
While she was thinking hard, Xiao Yan had already taken the magic flame insect and went down to find You Chuan. He asked the latter to find a way to go to the East Market to get the Tu Luo Stone. If he could help, he would help. If he couldn't save it, then forget it.

You Chuan had no choice but to set off. Someone from Guishizi would definitely come to search this place, and Xiao Yan had to deal with them. Neither he nor Chi Meng were suitable to show up, so it was just right for them to go and rescue Tu Luo Shi.

But he didn't know what Xiao Yan was thinking. If he really followed this hidden line, You Chuan could actually save the two people from the Dan clan.

Xiao Weng accidentally lost the anti-poison bead and had no intention of capturing Xiao Yan, but the two people from the Dan clan were different. Just looking at Mi Geshu's familiar look, it was probably not the first time he had dealt with Gui Shizi. If there was a lot of grudge between the two, Xiao Yan could not guarantee that Xiao Weng would capture the four of them together.

And You Chuan, who can bring the anti-poison beads smoothly, may make Xiao Weng cautious.

Because the fight between Ji Ruxue and Mi Geshu on the roof was quite noisy, it still alarmed quite a few people. Someone even came to ask Xiao Yan if he had encountered any trouble, and told him to just ask if he needed anything, as they all knew each other well enough.

Xiao Yan felt a little embarrassed and said that the two women had a dispute over the gifts and had a fight with each other, and he couldn't persuade them to stop, which alarmed everyone.

This made everyone very upset. Some of them said that Miss Raojiang had always had a bad temper and even her own men could not control her. It was a great achievement for the elder brother to make her willing to share a husband with another woman.

As they spoke, there were a few people who wanted to seriously ask Xiao Yan for advice.

In response, Xiao Yan just laughed it off and walked away.

Later, the shopkeeper who had not shown up asked everyone to go back, and then took Xiao Yan to meet Xiao Weng who had arrived outside the inn at some point.

The burly Xiao Weng didn't look like a good guy. Not only was he fat, he also looked quite fierce. However, when he came to see Xiao Yan, he only brought a few followers with him. He sat in the yard, smoking a pipe, like a small mountain.

"I have heard of Mr. Xiao's great name for a long time. I, a foreigner from the Central Plains, should have paid him a visit long ago, but unfortunately I never had the chance. I wonder what important matter Mr. Xiao wants to talk to me about so late at night?" Xiao Yan asked with a faint smile, just like a scholar.

Xiao Weng frowned and smashed his pipe hard. He couldn't see that this guy could compete with Du Gong in terms of martial arts.

How is that possible?
No one would believe this if I told them!
If Xiao Weng hadn't been around for most of his life and was over 40, no longer a young man, he would really like to know how capable this young man from Central Plains was that could make Du Gong brag about him like that.

He waved his hand and asked with a sullen face, "Do you know what happened in Guishizi today?"

Xiao Yan was a little confused and looked back at the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper's eyes jumped and asked, "Why are you looking at me?"
Xiao Weng felt that Xiao Yan's acting was poor, and he felt a little aggrieved, so he asked himself and answered, "Don't look at it, it's my anti-poison bead that's lost! This is a priceless treasure. The whole Guishi market is either full of regular customers or some incompetent country folk. You, a Central Plains person who is not very knowledgeable, are really suspicious."

Xiao Yan said "oh" and looked into the distance: "So this commotion is also about finding the poison-avoiding beads?"

Xiao Weng narrowed his eyes, then frowned and slammed his pipe on the stool: "What do you mean?"

Xiao Yan smiled, and then said frankly: "Xiao Weng's words really wronged me. What kind of anti-poison beads, or what other things, Xiao Weng really doubts, just search for them, and I won't say a word even if you search them upside down. It's just a pity that I came all the way to Raojiang to make a deal with Xiao Weng, I'm afraid it will be in vain."

Of course Xiao Weng just treated his words as nonsense. Although he had no evidence that the members of the Dan tribe were with Xiao Yan, his intuition was not wrong. He only brought a few people here, and he just wanted to reason with Xiao Yan and appeal to his emotions, and tell him about the harm of the Dan tribe, so that he could get this matter over with smoothly.

But Xiao Yan's so-called deal still touched Xiao Weng's nerves.

"Deal? What deal?"

"Pond salt, sea salt, well salt from Hedong, Henan, and Shu, Mobei, leather and fine horses from Longyou, porcelain from Jiangnan, silk from Anxi... there are so many, so many. In short, I have as much as you want. The price is definitely more affordable than anywhere else."

Xiao Yan smiled slightly and said, "It all depends on whether Mr. Xiao has the courage to take on this big deal."

The shopkeeper behind him was dumbfounded, and Xiao Weng put the empty pipe back into his mouth, frowning and thinking.

Even if he had a hundred brains, he would never have imagined that things would turn out like this.

This kid is definitely mentally ill.

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The next day, the blockade of Guishizi was lifted. It was said that the person who stole the anti-poison beads had been caught last night, so it was worth the fuss made in the middle of the night.

It was a pity for some people in the inn. As soon as they woke up in the morning, the good brother from Central Plains was gone. They didn't even have the chance to offer him a glass of wine, let alone ask for the secret of controlling Miss Raojiang.

As for the fact that a group of people passed through the Cave of Ten Thousand Poisons and headed south to the Dead Creek Forest, the place of exile, of course no one would know about it.

And it seems that after three hundred years, this Dead Creek Forest and Duanlong Mountain finally welcomed a man from the Central Plains again.

The last person from the Central Plains who came here was called Li Chunfeng.

(End of this chapter)