Chapter 165.

When the time quietly came to the late September.

The round of hot sun hanging high in the sky, also gradually withdrew a few points of violent, more a few points of femininity.

Today, however, even these few moments of femininity could not be seen.

Dark clouds covered the sky, the mountain wind and water were heavy, and it was obvious that rain was coming.

“Brother Jiang, around did not see broken temple inn class.

“On the contrary, I have seen a stagecoach station, it just looks as if it is rather old.”

With a flash of a black figure, Li Tianyu came to Jiang Ran’s heels.

This way, Li Tianyu had gradually adapted to the present day life.

And Jiang Ran had also realized the usefulness of this person.

His eyesight was extremely strong, his lightness was excellent, that day within that lifeless town, if it wasn’t for the encounter with Tang Painting Yi, the little demoness of the demonic sect, it wouldn’t have been too easy to take down this person.

Even if he had gotten close, it would have been easy for him to take advantage of the situation and escape.

Jiang Ran nodded slightly and said softly:

“According to the path we inquired about earlier, this should be the Autumn Resignation Stage.

“However, I heard that this stage has long been abandoned and the new one is still twenty miles away.

“It seems that there is a tile to cover our heads tonight after all, so we won’t have to rush in the rain.”

This thing called a stagecoach station, itself, was not open to the people.

Although Jiang Ran and the others were all good jianghu masters, they were still just men of cloth.

Even if Jiang Ran was carrying the Knife Catching Order, he wasn’t considered a member of the public sector.

The stagecoach wouldn’t be open to him either.

However, if a proper post station was not open, this kind of post station that had been abandoned and unmanaged was not something to be concerned about.

What made Jiang Ran a little surprised was that this stagecoach station was abandoned, but it was not dismantled, so that travelers who came here could have a place to rest their feet, which could be considered a great merit.

Since that day when he came here from Wusheng Town, about ten days have passed.

This period of time, calm to the extreme, surprisingly not half a twist and turn.

The Blood Sword Hall has disappeared.

Penetrating Thunder Hall has no more news.

Even the lifeless building, all really seems to be silent.

I don’t know where that slow poison is now, in the end is it coming or not?

In addition, Jiang Ran’s heart is more concerned about another force.

It is that day on the Que.

On that day, Shi Pingzhang was able to know where Jiao Wei was, and Heavenly Que was the initiator.

Afterwards, the news of Jiao Wei was also leaked out, this organization is definitely not to blame.

But this way to travel, what clowns are out.

In favor of the Heavenly Que, there was no news.

This makes Jiang Ran somewhat unable to understand what their purpose is in the end.

Doing some thinking in his mind, he didn’t delay his journey.

The crowd followed the direction Li Tianyu said, and soon arrived at the post station.

As Jiang Ran had said, this place was indeed the Autumn Resignation Post.

But now the plaque had fallen to the side of the gate and looked full of dust, so it could be seen that it had long been deserted.

But when Jiang Ran reached out and pushed the door, he was slightly stunned.

Looking down at his palm, and looking at the door ring and latch on the door, he said softly after a slight contemplation:

“There might be other people passing through who are staying here for the night, all be careful.”

The crowd immediately nodded their heads.

Jiang Ran pushed open the gate at this moment, and with a creak, the silent and deserted garden of the Autumn Rhetoric Stage appeared in front of Jiang Ran and the others.

The garden was full of weeds, obviously it had not been taken care of for a long time.

However, you can still see ruts in the garden, stay.

Looking at the traces, it is also the light of these one or two days.

Jiang Ran, in addition to a few horses, there was also a carriage.

Man Sheng Ming was severely poisoned, so it was more or less inappropriate to let him run around on horseback.

So they let him rest in the carriage.

Now the gate was opened and the carriage was driven inside.

Luo Qingyi helped Man Sheng Ming get down from the carriage, and saw Jiang Ran suddenly looking towards the entrance of the stagecoach pavilion.

A creaking sound also reached the ears of everyone at this moment.

Immediately followed by a toothsome sound from the gate, it slowly opened a crack.

An eye appeared in the doorway, silently peering at the crowd’s every move.

Now it was the time of darkness, a place full of barren grass where no one had ventured, a crack in the door of a broken building opened to reveal a prying eye.

This scene combined together was truly creepy.

Tang Wuyi reacted the fastest, she did not even think about it, moving like a rabbit general scurried to Jiang Ran’s back.

Behind him, she poked her head in.

When she turned back, she realized that Ruan Yuqing had also come to the same place.

The two of them grabbed one of Jiang Ran’s sleeves left and right, Jiang Ran couldn’t help but sigh repeatedly:

“Those of you who know are afraid, those of you who don’t think you’re planning to sell me for honor and give me up.”

“…… Less, less nonsense, is it a person or a ghost?”

Tang Yuyi’s voice trembled in fear.

Luo Qingyi, however, was of a straightforward nature, and seeing this, she immediately shouted angrily:

“What kind of person is pretending to be a ghost, why don’t you come out?”

At this point in time, his feet were a little bit, his body shape changed several times in succession, and in the blink of an eye, he had already arrived in front of the door of that pavilion stage.

With his five fingers open, he grabbed it with his probing hand.

The owner of the eyes inside the door seemed to be taken aback, and panicked to close the door.

However, where was the time?

Hearing a loud boom, the door was immediately broken open by Luo Qingyi on both sides.

Immediately followed by five fingers, he clutched the collar of a person, flung his hand and pulled it out, raising one arm high above the top:

“Who are you? Why are you here? Why are you spying on us?”

The crowd raised their eyes to look, and they were all stunned.

They saw that the person Luo Qingyi was holding in his hands was at least in his sixties, with a stooped figure and a large bag bulging out behind him.

His expression was scowling, and he only had one eye.

At this time by Luo Qingyi flung the wind messy, eyes are full of fear color.

Seeing this, Jing Tan Jushi said softly:

“Little brother Luo, don’t be impulsive first.”

Luo Qingyi also saw this person clearly at this time, glancing at Jiang Ran and seeing him nod slightly, only then did he slowly put this hunched old man down.

It was only at this point that the old man let out a long sigh of relief.

Tears were almost coming down:

“What kind of people are you …… you guys?”

Luo Qingyi’s face sank:

“Is it your turn to ask us?”

He acted wickedly and that old man was startled again, shivering a bit and said:

“I, I’m here to watch the stage.

“And what are you …… you?

“Are …… you officials who are passing through to stay overnight?

“Or …… or strong men who want to come to the pavilion stage to plunder?

“I, I tell you …… this place is not far from Autumn Resignation County.

“If you guys dare to make trouble here, the officials of Autumn Resignation County are not something to be messed with.”

When he said this, his eyes were full of dodging colors, as if he was very afraid.

Jiang Ran frowned slightly:

“Old man, you don’t need to be afraid either. We’re not strong men, we’re just passing through this place.”

“Then it’s …… Officer Minion?”

When this old man heard this, he straightened his back and couldn’t help but say angrily:

“What the hell is wrong with you officials? Can you discipline the people under you …… This if you hurt someone, how can it be good?

“My old man is old, how can I withstand this tossing and turning?”

Jiang Ran grinned:

“We are not officials either.”

“……”

That old man’s waist suddenly bent down at a speed visible to the naked eye:

“Then …… what are you guys?”

“Passersby.”

Jiang Ran said softly, “Seeing that the color of the sky is changing, I happened to pass by this place, so I planned to come here to borrow a night.”

“No no no.”

The old man shook his head repeatedly:

“This place is a pavilion post, and all of the people traveling here have official status, and there are even key messages from the Imperial Court.

“Idle people can’t stay here. If it is leaked secrets, how can it be good?

“You …… guys leave quickly and find another place.”

Tang Yuyi glanced at this old man and whispered to Jiang Ran:

“He’s either playing God, or, he’s really confused.”

Jiang Ran murmured slightly, then said softly:

“Doesn’t old man know that this place has long been abandoned for many years?

“The new Autumn Rhetoric Stage is still twenty miles away.”

“Autumn Rhetoric Stage …… twenty miles away?”

That old man froze at his words, and his entire body froze in place.

His eyes were filled with confusion.

After a while, this confusion temporarily recovered, and when he looked at Jiang Ran and the others again, it was as if he was seeing them for the first time.

Obviously startled:

“What are you …… you guys again?

“What are you doing here at the Autumn Rhetoric Post?

“Are you officials who are passing through to stay overnight?

“Or are you strong men who want to come to the Pavilion Post to plunder?

“I, I tell you …… this place is not far from Autumn Rhetoric County.

“If you guys dare to make trouble here, the officials of Autumn Rhetoric County are not something to be messed with.”

“……”

As soon as his words left his mouth, the people present all looked at each other.

Jiang Ran had an odd expression:

“This is considered a memory flashback?”

After a slight contemplation, he spoke softly:

“Don’t worry, old man, we are officials going to the Evergreen Mansion to take up our duties.

“Look this is my token.”

He casually took out a token and waved it in front of this old man.

Without waiting for him to see it clearly, he had already withdrawn it.

That old man froze, then nodded:

“I see, then you guys come in with me.”

Ruan Yuqing smacked his lips:

“So simple?”

“The serious ones definitely won’t be this simple …… Isn’t this old man confused?”

Jiang Ran said, “I just tried to muddle through, I didn’t expect to really muddle through.”

“Still, be careful, this old man is weird and wonderful, I’m afraid that you think you’re fooling him, but in fact he’s fooling you.”

Tang Yuyi was obviously well versed in this.

After all, she was a demoness of the Devil Sect, and she had an extraordinary research in this path.

Jiang Ran glanced at her, thinking that this was a very good thing to say, and worth keeping in mind.

He settled the carriage and horse, and greeted the people and followed the old man to the pavilion.

By this time, it was already completely dark outside.

This hunched old man also do not know from where, took an oil lamp, took out the fire folders lit, the ghostly light pushed away the darkness, but let his own figure looks more and more horrible.

Put the oil lamp on the table in the hall of the pavilion, barely some light.

Only then did the old man speak:

“There are three floors above and below this Pavilion Post, with six rooms on the first floor.

“You can allocate yourselves to use them.

“I think you’ll all be hungry by now, so I’ll go prepare some food and drinks for you.”

“I don’t dare to trouble old abbot.”

Jiang Ran spoke softly and called out to him:

“Dare I ask where the kitchen is? We have food with us, so we can borrow the kitchen.”

“Alright.”

The rickety old man swept his gaze over the crowd and finally landed on Ruan Yuqing:

“Then girl come with me.”

Ruan Yuqing:

“……”

Luo Qingyi then stood up with a huff:

“Lead the way in front.”

“Huh?”

The rickety old man froze:

“You cook?”

“Can’t I?”

“Not really ……”

The hunched old man turned back, shaking his head as he walked away:

“Hey, girls nowadays ah ……”

He led the way with the front, Luo Qingyi dragged behind, how to look at it is not like a cook.

In fact, he was not originally ……

It’s just that in their group, he was the only one who could cook.

Over time, not a cook is also a cook, and the craft is getting better and better, attracting the crowd to praise.

Luo Qingyi was also in the midst of this praise, gradually lost himself.

He forgot that he was originally a hero.

He also once sneaked into the Flying Cloud Village, fought the bandits and turned the tide.

Jiang Ran let Li Tianyu also with him, each other should also have a care.

After these three people left, Jiang Ran assigned everyone a room.

There wasn’t much to say about this.

It’s just that for this stagecoach, and this old man, everyone was a bit hesitant.

Jingtan Jushi said:

“Since this place has been deserted for so long, why has this man been here all this time without leaving?

“The post station was relocated, if he is an old man in the post station, he should also leave with it, there is no reason to stay here ……”

“When I pushed open the door of the stagecoach station, I found that there was no dust on the door ring, and the door was unlocked.

“I thought that someone had entered the post station before us. I didn’t realize that it was the fact that there was already someone in this stagecoach station.”

Jiang Ran spoke in a deep voice:

“And this old man’s brain is muddled, so I don’t know if it’s true or not, so pay a little attention and be careful of fraud.”

The crowd then nodded.

And right at this moment, Jiang Ran suddenly looked out the door again:

“Someone is coming.”

Not long after his words fell, the crowd also heard several footsteps slowly coming nearby, and they heard one person softly shout:

“Somebody?

“I see that the light is still on in the room, and the wayfarer has suddenly met with a night rain, and would like to take refuge in it; I wonder if it would be convenient?”

The person who came obviously knew that this stagecoach station had been abandoned, so naturally, it was first-come-first-served.

His words were also polite.

However, when Jiang Ran and Tang Yuyi heard this person’s voice, they couldn’t help but glance at each other.

They saw Jiang Ran wave his hand.

The door to the pavilion stage opened with a bang.

A few people outside the door suddenly appeared in front of the crowd.

At the head was a white-robed scholar.

He was wearing a smile and watching curiously.

When he saw Jiang Ran and Tang Yuyi, his expression froze slightly.

And beside him were four young men and women.

Some were dressed as laymen, and one was dressed as a Taoist priest.

Ruan Yuqing glanced at the man’s Taoist robes and suddenly his expression changed slightly:

“Someone from the Dao One Sect.”

Jiang Ran’s complexion changed slightly, but he let out a light laugh:

“Truly, it’s been a long time since we’ve met in life, Dao brother.”

“Hahaha.”

The scholar at the head of the group was instantly happy:

“Indeed indeed, several months have passed since we parted ways in Prancing Horse County.

“I didn’t expect to see brother Jiang here, brother Jiang’s style is still the same, it’s worth celebrating.

“Come, come, come …… as the saying goes, a long drought meets a sweet dew, meeting an old acquaintance in another hometown, the night of the flower candles in the cave, and the time of the golden list.

“These are the four great joys of life.

“To be able to reunite with brother Jiang here again this time, it’s really worth floating!”

While saying this, he led a few people in.

He heard a woman behind him give a light ‘eep’:

“Ruan Yuqing?”

Hearing this person speak, Ruan Yuqing only then dropped his gaze onto her, slightly scrutinizing her, but somewhat unfamiliar, he couldn’t help but ask:

“Your Excellency is?”

These words, however, caused the girl’s face to darken:

“You don’t remember me?”

“…… This, forgive my eyesight.”

Ruan Yuqing somewhat awkwardly clasped his fists.

“Two years ago, I once traveled to the Water Moon Sword Sect to teach your sect’s swordplay.

“Once I had a meeting with you and exchanged three strokes.

“Being under the grace of Sister Ruan’s instruction …… but I didn’t expect that Sister Ruan, who is a nobleman and forgetful, would be the one to forget me, the defeated one, cleanly.”

When that girl said this, although she forced herself to hold back the anger on her face, she was somewhat indignant.

“Two years ago?”

Ruan Yuqing thought carefully for a moment before asking with some uncertainty:

“Listening to the Rain Tower …… Flickering Sword Gu Sheng Yan Gu Senior Sister?”

Hearing Ruan Yuqing say this, Gu Sheng Yan then turned angry to happy:

“Sister Ruan still remembers me?”

“How could I not remember?”

Ruan Yuqing smiled at her words, “Recently, I’ve experienced a bit too many things and seen too many people. So much so that my brain isn’t quite so clear …… Senior Sister Gu can’t be blamed. I remember that day, Gu senior sister’s three swordsmanship moves were ‘Night Rain Smells’, ‘Rain Hits Banana’, and ‘A Thousand Voices in a Bundle’.

“Indeed, she has already cultivated this set of [Dawn Wind and Hearing Rain] swordsmanship to a state of pure perfection.

“If it weren’t for the fact that I’m a few years older and have the Soft Water Sword, I’m afraid that I would have already lost the battle.”

Gu Sheng Yan’s face was even more joyful when she heard this, but then she shook her head:

“Sister Ruan will talk to make people happy, if I really have that kind of skill, how can I lose in three moves?

“The truth is that the sister’s sword is powerful …… Hey, these two years of sharpening, my martial arts has improved again, but I do not know when there is time, you can teach two strokes with the sister again.”

Listening to them talking enthusiastically.

Jiang Ran also couldn’t help but place his gaze on them.

That Dao Wu Ming then took the opportunity to introduce Jiang Ran to the people around him.

That little Taoist priest was indeed from the Dao One Sect.

Dao No. Qing Yuan, standing long and humble, without the slightest bit of arrogance of being the First Sect of the Golden Cicada, instead, he was peaceful and gentle, with two sleeves in the air, giving people a very cozy feeling.

The rest in addition to listening to the rain floor of the Gu Sheng smoke, that a man and a woman are all from the Qifeng Mountain Manor.

Identity are extraordinary.

The man is the son of the owner of Qifeng Manor, Fengwu.

The woman is his elder sister, Qifeng Mountain Manor big disciple Ning Jiu Kite.

Jiang Ran’s side naturally also reported his identity.

When they heard the names of Jingtan Jushi and the others, these young juniors, naturally, were not immune to a good salute.

As for Man Sheng Ming’s name, some of them had also heard of it.

Knowing that this person was as shy as gold and had high martial arts skills, he was not an unusual character.

It was only after finally hearing Jiang Ran’s name.

It was only then that a few people’s complexion changed.

Feng Wu looked towards Jiang Ran:

“So …… you are the Amazing God Sword Jiang Ran.

“The eighth day of October is going to be held on is the Sunset Ping tea tasting and qin appreciation conference …… Do you know that this move is a little careless, is to take their own lives?”