Chapter 91.

The Red Maple Leaf family had a reputation for chivalry in the Jianghu.

When Ye Shockfang and Jiang Ran first met, they didn’t know that he had deep inner strength and only treated him as a passerby, and they were willing to protect each other with their lives.

Although Shi Miao is cold and unsympathetic, he doesn’t understand the world.

However, he can also carry out the chivalry in his heart, even if he dies without regret.

Jiang Ran has heard of chivalry, but how many in the jianghu can really do it?

Ye Shockfang was such a person, and so was Shimiao.

“What are you laughing at?”

Shi Miao’s breath was even colder, so cold that it was as if he was ready to strike his sword and chop Jiang Ran with his hand.

Jiang Ran, on the other hand, shook his head, glanced at the sky and said:

“You listen to me first, collect your internal breath, let’s quietly follow them.

“After we figure out where they landed, then we’ll discuss what to do next.”

“……”

Timiao looked at Jiang Ran coldly, without a trace of expression on her face.

Just when Jiang Ran thought she wouldn’t agree, she squeezed another word out of her teeth:

“Good.”

The smile at the corner of Jiang Ran’s mouth overflowed a few more points, feeling as if this woman was even more interesting than imagined.

While the two were talking, the soles of their feet didn’t stop.

At this time, they accelerated a few points, and were far behind those six people.

These six people were not moving very fast, and several of them had been injured by Timiao.

All the way running, crossed the forest barrier, not far ahead, turned into a mountain pass.

Jiang Ran and Timiao traveled nearby and heard someone say:

“Why are you guys hurt like this?”

“Are there any pursuers?”

“No.”

“That’s good, quick, let me heal your wounds.”

Hearing this, Shi Miao’s eyes flashed with murderous intent, but he didn’t rush out, instead looking at Jiang Ran.

However, he saw that Jiang Ran’s face was calm, and even rolled his eyes.

“What’s wrong?”

Timiao bundled his voice into a thread, sending it directly to Jiang Ran’s ears.

Jiang Ran didn’t know this means of sound transmission, so he whispered:

“Staging a suspicious formation.”

Shi Miao’s face was stoic, his breath as cold as a sword, and his voice came again:

“Why are your words so unclear, what do you mean?”

Jiang Ran didn’t say anything either, just signaling her to wait a little.

A moment later, he heard another person speak:

“That woman didn’t come after us, let’s go.”

After these words were uttered, six figures flashed out one after another behind the mountain pass, rushing off in another direction.

Timiao’s eyes widened slightly as he looked at the mountain pass, and then at the direction that those six people had left, the chill on his body growing even more, and the murderous intent in his eyes growing even stronger:

“What’s going on here?”

Jiang Ran heard her ask this and was suddenly flooded with a hint of realization.

This girl seemed to be incapable of showing emotions like doubt, shock, and anger.

Whenever such emotions arose, the chill on her body would deepen.

Was this due to her personality, or was it because of her martial arts?

Jiang Ran said softly as he raised his steps to follow:

“Just now, when the few of them turned into the middle of the mountain pass, they were putting on a show.

“The purpose of the self-directed act was to swindle whether or not you were following behind.

“If it’s you, once you find the place where they gather, you will definitely show up …… They ambushed behind the mountain pass, and you will fall into a heavy siege if you go over.”

Timiao listened, slowly nodding his head, his eyes flooded with a cold light:

“Despicable.”

“……”

Jiang Ran did feel that this was truly unusual.

They namely wanted to stay alive, but they didn’t want to be tailed.

Always have to use some method to make sure, rule it out …… Otherwise, sparingly, are they worried about dying fast enough?

Thereafter the two people continued to follow, traveling not much farther, they suddenly saw these six people pulling back in formation, their eyes glaring at the back:

“After following for so long, you should be tired, come out!”

Hearing this, Timiao reached out and pressed the hilt of her sword to show herself.

Jiang Ran pressed down on her wrist, telling her not to move.

Shi Miao looked at Jiang Ran, his face expressionless.

Jiang Ran looked at Shi Miao and rolled her eyes.

And just as the two were looking at each other, another voice came from over there:

“Still not coming out? Do we still have to invite you?

“Just now we tried to explore by you, but also have a few skills, but now do not want to do dying struggle?”

Suddenly, there were gongs and drums sounding in the middle of the conversation.

Timiao eyebrows slightly knit, Jiang Ran at this time is grasping her wrist, clearly feel her body true qi intermittent for a moment.

Subconsciously, the internal force of the creation of the correct heart meridian into.

This internal force into the body, Shi Miao only felt the original stagnant internal force, abruptly as if up.

Unable to help but look up at Jiang Ran, her eyes for the first time displayed ”doubt” instead of expressing her emotions with a chill.

Jiang Ran gave her a puzzled look and could only raise his index finger, making a gesture of silence.

At the same time, the sound of gongs and drums came again.

This time, Shimiao was not affected by the sound.

But the doubt in his eyes gradually deepened.

In this way, after almost a quarter of an hour’s work, those six people finally gave up.

Looking at each other, someone spoke up:

“There is indeed no one, otherwise, even if we are not swindled out, the Yin Gong Phantom Drum is not this good …… Let’s go and meet up with the others first.”

“Go, this place is not suitable to stay for a long time after all.”

A few people conferred a little before moving off.

Jiang Ran and Shi Miao then followed behind them again.

It was only that although they seemed certain in their deliberations just now, they were still uneasy in reality.

Along the way, there was another false alarm and a bluff.

One act was more real than the other.

But what Jiang Ran didn’t expect was that Shimiao believed it every time.

There was probably nothing else in this woman’s head other than the sword.

After nearly two hours of this, the group arrived outside a bamboo forest.

After looking around and making sure that no one was there, they stepped into it.

The strange thing is, this bamboo forest is not dense, they walked into it but two or three meters, they have already disappeared.

Shi Miao still wanted to follow, but was again pulled back by Jiang Ran.

She seems to have gotten used to it, just turned back and looked at Jiang Ran coldly, Jiang Ran now knows that this is not angry anger, this is to ask why he pulled her.

“Something is not right …… this bamboo, should be just planted.”

Jiang Ran pointed to the soil on the ground:

“The traces of soil renovation are obvious, the bamboo leaves are still yellowed, and it’s not sure if it can survive after planting it.”

“What do you mean?”

Timiao didn’t want to follow Jiang Ran’s train of thought, it was exhausting.

Jiang Ran then said softly:

“Someone specialized in planting a bamboo forest here ……

“And the person who did this is related to these six people in the party.

“And the six of them were invited by the Order of the Left Path, so you say, who planted this forest?”

Timiao followed this train of thought and was suddenly enlightened:

“We found the right one?”

“En.”

Jiang Ran nodded:

“Only Zuo Dao Zhuang has such a stroke, within a short period of time, they actually created a bamboo forest here.

“Just now, a few of them went in but a few steps, and their figures had already disappeared, it is expected that this bamboo forest is not so simple, there should be some kind of formation law running in it.

“You and I had better not rush in.”

Timiao glanced at Jiang Ran and shook his head slightly, “Formations are just that, not enough.”

Jiang Ran froze:

“You’re proficient in this?”

Shi Miao gently shook his head:

“Why need to be proficient? Just chop them all up!”

As he spoke, he reached out to draw his sword.

Jiang Ran’s face darkened, he knew that this simple minded woman with developed limbs couldn’t possibly be proficient in such things as formations.

It was her style to give a sword without deciding in case of trouble.

Immediately, she gently exhaled a breath:

“Be at ease, if you make this rash move, won’t the great situation where the enemy is clear and we are in the dark be shattered?”

“Then what should be done?”

Timiao this time did not emit chills just because Jiang Ran stopped her.

It seemed that she had already anticipated that Jiang Ran wouldn’t let her do this, and her emotions were stable.

Jiang Ran then spoke softly:

“Leave here first …… don’t draw attention to yourself.”

“Good.”

Timiao agreed, anyway, where the place is she already knows, really what is the problem directly kill over is.

Now as Jiang Ran said, the situation of the enemy darkness has been reversed.

There is no need to be in such a hurry.

However, although Jiang Ran said to leave, but also did not hurry to go.

Instead, he led Timiao and circled around the forest from afar.

In the process, he even discovered quite a few hidden sentries.

Only then was it completely determined that this was indeed the place where the group of people from the Zuo Dao Zhuang gathered.

After determining this matter, the two of them returned to Penma County.

Along the way, Jiang Ran didn’t say anything, not knowing what he was thinking.

Timiao glanced at Jiang Ran from time to time and had the intention to open his mouth, but then stopped.

It was only until they were about to step into Penma County that Jiang Ran said:

“Miss Shi, I have a favor to ask.”

Shi Miao turned back to look at Jiang Ran, her willow eyebrows raised lightly, and she said expressionlessly:

“You say.”

“Don’t publicize this matter of Zuo Dao Zhuang first.”

Jiang Ran laughed, “Even if Miss Ye asks, you shouldn’t say anything.”

“Why?”

The coldness on Timiao’s face appeared at first.

It represented some doubt on her part.

“I have my own reasons.”

Jiang Ran laughed, “I’ve already had some success regarding this matter …… Miss should also know that the Left Dao Manor has gathered quite a lot of manpower this time around, and with just a few of us alone, we may not be able to get rid of all the evil without missing a single person.

“But if the girl is willing to listen to my command, it may not be possible to do so and eliminate them all.”

Timiao looked at Jiang Ran, his eyes rolling with coldness:

“Really?”

Jiang Ran nodded slightly.

“Good.”

Timiao didn’t say anything, “What do I have to do?”

“The girl is intelligent.”

Jiang Ran grinned.

The chill on Shi Miao’s body, on the other hand, deepened a few more points, always feeling that these four words Jiang Ran were very harsh.

Then he heard Jiang Ran say:

“You now follow what Dao Wu Ming said and protect Chang Nian.

“Today and tomorrow, if there is no more attack, I expect they will board the door.”

“Board the door?”

Timiao raised his eyes to look at Jiang Ran.

Jiang Ran nodded:

“They don’t actually want to kill Chang Nian, but want to capture him.

“The Left Dao Zhuang’s methods are eccentric, and although I don’t know much about them, that night, Dao Wuming and Dokgoo Yu once said something that made a deep impression on me.

“Dokuyu said that that face of Dao Wu Ming’s was stolen from the Left Dao Zhuang.

“Therefore, do you think it’s possible that Zuo Dao Zhuang can easily change someone’s face?”

“Can.”

Timiao spoke calmly:

“Zuo Dao Zhuang has always had the ability to move the heavens and change the earth, with treacherous and eccentric means.

“A mere face-changing technique would have been out of the question.”

“Therefore, it is highly likely that they want to capture Changnian because they want to use this face of Changnian’s, or perhaps, what they want is the power of the county magistrate.

“Thus helping them to do what they want to do.”

Jiang Ran laughed:

“And once they realize that it’s not easy to catch Changnian, because Changnian’s side is protected by experts, once things get out of hand, not only will it be difficult for them to get what they want, but there’s even the risk of attracting covetousness.

“Then what will they do?”

Timiao silently looked towards Jiang Ran, his clear eyes carrying a hidden chill.

“Since it’s difficult to do so by virtue of force, then we can only talk about it.

“When it really comes to tearing your face off, it’s not too late to strike again.”

Timiao nodded:

“Then what?”

“If you can really talk properly, then let Changnian promise them.”

“…… Why?”

“This matter is slightly troublesome to explain nowadays, I’ll tell you the reasoning afterward.

“In addition, if they come, remember to find a way to inform me.

“Lest they get up a killing intent and even chop you up.”

What Jiang Ran hadn’t told Shi Miao was that Master Liu had once told him at the time that the old drunkard had set off in a northwestern direction after stopping at Penma County.

However, just a direction, want to track is not too difficult, not even a tiny difference by thousands of miles, the result is the opposite of the north.

The people of the Left Road Bank are very powerful, what Master Liu can find out, they may not be able to find out.

Then if they stayed in Penma Town and went to such great lengths, there should be other reasons, otherwise it doesn’t make sense for them to go to such great lengths.

If the old drunkard and the ‘old monster’ were really the same person, then by using them, they might be able to figure out the old drunkard’s true purpose.

From there, it would be better to track it down.

Timiao’s willow eyebrows were like swords, and she raised her head to gaze at Jiang Ran, as if she wanted to use her eyes to turn into sword intent, so that Jiang Ran would see how powerful he was.

Jiang Ran, however, ignored this and waved his hand:

“Listen to me first, if my plan doesn’t work, I’ll end up following your idea.

“I’ll break into that bamboo forest with you and kill him.”

Hearing Jiang Ran say that, Shi Miao’s cold face suddenly looked a little better:

“It’s a deal.”

“Good.”

The two people tentatively discussed up to here, then entered Penma County, and thereafter split into two ways.

Timiao went to the county office to look for Chang Nian, since she had been instructed by Dao Wu Ming, she naturally had a way to prove her identity.

Jiang Ran, on the other hand, returned to the inn.

It took quite a bit of effort to get there and back.

After leaving the house in the morning, it was already past noon.

When Jiang Ran arrived at the inn, he saw Tong Wanli sitting in the lobby drinking.

Attracted by the sound of Jiang Ran’s footsteps, he turned around and grinned broadly:

“Young warrior Jiang.”

“Senior Tong.”

Jiang Ran cupped his fists and came to the front:

“Why are you drinking alone here? Could it be Liu Wenshan ……”

“Young warrior misunderstood.”

Tong Wanli poured a bowl of wine and sighed:

“This time it’s thanks to Young Warrior Jiang, after giving Liu Wenshan medicine as you instructed during the day, his injuries stabilized.

“Now that both Frightening Frost and Bright Moon are by his side to take care of him, I expect that waking up will only be a matter of time.

“It’s just that when I think of Brother Ye and the Ye Family, it’s hard to bear in my heart.”

He said here and paused for a moment:

“Shocking Frost should have told you that my Tong family and the Ye family are family friends.

“Brother Ye and I also grew up together.

“Fright Frost will bring this bad news, the old man’s heart …… heart …… hey, bias but do not dare to show in front of Fright Frost.

“This child suddenly met with great difficulties, heart mourning far above me, I if in front of her out of shape, her heart may not have to sad into what kind of it.

“I, as an elder, am also really heartbroken for her.”

Jiang Ran nodded:

“What the elder said is true, when something happens to the Ye family, there is no one more heartbroken and saddened than Miss Ye.”

“So, Young Master Jiang ……”

Tong Wanli said and looked at Jiang Ran:

“I can see that Shocking Frost treats you differently from the next person.

“In the future, can I ask you, to take care of me a little more?”

“Where is this coming from, senior?”

Jiang Ran laughed, “I’ve had a good friendship with Miss Ye, and she’s even my ……”

Speaking here, he gave a slight lurch and didn’t say the latter half of the sentence ‘the lead for the Life Renewal Pill’, and after a pause, he then laughed:

“I will naturally take good care of her and won’t let anyone hurt her in the slightest.”

Tong Wanli seemed to have froze for a moment, but this flicker passed by in a flash, followed by a continuous nod:

“Good, good, with your words, I’m relieved.

“Come, Young Scholar Jiang accompany me for a drink.”

Jiang Ran nodded, flipped open a wine bowl, poured a bowl of wine and exchanged drinks with Tong Wanli.

Once the wine was in his mouth, he naturally let loose with his speech.

The sky and the sea, the sky and the earth a gossip.

After drinking for half an hour, Tong Wanli heard the sound from the guest room upstairs, it was Ye Jingshuang from Liu Wenshan’s room out.

And then look at Jiang Ran, already two eyes are confused, talking without four or six.

Tong Wanli hurriedly opened his mouth and said:

“Shocking Frost, quickly come over, Young Master Jiang has drunk too much.”

“Ah?”

Ye Jingfang froze, came to the handrail and took a look down, and saw that Jiang Ran was muddled.

Only then did she hurriedly fight her way down the stairs and walked over to Jiang Ran:

“Sir?”

Jiang Ran looked at Ye Qingshang with misty eyes and said with a smile:

“What a beautiful girl ……”

“Gongzi, you’ve drunk too much.”

Ye Jingshang gave Tong Wanli a somewhat complaining look:

“Uncle Tong, why did you pour him so much wine?”

“This ……”

Tong Wanli smiled nervously, “This, the words rushed to talk, so I drank two more cups. Shocking Frost can not complain …… like this, I send him back to the guest room.”

“I’ll do it.”

Ye Wingshuang didn’t wait for Tong Wanli to handle it, so she had already helped Jiang Ran to walk upstairs.

When she passed by Tong Wanli, she also instructed:

“Uncle Tong you also drink less, drinking more hurts your body.”

“Good good good.”

Tong Wanli nodded his head repeatedly, watching Ye Jingshuang send Jiang Ran up the stairs, the smile on his face then tightened.

Sighing softly:

“Yan’er, ah Yan’er, dad has given up his old face for you.

“You must fight for your honor.”

With a creak, Ye Shockfrost assisted Jiang Ran into the guest room.

Do not wait to go forward, feel the person supported, originally seems to have no bones like the body, suddenly stood up straight.

Subconsciously, he turned his head and saw Jiang Ran looking at him.

With four eyes facing each other, where in Jiang Ran’s eyes was there still half a bit of lost color?

“Aren’t you drunk?”

Ye Jingshang was surprised.

Jiang Ran, on the other hand, smiled and casually closed the door to the room:

“I grew up in a wine tank since I was young, how can a few bowls of wine make me drunk?”

Ye Shockfang froze:

“Then why are you?”

“Because this Uncle Tong of yours, he just drugged me in the wine.”

With an odd expression, Jiang Ran beckoned to Ye Jingshang and whispered two words in her ear.

Ye Jingfang was momentarily startled, her face red, shy, shocked, and angry:

“Outrageous! He, why did he do that?”