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The night was getting darker, and many shops had already lit lanterns, ready to welcome the guests. Even the ordinary residents had lit up oil lamps and were preparing for the evening meal.

Looking at the alley now, it was clearly much darker than before. A gentle breeze blew, causing the grass to sway back and forth, like a wild ghost beckoning to someone. Du Jiangsheng could not help but shiver and thought to himself, "Why is this place so much more eerie?"

Just as he was thinking about this, he suddenly heard the sound of footsteps behind him, causing him to hastily turn around. He saw that the person running towards him was a little girl wearing pink clothes, and she had a pair of braids on. She looked very flustered, and Du Jiangsheng immediately recognized her and he couldn't help but ask in surprise, "You, you're Murong Yan?"

"Shh!" The girl made a silencing gesture. "Don't be so loud. What do we do if people hear it?"

"Your family is posting notices all over the place, and they even gave you five hundred silver for the reward. Why did you come here?" Du Jiangsheng asked.

"My little sheep were lost. I couldn't find it, so I escaped!" As Murong Yan spoke, she looked behind her and only calmed down when she found that no one was chasing after her.

"Little sheep?" Du Jiangsheng looked Murong Yan up and down and saw that she was dressed very extravagantly, and the string of pearls around her neck were even more priceless, so he asked with some suspicion, "Seeing that you're wearing such luxurious clothes, you should be from a big family. Why do you still need to raise sheep?"

"Because the lamb's mother is dead, it's too pathetic, and I like it a lot! It's a pity that although I raised it up, it suddenly disappeared! " Murong Yan bit her finger with a little sadness. That pitiful appearance of hers instantly made Du Jiangsheng feel a lot closer to her.

"Do you have any leads for it?" Du Jiangsheng asked.

"Daddy said that since the little lamb has grown up, it can no longer stay at home. It needs to be moved to another place to settle down." Murong Yan said.

"Where?" Du Jiangsheng asked.

"Daddy said to lock it up in the closest place to the heart!" Murong Yan said.

Du Jiangsheng thought for a moment and immediately smiled, "If that's the case, then your little sheep will definitely be eaten by your father!"

"Impossible!" Father dotes on me the most, how could he possibly eat my little sheep? " Murong Yan said with an unconvinced expression.

"Isn't the place closest to the heart the stomach? Your little sheep have long been in your father's stomach! " Du Jiangsheng laughed.

"Nonsense! Last night, I dreamt that my little sheep was talking to me! It said that it was now in a place with mountains and water. I thought about it for a long time and finally understood that it was actually in a place called the Celestial Water Town! Doesn't this mean that there's mountains and rivers in the name of the Immortal Water Town? " Murong Yan asked.

When Du Jiangsheng heard this, he could not help but sigh slightly. He thought to himself, "This little girl is not stupid, it's a pity that she is too naive!"

At this time, she suddenly heard messy footsteps coming from outside the alley. Murong Yan panicked and hastily pointed at the abandoned house behind Du Jiangsheng. "Is that your home?" Can you let me go in and hide for a while? "

"That's not my home, but I wanted to stay there!" Du Jiangsheng smiled bitterly.

"Then let me hide first! I haven't found my little sheep yet, so I don't want to go back with them! " Murong Yan said.

"Alright! But I don't know if it's safe inside! " Du Jiangsheng reminded him.

"It's alright, I'm not afraid!" After Murong Yan finished speaking, he hastily ran back to the abandoned house. Just as he walked ten steps, he turned around and warned, "If they find this place, do not ever see me again!"

"Don't worry!" I didn't see anything! " Du Jiangsheng laughed.

But after three steps, she walked back again and said, "I can't let you lie because of me. How about this, you can say you've seen me, but you can't say I'm inside, okay?"

Du Jiangsheng couldn't help but bitterly smile as he thought to himself, "This girl's words are too contradictory. She doesn't want me to lie but she also taught me to do so. I really don't know what she's thinking."

Murong Yan saw that he was hesitating, so she took off a jade bracelet from her wrist and put it in Du Jiangsheng's hand. "This is for you, please!"

At this moment, Murong Yan saw a torch outside the alley. She didn't dare to hesitate any longer and turned around to hide in the abandoned house.

Du Jiangsheng held the bracelet. Just as he took a glance at it, he heard someone call out from outside, "There's someone inside. Let's go in and take a look!"

Du Jiangsheng hurriedly hid the bracelet in his chest. As he was thinking about how to respond, he saw someone barge in from afar and asked, "Child, what are you doing here? "Why don't you go home?"

Du Jiangsheng cleared his throat and said, "I don't have a home, this is my home!"

"You live here?" That person narrowed his eyes and sized up Du Jiangsheng as he asked this with a face full of suspicion.

"Yes!" Du Jiangsheng said.

"Have you ever seen a little girl? Is she hiding inside? " the man asked.

"What kind of girl?" Du Jiangsheng asked.

When the man heard that Du Jiangsheng did not directly give a negative answer, he felt that there was something amiss. He quickly rushed over and opened the portrait in his hand. Using the light from the torch, he identified her: "It's this girl. Have you seen her before?"

"Yes!" Du Jiangsheng said.

"Then where is she?" the man asked.

"In the afternoon, when I went out to beg for food, I saw her. She seemed to have gone to the south side of the town! I asked her why she was out alone, and she said she was looking for her little sheep! " Du Jiangsheng said.

"That's right!" It must be her! " That person's face was filled with excitement. He lightly patted Du Jiangsheng's shoulder and said, "Thank you." Then he rushed out of the alley and shouted, "Miss has gone south. Let's chase her quickly. We might even find her tonight! "Get on the horse!"

Immediately after that, the sound of horses galloping could be heard, and Du Jiangsheng heard the sound gradually disappearing into the distance. He then turned around and walked back to the abandoned house, calling in a low voice, "Murong Yan!"

He called out three times in a row but did not hear any response. He thought that it was because the voice was too soft and the other party did not hear him, so he wanted to raise his pitch. However, he suddenly heard a sharp "Ah!"

At this time, a ghostly shadow suddenly shot out from the abandoned house in the darkness. That fierce movement technique and that strange disguise caused Du Jiangsheng to tremble, and before he could even cry out in fear, that person had raised his right hand and knocked him out. Like a small chicken, he was carried by that person towards the abandoned house!

That person flew into the residence, not stopping until he entered the main hall. Only then did he throw Du Jiangsheng onto the ground and say with a smile, "There's another one, now we'll be able to make a pair!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the room was lit up. A person stood in front of the lights, smiled and said, "Don't bring the beggar back, we can't offend the Beggar Gang right now!"

"Don't worry!" This kid is alone and has nothing to do with the Beggar Gang! " The man laughed.

"Is that so?" The person in front of the light slowly turned back, and finally revealed Fang Zhenyuan's evil face.

That person looked at Fang Zhenyuan and asked, "Are you sure that girl can sell for a thousand taels of silver?"

"Do you want me to give you a banknote now?" Fang Zhenyuan's face was serious, "Since when have you lost trust in your own brother?"

"Your Sky Gate and I are not the same big boss, so it's normal to have some suspicions!" Under the light, he could see the man's face clearly. If he didn't look at him closely, he would have treated him like Gu Yiyang!

"Don't worry!" "Even though we are all different in our own right, we are all here to serve Hall Master Wu!" Fang Zhenyuan smiled indifferently, "Besides, our Sky Sect has not been running our beautiful children's program for a day or two. You won't doubt this, will you?"

"Of course I won't doubt you. However, I will secretly keep in touch with you. If the Sect Leader finds out about this, I'm afraid there will be other complaints!" The man laughed.

"What are you afraid of? "As long as it's for the Fulfillment Hall, anyone's words will be useless!" Fang Zhenyuan smiled evilly, "Besides, didn't you just listen to Pavilion Master Wu's orders?"

"Ai!" That person let out a long sigh. "This is the biggest problem in my heart!"

"What do you mean? Couldn't he just listen to Pavilion Master Wu? To put it bluntly, if he could get the appreciation of Pavilion Master Wu, wouldn't promotion be a matter of time? Isn't this how the current Sect Leaders climbed up? " Fang Zhenyuan laughed.

"You only know how to get promoted, but not the risks involved!" That person pointed at his nose, "I'm currently playing Gu Yiyang, is Gu Yiyang someone that's easy to mess with? I'm afraid I haven't even ascended and I've already become a ghost under his sword! "

"It can't be? That brat is always so elusive, he might not even know what you've done! Furthermore, even if he knew and was determined to deal with you, wouldn't the brothers of the Ru Yi Hall inform him in advance? " Fang Zhenyuan asked.

"I've already heard the news! "Now that the gang and the brothers in the hall are asking for news of me, I have long been a ghost waiting to die!" That person said hatefully.

"What?" Is there such a thing? " Fang Zhenyuan was shocked, "If that's the case, does that mean the hall master plans to sacrifice you?"

"I have the same feeling!" After all, in the hall master's heart, Gu Yiyang is much more important than a nameless nobody like me! " The man sighed.

"Brother Du, you are still a well-known figure in the martial arts world. You have made great contributions for the Wishing Hall in the past few years. I don't believe that the hall master would abandon you just for a mere Gu Yi Yang!" Furthermore, if he really did that, wouldn't it chill our hearts? " Fang Zhen said from afar.

"You don't understand the hall master at all! To him, there was only the world and no merit! Was Sect Head Feng's contribution small? Isn't it easy for him to get rid of her? " That person bitterly smiled, and a layer of sadness appeared on his face. "If you ask me, what is a nameless nobody like Du Fangli worth?"

Fang Zhenyuan went silent for a moment, then asked, "Then what do you plan to do next?"

"A fugitive!" Du Fang Lai sighed helplessly. "Perhaps this is already my best ending!"

"Brother Du, if you think like this, then you've failed all your abilities!" Fang Zhenyuan sighed.

Du Fang Lai let out a bitter laugh and said, "The heavens do not give me my life, it is not something I can control!"

"Don't be so pessimistic. When I meet the hall master, I'll scout out his intentions. Maybe the hall master is just putting on an act and doesn't intend to abandon you!" Fang Zhen said from afar.

"Don't comfort me! All these years, I have been observing Pavilion Master Wu. If he didn't make up his mind, he wouldn't have done it! " Du Fang said.

"So you're saying that he really wants to abandon you?" Fang Zhenyuan was shocked.

"Not only me, you have to be careful too!" Du Fang Lai smiled bitterly. "In the end, the things you've done can't hold a candle. When the time comes, Hall Master Wu will definitely not protect you!"

A chill quietly floated behind his back, but his forehead was already covered with sweat. He tried to ask, "It can't be? Everything that I have done was arranged by Sect Leader Chu! "

"It's useless! Hall Master Wu's eyes were only focused on the Wishing Hall, and there wasn't a single person present! Whoever is useless to the Ru Yi Hall, or who has threatened the existence of the Ru Yi Hall, will have to pay with their life! " Du Fang said.

"It seems that I have to think of a way out for my future!" Fang Zhen said from afar.

"Do you have a way out?" Du Fang Lai smiled bitterly, "You destroyed Zhenyuan's escort office and also destroyed Fang Zhenyuan's family. Even if the heavens let you off, would those self-proclaimed righteous gangsters of the underworld let you off?"

"Isn't it safe enough after all these years?" Fang Zhenyuan asked.

"Where in the world is there a truth that can never be revealed? Could paper really contain fire? The reason why you're alright right now is because this matter has yet to be exposed. If it comes to that day, your fate will be worse than mine! " Du Fang said.

Cold sweat trickled down Fang Zhenyuan's forehead, and it felt a bit itchy. He raised his hand to wipe it away, then asked, "Are we really going to just sit and wait for death?"

Du Fang came over and gave a vicious smile. Then he said, "If you don't want to die, then you have to fight with your life on the line!"

"Fight with all our might? How do I spell this? " Fang Zhenyuan asked.

"Haven't you known a lot of decent people in the past few years? Why can't we borrow their power to deal with the Ru Yi Hall? " Du Fang Lai asked.

Fang Zhenyuan pondered for a moment, and then immediately clapped his hands and laughed: "That's right! If we can destroy the Ruyi Temple, there will be no one that can threaten us anymore! We can even become famous because of this! "Even if we really fail, as long as we make a ruckus, the Fulfillment Hall might even use us in the face of danger. At that time, we will be the ones who get lucky!"

"You're finally enlightened!" Du Fang Lai laughed.

"However, Pavilion Master Wu hasn't made it clear that he wants to get rid of us. If we act in a rush, what if we make a mistake?" Fang Zhenyuan asked.

"Why are you so confused? When that time comes, if we want to do something, we won't have a chance! Could it be that the dead can still contact the various big sects? " Du Fang Lai asked.

Fang Zhenyuan's heart skipped a beat and he could not help but suck in a breath of cold air. He made up his mind and said: "Okay! For our sake, we'll turn against the Fulfillment Hall! "