Chapter 140: Wind Returns Town

  All the way south, passing through the Dazhou Dynasty again, Yang Yu Xi's speed was extremely fast, Zhou Yu Xiao and Huo Qi Ma were both puzzled, not knowing why Yang Yu Xi was in such a hurry.

  The sky was gradually darkening, and the three of them entered a small town called Fenghui Town. The town was not big, but it had a large population, and the daily traffic was not small either. The reason for this was mainly because two hundred miles south of here was the southern city of Luoyang, and there were no other villages or towns in between.

  Due to Luoyang City, even small towns 200 miles away are sheltered, and the prosperity of Luoyang City can be seen.

  Of course, apart from being close to Luoyang, there is another reason, that is, in Fenghui Town, there is a mountain peak called Fenghui Peak, and the name of Fenghui Town comes from this peak.

  At this time, the three of them happened to find an inn and moved in, Yang Yuxi occupying one room alone, while the two women shared another.

  After dinner, the night market in Fenghui Town was also very lively, and the three of them walked together through the crowds.

  The streets are brightly lit, with various small stalls and vendors lined up on both sides of the street, shouting loudly.

  Children with smiles on their faces stopped in front of each stall under the leadership of adults, and their small cheeks were lit up red by the lights.

  The moon is full in the sky, round and smooth like jade, today is the full moon day.

  Zhou Yuxiao was infected by the prosperous and peaceful atmosphere brought back by the wind, with a shallow smile on her absolutely beautiful face, step by step like a fairy falling into the mortal world.

  Even Hu Qi Ma was surprised by the bustle here, and unknowingly slowed down her pace. The prosperous lights were reflected in her pupils, like two burning flames.

  "Don't miss it as you walk by! Come and take a look! Exquisite flower lanterns, only one or two silver coins!"

  The sudden loud shout from the roadside stopped Yang Yu Xi's footsteps, and a certain place in his heart trembled slightly. He turned his head to look at that stall.

  The stall was not big, and like all the surrounding stalls, it was quite simple. It was just a large wooden cart with many different kinds of flower lanterns hanging on it, including lotus flowers and peonies in various shapes. The craftsmanship looked pretty good. In the night light, the flower lanterns shone with an orange-yellow glow, and among the twinkling lights, Yang Yuxi saw some past years.

  Six years ago, at the Lantern Festival evening party in Xiyang City, I also stopped in front of a flower lantern stall.

  Hehe, at that time I seemed to have picked up a lamp and ran away...

  Six years have passed in a flash, and I'm no longer that eight-year-old kid!

  Yang Yu Xi looked at the flower lantern, and suddenly felt an indescribable warmth in her chest. A faint warmth filled her limbs, and a hint of happiness lifted the corners of her mouth.

  "Boss, I'll take one of these flower lanterns."

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  Zhou Yuxiao and Hu Qiema followed behind Yang Yu Xi, looking at each other in dismay, occasionally glancing at the lotus lantern in Yang Yu Xi's hand. A big boy carrying a small and delicate flower lantern looked awkward no matter how you looked at it, but that guy still had a satisfied smile on his face!

  Even Zhou Yu felt that Yang Yuxi's brain was messed up...

  Unconsciously, both women slowed down their pace, as if they wanted to keep a certain distance from the idiot in front of them...

  Yang Yu Xi, however, didn't mind at all. A smile hung on his face, and no one knew what kind of warmth was flowing in his heart. He walked forward step by step, regardless of the gazes around him, regardless of where the path ahead led.

  Just like this, step by step, walking into those warm memories of the past.

  After an unknown period of time, a slightly cold wind suddenly blew in from the night sky.

  Zhou Yu Xiao and Huo Qi Ma suddenly felt a chill in their hearts, and they lifted their heads.

  At night, the wind came, which was normal, but for some reason, this gust of wind made the two women feel a hint of evil.

  They lifted their heads and found that Yang Yuxi's figure was no longer in front of them, and they didn't know when the crowded crowd had separated them.

  The two women did not immediately look for Yang Yu Xi because their attention was drawn to the expressions of the crowd.

  The smiles on people's faces completely changed after the wind blew, no longer so joyful, but not quite frightened either. However, everyone quickly ended their play and rushed home in different directions with their heads down. The vendors at the small stalls also quickly packed up their belongings, their expressions tense, but more surprisingly, a kind of regret.

  The expressions on everyone's face foretold that something was going to happen, but the expressions on everyone's face also told another story, which is that people have become accustomed to the impending event, so although they all rushed home, there wasn't much terror on their faces.

  "It's true, business can't be done again." A low complaint came from the ears of the two women, and they turned their heads to see an old woman selling hairpins, who was now neatly packing up.

  The two women exchanged a glance, and Zhou Yuxiao walked through the crowd to the old woman's side, politely opening her mouth to ask: "Excuse me, ma'am, what happened? Why did the lively night market suddenly stop?"

  The old woman merely raised her head to glance at the two, then the speed of her knitting accelerated as she began to respond to Zhou Yu Xiao: "Little girl, is this your first time coming to Fenghui Town?"

  "Yes." Zhou Yuxiao nodded.

  The old woman lowered her voice and said, "No wonder you don't know. It's a long story, but in our town of Fenghui, there is a mountain called Fenghuifeng. Every time the moon is full, three gusts of wind will blow from the top of the mountain, and after that, strange things will happen. If someone is still on the street, they will get hurt, lightly injured or even lose their lives. However, as long as you stay in the house, nothing will happen. So, I advise you to find a place to hide quickly."

  The old woman spoke quickly, and as soon as she finished speaking, a gust of wind stronger than before blew over, causing the old woman's wooden cart to creak and groan in a somewhat frightening manner.

  Zhou Yu furrowed his brow, but Hu Qiema beside him said: "Then haven't you thought of a way to stop this from happening?"

  As the second gust of wind passed, the old woman's face turned more anxious and her tone became somewhat impatient: "Who says there isn't? It's just that those who tried to find a way out are all dead, and later on, people got lazy and stopped thinking about it. Anyway, it only happens once a month, so hiding at home is fine. Don't take it seriously, little girl, don't waste your good years!"

  The old woman finished speaking, took a last look at the two women, and drove her cart away. The creaking sound of the wooden cart grew fainter and fainter in the night air, until it was no longer audible, and the old woman disappeared from view after turning a corner.

  The two women exchanged a glance, and surprisingly found that there was not a single person on the street at this time. The street, which had been brightly lit just before, was now eerily dark, with the pale moonlight casting an eerie glow over the street from both ends. White mist could be seen swirling in from both ends of the street, and the canvas awnings in front of the shops were flapping ominously in the wind, sending chills down people's spines.

  Although the two women were not ordinary people, they were still women after all, and facing such a strange and gloomy black night, they couldn't help but shiver.

  Hu Qi Ma was about to say let's go back to the inn when Zhou Yu Xiao suddenly exclaimed: "Yu Xi!"

  Huǒ Qí Mǎ heard this and her heart skipped a beat, quickly turning her head to look towards the street. The street was just as it had been before, empty and deserted, except for the two of them, where were there any other people?

  Zhou Yu's voice was filled with anxiety: "Yu Xi still doesn't know about the situation here, we have to go find him!"

  Huǒ Qí Mǎ's eyebrows were tightly furrowed, as a member of the fierce Ba tribe, she detested this gloomy atmosphere from the bottom of her heart, so at this moment she really wanted to return to the inn, but it was also very difficult for her not to care about Yang Yù Xī.

  After some thought, Huo Qiema was a person who knew what was important, and Yang Yuxi's importance to her went without saying.

  "This idiot only knows how to cause trouble!" Finally, Huo Qiema stamped her foot and scolded, "Let's go, we're going to find him."

  "Hmm!" Zhou Yuxiao nodded heavily, a faint golden light appearing all over her body.

  "We must find him and give him a good thrashing!" Hu Qiema's blood-red whip lashed out on the ground, leaving a deep gash, as she spoke viciously, then took the lead in striding towards the direction Yang Yuxi had gone before.

  Zhou Yu Xiao's foot lightly tapped, and the golden mysterious pattern extended outwards in eight directions with her as the center. The surroundings were lit up a bit, and the situation around her was also fed back to Zhou Yu Xiao's mind.

  She slightly frowned and followed Huo Qiema.

  The two women turned a corner at the end of the street, and the golden light gradually faded away, making this place gloomy again.

  "Hmm..."

  The third gust of wind blew by, and in the darkness, the outline of the Wind Returning Peak in the town looked like a coldly smiling demon.

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  At the same time that Zhou Yu Xiao Huo Qi Ma turned around the corner, a figure appeared in front of the small path leading to Feng Hui Peak.

  This young man was slender and tall, but what didn't match his temperament was that he was holding a delicate lotus lantern in his hand, which looked rather effeminate no matter how you looked at it.

  It was none other than Yang Yuxi, the very person the two women were looking for.

  Yang Yu Xi furrowed his brow, gazing at the towering mountain peaks in the darkness. He thought to himself that he had been walking aimlessly and didn't know how he ended up here. Since he was walking aimlessly, he couldn't remember the way back either. For a moment, he stood at the foot of the mountain, holding his lamp and hesitating about whether or not to head up the mountain.

  Near the Wind Return Peak, the wind had unknowingly grown much stronger, and this gust of wind was quite strange. The direction of the blowing wind was not the same, with one blast coming from in front and the next blast suddenly coming from behind, as if the wind had turned a corner behind him and come back again.

  Yang Yu Xi adjusted his collar, this wind actually made him feel a bit cool, he furrowed his brow even tighter, vaguely feeling that this mountain peak was not so simple.

  Suddenly, a bright light flashed on the top of the wind, and there was a faint sound of fighting coming from afar. The birds in the night sky were startled, causing people to shudder involuntarily.

  Yang Yu Xi furrowed his brow, borrowing the weak light of the lotus lantern, hesitated slightly, and finally continued walking up the mountain along the small path.

  The moon was full, its light shining on the peak of Wind Return, but it seemed to be swallowed up by an invisible black hole, and the darkness on the peak of Wind Return was abnormal.

  That light on the mountain waist has never shone again since it shone once.

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