Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 7 Hidden Dragon Crouching Tiger
"Visiting friends!" Tu Niu'er waved his arms nonchalantly, and turned sideways to squeeze past Li Zheng.Li Zheng chuckled, grabbed Tu Niu'er by the collar, and kicked Tu Niu'er out of the Li door.

Tu Niu'er fell to the ground on all fours, her ass almost broke into eight petals, grinning in pain.He got up and cursed: "Old Shacai, why did you sneak up on me? Come out if you have the ability, and I will bet life and death with you."

But Li Zheng didn't mind, curled his lips in disdain. "For a little trick like yours, I'm betting life and death with you, isn't it an insult to myself? Look at your skill, that is, you have learned some tricks on the street, but it's not enough for me to fight with one hand. Wait until you learn martial arts seriously, and then come to find me!" I'm not too late to fight."

Tu Niu'er groaned and got up, and wanted to charge up again, but was stopped by Liang Xiao.Liang Xiao cupped his hands and saluted: "Uncle, we are indeed visiting friends, please do me a favor."

"Who are you visiting?" Li Zheng asked casually with drooping eyelids, but he still blocked the door, showing no intention of giving in. "Report your name and address."

"We are from Qingyunli. My name is Liang Xiao, and his name is Tu Niu'er. I came to Shili to find a man named Huan Sheng. I don't know if the old man knows him."

"Huan Sheng?" Li Zheng pondered for a moment, then suddenly raised his head, and looked at Liang Xiao and Tu Niu'er again. "You have found the wrong place. There is no one named Huan Sheng here, not even one with the surname Huan."

"Ah?" Tu Niu'er was disappointed, and pulled Liang Xiao to leave. "Go, go back and ask again if he said something wrong."

Liang Xiao broke away from Tu Niu'er's hand, and the smile on his face became wider. "This old man, judging by your skill just now, you should have been in the army, right?"

Li Zheng nodded, but didn't speak, just stared at Liang Xiao, the smile on his face disappeared, and there was a little uneasiness in his eyes.These gazes fell into Liang Xiao's eyes.When Huan Sheng was mentioned just now, he felt that there was something wrong with Li Zheng's expression, and now he felt that there was something wrong with Li Zheng.

"That's right, I have been in the army for more than ten years, and I just retired the year before last."

Liang Xiao arched his hands: "I don't know where the old man is serving, the capital or the border?"

Li Zheng stared at Liang Xiao for a while, then suddenly laughed. "Little trick, I see that your words are somewhat organized, but you don't even have this insight. How can the subjects of the country go to the capital and the border. I am guarding the border in Kuaiji."

"I'm afraid it's not right." Liang Xiao also smiled, with a hint of cunning. "From my point of view, the old man is not in Kuaiji, and Kuaiji doesn't have any established cavalry." Liang Xiao said, pointing to his slightly bowed legs.

Li Zheng's cheeks trembled, his smile was a little fake, but he looked a little ferocious. "I am the general's personal guard, and I often ride on horseback."

Liang Xiao changed the subject: "I have served in the army for more than ten years, my limbs are intact, and there is not even a scar on my face. If it is a personal guard, it is not impossible."

Li Zheng snorted, looked at Liang Xiao with a half-smile, squeezed and released the hands behind his back, released and squeezed again.

"However, after the old man retired, he didn't save any credit, and he could only live in the prison gate. It's a little strange. I don't know if the old man is timid and always fights, or because of his status, meritorious service is hard to be rewarded?"

Li Zheng narrowed his eyes, and said unhurriedly: "Little trick, you have a pair of good eyes. However, your mouth is not too cautious. Don't you know that words are like arrows, easy to let go but hard to take back?"

Liang Xiao said with a smile: "How about this, the old man asked me to go in and look for Huan Sheng, and I will keep my mouth shut, so I will pretend that I have never met the old man, how about it?"

Li Zheng raised his eyebrows and hesitated for a moment: "Really?"

"a man of his words."

Li Zheng nodded, walked slowly into the porter inside the Li door, yawned, and closed his eyes.Liang Xiao didn't dare to neglect, and hurriedly pulled Tu Niu'er out the door.While rubbing her butt, Tu Niu'er looked at Liang Xiao in admiration.

"Ah Xiao, what did you see that made this old man so nervous?"

"Don't talk too much, hurry up and call someone to ask if there is anyone surnamed Huan living here." Liang Xiao said in a low voice: "I used to only know that there are mixed fish and dragons in this area, but I didn't expect to see one today. Keep your mouth tight, don't If you speak out, it will damage the family's treasury and cause death."

Tu Niu'er touched her stomach which was still aching, and nodded repeatedly.

The two asked several families in a row, but they didn't find anyone with the surname Huan, let alone Huan Sheng.

Liang Xiao felt that something was wrong, so he specifically asked a few old people, but still found nothing.Tu Niu'er wanted to ask the next family, but Liang Xiao stopped him.

"Don't look for it. It's okay for young people not to know it. Even the elderly who are five or sixty years old and have lived here for decades don't know. Either there is no such person, or they are unwilling to tell."

"Why didn't you say it?" Tu Niu'er looked blank, "Are we like bad people?"

Liang Xiao thought, you really don't look like a good person.One side of your face is swollen, it’s fine, you don’t walk properly, everyone looks at you with weird eyes, either fear or contempt, even I was glanced at several times, I really want to pretend do not know you.

"Go out and talk." Liang Xiao dragged Tu Niu'er out of the stone.When passing through the Limen, the old Lizheng was still pretending to be asleep, but the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.Tu Niu'er was about to look back when Liang Xiao grabbed her. "Don't look at it, don't you think it's not enough trouble?"

"What trouble did I get into?" Tu Niu'er asked nonchalantly, "Isn't it just a deserter or a fugitive? I've seen a lot of them. There are people like this everywhere in Guangling City." made a circle. "I dare say that, within the ten miles nearby, anyone who speaks with a foreign accent may be a fugitive."

Liang Xiao secretly sighed, a little regretful.When he first heard from the prisoner that his son lived in Shili, he felt something was wrong. When he met Li Zheng, who was obviously hiding his identity, he was already suspicious. Now that he heard Tu Niuer say that, he was sure There is a problem here.

Huan Sheng was indeed not in the stone, and the prisoner probably dug a hole for him.

As Tu Niuer said, Guangling City has never been short of fugitives.The great Han Dynasty was not far away from ancient times, and there was a strong sense of wandering. Many people attached themselves to high-ranking officials and nobles for wealth or refuge. The princes and kings with strong financial resources and respected status were their first choice.King Liu Bi of Wu conspired to rebel and recruited rebels for decades. Since then, Guangling City has been a paradise for all kinds of wanderers and fugitives.

When the king of Wu rebelled, Guangling City was the place where he swore to be a teacher. His generals led the troops and their families would stay in Guangling City as hostages.Later, Wu and Chu were defeated, the culprits were punished, the accomplices were arrested, and ordinary soldiers were pardoned. Most of them still lived in Guangling City and became the editors of Jiangdu Kingdom.

The area around Shili is where foreign tourists live together. As Tu Niuer said, those who speak with foreign accents may have been fugitives.Lizheng just now was no exception. His experience showed that, like the prisoner Huan Jun, he was once a member of Wu Wang Liu Bi's rebel army.

Liang Xiao took a few steps, felt a move in his heart, and stinged back again.Li Zheng opened his eyes, looked at Liang Xiao lazily, and twisted his mouth. "Little trick, now that you're gone, what are you doing when you come back?"

Liang Xiao showed a innocent smile that was harmless to humans and animals. "Old man, can I inquire about something?"

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